Pen-to-Paper Calibration (PPC)

Installation of PPC software

Step 1. Install the PPC software by running the set up file. Please accept all the default settings. The software is self installing without much help.

Step 2. Using Windows Explorer, go to c:\ppc. Create a shortcut to file, ppc.exe, at the desk top.

Step 3. Double click on the ‘ppc icon’. A login menu will appear and give the following details.

Login :- hp2000

Password :- rogue1

Step 4. Click the OK button when the software screen appears.

Step 5. Go to the ‘set up’ menu at the top of the screen. Select ‘Calibration stand’. A detailed menu on Calibration stand appears. Key in all the details as per the Calibration stand supplied along with the serial number. Press OK.

Step 6. Go to ‘set up’ menu. Select ‘Spec limits’ then ‘adjust’ menu. Change the specifications as follows.

Min specification

:- 1.1938

Nominal

:- 1.3716

Max specification

:- 1.5494

Let the other details remain unchanged as we will not be using the other details for the measurement process. Press OK to continue.

Step 7. Click the left most button ‘CALIBRATION’. Put in the sensor serial number and the calibration block serial number. Follow the menu to calibrate. There are two sections for calibration. After the first stage, it will once again verify the calibration.

Step 8. Press the big ‘MEASURE’ button on the right side of the screen. You can see that the tool is ready for calibration.

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