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VeriFast
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MicroView 1.0 – User Manual – Version 1.9
Teaching the MicroView
Two Teach screens allow the user to teach the schedules for the devices connected to the
MicroView:
• Teach screen – for teaching schedules for regular applications (see Teach Screen
section on page 31).
• Step Thru Teach screen – for teaching schedules for robotic applications only (see Step
Thru Teach Screen on page 32).
To access these screens, see the Screens Navigation Chart on page 28. Remember that
both screens are protected by the User Password (see page 30).
The principles of learning the MicroView for working with a VeriFast™ LVDT (Linear Variable
Displacement Transformer) or an LPT (Linear Position Transducer) are similar in both the regular
Teach screen, or in the Step Thru Teach screen (for robotic applications only).
To teach any of the positions, place the connected device in the desired position, ensure that
the value displayed in the Live Data field is correct, and press the corresponding
button (situated on the same line with the taught parameter for the standard Teach screen).
The taught position will become highlighted green and remain as such until the status of the
device will change (e.g., pin will move into a different position).
Different positions can be taught for VeriFast™ LVDT, VeriFast™ Laser, or the LPT, as
shown below.
Note 1: Each device connected to MicroView can be placed in ‘BYPASSED’ mode, in which the
device can be taught, but monitoring will be disabled. An input is sent to the PLC to indicate this
setting, and a “Device Bypassed” message will be displayed on appropriate MicroView screens.
Note 2: During normal consumable wear, after consumables are replaced, and/or after the Signal
Conditioner is re-calibrated or replaced, some or all LVDT and/or gun positions may require
re-teaching.
Teaching Positions for VeriFast™ LVDT or VeriFast™ Laser
Table 9 – Teaching Positions for VeriFast™ LVDT or Laser
Position Taught *
Required Position of LVDT or Laser
Pin and/or status of equipment
How to teach
P1: Pin Extended
Weld pin fully extended
Press the (corresponding) button.
P2: Weld Position
and
Correctly orientated fastener
and
Press the (corresponding) button.
P3: Set Down
Can be taught only after a successful
weld has been achieved
And
Weld gun is still closed and intensified
Press the (corresponding) button.
P4: Pin Retracted
Weld pin fully retracted
Press the (corresponding) button.
* Positions can be taught in any order on the Teach screen and in circular order on the Step Thru
Teach screen.
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