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Running the System using Lasercheck Windows Software ................................................................................................. 9

Comm. port Baud rate .................................................................................................................................................... 9

Turn on Lasercheck Windows Software ....................................................................................................................... 10

Set Comm Port on computer ........................................................................................................................................ 10

Review or Create Lasercheck Setup Files on computer ................................................................................................ 11

Perform Measurements ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Physical Mounting ................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Manual Operation ............................................................................................................................................................. 15

Automated Operation ....................................................................................................................................................... 15

Numerous Continuous Measurements ........................................................................................................................ 16

Individual Parts / Parts Inspection ................................................................................................................................ 17

Positioning Prox Sensors on Conveyor for Automated Inspection .......................................................................... 17

Setup and Alignment ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Message Type 15 .............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Sample Setup and Alignment Aid from Message Type 15 ............................................................................................ 18

Performing Roughness Measurements ................................................................................................................................. 20

Message Type 02 .............................................................................................................................................................. 20

Rough and Smooth Ra Value ........................................................................................................................................ 20

Common Error Codes ................................................................................................................................................... 20

Max Detector ................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Recommended Tests and Diagnostics .............................................................................................................................. 20

Negative Ra Value ......................................................................................................................................................... 20

Low sum_voltages and “lv” Error Code

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Appendix A

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Lasercheck Alignment Principles and Procedures ......................................................................................... 22

How Does Lasercheck Work? ................................................................................................................................................ 22

Alignment .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Vertical .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Vertical Alignment Base plate ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Horizontal ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Cylindrical Surface Measurement Alignment Fixture ................................................................................................... 26

Bore ID Surface Measurement Alignment Fixture ........................................................................................................ 27

Directional / Rotational ..................................................................................................................................................... 27

Custom Shapes and Fixturing ................................................................................................................................................ 28

3-Dimensional Shapes ....................................................................................................................................................... 28

Small Surfaces ................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Checking Alignment Using the Lasercheck Diagnostics Option ........................................................................................... 30

1) Prepare Software to Receive Alignment Measurement ........................................................................................... 30

Summary of Contents for Lasercheck 6212C

Page 1: ...r Blvd 665 Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone 831 287 0495 i n f o o p t i c a l d i m e n s i o n s c o m w w w o p t i c a l d i m e n s i o n s c o m LASER CHECK Surface Roughness Measurement Gages 6212C Ma...

Page 2: ...on 15 22 Rev 07 19 Optical Dimensions and Optical D i m e n s i o n s are Registered Trademarks of Optical Dimensions The information in this document is provided as an aid in the Assembly Diagnostics...

Page 3: ...PECIFICATIONS 1 Other Features 1 SAFETY 2 Electrical 2 Laser 2 WARRANTY OVERVIEW 3 LIMITATION OF WARRANTY 3 Contact Optical Dimensions customer service for shipping instructions 3 MAINTENANCE 4 Cleani...

Page 4: ...7 Setup and Alignment 18 Message Type 15 18 Sample Setup and Alignment Aid from Message Type 15 18 Performing Roughness Measurements 20 Message Type 02 20 Rough and Smooth Ra Value 20 Common Error Cod...

Page 5: ...4 Set Head Close to Correct Position 34 Align Horizontally 34 Align Vertically 34 Verify Alignment 35 Appendix B Mounting Fixturing Lasercheck 36 Existing Mounting Holes on Lasercheck Sensor 37 Append...

Page 6: ...ine Cmd 11 02 and 04 48 20 xx cr lf Set Query baud rate 48 21 cr lf Query Revision Number 48 22 xx vvv cr lf Set Query Configuration Values 49 Set Values 49 Query Values 49 23 xxxxx cr lf Set Query He...

Page 7: ...1 0 m Repeatability 3 0 of measured value Spot size area measured 5 mm X 1 mm Environmental considerations temperature humidity Operating 10 C to 55 C 10 to 90 RH Storage 40 C to 80 C 1 to 99 RH Powe...

Page 8: ...rformance or procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure The measurement sensor emits a red visible 650 nm laser beam pulsing at a 10 to 50 Hz Each pulse co...

Page 9: ...by Buyer please refer to Maintenance section unauthorized modification or misuse operation outside the environmental specifications improper site preparation or site maintenance fire flood earth movem...

Page 10: ...resistant and can be subjected to moderate rain or splash without harm Boards and electronics used in the system are static sensitive and easily damaged by mishandling The Lasercheck housing and elec...

