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1. 11 1 pm 112m HA jm 2 um The value for the conicity is strongly positive at 0 The corresponding reference straight line has a much smaller distance from the cylinder axis at gauge height 10 0 mm than at gauge height 110 0 mm tilt in wards At 90 the ratios are exactly opposite the conicity is strongly negative here The following parameters are determined additionally for the round Additional ness form characteristic and can be displayed in the result table Onn ile e Arithmetic mean of the values of all measuring points which are included in the form characteristic e Standard deviation average error RMS error as a measure of the dispersion of the values of all measuring points which are in cluded in the form characteristic by their arithmetic mean value e Distortion as the deviation from the ideal form or the ideal result 7 3 2 Graphic Display of the Evaluation Methods 7 3 2 1 lsometry LSC circle Display of the centre points and radii of the individual lev els only in the isometry type Centre line LSL line Display of the cylinder axis from the level centre points only on the isometry type Centre line LSC cylinder Display of the reference cylinder in the isometry types Edge model and Area model The roll off projects the contour of the compensating c
2. 67 Cylinder measurement Measuring OS aE 95 Data selection for the measured value table 89 Default display 0 106 Default result view 106 Define extractions 98 Demo MOOG sic cinscrmecniseaarrns 122 Demodulator 00c0008 20 DESIGNO ceotiatsuecsaeeanst 12 Determine number of measuring points 99 Determining the installation E a 48 Determining the installation NOIGNE ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 40 Dialog DOXES 00008 125 ID 10034503 Difference data 115 140 Difference data calculation115 Direction of rotation in the PAG swteucecesiveemanendinecess 101 Directory structure 134 146 ISAS SEMI ONY ciotets adisiccduinntninsnsians 8 Display unit cccceeeeeeeeee 20 DISPOSA l snaru 8 Distance JIDS ccccceeeees 18 ESOC icvesvsescnencacesssans 91 92 DIVET esccitecrbeceneeriaein 122 137 Editing printing templates 145 Electrics S AE E E E 4 Electronics unit 19 21 24 Eliminating errors 168 EMERGENCY STOP 163 EMERGENCY STOP button 4 68 Equipment trolley 14 Error status display 22 23 EVAO eras 60 Evaluation angles 63 83 Evaluation computer 27 Evaluation procedure 89 Export of results 107 Extract outlier ohne 98 Extractions in the graphic 102 Factory settings result table
3. 76 Angle pairs sccceeeeeeees 64 Angle pairs for axial plot 76 Angle value s c 00cce 63 Arithmetic mean 0 91 Assembly external cccseceeeeeeeeees 10 aE a EE Y 10 Assembly holder 19 Axial measurement AXIA DOL essersi 97 Axial measurement Measuring DONTE sesenta 95 Axial measuring points 95 A E E E 75 SOVEMAl ccccceeeecseeeeeeees 76 Axial scan display next to each other103 SEV ET El ethottsvoricenexateweuess 103 Calibration Installing the measuring OE ietaonieaees 152 Calibration cylinder 159 oP A E E ET 150 Calibration cylinder 25 Calibration file 154 160 Directory i cocsncontnewactecsanes 138 Calibration information 154 Calibration interval 151 Calibration process 151 Care Schedule 174 Change fuses 08 173 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Check calibration data 150 Check filter settings 166 Checking installation angle 51 Checking installation height 48 Checking installation of Incometer 00 48 51 Clamping jaws 16 32 33 Commissioning Connection values 27 Contact spray vciacescwinxccnixeiess 18 Copying results 0 107 Correction values 156 Cylinder measurement Axial 6 Ls eae eee een Pr 96 Tale digt 0 4 perenne ere rere 66 Problems errors
4. Alternatively click on any cylinder measurement in the file tree again with the right mouse button and select the No difference data com mand in the context menu The measurement is then no longer active in the background and the green colouring is removed from the file tree V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software 8 General Information about the INCOWIN Software 8 1 General Commissioning 8 1 1 Scope of Performance The INCOWIN software was developed for the INCOMETER inner form measuring system Form characteristics such as cylindricity roundness straightness par allelism conicity deformation wear and diameter are determined in fast and highly accurate measurements at the same time as very sim ple user control Evaluation takes place by means of the INCOWIN user software The measurement results are prepared in tables and visualised graphically in two and three dimensional displays Diameter inside diameter Roundness Cylinder form cylindricity Straightness Parallelism Conicity a l AEE 8 2 installation of the INCOWIN Soft ware 8 2 1 System Requirements The following system requirements must be met for operation of the INCOWIN software Operating Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2 system Processor Intel from Pentium 4 2 GHz 512 MB RAM or AMD from Athlon XP 2000 512 MB RAM screen resolution 1024x768 Interfaces 1x serial or 1x USB with conv
5. HA a Postionionen 51 40mem 0 0 Fig 6 2 Measurement running ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 67 Saving the Measurement Results EMERGENCY STOP function 68 The currently running action and the progress of the measurement are displayed in the status bar Radialscan 2 NE Displayed height and angle data refer to the workpiece The Control Panel window is controlled by the hardware and reflects the LED display for the movement sequences as it is visible in the e lectronics unit The red STOP button in the Control Panel window see Fig 6 2 ser ves as an EMERGENCY STOP button Clicking on this button stops all of the measuring head movements immediately A subsequent error message must be acknowledged The measurement is aborted a new measurement must be started Since the initial position reference point is moved to automatically at the beginning of every measurement work can continue immediately If the measuring probe has been removed and re installed in the meantime the initial position reference point can be moved to manu ally for safety to obtain a defined position of the measuring head 6 3 Saving the Measurement Results At the end of the measurement the characteristics are calculated and the results shown in a graphic and table on the screen The following possibilities are available for saving the measurement 1 Menu Measurement gt Save The active measurement can be
6. Move to installa tion removal posi tion Shift F5 Non linear tem Shift perature F6 compensation Calibration Exit Alt F4 8 4 2 Print Menu Print Ctrl P ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software The opened measurement is closed Note Certain functions can only be exe cuted when no measurement is opened The opened measurement is saved A new name and memory location can be specified for saving the current measure ment Activate deactivate absolute diameter measurement only with the Absolute diameter meas urement software option Activate deactivate linear temperature compensation only with the Linear temperature com pensation software option The measuring head moves to the zero point position radial 0 axial clamping side packing position The position of the measuring head which allows the measuring probe to be kept in the protective case The measuring head moves to the set ref erence point initial position radial 0 axial user defined clamping side or end of measuring shaft The measuring head moves to a park po sition height and angle user defined The park position is designed for installing and removing the measuring probe Start a calibration measurement Characteristic of the non linear tempera ture compensation only with the non linear temperature compensation software option The INCOWIN application is closed
7. 162 Calibration measurement ax Calibration measurement na i 0 0 Cylinder comment 1 d Close Interupt Fig 9 6 Start calibration You can now enter additional information in the Cylinder comment in put box The diagram shows a single cylinder in the colour red red not yet measured The cylinder icon itself contains the number of the meas urement here 1 and below it in brackets the set installation angle The calliper gauge symbolises that this measurement is selected and will be performed next The calibration measurement can now be started by one of the follow ing actions e Click on Measurement e Double click on the red cylinder icon e Command Measure in the context menu click right mouse button on cylinder icon If you want to interrupt the calibration process at this point click on Exit or XI The software then checks the current measuring system settings for plausibility for the selected measurement Problems and errors are output as a message Examples Entered The installation height is The measurement is made gauge not specified correctly without the incorrect gauge aca A gauge height is less than heights cannot Oe the installation height ar g Possible consequences The measuring probe can no longer reach a certain gauge height due to restric tion by its max measuring length Number of measurement levels is lt 2 this leads to automatic
8. 36 optional Repetitive accuracy Roundness um lt 1 0 Straightness um lt 1 5 Cylindricity um aS Measuring accuracy Roundness um lt 1 0 Straightness um lt 1 5 Cylindricity um aS 26 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Technical Data Connection values weight dimensions Mains connection 220 240 V 50 Hz 100 120 V 60 Hz Power consumption W 150 PC The connection values for PC printer and screen depend on the respective manufac turer and type and must be observed 110 230 V Serial data transfer 115 kbs Full duplex Weight of probe kg approx 2 9 Weight of electronics unit kg approx 13 1 Total length of probe mm 365 393 428 478 Evaluation computer minimum requirements Operating system Windows XP recommended Pro versions CPU INTEL as of Pentium 4 1 5 GHz RAM 512 MB Hard disk 20 100 MB for installation of INCOWIN depending on the scope of the selected hard ware and software modules Graphics card Monitor 1024 x 768 pixels 256 colours Interfaces ports 1 x serial or 1 x USB with converter Other CDROM drive or USB stick for installing up dates Operating conditions at the measuring location Operating temperature 20 C to 40 C ambient temperature range Permissible rel humidity max 80 without conden sation Other requirements Measuring probe clamped vertically Workpiece temperature 20 C to 40 C heat distortion measurement at 130 C on req
9. Distortion Level 3 LI Minimum C Maximum Ul Mean value Standard deviation LJ Eccentricity LJ Distortion Level 4 I M show all levels in the same way F show all levels in the same way Cancel Cancel Show all results identically standard Show levels individually setting Fig 7 14 Configuring view of the result table Activate the parameters which are to be displayed for the view Click on the appropriate box to do this The Level x option must be activated additionally for roundness in or der to display the roundness results of the individual levels ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 81 Main Window Symbols The folder symbols in the dialog box serve for switching the view of the result table Hiding of certain values improves the clarity in the result table The display changes as follows when clicking on the symbol All the display values assigned to the characteristic are visible as a pop up list in the result table The display values assigned to the characteristic are not visi ble in the result table In the result table itself the view can also be switched by clicking on and Show all levels Ali the levels are displayed identically when this function is active The identically effort for the settings can then be reduced However if levels have been measured which are not to be displayed in the evaluation or only individual values are to be displayed for cer tain levels the functio
10. Installation removal position irrelevant See also the descriptions under subsection General Settings for the Measuring System page 52 Change to the Cylinder tab Use the following settings A If all further cylinder measurements are always made at the same gauge height the V INCOMETER can be calibrated exactly to these gauge heights Use the manual input and processing of the gauge heights Note that the measuring probe has to be calibrated at the same meas uring head positions distances from the limit switch as is used in the later measuring run Different installation heights and installation direc tions must be included in the calculation for this Example Measurements with installation side cylinder head and installation height 9 mm at a gauge height of 15 mm mean for a calibration meas urement with installation side cylinder head and installation height 50 mm a gauge height of 15 9 50 56 mm B If this is not the case use the automatic input of the gauge heights Distribute the gauge heights evenly over the max possible height ran ge with this Limit 1 minimum possible gauge height installation height Limit 2 maximum possible gauge height installation height mea suring length Number of levels enter value which results in distances of approx 10 mm between the gauge heights see also the descriptions in subsection Settings for the Measuring Run for Cylinder Measurements page 54 9 2
11. e Median filter activated 2 Adapt tolerances gt unnecessary 3 Define evaluation angle Check whether the standard settings are set 0 90 180 2709 Otherwise select number of angle pairs 2 then click on Compute and confirm the security prompt with OK See also the description of settings for the evaluation see subsection Defining Evaluations page 60 9 3 Performing Calibration 9 3 1 Starting the Calibration Process e User defined settings for the evaluation must be defined or loaded if they are to be used e Open measurements in the result window must be closed for the calibration function to be available at all e If no calibration cylinder data are available User defined system settings for the calibration must be defined or loaded Start the calibration process with one of the following actions e Menu Measurement gt Calibration e Key combination Shift F5 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration 9 3 2 Setting the Calibration Process Further settings for the calibration are prompted after starting the proc ess Calibration aj x calibration cylinder data no of calibration cylinder available 216 System settings M Take system settings from calibration cylinder file File includes system settings data File name of calibration file W Take file name from DEF file l no of measurements Fig 9 3 Setting the calibration process calibration cylinder da
12. The active marked result graphic or table is printed standard printout with Select printer dialog box V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 129 Overview Menu Print all Ctrl Shift P Page view Page view all Printer setup Page setup 8 4 3 Settings Menu Measuring system Comment Evaluation Linear temperature compensation 8 4 4 View Menu The measurement is printed with the se lected printing template with Select printer dialog box The whole page view for the standard printout of the marked result graphic or table is opened The whole page view for printing out the measurement with the selected printing template is opened The Windows printer dialog box is ope ned The dialog box for setting up and design ing the print reports is opened The dialog box for setting all the measur ing conditions and parameters for the measuring probe is opened The dialog box for entering data and comments for the measurement is ope ned The dialog box for setting all the evalua tion conditions is opened Select evaluation with or without compen sation only with the Linear temperature com pensation software option Information The dialog box with all the information about the measurement is displayed Page view The whole page view for the standard printout of the active marked result graphic or table is opened Print Ctrl P The active marked result graphic or table is printed standard printou
13. cccescseceseeseeseeeneeeeeeenneesens 168 10 1 1 Overview of Possible Errors ccccccseseesseeeeeseneees 168 10 1 2 Clear Blocking of the Measuring Head 0 171 10 1 3 Handling of Errors in the Electronics Unit 173 10 2 Maintenance and Care ccccccssssseeeseeeseeeeeenseeeeeeeneees 174 10 2 1 Maintenance and Care Schedule cccccseeeees 174 10 2 2 Checking the Measuring Pin cccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 177 10 2 3 Checking the Measuring Shaft and Inner Spindle 178 10 2 4 Checking the Setting Device eeeccceeseeeeeee noes 179 11 Appendix A GlOSS Pry cccctesseeesteeneeeeeeeseeeeeeeneeeseeenneeaens 181 TLI TEMS oren a 181 11 2 AbbreviationS saannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n 181 11 3 Parameters and ProCeSSes cccccesseeseeseeeeeneeseneeees 182 11 4 Allowance for Calibration Data ccccccsssssseeseeeeeees 186 11 4 1 Measuring Error due to Calibration Cylinder without Cylinder Data enans a 186 12 Nienna a 188 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN V JENOPTIK GERMANY HOMMEL ETAMIC EC Declaration of Conformity for the product described below Type of product Form measuring system Name of the product V INCOMETER with EC110 Article numbers Measuring probe Electronic control unit V80 10014556 V115 10015503 EC11 10015270 V150 10015504 ae ane V200 10015505 We hereby declare that th
14. 7 subsection Defining Evaluations page 60 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration 9 4 4 Printing Results The calibration results can only be printed before the measurement is closed No direct access to these measurement results is possible after clos ing the calibration measurement the measurement is only loaded in the background 9 4 5 Saving Results The calibration measurement is not valid if it is not saved and the pre viously valid data of the last calibration measurement are loaded and used again Save the results with the Save command in the Measurement menu or lal click on the icon opposite lf the results have not yet been saved an appropriate security prompt for saving is displayed when attempting to close the calibration meas urement This also appears when an attempt is made to start a new measurement or load a saved measurement Since the calibration data are only available once per measuring pro be a security prompt is displayed before finally saving Click on yes to finally save the calibration measurement and use it for future corrections no rejects the calibration measurement With Cancel you go back and can perform further actions in the cali bration process 9 4 6 Final Work After completing the calibration you should oil the calibration cylinder surface to protect it from corrosion The oil can be applied with a soft lint free cloth Use the oil provided in the acc
15. 7 19 Axial plot Displays single and double with display of the reference straight line purple Top Envelope lines related to the reference cylinder Bottom Envelope lines related to the reference straight lines even smaller scaling possible as a result see far right ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 93 Calculation Method for Evaluating the Form Characteristics i 94 The display is adapted colour line style in the Extras Options menu Colours tab 7 3 2 3 Radial Plot LSC circle LSL line LSC cylinder Standard radial plot Show and hide the reference circles The position of the LS circles becomes clear The centre circle of the scaling zero circle represents the radial con tour of the reference cylinder The display is switched via the Extras Options menu View tab he Show mefmnnce cance O Show reime ree a Plesrrasenbsese hue Level winde order The LSL cylinder axis from the level centre points corre sponds to the centre of the scaling circles and the zero circle Standard radial plot The radial contour of the reference cylinder corresponds to the scaling centre circle zero circle of the graphic Special case in circle Display of the radial contour of the largest possible inside cylinder coaxial to the reference cylinder as a zero circle instead of the display of the ref erence cylinder itself Fig 7 20 Radial plot displays with display of the referenc
16. However it must be possible to move the probe axially and radially 10 Now move the V INCOMETER to its final installation position 11 Now push the clamping jaws as far apart as possible with the ring nut until the V INCOMETER is sitting tight 12 Insert the torque wrench accessory into the short guide tube of the clamping ring with your free hand and turn it anticlockwise until the torque limitation of the torque wrench responds The ring nut turns in the opposite direction and presses the clamping jaws apart 13 Check the correct diameter setting of the measuring head on the analogue display of the electronics unit When set correctly the needle of the display instrument is now in the zero position centre or a slight distance away If this is not the case check and correct the diameter setting of the measuring head Check the display of the electronics unit again 14 Set the initial position reference point of the measuring head to the Clamping side setting menu Settings Measuring sys tem General tab 15 Now move to the new reference point of the measuring probe menu Measurement gt Move to initial position reference point or click on the icon opposite Confirm the following security prompt with OK the measuring head then moves back to the clamping side 9 2 3 Determining the Installation Height See the general description for determining the installation height and installation angle gt subsection Det
17. ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 99 Outlier Extraction Zylindertorm 26 9 prm r Minimum 17 9 um bei winkel 254 5 bei Ebene a Maximum 3 0 um bet Winkel 242 0 bei Ebene 1 Rurndheit Ebene 1 5 00 mm 1 0 urn Ebene 2 25 00 mm 1 5 urn Ebene 3 45 00 mm 1 6 urm Ebene 4 65 00 mm 1 8 urm Ebene 5 85 00 mm 1 4 wm Ebene 6 105 00 mm 3 0 urm Ebene 7 125 00 rar 2 6 um Ebene 9 145 00 mm 19 4 pm Minium 18 3 pm bet winkel 2545 MM axinurn 1 2 um bei winkel 174 5 Mittelwert 0 0 ura Standardabweichung 1 3 pm Exzentrizitat sC 1 0 um Exzentrizitat y rC 0 2 ur C 19 4 pm De 0 90 2 2 ur D3 Diff 20 2 urm D3 Max 15a D3 Min 45 Fig 7 25 Radial plot and result table before the outlier extraction t B wm rer 4 plinderform 14 7 um Minimum 5 7 pm bei winkel 246 0 bei Ebene 3 M aximum 3 0 pm a bei winkel 2420 4 be Ebene 1 El Rundheit af Ebene 1 5 00 mm 1 0 um Ebene 2 25 00 mm 1 5 ur Ebene 3 45 00 mm 1 6 yr A Ebene 4 65 00 mm 1 8 urn Ebene 5 25 00 mm 1 4 um sid Ebene 6 105 00 mn 3 0 pr ap Ebene 7 125 00 mm 2 6 pm Ebene 8 145 00 mm 2 1 pm klinimum 1 1 pm T bei winkel 257 0 H asimnum 1 1 pm he bei Winkel 166 0 Ti Mittelwert 0 0 pr Standardabweichung 0 3 ura G Exzentrizitat sC 1 0 pr Exzentrizitat y rC 0 3 pm 04 19 4 prm D2 0 90 2 2 pm D3 Ditt 2 4 pr Da Max 155 0 Da Min Tr O Fig 7 26 Radial plot and
18. If the user enters a positive installation height and the standard values 0 are still entered in the Radial and Axial tabs this is output as an error This error can also be ignored for an intended cylinder measurement The axial range in which the measurement runs should optimally be completely within the calibrated axial range A slight deviation to the outside causes extrapolation of the calibration data is normally uncritical and some times even unavoidable If gauge heights are well outside this calibration data range they have to be corrected recalibration recom mended The warning appears as soon as a gauge height is more than 3 mm outside the calibrated axial range V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement settings General Axial Radial Cylinder Block Absolute Optimization Temp Comp Example 1 Installation Head deck C Crank shaft Initial position Clamping side C End of shaft Measuring length Cylinder diameter 1475 mm 86 0000 mm Installation angle 0 0 degree Installation height 750 mm Installation position Height Angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Move to position after each measurement Default values Load Save Cancel Fig 5 20 Setting for the measuring run general error example 1 Settings General Axial Radial Cylinder Block Level Measuring
19. abortion of the measurement directly after the start V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Parallel to the motion control of the measuring head the user is shown information about the progress of the measurement s on the screen Displays during the calibration measurement Cursor Display as animated calliper gauge all inputs as well as menus and toolbar are blocked Status bar Display of the current action with workpiece related height and angle specifications as well as progress bars for this action The cylinder icon in the calibration measurement window flashes red green The Control Panel window provides information from the hardware driver reflection of the movement LEDs from the electronics unit and displays the EMERGENCY STOP button The calibration measurement can be aborted by one of the following actions gt Activate the red EMERGENCY STOP button with a mouse click gt Press the space bar on the PC keyboard All the movements of the measuring head are stopped immediately with the EMERGENCY STOP A warning message is output The current calibration measurement measurement can no longer be continued and has to be restarted Display of the respective measured data at the end of every single calibration measurement of the whole measuring series diagram and table The calibration measurements run fully automatically in sequence ac cording to the defined number of measurements At the end of the calibration
20. page 72 The representation of the active result graphic is reset to standard values The dialog box for configuration of the output in the result table is opened The output in the result table is reset to standard values The dialog box for setting view options colours lines etc paths for files and basic settings for computing is ope ned The dialog box for configuring clamp ing jaws measuring tip and measur ing head is opened 131 Overview Menu 132 Printing templates Switch language Data import Outliers Fourier coefficients Ctrl F Measuring values Absolute diameter values Licence key Measuring system Maintenance oll distribution Adjustment V INCOMETER with INCOWIN The dialog box for configuring the printing templates for the result re ports is opened Switch the user interface language German English French others in request Only possible if no measurement is open Import of external measurement data for evaluation with INCOWIN Standard DOS Type A only with the mport software option Activation of extraction of outliers only possible in the radial plot within a selected level The dialog box for displaying and set ting the table of Fourier coefficients is opened special evaluation The dialog box for displaying and set ting the table of measured values of a cylinder measurement is opened special evaluation The dialog box for di
21. red The supply voltage of 5 V has been exceeded or dropped be low A exceeded V dropped below green correct supply voltage 5 V normal state Control LED Power on yellow signals standby of the electronics unit Supply voltage 15 V Control LED s yellow signal the presence of the correct supply voltages of 15 V Standby display Control LED Ready green signals standby state of the step motor output stage Overload display Control LED Overload red signals an impermissibly high current in the output stage e g due to short circuit Error in the voltage supply Control LED Supply failure red signals too high or too low a sup ply voltage in the output stage Temperature control Control LED gt 85 C red signals that the temperature in the output stage exceeds 85 C ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 23 PC Evaluation Computer 24 2 3 2 2 Rear 32 34 5 37 38 Fig 2 18 Operating elements on the rear of the electronics unit 32 Fan in permanent operation 33 Connecting socket for the measuring probe cable Bayonet catch plug cable turn ring to right to lock 34 Voltage selector switch and fuses VA subsection Handling of Errors in the Electronics Unit page 173 35 Mains switch 36 Connecting socket mains connection cold equipment plug 37 Connecting socket for interface cable to PC plug and screw 38 not illustrated bar grip for adjusting the angle snaps in in 9 posi tio
22. 4 Select an installation language and confirm the licence agreement 5 Enter a name for the user and the company and select the user cir cle current user or all The currently logged in user is suggested as a user but you can enter another name 6 Select the installation type standard minimum user Minimum Installation without online helps printing templates and demo data Standard and minimal Fixed installation in the folder C Programme Hommelwerke INCOWIN User Installation folder and component selection freely selectable 7 Restart the operating system to guarantee the perfect functioning of the software If the software was already installed on the target computer before no new licence key needs to be entered the first time the software is started Exception The operating system has been reinstalled In this case the previous licence key which the customer knows can be entered again 8 2 4 Deinstalling the Software Deinstallation of the INCOWIN software is necessary for final removal of the software from the PC and before and update to a newer version Local administrator rights are necessary for the deinstallation Files saved by the user calibration file setting files measured data are not deleted ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Prerequisites 119 Installation of the INCOWIN Software 120 1 Select the Software menu in the operating systems Start menu un der Seitings System Con
23. 4 Change Proportions for Isometry Display 103 7 6 5 Display Axial Scans Next to Each Other 103 7 7 Define Presettings for Graphic ViewS scseee 104 Peto OVOIVIOW serssete otencedaan scsi sauit sap ancauansmene tence senadetseduiuacays 104 7 7 2 Change Colour and Line Styles ccceceeesseeeeeeees 104 7 3 Note Last Window Layout cceeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 105 7 7 4 Other PresettingS enssins 106 7 8 Process and Output Measurement Results 107 7 8 1 Copy Measurement Results ccccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 107 7 8 2 Print Measurement Results ccceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 107 7 83 Standard PriMlOUlS seinen ne 113 L9 Difference D ta connotano aaa eaa 115 7 9 1 Function of the Difference Data Formation 115 7 9 2 Using Difference Data Formation cccceseeeeees 115 8 General Information about the INCOWIN Software 117 8 1 General COMMISSIONING cccccesseeeseeseeessenseeeseeees 117 8 1 1 Scope of PerformMance ccccccseeecceeeeeceeeeecseneeeseees 117 8 2 Installation of the INCOWIN Software 0s0 117 8 2 1 System Requirements ccccccseseccsececseeeesseeeessees 117 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ll Table of contents 8 2 2 Important Notes sosisini ea E 118 8 2 3 First Time and New Installation cceeeceeeeeee
24. 89 Measured values table 87 Measurement SA EE 141 Measurement mode 122 Measuring accuracy 26 Measuring capacity 26 Measuring diameter 36 Measuring head 06 17 Measuring head blocking 171 Measuring PIN 00008 37 Measuring principle 12 Measuring probe overview 15 Measuring tip cccecceeeee 37 Median filter 00 158 Menu Overview 00 128 Micrometer gauge 36 37 Micrometer screw 18 38 Modification code 102 Multiplex mode 0 22 Multiplexer vincotaanebieenanidenacan 22 Multi user operation 116 Naming convention 11 Navigation in the setting WINAOW 0ccceeeceeeeeeeeees 71 Note last window layout 83 Obligations of personnel 2006 3 of the OWNET 6c 08 2 Online help 0000 138 Operating conditions 27 Operating language 30 Operation cys Lo EEE E 6 Options 9 S E e E E 97 Overload display 23 Page numbers 06 109 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Page view for printout 110 Parameter SetsS 00 147 Plausibility check 67 Power output stages 20 Power supply uniit 20 Sg Se ee eee es 107 111 COGUIS ee ee ere ee 112 Default configuration 112 Default displa
25. 9 4 3 Determining the Installation Height with Holder 44 5 4 4 Determining the Installation Angle ccseseeeseeeeees 48 5 5 Defining the Measuring Run and the Measuring COMIN ONS acan A anegetenene 51 Bok we ORCWOMO tps peasate cate eet ohare er ie ian teen eels 51 5 5 2 General Settings for the Measuring System 52 5 5 3 Settings for the Measuring Run for Axial Measurement 54 5 5 4 Settings for the Measuring Run for a Radial Measurement A EEEE AEA EAEE AE A EN E EE A A E AEE E eter 54 5 5 5 Settings for the Measuring Run for Cylinder Meas remenis cacsncrwisecusatevernienes dcr a a a e Med 54 5 5 6 Terminating and Checking Definition of Measuring Run and Measuring Conditions cccccceseeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeceeseeeeeseaaeeees 56 5 6 Defining Evaluations cccsssecsessesssesesseeesseoesseneneeseaees 60 O40 IPONVOWONG sicecbacenset neitis ts des natu EOR 60 5 6 2 Defining Filters cc ceccceeeccssceceeseceeeeceeeesnsseesseeesees 61 5 6 3 Defining Characteristics Tolerances cccsseeeeeeeeees 62 5 6 4 Defining Evaluation Angle cccccsscccsseecssseeseeeeeeeeeees 63 5 6 5 Terminating and Checking Definition of the Evaluations64 IMGASUPe MGM Gs secrsccess ica iawcalewcereteis recta aa 65 Gal MTFOGUGUION ssscencencese icetecevcccsstecciancctecsctuusdindelicereeatatesralecens 65 6 2 Carrying Out a Cylinder Measurement 0 00000 65 6
26. Changed data are saved under the same name in the same place the existing file is overwritten Method 1 can only be called directly in the Measurement menu Meth ods 2 and 3 are also offered automatically by the software when measurements which have not been saved or changed would be de leted or overwritten by others e g by closing the measurement end of program start or load another measurement The following apply as a data change for example e Outlier extractions e Changes in the comment box e Change in the calibration data by a new calibration In the title bar of the INCOWIN software a changed measurement is identified by the character after the filename until the measurement is saved again V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software Note the restrictions of the operating system with regard to IS length and special characters of filenames Pay attention to a careful choice of the memory location when us I ing methods 1 and 2 Reason The software reads partly automatically from certain directo ries If files are not in the defined standard folder they might not be re cognised or not processed correctly Examples e Calibration data are only read in automatically when they are in a specific directory A fixed file name is also provided for calibration data e Measurements or setting files are only visible in the file or project tree when they are in the predef
27. Click on OK select the file type system settings iei or evaluation parameters iai in the next dialog box if necessary and confirm with Open V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software When using the autoload function automatic loading of setting files Autoload the setting files are loaded automatically in the following cases with function message window e after the program start if you are in the active project e when setting or changing the active project if you are in the acti vated project 8 5 5 3 Loading Printing Templates Printing templates are not in the project tree and can therefore only be loaded as follows e Menu Print gt Page setup Select a file from the Printing template drop down menu The list automatically contains all the printing templates saved at the se lected memory location e Menu Extras Printing templates gt dialog box of the printing tem plate editor Click on Open select a printing template idi in the next dialog box and confirm with Open 8 5 5 4 Editing Printing Templates select the Printing templates command in the Extras menu Print template C Programme Hommelwerke Multi Plot 5 to 9 Cylind Representation lsoretric 5 Type Wire frame T Scaling auto 7 kis Isometric Flot Angle of inclination 30 0 at Angle of rotation 10 0 Pea Options Use curent template Show integrated axial measurem
