Haas Automation UMC-1000, Operator'S Manual Supplement

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Wireless Intuitive Probing System (WIPS)
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Chapter 3: Wireless Intuitive Probing
System (WIPS)
3.1 UMC WIPS Basics
The Wireless Intuitive Probing System (WIPS) comes standard with the UMC-1000. This
system can perform all of the standard probe routines found in the WIPS templates, and
also includes special probe routines specifically for the UMC. These special probe routines
use a tooling ball on a magnetic base to automatically find the machine’s centers of rotation.
Normally, you use WIPS to set tool and work offsets, but the UMC-1000 includes a master
gauge length tool in case you need to set offsets manually (if, for example, a probe stylus
breaks or the batteries lose power). The gage length tool included with your machine has
a unique length that is etched on the tool.
NOTE: If you set the tool length offsets manually, you must also set the Z-Axis
work offset manually.
3.2 UMC VPS Basics
The Visual Programing System (VPS) (which contains Wireless Intuitive Probing (WIPS))
comes standard with the UMC-1000. This system can perform all of the standard probe
routines found in the WIPS templates, and also includes special probe routines specifically
for the UMC. These special probe routines use a tooling ball to automatically find the
machine’s centers of rotation.
Normally, you use WIPS to set tool and work offsets, but the UMC-1000 includes a master
gauge length tool in case you need to set offsets manually (if, for example, a probe stylus
breaks or the batteries lose power). The gage length tool included with your machine has
a unique length that is etched on the tool.
NOTE:
If you set the tool length offsets manually, you must also set the Z-Axis
work offset manually.