Overview of touch probes menu item

Application

The Overview of touch probes menu item of the Settings application allows you to create and manage all workpiece touch probes and tool touch probes of the control.

Description of function

To navigate to this function:

Settings Machine Settings Overview of touch probes

The control displays one table for the SE transceivers, one table for the TS workpiece touch probes, and one table for the TT tool touch probes.

The tables contain the following information:

  • Model
  • Number
  • Only for TS and TT

  • Serial number
  • Add button
  • Only for TS and TT

 
Tip

The control shows the table for transceivers only if you use touch probes with radio transmission.

Transceiver unit

If you use touch probes with radio transmission, the control displays the following information for Transceiver unit:

Display

Meaning

Status

The transceiver unit is active or inactive

SE

Select the SE transceiver

Dimension

Select or change the radio channel

Select the channel with the best radio transmission and pay attention to overlaps with other machines or handwheels with radio transmission.

Details

If you use touch probes with radio transmission, the control displays the following information for Details:

Display

Meaning

Signal strength

The signal strength in the bar chart

The control shows the currently best-known connection as a complete bar

Deflection

Stylus deflected or not deflected

Collision

Collision or no collision detected

Battery status

If the battery charge falls below the plotted limit, the control displays a warning.

For touch probes with infrared transmission, the control displays the following information for Details:

There are no further diagnostic data and functions available for this touch probe.

Buttons

The control displays the following buttons:

Button

Meaning

Add

The control adds a new row to the respective table. You define a workpiece touch probe in the Touch probe table and a tool touch probe in the machine parameter CfgTT (no. 122700).

Connect

Connect a radio touch probe to a transceiver

Switch-on

Switch touch probe on

Switch off

Switch touch probe off

Change

Change the radio channel used for communication by the touch probe and the transceiver

TNCdiag

The control opens TNCdiag.

TNCdiag

Touch probe table

The control opens the Touch probe table.

Delete

The control deletes the highlighted table row.

Connecting a new touch probe with radio transmission

To connect a touch probe with radio transmission:

  1. Select the Settings application
  2. Select Machine Settings
  3. Select Overview of touch probes
  4. Select the desired transceiver unit (e.g., SE 661)
  5. Select Connect new touch probe
  6. The control opens the Connecting... Please insert the batteries in the touch probe window.
  7. Insert the battery into the touch probe
  8. The control closes the window once the touch probe has been connected.
  9. Select the newly connected touch probe
  10. Select Switch-on
  11. The status of the touch probe changes to On.

Changing the radio channel

Before changing the radio channel, ensure that the touch probe is switched off and that the desired transceiver unit is not connected to any active touch probe.

To change the radio channel:

  1. Select the Settings application
  2. Select Machine Settings
  3. Select Overview of touch probes
  4. Select the desired transceiver unit (e.g., SE 661)
  5. Select Change
  6. The control opens the Change window.
  7. Select a new channel number
  8. The control closes the window and displays the new channel number.