Atlas Copco STa 6000 User manual

User Guide
STa 6000
Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB
9836 8243 01
2016-06
Edition 3 1

STa 6000 User Guide Revision history
9836 8243 01 Edition 3 1 3 (324)
Revision history
Edition Date Author Description
Reference
Minimum
Software version
(ToolsTalk BLM)
Reference
irmware
version
1 0 17 April 2014 M Grippa First issue 8 0 x 1 0
2 0 15 July 2014 M Grippa General manual update 8 0 x 1 0x
2 1 01 October
2014
M Grippa Free test added (par 6 1), Identifier
updated (par 11), Display layout updated 8 1 x 1 1x
2 2 04 February
2015
M Grippa RBU AA added, Statistics and reports
updated, Test execution window updated,
Pset programming updated (par 7 1),
Settings updated (par 16), EAP-TLS
security type added (par 21), transducer
management updated, MRTT-C firmware
update added
8 3 x 2 0x
2 3 21 May 2015 M Grippa FCC Certification added (par 1 5), Power
Focus Calibration updated (par 10 1),
PowerMACS Calibration updated (par
10 2), Other Controller Calibration updated
(par 10 3), Text Execution updated (par
17 2), Execute the Pset (par 7 2 1), STa
6000 text editing added (par 3 3), Only
angle strategy added (par 8 2 2)
8 4 x 2 1x
2 4 21 July 2015 C Pacente Main parameters and control strategy
updated (par 7 1 1), Batch parameters
updated (par 7 1 5), Cm/Cmk (ISO -
CNOMO) statistics updated (par 14 1 2),
Cm/Cmk (ISO - CNOMO) report updated
(par 14 2 2), Real time statistics on the
STa 6000 display updated (par 14 4 1),
CNOMO standard E41 32 110N added
(par 14 4 2), Controller Configuration
updated (par 16 1)
8 5 x 2 2x

Revision history STa 6000 User Guide
4 (324) 9836 8243 01 Edition 3 1
Edition Date Author Description
Reference
Minimum
Software version
(ToolsTalk BLM)
Reference
irmware
version
2 5 11 November
2015
C Pacente EC Declaration of Conformity updated
(par 1 4), MET Certification added (par
1 5), Battery Charger updated (par
2 3 5 1), Mini USB Port updated (par 3 6),
Main parameters and control strategy
updated (par 7 1 1), Torque parameters
updated (par 7 1 2), Angle parameters
updated (par 7 1 3), Time updated (par
7 1 4), Pulse parameters updated (par
7 1 5), Options updated (par 7 1 6),
Subgroup parameters added (par 7 1 7),
Results Notes option updated (par 7 2 2),
Results Viewer updated (par 12),
Cm/Cmk (ISO - CNOMO) report updated
(par 14 1 2), Cm/Cmk (Shifting samples)
added (par 14 4 2 2), Offline
Programming updated (par 15
),
Controller configuration updated (par
16 1), Test execution window
customization updated (par 16 9)
8 6 x 2 3x
3 0 17 March
2016
C Pacente Specifications updated (par 1 3), FCC
Rules added (par 1 5), STa 6000
Versions updated (par 2 1), Presentation
updated (par 2 3), IRC-W / IRC-B radio
modules updated (par 2 3 4), Software
installation updated (par 4 1), Software
registration updated (par 4 1 1), ToolsTalk
BLM Overview updated (par 4 2), STa
6000 Map updated (par 4 2 4),
Transducers updated (par 5), Non-ACTA
Transducers Database updated (par 5 1),
ACTA Transducers Information updated
(par 5 2), Pset updated (par 7), Tools
Testing updated (par 8), Calibration
Report updated (par 10 4), Identifier
updated (par 11), Identifier Concepts
updated (par 11 1), Configuring a work
order updated (par 11 3 2), Configuring
result parts updated (par 11 3 3), Printing
identifiers strings updated (par 11 3 4),
9 0 x 3 0x

STa 6000 User Guide Revision history
9836 8243 01 Edition 3 1 5 (324)
Edition Date Author Description
Reference
Minimum
Software version
(ToolsTalk BLM)
Reference
irmware
version
Scanning barcodes with STa 6000
updated (par 11 4), View one trace
updated (par 13 1), Traces comparison
updated (par 13 2), Copy, Print and
Export traces updated (par 13 3), STa
6000 settings updated (par 16), Controller
configuration updated (par 16 1),
Information updated (par 16 2), IRC-C
added (par 16 4), SPC Rules updated
(par 16 6), Memory updated (par 16 7),
Working with IRC-Connect (and relative
sub-paragraphs) added (par 18),
Troubleshooting Guide updated (par 23)
3 1 14 June 2016 C Pacente Specifications updated (par 1 3), EC
Declaration of Conformity updated (par
1 4), FCC Rules updated (par 1 5),
Transducers updated (par 5), Saving
Psets (from STa 6000 to PC) added (par
7 3), PowerMACS calibration updated (par
10 2), STa 6000 communication method
settings  Manual / Serial communication
(Mode 1 ÷ 50) added (par 10 2 1), STa
6000 communication method settings 
Serial communication (Mode 0) added (par
10 2 2), Identifier Prerequisites and Details
updated (par 11 2)
9 1 x 3 1x
Copyright Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB
NOTE: This manual may be altered without further notice.
For further information log on to the Atlas Copco website: www.atlascopco.com
NOTE:
The programming software (ToolsTalk BL ) may be updated with no changes about
the STa 6000 functionalities. The minimum software version indicated here is required for the
reference firmware version.
NOTE: In the event of conflicts between translations of this User Guide, always refer to the
official English version.

