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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
This manual tells you how to set up and program the Tire Quality
Computer
(TQC).
The TQC works together with a
special
programmable computer (PLC) to control the Tire Uniformity
Optimizer (TUO) as the TUO performs the following jobs:
-
Tests tires.
Finds irregularities in tires.
Grinds to correct the irregularities, if possible.
Grades tires.
Marks tires according to grade.
Sorts tires by grade.
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL

The following list describes the contents of this manual:
Programming the TQC
Configuring the System
Entering and Changing Variables
Setting Machine Control Parameters
Calibrating the TQC
Achieving Repeatable Results
Checking Correlation Among Machines
Monitoring Production
Establishing TQC Security
Communicating with Printers
and Other Computers
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
TIGRE Commands
Sample TIGRE Program List
TIGRE Error Messages
TQC-86 Character Set
Blank Graph of the TQC Screen
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
Appendix
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
A
B
C
D
E
For information about how to trouble-shoot problems with the TQC

or the TUO, see the separate Trouble-shooting Manual.
In
addition, you may want to read the Operations Manual, which tells
the machine operator how to perform the routine tasks that are
completed in a normal shift.
THE TQC KEYBOARD
In order to perform the TQC operations described in this manual,
you will use the keyboard mounted on the front of the TQC.
A
photograph of this standard computer keyboard is shown in Figure
1-1. A description of the function of each of the keys follows on
the next page.
-Figure 1-1. The TQC Keyboard.

-----------------------------------------------------------------KEY
FUNCTION
----------------------------------------------------------------A thru Z
0 thru 9
*, ,, +,-,=, .
and space.
Pressing the key enters the labeled

character into the TQC. The entered
character is displayed on the
screen at the position of the cursor.
F1
Function keys select specific TQC

menu screens.
If you press the F12
key while viewing a TQC screen, the
previous screen will be displayed.
thru
F12
v ,
< ,
^ ,
>
Pressing these keys moves the cursor

up, down, left, or right.
<
The backspace key moves the cursor to

the left and erases the character.
SHIFT
Pressing the SHIFT key [lights the

light in the corner of the key]
selects alternate character for keys
I thru Z, *, ,,+,-, and =. Pressing
this key again turns the light off
and selects the original character.
RETURN
Enters
the data typed
on
screen into the TQC memory.
the
TEST
Used for trouble-shooting (See

TQC Trouble-shooting Manual).
the
ERASE, HOME, SEND

No function assigned at this time.
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 1-1. Description of the TQC Keyboard.
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CHAPTER 2 - PROGRAMMING THE TQC
The TQC operates under the direction of a single program that

includes
the commands and variables for all the testing,
grinding, grading, marking, and sorting operations that you want
the machine to perform. This chapter tells you how to write such
a program. A sample program is included in Appendix B.
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMMING
When writing your program for the TQC, you will use a specially
designed language called Tire Grading Executive (TIGRE) language.
To enter the lines of your program, you will work in the TQC's
interactive mode.
To define, enter, and change the variables
used in your program, you will use a series of screens provided
for that purpose.
TIGRE LANGUAGE
Specially designed for the TQC, the TIGRE language is much like
BASIC, as will be evident to you from the following general
descriptions of its commands, constants, variables, expressions,
operators, and order of execution.
-
Program - a series of ordered statements.

Statement
- contains a command with its
associated
expressions,
variables,
and constants.
It is
an
expression that describes or specifies an operation.
Expression - notation that has a value,
usually
a
combination of variables, constants, and operators.
Operator - a symbol that represents an action to be
performed in a mathematical operation.
Constant - a fixed value or a data item.
Variable - a quantity that can assume any of a given set
of values.
Commands
TIGRE has 38 commands.
Some are BASIC commands (such as GOTO,
PRINT,
and RUN), and some are unique to TIGRE (such as
FORCEGRIND, GRADE, and TEST).
You will find a complete list of all TIGRE commands in Table 2-1.
In Appendix A, you will find a complete description of all the
TIGRE commands, including their syntax and examples of their use.
----------------------------------------------------------------Command
Description
----------------------------------------------------------------BARMARK
BUMP
CLS
CONBIAS
CONMARK
FOR/NEXT/TO/STEP
FORCEGRIND
GOSUB/RETURN
Controls barmarkers
Increments a counter/timer (CT00)
Clears the TQC screen
Sets conicity bias value
Controls conicity markers
Performs a set of instructions a given
number of times
Controls force grind
Sends program control to a subroutine and
returns
GOTO
Sends
program control
to
a
line
unconditionally
GRADE
Assigns grades to tire based on test data
IF/THEN/ELSE
Conditional statement that
makes
a
decision about program flow
INPUT
Allows input from the keyboard
LET
Assigns a value to a variable
LIST
Lists TIGRE program on the screen
LLIST
Lists TIGRE program on a printer
LOCATE
Positions the cursor on the screen
LPRINT
Prints data on the printer
MARK
Controls harmonic high/low point marking
NEW
Deletes
TIGRE program from
memory,
initializes for new program entry
ONGRADE
Sends program flow to a specified line,
dependent on a grade
PRINT
Displays data on the screen
RANGE
Grades bipolar parameters (CONY,PLYS)
RECV
Allows input to the TQC from the printer
port
REM
Inserts remark into the TIGRE program
RETEST
Dechucks
tire,
terminates
current
test, then retests tire
RETRACT
Returns grinders to rest position
RUN
Begins execution of TIGRE program in
interactive mode
RUNOUTGRIND
Controls runout grind
SETSORT
Controls sort conveyor
SIZE
Displays the number of free bytes in TIGRE
memory area
SKIM
Moves grinders to skim position
STATIC
Prevents variables from being reset to
zero
STOP
Terminates the TIGRE program execution
TEST
Selects direction of rotation, initiates
data taking and computation
WAIT
Suspends TIGRE for a selected time
WHILE/WEND
Conditional command to execute a loop as
long as a condition is true
WORST
Evaluates grades and finds worst grade
XMIT
Sends data to the host computer
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 2-1. TIGRE Commands and Descriptions.
----------------------------------------------------------------As you begin to write your program, be sure to note that
commands must be separated from data or from other parts
TIGRE statement by spaces or by other special characters.
TIGRE
of a
Constants
Constants are the actual values you use in the TIGRE program.
There are two types of TIGRE constants: string (or character)
constants, and numeric constants.
A
string constant is a sequence of up to 72 characters
enclosed
in double quotation marks. Examples of string constants

