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1. Tan _ amp gapCONTROL Scanner settings Single Line Projection Gap Distance Z mm 4 N E Exposure time ms 0 35 v ee au fe D I B x E No of profiles 1 s 25 u 109 7 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 35 Saturation 97 4 104 9 ie No of profiles 1 s 25 0 iia re Protocol status 100 2 Protocol inactive 95 4 90 6 22 9 14 0 5 2 3 7 12 6 21 4 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial lt Measurement settings Value 1 Gap point left X 0 618 few Value 5 Gap point left Z 103 430 fe a Value 2 Gap point right X 4 095 Value 6 Gap point right Z 102 604 eal a Su Combination and Filter eh e value 3 Gap point center X 1 738 Gap point center Z 103 017 eal F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt Fi gt Help Fig 4 11 Single Line Projection Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Single Line Projection Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en
2. 26 x gapCONTROL Scanner settings Bottom Points Gap Distance Z mm 7 iv Exposure time ms 0 50 v un un ea 0 Mi Bu No of profiles 1 s 25 eg 107 0 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 2 90 6 102 1 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 4 m 97 2 Protocol inactive 92 3 875 24 1 15 1 6 1 3 0 12 0 21 1 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial 7 Measurement settings Gap point left x 7 023 e Value 5 Gap point left Z 98 002 er er Value 2 Gap point right X 5 797 Value 6 Gap point right Z 100 285 fe a Combination and Filter Value 3 Gap point center x 0 613 few Gap point center Z 99 143 er F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 6 Bottom Points Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Bottom Points Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from
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5. Format __ Signals oe j Available signals Min signal size lo Category of measured values cap Gap point left X Gap point left Z Separators Gap paint right 7 Gap point center X Gap point center Z Signals tabulator Gap width Gap point right X Gap width eudidean Measurements line feed V as prefix Number of signals activated available Fig 5 17 UDP settings dialog box Make the following settings Min signal size The minimum number of characters which will be transferred per measured val ue If the number of characters which are needed for the transmission of a measured value is smaller than the specified parameter leading spaces will be inserted for the measured value If the length of the measured value is greater than the specified parameter the measured value is trans ferred unchanged Separator for measured values Signals Define a separator which will be inserted after each measured value tabulator A tab character will be inserted as separator line feed A line feed character will be inserted as separator user defined Define up to 4 characters which will be inserted after each measured value Separator for measurements Measurements Define a separator which will be inserted before or after each measurement tabulator A tab character will be inserted as separator Page 129 Combining Filtering and Eval
6. KR Were Value 3 Gap point center X 0 155 alue 7 Gap point center Z 102 583 er WM Outputs and Results value 4 Gap width eudidian 2 831 ew Value 8 None 0 000 F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 HX lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 36 Advanced Projected Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Advanced Projected Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results Page 100 Description of the Measuring Programs D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap
7. i File Parameters Options SIEB A S EHE __gapCONTROL_ Scanner settings Flat Groove Gap OoOo ace x D O17 FAR ale No of profiles 1 s 25 113 2 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 35 Saturation 96 6 108 8 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 104 4 Protocol inactive 100 0 95 6 20 2 421 3 9 4 2 12 4 20 5 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial wi Measurement settings Gap point left X 2 967 ee Value 5 Gap point left Z 109 320 ew 2 fy Combination and Filter a Eu EEA Sema ee Sata Value 3 Gap point right X 5 020 alue 7 Gap point right Z 108 189 er ME 2 Outputs and Results gt Walue 4 Gap width eudidian 8 067 Value 8 Gap depth euclidean 7 657 f F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt Fi gt Help Fig 4 20 Flat Groove Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Flat Groove Gap Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In offline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the Fil
8. Click here for status eo 15 34 Fig 2 6 Windows 7 automatic driver installation step 1 The operating system automatically installs the driver for gapCONTROL The installation process is dis played in the task bar see Fig 2 6 The following message is displayed after completing the installation successfully see Fig 2 7 gapCONTROL 2711 25 ax Device driver software installed successfully A IB 15 32 Fig 2 7 Windows 7 automatic driver installation step 2 In case of an incorrect installation of the driver you have to install the driver manually This procedure is described in Chapter 8 4 3 Note Only use version 6 4 6 of the CMU driver If a different driver or a different version of the CMU driver for gapCONTROL is installed later then it will not be possible to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with gapCONTROL Setup Software Page 16 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 1 Starting gapCONTROL Setup Software E23 Once the installation of the software and the driver is completed you can start the software To do this use the program shortcut on your desktop or select gaoCONTROL Setup Software in the Startup menu Once you have started the program the main window for starting the measuring programs will be dis played Note If you use a dongle for Setup Software the software control elements are barred initially this is shown by a mouse poi
9. encoder gapCONTROL is triggered using the internal counter encoder A measure ment operation is triggered after N encoder steps N is defined by the Encoder step pa rameter see below Note The maximum frequency available for triggering corresponds to the No of profiles 1 s parameter Note More information about the trigger function of gapCONTROL can be found in the instruction manual of the measurement system used Trigger source Select the type of inputs used for synchronization and triggering RS422 digital inputs Encoder steps Specifies the number of encoder steps being necessary to trigger a meas urement operation This parameter is only available if the Trigger mode parameter is set to encoder Counter Encoder Use this parameters to activate the internal counter of gapCONTROL Encoder active Activates the encoder input of gapCONTROL It is possible to incre ment and decrement the counter ES Confirm your settings with the OK button Note The keep last value option of the Digital out default parameter is not available using the Modbus protocol Note The Output unit mode IP address output unit and Analog out keep last value parameters are not available using the Modbus protocol Page 31 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Note The No RS422 termination Digital input mode Digital input logic and Trigger source parame ters are only available using agapCON
10. sh Advanced Basic IR Flush Advanced Basic ck Gap width in X and Z direction euclidean distance a A Advanced Basic EIN Tracking seam and angle an Advanced Projected Gap Groove Gap Advanced Gap depth and oscillation width Fig 1 3 Examples of applications Page 8 Introduction 1 4 Definition of Basic Terms Profile A profile consists of an individual measuring points Each of these points is defined by its X and Z coordinate X coordinate The horizontal coordinate of a point Z coordinate The vertical coordinate of a point Profile sequence A chronologically consecutive series of profiles is called a profile sequence Measurement operation This describes the operation in which a profile is scanned by gapCONTROL and all the measured values are determined Series of measurements A chronologically consecutive series of measurement operations is called a series of measurements Scan rate This refers to the number of measurement operations performed per second Base gap The largest gap in a profile First point The point with minimum X coordinate Last point The point with maximum X coordinate Minimum point The point with minimum Z coordinate Maximum point The point with maximum Z coordinate Page 9 Introduction 1 5 Functions of the Measuring Programs This list of functions should only be used as a brief overv
11. Changed The modification date of the profile sequence Buffered profiles The number of profiles contained in the loaded profile sequence Scanner settings Scanner General Interface Advanced Filter File Name V Gap Path C 6 gapCONTROL Setup Software 1 4a Examples W Gap Type gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v29106 SN 109060020 File Format full set Changed 17 05 2011 14 43 21 Buffered profiles 100 Sensor Laser Exposure time ms No of profiles 1 s Fig 3 14 Scanner tab sheet in the Scanner settings dialog Page 36 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software General The general settings of gapCONTROL are displayed You will find a detailed description of the individual parameters in Chapter 3 9 Scanner settings General Profile Measuring field Points per profile 640 Invert in X direction Invertin Z direction yes Sensor Threshold absolute 128 Reflections Laser power standard Switch off laser Auto exposure Active Shutter alignment Fig 3 15 General tab sheet in the Scanner settings dialog Interface The interface settings of gapCONTROL are displayed You will find a detailed description of the individual parameters in Chapter 3 9 Scanner settings intestate R5422 R5422 mode j Serial baudrate No RS422 termination Digital inputs Digital input mode i Digital input logic Trigger Trigger mode Encoder step Counter Encoder Count pos
12. Exposure time This means for example with the setting Exposure time ms 20 and No of profiles 1 s 100 the Exposure time value is adjusted The new value for the Ex posure time parameter is 10 ms Save the actual parameters before you start to record a profile sequence You can then load them again before you play back the profile sequence Select the gt Help menu item or press the lt F1 gt key directly in a measuring program to display help information about that measuring program Proceed as follows if you cannot see a profile in the 2D display and no error messages are dis played in the status line Restore the default settings via the Parameters gt Reset menu entry Valid parameters are now loaded into the Scanner settings and the complete measuring range is displayed in the 2D display The Setup Software CD contains examples of profile sequences and parameters in the directory CD Examples Page 150 Appendix 8 3 Key Shortcuts Use key shortcuts to work faster The following shortcuts are available Key combinations Action o Pt Online help _ TCO o Alt F12 Exit program RT F5 Toggle pause mode Transfer a current profile from the scanner EN a i mode activated E F1 Ctrl F2 Offline mode Ctrl F3 Save profile Ctrl F6 Activate Deactivate protocol results BEE EEE Ctrl F7 Adjusting basic settings Ctrl F8 Adjusting gapCONTROL Network Settings Page 151
13. Fig 4 9 Threshold Points Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Basic Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 1 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 76 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 2 Projected Gap Group This group contains the programs for measuring the characteristics of gap that is defined by different projection types gapCONTROL Setup Software jr File Parameters Options iS iD SB eal amp Active program Prgfram selector gt Projected Gaps boy Result Single Line Double Line Monitor Projection Gap Projection Gap gt Point to Line Projection Gap Intersection Gap Display N A Display Save Image Data Profiles La Profiles lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 10 Projected Gaps group Measuring programs Single Line Projection Gap The gap is defined by the projection of the inner edge points onto a straight line Double Line Projection Gap The gap is defined by the projection of the inner edge points onto one of two parallel straight lines Point to Line Projection Gap The gap is defined by an inner edge point and its projection onto a straight line Intersection Gap The gap is defined by the i
14. 4 5 Tools Group In the bottom area of the man view you will find the Tools group which provides useful utilities Eu _gapCONTROL Setup So tware _ Edge Points Gap x Result Monitor lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 50 Tools group Programs in the Tools group Display Image Data Visualization ofthe image data recorded by the sensor matrix Display Profiles Display of the profile data Save Profiles Saves profile sequences for later offline analysis Page 109 1 2 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 5 1 Display Image Data Program The original signal recorded on the sensor matrix of gapCONTROL is displayed using the Display Image Data program This program is useful for detecting and eliminating sources of errors and interference such as overexposure or multiple reflections Fe gapCONTROL Setup Software 77 Tr LU ec X helm File Parameters Options P 6 628 Ee ss Scanner settings Display Image Data Exposure time ms 1 00 v No of profiles 1 s 25 A Advanced Scan atus No of profiles 1 s 23 9 i Max no of profiles 1 s Save image Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 D lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 51 Display Image Data program Display elements and parameters in the Display Image Data program A Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCO
15. Flush angle left 7 I lt ae The X coordinate of the center of gravity of the left flush range The Z coordinate of the center of gravity of the left flush range The X coordinate of the center of gravity of the right flush range The Z coordinate of the center of gravity of the right flush range The number of profile points in the left flush range The number of profile points in the right flush range The angle of the left flush line The angle of the right flush line The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the left flush line with the Z axis The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the right flush line with the Z axis The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the left flush straight line The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the right flush straight line Flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 right a Flush offset left ee N Flush point left FF Flush point right Xx offset right Fig 4 33 Advanced Basic Gap measured values Flush group Min Gap point left X mm Min Gap point left Z mm Min Gap point center X mm Min Gap point center Z mm Min Gap point right X mm Min Gap point right Z mm Min Gap width X mm Min Gap width Z mm The X coordinate of the left point of the base gap The Z coordinate of the left point of the base gap The X coordinate of the center point of the base
16. Independent Lines Groove Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Independent Lines Groove Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters See Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In offline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which enables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Page 91 Description of the Measuring Programs E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured
17. Number of registers used available Fig 5 19 Modbus settings dialog box All available signals which are not currently output are shown in the Available signals list The signals which will be transmitted are shown in the Output signals list Proceed as follows to select a signal for output ess Select the category of measured value which should be issued Category of measured values None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Page 131 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs Misc Additional values E32 Select the desired signal in the Available signals list E32 Press the button The desired signal is now moved to the Output signals list Proceed as follows to deactivate the output of a sig
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19. line left line left F line right Algorithm Point to line Algorithm Line to line Fig 3 46 Flush algorithms 3 13 9 Specifying the Projection Algorithm Some measuring programs require a more detailed specification of the algorithm for calculating the gap points Proceed as follows 2 If not already done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 3 47 ess If not already done so click on the Projection tab see Fig 3 47 ess Set the areas for determining the straight lines see Chapter 3 13 6 Min gap Left side Right side Projection ins a ma Measurement settings g g z E Na g _ en j u e a fu Combination and Filter Er ym ea zo No Single line Double lines Point to Point to Intersection Intersection Outputs and Results projection inelet line right left right Fig 3 47 Measurement settings input field Projection tab sheet On the Projection tab you set the projection algorithm Page 52 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software sou see Fig 3 48 No projection No points are projected Single line The gap points are determined by projecting the start and end points onto a straight line Double lines The gap points are determined by projecting the start and end points onto one of two straight lines Point to line left The right gap point is determined by projecting the start point onto a straight li
20. ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed Gap point left X mm Gap point left Z mm Gap point center X mm Gap point center Z mm Gap point right X mm Gap point right Z mm Gap width X mm Gap width Z mm Gap width euclidian mm Gap point center oN ties a NY Gap point left N Gap point right The measuring program outputs the following measured values The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap The width of the detected gap in the X direction The width of the detected gap in the Z direction The euclidean width of the detected gap N Gap width euclidia Gap width X Gap width Z Fig 4 37 Advanced Projected Gap measured
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22. 4 82 h i i TaT Ith n N Mu 1 i i A pA N I i N Im fh WW Y 17 find wey hy S nr 1 4 78 i hare t N F ge i i j 1 A i N 4 i 1 y l u i ing bate tehtengnane 4 75 in I a l 4 71 1 41 81 120 160 200 4 Im r Signal 3 Gap width eudidean current 4 760 Signal 4 None Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 Q lt F1 gt Help Fig 6 1 Result Monitor analysis program Display elements and parameters in the Result Monitor analysis program A selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the Scanner settings You change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In offline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field will be replaced by the File settings input field see Chapter 3 10 Display toolbar Using this toolbar you scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Fig 6 2 AOL Fig 6 2 Display toolbar in the Result Monitor analysis program Fr A Resets the 2D display to the complete value range This resets the settings of the 2D display such that the system visualizes the complete analysis over time of the selected measured values Page 136 Result Monitor
23. Advanced Scanner Settings The Advanced scanner settings dialog box offers you extended settings for the gapCONTROL meas urement system Advanced scanner settings General Type gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 SN 109060020 IP 169 254 87 66 109060020 IP address 169 254 87 66 a Find Profile Measuring field custom j 0 Points per profile max 640 O Invert in direction V Invert in Z direction SN Sensor Threshold absolute 128 Reflections largest area Laser power standard Switch off laser if short circuit Auto exposure E Active profile Shutter alignment right Min width 2 Max width Min intensity Max intensity Interface Advanced Scanner Fig 3 10 General tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box Note Only experienced users of the gapCONTROL measurement system should adjust any settings in this dialog box Parameters in the General tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box 1 Type The currently used type of measurement system and the associated firmware version are displayed SN The serial number of the currently used measurement system is displayed IP address In case of using gapCONTROL with an ethernet interface the IP address of gap CONTROL is displayed Scanner selection This list contains all ga0 CONTROL measurement systems connected to the PC via Ethernet and IEEE1394 Us
24. Appendix 8 4 Manual Subsequent Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 8 4 1 Subsequent Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 8 If the installation of the driver wasn t completed successfully while installing Setup Software you may install the driver subsequently Note The driver only has to be installed for using the IEEE1394 interface No driver is required for gap CONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface Apps p W Notepad Windows Media ses Windows Defa Player a Windows Ea Transfer E gapCONTROL 8 Paint WordPad Command Prompt s gt Install gapCONTROL driver IEEE1394 NEW pe Install Remote Desktop a XPS Viewer ges Control Panel y Windows P Connection PowerShell Go License Snipping Tool Default Programs Uninstallation Sound Recorder Magnifier E File Explorer Steps Recorder s Narrator Help and Support Calculator Sticky Notes On Screen _ Keyboard Character Map Windows Fax and Windows Speech Task Manager Scan Recognition Math Input Panel Windows Journal This PC Fig 8 1 Windows 8 subsequent driver installation step 1 E32 Open the overview of your Apps and select the Install gapCONTROL driver IEEE1394 App see Fig 8 1 The gapCONTROL driver IEEE1394 dialog will appear on the screen Connect the gapCONTROL measurement system s via IEEE1394 to the PC and press OK in order to install the driver CL x D cancel Fig 8 2 Windows 8 subseq
25. Fig 3 30 Changing measuring range As well as the mouse interaction you also have the possibility to manually edit the values for the range in which the measurement should take place E23 Ifnot already done so activate the Set Region of Interest mode see Fig 3 28 E23 Press the right mouse button in the 2D display The Edit region of interest dialog is displayed where you can manually edit the values of the range Page 44 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Edit region of interest IE Range X mm 310 310 Range Z mm 35 625 a Fig 3 31 Edit region of interest dialog box 3 13 2 Remove Range for Cutting Out By using the Reset region of interest button see Fig 3 32 you will remove the range for cutting out and use the complete measuring range for the measurement again see Chapter 3 13 1 x Fig 3 32 Reset region of interest button 3 13 3 Specifying the Measuring Algorithm Some measuring programs require a more detailed specification of the algorithm for calculating the gap points You can enter this specification in the Measurement settings area see Fig 3 33 Leftside Right side Flush Measurement settings 7 fu Combin Output and Results H a In Min distance mm wie eel gez 0 2 tion and Filter Distance Z direction 1 2 Fig 3 33 Measurement settings input field in the Advanced Basic Gap measuring program
26. Fig 4 44 Advanced Groove Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Advanced Groove Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2
27. File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 Page 69 Description of the Measuring Programs C D 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The
28. Page 40 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software E32 Move the mouse pointer onto the desired profile point E23 Hold the left mouse button pressed on the profile point The information for the point will now be displayed in a tooltip next to the mouse pointer X 9 496 mm 7 220 408 mm Intensity 835 Width 4 Fig 3 26 Extended information of a profile point The following information is displayed X The X coordinate of the point Z The Z coordinate of the point Intensity The maximum intensity of the reflection from which the point has been calculated Width The width of the reflection from which the point has been calculated 3 13 Configuring the Measurement In order to perform the desired measurements in the individual measuring programs you must set meas uring ranges and threshold values The setting options in the individual measuring programs vary The configuration of the measurement can basically be subdivided into seven steps Cutting out optional Selection of a range in which the measurement should be performed see Chapter 3 13 1 Setting the minimum width and alignment of the base gap Defining the minimum width and align ment that the base gap needs to have optional depending on the measuring program see Chap ter 3 13 4 Specifying the measuring algorithm for the start and end gap points optional depending on the measuring program see Chapter 3 13 5 Specifying the flush algor
29. Scanner settings Exposure time ms 0 50 v Eh Lb No of profiles 1 s 25 9 Filter Advanced 4 7 Scanner status Exposure time ms Saturation 97 6 3 No of profiles 1 s Protocol status 8 Protocol inactive 94 3 90 8 16 7 10 2 3 7 rar 9 2 et j Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial Measurement settings Value 1 Gap point left X 2 Value 5 Gap point left Z 97 566 er value 2 Gap point right x value 6 Gap point right Z 95 968 fer Value 3 Gap point center X Value 7 Gap point center Z 96 767 er When Value 4 Gap width euclidean Value 8 None 0 000 y Combination and Filter Outputs and Results Ee Active SSeS 2711 25 500 v33 08 25 500 v33 08 lt Fi gt Help 8 Mo 9 ogg Fig 3 2 Structure of a measuring program Figure 3 2 shows the typical structure of a measuring program and the common input and display fields of the measuring programs Each field is described in detail later in this user manual 1 Menu bar Using the menu bar you can select the data source return to the Main View close Setup Software save and load parameters reset selected parameters to default settings access the help and make basic settings see Chapter 3 14 2 General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source save profile sequences save and
30. Serial baudrate 9600 Digital input logic low level logic SV Fig 3 11 Interface tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box Parameters in the Interface tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box 1 Interface protocol With this parameter you select which interface is used for output of meas ured values see Chapter 1 2 output unit serial The measured values are supplied via gapCONTROL Output Unit digital and analog and the serial interface ASCII see Chapters 5 4 5 5 and 5 6 output unit UDP The measured values are supplied via gapCONTROL Output Unit digital and analog and via Ethernet UDP see Chapters 5 4 5 5 and 5 7 modbus The Modbus protocol is used to output the measured values see Chap ter 5 8 The measured values are supplied via serial output and Ethernet IP address output unit In case of using gapCONTROL Output Unit with an ethernet interface you specify the IP address of gapCONTROL Output Unit with this parameter Note The IP address output unit parameter is used to establish a connection between the measurement system and Output Unit and is not used to set the IP address ofthe gapCON TROL Output Unit Note For detailed information on the configuration of the IP address of gapCONTROL Output please refer to the documentation of the Output Unit see Chapter 3 14 Section 4 Documenta tion Ethernet fieldbus coupler used Output un
31. There are two possibilities for doing this Setting the complete range C2 Move the mouse pointer to the left or right side of the range you want to set E32 Now mark the range to be modified Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed Move the mouse pointer to the opposite side of the range you want to set Release the mouse button The selected range will now be applied ee ae alemao e ATX RIF t 80 6 73 1 69 3 61 8 16 2 9 2 2 2 43 11 8 18 8 Position X mm Distance Z mm ay J oe mt HK AR F 3 80 6 u 76 9 73 1 65 5 61 8 Er 2 2 2 11 8 18 8 Position X mm Fig 3 39 Setting complete range for the line fitting Page 48 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Changing the range drag and drop C2 Move the mouse pointer to the right or left side of the displayed range so that the pointer is shown as a double sided arrow E32 Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed Now move the mouse pointer to the desired posi tion The side of the range will be moved with the mouse pointer ES Release the mouse button reg alemao FAT ARS e 80 6 76 9 65 5 x 61 8 16 2 9 2 2 2 43 11 8 18 8 Position X mm Distance Z mm en el Aa amp y 2 X WIF L 80 6 76 9 73 1 69 3 nn IT 65 5 x 61 8 p S S S E S O S i i gt 16 2 9 2 2 2 43 11 8 18 8 Position X mm Fig 3 40 Changing the range for the line fitting As well as the mous
32. Type Option Version No error Measurement is active Wrona driver version CMU The wrong version of the CMU Install the new driver as described 5 driver has been installed in Chapter 2 5 and 2 6 An unknown error has oc Internal error curred gapCONTROL parameters The parameters transferred to invalid gapCONTROL are invalid Erorwhiiedatatranster An error occurred during data transfer gapCONTROL is not connect ed to the computer via IEEE1394 and Ethernet re No gapCONTROL found of gapCONTROL is switched off or the CMU driver has not been installed All scanners connected to the computer are already being used by other programs No free gapCONTROL found Setup Software was last used with a different model of gapCONTROL gapCONTROL S N not found The currently used scanner is already used by other pro grams gapCONTROL is already in use Invalid device The currently operated device is no gapCONTROL measurement system Unsupported device spectively or the power supply Close Setup Software and reset the controller to the default set tings by reconnecting the power supply Check the IEEE1394 Ethernet connection and check whether the scanner is switched on and supplied with power Check the IEEE1394 Ethernet cable for de fects Also check whether the CMU driver for the system is in stalled see Chapter 2 5 and 2 6 fer ial the other programs access i
33. ccccccccccseeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeseueeeeeesaaeass 150 REV SIMON GUUS en een nennen len 151 8 4 8 4 1 8 4 2 8 4 3 Manual Subsequent Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 cceccecseeeeseseeteeseeteeerersness 152 Subsequent Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 8 ccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeens 152 Manual Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 8 cece eee ececeecececeeaececeseeaeaees 153 Manual Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 7 00 0 0 cc cc cceecececeecececeeeececeseeaeaees 156 Page 5 Introduction 1 Introduction This user manual gives you an overview of the functions of gaoCONTROL Setup Software referred to in short as Setup Software in the following This provides you with the possibility to configure and parame terize the gapCONTROL measurement system for your measurement task in order to examine and solve typical tasks with it The gapCONTROL measurement system is a laser line sensor which is designed for applications in the industrial environment This product is characterized by a wide range of applications and high accuracy Setup Software can help you solve a variety of different gap applications combined with maximum precision Setup Software supports the following gapCONTROL measurement systems gapCONTROL 261 1 10 2611 25 261 1 50 2611 100 gapCONTROL 2711 25 2711 50 2711 100 gapCONTROL 2911 10 2911 25 2911 50 291
