Probe rack settings screen – HEIDENHAIN IK 5394-3D User Manual
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Chapter 6 System Setup
Probe Rack Settings screen
The Probe Rack Settings screen provides tools for calibrating the storage loca-
tions of touch probe tips in a rack of 4 or 6 probe tip ports. Probe rack calibra-
tion should be performed immediately after rack installation.
Probe tips housed in the probe rack can be exchanged during inspections ac-
cording to need. For example, a probe rack allows the user to switch from a
single probe tip to a star probe tip.
All probe transitions must occur through the appropriate established methods.
Never manually change a probe tip or place/remove probes from ports in the
rack. Valid probe transitions can be set in the Probe Library dialog box by select-
ing the probe you wish to switch to, then clicking the Set Current button.
Proper probe transitions can also be included in a program.
If at any time, during normal operation or while a program is executing, the
QC-5000 fails to correctly perform a probe change, then the affected probes
will need to be unloaded from the probe rack, and then reloaded.