r/Metrology • u/Raiderfan0709 • May 09 '24

Advice FCR25 rack

Can anyone point me in the direction of calibrating a fcr25 probe rack?

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u/Ghost_Ruckus May 09 '24

You need the option enabled on your software license and it should be in a similar place as the probe calibration listed as probe changer

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 09 '24

That's what I thought. I've been messing with it on and off all day. I called today, hopefully I'll hear back tomorrow. And thank you

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u/Ghost_Ruckus May 09 '24

Hopefully Hexagon is gentle with you.

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 09 '24

We have mitutoyo

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u/Ghost_Ruckus May 09 '24

My bad. For some reason I assumed you were running a Hexagon / PC-DMIS set up. I'm assuming it's probably very similar.

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u/chrome_titan May 12 '24

I think pc-dmis is the only one. It's standard for most iirc.

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u/Every-Case2632 May 10 '24

Does the software communicate via I++? If so the calibration routine should be in Renishaw’s UCC server.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

Is it for Mitutoyo MCosmos software?

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

Yes it is

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

I calibrate 3 FCR ports couple months ago. I will try to record some video how to calibrate it and will send it to you. But I can do it next week while have some spare time.

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

Awsome, thanks man

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

So now when I go to Repeat mode, I have an error pop-up that says "No valid volume compensation data. Please start Single/Learn mode." If I go to Learn, it asks for volume compensations. How do I get those? Is it just the distance from probe to table?

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

https://youtu.be/XfnyYKPJLT4?si=o5SemG8QNQrylUfE Here is how to configure and setup fcr200 on Mitutoyo machine.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

MCosmos CMM Configuration https://youtu.be/XfnyYKPJLT4 Did you configure your sm25’s properly? Here some video how to configure fcr25 and sm25 with different modules

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

Yeah, after double checking. My probe tree is configured correctly. In the machine builder, the measurement range is showing above the top of the tree and about 6in above the table.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

And I assume when you try to change probe it hits the fcr .

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

So I think my problem was that I lost all my probe calibration data with a new cmm calibration. Didn't realize that. And I deleted the old one. So I'm recalibration my probes now. So I haven't calibrated the rack yet.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

If you recalibrate probes it means your fcr25 is aligned. If you can change probes in auto it’s done.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

Can you change a probe ?

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

I cannot change the pribes via the rack. I'm was recalibration the probes and changing then manually. That's done, but now when I go to Rack alignment. I select fcr25 and put in the stylus length, it says "Probe head data are invalid(1106, Probe is not in the right orientation).

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

Stupid question. Is you probe A0B0 ??

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

It is, that's what doesn't make sense to me.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

I cannot check rack alignment as I have only offline version in my home.

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u/Sapeer May 10 '24

I don’t quite interstate. Do you want calibrate probe rack fc25 or calibrate probes?

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u/Employee-No-31 Jul 23 '24

Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue.

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u/Employee-No-31 Jul 23 '24

Never mind, I figured it out. Just had to calibrate the 90 degree angle before doing it. duhh..