20.14 Set Up Touch Probes; Introduction; Setting Up A Touch Probe With Radio Transmission - HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 User Manual

MOD Functions | Set up touch probes

20.14 Set up touch probes

Introduction

The control allows you to set up and manage multiple touch
probes. Depending on the type of touch probe, you have the
following options for setting it up:
TT tool touch probe with radio transmission: Setup via MOD
dialog
TT tool touch probe with cable or infrared transmission: Setup
via MOD dialog or entry in the machine parameters
TS 3-D touch probe with radio transmission: Setup via MOD
dialog
3-D TS touch probe with cable or infrared transmission: Setup
via MOD dialog, tool management, or touch probe table
Further information:

Setting up a touch probe with radio transmission

Refer to your machine manual.
In order for the control to recognize the touch probe
with radio transmission, you will require an SE 661
transceiver with EnDat interface.
Proceed as follows to open the setup dialog:
Press the MOD key
Select Machine settings
Select Set up touch probes
The control opens the device configuration on
the third desktop.
On the left side, you will see the touch probes that have already
been configured. If you are unable to see all of the columns,
you can shift the view with the scroll bar or shift the dividing line
between the left and right sides of the screen using the mouse.
Proceed as follows to set up a touch probe with radio
transmission:
Place the cursor on the row of the SE 661
Select the radio channel
Press the CONNECT NEW TCH PROBE soft key
The control displays the next steps in the dialog
Follow the instructions in the dialog:
Remove the battery from the touch probe
Insert the battery into the touch probe
The control connects to the touch probe and
creates a new row in the table
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