Ametek TAYLOR HOBSON TALYROND 500 PRO Manual

500 H
500 HS
500 T
595 UHPR
TALYROND®
500 PRO
OPERATOR GUIDE
TALYROND®
English
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This is Taylor Hobson’s introductory operator guide for
the Talyrond®500 PRO instrument range.
All the specifications in this document are correct at
time of production and are subject to change.
Please contact Taylor Hobson for further information.
Part No. K505-110372-01
Talyrond®565H PRO
Talyrond®585H PRO
Talyrond®595H PRO
Talyrond®565 HS PRO
Talyrond®585 HS PRO
Talyrond®595 HS PRO
Talyrond®565T PRO
Talyrond®585T PRO
Talyrond®595 UHPR PRO
Instruments covered:
TALYROND®500 PRO
Introductory operator guide

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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................. 4
Start up procedure .....................................................................4
Metrology 4.0 software ............................................................. 6
User interface.......................................................................................................7
Selecting the stylus.........................................................................................19
Calibration..................................................................................21
Calibrate to scale and crutch angle......................................................21
Flick standard.....................................................................................................22
Slip blocks............................................................................................................24
Ball calibration (for contour measurement)....................................26
3-line standard..................................................................................................28
Calibration procedure (Ball) - good and bad results .................31
Calibration artefacts......................................................................................32
Measurement .............................................................................34
Making a Roundness measurement......................................................34
Making a 2D Z / 2D X measurement ................................................35
Making a Cylinder Map measurement................................................36
Making an Ultra High Precision Roundness (UHPR)
measurement ....................................................................................................37
Measurement settings ..................................................................................39

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Start up procedure
Note
Please follow the optimised start up procedure to ensure quick
and easy start up of Talyrond®500 PRO and Metrology 4.0:
1. Switch on the external air supply.
• If instrument still indicates ‘Low air pressure’ when the software
starts, check that the air is ‘On’ on the internal air panel.
2. Switch on either.
• Distribution unit (Electrical cabinet only)
• ECU (Electronic control unit only)
3. Switch on the PC and monitors.
4. Switch on Active AV
• Systems with Active AV only (e.g.Talyrond®595H PRO)
Introduction
The Talyrond®500 PRO is a range of fully automated roundness/
cylindricity instruments that are unsurpassed in accuracy and reliability.
The instruments has been designed for stability and accuracy and consists
of a frictionless air bearing spindle mounted within a cast iron base and a
precision machined column.
The world-leading gauge delivers 4 mm of range, twice the range of most
roundness instruments.This enables the unique capability of roundness,
contour, and roughness measurement from a single gauge.This universal
gauge has a resolution down to 0.3 nm, when coupled with the system’s
low noise platform, the Talyrond®500 PRO becomes a fully automated
surface texture instrument.
All installation and servicing should be carried out by a Taylor Hobson
accredited service engineer.
The use of these instruments for any other purpose than a metrology
measuring instrument is not warranted byTaylor Hobson. Be aware of all
relevant safety regulations.

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5. Load Metrology 4.0 software by double-clicking on the shortcut icon
located on the PC desktop - DO NOT log on at this point.
6. Press the power button located next to the joystick.
7. Enter login details and click ‘Logon’ to load Metrology 4.0.Then follow
the on-screen instructions.
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Metrology 4.0 software
Metrology 4.0 incorporates all features that are crucial for measurement
and analysis.The software has the added ability of having its own fully
automated 3D instrument view which allows a true visualisation of the
measurement platform.
The software platform is split up into 3 distinct sections: Instrument,
Analysis and Production Interface.
This operator guide will focus on all of the main features that make up
the ‘Instrument’ section of Metrology 4.0.This includes topics such as
measurement, calibration, controlling the axes and programming routines.
Instrument view
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1. Instrument ribbon
2. Real time display (TV View)
3. Measurement window
4. Real time profile
5. Measurement toolbar
6. Instrument status bar
7. Axes control toolbar
8. Instrument section
9. Analysis section
10. Production Interface section
11. Centre & Level, Park and Stop
12. Custom layouts

