Step 3 - Define the Ports

The example described below has a PA25-SH insert in port 1(left), NO INSERT in port 2 (middle), and a PA25-20 insert in port 3 (right).

To define the ports of your FCR25 Probe Changer, do the following:

  1. Select the Ports tab in the Probe Changer dialog box (Edit | Preferences | Probe Changer).

  2. In the Active probe changer list, select TYPE=FCR25.

  3. In the Number of ports box, in multiples of three, specify the number of ports for your FCR25 Probe Changer. PC-DMIS then lists the specified number of ports as "ports" (for example, port 1, port 2, port 3, and so forth). Until you define the ports, PC-DMIS lists the "port" entries as "UNDEFINED". You must define all of the ports in the rack before you start.

Probe Changer dialog box - Ports tab showing undefined ports

Ports tab with undefined ports

  1. Select a port from the list, and click Edit Port Data. The Probe Changer Port Data dialog box opens.

  2. In the Port type list, select NO INSERT, PA25-SH, or PA25-20.

  3. You may specify the XYZ values for the center position of the port or leave those values empty. In any case, PC-DMIS automatically populates these values upon successful calibration. See "Step 9 - Review Calibration Results".

  4. To save the changes to the port data, click OK.

  5. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for all ports in your changer.

Ports tab

  1. To save your changes, click Apply.

The next step prepares you to calibrate the probe changer.