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INCLINEO handbook

INCLINEO

Operating handbook

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Page 3: ...isinger Str 34 85737 Ismaning Germany Fax 49 89 99616 100 Email info pruftechnik com Edition August 2012 Order number ALI 9 183 G Firmware version 2 0x INCLINEO INCLINEO is a registered trademark of PRÜFTECHNIK Dieter Busch AG PRÜFTECHNIK products are the subject of patents granted and pending throughout the world Contents subject to change without further notice particularly in the interest of fu...

Page 4: ...ons for measuring profiles and determining levelness and parallelism of surfaces The integrated Bluetooth wireless technology is used to transfer data via a flexible modern common PC software platform for processing and display INCLINEO is appropriate for the following applications Measurement on surfaces with any inclination Level flatness or parallelism of surfaces Angularity measurements along ...

Page 5: ...8 Safety notes 9 Getting started 11 Getting to know INCLINEO the high precision inclinometer 11 Powering INCLINEO 13 Understanding menu items 14 Measurement methods 24 Absolute measurement 24 Relative measurement 27 Measuring wide angles 28 INCLINEO ALIGNMENT CENTER PC software 30 Appendix to INCLINEO ALIGNMENT CENTER software 41 INCLINEO technical data 44 Index 45 Notes 47 ...

Page 6: ...ometer assembly without base ALI 13 620 USB RF dongle ALI 18 500 Three point mounting base ALI 18 501 150 INCLINEO grooved mounting base for smooth surfaces ALI 18 502 150 INCLINEO prism shaped mounting base for rolls and shafts BATT INCLINEO ENTER MENU HOLD 0 0014 deg ABS Filter min ALI 18 501 150 ALI 18 502 150 ALI 18 200 comprises ALI 18 201 and ALI 18 500 ALI 13 620 ...

Page 7: ...dard case ALI 13 700 CD ALIGNMENT CENTER CD ALI 9 182 G INCLINEO pocket guide ALI 9 183 G INCLINEO operating instructions Baby LR 14 C AM2 No 4014 1 5 V Nicht ins Feuer werfen Nicht wiederaufladbar May explode in fire Not rechargeable Ne pas jeter au feu non rechargeable 0 0739 1056 90022 ALI 13 700 CD ALI 9 182 G ALI 9 183 G ALI 18 800 0 0621 0038 ...

Page 8: ...e INCLINEO package with grooved mounting base 150 mm ALI 18 001 INCLINEO package with prism shaped mounting base 150 mm ALI 18 002 INCLINEO package with three point mounting base ALI 18 003 Optional INCLINEO components ALI 18 290 INCLINEO calibration certificate ALI 18 400 INCLINEO USB converter ALI 18 500 M INCLINEO magnetic foot ALI 3 581 2 Receiver cable ALI 3 581 2 ALI 18 400 ALI 18 500 M ...

Page 9: ... symbol denotes information which must be followed in order to avoid damage to equipment This symbol denotes information which must be followed in order to avoid personal injury The number within the red circle corresponds to the instruction with the same number and must be followed exactly CE compliance and EMC All INCLINEO components fulfil the EC Guidelines for electric devices and those relati...

Page 10: ...ored data Service and care Although INCLINEO is essentially maintenance free the calibration accuracy of the system should be checked every six months as indicated by the calibration label see below located on the back of the rotatable inclinometer assembly Component labelling The labels shown below are to be found on INCLINEO Note regarding data storage With any data processing software data may ...

Page 11: ...le Battery status LED indicator Rotatable inclinometer assembly Bluetooth LED indicator Display Measurement base Locking screw Operating keys Micrometer screw for fine adjustment 0 0014 deg ABS Filter min COMPUTER SENSOR GAUGE Type www pruftechnik com Made in Germany s No HW BATTERY ON OFF External interfaces Inclinometer assembly locking lever Labeling ON OFF switch ...