"TIRE TYPE", "AUTO TEST SEQUENCE", and "12/1000ths".
are:
A Numeric constant is a positive or negative number stored as an

eight digit floating point value.
This constant may have an
optional fractional part with up to four positions (four of the
total eight digit positions).
A plus sign (+) is optional on a
positive number.
The negative sign and the decimal point each
occupy one digit position when used.
Examples of numeric
constants are: 126.4923, -12.6492, and 24000000.
Variables
There are two types of TIGRE variable:
read only variables.
read/write variables, and
The 26 read/write variables are defined as the letters A through

Z.
As the programmer, you define the read/write variables in
numeric expressions, such as A = B + C or D = 126.4923.
The
first 21 read/write variables, A thru U, are initialized to 0
(zero) when a new TIGRE test begins.
The variables, V, W, X, Y,
and Z are not set to zero automatically and they are undefined
after a power failure.
You can choose which variables (A to Z)
are reset to zero by using the STATIC command.
The read only variables are the TQC measured and calculated
values.
The read only variables are listed in Table 2-2.
In a
TIGRE statement, you use the variable name, such as RFPP (Radial
Force Peak to Peak) or TRRO (Top Radial Runout), to reference the
variable.
The TIGRE read only variables include 316 special variables that
you can enter or edit through the screens.
Fifty numeric
setpoint variables, referenced as SPnn (where nn is a numeric
constant in the range 00 to 49), appear in the program as SP00,
SP01, SP02, ... SP49.
You can think of the setpoints as
potentiometers for each tire type.
The 16 flag variables are referenced as FLnn (where nn is a
numeric constant in the range 00 to 15).
You can think of the
flag variables as switches that can represent either of two
states, ON or OFF (TRUE or FALSE).
The 50 counter/timer variables are referenced
is a numeric constant in the range 00 to 49).
variables as counter to track the number of
grades.
They can also be used as timers for
grinds or testing.
as CTnn (where nn
You can use these
tires in certain
tracking times of
The 200 tire type variables are referenced as TTYPnn (where nn is

a numeric constant in the range 00 to 199).
These variables
represent the different tire types that you test on the TUO.
There is one tire type variable called TTYP.
current tire type being tested.
There
are six additional variables:
It represents the
$DAT (current date);
$LWV
(lateral peak to peak waveform);

$MCH (machine identification);
$RWV (radial peak to peak waveform); $TID (tire identification);
$TIM (current time).
These are "Print only" variables that
cannot be used in calculations.
The waveform signal information variables ($LWV and $RWV) output
128 characters (16 lines of 8 numbers) each. They can be used to
verify machine performance or for tire analysis.
The machine identification variable ($MCH) can be displayed on
the totalizer screen or transmitted to the host computer or line
printer.
Special Variable Characters
Because the TIGRE read only variables always yield current
values, it is possible to receive slightly different values for
the same variable if it is accessed more than once (that is at
different times within the test sequence). Whenever you access a
read only variable in the program, the returned value is also
stored in memory.
To access this value stored in memory, append
a commercial "at" sign (@) to the variable name.
If you do not
use the @ sign, the value will not be the same because as the
test proceeds, the value of each variable may vary with time.
For example, if you print the current value for LOAD to the
screen using the PRINT statement, it is possible that printing
the value of LOAD on a printer using the LPRINT statement will
print a different value because the actual force has changed due
to the changes in the tire.
You should use LOAD@ in the LPRINT
statement to obtain the same value on the printer as on the
screen. The value in memory will be retained until you request a
current real-time value by using a variable name without a
trailing at (@) sign.
Special symbols allow you to reference the grade of specific read
only variables.
The percent sign (%) followed by a read only
variable prints the current letter grade assigned to that
variable. For example, PRINT %RFPP would produce a letter grade,
A to F, the grade of the radial force peak at that time.
To
reference
a grade determined in the
counterclockwise
direction, the read only variable is immediately followed by an
exclamation mark (!).
An example is PRINT %LFPP!.
This will
produce the counterclockwise rotation grade of the lateral force
peak to peak.
An exclamation mark (!) must always follow a
variable measured in the CCW direction.
----------------------------------------------------------------Variable
Description
----------------------------------------------------------------BBGA
BBLG
BDEP
BDPA
BLA1
- BLA2
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Bulge Angle
Bulge
Depression
Depression Angle
Lateral Runout Harmonic Angle
#1
through #2
Bottom Lateral Runout Harmonic #1 through
#2
BLRO
Bottom Lateral Runout
BRA1 - BRA2
Bottom Runout Harmonic Angle #1 through #2
BRH1 - BRH2
Bottom Runout Harmonic #1 through #2
BRRO
Bottom Radial Runout
CONY
Conicity
CRA1 - CRA0
Center Radial Harmonic Angle #1 through
#10
CRH1 - CRH0
Center Runout Harmonic #1 through #10
CRRO
Center Radial Runout
FL00 - FL15
Flag Switches
GRINDFAIL
True if grind fails, False if grind succeeds
HYDP
Hydraulic Pressure
HYDT
Hydraulic Temperature
INFL
Inflation Pressure
LFA1 - LFA0
Lateral Force Harmonic Angle #1 through
#10
LFH1 - LFH0
Lateral Force Harmonic #1 through #10
LFPP
Lateral Force Peak to Peak
LOAD
Average Load or Force on Tire
LSFT
Lateral Shift
PLYS
Plysteer
RADI
Radius Potentiometer
RFA1 - RFA0
Radial Force Harmonic Angle #1 through #10
RFH1 - RFH0
Radial Force Harmonic #1 through #10
RFPP
Radial Force Peak to Peak
SP00 - SP49
Setpoints
SCLK
System Clock (In Seconds)
TBGA
Top Bulge Angle
TBLG
Top Bulge
TDEP
Top Depression
TDPA
Top Depression Angle
TFA1 - TFA0
Tangential Force Harmonic Angle #1 through
#10
TFH1 - TFH0
Tangential Force Harmonic #1 through #10
TFPP
Tangential Force Peak to Peak
TLA1 - TLA2
Top Lateral Runout Harmonic Angle #1
through #2
TLH1 - TLH2
Top Lateral Runout Harmonic #1 through #2
TLRO
Top Lateral Runout
TRA1 - TRA0
Top Runout Angle #1 through #10
TRH1 - TRH0
Top Runout Harmonic #1 through #10
TRAD
Loadwheel Contact Radius (OD)
TRRO
Top Radial Runout
TSFT
Tangential Shift
TTYP
Current Tire Type
WRST
Worst Grade
$DAT
Current Date Print String
$LWV
Lateral Peak to Peak Waveform Print String
$MCH
Machine Identification Print String
$RWV
Radial Peak to Peak Waveform Print String
$TID
Tire Identification Print String
$TIM
Current Time Print String
---------------------------------------------------------------Table 2-2. TIGRE Read Only Variables.
---------------------------------------------------------------BLH1 - BLH2
Expressions
In TIGRE, a numeric expression can be a numeric constant or a
variable.
It may also be a combination of constants, variables,
and operators that produce a single numeric value.
Examples of
expressions are: A + B, (C*D)/2, SP05 - 3.
Operators
Numeric operators perform mathematical or logical operations on
numeric values.
There are three TIGRE numeric operators:
arithmetic,
relational,
and logical.
Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic
operators
perform
addition,
subtraction,
multiplication, and division.
They are listed in order of
preference in Table 2-3.
Multiplication and division have the
same order of preference, as do addition and subtraction. There
should be a space before and after the * and + symbols, and no
spaces with the / and - symbols.
----------------------------------------------------------------Operator
Operation
Sample Expression
----------------------------------------------------------------Negation
-12
*
Multiplication
RFPP * 2
/
Division
24/3.4
+
Addition
CRRO + 12
Subtraction
576-34
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 2-3. TIGRE Arithmetic Operators.
----------------------------------------------------------------Relational Operators
Relational operators compare two values.
The result of the
comparision is either true (-1) or false (0).
This result is
usually used to make a decision regarding program flow. Table 24 lists all the TIGRE relational operators.
----------------------------------------------------------------Operator
Relation Tested
Sample Expression
----------------------------------------------------------------=
Equality
RFH1 = 4.2
<> or ><
Inequality
CRH1 <> 24
<
Less Than
LSFT < SP10
>
Greater Than
CONY > 10
<=
Less Than or Equal To
RADI <= 17000
>=
Greater Than or Equal To
HYDP >= 400
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 2-4. TIGRE Relational Operators.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Logical Operators
Logical operators perform Boolean operations on numeric values.
You use these operators to connect two or more relations and
return a true or false value to be used in a decision. A logical
operator takes a combination of true-false values and returns a
true or false result.
The result of the logical operation is a
value which is true if it is not equal to zero, or false if it is
equal to zero.
The TIGRE logical operators are:
-
NOT (logical complement).

