Properties Sub-Tab

Name

A user-defined name for the multistep program.

Description

Description of the multistep program.

Type

Tightening or loosening.

Thread direction

Clockwise (CW) or counter clockwise (CCW) rotational direction.

Loosening program

Select an existing loosening program to connect to the tightening program.

Program Start

The multistep tightening program starts when the torque passes the trigger torque value (Nm) for the first time, in order to avoid starting the program by accident.

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

Certain tools can detect and measure the tool rotation during tightening. If the tool is rotated during tightening, the angle measurement may be corrupted. This may lead to a faulty tightening if the tool movement is too great. For variations within specified limits, the controller can compensate these rotations and make a correct tightening.

This is an additional Licensed Feature, available per Virtual Station.

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)

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

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 angle 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.

Validate against tool values

Use On to set Max Torque and Max Speed manually, or select a specific tool in order to validate against the selected tool's values.

When a specific tool is selected, the steps and monitors not supported by the specific tool are indicated by a yellow triangle.

Max Torque

The maximum limit used in the validation. This is expressed in a numeric torque value.

Max speed

The maximum limit used in the validation. This is expressed in a numeric rpm value.

Use Attachment Tuning

Yes or No

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.

Reporter

Select a result reporter.

Producer

Select which monitor/restriction produces the value.

Value

Select which value to show from the selected producer.