Sewing machine, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and sewing machine system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a sewing machine that includes an embroidery frame moving portion that is configured to move an embroidery frame in a moving direction, a sewing portion that is configured to form a stitch in a sewing workpiece that is clamped in the embroidery frame, and a communication portion that is configured to perform transmission and receiving of data to and from an external device, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• specifying an embroidery pattern to be formed in the sewing workpiece that is clamped in the embroidery frame, and a size of the embroidery pattern;
• outputting the size of the embroidery pattern through the communication portion to a device that is provided with an image capture portion;
• acquiring positioning data through the communication portion, the positioning data being data that the device has computed based on image data for an image that has been captured of a range that includes at least one reference mark and at least one indicator mark, the positioning data indicating at least one of a position and an angle of the at least one indicator mark in relation to the at least one reference mark, the at least one reference mark being provided on the embroidery frame, the at least one indicator mark being positioned in an area inside the embroidery frame on the sewing workpiece that is clamped in the embroidery frame, the positioning data being output from the device to the sewing machine in response to determining by the device that the embroidery pattern can be positioned in a sewing area in a case where at least one of a position and an angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece is set based on the size of the embroidery pattern and on the positioning data, the sewing area being an area that is set inside the embroidery frame,
• setting at least one of the position and the angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece, based on the positioning data,
• acquiring embroidery data, the embroidery data being data for forming stitches that make up the embroidery pattern at at least one of the position and the angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece that has been set, and
• causing the embroidery frame moving portion and the sewing portion to form the stitches that make up the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece, based on the embroidery data.

A sewing machine system, comprising:

• a sewing machine;
• an embroidery frame;
• and
• a device,
• wherein
• the sewing machine includes:
• an embroidery frame moving portion that is configured to be removably mounted with the embroidery frame and to move the embroidery frame in a movement direction;
• a sewing portion that is configured to form a stitch in a sewing workpiece that is clamped in the embroidery frame, the sewing portion including a needle bar;
• a first communication portion that is configured to perform transmission and receiving of data to and from an external device;
• a first processor;
• and
• a first memory that is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to perform the steps of:
• specifying an embroidery pattern to be formed in the sewing workpiece that is clamped in the embroidery frame, and a size of the embroidery pattern,
• outputting the size of the embroidery pattern to the device through the first communication portion,
• acquiring, through the first communication portion, positioning data that has been output from the device, the positioning data being data that the device has computed based on image data for an image that has been captured of a range that includes at least one reference mark and at least one indicator mark, the positioning data indicating at least one of a position and an angle of the at least one indicator mark in relation to the at least one reference mark, the at least one reference mark being provided on the embroidery frame, the at least one indicator mark being positioned in an area inside the embroidery frame on the sewing workpiece that is clamped in the embroidery frame,
• setting at least one of the position and the angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece, based on the positioning data,
• acquiring embroidery data, the embroidery data being data for forming stitches that make up the embroidery pattern at at least one of the position and the angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece that has been set, and
• causing the embroidery frame moving portion and the sewing portion to form the stitches that make up the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece, based on the embroidery data,
• the embroidery frame includes:
• a mounting portion that is configured to be mounted on and removed from the embroidery frame moving portion;
• and
• a clamping portion that includes a first frame and a second frame, the first frame and the second frame being configured to clamp the sewing workpiece, the clamping portion having the at least one reference mark that is disposed at a visible position on a side of the clamping portion that is opposite the needle bar in a state in which the sewing workpiece is clamped,
• and
• the device includes:
• an image capture portion that is configured to create image data;
• a second communication portion that is configured to perform transmission and receiving of data to and from an external device;
• a second processor;
• and
• a second memory that is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to perform the steps of:
• causing the image capture portion to capture the image of the range that includes the at least one reference mark and the at least one indicator mark, and to create the image data for the image,
• acquiring, through the second communication portion, the size of the embroidery pattern that has been output from the sewing machine,
• computing the positioning data based on the image data,
• determining whether the embroidery pattern can be positioned in a sewing area in a case where at least one of the position and the angle of the embroidery pattern on the sewing workpiece is set based on the positioning data and the size of the embroidery pattern, the sewing area being an area that is set inside the embroidery frame, and
• outputting the positioning data to the sewing machine through the second communication portion, in response to determining that the embroidery pattern can be positioned in the sewing area.