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Vertical attitude -
set attitude and contact
direction
Contact - move stylus
into contact with part Part configurator
Part Co-ordinate System
(PCS)
Calibration
Show/Hide TV view
(real time display)
Gauge settings - set
options for the gauge
Horizontal attitude -
set attitude, contact
direction and orientation
Instrument control -
all instrument axes and
stages
Clear all PCS
Calibration to scale
Clear data
(profile/profiles)
Show/Hide
measurement chart
Programming editor
Side view of instrument
Plan/top view of
instrument
Front view of instrument
3D/perspective view of
instrument
Scale the view to fit the
entire instrument
Scale the view to fit
all currently displayed
profiles
Scale the view to fit
stylus tip
Scale the view to fit
all currently displayed
profiles and the stylus tip
User interface
Instrument ribbon

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Attitude and orientation
• Horizontal Attitude - The Horizontal Attitude icon can be found under the
instrument tab in the Positioning section.To move the stylus horizontally,
press the “Horizontal Attitude” button and select the orientation.
Click the Horizontal Attitude icon and the following
window will open.The diagram within the window
displays the current rotation of the stylus. Only when
‘Apply’ or ‘OK’ is pressed will the instrument gauge
orientation change take place.
1. 90 Degree Rotations - Clicking one of the
buttons on any direction of the diagram will
set the stylus to face that direction.
2. Orientation Angle Textbox - The current
orientation of the stylus is displayed in
degrees. Change this manually by typing a
number between 0 and 359 degrees.
3. Orientation Angle Arrows - Increase or
decrease the orientation angle by the number
shown above them.
4. Snap Checkbox - Switches the number
above the orientation angle arrows from 15
to 1.When set to ‘15’ the selected rotation is
snapped to the nearest 15 degrees.
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• Vertical Attitude - The Vertical Attitude icon can be found under the
instrument tab in the Positioning section.To move the stylus vertically,
press the “Vertical Attitude” button and select the orientation.
Click the Vertical Attitude icon and the following
window will open. Selecting either X+ or X- will
rotate the stylus to that vertical orientation.

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Instrument control - move types
Moving the axes to arrive at different positons around the measurement
platform can be done with the use of the ‘Control’ option.‘Move to
position’,‘Move by distance’ and ‘Continuous move’ options are available
to be selected from the control window.
The instrument control dialog box can be displayed
by selecting the Control icon in the Positioning section
of the Instrument tab. Once this has been clicked, the
control window will appear.
Continuous negative
move in Z-axis
Move to position in
Z-axis
Continuous positive
move in Z-axis
Move by distance in
Z-axis
Continuous negative
move in X-axis
Move to position in
X-axis
Continuous positive
move in X-axis
Move by distance in
X-axis
1. Continuous - This move requires the operator to click and hold the icon.
This will move the respective axes by the set speed for as long as the
operator holds the icon down.This is availble for all axes except Spindle
where you do not hold the button down.
2. Move to position -This move lets the operator move to a desired
location in the current coordinate system.These are known as absolute
positional moves.The operator would type in the desired position and the
instrument will move at the set speed to that location.
3. Move by distance - This is used to move the instrument by set distances
at a set speed.The operator can type in the move distance they wish and
the instrument will move. Please note positive and negative are accepted
with this function.

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Stop
Rotary - move to
position
Rotary - move to
position
Stop with brake
Rotary - move by
distance
Rotary - move by
distance
Instrument control - secondary stages
• Vacuum chuck - The vacuum chuck mounts on top of
the spindle.The vacuum is turned on and off using a
button in the status bar.
• Carousel (Multi-part stage) - The Carousel mounts
on top of the spindle and provides a secondary rotary
axis. A set of parts would be positioned around the
carousel and then each one rotated so it was over the
spindle axis from where all types of measurement can
be made.
• UHPR (Indexing stage) - Ultra High Precision
Roundness (UHPR) measurement requires a Talyrond®
595 UHPR PRO using a specially designed rotary stage
to achieve roundness accuracies down to ± 5 nm.
The icons for secondary stages will be displayed in grey. An example of
‘Move to position’ is shown below.
Rotary - Rotate anti-
clockwise continuously
Rotary - Rotate anti-
clockwise continuously
Rotary - Rotate
clockwise continuously
Rotary - Rotate
clockwise continuously