AND (conjunction).
OR (disjunction).
XOR (exclusive or).
Table 2-5 lists the logical operators

associated with each operator.
and
the
truth
table
---------------------------------------------------------------Operator
Truth Table
---------------------------------------------------------------Input
Output
NOT
True
False
False
True
AND
True AND True

True AND False
False AND True
False AND False
True
False
False
False
OR
True
True
False
False
True
True
True
False
OR
OR
OR
OR
True
False
True
False
XOR
True XOR True

False
True XOR False
True
False XOR True
True
False XOR False
False
--------------------------------------------------------------Table 2-5. TIGRE Logical Operators and Truth Tables.
--------------------------------------------------------------Order of Execution
The order of execution of the TIGRE Operators within a statement
is as follows:
1. Arithmetic Operators
a. negation (-)
b. multiplication (*) or division (/)
c. addition (+) or subtraction (-)
2. Relational Operators
a. equal (=)
b. not equal (<>) (><)
c. less than (<)
d. greater than (>)
e. less than or equal to (<=)
f. or greater than or equal to (>=)
3. Logical Operators
a. NOT
b. AND
c. OR
d. XOR
Operations at the same level (such as multiplication
and
division) are performed in left to right order.
You can use
parentheses to change the order of execution. Perform operations
within parentheses first while maintaining the usual order of
operations.
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A TIGRE PROGRAM
Getting Started
You need the following items to write a TIGRE program:
1. This reference manual with Appendix A (TIGRE commands) and
Appendix B (Sample TIGRE program list). Always have the TIGRE
commands close at hand when you write or modify a TIGRE
program.
2. Paper, pencil, and eraser. We recommend you write and modify
the program
on paper before you enter it on the TQC screen.
3. Several copies of Appendix E (Blank graph of the TQC screen).
This graph is a matrix of 24 lines down and 80 characters
across to assist you in setting up the TQC screen (using the
LOCATE command) to display data and labels.
4
A
table of your grind and barmark
specifications similar to the following:
(see
Chapter
5)
Grades of test parameters

Grind (G) or
Barmark
RFPP
LFPP
CONY
Not Grind (NG)
-------------------------------------------------------A
B
C
A
C
A
B
A
C
C
A
B
A
A
C
NG
G
G
G
NG
5. Lists of your setpoints, flags, and