28. Extended difference formation software option Special function for dividing up and grouping measurements examples division of a cylinder measurement in to radial measurements grouping of radial measurements in a cylinder measurement only possible with the Divide and group software option Settings all settings only with the Manual cor rection of measurements software op tion Measuring system Special function for later correction of the settings measuring system for a measurement which has already been conducted Comment Special function for later correction of the settings comment for a measurement which has already been conducted all informa tion comments Calibration file Special function for later exchange of the calibration data associated with the measure ment for a measurement which has al ready been conducted replacement ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 133 Files and Projects Folder types Examples of file types 134 by any other or no calibration data Measured values Special evaluation for modification of all measured data individual measuring points and who le ranges 8 4 7 Help Menu Help topics F1 Call online help for the user interface Info about Calls information about the INCOWIN INCOWIN software 8 5 Files and Projects 8 5 1 General In the basic screen of the INCOWIN software the directory tree for files and projects is displayed on the left
29. HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH Electrical and electronic units could be damaged by contact with liq uids Therefore wet cleaning cloths only sparsely with cleaning fluid and never use them dripping wet ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 7 Safety and Warning Signs 1 10 Safety and Warning Signs On all live components Meaning Dangerous electrical voltages Disconnect from the power supply before opening 1 11 Used Potentially Dangerous Materials and Substances Electronic components Toxic fumes and residue from fires Dispose of as electrical waste Plastics Formation of toxic fumes and aggressive acids in case of fire Corrosion protection agents Environmental hazard Organic cleaning agents and Highly inflammable solvents Disposal harmful to water Disassembly must be carried out by trained personnel only These persons must be trained in ecological disassembly and disposal 8 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 2 Description of the Components Description of the Compo nents 2 1 Introduction V INCOMETER INner COntour METER are very flexible easily transportable automatic measuring systems for form measurement in bores cylinders bearings and tubes Form characteristics such as cylindricity roundness straightness par allelism conicity deformation wear and diameter are determined in extremely fast and highly accurate measurements at the same time as very simple user control Evaluation takes place by means
30. V INCOMETER is available in four different standard versions which differ in their maximum axial gauge length Special lengths are also available on request as well as cranked models or versions with longer necks for special application configurations 2 1 2 Measuring Principle The measuring probe is inserted in a bore or cylinder for the meas urement The adjustable clamping jaws provided serve to centre and fix the measuring probe in the bore itself or in a suitable holder clamp ing plate or clamping ring The measuring head of the probe the stylus of which scans the inside wall of the cylinder can be moved longitudi nally on the shaft of the V INCOMETER and turned with the shaft This enables positioning of the probe anywhere on the cylinder wall Whilst the probe moves over the cylinder surface it is deflected radially according to the inner contour of the cylinder These deflections are converted into electrical signals and transmitted as measured data The positioning of the probe in the cylinder is computer controlled and can be performed by different measuring programs included with the delivered software The measured data are buffered in the computer and can then be evaluated saved and printed 12 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of the Components Fig 2 7 Schematic diagram of the measuring principle ok oO O N O oa A O N Surface inside the bore Stylus ruby ball Measuring pin Stylus Tw
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32. added should be used instead of the standard gauge block 20 mm Fig 10 6 Setting device with cylinder shaft and gauge block 1 setting device 5 cylinder head screw 2 micrometer gauge 6 cylinder shaft 3 manual screw 4 gauge block ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 179 Maintenance and Care Proceed as follows 1 Push the short cylinder shaft accessory item 6 Fig 5 5 carefully into the setting device item 1 Fig 5 5 Since it is a very tight fit make sure that the two parts do not jam 2 Fix the cylinder shaft with the hand screw item 3 Fig 5 5 and place the gauge block item 4 Fig 5 5 between the shaft and the micrometer gauge item 2 Fig 5 5 3 Now turn the micrometer gauge clockwise to the gauge block The scale of the micrometer gauge should show exactly the value 0 Proceed as follows if it deviates by more than one stroke 10 um 1 Open the cylinder head screw with which the micrometer gauge is clamped in the setting device item 5 Fig 5 5 with the Allen key accessory 2 Turn the micrometer screw to exactly 0 3 Press the micrometer screw against the gauge block and hold it in this position 4 Tighten the cylinder head screw again not too tight so that the micrometer gauge can be adjusted easily 5 Finally check the accuracy of the adjustment again 180 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Appendix A Glossary 11 Appendix A Glossary 11 1 Terms Adapte
33. all times since they have a very close fit Clean these parts with a brush or a soft cloth if necessary 1 Call the dialog box for configuring the clamping jaws and the sty lus in the software Menu Extras gt Clamping jaws The following dialog box is displayed Configuration of Clamping Jaws and Measuring Tips Standard 75 110 90 00 mm Measurement diameter 90 00 mm Standard Clamping jaws type Clamping jaws set Clamping diameter Clamping jaws type Clamping jaws set r5 110 Diameter range ro 00 110 40 mm 90 00 mm 90 00 mm Clamping diameter Measurement diameter Clamping range 69 10 90 80 mm Clamping jaws ar ge A Spacer 7B 2 2 Distance jibs AA Screw length 16 mrm Measuring range 69 60 90 40 mm Block gauge 20 mm Measuring tip B C Setting value 12 00 mm Ho aloulate Print Assembly Fig 5 1 Configure clamping jaws dialog box V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement 2 Select a jaw set type to identify the diameter range e Standard used most frequently available for 4 different diameter ranges e Type a Special jaw set with reduced width of the jaw support for special shapes of the V INCOMETER e Set 2 ext Special set consisting of standard set 75 110 mm plus distance jib A19 can be used for clamping diameters from 75 to 129 mm 3 Select a diameter range in the Jaw set box The setting unknown covers a
34. almost fixed standard printout from plate the result boxes more individual printouts can be cre ated with print templates You can select a desired print template for designing the printout from the list for this The list contains both tem 108 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation plates which have been enclosed and those you have created yourself An even freer design can be made with Export View or copying to the clipboard and further processing with other Windows applications Chapter for The software uses a standard consecutive page num page numbering bering for printouts which starts with the sheet no which the operator has entered in the info dialog box before starting the measurement The page number counts up automatically on printouts with several pages Additional settings for the page number e Prefixing of a chapter number e Determine start value select 1st chapter e Automatic count up active auto increment gt the chapter designation is incremented by 1 every time a printout starts If the printout has several pages the chapter designation remains the same and the page number serves for identification Footer The footer of the printout is made up of data fields type 2x4 or 3x4 The contents of the individual data fields are selected from the displayed table of available information about the measurement Click in a data field and select a data field type from the list field name S
35. and not dangerous for the instructed operator in normal operation However in order to totally rule out dangers in other operating modes e g service or fault the following rules of behaviour apply e Only pull the connecting cable between the components when the machine is switched off e Switch off the measuring system immediately in the case of faults in the electrical energy supply actuate mains switch or pull out mains plug e Do not remove parts of the panelling from live components e Incase of damaged electrical cables and components switch off the measuring system immediately and inform HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH Service e Do not expose electrical and electronic components to liquids Never use dripping wet cleaning cloths The V INCOMETER measuring system must be connected by a stan dard mains cable 4 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Safety Instructions 1 7 Safety during Transport and Storage 1 7 1 Transport The V INCOMETER is a precision measuring instrument which means that it must be transported and stored with the utmost care and caution Transport instructions on the packing must be observed Packing and contents must be inspected for damages immediately upon receipt of the delivery The carrier must be notified immediately about any damage The measuring system is always installed by the manufacturer and the first time commissioning at the customer s may only be carried out by HOMMEL ETAMIC itsel
36. automatically Alternatively the Fourier coefficients may be described as e Cartesian co ordinates The X value is output as a Real Part and the Y value as an Imaginary Part e Polar co ordinates The radius is output as 1 amplitude peak value or the diameter as 2 amplitude peak peak value as well as the angle addition ally 7 2 1 2 Table of Fourier Coefficients The table of Fourier coefficients can be displayed for every full cylinder measurement Select Extras gt Fourier coefficients Show table ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 85 Special Evaluations Configure table 86 Fig 7 16 Table of Fourier coefficients 1 Determine minimum and maximum order The limit values of the area of interest for the orders are entered under Order min and max above the table Then click on Update to adapt the table to the inputs 2 Select display type Select a display type at the top right under Display Real and imaginary part amplitude and angle can be displayed indi vidually or together 3 Show or hide information By clicking on a in front of a level the corresponding Fourier coeffi cients are hidden by clicking on they are shown again 4 Change column widths Column widths can be changed at the column separating lines by dragging and dropping with the mouse 5 Copy table The contents of the table can be copied to the Windows clipboard with the symbol opposite below
37. be operated under the following condition e The devices are undamaged and fully functional e All safety devices are fitted and working properly e All vent openings are free e The prescribed ambient conditions are observed e The nominal voltage and type of current specified on the rating plate matches the mains voltage and type of current at the place of use e Keep a sufficient distance away from the device during movement of the V INCOMETER measuring head Measuring head or shaft may not be touched Danger of damaging the measuring system Avoid manual turning of the measuring head because this could dam age the motor Danger of injury from hot equipment parts Individual panels of the V INCOMETER measuring instrument may get hot in uninterrupted operation continuous operation especially the housing with the cover plates for the step motors Be careful when touch ing these components and let the equipment cool down if necessary Caution Danger of tripping and possible damage to the measur ing system due to carelessly laid cables Since the probe cable is very long make sure that it is laid in sucha way that no one can trip over it Important Always put the INCOMETER back into the protective case to avoid damage when it is not being used V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Safety Instructions Ambient conditions for the installation site e Workpieces should have room temperature in normal operation and be
38. clean of necessary 7 subsection Checking the Measuring Pin page 177 Measuring probe Thorough cleaning of all surfaces Cleaning agent X pure ethanol Soft lint free cloth Check max length Software X Menu Settings gt Measuring system gt Measuring length gt Determine Check measuring range of the Software X probe Menu Extras gt Adjustment gt Installation provides a continu ous display of the measured value gt Minimum if stylus tip is free without contact should be approx 500 um gt Maximum by pressing the sty lus tip level to the housing e g with micrometer gauge should be at least 400 um or higher Measuring shaft inner spindle Visual inspection for soiling Soft lint free cloth X cleaning if necessary oiling Contact spray oil 7 subsection Checking the spray see ac Measuring Shaft and Inner Spin cessories dle page 178 Calibration cylinder setting device Visual inspection of the cylinder Soft lint free cloth X surface for soiling clean if neces sary Note Check BEFORE calibra tion ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 175 Maintenance and Care 176 Perform calibration Note Let probe warm up first 7 subsection Performing Calibra tion page 158 Oil surface of the cylinder after calibration as corrosion protec tion Check setting device and adjust if necessary 7 subsection Checki
39. difference data 140 This file information contains all the data for the measurement and the set settings These include for example all the measuring system set tings comments information about the calibration file and similar The information can be output directly on a connected printer by clicking on Print 8 5 3 7 Difference Data Click with the right mouse button on a cylinder measurement in the file tree and select the Difference data command in the context menu The difference data are loaded in the background but not displayed on the screen The difference data formation is activated This activated status is displayed by a green colouring of the icons for file folders and measurement in the file tree lf the operator starts a new measurement the difference data forma tion is automatically deactivated again by the software Alternatively click with the right mouse button on any cylinder meas urement in the file tree and select the No difference data command in the context menu The measurement is then no longer active in the background and the green colouring disappears from the file tree Detailed description 7 subsection Difference Data page 115 8 5 4 Saving Files 8 5 4 1 Methods for Saving Data The following processes are possible for saving data 1 Changed data are saved under a new filename a new file Is created 2 New data are saved for the first time filename and memory path must be redefined 3
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41. for calculating the centre point and radius of the reference circle LSL Least Square Line for calculating the reference lines LSL Least Square Line for calculating the two refer ence lines Determination of the reference straight lines 1 the straight line with the lower standard deviation of its measured values from the reference straight line or 2 the straight line with the lower angle value in rela tion to the cylinder The method is selected in the Extras Options menu in the General tab Default setting Variant 1 common Hefeience for parakkien caleulahon Scan wih niria Sorel viel E in teen LSC Least Square Circle for calculation of the centre points of the individual levels LSL Least Square Line for calculation of the cylinder axis from the level centre points LSL Least Square Line for calculation of the reference straight lines The value for the conicity can be specified as an abso lute amount or with a sign and always refers to the height section between the first and last gauge height The INCOWIN software uses a sign with the following meaning the distance of the reference straight lines at the lower height related to the cylinder i e in the vicinity of the cylinder head separating surface is smaller than for the greatest measured height the opposite to 90 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation
42. groups all saved files sorted accord ing to file types in sub files These virtual sub files are created auto matically by the software and can be renamed or deleted Project folders can only be created parallel to each other sub folders in project folders are not supported Any project folder can be defined as an active project Active project All file operations save load etc are then related to this active pro ject as standard and run a lot easier and faster because the path for these file operations is then already Known The active project is identified by bold printing of the project name see arrow in Fig 8 8 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 135 Files and Projects Navigation in the file tree 136 qs gi gu Bey General templates ES Templates system settings E Calibration S B Check KGH YE AS Templates system settings a E O installation a m E 90 installation Sem Templates evaluation parameters addds LEPEP P H E Testmotor 1 Press F1 For help Fig 8 8 Directory tree for files and projects file tree with active project By clicking on a in front of a folder the information level hierarchi cally below it is closed and re opened by clicking on All other functions applicable to the file tree can be reached via the re spective context menu of the right mouse button 8 5 2 Standard Directories for Files 8 5 2 1 Variable Standard Directories Directo
43. however The cylinder form can only be determined by this measurement type 54 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement Settings General Axial Radial Cylinder Blot boluk tery Level Measuring level A Measuring level 0 00 mm 000 iin Measuring levels auto Lirit 1 na of levels 0 00 rind Limit 2 Fig 5 19 Settings for the measuring run for cylinder measurement level gauge Manual input and editing of gauge heights for a max 40 height in mm levels Enter a value in the Gauge height input box and click on Add Delete plates with Remove or edit the gauge height with Change Mark the line to be edited first There is no need to observe an ascending or descending order of gauge heights Gauge heights Automatic input of gauge heights with identical distances auto apart max number of measurement levels 40 Limit 1 Enter the height position for the first level of the cylinder measurement Limit 2 Enter the height position for the last level of the cylinder measurement Enter the desired number of levels for the cylinder meas urement and click on Calculate The result of the calculation is entered in the list of gauge heights Existing entries are deleted or replaced when the displayed security prompt is answered with OK Note Both methods can be combined Automatically calculated lists can then be edited or extended manually Ang
44. installation side crank shaft side The shaft is too long and protrudes from the other end so that the initial position reference point Measuring shaft end is outside Selection of the relevant installation side cylinder head or crank shaft Specification of the bore diameter of the workpiece This value has no effect on the measurement results in a pure form measurement It only has an effect in an absolute measurement optional software module Please specify correctly because the value is also out put as information save and print Enter the determined value 7 subsection Determining the Installation Height with Direct Clamping page 42 and subsection Determining the Installation Height with Holder page 44 Enter the determined value 7 subsection Determining the Installation Angle page 48 Parking position of the measuring head after a meas urement specification of the values in relation to the measuring probe Standard The measuring head moves to the selected initial position reference point before and after every measurement and remains there after the measure ment If the measuring head is to move to a different position after the measurement enter the height and angle of this position in relation to the measuring probe here Ac tivate the function in the line below This function is useful when the clamping diameter for the measuring probe is much smaller than the measur ing diameter because
45. item 3 Fig 8 5 It lists all the previ ously created and saved files and contains the following types of folder e File folder for measurement files e File folder for general setting files The operator can define the memory paths for both folder types in the Extras Options menu in the Folders Files tab These paths refer to the Data sub folder in the software installation path as standard All files which are not in a sub folder but directly in the file folder for general setting files are assigned to the virtual folder General tem plates in the file tree In addition the software groups the individual files according to their ty pe and groups same types in virtual sub folders e Templates system settings e Templates evaluation parameters e Axial measurement e Radial measurement e Cylinder measurement Files which are created by optional software modules can only be read and written using these options If demo files were installed in the software installation these are also displayed in the file tree V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software The so called project folders are created by the operator himself and Project folder contain both the setting files and measured data The filing structure is freely selectable Examples of filing structures e Projects project numbers e Measurement tasks e Motor types e Batches date In the project folders the software
46. largely free from soiling because this causes measuring er rors e The installation site must be vibration free as far as possible as any vibration will interfere with measured value recording Any vibration due to shock must be avoided during operation e The V INCOMETER should not be operated near to a room heater or ventilation if possible e 20 C to 40 C ambient temperature e Permissible rel humidity max 80 without condensation 1 9 Safety during Care Maintenance Repair Danger due to unauthorised intervention A Only HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH service personnel is allowed to carry out service work and intervene in the electrical system Inform operating personnel about the maintenance work before com mencing and put up warning signs on the machine whilst maintenance work is in progress Only use spare parts or parts subject to wear delivered or approved by HOMMEL ETAMIC Failure to observe this excludes HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH from liability for consequential damages Loss of measuring accuracy due to misadjustment Screws coated with locking agent fix specially adjusted or set elements of the measuring instrument These screws may never be loosened Mortal danger of electric shock A Dangerous electrical voltages only occur inside the measuring system The instrument may not be opened and no panels may be removed from the measuring system Such interventions may only be made by the authorised service personnel of
47. level lt Measuring level 2 00 rom 500 mm 20 00 mm 51 00 mri Add A oau ort a ho Ba Measuring levels auto Limit 1 no of levels FOO mm Lirnit 2 120 00 0 00 mm Calculate Cancel Fig 5 21 Settings for the measuring run cylinder error example 1 In this example the gauge height 1 5 0 mm is smaller than the instal lation height 7 5 mm and leads to a warning ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 57 Defining the Measuring Run and the Measuring Conditions i Example 2 58 rr A The lolkrenng iaag level can nel be isachad valh the cumari eetinge Auge telre Eimi ive Ered leval Pade bemi Lazat 1 Do pau pl wani bo continua Ea eS Fig 5 22 Warning message for error example 1 The warning relating to the settings for the axial and radial measure ment types must only be observed when an axial measurement or a single radial measurement is actually to be performed General Awal Radial Cylinder Block Absolute Optimization Temp Comp Installation f Head deck C Crank shaft Initial position Clamping side C End of shaft Measuring length Cylinder diameter Eo Installation angle 0 0 degree Installation height ToO mm Installation position Height Angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Move to position after each measurement Default salues Load Save Cancel Fig 5 23 Settings for
48. of the INCOWIN user software The measurement results are prepared in ta bles and visualised graphically in two and three dimensional displays The V INCOMETER was developed for quality assurance in the manu Areas of applica facture of combustion engines and designed for measured data entry tion in engines with cylinders arranged in a V shape Both any other bores and tubes can also be measured The possible diameters and lengths can be found design dependently in the Techni cal Data 7 subsection Technical Data page 26 The uncomplicated assembly fast alignment fully automatic correction of the eccentricities and diameter standardisation per software no complex alignment and centring ensure easy handling of the measur ing instrument The portable device can be used flexibly on site in the development department on test benches or in production thanks to its compact de sign and low weight Optional software modules Options Absolute diameter determination with the aid of a reference stan dard Measurement of hot engines with the aid of temperature compen sation 2 versions linear or non linear compensation Evaluations of the Fourier coefficients with graphics Interface to the statistics software qs STAT Complete measurement of engine blocks with complete evaluation Integrated axial measurement automatic combination of cylinder measurement with axial measurements Customer logo at the top right of al
49. of the measuring spring has changed Probe has hit an obstruction during the measurement outside the bore soiling burr great eccentricity heavy inclination Diameter setting of the measuring head is faulty Temporary hardware fault or electrical interference pulse V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Check clean and oil measuring shaft and inner spindle Subsection Checking the Measuring Shaft and Inner Spindle page 178 Eliminate burr Menu Settings gt Meas uring system gt Adapt settings avoid moving over edges Insert mains filter Use filtered or other circuit Avoid vibrations and shaking Install measuring probe vertically in the workpiece Contact manufacturer service Menu Settings gt Meas uring system gt Check and correct settings re duce eccentricity or incli nation Check and correct diame ter setting of the measur ing head Contact manufacturer ser vice Menu Settings gt Meas uring system gt Check and correct settings re move soiling and burr re duce eccentricity or incli nation Check and correct diame ter setting of the measur ing head ID 10034503 Measuring head exhibits move ment disturbances or is blocked Measuring head is not in its ax ial end position None of the limit switch LEDs on the electronics unit is alight Software The measuring probe does not respond The software makes the meas urements but the measuring head does not mo
50. of the two possible differences used The determined angle is the installation angle The determined value for the installation angle will be entered later in the dialog box for the measuring system settings Fig 5 9 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement Checking the installation angle 1 Select the Measuring system command in the Settings menu and go to the Settings dialog box in the General tab 2 Enter the previously determined value under installation angle and close the dialog box with OK Make sure that the installation side cylinder head or crank shaft is still cS set correctly otherwise reverse the angle orientation 3 Select Adjustment gt Installation in the Extras menu and confirm the security prompt for the reference run with Yes First check whether the travel for the measuring head is free The set initial position reference point is now moved to 4 Then three dialog windows are opened 1350 pm WDD urm wna i l I l 62 7 pm Fig 5 16 Checking installation of the V INCOMETERS The Display actual position box in the main dialog now shows the value previously entered in the Settings dialog box for the angle 5 Now click on the 0 button The measuring head moves to this angle position 6 Ifthe probe is now facing in the direction 0 of the workpiece vis ual inspection the installation angle has been determined cor rectly 7 Click on E
51. process the cylinder icon shows the num ber of the last calibration measurement The background colour chan ges to green with a yellow edge ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Calibration Calibration measuring run EMERGENCY STOP 163 Performing Calibration 164 Meaning of the displays and colours in the cylinder icon from left to right 0 0 0 0 Background red No calliper gauge Background green No calliper gauge Background flashes red green with calliper gauge Background red with calliper gauge Background green with calliper gauge Background green yellow edge 0 0 Measurement has not yet been made Measurement already made Measurement in progress Measurement selected first time measure ment Measurement selected repeated measure ment with overwriting The measurement is currently displayed in the result window Displays in the result window Unlike the graphic displays in the result window the value table result table can show all the measurement in the series next to each other in columns The respectively yellow marked header of a column indicates that this measurement is currently displayed in the graphics of the result win dow By clicking on other column headers all the measurements can be displayed one after another in the graphics The Calibration data column contains the calculated end result of the calibration measurement after forming the averag
52. re place it so that the correct mains voltage is displayed in the viewing window 1 Fig 10 3 4 Push the fuse block back in until the catch snaps in 10 2 Maintenance and Care The INCOMETER measuring system requires regular maintenance to ensure trouble free operation and permanently guarantee the high measuring accuracy Caution Loss of guarantee Only use spare parts or parts subject to wear delivered or approved by the manufacturer Failure to observe this excludes Hommel Etamic GmbH from any liability for consequential damages If it is not necessary to connect to the control system for the mainte nance work always switch the measuring system off before starting maintenance care or cleaning work Always use a holding device for the measuring probe for this work if possible 10 2 1 Maintenance ui Care a Measure Action Aids ia Kote E gt Maintenance interval 14 Stylus tip Clean stylus tip soiling small brush X Visual inspection for soiling clean Magnifying glass X if necessary Brush Note especially necessary when measuring aluminium blocks Visual inspection for damage and Magnifying glass X every three months every six months wear 174 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Maintenance Measure Action Aids Tools Maintenance interval Measuring pin every three months every six months annually Check measuring pin for smooth Cotton wool bud X action and
53. result table after the outlier extraction 100 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation 7 6 Adapt Settings for Graphics 7 6 1 Overview The following settings for the appearance of the graphics can be made e Change display of the direction of rotation e Extract graphic elements e Change isometry proportions e Change arrangement of the axial plots The settings are made in the Extras Options menu View or General tab 7 6 2 Change Direction of Rotation Display in the Graphic The function is in the Extras Options menu View tab View of angle onentation 0 Os Click on the symbol with the desired direction of rotation and exit the dialog box with OK to save the changed direction of rotation All radial plots and isometry views which have a rotation angle property includ ing the angle scaling are rotated The axial plots remain unaffected by this change Standard Orientation of the angles in anticlockwise direction ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 101 Adapt Settings for Graphics Examples Fig 7 27 Different direction of rotation displays Top Angle orientation anticlockwise Bottom Angle orientation clockwise rarely used 7 6 3 Extract Graphic Elements The function is in the Extras Options menu General tab dialog topic Graphic display The following elements can be activated or deactivated for display in the graphic Angle scaling Horizontal and vertical
54. scaling Reference cylinder Side lines Measuring profiles This function is useful for creating special reports or printouts or for generating graphic files from the displayed plots Pe Fig 7 28 Extraction of graphic elements 102 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation In the above example only the elements envelope line and measured data are activated All other graphic elements are deactivated Special function modification code The so called modification code is only set by certain optional software functions which allow a modification of the measurement No such modifications can be made to measurements in the standard INCOWIN software 7 6 4 Change Proportions for lsometry Display The function is in the Extras Options menu General tab dialog topic Proportion height width For the isometry displays edge model and area model 3 different rela tions of height to width can be set 1 2 1 1 and 3 2 Standard setting 3 2 This function is useful for creating special reports or printouts or for generating graphic files from the displayed plots Fig 7 29 Change isometry proportions Left 1 2 Centre 1 1 Right 3 2 7 6 5 Display Axial Scans Next to Each Other The function is in the Extras Options menu General Centre tab In the setting window the option YES must be set for Several axial Prerequisite plots and the option Single for Type Activate the Display several axial s
55. shaft side V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement 2 Distance between the height 0 mm of the measuring probe and the height 0 mm of the workpiece workpiece related height for the position of the middle of the stylus tip ball after installation with reference run of the measuring probe into the workpiece The height 0 mm of the workpiece is always the cylinder head sur face in engine blocks i l i 7 A installation height positive B installation height negative stylus tip inside the bore stylus tip outside the bore The scale shows the gauge heights related to the cylinder Fig 5 7 V INCOMETER determination of the installation height when installing from cylinder head side ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 41 Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle top edge measuring tip housing ruby ball Fig 5 8 V INCOMETER determination of the installation height when installing from the crank shaft side 1 holding plate initial position reference point limit switch clamping side installation height max measuring length initial position reference point limit switch end of measuring shaft cylinder head surface contact surface for holding plate calibration ring CO N O a A W N crank shaft bearings The method for determining the installation height also differs accor ding to the type of clamping in the wor
56. that the tip is pointing up gt The measuring pin must fall out of the stylus housing of its own accord 3 Check all parts of the stylus they must be dry and oil free 4 Clean the inside of the stylus housing with a cotton wool bud if necessary Important Clean dry Do not use oil I 5 Screw the stylus back onto the measuring head ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 177 Maintenance and Care 10 2 3 Checking the Measuring Shaft and Inner Spindle The measuring shaft and the inner spindle must be closely inspected visually and cleaned and oiled if necessary to maintain the measuring accuracy Proceed as follows 1 2 Clamp the INCOMETER in the holder Check the measuring shaft and the inner spindle for the following criteria e The measuring shaft should be very clean and either dry or coated with a minimum film of oil The shaft may show no signs of damage dents or grooves e The inner spindle must be free from dirt Fine metal chips e g from using in the production environment hinder the axial movement of the measuring head on the spindle e The spindle nut with which the measuring head is driven must sit on the spindle with virtually no clearance To do this move the measuring head manually backwards and forwards in axial and radial direction If no virtually clearance free mounting ex ists the spindle nut must be knocked out and changed Inform manufacturer service Clean the measuring shaf
