Faq - Atlas Copco Tensor STB User Manual

FAQ

5 FAQ
Question
I have problems connecting the tool with the
Power Focus or IRC Focus (E558)?
How many tightenings can I do with a fully
charged battery?
What is the maximum torque range?
How long is the battery life time?
How long is the charging time for the
batteries?
What is the range of the IRC-B
communication?
What is the range of IRC-W communication?
What happens if the tool looses the Power
Focus connection (Blue led off) in the default
configuration?
Can I run the Tensor STB on Power Focus
3100?
What are the advantages with IRC-B
compared to other communication
alternatives?
Can I limit the operating range to the cover
only the work station?
When do I need to do a pairing?
Will the battery discharge if I leave the tool
on for a long time?
The tool is beeping. What does that mean?
What is worth thinking about regarding
frequency and/or channel planning in Wi-fi?
Can I upgrade the Power Focus software with
a serial connection if a Serial port adapter is
used?
What are the advantages of IRC-W Ad-hoc
and Infrastructure, respectively.
Can I run all Unii-band II channels in ad-hoc
mode?
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Answer
Please make sure you have compatible software for Power Focus /IRC
Focus and tool. You can find the latest software in the Marketing & Support
Data base
It depends on the joint, applied torque and what kind of tool you are using.
Please see graph in section 2.2.2 Battery.
ETP 2-12 Nm
ETV 4-100 Nm
After around 500 charging cycles the battery capacity is reduced to roughly
75 %.
18 V (2,6 Ah) = 60 minutes
30 V (2,6 Ah) = 90 minutes
Up to 100 meters in open field with free line of sight,.reducing sender power
will reduce the range. Obstacles on the way of line of sight can affect the
range. The IRC Focus has roughly half the range of the IRC-B com kit.
The IRC-W 5.0 GHz has a shorter range than IRC-W 2.4 GHz, which is
roughly the same as for IRC-B.
The operator can do 25 tightenings, after that the tool is locked. When the
tool is back in range and the operator pushes the trigger, connection is re-
established. When connection has been re-established the tightening results
are automatically uploaded to the Power Focus. This function can be
configured differently. See chapter 3.9 Other settings.
Yes, if you install WR7.5 or a later release.
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Requires no support from IT department
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Easy to set up
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Stable communication
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Low interference with other radio technologies due to Adaptive
Frequency Hopping (AFH).
No, but you can choose between low, medium, high and full sending power
of the system. By doing so you limit the operating range but it gives no
guarantee that the tool is not being used outside of the work station.
You only need to pair the tool and Power Focus when you set up the system
with IRC-B or IRC-W ad hoc. When changing battery, pairing is not
necessary. If you replace tool or controller, then a paring is needed.
No, the tool features a power save timeout. You can set the timeout between
1-120 minutes (T270, Power save timeout). To re-start the tool, push the tool
trigger. It will take around 10 seconds for the radio communication to be
established before the tool can start. It is possible to set T278 Power save to
off.
Probable cause is a faulty card in the tool.
Signal:
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Long-Short – No connection to the LED card.
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Long-Short-Short – No connection to the IRC module.
If there are many communication devices in a small area it is a good
measure to avoid overlap of the channels. If this is not possible, it is better to
let devices close to each other use the same channel rather than using
adjacent channels in an interference point of view.
This is possible if the Serial port adapter is disconnected from the Power
Focus and the setting T294 Serial port is set to "Internal".
Ad-hoc: simplicity of connection and safety with separate network.
Infrastructure: Security mode and traffic control through access points
Unii-band II channels require DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) to meet
FCC requirements due to radar interference requirements. In ad-hoc mode
this function is not supported.
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