34. decide which device software is safe to install Fig 2 5 Windows 8 automatic driver installation step 3 E2 Click on Install to confirm this dialog see Fig 2 5 Now the installation of the driver will be finished After completing the installation of the driver the installa tion of Setup Software will be continued If you want to install the driver at a later date or in case of an incorrect installation of the driver you may install the driver subsequently This procedure is described in Chapter 8 4 1 You also have the possibility to install the driver manually This procedure is described in Chapter 8 4 2 Note Only use version 6 4 6 of the CMU driver which is delivered on the CD If a different driver or a dif ferent version ofthe CMU driver for gapCONTROL is installed later it will not be possible to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with gapCONTROL Setup Software Page 15 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation 2 6 Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 7 Note The driver only has to be installed for using the IEEE1394 interface No driver is required for gapCONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface Preparing the installation E2 Finish the installation of Setup Software completely This procedure is described in Chapter 2 2 ES Connect gapCONTROL via the IEEE1394 interface to the PC ES Switch on gapCONTROL and the power supply ll Installing device driver software
35. i File Paramegag Options menses ais BETET Scanner settings Display Profiles Distance Z mm Kal a v Exposure time ms 0 50 v e yl AET m O O No of profiles 1 s 25 Lan O Scan B 97 6 Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 97 6 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 92 2 86 7 81 3 75 8 19 1 11 6 4 2 a ii 10 8 18 3 Position X mm F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 53 Display Profiles program Display elements and parameters in the Display Profiles program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 and reset selected parameters to default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In Of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field will be replaced by the File settings input field see Chap ter 3 10 for controlling the playback of a loaded profile sequence C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you scale the 2D display and activate various options for the mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar Set the various search ranges and limits for the measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 G Status line
36. left that are to be projected vertical to the projection line The number of profile points in the fitting range of the left projection line The number of profile points in the fitting range of the right projection line The angle of the left projection line The angle of the right projection line The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the left pro jection line with the Z axis The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the right pro jection line with the Z axis The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the left fitting range from the projection line The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the right fitting range from the projection line The distance between the right projection line and the left one I S Projections Boreus istance Ash distance left Projection distance tr difference ptt projection a Ofset left Projection i Proj ecti n offset right distance lines I g Fig 4 39 Advanced Projected Gap measured values Projection group Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Gap point left X mm Gap point left Z mm Gap point center X mm Gap point center Z mm Gap point right X mm Gap point right Z mm Gap width X mm Gap width Z mm Gap width euclidian mm The X coordinate of the left point of the base gap The Z coordinate of the left point of the base gap The X coordinate of the center point of the b
37. load parameters and reset selected parameters to default settings see Chapter 3 15 3 Scanner settings You change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In offline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field will be replaced by the File settings input field see Chap ter 3 10 4 Protocol status Indicates whether logging is active 5 2D display This display shows the last measured profile Either agapCONTROL measurement system which transfers data to the PC or a file in which profiles of agapCONTROL measurement system have been recorded previously is used as data source for the profile Using the toolbars see below you can adjust search areas in the 2D display directly with the mouse and scale the display 6 Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 7 Measurement toolbar Using this toolbar you can adjust the various search areas and limits for the measurement and activate or disable the dynamic tracking of the search areas see Chapter 3 17 8 Measurement setting Activate various input fields for configuration of the settings described in field Ol Page 19 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 9 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display
38. of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed Page 105 Description of the Measuring Programs The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap depth euclidian mm The euclidean depth of the detected gap Gap point left i A point right Gap width Z a fees Gap width X Gap depth euclidiar Fig 4 45 Advanced Groove Gap measured values Gap group Reference no of points left The number of profile points in the fitting range of the left reference line Reference no of points right The number of profile points i
39. on the connected gapCONTROL measurement system either select the menu item Parameters gt Save parameters to gapCONTROL or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 59 in the General toolbar acl Fig 3 59 Save parameters to gapCONTROL button The Save parameters to gapCONTROL dialog see Fig 3 60 is displayed In this dialog select the stor age location on the gapCONTROL measurement system where the current parameters should be saved These storage locations are called User modes The maximum number of User modes is 15 The pa rameters are saved in the selected user mode after confirmation of the dialog Save parameters to gapCONTROL User mode no ox Fig 3 60 Save parameters to gapCONTROL dialog box Note Details for loading a user mode can be found in Chapter 3 13 18 and 7 3 and in the gapCONTROL operating manual Note In case of using the scanCONTROL measurement system only the parameters located in the Scanner settings See Chapters 3 7 3 8 and 3 9 section are stored In order to save all measurement parameters please use the gapCONTROL measurement system Page 58 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 18 Load Parameters from gapCONTROL Use the Load parameters from gapCONTROL function in order to read the current parameter settings or parameter settings which have been saved on the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chap ter 3 13 17 back into the software To do this e
40. 1 Button Measurement settings Activate the input field Measurement settings with this button 2 Input field Measurement settings In this field the measurement algorithm can be defined The individual measuring settings are explained respectively in the chapters on the individual measuring programs 3 13 4 Setting the Minimum Width and Alignment of the Base Gap Some measuring programs provide the possibility to define the minimum width and the alignment that the base gap needs to have Proceed as follows E2 If not already done press the Measurement settings button see Fig 3 34 ess If not already done press the Min gap tab sheet see Fig 3 34 Min gap J rer side Right side Flush Measurement settings aoe J zes a oe Te In Min distance mm i SU Combination and Filter jns i u 0 2 Du Distance Distance Distance i 2 Outputs and Results euciidian X direction Z direction Fig 3 34 Measurement settings input field Min gap tab sheet In the Min gap tab sheet you can set the alignment and the absolute value of the minimum width Base gap direction Distance euclidian The largest gap in the profile is detected Distance X direction The largest gap in the X direction in the profile is detected Distance Z direction The largest gap in the Z direction in the profile is detected Page 45 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 5 Specifying the Start and End
41. 116 9 Exposure time ms 0 50 v No of profiles 1 s 25 Scanner sa B Exposure time ms Saturation No of profiles 1 s Protocol status Protocol 97 3 18 4 11 2 3 9 Position X mm Results Digital Analog UDP Measurement settings Value 4 Gap point left x 2 927 er Value 5 Gap point left Z 109 224 Value 2 Gap point center X 0 979 Value 6 Gap point center Z 108 621 f value 3 Gap point right x 4 885 alue 7 Gap point right Z 108 019 fe Outputs and Results Value 4 Gap width euclidian 7 904 eal Value 8 Gap depth euclidean 7 526 eal U Combination and Filter Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 27 Single Line Groove Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Single Line Groove Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In offline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which enables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file See Chap ter
42. 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for Page 93 Description of the Measuring Programs mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected
43. Analysis Program t hy q mil uf F Activates or deactivates automatic scaling of the vertical axis of the 2D display If automatic scaling is activated the vertical axis of the 2D display automatically adapts to the lowest and highest values of the measured values that you chose for analysis Activates or deactivates Zoom mode In this mode you can zoom in parts of the 2D display and so directly set the scaling of the 2D display with your mouse Activates or deactivates Move mode In this mode you can move the history of the meas ured values on the 2D display Activates or deactivates Display extended information of a measuring point mode Note Use the mouse wheel in order to zoom in and out the 2D display You can combine the mouse wheel with the Ctrl key to scale the time axis of the 2D display Combine the mouse wheel with the Shift key to scale the measurement value axis of the 2D display D Measurement toolbar You can use this toolbar to set the various search areas and limits for measurement see Fig 6 3 Aal es a Fig 6 3 Measurement toolbar in the Result Monitor analysis program Activates or deactivates Set evaluation lines mode Using the evaluation lines you limit the measured values that are used for statistical evaluation in the 2D display Removes the evaluation range All the recorded values are used for statistical evaluation Ac
44. Digital Analog UDP Ju Measurement settings Value 1 Gap point left x 2 830 Value 5 Gap point left Z 110 335 ew ur Value 2 Gap point center X 1 166 Value 6 Gap point center Z 109 775 a Su Combination and Filter See NT Mn Value 3 Gap point right X 5 163 alue 7 Gap point right Z 109 216 fe 1 _ Outputs and Results Value 4 Gap width eudidian 8 071 er Value 8 Gap depth euclidean 7 680 eal F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 22 Parallel Lines Groove Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Parallel Lines Groove Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In offline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which enables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file See Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results Page 89 Description of the Measuring Programs D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse
45. Fig 4 29 Advanced Gaps group Measuring programs Advanced Basic Gap All the setting options from the measuring programs in the Basic Gaps group are available to measure the gap Advanced Projected Gap All the setting options from the measuring programs in the Projected Gaps group are available to measure the gap Advanced Groove Gap All the setting options from the measuring programs in the Groove Gaps group are available to measure the gap Refer to the following chapters for more detailed descriptions of the different measuring programs Page 95 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 4 1 Advanced Basic Gap Measuring Program Use the Advanced Basic Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a gap The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap are determined in the left and right part of the profile using the selected algorithm See Chapter 3 13 5 Afterwards the flushness is measured using the selected algorithm see Chapter 3 13 8 Proceed as follows Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 Set the algorithm for determining the start and end points of the g
46. Gap Points Side points Some programs provide the possibility to define the algorithm for determining the start and end points of a gap Proceed as follows E2 If not already done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 3 35 es If not already done so click on the Left side tab see Fig 3 35 Min gap eft side Right side Hush Measurement settings gt u n me Be P g i f _ a Ao BE F PER W dh Fat 5 vat Combination and Filter s m zn Rightmost Leftmost Highest Lowest Threshold 1 a Outputs and Results point point point point point Fig 3 35 Measurement settings input field Left side tab sheet In the Left side tab sheet you can set the algorithm for setting the start point of a gap Start point Left side Rightmost point The last point of the left profile section Leftmost point The first point of the left profile section Highest point The highest point of the left profile section Lowest point The lowest point of the left profile section Threshold point The intersection point of the threshold with the left profile half ess If necessary set the areas for determining the straight lines and thresholds see Chapters 3 13 6 3 132 es Repeat the procedure on the Right side tab see Fig 3 36 Min gap Left side Right side Flush wed 7 mi E Measurement settings u ao en en des k y y any g m rn f j asz
47. If the maximum number of profiles is reached the profiles are saved in the selected file The buffering can be ended prematurely and the saving started by pressing the Stop button The time required for the operation varies according to the size of the profile sequence The program shows you the status of this process in the field saved profile number Trigger mode active Press the red Record button The measuring program is now ready to buffer profiles in the RAM Press the Trigger button in order to buffer individual profiles If the maximum number of profiles is reached the profiles are saved in the selected file The buffering can be ended prematurely and the saving started by pressing the Stop button The time re quired for the operation varies according to the size of the profile sequence The program shows you the status of this process in the field saved profile number Note It is not possible in the Save profile program to load profile sequences log measured values load parameters from a file save them in a file save them permanently on gapCONTROL or to reset default settings Note In order to save the gapCONTROL settings in the profile file select full set as file format Note There may be a discrepancy between the set point value and the actual value for the scan rate used for saving if the number of scans is set too high or the processing power of the PC is insufficient Page 114 Description of the
48. Measuring Programs 4 6 Export Profiles Program Use the Export Profiles program to save profiles in an Excel compatible format The profiles are saved as slk files Use the File gt Export profiles menu entry in order to start the the Export Profiles program Te gapCONTROL Setup Software a O ia i File Parametgss Options AOMA Scanner settings Export Profiles Distance Z mm 113 5 Exposure time ms 1 00 v No of profiles 1 s 25 pee n B Exposure time ms 1 00 Saturation 97 4 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Trigger 4 2 3 4 I 18 5 Position X mm Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 55 Export Profiles program Display elements and parameters in the Export Profiles program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 and reset selected parameters to default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In Of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field will be replaced by the File settings input field see Chap ter 3 10 for controlling the playback of a loaded profile sequence 2D display This display shows the last measured profile Display toolbar Using this toolbar you scale the 2D display and activate various options
49. Start menu The dialog box for licensing Setup Software appears i Licensing Please select the path to your license file and then press Start If you don t want to license demo version press Close License JAc License dat Start Close Fig 2 2 Dialog box for licensing Setup Software E23 Todo this insert the license CD in the drive and press the button A standard file selection dialog appears E23 Select the License dat file on the CD and press OK E2 Then press the Start button on the dialog to begin licensing Note To use the demonstration version of gapCONTROL Setup Software no license is required 2 3 Connecting gapCONTROL to the PC Ethernet In order to connect gapCONTROL via Ethernet to the PC proceed as follows E2 Finish the installation of gapCONTROL Setup Software completely This procedure is described in Chapter 2 2 ES Connect gapCONTROL via the Ethernet interface to the PC and switch on the power supply E32 Please wait until the device is recognized by the PC This may take a few seconds The system is now ready to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with gapCONTROL Setup Software Note gapCONTROL must be connected directly with the PC Do not use hubs or switches Note In case of using a network adapter which supports the VLAN option this option must be inactive in order to use the gapCONTROL measurement system Note The PC and the measurement system mu
50. Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Note It is not possible in the Display profiles program to save parameters in a file or to save them per manently on gapCONTROL Page 112 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 5 3 Save Profiles Program You create recordings of profile sequences with the Save Profiles program Setup Software creates a file which can later be loaded into any measuring program Use this function to save profile sequences with a high scan rate In doing so the profiles are first buffered in the RAM of the PC and then saved in a file Note It is also possible in the measuring programs described above to save profile sequences Gen eral toolbar However only low scan rates are possible there as the data are written to the file immedi ately Te gapCONTROL Setup Software B File Parameters Options Te gL o e gaoleg Scanner settings Save Profiles Exposure time ms 1 00 Distance Z mm IC 113 5 No of profiles 1 s 25 Fil p Advanced Scan A No of profiles 1 s No of profiles Display Trigger I Freeze 2D display Trigger mode Path C Users 11000236 MICRO Name profile stem info T RAM total required MB 8061 3361 4 2 3 4 10 9 Position X mm Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 54 Sa
51. X 1 910 f Gap point right Z 87 168 f le fy Combination and Filter augen 0 402 f um 27 856 a a Outputs and Results Gap weh eudidean 4 824 None 0 000 ji Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 lt I gt Help Fig 5 1 Configuration of the measured values input field Page 117 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 1 Configuration of the Result Combination Setup Software provides the possibility to calculate up to eight measured values ess Todo so press the Combination and Filter button and select the Combination tab All the measured values from the active measuring program will be available Combination F ilter Measurement settings Comb 1 Distance x 4 623 Comb 5 None 0 000 an Be Comb 2 Distance Z 1 382 Comb 6 None 0 000 ombination and Filter 3 None 0 000 Comb 7 None 0 000 Outputs and Results Comb 4 None 0 000 Comb 8 None 0 000 Fig 5 2 Combination tab sheet The currently combined values are listed in the Combination tab sheet see Fig 5 2 E3 Press the Comb x button to configure the respective combination The following dialog box will be displayed Combination value 1 Algorithm Single value Settings Signal name Distance X Category of ist operand Gap ist operand Gap point left 7 7 Category of 2nd operand Gap un 2 005 2nd operand Ga
52. a RS422 port half duplex gapCONTROL 2611 2911 or full duplex gapCONTROL 2711 Pin Assignment PC2600 2900 x wire color GND In1 RS422 gray pink RS422 red blue Round connector Fig 7 3 gapCONTROL 2611 2911 RS422 interface half duplex view on solder pin side of connector Pin Assignment SC2700 xwirecolor white S Counter clockwise direction Fig 7 4 gapCONTROL 2711 RS422 interface full duplex view on solder pin side of connector Page 141 Working with the gapCONTROL Measurement System 7 2 4 Convert the Measured Values to real Coordinates The measured values are transferred to the serial port ASCII or Modbus see Chapters 5 6 and 5 7 and to the Ethernet interface UDP or Modbus see Chapters 5 7 and 5 8 In doing so the values are trans ferred in sensor coordinates Please use the following table for the conversion of the measured values to real coordinates y x 32768 a b Offset mm y x 32768 a b Sigma mm Height Width mm Where x Measured value in scanner coordinates y Converted measurement value in mm or degree a Scaling factor bb Offset The constants a and b have the following values depending on the type of sensor Type of sensor a b 55 65 95 gapCONTROL 2911 10 0 0005 55 gapCONTROL 2911 25 0 001 65 _gapCONTROL 2911 50 0 002 95 When transmitting the states of the digital outputs you may choose
53. a file See Chap ter 3 10 Page 73 Description of the Measuring Programs C D 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line See Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point center ns NW Gap width X De a Gap point left NL Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point
54. an average filter none The average filter is not used 3 taps You use an average filter with a filter size of three 5 taps You use an average filter with a filter size of five 7 taps You use an average filter with a filter size of seven Page 24 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 4 Interpolate invalid points If equidistantly resampling is active this specifies whether invalid points will be replaced by neighboring valid points using linear interpolation Gaps will be closed if this parameter is active In order to leave gaps open you must not activate this parameter Resample all info If equidistantly resampling is active this parameter specifies which data will be recal culated according to the equidistantly resampling Deactivate this parameter to recalculate the X and Z coordinates only Activate this parameter to recalculate all data X Z coordinates width intensity threshold moment Oth and 1st order This parameter has no influence on the 2D display Note Activate the Resample all info parameter to store a profile sequence See Chapter 3 6 and ana lyze it later with the scanCONTROL 3D View software E23 Confirm your settings with the OK button Note When using a file as data source see Chapter 3 5 the filter functions are only available if the filter and resampling functions have been disabled during saving the profile sequence Page 25 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 9
55. better overview it is possible to display the determined measured values in numeric form at the bottom edge of the 2D display The system displays the first two measured values that you chose on the Results tab Enable of disable display of the measured values using the Show result values button see Fig 3 52 ih Fig 3 52 Show result values button 3 13 12 Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs gapCONTROL Setup Software allows you to combine to filter the measured values found over a consec utive series of measurements to check them for acceptable tolerances and to output the results via the analog digital serial and Ethernet interface of the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chap ter 1 2 In addition the selected measurement values are displayed graphically in the 2D display Please refer to Chapter 5 for a detailed description of the procedure 3 13 13 Saving and Loading Parameters Setup Software allows you to save and load parameters For example you can save parameters for dif ferent measuring settings and therefore configure the measurement system for different measuring tasks In addition you can also specify different tolerances for a single measuring task You can simplify the configuration of a new measuring task by making stepwise refinements Once you have saved all the parameters for measurement settings you can load them again later on You can save the parameters for as many measuring tasks as
56. by entering the profile number Pause if nOK u If you activate this option the playback of the profile sequence is paused if at least one digital output is evaluated as nOK see Chapter 5 4 in the displayed profile Endless mode G Use this button in order to activate the endless playback mode After reaching the upper limit of the partial range for playback the playback restarts automatically at the lower limit of the range 5 Invert signal in X The signal is inverted on the Z axis Invert signal in Z The signal is inverted in the middle of the measurement range parallel to the X axis Filter With this button you access the Filter settings dialog for configuring the profile filter see Chapter 3 8 6 Scanner status In the bottom area of the File settings input field the following information of the actual profile is shown Exposure time ms The used exposure time of gapCONTROL when the profile se quence was saved Saturation The saturation of the current signal in the region of interest marked green in the 2D display see Chapter 3 13 1 A saturation value between 60 and 80 is recommended Page 34 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Note The File settings input field is only available with loading a profile sequence see Chapter 3 5 Page 35 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 11 Displaying gapCONTROL Parameters in Offline Mode When playing back saved profile sequenc
57. cause the operating system to shut down unintentionally To use the full version of gapCONTROL Setup Software either agapCONTROL measurement sys tem or an ICONNECT dongle is required You can license the ICONNECT dongle by using the Li cense entry in the Windows Start menu Only use version 6 4 6 of the CMU driver which is delivered on the CD If a different driver or a dif ferent version of the CMU driver for the gapCONTROL is installed at a later date then it will not be possible to operate the scanner with gapCONTROL Setup Software The measuring programs show the saturation in the Scanner settings input field This is greatly influenced by the exposure time and affects the way in which the profile data are calculated The saturation should be between 60 and 80 during a measurement There may be a discrepancy between the set point value and the actual value for the number of scans per second if the number of scans is set too high or the processing power of the PC is insuf ficient Use the Points per profile parameter in the Scanner settings input field to define the resolution in the directions of the X axis The Exposure time parameter in the Scanner settings input field specifies the exposure time for the scanner The value is also influenced by the No of profiles parameter The actual value of No of profiles has priority over the Exposure time parameter This results from the inequality 1 No of profiles gt
58. center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Flush mm Flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 s Gap point right Gap width euclidian gt GapwidthZ Fig 4 7 Bottom Points Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Basic Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 1 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 74 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 1 4 Threshold Points Gap Measuring Program Use the Threshold Points Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap based on the intersection points of the threshold with the profile The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile are determinated as follows Start point The intersection point of the threshold with th
59. detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap point center a Gap width euclidian N x Pa N Gap point left Gap point right Gap width Z Gap width X Fig 4 12 Single Line Projection Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Projected Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 2 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 79 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 2 2 Double Line Projection Gap Measuring Program Use the Double Line Projection measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap The gap is defined by the projection of the inner edge points onto one of two parallel straight lines The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of t
60. directly set the scaling of the 2D display with your mouse Proceed as follows E23 Move the mouse pointer to any corner of the desired range to be zoomed in E32 Now mark the range to be zoomed in Hold the left mouse button pressed and move the mouse pointer to the opposite corner of the range to be zoomed in E23 Release the mouse button The marked range will be zoomed in Page 39 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Distance Z mm Fm a v ulemo RR amp 131 4 118 5 105640 EEE EEE EEE ES 92 7 79 9 67 0 62 0 38 1 14 2 9 7 33 6 57 5 Position X mm Distance Z mm 4 a Im ba HECAM RR amp 108 1 N 104 2 100 2 96 3 92 4 fo QQ nn nn 18 5 11 2 4 0 3 3 10 6 17 9 Position X mm Fig 3 23 Zoom 2D display Note Alternatively you may use the mouse wheel in order to zoom in and out the 2D display 3 12 5 Move Profile w Fig 3 24 Move button You activate or deactivate the Move profile mode by pressing this button You can move the profile on the 2D display with an active Move profile mode Proceed as follows E32 Move the mouse pointer into the 2D display E Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed E23 Now move the mouse pointer in order to move the profile 3 12 6 Display Extended Information of a Profile Point Fig 3 25 Point information button Press this button to activate or deactivate the Display extended information of a profile point mode Pro ceed as follows
61. following holding registers in order to retrieve the number of the user mode currently used OxfOf0 gapCONTROL address for user modes upper 16 bit 0x0624 gapCONTROL address for user modes lower 16 bit 0x0000 0x0003 Corresponds to getq Page 143 Working with the gapCONTROL Measurement System The user mode currently used is available at the register 37 now Format Ox User mode no 000 e g 0x2000 for user mode 2 7 3 3 Loading of User Modes via Ethernet TCP Use a TCP Client Port 502 in order to load user modes via Ethernet TCP Please use the following command Load user mode Use the following binary byte sequence in order to load a user mode Transaction identifier arbitrary you may use any number instead of 0xf406 Protocol identifier always 0 Command length Unit identifier adjustable 1 247 Function code 16 Multiple write command Start register Number of registers Number of bytes Corresponds to setq gapCONTROL address for user modes lower 16 bit wwo gapCONTROL address for user modes upper 16 bit Ox User mode no O 0x00 for user mode O 0x10 for user mode 1 OxfO for user mode 15 0x00 Page 144 Appendix 8 Appendix 8 1 Status and Error Messages Error Codes The status line in each of the measuring programs shows a range of status and error messages The following messages can appear Message Description Error code Active gapCONTROL
