HEIDENHAIN ND 2100G Quick Start: Setup

Setup

LCD Screens

Histograms

Initial power up

The LCD displays a variety of screens

Press the HISTOGRAM soft key to show

• Press the POWER SWITCH to power

selected by the user to show current

graphs of dimension values.

the ND 2100 G. The startup screen is

dimension values, pass/fail test results,

displayed.

dimension value graphs, statistical

process control graphs or data tables,

and setup options. Navigate from one

screen to another using the soft keys

under the LCD.

Current value screen

The Current Value screen is displayed

after power is applied and the startup

screen is shown. Current values of up

to 4 dimensions are shown. The unit of

measure, current datum and current part

Bar and dial displays

number or part name are displayed in

The choice of a bar or dial display is

• Press the FINISH key to display the

the upper right corner of the screen.

made in the Display setup screen.

current dimension values on the

Current Value screen.

Press the BAR soft key to show a bar

graph of dimension values.

Software setup

The operating parameters of the

ND 2100 G must be configured prior

to using it for the first time, and any

time part measurement, reporting or

communication requirements change.

Settings will be retained until:

• The data-backup battery is changed

• The data and settings are cleared

Use the CURSOR ARROW keys to

• Software upgrades are performed

scroll dimensions when more than 4

dimensions are active. Press the DRO

soft key to display the Current Value

Press the DIAL soft key to show a dial of

Caution

screen from other screens.

dimension values.

Setup parameters control the operation

of the ND 2100 G and are password-

View screens

protected. Only qualified personnel

Press the View soft key to display:

should be given password access to

• Graphs of dimension value history

setup screens.

• Histograms dimension values

• Bar or dial displays of current values

1. Display the setup menu

• Data tables and statistics

• Press the MENU soft key to display

menu items above the soft keys.

Graphs

Press the GRAPH soft key to show

graphs of dimension values.

Data tables and statistics

Press the DATA soft key to show a data

table with SPC statistics.

• Press the SETUP soft key to display

the setup menu on the left side of the

LCD screen.

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Setup

• Use the CURSOR ARROW KEYS

• Highlight the first dimension of the

to Navigate the setup menu and to

part.

highlight selections.

• Retain the default dimension name or

press the LABEL soft key to rename

the dimension.

• Highlight and rename remaining

dimensions as desired.

To create a formula:

• Navigate to the FORMULAS screen

2. Select the language

and select the desired DIMENSION

Highlight the desired language and then

using the DEC or INC soft keys.

press the YES soft key.

3. Enter the Supervisor Password

6. Configure the LCD display

Navigate to the SUPERVISOR screen

Navigate to the DISPLAY screen

and enter the supervisor PASSWORD.

and select the desired display

characteristics.

4. Configure encoders

• Navigate to the CHANNELS screen

7. Configure display formats

and highlight the desired encoder

• Navigate to the FORMATS screen

CHANNEL.

and highlight the DIMENSION field.

• Enter all the required encoder

• Enter the desired display parameters

parameters.

for the dimension.

• Repeat setup for all encoder channels.

• Repeat setup for all dimensions.

Select other channels using the DEC

Select individual dimensions using the

• Navigate down to the formula

or INC soft keys. If desired, apply

DEC or INC soft keys or apply settings

line and enter a formula using the

settings from the current channel to

from the current dimension to all

functions displayed on the right side

all others using the APPLY ALL soft

others using the APPLY ALL soft key.

of the screen. Formula functions are

key.

changed using the soft keys at the

8. Create dimension formulas

bottom of the screen.

5. Name parts and dimensions

The ND 2100 G uses formulas to

• Navigate to the DIMENSIONS screen

convert encoder channel inputs to the

and highlight the PART field.

dimension values shown on the screen.

• Select other parts using the DEC or

INC soft keys. Press the NEW soft

Default dimension formulas shipped

key to add a new part.

with the ND 2100 G simply show the

input encoder channel values as in this

example of dimension A, which is given

the value of encoder channel C1:

A = C1

More complex formulas are created

in the FORMULAS setup screen that

Note:

process one or more encoder input

The ND 2100 G includes a wide range of

channels to produce sophisticated

basic and advanced formula functions.

measurements. In this example,

Refer to the User’s Guide for detailed

encoder channel C1 is used in max

information.

and min functions to produce a runout

• Highlight the NAME field.

measurement of a rotating rod:

• Parts can be referenced by number

or name. If desired, press the LABEL

A = max(C1) - min(C1)

soft key to name the current part

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