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SETUP AND INSTALLATION OF THEPHOENIX 112-102 DCC CMM |
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For a printable pdf version of this setup and installation manual click here. REMOVE THE CMM FROM THE SHIPPING CRATE CLEAN AND LUBRICATE BEARING WAY SURFACES REMOVE SHIPPING BRACKETS FROM THE MAIN SUPPORT AND LEG REMOVE THE SHIPPING BRACKETS FROM THE CARRIAGE INSTALL THE MONITOR STAND AND MONITOR ADJUST THE ANTI-LIFTOFF HOOKS ON THE MAIN SUPPORT AND CARRIAGE INSTALLATION OF THE TOUCH PROBE INTO THE PROBE BAR INSTALLATION OF THE COMPUTER AND WIRING INSTALLATION OF MACHINE WIRING COVER AND BELLOWS INSTALLATION REMOVE THE CMM FROM THE SHIPPING CRATE Locate the side of the shipping crate marked “FRONT”. Remove the front cover of the crate by removing the screws that are circled. Once the front of the crate is removed, remove the wooden braces holding the CMM in place. Remove any loose items from the floor of the crate such as wrapped covers or boxes. Next, remove the circled screws around the bottom of the crate. With these screws removed, carefully slide the remaining crate structure (left, right, and back walls as well as the top) off of the base of the crate. At this point the CMM should be sitting on the base of the crate with all four sides exposed. Use a fork lift to lift the CMM off of the base. Lift the CMM at the bottom of the machine cabinet ONLY. NOTE: LIFTING THE CMM AT THE BRIDGE OR PLATE WILL RESULT IN SEVERE DAMAGE. LIFT ONLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CABINET!
For best results, place the CMM away
from air vents, air conditioners, CLEAN AND LUBRICATE BEARING WAY SURFACES Using a lint free cloth and alcohol, clean the rust inhibitor or any dirt and debris from all the ground surfaces on the CMM. Do not leave any debris that could damage either the way surfaces or the bearings. When clean, lubricate the ways by wiping some light oil onto the bearing surfaces using a lint free cloth, then remove excess oil leaving a very thin film on the ground surfaces. REMOVE SHIPPING BRACKETS FROM THE MAIN SUPPORT AND LEG
Remove the leg bearing shipping bracket. Using a 3/16” allen wrench, remove the ¼-20 bolt holding the bracket to the leg. Next, using a 5/16” allen wrench remove the 3/8-16 bolt that holds the leg bearing bracket to the surface plate. Slightly lift the leg and slide the bracket out. Gently lower the leg bearing onto the leg rail.
Next, using a 3/16” allen wrench remove the two ¼-28 bolts that hold the main support down on the shipping brackets. Remove the tape holding the brass angle under the main support bearings and slide the brass angle out – both sides.
Slowly and carefully remove the brown protective tape that
is covering the Y axis scale. Travel the bridge structure to
both ends of travel to check for smooth operation.
REMOVE THE SHIPPING BRACKETS FROM THE CARRIAGE
Remove the shipping bracket from the back side of the carriage. Using a 9/64” allen wrench, remove the two 8-32 bolts from the rear shipping bracket and gently lower the rear bearing of the carriage onto the rear bridge rail. Lift the shipping bracket out.
INSTALL THE MONITOR STAND AND MONITOR
ADJUST THE ANTI-LIFTOFF HOOKS ON THE MAIN SUPPORT AND CARRIAGE
Adjust the anti-liftoff hooks on the main support. Using a 2mm allen wrench loosen the screw on the end of the recirculating bearing. DO NOT REMOVE THE SCREW COMPLETELY. Rotate the hook downward until it is under the antiliftoff rail. Be careful that the anti-liftoff hook is not touching the top of the “V” on the main rail and that it does not touch on the under side of the anti-liftoff rail. Once the hook is located properly, tighten the screw. BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER TIGHTEN THE SCREW.
