Configuring Synchronized Tightening

The configuration of the Sync Reference and all Sync Members needs to be completed before performing the hardware set-up.

Configuring the Sync Reference

Select the Controller menu, then select the Synchronized Tightening tab.
In the synchronized tightening section, select No Sync
The Synchronized tightening mode window appears.
Select Sync Reference
The Synchronized tightening Mode window closes.
Select Apply.
The controller will reboot and boot into the synchronized tightening configuration, which is a simplified version of the regular Power Focus 6000 GUI.

Enabling synchronized tightening

In order for synchronized tightening to work, it has to be enabled on the Sync Reference. There are two ways to enable synchronized tightening:

Set the I/O signal Enable Operation (10055) to High, or
In the Sync reference, go to Configurations, then to the General Virtual Station tab, and click on Edit for the configuration in question. Then, in the Fixtured Stations field, set Auto Enable to Always.

If synchronized tightening has not been enabled, at runtime the user will be presented with an error message saying "Unable to start, enable signal is low."

Configuring the Sync Member

Select the Controller menu, then select the Synchronized Tightening tab.
In the synchronized tightening section, select No Sync
The Synchronized tightening Mode window appears.
Select Sync Member
The Synchronized Tightening Mode window closes.
In the Channel field, set the channel number for the Sync Member by selecting the channel number. Then select the appropriate channel for the Sync Member.
The channel numbers of the Sync Members in the same set-up must be unique.
Select Apply.
The controller will reboot and boot into the Sync Member configuration, which will only display the Sync Member's channel number.

Switching back to regular Power Focus 6000 mode (exiting synchronized tightening)

Select the PF6 FlexSystem menu, then select the Synchronized Tightening tab.
In the synchronized tightening section, select Sync Reference
The Synchronized Tightening Mode window appears.
Select No Sync
The Synchronized Tightening Mode window closes.
Select Apply.
The controller will reboot and boot into the regular configuration.