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Table o Contents
Table o Contents ............................................................................................................ 6
BATTERY IN ORMATION according to European regulation 2006/66/EC 12
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 13
1 1 About this Document 13
1 2 Reference Documents 15
1 3 Specifications 15
1 4 EC Declaration of Conformity 21
1 5 FCC Rules 22
2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 23
2 1 STa 6000 Versions 24
2 1 1 Basic 25
2 1 2 QC (Quality Control) 25
2 1 3 AA (Advanced Analysis) 26
2 2 STa 6000 Typical Applications Scenario 26
2 2 1 Stand-alone STa 6000 26
2 2 2 STa 6000 connected to Torque Supervisor 27
2 3 Presentation 28
2 3 1 STa 6000 assembly 31
2 3 2 RBU 32
2 3 3 QAT Barcode reader 34
2 3 4 IRC-W / IRC-B radio modules 35
2 3 5 Battery 36
2 3 5 1 Battery Charger 36
2 3 6 External power supply 38
2 3 7 SRTT-L 38
3 USER INTERFACES ....................................................................................................... 42
3 1 Connector 42
3 2 Display 43
3 3 Keyboard 44
3 4 Buzzer 45
3 5 Network Port 45
3 6 Mini USB Port 45
4 WORKING WITH ToolsTalk BLM ................................................................................... 46
4 1 Software Installation 47
4 1 1 Software registration 51
4 1 2 Software upgrade 51
4 2 ToolsTalk BLM Overview 52
4 2 1 Menu list 53
4 2 2 Toolbar 54

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4 2 3 Status bar 55
4 2 4 STa 6000 Map 55
4 3 Settings in ToolsTalk BLM 56
4 4 Connecting to the STa 6000 56
4 4 1 USB connection 57
4 4 2 Ethernet connection 58
4 5 Enabling LOG File 61
4 6 Saving Programs (from STa 6000 to PC) 62
5 TRANSDUCERS ............................................................................................................. 64
5 1 Non-ACTA Transducers Database 66
5 1 1 Adding a transducer to the database 66
5 1 2 Selecting the transducer for the test 68
5 1 3 Transducer information 70
5 2 ACTA Transducers Information 71
6 GETTING STARTED WITH STa 6000 ............................................................................ 73
6 1 Executing a Free Test 75
6 2 Executing a Quick Test 76
7 PSET............................................................................................................................... 79
7 1 Programming a Pset 79
7 1 1 Main parameters and control strategy 83
7 1 2 Torque parameters 85
7 1 3 Angle parameters 88
7 1 4 Time 89
7 1 5 Pulse parameters 91
7 1 6 Options 92
7 1 7 Subgroup parameters 93
7 2 Running a Pset 97
7 2 1 Execute the Pset 97
7 2 2 Results Notes option 100
7 2 3 Customize the Pset execution window 101
7 2 4 View on-screen traces 102
8 TOOLS TESTING ......................................................................................................... 103
8 1 Click-Wrenches Testing 109
8 1 1 Test setup for click-wrench test 111
8 1 1 1 Measure delay time 111
8 1 1 2 Reset time 112
8 1 1 3 End cycle time 112
8 1 1 4 Slip Torque 113
8 1 1 5 Direction (CW/CCW) 113
8 1 1 6 Filter frequency (Fcut) 113
8 1 1 7 Unit 113
8 2 Power Tools Testing 114
8 2 1 Test setup for power tool test 116
8 2 1 1 Measure delay time 116

