HEIDENHAIN GAGE-CHEK 2000 Series, Operating Instructions Manual

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Commissioning | Configuring a touch probe
7.5 Configuring a touch probe
You can use a touch probe to probe points on a workpiece. The stylus of the touch
probe can be additionally fitted with a ruby ball tip. In order to use a touch probe,
you need to configure the relevant parameters.
Tap Settings in the main menu
Tap
Sensors
Tap Touch probe
Use the
ON/OFF
sliding switch to activate or deactivate the
touch probe
Enter the length difference of the touch probe in the
Length
input field
Confirm the entry with
RET
Enter the stylus diameter of the touch probe in the
Diameter
input field
Confirm the entry with
RET
Use the touch-probe triggered output of measured values to
automatically send the measured values to a computer when the stylus
is deflected.
Further information:
"Configuring the measured value output",
Page 141
7.6 Configuring the axes
The procedure varies depending on the interface type of the connected encoder:
Encoders with EnDat interface:
The encoder applies the parameters automatically
Further information: "Configuring axes for encoders with EnDat interface",
Page 87
Encoders with 1 V
pp
or 11 µA
pp
or TTL interface:
The parameters must be configured manually
For the parameters of HEIDENHAIN encoders that are typically connected to the
product, refer to the overview of typical encoders.
Further information:
"Overview of typical encoders", Page 85
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