Settings for a Multistep Program

Name

A user defined name for the multistep program.

Thread Direction

Direction of the threads, either clockwise (CW) or counter clockwise (CCW).

Loosening Program

Indicate if a loosening program is available. Choose from the list of available loosening programs in the controller.

Type

Type of program, either Tightening or Loosening.

Program Start

Gives 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.

Program End Torque

Gives the torque value that stops a multistep tightening.
The signal 168 - Program End is true when, after a multistep tightening Program End Torque has reached, and Program End Timeout has elapsed.
Default value for Program End Torque is Tool max torque * 0.03.

Program End Timeout

Gives the time value (in seconds) that stops a multistep tightening.
The signal 168 - Program End is true when, after a multistep tightening Program End Torque has reached, and Program End Timeout has elapsed.
Default value for Program End Timeout is 0 seconds.

True Angle Compensation

Turns True Angle Compensation on or off (default is Off).

Use attachment tuning

Select whether attachment tuning should be on or off.

Gear ratio

The gear ratio value can be between 0.5 and 4.0.

Efficiency tuning

The efficiency tuning value can be between 0.5 and 1.0.

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

  (Not available for STB tools)

• 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.

For STB tools, Trigger Torque will only activate in the tightening direction when executing a tightening program; and only in the loosening direction when executing a loosening program.

Low limit

Sets angle monitoring (program) lower limit.

High limit

Sets angle monitoring (program) higher limit.

Torque

Turn Torque monitoring On or Off for the entire program. If Active in steps is left blank, torque monitoring will start at program start.

Active in steps

Sets a range of steps the torque monitoring is valid for. If no end step is specified, torque monitoring will stop at the last step of the program that is not a Socket Release step.

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.

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.

Reporter

Select a result reporter.

Producer

Select which monitor/restriction produces the value.

Value

Select which value to show from the selected producer.

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)

Validate against tool values

Use On if tool is known and set Max Torque and Max Speed.

Use Off if tool is not known.

Tool

Drop-down for choosing the tool to validate against.

Max torque

Max torque of the tool to validate against.

Max speed

Max speed of the tool to validate against.