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Instrument control - Move AB XY (Centre & level)
The Centre & Level motors
can be moved to their home
position by clicking the icon.
The Centre & Level motors
can be individually controlled
using the mini control panel.
Instrument control - inputs
• Speed - The speeds for each axes can be set independently. Look through
the drop-down list for available speeds or type in a value (as long as it is
within the minimum and maximum limits of the system).The units for the
value are shown to the right of the box.The speed that is set will be used
for all moves.
• ‘Move to position’ value - Type ‘1’ into a ‘move to position’ value textbox
and the respective axis will move to 1 mm with the speed that was
previously set.
• ‘Move by distance’ value - Type ‘-6.5’ into a ‘move by distance’ value
textbox.This will move the respective axis in it’s negative direction by a
distance of 6.5 mm.
Instrument control - vectored move
It is possible to move more than one axes at one time.
This can be achieved using a ‘vectored move’.
A ‘vectored move’ takes the inputs of all absolute values for the available
axes and moves to them inside one routine.The axes will all move with
the associated set speeds.The vectored move can be initiated by clicking
on the icon.
• Reset moves - To delete the inputs that have been
made prior to a vectored move and revert back to the
instantaneous coordinates. Click on the reset icon.This will
put all relative moves back to the default value of 0 and all
of the absolute positions back to where they are at that
particular instance in time.

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TV view and measurement chart
Both the TV view and measurement chart show the measurement in
real time through the on-screen profile.This is most beneficial if any dirt,
marks or obscurities are seen, as the measurement can be stopped at any
point, without any loss of data.
The functions can be accessed by clicking on the
designated icons. Image below shows the TV view
in use while a measurement is conducted.
The measurement chart can be floated to another screen if required.
Programming editor
Metrology 4.0 software has the built in functionality to create, load and
run bespoke measurement and analysis programs to automate the
measurement process. Programs can also include variables to further
enhance the functionality of routines.
Create new program
Save
Edit the program Lock the program
Open an existing
program
Open the program text
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Run program
Step through program
Verify program
Run program
continuously
Stop program
Save as
Pause program
Run program from step
Record program Tortoise mode
Program properties
Run program ‘n’ times
1. New - To start a new program, click the ‘New’ icon. A blank program tab
will appear each time the ‘New’ icon is selected.
2. Open - To load an existing program, click the ‘Open’ icon. Browse to the
correct ‘.thprog’ file (default Metrology 4.0 file type).
3. Edit - If a user has access,‘edit mode’ can be selected and changes to
the current program can be made. Click the ‘Edit’ icon (If icon cannot be
seen, then the administrator should change the user’s role to give editing
access). Once in ‘Edit mode’, there are options to delete, cut, copy and
paste program steps along with undo and redo functionality. Program
steps can be expanded to view more information. Click the ‘arrow’, or
alternatively the ‘expand all’ icon.
4. Lock - Click the ‘Lock’ icon to close ‘Edit mode’ and stop any further
editing to the program.
5. Text edit - When in ‘edit mode’, there is the option to edit the text
file associated to the program. Click the ‘Text editor’ icon, to open the
‘.thprog. file in a text editor.