62. full duplex Each trigger signal triggers a measurement operation For technical details please refer to instruction manual of the measurement system used Pin Assignment PC2600 2900 x wire color _ green red blue Digital input Pin Assignment PC2600 2900 x wire color GND In1 green yellow Round connector Fig 7 1 gapCONTROL 2611 2911 trigger input RS422 interface half duplex and digital input view on solder pin side of connector Page 140 Working with the gapCONTROL Measurement System Pin Assignment SC2700 x wire color 5 Counter clockwise direction Hi ww E Fig 7 2 gapCONTROL 2711 trigger input RS422 jack view on solder pin side of connector 7 2 Measurement Value Output 7 2 1 Pin Assignment of the Analog Outputs For detailed information on the pin assignment and operating mode of the analog outputs please refer to the gapCONTROL manual and to the documentation of the used fieldbus coupler and output clamp 7 2 2 Pin Assignment of the Digital Outputs For detailed information on the pin assignment and operating mode of the digital outputs please refer to the gapCONTROL manual and to the documentation of the used fieldbus coupler and output clamp 7 2 3 Pin Assignment of the Serial Interface The gapCONTROL measurement system comes with a serial output for supplying selected measurement values see Chapter 5 6 Depending on the type of sensor the port is present as
63. ga Maes Gap point right Z puis EEE A Value 3 Gap point center x 1 363 Gap point center Z 104 053 fe F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 13 Double Line Projection Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Double Line Projection Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file See Chap ter 3 10 Page 80 Description of the Measuring Programs C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this fie
64. gap evaluation cutting out There are not enough measur ing points in the ranges for the calculation of a refer ence projection line There are not enough measur ing points in the ranges for the calculation of flush lines or centers of gravity An intersection point couldn t be calculated as the reference lines are parallel The calculated intersection point is outside the range to be displayed Decrease the number of com bined and filtered values see Chapter 5 1 and 5 2 Decrease the number of meas ured values output via ana log digital serial ethernet interface see Chapter 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 Increase the number of points per profile or reduce the number of combined and filtered measure ment values see Chapter 3 7 5 1 and 5 2 Use a Gigabit Ethernet interface Reduce the minimum width and change the alignment of the base gap see Chapter 3 13 4 Enlarge the range for gap evalua tion cutting out see Chap ter 3 13 1 Change the distance to the object to be measured Increase the exposure time see Chapter 3 7 Enlarge the reference range straight lines see Chap ter 3 13 6 Check the reference range straight lines see Chap ter 3 13 6 Page 147 Appendix erence line reference line The parameters transferred to gapCONTROL are invalid Restart Setup Software 138 ence line tion line Arithmetic error left refer ence line Arita metig PUO WONTEN An arithmet
65. independent edges Single Line Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with one edge Advanced Gaps This group contains the programs for measuring the characteristics of a gap with extended setting options and measured values Advanced Basic Gap All the setting options from the measuring programs in the Basic Gaps group are available to determine the gap Advanced Projected Gap All the setting options from the measuring programs in the Pro jected Gaps group are available to define the gap Advanced Groove Gap All the setting options from the measuring programs in the Groove Gaps group are available to determine the gap Tools Useful utilities can be found in this group Display Image Data Visualization of the image data recorded by the sensor matrix Display Profiles Display of the profile data Save Profiles Saves profile sequences for later offline analysis Page 10 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation 2 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation 2 1 Installation Requirements The following minimum system specification is necessary for the operation of Setup Software Windows 7 82 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 or 8 1 82 bit and 64 bit 1 GHz or faster 32 bit and 64 bit processor 1GBRAM Screen resolution 1024 x 768 Note To be able to use gapCONTROL Setup Software the gapCONTROL measurement system requires a firmware version 30 Check the firmware version on the status
66. line if necessary see Chapters 3 4 and 8 1 To be able to use Setup Software the following steps must be followed 1 Install the IEEE1394 and the Ethernet interface hardware respectively if not already installed 2 Install Setup Software see Chapter 2 2 3 Connect and license the ICONNECT USB dongle if present 4 Connect the gapCONTROL measurement system to the PC via IEEE1394 and Ethernet respec tively 5 Install the driver for the gapCONTROL measurement system only for IEEE1394 refer to Chap ters 2 5 and 2 6 O UDUL CD Documentation Contains manuals installation instructions and Quick Reference CD Examples Contains examples of profile sequences CD License Contains license information for gapCONTROL Set up Software CD Program gapCONTROL Setup Software 2 1 Contains gapCONTROL Setup Software 2 1 CD Support Ethernet Contains a software tool for configuration of the IP addresses of gapCONTROL devices with an Ether net interface CD Support Driver CMU1394 Contains the driver files version 6 4 6 for the gap CONTROL measurement system CD Support Adobe Reader 10 Contains Adobe Reader 10 CD Support FlmageFilter Contains filter files for integrating DirectX CD Support Sentinel System Driver 7 5 0 Contains the dongle driver CD Support VCRedist2008 Contains the Microsoft Visual C 2008 Redistrib utable Package Fig 2 1 Contents of the Software CD 2 2 Installation of
67. lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Port x Select the measured result which should be issued at the respective port 1 4 Voltage Specify the analog output clamp of the gapCONTROL Output Unit you are using The specified range of measured values Range min and Range max is mapped to the voltage or current range of the output clamp 10 10 V 0 10 V 0 20 mA 4 20 mA Range Input the possible range of the measured value The output signal will be scaled so that the range of the measured value is mapped to the voltage range Min The lower limit of the measured value range Max The upper limit of the measured value range Page 125 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs Note The scaling resolution of gapCONTROL is limited Setup Software calculates the range next in size from the settings in the Range input field for the respective signal The range actually used is sh
68. network configuration is valid If the network configura tion is not valid the measurement system cannot be used with Setup Software Page 66 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 4 Desired configuration Use the following input fields to enter the network configuration for the se lected gapCONTROL measurement system IP address IP address Subnet mask Subnet mask Default gateway Default gateway Static IP Static IP option if this option is enabled dynamic address allocation is disabled The IP address entered is used as IP address This parameter takes precedence over the DHCP and Link local address options DHCP DHCP option if this option is enabled the IP address is allocated dynamically through a DHCP server This parameter takes precedence over Link local address Link local address Link local address option if this option is enabled the IP address is allo cated dynamically in the local subnet 169 254 x x This option is always enabled Suggest a configuration Click this button to have a suitable configuration for the selected gap CONTROL measurement system determined automatically After the process is complete the sys tem automatically completes the input fields in the Desired configuration section Apply to selected device Click this button to apply the network configuration specified in the Desired configuration section to the selected gapCONTROL measurement system P
69. of sensors 100Hz Exposure time 1000Hz Result 100Hz Fig 4 52 Max no of profiles 1 s dialog box The maximum possible profile frequency which gapCONTROL can be operated with depends on various scanner settings and the number of scanners being operated in parallel You can determine the maxi mum possible profile frequency in this dialog No of sensors With this setting you determine the effect of the number of gapCONTROL sensors to be operated simultaneously on the FireWire controller see below Measuring field The maximum profile frequency resulting from the setting of the Measuring field parameter Processing The maximum profile frequency resulting from the setting in the Processing see Chapter 3 9 Fig 3 11 input field Number of sensors The maximum profile frequency resulting from the setting of the No of sen sors parameter see above Exposure time The maximum profile frequency resulting from the setting of the Exposure time parameter Result The maximum profile frequency resulting from the above restrictions Note Further information about maximum profile frequency can be found in the document Quick Refer ence gapCONTROL see Chapter 3 14 Section 4 Documentation Page 111 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 5 2 Display Profiles Program Use the Display Profiles program to display profiles Te gapCONTROL Setup Software
70. of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width ofthe detected gap un re en SS oint center oe I In euclidian Gap point left Gap point right Gap width Z Gap width X Fig 4 18 Intersection Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Projected Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 2 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 85 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 3 Groove Gaps Group This group contains the programs for measuring the characteristics of a V shaped gap Te gapCONTROL Setup Software i File Parameters Options iS BE ee el ee a Active program Result Parallel Lines Monitor Flat Groove Gap Groove Gap Independent Lines Single Line Groove Gap Groove Gap Display Display Save Image Data Profiles Profiles lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 19 Groove Gaps Group Measuring programs Flat Groove
71. profile stored in the user mode is too small Only user modes stored with a sufficient number of points per profile can be read out Page 59 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 19 Backup gapCONTROL Parameters Use the Backup usermodes to file menu entry in order to save all parameter sets which are stored on the gapCONTROL measurement system User modes see Chapter 3 13 17 to a file A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name for saving the parameters As standard the file name has the extension bin The parameters are saved in the selected file after confirmation of the dialog The progress of the process is showed in an information dialog box Backup user modes SN 109060020 Ir Backup of user mode 9 in progress Fig 3 63 Backup user modes to file dialog box Note Backing up user mode is only available for gapCONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface 3 13 20 Restore gapCONTROL Parameters Use the Restore user modes to gapCONTROL menu entry in order to restore saved parameter sets User modes see Chapter 3 13 19 to the gapCONTROL measurement system A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name from which the parame ters should be restored As standard the file name has the extension bin After confirming the dialog the parameters of the selected file is read and transferred to the connected gapCONTROL measurement s
72. profiles 1 s 25 Date Time Profile no 02 10 2015 12 15 41 192 406447 02 10 2015 12 15 41 232 406448 02 10 2015 12 15 41 272 406449 02 10 2015 12 15 41 312 406450 02 10 2015 12 15 41 352 406451 02 10 2015 12 15 41 392 406452 02 10 2015 12 15 41 432 406453 02 10 2015 12 15 41 472 406454 02 10 2015 12 15 41 512 406455 02 10 2015 12 15 41 552 406456 02 10 2015 12 15 41 592 406457 02 10 2015 12 15 41 632 406458 02 10 2015 12 15 41 672 406459 02 10 2015 12 15 41 712 406460 02 10 2015 12 15 41 752 406461 02 10 2015 12 15 41 792 406462 02 10 2015 12 15 41 832 406463 02 10 2015 12 15 41 872 406464 02 10 2015 12 15 41 912 406465 02 10 2015 12 15 41 952 406466 02 10 2015 12 15 41 992 406467 02 10 2015 12 15 42 032 406468 02 10 2015 12 15 42 078 406469 02 10 2015 12 15 42 112 406470 02 10 2015 12 15 42 152 406471 02 10 2015 12 15 42 192 406472 D Gap point lei Gap point lei Gap point ce Gap point ce Gap point rig Gap point rig Gap width X Gap width Z Flush mm 6 987 6 986 6 987 6 984 6 984 6 989 7 001 6 989 6 983 6 992 6 996 6 999 6 991 6 982 6 996 6 981 6 998 6 994 6 980 6 983 6 992 6 988 6 991 6 847 6 989 6 988 E F 102 226 0 170 102 226 0 169 102 228 0 173 102 225 0 168 102 225 0 170 102 228 0 172 102 229 0 183 102 226 0 174 102 225 0 168 102 225 0 170 102 227 0 175 102 232 0 178 102 227 0 171 102 228 0 169 102 231 0 173 102 227 0 165 102 232 0 175 102 231
73. ranges The direction vector for both reference lines is calculated from the points of the two ranges The offsets of the reference lines are calculated from the points of the two respective ranges A minimum depth the so called threshold is specified relative to each reference line The gap points are calculated as the inter section points between the threshold lines and the profile Proceed as follows Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 Set the ranges for reference line fitting see Chapter 3 13 6 Set the thresholds in order to calculate the gap points see Chapter 3 13 7 Set the algorithm of projection see Chapter 3 13 9 If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting See Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software OR GE File Parameters Options Scanner settings Parallel Lines Groove Gap Exposure time ms 0 35 v Z Va L 115 8 No of profiles 1 s 25 Lan 112 4 Scanner stat B te Exposure time ms 0 35 Saturation 96 6 108 9 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 105 5 Protocol inactive 102 0 98 6 15 8 9 4 3 0 3 4 9 8 16 2 Position X mm Results
74. selected algorithms see Chapter 3 13 5 Afterwards the determined points are projected using the selected algorithm see Chapter 3 13 9 Proceed as follows ey Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ess Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ess Set the algorithm for determining the start and end points of the gap see Chapter 3 13 5 ess Set the algorithm of projection see Chapter 3 13 9 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software ale 8 i File Parameters Options DAEA E __gapCONTROL Scanner settings Advanced Projected Gap Be x Distance Z mm KA h a hd Exposure time ms 0 50 2 D D RR No of profiles 1 s 25 ian 126 6 Scanner sB Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 96 9 1143 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status Protocol inactive 89 8 tS 59 4 36 6 13 8 9 0 31 7 54 5 Position X mm Results Digital Analog UDP I tE Measurement settings value 1 Gap point left X 1 558 er Value 5 Gap point left Z 102 398 Z f Value 2 Gap point right X 1 249 Value 6 Gap point right Z 102 768
75. series is active for the current port the font of the Counter settings button appears red or green Digital port 2 counter settings Counted criteria Number of events Fig 5 10 Digital port counter settings dialog box Make the following settings Counted criteria Define the condition for the evaluation of the measurement series OK The Measurement series is OK if at least N consecutive measurements have been eva luated as OK nOK The Measurement series is nOK if at least N consecutive measurements have been evaluated as nOK Number of events Enter the number N of measurements for the evaluation of the measurement series ess Confirm your settings with the OK button Example Digital output is NOK when the measurement is NOK for five times This results in the following developing Measurement evaluation Measurement series evaluation Digital output 1 0 nOK Fig 5 11 Digital port counter Example Page 123 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs ES Confirm your settings with the OK button Note By default the logical value corresponds to the electrical level OK high level nOK low level In case of activating the Invert level parameter see Chapter 3 9 the electrical signal output at the digi tal outputs is inverted OK low level nOK high level Page 124 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Conf
76. side point left Gap point right Fig 3 48 Projection algorithms Projection line nn Projection line right Gap point left A N Gap point right Projection _ Projection side point left a side point right Algorithm Double line Projection line Va Le point right Gap point left L Ls section side point right Algorithm Point line to right Projection line left Projection line right Gap point left LAX Algorithm Intersection right Leap point right N Projection side point right Page 53 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 10 Activating the Dynamic Tracking of the Ranges gapCONTROL Setup Software makes it possible for you to dynamically track the ranges for the line fit ting In this way the measurement can also be performed correctly in case of position change in the X Z direction e g for curves of the beading track or bulges and indentations in the material The ranges are coupled to an assigned point of the profile the so called anchor point for the dynamic tracking This point is also used as a reference characteristic in order to create orientation at the target Proceed as follows in order to parameterize and activate the dynamic tracking Ea Set the ranges for the cutting out see Chapter 3 13 1 ES Set the ranges for the line fitting see Chapter 3 13 6 ess Press the Dynamic tracking button in the Measurement toolbar see Chapter 3 17 L Fig 3 49 Dynamic
77. the 2D display or getting detailed information about a profile point for ex ample The individual modes are activated via the Display toolbar see Chapter 3 16 You will find de tailed descriptions of the individual options in the following Page 38 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 12 1 Reset 2D Display EA Ey Fig 3 19 Reset view button Press this button in order to reset the 2D display Thus the settings of the 2D display are reset so that the complete measuring field is shown and the profiles transferred by gapCONTROL are displayed 3 12 2 Automatic Scaling of the 2D Display vt ahs Fig 3 20 Auto scaling button You activate or deactivate the automatic scaling of the 2D display by pressing this button If automatic scaling is activated the 2D display will be automatically adapted to the minimum and maximum coordi nates of the displayed profile 3 12 3 Keep Aspect Ratio 1 1 Fig 3 21 Keep aspect ratio button Press this button in order to activate or deactivate the Keep aspect ratio option Activating this option the display is scaled so that the real aspect ratio ofthe displayed profile is retained Deactivating this option the scaling is adapted separately to the actual values for the X and Y axes 3 12 4 Zoom 2D Display q Fig 3 22 Zoom button You activate or deactivate the Zoom mode by pressing this button In the Zoom mode you can zoom in parts of the 2D display and so
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79. the center point of the detected gap base The Z coordinate of the center point ofthe detected gap base The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap base The Z coordinate ofthe end point ofthe detected gap base The X coordinate of the lowest point of the detected gap base The Z coordinate of the lowest point of the detected gap base The X coordinate of the perpendicular point of the bottom point to the reference line The Z coordinate of the perpendicular point of the bottom point to the line The width of the detected gap base in the X direction The width of the detected gap base in the Z direction The euclidean width of the detected gap base Base point center gt Base Z Base point bottom N A Base point right Lf Base width euclidian Base width X Fig 4 48 Advanced Groove Gap measured values Base group ROI anchor point X mm ROI anchor point Z mm The X coordinate of the anchor point for the cutting out The Z coordinate of the anchor point for the cutting out Page 107 Description of the Measuring Programs ROI point first X mm The X coordinate of the first point inside the range for cutting out ROI point first Z mm The Z coordinate of the first point inside the range for cutting out ROI point last X mm The X coordinate of the last point inside the range for cutting out ROI point last Z mm The Z coordinate of the last point inside t
80. the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Misc Digital output ports optional Measurement OK Status signal Value x Select the signal which should be issued at the respective port 1 8 Min The lower limit of the range for the evaluation of the selected measurement value Max The upper limit of the range for the evaluation of the selected measurement value Invert Dependent on the setting of this parameter the selected digital out port behaves as follows Inactive If the signal is within the specified range a logical 1 OK will be issued at the digital output otherwise a logical O nOK will be issued If the measurement value is equal to the range limits a logical 1 OK will be issued In the case of output of a status signal a logical 1 Page 122 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Conf
81. to transfer the states as ASCII string or in binary format see Chapters 5 6 and 5 7 The states of all eight digital outputs are transmitted Using the ASCII format one character 0 or 1 is used for each output Using the binary format one bit is used for each output in other words one byte is used to transmit the states of all eight outputs 7 3 Loading of User modes The gapCONTROL measurement system is able to save parameter configurations User modes see Chapter 3 13 17 The individual configurations can be loaded via different interfaces For further details please refer to the instruction manual of the measurement system used Additionally gapCONTROL offers the possibility to load the user modes using the serial interface and via Ethernet Depending on the type of sensor the following ports are available gapCONTROL 2611 2911 gapCONTROL 2711 RS422 ASCII half duplex full duplex RS422 Modbus RTU half duplex full duplex Ethernet Modbus TCP Ethernet TCP Digital in Note For further information on loading user modes please refer to the document Quick Reference gapCONTROL see Chapter 3 14 Section 4 Documentation Page 142 Working with the gapCONTROL Measurement System Note gapCONTROL Setup Software provides the possibility of loading user modes To do this either select the menu item Parameters gt Load parameters from gapCONTROL or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 61 in the G
82. tracking button The Dynamic tracking dialog is displayed see Fig 3 50 The potential candidates for the anchor point are highlighted in turquoise in the 2D display see Fig 3 51 Ez Dynamic tracking Tracking target Region of interest References Tracking source First point global Region of interest Tracking source Maximum point global References Lok Cancel Fig 3 50 Dynamic tracking dialog box Make the following settings Tracking target Select the measurement ranges to be tracked Region of interest The range for cutting out References The ranges for line fitting Region of interest References The range for cutting out and the ranges for line fitting Tracking source Region of interest Select the anchor point for cutting out The following op tions are available see Fig 3 51 First point global The first point of the Profile 1 Last point global The last point of the Profile 2 Minimum point global The minimum point of the Profile 3 Maximum point global The maximum point of the Profile 4 Tracking source References Select the anchor point for line fitting The following options are available see Fig 3 51 First point global The first point of the Profile 1 Last point global The last point of the Profile 2 Minimum point global The minimum point of the Profile 3 Maximum point global The maximum point o
83. values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap depth euclidian mm The euclidean depth of the detected gap a Gap point center ya euclidian Gap point left i oe point right Gap width Z Gap width X Gap depth euclidian Fig 4 26 Independent Lines Groove Gap measured values Gap group Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Ad
84. x 480 pixels e custom You can select the measuring field index 0 127 gapCONTROL 2911 e small Measuring field index 7 1280 x 256 pixels e standard Measuring field index 2 1280 x 768 pixels e large Measuring field index 0 1280 x 1024 pixels Points per profile This parameter defines the number of points that make up a profile De pending on the type of sensor you can choose between the following values gapCONTROL 2611 2711 e 80 160 320 640 max 640 The maximum number of points per profile which is provided by the measurement system used gapCONTROL 2911 e 160 320 640 1280 max 1280 The maximum number of points per profile which is provided by the measurement system used With this parameter you specify the resolution in the direction of the X axis This value is also influenced by the Measuring field parameter Invert in X direction The signal is inverted on the Z axis Invert in Z direction The signal is inverted in the middle of the measurement range parallel to the X axis This function is enabled in the default settings 3 Threshold This value specifies the level of intensity at which gapCONTROL recognizes a re flection In the bottom area of the Scanner settings input field the saturation is displayed see Chapter 3 7 The saturation is influenced mainly by the threshold and should be between 60 and 80 for a measurement absolute The chosen threshold 0 1023 is u
85. you like Page 55 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 14 Saving Parameters to File In order to save the parameters of the current measuring program either select the menu item Parame ters gt Save parameters to file or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 59 in the General toolbar Fig 3 53 Save parameters to file button A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name for saving the parameters As standard the file name has the extension gc1 You can use a different file extension by selecting the All files option in the Windows dialog in the File type selection field The parameters are saved in the selected file after confirmation of the dialog 3 13 15 Loading Parameters from File In order to load parameters of the current measuring program which have previously been saved either select the Parameters gt Load parameters from file menu item or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 60 in the General toolbar Fig 3 54 Load parameters from file button A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name from which the parame ters should be loaded As standard the file name has the extension gc1 You can use a different file extension by selecting the All files option in the Windows dialog in the File type selection field The parameters are loaded into the current measuring program after confirmati
86. 1 100 Note To be able to use gapCONTROL Setup Software the gapCONTROL measurement system requires a firmware version 30 Check the firmware version on the status line if necessary see Chapters 3 4 and 8 1 Note In the following the term gapCONTROL stands for all measurement systems listed above 1 1 Using this Manual The user manual contains general information on the installation and use of Setup Software and on the use of the gapCONTROL measurement system As a user of the software it is important that you read Chapter 2 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation Chapter 3 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software and Chapter 4 Description of the Measuring Programs describe how to use the functions offered by the software Chapter 7 Fehler Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden describes how to use the gapCONTROL measurement system Note Please refer to the contact address printed on the inside cover for any issues relating to queries and support or any other technical information 1 2 Overview of the Complete System gapCONTROL Setup Software transfers profile data from the gapCONTROL measurement system in a simple way and displays these graphically These profile data are further processed and evaluated in measuring programs All data are transferred either via IEEE1394 FireWire iLink or via Ethernet de pending on the type of sensor and can be stored with the software if needed The gapCONTROL measu
87. 11 300 gapCONTROL 2711 100 gt il Start Stop data transfer from scanner Starts stops the data transfer from the scanner Refresh profile data Use this button in order to transfer a current profile from the scanner in case of an interrupted data transfer 3 Filter With this button you access the Filter settings dialog see Chapter 3 8 4 Advanced With this button you access the Advanced scanner settings dialog see Chapter 3 9 5 Scanner status In the bottom area of the Scanner settings input field status information of the gapCONTROL measurement system are displayed Exposure time ms The currently used exposure time Saturation The saturation of the current signal in the region of interest marked green in the 2D display see Chapter 3 13 1 This can be precisely adjusted by changing the parameter Expo sure time A saturation value between 60 and 80 is recommended No of profiles 1 s This display shows the effective scan rate being used for evaluation of the scanner data The scan rate may deviate from the No of profiles 1 s parameter if the computer does not have sufficient processing power Note The Scanner settings input field is only available when using a gapCONTROL measurement sys tem see Chapter 3 5 Note For further information on the configuration of the measurement system please refer to the Instruction Manual gapCONTROL and to the document Quick Reference gaoCONTRO
88. 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap point center fo IN VIE u Gap point left gt Gap point right Gap width Z 7 Gap width X Fig 4 16 Point to Line Projection Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Projected Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 2 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 83 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 2 4 Intersection Gap Measuring Program Use the Intersection Gap measuring program to determin
89. 96 am Value 2 Gap point right X 6 732 e Value 6 Gap point right Z 109 312 lt a fh Combination and Filter set value 3 Gap point center X 0 019 Gap point center Z 110 104 eal F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 8 Threshold Points Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Threshold Points Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap Page 75 Description of the Measuring Programs ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Naviga
90. Activates a dialog where you can make basic settings see Chapter 3 19 Ethernet configurator Activates a dialog where you can modify the network settings of gapCONTROL measurement systems with an Ethernet interface see Chapter 3 20 File Parameters Options Info about gapCONTROL Setup Software Info about ICONNECT Online help Manual gapCONTROL Setup Software Shortcuts Documentation Fig 3 69 menu Info about gapCONTROL Setup Software Displays an information window about gapCONTROL Setup Software Info about ICONNECT Displays an information window about ICONNECT the devel opment environment for gapCONTROL Setup Software Online help Opens the documentation for the current view Manual gapCONTROL Setup Software Opens the instruction manual of gapCONTROL Setup Software Shortcuts Opens an overview of the available key shortcuts see Chapter 8 3 Documentation Opens an overview where you can call up various help and documen tation about gapCONTROL Note Using the function key lt F1 gt you can open the documentation for the current measuring pro gram 3 15 Functions of the General Toolbar A summary of the functions of the General toolbar See Fig 3 70 can be seen in the following 2382 88838 Fig 3 70 General toolbar T4 Selects the gapCONTROL measurement system connected to the PC as data source see Chapter 3 5 Selects a file in which profiles ha
