
The joystick orientation button changes the relative deflection of the joystick to be transposed to the
actual axis of the CMM. This allows the user to move freely around any side of the CMM and
transpose the joystick orientation such that the machine X and Y axis correspond to joystick direction
of deflection. If any axis lock is asserted and the joystick orientation is changed then the relative axis
lock will be transposed also.
An arrow in the top right of the LCD indicates the orientation of the MCU, see figure below, and
pressing the joystick orientation button will enable the user to scroll through the four operational
positions. The direction of the arrow is to indicate the +Y axis direction of the machine when the
machine co-ordinate system is in force.
Axis
select
button
(MCU1
and
MCU5
only)
The axis select button changes the CMM motion in any one of three different axis systems.
Machine axis (green LED) In this axis system, the joystick directly controls the machine axes, i.e. a
forward deflection of the joystick produces a pure Y+ movement of the CMM. This is the default
machine setting when the machine is initialised.
Part axis (red LED) In this axis system, the joystick controls the machine axes in the current part axis
system. i.e. a forward deflection of the joystick produces a movement in the part Y+ direction. This
could be a compound of 2 or 3 machine axes.
Stylus axis (amber LED) In this axis system, the joystick controls the machine axes in the axis system
of the selected stylus. i.e. a twist (Z) deflection of the joystick produces a movement along the axis of
the probe stylus. This could be a compound of 2 or 3 machine axes. The stylus axis is a secondary
part coordinate system, applicable only to the MCU joystick, and this needs to be updated by the
NOTE:
1. When switching the system to CMM auto mode, the joystick orientation feature will
drop out and then be re-asserted when the system is placed into CMM manual mode.
2. MCU
lite-2
does not have an orientation switch but the default orientation of the joystick can
be preset by your CMM service provider.
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