Tightening Program Properties

General Settings

Parameter	Description
Name	A user-defined name for the multistep program.
Thread Direction	Direction of the threads, either clockwise or counterclockwise
Loosening Program	Indicate if a loosening program is available. Choose from the list of available loosening programs in the software.
Type	Type of program, either Tightening or Loosening
Program Start	Sets the torque level for generating a result. If left blank, the result is generated every time the tool is started; otherwise result is only generated from the set torque level.
True Angle Compensation	Tools equipped with a gyro can measure the tool rotation during tightening. If the tool is rotated during tightening, the angle measurement may be corrupted. This leads to faulty tightening if made to angle references. With True Angle Compensation the tool can compensate for these rotations and make a correct tightening. Only tools equipped with a gyro have the capability to measure the tool rotation. True Angle Compensation is not supported for ICB tools. True Angle Compensation is not supported for tools with a crowfoot (Gear Front Attachment) installed.

Attachment Tuning

Attachment tuning gives the possibility to compensate for front attachments on the tool. The compensation can be made for each tightening program.

An operator can hot swap attachments and then select a tightening program tuned for that specific attachment.

Parameter	Description
Use Attachment Tuning	On or Off
Gear Ratio	The Attachment gear ratio is needed to compensate the angle. Minimum: 0.5 Maximum: 3.6 Socket rotation speed = Tool speed / gear ratio
Efficiency Tuning	Attachment gear ratio combined with the Efficiency tuning is needed to compensate the torque. Minimum: 0.5 Maximum: 1.0 For example 0.9 means 10% efficiency loss.

Parameter

Description

Use Attachment Tuning

On or Off

Gear Ratio

The Attachment gear ratio is needed to compensate the angle.

Minimum: 0.5

Maximum: 3.6

Socket rotation speed = Tool speed / gear ratio

Efficiency Tuning

Attachment gear ratio combined with the Efficiency tuning is needed to compensate the torque.

Minimum: 0.5

Maximum: 1.0

For example 0.9 means 10% efficiency loss.

Trace Configuration

The trace configuration can be done on program level or for each step. The default configuration is set on the program level and can be overridden in each step as needed.

Here, enabling this function allows the configuration to be done on program level.

Parameter	Description
Enabled	On: Enables the trace resolution configuration on program level. Off: The trace recording is done with the same resolution for the whole tightening. In this case, the trace points are evenly distributed in time over the whole tightening. For each time slot (0.25 ms) two values (the minimum and the maximum measured value) are displayed in the trace. The maximum number of samples in this format is 2000.
Sample Type	Sample Time: specifies how often samples should be stored in the trace by specifying a sample time in ms. Sample Angle: specifies how often samples should be stored in the trace by specifying a sample in deg.
Sample Time	Choose the sample time from the drop-down list (0.25 - 1000 ms)
Sample Angle	Choose the sample angle from the drop-down list (0.25 - 20 degree)

Validation

During the configuration of tightening programs, the entered values are compared with the tool capability values to prevent parameters being outside the selected limits. User-defined maximum values are useful if many different tools are being used.

Parameter	Description
Validate against tool values	On: entered values are compared with the tool capability values Off: no validation performed
Tool	Shows the tool to compare the values with.

Parameter

Description

Validate against tool values

On: entered values are compared with the tool capability values

Off: no validation performed

Tool

Shows the tool to compare the values with.

Program Monitors

Angle
Parameter	Description
Angle	Turn angle monitoring On or Off for the entire program. If Active in steps and Trigger Torque are left blank, angle monitoring will start at program start.
Active in steps	Sets a range of steps the angle monitoring is valid for. If no end step is specified, angle monitoring will stop at the last step of the program that is not a Socket Release step.
Type	Type of angle monitoring. Choose between: Peak Angle: the highest angle reached during the monitor Angle at Peak Torque: the angle at the point where the highest torque was reached during the monitor Shut Off Angle: the angle at the shut-off point of the step Angle at End: the angle at the end of the monitor, including the brake, if active.
Trigger torque	Sets the value of the trigger torque for angle monitoring.
Low limit	Sets angle monitoring (program) lower limit
High limit	Sets angle monitoring (program) higher limit

Torque
Parameter	Description
Enabled	Turn Torque monitoring On or Off for the entire program. This monitor checks that the torque is within the specified limits.
Active in steps	Sets a range of steps this monitor is valid for: If no start step is specified, this monitor will start at program start. If no end step is specified, this monitor will stop at the last step of the program.
Type	Type of angle monitoring: Peak Torque: the highest torque reached during the monitor. Shut Off Torque: the torque at the shut-off point of the step.
Low limit	Sets torque monitoring (program) lower limit.
High limit	Sets torque monitoring (program) higher limit.

Time
Parameter	Description
Enabled	Turn time monitoring On or Off for the entire program. This monitor checks that the time is within the specified limits.
Active in steps	Sets a range of steps this monitor is valid for: If no start step is specified, this monitor will start at program start. If no end step is specified, this monitor will stop at the last step of the program.
Trigger torque	Sets the value of the trigger torque at which this monitor shall start.
Low limit	Sets time monitoring (program) lower limit.
High limit	Sets time monitoring (program) higher limit.

Program Restrictions

Parameter	Description
Maximum Time Limit	Set amount in seconds. This restriction checks the total time for the tightening and if it exceeds the Time High limit the tool is stopped immediately. The time is measured from the start of the program.
Maximum Torque Limit	This restriction checks the torque and if the measured torque exceeds the Torque High limit the tool is stopped immediately.

Angle
Parameter	Description
Angle	Turn angle restriction On or Off for the entire program. This restriction checks that the angle is within the specified angle limits.
Active in steps	Sets a range of steps this restriction is valid for: If no start step is specified, this restriction will start at program start. If no end step is specified, this restriction will stop at the last step of the program.
Trigger torque	Sets the value of the trigger torque at which the this restriction shall start.
High limit	Sets angle restriction (program) higher limit.

Time
Parameter	Description
Time	Turn time restriction On or Off for the entire program. This restriction checks that the time is within the specified time limits.
Active in steps	Sets a range of steps this restriction is valid for: If no start step is specified, this restriction will start at program start. If no end step is specified, this restriction will stop at the last step of the program.
Trigger torque	Sets the value of the trigger torque at which this restriction shall start.
High limit	Sets time restriction (program) higher limit.

Reporters

This enables the user to choose which values (from monitors/restrictions) shall be shown as final values. Click the plus sign to choose a result reporter to be tied to a program monitor/restriction value.

Parameter	Description
	Select a result reporter.
	Select which monitor/restriction produces the value.
	Select which value to show from the selected producer.