Installation Manual

5-20 Power-up and Testing
Needle Sensor
If your dispensing system has a Needle Sensor, perform the following procedures to make sure that it is
functioning properly.
1. Verify your dispensing system has been configured for the type of Needle Sensor installed
as follows:
a. In the FmNT main Window, click on
Configuration.
b. Select
Machine Offsets from the Configuration menu.
c. In the dropdown menu, select
Machine Offsets Parameters.
d. In the Machine Offsets Parameters dialog box, verify the sensor type installed on your
system. See Figure 5-12.
e. Click on
OK to return to the Main Window.
Figure 5-12 Machine Offsets Parameters Dialog Box
2. In the FmNT Main Window, click on Tools.
3. In the Tools Window, click on
I/O Test and then click on the Dispenser button.
> The Dispenser I/O Test dialog box will open. See Figure 5-8.
4. On the PIO 96 Channels 10-13 tab, locate the bit labeled
NEEDLE_SENSE.
5. Gently insert tip of a dispensing needle or pin into the X-axis Needle Sensor slot.
> The NEEDLE_SENSE bit should toggle to 0 when the needle/pin passes in front of the
beam and back to
1 when the needle/pin is removed. See Figure 5-8.