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Crane Electronics Ltd
The force in torque management
Operator's Manual
TorqueStar Plus / Pro Data Collector
Manual 1293-01 Issue 1
Crane Electronics Ltd
Notice
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever,
without the prior permission in writing from Crane Electronics Ltd is forbidden.
Copyright © April 2019 by Crane Electronics Ltd.
Crane Electronics Ltd
Watling Drive
Sketchley Meadows
1
Hinckley LE10 3EY
Tel: +44(0) 1455 25 14 88
www.crane-electronics.com

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  • Page 1 Crane Electronics Ltd Notice ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever, without the prior permission in writing from Crane Electronics Ltd is forbidden. Copyright © April 2019 by Crane Electronics Ltd. Crane Electronics Ltd...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CE Marking & Compliance Product Disposal & About this Manual Packing List Spares & Accessories Features & Dimensions Specifications Hardware Technical Features Icons - TorqueStar Plus / Pro Start Up Inputs Charging your TorqueStar Connecting a Transducer Manual Transducer Set-up Settings Power Settings Date &...

  • Page 3: Ce Marking & Compliance

    Declares that the TorqueStar range has been assessed and complies with the requirements of the relevant CE Directives. Changes or modifications to the TorqueStar range not expressly approved by Crane Electronics Ltd could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 4: Product Disposal & About This Manual

    To enable this product to be disposed of properly i.e. cradle to grave, Crane Electronics is willing to accept the return of your product (at your cost) for recycling or alternatively, for more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local authority or the Distributor / Company where you have purchased the product.

  • Page 5: Packing List

    1 x Type A–A USB Cable (Pro Only) All contents are supplied in a hard plastic case with foam insert. Please ensure all items are present and notify Crane Electronics Ltd immediately of any shortages. SPARES AND ACCESSORIES (with Product Code)

  • Page 6: Features & Dimensions

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management FEATURES AND DIMENSIONS Crane Electronics Ltd Watling Drive Sketchley Meadows Hinckley LE10 3EY Tel: +44(0) 1455 25 14 88 www.crane-electronics.com...

  • Page 7: Specifications

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management SPECIFICATIONS Measurement Modes: Track – Real time torque Peak – Capture of the highest torque Pulse – Special measurement algorithm for use with impulse tools, incorporating pulse count Click – Special measurement algorithm for use with click tools Force –...

  • Page 8: Hardware

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management HARDWARE Construction: High strength injection moulding. Protective rubberised trim to alleviate secondary damage. Soft rubber trim surrounding tough internal chassis. Can survive 1.8m drop. Display: Colour Backlit 4”screen (86mm x 52mm) Keypad: Easy clean keypad.

  • Page 9: Icons - Torquestar Plus / Pro

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management ICONS – TorqueStar Plus / Pro Functions: Rounds Users Check Jobs Measurement Modes: Force Peak Click Track Pulse Audit Peak Angle Pro only: MoveOn Yield Re-tighten Measurement Functions: Readings Delete Settings Back...
  • Page 10 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Languages: English French German Italian Spanish Swedish Turkish Czech Polish Chinese Hungarian Portuguese Transducer Screen: Delete Transducer Edit Refresh Back Accept Statistics screen: Save Print Swap Primary & Back Secondary Reading List Screen:...

  • Page 11: Start Up

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Job List Screen (Pro only): Back Job Setup Search Delete Add Job Job Edit (Pro only): Transducer Previous Save Further Back Setting Setting Rounds List & Edit Screens (Pro only): Round Add Rounds...
  • Page 12 F2, F3, F4, and F5 is the right hand function key. For the TorqueStar Plus, only Check and Settings icons on the lower part of the display are active. The Jobs and Rounds icons will be greyed out as they are only active on the TorqueStar Pro.
  • Page 13 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management If a transducer is already plugged in then, depending on what span Nm (or torque range), it will automatically populate the LSL (lower specification limit), target torque and USL (upper specification limit). If the transducer has angle, this will also automatically be populated.

  • Page 14: Inputs

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management INPUTS TorqueStar Pro has connectivity using the following: 1) Micro USB (charging or streaming) 2) USB (USB stick or OMS Lite) 3) 25-way D-type female transducer port 4) 5V DC Power Supply...

  • Page 15: Connecting A Transducer

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management CONNECTING A TRANSDUCER Plug the male 25-way D-type connection on the transducer to the female connection port on the back of the TorqueStar. All Crane UTA transducers will automatically be recognised. Industry Standard (IS) Transducers will have to be manually inputted (See transducer set-up).
  • Page 16 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Change the transducer properties by using the Left and Right key. Use the Up and Down arrows to navigate the screen. Pressing F2 and F4 moves the decimal point. You can also delete a transducer by pressing the delete icon press the green button or the green ‘tick’...

  • Page 17: Settings

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management SETTINGS Settings can be accessed by selecting the Settings Icon on the home screen: Use Left and Right arrow keys to move between the different settings functions and select the chosen function with the green key.

  • Page 18: Power Settings

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management POWER SETTINGS Select the Settings Icon. Select the Power Icon. You can change the ‘Power Off’ time by using the Up and Down arrows to highlight the current minutes. Use the Left and Right arrows to toggle between time limits.

  • Page 19: Language Settings

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management LANGUAGE SETTINGS Select the Settings Icon. Select the Language Settings Icon. Language Settings. Use the Left and Right arrow keys to change the language in the TorqueStar. Available languages are: English, French, German, Chinese, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Swedish, Czech.

