Renishaw RMP400 Installation Manual page 46

Symptom
Machine stops
unexpectedly during a
probing cycle.
6.2
Probe crashes.
Probe permanently
triggered.
Radio link failure/RMP400 out of
range.
RMI or RMI-Q receiver/machine
fault.
Dead batteries.
Excessive machine vibration
causing false probe trigger.
Probe unable to find target
surface.
Adjacent probe.
Stylus not given sufficient time to
settle from a rapid deceleration.
Workpiece obstructing probe path.
Probe length offset missing
In cases where there is more than
one probe on a machine, incorrect
probe activated.
Probe orientation has changed –
i.e. from horizontal to vertical.
New stylus has been fitted.
Probe was switched on when
stylus was deflected.
Probe has not settled before a
trigger move occurs following a
rotation or rapid move ("Auto-
reset" mode only).
Probe has collided with an object
during a rotation or rapid move
("Auto-reset" mode only).
Draft 5 16/04/18
Cause
Check interface/receiver and
remove obstruction.
Refer to receiver/machine user's
guide.
Change batteries.
Enable enhanced trigger filter.
Check that part is correctly
positioned and that stylus has not
broken.
Reconfigure adjacent probe to low
power mode and reduce range of
receiver.
Add a short dwell before the
probing move (length of dwell will
depend on stylus length and rate
of deceleration). Maximum dwell is
one second.
Review probing software.
Review probing software.
Review interface wiring or part
program.
Select probe "Auto-reset" function.
Turn probe off and on again.
Turn probe off and on again.
Ensure stylus is seated during
switch on.
Turn probe off and on again, and
increase the dwell from 0.2 to
0.5 second dwell before probing
move.
Turn probe off and on again.
Action