91. After the process is complete the system automatically completes the input fields in the Desired configuration section Click Apply to selected device to apply the settings to the selected measurement system Click OK to confirm the selections in the Ethernet Configurator dialog Exiting gapCONTROL Setup Software Select the menu item File gt Exit or press the standard Windows button in the title bar of the pro gram window in order to exit ga0 CONTROL Setup Software Page 67 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 Description of the Measuring Programs The functions of the individual measuring programs are described in detail in the following The measur ing programs are divided into three groups Additionally a Tools group is available which provides use ful utilities The individual group views are activated from the Main View see Chapter 3 2 4 1 Basic Gaps Group Programs for measuring the characteristics of simple gaps can be found in Basic Gaps group Jo gapCONTROL Setup Software m File Parameters Options BE DZ sd ale Active program Prgfram selector gt Basic Gaps Result Monitor Edge Points Gap Top Points Gap Bottom Points Gap Threshold Points Gap Tools ri Display N A Display Save Image Data Profiles La Profiles lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 1 Basic Gaps group Measuring programs Edge Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the inner ed
92. CONTROL parameters offline Offline logging of measurement results Loading and saving parameters Store parameters permanently on gapCONTROL Read parameters from gapCONTROL Statistical evaluation of measured values Online logging of measurement results a a Output of the measured values PK In order to store and read all measurement parameters please use the gapCONTROL measurement system In case of using the X X x Filter functions S X X Restore default settings XX Load gapCONTROL parameters offline X X Offline logging of measurement results X X Loading and saving parameters X X Store parameters permanently on gapCONTROL X X Read parameters from gapCONTROL X X Statistical evaluation of measured values X X x scanCONTROL measurement system only a subset of the parameters is stored read see Chapter 3 13 17 and 3 13 18 Fig 1 2 Functional scope gapCONTROL Setup Software 1 3 Application Examples for gapCONTROL The following are just some examples of measuring tasks for which gapCONTROL is designed on the right the measuring programs needed for solving the respective measuring task are illustrated Edge Points Gap Tracking seam Advanced Basic Gap Distance u Bi ee PR Tun an u u n De in nn es tn Intersection Gap Intersection seam o gt nn un Point to Line Projection Gap Perpendicular seam Page 7 Introduction IN a m N VA R
93. Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 7 Configuration of the Outputs using UDP Setup Software provides the possibility to output the results via Ethernet using UDP The measured val ues are transmitted as an ASCII string ess To do so press the Outputs and Results button and select the UDP tab All the measured values from the active measuring program and all combined and filtered measurement values are available Also the error code See Chapter 8 1 the number of the current profile and the sta tus of the digital outputs can be output The states of the digital outputs can be transmitted as an ASCII string or in binary format See Chapter 7 2 4 Results Digital Analog vor 5 w Measurement settings Number of signals activated available 4 18 IP address Port 169 254 3 1 61000 Combination and Filter iia ides Separator signals measurements tab line feed Outputs and Results Fig 5 16 UDP tab sheet Note The UDP tab is only available if the Interface protocol parameter in the Advanced scanner set tings dialog box is set to output unit UDP see Chapter 3 9 The number of output measured values and the configuration for the output using UDP are displayed in the UDP tab sheet see Fig 5 16 ess Use the Signals button to configure the output of the measured values using UDP The following dialog is displayed UDP settings
94. Fig 3 42 in the Measurement toolbar You are now in the Set threshold mode The button remains pressed and the threshold line is shown in the 2D display as a red or blue line paral lel to the reference line Note The appearance of the Set threshold button depends on the current selection in the Measure ment task input field Fig 3 42 Set threshold button Page 50 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software You can now set the threshold for the measurement with the mouse Proceed as follows E23 Move the mouse pointer on the red or blue line which represents the threshold line so that the mouse pointer is shown as a double sided arrow E32 Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed Now move the mouse pointer to the desired posi tion The minimum height is moved with the mouse pointer ES Release the mouse button eae alemao e AT KER e 76 0 71 9 67 9 63 9 59 9 17 0 9 5 2 0 5 4 12 9 20 4 Position X mm Distance Z mm HHBE Ah R u HF 4 80 0 76 0 719 u 67 9 63 9 59 9 17 0 9 5 2 0 5 4 12 9 20 4 Position X mm Fig 3 43 Setting threshold As well as the mouse interaction you have the possibility to manually edit the threshold E23 If not already done so activate the Set threshold mode see Fig 3 44 E32 Press the right mouse button in the 2D display The Edit threshold dialog is displayed where you can manually edit the threshold Edit left threshold Ea Thr
95. Gap Measurement of a gap with flat edges Parallel Lines Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with parallel edges Independent Lines Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with independent edges Single Line Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with one edge Refer to the following chapters for more detailed descriptions of the different measuring programs Page 86 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 3 1 Flat Groove Gap Measuring Program Use the Flat Groove Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a V shaped gap with flat edges The program first determines one reference line which is determined by a line fitting The refe rence line is fitted to the profile points from the left and right reference range A minimum depth the so called threshold is specified relative to the reference line The gap points are calculated as the intersec tion points between the threshold line and the profile Proceed as follows ey Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 es Set the ranges for reference line fitting see Chapter 3 13 6 ey Set the thresholds in order to calculate the gap points see Chapter 3 13 7 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software
96. L see Chapter 3 14 Section 4 Documentation Page 22 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Page 23 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 8 Profile Filter Settings In combination with the gapCONTROL measurement system Setup Software offers you the possibility of equidistantly resampling the profile data in the X direction and of filtering the profile data If you want to use the filter functions it is recommended to activate the equidistantly resampling E32 Use the Filter button in the Scanner settings box see Chapter 3 7 to open the Filter settings dialog box Profile filter setting 5 Resample Resulting pafameters Resample range 20 000 mm Resample resolutfon 0 063 mm Median range 0 313 mm Average range 0 438 mm a Apply Cancel 2 Fig 3 9 Profile filter settings dialog box Parameters in the Filter settings dialog box 1 Range The range which is equidistantly resampled Resampled range 2611 25 2611 50 2611 100 2711 25 2711 50 2711 100 2911 25 2911 50 2911 100 deactivated deactivated deactivated deactivated 2 Median With this parameter you activate a median filter none The median filter is not used 3 taps You use a median filter with a filter size of three 5 taps You use a median filter with a filter size of five 7 taps You use a median filter with a filter size of seven 3 Average With this parameter you activate
97. MICRO EPSILON Instruction Manual gapCONTROL Setup Software 2 1 MICRO EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GmbH amp Co KG K nigbacher Strasse 15 94496 Ortenburg Germany Tel 49 0 8542 168 0 Fax 49 0 8542 168 90 e mail info micro epsilon de www micro epsilon com Certified acc to DIN EN ISO 9001 2008 X9751247 A071035KKU ee ee ee ee oR Oh Contents INITOQUCLON sissre Sets cieS stab ee sel akes a cee sla sou soe ube eee sca seduce 6 Veing this Manlalsrsstree ira ar ee been 6 Overview of the Complete System cccccccssseeccccceeseeeeecseeeecececeeeeeeceseaaeecesesseaeeeeesssaeeeesenas 6 Application Examples for dap CONTROL E22 7 Denton or Basie Terms el 9 Functions ofthe Measuring Program Seansni a a i ao aa 10 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation cccceecssesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 IISTAMANOMVRECUIBCINGING saer nea al nse ded eee aan col ei 11 Iastallation OT SETUP SOT WANG an ei 11 Connecting gapCONTROL to the PC Ethernet ccccccccceseeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeeseeeeeeas 12 Connecting gapCONTROL to the PC IEEE1394 ee ccceceececeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeas 13 Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 ON Windows 8 uuussnsssnsennnnnnennennnnonennnnonnnnnnennennnn nenn 14 Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 ON Windows 7 ccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeesseseeeesaaess 16 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software
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99. NTROL with these values Detail information about each parameter can be found in the Chapter 3 7 Scanner settings Only the values Measuring field Points per profile and Exposure time are available in the Display image data measuring program B 2D display This display shows the just recorded image of the sensor matrix The measuring field see Chapter 3 9 selected with the Measuring field parameter is shown on the display as a red rectangle C Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 D Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Max no of profiles 1 s With this button you open the dialog Max no of profiles 1 s where you can determine the maximum possible profile frequency depending on the currently selected scanner settings see Fig 4 52 2 Save image This saves the just recorded image of the sensor matrix to a file A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name for saving the image The image is saved in png file format using the png file extension Page 110 Description of the Measuring Programs Max no of profiles 1s The maximum number of profiles per second depends on several scanner settings and on the number of sensors operating simultaneously No of sensors Setting Max no of profiles 1 s Measuring field 100Hz Processing 100Hz Number
100. ONTROL Edit the update rate of the display when using a gapCONTROL measurement system 3 Profile rate of playback with a loaded profile sequence Edit the speed at which offline profile se quences are played back 4 Display additional data Specify whether additional data are shown Show center of measuring range Shows the center of measuring range in the 2D display Show recently loaded parameters Shows the recently loaded prameters in the 2D display 5 Warnings Specify whether warnings are shown Show warning before removing active program Shows a warning before removing an active program Show warning before replacing active program Shows a warning before replacing an active program Show warning before converting parameters Shows a warning before converting program pa rameters Page 65 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 20 Adjusting gapCONTROL Network Settings Ethernet Configurator When using a gapCONTROL measurement system with an Ethernet interface you may adjust the system network settings IP address etc by selecting the Options gt Ethernet Configurator menu item The Ethernet Configurator dialog will be opened Note To be able to operate a gapCONTROL measurement system via Ethernet with Setup Software the measurement system and your PC must be located in the same subnet Adjust any relevant network set tings for the measurement system in the Ethernet Configurator dialog Ethernet Con
101. Qualification 3rd edition Edgar Dietrich Alfred Schulze Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna if the following condition is fulfilled CGM gt 1 33 method 1 Tolerance The tolerance value for calculating the capability index To control data transfer proceed as follows see Fig 6 5 gt gt gt gt In the Buffer size area enter the buffer size The buffer size determines the maximum number of measured values that are used for statistical evaluation If the maximum number of measured val ues is reached the system deletes the oldest values from the buffer and inserts the current ones into it Click on the Start data transfer l button to start or resume measured value transfer Click on the Pause data transfer u button to stop measured value transfer Click on the Clear buffer gt lt button to clear the contents of the buffer Data transfer X Buffer size 200 Fig 6 5 Data transfer dialog Proceed as follows to export the buffered measured values to be monitored and the determined statistical characteristics see Fig 6 6 U UUL In the Path field enter the folder in which you want to save the file In the Name field enter the name of the file to which you want to export the data In the Append date and time to filename field soecify whether you want the date and time to be appended to the filename Press the Export data button to export the data Page 138 Res
102. Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gap CONTROL see Chapter 5 10 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line Refer to Chapter 8 1 Status and Error Messages Error Codes for more detailed information 11 Menu Navigation Press this button in order to display the Navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Note The individual display elements vary depending on the measuring program Note The settings in a measuring program are saved and are used again when restarting the measuring program You can reset the parameters back to the factory settings by selecting the function Parameters gt Reset from the menu bar or by pressing the corresponding button see Fig 3 3 in the General toolbar DEF Fig 3 3 Reset button Note The settings for gapCONTROL in the Scanner settings area of the current measuring program used are applied in all other measuring programs 3 5 Selecting the Data Source When starting a measuring program the measuring program uses the currently connected gapCONTROL measurement system as data source In order to load and display profiles from a file offline either select the menu item File gt Load profiles or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 4 in the General toolbar eA Fig 3 4 Load profiles button A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name The profile sequence is l
103. Setup Software When you insert the Software CD an installation window appears which offers you a number of options Alternatively you can start the window with the CD setup exe file Before you install setup software make sure that the gapCONTROL measurement system is not con nected to the PC only IEEE1394 only Windows 7 E2 Click on the Install button to start installing the software Now the installation wizard installs the software and necessary components Note You need administrator rights in order to install the software and the driver for the gapCONTROL measurement system only IEEE1394 Page 11 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation Note For gapCONTROL measurement systems with an IEEE1394 interface activate the Disable default windows driver for IEEE1394 imaging devices option to make the gapCONTROL driver installation easi er Note For gapCONTROL measurement systems with an Ethernet interface activate the Configure win dows firewall option in order to enable the data transfer between gapCONTROL and the PC in case of an active windows firewall During the installation process the driver for gapCONTROL will be installed only IEEE1394 only Win dows 8 see Chapter 2 5 You may be requested to restart the computer In order to license the software for operation with a dongle and to use the full version of gapCONTROL Setup Software see Chapter 1 2 use the License entry in the Windows
104. TROL 2611 or 2911 measurement system Advanced scanner settings ae A General Interface Advanced Processing V Suppress backlight 4 video filter F High resolution 4 Calibration E Ethernet connection Packet delay 0 Enable CMM trigger Invert trigger output Trigger output Port 1 Trigger divisor 1 Mark space ratio 1 7 Skew correction us 0 0 Info Estimated processing time ms Fig 3 12 Advanced tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box Parameters in the Advanced tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box 1 Suppress backlight With this entry field you activate the automatic backlight compensation Video filter Activate this parameter to improve the image quality High resolution With this parameter you activate the subpixel resolution for the Z values Calibration Use this parameter to activate the calibration 2 Packet delay Specifies the delay time of transferred data packets via Ethernet This parameter is of importance in case of synchronizing multiple sensors in one subnet 3 Enable CMM trigger Select this box to activate the programmable trigger output of gapCONTROL Invert trigger output With this parameter you invert the trigger output Trigger output The port at which the trigger signal is issued Port 1 Port3 Port2 Port 4 Trigger divisor This gives the divis
105. V Scanner settings V Display settings Uncheck all V Measurement settings Fig 3 58 Reset dialog box The following parameters can be reset Scanner settings The parameters of the gao0CONTROL measurement system see Chapter 3 7 Display settings The settings of the 2D display see Chapter 3 12 Measurement settings The configuration for measurement and settings for evaluation and output of the measured values see Chapter 3 13 2 Press the Check all button in order to select all parameter types Press the Uncheck all button in order to deselect all parameter types es Press OK in order to reset the selected parameters Page 57 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 17 Store Parameters Permanently on gapCONTROL Setup Software makes it possible for you to permanently store the parameters of an active measuring program and the configuration of the output ports on the connected gapCONTROL measurement sys tem So in combination with agapCONTROL measurement system which operates as an independent unit and without a connected PC measurements can also be performed after a failure and recovery of the power supply without having to connect the measurement system to the PC again Note The function Save parameters to gapCONTROL is only available in the individual measuring pro grams In order to save the parameters of an active measuring program and the configuration of the output ports
106. X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Flush mm Flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 Gap point right NS Gap width euclidian Gap point center S ns Gap width Z x a ae sehen ee ai N Gap point left I Gap width X Fig 4 3 Edge Points Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Basic Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 1 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 70 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 1 2 Top Points Gap Measuring Program Use the Top Points Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap based on the highest points The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile ar
107. Z coordinate of the highest point inside the range for cutting out Global point first X mm The X coordinate of the first point of the profile Global point first Z mm The Z coordinate of the first point of the profile Global point last X mm The X coordinate of the last point of the profile Global point last Z mm The Z coordinate of the last point of the profile Global point minimum X mm The X coordinate of the lowest point of the profile Global point minimum Z mm The Z coordinate of the lowest point of the profile Global point maximum X mm The X coordinate of the highest point of the profile Global point maximum Z mm The Z coordinate of the highest point of the profile K Poipomna rm a ROI point maxi Global point maximum Global point last a point minimum I point minimum ROI anchor point Global point first j Fig 4 35 Advanced Basic Gap measured values ROI and Global groups Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Page 99 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 4 2 Advanced Projected Gap Measuring Program Use the Advanced Projected Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a gap The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap are determined in the left and right part of the profile using the
108. ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file See Chap ter 3 10 Page 78 Description of the Measuring Programs C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the
109. alues are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Projected Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 2 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 81 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 2 3 Point to Line Projection Gap Measuring Program Use the Point to Line Projection Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap The gap is defined by an inner edge point and its projection onto a straight line The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile are determinated as follows Point to line left algorithm Start point The last point of the left profile section End point Projection of the last point of the left profile section onto a straight line Point to line right algorithm Start point The first point of the right profile section End point Projection of the first point of the right profile section onto a straight line Proceed as follows ess Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ey Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Cha
110. ap See Chapter 3 13 5 Set the algorithm for determining the flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Ts gapCONTROL Setup Software UGG GE i File Parameters Options 2B ELIA _ amp __gapCONTROL Scanner settings Advanced Basic Gap Distance Z mm P hd Exposure time ms 0 50 v m un es D WI E x E No of profiles 1 s 25 113 0 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 96 9 109 1 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 105 1 Protocol inactive 101 2 97 3 18 4 11 2 3 9 3 3 10 6 17 8 Position X mm Results Digital Analog UDP 17 Measurement settings Gap point left X 1 558 few Value 5 Gap point left Z 102 403 of Combination and Filter Mahn Gap point right x Mahn Gap point right z Sa o Al en Value 3 Gap point center x 0 155 few Gap point center Z 102 582 fe F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 HX lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 30 Advanced Basic Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Advanced Basic Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the select
111. ase gap The Z coordinate of the center point of the base gap The X coordinate of the right point of the base gap The Z coordinate of the right point of the base gap The width of the base gap in the X direction The width of the base gap in the Z direction The euclidean width of the base gap Page 102 Description of the Measuring Programs Min Gap width euclidian Min Gap point center N he T A a a Min Gap point left Min Gap point right Min Gap width Z Min Gap width X Fig 4 40 Advanced Projected Gap measured values Min Gap ROI anchor point X mm The X coordinate of the anchor point for the cutting out ROI anchor point Z mm The Z coordinate of the anchor point for the cutting out ROI point first X mm The X coordinate of the first point inside the range for cutting out ROI point first Z mm The Z coordinate of the first point inside the range for cutting out ROI point last X mm The X coordinate of the last point inside the range for cutting out ROI point last Z mm The Z coordinate of the last point inside the range for cutting out ROI point minimum X mm The X coordinate of the lowest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point minimum Z mm The Z coordinate of the lowest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point maximum X mm The X coordinate of the highest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point maximum Z mm The Z coor
112. asurement system is limited ES Confirm your settings with the OK button The filtered values are labeled as follows The filter type avg de or med and filter size are added to the name of the filtered measurement in curved brackets For example med_3 stands for a median filter of size 3 Page 120 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 3 Show the Measured Values In the individual programs you have the possibility to display up to eight measured values in the 2D display ess Todo so press the Outputs and Results button and select the Results tab All the measured values from the active measuring program and all combined and filtered measurement values are available Resutes Jose Analog UDP Measurement settings value 1 Gap point left x 2 713 fee value 5 Gap point left Z 88 535 ew Value 2 Gap point right x 1 910 f Value 6 Gap point right Z 87 171 f Value 3 Gap point center X 0 402 Value 7 Gap point center Z 87 853 Value 4 Gap width euclidean 4 820 f Value 8 None 0 000 se d Filter Combination an Outputs and Results Fig 5 6 Results tab sheet The values currently displayed are listed in the Results tab sheet see Fig 5 6 ess Press the Value x button to configure the display of the respective measured value The follo
113. ations where digital output x has been evaluated as OK are logged Note You can use the wildcard in the file name This is then replaced by a counter which is incre mented by one for every new start of the logging In this way you can automatically create a new file for each new log The counter is reset if you start a measuring program or if you specify a new file name All available values which are not currently logged are shown in the Available values list The values which will be logged are shown in the Active values list Page 133 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs Proceed as follows to select a value for logging Category of measured values Select the category of measured value which should be logged None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered T
114. ce an eft wS k aan Reference Reference angle right intersection point Reference anchor point M K Reference offset right Reference offset left Fig 4 38 Advanced Projected Gap measured values Reference group Projection side point left X mm Projection side point left Z mm Projection side point right X mm Projection side point right Z mm Projection distance left mm Projection distance right mm Projection distance diff mm Projection no of points left Projection no of points right Projection angle left Projection angle right Projection offset left mm Projection offset right mm Projection sigma left mm Projection sigma right mm Projection distance lines mm Projection side point left MN rojection J Ss anale left Projection side point right A Projection angle right The X coordinate of the point to be projected left side of the gap The Z coordinate of the point to be projected left side of the gap The X coordinate of the point to be projected right side of the gap The Z coordinate of the point to be projected right side of the gap The distance between the projected point and the point to be projected left side of the gap The distance between the projected point and the point to be projected right side of the gap The distance between the point on the right and on the
115. ctivate the standby mode or hibernation of your computer when the measurement system is connected to the computer This may cause the operating system to shut down unintentionally 3 3 Configuring gapCONTROL Step by Step The basic steps for configuring gapCONTROL in order to solve a measurement task are described below In the Program selector input field see Fig 3 1 select the desired measuring program for your measurement task The selected program is shown in the Active program input field Parameterize the selected measuring program see Chapter 4 To do this press the according button in the Active program input field The view of the selected measuring program will be shown Configure the gapCONTROL output ports see Chapter 5 After completing the configuration of gapCONTROL save the parameters to file see Chap ter 3 13 14 You will be able to load the stored file again later on Store the parameters permanently on gapCONTROL see Chapter 3 13 17 gapCONTROL always starts with the configuration stored last Exit Setup Software and disconnect gapCONTROL from the PC gapCONTROL continues to operate as an independent unit and performs the measurements using your defined settings Page 18 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 4 Structure of the Measuring Programs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 i gapCONTR L Setup Software mr a en Options 7 el _ mr ee eee gapCONTROL X
116. de Right side Projection Base threshold Measurement settings I N N In Combination and Filter Set base Outputs and Results threshold Fig 4 43 Measurement settings input field Base threshold tab sheet ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Page 104 Description of the Measuring Programs Te gapCONTROL Setup Software i File Parameters Options TAg _ amp gapCONTROL_ Scanner settings Advanced Groove Gap Distance Z mm a iv Exposure time ms 0 50 v es D I A No of profiles 1 s 25 ae a 141 5 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 97 0 119 7 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 98 0 Protocol inactive 76 2 54 4 105 1 64 7 24 4 15 9 56 3 96 6 Position X mm Results Digital Analog UDP to 115 Measurement settings Value 4 Base point left X 1 831 e Value 5 Base point left Z 103 443 fe fc Value 2 Base point right X 1 503 few Value 6 Base point right Z 102 970 f SHE LM Value 3 Projection side point center X 1 019 Projection side point center Z 108 770 eal lm 3 Outputs and Results gt Base width eudidean 3 367 Gap depth eudidean 7 675 e F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help
117. dinate of the highest point inside the range for cutting out Global point first X mm The X coordinate of the first point of the profile Global point first Z mm The Z coordinate of the first point of the profile Global point last X mm The X coordinate of the last point of the profile Global point last Z mm The Z coordinate of the last point of the profile Global point minimum X mm The X coordinate of the lowest point of the profile Global point minimum Z mm The Z coordinate of the lowest point of the profile Global point maximum X mm The X coordinate of the highest point of the profile Global point maximum Z mm The Z coordinate of the highest point of the profile A R ROI point first J ROI point maximum Global point maximum Global point last N point minimum en point minimum ROI anchor point l Global point first ROI point last Fig 4 41 Advanced Projected Gap measured values ROI and Global groups Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Page 103 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 4 3 Advanced Groove Gap Measuring Program Use the Advanced Groove Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a V shaped gap The program first determines one or two reference lines which are determined by a line fitting A mini mum depth the so called thresh
