While there are other probing systems on the market, the four most popular probing systems, as discussed, are the TP2, TP20, TP200, and SP600 systems. Each has its own rack system which can function on its own as a single rack. Alternately, you can use more than one rack with a CMM. The PC-DMIS software has the ability to move between the racks to drop off and pick up probes and stylus holders as needed.
Important Notes:
Each rack has its own calibration method in PC-DMIS. While they share a lot of commonality, for calibration purposes, they are completely independent of each other.
The clearance move point for each rack is only related to that rack, except that some consideration must be given to where to will travel next. For this reason, the clearance move should be at such a location to allow free travel to any other rack which may be involved. Even when using a single rack, this clearance move must be sufficient to travel from and return to the part inspection operations.
Defining the ports' contents for multiple racks is the most critical part of configuring multiple racks for simultaneous use. Since each port may contain multiple probe references (the contents of the port can be used with multiple probes) each port must identify all of the probes it will potentially use.
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