Page 11: ...e then available to be read from a serial connection on the electronics board User software requests the measurement value from that serial connection via serial cabling to that connector Lasercheck h...

Page 12: ...the following items with your system 1 Lasercheck measurement head 2 Standoff 0 100 plate typically attached to measurement head 3 Lasercheck control board 4 Wire harnesses bare at one end connector...

Page 13: ...connecting cables using compatible Hirose DF3 6S 2C Housings with Hirose DF3 2428SCF Tin Plated Crimp Sockets J1 and J2 Communication Connections The control board has 2 communication connectors J1 5...

Page 14: ...ass through to power other devices from the same power source J7 IO Input Output Connections The control board has an IO connector at location J7 The board can be configured to control measurements by...

Page 15: ...nual is provided This software is installed on a separate computer To Install Lasercheck Software from Windows 1 Insert Lasercheck CD or USB memory stick into the appropriate drive 2 Click on the Star...

Page 16: ...rates in a limited function with the 6212C system allowing initial testing It will be installed in C Program Files x86 Lasercheck 6212C Lasercheck Program folder Running the program will bring up the...

Page 17: ...1 of 53 Select Setup Comm Port and the following dialog box will appear Select the appropriate comm port on your computer and select OK Review or Create Lasercheck Setup Files on computer Select Setup...

Page 18: ...create new setup files and save them to this directory Perform Measurements When returned to the setup screen select Main This will return you to the main screen From there push the Perform Measureme...

Page 19: ...nual stp file The following dialog box will appear If it is not the correct setup file select the Cancel push button This will return you to the Main Measurement Window where you can repeat the proced...

Page 20: ...refer to included archive Lasercheck Windows Software Manual V1_6_1 Test measurements can be saved to C ProgramData Lasercheck 6212C Files Data directory for review in the Review Data module found in...

Page 21: ...eck can be used with external inputs to start and stop the measurements in an automated installation Trigger input is Digital IN 1 or Pin 1 of connector J7 See the communications protocol section of t...

Page 22: ...Either the surface will move under the gage or the gage will be moved over the surface In either case alignment must be maintained during relative motion An air knife can be used prior to the gage to...

Page 23: ...iples and Procedures If parts are not clean an air knife should be installed and mounted prior to the laser head to blow dry excess coolant off of the surface to be measured Ideally the parts would pa...

Page 24: ...This value is used as an aid in horizontal alignment The last values returned in this measurement set are the Max detector location and value For optimal vertical alignment this Max detector location...

Page 25: ...mple Alignment Aid Graph Lasercheck Alignment Data 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Detecto...

Page 26: ...y should be ignored on surfaces known to be greater than approximately 15 microinches as the accuracy of these error messages declines as surfaces get rougher Max Detector The max detector is the same...

Page 27: ...lues and still be well aligned operating and calculating correctly but 300 mV is minimal under most circumstances This value depends somewhat on roughness low voltage is an increasingly greater proble...

Page 28: ...es The distribution of reflected and scattered light from the surface is detected by a photodiode array with 35 small closely packed detectors This relative distribution of reflected and scattered lig...

Page 29: ...faces at three different distances from the head The bottom surface the farthest from the head shows the specular reflection about to strike detector 2 This is misaligned the head is too far from the...

Page 30: ...plate that is pre aligned to set correct vertical positioning on flat parts This base will set vertical position of the head so that the specular reflected laser beam will strike close to or on detec...

Page 31: ...s misaligned the reflected and scattered laser light reflects to one side or the other of the center of the detector window This figure demonstrates horizontal misalignment because the laser beam and...

Page 32: ...ipped with our optional model 6216 spring loaded alignment fixture This simple to use fixture when attached to the Lasercheck head will set horizontal position of the head perfectly on cylindrical sha...

Page 33: ...shafts that have been honed to high surface quality Directional Rotational Many machined surfaces have a dominant direction of roughness The length of the Lasercheck head must be oriented perpendicula...

Page 34: ...d either in the vertical or horizontal axis Fixturing must be designed to carefully and repeatably control positioning in both axes so that the specular reflected beam strikes in the middle of the fir...

Page 35: ...of the laser beam that overfills the surface can be allowed to pass by It is important to ensure that part of the beam is not allowed to strike a secondary surface and reflect back into the sensors Th...

Page 36: ...Type 15 to the Lasercheck board 2 Prepare Sample and Fixture Set the measurement head on the part or put the part on the fixture or measurement head 3 Perform Measurement Execute Message Type 15 The L...

