Device Activator

[[Cl...]]

I ordered a new TL3 adapter plate. Inside the box is a note stating

ATTENTION: Before using this device at the
Zeiss-3D-Coordinate-Measureing Machine,
you must update the CMM-controller via the
"DeviceActivator".

Why is this needed for a simple adapter plate?

[[Ke...]]

From time to time more information is added to the id string of the adapter plate, to improve information and functionality. Without running device activator to update the relevant files, your system may not know how to read the additional information of the plate, leading to errors (the cmm still reads some information, even if idchip recognition is turned off). It is not always necessary, but the notification is included with all adapter plates, and is a quick easy process that is good practice to go ahead and do.

[[Cl...]]

So, it's simply a matter of downloading the device activator and rebooting Calypso?

[[Ri...]]

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Close Calypso - Download Device Activator - Run Device Activator - Open Calypso.

[[Cl...]]

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Thank you. Last time I had to do this was over 10 years ago.

[[Cl...]]

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Thank you. Last time I had to do this was over 10 years ago.

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Does this have to be done every time I use a new adapter plate?

[[Ke...]]

It should not be required every time you use a new adapter plate. It should only be necessary if the new adapter plate has information that your cmm does not have the files to read (so if you ran device activator last month, you shouldn't have to do so again unless Zeiss updated the information between then and when your adapter plate was manufactured)