Chapter 4) similar to the following:
Setpoint List
IIII
IIII-II
II-I
I--I
counter/timers
(see
Setpoint
Value
Description
Label
----------------------------------------------------------SP00
100
Grade A limit for RFPP
A-RFPP
SP01
200
Grade B limit for RFPP
B-RFPP
SP02
300
Grade C limit for RFPP
C-RFPP
SP03
1
Time delay of one second
1SEC
SP04
1.5
CONBIAS value
CONBIAS
.
.
.
SP49
20
Grade C limit for RFH1
C-RFH1
Flag List
Flag
Value
Description
Label
-------------------------------------------------------FL00
ON
Shoulder Grinder
SGRIND
FL01
OFF
Runout Grinder
RGRIND
FL02
ON
Test Mode
TESTMODE
FL03
ON
Host Port
HOST
FL04
OFF
Line Printer
LPRINT
.
.
.
FL15
ON
Retest
RETEST
Counter/Timer List
Counter/Timer
Description
-----------------------------------------------CT00
Number of tires in grade A
CT01
Number of tires in grade B
CT02
Time to grind grade B tires
.
.
.
CT49
Time for warmup in retest
Guidelines
The following guidelines will help you write a TIGRE program that
runs efficiently and is easy to debug and modify.
1. Plan ahead by writing a general outline of what you want the
TIGRE program to do.
This will help to create an organized
and logical approach. A sample general outline follows:
a. Direction of control (clockwise CW or counterclockwise CCW)
of test
b. Test parameters to be calculated
c. Warmup time needed
d. Grades of tires
e. Grind (Forcegrind and Runoutgrind)
f.
g.
h.
i.
Sort
Hi point mark
Barmark
Display data on screen, Send data to host computer, and/or
Print data on line printer
j. Totalizers (number of tires tested and ground)
2. Arrange the general outline into three main parts; Pre-Test,
First Test, and Reverse Test.
Then arrange the sequence of
the commands within each part.
Pre-Test
TEST CW
PRINT screen labels without data
Warmup
Totalizer print screen labels
First Test
GRADE test parameters
PRINT, XMIT, and/or LPRINT data
Totalizer (number of tires tested)
FORCEGRIND
RUNOUTGRIND
Totalizer (number of tires ground)
GRADE test parameters after grind
Reverse Test
TEST CCW
Warmup
GRADE test parameters
BARMARK
SORT
HI POINT MARK
Totalizer (number of tires barmarked)
STOP
3. Assign line numbers to each of the three main parts,
to the following:
1000
5000
8000
similar
REM PRE-TEST
REM FIRST TEST
REM REVERSE TEST
The highest line number that you can use for a TIGRE statement
is 32767.
Assign line numbers to each command within each
part.
Be sure to leave at least a 10 digit spacing between
command line numbers to allow for new lines to be
added.
4. Use Appendix B, the sample TIGRE program list, as a guide in
writing your program.
5. Be very liberal with the REM (remark) statements so that you
can debug, modify, and understand the program in the future.
6. Use numeric constants in the TIGRE program only if the number

will never change.
The only numbers that change should be
setpoints (SP00 thru SP49).
7. Use the flag values (FL00 thru FL15) in the IF statements to
determine which functions
(subroutines) will be executed
during the test sequence.
Then, when an operator changes the
tire type, the flag will change the test sequence.
8. Place most of the FOR/NEXT, IF/THEN, and WHILE/WHEN loops at
the beginning of the TIGRE program.
9. Use as few GOTO statements as possible. Keep the main body of
the program as a series of sequential statements. Use
GOSUB
statements often to call subroutines to do all of the
detail work.
10. Limit subroutines to a single function. Use subroutines
to
accomplish all test functions (i.e., grade, grind, mark,
display results on the screen, and print results).
11. Immediately after the TEST CW and TEST CCW statements there
is at least a one second warmup time when the TUO prepares
instruments to take data. The tire and TUO are not yet ready
for data measurements.
You can use this free time to set up
the display screen with labels (PRINT). You can save time by
considering the command and variable cycle times (see the
next section) when you write your TIGRE program.
12. Print a list of the TIGRE program so that you can reenter the
program if the battery RAM memory is lost.
COMMAND AND VARIABLE CYCLE TIMES
Cycle time is the time between the beginning of the first tire
test and the beginning of the second tire test.
The most
efficient TIGRE program runs the TUO at the lowest possible cycle
time.
Command Cycle Times
Each TIGRE command takes a certain amount of cycle time to
execute.
Some commands use less time than others.
Every TIGRE
statement except REM (remarks) takes at least 8 milliseconds
(msec) to execute.
REM statements are for program documentation
only and take no cycle time to execute.
The following
execute:
BUMP
CLS
CONBIAS
LET
LOCATE
TIGRE
commands
take 8 msec
of
cycle
time
to
STATIC
The commands FOR/NEXT and WHILE/WEND take alittle more
msec of cycle time.
than
The most expensive commands are GOSUB/RETURN, GOTO, and ONGRADE.

These statements contain references to TIGRE line numbers.
It takes more than 10 msec for the computer logic to find these
line numbers.
The other TIGRE commands like FORCEGRIND and PRINT take more than
8 msec to execute.
These commands also increase the cycle time
depending on the length of the grind and on the number of
variables printed.
Variable Cycle Times
Each time TIGRE calculates a variable some cycle time is used.
TIGRE takes between 2-4 msec of cycle time to calculate a peak to
peak variable (RFPP, LFPP) and about 10 msec to calculate a
harmonic (RFH1, LFH9).
The second time you reference this same
variable in the TIGRE program (RFPP@, LFPP@, RFH1@, LFH9@) the
cycle time is reduced below 2 msec.
It is to your advantage to only calculate the TIGRE variables
that you need and when you reference that variable again in the
program to always use the "at" sign (@).
ENTERING AND EDITING YOUR TIGRE PROGRAM

To enter and edit your program, use the TQC's interactive
You enter that mode in the following way:
1.
mode.
At power up, press any key other than shift following the
EAGLE PICHER symbol
screen. The TQC main menu (see Figure
2-1) is displayed.
(During later operations, press F12 to
return to the main menu.)
2. Press F8.
The System Parameters Edit Menu will be displayed
after you establish security clearance.
3. Press F1.
This displays the screen on which you enter
TIGRE program. You are now in the interactive mode.
the
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
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*** TQC MAIN SELECTION MENU ***
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KEY
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
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F1
TIRE TYPE
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F2
SETPOINTS
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F3
SWITCHES
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F4
GRINDER SKIM SETUP
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F5
COUNTERS AND TIMERS
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F6
CALIBRATE
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F7
MAINTENANCE AND DIAGNOSTICS l
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F8
EDIT
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*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 2-1.
TQC Main Selection Menu.
In the interactive mode you are able to use four direct commands
that you cannot use in a TIGRE program or associate with a line
number.
These commands are discussed in depth in Appendix A and
are:
-
LIST
Lists the TIGRE program that is in memory to the

