renishaw NDI User Manual

Installation and user’s guide

H-1000-5180-01-A

NDI AUTOsense
touch trigger module

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Renishaw part no: H-1000-5180-01-A

Issued: 11 2008

NDI AUTOsense touch trigger module

installation and user’s guide

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Care of equipment

Renishaw probes and associated systems are precision tools used for
obtaining precise measurements and must therefore be treated with
care.

Changes to equipment

Renishaw reserves the right to improve, change or modify its
hardware or software without incurring any obligations to make
changes to Renishaw equipment previously sold.

Care of equipment

CAUTION: The product should not be included in general
rubbish.

Care of equipment

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Warranty

Renishaw plc warrants its equipment provided that it is installed
exactly as defined in associated Renishaw documentation.

Prior consent must be obtained from Renishaw if non-Renishaw
equipment (e.g. interfaces and/or cabling) is to be used or substituted
for Renishaw equipment. Failure to comply with this will invalidate the
Renishaw warranty.

Claims under warranty must be made from authorised service
centres only, which may be advised by the supplier or distributor.

Patents

Aspects of the NDI AUTOsense touch trigger module system have
patents applied for.

CAUTION: The NDI AUTOsense touch trigger module will only
work with genuine AUTOsense module styli. When switching
on the module ensure a genuine stylus is fitted and that the
stylus is not in contact with any surface until the module status
LED turns green.

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EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Renishaw plc declare that the product:

Name(s): MSP3

Description: NDI AUTOsense touch trigger module

Part no.: A-3053-2300

has been manufactured in conformity with the following standards:

BS EN 61326-1:2006 Electrical equipment for

measurement, control and laboratory
use - EMC requirements -
Part 1: General requirements
Immunity to Table 2 - industrial locations.
Emission to Class A - industrial
locations.

and that it complies with the requirements of the following directive:

2004/108/EC Electromagnetic compatibility

The above information is summarised from the full EC Declaration of
Conformity. A copy is available from Renishaw on request.

Contents

Contents

1 Introduction ...................................................................................6

2 Product description .......................................................................7

2.1 The AUTOsense touch trigger module kit ............................7

2.1.1 The AUTOsense module ......................................... 8

3 Product installation ........................................................................ 9

3.1 Cre ating and connecting an AUTOsens e stylus

ass embly ........................................................................... 10

4 Product operation ........................................................................ 13

4.1 Operational modes ............................................................. 13

4.2 Operation ........................................................................... 14

4.3 Accuracy of measurement.................................................. 14

4.4 Calibration .......................................................................... 15

5 Technical data ............................................................................ 16

5.1 Measuring performance .....................................................16

5.1.1 Technical specification ........................................... 16

6 Applications guide ....................................................................... 17

6.1 Stylus selection ..................................................................17

6.1.1 The list of available styli ......................................... 18

6.1.2 Recommended stylus limits ................................... 18

7 Product maintenance .................................................................. 19

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