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SilverKnit IBB Pattern Control USB & Connector Cords Replaces Silver Reed EC1 PE1, QuickStart for Electronic Knitting Machines SK50-580 SK830-890 DAK*



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Newsflash:A new release 1.7.58 of/for the SilverKnit software utility is now available for free download on the SilverKnit download pageNew in this release is:
- Support for KnitPad .NIT pattern format
- Support for Portable Map formats (.PBM, .PGM amd .PPM)
- Preview (in browser) of pattern after applying variations, before the actual download.
There are also a couple of minor bug fixes and improvements like: there is no longer a dependency on the main pattern color for rows that contain only contrast yarn. KnitPad is a program written by Dough Webb. It has a GPL (free) license. I have packaged KnitPad with InstallShield for easy installation. All patterns for Passap E6000 and Deco are installed in .NIT format. You find KnitPad download on the SilverKnit download page. Jos Timmermans

Works with SK500* SK550 SK560 SK580 SK830 SK840 SK860 SK890 Electronic Knitting Machines by SilverReed Singer Studio Knitmaster. Compatible with DAK, Windows 7, XP 32 & 64 Bit

Silver Reed has two major lines of electronic knitting machines: SK500's and SK800's. The SK500 line has built in electronics, where the SK800 line is a modular system. The electronic carriage of the SK800 line is controlled by the EC1 pattern controller unit NLA, and in combination with optional PE1 design controller unit NLA. The SK500 line can be equipped with an optional PE1 design controller unit. The EC1 and PE1 are no longer manufactured.

SilverKnit and software provides the knitting functionality of the EC1/PE1 for electronic Silver Reed machines. With the SilverKnit you can knit existing patterns without the need of any additional software. You can create your own patterns with a graphics package of your choice, such as Corel Draw.

SilverKnit is a replacement for the EC1 + PE 1 combination, You don't have the restrictions of the EC1/PE1 like 60 stitches and mylar sheets. You get all the benefits of utilizing a PC like large screen, unlimited storage, lots of patterns, etc.

Note: Does not work with manual machines, or DesignAknit. *SK500Ex is needed to work with SK500

For SilverReed Electronic Knitting Machines SK500-800 Series. Silver Reed has two major lines of electronic knitting machines: SK500s and SK800 Series. The SK500 line has built in electronics, whereas the SK800 line is a modular system with separate electronics.

SilverKnit Software Features:
- Support for TXT files (you can type a design in Notepad)
- Support for Lace both simple and fashion (STP, TXT and STC files)
- New variations: mirror, chevron, reflection
- Show full picture of pattern in your browser
- Finnish version of the software)

Update:
SilverKnit has free updates
Installation package now also runs on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2, both x86 and x64
Digitized Mylar sheets for all electronic machines are copied to your hard drive during installation (My Designs folder or language equivalent)

SilverKnit Pattern Control for Silver Reed SK500 SK800 Series Electronic Knitting Machines

US Warranty: 1 year limited warranty on defects in materials and workmanship.
Non-US Warranty: 30 days parts and labor

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Specifications

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SilverKnit USB Silverknit with USB cable
SilverKnit RS232 SilverKnit with RS232 cable
Knitting Machines: SK550 SK560 SK580 SK830 SK840 SK860 SK890 LC580 AG50 SA-3E
Pattern formats: PAT DesignaKnit BPT Brother BMP Windows BitMaP CST CompuStrick
CUT Passap Creation PCX System 90 INTO SHAPE STC Stitch Painter pattern STB Stitch Painter brush
DAT Silverreed PC10
Variations:
Normal Double Rows Double Stitches Upside Down
Negative Reversed Center Repeat
Wrap Carriage left End Needles Width
Jacquard
Skip Stitch Skip Stitch with Ribber Fairisle Rib
Most variations above can be combined
32 bit Operating Systems:
Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 7 test
64 bit Operating Systems:
Windows 2003 x64 Windows XP x64 Windows Vista x64 Windows 2008 x64
Model PC Connectivity: Cable Power
SilverKnit USB Series A USB connector USB External 100-240 V power supply
SilverKnit RS232 Series A USB connector DCE RS232 connector RS232 External 100-240 V power supply
Model Diagnostics:
SilverKnit LED Green Power is applied to SilverKnit
LED Red/Green Needle is selected or not selected
LED Red/Green Green: RS232, Red: USB
Design Software Manufacturer Comment
DesignaKnit 7 Soft Byte Use DK7* or SilverKnit software for knitting
DesignaKnit 6 Soft Byte Use SilverKnit software for knitting
Stitch Painter Cochenille Use SilverKnit software for knitting
Journal Six Jennifer L Schmidt Use SilverKnit software for knitting
Win_Crea Chris Dixon Use SilverKnit software for knitting

