Configuring ILT Tool Tags

Pairing an ILT Tool Tag to a Virtual Station in the ILT Base Station

  • The ILT Tool Tag must be within 5m of the ILT Base Station when pairing.

  • Make sure that the ILT Tool Tag has power, the ILT Tool Tag LED lights should be lit up.

  1. On the Home screen, select Configuration, select a Virtual Station, and then select Tool Tag.

  2. On the Tool Tag screen, select Set Tool Tag and then select Pair Tool Tag. The available ILT Tool Tags will be listed using the ILT Tool Tag ID.
    The selected ILT Tool Tag is listed as Active.

    The Tool Tag ID is found on the ILT Tool Tag.

Identifying an ILT Tool Tag

When the blink command is active, the status LED on the selected ILT Tool Tag will start to blink.

  1. On the Home screen, select Configuration, select a Virtual Station, and then select Tool Tag.

  2. On the Tool Tag screen, select Set Tool Tag.

  3. On the Set Tool Tag screen, select Blink Tool Tag.

  4. To end the blinking, select Stop blinking.

Setting the Tool Type

Select the Tool Type (Pistol grip nutrunner or Right-angle nutrunner) to make sure the displayed orientation axis is consistent with the orientation axis of the tool.

  1. On the Home screen, select Configuration, select a Virtual Station, and then select Tool Tag.

  2. On the Tool Tag screen, select Tool Type.

  3. Select either Pistol grip nutrunner or Right-angle nutrunner.

Setting the Filter Factor

The filter factor (0-1) specifies how much the distance measurement is filtered. A higher Filter Factor gives more stable, but slower, distance measurements. A lower filter factor gives faster measurements, but less stable. This is an advanced setting, the recommended value is 0.25.

  1. On the Home screen, select System, select User and then select Locating.

  2. On the Locating screen, select Filter factor.

  3. Enter the Filter factor, then select OK.

Distance Offset

In some cases the distance measurement can have a constant offset due to the environment. The distance offset can in these cases be used to remove the measurement error. This is an advanced setting, the recommended value is 0.

  1. On the Home screen, select Configuration, select a Virtual Station, and then select Tool Tag.

  2. On the Tool Tag screen, select Distance offset.

  3. Enter the offset, then select OK.