screen.
LLIST Lists the TIGRE program that is in memory to the
printer.
NEW
Deletes the TIGRE program in memory and clears all
variable values.
RUN
Executes a TIGRE program.
Used only in debugging.
Will not perform grind, marking, or rotation.
SIZE Displays the number of free bytes in the TIGRE
program storage area.
This shows the amount of
available memory remaining for additional TIGRE
program line storage.
As you work in the interactive mode, you must be careful not to

change or erase your program accidentally. Remember that you are
working directly in battery backed-up Random Access Memory (RAM).
If you use the NEW command, you will clear RAM of all its
contents and you will have to enter the entire program again.
However, before entering a TIGRE program on a new machine or one
where the battery or RAM has been replaced, enter the NEW command
first. Failure to do so will cause unpredictable results.
TIGRE Line Editor
You can easily edit your TIGRE program after you have entered it
in the interactive mode by using the TIGRE line editor.
You
enter the editor in the following way:
1. Press F1 when you are in the interactive mode.
This will
display the following items at the bottom of the screen:
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F12
Insert (use only after F6)

Delete (use only after F6)
Run
List
Edit
Exit
2. Press F6. This will display a request for the line number you
want to edit.
3. Enter the TIGRE line number you want to edit.
This will move
the cursor to that line.

4. Press F2 to insert or F3 to delete characters.
5. Press F12 to leave the editor.
The F4 key functions in the same way as the command RUN described
in the previous section.
After you press the F5 key, a request for a range of line numbers
(1000 to 5000) will appear on the screen.
When you enter the
range of numbers they will be listed on the screen. You can stop
the list at any time by pressing the letter "S" on the keyboard.
Then by pressing any key the list will continue.
If you want to
stop and quit the listing at any time, press the letter "Q".
DEFINING, ENTERING, AND CHANGING VARIABLES
Although you may define, enter, and change variable values in
your TIGRE program, it is far more efficient for you to do so
using a variety of TQC screens designed specifically for that
purpose.
You will find instructions for working with variables
in Chapter 4.
USING TIGRE IN TROUBLE-SHOOTING
This section describes how to use TIGRE as an aid in trouble
shooting the TUO.
You can use the following examples to:
-
Observe a test sequence several times in a row.

Check repeatability of variables.
Check harmonic marker setup.
Repeating a Test
One way you can use TIGRE is to repeat a test. You might want to
do this if you receive different values for the same variable
while testing the same tire.
This example gives you the ability to see exactly when
variable changes.
That may give you some insight into
problem.
You can also use this subroutine to check
repeatability of a TUO.
the
the
for
The third line of the example shows the read/write variable, Z,

being incremented. ( Z is one of the variables that is not reset
to zero each time the program is run.) Therefore, by using this
example you can make the tire dechuck, rechuck, inflate, load,
and test a total of SP44 times.
SP44 can be any numeric
constant, that represents the number of times you want to retest
the tire.
25000
25050
25100
REM SPECIAL REPEAT TEST SUBROUTINE

IF FL03 THEN RETURN
Z = Z + 1
25120
25130
25150
25170
IF Z > SP44 THEN GOTO 25170

RETEST
GOTO 25190
Z = 0
Checking Repeatability
You can also use TIGRE to check the repeatability of variables.
By printing the four main force values of a tire (RFPP, RFH1,
LFPP,
LFH1) a total of SP48 times, you can check there
repeatability.
During this subroutine, the loadwheel will not retract and the
tire will not dechuck. The values on the screen will give you an
idea of how repeatable the data is on these channels.
The other
values are held constant during this test.
10100
10110
10120
10130
FOR N = 1 TO SP48
PRINT RFPP, RFH1, LFPP, LFH1
WAIT SP49
NEXT N
Checking Harmonic Marker Setup

In the last example, the subroutine checks the harmonic marker
setup.
By using this example, you can mark the high point in
both directions of rotation clockwise (CW) and counter-clockwise
(CCW).
If the marker setup and the parameters are correct, the
two marks will coincide.
This example will not work if you use
stopped high point marking.
10100
10110
10120
10130
10140
10150
10160
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WAIT
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WAIT
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STOP
CW
SP30
RFA1 HI
CCW
SP30
RFA1 HI
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CHAPTER 3
CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM
In this chapter, you will learn how to tell the computer which
options are included in your TUO system. You will find a list of
all the options in the TQC Configuration Table Edit Screen (F8 ->
F2). To enter this screen, follow these steps:
1. Press F8 when the main menu is on the screen.
This will
display the System Edit Menu after a security check.
2. Press F2. You will see the Configuration Table Edit screen
(Figure 3-1).
3. Move the cursor to a particular option and follow these
steps:
If your system has the option and you want to use it,
press the F2 key until the status is ON.
If your system does not have the option or you do not want
to use it at this time, press the F2 key until the status
is OFF.
If the option will never be available, press F2 until the
status is N/A.
You cannot override this choice without
at least a Level One security clearance.
The status OFF
and N/A are the same except that only the two highest
security levels (0 and 1) can set a status of N/A.
If you want to erase all the choices you have made, press
the F1 key.
You must complete this screen before you can run a TIGRE program.
However, you will not have to update this screen unless you add
options to the TUO system, or change the usage of existing
functions.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC CONFIGURATION TABLE EDIT ***
FLAG DESCRIPTION
STATUS FLAG DESCRIPTION
TANGENTIAL FORCE MEASUREMENT

LATERAL RUNOUT MEASUREMENT
SHOULDER GRINDERS ENABLED
HARMONIC MARKING ENABLED
BAR MARKERS
SORTER
LOG DEVICE PRESENT
FORCE CAL USING PRELOAD
PC INPUTS - LOW TRUE LOGIC
VARIABLE SPEED SPINDLE DRIVE
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
N/A
ON
STATUS
RADIAL RUNOUT MEASUREMENT

SIDEWALL APPEARANCE MONITOR
CENTER GRINDER ENABLED
STOPPED SPINDLE MODE ENABLED
CONICITY POLARITY MARKERS
AUTOMATIC RETEST
HOST COMPUTER CHANNEL
DISPLAY ENGLISH UNITS
PC OUTPUTS - LOW TRUE LOGIC
UNUSED
TO SELECT ITEM AND FUNCTION
KEYS
TO
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
N/A
N/A
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 TOGGLE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 3-1. Configuration Table Edit Screen.
CHAPTER 4 - ENTERING AND CHANGING VARIABLES
It is important to write the TIGRE program in a general way so
that you can use it to test many tire types.
Testing different
tire types requires a program that reads different variables for
each tire type.
These variables are numeric values and other
special variables that represent true or false conditions for IF
... THEN statements. When programming the TQC, you need to enter
two special types of Read Only Variables for each tire type:
-
SETPOINTS
- The values of grading limits and time

during testing
FLAGS - A toggle switch which may be set ON or OFF
You
enter the values for these variables through
screens.
The values are saved in memory and need to be
delays
special
entered
only once for each tire type.