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6. Save/Save as - Save the program by clicking the ‘Save as’ icon. A Windows
explorer menu will appear where a location to save the file can be
defined. Once the program has been saved once, the ‘Save’ icon can then
be clicked save the program.
7. Properties - Properties can be defined by clicking the ‘Properties’ icon
while in ‘Edit mode’. A properties dialog box will appear displaying details
of the current program.
8. Run (various) - A program can be run in various different ways.
Click the ‘Run’ icon to run all of the program steps in chronological order
until completion.
Click the ‘Run continuously’ icon to run the program in a continuous
loop until the user chooses to stop.
Click the ‘Run n times’ icon to run the program in a continuous loop for
the pre-selected number of iterations.
Click the ‘Step through’ to step through the program with a pause
between each line in the program.
Click the ‘Run program from step’ icon to run the program from a
certain position. Click on the desired step to run from and then click the
icon. Alternatively, this process can be done by right-clicking onto the
step and then selecting to ‘Run from here’.
Click the ‘Run program to step’ icon to run the program to a certain
position within the program. Click on the desired step to run to and
then click the icon.
9. Stop - To stop a program whilst it is running, then click the ‘Stop’ icon.
10. Record - To record steps in ‘Record mode’, click the ‘Record’ icon and
then perform the desired functions. Each step will be recorded at the
bottom of the programming code.
Alternatively, choose to ‘Record before here’ by higlighting a particular
step and right-clicking.This will then record any functions above that step.
11. Error - If the program has an incorrect entry, then it will be highlighted
in red and displayed in the error area at the bottom of the program. Any
error will stop the program from being executed.
12. Tortoise mode - When developing a program, it is useful to test run it
using slower speeds for any movements.Then once tested, switch over to
full speed movements.This is achieved through the ‘Tortoise Mode’ feature.
A button in the Program Editor controls whether tortoise mode is on/off
and allows the tortoise mode maximum speed for each axis to be set.

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Measurement toolbar
The measurement toolbar is used for all types of measurement.The
available measurements will vary depending on the configured instrument.
Roundness measurement
2D X-axis measurement2D Z-axis measurement
Radial crest analysisCrest measurement
Cylinder map
measurement
Crest analysis using
LS Arc
Crest analysis using
highest point
Crest analysis using
lowest point
Centre & Level
Centre and Level to
Feature
Level
Level to feature
Centre
Centre to feature
Move to result
Flatness measurement
2D Z Auto
measurement
2D X Auto
measurement

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Conguration ribbon
Lock/Unlock
User roles
Change password
Corrections
Log out
Instrument configuration
User admin
Configure licence
Service reportSelect language

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Instrument/system
configurator
Set spindle offset angle
Set and calibrate axis
reference positions
Set axis datum
correction
Configure axis park
settings
Configure the system’s
device performances
Set and calibrate axis
reference positions
Add or remove stylus
Add, edit or remove
calibration artefacts
Spindle closing error
correction
Configure the upper and
lower system end stops
Instrument conguration menu

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Further icons
Stop the current
instrument operation
Apply saved workspace -
up to 6 layouts available
Save the current
workspace /layout
Tick - gauge or axes are
calibrated
Park instrument
Load a workspace from
file
Clear workspace and
close all windows
Exclamation - no
corrections/calibration
applied
Import part
Reference guide (Help)
Centre & level -
Homed
Export settings
About Metrology 4.0
Save profile
Preferences
View Licence
Centre & level -
Not homed
Import settings
Load profile

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Selecting the stylus
To select a stylus, acces the configuration dialog box.
1. Navigate to the ‘Gauge’ section of the instrument ribbon and click on
the ‘Settings’ icon.
2. This then brings up a
dialog box containing
a stylus drop-down list,
which is populated with
the options available.
3. Select the required styli
and click ‘OK’ or ‘Apply’.

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Note
If the selected stylus has previously been calibrated then it is possible to
restore that last calibration. Please note it is best-practise metrology to
re-calibrate after replacing the stylus to ensure the more accurate results.
Adding a new stylus
To add a new stylus to Metrology 4.0, access the ‘Gauge’ tab in the
‘Instrument Configuration’ section.
1. Select the ‘Add or remove stylus’ icon.
2. Click ‘New’, navigate to the required .def file and
click ‘Open’.
3. Click ‘OK’ to close the dialog box.
The stylus will now be available to select for use. Please use the ‘Selecting
the stylus’ instructions above.
Removing a stylus
To remove a stylus from Metrology 4.0, access the ‘Gauge’ tab in the
‘Instrument Configuration’ section.
1. Select the ‘Add or remove stylus’ icon.
2. Click ‘Delete’, then confrim the deletion by
selecting ‘Yes’.
3. Click ‘OK’ to close the dialog box.
The stylus has now been removed from Metrology 4.0.