Repeat this procedure for the second antiliftoff hook on the main support and for the anti-liftoff hooks on the carriage. When all the hooks are positioned, travel the X and Y axis to make sure they are not coming into contact with the rails at any point in the travel. INSTALLATION OF THE TOUCH PROBE INTO THE PROBE BAR
Using a 1/8” allen wrench loosen the set screw in the probe bar end cap. Insert the 3/8” shank on the touch probe all the way into the 3/8” hole in the end cap. Orient the touch probe so that the red light is facing the front of the machine. Tighten the set screw. Plug the touch probe wire coming from the probe bar end cap into the back of the touch probe. The wire will only fit one way. INSTALLATION OF THE COMPUTER AND WIRING At the back side of the CMM remove the two black thumb screws that hold the back cabinet cover in place. Using the handle on the back cover, lift the cover up and out to remove it.
INSTALLATION OF MACHINE WIRING
The machine wiring is labeled and should be connected to the proper locations during shipping. The following procedure outlines the installation of these connections for future reference.
The machine wiring will connect to the interconnect card along the top of the electronics panel from the left to the right (looking from the back of the machine). All connections have screw type connections that need to be fastened but DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN these connections or damage to the interconnect board will occur. The first connection is for the Limit switches; this cable is a DB9M type connector and connects to the LIMITS jack on the electronics panel. There are encoder connections for each axis of travel (X, Y, and Z). These are DB15M connectors that connect to the appropriate connection on the interconnect card (X Encoder, Y Encoder, Z Encoder). The final interconnect connection is the touch probe cable (DB9M) and this plugs into the Touch Probe connection on the interconnect card. Next the 3 motor connections need to be installed. Each motor connection is a 5 pin silver connector. These plug into the appropriate jack on the left side of the electronics panel. Install the main power cord into the side of the cabinet. Plug machine into an appropriate AC receptacle. Check that the red stop switch on the front of the cabinet is pulled out (twist to release). Turn on the main power switch on the right side of the cabinet. Move the machine to the center of all axis travel by hand prior to starting the computer. Open the front door, and turn on the computer. Start the Geomet software by double clicking on the Geomet icon from the Windows desktop. You will be prompted to turn the motors on and home the machine using the appropriate buttons. The machine should move in the +z direction (up), the +x direction (right), and the –y direction (towards the front) and complete the homing routine. The machine is now ready to be operated. COVER AND BELLOWS INSTALLATION
Next, install the inside main rail cover. Align the two holes in the cover with the holes in the cover bracket. Install two 8-32 button head screws and tighten. Finally, install the outside main rail cover. Note that this cover has four holes in it. Align the upper two holes with the cover brackets and install the two 8-32 button head screws. Now, install two 8-32 button head screws through the two holes at the bottom of the cover and into the cover bracket (already attached to the CMM stand) and tighten.
Install the leg rail cover. Align the two holes in the leg rail cover with the two holes in the leg rail. Using a 5/32” allen wrench install two ¼-20 button head screws and tighten. Install the leg rail bellows in the guides inside the cover and attach them at each end by pressing the “Vel-Cro” together. Make sure the bellows expand and contact freely with the travel of the CMM.
Install the bridge cover. Move the carriage to the center of the bridge. Lift the bridge cover over the probe bar and carriage. Lower the bridge cover onto the bridge aligning the four 8-32 studs at each end to the four slots on the bridge. Make sure the bridge cover is resting completely on the bridge. Install an 8-32 “thumb-nut” on each stud and tighten. Move the carriage to each end of travel for the X axis to ensure that it is not contacting the cover at any point. Insert the X axis bellows into the guides on the inside of the bridge cover. Attach them at each end by pressing the “Vel-cro together. Make sure that the bellows expand and contract freely with the travel of the carriage.
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Move the CMM to the area where it will be located. The CMM
should be
Gently
lift the main support enough to slide the forked shipping
bracket out from the front side. Gently lower the main
support until the main support bearing contacts the main
rail. Repeat these steps to remove the forked bracket from
the backside of the main support.
