LUDECA smartALIGN Quick Reference

1. Know your smartALIGN

Start
screen
Escape
button
The main operating buttons are the joystick, the menu button
and the escape button.

2. Mount smartALIGN and switch on

Transducer (Laser)
Stationary
machine
smartALIGN
computer
Switch on the instrument by pushing the joystick forward and
holding for a few seconds. All 4 computer LEDs light up.
Joystick pushed to
turn on smartALIGN
3.
LEDs
From the start screen, select the dimensions icon. Depress joystick
to enter machine dimensions. The rectangular box appears when
the joystick is pushed forwards or backwards. Proceed to edit di-
Menu
mension by moving the joystick forwards, backwards and/or side-
button
ways.
Dimensions to be entered include:
•Laser-to-prism
Joystick
•Laser-to-coupling center (calculated automatically from laser-prism
distance, or distance to right side of spacer coupling)
•Coupling diameter
•RPM
•Laser-to-front foot (of right machine)
•Front foot-to-back foot (of right machine).
When the dimensions have been entered, the dimensions submenu
appears with 'Measure' highlighted.
Reflector (Prism)
4.
Machine to
be moved
With the cursor on 'Measure', depress joystick to proceed with
measurement. Measurement can also be started by selecting the
measure icon in the start screen.
Center the laser beam using the reflector thumbwheel and the
yellow knob. When the beam is centered, the blue LED lights up.
As the default measure mode is continuous sweep, this mode is
automatically initiated when the shafts are rotated. After a rota-
tion of at least 60°, the results option is highlighted. Depress joy-
stick to view alignment results.
Enter dimensions
Measure
5. Results
Access the submenu item 'Results' by pressing the menu button.
With 'Results' highlighted, depress joystick to obtain results. Re-
sults can also be accessed by selecting the results icon in the start
screen.
Coupling results are given in the form of gap difference at the
entered coupling diameter and offset.
With left machine stationary, gap is positive when open at top or
side away from viewer
Foot results are accessed by moving joystick.
Tolerance
symbol
Vertical
Horizontal
Both vertical and horizontal results show the foot position relative
to the stationary machine centerline.
Positive values indicate that machine foot is upwards or away from
viewer. Negative values indicate that machine is downwards or
towards the viewer.
The alignment condition is indicated by both the tolerance sym-
bol and the corresponding lit smartALIGN LED.
With blue LED lit - values within excellent tolerances
With green LED lit - values within acceptable tolerances
With amber LED lit - values out of tolerance
With red LED lit - machine misaligned
Vertical gap
Vertical offset
Horizontal gap
Horizontal
offset
Foot positions