Using Probe Manager With Your Digitizer - Using Probe Manager with FARO USB Digitizers
Using Probe Manager with FARO USB Digitizers
The Probe Manager interface for FARO digitizers with USB communications automatically presents three standard Probes for your use. FARO digitizers normally ship with two standard ball Probes and one point Probe, unless you have specifically ordered additional Probes. Both point and ball Probes are supported by Probe Manager. You can also acquire universal Probe bodies that allow you to attach customized Probes. Probes used with the FARO USB digitizers must be qualified before they are first used.
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To Add a New Probe
Probe information is displayed in the right side panel.
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Set the Probe Tip Diameter.
The Probe image adjusts to an image of a Probe with a similar size tip.
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Set the Probe Type to Hard or Touch.
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If you are using an Auxiliary Switch, select Switch Active and enter a value for the De-bounce Time.
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Add Notes if desired.
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Note: You must qualify the Probe before it can be used. |
Before a Probe can be used for the first time it must be qualified. Also, from time to time you may wish to re-qualify your Probes to assure or confirm the accuracy of measurements. Probe Manager directly links to the Probe qualification tools provided by FARO to assure the highest quality of calibration provided for your device.
To Qualify a Probe – Option 1
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Locate the Probe Set that contains the Probe that you want qualify.
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Next to the
for the probe set, select to expand the list of probes in the Probe Set.
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Select the Probe that you want to qualify.
The current Probe information appears in the right panel.
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Right click on the selected Probe.
The Probe options pop-up menu appears.
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From the options menu, select Qualify.
The qualification method pop-up menu appears.
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Select either Sphere or Hole.
A qualification dialog, depicting the selected qualification method, appears.
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Follow the graphic instructions for qualifying the Probe.
Once the qualification process is completed, updated qualification information is appears in the right panel.
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Note: As an alternative to using the Probe menu you can directly choose to invoke a qualification method by left clicking on one of the qualification icons presented in the Calibration group in the right side panel of Probe Manager. |
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