57. the Components 2 3 2 Display and Operating Elements 2 3 2 1 Front E7 7T 25 26 27 128135 9 14 7 11 Fig 2 17 Display and operating elements on the front of the electronics unit The following table describes the display and operating elements on the front of the electronics unit Glowing LEDs always signal an active state 1 Analogue display probe signal in um Display range 1000 um scaling 50 um The deflection of the measuring pin and measuring spring in rela tion to zero is displayed Measuring spring load deflection to left negative Measuring spring release deflection to right positive 2 Setting screw for analogue display zero If the display is not in the zero position when the instrument is swit ched off this can be corrected by the setting screw 3 Control LEDs red for display of the active probe In the V INCOMETER LED 1 is active exclusively for probe 1 LED 8 lights in the non initialised state 4 Motor operation display Control LED yellow for motor in operation The LED lights as soon as one of the step motors for moving the measuring head is in operation 5 Control LED green for the axial movement of the measuring head in direction of the clamping side 6 Control LED green for the axial movement in direction of measur ing shaft end 7 Control LED green for the radial movement of the measuring head in the direction of the 0 position clockwise rotation looking from the clampin
58. the calibration data The purpose of forming this average value is to eliminate and reduce operating errors A system which has not yet reached the operating temperature or improper in Sstallation of the measuring probe especially are frequent sources of er ror and influence all subsequent measurements The calibration cylinder used to be considered as an absolute standard without any form deviation ideal cylinder Today the measured data from the certification of the calibration cylinder are saved as a rule and stored as a file in the INCOWIN software These data are then in cluded in the measured value calculation for every calibration meas urement thus increasing the system accuracy ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 149 Introduction i A with calibration cylinder data 150 9 1 3 General Notes on the Calibration Process The exact calibration process for the user depends on whether or not these certification data are stored in the INCOWIN system These dif ferent processes are therefore identified specially in the following sub sections Caution Damage to the calibration cylinder possible Only carry the calibration cylinder by the two handles on the side of the housing when transporting Do not touch the surface of the calibration cylinder with your hands Sweat attacks the metal surface and causes corrosion 9 1 3 1 Checking the Calibration Cylinder Data Open the Calibration function in the Measurement menu
59. the table and are then available for other Windows applications 6 Page view To check the printout open the page view with the symbol opposite below the table V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation 7 Print table The table is printed with the symbol opposite below the table The Windows printer dialog box opens in which you can make other set tings and start the printout 8 Close table x Click on the symbol opposite or on Exit to hide the table 9 Display option 1 or 2 amplitude The output of the value of the amplitude of deformations polar co ordinates display of the Fourier coefficients can be displayed as fol lows e asa peak value radius according to 1 amplitude or e asa peak peak value diameter according to 2 amplitude The corresponding angle value remains unchanged Select this type of display in the Extras Options menu gt General tab under Fourier amplitude display Representation of Fourier amplitude C7 Amplitude 7 2 2 Outputting Measured Values 7 2 2 1 Introduction The table of measured values shows the values of the measuring points used to calculate the form characteristics The number of measuring points used for calculation and graphic processing setting under Extras Options menu gt tab General gt subsection Determine Number of Measuring Points page 95 then gives the angle distance between the individual measuring points and thus the small
60. upper movable part of the measuring head arrow direction of sli de Fig 5 3 V INCOMETER measuring head Configure meas 1 Call the dialog box for configuring clamping jaws and measuring tip diina toad in the software menu Extras gt Clamping jaws The following dia log box is displayed ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 35 Setting the Measuring Head Contiguration of Clamping Jaws and Measuring Tips Clamping jaws type Standard Clamping jaws set 75 c ATE 7 Clamping diameter 90 00 i mm Measurement diameter 90 00 mm 36 Clamping jaws type Clamping jaws set Diameter range Clamping diameter Measurement diameter Clamping range Clamping jaws Spacer Distance jibs Screw length Measuring range Block gauge Measuring tip Setting value Standard ear Pr 75 00 110 40 mm 90 00 mm 90 00 mm 69 10 90 80 mm 5535 B 2 2 A5 16 mm 89 60 90 40 mm 20 mm B C 12 00 mm Print Assembly Fig 5 4 Configure clamping jaws dialog box o If the measuring head is set directly after clamping jaw assembly this dialog box is already open 2 Enter the value for the measuring diameter and click on Calcu late lf the diameter of the workpiece measuring diameter is not yet known determine the diameter of the cylinder bore alternatively as fol lows measure manually e g with calliper gauge or read from the drawing
61. voltage of the interface card is sufficient gt This LED must light permanently Control LED EOC yellow for A D conversion EOC End OF Convert gt signals termination of an A D conversion and thus pi ckup of a measured value Control LED RD ES yellow for the limit switch control RD ES ReaD End Switch The LED lights for every limit switch scan The limit switches are scanned after every measuring head movement Pushbutton switch MUX for activating deactivating the internal mul tiplex mode The integrated LED lights yellow when the switch is on internal The internal multiplex mode may only be activated for operating the P INCOMETER For operation of the V INCOMETER the internal multiplex mode may NOT be activated Multiplexer internal Control LED nternal yellow for switching the multiplex mode to in ternal switch 18 pressed The LED may NOT light for operation of the V INCOMETER V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 20 21 22 24 25 26 2 28 29 30 31 Description of the Components Multiplexer external Control LED External green for switching the multiplex mode to external switch 18 is not pressed The LED must light PERMANENTLY for operation of the V INCOMETER Error status display Control LED red signals error in control of the PC This also blocks the A D conversion Supply voltage 5 V Control LED s for the status of the supply voltage lt gt 5V
62. 14 Level 1 55 00 mm Level 65 00 mm Level a 75 00 mm Level 4 85 00 mm Level 5 95 00 mm Level 6 105 00 mm Fig 9 2 File information of the last calibration V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration 9 2 4 Determining the Installation Angle See the general description for determination of the installation height cS and installation angle 7 subsection Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle page 40 The measuring probe finds its 0 angle via its radial limit switch at 0 However the calibration data are orientated to the angles of the cylinder with calibration For exact calculation of this cylinder the V INCOMETER system must cylinder data know the angle relations of the two components measuring probe and workpiece to each other The software requires the following data 1 Installation side of the measuring probe into the workpiece This is automatically the cylinder head side in the calibration cylinder 2 Positive angle between the angle 0 of the measuring probe and the angle 0 of the calibration cylinder cylinder related angle spe cification for the position of the middle of the stylus tip sohere installation with reference run of the measuring probe into the workpiece It is useful to position the V INCOMETER in the calibration when in stalling in such a way that the 0 position of the measuring probe and the 0 engraved mark on the cylinder are in line 7 subsectio
63. 3 Saving the Measurement Results ccccseessssseseeeseeees 68 T Evaluati N si e a a 70 HL Main WVINGOW c i esa incsietraterietcaweienaksveohsevenssencsauieveverconente 70 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Table of contents tel gt QVOUVIOW erara ete cacsclouindasuas sends cams eanecckas ses seecalou 70 7 1 2 Navigation in the Result WindOW cccesceeseeeeeeees 71 7 1 3 Graphic Result WiINdOWS cccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeees 72 Pale Result TaBe sesaminipun paaa epe 81 7 2 Special Evaluations asssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 84 kel FOULCE GOCTIGICNIS macizos 84 7 2 2 Outputting Measured Values ccccccseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 87 7 3 Calculation Method for Evaluating the Form CHaArACICHISUCS iii A at aa 89 7 3 1 Description of the Method ccccceeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeees 89 7 3 2 Graphic Display of the Evaluation Methods 91 7 4 Determine Number of Measuring Points ccccessee 95 7 9 OUUNEK EXUraG lon sieniniai aaae 97 7 5 1 Definition and Creation of Outliers cceeeceee sees 97 hoor EXTactOuUlErS co jactt ecco esti cantt alee E 98 7 6 Adapt Settings for Graphics cccecesssseeseeeeseeeeeees 101 TON OVE EW etc g ct han et reread ratte eee ees 101 7 6 2 Change Direction of Rotation Display in the Graphic 101 7 6 3 Extract Graphic Elements ccccccccssseeeesseeeeeeeees 102 7 6
64. 6 Defining Settings for the Evaluation Form deviations which occur during calibration are saved as correction values in a file and subtracted from every subsequent measurement lf calibration cylinder data are available these are included in the cali bration itself Therefore 2 or 3 different cylinders and their forms are included in a later cylinder measurement V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration 1 Form of the calibration cylinder if calibration cylinder data are avai lable 2 Deviation form of the V INCOMETER correction form 3 Form of the workpiece As a result 2 or 3 different filter settings act on the later cylinder mea surement 1 The software in new systems has two files with calibration cylinder data in which the measured data are computed respectively with different Gauss filters 0 to 15 upr and 0 to 150 upr 2 The correction form is computed with the filter setting used in the calibration filter settings as set for evaluation or default values un less specified otherwise by the operator 3 The form of the workpiece is calculated with the filter setting used in the measurement default values unless specified otherwise by the operator filter settings as they were set in the evaluation settings or default val ues if not specified by the operator lf all 2 or 3 filter settings used match this is optimal If further meas urements are made with different high and low resolution ra
65. 82 Fastening SCreWwsS s n 18 File directories 06 136 File 2 ae ee eee 134 FIG VDO O arier 134 Filter aiana 61 157 Folders for files 136 Footer in the printout 109 Fourier coefficients 84 Oe canciones 84 86 ID 10034503 TAO E sexoncamevasneinecsaesmatenies 85 Mg ico ee ee eee ee 24 Gauge bIOCKS 00600 18 Gauss filter actscsaedecciecinecs 157 Graphic Save window layout 105 Graphics GOGUS seier 104 Ea E E PETEA ET 104 Presettings 104 106 n cirele gt anemone teeny Meee orem 17 Information on the cylinder measurement 00 0 66 installation height direct clamping 42 indirect clamping 44 Installing the measuring probe Installing the software 118 Interface cable 0 28 SOMEY stots enteunimbucaccass 74 lsometry display 91 Language selection 30 LCONG G sanoning 118 Licence key 121 Loading printing templates 145 Loading setting file 144 LOO ON USS Mv oiicendscetocineswenesie 30 E n 108 Mains Connection 00 5 Mains switch 24 173 Mains voltage E e ENEE 29 Maintenance EIE y EE ee meer eee 7 Maintenance Schedule 174 MEAS UDO scssi eris 18 Measured value table V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Index 189 Allowance for Calibration Data 190 Select data cc ccccccees
66. Head deck C End of shaft C Crank shaft Measuring length Cylinder diameter 1030 mm 86 0000 mm Installation height Installation angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Installation position Height Angle 0 00 mm 00 degree Move to position after each measurement Defau Load Save Cancel Fig 5 17 General settings for the measuring system Initial position Selection of an axial limit switch as a Initial position ref reference point erence point clamping side or end of measuring shaft Selection criteria 1 Important The limit switch can be approached by the measuring head without obstructions usually on the clamping side 52 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Installation side Cylinder diame ter Installation height Installation an gle Installation disassembly position ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement 2 If point 1 is satisfied for both limit switches it also applies generally for shortening the travel depending on the installation of the measuring probe installation side cylinder head gt clamping side installation side crank shaft gt end of measuring shaft 3 Wear reduction for the ruby ball If the ruby ball moves beyond bore edges in refer ence runs increased wear may occur Examples of an increased danger of wear installation side cylinder head side with holding plate The initial position reference point clamping side is outside or
67. M1 or COM2 alternative USB connection with USB serial converter e Electronics unit Socket for interface cable 9 pole SUB D The respective used serial interface on the PC COM1 or COM2 must be selected in the status window of the INCOMETER driver 7 subsection Setting the Driver page 122 Plug in the cable and secure the connection by screwing the two lock ing screws on every connector tight V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Commissioning Connect the electronics unit to the measuring probe Connect the following connections with the probe cable e Electronics unit Socket for probe cable rear e Measuring probe Plug for probe cable housing end The large groove in the plug must be in line with the large notch on the socket The ring on the plug is turned until the ring notches snap in to do this Then press the plug right into the socket and turn the ring fur ther until you hear and feel the plug snap in Connecting the printer Depending on the version the printer can be connected to the parallel interface or a USB interface on the PC Use the printer cable provided The printer must also be connected to a suitable mains connection 4 3 Checking and Connecting the Mains Voltage 1 Check whether the locally available mains voltage is set on the e lectronics unit 110 V or 230 V 2 If not please set the right mains voltage 7 subsection Setting the Mains Voltage page 173 3 Then connect the powe
68. Measuring length Cylinder diameter TE am 250000 mn Installation height Installation angle 7 50 mm 0 0 degree Installation peosit a Height Angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Move to position after each measurement Default values Load Save Cancel Fig 5 15 Measuring system settings dialog box 3 Init Make the following settings one after another first ial position The choice of the initial position reference point is ir reference point relevant Therefore choose the initial position reference point which is most favourable for the angle measure ment Installation side Selection of the relevant installation side cylinder head Ins hei Ins gle or crank shaft tallation Set this value to 0 first ght tallation an Set this value to 0 first Exit the dialog box with OK Select Measurement gt initial position reference point or and confirm the security prompt with OK First check whether the travel for the measuring head is free The set initial position refer ence point is now moved to Determine the difference between the zero angle of the workpiece and the zero angle of the measuring probe in the direction of the stylus tip or the connection plug for the probe cable with the angle measuring instrument Since the installation angle is always entered positive the angle orientation of the workpiece must be taken into account and not one
69. NCOWIN ID 10034503 Maintenance 10 1 3 Handling of Errors in the Electronics Unit Type fuse T 2A same for all mains voltages 1 viewing window for the set mains voltage 2 snap catch for the fuse block 3 mains switch for electronics unit in OFF position 4 connection socket light equip ment plug Fig 10 3 Electronics unit change fuses and set mains voltage 10 1 3 1 Change Fuses The fuse block is directly above the mains switch The removable plas tic element contains two wire fuses 5x20 mm slow blow Proceed as follows to change the fuses 1 Switch off the electronics unit and pull out the light equipment plug 2 Press up the snap catch 2 Fig 10 3 and pull out the whole fuse block 3 Replace the defective fuse with a new one and push the fuse block back in until the catch snaps in 10 1 3 2 Setting the Mains Voltage The fuse block is directly above the mains switch The removable plas tic element contains the wire fuses and a light grey block with the mains voltage display 1 Fig 10 3 Proceed as follows to set the mains voltage ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 173 Maintenance and Care 1 Switch off the electronics unit and pull out the light equipment plug 2 Press up the snap catch 2 Fig 10 3 and pull out the whole fuse block 3 There is a light grey block inside the black plastic element for hold ing one of the two fuses Pull out this block turn it round and
70. OMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of the Components 5 housing 7 Stylus ruby ball 6 guide groove for measuring pin 8 measuring pin 9 guide pin for housing twist pro tection Fig 2 13 Stylus details The measuring head contains the stylus and the probe The probe housing contains two step motors with intermediate gears which move the measuring head axially and radially The measuring head moves on the shaft of the V INCOMETER The axial movement is made by the threaded spindle inside the shaft The spindle is driven by one of the two step motors The second step motor turns the shaft together with the measuring head in radial direction The axial movements of the measuring head are limited by two adjust able limit switches This prevents the measuring head from touching its mechanical limits clamping side jaw carrier shaft end fastening plate of the cable guide tube and thus being damaged The switches are actuated mechanically and then interrupt electrical circuits The gener ated signal stop the motor movement via the software The rotational movement of the shaft with the measuring head Is also limited by two radial limit switches with a fixed setting The radially adjustable part of the measuring head can be set with a setting device so that the electrical zero signal of the probe corre sponds to the nominal diameter of the cylinder or bore to be measured A setting device is provided fo
71. OWIN ID 10034503 s Designation of the characteristic Additional information Result within the tolerance limits green Configuration with all levels Defined tolerance range in brackets Result outside the tolerance limits red Configuration with additional evaluation angles Tolerance range not defined Oo OA N O oa A O N Conicity with sign here negative 7 9 Difference Data 7 9 1 Function of the Difference Data Formation Two cylinder measurements can be subtracted from each other using the difference data formation The measurement that is to be subtracted must already be saved The data difference formation was developed mainly for displaying the form change of a bore due to clamping of the cylinder head radial cyl inder distortion A measurement is made respectively before and after clamping the cylinder head and then the first subtracted from the sec ond This allows this form change to be displayed very clearly 7 9 2 Using Difference Data Formation Click the right mouse button on a cylinder measurement in the file tree and select the Difference data command in the context menu The dif ference data are loaded in the background but not displayed on the screen The difference data formation is activated This activated status is displayed by a green colouring of the symbols for file folder and measurement in the file tree z inden tse cull 201 48 cyll_ZO1_PK ps Sui i PROELI lf a cylinder
72. Operating manual and Functional Description of Graphical User Interface V INCOMETER with ECT 10 and Software INCOWIN bs 5 L E T x E z i m gt A E a i AN S9 he Aa bs a i k s To a it i i ma E n M a Ke Art No 10034503 Version Software version V02 103 00 2007 Foreword All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and hereby recognised The operating manual has been compiled with due care and attention Nevertheless errors and omissions cannot be ruled out completely Due to the progress in develooment HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH re serves the right to make technical modifications without prior notice No liability will be accepted in the event of damage resulting from non compliance with the information contained herein No part of this operating manual may be reproduced or edited copied or distributed by electronic means in any form printed photocopied microfilm or other without the written permission of HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH Document ID 10034503 Last changes 16 11 2007 INCOWIN from V2 103 HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH Alte Tuttlinger Str 20 D 78056 Villingen Schwenningen Tel 49 0 7720 602 0 Fax 49 0 7720 602 123 e mail info hommel etamic com internet www hommel etamic de V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Table of contents Table of contents 1T Safety INSWUCU NS scceciiecccserrcteseccatetiaiechte ate eietee sirens 1 TE GONG Ga ipdveletewdece
73. The V INCOMETER measuring system has been constructed accord ing to the state of the art and the recognised rules of safety Neverthe less certain rules of caution need to be observed to avoid injury to per sons and or damage to property and possible loss of guarantee rights Such safety rules instructions will be given in this User Manual in the appropriate passages The Safety chapter discusses the safety re quirements on a general scale Every person working with or on this measuring system must have read and understood this manual and be familiar with the location and func tion of the safety devices as a basis for safe handling of the measuring instrument In addition legal generally valid and other regulations for the prevention of accidents and environmental protection must be observed This manual must always be available at the installation site of the measuring system It must be complete and wholly legible lf defects which could impair the safety are detected or safety defects can be assumed from faulty operation the system must be shut down imme diately until the defects have been remedied by authorised personnel Symbols used throughout this manual Danger Warning against immediate threat to life and limb Severe in jury or death Warning Warning against possibly dangerous situation with poten tially serious physical injury or death ae Caution Warning against possibly dangerous situation with potentially minor
74. You now get the necessary data for the Measuring pin type of meas uring tip and Setting value adjustment value for micrometer gauge poss additional remark with distance jib on the display The Measur ing range specification is also adapted Since the diameter ranges for the individual types of measuring tips overlap slightly two types of measuring tips can also be displayed In this case the longer measuring tip is to be preferred from a technical point of view 3 The measuring head should be moved to an optimum assembly position for the following adjustments Click on Assembly in the Configuration clamping jaws Fig 5 1 dialog box Secure the free travel for the measuring head and confirm the security prompt with Yes 4 The measuring head moves to a position 50 mm from the end of the measuring shaft to be able to assemble the micrometer gauge easily later V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement Check whether the measuring tip determined in the configuration Change measur specification measuring pin is already mounted on the device and ing tip change this as required Proceed as follows 1 Loosen the two fastening screws item 2 Fig 2 12 with the small Allen key and remove the old measuring tip 2 Now fasten the new measuring tip with the two screws Make sure that the guide pins of the measuring pin are inserted in the guide grooves of the housing 1 setting device Measuring hea
75. a cccceescceseeseeees 137 Save extractions 0 99 Save graphic settings 81 Save window layout 105 Saving printing templates 143 scaling of the result graphic 79 Selection of several angles 80 Sensor FT O sispa 17 Serial DOM a iessasvaccvesneteneeccnss 122 Set up printer 112 Setting device eeee 18 Setting file c 52 60 Setting measuring system RTE gist ei aavaseticeccedenrneapnein 56 Setting the calibration process PENE E E EE 159 Setting the driver 122 Setting the mains voltage 173 Setting the measuring head 34 ID 10034503 Setting Value ccceecee 36 Settings in the setting window peste kl ais nen A AE ETE 72 Settings measuring system Axial measurement 54 Cylinder measurement 54 General 52 Radial measurement 54 Software Deinstallation 119 First time installation 118 Installation nananana 119 Installing an update 120 LICENCES n on 118 Release nanism 120 Software performance scope PEEP AAT asoband 117 Software system requirements OE EEEIEE TEET 117 Software user control 125 DEE e ee 18 Say Oliena 18 Standard deviation 91 Standby display 22 23 Start calibration measurement P EAE EIA ies 161 Start cylinder measurement 65 Status bar nccrarniirosisss 128 Step width for measured value TADIC cece
76. ab The settings for the result table except for the column widths can be used as a preset for every other or already saved measurement Acti vate the Note last window layout in the View tab of the Extras Options menu ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Evaluation Open and close information tree Display toler ances Evaluation angle Note settings 83 Special Evaluations 84 Otherwise all views are reset to the default result view in such cases Cylindricity 4 9 um R oundness Lexel 1 1 00 mm 3 0 um Level 2 16 12 mm 3 6 um Level 3 31 244 mm 2 6 urm Level 4 46 36 mm 4 9 um Level 5 61 48 mm Le prm Level 6 76 60 mm 4 pum E Straightness Angle 1 0 0 1 8 pm Angle 2 90 07 2 0 um Angle 3 180 0 2 pm Angle 4 270 0 1 5 pm E Parallelism Angle 1 0 0 780 0 20 um Angle 2 S0 0 270 0 2 2 um E Conicity Angle 1 0 0 0 3 um Angle 2 90 0 1 4 um Angle 3 180 0 1 3 pm Angle 4 270 0 0 5 prn Fig 7 15 Example for a changed result table Changes in the example in relation to the default result view Column width increased tolerances for cylinder form roundness and straightness set additional evaluation angle 30 7 2 Special Evaluations 7 2 1 Fourier Coefficients 7 2 1 1 What are Fourier coefficients Fourier coefficients represent the distortions of the workpiece in nu merical form Comparable with the dissection of a music signal into its i
77. ad makes a movement automatically The following effects are visible in the graphic result display e Levels are shifted centre offset to cylinder axis Hardware defect Temporary hardware fault or electrical interference pulse e g from the mains voltage supply Incorrect setting of the axial limit switch Mains voltage not filtered adequately Voltage interruptions or volt age peaks due to switching on other machines or con sumers V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Loosen blockage 7 sub section Clear Blocking of the Measuring Head page 171 Connect mains in front of the INCOMETER system Use filtered or other circuit ID 10034503 e The cylinder appears di vided in two or with an offset centre points of the levels shifted in parallel Reason Measuring head measures at different height than the software demands gt height assignment measuring head software no longer matches Limit switch error axial Step losses due to increased friction in the measuring head soiling on probe burr or edges on the workpiece error message of the hardware driver Step gains by uncontrolled movement of the measuring head Temporary hardware fault or electrical interference pulse Rotary movement of the measuring head in the im mediate vicinity of an axial limit switch The actual max measuring length does not match the value in the software ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Maintenance Ch
78. ad then moves to the end of the measuring shaft 5 Now insert the V INCOMETER measuring shaft first in the calibration cylinder carefully The measuring tip should not hit the wall of the workpiece 6 Turn the ring nut anticlockwise with your other hand at the same time until the V INCOMETER can be inserted unhindered 7 If stops are mounted on the clamping jaws the height position is fixed automatically Otherwise insert the measuring probe at a depth where the top edges of the clamping jaws and the calibration cylinder are at the same height Neither the measuring head nor the measuring shaft may touch the floor of the wooden housing A minimum distance of 1 mm must be ensured If this is not the case clamp the measuring probe a little higher and check again whether the minimum distance of 1 mm is kept 8 Ifthe calibration cylinder has an engraved 0 mark turn the V INCOMETER so that the 0 position of the measuring probe and the 0 engraved mark of the calibration cylinder are in line The 0 position in the V INCOMETER is exactly the angle position at which the centre of the probe sphere can momentarily be found V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 The connecting plug for the probe cable on the back of the probe housing may also be used as a guide for the 0 position of the V INCOMETER 9 Turn the ring nut clockwise with your free hand until the clamping jaws make good contact with the surface in the clamping area
79. ands and functions ment CAL Green Calibration data are active or were l l used for the current measurement Status system calibration Red Calibration data are not active or were not used for the current measurement Note Move the cursor directly over the icon then an additional window containing infor mation about the used calibration measure ment is displayed Current measuring probe Y150 80 150 10 145 Display of type V80 and serial number in brackets of the currently used measuring Information about the mea probe suring probe Demo simulation mode Radial scan 2 Display of an info text about the current ac tion in the measuring run or the status of the measuring probe example the 2nd radial scan is currently running a Progress bar for graphic display of the chro nological process of the current action 8 4 Overview Menu 8 4 1 Measurement Menu New Start a new measurement The type of measurement must be se lected from the list Cylinder measure ment Radial measurement Axial meas urement Complete measurement option or Bearing measurement not for V INCOMETER Open Ctrl O Load a saved file This function allows you to open any file generated by INCOWIN 128 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Close Save Ctrl S Save as Absolute meas urement Linear temperature compensation Move to the zero point position Move to reference point initial posi tion
80. are also copied 8 5 6 Directory Structure INCOWIN The following table shows an overview of the files which are saved in the installation directory of the INCOWIN software and must be backed up if necessary The folders listed in the following table are created by installation but can be redefined partly by the user in the menu Extras Options gt Folders Files V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Data Printing templates HTML Calibration qs Stat Driver ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software Program files and optional func tionality These are only managed by the instal lation program Directory for project files The project directory contains meas ured data and files with system and evaluation settings Directory for the printing templates The standard templates enclosed with the installation are overwritten in a re pair or update Therefore adaptations of printing tem plates must always be made in a copy or with own files which should also be in this directory These files must be backed up if you have created your own printing tem plates Directory for the Help files The help files enclosed in installation are always overwritten in a repair or update Directory for calibration files with calibration settings and calibration cyl inder data Note Calibration cylinder data were enclosed with the installation and are overwritten in a repair or update The
81. as a standard if it was saved in the file tree under General templates and the standard path for these templates has not been changed activated A user defined setting file must be defined or loaded double click in the file tree This is used for the cali bration process Whether a file is loaded is recognisable from the icon for the cylinder measurement gt 8 icon must be black not grey Deactivate the function if this is not the case deactivated Select a user defined file with system settings iei with the button This is in the INCOW IN Data folder as a standard if it was saved in the file tree under General templates and the standard path for these templates has not been changed If this is not the case deactivate the function and load the setting file with the button The software only uses a single calibration file correc tion data which is overwritten by a successful recali bration Transfer file name from DEF file activated The name of this calibration file is clearly assigned to the measuring probe with its serial number and prede termined in a file of the DEF type deactivated Select an own name and memory location for the cali bration file with the button This file is saved addi tionally and not used by the software or the system Example for the contents of a DEF file which is read di rectly after selecting the INCOMETER on the Start screen The
82. ation Angle To determine its radial and axial zero position the V INCOMETER uses two limit switches radially at 0 and axially on the clamping side or at the end of the measuring shaft After a reference run of the measuring head to its reference positions the height 0 mm and the angle 0 is fixed at this position for the sys tem This height and angle scale is exclusively probe related and has no relation to the height and angle specifications of the workpiece In the evaluation and output of measurement results the height and angle specifications must be related to the workpiece so that the user can interpret these results Therefore the height and angle relations of the measuring probe and workpiece to each other must be made known 5 4 1 Installation Height General The installation height is the distance between the cylinder head sur face and the centre of the stylus ball in the initial position reference point of the measuring probe nearest the cylinder head surface Installation from the cylinder head side initial position reference point on the clamping side Installation from the crank shaft side initial position reference point at the end of the measuring shaft The software requires the following data 1 Installation side of the measuring probe into the workpiece direc tion of orientation of the height scales of the measuring probe and workpiece Possible installation sides cylinder head side and crank