  • Page 20: Misc. Torque Settings

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management MISCELLANEOUS TORQUE SETTINGS Select the Settings Icon. Select the Misc. Torque Icon. Use the Up and Down arrows to navigate and use the left and right arrows to set the user requirement.

  • Page 21: Unlocking

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management UNLOCK Select the Settings Icon. Select the Unlock Icon. The unlock code can be provided by Crane to enable features on the TorqueStar. With no unlock code the TorqueStar will show ‘Demo’ on the splash screen and will work in basic Plus mode.

  • Page 22: Settings Measurement

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Max. No. of Subgroups Set by OMS Lite and is maximum number of subgroups per job. It affects the maximum number of jobs it can store (Note. the number of jobs stored is also affected by number of readings per subgroup and can only save a maximum of 20,000 readings).

  • Page 23: Check Measurement Screen

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management CHECK MEASURING SCREEN Measuring Screen: The symbols across the top of the screen are: Top-left corner icon that appears is relevant to the screen you are currently on. The TorqueStar has 999 readings capability. Number of readings are displayed.
  • Page 24 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Measurement screen LSL = Lower Specification Limits Tar = Target Torque USL = Upper Specification Limits If a reading is below the target torque a number of things will happen: 1. Torque reading will be yellow when the fixing is under- tightened.

  • Page 25: Measurement Options

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management The symbols across the bottom of the screen are your action keys. Pressing the corresponding soft-key will give you access to other modes and settings. Choose Measurement Mode Readings list Delete Measurement Settings...
  • Page 26 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Pulse Audit Force Pro Only: There are 3 additional measurement modes available with the TorqueStar Pro: Yield MoveOn Retighten When you select the measurement mode you require, you are taken back to the measurement screen and, as long as a transducer is connected, you can begin to measure.

  • Page 27: Reading List

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management READING LIST Pressing the readings list icon will take you to the readings screen. The ‘Save’ icon will let you save your reading to a USB stick. Insert the USB stick and save to USB.

  • Page 28: Reading Trace

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Saves in folder \Crane\Export Filename [MeasureMode] Date_Time.csv Date & time format altered in settings represents the time of export. We recommend you use the USB flash drive supplied with the TorqueStar (16GB USB 2.0). It is formatted as FAT32.

  • Page 29: Statistics

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management The save icon saves the results. Save to folder \Crane\Traces\ [MeasureMode] Date_Time.csv If taking more than 999 readings (FIFO on) you will only see traces for the last 998 readings. STATISTICS Statistics This will show various different statistics taken from the readings taken by the user.

  • Page 30: Warning Screens

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management WARNING SCREENS Below are a series of warning screens that can appear during operation of the TorqueStar: If you decide to change settings whilst in the middle of readings then you will be warned. If this is what you wish to do then press the green button, if not press the button.
  • Page 31 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Whilst in measuring mode with a selected transducer if you decide to change the measurement mode then all reading results will be reset. If you start pulling torque before you are in the measuring screen then you will be warned that the ‘Zero Offset’...

  • Page 32: Torquestar Pro Features

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management TORQUESTAR PRO FEATURES VIRTUAL KEYBOARD When text input is required a virtual keyboard will appear on the screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight the required character and press the green button to select it.

  • Page 33: Communication With Oms Lite

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management There is a default user called ‘admin’ with password ‘Admin’ (Upper case ‘A’). If the password is correctly entered then you are taken to the Home screen and the username appears in the top left of the display so you know who is logged in.

  • Page 34: Jobs

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Back (F5) – returns to the Login screen JOBS See a list of jobs downloaded from OMS Lite or created on the TorqueStar Pro. (F1) Add Job: (Note. you cannot edit jobs downloaded from OMS Lite, just view them) Once on the ‘Add Job’...
  • Page 35 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Screen 2: General Job Settings Number of subgroups = (1 – number in global settings) Number of readings = (1 – 50) Job Type = (Peak, Impulse, Yield, MoveOn, Angle Control, Audit, Force, Retighten, Click Dip) Retries = (Never, Always, Manual, Single) Cycle End Time = (0.2s, 0.5s, 1.0s, 2.0s, 5.0s, 10.0s, 20.0s)
  • Page 36 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Adapter ID Serial Number = (Up to 8 digits) If transducer mode is ‘any appropriate’ then any transducer can be used with the job and at the point of use, it will check the transducer span against job limits (e.g. Span ≥ USL and 10% Span ≤ LSL).

  • Page 37: Job Measurement Screen

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management When listing jobs, you can see up to 4 at a time. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the job list. Pressing the green key on a highlighted job enters the job measurement mode.

  • Page 38: Job Reading List Screen

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management JOB READING LIST SCREEN Similar to ‘Check’ reading list screen plus: Can swap between subgroups using the Left and Right arrow keys. Colour of reading is: LO = Amber OK = Green HI = Red Comment can be added for each subgroup and Job.

  • Page 39: Rounds

    Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management ROUNDS You can view the Rounds downloaded or created on the TorqueStar Pro. You can move through the list (up to 4 rounds displayed) using the up and down arrow keys. Each item in the list will show a round name and description, the round type, and the percentage of completion.
  • Page 40 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management Screen 2: Select Jobs Select Jobs from the list using Up and Down arrow keys and press Enter. The selected Job will turn green (If you make a mistake, select the job again and it will turn white).
  • Page 41 Crane Electronics Ltd The force in torque management If you press the green key on a selected round, it enters this round. If this is an ‘any order’ round, then you can choose a job from the job list using the arrow keys or search (F1). Otherwise for vertical and horizontal round types, the Pro starts at the beginning of the list.

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