HEIDENHAIN ND 1300 Quick Start: Setup

Setup

Initial power up

Initial setup for video and

4. Calibrate the touch screen

• Press the POWER SWITCH to power

The touch screen should be calibrated

edge options

the ND 1300. The startup screen is

to respond correctly to each operator’s

1. Display the setup menu

displayed.

finger tip size and pressure.

• Touch the QUESTION

• Touch the MISCELLANEOUS setup

icon once, and then touch

menu item and then touch the CAL

the SETUP button twice

button.

to display the SETUP

• Follow the instructions shown on the

MENU.

LCD screen.

5. Select the point entry type

Backward or forward annotation can be

used to collect data points. Backward

annotation allows the user to probe

any number of data points to measure

a feature. Forward annotation limits

the number of points to a required

• Press the FINISH key to display the

minimum.

current axis positions on the DRO

• Touch the MEASURE setup

screen.

menu item and then touch the

ANNOTATION field to select

Software setup

BACKWARD or FORWARD

The operating parameters of the

• Touch menu items to select them.

annotation.

ND 1300 must be configured prior

Scroll the setup menu using the

to using it for the first time, and any

ARROW buttons.

6. Configure encoders

time part measurement, reporting or

• Touch the ENCODERS setup menu

communication requirements change.

2. Select the language

item and then touch the AXIS field to

Touch the LANGUAGES setup menu

select the desired encoder axis.

Settings will be retained until:

item and then touch the desired

• Enter all the required encoder

• The data-backup battery is changed

language.

parameters.

• The data and settings are cleared

• Calibrate analog encoders by touching

• Software upgrades are performed

the CAL button. TTL encoders do not

require calibration.

Note:

• Repeat setup for all axes.

Caution

When the language is changed, power

Setup parameters control the operation

to the ND 1300 must be cycled off and

7. Configure display formats

of the ND 1300 and are password-

then back on.

• Touch the DISPLAY setup menu item.

protected. Only qualified personnel

• Enter the desired display resolutions

should be given password access to

3. Enter the Supervisor Password

and other parameters.

setup screens.

• Touch the SUPERVISOR setup menu

item and then touch the PASSWORD

Setup for the video option

field.

Video and Edge options

1. Select a video camera type

• Enter the supervisor password.

Setup is divided into sections that are:

Touch the VED setup menu item and

• Initial setup for video and edge

then touch the CAMERA TYPE field

options

to select the desired camera output

• Setup for video option only

format.

• Setup for edge option only

• Final setup for video and edge options

2. Adjust light level

• Press the FINISH key to return to the

Setup steps should be performed in the

DRO screen.

order presented.

• Touch the LIGHT tab to display the

light controls.

• Touch the light level slider or enter

a light level number to optimize the

video light level.

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Setup

3. Add camera magnifications

• Touch the MAGNIFICATION

2. Calibrate optical edge detection

When video systems include more

icon to display the

Teaching the edge detector calibrates

than one magnification, additional

magnification choices, then

it to correctly recognize dark to light

magnification positions must be added

select the highest level of

transitions. Perform a TEACH calibration

and calibrated.

magnification.

after each startup, when lighting

• Return to the setup menu and touch

• Enter zeros for the PARCENTRIC and

changes, when the part changes and

the MAGNIFICATIONS menu item

PARFOCAL OFFSETS.

when the magnification level changes.

to dsplay the MAGNIFICATIONS

• Touch the TEACH button.

SCREEN.

• Follow the instructions shown on the

screen to complete the calibration.

3. Calibrate crosshair offset

Crosshair offset calibration compensates

• Repeat to zero the offsets of all

for the location differences between the

magnifications.

center of the crosshairs and the edge

• Select the highest level of

detector. Crosshair offset calibration is

magnification again.

only necessary when crosshairs and

• Measure the circle artifact and create

edge detection will be used to probe

a zero datum on the circle center

points on the same part.

point. Refer to the descriptions of

• Touch the CROSS CAL button.

circle measurement and zero datum

• Follow the instructions shown on the

creation later in this document if

screen to complete the calibration.

• Touch the NEW button to add a

necessary.

new magnification. A new BUTTON

• Select the next lower level of

LABEL number will be added. This

magnification and measure the

Final setup for video and edge

label will be available on the DRO

same circle artifact. Make a note of

options

screen during measurements.

the X, Y and Z positions shown in

1. Calibrate error correction

• The BUTTON LABEL can be changed

the measurement results for this

Linear (LEC), segmented linear (SLEC)

to any 3 character string. Touch the

magnification.

and nonlinear (NLEC) error correction

BUTTON LABEL field and enter a

• Enter the X, Y and Z positions into the

methods can be used to compensate

new label if desired.

OFFSET fields for this magnification.

for encoder and machine errors.

• Repeat this process to enter OFFSET

Refer to the ND 1300 User Guide for

4. Calibrate magnifications

values for all levels of magnification.

instructions.

Use a circle calibration artifact to

calibrate magnifications.

Setup for the optical edge

2. Calibrate stage squareness

• Touch the ID number in the

This calibration is not necessary when

option

MAGNIFICATIONS setup screen

NLEC error correction is used.

1. Add comparator magnifications

to show the desired magnification

• Align the squareness calibration

When coparator systems include more

BUTTON LABEL.

artifact to the reference axis.

than one magnification, additional

• Touch the ARTIFACT DIAMETER field

• Measure the artifact angle. Refer to

magnification positions must be added.

and enter the artifact diameter.

the angle measurement instructions

• Touch the MAGNIFICATIONS menu

• Touch the TEACH button and follow

later in this document if necessary.

item to dsplay the MAGNIFICATIONS

the instructions shown on the screen.

• Display the SETUP MENU and then

SCREEN.

• Repeat this process for all

touch the SQUARENESS menu item.

magnifications.

• Enter the measured angle into the

OBSERVED ANGLE field and then

5. Calibrate camera skew

enter the certified artifact angle into

• Touch the VED setup menu item and

the STANDARD ANGLE field.

then touch the CAL button.

• Press the FINISH key to complete the

• Follow the instructions shown on the

calibration.

screen.

6. Calibrate parcentric and parfocal

alignment

Note:

This calibration eliminates X and Y

Many more setup functions are available

axis offset errors that can occur when

• Touch the NEW button to add a

beyond the minimum parameters

changing video magnifications. Use

new magnification. A new BUTTON

discussed here. Refer to the ND 1300

a circle calibration artifact for this

LABEL number will be added. This

User Guide for detailed instructions.

calibration.

label will be available on the DRO

• Touch the MAGNIFICATIONS setup

screen during measurements.

menu item.

• The BUTTON LABEL can be changed

to any 3 character string. Touch the

BUTTON LABEL field and enter a

new label if desired.

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