83. ation angles Wwe mins T OLC Angle values gt r Calculate paired angles Angle 90 0 270 0 no of pared angles 2 Fig 5 29 Defining evaluation angles Angle values Manual input and editing of a max 18 angle pairs m Enter a value in the Angle box and click on Add Delete angle pairs with Remove or edit the angle pairs with Change Mark the line to be edited first ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 63 Defining Evaluations There is no need to observe an ascending or descending order of angles Calculating Automatic input of angle pairs with identical distances angle pairs apart Select the number of angle pairs from the list max 18 Click on Calculate The result of the calculation is entered in the list of angle pairs Existing entries are deleted or replaced when the displayed security prompt is answered with OK Note Both methods can be combined Automatically calculated lists can then be edited or extended manually 5 6 5 Terminating and Checking Definition of the Evaluations Confirm all the entries with OK or save the setting file with Save The software then automatically runs a plausibility check of all the in puts Problems are displayed in appropriate warning or message win dows 64 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Measurement 6 Measurement 6 1 Introduction The following conditions must be available for conducting a measure ment 4 The measur
84. ave Cancel Fig 5 27 General filter settings Filter Select filter type no filtering Gauss or Fourier Presetting Gauss Radial Definition of the lower high pass and upper low pass in upr limit of the radial filter for the selected filter type High pass filter in form measurement almost always at O upr Low pass filter standard value 15 upr less frequently used 50 and 150 upr Filter points number of measuring points used as a filter base axial Definition of the upper limit low pass of the axial filter in mm for the selected filter type ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 61 Defining Evaluations The low pass filter is available in different value gradua tions The standard value is 0 8 mm Filter points number of measuring points used as a filter basis Auxiliary filter Activation of an additionally effective median filter with a fixed window width of 11 2 n 1 with n 5 5 6 3 Defining Characteristics Tolerances The tolerance ranges for the measurable form characteristics are de fined in the Tolerances tab Settings for evaluations E i ajx Fiter Tolerances Evaluation angles Wear m T D Tolerance in nominal value I Cylindricity 2 0 0 um Roundness 20 0 pm Straightness 2 0 0 um Parallelism 20 0 um c 0 0 um L Diameter 200 pm Default values Load Save Cancel Fig 5 28 Defining characteristic tolerances Tolerance Characteristic type The act
85. ble settings and their effects V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation Axial plot Angle Select an angle number continuously and set the respec tive colour and line style You only have to edit the number of angles which are to be displayed later max number of angles or angle pairs 36 These angles or angle pairs are assigned to the envelope lines of the graphic later consecutively in ascending order beginning with 0 Scaling reference straight line Also select the colour and line style activation of the display of the reference straight line 7 subsection Axial Plot page 92 Radial plot Level Select a level number continuously and set the respective colour and line style You only have to edit the number of levels which are to be displayed later Max number of levels 40 These levels are assigned to the radial plots of the graphic later consecutively in ascending order beginning with level 1 Scaling reference circle Also select the colour and line style activation of the display of the reference circle 74 subsec tion Radial Plot page 94 Isometry plot Select the respective colour and line style for the following elements e Plot radial measured data levels e Scaling e Envelope line connecting lines of measuring points of the same angle in the 180 covering foreground of the isometry e Envelope line rear connecting lines of measuring points of the same angle in the 180
86. bling the Clamping Jaws on the V INCOMETER page 32 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 151 Preparing Calibration Work steps 152 4 Set the measuring head on the diameter of the calibration cylinder standard 90 mm subsection Setting the Measuring Head page 34 5 Clean the surface of the calibration cylinder with a soft lint free cloth 6 If the measuring probe has not yet reached operating temperature make one or two cylinder measurements without evaluation The measuring probe can be left in the holder The measuring probe then has the operating temperature 9 2 2 Installing the Measuring Probe See also the general description of the measuring probe installation in the workpiece 7 subsection Installing the Measuring Probe in the Workpiece page 38 1 Close any open measurements in the INCOWIN software 2 Set the initial position reference point of the measuring head to the Measuring shaft end setting Menu Settings Measuring sys tem General tab 3 Clamp the V INCOMETER in the holding device or hold it tight with your hand in the area between the housing and the clamping ring The measuring head must be able to move on the measuring shaft without obstruction 4 Now move to the initial position reference point of the measuring probe menu Measurement gt Move to initial position reference point or click on the icon opposite Confirm the following security prompt with OK the measuring he
87. by dragging and dropping with the mouse 5 Copy table The contents of the table can be copied to the Windows clipboard with the symbol opposite below the table and are then available for other Windows applications 6 Page view To check the printout open the page view with the symbol opposite below the table 7 Print table The table is printed with the symbol opposite below the table The Windows printer dialog box opens in which you can make other set tings and start the printout 8 Close table x Click on the symbol opposite or on Exit to hide the table 7 3 Calculation Method for Evaluating the Form Characteristics 7 3 1 Description of the Method The most common mathematical methods for calculating and evaluat ing form characteristics are the Least Squares method and the Mini mum Zone method The software INCOWIN currently uses the Least Squares method The following evaluation methods are used for the different form character istics ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 89 Calculation Method for Evaluating the Form Characteristics Cylinder form Cylindricity Roundness Straightness Parallelism Conicity LSC Least Square Circle for calculating the centre points of the individual levels LSL Least Square Line for calculating the cylinder axis of the level centre points LSC Least Square Cylinder for calculating the radius of the reference cylinder LSC Least Square Circle
88. calibration file can be created again by the software by re calibration of the measuring probe Parameter sets and catalogue files for the statistic output The parameter sets and catalogues enclosed in installation are always overwritten in a repair or update Adaptations of parameter sets or cata logues must therefore always be made on copies which must be in this direc tory These files must be backed up if own parameter sets catalogues or statistic outputs are created Driver files These are only managed by the instal V INCOMETER with INCOWIN not re quired yes yes not re quired recom mended but not neces Sary yes only for the nter face to qs Stat option recom mended flair it nant 147 Files and Projects lation program but partly updated by but not the INCOWIN software itself neces Note Driver files were included in the sary installation and may be overwritten in a repair or update Some hardware related parameters container herein such as the maximum axial measur ing length may have changed in the meantime and adopted new values However all these parameters can be updated again by functions of the soft ware interface 148 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration 9 Calibration 9 1 Introduction 9 1 1 Why Calibration Linearity and offset of the measuring probe are long term stable and are checked and recalibrated every two years at t
89. cans next to each other in one dia gram function to display the envelope lines next to each other instead of superposed in the axial plot of the Single type Envelope lines can be compared with each other better by displaying them next to each other The disadvantage of this display are the nar ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 103 Define Presettings for Graphic Views 104 rower individual scaling bands which considerably reduce the spread of the axial plot and make form deviations difficult to detect OF 0 SOF mM ose nTa Sr ig fee Peo as H g Fig 7 30 Different axial plot displays Left Standard display superposed with output of several envelope lines Right Envelope lines of an axial plot displayed next to each other 7 7 Define Presettings for Graphic Views 7 7 1 Overview All functions of the presettings for the graphic display are in the Extras Options menu View or Colours tab The following presettings are possible for the appearance of the graph ICS e Colour and line style of the graphics e Save settings of the result window e General presettings 7 7 2 Change Colour and Line Styles Select the Co ours tab in the Extras Options menu The respective setting can be selected by opening the pop up lists Check the selected colours and line styles both on the screen and in the printout on the connected printer for clearly distinguishable display The following table describes the possi
90. ch the sum of square deviations of the measured val ues represents a minimum is calculated from the whole measurement profile by the LSC method The cylinder form is the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the deviations of the mea surement profile from this cylinder a b C C57 je g GR KIJ ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 185 Allowance for Calibration Data 186 11 4 Allowance for Calibration Data 11 4 1 Measuring Error due to Calibration Cylinder without Cylinder Data The following diagram shows the measuring error due to a calibration cylinder without cylinder data For the purpose of simplification it is assumed that the measuring sys tem would be ideal Calibrations and subsequent measurements are displayed all performed in the calibration cylinder The non ideal form of the calibration cylinder is eliminated if the same installation direction from the cylinder head or crank shaft side exists in calibration and measurement in the calibration cylinder Otherwise the deviation from the ideal cylinder increases The diagrams show that the installation side set for the calibration in the measuring system settings has no influence Only the actual instal lation side is significant However the representation of the cylinder in the calibration would be reversed The results are inaccurate in any case because the form of the calibra tion cylinder should correspond to the form sh
91. click on an element also moves this to the respective other column Only the maximum displayable number of elements can be moved to the left window An order in the layout of the elements within the list must not be observed Se The maximum possible elements for the display are also displayed Every result graphic can be configured separately via the selection window 80 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation The settings for the result graphics can be used as a preset for every other or already saved measurement To do this activate the Note last window layout function in the View tab of the Extras Options menu Note settings Otherwise the default result view will be reset to when new measure ments are made 7 1 4 Result Table 7 1 4 1 Configuring the Result Table View Open the dialog box for configuration of the result table as follows 1 Menu View gt command Configuration result view 2 Right mouse button in the result table Output configuration MC ulindricity L Minimum U Maimun E br Roundness Level C Minimum O Maximum Ul Mean value Standard deviation C Eccentricity LJ Distortion w Straightness Parallelism Fal bi Conicity E Output configuration j Cylindricity Minin Ol Maximum a by Roundness Level 1 Minin C Maximum Ul Mean value Standard deviation C Eccentricity LJ Distortion Level 2 LO Minimum U Masimum LJ Mean value Standard deviation C Eccentricity
92. covering back ground of the isometry e Reference cylinder 7 7 3 Note Last Window Layout Select the View tab in the Extras Options menu The Note last window layout function has the following meaning Activated After starting the software the settings which were avail able when the last measurement was closed are always used for the display This concerns all contents scaling window sizes and layout number of levels configuration of the result table etc for example Saved or new measurements are also displayed like this providing ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 105 Define Presettings for Graphic Views they have the appropriate characteristics e g the number of levels and no settings are changed not activated The software resorts to standard settings after starting These are partly presettings from the View tab Extras Options menu partly uninfluenceable factory settings Factory settings e Scaling auto e Axial plots contain only one angle or pair of angles e Radial plots contain only one level e Result window and result table are displayed in their smallest size e Contents of the result window 1x isometry 1x axial plot at 0 4x radial plot levels 1 to 4 for measurements with less than 4 levels the last one is repeated 7 7 4 Other Presettings General presettings for the graphic display can be defined in the Ex tras Options menu tab View gt dialog topic Presettings Default valu
93. d with selection of printer The page view of the complete meas urement with the selected printing template is opened gt The function can only be executed if a printing template has been created and activated menu Extras Printing templates The complete measurement is printed with the selected printing template gt The function can only be executed when a printing template has been created and activated menu Ex tras Printing templates The active view marked result graphic or result table is copied to the clip board and is available for other appli cations The active view selected result graphic or result table is exported to a graphic or text file and can be opened with other applications only with the Export software option Call online help for the user interface Call the context sensitive help Then click on an element in the user interface to get help on a certain topic Calls information about the INCOWIN software 127 Overview Menu 8 3 2 3 Status Bar The status bar gives the user context sensitive information about the command inputs Also messages are output and information about the system calibration and the measuring probe displayed EOE paar pene GAD Curent mesg rote vio 1 Racial scam 7 EE Figure 8 7 Status bar Description from left to right Help text example Display short information texts and descrip Prints the active measure tions for comm
94. d Limit switch 2 micrometer gauge 3 manual screw Fig 5 5 INCOMETER with setting device 1 Remove the short cylinder shaft from the setting device 2 If necessary place a spacer specification of thickness see Con figuration clamping jaws dialog box between the main part with manual screw and the plate screwed on top of the setting device 3 Push the setting device with the micrometer gauge onto the INCOMETER measuring shaft from the end of the shaft The oval recess on the side slides over the cable guide tube of the measur ing probe Position the micrometer gauge exactly over the ball of the stylus tip Turn the micrometer gauge as far back as possible if neces Sary Attention Interference with the measuring head movements Do not touch the measuring shaft with your hand Dirt and sweat im pair the even movement of the measuring head 4 Fix the setting device with the manual screw item 3 Fig 5 5 on the measuring shaft 5 Open the cylinder head screw on the side of the measuring head item 5 Fig 5 5 with the Allen key accessories Hold the measuring head tight at the side so that it cannot twist ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 37 Installing the Measuring Probe in the Workpiece Prerequisites 38 6 Push the top part of the measuring head item 4 Fig 2 12 down in the direction of the measuring shaft as far as necessary Set the micrometer gauge to the necessary setting value Grip the measuring
95. d confirm the security prompt for the reference run with Yes First check whether the travel for the measuring head is free The set initial position reference point is now moved to 6 Then three dialog windows are opened ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 43 Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle Area of applica tion 44 Fig 5 10 Check installation of V INCOMETER 7 Click in the main dialog box on the button 90 or 270 The measuring head is now positioned to the angle position 90 or 270 8 Measure the distance from the cylinder head surface to the top edge of the measuring tip housing with the calliper gauge or depth gauge see also Fig 5 8 page42 9 Add 4 5 mm radius of the measuring tip to the distance to get the distance from the centre of the ruby ball This value is the in Stallation height This value is given the following sign depending on the installation position see also Fig 5 7 page41 Stylus tip outside the bore installation height negative stylus tip inside the bore installation height positive 10 Click in the main dialog box on Exit The determined value for the installation height will be entered in the dialog box for the measur ing system settings Fig 5 9 later 5 4 3 Determining the Installation Height with Holder 5 4 3 1 General When using a holding plate or holding ring the same process can be used in principle as with direct clam
96. dial filters the highest filter with the finest resolution is used as a reference For the one or two active filter settings in the calibration which should have the same value in relation to each other the same value or if this is not possible the next value down is used Recommended settings for Gauss filter 150 150 150 50 50 without calibration cylinder data 15 15 with calibration cylinder data 15 15 15 Authors note only The problems which may occur with different filter settings will be dealt with elsewhere in the manual The following settings are available after starting the software Standard settings Evaluation e Filter type Gauss filter e Radial high pass filter O upr e Radial low pass filter 15 upr e Axial low pass filter 0 8 mm e Median filter activated with standard window width 11 measuring points ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 157 Performing Calibration Adapt settings for If different settings are required for the evaluation these should be sa the evaluation Prerequisites 158 ved as a Setting file in the file tree under General templates Then the settings for every new calibration are loaded again Open the dialog box for setting the evaluation in the Settings gt Eva luation menu 1 Adapt filter settings e Filter type Gauss filter e Radial high pass filter O upr e Radial low pass filter Select optimum setting value see comments e Axial low pass filter 0 8 mm
97. displays is al most impossible when the result windows are scaled differently L Example Fig 7 12 Different scaling of the result window Left optimum scaling at 10 0 um auto Centre too low scaling with 1 0 um drawing errors Right too high scaling with 50 0 um form deviations difficult to detect ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 79 Main Window 7 1 3 3 5 Selection Window The selection window serves to select levels or angles and has the fol lowing structure Selection of several angles not shown Angle 3 180 07 Angle 4 270 0 lnone view can be displayed mas 10 angles paired angles Fig 7 13 Selection window for angles or levels to display them in the result graphic for axial or radial plots Left List of elements which are to be displayed in the result window Right List of elements which are still available but not selected for display The list in the right window is created as follows Levels radial plot All measured levels are displayed automatically in the list Angle axial plot The list initially contains the standard values for an gles or pairs of angles 0 90 180 270 The list can be extended or edited with the Add Change and Remove buttons Individual or all elements are moved from one list to another with the arrow buttons between the two element lists or move one element or move all elements in this list A double
98. e V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration 9 4 Finishing the Calibration 9 4 1 Checking Results for Repetitivity It is recommended to check the results before saving the calibration data By comparing the values in the table line by line the repetitivity of the re sults within the whole calibration measurement series can be determined Switching the current display between the individual calibration meas urements or the calibration data in the graphics of the result window can be triggered by one of the following actions e Click on the Cylinder characteristic in the setting window when the active field is a graphic e Select Cylinder menu item in the context menu click right mouse button in the active box e Select menu View gt Cylinder e Click mouse on the appropriate column header The Calibration measurement window can be hidden during the result Hide calibration check by clicking on Interrupt or I to get a better overview wingow This does not end the calibration process but only interrupts it tempo rarily The Calibration measurement window is shown again when you close the current measurement menu Measurement Close or click on Confirm the security prompt for continuing the calibration with yes The Calibration measurement window is displayed again If there is a good repetitivity of the results the calibration process can _ Finish be finished Click on Exit Confirm the security prompt with y
99. e and the project automati cally becomes the currently active project Note the restrictions of the operating system with respect to the length and special characters of filenames 8 5 3 2 Deleting Projects and Files Click in the file tree with the right mouse button on a project folder or a file and select the Delete command or use the Del key on the PC keyboard You can delete saved setting files templates all measurements and project folders The active project cannot be deleted directly Set another project ac tive and then delete the desired project Virtual folders for grouping files of the same type e g radial meas urements cannot be deleted either They are only shown when files of this type are created V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software Deleted files are in the paper basket of the operating system until be ing finally deleted The files can be irretrievably deleted immediately by using the keys Shift Dell 8 5 3 3 Renaming Projects and Files Saved settings templates all measurements and project folders can be renamed The folder of the active project cannot be renamed which can be bypassed by setting another project folder active As in the operating system itself the file is released for editing by clicking on the filename twice in quick succession Note the restrictions of the operating system with regard to cS length and special characters of
100. e button pressed Release the mouse button A shaded seg ment now indicates the extracted section Create other extraction ar eas in the same way if necessary 4 Edit other levels Now the different levels of the same measurement are edited one after another To do this switch to the respective other level and set the ex traction area Switching to another level takes place directly in the setting window or with the View Display Select levels menu or with the context menu of the right mouse button 5 Delete extractions Mark the extraction segment to be deleted double click the segment and delete it with one of the following functions e Context menu gt Delete e Menu Extras Outliers Delete e Del key on the keyboard V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation 6 Deactivate extraction function Deactivate the outlier extraction function in the Extras Outliers menu remove checkmark The cursor reassumes its original form The set extraction segments are retained 7 Save extractions Extractions are saved in a file together with the measured values when saving a measurement Extraction segments can neither be saved separately as a masking or template in a file nor can these sections be transposed on other meas urements however When exiting the current graphic display the operator can decide whether he wants to save the extractions Alternatively he can also use the Save command in the Measur
101. e circle purple Left In circle display Centre Standard radial plot Right even smaller scaling than in the centre depending on the radius and eccentric position of the reference circle to the cylinder axis V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation The display is adapted colour line style in the Extras Options menu Colours tab j 7 4 Determine Number of Measuring Points The number of measuring points in radial and axial measurements has a great influence on the calculation of the form characteristics and their graphic display The number of measuring points is selected in the Extras Options menu General tab eee lE a la EE E T io ial Bupha Fig 7 21 Determine number of measuring points Selection range radial 72 to 1080 measuring points Select radial measuring points No arbitrary values are useful for the radial measuring points There fore the list only provides reasonable selection options multiple of 72 to obtain a useful angle grid Examples 72 57 360 lhe 720 default setting 0 5 The number of radial measuring points also determines the grid for en tering angle values in the display The input possibility for angle values extends at the maximum to this grid depth and never beyond it Axial section range 2 to 4100 measuring points Select axial measuring points Cylinder measurement The axial display axial plot is always based on the measuring points of the ind
102. e installation height Since the stylus tip was in its reference position outside the bore the installation height is given a negative sign 10 Click in the main dialog box on Exit The determined value for the installation height will be entered in the dialog box for the measur ing system settings Fig 5 9 later 5 4 4 Determining the Installation Angle The installation angle is the positively orientated angle between direc tion 0 of the engine block and the centre of the stylus tip ball in the measuring probe initial position reference point To determine the installation angle the initial position reference point may be both on the clamping side and at the end of the measuring shaft V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement The software requires the following data 1 Installation side of the measuring probe into the workpiece orienta tion of the angle scales of measuring probe and workpiece to each other Possible installation sides cylinder head side and crank shaft side 2 Positive angle between the angle 0 of the measuring probe and the angle 0 of the workpiece workpiece related angle specitica tion for the position of the stylus tip after installation with initial po sition reference point of the measuring probe into the workpiece The angle 0 of the workpiece is always defined in longitudinal di rection of the cylinder banks for engine blocks View from crank shaft s
103. e opposite an gle is calculated automatically plus 180 You get a selection list for angles or angle pairs in the View menu or the context menu This list contains exactly the entries which the selection window cur rently contains for this result graphic Otherwise it contains the stan dard values 0 90 180 270 Alternatively you can move the graphic horizontally using the interac tive mouse control until the desired angle value is reached gt subsec tion Using the Setting Window page 72 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Pl a A Too ior 1100 iz ia PTs ote F z I a Aaa 1401 10201 Fig 7 8 View axial plot double one several axial plot s 7 1 3 3 3 Radial Plot The radial plot shows the view of all the measured values picked up at a certain gauge height measurement level Combinations of differ ent gauge heights within a graphic are possible The radial plot repre sents one or more cross sections through the cylinder The 2 basic types of the radial plot represent the measuring points of their level s in relation to different reference objects 1 Standard reference cylinder 2 In circle largest possible inside cylinder coaxial to the reference cylinder ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Evaluation T7 Main Window Fig 7 9 Basic types radial plot standard in circle Other setting options for the radial plot The following functions a
104. e or the depth gauge The stylus tip is inside the holding plate Measure the distance from the contact surface of the holding plate item 6 Fig 5 7 to the top edge of the measuring tip hous ing see Fig 5 8 page42 Add 4 5 mm radius of the measur ing tip to the measured distance to get the distance from the centre of the stylus tip This value is the installation height The stylus tip is outside the holding plate Measure the distance from the contact surface of the holding plate directly to the centre of the ruby ball This value is the in stallation height The value for the installation height is given the following sign de pending on the installation position see also Fig 5 7 page41 stylus tip inside the holding plate outside the bore installation height negative stylus tip outside the holding plate inside the bore installation height positive Now replace the holding plate with the installed V INCOMETER carefully in the engine block to avoid damage to the measuring head and the measuring shaft The determined value for the installation height is entered in the dialog box for the measuring system settings Fig 5 9 later 5 4 3 3 Method 2 Method 2 can only be used for the following case Centre of the stylus tip ball outside the bore and inside the holding plate after installation and reference run Close open measurements in the result window of the software by clicking on I or menu Meas
105. e product mentioned above complies with the applicable safety and health requirements of the EC regulations in its design and construction as well as in the version marketed by us This declaration will become void in the event of modifications to the product not approved by us Applicable EC regulations Machines Directive 2006 42 EC supersedes 98 37 EC Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC Supersedes 73 23 EEC and its revision 93 68 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC 2004 108 EC supersedes 89 336 EEC Applied harmonised standards especially e DIN EN ISO 12100 1 DIN EN ISO 12100 2 EN 60 204 1 e EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 1 1 Electromagnetic compatibility Basic technical standard interference emissions part 2 Industrial branch limit class A e EN 55011 Electromagnetic compatibility Basic technical standard interference emissions part 2 Industrial branch limit class A e EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Limit values for mains feedback harmonics and voltage fluctuations flicker Applied national standards and technical specifications especially e BGVA1 BGVAS VBG5 VDI 2854 Manufacturer Hommel Etamic GmbH Alte Tuttlinger Str 20 D 78056 Villingen Schwenningen Villingen Schwenningen 29 06 2007 August Binninger po i Location Date Design Development Signature 10036879_CE V INCOMETER_e Safety Instructions 1 Safety Instructions 1 1 General
106. e run with Yes First check whether the travel for the measuring head is free The set initial position reference point is now moved to 6 Then three dialog windows are opened ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 47 Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle Definition 48 Te pes fine and connecting flee cil Fig 5 13 Check installation of V INCOMETER The main dialog now shows a value for the height under Display actual position of 0 mm The bar display shows the current measured value of the probe 7 The measuring head is now positioned millimetre by millimetre in the direction of the bore To do this click down permanently on the following button in the main dialog box 8 Now observe the measured value of the probe in the bar display The current height can be read under Display actual position The measured value of the probe will remain relatively stable or change only slightly as long as the probe is inside the holding plate When the probe reaches the gap between the holding plate and the cylinder head surface start of bore or the chamfer of the bore there is a distinct measured value jump in positive direction It resumes stable medium values again inside the bore The be ginning of the bore can be located in this way by moving the measuring head up and down 9 On reaching the beginning of the bore read the current height un der Display actual position This is the value for th
107. e started V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 gt W N clamping jaws ring nut clamping ring housing Preparing the Measurement 1 2 3 4 Fig 5 6 Measuring probe V INCOMETER Proceed as follows 1 Hold the V INCOMETER firmly with one hand in the area between the housing and the clamping ring item 4 and 3 Fig 2 10 and in sert it carefully measuring shaft first into the workpiece The meas uring tip should not hit the wall of the workpiece Also watch out for obstructions underneath the bore if the measur ing shaft is longer Turn the ring nut item 2 Fig 2 10 anticlockwise with your other hand at the same time to pull in the clamping jaws item 1 Fig 2 10 until the V INCOMETER can be inserted unobstructed If this is not possible check whether the clamping jaws spacers and distance jibs are correct and redetermine the clamping diame ter if necessary Move the V INCOMETER to the desired axial position in the work piece The minimum clamping length 7 subsection Technical Da ta page 26 must be reached and the measuring shaft must be able to move and turn completely freely Turn the measuring probe to the desired radial position in the workpiece Turn the ring nut clockwise with your free hand so that the clam ping jaws are pushed apart until they have a good contact with the surface in the clamping range However it must be possible to mo ve the probe axially and radially Now move t
108. eck clean and oil measuring shaft and inner spindle Subsection Checking the Measuring Shaft and Inner Spindle page 1 78 Eliminate burr Menu Settings gt Meas uring system gt Adapt settings avoid moving over edges Insert mains filter Use filtered or other circuit Avoid vibrations and shaking Menu Settings gt Meas uring system gt Adapt settings keep distance of 1 mm from the limit switches For radial positioning move approx 1 mm away from the axial limit switch first Redetermine the max measuring length menu Settings Measur ing system gt Measuring length gt Determine 169 Repair Troubleshooting Limit switch error radial error message of the hardware driver Measured value exceeded error message of the hardware driver Dropped below measured value error message of the hardware driver Step losses due to increased friction in the measuring head soiling on probe burr or edges on the workpiece Step gains by uncontrolled movement of the measuring head Temporary hardware fault or electrical interference pulse Increased friction in the ra dial limit switch mechanics Probe has no contact with the surface during the meas urement outside the bore hole in the surface great ec centricity heavy inclination Diameter setting of the measuring head is faulty Temporary hardware fault or electrical interference pulse Offset or amplification
109. ed in this window which lead to a certain view of the results selection of levels scaling etc 7 subsection Using the Setting Window page 72 Status bar for options Indicates the status of software options used with the measurement by the use of different colours qs STAT temperature compensa tion absolute diameter measurement V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation 5 File or project tree This file structure shows all the saved files setting files measure ments In addition to the General templates standard folder the operator can add any topic related folders 7 subsection Files and Projects page 134 6 7 Result window The window is divided into 7 sections 6 sections for graphics item 6 and 1 section for result tables item 7 7 subsection Navigation in the Result Window page 71 8 Status bar for context sensitive information 7 subsection Status Bar page 128 7 1 2 Navigation in the Result Window The result window is divided into 7 sections as follows e 6 graphic sections for displaying freely selectable result graphics e one tabular section for displaying the measurement results in con figurable table form Fig 7 2 Result window display of different sizes of the individual sections The respectively active window section is indicated by a white back Active window ground You can change the active section by clicking in another sec tion with the mouse The
