Power Up and Power Down (CMM)
Be certain to follow these instructions exactly as written. The CMM is a complicated precision measurement equipment and can be damaged easily if it isn't turned on properly.
Turning the machine on
- Clean the air bearing area of the granite surface plate with surface plate cleaner if required. Use a clean paper towel and ensure the bearing area is clean and dry.
- Turn ON the wall mounted compressed air (CMM AIR) valve.
- Turn ON the rotary isolator labelled CMM MACHINE POWER located on back of the black control cabinet.
- Turn ON the controller PC and log in.
- On the PC, open CMM Manager from the desktop.
The software may ask for a username and company, which should be prepopulated.
Username: User
Company: Salford Uni - On the PC a window will appear “The machine is going to perform a homing operation”. Click OK.
- Press the MASTER START button on the machine pendant when prompted.
- Manually jog the probe head to a safe location if required.
Press the JOG ENABLE button on the pendant and then use the joystick to move the probe head. - Once the probe is safe press the ENTER button.
The machine will now home itself into the top-back-left corner of the machine.
Turning the machine off
- Manually jog the probe head to a safe location, close to the home position in the back top left.
Press the JOG ENABLE button on the pendant and then use the joystick to move the probe head. - On the PC, close CMM Manager and shut down.
If you are running the demo part do not save any changes. - Turn OFF the wall mounted compressed air (CMM AIR) valve.
Do not jog the machine with the pendant with CMM AIR turned off. - Turn OFF the rotary isolator labelled CMM MACHINE POWER located on back of the black control cabinet.
- Shut down the PC.