Page 12: ... Display All set up measurement and menu items are shown on the display The display s backlight may be turned on to illuminate the screen Rotatable inclinometer assembly The assembly houses the high precision inclinometer By being rotatable it provides the flexibility to measure virtually any inclination Operating keys The operating keys are used for a variety of functions which include calling up...

Page 13: ...is in the lock position the micrometer screw gauge must never be turned Powering INCLINEO INCLINEO is powered using 2 standard AA size alkaline batteries contained in the battery compartment It is recommended that both batteries be replaced at the same time when only a single battery status LED bar blinks quickly Replacing batteries Undo the two Phillips screws With the screws loosened hold and pu...

Page 14: ...NCLINEO menu items Use or to cycle through the main INCLINEO menu items The following menu items are available Relative measurement Absolute measurement Filter Units Memory Backlight RF module Device info Relative measurement This is the first menu item that appears Pressing ENTER while in Relative Meas reveals the submenu items Use or to cycle through the available submenu items Press ENTER to co...

Page 15: ...te measurement mode Readings taken after this mode has been activated are absolute inclination values Type of filter Pressing ENTER while in Filter reveals the submenu items Use or to cycle through the available submenu items Press ENTER to confirm selection of the currently displayed submenu item Used to set the displayed value to zero Used to edit the angular offset value Used to exit the Relati...

Page 16: ...u item When selected the filtering process is turned off and no smoothing is applied to the reading When selected minimum smoothing is applied to the readings Used to exit the Filter menu Used to select the measurement unit arcsecond 1 arcsecond 1 1 60 of an arcminute 1 3600 of a degree Used to select the measurement unit rel which is based on the relative base length of the given surface The disp...

Page 17: ...ed to select the measurement unit gon 1 gon P 200 radian Gon is also called grade or new degree Every new degree is divided into 100 new minutes and every new minute into 100 new seconds Used to select the measurement unit millimetre metre Used to select the measurement unit mils inch Used to select the measurement unit inch 10 inches Used to select the measurement unit degrees minutes seconds Use...

Page 18: ...CLINEO saves up to 999 measure ments Measurements may be stored in locations S 01 S10 The data storage system is such that any one location is able to store the maximum 999 measurements As the maximum number of measurements that may be stored in INCLINEO is 999 this implies that it would therefore not be possible to store any other measurement in the other storage locations After selecting the sto...

Page 19: ...d and confirmed the measurement is saved When retry is selected and confirmed measurement is repeated When exit is selected and confirmed measurement is abandoned The memory submenu item auto is used for the automatic recording and saving of a definite number of measurements The submenu item is accessed using or while in Memory With auto displayed press ENTER The selection of the data storage loca...

Page 20: ...taken and saved measurements may be displayed using the memory submenu item view which is accessed as described at the beginning of this section Memory Press ENTER with view displayed The selection of the data storage location is prompted Use to select the location where measurements to be viewed have been saved The bottom right corner of the display shows the currently selected storage location 0...

Page 21: ...NTER to confirm selection of the currently displayed submenu item The Backlight menu is exited by pressing ENTER with exit displayed The next menu item is accessed by pressing ENTER to display the first menu item Relative Meas followed by or repeatedly Used to switch the display backlight on When selected the backlight switches off automatically after 30 seconds When selected the backlight switche...

Page 22: ...m is accessed by pressing ENTER to display the first menu item Relative Meas followed by or repeatedly The RF module complies with the conducted and radiated emission limits of FCC rules part 15 247 Device info This menu item is used to display the device serial number the firmware and hardware versions Used to establish wireless communication to a PC When selected the Bluetooth LED blinks Used to...

Page 23: ...played press ENTER to display the first device information Use or to cycle through the available device information Device serial number is displayed Firmware version is displayed Hardware version is displayed Used to exit the Device Info menu ...

Page 24: ...and INCLINEO be at the same temperature The surface where the level condition is to be set must be relatively even and rigid 1 Place INCLINEO on the object to be measured and switch it on The active measurement is displayed 2 Set the displayed value as close to zero as possible Use the rotating inclinometer assembly and the micrometer screw 3 Press ENTER to access the menu then press or to select ...