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Installation CD with Instructions, Drivers, Software Pattern Controller Unit Coil Connector Cord Power Adapter - 120V

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SILVER KNIT Pattern Controller Unit

SILVER KNIT Software User Interface

SILVER KNIT Coil Cable Connector Curl Cord

You can attach the SilverKnit box on its side to your Knitting Machine case as shown, using self adhesive Velcro strips

Frequently Asked Questions

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In SilverKnit@yahoogroups.com, "northtipton" wrote:
If I may state the obvious (at least to many of you), I want to
make sure I understand what SilverKnit is. I looked at some of the
screen shots with the designs having a .pat file association. But
I also see that the program has a control (?) box and cables.
Could this program be used solely, through the EC-1 cable, to
design patterns and knit those patterns interactively?
SilverKnit is a package: A SilverKnit box and a program to drive the SilverKnit box: SilverKnit Utility.
Together they replace the EC1 and PE1.
The SilverKnit box is a superset of the Silverlink 4.
SilverKnit Utility enables you to knit almost any knitting pattern on an electronic Silver Reed/Studio/Knitmaster/Singer machine.
To give you a simple example: one can design a lace pattern in Stitch Painter from Cochenille.
One of the main reason for developing SilverKnit is to create a package for those users who want to knit patterns on a Silver Reed machine, but don't want DesignaKnit for that purpose, but a package with the fucntionality of an EC1 (+PE1) using the features of a PC.
One could argue that the PC10 is such a package, but the PC10 lacks the user interface capablities a PC can offer like a large screen where you can see lots of stitches instead of a tiny screen.
I can give multiple more advantages of having a PC, which you can probably dream up yourself too.

I do recall when the EC-1 and PE-1 were available and were
interactive with DesignaKnit. Am I reading the information
correctly that the cables for SilverKnit could be used instead of
the current DAK SilverLink cables?
Very close. The connectivity function of the SilverKnit can completely replace the Silverlink 4. The only function not taken over from DesignaKnit is shaping instructions. For the rest, the SilverKnit package supports a lot more file formats (10+), does not suffer from problems with large pattern download, or carriage moving wrong direction other than user error. There are also more variations possible which can be applied during download of the pattern to the SilverKnit box.

I, for one, do not enjoy working with mylar sheets, so that is
already a major plus for me with this SilverKnit program.
Mylars are no longer required and you can develop your own patterns with simple tools like Notepad or Paint.

All mylars that come with the EC1 or a machine are provided in electronic form with SilverKnit Utility.

And... one of the stronger points of SilverKnit is that the features of the package are determined by the users. There are some limitations due to development choices, but suggestions from users are always very welcome and will be implemented if feasable. Jos.

Hello Erica

Like you I have an SK860
I have EC1 and a curly cord.

I also spent ages trying to figure out what was what, and this is what I did.

I bought the silverknit package, nothing else. You get a silver box, a lead to connect to your computer from the box, and a disc with the computer programme on, and a lead to plug the silver box into the electricity power supply.

You leave the curly cord in your knitting machine carriage. You put the other part of it (that went into your EC1) into the silver Knit box, pushing it in firmly.

In the SilverKnit software, there is a big folder full of all the designs that you get on the mylar sheets with the EC1, and quite a lot of others too. They get loaded into a folder called my Designs, which parks itself in your own computer's file called My Documents.

After you have installed the disc you open up the programme called silver knit utility on your computer, and you are ready to knit (you have to spend some time reading and understanding the instructions, because it is a little bit different from using the EC1. you still have two point cams, but you don't use a needle 1 cam)

Next thing, you want to make your own designs, or buy them, instead of using a Mylar sheet. You do that on your computer in various different ways. you can use Paint, or GIMP or Win Crea or Knit Pat, which are all available for free via the internet. You then fill in dots on a screen, save them, and knit from them.

What kind of knitting you do depends on how you set your carriage - so if you want tuck stitch, you set your carriage to tuck, you also use the "negative" setting, just like you do on the EC1 when you put the right light on button 1. Same with slip, or fairisle. the double jacquard, if you do that with your ribber, you use the settings "Fairisle Rib" and Double Bed on the silverknit software screen.

since I got the Silver knit package nearly 2 weeks ago I have not used my EC1 anymore. I have made quite a few patterns myself, in Paint, and also found that you can buy other people's patterns if they sell them in Designa Knit format (.pat) and open them in silverKnit, but you can't edit them, just knit from them.

