Aimco Brakes AcraDyne Torque Cart Manual

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  Manage ment (c ont. )Assets: 
ToolsTrac was desi gned to ke ep track of a  varie ty of inven tory. There are 4 device  types  that ToolsTr ac specifically 
handle s: Tools, Torque Carts, Transducers, and  Joint Simulators
.  
On the  Main screen there are two sh ortcut  bu ttons for Ass ets: T he De vice  Inven tory button  pulls up the i nventory 
screen for a ll devices
. The  Tool  Inventory button pulls up the inventory screen f or only too ls.  
You may a lso select In vento ry from the top p ull-do wn me nu, select Dev ice, an d sele ct All, or  select the specific 
category you wish  to mana ge
.  
Ch oos ing the Export  Invento ry  Detail button wi ll allow you  to export yo ur device i nventory to a co mma sep arated 
(CSV), tab separated (TSV),  or XML spreadsheet which can  be opene d in M icro so ft Excel
.  
Adding a Tool (Must  be done from Tool or  Al l Menus): 
a)Click the  Add button on the bottom of the window.
b)Select the Manufacturer and Model Number from the drop down menus. If the
Manufacturer/Model is not listed, see  Adding a New Model section.
c)Click the Device Info  ta b
d)Enter the information listed. Only an Asset Number is required, however it is recommended
you fill out as much information as possible .
e)(The window will stay open in-case you need to change the information j ust entered. You
may press  update to save any chang es)
f) Then Click the  Back 
button. 
						

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 Any enabled Custom Fields will appear below the Notes field.  Too
lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )
Editing a Tool: 
a)Select the tool you wish to change.
b)Click the  Edi t button on the bottom of the window.
c)Make the desired changes.  Note: The  Summary  page cannot be modified.
d)Click the  Update button to save any chang es.
e)Then Click the  Back button. Tip
:  You may also choose to only view this by clicking the 
View  button from the main Device 
Menus. This will protect your asset information from being changed acciden tly
.  
Note:  Users who have a security le vel of View  will only have access to the  View button. 
Tool Operations:   ToolsTrac supports tool operations
. You can associate any number of tools to an operation for which they 
will perform
. An asset may be applied to multiple operations simultaneously.   
1. Click on Co nfigure from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on  Operation in the pull-down menu. 
						

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Adding a New Operation:  a)
Click the A dd button on the bottom of the window.
b)Enter the Operation Information. The Operation Name, Control Specification, Joint Type, Tool
Type, Tool Design, Torque Unit and Frequency filter fields are all required.
c) Click Ad d to save the Operation.
d)(The window will stay open in-case you need to change the information j ust entered. You may
press upda te 
to save any chang es.
Note: The  Torque  High must  be greater than Torq ue Low. The  Torque Target must  be in-bet ween Low a nd 
High
.  
Note:  If  the operation does  not specify an angle high /low or a pulse cou nt high/low, j ust leave  these  va lues  at 0. 
This  is important in-ord er to  provide  correct  statistical v alues
.  
Note: T he Torque  High/Low a nd Target values are used for statistic al anal ysis  and Torq ue Ve rification, so  it is  
important  to pro vide cor rect values
. This  is also true  of Angle High/Low a nd Pulse H igh/Low if  they are to be  
used for statistical a nalys is
.  
Note: Any c ustom  fields will display below t he Load Unit field.  
						

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Associating Tools  to an  Operation:  a)
Choose the operation you wish to associate a tool with.
b)Click Edit  button from the bottom of the window.
c) Click Associate
 Tools  fro m the bottom of the window.
d)Select the tool, from the “Tool List” at the bottom, which you wish to associa te with the
operation.
e) Click Add Tool  
at the bottom of the window to add it to the tools associated with the operation.
f) Then Click the  Back 
button when you are done. Tip
:  You may also choose to only view this by clicking the 
View  button from the main Operation 
Menu. This will protect your operation information from being changed accidently
.  
No te:  Users who have a security le vel of View  will only have access to the  View button.  
						

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  Manage ment (c ont. )Associating Operations  to A pp lication s:   ToolsTrac also supports Applications. This allows operations to be organized further into applicati
ons. 
Th is might be used to separate different manufacturing models, manufacturing pl ants, etc.  
1. Click on Co nfigure from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on Application  in the pull-down menu.
Adding a New Application:  a)
Click the A dd button on the bottom of the window.
b)Enter the Application Information. The Application Name is the only required field.
c) ToolsTrac will then prompt if you want to Associate Opera tions now
. If you wish to do so th en
click the  Yes button, and follow directions for  Associating Operations to an Application  
fro m
st ep d .
Associating Operations  to an  Application:  a)
Select the Application you wish to associate operations to.
b)Click the  Edi t button at the bottom.
c) Click the Associate Opera tions 
button in the new window.
d)Select the operation from the Operations List at the bottom of the screen th at you’ d like to
associa te.
e) Click the A dd button at the bottom to add the Operation to the Appl ication.
f) Click the Back 
button when you are done. 
						