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8 2 1 2 Reset time 116
8 2 1 3 End cycle time 117
8 2 1 4 Filter frequency (Fcut) 117
8 2 1 5 Direction (CW/CCW) 117
8 2 1 6 Unit 117
8 2 2 Angle Test 118
8 3 Peak Wrench Testing 119
8 3 1 Test setup for peak wrench test 120
8 3 1 1 End cycle time 120
8 3 1 2 Filter frequency (Fcut) 121
8 3 1 3 Direction (CW/CCW) 121
8 3 1 4 Unit 121
8 4 Pulse Tools Testing 122
8 4 1 Test setup for Pulse Tool test 125
8 4 1 1 End cycle time 125
8 4 1 2 Torque coefficient 126
8 4 1 3 Filter frequency (Fcut) 127
8 4 1 4 Direction (CW/CCW) 127
8 4 1 5 Minimum pulse and maximum pulse 128
8 4 1 6 Unit 128
8 4 1 7 Threshold 128
8 4 2 Test setup for ACTA Pulse Tool test 128
8 4 2 1 Measure delay time 128
8 4 2 2 Reset time 129
8 4 2 3 End cycle time 130
8 4 2 4 Filter frequency (Fcut) 130
8 4 2 5 Direction (CW/CCW) 130
8 4 2 6 Minimum pulse and maximum pulse 130
8 4 2 7 Unit 130
9 JOINTS TESTING ......................................................................................................... 131
9 1 1 Yield Point (JOINT ANALYSIS) 131
9 1 2 Residual Torque/Time 134
9 1 2 1 Breakaway detection algorithm 135
9 1 3 Residual Torque/Angle 137
9 1 3 1 Breakaway detection algorithm 140
9 1 4 Residual Torque/Peak 142
9 1 5 Loose and Re-tight 144
10 POWER FOCUS, PowerMACS AND GENERIC CONTROLLER CALIBRATION ........ 145
10 1 Power Focus calibration 145
10 2 PowerMACS calibration 154
10 2 1 STa 6000 communication method settings  Manual / Serial communication
(Mode 1 ÷ 50) 155
10 2 2 STa 6000 communication method settings  Serial communication (Mode 0) 160
10 3 Other Controller Calibration 164
10 4 Calibration Report 168

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11 IDENTIFIER .................................................................................................................. 170
11 1 Identifier Concepts 171
11 2 Identifier Prerequisites and Details 172
11 3 Configuration of Identifier Functions 173
11 3 1 Configuring identifiers 173
11 3 2 Configuring a work order 175
11 3 3 Configuring result parts 175
11 3 4 Printing identifier strings 176
11 4 Scanning Barcodes with STa 6000 178
12 RESULTS VIEWER ...................................................................................................... 182
13 TRACES VIEWER ........................................................................................................ 191
13 1 View One Trace 191
13 2 Traces Comparison 197
13 3 Copy, Print and Export Traces 201
14 STATISTICS ................................................................................................................. 202
14 1 On-Screen Statistics 202
14 1 1 X-R Charts 204
14 1 2 Cm/Cmk (ISO - CNOMO) report 206
14 2 ToolsTalk BLM Statistics 210
14 2 1 X-R Charts 210
14 2 2 Cm-Cmk (ISO - CNOMO) report 213
14 3 SPC Rules and Results 217
14 4 Statistics Formulas 223
14 4 1 Cm/Cmk calculation 223
14 4 2 CAM/Cpk Calculation 223
14 4 2 1 CNOMO standard E41 32 110N 223
14 4 2 2 Cm/Cmk (Shifting samples) 226
15 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING .......................................................................................... 227
16 STa 6000 SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 231
16 1 Controller Configuration 232
16 2 Information 236
16 3 MRTT-C 237
16 4 IRC-C 239
16 5 Printer 240
16 6 SPC Rules 241
16 7 Memory 241
16 8 Ethernet 242
16 9 WLAN Settings 243
16 9 1 WLAN profiles 243
16 9 2 WLAN interfaces 246
16 10Test execution window customization 248
17 WORKING WITH Torque Supervisor .......................................................................... 253

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17 1 Connecting the STa 6000 to Torque Supervisor 255
17 2 Test Execution 258
17 2 1 Route of Statistic Control tests 260
17 2 2 Route options 261
17 2 2 1 Result confirmation and result summary 261
17 2 2 2  261
17 2 2 3 Route execution mode 261
17 2 2 4 Route lock 262
17 2 3 Test strategies and parameters 262
18 WORKING WITH IRC-Connect .................................................................................... 265
18 1 How to configure the IRC-W / IRC-B radio module 266
18 2 How to pair the STa 6000 with the IRC-Connect 270
18 3 How to connect the STa 6000 with the IRC-Connect 275
18 3 1  275
18 3 2 Offline testing 277
18 3 2 1 Offline test programming through Pset menu 277
18 3 2 2 Offline test programming through Tool menu 279
18 4 How to execute a test by interfacing the STa 6000 with the IRC-Connect 283
18 4 1 cable replac connection from the
Pset menu 283
18 4 2  connection from the
Tool menu 286
18 4 3 Offline test execution 289
18 4 3 1 Working with STa 6000 (P/N 8059 0956 60) 289
18 4 3 2 Working with STa 6000 PLUS (P/N 8059 0956 61) 293
18 5 IRC-Connect live result monitor 298
19 MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................ 305
19 1 Yearly Calibration 305
19 2 STa 6000 Cleaning 305
19 3 Battery Pack Maintenance 305
20 CALCULATING CORRECTION COEFFICIENTS FOR MRTT-C EXTENSIONS ........... 306
20 1 Torque Correction Coefficient 306
20 2 Angle Correction Coefficient 307
20 3 Correction Formulas 307
21 STa 6000 FACTORY SETTINGS .................................................................................. 308
22 APPENDIX A  EAP-TLS SECURITY TYPE ................................................................. 309
23 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ...................................................................................... 311
23 1 STa 6000 Diagnostic 314
23 2 STa 6000 Remote Display 315
23 3 MRTT-C Firmware Recovery Procedure 316
24 ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 318
25 INDEX ........................................................................................................................... 319