## Setting Up the Machine Interface

This option is only available when working in On-line mode. | The Edit | Preferences | Machine Interface Setup menu option invokes the Machine Options dialog box for the specific machine interface being used. While the content of the interface tabs on the dialog box can vary greatly from one interface to the next, the tabs usually contain information discussing the setup of the following:

- Machine and probe head communication

- Mechanical offsets

- Axes orientation

- Debug information

The Machine Interface Setup option is only available when working on-line.

Caution: In most cases you shouldn't change any of the values in this dialog box. Some items in this dialog box, such as the Mechanical Offsets area, permanently overwrite values stored for your machine on the controller's hard drive. For questions on how and when to use the Machine Options dialog box, you should contact your local service representative:

The parameters found in the Machine Options dialog box are discussed for the following machine interfaces:

Axila Backtalk (B&S)* Bright Dea Elm

Embboard (B&S)*

Faro

Federal

GOM

Johansson

Leica

Leitz

LKDriver

LKRS232

Manmiti

Manmora

Metrocom/Metromec

Metrolog

Mitutoyo

Mora

MZeizz

Numerex

Omnitech

Reflex

Renishaw

Romer

Sharpe

Sheffield

Tech80

Theodole

Wenzel

Zeiss

ZssGPIB

*B&S = Brown & Sharpe

For more complete information on how to install/setup the various interfaces, refer to your installation documentation (Machine_Interface_Installation_Manual.doc).

More:

Restoring Factory Settings from the Controller

Assigning the Machine Axes

Generating a Debug File

OIT Communication

PH9 Communication

Rotary Table Settings

Setting the Communication Protocol

Setting the Axes Scale Factor

Wrist Configuration