Page 25: ... Press ENTER to measure appears on the display 5 Press ENTER to start measuring 6 As soon as the measurement has stabilized ok appears on the display below the registered value 7 Press ENTER to accept reading The message 2 Angle Turn INCLINEO and press ENTER to measure appears on the display 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 26: ...ars on the display The system has now been set for absolute measurements 12 Press ENTER to confirm setting the level condition 13 With the submenu item save displayed press ENTER to save the set up Readings taken henceforth are absolute values For the second reading INCLINEO is rotated through 180 and placed at exactly the same position as in the first reading BATT INCLINEO ENTER MENU HOLD COMPUTE...

Page 27: ... screw 2 Press ENTER to access the menu items Relative Meas appears on the display if not use or to select it 3 Press ENTER to access the submenu items 4 Use or to select set zero 5 Press ENTER to proceed to set the reference value 6 After measurement the collected value is displayed Readings taken henceforth are relative to the reference value Note It is recommended that the displayed value be se...

Page 28: ... REL Filter min BATT INCLIN NCL INCLIN N NC C INCLI NCLIN LIN NCLIN CLINEO LINEO EO I C C NCLI LI C C C C NCL CL L L L LI NC C C CL L L N N N NC C C INCL LIN N N NC C C NC C C O EO NCL LIN O O O O O EO O C EO O EO O ENTE ENTE ENTE NTE ENTE T T R R R R R R R MENU M M MENU MENU MENU ENU M NU E HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD O O O D H L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0...

Page 29: ...the inclinometer assembly must never be rotated All related measurements must be taken using only this set up 7 Now proceed to carry out relative measurements In this configuration the system can be used to measure the relative inclination of surfaces with any inclination with an increased accuracy After set up is completed the inclinometer assembly must never be rotated All related measurements m...

Page 30: ... representative The INCLINEO ALIGNMENT CENTER PC software may be used to determine straight ness and flatness profiles of surfaces Creating a measurement file 1 After starting ALIGNMENT CENTER select File New ALIGNMENT CENTER flatness file Note Before using the INCLINEO ALIGNMENT CENTER PC software please familiarize yourself with the ALIGNMENT CENTER PC software Information relating to this softw...

Page 31: ...ame as appropriate 3 Double click the file name to open the file The template assistant appears The template assistant will not appear if the file has already been configured In this case the dimension screen will appear Note The template assistant will not appear if the file has already been configured In this case the dimension screen will appear ...

Page 32: ...inish button The dimension screen showing the configured grid appears 6 You are now ready to start taking measurements Taking measurements 1 Switch INCLINEO on and set the necessary measurement options as described in previous chapters Note that the distance between the columns must be equivalent to the length of the mounting base ...

Page 33: ... schematic below Alternatively use the cable combination which includes the receiver cable ALI 3 581 2 and the INCLINEO USB converter ALI 18 400 If using the cable combination please refer to the cable connection diagram below Receiver cable ALI 3 581 2 INCLINEO computer port INCLINEO USB converter ALI 18 400 BATT INCLINEO ENTER MENU HOLD 0 0014 deg ABS Filter min COMPUTER SENSOR GAUGE Type www pr...

Page 34: ...onnection display appears 4 Click the Bluetooth search button to scan the neighbourhood for INCLINEO Bluetooth However when using the cable combination click the serial port search button 3 On clicking the search button marked 3 above the message PRUFTECHNIK should appear in the box below Bluetooth as shown opposite This indicates that the USB RF dongle has been detected ...

Page 35: ...the cable combination has been used 6 Depending on method used click either the displayed serial number or PRUFTECHNIK USB Port then the OK button This information is then transferred to the Main sensor information box 7 Complete Bluetooth cable connection by clicking the Connect button in the Main sensor frame 5b 5a Note In example 5a wireless communication via Bluetooth has been selected In 5b t...