118. dinate of the intersection point of the left refer ence line with the Z axis The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the right refer ence line with the Z axis The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the left reference line The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the right reference line The angle between the two reference lines The X coordinate of the intersection point of both reference lines The Z coordinate of the intersection point of both reference lines The X coordinate of the anchor point for line fitting The Z coordinate of the anchor point for line fitting Gap width Z Fig 4 31 Advanced Basic Gap measured values Gap group Page 97 Description of the Measuring Programs nn coe BER ae a Reference N Reference angle difference Reference angle left Reference angle right Br i l T Ea Reference offset left E O a a Reference a X intersection point anchor point Reference offset right Fig 4 32 Advanced Basic Gap measured values Reference group Flush point left X mm Flush point left Z mm Flush point right X mm Flush point right Z mm Flush no of points left Flush no of points right Flush angle left Flush angle right Flush offset left mm Flush offset right mm Flush sigma left mm Flush sigma right mm Flush mm
119. e determinated as follows Start point The highest point of the left profile section End point The highest point of the right profile section Afterwards the flushness is measured using the selected algorithm see Chapter 3 13 8 Proceed as follows ess Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ey Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ey Set the algorithm for determining the flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software i File Parameters Options 26 x gapCONTROL Scanner settings Top Points Gap a oso tz J007 Haran No of profiles 1 s 25 eg 107 0 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 2 90 8 102 1 l No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status ZOON 97 2 4 Protocol inactive 92 3 87 5 24 1 15 1 6 1 3 0 12 0 21 1 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial 7 Measurement settings Gap point left x 7 023 fee Value 5 Gap point left Z 101 996 fe vf Combination and Filter Value 2 eee o Mhn Gap point right z en _ 2 n Value 3 Gap point center
120. e in the 2D display with the mouse There are two possibilities for doing this Setting the complete range E32 Move the mouse pointer to any corner of the range you want to set E32 Now mark the range to be modified Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed Move the mouse pointer to the opposite corner of the range you want to set E32 Release the mouse button The selected range will now be applied Distance Z mm A Im v HHC T HLH ie 115 3 107 1 98 8 90 5 82 2 74 0 38 1 22 8 7 4 7 9 23 2 38 5 Position X mm Distance Z mm O Im ee 2lemlalolz e ET amp 115 3 107 1 98 8 90 5 82 2 74 0 m o 38 1 22 8 23 2 38 5 Position X mm Fig 3 29 Setting complete measuring range Page 43 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Changing the range drag and drop C2 Move the mouse pointer to any corner or side of the displayed range so that the mouse point er is shown as a double sided arrow E32 Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed Now move the mouse pointer to the desired posi tion The side or corner of the range changes with the position of the mouse pointer ES Release the mouse button Distance Z mm HHC lt ETX amp 115 3 107 1 74 0 38 1 22 8 7 4 79 23 2 38 5 Position X mm Distance Z mm 4 A m gr vw HADEME 8 H b 115 3 107 1 98 8 90 5 82 2 74 0 m rmm y H 38 1 22 8 7 4 7 9 23 2 38 5 Position X mm
121. e interaction you have the possibility to manually edit the values for the range for the line fitting E32 Ifyou have not already done so activate the Set reference line mode see Fig 3 38 E32 Press the right mouse button in the 2D display The Edit reference line dialog box will be displayed where you can manually edit the values of the ranges for the line fitting Page 49 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Edit left reference line IE Range X mm 20 10 ok Fig 3 41 Edit reference line dialog box 3 13 7 Setting a Threshold It is necessary to specify a threshold line parallel to the reference line in some measuring programs For example begin and end point of a gap may be determined by intersecting the profile and threshold line A more detailed description can be found in the respective chapters for the individual measuring pro grams For example proceed as follows in order to specify the minimum height for the measurement using the Threshold point algorithm Ea If not already done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 3 35 E32 Select the algorithm for determining the start point of a gap for example by clicking on the Left side tab sheet see Fig 3 37 The selection buttons with the algorithms available will appear at the bottom see Fig 3 37 ess Select the algorithm Threshold point see Fig 3 37 Da If not already done press the button Set threshold see
122. e lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Misc Digital outputs Value x Select the measured value that you want to analyze Evaluation Select the algorithm for the statistical evaluation Current value The currently measured value Minimum value The lowest measured value Maximum value The highest measured value Mean value The average value No of min peaks The number of undershoots of the lower marker line No of max peaks The number of overshoots of the upper marker line No of peaks Number of undershoots of the lower marker line and of overshoots of the up per one Standard deviation The standard deviation of the measured values Capability gauge measurement CGM The capability index is calculated as follows 0 2 abs 2 tolerance value 6 standard deviation Note For 50 measured values the above specifications are sufficient for checking the measurement capability Statistical Procedures for Machine and Process
123. e of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap depth euclidian mm The euclidean depth of the detected gap De Gap point center nn a euclidian Gap width X Gap point left Gap point right Gap width Z Gap depth euclidian Fig 4 21 Flat Groove Gap meaured values Gap group Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Groove Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 3 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 88 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 3 2 Parallel Lines Groove Gap Measuring Program Use the Parallel Lines Groove Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a V shaped gap with paralle edges The program first determines two parallel reference lines which are determined by a line fitting The reference lines are fitted to the profile points from the left and right reference
124. e profile in the left profile half End point The intersection point of the threshold with the profile in the right profile half Afterwards the flushness is measured using the selected algorithm see Chapter 3 13 8 Proceed as follows Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 To do this set the range for fitting a reference line see Chapter 3 13 6 and define the correspond ing threshold line see Chapter 3 13 7 Set the algorithm for determining the flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Ty gapCONTROL Setup Software OM UU DU i File Parameters Options S6Hg fk Scanner settings Threshold Points Gap nn ae Wea EIS HIE 121 6 No of profiles 1 s 25 88 116 7 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 2 97 4 111 8 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 i Protocol status N 106 9 Protocol inactive 102 0 97 2 22 9 13 9 43 42 13 3 22 3 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial Measurement settings Value 1 Gap point left X 6 769 Value 5 Gap point left Z 110 8
125. e settings input field which enables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Page 87 Description of the Measuring Programs E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinat
126. e the characteristics of a simple gap The gap is defined by the intersection of two straight lines and the projection of an inner edge point The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile are determinated as follows Intersection left algorithm Start point Projection of the last point of the left profile section onto a straight line End point The intersection point of two straight lines Intersection right algorithm Start point The intersection point of two straight lines End point Projection of the first point of the right profile section onto a straight line Proceed as follows ey Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ess Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ess Set the algorithm for determining the projection see Chapter 3 13 9 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Je gapCONTROL Setup Software i File Parameters Options TAg sural S Fig 4 17 Intersection Gap measuring
127. e this selection and the Connect Disconnect button see below in order to activate a desired measurement system Connect Disconnect Dependent on the selection of the scanner list this button behaves as follows Disconnect If the currently active measuring system is selected in the scanner selec tion you may disconnect the selected measuring system using the Disconnect button Connect If a measuring system is selected which isn t currently connected to Setup Software you may use the button Connect in order to connect to the selected measur ing system In doing so the previously connected measuring system gets disconnected Find Press this button in order to identify all gan CONTROL measurement systems which are connected to the PC via Ethernet and IEEE1394 This function is performed automatically with starting the software After completing this procedure the scanner selection list will be re freshed and you may change between the individual measurement systems Page 26 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 2 Measuring field Select one of the values to set the measuring field of gapCONTROL For de tailed information please refer to the instruction manual of the measurement system used The following values are available depending on the type of sensor gapCONTROL 2611 2711 e small Measuring field index 7 640 x 120 pixels e standard Measuring field index 2 640 x 360 pixels e large Measuring field index 0 640
128. ed The profile counter is reset after 99999 profiles Note Only profile points being inside the region of interest Cutting out see Chapter 3 13 1 are stored Note It is not possible in the Export profiles program to save parameters in a file or to save them per manently on gapCONTROL Page 116 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Out puts Once the configuration of the measurement is complete you may configure the measured values output ports of the gapCONTROL measurement system In addition you may combine filter and visualize the measured values To do so use the Configuration of the measured values input field See Fig 5 1 IE ni f X g gapCONTROL Setup Software p E O a u al qo a cee EG File Parameters Options TABLE WER WS gt aapCONTRO Scanner settings _ __ Edge Points Gap Exposure time ms 0 50 ri Ra sma Rare 103 1 u No of profiles 1 s 25 u A 976 Scanner status Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 97 6 922 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 86 7 Protocol inactive 81 3 a m a me VG m em ype aaa 25 7 15 6 5 5 46 14 7 24 8 Position X mm Results Digital Analog UDP m m zul Measurement settings Gap point left X 2 713 f Gap point left Z 88 545 f EA u Gap point right
129. ed gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap depth euclidian mm The euclidean depth of the detected gap ct point center 7 width euclidian AN Ar Du S m Gap point left as point right Gap width Z Gap depth euclidian Projection distance lines flush mm The distance between the right projection line and the left one Fig 4 23 Parallel Lines Groove Gap measured values Gap group Projection distance lines flush Fig 4 24 Parallel Lines Groove Gap measured values Projection group Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Groove Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 3 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 90 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 3 3 Independent Lines Groove Gap Measuring Program Use the Independent Lines Groove Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a V shaped gap with independent edges The program first determines two independent lines which are determined by a line fitting The reference lines are fitted to the profile points from the left and right refe rence ranges A minimum depth the so called threshold is specified relative to each reference line The gap points are calculated as the intersecti
130. ed parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for Page 96 Description of the Measuring Programs mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed Gap point left X mm Gap point
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132. eft X The X coordinate of the point to be projected left side of the mm gap Projection side point left Z The Z coordinate of the point to be projected left side of the mm gap Projection side point right X The X coordinate of the point to be projected right side of mm the gap Page 106 Description of the Measuring Programs Projection side point right Z mm Projection distance left flush mm Projection distance right flush mm Projection distance diff flush mm Projection no of points left Projection no of points right Projection angle left Projection angle right Projection offset left mm Projection offset right mm Projection sigma left mm Projection sigma right mm Projection distance lines flush The Z coordinate of the point to be projected right side of the gap The distance between the projected point and the point to be projected left side of the gap The distance between the projected point and the point to be projected right side of the gap The distance between the point on the right and on the left that are to be projected vertical to the projection line The number of profile points in the fitting range of the left projection line The number of profile points in the fitting range of the right projection line The angle of the left projection line The angle of the right projection line The Z coord
133. eneral toolbar see Chapter 3 13 18 7 3 1 Loading of User Modes using the Serial Port ASCII Configuration of the serial port Data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits 2 Flow control none Baudrate adjustable see Chapter 3 9 Please use the following commands Load user mode Use the following command in order to load an user mode setq 0xf0f00624 Ox User mode no 0000000 Example Use the following command in order to load user mode 2 setq Oxf0Of006024 0x20000000 Get the actual user mode no Use the following command in order to retrieve the number of the user mode currently used getq Oxf0f00624 gapCONTROL replies as follows q OxfO0f00624 Ox User mode no 0000000 Note Specify User mode nr in hexadecimal format 7 3 2 Loading of User Modes using Modbus You may use the serial port Modbus RTU or the Ethernet interface Modbus TCP in order to load user modes using Modbus The commands may be implemented as single write commands or as multiple write commands Note In case of using single write commands the register 32 has to be written last Please use the following commands Load user mode Write the following an See in order to load an user mode Ox User mode no 000 0x0000 for user mode 0 0x1000 for user mode 1 Pe for user mode 15 35 OxfofO gapCONTROL address for user modes upper 16 bit 330 0K0000 S e O Corresponds to setq Get the actual user mode no Write the
134. er Port Specifies the UDP port of the receiver client RS422 mode Use this parameter to configure the function of the RS422 interface of gapCON TROL Depending on the type of sensor you can choose between the following values gapCONTROL 2611 2911 e serial The RS422 interface is used as serial port Measured values are output and commands are received see Chapter 5 6 e ext trigger input The RS422 interface is used as synchronization and trigger in put see below parameter Trigger mode e ext trigger output The RS422 interface is used as synchronization and trigger output e CMM trigger Activate this setting in order to use the RS422 interface as pro grammable trigger output see below parameter Enable CMM trigger gapCONTROL 2711 e automatic gapCONTROL configures the function of the RS422 interface automat ically e serial The RS422 interface is used as serial port Measured values are output and commands are received see Chapter 5 6 e external trigger The RS422 interface is used to synchronize and trigger the gap CONTROL measurement system see below parameter Trigger mode e CMM trigger Activate this setting in order to use the RS422 interface as pro grammable trigger output see below parameter Enable CMM trigger e encoder counter Activate this function in order to access the internal counter of gapCONTROL via the RS422 interface see below input field Counter Encod er e pu
135. erial interface The following dialog is displayed Serial settings Format _ Signals Soe i Available signals Min signal size lo Category of measured values cap Gap point left X Gap point left Z Separators Gap paint right 7 Gap point center X Gap point center Z Signals tabulator Gap width zZ Gap point right X Gap width eudidean Measurements line feed V as prefix Number of signals activated available Fig 5 15 Serial settings dialog box Make the following settings Min signal size The minimum number of characters which will be transferred per measured val ue If the number of characters which are needed for the transmission of a measured value is smaller than the specified parameter leading spaces will be inserted for the measured value If the length of the measured value is greater than the specified parameter the measured value is trans ferred unchanged Separator for measured values Signals Define a separator which will be inserted after each measured value tabulator A tab character will be inserted as separator line feed A line feed character will be inserted as separator user defined Define up to 4 characters which will be inserted after each measured value Separator for measurements Measurements Define a separator which will be inserted before or after each measurement tabulator A tab characte
136. es you have the possibility of displaying the gapCONTROL settings used during saving Ea Press the info button in the File settings input field see Chapter 3 10 You then access the Scan ner settings dialog box see Fig 3 14 In the dialog box you can choose between the following tabs Scanner The standard settings of the measurement system are displayed You will find a detailed de scription of the individual parameters in Chapter 3 7 Additionally the following information is shown Name The name of the profile sequence Path The path of the file Type The type of measurement system used for recording the profile sequence SN The serial number of the measurement system used for recording the profile sequence File format This indicates which information is contained in the saved profile sequence x z only The X and Z coordinates of the individual measurement points are saved x z data A complete reflection is saved in the profile sequence In a reflection the fol lowing information is contained for each measurement point X Z coordinates width in tensity threshold moment of Oth and 1st order x z texture The X and Z coordinates of the individual measurement points their tex tures e g intensity and the parameters used while saving the profile sequence have been saved full set All four reflections the time stamp and where applicable the measurement sys tem parameters used during saving
137. es gapCONTROL Setup Software see Chapter 3 21 2 Parameters File Parameters Load parameters from file Ctrl O Save parameters to file Ctrl Load parameters from gapCONTROL Ctrl Alt 0 Wwe parameters to gaplONTRAL Ctrl Alt 3 Backup user modes to file Restore user modes to gapCONTROL Ctrl R Fig 3 67 Parameters menu Load parameters from file Loads parameters of the current measuring program from a file see Chapter 3 13 15 Save parameters to file Saves parameters of the current measuring program to a file see Chapter 3 13 14 Load parameters from gapCONTROL Loads parameters which have been saved on the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chapter 3 13 18 Save parameters to gapCONTROL Saves the parameters of an active measuring program permanently on the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chap ter 3 13 17 Backup user modes to file Backs up all parameter sets stored on the measuring sys tem user modes to a file see Chapter 3 13 19 Restore user modes to gapCONTROL Restores saved parameter sets User mo des from a file to the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chapter 3 13 20 Page 61 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Reset Resets the parameters to default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 3 Options 5 File Parameters Options Settings Ctrl F Ethernet Configurator Ctrl F Fig 3 68 Options menu Settings
138. es you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate
139. eshold mm 1 Fig 3 44 Edit threshola dialog box Page 51 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 8 Specifying the Flush Algorithm Some measuring programs require a more detailed specification of the algorithm for determining the flushness Proceed as follows Ca If not already done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 3 45 ess If not already done so click on the Flush tab see Fig 3 45 ess Set the areas for determining the centers of gravity or straight lines see Chapter 3 13 6 Min gap Left side Right side Flush Measurement settings a f a 8 Pi ms m T Tn Combination and Filter m a a pn No flush Point to Point to Line to ET a Outputs and Results point line line Fig 3 45 Measurement settings input field Flush tab sheet in the Flush tab sheet you can define the algorithm for the flushness value Algorithm see Fig 3 46 No flush No flushness is calculated Point to point The difference of the Z coordinates of the centers of gravity is calculated Point to line The distance from the center of gravity to the straight line is calculated Line to line The distance of two parallel straight lines is calculated Note The available options in the Flush tab sheet depend on the current measuring program ao Flush point left E point right Algorithm Point to point poito 7 ro H m fe l Ana Flush l Flush Flush
140. f the Profile 4 First point roi The first point inside the range for cutting out 5 Last point roi The last point inside the range for cutting out 6 Minimum point roi The minimum point inside the range for cutting out 7 Maximum point roi The maximum point inside the range for cutting out 8 Base gap left point The start point of a base gap optional 9 Base gap center point The center point of a base gap optional 10 Base gap right point The end point of a base gap optional 11 Page 54 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Distance Z mm Ea ADEWE Ei Ar 122 3 117 1 111 8 Mi 106 6 i N F 101 3 mae 36 0 __ 18 1 0 4 1 11 1 20 9 30 5 Position X mm 1 3 5 7 9 1011 8 6 4 2 Fig 3 51 Possible candidates for the anchor points E23 Inthe Dynamic tracking dialog see Fig 3 50 select the ranges to be tracked and the desired anchor points and confirm with OK The dynamic tracking is now active The dynamic tracking button see Chapter 3 17 remains pressed The coupling of the ranges to the anchor point is symbolized with turquois lines in the 2D display In order to deactivate the dynamic tracking press the Dynamic tracking button again The dynamic tracking is now deactivated see Chapter 3 17 3 13 11 Display Measured Values in the 2D Display Numerically To give you a
141. figurator scanCONTROL 2610 50 BL 211070005 10 6 36 150 qapCONTROL 2711 25 LO9060020 10 5 36 154 Pesired configuration Device gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 address 10 6 36 1 SN 103060020 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 MAC address 00 0c 12 01 01 17 IP address 10 6 36 154 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 10 6 36 250 W DHCP Static IP not activated Link local address DHCP activated a 5 Link local address activated IP configuration O K Apoly to selected device 6 Default gateway 10 6 36 250 A E Static IP Fig 3 76 Ethernet Configurator dialog Display elements and parameters in the Ethernet Configurator dialog 1 Device list This section lists all available measurement systems Click Scan to refresh the list Select the desired measurement system 2 Scan Click this button to search for gapCONTROL measurement systems in all subnets connect ed to the PC The scan progress is displayed When the scanning is complete any found meas urement systems are displayed in the list 3 Device info Displays the current settings for the selected gaoCONTROL measurement system Device Device name SN Serial number MAC address Physical address IP address IP address Subnet mask Subnet mask Default gateway Default gateway Static IP Static IP address option enabled DHCP DHCP option enabled Link local address Link local address option enabled IP configuration Indicates whether the
142. firm with OK ey Click on Next to confirm the Update Driver Software dialog see Fig 8 6 Page 154 Appendix The Windows Security dialog appears Would you like to install this device software Name Carnegie Mellon University Imaging devic zZ Publisher Christopher R Baker Consulting LLC Always trust software from Christopher R Baker Consulting LLC F You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can decide which device software is safe to install Fig 8 7 Windows 8 manual driver installation step 3 ES Click on Install to confirm this dialog see Fig 8 7 Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device gt CMU 1394 Digital Camera Device al Fig 8 8 Windows 8 manual driver installation step 4 Ea Click on Close in the next dialog see Fig 8 8 The gapCONTROL driver is now installed Note Only use version 6 4 6 of the CMU driver which is delivered on the CD If a different driver or a dif ferent version of the CMU driver for gapCONTROL is installed later then it will not be possible to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with Setup Software Page 155 Appendix 8 4 3 Manual Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 7 In case of an incorrect installation of the driver you have to install the driver manually Note The driver only has to be installed
143. for the mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Measurement toolbar Set the various search ranges and limits for the measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 G Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Page 115 Description of the Measuring Programs 1 Export settings Trigger mode You activate the trigger mode see below Record section with this input field Path The directory in which the files are stored Name The name of the profile files which the profile data are exported to 2 Record Trigger mode inactive Start the recording of the profile sequences with the red Record but ton The transferred profiles are exported now The process can be finished by pressing the Stop button Trigger mode active Press the red Record button The measuring program is now ready to export profiles Press the Trigger button in order to export individual profiles The process can be finished by pressing the Stop button Note The program stores the profiles as slk files This format can be imported into other programs for example Microsoft Excel One profile is stored in each file whereby the file names are automatically in cremented For example if the profile name is specified as profile the files profile 00001 slk pro file O0002 slk etc are creat
144. for using the IEEE1394 interface No driver is required for gap CONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface E2 Call up the installation dialog via the Device Manager Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager gapCONTROL is located under Imaging Devices or under Other Devices The installation dialog will then appear on the screen J Update Driver Software gapCONTROL 2711 25 How do you want to search for driver software gt Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Cancel Fig 8 9 Windows 7 manual driver installation step 1 E32 Select Browse my computer for driver software see Fig 8 9 I Update Driver Software gapCONTROL 2711 25 Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location CA Useri ME Documents Include subfolders Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device Cancel Fig 8 10 Windows 7 manual driver installation step 2 Page 156 Appendix E23 Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my compute
145. gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap depth euclidian mm The euclidean depth of the detected gap I Gap point center oO a euclidian Gap width X Gap point left Gap point right Gap width Z Gap depth euclidian Fig 4 28 Single Lines Groove Gap measured values Gap group Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note You can switch from the current program to the Advanced Groove Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 3 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 94 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 4 Advanced Gaps Group This group contains the programs for measuring the characteristics of a gap with extended setting op tions and measured values Te gapCONTROL Setup Software C a rogu ele El se amp Active program Result Advanced Monitor Advanced Basic Gap Projected Gap Advanced Groove Gap Display Display Save Image Data Profiles Profiles lt F1 gt Help
146. gap The Z coordinate of the center point of the base gap The X coordinate of the right point of the base gap The Z coordinate of the right point of the base gap The width of the base gap in the X direction The width of the base gap in the Z direction Min Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the base gap Min 7 width euclidian Min Gap S77 ke Min Gap l left pa Gap point right Min x width Z Min Gap width X Fig 4 34 Advanced Basic Gap measured values Min Gap ROI anchor point X mm ROl anchor point Z mm ROI point first X mm ROI point first Z mm The X coordinate of the anchor point for the cutting out The Z coordinate of the anchor point for the cutting out The X coordinate of the first point inside the range for cutting out The Z coordinate of the first point inside the range for cutting out Page 98 Description of the Measuring Programs ROI point last X mm The X coordinate of the last point inside the range for cutting out ROI point last Z mm The Z coordinate of the last point inside the range for cutting out ROI point minimum X mm The X coordinate of the lowest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point minimum Z mm The Z coordinate of the lowest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point maximum X mm The X coordinate of the highest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point maximum Z mm The
147. ge points Top Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the highest points Bottom Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the lowest points Threshold Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the intersection points of the threshold with the profile Refer to the following chapters for more detailed descriptions of the different measuring programs Page 68 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 1 1 Edge Points Gap Measuring Program Use the Edge Points Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap based on the inner edge points The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile are determinated as follows Start point The last point of the left profile section End point The first point of the right profile section Afterwards the flushness is measured using the selected algorithm see Chapter 3 13 8 Proceed as follows ey Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ey Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ey Set the algorithm for determining the flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutti
148. he filtered measurement values optional Misc Additional values ES Select the desired value in the Available values list E32 Press the button The desired value is now moved to the Active values list Proceed as follows to deactivate the logging of a value E23 Select the desired value in the Active values list E23 Press the button The desired value is now moved to the Available values list Es With the buttons you can move a selected value in the Active values list up or down and thus change the order of the logged value E32 Confirm your settings with the OK button in order to start the logging In order to stop the logging use the File gt Deactivate protocol results menu item or press the corre sponding button see Fig 5 20 in the General toolbar again Note The Protocol status area is located on the left side of the individual measuring program see Fig 3 2 The current logging status active inactive is displayed in this area Page 134 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs An example log file can be seen in Fig 5 22 vos aw fF wn Ie SRESEBRESSRENKRGERRES s ty e 32 elele 4 Last loaded parameters D SVN_Projekte Produkte gapCONTROL Setup Software Signalgraphen last last_settings gc1 A B E www micro epsilon com gapCONTROL Setup Software Threshold Points Gap gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 v33 08 SN 109060020 No of
149. he profile are determinated as follows Start point Projection of the last point of the left profile section onto one of two parallel straight lines End point Projection of the first point of the right profile section onto one of two parallel straight lines Proceed as follows ess Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ey Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ey Set the algorithm for determining the projection see Chapter 3 13 9 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software File Parameters Options rak u __gapCONTROL Scanner settings Double Line Projection Gap Oo O Sa D O4 aww No of profiles 1 s 25 9 En 110 1 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 35 Saturation 97 4 105 3 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 5 Protocol status 100 5 Protocol inactive 95 7 90 9 21 5 12 7 3 8 5 1 13 9 22 8 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial t Measurement settings Gap point left x 0 981 er Value 5 Gap point left Z 104 289 fe 2 fy Combination and Filter Value 2 ad eee
150. he range for cutting out ROI point minimum X mm The X coordinate of the lowest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point minimum Z mm The Z coordinate of the lowest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point maximum X mm The X coordinate of the highest point inside the range for cutting out ROI point maximum Z mm The Z coordinate of the highest point inside the range for cutting out Global point first X mm The X coordinate of the first point of the profile Global point first Z mm The Z coordinate of the first point of the profile Global point last X mm The X coordinate of the last point of the profile Global point last Z mm The Z coordinate of the last point of the profile Global point minimum X mm The X coordinate of the lowest point of the profile Global point minimum Z mm The Z coordinate of the lowest point of the profile Global point maximum X mm The X coordinate of the highest point of the profile Global point maximum Z mm The Z coordinate of the highest point of the profile ROI point first ROI point last ROI point maximum Global point last Glo ROI point minimum ROI anchor point Global point first i Fig 4 49 Advanced Groove Gap measured values ROI and Global groups Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Page 108 Description of the Measuring Programs
151. i Su LO nb at Ol and f ilter we eee Rightmost Leftmost Highest Lowest Threshold point point point point point Outputs and Results Fig 3 36 Measurement settings input field Right side tab sheet Inthe Right side tab sheet you can set the algorithm for setting the end point ofa gap End point Right side Rightmost point The last point of the right profile section Leftmost point The first point of the right profile section Highest point The highest point of the right profile section Lowest point The lowest point of the right profile section Threshold point The intersection point of the threshold with the right profile half Note The available options in the Left side and Right side tab sheet depend on the current measuring program 3 13 6 Setting Straight Lines In order to be able to make measurements in the individual measuring programs you must define ranges in which straight lines can be fitted to the points from the profile These straight lines are used as refer ence or projection lines At a distance to the reference line the gap points for example are determined and these points are then projected onto the projection line You can find a detailed description in the chapters on the respective measuring programs For example proceed as follows to specify the range or ranges for the line fitting using the Threshold point algorithm E32 If not alread
152. ical error has oc ea ence line Check the ranges for line fitting Arithmeti n curred when calculating the see Chapter 3 13 6 139 i o AEE E PES a reference projection line p iiti Arithmetic error reference line Tootewpomstoroap TATE aie 12 ne zung Increase the range for searching Too few points for gap points contained in the range 140 the gap for searching the gap rg u leanne ing the gap see Chapter 3 13 7 failed point failed The start or end point of the Reduce the range for searching 143 Interpolation threshold gap could not be calculated the gap Interpolation gap point failed No right gap point found PASSO Pelanyas Check the thresholds for search 141 Wrong parameters for left gap point Wrong parameters for right gap point Be Ba SEN een Setup Software 148 threshold point Wrong parameters gap point Arithmetic error left gap point Arithmetic error right gap An arithmetical error has oc EEE E measur point curred when determining the g 149 Arithmetic error threshold gap NJ Pro grann point range line is too large lines see Chapter 3 13 6 Left projection point out of range Right projection point out of range Projection point out of range Gap top point out of range The profile sequence is being l Loading profiles loaded in the RAM Offline alt until the profile sequence has mode been completely loaded Page 148 Change the range for fitting the The projected po
153. iew The measuring programs are divided into four groups A detailed description of all the measuring programs can be found in Chapter 4 Basic Gaps Programs for measuring the characteristics of simple gaps can be found in this group Edge Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the inner edge points Top Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the highest points Bottom Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the lowest points Threshold Points Gap Measurement of a gap based on the intersection points of the threshold with the profile Projected Gaps This group contains the programs for measuring the characteristics of gap that is defined by different projection types Single Line Projection Gap The gap is defined by the projection of the inner edge points onto a straight line Double Line Projection Gap The gap is defined by the projection of the inner edge points onto one of two parallel straight lines Point to Line Projection Gap The gap is defined by an inner edge point and its projection onto a straight line Intersection Gap The gap is defined by the intersection of two straight lines and the projec tion of an inner edge point Groove Gaps This group contains the programs for measuring the characteristics of a V shaped gap Flat Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with flat edges Parallel Lines Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with parallel edges Independent Lines Groove Gap Measurement of a gap with
154. iguring Outputs OK will be issued at the digital output if no error has occurred during the measurement If an error occurs during the measurement a logical 0 nOK will be issued Active If the signal is within the specified range a logical 0 nOK will be issued at the digital output otherwise a logical 1 OK will be issued If the measurement value is equal to the range limits a logical 0 NOK will be issued In the case of output of a status signal a logical O nOK will be issued at the digital output if no error has occurred during the measurement If an error occurs during the measurement a logical 1 OK will be issued Logical link Specify whether the current result of the evaluation has to be logical linked with another signal You may link up to eight signals The following algorithms are available for linking measured values AND Logical AND link OR Logical OR link XOR Logical XOR link In addition to the evaluation you can specify whether the signal must meet an adjusted condition over several measurements before it will be issued at the digital output evaluation of a measurement series This is for example for the elimination of individual measurements which are irrelevant for the evaluation of the measurement series es Todo so press the Counter settings button see Fig 5 9 in order to show the Digital port coun ter settings dialog box see Fig 5 10 If the evaluation of a measurement
155. iguring Outputs 5 5 Configuration of the Analog Outputs gapCONTROL provides four analog outputs At the Analog out tab sheet select the signals to be issued at the analog outputs ess Todo so press the Outputs and Results button and select the Analog tab All the measured values from the active measuring program and all combined and filtered measurement values are available Results Digital UDP FR a TR ae as _ Measurement settings Porti Flush 0 000 i Port 2 Gap width euclidean 4 826 ul Combination and Filter Bortz Port3 None 0 000 Outputs and Results Port 4 None 0 000 Fig 5 12 Analog tab sheet The Analog tab sheet See Fig 5 12 shows the actual values for the analog outputs of gapCONTROL ess Use the Port x button in order to configure the according output ports The Analog port settings dialog is displayed Analog port setting Category of measured values Gap kd Port 2 Gap width Z 5 Voltage 10 10 V hi Range Min 32 768 gt 32 768 32 767 mm Fig 5 13 Analog port settings dialog box The following settings are available Category of measured values Select the category of measured value which should be issued None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference
156. inate of the intersection point of the left projec tion line with the Z axis The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the right projec tion line with the Z axis The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the left fitting range from the projection line The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the right fitting range from the projection line The distance between the right projection line and the left mm one _ Projection angle left Projection offset right Projection Projection angle right Projection a distance lines flush ee l ii l Projection side X Pa distance left flush gt JP _ t point left X Bi Projection offset left _ Projection side T __ Projection side Projection point center point right Projection distance diff flush distance right flush Fig 4 47 Advanced Groove Gap measured values Projection group Base point left X mm Base point left Z mm Base point center X mm Base point center Z mm Base point right X mm Base point right Z mm Base point bottom X mm Base point bottom Z mm Base point top X mm Base point top Z mm Base width X mm Base width Z mm Base width euclidian mm To Base point top ann en rn Base point left x The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap base The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap base The X coordinate of
157. ined with active automatic exposure time control e center The intervals are in each case aligned to the center of the interval e right The intervals are in each case aligned to the end of the interval e left The intervals are in each case aligned to the start of the interval e none The intervals are not aligned 5 Peak Min width Minimum width of a reflection to be detected as a valid profile point Peak Max width Maximum width of a reflection to be detected as a valid profile point Peak Min intensity Minimum intensity of a reflection to be detected as a valid profile point Peak Max intensity Maximum intensity of a reflection to be detected as a valid profile point E32 Confirm your settings with the OK button Note The Switch off laser parameter is not available using the gapCONTROL measurement system Note The raw data option of the Auto exposure Mode parameter is only available using a gapCON TROL 2611 or 2911 measurement system Page 28 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Advanced scanner settings aa General Interface advance Measured values Interface protocol outputunit serial IF address outputunit 169 254 2 1 Output unit mode default ha Check connection to output unit Digital out default OK Digital out invert level Analog out keep last value UDP Measured values IP address cient 169 254 5 1 61000 No RS422 termination automatic
158. int is outside lines see Chapter 3 13 6 check 151 the thresholds for searching the gap see Chapter 3 13 7 the valid range Appendix Ready Play gapCONTROL Type Option Version Couldn t open file Invalid file Unsupported file Press the play button in the File settings input field see Chap ter 3 10 to play the profile se quence The system is ready to play the loaded profile sequence Offline mode No error A profile sequence is being played Offline mode Select the correct directory con taining your recorded profile se quence The specified name or path was incorrect The profile sequence opened Select a correct profile sequence cannot be played with the that has been recorded with the Setup Software Setup Software Page 149 Appendix 8 2 Notes and Tips on Using gapCONTROL Please note the following when operating the Setup Software 4 10 11 12 To be able to use gapCONTROL Setup Software the gapCONTROL measurement system requires a firmware version gt 30 Check the firmware version on the status line if necessary see Chap ters 3 4 and 8 1 Never disconnect the connection between gapCONTROL and the PC while using the software Never disconnect the power supply of gapCONTROL while the software is running Never activate the standby mode or hibernation of your computer when the measurement system is connected to the computer This may
159. interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the determined gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detect
160. ion ratio between the trigger signals and the profiles Se lect a value n to issue one trigger signal for every nth profile Minimum 1 Maximum 255 Mark space ratio This gives the mark space ratio for the decreasing edge 1 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 Skew correction us This parameter provides a time correction of the trigger signal in incre ments of 0 5 us Minimum 256 0 us Page 32 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Maximum 255 5 us 4 Estimated processing time ms Shows an estimation of the required time for a measure ment operation This information is only available in the individual measuring programs ES Confirm your settings with the OK button Note The Advanced scanner settings dialog box is only available when using a gapCONTROL meas urement system see Chapter 3 5 Note For further information on the parameters for the measurement system described here please refer to the document Quick Reference gapCONTROL see Chapter 3 14 Section 4 Documentation Page 33 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 10 File Settings When using a saved profile sequence as data source the File settings input field is used to control the playback of the profile sequence a FQ N Exposure time ms 6 Saturation Fig 3 13 File settings input field Parameters and information in the File settings input field 1 Name The name of the profile seq
161. ions of the Measurement Toolbar A summary of the functions of the Measurement toolbar can be seen in the following Note The elements of the Measurement toolbar vary depending on the measuring program Activates or deactivates the numeric display of measured values see Chapter 3 13 11 Activates or deactivates the Cutting out mode Select inside points see Chapter 3 13 1 Activates or deactivates the Cutting out mode Select outside points see Chapter 3 13 1 Resets the range for Cutting out see Chapter 3 13 2 Activates or deactivates the Set reference line mode see Chapter 3 13 6 Activates or deactivates the Set threshold mode see Chapter 3 13 7 gh AE ae la ee Activates or deactivates the dynamic tracking of the ranges see Chapter 3 13 10 3 18 Navigation in Setup Software In gapCONTROL Setup software you can use the navigation menu to switch to the active program the utilities and the main view To show the navigation menu see Fig 3 73 click on the Navigation button see Fig 3 72 Fig 3 72 Navigation button Page 63 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software wi Edge Points Gap L Advanced Basic Gap Result Monitor Display Image Data Display Profiles Save Profiles Program Selector as _S EEE Fig 3 73 Navigation menu Note The available options in the Navigation menu depend on the current measuring program In some programs y
162. it mode With this parameter you activate or deactivate gapCONTROL Output Unit for supplying digital and analog signals see Chapter 5 4 and 5 5 Selecting the default set ting you use the default setting of gapCONTROL gapCONTROL 2611 2711 2911 active Check connection to output unit Use this button in order to check the connection of the gapCONTROL measuring system to the Output Unit This function is only available in the measurement programs Page 29 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Digital out default Specifies the behavior of the criteria set to None OK The criterion is evaluated as OK nOK The criterion is evaluated as nOK keep last value The previous valid value is used Digital out invert level In case of activating this parameter the electrical signal output at the digital outputs is inverted OK low level nOK high level In case of deactivating this pa rameter the logical value corresponds to the electrical level OK high level nOK low lev el Analog out keep last value Specifies the behavior of the analog outputs in case of an erro neous measurement On activating this parameter the result of the previous valid measurement is output When deactivating this parameter the signal is pulled to the lower limit of the volt age current range IP address client In case of transferring the measured values using UDP you specify the IP address of the receiver client with this paramet
163. ither select the menu item Parameters gt Load parame ters from gapCONTROL or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 61 in the General toolbar zum fe Fig 3 61 Load parameters from gapCONTROL button The Read settings from gapCONTROL dialog appears Select the parameter set User mode or the current parameter settings to load After you have confirmed the dialog with OK the selected parameters on the gapCONTROL measurement system are activated and the software reads the parameter set from the measurement system If the parameter set is loaded in the main view the loaded measurement pro gram automatically starts Read Settings from gapCONTROL Please select the user mode of gapCONTROL to read out User mode no 1 current OK Cancel Fig 3 62 Read Settings from gapCONTROL dialog box If the parameters couldn t be read out from the selected user mode an error message appears In the following possible error messages and their reasons are listed The selected user mode contains no measuring parameters You can only read user modes which were saved with the function Save parameters to gapCONTROL see Chapter 3 13 17 You are using the scanCONTROL measurement system Only the parameters located in the Scanner settings see Chapter 3 7 3 8 and 3 9 section are loaded In order to load all measure ment parameters please use the gapCONTROL measurement system The number of points per
164. ithm optional depending on the measuring program see Chap ter 3 13 8 Specifying the projection algorithm optional depending on the measuring program see Chap ter 3 13 9 Setting and activating the dynamic tracking of the ranges optional depending on the measuring program see Chapter 3 13 10 Combining filtering and evaluating the measured values and configuring the outputs see Chap ter 3 13 12 3 13 1 Cutting Out The individual measuring programs provide the possibility to specify a range in which the measurement should take place and to hide the rest of the measuring field Profile points which are outside the range will not be considered for the measurement and are displayed in grey This step is necessary for exam ple if parts of the mounting of the measurement object or the supporting surface of the target are located in the measuring field or if reflections occur which do not originate from the target There are two modes available Select inside points Define a rectangular range in the 2D display Profile points which are inside the range will be considered for the measurement Profile points which are outside the range will not be considered Select outside points Define a rectangular range in the 2D display Profile points which are out side the range will be considered for the measurement Profile points which are inside the range will not be considered lf there are no interfering influences in the
165. itive edges Count negative edges unsupported Fig 3 16 Interface tab sheet in the Scanner settings dialog Page 37 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Advanced The extended settings of gapCONTROL are displayed You will find a detailed description of the individual parameters in Chapter 3 9 Scanner settings Advanced Processing Suppress backlight E Video filter High resolution yes Calibration Miscellaneous Loop back parameters yes CMM trigger Enable CMM trigger Invert trigger output no Trigger output Trigger divisor 1 Mark space ratio Skew correction us 0 0 Fig 3 17 Advanced tab sheet in the Scanner settings dialog Filter The profile filter settings of gapCONTROL are displayed You will find a detailed description of the individual parameters in Chapter 3 8 Scanner settings Filter Resample Range Interpolate invalid points no Resample all info no Filter Median Average Fig 3 18 Filter tab sheet in the Scanner settings dialog Note The following software packages save the measurement system parameters gapCONTROL Setup Software scanCONTROL Configuration Tools scanCONTROL Setup Software 2X10 DeveloperDemo version 2 0 and above option must be activated 3 12 Mouse Interaction in the 2D Display gapCONTROL Setup Software offers several functions for mouse interaction in the 2D display Thus you have the possibility of scaling
166. iver installation step 5 ES Click on Close in the next dialog see Fig 8 13 The gapCONTROL driver is now installed Note Only use version 6 4 6 of the CMU driver If a different driver or a different version of the CMU driver for gapCONTROL is installed later then it will not be possible to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with Setup Software Note If you are requested to choose the driver files manually you will find the files in the installation di rectory of Setup Software Installation path Driver CMU1394 Page 158 Appendix Page 159 MICRO EPSILON MICRO EPSILON www micro epsilon com MICRO EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GmbH amp Co KG K nigbacher Strasse 15 94496 Ortenburg Germany Tel 49 0 8542 168 0 Fax 49 0 8542 168 90 e mail info micro epsilon de www micro epsilon com X9751247 A071035KKU
167. l results dialog is displayed see Fig 5 21 You may make the settings for logging there Protocol settings Settings ___ Values Available values Path C Users 11000236 MI en eS oe ER Category of measured values cap Gap peint left ko Condition always r Gap point left Z All digital outs Gap point center Z Gap point right X Gap point right 7 Gap width eucidean Number of values active available 2 19 Cancel Fig 5 21 Protocol results dialog box Path Specify the filename and its complete path where the measured values should be saved As standard the file name has the extension txt Use the button in order to select the file using a standard Windows dialog Condition Define the logging condition using this parameter always All measurement operations are logged nOK e All digital outs Measurement operations where all digital outputs has been evaluated as nOK are logged e Any digital out Measurement operations where at least one digital output has been evaluated as nOK are logged e Digital out x Measurement operations where digital output x has been evaluated as nOK are logged e All digital outs Measurement operations where all digital outputs has been evaluated as OK are logged e Any digital out Measurement operations where at least one digital output has been evaluated as OK are logged e Digital out x Measurement oper
168. ld you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap _ Gap point center u _ Gap width euclidian x p anman Pa Gap point left Gap point right Gap width Z Gap width X Fig 4 14 Double Line Projection Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured v
169. left Z mm Gap point center X mm Gap point center Z mm Gap point right X mm Gap point right Z mm Gap width X mm Gap width Z mm Gap width euclidian mm ea ee Gap pen center a Gap point left Gap point right Reference no of points left Reference no of points right Reference angle left Reference angle right Reference offset left mm Reference offset right mm Reference sigma left mm Reference sigma right mm Reference angle difference Reference intersection point X mm Reference intersection point Z mm Reference anchor point X mm Reference anchor point Z mm The measuring program outputs the following measured values The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap The width of the detected gap in the X direction The width of the detected gap in the Z direction The euclidean width of the detected gap Gap width euclidian a X width X The number of profile points in the fitting range of the left reference line The number of profile points in the fitting range of the right reference line The angle of the left reference line The angle of the right reference line The Z coor
170. lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Misc Additional values 2 Select the desired signal in the Available signals list E32 Press the button The desired signal is now moved to the Output signals list Proceed as follows to deactivate the output of a signal ES Select the desired signal in the Output signals list E2 Press the button The desired signal is now moved to the Available signals list Es With the buttons you can move a selected signal in the Output signals list up or down and thus change the order of the output signals Note A maximum of 80 characters per measurement can be transmitted via the serial port If more characters are transmitted the residual characters are discarded Note The measured values are transmitted to the serial interface in sensor coordinates Please refer to the table in Chapter 7 2 4 for the conversion of the measured values to real coordinates Page 128 Combining Filtering and
171. lsed laser The RS422 interface is used to synchronize two gapCONTROL measurement systems The lasers are alternately pulsed Serial baudrate The baudrate at which the serial port is operated This parameter is only available if the RS422 mode parameter is set to serial 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 No RS422 termination Disables the termination resistor of the RS422 circuit When deactivat ing this parameter the default termination is used serial Termination active ext trigger input Termination active ext trigger output Termination inactive CMM trigger Termination inac tive Digital input mode Use this parameter to configure the function of the digital inputs of gap CONTROL encoder reset Inputs 2 A and 3 B are used to access the internal counter of gap CONTROL Input 1 index N is used to reset the counter encoder trigger Inputs 2 A and 3 B are used to access the internal counter of gapCONTROL Input 1 is used as trigger input trigger Input 1 is used as trigger input Page 30 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 5 2 6 a user modes trigger Input 1 is used as trigger input Inputs 2 bit 0 and 3 bit 1 are used to load user modes user modes Inputs 1 bit 0 2 bit 1 and 3 bit 2 are used to load user modes timestamp The state of the digital inputs is included as bit sequence in the timestamp of the profiles Digital input logic Defines the logic
172. n the fitting range of the right reference line Reference angle left The angle of the left reference line Reference angle right The angle of the right reference line Reference offset left mm The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the left refer ence line with the Z axis Reference offset right mm The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the right ref erence line with the Z axis Reference sigma left mm The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the left reference line Reference sigma right mm The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the right reference line Reference angle difference The angle between the two reference lines Reference intersection point X mm The X coordinate of the intersection point of both refer ence lines Reference intersection point Z mm The Z coordinate of the intersection point of both refer ence lines Reference anchor point X mm The X coordinate of the anchor point for line fitting Reference anchor point Z mm The Z coordinate of the anchor point for line fitting Reference angle left nl Reference angle right 77 offset right Reference T angle difference San Reference offset left X Reference Reference intersection point anchor point Fig 4 46 Advanced Groove Gap measured values Reference group Projection side point l
173. nal 2 Select the desired signal in the Output signals list E23 Press the button The desired signal is now moved to the Available signals list E3 With the buttons you can move a selected signal in the output signals list up or down and thus change the order of the output signals Note Up to 24 Modbus registers 16 bits each can be used Depending on the type a measured value requires 16 or 32 bits i e one or two registers When transmitting a 32 bit value the upper 16 bits are stored in the first and the lower 16 bits in the second register Note The measured values are transmitted in sensor coordinates Please refer to the table in Chap ter 7 2 4 for the conversion of the measured values to real coordinates Page 132 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 9 Logging Measured Values Setup Software makes it possible for you to log measured values to an ASCIl file You have the possibility to perform user defined evaluations with your measurement data Note In order to run the logging in combination with a connected gapCONTROL measurement system you need a full version of gapCONTROL Setup Software Note Logging of measured values is only available in the measuring programs ess Select the File gt Activate protocol results menu item or press the corresponding button see Fig 5 20 in the General toolbar FE Fig 5 20 Protocol results button The Protoco
174. nal Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Misc Additional values E32 Select the desired signal in the Available signals list ES Press the button The desired signal is now moved to the Output signals list Proceed as follows to deactivate the output of a signal E2 select the desired signal in the Output signals list Ea Press the button 4 The desired signal is now moved to the Available signals list Es With the buttons you can move a selected signal in the Output signals list up or down and thus change the order of the output signals Note Outputting measured values using UDP is only available for gapCONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface Note A maximum of 80 characters per measurement can be transmitted via Ethernet If more characters are transmitted the residual characters are discarded Note The measured values are transmitted via Ethernet using sensor coordinates Please refer to the table in Chapter 7 2 4 for the conversion of the measured values to real coordinates Page 130 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 8 Co