110. eeceeeeeeeeeee sees 88 Stop cylinder measurement 68 Storage S o ene ee ee eee 5 SE ie A E EENE anes 17 Switching off spice cn acdcccrcecera 31 Switching On sescasvrssakddeanesiacn 29 jE e RR IEE 125 Table Fourier coefficients 86 Table of measured values 87 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Index 191 Allowance for Calibration Data 192 Technical Data 00 27 Transport Temperature control 23 SE EEI E ETE E TT G TORI DOK esen 125 Troubleshooting 168 PANGE cscasesansinentaccatamescoeas 74 Use for the intended purpose2 Tolerance evaluation 83 Uoer lOO suc 30 Tolerances 62 Voltage selector switch 24 TOGO ionann 126 Warning SIQNS c 006000 8 Torque wrench 22008 18 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503
111. elect the first line from the list for empty data fields Note The same data fields may not be selected several times for a footer The previously set same input is re moved automatically and the data field is then empty Output schematic box name box content Data groups Company1 2 only output of the box content g fixed box names and contents editable data Transfer of data from the Information about the measurement dialog box menu Settings Comment which is displayed before every measurement and can be edited This information is saved with every saved measurement system The box contents are taken from dynamic in formation which the operating system provides All selected settings are saved and are available again after restarting the software ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 109 Process and Output Measurement Results hol Cy ihe 7 a j oar Lie 2 F npa F ka ena i ieee ori ee or 10 bia oe a oe P Terisi fy ae a Fig 7 33 Example for the page set up of a report printout with the settings selected in Fig 7 32 7 8 2 3 Check Printout Full Page View With the full page view you can check the printout for the currently set printer or printer driver e g PDF before printing Mark the graphic or table and select in the Print menu the View menu or with the right mouse button the command Page view or click on the icon 110 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation E3 COW DP rowan Files W
112. ement menu With Save as the measurement is saved parallel under a different name An already saved measurement is overwritten when saved again The extractions are then integrated They can be edited or deleted when the plot is displayed again The character is displayed after the file name with path in the title bar of the main window This means that a measurement has been changed and no longer corresponds to the original state 8 Recalculate measurement with extractions lf an extraction area has been set the software automatically carries out a recalculation of the measurement The LSC circle of the level is recalculated the measuring points in the shaded extraction segment are not included Centre point and radius of the reference circle of this level are redetermined Depending on the size of the extraction the recalculation affects the following values and displays e Roundness of this level e Additional information assigned to this level e Radial plot of this level e Radial plot of several levels which contain this level e Centre line plot of the isometry If the areas of the minimum or maximum of the cylinder are affected by the extraction this also affects the following values e Cylinder form e Additional information assigned to the cylinder form The tables of Fourier coefficients and measured values remain unaf fected by a recalculation Outlier level 8 tip inwards caused by dirt Example graphic
113. ent Page Title Isometric Flot Insert Selection Delete 4 p Fig 8 13 Setting a printing template ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 145 Files and Projects Jato 146 1 Setting window In this window values can be selected which lead to a certain view of the active printing field selection of lev els scaling etc 7 subsection Using the Setting Win dow page 72 When selecting a table result Fourier coefficient for the printing field the output configuration of the table is determined in a dialog box which opens when clicking the left mouse button in the active printing field in the preview window 2 Use as current template The currently loaded printing template will be used as a standard template from now on Display integrated axial measurement only for the nte grated axial measurement software option 3 Title Define or enter page header 4 Buttons for adding removing print pages Selection Select a layout in the next dialog box lt gt Scroll between several print pages Note Tables result Fourier coefficients can only be set up on whole page printing fields 5 Preview of the current print page the number of the page is displayed above it Note In the preview window marked or active graphic printing fields can be copied by the context menu and pasted into other printing fields All the properties de fined in the setting window
114. ermining a reference circle Principle According to the method of least squares a ref erence circle is calculated from the measured values which minimises the sum of the square radial deviations Mathematical method of determining a reference line Principle According to the method of least squares a ref erence line is calculated from the measured values which minimises the sum of the square radial deviations Determination by LSL method For a certain angle pair e g 0 and 180 two straight lines are determined from the measurement profiles envelope lines by the LSL method The line from which the measured values have the least standard deviation becomes the reference line standard This may also be the line with the lower angle value cyl inder related The values with the smallest and greatest distance from the reference line are determined for the opposite meas urement profile and two lines P1 and P2 parallel to the ref erence line are placed through it The parallelism is the horizontal distance between these lines Parallelism Vale with the smallest disiance from the reference line Value with the greatest distance from the reference line Pi P2 Parallelism for an axial section The measured values recorded by the measuring probe are amplified and converted into digital values The sys tem specific calibration data correction data are sub tracted from these measured values They are
115. ermining the Installation Height and Installation Angle page 40 The measuring probe sets its 0 mm height when installing from the cyl inder head side corresponds to the top of the calibration cylinder to the position of the axial limit switch on the clamping side The calibra tion cylinder data however are oriented to the heights of the cylinder For exact calculation of this cylinder the INCOMETER system must know the height relations of the two components measuring probe and workpiece to each other The software requires the following data 1 Installation side of the measuring probe into the workpiece This is automatically the cylinder head side in the calibration cylinder 2 Distance between the height 0 mm of the measuring probe and the height O0 mm of the calibration cylinder cylinder related height for the position of the middle of the stylus tip sphere after installation ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Calibration with calibration cylinder data 153 Preparing Calibration Redetermine the installation height Transfer installa tion height from calibration data 154 with reference run to the clamping side of the measuring probe into the workpiece The installation height can be measured at any time The necessary work steps can be found in subsection Determining the Installation Height with Direct Clamping page 42 Use the following settings Initial position reference point clamp
116. erter CD ROM drive or USB stick installation ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 117 Installation of the INCOWIN Software i Definitions Licence variants Multi user operation 118 8 2 2 Important Notes Local administrator rights are necessary for installation The software has never been installed in this environ ment PC hard disk operating system The software has been installed before but was dein stalled The same version as before is now being rein Stalled The software is already installed A newer version of the software is used for the installation Licences for different scopes of functions are available for working with the software e g also an exclusive evaluation licence which does not support the hardware operation of the INCOMETER measuring probe With this licence type you can access centrally stored meas urements for evaluation from any PC for example If different user accounts are created make sure that all these users get full read and write authorisations in the INCOWIN folder and below it because the software not only reads in data but also reads out values The output to files is grouped according to topics data templates measured data and similar whereby any target folder can be selected for every topic or every group local or server The INCOWIN software is installed for the first time on the measuring system by HOMMEL ETAMIC A new first time installation is nec
117. es calibration This terminates the calibration process It cannot be continued and no measurements can be repeated The measurement results are still displayed on the screen Leal 4 64 5 mn 08 um 06 yom 06 wm 0E yum Level 5 5456 mma DE yuri OF pe 0 5 pen 0 5 ymi Level E 104 35 mm 0 7 ym 0 6 um 0 7 am 0 6 pm Laewel 70114 36 oval 6 ur pia D p 0 6 ur Lewal 124 95 iri WERT St pa 1 0 ari 09 wm ee ke A al Thi ine Oi T ir 1 is on Tit ive Fig 9 7 Display of the results of the calibration measurement excerpt measurement 1 shown in the result graphics ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 165 Finishing the Calibration 166 9 4 2 Repeating Calibration Measurements If the result check reveals a strong dispersion of the characteristic val ues or a single measurement deviates greatly from the others individ ual calibration measurements or the whole measurement series can be repeated A frequent cause is that the measuring probe does not yet have oper ating temperature at the start of calibration and the first and sometimes also the second measurement deviates strongly Proceed as follows to repeat a measurement 1 Close the current measurement menu Measurement Close or click on xJ Confirm the security prompt for continuing the calibration with yes The Calibration measurement window is displayed again 2 Click in the Calibration measurement window once on the cylinder icon to move the focu
118. es Axial plot Isometric e Single Wire frame Angle of rotation f Double C Developed view 0 degree Radial plat f Hidden surface Ree ecrer l ngle of inclination f Standard E Height chart P AE egree C necribed circle C lso lines m i Output of results Lanier Ie Default configuration Fig 7 31 Define general presettings for the result display These presettings are used in the following cases 1 Function Default display Default result view This function causes the general presettings to be used for the dis play This is useful for example if you want to find your way back quickly to a standardised display to ensure a correct printout or fur ther processing The settings under Default configuration determine the output of the characteristics in the result table A dialog box is opened by this button in which the default configuration is set all form characteris tics and their additional information If you select the Default result view command in the result view the result table is reset to these settings Factory settings This button resets all the settings in the configura tion dialog box All form characteristics are then displayed without additional information and in pop up lists 106 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation The function can be selected both with the View menu and the con text menu of the right mouse button cursor over the result graphic or table 2 If the Note las
119. esigned as a plate or ring and is often designed spe cially for the measurement task The vertical installation of the V INCOMETER guarantees a higher measuring accuracy Reason Since the measuring signal of the probe is created by its pressure on the measuring spring the dead weight of the measuring pin can become active in non vertical installation This then acts either as a relief or reinforcement on the measuring spring depending on the angle position This effect is greater the longer the stylus and thus the measuring pin is Especially on V engine blocks the measuring probe is often inserted at an angle because of the absence of positioning de vices Fig 2 3 V INCOMETER external mount Fig 2 4 V INCOMETER with external ing plate mounting plate in the engine block 2 1 1 Labelling and Identification of the Measur ing System The rating plate is on the side of the housing Typ V incometer 200 SE Fabr Nr 8020010051 Eea Trp Welacoorter JOU Pobre BSG NM eT JETLS W ary eee Fig 2 5 Rating plate on the measuring probe The rating plate of the electronics unit is on the back of the housing Se Fig 2 6 Rating plate on the back of the electronics unit ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 11 Introduction Naming convention V INCOMETER VXXX XXX max axial gauge length in mm Example V 150 max axial gauge length 150 mm V INCOMETER Standard designs The
120. essary in the following cases e Change of PC e Hardware crash hard disk e Change or complete reinstallation of the operating system Updates with deinstallation of the old version and installation of the new version are necessary in the following cases e Debugging e Installation of new functions or options Consult your responsible contact at HOMMEL ETAMIC in any case to agree the necessary work steps and to be able to backup your data if necessary Close all applications on the PC before every installation of the INCOWIN software V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software 8 2 3 First Time and New Installation e No version of the software is installed on the PC otherwise dein stall first 7 subsection Deinstalling the Software page 119 e Local administrator rights are necessary for the installation e The enclosed installation CDs or in the case of an update the In cowin exe file or a CD with a new software version are required Proceed with the installation as follows 1 Start the operating system on the PC 2 Insert the CD with the INCOWIN software in the CD ROM drive 3 The installation program starts automatically Otherwise start the Setup exe application on the CD Follow the installation instructions lf you have downloaded the software from our server it is available as a runnable INCOWIN exe file and can be started after saving on the target computer
121. essory case 7 subsection Maintenance and Care page 174 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 167 Repair Troubleshooting A i 168 10 Maintenance 10 1 Repair Troubleshooting Danger of malfunction and loss of guarantee Only HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH service personnel is allowed to carry out service work and intervene in the electronics and internal mechan ics of the system Errors which occur during user control and measurement are displayed by the user interface providing they are recognised by it Errors may occur in the measuring system in the operating system or in the soft ware of the user interface The most important system errors and most frequent operating errors are described here Please consult manufacturer service in the case of other errors which you cannot eliminate yourself If possible please make a note of the status displayed in the error message the accompanying circumstances leading to the error and the status of the electronics and inform the HOMMEL ETAMIC service staff when contacting them This simplifies and accelerates the error analysis and elimination of the errors 10 1 1 Overview of Possible Errors Hardware The measuring head is blocked and no longer moves from its position It is in its axial end position One of the two axial limit switch LEDs on the electronics unit lights up A humming noise is audible when activating the measuring head step motor The measuring he
122. est possible step width for displaying the values in the table The output in the table can be made for the raw data or for calculated end values data selection 7 2 2 2 Table of Measured Values The table of measured values can be displayed for every full cylinder measuremenis Select in the menu Extras gt Measured values Show table ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 87 Special Evaluations Configure table 88 Hulp of measurenp values f x 2 pn pr pre 1 pimi Alby g ati rea thy Lop Di an T prt i Spe 1 pr Ol pin gagy jiii ETTE 3 pn Fyn Apih mAT 1 1 en 2pm 6 pn OS pr 0 5 prn G0 pon Pay eg ht um 11pm i pr Out ar Oz pn JA wri ae 1 0 per iin PT 05 ji 5 ari 01 0 pri ey a 0 4 en 1 1 ph 03 pn apn O10 pri OF pin nir Od per 1 pi 0 1 jan AENT i iT wan Tur 10pm d gm 413 pti ium 12 pm Aun or IF ari f ym OG pr igm 0G pm Li pn krne IF en 1 Oph 1 jt QT ph OF jan Ol win E Daj a r aly aj a then Fig 7 17 Table of measured values Note All changes are only displayed for as long as the table is open The next time it is opened the default values and settings are used again for the step width for example 5 1 Determine minimum and maximum output angle The limit values of the angle range of interest for display of the meas ured values are entered under Angle range min and max above the table Then click on Update to adapt the table to the inputs 2 Set step width The
123. f or expressly by personnel authorised and ap propriately trained by HOMMEL ETAMIC Danger of injury or damage to the measuring system during transport The measuring system may only be transported and shipped in the appropriate transport cases provided to avoid damage to the measur ing system and injury to persons Danger from electrical current Only plug in interface cables with the power switched off Switch off the main switch Disconnect the measuring system from the mains Only move transport the measuring system with the power disconnected Caution Damage to the calibration cylinder possible Only carry the calibration cylinder by the two handles on the side of the housing when transporting 1 7 2 Storage The following basic principles must be observed for storage e The storage location must be dry e Strong temperature fluctuations should be avoided because of condensation forming e Hard impact should be avoided when lifting and lowering e Do not place the packing upside down ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN A A A Safety during Operation A Caution The electronics could be damaged Never move or transport the V INCOMETER measuring probe during a measuring run when the measuring head is moving to avoid damage to sensitive electronic components The entire measuring system may also only be moved or transported when it is switched off 1 8 Safety during Operation The instruments may only
124. file name of the calibration file is saved in 160 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration the line with the entry KAL IB_DATEI This has the extension ikd ALLGEMEIN KOMMENTAR1 KOMMENTAR2 KOMMENTAR3 SYSTEM_TEXT V90 80 090 10 102 SYSTEM_TYP VINCO INCO_INIT_DATEI inco 8009010102 ini SYSTEM_DATEI AUSWERT_DATEI MASTER_DATEI KALIB_DATEI inco 8009010102 ikd TEMPKOMP_DATEI QSSTAT_DATEI Number of meas Select or enter number of calibration measurements urements Standard value 3 If the system settings were transferred from the calibration cylinder file the software is now missing the information about the current installa tion position of the V INCOMETER installation height and installation angle These values are prompted in the next et box current installation position Installation height Installation angle C tz mm m o degree jj o Cancel Fig 9 5 State installation position for calibration Enter the correct values and confirm with OK If you copied the installation height value from the last calibration file beforehand see Fig 9 2 you can simply enter it here with Ctrl V me 9 3 3 Starting the Calibration Measurement After all the settings for the calibration process have been defined the Calibration measurement window is displayed ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 161 Performing Calibration Start calibration measurement
125. filenames Virtual folders for grouping files of the same type e g radial meas urements cannot be renamed either They have fixed designations specified by the software 8 5 3 4 Updating Project and File Structure All operations which change the project or file structure are only rec ognised by the INCOWIN software when they are executed via its user interface Changes made directly in the operating system Explorer delete re name copy etc require an update if the software has already been started The file structure is then read in again and shown in the up dated form Click anywhere in the file tree with the right mouse button and select the Update command to start the process 8 5 3 5 Defining the Active Project A project folder can be defined as an active project Only one active project can ever bet set at one time This definition is retained even when the program is exited and restarted Click with the right mouse button on an existing project folder and se lect the Active Project command The active project is identified by bold printing of the project name see arrow in Fig 8 8 8 5 3 6 Calling File Information Click on an existing file Saved settings measured data etc with the right mouse button and select the nformation command to call the appropriate information dialog box ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 139 Files and Projects Activate difference data formation Deactivate
126. g side 8 Control LED green for the radial movement of the measuring head in the direction of the 360 position anticlockwise rotation looking from the clamping side ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 21 Electronics Unit 22 Control LED red for the axial limit switch on the clamping side The measuring head has reached its axial end position on the clamping side The display may only light up briefly in the zero point search during normal operation Control LED red for the axial limit switch at the end of the measur ing shaft The measuring head has reached its axial end position at the end of the measuring shaft The display may only light up briefly in the zero point search during normal operation Control LED red for the radial limit switch at the 0 position The measuring head has reached its radial end position at 0 This limit switch is referenced before starting every radial measurement every level But the LED may not light steadily in normal opera tion Control LED red for the radial limit switch at the 360 position The measuring head has reached its radial end position at 360 The display may not light up during normal operation Control LED red for safety limit switch on the clamping side Irrelevant for V INCOMETER Error status display Control LED red for error in the step motor control or control of the PC Standby display Control LED PC on green for standby internal supply
127. g the mouse or PC keyboard The mouse is the most convenient way to use the software You can operate the mouse in a number of different ways to input commands and make selections e Click or click on by briefly pressing the left mouse button mark select an object e Click by pressing the right mouse button open the context menu e Double click by briefly pressing the left mouse button twice e g open a dialog window by double clicking on an object e Drag Drag amp Drop i e move marked elements with the mouse with the left mouse button pressed ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 125 User Interface 126 INCOWIN can also be operated with the PC keyboard however Shortcuts are given in the menus for most menu items and commands e g Ctrl A Otherwise use the key combinations ALT underscored letter of the desired menu title or command Then move to the desired command using the cursor keys Confirm your selection with the Enter key The basic menu contains commands for management and editing of settings evaluations measured data statistic outputs and control of the measuring instrument Important commands are also accessible by buttons in the toolbar and in the context menu right mouse button of the respective view 8 3 2 2 Toolbar Various buttons are arranged in the main toolbar which are identified by icons and tool tips This toolbar is available in all program sections of INCOQWIN and does not cha
128. graphic processing of the entire measured data without a perspective drawing as a model of the total cylinder Selectable sub types for the isometry shown in Fig 7 4 from top left to bottom right e Edge model 3D wire model transparent e Roll off 3D cylinder surface rolled off over 360 transparent e Area model 3D model not transparent with area filling e Height chart 2D cylinder surface rolled off over 360 topographi cal with area filling e Iso lines 2D cylinder surface rolled off over 360 topographical without area filling e Centre line 3D model transparent reduced to the diameter and centre points of the levels ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 73 Main Window Tilt angle Rotation angle 74 WEN MIIE ITIER TEU HEITT Ce Fig 7 4 lsometry views Other setting possibilities for isometry The setting window offers the following options for adapting the dis plays in the result window The tilt angle can be specified in the setting window for all 3D models with the exception of roll off The rotation angle can be specified for all displays in the setting win dow which are not rolled off Alternatively you can tilt or rotate the graphic with the aid of the inter active mouse control until the tilt or rotation angle is reached gt sub section Using the Setting Window page 72 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation Fig 7 5 Display of isometry edge m
129. he V INCOMETER to its final installation position Check the good fit of the clamping jaws by moving them slightly backwards and forwards axially and radially and make sure that they do not twist but lie flat on the surface in the clamping area Now push the clamping jaws as far apart as possible with the ring nut until the V INCOMETER is sitting tight Insert the torque wrench accessory into the short guide tube of the clamping ring with your free hand and turn it anticlockwise until the torque limitation of the torque wrench responds The ring nut turns in the opposite direction and presses the clamping jaws apart ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 39 Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle A Definition 40 Attention Damage possible due to slipping Hold the measuring probe tight with the wrench in your free hand so that it cannot slip off whilst fixing 9 Check the correct diameter setting of the measuring head on the analogue display of the electronics unit When set correctly the needle of the display instrument is now in the zero position centre or a slight distance away If this is not the case there are two typi cal causes e eccentric position of holder and workpiece in relation to each other when clamping in an external fixing device e incorrect diameter setting of the measuring head Eliminate these causes and check the display again 5 4 Determining the Installation Height and Install
130. he maximum within the scope of the system maintenance by HOMMEL ETAMIC factory service The calibration to be performed by the user is part of the total calibra tion of the measuring system and serves above all to correct the me chanical deviations of the measuring probe from an ideal measuring system These deviations are subject to changes in the mid term Re gular recalibration is therefore necessary Defective calibration will result in all measurements being faulty cS until the next calibration 9 1 2 What happens during calibration In the calibration of the measuring probe a measurement is made against the standard of the calibration cylinder using the calibration rou tine in the software The resulting form deviations are saved as correction values in a file and then subtracted from every performed measurement The calibration measurement corresponds in type to a cylinder meas urement and consists of a combination of 2 to 40 radial measurements at different freely specifiable gauge heights Every radial measure ment on the other hand consists of the pick up of effectively 72 to 1080 measuring points within an angle range of 360 A special feature of the calibration measurement is that it consists of a series of several cylinder measurements standard 3 measurements From all the measurements in this measurement series an average of all the measuring points is calculated which then becomes the actual measuring point of
131. head slide at the side and press it against the micrometer gauge This is now sitting with its bottom end flat against the measuring tip housing Note The measuring ball must be pressed in 9 Hold the measuring head slide tight in this position and tighten the cylinder head screw with your other hand do not overtighten 10 Turn back the micrometer gauge anticlockwise until its shank is no longer touching the ruby ball 11 Loosen the manual screw of the setting device and pull the device off the shank of the measuring shaft 12 Reinsert the short cylinder shaft in the setting device and put it back in the accessories case Danger of damaging the measuring system Avoid manual turning of the measuring head because this could dam age the motor 5 3 Installing the Measuring Probe in the Workpiece After the V INCOMETER has been set to the diameter of the cylinder bore the measuring instrument can be inserted in the workpiece When measuring cylinder blocks the V INCOMETER can be installed either from the cylinder head side or the crank shaft side External assembly of the V INCOMETER is recommended installation should always be vertical even for internal assembly e The measuring system is fully wired and connected e The clamping jaws necessary for the clamping diameter are as sembled e he measuring head is set to the nominal diameter of the work piece e The measuring system is switched on and the softwar
132. hommehre ke HTO Haben lestomotor TE ylen ies aai k a mA i ee gel Neil ite gS TNS Fig 7 34 Full page view for printing results The functions in the page view can be found in the following table Function Description OOO O Print Opens the Windows printer dialog box Next Previous Changes the view to the next previous page of the out put only if there are several pages Two pages Switch from single page view to two page view and back One page Magnify Re Magnify reduce view 3 zoom stages duce alternatively Magnify with the magnifying glass symbol of the cursor reset with the standard cursor Close Close page view and return to the INCOWIN window 7 8 2 4 Start Printout Start printing for the previously marked result field by clicking on the symbol next to it or the Print command menu View menu Print con text menu The Windows Printer dialog box is opened There you can select the desired printer and make other settings for the printout ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 111 Process and Output Measurement Results 112 7 8 2 5 Define Presettings for Printouts The following settings should be used or checked for a useful printout of the results Default display Default result view Scaling Colours Line style Default configu ration Print Set up Page set up The appearance of the result boxes is reset to standard values This enables a fast sta
133. ibration Process 150 9 2 Preparing Calibration ccccccsssssceessssssseeeessseesseeesseeeeees 151 9 2 1 General Preparations ccccccccccsssssseeeeesseseeeeeesseeees 151 9 2 2 Installing the Measuring Probe ccccccceeeeeeeeeeees 152 9 2 3 Determining the Installation Height ccceeeeeeees 153 9 2 4 Determining the Installation Angle cccecceeeeeeeees 155 9 2 5 Defining Settings in the Measuring System 155 9 2 6 Defining Settings for the Evaluation ccccccccsseees 156 9 3 Performing Calibration cccsceessssssseeeessssesseeesseeeeees 158 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Table of contents 9 3 1 Starting the Calibration Process ccccccssseseeeeeeees 158 9 3 2 Setting the Calibration Process cccceccssseeeeeeeeees 159 9 3 3 Starting the Calibration Measurement 0 161 9 4 Finishing the Calibration scccccssssessseeesessenseeesnees 165 9 4 1 Checking Results for Repetitivity cceeeeeeeeeeees 165 9 4 2 Repeating Calibration Measurements 00cc000 166 9 4 3 Checking Filter Settings cccccssssseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeenes 166 9 4 4 Printing Results cc cccceecccsseeceeseeceeseceeeeseeeesneseesees 167 94 5 SAVING RESUS ais aE 167 DAG Fna WORK oine 167 10 Maintenance sssini enen aaa aE 168 10 1 Repair TroubleShoOoting
134. ide View from cylinder head side Vier pump Driving direction Driving direction g Waler pum Rotational cfireciion of probes Drive side Examples Examples Cv Probe initiated from coindosheafl side Gri Probe inatalhed bom cyra heed sede retlabon angie 270 inciallaion angie 270 Cys Probe irstaied from cronioshaft side CylS Probe installed bom cyinder head side inshwlabon angie 90 impinialion anglo p0 Installation of measuring Installation of the measur probe from crank shaft side ing probe from the cylinder Installation angle 270 head side Installation angle 270 Installation of the measur Installation of the measur ing probe from the crank ing probe from the cylinder shaft side head side Installation angle 90 Installation angle 90 Fig 5 14 V INCOMETER determination of the installation angle Angle measuring instrument protractor Aids 1 Close open measurements in the result window of the software by Work steps clicking on I or menu Measurement gt Close 2 Select the Measuring system command in the Settings menu and go to the Settings dialog box in the General tab ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 49 Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle Settings 2x General Avtial Radial Cylinder Block Absolute Optimization Temp Comp 50 Initial position Installation Clamping side Head deck C End of shaft C Crank shaft
135. in the Li cence key dialog box 7 subsection Executing Release page 121 Then the released functions are available immediately V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software 8 2 6 2 Requesting the Licence key If a new licence key is absolutely essential this is displayed by the message Wrong licence key atter starting the software After confirm ing this message the Licence key dialog box opens automatically For the use of this software a valid license key Is Necessaryl Store data for license key request in a file h Print data for license key request Input license Key Cancel Fig 8 1 Request licence key 1 Click on the top button 2 Enter the requested customer data in the next dialog box Must bo xes are marked by a Confirm with OK 3 A dialog box for saving the created LicenceRequest txt file is opened Save this file and send it to us by e mail 4 Alternatively you can also print out the licence key request middle button and then send it by fax We will then send you a new licence key 8 2 6 3 Executing Release In order to release the software and its options you need the licence key which was delivered or the new one assigned on request First time installation no valid licence key entered in the registry After installation the Licence key dialog box is displayed automatically the first time the software is started Relea
