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Step 3: Install the BitSetter HDM
The BitSetter HDM is an automatic tool offset probe. It tracks the length of every tool installed in the spindle and
updates the Z-zero position based on changes to the length of the tool. The BitSetter HDM will automatically
measure the tool length in three circumstances:
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When you press the Initialize button in Carbide Motion.
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When you press the Load New Tool button in Carbide Motion.
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When your G-code program requests a toolchange (Carbide Motion will prompt you to change the tool).
If you change the tool any other time, the BitSetter HDM will not re-measure the tool length, so it will not update
the Z-height.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT CHANGING TOOLS:
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When running a job, do NOT perform toolchanges without first being prompted by Carbide Motion.
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When no project is in progress, ALWAYS press the Load New Tool button in Carbide Motion and
follow all onscreen prompts to change the tool.
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If you accidentally change the tool unprompted, click the Load New Tool button to tell the BitSetter
to measure the tool length, then go check or reset your Z-zero value.
Installing the BitSetter HDM
The BitSetter HDM is designed to be installed almost anywhere on the Hybrid Table, but we recommend
installing it the far-right T-track slot. The BitSetter HDM is anchored to the Hybrid Table via a T-nut and M6
screw.
1.
Remove the three (3) M3 screws from the BitSetter HDM body, and then remove the body from the thin
baseplate.
2.
Loosen, but do not remove, the M6 screw in the center of the baseplate.
3.
Slide the T-nut into the desired T-track slot in the Hybrid Table.
4.
Tighten the M6 screw to secure the baseplate.
5.
Re-insert and fully tighten the M3 screws secure the BitSetter HDM to its baseplate.
6.
Locate the 3-pin BitSetter cable exiting the rear cable channel of the electronics cabinet.
7.
Plug the cable into the 3-pin pigtail exiting the base of the BitSetter HDM.
8.
Route the BitSetter cable down the slot in the Hybrid Table and out the back of the machine.
NOTE:
Instructions for enabling the BitSetter HDM in Carbide Motion are located in Step 7 on page 1 4.
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