175. ne The left gap point matches the start point The end point is irrelevant to the measurement Point to line right The left gap point is determined by projecting the end point onto a straight line The right gap point matches the end point The start point is irrelevant to the measurement Intersection left The right gap point is defined as the intersection point between two Straight lines The left gap point is determined by projecting the start point onto a straight line The end point is irrelevant to the measurement Intersection right The left gap point is defined as the intersection point between two straight lines The right gap point is determined by projecting the end point onto a straight line The start point is irrelevant to the measurement Note The available options in the Projection tab sheet depend on the current measuring program Gap point left Projection A ponen side point left Gap point right J Projection side point right Algorithm No projection Projection line left Gap point left N van 15 Gap point right in Projection side point left gt Projection side point right Algorithm Single line Projection line right MN Gap point left Projection Gap point right side point left Algorithm Point line to left 2 Projection line left Projection line right Pan NN 7 IK Algorithm Intersection left Gap point left Projection
176. ne and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values tf Gap point right Gap point left Gap widthZ Gap IM X Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Flush mm Flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 Gap width euclidian a Gap al center IN f Fig 4 5 Top Points Gap measured values Additionally combined and filtered measured values are available see Chapters 5 1 and 5 2 Note Yo
177. nfiguration of the Outputs using Modbus Setup Software provides the possibility to output the results using Modbus The results are output to the serial port and via Ethernet es Todoso press the Outputs and Results button and select the Modbus tab All the measured values from the active measuring program and all combined and filtered measurement values are available Also the error code See Chapter 8 1 the number of the current profile and the sta tus of the digital outputs can be output The states of the digital outputs are transmitted in binary format see Chapter 7 2 4 Results Digital Analog Modbus Number of registers used available 4 24 a en _ tm Measurement settings Signals l Combination and Filter Outputs and Results Fig 5 18 Modbus tab sheet Note The Modbus tab sheet is only available if the Interface protocol parameter in the Advanced scanner settings dialog box is set to modbus see Chapter 3 9 The number of used Modbus registers is displayed in the Modbus out tab sheet see Fig 5 18 ess Use the Signals button to configure the Modbus interface The following dialog is displayed Modbus settings Signals Available signals Category of measured values reg 0 Gap point left X reg 1 Gap point left 7 Gap paint right Z reg 2 Gap point center X idth reg 3 Gap point center Z reg Gap point right X Gap width eudidean
178. ng fer ial Open the Advanced scanner settings dialog box and press the Connect button to select the current gapCONTROL see Chap ter 3 9 Close the other programs access ing gapCONTROL or select an other scanner in the Advanced scanner settings dialog and press Connect see Chapter 3 9 Select agapCONTROL device in the Advanced scanner settings dialog and press Connect or close Setup Software and connect gapCONTROL to the PC see Chapter 3 9 Page 145 Appendix The data transfer between Data transfer interrupted gapCONTROL and the PC has been interrupted The firmware of gapCON Invalid firmware for TROL doesn t support the desired feature The selected value for the parameter No of profiles is too high Please refer to Quick Reference gapCONTROL to get more information Inconsistent No of profiles too high The selected value for the Inconsistent No of profiles parameter No of profiles is too high for evaluation too high for evaluation of the measurement The selected scanner settings Inconsistent Exposure Exposure time and No of time No of profiles profiles are mutually exclu sive The selected scanner settings Measuring field Points per Inconsistent Meas field profile and No of profiles Points p profile No of are mutually exclusive Please profiles refer to Quick Reference gapCONTROL to get more information The profile frequency
179. ng out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software i File Parameters Options rk x gapCONTROL Scanner settings Edge Points Gap i Distance Z mm i Exposure time ms 0 50 v ws TOLL bel By x E No of profiles 1 s 25 eg 105 8 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 97 5 101 7 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status nu 97 5 Protocol inactive ae 93 4 89 3 22 9 15 2 75 0 1 7 8 15 5 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial 7 Measurement settings Gap point left X 2 978 er Gap point left Z 97 568 er if Combination and Filter EOR rn Value 6 eae eae m Value 3 Gap point center X 0 681 few Gap point center Z 96 790 er F Active gapbCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 2 Edge Points Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Edge Points Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the
180. nter with a picture of a key Press a mouse button or a key on the keyboard to activate the login dialog box Now log in with the user name ME and the password ME 3 2 Elements of the Main View 1 2 4 3 6 Te gapCONTROMSetup Software Sam Fie_Pooretes om Peg FI aege ie gapCONTROL_ Program selector gt Basic Gaps Edge Points Gap Result Monitor Edge Points Gap Top Points Gap Bottom Points Gap Threshold Points Gap Display n Display Save Image Data Profiles La Profiles lt F1 gt Help Fig 3 1 Main View 5 1 Menu bar Invoke various settings mainly used in the individual measuring programs 2 General toolbar Using this toolbar you can load parameters from a file or a connected gapCON TROL measuring system see Chapter 3 15 3 Selection panel Select the desired measuring program The measuring programs are split into several groups The selected program is shown in the Active program input field 4 Active program Open the view for configuring the active measuring program and the statistical evalua tion 5 Tools Open several useful utilities 6 Title bar Minimize or close the program Page 17 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Note Never disconnect the IEEE1394 or Ethernet connection between gapCONTROL and the PC while using the software Never disconnect the power supply of gapCONTROL while the software is running Never a
181. ntersection of two straight lines and the projection of an inner edge point Refer to the following chapters for more detailed descriptions of the different measuring programs Page 77 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 2 1 Single Line Projection Gap Measuring Program Use the Single Line Projection measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap The gap is defined by the projection of the inner edge points onto a straight line The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile are determinated as follows Start point Projection of the last point of the left profile section onto a straight line End point Projection of the first point of the right profile section onto a straight line Proceed as follows ess Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ey Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ey Set the algorithm for determining the projection see Chapter 3 13 9 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software File Parameters Options
182. oaded after confirmation of the dialog The measurement system now uses the loaded profile sequence as data source The Scanner settings input field will be replaced by the File settings input field You can control the playback of the loaded profile sequence in the File Settings input field see Chapter 3 10 In order to use the connected gapCONTROL measurement system as data source again either select the menu item File gt gapCONTROL or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 5 in the General toolbar i Fig 3 5 gapCONTROL button The measuring program now uses the connected gapCONTROL measurement system as data source again The File settings input field will be replaced by the Scanner settings input field You can make settings for the measurement system in the Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 3 6 Saving Profile Sequences In order to save profile sequences for later offline analysis see Chapter 3 5 either select the menu item File gt Save profiles or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 6 in the General toolbar 2 Fig 3 6 Save profiles button A standard Windows dialog is displayed for selection of the path and file name for saving the profile se quence After confirmation the profiles transferred from gapCONTROL to the PC are stored in the select ed file This process is displayed in a status dialog see Fig 3 7 Page 20 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Sa
183. of the digital inputs low level logic 5V TTL high level logic 24V HTL Trigger mode This function enables you to control the gapCONTROL measurement system via the RS422 interface gapCONTROL 2611 2711 2911 and via the digital inputs gapCON TROL 2611 2911 respectively internal gapCONTROL transfers continuously according to the setting No of profiles 1 s Please use the following trigger settings only when you control gapCONTROL externally pos edge gapCONTROL is triggered with positive edges whereas the exposure time corresponds to the parameter Exposure time neg edge gapCONTROL is triggered with negative edges whereas the exposure time corresponds to the parameter Exposure time pos pulse gapCONTROL is triggered with positive edges whereas the exposure time corresponds to the length of the positive trigger pulse neg pulse gapCONTROL is triggered with negative edges whereas the exposure cor responds to the length of the negative trigger pulse pos gate On applying a logical 1 signal to the trigger input gapCONTROL transfers continuously according to the setting No of profiles 1 s When applying a logical 0 signal to the trigger input no profiles are transferred neg gate On applying a logical 0 signal to the trigger input gapCONTROL transfers continuously according to the setting No of profiles 1 s When applying a logical 1 signal to the trigger input no profiles are transferred
184. old is specified relative to each reference line The gap points are cal culated as the intersection points between the threshold lines and the profile Then the determined points are projected onto a straight line The deepest profile point relative to the main reference line is determined in the next step A base threshold is again defined relative to this profile point In this way the distance from the base threshold to the lowest point of the profile remains constant Then the start and end points of the base are detected as the intersection points of the gap threshold together with the pro file Proceed as follows es Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ess Specify the algorithm of the left and right reference line Proceed as follows E23 Ifnot already done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 4 42 ess If not already done so click on the Algorithm tab see Fig 4 42 Left side Right side Projection Base threshold z ios Eu Bu C ay Br a7 f u Combination and Filter kA Fi A f j Ga a i Only left Only right Combine Parallel Independent di 3 Outputs and Results line ine lines lines lines Fig 4 42 Measurement settings input field Algorithm tab sheet In the Algorithm tab sheet you can set
185. on of the dialog Note In a measuring program only parameters which have been saved with the same or a compatible measuring program can be loaded If an incompatible parameter set is loaded the following dialog will appear Error parameter file The loaded parameter type is not supported Loaded type gapCONTROL Setup Software Advanced Groove Gap Expected type gapCONTROL Setup Software Edge Points Gap Fig 3 55 Dialog box in the case of loading incompatible parameters lf a compatible parameter set is loaded a message will appear with details of the program the parameter set was created with see Fig 3 56 Load parameters The parameter file was stored with gapCONTROL Setup Software Bottom Points Gap Do you want to continue loading the parameters No Fig 3 56 Dialog box in the case of loading compatible parameters E32 Confirm your settings with the button Yes when loading the parameter set is to be continued Page 56 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 13 16 Reset Parameters to Default Settings In order to reset the parameters of the current measuring program to default settings either select the menu item Parameters gt Reset or press the corresponding button see Fig 3 57 in the General toolbar DEF Fig 3 57 Reset button A dialog is displayed see Fig 3 58 where you can select which parameters should be reset Reset Reset options pereen Check a
186. on points between the threshold lines and the profile Proceed as follows ey Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 es Set the ranges for reference line fitting see Chapter 3 13 6 ess Set the thresholds in order to calculate the gap points see Chapter 3 13 7 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 a lel cy er e Scanner settings Independent Lines Groove Gap gt Distance Z mm x wr Exposure time ms 0 35 v a ii ge TOE Pd B L No of profiles 1 s 25 u Scanner sa B Exposure time ms Saturation No of profiles 1 s Protocol status Protocol inactive 99 5 13 5 8 2 Position X mm Results Digital Analog UDP Measurement settings value 4 Gap point left x 2 361 er value 5 Gap point left Z 110 021 ew Value 2 Gap point center X 1 097 Value 6 Gap point center Z 109 433 Value 3 Gap point right X 4 555 alue 7 Gap point right Z 108 846 eal Outputs and Results Value 4 Gap width eudidian 7 015 f Value 8 Gap depth euclidean 7 342 ew U Combination and Filter Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 25
187. ou have the option of using the Navigation menu to switch to the respective program with advanced setting options and measured values Advanced When doing so the system applies the parameters of the current program see Fig 3 74 It is not possible to switch back to the basic program Ez Convert parameters You are switching to gapCONTROL Setup Software Advanced Basic Gap The parameters will be converted into advanced parameters This procedure can t be undone Continue Yes Do not show this message again Fig 3 74 Convert parameters dialog box Page 64 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 19 Basic Settings Select the menu item Options gt Settings to make basic settings for the software The Settings dialog is displayed see Fig 3 75 Settings Decimal precision of measurement values Decimal precision 3 Display update rate with using gapCONTROL No of profiles 1 5 4 0 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Display additional data H Show center of measuring range Show recently loaded parameters Paula Show warning before removing active program Y Show warning before replacing active program W Show warning before converting parameters Fig 3 75 Settings dialog box Parameters in the Settings dialog 1 Decimal precision of measurement values Specify the number of decimal places displayed for the measured values 2 Display update rate with using gapC
188. own in the display gt min max ES Confirm your settings with the OK button Page 126 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 6 Configuration of the Serial Outputs gapCONTROL has a serial port to output up to 32 measured values The measured values are transmitted as an ASCII string es Todoso press the Outputs and Results button and select the Serial tab All the measured values from the active measuring program and all combined and filtered measurement values are available Also the error code see Chapter 8 1 the number of the current profile and the status of the digital outputs can be output The states of the digital outputs can be transmitted as an ASCII string or in binary format see Chapter 7 2 4 Results Digital Analog eur a w Measurement settings Number of signals activated available 4 18 Baudrate 9600 Combination and Filter er Min signal size 0 Outputs and Results Separator signals measurements tabjline feed Fig 5 14 Serial tab sheet Note The Serial tab sheet is only available if the Interface protocol parameter in the Advanced scan ner settings dialog box is set to output unit serial see Chapter 3 9 The number of output measured values and the configuration of the serial interface are displayed in the Serial tab sheet see Fig 5 14 es Use the Signals button to configure the s
189. p point right z 95 045 Constant 0 000 I Fig 5 3 Combination value dialog box Make the following settings Algorithm The following algorithms are available for combining measured values eh Single value You can select a measured value from the active measuring program Distance X Calculates the difference of the X coordinates of two points Distance Z Calculates the difference of the Z coordinates of two points Distance euclidean Calculates the euclidean distance between two points H un Ta y g Settings Define operands and constants for a combined signal Signal name Enter a name for the combined signal Category of 1st 2nd operand Select the category of measured value which needs to be com bined None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Page 118 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of
190. profile you can skip this step and use the complete measuring range for the measurement Page 41 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Proceed as follows to select the mode Select inside outside points for cutting out E32 Open the Options for region of interest context menu To do this press the corresponding button located right to the Set region of interest button see Fig 3 27 E32 Use the context menu to select the desired mode see Fig 3 27 Select outside points Fig 3 27 Options for region of interest context menu Select inside outside points Note The select inside points mode is active in the default settings After selecting the mode for cutting out you may specify the range for the measurement If not already done press the button Set region of interest see Fig 3 28 in the Measurement toolbar You are now in the Set region of interest mode The button remains pressed and the measuring range is shown dark green in the 2D display if it is located in the displayed range By Ey Fig 3 28 Set region of interest button Select inside points Select outside points Note The default setting is that the range for the measurement is larger than the range shown in the 2D display Thus the range for the measurement is initially not visible after activating the Set region of inter est mode Page 42 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software You can now set the measuring rang
191. program Intersection left algorithm Scanner settings Intersection Gap Exposure time ms 0 35 v Distance Z mm we JOE Pd x 108 1 No of profiles 1 s 25 ae e 103 8 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 35 Saturation 97 5 995 4 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 95 3 Protocol inactive 91 0 86 7 21 6 137 5 8 2 1 10 0 179 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial Measurement settings Value 1 Gap point left x 1 715 few Value 5 Gap point left Z 97 362 f ur Gap point right X 0 677 fe Value 6 Gap point right Z 93 527 f Ki ul Combination and Filter N Value 3 Gap point center X 0 519 Gap point center Z 95 444 eal WM Outputs and Results gt Gap width eudidian 4 520 fer None 0 000 F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Display elements and parameters in the Intersection Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en Page 84 Description of the Measuring Programs abl
192. pter 3 13 4 Za Set the algorithm for determining the projection see Chapter 3 13 9 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software am x uc File Parameters Options TAn _ amp gapCONTROL_ Scanner settings Point to Line Projection Gap Ce ini Sale PF RK 108 2 iid No of profiles 1 s 25 ian 104 0 Scanner stat B Exposure time ms 0 35 Saturation 97 3 997 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Protocol status 95 4 Protocol inactive 91 2 86 9 20 1 12 2 43 3 6 11 5 19 4 Position X mm Results Digital Analog Serial to Measurement settings Value 1 Gap point left x 1 677 ew Value 5 Gap point left Z 97 353 fr gt Value 2 Gap point right X 1 411 Value 6 Gap point right Z 94 222 Pl fly Combination and Filter M Value 3 Gap point center X 0 133 Gap point center Z 95 787 i a Outputs and Results gt Value 4 Gap width eudidian 4 398 fer Value 8 None 0 000 se F Active gapCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 15 Point to Line Projection Gap measuring program Point to Line left algorithm Display elements and parameters in the Point to Line Projection Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 sa
193. r see Fig 8 10 Update Driver Software gapCONTROL 2711 25 Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next If you have a disk that contains the driver you want to install click Have Disk Show compatible hardware gapCONTROL 2711 25 A This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why driver signing is important nee DD Cancel Fig 8 11 Windows 7 manual driver installation step 3 Ea Select gapCONTROL from the list and click on Next to confirm see Fig 8 11 The Windows Security dialog appears amp Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driwer softwail obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal wLormation W See details Fig 8 12 Windows 7 manual driver installation step 4 2 Select Install this driver software anyway in this dialog see Fig 8 12 Page 157 Appendix Ww J Update Driver Software gapCONTROL 2711 25 Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device _gapCONTROL 2711 25 hi Fig 8 13 Windows 7 manual dr
194. r will be inserted as separator Page 127 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs line feed A line feed character will be inserted as separator user defined Define up to 4 characters which will be inserted before or after each meas urement As prefix On activating this parameter the separator will be inserted before each measurement When deactivating this parameter the separator will be inserted after each measurement Note Use the Interface tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog see Chapter 3 9 in order to set the baudrate for the serial interface The following port parameters are preset in gapCONTROL and cannot be changed Data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits 2 Flow control none In the signals area located on the right side of the dialog select the signals which should be issued at the serial port All available signals which are not currently output to the serial port are shown in the Available signals list The signals which will be transmitted via the port are shown in the Output signals list Proceed as follows to select a signal for output to the serial port ess Select the category of measured value which should be issued Category of measured values None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference
195. rement system measures two dimensional profile data evaluates the profile data determines measured values of different types of gaps and evaluates them The measured values are output at various ports See below Setup Software is used for parameterization of the measurement system and for the visualization of the measurement results Once parameterization has been completed the software can be closed and the measurement system can be disconnected from the PC The gapCONTROL measurement system then continues to operate as an independent unit and performs the measurements gapCONTROL 2611 2911 gapCONTROL 2711 RS422 ASCII format half duplex full duplex RS422 Modbus RTU protocol half duplex full duplex x4 x8 x8 i optional gapCONTROL Output Unit is required Fig 1 1 Measured values output ports Setup Software can be operated as a demo or as full version There are two possibilities for licensing the software and thus operating as full version Page 6 Introduction gapCONTROL When using the gapCONTROL measurement system this is automatically used as license for the full version Dongle A USB dongle can be used for licensing Demo Version Full Version Data transmission via gapCONTROL online mode Loading a stored profile sequence offline mode Visualization of measurement results gapCONTROL parameterization Synchronization triggered operation Filter functions Restore default settings Load gap
196. rface E2 Call up the installation dialog via the Device Manager Windows Desktop gt Charms bar gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System and Security gt System gt Device Manager gapCONTROL is located under Imaging Devices or under Other Devices Page 153 Appendix The installation dialog will then appear on the screen How do you want to search for driver software gt Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings gt Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Fig 8 5 Windows 8 manual driver installation step 1 ES Select Browse my computer for driver software see Fig 8 5 Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device CT nor DD Cancel Fig 8 6 Windows 8 manual driver installation step 2 ES Select Browse see Fig 8 6 A standard Windows dialog is displayed for the selection of the path containing the driver files E32 Inthe folder tree select C gt Program Files gt CMU gt 1394Camera gt Driver and con
197. roceed as follows to manually enter the network configuration parameters for a gapCONTROL meas urement system gt U U D E When the Ethernet Configurator dialog is opened the system automatically searches for available measurement systems If the measurement system is not connected to your subnet yet establish a connection and click the Scan button When scanning is complete the measurement system is displayed in the device list Select the required measurement system from the device list Specify the required network settings in the input fields in the Desired configuration section Click Apply to selected device to apply the settings to the selected measurement system Click OK to confirm the selections in the Ethernet Configurator dialog Proceed as follows to automatically specify network configuration parameters for agapCONTROL meas urement system E32 When the Ethernet Configurator dialog is opened the system automatically searches for available gt gt gt gt 3 21 measurement systems If the measurement system is not connected to your subnet yet establish a connection and click the Scan button When scanning is complete the measurement system is displayed in the device list Select the required measurement system from the device list Click the Suggest a configuration button to have a suitable network configuration for the selected gapCONTROL measurement system determined automatically
198. s input field select which information is saved in the profile file This setting is crucial for the resulting file size of the profile file x z only The X and Z coordinates of the individual measuring points will be saved This setting minimizes the file size x z data The information of the selected reflection is saved X Z coordinates width maximum threshold moment Oth and 1st order full set All four reflections the timestamp and the gapCONTROL settings only for active parameter loopback see Chapter 3 9 are saved This setting results in an enlarged file however it is recommended as no information is lost with this setting 3 System Info RAM total required Two values are displayed The first value indicates the size of the physical RAM of your system The second value indicates the size of the memory which is necessary for saving the profile sequences This value depends among other things on the settings of the parameters No of profiles File Buffer and Points per profile Advanced scanner settings see Chapter 3 9 If the value of used memory exceeds the available memory the system may accept user inputs only very slowly and error free behavior is no longer guaranteed 4 Record Trigger mode inactive Start the recording of the profile sequences with the red Record but ton The profiles are now buffered in the RAM The program shows you the status of this pro cess in the field buffered profile number
199. s required for gap CONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface Preparing the installation E32 Start the installation of gapCONTROL Setup Software This procedure is described in Chapter 2 2 During the installation process you will be requested to connect gapCONTROL to the PC see Fig 2 3 In case of using gapCONTROL measurement systems with an Ethernet interface press Continue in order to proceed with the installation In case of using gapCONTROL measurement systems with an IEEE 1394 interface connect them with the PC now and press Continue in order to install the driver for the measurement systems Fig 2 3 Windows 8 automatic driver installation step 1 E23 Connect gapCONTROL to the PC and click on Continue to confirm see Fig 2 3 First the driver files will be installed A dialog is displayed during this process see Fig 2 4 Installing CMU 1394 Digital Camera Driver 6 4 6 Continue gt Cancel Fig 2 4 Windows 8 automatic driver installation step 2 Page 14 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation The Windows Security dialog appears Would you like to install this device software Name Carnegie Mellon University Imaging devic aig Publisher Christopher R Baker Consulting LLC Always trust software from Christopher R Baker C _ insta J Don t Install Consulting LLC F You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can
200. sed as absolute threshold dynamic The chosen threshold 0 1023 is used as a percentage of the maximum in tensity of a reflection value 100 threshold 1024 If you want to use a threshold which corresponds to 25 of the maximum intensity for example you have to set the threshold parameter to 256 Reflections This parameter is for specifying which reflection is recognized as a profile point and is only of importance for multiple reflections first The reflection closest to the scanner last The reflection furthest away from the scanner largest area The reflection with the largest area This function is enabled in the default settings highest intensity The reflection with the highest intensity only single The reflection is processed only if there is only a single reflection for this profile point Laser power mW You can operate the laser of gapCONTROL at two different power levels or switch it off Depending on the type of sensor the following options are available gapCONTROL 2611 2911 e off Laser is switched off e reduced 2 mW if not specified otherwise e standard 8 mW if not specified otherwise Page 27 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software e reduced pulsed pulsating with 2 mW if not specified otherwise This option is used to synchronize two gapCONTROL measurement systems with alternately pulsed lasers The RS422 mode parameter must be set to ext trigger input or ext trigger ou
201. set is Inconsistent Serial out too high for the transmission No of profiles of measurement data via the serial interface Inconsistent Serial out The number of characters Length of output string gt supplied at the serial port is 80 characters too high Inconsistent UDP out The number of characters Length of output string gt supplied via Ethernet is too 80 characters high The maximum number of Inconsistent Modbus out l i modbus registers is exceed No of registers pe The shown scanner parame Inconsistent ters are mutually exclu sive The transferred profile is cor rupt Corrupt profile Type in consistent values for the shown parameters Check the IEEE1394 Ethernet connection between gapCONTROL and the PC Check the IEEE1394 Ethernet cable for defects Close Setup Software reconnect gapCONTROL to the PC and restart the software Please refer to the contact ad dress printed on the inside cover of this manual Decrease the value for the param eter No of profiles see Chap ter 3 7 Decrease the value for the parameter No of profiles see Chapter 3 7 or decrease the number of measured values output via analog digital serial ethernet interface see Chapter 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 Type in consistent values for the parameters Exposure time and No of profiles See Chapter 3 7 Type in consistent values for the parameters Measuring field Poin