I hope that answers your questions, but I will be happy to tell you more - i am still learning myself though. I don't have Designa Knit, as i don't want to make my own designs for garments, but i wanted an alternative to filling in mylar sheets, and this silverKnit system is great for that.

Best Wishes

Mannie

Comments and Reviews

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Adele, Wyoming
You have sooooo many toys that are not available to me locally. Thank you for your wonderful selection, low prices, and fast shipping!

Dennnis O, Lancaster CA
hi....rnthe order from the netherlands has not arrived yet. the stuff you sent me was hooked up today and worked fine. we downloaded the demo DAK7 software and ran it using the silverlink4 that came with the silverknit. that too worked like a champ. just an update.rndennis

Jos, SilverKnit
A new release 1.6.55 of the SilverKnit software is avilable for free download from http://www.silverknit.nl/download/rnrnNew in this release is:rn- Jacquard as the PC10 knits it.rn- Pattern is preserved after power down of SilverKnit boxrn- Tooltips that can be enabled and dsiabledrn- Support for tiuck and slip stitch (STP files)rnrnThere are also a couple of buf fixes and improvements:rn- The red line that shows the middle of the pattern is now consistentrn- Scrolling speed is improvedrn- n color Jacquard knits n colors in the first row also if the numbers of colors in the first row is lower than n.rn- after transfer of pattern, the OK button is now the default button.rnThe download is a complete installation as usual. Jos

Jos Timmermans, SilverKnit
In DesignaKnit, grading is a facility where you create 2 identical models (shapes) in different sizes. DesignaKnit can, using these 2 models, create additional models in different sizes.rn rnGarment Styler from Cochenille has a similar feature.rn rnThe knitting of these models is completely independent of the grading itself.rnYou still have to do the increases and decreases etc yourself.rn rnWith SilverKnit you can knit all kinds of stitch pattern formats with all kinds of variations and you obtain the model/shape information from an external source.rnSilverKnit replaces the functionality of the EC1+PE1 and/or the PC10.rnDesignaKnit can give you modeling instructions how to knit a model/shape while knitting a garment.rn rnWhat you even could do is obtain the modeling instructions from DesignaKnit and knit your garment with SilverKnit.rnWhether the modeling instructions came from a graded model or not doesn't make a difference.rn rnIf you have any further questions, please ask. Regards, Jos

Laritza, Overseas
I just received my SK unit.rnThe software installation was fast and easy.rnI then downloaded the upgrades and those also installed without a problem. All the EC1 mylar sheet patterns are in there. Not a problem at all!rnNow all I have to do is run up to the machine with the computer in hand and connect.rnrnThank you so much for this device, it is a dream come true!rnrnLaritza

Bianca, Belgium
Hi everybody, I'm so excited, I have just tried the SK500 adapter of Silverknit and it rnworks!!! I can now use my machine without making mylarsheets.rnThank you Jos and Guus! Bianca (Belgium)

Bianca, Belgium
rnHi everybody, I was invited to join this group and so here I am. My name is Bianca and I live in Belgium. I have recently received Silverknit and find itrnfantastic. Soon I will be able to use my SK500 with the Silverknit too,rnthanks to Jos . I'm so glad I don't have to draw mylar sheets anymore.rnBye for now. Bianca

Jos, SilverKnit
*We are working to provide support for the SK500 in SilverKnit.rnrnThe SK500 carriage is hardware incompatible with the other SK5xx and SK8xx carriages.rnrnWe have tested a device that makes the SK500 carriage compatible with the other carriages. The prototype of the device worked very well duirng the test. Thanks to Bianca for the assistance.rnrnAs soon as the device will go in production, I will announce that on this list.rnrnJos

Jos, SilverKnit.nl
SilverKnit is qualified to run on Windows 7 both x86 and x64 almost immediately after RTM (Release To Manufacturing) of Windows 7.rnrnThe installation program (InstallShield) now also supports Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.rnrnThe new version of InstallShield no longer supports Windows 98 and Windows ME. This has forced us to create 2 installation programs: one for Windows 98 and Windows ME using the old version of InstallShield and one for Windows 2000 and newer using the new version of InstallShield.rnrnThe implementation of the new version of InstallShield introduced a couple of new features:rn1. If you have a previous version of SilverKnit installed, you had to uninstall the old version first via add/remove programs. Now a confirmation dialog is displayed where you need to confirm that you want the old version removed.rnrn2. The uninstall no longer shows the ugly yellow warning stating that potentially dangerous software is trying to modify your pc.rnrn3. The Finish button will not be enabled anymore if the driver installation is not completed yet.rnrnYou can download this version of the SilverKnit software from the download area of www.silverknit.nlrnrnJos

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