Atlas Copco ACTA 4000 User manual

User Guide
ACTA 4000
Also valid for ACTA 3000 software revision 3.x
Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems
9836 4171 01
Preliminary
2008-05

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Contents
1Safety instructions................................................................................................7
2System overview...................................................................................................9
2.1 ACTA functionality ....................................................................................................................9
2.1.1 ACTA Basic.......................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.2 ACTA Quality Control ........................................................................................................... 10
2.1.3 ACTA Advanced Analysis .................................................................................................... 10
2.2 ToolsTalk QAT ........................................................................................................................10
2.3 How to use this guide..............................................................................................................11
2.3.1 Revision History ................................................................................................................... 12
3Interface...............................................................................................................13
3.1 Back panel connectors, ACTA 4000.......................................................................................13
3.2 Back panel connectors, ACTA 3000.......................................................................................14
3.3 Front panel..............................................................................................................................15
3.3.1 Display ................................................................................................................................. 16
3.3.2 Menu Blocks......................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.3 Pull-up menus ...................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.4 Input dialog boxes ................................................................................................................ 18
4Getting started.....................................................................................................21
4.1 Out of the Box .........................................................................................................................21
4.2 Installation...............................................................................................................................21
4.3 Startup.....................................................................................................................................22
4.4 Using Quick programming ......................................................................................................22
4.4.1 Measuring tools.................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.2 Measuring controlled tools with synchronization .................................................................. 23
5Programming ACTA............................................................................................25
5.1 View ........................................................................................................................................27
5.2 Print menu...............................................................................................................................28
5.3 Quick Programming (Q.Prog.) ................................................................................................31
5.3.1 Quick programming tools ..................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2 Synchronize ......................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.3 ISO 5393.............................................................................................................................. 33
5.3.4 Measuring tools according to ISO 5393 ............................................................................... 33
5.4 Statistics (Stat.) .......................................................................................................................36
5.4.1 All tightening......................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.2 Statistics torque, Statistics angle and Statistics pulse.......................................................... 38
5.4.3 History.................................................................................................................................. 39
5.4.4 Manual Input ........................................................................................................................ 41
5.5 Configuration (Conf.)...............................................................................................................42
5.5.1 Interface ............................................................................................................................... 42
5.5.2 Calibration ............................................................................................................................ 49
5.5.3 Diagnostics........................................................................................................................... 50
5.5.4 Transducer memory ............................................................................................................. 52
5.5.5 Communication .................................................................................................................... 53

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5.5.6 Product information...............................................................................................................54
5.5.7 Options .................................................................................................................................55
5.6 Database (Datab)................................................................................................................... 55
5.6.1 New tool ................................................................................................................................55
5.6.2 Select Tool............................................................................................................................55
5.6.3 Delete Tool ...........................................................................................................................56
5.6.4 Clear all measurements ........................................................................................................56
5.6.5 Backup tool ...........................................................................................................................56
5.6.6 Information............................................................................................................................57
5.7 Program (Prog.) ..................................................................................................................... 57
5.7.1 Application Data Setup .........................................................................................................58
5.7.2 Tooltype setup ......................................................................................................................58
5.7.3 Measure setup ......................................................................................................................60
5.7.4 Ext. Measure Setup ..............................................................................................................60
5.7.5 Statistical setup.....................................................................................................................62
5.7.6 Display setup ........................................................................................................................66
5.8 Analyse (A.lyse) ..................................................................................................................... 68
5.8.1 Zoom in and zoom out ..........................................................................................................69
5.8.2 Adjust position.......................................................................................................................69
5.8.3 Save trace.............................................................................................................................69
5.8.4 Parameter .............................................................................................................................70
6Measuring strategies ..........................................................................................71
6.1 Measure strategy parameters ................................................................................................ 71
6.2 Available measuring strategies .............................................................................................. 72
6.2.1 Peak(DD) ..............................................................................................................................73
6.2.2 Static installed torque............................................................................................................74
6.2.3 Multistage .............................................................................................................................74
6.2.4 Break away ...........................................................................................................................75
6.2.5 Peak (Pulse) .........................................................................................................................76
7Measurement results ..........................................................................................77
7.1 Common parameters ............................................................................................................. 77
7.2 The Measurement dialog boxes............................................................................................. 78
7.2.1 Basic Measurement dialog box .............................................................................................79
7.2.2 Custom Measurement dialog box ........................................................................................80
7.2.3 Trace Measurement dialog box.............................................................................................81
7.3 Batch Result window.............................................................................................................. 82
7.4 Zone result window ................................................................................................................ 84
8Calibrating tools and equipment .......................................................................85
8.1 Tool calibration....................................................................................................................... 85
8.1.1 Setting up ACTA for calibration.............................................................................................85
8.1.2 Evaluating and adjusting.......................................................................................................86
8.1.3 Automatic calibration.............................................................................................................87
8.1.4 Calibration dialog boxes........................................................................................................87
8.2 Calibrating Transducers with ACTA....................................................................................... 92
8.2.1 Calibration.............................................................................................................................93
8.2.2 Linearity check ......................................................................................................................94
8.2.3 Saving and printing the new calibration value .......................................................................95

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8.3 Calibrating ACTA ....................................................................................................................96
9Printouts from ACTA ..........................................................................................97
9.1 Continuous report ...................................................................................................................98
9.2 Tool Rundowns .......................................................................................................................99
9.3 Transducer Info.....................................................................................................................100
9.4 Tool Setup.............................................................................................................................101
9.5 Tool Statistics........................................................................................................................102
9.5.1 All Tool Rundowns ............................................................................................................. 103
9.5.2 All Tool Set-ups.................................................................................................................. 103
9.5.3 All Tool Statistics................................................................................................................ 103
9.6 Tool calibration......................................................................................................................104
9.7 Database Summary ..............................................................................................................105
9.8 Trace .....................................................................................................................................106
9.9 Deadweight calibration report ...............................................................................................107
9.10 ACTA Calibration report........................................................................................................108
9.11 ISO 5393 Calibration report ..................................................................................................109
10 ToolsTalk QAT...................................................................................................111
11 Guide to statistics.............................................................................................113
11.1 Principal definitions ...............................................................................................................114
11.2 Control charts........................................................................................................................115
11.2.1 Control charts example ...................................................................................................... 116
11.2.2 X-bar and Range coefficients table .................................................................................... 121
11.3 Capability studies..................................................................................................................122
11.4 ISO 5393 calculations ...........................................................................................................123
12 Technical specifications...................................................................................125
12.1 Dimensions and weights.......................................................................................................125
12.2 Electrical................................................................................................................................125
12.3 Battery...................................................................................................................................125
12.4 Connectors............................................................................................................................125
12.4.1 Transducer Pin Description ................................................................................................ 126
12.4.2 Bar Code Reader ............................................................................................................... 126
12.5 Default Setups.......................................................................................................................127
12.5.1 ACTA ................................................................................................................................. 127
12.5.2 Q-prog................................................................................................................................ 127
12.5.3 Synchronize ....................................................................................................................... 129
13 Maintenance ......................................................................................................135
13.1 Cleaning ................................................................................................................................135
13.2 Service & Calibration ............................................................................................................135
13.3 Software Upgrade .................................................................................................................135