ABERLINK Xtreme Installation Manual

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ABERLINK LTD

VATCH LANE

Last update 12

Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461

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Registered in England No. 7642245

EASTCOMBE

Xtreme installation manual

April 2017 iss 5

Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk

VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

GL6 7DY

Web : www.aberlink.com

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Page 1 ABERLINK LTD VATCH LANE EASTCOMBE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 7DY Xtreme installation manual Last update 12 April 2017 iss 5 Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 2 Remove the 3 cap head screws (M10) from the underside of the pallet Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 3 Once on the bench, use a third nut to secure machine to bench Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
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Page 5 Locate the probe quill, push connectors together and fit the quill to the probe plate using 3 M3 cap heads Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 6 To cater for variations in power plugs throughout the world, the switch block is fitted with a AC power socket. Connect power supply for the machine, Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 7 Motor connections Encoder connections, under the motor cable Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 8 Encoder connection in detail Contact surfaces Pull back to release, and push forward to lock. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 9 Controller On/Off button located on side of machine, allow a couple of minutes for full boot NUC on/off button, this computer powers the software Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 10 Up to 1000088 Operating system dongle, will not work without this Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 11 6, then 5 seconds with no led. Also shows status of Drivers, Probe and PC connection Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 12 USB boot up DO NOT USE dongle Probe Estop Temp sensor Network link Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 13 Exploded view of spring Spring clip for top of strut Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 14 Sprung loaded spring location Anti-rotation links These screws lock the pivot pins in place. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 15 You can double click on the XDash short cut or open the XDash_1.0 folder Double click the XDash.exe file Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 16 The following panel will be shown, click on connect to connect the Dash software to the top controller. Do not change the I.P address Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 17 Click on Engage to connect motors, click on Home to then home the machine. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 18 Assess again to see affect of adjustment. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 19 This can be done within XDash. Click on Update and browse to the file. The latest file can be found on our techsite. Once checks done, click on Stop to terminate the connection, then start Aberlink Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk...
Page 20 Check DME (Dimensional Measuring Equipment) settings, default settings shown be ok, this is for reference only. DME Settings Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 21 2 degrees, this should not affect the metrology. Target strut temperature range Target strut temperature setting Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 22 Do not edit these settings without advice, the settings here will change the settings within the top controller unit. The values below are default values. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 23 Do not edit these settings without advice, the settings here will change the settings within the top controller unit. The values below are default values. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 24 Step 15 Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 25 GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 7DY Build a probe, and set ‘Ref Ball’ position as per normal instruction. The Xtreme has a shortened ref ball and must be located in the back hole as shown. The rack must be positioned as shown. To set the rack refer to normal mk4 setup and installation.
Page 26 Divide this result by distance between pos 1 and pos 2. Approx. 185 Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 27 Position as shown, do not compensate for Y linear error at this stage. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 28 Enter value into X compensation, then remeasure all 3 positions to verify. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 29 Position 8 (guide X0 Y0 Z255) Z axis verification check using 100mm gauge Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 30 10mm and try again. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 31 Make sure probe can move to first point safely. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 32 Enter compensation into yz box, use test function to check correct direction. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 33 Position 8 (guide X0 Y0 Z285) Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 34 It is useful to have a backup folder on the machine – desktop is good suggestion (As a default a factory backup will be located in the service tools folder on the desktop) Copy the Aberlink settings folder within Program Data Place a copy of the current GCTAR.gz file Place a copy of config.ini file.
Page 35 GL6 7DY Open WinSCP folder, then double on WinSCP.exe Click on Login. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 36 Browse to desktop, or backup folder destination Transfer backup to the backup folder, if not directly copied there. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 37 Place a small box under the platform so it is not left hanging once a strut is removed. Firstly remove the plastic cover by removing single screw from underneath. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 38 OFF, disconnect the ribbon cables, which are the motor and encoder connections. Depending on model will determine if clamps fitted or not. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 39 The strut should now be free to remove. Remove the anti-rotation hinge from the removed strut and fit to new unit. Tel : +44 (0)1453 884461 Fax : +44 (0)1453 882348 Email : sales@aberlink.co.uk Web : www.aberlink.com Registered in England No. 7642245 VAT Registration No. GB 108 307 537...
Page 40 Update the config.ini file, as the strut map needs to be incorporated into the general machine map. The file, which should be prepared at Aberlink can be uploaded using WinSCP. -------------------------------------End of Document----------------------------------------- Please report any problems, or suggestions to helpdesk@aberlink.co.uk...