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Figure 19 - Spindle Setup Screen
The rst parameter, Transducer Range (TR), allows you to enter a desired TR value in Nm to calibrate the torque output
of the connected spindle.
The second parameter is Angle Constant. This is where you set a value to calibrate the angle output of the spindle.
Cong Selection is the parameter where you choose the mode for Conguration selection. The options available from the
drop box list for this parameter are Internal, External Discrete, External Binary, and External Ethernet. These selections
relate to the Congurations you programmed on the Quick Setup screen, or in the ICS software. If you are using 24 or fewer
Congurations and selecting Congurations via the inputs at the side of the Controller, then select External Discrete. With
more than 24 Congurations in use, you must select External Binary. When you select Internal, a drop box is activated on
the Run screen. This drop box allows you to choose any programmed Conguration available for the spindle connected.
Select External Ethernet if an external network device (PLC) will be providing the Conguration selection.
The fourth parameter on the Spindle Setup screen is Spindle Operation. This is where you select the method by
which the spindle receives a start signal. You can change your Insight Controller from handheld operation (spindle
trigger) to machine mount (or xtured) mode. A xtured spindle (or machine spindle) is one that receives the external
start or throttle signal remotely through the Insight’s I/O connector on the left-side of the controller. To change from a
handheld spindle to a xtured spindle, select Machine Mount from the Spindle Operation drop box. To switch back to
handheld mode, select Handheld Spindle from this drop box
The fth parameter available on the Spindle Setup screen is Start Mode. This parameter does not apply unless Machine
Mount was selected under the Spindle Operation parameter. Under machine mount operations, this parameter
determines the type of signal that is used to start the spindle:
When Throttle is selected the signal mirrors the signal sent out in hand-held tightening where the operator must
completely depress the spindle’s trigger to send a start signal. In other words, the signal must be maintained for the
entire length of the tightening for the cycle to work properly.
Pulse indicates a momentary external signal, which starts the spindle and it runs the spindle until it times out or
until the required torque or angle is reached.
Dual requires two switch closures--free speed and safety latch. This applies to spindles that require the operator to
activate two switches within a 2-second interval to ensure his hands are safely away from the machinery. If either
input is not energized within the 2-second interval, the spindle does not operate.
The next two parameters, Tube Nut and Tool Switch are used together to determine the operation of the handheld
spindles. The switch is located in the momentary spring return position of the spindle’s reverse ring. It remains in the
activated position only while the user holds it there. Upon release the ring returns to the forward or home position. To
program an attached handheld spindle:
1. Change the Tube Nut parameter from Disable to Enable.
2. Set the Tool Switch parameter to Disable, Tube Nut 1, Tube Nut 2, Gang Advance, Gang Reset, Cong Reset, or Tube
Nut 3.
With Tool Switch set to Disable and the Tube Nut Enable, the reverse position of the ring functions as the tube nut
reverse just as it does for a normal reverse operation. When the switch is put in the reverse position and the trigger
is pressed, the spindle shall operate in reverse until the tube nut head returns to the open position. The momentary
position has no functionality in this Conguration.