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5. OPERATION
5.1 Power-on and Power-off
Steps to properly power on the CNC system:
1.
Verify that all system components are in the Off position.
2.
To apply power to the system PC and M3 controller in AV300 systems, turn on the AC power
strip. With an AV350 or AV450 system, rotate the master power switch to the right to the On
position (marked by “I” symbol).
3.
If the PC of an AV300 system does not automatically turn on, press power button of PC.
4.
In AV350 and AV450 systems, turn on the M3 motion controller by rotating the Controller
switch to the On position (marked by “I” symbol).
5.
From the Windows® 7 startup screen, press on the M3 icon to launch M3 CNC software.
6.
Upon launching M3 CNC software, you will be prompted to home the system. Do so, which
will establish the “home” or “zero” positions of the X, Y and Z axes.
CAUTION:
During the homing sequence and all other CNC operations, follow
proper safety protocols, keeping hands and other objects clear of the moving
stage. Failure to do so could result in personal injury or equipment damage.
Steps to properly power down the CNC system:
1.
Save your work in M3 software.
2.
Close M3 software and all other Windows® applications.
3.
Using the mouse our touch-screen, click the Start button and on “”Shut down.”
4.
After the PC has shut down, remove master power to the system.
5.2 Preparation
Steps
Before using the system to measure parts, run the system through the following steps to verify
proper mechanical and measurement functions:
1. Check that the general operating condition guidelines are observed.
See Daily
Inspection in the System Maintenance section.
2. Check lighting controls.
See Lighting Control in the Operation section.
3. Check stage hardware controls – control knobs or joystick.
See XYZ CNC Stage Control
and Image Focus Control in the Operation section.
4. Check
optical
zoom.
See Magnification Considerations in the Operation section.
5. Check parfocality, parcentricity and squareness.
See Optical Alignment Verification in the
System Maintenance section.
6. Check
calibration.
See Calibration Verification in the System Maintenance section. In order
to validate that the system is in proper working order, take an artifact of known size (such as
those on Starrett’s MAG checker), and measure the features utilizing the system controls.
Once validated, the system may be used on actual parts.