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ToolsTrac Inventory / Information Management (cont.) 
Setting up and Configuring Transducers 
Note: 
• This must be done before automatic  (or manual data entry) verification will work. 
• Also, the appropriate Transducer model must be in the system under models. 
1. Click on Inventory from the top pull-down menu. 
2. Click on Device in the pull-down menu. 
3. Click on Transducers in the Device pull-down menu. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Click on the Add button at the bottom. 
5. Select the Manufacturer and Model of transducer from the 
drop-down menus.  
6. Select the Device Info Tab. 
7. Make sure to enter an Asset Number. 
8. Make sure the Device Torque Low and Device Torque Hi 
are entered according to the transducer manufacturer’s  
specification in order to get proper readings from the  
transducer.  
9. Make sure to enter a Factory Cal Value. If you do not know what it is, then choose 1.0 for now, and 
see the section on calibrating a transducer.  
10. Click the Add button. 
11. Then Click the Back button when you are done. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  Manage ment (c ont. )Setting  up and Configur ing a Tor que Cart 
Not e: 
•This must be done before automatic  or manual verification will work.
•Also, transducer(s) must be added to the inventory.
1.Click on Inventory  from the top pull-down menu.
2.Click on Device  in  the pull-down menu.
3. Click on Torque Cart  in  th e Device  pull-down menu.
Adding a Torq ue Ca rt:  a)
Click the A dd button at the bottom.
b)Enter the Asset Number  and Na me.
c) In order for automatic verification to work, you must choose at least 1 transducer 
for one of the
ports on the torque cart.
d)Click the Add button to add the Torque Cart to your inventor y.
Note : Clicking the  X 
button will clear the associated transducer port of [it’s] selection. 
						

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Configuring a Torque  Cart:  Note: 
The torque cart USB cable must be plugged into the computer.  a)
Select the Torque Cart you wish to configure.
b)Click the E dit button at the bottom.
c) Click the Configure Hard ware 
button.  You will see each of the green status lights li ght up on
the Torque Cart.
Note: Once this screen pops-up, you may click back if you wish to use the default 
configuration settings
. Your torque cart will now be “Conf igured”.  
d)Select each Transducer being configured
e) Click the Calibrate Transducer  
button.
f) Enter the  Actual TQ / Verification TQ  for the Transducer
. If you do not know it, then enter 1.0
and refer to the  
Transducer Calibration se cti on g) Click the Save button.
h)Repeat 
steps d through g  until all transducers are configured. 
						

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Options  and Read/Write EEPro ms Tabs.a. There are options here that you may change. If you do not know how to us e them, then
it’s best not to change anything  
here.j) Click the
 
Back button when  you are do ne. Tool  a
nd  Ope ration  Verific ation: 
Tool   Verification  No
te:  
•A torque cart and transducer(s) must be added and configured before automatic verifi cation can
be used.
•Make sure the Transducer is hooked up to the Torque Cart in the appropr iate port.
1. Click on Verification from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on Torque Verification  in the pull-down menu.
3. Select the tool from the list that you wish to run verification on.
4. Click the Verify button or double click the tool.
5. The Torque Verification Settings  Window wi ll pop up. Select the Transducer port for the appropriate
transduc er. 
						

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te: For step 3, only the Torque High & Target are requir ed. Additional Targets may be selected. Note: 
The Torque +/- % selector will auto-populate the High/Low Torque Targets based of f the   Target Torque value select
ed
.  
6. Click the Confirm button.
7. The  Torque Verification Readings  Screen will pop up, and you’re ready to take readin gs.
8. The Left Torque Readings Chart will display the samples’ torque re ading. The chart to the right
displays the torque statistics for the sa mple.  
If  an  external transducer  is used, another tab beside
the Master Readin gs tab will display the External Transducer Readin gs an d Stati stics
.
9. The Left Angle Readings Chart will display the samples’ angle re ading. The chart to the right
displays the angle statistics for the sample.
10. The Left Pulse Readings Chart will display the samples’ pulse count re ading. The chart to the right
displays pulse statistics for the sample
.
11. The large chart will display the torque vs. sample number. No
te: If you left click on the Torque/Angle/Pulse readings in one of the cells, a popup will ask if you 
wish to delete the latest rundown
.  
No te: The Change Sample Size button and the ability to delete rundowns will  be disab led upon 
saving the verific ation r un.  
No te: The Get Curve button will be available for all automatic verifi cations
. If there are no rundowns 
fo r the verification, you will not be able to retrieve the last curve data. 
No te:  If you wish to save multiple verifications for the same tool without re-opening the window, 
after saving you may use the Reset Acquisition button to start a new verification with the same  
Torque High/Low and Target specifi cati
ons .