136. in the external applica tion 7 8 2 Print Measurement Results 7 8 2 1 General The measurement results can be output on the connected printer in paper form or as a file in PDF format An appropriate PDF printer driver is required for printing in PDF format This is not part of the standard software 7 8 2 2 Page Set up With the Page set up function you can design the printout of a result list individually ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 107 Process and Output Measurement Results Select the Page set up command in the Printer menu The following dialog box is opened Page setup Laga Print lanquage p no loge English M Freview Print template Chapter for page numbers C without m 1 999 W auto increment A1299 First chapter Cage G34 Field name Field content Hommelwerk e GmbH gA data data data data zuster Company Measuring object Measuring date Cylinder Page no Fig 7 32 Page set up dialog box Logo A customer logo can be inserted in the top right hand corner The manufacturer logo is already fixed in the top left hand corner gt The customer logo software option is required for this otherwise only the no logo option can be selected Printing lan The INCOWIN software allows different languages to be guage set for the user interface and printouts You can select the language valid for the printout here Printing tem Alternatively to the
137. inder axis radial change Lines parallel to the cylinder axis p go _ Haight pont at 2 mm 2mm LSL at O LSL at 180 Es i iii Haight point at 90 mr Conicity a1 0 over BE mm Conieity at 160 Axis of the over BE rer reference cylinder The measured values recorded during calibration in the calibration cylinder are called the calibration data They can also be referred to as correction values because they correct the specific reproducible measurement errors for your INCOMETER caused mainly by the clearance in the bearings The calibration data are automatically sub tracted from the measured values of the workpiece in every measurement An interpolation method is used for unmeasured intermediate values at heights and angles The axial skew of the measuring probe in the workpiece its eccentric position and the diameter error deviation of the diameter setting of the measuring head from the nominal diameter of the workpiece and eliminated by a transforma tion The transformation transfers the raw data measured values of the corrections to the corrected values measured values V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 183 Parameters and Processes LSC Least Square Circle LSL Least Square Line Parallelism Raw data measured values before corrections Roundness after corrections The values are orientated to a reference circle or a reference cylinder for evaluation and display Mathematical method of det
138. ined folder for general setting files or in the folder for measurement files e A printing template can only be used as such if it is in the prede fined folder for printing templates 8 5 4 2 Saving Measurements Select one of the following saving methods to save new or changed measurements depending on the availability e Menu Measurement gt Save as e Menu Measurement gt Save e Click on lad in the toolbar e Key combination Ctrl S You have the following options when using methods 1 and 2 File name m Folder General f Active project Choose a folder Mo Cancel Fig 8 10 Save new or changed measurements Active project The target path is already clearly determined Enter a filename ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 141 Files and Projects 142 Select a folder A folder can be selected for saving Click on OK select any directory in the next dialog box enter a filename and confirm all entries with Save No The data are not saved lf a filename is entered which has already been used in the selected directory a security prompt is displayed here and the operator can se lect anew name or overwrite the file 8 5 4 3 Saving Setting Files The following special features occur when saving setting files e Settings are saved directly in the dialog box where they are defined e The Save as method is not available e Existing settings cannot be overwritten without a p
139. ing side Installation side cylinder head Cylinder head surface top edge of the calibration cylinder If the V INCOMETER is always installed in the calibration cylinder at the same height and at the same angle and none of the axial limit swit ches has been adjusted in the meantime the same installation height is always achieved in the calibration This information about the instal lation height is in the calibration file and can be read there To do this click on the icon opposite in the status bar with the right mouse button and select the nformation command An information dialog box with the complete file information of the last calibration is opened You can read the value of the installation height as it was en tered at the last calibration here You can transfer the value to the clip board with the Copy function Informations of calibration file Operator drechaler Measuring date 06 11 2007 17 15 42 Description of measuring object Calibration Testno 1 Description of cylinder Measured with 150 80 150 10 145 Measurement comment Calibration File C ProgranmeHommelwerkes NCOW IN SK alibre Creation date and time 12 12 2005 10 35 26 No of measurements 3 General sethngs Initial position Clamping side Installation Head deck Cylinder diameter 90 0000 mm Installation height GU mrm Installation angle 0 0 Installation height 0 00 mm Installation angle 0 0 Cylinder sethngs no of levels
140. ing system has been started up completely 7 subsec tion Commissioning page 28 5 The measuring system is calibrated 7 subsection Calibration page 149 6 All the preparations described in subsection Preparing the Measu rement page 32 are completed 7 lf necessary the device in which the V INCOMETER is clamped must be centred additionally in relation to the bore 8 1 2 warm up measurements without evaluation also possible in assembly holder are conducted 6 2 Carrying Out a Cylinder Measure ment A standard cylinder measurement consists of a combination of 2 to 40 Definition radial measurements at different freely specifiable gauge heights E very radial measurement on the other hand consists of the pick up of 72 to 1080 measuring points within an angle range of 360 A cylinder measurement is started by the following actions Start e Menu Measurement gt New gt Cylinder measurement e F5 onthe PC keyboard e Click on the icon for cylinder measurement in the toolbar rey If the measurement cannot be started icon and command greyed out F5 does not react the necessary settings for the measuring system are missing The following information dialog box is displayed after the start ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 65 Carrying Out a Cylinder Measurement Ie 66 Cylinder measurement legends m Measuring system M Date all Hr Operator Mittwoch B August 2007 Puchner Desc
141. ingle parts of the clamping jaws are completely flat 10 Carry out a manual motion control in longitudinal direction of the shaft The whole clamping jaw unit must move easily If not the fastening screw Is sticking in the hole screw not exactly toler anced Use the next shortest screw 5 2 Setting the Measuring Head The measuring head is set for the measurement after assembling the clamping jaws The setting value displayed in the configuration see Fig 5 4 is the value to which the measuring head must be set for the desired measuring diameter The upper part of the measuring head to which the stylus is attached glides on a slide type guide and can be V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement pulled out or pushed in with the cylinder head screw loosened to adapt to the diameter of the workpiece The setting value is calculated as follows nominal diameter 65 mm 2 The setting device accessory is required for the setting In some cases an additional distance jib must be mounted in the setting de vice setting value 0 5 mm e The measuring system is fully wired and connected Prerequisites e The measuring probe has been clamped in the assembly holder or similar holding device e The measuring system is switched on and the software started 1 stylus housing with mea suring pin 1 1 stylus tip 2 fastening screws for the measuring tip 3 cylinder head screw 4
142. ist protection Sapphire plate Connecting cable Wire strain gauge 4 pieces 2 top 2 bottom Measuring spring 2 1 3 Component List The V INCOMETER measuring system consists of the following com ponents Measuring probe with accessories Electronic control unit with integrated interface Evaluation computer including INCOWIN user software DKD certified calibration cylinder for system calibration optional printer equipment trolley ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 13 Introduction Evaluation computer Printer Electronic control unit Interface cable i ee e a a e Si t i peut 7 i E 5 ee aS I ant Fig 2 8 Measuring system V INCOMETER list of components Fig 2 9 Equipment trolley for V INCOMETER option The equipment trolley accommodates all the individual components This dispenses with the need for rewiring at different application sites The equipment trolley can be closed and locked by an electrical shut ter protection against dust dirt theft unauthorised use 14 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of the Components 2 2 Structure and Description of the Measuring Probe V INCOMETER 2 2 1 Overview 3 5 10 11 12 Fig 2 10 Measuring probe V INCOMETER Detail housing rear Housing with drives axial and radial motor Clamping jaws Stylus with measuring pin Measuring head Inside spindle threaded spindle Measuring shaft Ring n
143. ith INCOWIN Autoload function Attention 143 Files and Projects 144 8 5 5 Opening or Loading Files 8 5 5 1 Loading Measurements Carry out one of the following actions to load a measurement e Double click on the file in the data tree e Click on amp in the toolbar e Menu Measurement gt Open e Key combination Ctrl O With methods 2 to 4 you can also load other files via the file dialog box which are known to the software as file types e g also setting files If you activate the File information option available information about the currently selected measurement is displayed in the dialog s pre view window This makes the search for a specific measurement eas ier After loading the measurement a green symbol IGA in the status bar indicates that calibration data were loaded when this measurement was carried out red no calibration data were available 8 5 5 2 Loading Setting Files Setting files are loaded in the same way as measurements Alterna tively you can load the setting file directly in the dialog box in which these settings are defined Load settings file x File name O installation i O installation 90 installation C General f Active project Choose a folder x _ eae Fig 8 12 Loading setting files General Select a file from the list The list automatically contains all the files saved at the selected memory location Active project Select folder
144. ivation of a characteristic type causes the values entered in this line to be taken into account in the evaluation of the measurement results The diameter characteristic is only required for absolute measurements optional software required min Lower tolerance limit Characteristics for form deviations are only toleranced on one side the lower tolerance is always 0 Deviation A direction information is preset by selecting min or max in case of conicity Example absolute conicity tolerance 5 um 62 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement gt min 5 um and max 5 um exact definition of and see subsection Description of the Method page 89 max upper tolerance limit see drawing specifications Nominal value Target value for the form deviation gt ideally at O 5 6 4 Defining Evaluation Angle In the Evaluation angle tab the angle locations angle pairs for evalu ating characteristics from radial measurements are defined These settings are coupled with the straightness parallelism and conicity characteristics The software can determine the characteristics for all angle positions Meaning from the measured values of the radial levels However only individual values are of interest in practice The angle pairs 0 180 and 90 270 are already preset as standards Manual and automatic input is possible Settings for evaluations Filter Tolerances Evalu
145. ividual levels i e on the radial measurements in a cylinder measurement without optional additional software This gives a curve in calculation and display of as many measuring points as the cylinder measurement has levels Measurement with 5 levels gt straightness is calculated from 5 points gt axial plot is displayed from 5 points Axial measurement The real axial measurement supplies the number of measuring points set under Number of axial measuring points and then performs the calculation and display with this amount of data Default setting 1000 measuring points ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 95 Determine Number of Measuring Points Example graphics Radial plot cylinder measurement 72 measuring points 720 measuring points Fig 7 22 Radial plot cylinder measurement with different number of measuring points For a clearer graphic display no filter has been used The differences in the calculation of the roundness are not serious 3 5 um for 72 measuring points or 3 8 wm for 720 measuring points Axial plot cylinder measurement Fig 7 23 Axial plot cylinder measurement with 8 measuring levels The envelope line is drawn exactly from 8 points These 8 measuring points also form the calculation basis for the straightness 96 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation Axial plot axial measurement w 1 A 1 i J a ee be 7 ji F LL Ei s l ide L Ld i Bi ehi d
146. known as raw data measured values before cor rections because these values represent the original measurement without reference calculation processes of the software Determination by the LSC method The centre point and radius of an ideal circle reference circle in which the sum of the square deviations of the measured values represent a minimum are calculated from the measurement profile by the LSC method The 184 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Appendix A Glossary roundness is the difference between the value of the maximum and the minimum of the deviations of the meas urement profile from this circle Roundness according to the LSC method Low pass filter High frequencies are filtered out by using a low pass filter Interferences caused by the electronics e g noise or the surface of the workpiece roughness can be eliminated in this way Low frequencies pass the filter unsuppressed Unit min max Default radial upr 15 500 15 axial selectable mm 8 0 08 0 8 values in specified graduations Cylinder form Determination by the LSC method cylindricity a A reference circle centre point and radius is determined for every measuring level of the cylinder by the LSC me thod b A reference line is calculated through the centre points of all reference circles by the LSL method This line repre sents the axis of the reference cylinder c The radius of an ideal cylinder reference cylinder in whi
147. kpiece directly or with holding plate 5 4 2 Determining the Installation Height with Di rect Clamping Aids calliper gauge or depth gauge Work steps 1 Close open measurements in the result window of the software by clicking on XI or menu Measurement gt Close 42 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement 2 Select the Measuring system command in the Settings menu and go to the Settings dialog box in the General tab SCS 2 x General Axial Radial Cylinder Block Absolute Optimization T emp Comp Initial position Installation Clamping side Head deck C End of shaft C Crank shaft Measuring length Cylinder diameter 747 5 mm 86 0000 mm Installation height Installation angle 7 50 mm 0 0 degree Installation position Height Angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Move to position after each measurement Default values Load Save Fig 5 9 Measuring system settings dialog box cae 3 Make the following settings one after another first Initial position ref Select the point closest to the cylinder head surface erence point clamping side or end of measuring shaft Installation side Selection of the relevant installation side cylinder head or crank shaft Installation height Set this value to 0 first Installation angle Set this value to 0 first Exit the dialog box with OK Select Adjustment gt Installation in the Extras menu an
148. l printouts Export of graphic and text files Data import standardised ASCII interface and measurements of the former DOS software User management assign access rights for all functions ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 9 Introduction Assembly vari ants 10 e Gusset wear measurement and evaluation e Division and grouping of measurements e Manual correction of measured data and settings e Extended difference formation further processing of difference da ta e Process optimisation additional functions for temperature compen sation e Linearity test with step master Optional hardware equipment e Equipment trolley e Mounting plates holders stands e Stops for the clamping jaws e Special diameter for calibration cylinder Others on request Internal assembly The V INCOMETER can be installed in the engine block either from the cylinder head side or the crank shaft Direct clamping in the bore reduces the measuring range by the dis tance taken up by the clamping jaws The clamping forces can also de form the cylinder itself and falsify the measurement results Fig 2 1 V INCOMETER internal as Fig 2 2 V INCOMETER internal as sembly installed from the crank shaft si sembly installed from the cylinder head de side V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of the Components External assembly External assembly of the V INCOMETER is recommended in a holder which may be d
149. le meas Only available with the optional software module nte uring angle grated axial measurement auto ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 55 Defining the Measuring Run and the Measuring Conditions Frequent prob lems 56 5 5 6 Terminating and Checking Definition of Measuring Run and Measuring Conditions Edit the entries as described in the following subsections Confirm the entries with OK or save the setting file with Save The software then automatically runs a plausibility check of all the in puts Problems are displayed in appropriate warning or message win dows Entered gauge heights cannot be reached Entered gauge heights are out side the calibra tion data range e Installation height may not have been entered cor rectly e Gauge heights may be smaller than the installation height e The measuring probe no longer reaches a gauge height due to restriction by its max measuring length Note Da die Plausibilitatsorufung grunds tzlich f r alle m gli chen Messablaufe Radial Axial und Zylindermessung durchgef hrt wird m ssen nur diejenigen Fehler beach tet und korrigiert werden die sich auf den beabsichtig ten Messablauf beziehen Andere Fehler k nnen igno riert werden Examples If the Radial tab shows a value under Gauge height of 500 mm this is output as an error But the error has no influence on an intended cylinder measurement and can be ignored in this case or
150. lect the settings directly in the setting window 2 Use the right mouse button in the result window 3 Select the settings with the menu View Display Changing a value or selecting another setting from the offered list changes the content of the window You can save the selected settings for other measurements To do this open the Extras Options menu tab View and activate the function Note last window layout gt subsection Note Last Window Layout page 105 These settings also apply for already saved measurements which are then loaded for viewing Alternatively an interactive control by mouse is available for moving the graphics to any position rotate tilt To do this click in the graphic with the left mouse button keep the key pressed and move the graphic until you have the desired display Iso metric displays can be adapted very well in this way V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation Asda piat Aepresnniation Fiscia pled Single Type Standard aup Scaling gulp Hes ae avia Kweli Yeu F 12r ar Levels 1 01 00 trem bee tr J Fl 24 mm d E1 AG trend bo athe AD etn Fig 7 3 Standard functions in the setting window 7 1 3 3 View Types for Result Graphics Each of the 6 graphic result windows may represent any graphic view The following basic forms with their sub types are available for selec tion isometry axial plot radial plot 7 1 3 3 1 lsometry lsometry is the 3 D
151. lf also has a form deviation which is con tained in the DKD calibration certificate and saved as a file in the INCOWIN software The measured data are corrected additionally by this deviation thus increasing the accuracy of the V INCOMETER sys tem The calibration carried out regularly by the user is a prerequisite for the accuracy of the measuring system and serves above all to correct the mechanical deviations of the measuring probe from the ideal measur ing system Linearity and offset of the measuring spring as further variables influ encing the accuracy of the measuring system are long term stable and are checked and recalibrated in the course of system maintenance by the manufacturer s factory service Fig 2 19 Calibration cylinder standard sizes ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 25 Calibration Cylinder 3 Technical Data ee gt Measuring capacity Cylinder diameter mm 65 155 workpiece clamping di ameter Clamping length min mm 20 20 25 30 Max axial measuring mm 80 115 150 200 length Radial measuring angle j gt 360 Measuring range um 400 radial deflection Resolution um 0 1 Linearity in the measuring 0 5 range Number of measured val radial raw data 14 400 360 ues measuring points radial effective 72 1080 axial raw data 600 1 mm axial effective max 4100 Number of probes 1 Number of measurement 1 40 levels gauge heights Measuring angle 1 standard
152. ll the available ranges of the selected jaw set type Enter a clamping diameter and a measuring diameter if necessary Then click on Calculate The necessary configuration for the clamping jaws is displayed numerically and graphically The data under Clamping jaws Spacers or Distance jib indicate the parts to be assembled The graphic in the dialog box shows the verti cal arrangement of the individual parts The value Screw length indicates the screw recommended for assem bly The other data are additional information You can now print out the result and continue directly with assembly of the clamping jaws Preliminary remarks Assembling Select the necessary single parts for the clamping jaws from the ac clamping jaws cessories case The same configuration is assembled on both sides 1 2 3 Fig 5 2 Schematic diagram for assembly of the clamping jaws on the V INCOMETER A distance jib S clamping jaw A1 jaw support B spacers C fastening screw 1 Click on Assembly in the Configuration clamping jaws Fig 5 1 dialog box Save the free travel for the measuring head and con firm the security prompt with Yes ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 33 Setting the Measuring Head 34 2 The measuring head moves to a position 50 mm from the end of the measuring shaft to be able to assemble the clamping jaws easily 3 Push the distance jib from the shaft end onto the jaw support or Place it a
153. luation menu in the Tolerances tab Tolerance values The set tolerance range is displayed in brackets after the name of the characteristic Tolerance evaluation The tolerance evaluation is indicated by a coloured background to the cell holding the result value red result outside the tolerance range green result inside the tolerance range Tolerance assessment Amount tolerance evalua The position of a grey vertical bar in the cell tion related to the total tol indicates where this result value is amount erance range wise within the tolerance range Result value at tolerance The grey bar is at the left hand edge of the minimum cell Result value at the toler The grey bar is at the right hand edge of the ance maximum cell Drop below the tolerance Arrow left at the left hand cell edge red range background Exceed the tolerance range Arrow right at the right hand cell edge red background Nominal value of the char Dots at the top and bottom edge of the table acteristic cell top white bottom black From the radial measurements of the levels all the axial characteris tics straightness parallelism conicity are calculated by the software for all angles of the angle grid The angle grid is preset by the number of radial measuring points For which angles or angle pairs the results are to be displayed in the table angle values are given in brackets is set in the Set tings Evaluation menu Evaluation angle t
154. measurement is already loaded or a new measurement has just been made beforehand the measurement loaded in the back ground is now subtracted from this measurement This difference is also formed automatically every time a cylinder measurement is opened If the measurement conditions of both measurements are identical especially the settings of the measuring system number of levels ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN Evaluation Prerequisite Activate differ ence data Form difference data 115 Difference Data Deactivate differ ence data 116 gauge heights installation positions the software can perform a direct subtraction of the measured values of the individual levels If not the data of the subtracted measurement can influence the documented measurement as follows e absolutely no consideration of the subtracted measurement e consideration by interpolated values e consideration by extrapolated values e direct consideration of the subtracted measurement documented measurement subtracted measurement ee isto P Sieta a Le r Fig 7 35 Calculation of the difference data 1 Interpolation between the levels B1 and B2 2 Interpolation between the levels B2 and B3 3 No influence of the level B4 4 Direct subtraction of the level B5 5 Extrapolation from the levels B5 and B6 lf the operator now starts another measurement the difference data formation is deactivated by the software again
155. ms Refer to the manufacturer s General Terms of Business Caution Loss of guarantee and warranty rights In order to retain the guarantee rights additional hardware and soft ware components may only be installed in the measuring system with the express permission of the manufacturer HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH Otherwise HOMMEL ETAMIC will provide no guarantee Any application other than that described herein will be regarded as non conforming use and will void any guarantee and or liability claims See our general terms of business 1 3 Special Obligations of the Owner The owner is responsible for the safe operation of the measuring sys tem and observance of the safety regulations The owner obligations applying specifically for use of the V INCOMETER measuring system are listed below Other obligations ensue from the specific national standards regulations and laws as well as the general welfare obliga tions e he owner must ensure that the measuring system is installed in compliance with local national and international safety requirements e The owner must ensure that the mains connection has a PE con ductor e The owner must ensure that the measuring system Is only operated in a technically perfect condition e he owner must ensure that the specified maintenance inspections are carried out by personnel authorised by HOMMEL ETAMIC on schedule e The owner must ensure that the safety devices and signs are all available a
156. n Installing the Measuring Probe page 152 In this case the installation is then 0 Otherwise determine the installation angle work steps 7 in subsecti on Determining the Installation Angle page 48 9 2 5 Defining Settings in the Measuring System No special settings need to be defined if calibration cylinder data are with calibration available and the standard calibration process is used cylinder data Special settings are required in all other cases If these are saved they _ Without calibra can be used again for every further calibration e g by double clicking 0 cylinder data on the setting file in the file tree 7 subsection Loading Setting Files page 144 The setting file is saved in the General templates folder The file name should contain a reference to the calibration Open the dialog box for setting the measuring run under the Settings gt Measuring system menu Change to the General tab General settings Use the following settings Initial position reference point clamping side ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 155 Preparing Calibration Settings for cali bration measurement Com ments 156 Installation side cylinder head Cylinder diameter 90 mm in standard calibration cylinder Installation height as determined 7 subsection Determining the In Stallation Height page 153 Installation angle 0 or determined 7 subsection Determining the Installation Angle page 155
157. n must be deactivated All 40 possible levels can then be configured separately The function is activated by default Factory settings The configuration is reset to output all form characteristics in pop up display without any additional information Confirm all entries with OK The configuration is applied to the result table Save settings Select Extras gt Options gt View gt Note last window layout to save globally the settings The set configuration of the result table is then retained for all other measurements which are made or loaded from the data medium 7 subsection Define Presettings for Graphic Views page 104 7 1 4 2 Description of the Settings for the Result Table The elements of the result table are divided between 2 columns for the single cylinder measurement Left Designation of the parameters with their details in brackets Right Corresponding result values with dimensional unit Set column Set the mouse cursor in the table header directly on the separating line man between two columns and move this separating line to the desired col umn width with the left mouse button pressed 82 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 By clicking on a in front of a parameter the hierarchical information below it is closed and by clicking on it is opened again The following displays only appear in the result table when the form characteristic for tolerance evaluation is activated in the Set tings Eva
158. n of the whole measurement layout ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 97 Outlier Extraction Pre requisites 98 workpiece probe cable has less effect than the disturbance of a single component e Electrical faults Interference peaks in the power supply infiltration by strong electri cal fields as well as internal faults in the electronic components of the measuring system can cause outliers The decision whether the values are reliable real measured values or outliers depends on the operator and his experience Very short jumps and jumps deviating greatly from the value indicate outliers 7 5 2 Extract Outliers The INCOWIN software contains a simple method of extraction for out liers The necessary work steps are described in the following subsec tions 1 Prepare extractions The extraction of outliers can only be carried out graphically and only in the radial plot e Only one level is displayed the several levels setting is not active e Display magnified sufficiently Zoom 2 Activate extractions Select the Active setting in the Extras Outliers menu The cursor gets an additional symbol segment as soon as it is above the scaled circle field in the radial plot This means that one or more extraction segments can now be defined 3 Set extractions Click in the radial plot on the angle position at which an extraction segment is to begin Drag the segment to the end of the outlier with the left mous
159. nctions in this operating mode e g also generate meas urements with simulated data The hardware driver setting must be changed when switching to another operating mode The software is automatically in the demo mode after first installation of the software because no interface information is available To change to the measurement mode the used serial port of the PC must be selected in the software s driver window Proceed as follows to change the driver setting 1 Double click on the driver icon in the task bar or context menu right mouse button gt Status The following dialog box is opened V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software E General Channeli Channel 2 Charred 3 Charela Irais waks bipanrsiaie Grb Cuttomer Suppert Incodine Ercbesgenirate 115 D 76133 Karlsruhe Venton 01 65 Dae 11 04 20S Copynight C 2000 2005 State of digital incur ae inn Mo of measured yalaes i OC Wearred yelka evceeded Cr hipa Ui amii P e 9 Fig 8 3 Changing the driver settings The red lightning flash in the graphic shows that there is no con nection to the interface in the electronics unit 2 Click on Change and select the used serial port COM x for the measurement mode in the list Fig 8 4 Select serial port A successful data connection to the interface in the electronics unit is in dicated b
160. nd working properly and clearly visible e The owner must make sure that the system is only operated by trained reliable and authorised personnel 2 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Safety Instructions e The owner must check that the personnel works on the measuring machine with due awareness of safety and dangers and under ob servation of the operating manual e The owner must take measures to prevent accidents and misuse in addition to the operating instructions e The owner must ensure that no persons with serious impairment of vision are allowed to operate the measuring system 1 4 Special Obligations of the Personnel As an operator you may only work on the measuring system when the following conditions are satisfied e You have been authorised e You have been appropriately trained e You have read and understood the operating manual e You have been instructed in this work e You notice no safety defects in the system In addition the following general points must be observed when work ing on the measuring system e You may not be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs e They may not wear long hair jewellery or loose clothing e The workspace of the measuring system and the entire installation site must be kept clean and free from obstructions e The operator must work cautiously carefully and with an aware ness of the danger under observation of the remaining risk de scribed in the safety instr
161. ndardised printout A reliable visual comparison is only possible with identi cal scaling of the different graphics Therefore select a fixed scaling for all outputs of the same measurement or the same workpiece These settings should be adapted to the printer Black and white printers print the colour in grey scales which could lead to poor differentiation gt subsection Change Colour and Line Styles page 104 The contents of the characteristics table which are out put below the graphic when printing graphic result boxes are set to desired standard values Select the connected printer and define all other possi ble settings for printing on this printer Check the settings in the page view This presetting is used automatically when a printout is started but can also be adapted individually lf several printer drivers are installed the software al ways resorts to the standard printer of the operating sys tem and its settings after a restart Therefore it is best to set up the printer which you want to use most often This function opens a dialog box in which different prop erties of the print image can be preset gt subsection Page Set up page 107 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 10 11 Evaluation 7 8 3 Standard Printouts 7 8 3 1 Standard Printout for the Result Graphic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 eorry lsometrie WERKE GS CO vo 1 Pen 77 Fae W180 S010 CoProgresre hommeieeri CORI DATEN AGH
162. ndividual harmonic base frequencies the Fourier analysis splits the complex measuring signal curve of a radial measurement over 360 into individual harmonic base oscillations frequencies to the so called orders of the Fourier coefficients Order 2 extension of 2 full sinusoidal oscillations over 360 Order 3 3 oscillations over 360 etc A single oscillation over 360 order 1 occurs due to an eccentric posi tion of the centre point of the level in relation to the reference point ini tial position which represents the point of penetration of the cylinder axis through this level The curve of the measuring signal is also exposed to an offset to the diameter of the reference cylinder which is constant in the respective level This is referred to as order 0 Transposed onto the form of the workpiece this gives the following re lations V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation 0 average diameter deviation difference between reference cir cle of the level and the reference cylinder 1 eccentricity between centre point of reference circle and the cylinder axis ovality triangular form isosceles square form square pentagonal form regular O AOD etC The extent and angle position of the distortions can be shown in differ ent ways Because of the regularity of the oscillations it suffices to specify only the first maximum of the oscillation the other maxima and minima are then determined