You also create the labels
each variable through other screens.
This chapter tells
how to work with both types of screens.
for
you
ESTABLISHING SETPOINTS
In your TIGRE program, you refer often to a type of variable
called "setpoint".
You can define as many as 50 setpoints (SP00
through SP49) for each tire type. Setpoints may be thought of as
potentiometers.
In a TIGRE program,
the setpoints may, for
example, define
the values of the grading limits and the time
delays.
The following example shows how to use Radial Force Harmonic
(RFH1) setpoints as grading limits.
Imagine that you were going
to grade a particular tire type, call it tire type 1. You could
then use SP00 through SP04 as grading limits for grade A through
grade E in a GRADE statement.
You can use SP00 for the grading
limit of grade A,
assign it a numeric value.
(The units will
be that of the force value being graded).
Then enter that
value in the appropriate screen (see Figure 4-1).
Then you can
use SP01 for grade B, SP02 for grade C, SP03 for grade D, and
SP04 for grade E.
If you would want to test another tire type (tire type 2), you
would change the TQC tire type to type 2, and then enter another
set of values for SP00 through SP04 to represent the grading
limits for grade A through grade E.
Use the following list of
TIGRE program
lines for a grade of the Radial
Force
First
Harmonic (RFH1) and it would work for both tire type 1,
tire
type 2, and all tire types that you define.
21000 REM GRADE SUBROUTINE
21100 GRADE RFH1 (SP00,SP01,SP02,SP03,SP04)
21900 RETURN
Labeling Setpoints
(F8 -> F11 -> F1)
To use setpoints in programming the TQC, you need to first label

them and then assign a specific value to each. One set of labels
is used for ALL tire types.
Label setpoints in the following
way:
1. Press F8, when the main menu is on the screen.
This will
display the System Edit Menu screen after a security check.
2. Press F11. This will display the Tire Type Label Edit Menu.
3. Press F1.
This will display the Setpoint Labeling screen
(see Figure 4-1).
4. Move the cursor to the setpoint label you want to enter.
5. Press F2.
This tells the TQC that you want to change the
item and erases the present value.
6. Enter the label of the setpoint. The setpoint label can be a
maximum of 7 characters.
7. Press F3 if you want to clear all labels.
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC TIRE TYPE EDIT ***
TIRE TYPE - 0
LOAD SP 850.0
LB00
LB05
---------------------LB45
SP00
SP05
SP10
SP15
SP20
SP25
SP30
SP35
SP40
SP45
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------LD TYPE F STAB (MS) 5000 INF -32.0 BEAD-50.0
LBO1
---------------------------KEYS
SP01
SP06
SP11
SP16
SP21
SP26
SP31
SP36
SP41
SP46
LB02
----------------------------
SP02
SP07
SP12
SP17
SP22
SP27
SP32
SP37
SP42
SP47
LB03
----------------------------
SP03
SP08
SP13
SP18
SP23
SP28
SP33
SP38
SP43
SP48
LB04
------------------------LB49
KEYS
TO
SP04
SP09
SP14
SP19
SP24
SP29
SP34
SP39
SP44
SP49
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F2 CHANGE
F3 CLEAR
F4 EDIT
F6 COPY
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 4-1. Setpoint Edit Screen.
Entering Setpoints
(F2)
To enter setpoints for a particular type of tire, you enter the

Tire Type Edit screen, similiar to Figure 4-1.
The following
procedure tells you how to enter the setpoint values:
This will
display the TQC Change Current Tire Type screen.
2. Press F1. This allows you to change the current tire type.
3. Press F12 to exit this screen and return to the main menu.
This will
display
the Setpoint Edit screen (See Figure 4-1) after
a
security check.
5. Move the cursor to the setpoint you want to change.
6. Press F2.
This tells the TQC that you want to change or
enter a value and erases the present value.
7. Enter the setpoint value. The setpoint can be a maximum of 5
digits
in length for SP00 through SP49,
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characters, load setpoint 5 digits, load type F for force or R
for radius, 5 digit stabilization time (in milliseconds), and
inflation and bead seat 5 digits.
8. Press F6, to copy another tire type's setpoints.
9. Press F4, to edit a new tire type.
ESTABLISHING FLAGS
In your TIGRE program, you refer often to a type of Read Only
Variable called "flag". You can define as many as 16 flags (FL00
through FL15) for each tire type.
Flags can be thought of as
switches that you can turn ON or OFF.
In a TIGRE program, the
flags define values that represent TRUE (ON) or FALSE (OFF) of an
IF .. THEN statement.
The following example shows how to use a flag as a TRUE condition

in an IF ... THEN statement.
Imagine that you want to tell the
TUO whether or not to perform a shoulder grind.
Some tire types
will never require a shoulder grind, so you could use the FL00
flag in an IF ...
THEN statement,
to represent TRUE (ON) and
have the program skip the shoulder grind subroutine. You can use
the IF ... THEN statement in the following program.
When the
TIGRE program reaches line 04580, FL00 is ON.
The program will
go to line 04600 in the program instead of line 04590, bypassing
a shoulder grind.
04570
04580
04590
04595
04600
REM TIRE TYPE 1, NO SHOULDER GRIND, FL00 = ON

IF FL00 THEN GOTO 04600
REM PERFORM SHOULDER GRIND
FORCEGRIND RFPP (0,999)
REM DISPLAY GRADE
In an IF ... THEN statement any non-zero number is TRUE and zero

