Overview of touch probes menu item
Application
Related topics
- Touch probe table
- Creating a tool touch probe with cable or infrared transmission by using the machine parameter CfgTT (no. 122700)
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
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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:
- Select the Settings application
- Select Machine Settings
- Select Overview of touch probes
- Select the desired transceiver unit (e.g., SE 661)
- Select Connect new touch probe
- The control opens the Connecting... Please insert the batteries in the touch probe window.
- Insert the battery into the touch probe
- The control closes the window once the touch probe has been connected.
- Select the newly connected touch probe
- Select Switch-on
- 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:
- Select the Settings application
- Select Machine Settings
- Select Overview of touch probes
- Select the desired transceiver unit (e.g., SE 661)
- Select Change
- The control opens the Change window.
- Select a new channel number
- The control closes the window and displays the new channel number.