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Silver Reed has two major lines of electronic knitting machines: SK5xx and SK8xx. The SK5xx line has inbuilt electronics, where the SK8xx line is a modular system. The electronic carriage of the SK8xx line is controlled by the EC1 pattern controller unit, optionally in combination with a PE1 design controller unit. The SK5xx line can be equipped with an optional PE1 design controller unit. The EC1 and PE1 are no longer manufactured.
We have developed the SilverKnit and software that 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.
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| SilverKnit USB | Silverknit with USB cable |
| SilverKnit RS232 | SilverKnit with RS232 cable |
| Knitting Machine | Needles | Extra Carriages |
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| SK550 | 200 | |
| SK560 | 200 | 560LC |
| SK580 | 200 | LC580, AG50 |
| SK830 | 250 | LC830, FLC 3.6 |
| SK840 | 200 | LC580, AG50 |
| SK860 | 150 | |
| SK890 | 110 | |
| SA-3E | 128 | |
| Pattern formats for above machines |
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| 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 | Silver Reed PC10 |
STP | DesignaKnit |
TXT | Notepad |
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| Digitised Mylar sheets included with software |
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| SK550/SK560 | SK580 | EC1 | Lace | AG50 |
| Variations |
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| Normal |
Double Rows |
Double Stitches |
Upside Down |
| Negative |
Reversed |
Mirror |
Chevron |
| Reflection |
Center |
Repeat |
Wrap |
| Carriage left |
End Needles |
Width |
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| Jacquard |
| Skip Stitch |
Skip Stitch with Ribber |
Fairisle Rib |
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| Most variations above can be combined |
| Lace |
| Simple Lace |
Fashion Lace |
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| 32 bit Operating Systems |
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| Windows 98 | Windows ME | Windows 2000 | Windows 2003 | Windows XP | Windows Vista | Windows 2008 | Windows 7 | Windows 8 & 8.1 | Windows 10 |
| 64 bit Operating Systems |
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| Windows 2003 x64 | Windows XP x64 | Windows Vista x64 | Windows 2008 x64 | Windows 7 x64 | Windows 2008 R2 x64 | Windows 8 & 8.1 x64 | Windows 2012 & 2012 R2 x64 | Windows 10 x64 |
| Model | PC Connectivity | Cable | Power |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| DesignaKnit 7/8/9 | Soft Byte | Use DK7/DK8/DK9* 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 |
* The SilverKnit software can be upgraded to DK7/DK8/DK9 using SilverKnit hardware.
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