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PICS terminations
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PICS terminations
The Renishaw product interconnection system (PICS) has been developed to
standardise the format for real-time communications between Renishaw products and
the CMM controller. PICS facilitates the integration of multiple probe interfaces and
system controllers without the need for additional hardware or software overheads on
the CMM controller.
Refer to the section ‘connector pin-outs’ for the pin assignments used on the 9 way ‘D’
type PICS connector ports.
Refer to figures 16 - 21 in the section ‘system interconnection’ for examples of the
PICS connections for typical installations. Note that the order in which the system
components are connected is important. In particular, the autochange controller
(ACC2-2) should be the last in the chain before the CMM controller (figures 20 and 21)
to allow it to disable probe damping (PDAMP) during the ACR1 set-up procedure.
Installations incorporating the PI 800-2 probe interface are an exception and the
TP800-2 installation guide (Renishaw part number H-1000-5111) should be consulted
for further information.
For further information, please refer to the PICS installation guide (H-1000-5000).