202. st be located in the same subnet in order to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with Setup Software Use the Ethernet configurator dialog box see Chapter 3 20 in order to adjust the network settings of the measurement system if necessary Page 12 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation 2 4 Connecting gapCONTROL to the PC IEEE1394 In order to connect gapCONTROL via IEEE1394 to the PC proceed as follows Using Windows 8 E23 Connect gapCONTROL via the IEEE1394 interface to the PC and switch on the power supply E32 Start the installation of gapCONTROL Setup Software This procedure is described in Chapter 2 2 ES During the installation process the driver for gapCONTROL will be installed see Chapter 2 5 Using Windows 7 E2 Finish the installation of gapCONTROL Setup Software completely This procedure is described in Chapter 2 2 E32 Connect gapCONTROL via the IEEE1394 interface to the PC and switch on the power supply E32 Install the driver for gapCONTROL refer to Chapter 2 6 The system is now ready to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with gapCONTROL Setup Software Note You need administrator rights in order to install the driver for the gapCONTROL measurement sys tem Page 13 Installation and Preparation for Measurement Operation 2 5 Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 8 Note The driver only has to be installed for using the IEEE1394 interface No driver i
203. sults of the active measuring program and to save the analysis data in an Excel compatible format The analysis data is saved as csv file The program includes two 2D displays showing up to two measured values over time Proceed as follows to carry out astatistical evaluation of measured values gt gt In the Program selector input field see Fig 3 1 choose the measuring program whose results you want to analyze The system displays the selected program in the Active program input field Parameterize the selected measuring program see Chapter 4 To do this click on the button of the activated measuring program You get to the view of the measuring program In the Navigation menu start the Result Monitor program see Chapter 3 18 File Parameters Options ear a ber DEF Result Monitor 1 Scanner settings Exposure time ms 0 50 v No of profiles 1 s 25 ae Scanner sB Exposure time ms 0 50 Saturation 97 4 No of profiles 1 s 25 0 Data transfer x Buffer size 200 Jata expo Path C users 11000236WICRO Name result_monitor v Append date and time to filename Export data Signal 0 0 Signal 1 Reference angle left current 12 350 Signal 2 Reference angle right current 4 010 Result Monitor 2 Signal F gr HITS Het 96h Zelle M nn EL ak i
204. tal outputs At the Digital out tab sheet select the signals to be issued at the digital outputs es Todo so press the Outputs and Results button and select the Digital tab All the measured values and status signals from the active measuring program and all combined and filtered measurement values are available 2 73 Port 2 Gap width z 1 363 t3 Measurement OK 0 000 Port5 None 0 000 Port 6 None 0 000 Dam im Measurement settings Combination and Filter Outputs and Results Fig 5 8 Digital tab sheet The Digital tab sheet See Fig 5 8 shows the actual values for the digital outputs of gapCONTROL ess Use the Port x button in order to configure the according output ports The Digital port settings dialog is displayed Digital port 2 settings Signal name Width combined st Counter settings Current value Invert Logical link Category of measured values 3412 Value 1 Gap width eudidean Category of measured values Gap Value 2 Gap width X Category of measured values Gap z Value 3 Gap width Z OK Fig 5 9 Digital port settings dialog box Make the following settings Signal name Enter a name for the evaluated signal Category of measured values Select the category of measured value which should be issued None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of
205. the den algorithm of the right and left reference line Only left line The reference line is fitted to the profile points from the left reference range The points in the right reference range are ignored Only right line The reference line is fitted to the profile points from the right reference range The points in the left reference range are ignored Combined line The reference line is fitted to the profile points from the left and right reference range Parallel lines Two parallel reference lines are fitted to the profile points from the left and right reference ranges The direction vector for both reference lines is calculated from the points of the two ranges The offsets of the reference lines are calculated from the points of the two respective ranges Independent lines Two independent reference lines are fitted to the profile points from the left and right reference ranges ess Set the algorithm for determining the start and end points of the gap see Chapter 3 13 5 ess Set the algorithm for the projection see Chapter 3 13 9 es Define the base threshold The intersection points of the base threshold with the profile are used as start and end points of the base Proceed as follows E32 If not already done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 4 43 ess If not already done so click on the Base threshold tab see Fig 4 43 ess Set the base threshold see Chapter 3 13 7 I Algorithm Left si
206. the profile optional 1st 2nd operand Select the operand for the calculation Constant Define a constant to be added to the result of the calculation negate Activate the check box to negate the result of the calculation ES Confirm your settings with the OK button Page 119 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 2 Configuration of the Result Filters Setup Software provides the possibility to filter up to eight measured values chronologically es Todo so press the Combination and Filter button and select the Filter tab Allthe measured values from the active measuring program and all combined measurement values are available Combinatior WE Measurement settings Filter 4 Gap width X med_3 4 624 Filter 5 None 0 000 Filter 2 Gap width euclidean avg_7 4 825 Filter 6 None 0 000 Filter 3 None 0 000 Filter 7 None 0 000 ii Outputs and Results Filter 4 None 0 000 Filter 8 None 0 000 Fig 5 4 Filter tab sheet The currently filtered values are listed in the Filter tab sheet See Fig 5 4 ey Press the Filter x button to configure the respective filter The following dialog box will be displayed Result filter settings Category of measured values Gap Filter 1 Gap pointleft x Filter type median Filter size tap 3 Memor
207. tion menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the 2D display the gap determined by the measuring program is displayed The measuring program outputs the following measured values Gap point left X mm The X coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point left Z mm The Z coordinate of the start point of the detected gap Gap point center X mm The X coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point center Z mm The Z coordinate of the center point of the detected gap Gap point right X mm The X coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap point right Z mm The Z coordinate of the end point of the detected gap Gap width X mm The width of the detected gap in the X direction Gap width Z mm The width of the detected gap in the Z direction Gap width euclidian mm The euclidean width of the detected gap Flush mm Flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 Gap point center Gap point right Gap width euclidian ON Gap point left Gap Gap width X
208. tivates or deactivates Set marker lines mode Using this setting you define two marker lines that are used to acquire undershoots or overshoots peaks Removes the marker lines Navigation menu Click on this button to call the Navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 2D display This display visualizes the analysis over time of the selected measured values 2 Analysis of measured values In this area you can choose measured values and the algorithm for the statistical evaluation Data transfer Specify the buffer size and control the data transfer Data export Export the buffered measured values and the determined statistical characteristics Proceed as follows to analyze the developing of a measured value eEsy Click on the Signal x button The following dialog is displayed Result monitor Category of measured values Value 1 Evaluation Tolerance Gap point left X Current value 0 000 Cancel Fig 6 4 Result Monitor dialog box Page 137 Result Monitor Analysis Program Make the following settings Category of measured values Choose the category of measured values that you want to evalu ate None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the referenc
209. tput e standard pulsed pulsating with 8 mW if not specified otherwise This option is used to synchronize two gapCONTROL measurement systems with alternately pulsed lasers The RS422 mode parameter must be set to ext trigger input or ext trigger output gapCONTROL 2711 e off Laser is switched off e reduced 2 mW if not specified otherwise e standard 10 mW if not specified otherwise Switch off laser With this parameter you configure the laser safety interlock of gapCONTROL if left open The laser is switched off with the pins open if short circuit The laser is switched off with the pins connected This parameter is only effective for laser class 2M IIM 4 Auto exposure Use these parameters to configure the automatic exposure time control Active Select this input field to activate the automatic exposure time control of the gapCONTROL measurement system This setting is recommended for scanning single colored alternating surfaces Mode Use this parameter to specify the algorithm for the automatic exposure time con trol e raw data The automatic exposure time control is computed based on the raw da ta Sensor matrix e profile The automatic exposure time control is computed based on the profile da ta e filtered profile The automatic exposure time control is computed based on the filtered profile data Shutter alignment With this parameter you determine how the specified scan rate is mainta
210. ts per profile and No of profiles see Chapter 3 7 3 9 Reduce the value for the parame ter No of profiles see Chap ter 3 7 or alter the parameters of the serial interface or reduce the number of measured values transmitted see Chapter 5 6 Decrease the number of meas ured values supplied at the serial port see Chapter 5 6 Decrease the number of meas ured values supplied via Ethernet see Chapter 5 7 Reduce the number of activated signals using the Modbus see Chapter 5 8 Deactivate the filter see Chap ter 3 8 or reset the parameters to the default settings see Chap ter 3 13 16 Page 146 Appendix Too much parameters for evaluation Too few points for evalua tion A Gigabit Ethernet connec tion is required Measurement settings Min gap distance too high No points in region of in terest Too few points for left ref erence line reference line tion line Too few points for refer ence line Too few points for flush Parallel reference lines no intersection point Intersection point out of range The number of required parameters of the active measuring program is too high There are too few points per profile available to evaluate the measurement When using the Display Im age Data program gapCON TROL 2911 requires a Gigabit Ethernet connection The minimal distance of the base gap is too high There are no measuring points in the range defined for
211. u can switch from the current program to the Advanced Basic Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 1 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 72 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 1 3 Bottom Points Gap Measuring Program Use the Bottom Points Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a simple gap based on the lowest points The program first determines the largest gap in the profile the so called base gap Starting from the base gap the start and end points of the gap in the left and right sections of the profile are determinated as follows Start point The lowest point of the left profile section End point The lowest point of the right profile section Afterwards the flushness is measured using the selected algorithm see Chapter 3 13 8 Proceed as follows ess Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 ey If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 ey Set the minimum width and alignment of the gap see Chapter 3 13 4 ey Set the algorithm for determining the flushness see Chapter 3 13 8 ey If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 Te gapCONTROL Setup Software File Parameters Options
212. uating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs line feed A line feed character will be inserted as separator user defined Define up to 4 characters which will be inserted before or after each meas urement As prefix On activating this parameter the separator will be inserted before each measurement When deactivating this parameter the separator will be inserted after each measurement Note Use the Interface tab sheet in the Advanced scanner settings dialog see Chapter 3 9 in order to set the IP address and the UDP port of the receiver client of the measured values Note gapCONTROL uses source port 8000 for the UDP connection In the signals area located on the right side of the dialog select the signals which should be transferred via Ethernet using UDP All available signals which are not currently output are shown in the Available signals list The signals which will be transmitted are shown in the Output signals list Proceed as follows to select a signal for output ess Select the category of measured value which should be issued Category of measured values None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optio
213. uence Info You press this button to display the gapCONTROL settings selected when the profile se quence was saved see Chapter 3 6 2 Mark profile sequence You may mark a partial range of the loaded profile sequence using these input fields When starting the playback only the marked range is played back s Use this button in order to use the profile currently displayed as lower limit of the marked range Use the edit field in order to change the lower limit manually Il Resets the marked range When starting the playback the complete profile se quence is played back 36 Use this button in order to use the profile currently displayed as upper limit of the marked range Use the edit field in order to change the upper limit manually 3 Slider control Shows the progress of the playback of the profile sequence When the play back is stopped you can activate individual profiles by dragging the slider The display bar be low represents the marked range for the playback of the profile sequence The partial range may be modified using the parameters described in section 2 4 Play Pause a This starts pauses the playback of the selected profile sequence Stop This stops the playback of the selected profile sequence Current profile While a profile sequence is being played you will see a run through of the profile numbers in this box If you stop the playback you can activate any individual profile di rectly
214. uent driver installation step 2 ES Connect gapCONTROL to the PC and click on OK to confirm see Fig 8 2 Page 152 Appendix The Windows Security dialog appears Would you like to install this device software Name Carnegie Mellon University Imaging devic a Publisher Christopher R Baker Consulting LLC C Always trust software from Christopher R Baker lt Don t Install Consulting LLC F You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can decide which device software is safe to install Fig 8 3 Windows 8 subsequent driver installation step 3 ES Click on Install to confirm this dialog see Fig 8 3 Detecting gapCONTROL devices IEEE 1394 und installing driver done Fig 8 4 Windows 8 subsequent driver installation step 4 Ea Click on OK see Fig 8 4 The gapCONTROL driver is now installed Note Only use version 6 4 6 of the CMU driver which is delivered on the CD If a different driver or a dif ferent version of the CMU driver for gapCONTROL is installed later then it will not be possible to operate the gapCONTROL measurement system with Setup Software 8 4 2 Manual Installation of the Driver for IEEE1394 on Windows 8 In case of an incorrect installation of the driver you have to install the driver manually Note The driver only has to be installed for using the IEEE1394 interface No driver is required for gap CONTROL devices with an Ethernet inte
215. ult Monitor Analysis Program Data export Path C Users 11000236 MICRO V Append date and time to filename Fig 6 6 Data export dialog Page 139 Working with the gapCONTROL Measurement System 7 Working with the gapCONTROL Measurement System The gapCONTROL measurement system measures two dimensional profile data evaluates the profile data determines measured values and evaluates them The measured values are output at various ports Setup Software is used for parameterization of the measurement system and for the visualization of the measurement results If the parameterization has been completed the software can be closed and the measurement system can be disconnected from the PC The gapCONTROL measurement system then continues to operate as an independent unit and performs the measurements Handling the measure ment system and the interfaces is described in the following Note Exit the software first and afterwards disconnect the connection between the measurement system and the PC 7 1 Operating Modes In measuring mode there are two different operating modes available which can be configured in Setup Software see Chapter 3 9 7 1 1 Continuous Measurement gapCONTROL measures continuously at the specified scan rate 7 1 2 Triggered Measurement Depending on the type of sensor the following interfaces are available for triggering gapCONTROL gapCONTROL 2611 2911 gapCONTROL 2711 half duplex
216. values Gap group Reference no of points left Reference no of points right Reference angle left Reference angle right Reference offset left mm Reference offset right mm Reference sigma left mm Reference sigma right mm Reference angle difference Reference intersection point X mm Reference intersection point Z mm Reference anchor point X mm Reference anchor point Z mm The number of profile points in the fitting range of the left reference line The number of profile points in the fitting range of the right reference line The angle of the left reference line The angle of the right reference line The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the left refer ence line with the Z axis The Z coordinate of the intersection point of the right refer ence line with the Z axis The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the left reference line The standard deviation of the distances of the points in the fitting range to the right reference line The angle between the two reference lines The X coordinate of the intersection point of both reference lines The Z coordinate of the intersection point of both reference lines The X coordinate of the anchor point for line fitting The Z coordinate of the anchor point for line fitting Page 101 Description of the Measuring Programs ne Reference angle difference __ s Referen
217. vanced Groove Gap program see Chap ter 4 4 3 in order to use advanced setting options and measured values To do this use the navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 Page 92 Description of the Measuring Programs 4 3 4 Single Line Groove Gap Measuring Program Use the Single Line Groove Gap measuring program to determine the characteristics of a V shaped gap with a one edge The program first determines one line which is determined by a line fitting The refe rence line is fitted to the profile points from the left or right reference range A minimum depth the so called threshold is specified relative to the reference line The gap points are calculated as the intersec tion points between the threshold line and the profile Proceed as follows Configure the gapCONTROL measuring system Scanner settings input field see Chapter 3 7 If necessary limit the measuring range in order to eliminate any interference points see Chap ter 3 13 1 Set the algorithm for determining the start and end points of the gap See Chapter 3 13 5 Set the ranges for reference line fitting see Chapter 3 13 6 Set the thresholds in order to calculate the gap points see Chapter 3 13 7 If necessary activate dynamic tracking of the ranges for cutting out and line fitting see Chap ter 3 13 10 gapCONTROL Setup Software ViVEV UE i File Parameters Options Scanner settings Single Line Groove Gap Distance Z mm
218. ve profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 Page 82 Description of the Measuring Programs B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 C 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results D Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 E Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 F Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 G Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combine and filter the measured values and select the results that appear in the 2D display Select the measured values to be output at the available interfaces see Chapter 1 2 of gapCONTROL see Chapter 5 H Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 1 Display of the detected gap In the
219. ve Profiles program Display elements and parameters in the Save Profiles program A Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 B 2D display This display shows the last measured profile C Display toolbar Using this toolbar you scale the 2D display and activate various options for the mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 D Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chapter 3 18 E Status line Status and error messages are displayed on the status line see Chapter 8 1 ok Freeze 2D display Trigger mode Freeze 2D display Deactivates the 2D display When the display is deactivated the perfor mance of the system is better and profiles can be saved with a higher scan rate This option is automatically deactivated when the measuring program is started Trigger mode You activate the trigger mode see below Record section with this input field Page 113 Description of the Measuring Programs 2 File Buffer Path The directory in which the file is stored Name Input the name for the profile sequence to be saved here No of profiles Maximum number of profiles which should be saved in the file This number should not be selected higher than necessary as the reserved part of the RAM for the profiles is dependent on it The upper limit for this parameter depends on the number of points per profile see Chapter 3 9 Data Using thi
220. ve been saved previously as data source see Chapter 3 5 Saves profiles which are transferred by gapCONTROL to a file see Chapter 3 6 TE Activates or deactivates the logging of measured values see Chapter 5 9 E Loads parameters of the current measuring program from a file see Chapter 3 13 15 a Saves the parameters of the current measuring program to a file see Chapter 3 13 14 T Loads parameters which have been saved on the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chapter 3 13 18 HH i Page 62 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Saves the parameters of an active measuring program permanently on the gapCONTROL measurement system see Chapter 3 13 17 Resets parameters to default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 3 16 Functions of the Display Toolbar A summary of the functions of the Display toolbar see Fig 3 71 can be seen in the following HEISE Fig 3 71 Display toolbar 4 Resets the 2D display to the complete measuring range see Chapter 3 12 1 ane Activates or deactivates the automatic scaling of the 2D display see Chapter 3 12 2 1 1 Activates or deactivates the Keep aspect ratio mode see Chapter 3 12 3 4 Activates or deactivates the Zoom mode see Chapter 3 12 4 am Activates or deactivates the Move profile mode see Chapter 3 12 5 R Activates or deactivates the Display extended information of a profile point mode see Chap ter 3 12 6 3 17 Funct
221. ving profiles 91 stop Fig 3 7 Save profiles status dialog box Press the Stop button to finish the saving process Note In order to save profile sequences at high speed or to reduce the size of the target file select the Save Profiles measuring program see Chapter 4 5 3 Page 21 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 7 Scanner Settings The parameters in this input field are used to configure the gapCONTROL measurement system for your measuring task Note The parameters Exposure time No of profiles are dependent on each other E g setting the No of profiles parameter to 50 profiles per second limits the Exposure time parameter to a maximum value of 20 ms Scanner settings N Exposure time ms 0 50 1 TE Scanner status Exposure time ms Saturation 5 No of profiles 1 s Fig 3 8 Scanner settings input field Parameters in the Scanner settings dialog box 1 Exposure time ms With this parameter you select the exposure time for gapCONTROL In the bot tom area of the dialog the saturation is displayed This is influenced by the exposure time and should be between 60 and 80 for a measurement Minimum 0 01 ms Maximum 40 0 ms 2 No of profiles 1 s This parameter regulates the number of measurements per second This value has priority over the entry in the Exposure time box Minimum 25 Maximum depends on the type of sensor gapCONTROL 2611 29
222. wing dialog is displayed Result settings Category of measured values Gap Value 1 Gap point left X het OK Cancel Fig 5 7 Result settings dialog box Make the following settings Category of measured values Select the category of measured value which to be displayed None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filtered The filtered measurement values optional Value x Select the measured value to be displayed ES Confirm your settings with the OK button Press the button to confirm whether the selected measurement value is to be shown or hidden in the 2D display Page 121 Combining Filtering and Evaluating Measured Values and Configuring Outputs 5 4 Configuration of the Digital Outputs In order to output OK and nOK measured values gapCONTROL provides eight digi
223. x 0 613 few Gap point center Z 100 854 f F Active gapbCONTROL 2711 25 500 H lt F1 gt Help Fig 4 4 Top Points Gap measuring program Display elements and parameters in the Top Points Gap measuring program A General toolbar Using this toolbar you can select the data source see Chapter 3 5 save profile sequences see Chapter 3 6 save and load parameters see Chapter 3 13 13 and reset the selected parameters to the default settings see Chapter 3 13 16 B Scanner settings Change the settings of gapCONTROL with these values see Chapter 3 7 In of fline mode see Chapter 3 5 this input field is replaced by the File settings input field which en ables you to control the playback process of a profile sequence loaded from a file see Chap ter 3 10 Page 71 Description of the Measuring Programs C D 2D display This display shows the last measured profile the measuring ranges and measurement results Display toolbar Using this toolbar you can scale the 2D display and activate various options for mouse interaction see Chapter 3 16 Measurement toolbar You can set the various search areas and limits for measurement using this toolbar see Chapter 3 17 Navigation button Click on this button in order to show the Navigation menu see Chap ter 3 18 Configuration of the measured values In this field you can specify the measurement algorithms make settings to combi
224. y block required total 20 64 ok Cancel Fig 5 5 Result filter settings dialog box Make the following settings Category of measured values Select the category of measured value which needs to be filtered None No measured value is selected Gap Characteristics of the gap measurement Flush Characteristics of the flush measurement optional Reference Characteristics of the reference lines and selected anchor point optional Projection Characteristics of the projection lines optional Min Gap Characteristics of the base gap optional Base Characteristics of the extended gap measurement Groove Gap optional ROI Coordinates of the selected anchor point and bounding points of the range for cutting out optional Global Coordinates of the bounding points of the profile optional Combined The combined measurement values optional Filter x Select the measured value which needs to be filtered Filter type average Activate an average filter with this parameter delay This parameter activates the delayed output of a measured value It is possible to de lay the output of a measured value by up to 31 measurement Sequences median Activate a median filter with this parameter Filter size tap Enter the filter size Memory block required total The allocation of the filter memory block is displayed in this infor mation field The filter memory space of the gapCONTROL me
225. y done so click on the Measurement settings button see Fig 3 35 E32 Select the algorithm for determining the start point of a gap for example by clicking in the Left side tab sheet see Fig 3 37 The selection buttons with the algorithms available will appear at the bottom see Fig 3 37 E3 Select the Threshold point algorithm see Fig 3 37 Page 46 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software Min gap Left side Right side Flush BR RW BE W ii ang Rightmost Leftmost Highest Lowest Threshold paint point point point point Fig 3 37 Threshold point algorithm for the left point of a gap Left side tab sheet E32 Press the Set reference line button see Fig 3 38 on the Measurement toolbar see Fig 3 2 Note The available options in the Left side and Right side tab sheet depend on the current measuring program Once you have pressed the button you will enter the Set reference line mode The button remains pressed and the range for line fitting is shown with red blue or orange vertical lines in the 2D display if it is located in the displayed range Note The appearance of the Set reference line button depends on the current selection in the Left side of Right side tab sheet in the current measuring program Fig 3 38 Set reference line button Page 47 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software You can now set the range for the line fitting in the 2D display with the mouse
226. ystem Empty parameter sets User modes are filled with the factory settings The progress of the pro cess is showed in an information dialog box Restore user modes SN 109060020 Ir Restore user mode 9 in progress Fig 3 64 Restore user modes to gapCONTROL dialog box Note The settings can be restored only ifthe same type of measurement system was used when saving the settings Note Restoring user modes is only available for gapCONTROL devices with an Ethernet interface Page 60 Working with gapCONTROL Setup Software 3 14 Menu Bar A summary of the menu bar functions see Fig 3 65 can be seen in the following 1 2 3 4 Fig 3 65 Menu bar 1 File Parameters Options Export profiles Ctrl Alt F12 Fig 3 66 File menu gapCONTROL Selects the gapCONTROL measurement system connected to the PC as data source see Chapter 3 5 Load profiles Selects a file in which profiles have been saved previously as data source see Chapter 3 5 Save profiles Saves profiles which are transferred by gapCONTROL to a file see Chap ter 3 6 Activate protocol results Activates the logging of measured values see Chapter 5 9 Deactivate protocol result Deactivates the logging of measured values see Chap ter 5 9 Export profiles Starts the Export profiles program see Chapter 4 6 Load program selector Closes the current measuring program and returns to the Main View Exit Clos

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