Page 37: ...cel spreadsheet Open Lasercheck Align Graph xls by clicking on the icon in the Start Menu under Start Programs Lasercheck Lasercheck Align Data This will start Microsoft Excel and open the graph If pr...

Page 38: ...able but not quite perfect alignment If the large specular reading is on one of the red detectors Lasercheck will not perform accurately If the largest reading is below the green detector 6 on the gra...

Page 39: ...ing is correct if the voltage seems reasonably high Always move the head back and forth to find and update a true maximum 100 value Notes to Using the Lasercheck Diagnostics Option for Alignment Verti...

Page 40: ...our detectors on rough or non metallic surfaces Recommended Alignment Diagnostics Since alignment is critical to reliable Lasercheck measurements alignment aids built into user software are recommend...

Page 41: ...han 20 microinches resolution of Lasercheck decreases and sensitivity to misalignment increases Mounting and alignment stability becomes more important to maintaining high repeatability from Laserchec...

Page 42: ...nsor should be positioned at a location where surface will be at the correct vertical and horizontal position relative to the gage sensor The Lasercheck sensor must be precision adjusted over the surf...

Page 43: ...al information for mounting of Lasercheck sensor over a cylindrical surface IMPORTANT the position of the measurement sensor relative to the surface is an approximate value All mounting designs must i...

Page 44: ...pattern of scattered light is affected by the microscopic surface roughness pattern created by the machining operation used on the surface Two simple examples to illustrate surface pattern affecting...

Page 45: ...irement for Calibration of Lasercheck to Specific Machining Operation The images below are basic optical schematics of Lasercheck showing laser source beam reflecting optics and layout of detectors In...

Page 46: ...ration of the Lasercheck gage involves customer testing known surfaces with the Lasercheck Lasercheck factory engineers use a custom excel spreadsheet tool to create a calibration file using those cus...

Page 47: ...portable unit J2 is for communication to a standard PC com port Communications for both will be at 57600 baud 8N1 The communication protocol is designed to be simple and is only printable characters...

Page 48: ...f Detectors 1 37 02 dd cr lf Returns continuous 02 response Will continue making measurements until dd number of measurements have occurred dd 01 to 99 Response 02 00 1234 01 1234 ok dd 12 3456 cr lf...

Page 49: ...um of all voltages from detectors 01 to 35 The value will be 7 characters in length including the decimal point character with padding zeros on either end when necessary and always followed by a comma...

Page 50: ...roughness values will always be 7 characters in length including the decimal point character with padding zeros on either end when necessary and always followed by a comma Ra rough Ra smooth Error Co...

Page 51: ...cr lf Location Sum of 3 max used to find specular 07 0 1234 cr lf Max Detector Loc Max Det Value within Sum of 3 max cr lf 05 Request Ra Value Returns Ra values when the start input pin is activated...

Page 52: ...oo low sum_voltages for reliable Ra calculation less than 100 mVolts rr for rough range error Occurs if error in defining detectors in configuration file Note it is important to interpret the tc and t...

Page 53: ...ow min roughness encountered between start and stop contact closes after stop received 10 cr lf Laser on Voltages used to request just laser on voltages Only for testing purposes Response 10 cr lf 0 1...

Page 54: ...Detectors 1 37 Resp 04 00 1234 00 1234 cr lf Spec sums Rough Smooth used for Ra calculation 06 00 1234 cr lf Location Sum of 3 max used to find specular 07 0 1234 cr lf Max Detector Loc Max Det Value...

Page 55: ...11 Last Detector in Smooth Specular Sum 2 Last Detector in Smooth Specular Sum 12 First Detector in Smooth Ra Calculation 3 First Detector in Smooth Ra Calculation 13 Last Detector in Smooth Ra Calcu...

Page 56: ...s Note Factory Set Set command 26 b xxx xxV cr lf b is the Bank Number Range is 1 5 xxx xx is the resistor value Default is 1 0K V is the multiplier either K for kilohm or M for Megohm Values are in A...

Page 57: ...and BP To 0 46 as in 6212Gd file 29 A1 11 90 cr lf 29 B1 14 81 cr lf 29 C1 0 00 cr lf 29 BP1 0 46 cr lf Query command 29 cr lf Query Response 29 cr lf aaaaaa cr lf FILENAME uncal 6212Gd 8826GRD bbbbbb...

Page 58: ...6212C Manual Version 15_22 Rev 07 19 docx Page 52 of 53 Appendix E Wiring and Dimensions American and Metric Versions...

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