(0) is FALSE. Any number other than zero is TRUE.
Labeling Flags
(F8 -> F11 -> F2)
You decide what each flag in the TIGRE program is used for.
To
use flags in programming the TQC, you need to first label them
and then set their status, either OFF or ON. You label flags in
the following way:
This will
2. Press F11. This will display the Tire Type Label Edit Menu.
3. Press F2. This will display the Flag Edit screen (see Figure
4-2).
4. Move the cursor to the flag label you want to enter.
5. Press F2.
This tells the TQC that you want to change that
flag label and it erases the present label.
6. Enter the label of the flag. This label can be a maximum of
20 characters in length.
7. Press F3 if you want to clear the flag labels.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TIGRE FLAG EDIT ***
FLAG DESCRIPTION
QC TEST MODE
FORCE GRIND
description
description
description
description
description
description
-----------
(FL00)
(FL02)
(FL04)
(FL06)
(FL08)
(FL10)
(FL12)
(FL14)
STATUS
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
FLAG DESCRIPTION
PRINTER
description
description
description
description
description
description
description
-----------
(FL01)
(FL03)
(FL05)
(FL07)
(FL09)
(FL11)
(FL13)
(FL15)
STATUS
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 TOGGLE
F2 CHANGE
F3 CLEAR
F4 EDIT
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 4-2. Flag (Switches) Edit Screen.
Entering Flags
(F3)
To enter flags for a particular type of tire, you enter the the
Flag Edit screen,
similiar to Figure 4-2.
The following
procedure tells you how to assign a status to the flags:
This will
display the TQC Change Current Tire Type screen.
2. Press F1. This allows you to change the current tire type.
3. Press F12 to exit this screen and return to the main menu.
4. Press F3 when the main menu is on the
screen.
This
will display the Flag Edit screen (see Figure 4-2) after
a security check.
5. Move the cursor to the specific flag you want to change.
6. Press F1. This will change (toggle) the status of the flag,
from OFF to ON or from ON to OFF.
7. Press F4, to edit a new tire type.
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CHAPTER 5
SETTING MACHINE CONTROL PARAMETERS
The TUO has five kinds of control parameters that you must set
before operating the machine.
The control parameters govern the
operation of the load wheel, runout probes, grinders, and
markers.
In some machines you can control the inflation
pressure. This chapter tells you how to set these parameters.
For more information about the definitions of terms and the
values to enter for each parameter, see the Trouble-shooting
Manual.
Control parameters that are not defined in this chapter
are defined in the Trouble-shooting Manual.
Your maintenance
personnel can provide you with the values for all the control
parameters.
SETTING LOAD WHEEL PARAMETERS

The TQC controls the loading and retracting (unloading) of the
load wheel.
The calibration of the load wheel parameters is
discussed in Chapter 6.
Loading Phase
(F8 -> F4 -> F1)
The Load Wheel Loading Phase Table Edit screen (see Figure 5-1)
defines the TQC capabilities or parameters related to loading the
load wheel.
These parameters include:
-
Terminate stabilization (if load within tolerance early)

Load tolerance (how close to be in tolerance)
Spring rate of the tire
Servo gain
Contact force (minimum force to tire)
Maximum load time (overall)
Minimum servo time (stabilization
Define these parameters in
the following way:
1. Press F8, when the main menu is on the screen. This will show
the System Edit Menu after a security check.
2. Press F4. This will display the Load Wheel Parameters Menu.
3. Press F1.
This will display the Loading Phase Table Edit
screen (see Figure 5-1).
4. Move the cursor to the item you wish to change.
5. Press F2. This tells the TQC that you wish to change the item
and erases the value in the second column.
6. Enter the value of the parameter in the second column.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC LOADING PHASE TABLE EDIT ***
TERMINATE STABILIZATION IF LOAD IN TOL:
Y
LOAD TOLERANCE:
5.0
SPRING RATE TUNING:
5.0
TIRE SPRING RATE:
1000.0
SERVO GAIN:
100.0
CONTACT FORCE:
25.0
MAXIMUM LOADING TIME:
20000
MINIMUM SERVO TIME:
1500
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
YES/NO
POUNDS
%
POUNDS/IN.
%
POUNDS
MSEC.
MSEC.
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-1. Loading Phase Table Edit Screen.
Unloading Phase
(F8 -> F4 -> F2)
The Unloading Phase Table Edit screen (see Figure 5-2)

the capabilities or parameters related to the unloading
load wheel.
The following parameters are entered:
-
defines
of the
Retract radius clearance from the tire for carriage back

Default radius for carriage back (after emergency stops)
Maximum unloading time (how long it takes to unload)
You enter these parameters in the following way:

This will
2. Press F4. This will show the Load Wheel Parameters Menu.
3. Press F2.
This will display the Unloading Phase Table Edit
5. Press F2. This tells the TQC that you want to change the item
and erases the value in the second column.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC UNLOADING PHASE TABLE EDIT ***
CLEARANCE FROM TIRE FOR CARRIAGE BACK: 1500.0
DEFAULT RADIUS FOR CARRIAGE BACK:
16500.0
MAXIMUM UNLOADING TIME:
10000.0
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
.001 inches
.001 inches
msec.
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-2. Unloading Phase Table Edit Screen.
The calibration of the load wheel parameters
Chapter 6, of this manual.
is
discussed
in
SETTING RUNOUT PROBES

The TQC allows you to control the advance of runout probes to the
crossover point and the retract sequence of the probes.
If you
use the Sidewall Appearance Monitor (SAM), the TQC also controls
positioning of the sidewall probes.
The Runout Probes Edit Table gives you the choice of editing the
radial runout, lateral runout, or the SAM probes. These tables
contain the following:
-
Probe type
Crossover
Overtravel
Maximum advance and retract times
The calibration of runout probes is discussed in Chapter 6.

