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Mx200        
Setup Guide 

metlogix.com 

MetLogix Inc 

175 Canal Street 

Manchester, NH 03101 USA 

Tel: 603.836.4452 

Fax: 603.369.6499 

[email protected]

 

www.metlogix.com

 

 

Summary of Contents for Mx100

Page 1: ...Mx200 Setup Guide metlogix com MetLogix Inc 175 Canal Street Manchester NH 03101 USA Tel 603 836 4452 Fax 603 369 6499 info metlogix com www metlogix com...

Page 2: ...stem Settings Import Export 14 2 6 Encoder Settings 14 2 7 Optical Edge Sensor Setup and Calibration 17 2 8 Display Resolution and Format 20 3 Error Correction 22 3 1 Squareness Correction 22 3 2 Line...

Page 3: ...r Mx200 digital Readout kit Mx200 Device Machine mounting option Ball Block or Stand Power supply module and Line Cord US 2 LINE Fiber optic accessories optional Encoder adapter cables optional Note I...

Page 4: ...mm wide x 125mm deep x 9 5mm high Mounting Options OEM mount Two Riser Blocks providing up to 4 distinct viewing angles using 2 M6 threaded holes spaced 38mm RAM ball mount One Riser Block with 1 5 RA...

Page 5: ...e Select the appropriate mounting method from the 3 options below OEM Mount Installation Using a 3MM Allen wrench and the supplied M6 screw connect the riser block to the opening on the rear panel of...

Page 6: ...stand to the riser block Complete the Mx200 readout installation according to the recommended mounting technique for the measuring system being used For standard benchtop installations place the Mx20...

Page 7: ...he major axis of the measuring system in which they are mounted X Y and Z or Q Rotary Protractor IMPORTANT All Mx200 readouts are designed to accept either TTL or Analog input from the connected encod...

Page 8: ...pport but your Mx200 Readout is not equipped with the required optical edge interface The Mx200 is equipped with 2 optical inputs for receiving light levels from the Optical Comparator Connect the Scr...

Page 9: ...both a USB port and a 9 pin general purpose IO port to support data transfer to external storage drives and PC systems RS232 These connections will be described later in this document within the setu...

Page 10: ...achine setup the additional settings and features described below can always be configured alongside these basic setup steps 2 1 Power On the Mx200 readout Press the Power Button located in the bottom...

Page 11: ...g screen back to the top level settings screen Arrow Keys Navigate the settings menu screens The left and right arrows go in a level or out a level The up and down arrows move the current selection up...

Page 12: ...e screen or by pressing the Menu Button and then choosing the Mx softkey button Once in the Information screen the first menu item called Setup will grant access to the setup menu items The remaining...

Page 13: ...0 unit in the format XXXX XXXX XXXX Exit Settings Press to Exit the Mx200 Readout Application 2 3 Supervisor Password Protection IMPORTANT Many of the settings configured in the Mx200 require password...

Page 14: ...are configured using screens and data entry fields accessed via the setup menu items Highlighting a setup menu items and pressing Enter grants access to that menu items submenu or displays a numeric...

Page 15: ...ad a settings file from USB or the Export Settings softkey to store your current settings to the USB device Confirm your selection by Pressing the OK or Cancel softkey 2 6 Encoder Settings Proper conf...

Page 16: ...ncoder type you are interfacing to the Mx200 TTL 1VPP 11uA Nikon Mitutoyo Interpolation Select the softkey that corresponds to the desired Interpolation Factor for your Analog encoder Consult the enco...

Page 17: ...in counts between the startup zero postion and the current stage position Report Scale Errors Select the Yes or No softkey to enable or disable scale error reporting To teach Q Axis Rotary Encoder Res...

Page 18: ...ured for reference marks Restart the Mx200 and cross reference marks at startup Position the crosshair at you comparison artifact location and verify that the stage position reports zero in the readou...

Page 19: ...ference Sensor Level are nearly equal These two values do not need to be exactly the same but should be close Important Both the Screen Sensor Level and Reference Sensor Level should be below a value...