Using
a 5/32” allen wrench remove the two 10-32 bolts that hold
the carriage down on the shipping brackets. Remove the tape
holding the two brass angles that are under the bearings on
the front side of the carriage. Slide the brass angles out.
Slightly
lift the carriage enough to slide the forked bracket out
from under the carriage then gently lower the carriage onto
the bridge rail. Follow the same steps to remove the other
forked bracket from the front of the carriage.
Adjust
the bottom bearing of the carriage rear bearing block. Using
a 1/8” allen wrench, loosen the bottom bearing set screw.
Using a 5/32” allen wrench, adjust the bottom bearing until
it contacts the the bottom side of the rear bridge rail.
Adjust the bearing “skid” by placing your finger on the
bearing applying enough force to prevent the bearing from
rotating as you travel the X axis forward and back. The
“skid” is adjusted properly when you are able to prevent the
bearing from rotating with “medium” pressure from your
finger. Tighten the set screws to lock the bearings in
place.
Slowly
and carefully remove the brown protective tape that is
covering the X axis scale. Slowly travel the carriage back
and forth to each end of travel on the bridge to check for
smooth operation.
Using
a 7/64” allen wrench remove the 6-32 screw and rubber bumper
from the front of the probe bar near the bottom side of the
carriage.
Install
the arm section of the monitor stand. Using a 3/16” allen
wrench,insert two ¼-20 bolts (located in accessories labeled
monitor stand bolts) through the monitor stand arm and into
the right side of the cabinet and tighten.
Place
the monitor stand base onto the arm, locating the stud that
is attached to the base through the existing hole in the top
of the arm. Install the washer and lock knob onto the stud
on the bottom of the stand and tighten. Remove the monitor
from its box and assemble. Place the assembled monitor onto
the monitor stand and align the holes in the bottom of the
monitor base with the holes in the monitor stand base. Using
a 7/64” allen wrench, install the three 6-32 screws through
the stand and into the plastic monitor base. Be careful not
to over tighten the screws.
Unpack
the computer and install it inside the machine through the
back of the cabinet. From the back, the computer is located
on the right hand side of the electronics panel. The monitor
cable, monitor power cable, speaker cable, mouse cable, and
joystick cable must be routed under the right side cover of
the machine. Remove this cover to allow for installation of
these cables. Attach the monitor cable to its appropriate
spot on the back of the computer. Plug the monitor power
cable into the power strip. Remove the mouse from computer
accessory box, and place on monitor shelf, and attach cable
to the computer. Install the speaker wire from the monitor
to the computer sound card. Install the computer power cable
into the computer and then plug into the power strip. Remove
the keyboard from its box and place on the sliding tray on
the front of the machine and connect the cable to the
computer. Lastly, install the joystick cable. One end of
this high density DB15M connector hooks to the joystick
pendant and at the other end the DB15M connector connects to
the joystick jack on the interconnect card. Re install the
right side cover.
The
electronics have two USB connections that need to be made.
The first connection is the PMAC control card to the
computer. Install one end of USB cable to the PMAC card and
the other to the computer. The second connection is for the
joystick circuitry, install one end of the USB cable to the
interconnect card and the other end to the computer.
Install
the main rail/main support covers. Begin with the two end
cap covers. (These are the curved covers). Align the two
holes in the end cap cover with the holes in the cover
bracket. Using a 3/32” allen wrench, install an 8-32 button
head screw in each hole and tighten.
Install
the Y axis bellows in the guide tracks located on the inside
of the covers. Attach the bellows at each end by pressing
the “Vel-Cro” together. Make sure that the bellows expand
and contract freely with the travel of the CMM.
Install
the Z axis tower cover. Lift the tower cover above the probe
bar. Carefully lower the tower cover over the probe bar and
down onto the carriage. Align the four slots of the tower
cover with the holes in the carriage. Using a 3/32” allen
wrench, install an 8-32 button head screw in each hole and
tighten. Move the probe bar to its full up position and then
down to ensure that it moving freely within the cover.
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