163. ng the Set ting Device page 179 Total system Visual inspection of all connecting cables for correct fastening and damage Visual inspection of the accessory for damage and soiling cleaning if necessary Note For metal parts which are moved or have to slide e g clamping jaws parts the spray oil acces sory is suitable when used spar ingly and serves as a good corro sion protection at the same time Exception Measuring tips Inspection calibration certifica tion To be done only by the manu facturer s service personnel Measure Action Aids Tools Maintenance interval Software Soft lint free cloth oil spray Gauge block Standard 20 mm Soft lint free cloth pure ethanol as a cleaning agent if necessary V INCOMETER with INCOWIN every three months every six months gt ARBRE O T x x x x x x ID 10034503 Maintenance 10 2 2 Checking the Measuring Pin The measuring pin must run dry and smoothly in the housing of the stylus i pa 1 stylus J 2 abil housing with measuring pin 2 fastening screws Pd cF 2 1 cylinder head screw 3 housing 5 stylus tip ruby ball 4 guide groove for measuring pin 6 measuring pin 7 guide pin for housing twist protection Fig 10 5 Stylus details Proceed as follows to check 1 Unscrew the stylus from the measuring head Allen key see ac cessories 2 Now turn the stylus so
164. nge fe GS om oe A a hm uer t Fig 8 6 Main toolbar INCOWIN Measure F5 Start a new cylinder measurement Pe ment New Cylinder measure ment Measure F6 Start a new radial measurement ment New Radial measure ment Measure F7 Start a new axial measurement Hil ment New Axial measure ment F8 Start a new complete measurement only with software option Complete measurement Linear Activate deactivate linear temperature tempera compensation tte only with the Linear temperature com compen s pensation software option Absolute Activate deactivate absolute diameter measure measurement ment only with Absolute diameter meas urement software option V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Move to re ference point initial position Open Ctrl O measure ment Save Ctrl S Page view Print Ctrl P Page view all Ctrl Shift P Print all Copy Ctrl C Export view Help topics F1 K Context Shift sensitive F1 help p Info about INCOWIN ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN General Information about the INCOWIN Software The measuring head of the INCOMETER moves to the set refer ence point initial position A saved measurement or file is loa ded This function allows you to open any file generated by INCOWIN The current measurement is saved The whole page view for the marked result graphic or table is opened The selected result graphic or table is printe
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166. ns The lock is released by pulling the bar and the grip can be swiv elled 2 4 PC Evaluation Computer The PC controls the movements of the V INCOMETER measuring head and saves the received measured values for further processing The INCOWIN software offers a number of measuring programs and evaluation possibilities The measured data can be saved on any data medium The computer is connected to the electronics unit via a serial interface which enables communication and data transfer between these two components The data exchange takes place with 115 KBit s in bidirectional full duplex mode So data can be sent and received si multaneously V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of the Components 2 5 Calibration Cylinder The calibration cylinder is a very high quality precision made cylinder Depending on the length of the V INCOMETER it has a standard length of 160 200 or 250 mm at a diameter of 90 mm Other diameters are available on request The calibration cylinder is DKD certified and comes with a calibration certificate It serves as a calibration standard for the V INCOMETER In the calibration of the measuring probe to be carried out regularly measurements are made with a special calibration run in the software of this standard The resulting form deviations are saved as correction values in a file and used to correct the measured values in all subse quently made measurements The calibration cylinder itse
167. ocking at the measuring shaft end anticlockwise 4 Ifthe error was caused by an interference pulse or a brief hardware fault Continue turning the screw until the appropriate limit switch LED on the front goes out when the electronics unit is switched back on 5 If the error was caused by incorrect setting of the axial limit switch Turn the screw until the measuring head is at least 1 mm away from its mechanical stop Then readjust the limit switch after ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 171 Repair Troubleshooting switching the electronics unit back on until the appropriate LED on the front of the electronics unit just lights up Use the Allen key accessory and turn the adjusting screw as signed to the limit switch 7 Fig 10 2 as follows Limit switch on the clamping side gt clockwise Limit switch at the measuring shaft end gt anticlockwise Then the maximum measuring length must be redetermined menu Settings gt Measuring system gt Measuring length gt Determine The measuring head then moves the distance between the two ax ial limit switches and calculates the maximum mechanical measur ing length which the software then saves automatically 6 Replace the protective plastic cap Fig 10 1V INCOMETER protective plastic cap on the end Fig 10 2 Limit switch axial arrangement of the adjusting screws 3 housing rear panel 4 connection for probe cable 172 V INCOMETER with I
168. odel with different rotation and tilt angles 7 1 3 3 2 Axial Plot The axial plot shows the view of all the measured values picked up at a certain measurement angle envelope line Combinations of dif ferent measurement angles within one graphic are possible The display is switchable 1 Measuring points in relation to the reference cylinder or 2 Measuring points in relation to the reference straight lines In the first case the axial plot represents one or more longitudinal sec tions through the cylinder Two basic types of axial plot are distinguished 1 single single measurement angle 2 double pair of measurement angles opposite angles ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 75 Main Window Several axial plots Select angle an gle pair 76 Fig 7 6 Basic types for the axial plot single double Other setting options for the axial plot The following functions are available in the setting window for adapting the displays in the result window Determine whether the graphic is to contain one or several axial sec tions yes no several axial plots Click on in the setting window to open the dialog box for selecting the angles or angle pairs 7 subsection Selection Window page 80 Single axial plot Enter an angle for the single type or an angle pair for the double type for the individual axial plot to be displayed Only the first angle must be entered in the angle pair th
169. on i cylinder data possible gauge height range However if all later cylinder measurements are always made at the same gauge heights it is also useful to calibrate the INCOMETER exactly at these gauge heights here 9 1 3 3 Calibration Intervals The recommended calibration points or calibration intervals can be ta ken from the following table Transport of the before starting a new measurement measuring probe Sporadic use before starting a new measurement Regular use once a month Continuous use once a week Linearity calibration once a year only by HOMMEL ETAMIC factory service An automatic memory function is available in the software for the Activate monthly calibration interval regular use ae In the Extras Options menu on the General tab activate the Display warning for due calibration function The software checks the date of the last calibration when starting and release an appropriate warning when a period of 30 days has been exceeded 9 2 Preparing Calibration 9 2 1 General Preparations The following conditions must be satisfied before calibration can be per formed Check these conditions and make the necessary preparations 1 The whole measuring system is fully wired switched on and ready for operation 2 The INCOWIN software is started The user is logged in 3 Assemble the suitable clamping jaws The standard calibration cyl inder has a diameter of 90 mm subsection Configuring and Assem
170. on the cali brated axial range is between 5 0 mm 55 0 50 0 mm and 135 0 mm 185 0 50 0 mm The software warns against possible extrapolation errors as soon as a limit of 3 0 mm is exceeded For the example this means at measure ment positions below 2 0 mm 5 0 mm 3 0 mm and above 138 0 mm 135 0 mm 3 0 mm INCOWIN A Atleast ONE measuring level is out of calibration data area For this reason the calibration data will be extrapolated Nevertheless do you want to close the dialogue Fig 5 26 Warning message for error example 2 For the measuring system settings shown in example 2 6 levels from 9 0 mm to 120 0 mm installation height 7 5 mm the calibrated axial range of the V INCOMETER should optimally stretch at least from 1 5 mm 9 0 mm 7 5 mm to 112 5 mm 120 0 mm 7 5 mm 5 6 Defining Evaluations 5 6 1 Foreword The settings for the evaluation contain all the data for processing the measuring data after the measuring run The type of evaluation has an effect on the measurement result as well as on the type and scope of the result display Therefore the inputs in this dialog area should always be checked Some input boxes are de faulted with standard values so that a reasonable evaluation takes place even when the settings are not edited Since the software saves all measured values as raw data a recalculation or re evaluation of these data can be carried out at any time under different evaluation c
171. onditions Further information about the mathematical and measuring principles of the evaluation settings 7 subsection Calculation Method for Evaluating the Form Characteristics page 89 The settings can be saved as a file setting file iai and reloaded or used as a template for new settings Normally the settings are saved in the project folder active project 7 subsection Files and Projects page 134 The settings remain valid until new settings have been loaded the set tings are changed or the software is quit Open the dialog box in the menu Settings gt Evaluations V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement 5 6 2 Defining Filters Data for filtering the measured data are defined in the Filters tab This dialog box is divided into three sections for this 1 general filtering type and activatable auxiliary filter 2 radial filtering radial measurement cylinder measurement 3 axial filtering only for axial measurements There is generally a measurement specification for the filter settings The mathematical and measuring principles for filtering of measured data must also be observed The preset standard value can be used if in doubt Settings for evaluations Filter Tolerances Evaluation angles Wear in T L Filter Gaussian hi Radial High pass filter lo upr Low pass filter i 5 upr Low pass filter M activated additional filters W Median filter Load S
172. or setting testing and maintenance procedures the V INCOMETER is clamped into an assembly holder Fig 2 15 V INCOMETER in assembly holder 1 assembly holder with snap catch To clamp open the snap catch and position the V INCOMETER as shown in Fig 2 15 Close the snap catch again 2 3 Electronics Unit 2 3 1 Overview The electronics unit contains all the hardware components necessary for controlling the V INCOMETER It is connected to the V INCOMETER by the probe cable and to the evaluation computer with a serial cable via an integrated interface It receives control commands from the computer via this interface which are processed in the elec tronics There signals for the step motors are generated and amplified in power output stages which move the measuring head to the de sired axial and radial position The analogue probe signal is displayed on an instrument on the front panel of the electronics and digitised by an A D converter LEDs on the front panel serve for status control of V INCOMETER and electronics A probe display indicates the connected and active probes ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 19 Electronics Unit Fig 2 16 Electronics unit front overview item veseripion OOOO 1 Oo a Aa W N 20 Interface A D converter demodulator only for P INCOMETER Power supply unit Display unit Power output stages radial and axial V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of
173. own in column 1 How ever the measuring system automatically interprets it as the ideal form because of the missing cylinder data The intrinsic errors of the measuring system are totally eliminated ho wever by including the calibration data in every configuration V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Appendix A Glossary Calibration Correction form Measurement of in measurement of j AH cylinder head side crank shaft sido The inherent errors of the measuring probe and their consideration are not illustrated in this schematic diagram calibration cylinder w measuring probe css I I cylinder head surface clamping side drive m measuring shaft end CHS ia E with incorrect specification of installation side Example CSS CHS would be correct The graphic representation shows the following possible installation conditions top Calibration with installation of the measuring probe from the CH side centre Calibration with installation of the measuring probe from the CS side bottom Calibration with installation of the measuring probe from the CH side but the CS side was selected in the soft ware by mistake ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 187 Allowance for Calibration Data 188 12 Index A D converter 0000008 20 Accessories case 06 18 Active project cccee 135 Adapt window SiZ 71 Angle for axial plot
174. p E 6 j eo i 100 measuring points 1000 measuring points Fig 7 24 Axial plot with different number of measuring points Traverse length 75 60 mm For a clearer graphic display no filter has been used The differences in the calculation of the straightness are not serious 0 8 um for 100 measuring points or 1 1 um for 1000 measuring points 7 5 Outlier Extraction 7 5 1 Definition and Creation of Outliers lf one or more directly consecutive measuring points deviate very strongly from the surrounding value curve of the other measuring points it can be assumed that these deviating measuring points do not reflect the true contour of the tested surface In this case we refer to outliers Causes of outliers e Dirt lf there is dirt on the surface to be measured the stylus is pressed in more strongly than normal The corresponding measuring points then abruptly adopt much lower values than before The curve of the radial plot diverts to the inside without warning e Cavity In case of small recesses or dents in the surface to be measured the stylus is pressed in more strongly than normal The corresponding measuring points then abruptly adopt much higher values than before The curve of the radial plot diverts outwards without warning e Mechanical faults Internal vibrations or shaking of the measuring probe from outside may influence the measured values especially in the case of loose clamping of the probe Vibratio
175. physical injury and or potential material damage without danger to persons Danger Warning against possible accident or danger of injury from electric shock Information for more effective and economic use of the measuring system irrelevant for the safety 1 2 Use for the Intended Purpose The V INCOMETER measuring system is intended for inside meas urement of diameters form and position tolerances and their evalua tions in bores cylinders bearing positions or pipes ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 1 Special Obligations of the Owner Measurements may only be performed as described in the manual Use for the intended purpose exists when the V INCOMETER is used exclusively for the measuring tasks programmable with the appropriate INCOWIN software The measuring system may only be operated in a technically perfect condition and may not be used in a heavily contaminated chemically aggressive potentially explosive or radioactive environment Any modifi cations to the measuring system must be approved by the manufacturer beforehand The measuring system may only be operated by specially trained personnel Workpieces must be dust free oil free dry and burr free Spare parts and parts subject to wear must be supplied by the measuring system manufacturer or satisfy the defined conditions Any application other than that described herein will be regarded as non conforming use and will void any guarantee and or liability clai
176. ping 7 subsection Determining the Installation Height with Direct Clamping page 42 The height of the holding plate must be taken into account additionally when the measurement is made from Its cover surface Other methods of determining the installation height when clamping with the holding plate are described below as method 1 and method 2 5 4 3 2 Method 1 Method 1 can be used for all installation cases with holding plate The description refers to a holding plate lying flat standard case If the holding plate is a distance away from the cylinder head surface this distance must be taken into account additionally V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement Calliper gauge or depth gauge Aids 1 Close open measurements in the result window of the software by Work steps clicking on I or menu Measurement gt Close 2 Select the Measuring system command in the Settings menu and go to the Settings dialog box in the General tab Settings 2 x General Avital Radial Cylinder Block Abs cluute Optimization T emp Comp Initial position Installation Clamping side Head deck C End of shaft C Crank shaft Measuring length Cylinder diameter TATE im 250000 mn Installation height Installation angle 7 50 mm 0 0 degree Installation position Height Angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Move to position after each measurement Detaulb values cae Load Sa
177. project tree Active project Result window with 6 result graphics and 1 result table Active result graphic Status display for options grey not available or not switched on red available but switched off yellow switched on but not active green switched on and active Status bar V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software Description of the user interface elements Dialog boxes Dialog boxes require different inputs from the user The input boxes are mostly thematically combined and are characterised as follows Tabs Tabs divide the dialog boxes into several pages Each tab is assigned a title A click on this tab title activates the desired tab and shows it in the foreground for editing Text boxes Text boxes are used for free entry of texts or numbers poss pre formatted Drop down list boxes Drop down list boxes display a list of available selection options Click on the small box with the black triangle to open the list Then select the desired option Checkboxes Checkboxes show whether the stated function is active or not Click on the checkbox if you want to change the status of the function Option boxes Option boxes represent mutually exclusive functions i e only one of several options can be selected or active at one time 8 3 2 Operating Elements 8 3 2 1 Mouse and Keyboard Operation All functions and menu commands can be activated selected usin
178. r Clamping diameter Clamping jaws Clamping range Installation side Measuring diameter Setting value Shim Spacer for clamping jaws assembly for adaptation to the clamping diameter block with side skids which are pushed directly onto the jaw support Diameter of the bore in which the clamping jaws are fi xed workpiece mounting plate or mounting ring Jaws of the INCOMETER which are in direct contact with the surface of the clamped workpiece for centring and fixing the measuring probe Diameter range for which a specified jaw configuration can be used Installation direction of the measuring probe when measur ing engine blocks cylinder head side or crank shaft side Diameter of the workpiece bore cylinder diameter Value to which the measuring head measuring tip has to be set with the micrometer gauge for the desired measuring diameter Spacer for clamping jaws assembly for adaptation to the clamping diameter plate between clamping jaw and adapter 11 2 Abbreviations CH CHS CS CSS Std deviation upr ID 10034503 cylinder head cylinder head side crank shaft crank shaft side standard deviation undulations per revolution undulations per revolution or waves per revolution V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 181 Parameters and Processes 11 3 Parameters and Processes Eccentricity Fourier analysis Fourier coeffi cients Fourier syn thesis Straightness A distinction i
179. r cable to the socket on the rear of the elec tronics unit 4 4 Switching the Measuring System On and Off The electronics unit occasionally reacts to high voltage peaks which occur when other devices are switched on We therefore recommend you to switch the measuring system on and off in the following order 4 4 1 Switching On the Measuring System 1 Switch on the PC and the printer if connected Wait until the op erating system has started completely 2 Switch on the electronics unit 3 Start the INCOWIN software by clicking on the program icon on the desktop or with the start menu ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 29 Switching the Measuring System On and Off 4 4 2 Start Page User Logon The software shows the start screen first Z INCOWIN Logon HOMME WERK L E INCOWIN Software Version 02 103 00 Demo Mode Please enter your name Please select the INCOMETER veo 80 080 10 111 Cemo r Language selection Operation English Printout English Cancel Fig 4 1 Logon in INCOWIN Choose your settings as follows Operator name Enter the name of the operator The user logged on in the operating system is de faulted but you can change the name Select Select the currently used INCOMETER from the list INCORIE TIER The most recently used device is defaulted Language selec Select the desired language from the list Hon You can set different languages for the prog
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181. r this 7 subsection Setting the Measu ring Head page 34 The measuring probe consists of a plate spring equipped with a wire Functional princi strain gauge A measuring pin with a ruby ball as a standard stylus p e measuring which scans the cylinder surface bends the plate spring and with it the pioa wire strain gauge according to the deflections which occur during scanning of the cylinder The distortion of the wire strain gauge gener ates an electrical signal which is proportional to this deflection This signal is amplified in the integrated precision preamplifier and fed to the electronics unit by a connecting cable ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 17 Structure and Description of the Measuring Probe V INCOMETER 2 2 4 Accessories The scope of delivery of the V INCOMETER measuring system in cludes a wide range of accessories Fig 2 14 Overview of accessories for V INCOMETER item Description J 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SEER YI 18 Fastening screws for the clamping jaws or jaw set Additionally Spare screws for the cylinder head screw measuring head slide and fastening screws for the stylus Measuring probe Torque wrench Micrometer screw Setting device Spacers for jaw set Distance jibs for jaws set Gauge block Clamping jaws Spray oil Contact spray Stylus tip Meas tip V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Description of the Components 2 2 5 Assembly Holder F
182. ram user control and printing The most recently used language is defaulted Confirm all entries with OK The INCOWIN software is started and the basic menu is displayed 7 subsection Electronics Unit page 19 30 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Commissioning 4 4 3 Switching Off the Measuring System 1 Switch off the electronics unit 2 Switch off the printer if connected 3 Exit the software and then shut down the operating system Switch off the PC All components can also be switched on and off by a common switch e g switchable multiple socket strip ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 31 Configuring and Assembling the Clamping Jaws on the V INCOMETER Prerequisites 1 Configuring the clamping jaws 32 5 Preparing the Measurement 5 1 Configuring and Assembling the Clamping Jaws on the V INCOMETER The diameter of the probe holder workpiece holding plate or holding ring must be determined before assembling the clamping jaws This diameter is referred to as the clamping diameter in the software The appropriate clamping jaws distance jibs spacers and fastening screws are in the accessories case e The measuring system is fully wired and connected e The measuring probe has been clamped in the assembly holder or similar holding device e The measuring system is switched on and the software started All accessory parts for the clamping jaw assembly should be kept very clean at
183. rameters It is recommended to select a network drive directory for saving these data in the case of a network link In addition to the greater security and memory capacity this variant also allows access from other PCs Example Mere evaluation of the data with an evaluation licence of the INCOWIN software ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 137 Files and Projects 138 8 5 2 2 Fixed Standard Directories Fixed standard directories are permanently defined in the software and cannot be changed by the operator The software accesses these di rectories automatically Calibration data and calibration Kalibrier cylinder data Online helps HTML 8 5 2 3 Changing the Variable Standard Directory Click in the desired line Fig 8 9 on the button Select another directory for this file type in the next dialog box Alternatively you can also enter the new path directly in the input line New folders are automatically created by the software after a prompt after closing the dialog box If you want to change several directories click on Transfer then the dialog box stays open Then confirm the inputs with OK 8 5 3 Managing Projects and Files 8 5 3 1 Creating a New Project Click in the file tree with the right mouse button on an empty position or an existing project folder and select the New Project command Then enter a name for the project and click on OK A new project folder of this name is created in the file tre
184. re available in the setting window for adapting the displays in the result window Several Determine whether the graphic is to contain several levels radial levels sections yes no Select level s Several radial plots or levels Click on in the setting window to open the dialog box for selecting the levels to be displayed 7 subsection Selection Window page 80 The selection window can only be opened here by the setting window Only a selection list in which levels can be activated and deactivated is available in the View menu or the context menu mae Single radial plot one level select a level from the list for the single radial plot to be displayed The list contains all measured levels You can also get this list for selecting one or more levels in the View menu or the context menu Alternatively you can move the graphic vertically using the interactive mouse control until the desired level is reached gt subsection Using the Setting Window page 72 78 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation Fig 7 11 View radial plot in circle one several level s 7 1 3 3 4 Scaling A separate scaling of the measured data can be selected for every single graphic result window The settable scalings follow a certain grid pattern 0 5 1 2 5 5 When setting the auto scaling the optimum value is calculated and used for the display Note that a visual comparison of two measurements or
185. ries can be predefined for different file types which are used as a source or target directory for file operations as standard Open the Extras Options menu and select the Folders Files tab to de fine these standard directories for the following file types V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software OS KIES Colors view Foldeit Fiet General Folies for measeuring data C Programme Hommabwerke MCOWIN D aten Folded for pani hanaplales JE Wreo gramme HommelwekeINCOWiIN Druckwerdagen E Pokdes for ders C Progamm Honmekreka NOOWI Tiede Eal E Frog orate Hameka k INOUN stern af c j n Fig 8 9 Setting standard directories for files Measurement files Daten saved measurements setting files Printing templates Druckvorlagen Driver files Treiber General setting files Daten Driver files contain hardware specific parameters of the measuring Driver probe which the INCOWIN software requires for controlling the probe Printing templates are predefined complex printed outputs which are Printing templates used for outputting measurement results You can create your own printing templates or edit existing templates with the integrated printing template editor Standard templates are provided with the installation The data include saved measurements measured data system set Data tings and settings of the evaluation pa
186. ription of cylinder gt Page no Test M Dezcnpton of measuring object te Test cylinder 2 EE M Comment for Measurement Cylinder measurement 1 OF Cancel Fig 6 1 Entering measurement details The entries are for information purposes and make it easier to locate saved data and clearly identify the workpiece and measuring condi tions Date The current date is saved as the date by the operating system but this can be changed pop up list Designation cylinder generally the cylinder number Designation workpiece generally the no or designation of the work piece Sheet no Preselect the number which is to be used as a start number for later printouts Test no Select a number for this measurement if several measure ments are to be made in the same cylinder of the same workpiece The entries in this information dialog box cannot be changed later On ly the comment box remains editable because the subsequent measurement and its results may require further comments menu Set tings gt Comment Confirm your entries with OK V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Measurement Then the software runs a plausibility check of the current measuring Plausibility check system settings for the current measurement Problems are displayed in appropriate warning or message windows Frequent prob lems _ Problem isda Boats Entered gauge e Installation height may not have been
187. rompt e The General setting is additionally available as a memory location General templates folder Save settings as template x File name Folder C General f Active project Choose a folder Fig 8 11 Saving setting files General Suitable for cross project or non project specific set tings The target path is already clearly determined General templates folder Enter a filename Examples System and evaluation settings filter for calibration or for testing the measuring probe Active project Suitable for project related or project specific settings The target path is already clearly determined General templates folder Enter a filename V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 General Information about the INCOWIN Software Select a folder A folder can be selected for saving Click on OK select any directory in the next dialog box enter a filename and confirm all the entries with Save No The data are not saved There are three kinds of program presettings when saving setting files 1 If the settings were not loaded from a saved file the Filename box is empty and the presetting for the memory location is active project 2 If the settings were loaded from a saved file of the active project the filename of the loaded file appears in the input box and the pre setting for the memory location is active project 3 If the settings were loaded from a saved file of another inac
188. s made between Eccentricity of the measuring system from the workpiece If the INCOMETER is clamped in a cylinder the two axes are offset and tilted This results in different eccentricities between the workpiece and the measuring probe at differ ent heights Measurement errors which occur as a result are largely corrected by the software Eccentricity of the form of the workpiece If the measured cylinder is bent the centre points of the levels reference circles deviate from the cylinder axis reference line This deviation is known as the eccentricity of the levels Every periodic function can be expressed by a possibly in finite sum of trigonometric functions Applied to the measuring signal curve this is divided into single basic harmonic undulations frequencies The result is the Fourier series with its coefficients Fourier coefficients AO average deviation between the radius of the level ref erence circle and the radius of the reference cylinder A1 B1 eccentricity between the reference circle centre point and the cylinder axis Ai Bi It generally applies that JA B amplitude peak value of order 1 B arctan A angle of the first maximum of the order i The Fourier synthesis builds a complex function from a Fourier series with its Fourier coefficients Applied to a measuring signal curve all measuring points are generated or reconstructed By limiting the synthesi
189. s to specific orders the Fourier synthesis can also be used as a filter Determination by the LSL method Due to the measurement profile an ideal straight line is plotted at a certain angle envelope line in which the sum of the square deviations of the measured values repre sents a minimum regression line according to the princi ple of the least error squares The straightness is the difference between the value of the maximum and the value of the minimum of the deviations of the measurement profile from this straight line 182 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Hysteresis Conicity Correction val ues Corrected val ues meas ured values af ter correc tions ID 10034503 Appendix A Glossary Reference line LSL Maximum Minimum Clear dependence of a physical condition on the history This effect occurs for example at the limit switches of the measuring probe The switching positions and therefore the measuring head positions are different when the measuring head approaches or moves away Determination by the LSL method Due to the measurement profile an ideal straight line is plotted at a certain angle envelope line in which the sum of the square deviations of the measured values repre sents a minimum regression line according to the princi ple of the least error squares The conicity is the differ ence between its distance at the last and the first measur ing height to the cyl
190. s to the graphic Attention A measurement starts immediately if you double click it 3 Select a specific measurement in the series with the cursor keys on the PC keyboard the number is then displayed in the cylinder icon 4 Now start the repeat measurement by clicking on Measure The selected measurement is made and the previous measure ment is overwritten 5 Then check the results again The calibration process can be en ded if the repetitivity is okay Click on Exit Confirm the security prompt with yes Otherwise start another repeat measurement This terminates the calibration process It cannot be continued and no measurements can be repeated The measurement results are still displayed on the screen 9 4 3 Checking Filter Settings The filter settings can be checked and changed after the calibration measurement As long as the calibration measurement results are not saved the filter settings can be changed and the measurement results recomputed with the changed settings After saving the calibration data their filter setting can no longer be changed because the measured data are only loaded in the back ground later and the calibration measurement itself can no longer be accessed Open the dialog box to change the filter settings with the menu Set tings gt Evaluation Change the values and confirm with OK The changed settings are used immediately and the measurement results recomputed and displayed
