Probe identification across machines

[[Is...]]

Curious as to how others with multiple CMMs are naming their probes? I have a majority of programs stored online for rev control and that is working great, however every time there is a rev change, I have to go to each individual machine and update the probe names per that machine when I download the program to the machine. We have a commonly used 3-4 probes that are built exactly the same @ each machine (probe dia / length / etc). Are there any issues with naming those the exact same to remove the step of me needing to update @ every machine? I assume calypso knows/ is set up to use the individual probe data from each machine. 

Current Naming looks like this 

Machine 1: Small_Spline_Star

Machine 2: small_spline_star

Machine 3: SMALL_SPLINE_STAR

etc etc 

[[Qu...]]

Hello,

I am currently running two machines and I named the probe system & stylus the same across both machine.

There isnt a problem when program on one and open it on the other. The program just run normally if the name matches.

[[Ja...]]

Very similar answer to Quang Tran. I currently have 60 different stylus system identifications that get used on our machines. My naming protocol is simply what type of head it is, and then a number. Example: XT 001, XT 002, etc. All of the probes work on any machine with an XT head (interchangeable) and there’s no need to worry about getting probes mixed up. For the most heavily used stylus systems I make two systems exactly the same (one for each machine) and call them both XT 001 for example. Works good.

[[Pa...]]

Same.  Two machines each with 25 identically filled pockets; both machines wearing the same probe head.  As long as the actual values aren't pointed to the same location you can even run qualification routines simultaneously on both.

For the record, we also have a couple dozen less-used systems we have built only one physical system.  We qualify the same physical system on both machines using exactly the same name.  When needed we use it on either.  There have been times when I manually drop a system from machine #1 and take it straight over to machine #2 and manually load.  As long as I've qualified this system on both machines there ain't a problem.

So I guess I've said the same stuff as Jack.

[[Ri...]]

I use simple terms for naming probes:

Combo1

Combo2

Combo3

etc.

Then I have an Excel workbook that determines the builds of each probe.

Attached is a copy of my Probe Builds workbook, use it as you see fit.

You will notice all the odd names I inherited throughout; those will remain that way unless we see a need to rename to simpler standards.

The workbook is a macro enabled workbook. I have zipped it for security. 

The top of sheet1 (Probe Builds) are headers with the word "Click" next to them. This sorts by probe type, design etc, and will take you to the "Quick View" sheet after it sorts.

 

Master_Probe Builds workbook 2024.zip