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D.3.4 Diagnostics ............................................................................................. D-13
D.3.4.1 System status screen .............................................................. D-13
D.3.4.2 RCU diagnostics screen (top display) ..................................... D-14
D.3.4.3 RCU diagnostics – Configuration tab ...................................... D-15
D.3.4.4 Axis diagnostics – Compensation tab ..................................... D-17
D.3.4.5 Axis diagnostics – Communication tab .................................... D-19
D.3.4.6 Axis diagnostics – Sensors tab ............................................... D-21
Appendix E Commissioning tests
E.1 System performance testing .................................................................................. E-2
E.1.1 Prerequisites .............................................................................................. E-2
E.1.2 Test 1 – Linear compensation (air refractive index or encoder scale
compensation) ........................................................................................... E-3
E.1.3 Test 2 – Workpiece thermal expansion compensation ............................. E-4
E.1.4 Test 3 – Workpiece thermal expansion at higher temperatures ............... E-5
E.1.5 Test 4 – Workpiece temperature change at material reference position .. E-5
E.1.6 Test 5 – Static workpiece temperature change at distance ...................... E-6
Appendix F Extended capability
F.1 Extended RCU10 system capability ...................................................................... F-2
F.1.1 Extended system capability ....................................................................... F-2
F.1.2 Extended system status monitoring .......................................................... F-2
F.1.2.1 Extended status monitoring ....................................................... F-2
F.1.3 Axis referencing with extended error lines ................................................ F-4
F.1.4 Controlling workpiece compensation from motion control system output
lines ........................................................................................................... F-5
F.1.4.1 Introduction ................................................................................ F-5
F.1.4.2 Enabling workpiece compensation ............................................ F-5
F.1.4.3 Disabling workpiece compensation ........................................... F-5
F.1.4.4 Suspending workpiece compensation ....................................... F-6
F.1.4.5 Multiple fixturing with workpiece compensation ........................ F-6
F.1.5 Parameter table selection .......................................................................... F-7
F.1.6 Compensation buffering ............................................................................ F-8
F.1.7 Configuration of advanced features .......................................................... F-8
F.1.7.1 Multiple parameter tables .......................................................... F-8
F.1.7.2 Operating with multiple parameter tables .................................. F-9
F.2 RCU CS – Additional functionality ....................................................................... F-12
F.2.1 Additional RCU CS configuration functionality ........................................ F-12
F.2.1.1 Saving the configuration .......................................................... F-12
F.2.1.2 Loading a configuration ........................................................... F-13
F.2.1.3 Setting the PC communication port ......................................... F-14
F.2.1.4 Configuring passwords ............................................................ F-15
F.2.1.5 Logging in as new user............................................................ F-16
F.2.1.6 Rebooting the RCU ................................................................. F-16
F.2.2 Data logging ............................................................................................ F-18
F.2.3 Error logging ............................................................................................ F-20
F.2.3.1 Error log descriptions ............................................................... F-25