LUDECA smartALIGN User manual

1. Know your smartALIGN
2. Mount smartALIGN and switch on
3. Enter dimensions
The main operating buttons are the joystick, the menu button
and the escape button.
4. Measure
From the start screen, select the dimensions icon. Depress joystick
to enter machine dimensions. The rectangular box appears when
the joystick is pushed forwards or backwards. Proceed to edit di-
mension by moving the joystick forwards, backwards and/or side-
ways.
Dimensions to be entered include:
•Laser-to-prism
•Laser-to-coupling center (calculated automatically from laser-prism
distance, or distance to right side of spacer coupling)
•Coupling diameter
•RPM
•Laser-to-front foot (of right machine)
•Front foot-to-back foot (of right machine).
When the dimensions have been entered, the dimensions submenu
appears with ‘Measure’ highlighted.
With the cursor on ‘Measure’, depress joystick to proceed with
measurement. Measurement can also be started by selecting the
measure icon in the start screen.
Center the laser beam using the reflector thumbwheel and the
yellow knob. When the beam is centered, the blue LED lights up.
As the default measure mode is continuous sweep, this mode is
automatically initiated when the shafts are rotated. After a rota-
tion of at least 60°, the results option is highlighted. Depress joy-
stick to view alignment results.
5. Results
Access the submenu item ‘Results’ by pressing the menu button.
With ‘Results’ highlighted, depress joystick to obtain results. Re-
sults can also be accessed by selecting the results icon in the start
screen.
Coupling results are given in the form of gap difference at the
entered coupling diameter and offset.
With left machine stationary, gap is positive when open at top or
side away from viewer
Foot results are accessed by moving joystick.
Vertical gap
Vertical offset
Horizontal gap
Horizontal
offset
Both vertical and horizontal results show the foot position relative
to the stationary machine centerline.
Positive values indicate that machine foot is upwards or away from
viewer. Negative values indicate that machine is downwards or
towards the viewer.
The alignment condition is indicated by both the tolerance sym-
bol and the corresponding lit smartALIGN LED.
Horizontal
Foot positions
Tolerance
symbol
Vertical
Switch on the instrument by pushing the joystick forward and
holding for a few seconds. All 4 computer LEDs light up.
Stationary
machine
Machine to
be moved
Transducer (Laser)
Reflector (Prism)
smartALIGN
computer
Joystick pushed to
turn on smartALIGN
LEDs
Escape
button
Menu
button
Joystick
Start
screen
With blue LED lit - values within excellent tolerances
With green LED lit - values within acceptable tolerances
With amber LED lit - values out of tolerance
With red LED lit - machine misaligned

Quick reference
6. Move Alignment options
Static feet
Live MOVE can be performed in both horizontal and vertical di-
rections. From the results screen press the menu button and se-
lect ‘Move’ from the results submenu.
Depress joystick and then select the direction of the MOVE.
Turn shaft to any 45° position and then center the laser beam,
and start live MOVE by depressing the joystick when the ‘Begin
Move Now’ screen appears.
Direction to
move machine
Amount to move machine
Save file
To save a file, select ‘File’/’Save as’ from the start screen menu
and save file using the text editor.
For uppercase
letters double
click
smartALIGN quick reference ALI 9.703.LUD
Soft foot can be checked at any time.
Access the soft foot function via the start screen or the results
submenu. Rotate shaft to 3:00 or 9:00 o’clock position and then
center the laser beam. Select foot to check by moving the cursor.
Depress joystick and loosen corresponding anchor bolt. A happy
smiley indicates that no further investigation at that particular foot
is warranted.
Soft foot
Any pair of machine feet can be designated as static. Depress the
menu button while in either the dimensions or results submenu
to access the ‘Options’ menu item. Select ‘Options’/’Fix Feet’.
Move the cursor under feet pair to fix and depress joystick to
confirm selection.
Targets
Set coupling targets by accessing the ‘Options’ menu item. Select
‘Options’/’Set Targets’, and enter values via the text editor. The
values are activated by going to ‘Options’/’Targets’ and selecting
'ON'.
Thermal growth
Enter thermal growth values by accessing the ‘Options’ menu item.
Select ‘Options’/’Set Thermal Growth’, and enter values via the
text editor. The values can either be positive or negative. The val-
ues are activated by going to ‘Options’/’Thermal growth’ and se-
lecting 'ON'.
(For details please refer to the smartALIGN handbook ALI 9.702G.)
LUDECA Inc.
1425 N.W. 88th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172
www.ludeca.com
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
eMail: [email protected]
Voelzow & Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 0158 • Wingate, NC 28174
704-233-9222 • Fax [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.LaserAlignment.net