Tool Setter Position

The Tool Setter Position defines where your tool setter is on your table and gives the position from which to start the Measure Tool routine.

Any tool number that exceeds the number of pockets in your magazine will be treated as a manual tool.

Profile Section

Fields

This section contains four editable fields: Input, X Position, Y Position, and Z Start. Clicking on any of the fields will enable editing.

When you are satisfied, click to save your changes or to discard.

Input

The input designation that you chose in the Centroid UI for the tool setter. The available values are INPUT 1 through INPUT 8.

X Position

X MACHINE COORDINATE position of the tool setter.

Y Position

Y MACHINE COORDINATE position of the tool setter.

Z Start

Z MACHINE COORDINATE position that the spindle will move to after moving in the XY plane above the tool setter and before beginning the Tool Measurement routine.

Wiring

By Default the Optical Tool Setter will be connected to the AUX port.
On premium magazines the Aux Port will be a green wire and with Basic magazines the Aux Port will be the blue wire.

Optional Wiring

If you would like to have the indicator LED on the magazine to light when the tool setter is triggered you may swap the IR sensor and Aux Port Header pins.