Starting Romer Digitizers

 

Romer portable CMMs do not require any special setup before starting. Once communication is first attempted an arm start-up calibration dialog is presented that displays a set of progress bars indicating which arm joints have been calibrated. You must articulate each joint of the arm until all bars are completed before device communications can start.

To Start a Romer Digitizer

1. Make sure that the device is securely mounted to the working surface or support apparatus and that it is properly connected.

Note: See your Romer hardware documentation for specific instructions on how to properly mount your device and attach probes.

2. Power on the Romer device.

The device beeps to confirm availability.

3. If you have not configured the Romer device for automatic probe detection or are using a probe that does not support automatic detection, from the RevWorks toolbar, select , or select Probe Manager from the RevWorks menu in SOLIDWORKS and choose the probe tip you plan to use.

4. From the RevWorks toolbar or menu, select a feature to digitize (e.g.: line, circle, arc, etc.).

RevWorks automatically connects to your Romer digitizer.

Note: The first time you use a Romer device after turning it on, you are presented with the Arm Reset calibration dialog. At this prompt, move the arm in the way described in your Romer documentation in order to activate calibration of each arm joint. Horizontal bars presented in the dialog represent each of the joints of the arm and provide visual feedback on the status of the calibration for each joint. When all joints have been sufficiently manipulated, the dialog closes automatically and the device is ready to use.