Fluke PRUFTECHNIK ROTALIGN touchEX User manual

ROTALIGN®touch EX
On-board help

ROTALIGNtouch
EX
On-board help
Version: 2.3
Edition: 03.2020
Part No.: DOC 52.202.EN

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Contents
Contents 3
System packages 9
Available package 9
Home screen 11
Configuration 13
Components 16
Ruggedized tablet 16
Starting the Shaft Alignment application 16
Intrinsically safe RF module 17
Intrinsically safe sensor and laser 17
sensALIGN5 EX components 19
sensALIGN 5 EX laser 19
Laser batteries 20
Replacing laser batteries 20
sensALIGN 5 EX sensor 21
Opening the sensor/laser aperture 21
Sensor and laser labelling 22
Mounting components 23
Mounting brackets 23
Bracket mounting procedure 23
Mount intrinsically safe RF module, sensALIGN5 sensor and laser 24
Dimensions 28
Coupling properties 29
Targets 29
Machine properties 31
Toggle 31
Machine colour 31
Thermal growth 32
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Thermal growth calculator 32
Multiple feet 34
Laser beam adjustment (sensALIGN 5 EX) 36
Using sensALIGN 5 laser and sensor 36
Laser beam adjustment 38
Laser adjustment wizard 38
XYView 40
Initializing sensor 43
Measurement 44
Averaging 44
Measurement modes 46
Continuous Sweep measurement 47
Extending measurement range when using Continuous Sweep 49
Multipoint measurement 51
Static measurement 53
Pass mode 55
Manual and dial gauge entries 57
Entering manual measurement values 57
Addition of a dial gauge measurement 58
Validity rule 60
Convert coupling results to dial gauge readings 61
Extend measurement range manually 63
Results 65
Sign convention 66
Multiple feet results 68
Foot corrections 68
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Tolerances 70
Available tolerance tables 70
ANSI standard specification tolerances 71
User defined tolerances 72
Asymmetric and symmetric tolerances 73
Tolerance table based on coupling format 74
Live Move screen 75
Move simulator 78
Saving asset measurements 80
Saving an asset 80
Asset list options 81
Default template 85
Generating reports 87
Generating measurement reports 87
Report logo 88
Measurement table 90
Measurement quality 92
Editing measurement data 93
Broken ellipse 93
Other deviation diagrams 94
What is the effect of deactivating individual points? 95
Using Cloud drive 96
Transferring an asset to the Cloud drive 96
Downloading an asset from Cloud drive 96
RFID 97
Assigning a saved asset to an RFIDtag 97
Opening an asset measurement assigned to an RFIDtag 98
Built-in camera 100
Gallery 100
How to capture a screen shot on the touch device 101
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Soft foot 102
Sensor measurement 102
Manual entry 103
Soft foot wizard 104
Types of soft foot 105
Vertical flanged machines 106
Marking measurement positions 106
Set-up 108
Vertical flanged machines – vertiSWEEP 110
Measure using vertiSWEEP 110
Shimming modes 112
Vertical flanged machines – Static clock 113
Measure using Static measurement mode 113
Live Move – Vertical machines 116
Correcting angularity 116
Correcting offset 116
Horizontal flanged machines 119
Flange-mounted horizontal machines 119
Set-up 119
Machine train alignment 121
Measurement 124
Live Move – machine train alignment 127
Cardan shaft alignment 130
Measurement procedures in the cardan application 130
Cardan shaft alignment - Using rotating arm bracket 131
Mounting laser, sensor and RF module 131
Mounting the brackets on the shafts 131
Cardan shaft alignment - Rotating plane measurement procedure 133
Taking measurements 134
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Cardan shaft alignment – Using cardan offset bracket 137
Cardan offset brackets 137
Mounting large cardan offset bracket 138
Mounting the large cardan offset bracket and adjusting laser 138
Mounting bracket 138
Mounting the laser holder assembly on the rail 140
Mounting and adjusting laser 140
Adjusting the laser beam to the machine rotational axis 140
Positioning laser and mounting sensor for measurement 140
Mounting cardan offset bracket lite (sensALIGN 5 EX laser) 141
Mounting the cardan offset bracket lite and adjusting sensALIGN 5 laser 141
Mounting the faceplate to the rail 141
Mounting the laser holder assembly on to the rail 143
Mounting and adjusting the sensALIGN 5 EX laser 143
Adjusting the sensALIGN 5 laser beam to machine’s rotational axis 144
Positioning sensALIGN 5 EX laser and mounting sensALIGN 5 EX sensor for meas-
urement 145
Cardan shaft alignment measurement procedure 147
Evaluation and alignment 149
Best practice 151
Mounting sensor and laser 151
Entering dimensions 151
Initializing sensor 151
Causes that may influence measurement 151
Results and Live Move 151
sensALIGN 5 EX sensor firmware update 152
Updating sensor firmware to a newer version 152
Notification on sensor and laser calibration 154
Appendix 157
Updating ROTALIGN touch EX to a newer firmware version 157
Documentation 159
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Technical data – sensALIGN 5 EX sensor 161
Technical data – RFmodule 163
Technical data – sensALIGN 5 EX laser 165
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System packages
The intrinsically safe ROTALIGNtouch EX system combines an intriniscally safe ruggedized tab-
let with the intrinsically safe sensALIGN 5 EX sensor and laser units.
The system incorporates built-in connectivity (WiFi and RFID), and a built-in camera. It is
available in the Zone 1 (Class I, Division 1) category.
Available package
lALI 52.000-Z1 — This package uses the ecom Class I, certified ruggedized tablet ALI
52.200-Z1
Note
Check and ensure that the delivered package items conform to the purchase order and
the packing list. Reference may also be made to the online product catalog.
Contact PRÜFTECHNIKCondition Monitoring or your local sales representative if any
package items are damaged or missing.
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