Page 20: ...librated independently for the storage and recall of taught edge values lens to crosshair offsets and distance calibration edge correction New magnifications are added and configured via the Optical E...

Page 21: ...2 to import circle measurements for automatic calculation of the X and Y Edge to Xhair offsets for the current magnification Prior to executing ensure that there are only 2 circle measurements in the...

Page 22: ...Res for DD Press Enter to specify the Display Resolution for Decimal Degrees DD Units of measurement results Display Res for Q Axis DMS Press Enter to specify the Display Resolution for Degrees Minut...

Page 23: ...Note There are multiple methods and procedures by which the error correction data for Squareness LEC SLEC and NLEC can be collected While some sample procedures for calibrations have been provided bel...

Page 24: ...rection will provide no improvement to the overall calibration of the system if Non linear Error Correction NLEC will also be applied in the system 3 2 Entering Linear Error Correction LEC Linear Erro...

Page 25: ...ll be the measured X or Y distance from noted from step 5 above Set the Enable flag to Yes to activate the LEC correction for that axis 3 3 Entering Segmented Linear Error Correction SLEC Segmented Li...

Page 26: ...nto the Mapping offset field The Mapping offset should be set to the distance between the startup machine zero position and the zero position of the calibration artifact that was used to collect the c...

Page 27: ...feature at the bottom left corner of your calibration grid The established skew and zero should appear as follows Delete the skew and circle features from the feature list and then proceed to measure...

Page 28: ...m Name Assign a program number for the NLEC program to be generated Feature Type Select whether point features or circle features will be probed for the calibration Probe Type Select which probe will...

Page 29: ...n the system Measure Contains settings for Forward and Backward Annotation modes as well as the crosshair autostart measure functionality xHair Mode Printouts Contains settings for formatting the prin...

Page 30: ...ular function is set to Bottom or Both it will be displayed in the Mx200 s Extra Functions menu This menu can be displayed by pressing the Menu key once Additional keypresses of the Menu button will c...

Page 31: ...rame Button The Ref Frame button toggles the Abs Inc datum frame DMS DD Button The DMS DD button toggles between Degrees Minutes Seconds and Decimal Degrees mode Setup Button The Setup button navigate...

Page 32: ...r presses the Finish key In Forward annotation mode measurements will be automatically finished or completed when the specified number of points have been probed for a given feature type Set the desir...

Page 33: ...Date and Time menu item Set to Yes or No using the softkeys to include or hide the date and time stamp from the report header 4 5 Programs The Programs settings screen contains settings that impact pr...

Page 34: ...ad Use the Number Pad quick key page to assign a specific part program to a number key on the keypad When assigned that number pad key will automatically load and play the corresponding part program n...

Page 35: ...utput The port parameters configured on the Mx200 should match that of the connected device PC Note The general purpose IO port on the Mx200 is used for both serial data transfer and button input As s...

Page 36: ...ield delimiter separator to Comma or Tab Set to desired delimiter using the appropriate softkey MLX200 9 Pin Dsub F Description Switch Device Footswitch Buttons ETC RS232 9 Pin Dsub M 1 TRIG_2_IN SW2...

Page 37: ...the appropriate softkey Invalid keypress beep length Configures the invalid press beep length of the Mx200 beeper Set to 50 100 150 or 200 milliseconds using the appropriate softkey 4 9 Tolerances The...

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Page 40: ...itted Number of your compatible Computers into which you enter a valid serial number 2 1 4 Distribution from a Server The Software may not be distributed from a Server or an Internal Network 2 1 5 Dua...

Page 41: ...ware for distribution transfer or resale 4 6 No Transfer YOU WILL NOT RENT LEASE SELL SUBLICENSE ASSIGN OR TRANSFER YOUR RIGHTS IN THE SOFTWARE OR AUTHORIZE ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO BE COPIED ON...

Page 42: ...e Documentation the entire liability of MetLogix and its affiliates and your exclusive remedy will be limited to either at MetLogix option replacement of the Software or refund of the license fee you...

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