2.4
RMP40 basics
Multiple probe mode
The RMP40 can be configured, using Trigger Logic, to allow multiple radio probes to be used with a
single RMI or RMI-Q.
NOTES:
The
“radio on”
switch-on method cannot be used in
“multiple probe mode”
.
“Multiple probe
mode”
will not appear as an option if the
“radio on”
option has been selected.
RMP40 probes which are set to “
multiple probe mode on
” can coexist alongside any number of
RMP40 probes set to “
multiple probe mode off
”.
To allow multiple radio probes to work in close proximity, and with a single RMI or RMI-Q, 16 choices
of “
mode on
” colours are available, each representing a different machine tool installation (for more
information, see page 4.2, “Multiple probe mode settings”).
All probes operating with a single RMI or RMI-Q must be set to the same “
mode on
” colour choice;
any multiple probes located on adjacent machines must all be set to an alternative “
mode on
” colour
choice.
Only one probe per
“mode on”
colour choice needs to be partnered with the RMI or RMI-Q as, by
configuring multiple probes to a single
“mode on”
colour choice, all probes using this
“mode on”
colour choice will have the same identity. The probe to be partnered is partnered after selecting the
“multiple probe mode”
setting and choosing the
“mode on”
option. See Section 4, “Trigger Logic”.
There is no limit to the number of probes that can be used with a single RMI or RMI-Q as long as they
all have the same “
mode on
” colour choice.
All RMP40 probes are factory-set to “
mode off
”.
The addition of any further probe(s) into a single probe installation will require that all probes are
reconfigured to the same
“mode on”
colour choice and that one of the probes is then repartnered with
the RMI or RMI-Q.
The addition of any further probe(s), or replacements, into a multi-probe installation can be achieved
simply through the reconfiguration of the probe to the same
“mode on”
colour choice.