191. saved under a freely selectable name in the directory of the active project 2 Menu Measurement gt Save as The active measurement can be saved under a freely selectable name in a freely selectable folder Select OK in the first dialog box HVE measu emani as The File dialog box opens V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Measurement Select a new name or overwrite an existing measurement and save it with Save Further information about files and projects 7 subsection Files and Projects page 134 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 69 Main Window Evaluation Main Window Overview At the end of the measurement the characteristics are calculated and the results shown in a graphic and table on the screen ne crn DWF hoger aa T aa Wor erie ka LO anh a re pe tee 1 _Qtevieet fo joe poe joel F _ oe am gt u w LW er t 2 3 BRP eaa oe 70 a aani os itt isi Di PLETE malta fa bami ETT ae m fs M S am Lt Vane intl tae i a Larval 1 70 rj dpe Level 7 Tire Lim m Fig 7 1 Main window Evaluation Menu bar with all the functions for measurement evaluation and display of results The menu layout varies according to the status with and without measurement Toolbar This toolbar contains the most important functions for quick selec tion 7 subsection Toolbar page 126 Setting window Values can be select
192. se of options Select Extras gt Licence key gt Enter Licence key ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 121 Installation of the INCOWIN Software Driver initialisation Serial port Demo mode Select measure ment mode 122 Enter the code exactly in the boxes provided The software is ready for operation after entering the code 8 2 7 Setting the Driver The hardware driver starts after the user login and attempts to initialise the hardware In the case of successful initialisation it remains loaded in the background and an appropriate icon is displayed in the task bar of the operating system amp 16 29 Fig 8 2 Driver icon in the task bar When you move the mouse over this icon the info text INCOMETER driver appears In the case of a first time installation the software does not know which port the electronics are connected to Therefore the installation routine sets the hardware driver to the simulation mode first as a stan dard demo mode For measurement operation with the measuring probe the used serial port of the PC must therefore be specified This information is entered as a key in the registry of the operating system and is not removed with the deinstallation of the software lt is recommended to check this setting in update installations In the simulation mode demo mode the software can be operated without connected hardware electronics unit measuring probe It can control all fu
193. settings used for the display are displayed in the setting window Navigation with PC keyboard TAB gt scroll forwards Shift TAB gt scroll backwards The following changes are possible for the respectively active window Window size Magnify Reduce e Context menu right mouse button in the window in steps p e Menu View gt Magnify Reduce e Keyboard Up Down ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 71 Main Window Select settings Save settings Interactive mouse control 72 Change between Double click in the window largest and small Note ior table aeiy Only double click in the empty box because filled boxes perform other actions with this command Reduce all Mag e Context menu right mouse button in the window nify all y e Menu View gt Magnify Reduce all change between largest and small e Keyboard Shift Up Down est display This action is performed for all 7 result boxes You then change from one result window to another with the TAB key 7 1 3 Graphic Result Windows 7 1 3 1 Introducing The following subsections describe the handling and setting possibili ties for the sections for the graphic results display 7 1 3 2 Using the Setting Window Different possibilities for changing the graphic display are available in the setting window The scope of setting options varies depending on the type of graphic You have the following navigation options for selecting the settings 1 Se
194. specified cor heights cannot rectly be reached e Gauge heights may be smaller than the installation height e The measuring probe no longer reaches a gauge height because of the restriction by its max measur ing length gt Inthis case the measurement can be carried out automatically without the critical gauge heights Confirm the appropriate prompt with Yes gt the critical gauge heights are removed with No the measurement is not made If the number of gauge heights is reduced automati cally to 1 the cylinder measurement stops directly after starting Entered The axial range in which the measurement runs should measuring optimally be completely within the calibrated axial range heights are A slight deviation outside it causes extrapolation of the outside the ca calibration data is normally uncritical and partly un libration data avoidable If gauge heights are well outside this calibration data range they have to be corrected recalibration recom mended The warning appears as soon as a gauge height is more than 3 mm outside the calibrated axial range Whilst the measuring head is moved according to the settings for the Measurement run measurement run the user is shown information about the cylinder measurement run on the screen As long as the measurement is running all the other software func tions are blocked during this time Cursor symbolised calliper gauge Control Panel
195. splaying and set ting the table of absolute diameter val ues IS opened only with the Absolute diameter mea surement software option The dialog for handling the licence key request input is opened Only possible if no measurement is open Here you can select the currently u sed measuring probe from the list Only possible if no measurement is open The measuring head is moved up and down several times on the measuring shaft to effect an even distribution of the lubricating oil Only possible if no measurement is open Installation The dialog box for positioning the measuring head with continuous measured value display is opened suitable for testing centring etc Limit switch In this dialog box the two axial limit ID 10034503 Linearity test 8 4 6 Special Menu Wear T D C Save current result as Divide Group Manual correction General Information about the INCOWIN Software switches on the clamping side and at the end of the measuring shaft can be adjusted Only possible if no measurement is open Test routine for the linearity of the measuring spring only with the Linearity test software option Special evaluation for determining the wear in the upper dead centre of a cylinder only with the Wear T D C software option Special function for saving difference data as a quasi measurement which contains not raw data but the com puted data only with the
196. step width determines in addition to the angle range how many measured values are output to the table The maximum displayable number according to the number of radial measuring points is given by the smallest possible step width 5 is used as a default value for the step width A greater step width can therefore always be set a smaller one only when the minimum step width depending on the set number of measuring points is not yet reached Then click on Update to adapt the table to the inputs Example Angle range 0 to 360 step width 15 gt 24 measuring points per level are displayed V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation 3 Make data selection The output in the table can be made before or after correcting the measured values Corrections are software corrections in which a number of changes filtering eccentricity correction tilt correction di ameter initialisation are made to every measuring point from the raw value to the calculated end value In practice the measured values before corrections are of interest for checking Examples measuring range skew position of probe diameter setting eccentricities The measured values after the corrections serve for further processing of the data and for more exact analyses before corrections display of raw data after corrections display of calculated end values 4 Change column widths Column widths can be changed at the column separating lines
197. t Zoom In Page up The current result view is enlarged one step up to maximum Zoom Out Page down The active result view is reduced one step down to minimum Zoom In All Shift Page All result views are maximised Up 130 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Zoom Out All Shift Page down Copy Ctrl C Export Scaling only for result graphic Representation only for result graphic Default represen tation only for result graphic Configuration re sult view only for result ta ble Default result view only for result ta ble 8 4 5 Extras Menu Options Jaw set ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN General Information about the INCOWIN Software All result views are minimised The active view marked result graphic or result table is copied to the clipboard The active view marked result graphic or table is exported to a graphic or text file and can be opened with other applications only with the Export software option Select a scaling from this list The ac tive result view is set to the selected value Exceptions Isolines and radius in centre line both in isometry display are always scaled automatically auto The optimum scaling is com puted automatically Select the representation for the graphic The selection in the sub menus varies depending on the type of the active view meaning of the settings 7 subsection Graphic Result Windows
198. t an angle on one side and then press it on completely flat see item 1 in Fig 5 2 4 Push the first spacer if necessary into the necessary clamping jaw from the side Do not twist the spacer and let it protrude a little to the side see item 2 in Fig 5 2 Push in other spacers as described if necessary use the respec tive previous spacer as a guide 5 Place the clamping jaw with the spacers at an angle on one side of the jaw support with the distance jib and press it on flat The screw holes must all be on the side facing the probe housing see item 3 in Fig 5 2 6 Move the individual parts horizontally so that the screw holes and the threaded bore are exactly in line You can use the small Allen key from the accessories case as a centring aid 7 Turn in the fastening screw to the length specified in the configu ration dialog box Push the clamping jaw towards the probe hous ing elongated hole before finally tightening the screw so that the measuring head does not collide with the clamping jaws when re turning later The clamping jaws must be assembled deeper in the elongated hole in the direction of the end of the measuring shaft for special installa tion positions Then the axial limit switch on the clamping side must be set so that the measuring head cannot collide with the clamping jaws 8 Repeat steps 3 to 7 for the second clamping jaw on the opposite side 9 Inspect visually whether all the s
199. t window layout function is inactive the software re sorts automatically to these presettings to display the result boxes 3 The settings under Default configuration determine the output of the characteristics below the graphic in page view and print graphic result boxes This button opens a dialog box in which the default configuration is set This includes all form characteristics and their additional information Deselection of all characteristics enables for example printing of the graphics from the result boxes without the following characteris tics table Factory settings This button resets all the settings in the configura tion dialog All form characteristics are displayed without additional information and in pop up lists 7 8 Process and Output Measurement Results 7 8 1 Copy Measurement Results The measurement results can be copied to the Windows clipboard for further processing with other Windows applications Only one object can be selected per copy process The object to be copied graphic or table must be selected first click Use the Windows standard commands Ctrl C context menu right mouse button menu View Copy or toolbar for copying Result graphics can be inserted both in word and image processing programs Further editing of the graphics is only possible in the image processing Result tables can only be inserted in text or table calculation programs it may be necessary to adapt the table layout
200. t with a soft lint free cloth Use the con tact spray provided if necessary Remove the INCOMETER from the holder and place it vertically measuring shaft downwards on a cloth Hold the unit tight with one hand Spray contact spray on the spindle with the other hand Wait until the liquid has dripped completely out of the shaft This flushes out any dirt particles 5 Place the INCOMETER back in the holder for oiling 6 Apply a few drops about 3 to 5 of the spray oil provided to the measuring shaft and the spindle SZ Important Only use very little oil Move the measuring head up and down axially several times to dis tribute the oil evenly Start the INCOMETER switch on the system and connect the probe cable Then select the following function in the software to start the movement menu Extras gt Maintenance gt Oil distribution moves the measuring head axially up and down several times The inspection is now completed 178 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Maintenance 10 2 4 Checking the Setting Device The enclosed setting device must be checked regularly and adjusted if necessary Standard gauge block 20 mm short cylinder shaft setting device see accessories case Aids lf there is an additional adapter on the setting device between the main Special case part with hand screw and the plate screw to the top with micrometer gauge a longer gauge block 40 mm with the height of the adapter
201. ta available Calibration a aj xj no calibration cylinder data no of calibration cylinder available vee System settings M Sustem settings will be taken over File includes system settings data File name of calibration file W Take file name from DEF file l no of measurements Fig 9 4 Setting the calibration process no calibration cylinder data available Cancel Cancel Make the settings as described in the following table and confirm with OK Calibration cylin Select one of the following settings der no 1 Calibration cylinder data available ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 159 Performing Calibration Transfer system settings from cali bration cylinder file calibration cylin der data available System settings are transferred no calibration cylinder data available File name of the calibration file 3 digit number 216 serial number of the calibra tion cylinder with Gauss filter O to 15 upr 3 digit number 216 _ 150 serial number of the calibration cylinder with Gauss filter 0 to 150 upr 2 gt no calibration cylinder data are consid ered if no suitable data for the calibration cylinder are available activated The standard process for the calibration is used with out user defined settings deactivated Select a user defined file with system settings iei with the button This is in the INCOWIN Data folder
202. the measuring run general error example 2 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement Settings General Arial Radial Cylinder Bloc bsoluh Jptin Level Measuring level A Measuring level 20 00 mm F100 mm 400 rim 9 00 mm 120 00 mm 2 3 4 5 B 7 E 9 Diii Measuring levels anta Limit 1 no of levels F 00 mm Lint 2 120 00 mm Load Save Cancel Fig 5 24 Settings for the measuring run cylinder error example 2 Informations of calibration file Creation date and time 12 12 2005 10 35 26 No of measurements 3 General settings Initial position Clamping side Installation Head deck Cylinder diameter 390 0000 mm Installation height 50 00 mm Installation angle 0 0 Installation height 0 00 mrm Installation angle 0 0 Cylinder settings no of levels 14 Level 1 55 00 mm Level 2 65 00 mm Level 3 75 00 mm Level 4 85 00 mm Level 5 95 00 mm Level 6 105 00 mm Level 7 115 00 mm Level 8 125 00 mm Level 9 135 00 mm Level 10 145 00 mm Level 11 155 00 mm Level T2 165 00 mm Level 13 175 00 mm Level 14 185 00 mm Fig 5 25 Information about the calibration file error example 2 ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 59 Defining Evaluations Saving setting file 60 The figure shows that the probe was calibrated between the heights 55 0 mm and 185 0 mm Since the installation height was 50 0 mm in the calibrati
203. then the measuring head has to be moved at an angle through the adapter plate to install and remove the measuring probe This procedure may require a specific measuring head position V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 53 Defining the Measuring Run and the Measuring Conditions 5 5 3 Settings for the Measuring Run for Axial Measurement Data for the axial measurement are defined in the Axial tab also re ferred to as envelope line or straightness measurement Genai Aviad Pencil Cpls M aiuring be Meaturing angle End taval DOD mm Fig 5 18 Settings for the measuring run for an axial measurement Start height in mm Height position at which the axial measurement is to begin in the workpiece End height in mm Height position at which the axial measurement is to end in the workpiece Measuring angle in Angle position at which the axial measurement is to 1 be carried out in the workpiece 5 5 4 Setting for the Measuring Run for a Radial Measurement Enter the height position at which the radial measurement measure ment of a single roundness is to be carried out in the workpiece in the Radial tab 5 5 5 Settings for the Measuring Run for Cylinder Measurements Data for the measurement of the cylinder form but also for round nesses and axial characteristics straightnesses parallelisms etc are defined in the Cylinder tab The axial characteristics are only calcu lated over a few points number of levels
204. tive project the complete path with the filename of the loaded file ap pears in the Filename box and the presetting for the memory loca tion is Select folder If you still want to save the settings in the active project in this case you must delete the specified path in the Filename box The system otherwise sets both paths together which causes a corresponding er ror message Click on Save again and correct the inputs Loading of setting files can be simplified by using the filename auto load for these files System and evaluation settings with this name are loaded automatically with message window in the following cases e After the program start if they are in the active project e When setting or changing the active project when you are in the ac tivated project 8 5 4 4 Saving Printing Templates Saving printing templates differs from saving measurements in the fol lowing points e Printing templates are saved directly in the dialog box where they were defined e The active project and general templates are not used The appro priate prompts are therefore omitted e lf the printing template has already been saved this is overwritten without another security prompt when saving with method 3 The demo printing templates created in the software installation are write protected as standard and must be saved with a different file name first with the Save as command if they are to be changed ID 10034503 V INCOMETER w
205. to open the following dialog box 2jxl no of calibration cylinder Eno M System settings M Sustem settings will be taken over File includes system settings data File name of calibration file M Take file name from DEF file File SSS no of measurements Fig 9 1 Start calibration Cancel The entry under Calibration cylinder no is gt no data are avail able for the calibration cylinder lf a 3 digit number which matches the serial number of the calibration cyl inder appears in the list gt data are available for the calibration cylinder Example The list consists of the following entries for serial number 216 216 216 150 and gt Calibration cylinder no page 159 9 1 3 2 Overview of the Calibration Process The calibration process corresponds exactly to the measuring run of the certification as standard Levels which the INCOMETER does not reach due to its installation depth in the calibration cylinder or its avail able measuring length are omitted V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Calibration This standard process can be deselected if for example all later cylin der measurements are always made at the same gauge heights In this case it is very useful to also calibrate the INCOMETER to exactly these gauge heights The calibration process must be defined by the user himself It is rec without ommended to distribute the gauge heights evenly over the maximum cal Orati
206. trol 2 Select the INCOWIN item in the list and click on Change Remove The deinstallation runs automatically 3 Click on Finish to end the procedure 8 2 5 Installing an Update Proceed as follows to install an update 1 Deinstall the old version of the INCOWIN software 2 Install the new version 8 2 6 Releasing Software and Options 8 2 6 1 General Notes The INCOWIN software contains all the standard and optional func tions A licence key controls the access to all these functions After release you can view the code in the software via the menu gt Info about INCOWIN gt Details The licence key is hardware dependent and entered as a key in the registry of the operating system In the case of deinstallation and sub sequent reinstallation of the software on the same PC the licence key remains unchanged example updates lf the software was already installed in this PC the licence key nor mally does not need to be entered again The licence key must be entered for the following events e First time installation e Reinstallation of the operating system A new licence key is necessary for the following events e Changing the hardware conditions which are the base for the li cence key e Installation of the INCOWIN software on another PC e Purchase of further options Request this licence key with the appropriate function in the software The code can then be entered without further installations
207. uctions 1 5 Safety Devices The owner of the measuring system is obliged to make sure that the system and all the safety devices are in a safe condition before initial commissioning This is also necessary during operation at appropriate regular intervals but at least after every repair or maintenance The owner s personnel is prohibited from deactivating the safety devices Only HOMMEL ETAMIC customer service is allowed to temporarily deactivate safety devices The V INCOMETER measuring system is equipped with the following safety devices e EMERGENCY STOP button in the INCOWIN operating program e Password protection in the INCOWIN operating program ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 3 Safety Instructions Electrics EMERGENCY STOP button Control Panel a Fig 1 1 EMERGENCY STOP button visible during the measuring run Pressing the EMERGENCY STOP button triggers the following actions e The movement of the measuring head is stopped immediately e The EMERGENCY STOP condition is detected by the evaluation computer and displayed on the operator station screen For notes on behaviour after pressing the EMERGENCY STOP button see subsection Carrying Out a Cylinder Measurement page 65 1 6 Safety Instructions Electrics Mortally dangerous electrical voltages Work on electrical systems may only be performed by the service per sonnel of HOMMEL ETAMIC GmbH The electrical system of the V INCOMETER is totally safe
208. uest other diameters on request Notes The specified accuracies apply for the standard application see operating conditions at the measuring location not for measurement in hot engines or similar The instrument must also be maintained and calibrated according to regula tions factory service inspections and customer maintenance ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 27 Foreword 28 4 Commissioning 4 1 Foreword The INCOMETER measuring system is a mobile system and can be used at different application sites The owner must ensure the necessary conditions for connection val ues and ambient conditions The following work steps are necessary for commissioning for a meas urement e Connect and check the wiring between PC electronics unit and measuring probe e Check or switch over set mains voltage connect to mains e Start PC and software e Prepare measurement e Mount clamping jaws e Set measuring head e Install measuring probe in the workpiece e Determine installation height and installation angle e Define measuring run and evaluations 4 2 Connecting the Cables Connect the following components to each other cables are included in delivery e PC and electronics unit interface cable e Electronics unit and measuring probe probe cable e optional Printer and PC Connect PC with electronics unit Connect the following connections with the interface cable e PC serial plug 9 pole SUB D CO
209. urement gt Close Select the Measuring system command in the Settings menu and go to the Settings dialog box in the General tab V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Preparing the Measurement SIS 2 x General Axial Radial Cylinder Block Abs olute Optimization T emp Comp Initial position Installation Clamping side Head deck C End of shaft C Crank shaft Measuring length Cylinder diameter TE om 25000 mn Installation height Installation angle 7 50 mm 00 degree Installation position Height Angle 0 00 mm 0 0 degree Move to position after each measurement Default values Load Save Cancel Fig 5 12 Measuring system settings dialog box 3 Make the following settings one after another first Initial position Select the point closest to the cylinder head surface reference point clamping side or end of measuring shaft Since holding plates are only possible on the cylinder head surface the clamping side is selected here Installation side Selection of the relevant installation side cylinder head or crank shaft Since holding plates are only possible on the cylinder head surface the cylinder head is selected here Installation height Set this value to O first Installation angle Set this value to 0 first Exit the dialog box with OK Select Adjustment gt Installation in the Extras menu and confirm the security prompt for the referenc
210. ut Cable guide tube with steel strand oO OA N O oO A O N Neck with precision bearings oh Clamping plate ok a s Access to shaft axial motor N Connecting plug for probe cable E Adjusting screw axial limit switch on measuring shaft end onl D Adjusting screw axial limit switch on the clamping side ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 15 Structure and Description of the Measuring Probe V INCOMETER 2 2 2 Clamping Jaws The two clamping jaws serve for fastening the housing in the cylinder or in a special device as well as for alignment of the probe By turning the large ring nut item 7 Fig 2 10 with a wrench special tool in cluded the clamping jaws running conically on a precision guide can be moved radially This clamps the V INCOMETER in the cylinder and fixes it in position Different sized clamping jaws are available for different measurement tasks m Clamping jaw _ a _ Spacers for adaptation Lle Distance jib for mounting on the jaw carrier Fig 2 11 Clamping jaw configuration V INCOMETER Further information about assembly of the clamping jaws 7 subsection Configuring and Assembling the Clamping Jaws on the V INCOMETER page 32 2 2 3 Measuring Head and Stylus 1 stylus housing with measuring pin and stylus 2 fastening screws for the stylus 3 measuring head slide 4 cylinder head screw Fig 2 12 V INCOMETER measuring head 16 V INC
211. ve Fig 5 11 Measuring system settings dialog box 3 Make the following settings one after another first Initial position ref Select the point closest to the cylinder head surface erence point clamping side or end of measuring shaft Since holding plates are only possible on the cylinder head surface the clamping side is selected here Installation side Selection of the relevant installation side cylinder head or crank shaft Since holding plates are only possible on the cylinder head surface the cylinder head is selected here Installation height Set this value to 0 first Installation angle Set this value to 0 first Exit the dialog box with OK Select Measurement gt initial position reference point or and confirm the security prompt with OK First check whether the travel for the measuring head is free The set initial position refer ence point is now moved to ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 45 Determining the Installation Height and Installation Angle Area of applica tion Work steps 46 6 Now remove the holding plate complete with the installed V INCOMETER from the engine block and place them both down on their sides Possible damage to the measuring shaft and measuring head Avol care T 10 d setting down hard and knocks Place the measuring system fully on a suitable surface Determine the installation height with the calliper gaug
212. ve The software shows no error message Offset or amplification of the measuring spring has changed Increased friction or block age by dirt or metal chips on the measuring shaft or inner spindle Increased friction or block age by loose or bent cable conduit of the steel strand touches or scrapes the measuring head opening The hardware driver is in the demo mode due to commu nication fault operator inter vention or reinstallation of the software Maintenance Contact manufacturer ser vice Check clean and oil measuring shaft and inner spindle Subsection Checking the Measuring Shaft and Inner Spindle page 178 Contact manufacturer ser vice Select used serial port in the driver window of the INCOWIN software subsection Setting the Driver page 122 10 1 2 Clear Blocking of the Measuring Head lf the measuring head moves past an axial limit switch it reaches the mechanical stop unbraked soon afterwards and hits a block Proceed as follows to end the measuring head blocking 1 Switch off the electronics unit 2 Remove the protective plastic cap from the top of the probe hous ing 3 Turn the now exposed screw which is connected directly with the shaft of the axial step motor as follows with a flat bladed screw driver blade width approx 4 mm to release the measuring head from its seized position gt incase of blocking on the clamping side clockwise gt incase of bl
213. xial Plot LSC cylinder only variant 1 LSL line Display of the envelope lines of the axial plot optionally as follows 1 Measuring points in relation to the reference cylinder The reference straight lines of the envelope lines remain inclined to the axis of the reference cylinder whereby the contours of the envelope lines as well as parallelisms and conicities become evident related to the cylinder 2 Measuring points in relation to their reference straight lines V INCOMETER with INCOWIN ID 10034503 Evaluation The reference straight lines are aligned vertically The en velope lines then get a finer resolution and the straight ness is displayed more clearly The display is switched via the menu Extras Options tab View Activate the Refer axial measurement to reference Straight line function for variant 2 Variant 1 is displayed if this function is not activated Other display options e Switch on display of reference straight lines only use ful for variant 1 In variant 1 the position of the LS straight lines is shown clearly as a result The centre line of the scal ing then represents the axial contour of the reference cylinder If the envelope line is displayed in variant 2 the refer ence straight line and zero line centre line scaling of the graphic appear together U Shimmer cock Shoe iderernce Fe a V Appi ada maajudineni bo releterete in D Fermes tha lait varki cocker Fig
214. xit in the main dialog box to finish the test 5 5 Defining the Measuring Run and the Measuring Conditions 5 5 1 Foreword Measuring run can be understood as all the data necessary for the measuring probe and the entire measuring system to be able to carry out a specific measurement The data for the measuring run or the measuring task and the measur ing conditions are saved in the Settings measuring system dialog box ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 51 Defining the Measuring Run and the Measuring Conditions The data are divided into four main topics General Axial measure ment Radial measurement and Cylinder measurement Other tabs are available in this dialog box in optional software mod ules Saving setting file The settings can be saved as a file setting file iei and reloaded or used as a template for new settings Normally the settings are saved in the project folder active project The settings remain valid until new settings have been loaded the set tings are changed or the software is quit subsection Files and Projects page 134 Open the dialog box for setting the measuring run under the Settings gt Measuring system menu 5 5 2 General Settings for the Measuring System Data for the installation conditions of the measuring probe and the workpiece are defined in the General tab Settings General Avial Radial Cylinder Elac i Initial position Installation f Clamping side f
215. y 112 Default result view 112 EAI o E 112 PresettingS cccceee 112 al S eee eae eee 112 Set up printer 112 Printer settingS 107 Printing language 108 Printing template 108 Printing templates 137 147 Probe Cable ccccescccees 29 Program TSS sievciudeicadvineneds 147 Project folder cisnasitandevitviens T35 Project managemert 138 iE e E E E nee 134 active project 6 139 Delete dipdericxedesamninacanents 138 Difference data 140 File information 139 File structure vccanwctvueiwsrines 139 open load 144 Rename cccceeeeeeeees 139 S EE E 140 Protective Devices 3 Radial measuring points 95 Rodal DO nenns i Select levels 0008 78 Handa A ea ee 77 Radial plot display 94 ID 10034503 Radial plot several levels 78 Radial plot single 78 Rating plate 11 Recalculation of measurements sash E EAA E E A 99 Release 120 121 Repeat calibration 166 Repetitive accuracy 26 Result table annannannannannn 81 factory settingS 82 Save settings 82 83 SettINGS cccceeeeeeeeeeeees 82 Show tolerance values 83 Result WINdOW 008 71 Rotation angle 0008 74 Save cylinder measurement68 Save dat
216. y the animated display of the data flow moving green dot At the same time information is read in and displayed by the hardware lf no communication can be established question marks and a red immobile dot in the interrupted signal path are displayed at this point in the dialog box with lightning symbol Causes e The selected port is not connected to the electronics unit e No interface cable is plugged in ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 123 User Interface 124 e The electronics unit is switched off 3 End the driver setting by closing the status dialog box Click on l or select the Status command in the context menu of the right mouse button 8 3 User Interface 8 3 1 General The INCOWIN software is based on the user friendly user interface of Microsoft Windows This ensures a flexible adaptable look and feel for the measuring and evaluation functions and on screen views The ter minology used is primarily oriented to the terminology used by Micro soft Windows Commonly used shortcuts and editing operations copy ing pasting via the clipboard etc are identical Diak fort g fee Erie Sper T l 6 e Petite Borda ie A 1 0 om 28 i Le 00 od 1S oe aTe ap ND canin ii WG pao 1S ee Epai Fig 8 5 Basic screen INCOWIN with measurement general structure 3 1 4 1 Menu bar and toolbar Setting window Project window with file or
217. yl inder on all level gauge heights and represents the meas ured values in their deviation to this contour The types Height chart and Isolines do not display the reference cylinder explicitly Its contour is here in the mid ID 10034503 V INCOMETER with INCOWIN 91 Calculation Method for Evaluating the Form Characteristics Iie 92 Distortion dle colour range exactly between the two end scaling val ues at 0 In special cases no new reference cylinder is formed op tionally but the original LSC cylinder original reference cylinder can be used as a reference and the deviations displayed for it The original distortion is then retained and not falsified by a different newly calculated cylinder axis Application evaluations which acquire their data from more than one cylinder measurement In a singular cylinder measurement the reference cylin der and original reference cylinder are always identical Note The software option Divide and group measure ments is necessary for this evaluation The reference is switched in the menu Extras Options View Fig 7 18 lsometry displays Left Edge model with reference cylinder Centre Roll off with unrolled contour of the reference cylinder Right Centre line plot with the axis of the reference cylinder and the centre points and radii of the individual levels The display is adapted colour line style in the Extras Options menu Colours tab 7 3 2 2 A

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