Page 36: ... out with the display in view The direction of measurement is clearly shown with the INCLINEO ALIGNMENT CENTER PC software BATT INCLINEO ENTER MENU HOLD 0 0014 deg ABS Filter min The direction of INCLINEO on the grid may be changed using a right mouse click Note INCLINEO right mouse direction change is not recom mended and if at all used measurement should be only in absolute measurement mode ...

Page 37: ...o settle This is indicated by the standard deviation value As soon as a stable value is attained click the Take point button to take measurement The recorded value takes the two adjacent points within an axis into consideration 11 Repeat steps 8 through to 10 for all necessary measurement points progressing through the grid in the specified direction The taken measure ment points appear in grey ...

Page 38: ...onvert the angles measured into a height measurement To enter the value proceed as follows 1 Right click the chosen measurement point A pop up menu appears 2 Click the menu item Manual measurement Enter the arbitrary value in the value box marked Y This value could be the actual height depth of the selected measurement point All positions where measurement has been taken appear grey but results ca...

Page 39: ...39 3 Click the OK button to integrate the value into the measurement After the arbitrary value has been entered 2 above the results may be displayed in 2D and 3D formats The reference value of 0 3 is entered at point B1 ...

Page 40: ... 620 for Bluetooth connectivity between a PC and INCLINEO If using a PC with Bluetooth capabilities the PC Bluetooth Manager is used to acquire wireless connectivity In such instances the Authentification Request window will appear Enter the pin code blue In such instances the Authentification Request window will appear Enter the pin code blue Note ...

Page 41: ...urement screen when the INCLINEO function is selected In the default configuration the Measurement and Memory panes overlap The panes may be positioned at any selected location by clicking the appropriate tab and holding the mouse down The panes may be docked at the positions that turn light blue when the cursor goes over the respective docking guide This appendix provides information about certai...

Page 42: ...uttons on the Memory pane When connection is established the message Successfully connected appears in the Angle box In this example the Memory pane can be dragged to the location highlighted light blue and docked by releasing the mouse button All measurements stored in INCLINEO are displayed in the Memory pane In this example the first measurement value stored is storage location 1 is diplayed in...

Page 43: ...Auto routing is activated by checking the Activate automatic flow box and can be further defined in terms of the turn by turn directions A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 Constant direction implies that measurement will always be taken in the same direction A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 Alternating direction implies that measurement direction can be changed A1 A2 A3 A4 B4 B3 B2 B1 The Direction drop down menu sho...

Page 44: ...grated Transmission power 20 dB max Complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to following conditions Device must not cause harmful interference Device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This transmitter is considered as mobile device and should not be used closer than 20 cm from a human body Contained transmitter modul...

Page 45: ...er 33 ALI 18 500 6 ALI 18 500 M magnetic foot 8 ALI 18 501 150 grooved mounting base 6 ALI 18 502 150 prism shaped mounting base 6 ALI 18 800 7 ALIGNMENT CENTER PC 30 Auto routing 43 B Backlight 21 Batteries replacing 13 Battery compartment 13 Battery compartment 12 Battery status LED indicator 12 Bluetooth enabled PC 40 Bluetooth LED indicator 12 C Calibration accuracy 10 Calibration certificate ...

Page 46: ...nits 16 Memory 18 Memory pane 42 Micrometer adjustment screw 28 Micrometer screw gauge 12 O Operating keys 12 P Pane overlap 41 Pin code 40 Power AA size alkaline batteries 13 R Receiver cable ALI 3 581 2 8 Relative base length 16 Relative measurement 14 27 RF module 22 Rotatable inclinometer assembly 12 S Safety symbols 9 Storage 10 Storage location 20 Storage locations 18 T Technical data 44 Tem...

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Page 48: ...roup PRÜFTECHNIK Alignment Systems GmbH Freisinger Str 34 85737 Ismaning Germany Tel 49 89 99616 0 Fax 49 89 99616 100 info pruftechnik com www pruftechnik com P R O V E N Q U A L I T Y Made in Germany Global Presence Qualified Support Quality Service ...

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