Before you work with your optical measuring system, ensure that PC-DMIS Vision has been properly installed on your computer system.
To install PC-DMIS Vision:
Ensure your LMS license or portlock is programmed with the Vision option. You must also have the correct Vision probe type from the Vision Type list programmed into your license. Your license must have the correct configuration before you install PC-DMIS. This ensures the correct vision components get installed. If you need assistance with your license configuration, please contact your PC-DMIS software distributor.
Install PC-DMIS. To do this, see the release notes in the Readme.pdf file.
Verify that specific calibration tests have been completed for your vision machine. A trained technician should already have completed these tests. You can verify that your machine is ready by confirming that the following files reside on your computer system. These files are in the root directory where you installed PC-DMIS:
*.ilc - Files that have an .ilc extension are created during the calibration process of your machine's lamps. They store the illumination calibration data for each lamp and optics lens combination.
*.fvc, *.mcf, *.ocf and *.odc - These files are created during the calibration of your machine’s optics. They store the calibration data needed to map pixel size to real-world units and provide corrections for optical parcentrality and parfocality errors.
Comp.dat - This file is created during the calibration of your machine’s stage; it stores the calibrations for position on the X, Y, and Z axis.
These calibration files may or may not exist and are not necessary to run PC-DMIS Vision. If this is a new install, then the files are not there. These files are created as you execute calibrations inside of PC-DMIS.
Do not, under any circumstances, alter these files. A trained service technician must make any calibration adjustments to these areas of the system.
Start PC-DMIS in Online mode by selecting Start | Programs | <Version> | <Version> Online, where <Version> represents your version of PC-DMIS.
Open an existing measurement routine or create a new one. If you create a new measurement routine, the Probe Utilities dialog box appears.
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