4-1
4 Measuring
4 Measuring
Data acquisition and storage is controlled via the TMS software. A live video
image of the object is displayed on the monitor and you can set up the area of
interest on this video image. You set all acquisition properties in the TMS
software. Refer to your TMS software manual. For evaluation, the acquired
data are directly superimposed with the recorded video image.
4.1
Measuring with the Instrument
Switch on
1. Turn the key switch on the front of the controller to position
I
.
2. Press the mains switch on the back of the industrial PC to position
I
.
3. Press the
POWER
key on the front of the industrial PC.
4. Start the TMS software.
5. Open the measurement window as described in your TMS software
manual.
The live video image is displayed in the measurement window.
Align object
6. Position your object within the measurement range [A] on the object
support (refer to F
3.13).
7. You can fix the object within the measurement range on the tip-tilt unit
using the threaded holes and the dowel pin holes.
In the TMS software, the live video image of the object is displayed.
8. If the image is too dark or too bright, adjust the exposure time as
described in your TMS software manual.
9. Position one of the surfaces of the object to be examined in the middle of
the field of view. Use the crosshair in the TMS software to do so.
To determine the precise measurement distance, you need to find
interferences as described in your TMS software manual.
10. Carry out an automatic interference search to set the exact measurement
distance.
or
Set the exact measurement distance by slowly changing the position of
the Z-axis in the sensor head until the interferences become visible in the
TMS software (refer to your TMS software manual).
INFORMATION
The first indicator of the correct distance between the sensor head and the
object can be the sharpness of the video image: if the object is shown in
sharp focus, then it is in the range in which interferences can occur.