Radial Runout Probe
(F8 -> F5 -> F1)
The TQC Radial Runout Probe Table Edit screen (see Figure 5-3)
allows you to choose either direct contact (dc) or non-contact
probes (nc).
You can choose the configuration of the probes,
that is center probe, special (checks crossover on center only,
but overtravel on all probes), or all three probes.
The third item, Probe Near Tire is the value below which the
probe is considered in place (used to reposition probes during
automatic retry).
The Crossover is the point at which the
advancing probe de-energizes.
The Overtravel item is the point
where the probe has gone too far (- too far into the tire, + too
far away from the tire).
The eighth item, Keep Retract Solenoid Energized, keeps the probe
drift error from occuring if Y for yes is chosen. The last item,
Displacement from load wheel (CW) is the distance in degrees that
the probe is positioned from the load wheel (CW from the top).
This will
2. Press F5. This will show the Runout Probes Edit Menu.
3. Press F1.
This will display the Radial Runout Probe Table
Edit screen (see Figure 5-3).
and erases the present value.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC RADIAL RUNOUT PROBE TABLE EDIT ***
PROBE TYPE (D=dc, N=nc):
N
CONFIG (1=center, 2=special (*), 3=all): 3.0
PROBE NEAR TIRE:
400.0
PROBE CROSSOVER:
200.0
PROBE OVERTRAVEL:
- 200.0
PROBE MAXIMUM ADVANCE TIME:
20000
PROBE MAXIMUM RETRACT TIME:
20000
KEEP RETRACT SOLENOID ENERGIZED:
N
DISPLACEMENT FROM LOAD WHEEL (CW):
225
0.001 "
0.001 "
0.001 "
msec.
msec.
yes/no
Degrees
(SPECIAL: CROSSOVER ON CENTER ONLY BUT MONITOR OVERTRAVEL ON ALL)

USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-3. Radial Runout Probe Table Edit Screen.
Lateral Runout Probes
(F8 -> F5 -> F2)
The Lateral Runout Probe Table screen is shown in Figure 5-4.

These items are exactly the same as the Radial Runout probe items
except you do not choose the configuration.
This will

3. Press F2.
This will display the Lateral Runout Probe Table
Edit screen (see Figure 5-4).
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC LATERAL RUNOUT PROBE TABLE EDIT ***
PROBE TYPE (D=DC, N=NC):
PROBE NEAR TIRE:
PROBE CROSSOVER:
PROBE OVERTRAVEL :
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
N
400.0
200.0
-200.0
8000.0
5000.0
Y
0.001 "
0.001 "
0.001 "
msec.
msec.
Yes/No
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-4. Lateral Runout Probe Table Edit Screen.
Sidewall Probe
(F8 -> F5 -> F3)
The Sidewall Probe Table Edit screen is shown in Figure

These items are exactly the same as the Runout probe items.
enter these parameters in the following way:
5-5.
You
1. Press F8, when the main menu is on the screen. This will
3. Press F3.
This will display the Sidewall Probe Table Edit
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC SIDEWALL PROBE TABLE EDIT ***
PROBE TYPE (D=DC, N=NC):
PROBE NEAR TIRE:
PROBE CROSSOVER:
PROBE OVERTRAVEL:
USE
CURSOR
KEYS
N
400.0
200.0
-200.0
8000.0
5000.0
Y
0.001 "
0.001 "
0.001 "
msec.
msec.
Yes/No
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
OPERATION
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-5. Sidewall Probe Table Edit Screen.
The calibration of the runout probes will be discussed in Chapter
6 of this manual.
SETTING GRINDERS
You can set parameters related to the shoulder and center
grinders in the Grinder Table Edit screens (see Figures 5-6 thru
5-8).
The screens contain the following parameters:
-
Servo skim set-up

Skim and servo gain setpoints
Safetys
Grinder configuration
The position overtravel safety, motor overloaded safety, and the

automatic skim mode grinder configuration items are future
options.
The calibration of the grinders is discussed in Chapter 6.
Center and Shoulder Grinders
(F8 -> F6)
The Grinder Table Edit screen is shown in Figure 5-6.

provides an explanation of many of the parameters in
screen.
You enter values for these parameters in the
way:
Table 5-1
the edit
following

This will
2. Press F6. This will show the Grinder Edit Menu.
3. Press F1.
This will display the Grinder Table Edit screen
(see Figure 5-6).
----------------------------------------------------------------Item
Explanation
----------------------------------------------------------------Current
Above idle current in amps
Skim Crossover Distance
Position away from tire for skim

retract
Skim
(-) direction into the tire,

direction away from the tire
Overtravel
Safety
and
(+)
Displacement from Load

Wheel (CW)
The distance in degrees that the

grinder is positioned from the load
wheel
Motor Nameplate Current
Current rating on the motor nameplate
Skim Sensor Type
L (limit switch)
D (direct contact)
N (non-contact)
Hydraulic Valve Type
S (servo)
M (meter)
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 5-1. Grinder Items.

----------------------------------------------------------------*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC GRINDER TABLE EDIT ***
TOP
BOTTOM
SERVO SKIM SETUP:
SHOULDER
CURRENT (ABOVE IDLE)
0.1
0.1
BACKOFF DISTANCE
10.0
10.0
OUTPUT
0.0
0.0
SETPOINTS:
SKIM CROSSOVER DISTANCE 100.0
100.0
SERVO GAIN
100.0
100.0
SAFETYS:
SKIM OVERTRAVEL
-100.0
-100.0
POSITION OVERTRAVEL
9999.0
9999.0
MOTOR OVERLOADED
400.0
400.0
GRINDER CONFIGURATION:
DISPLACEMENT FROM
LOAD WHEEL (CW)
125
125
MOTOR NAMEPLATE CURRENT
5.9
5.9
SKIM SENSOR TYPE
N
N
POSITION SENSOR PRESENT
N
N
NUMBER OF CURRENT
TRANSFORMERS
2
2
HYDRAULIC VALVE TYPE
S
S
OPERATOR SKIM MODE
2
0
AUTOMATIC SKIM MODE
0
0
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
CENTER
0.1
10.0
0.0
Amps
0.001 "
Millivolt
100.0
100.0
0.001 "
0.001 "
-100.0
0.001 "
9999.0
0.001 "
400.0 % Nameplat
270
12.2
N
Y
Degrees
Amps
L/D/N
Yes/No
2
S Servo/Meter
2
0
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-6. Top Shoulder Grinder Table Edit Screen.
Force Grinder
(F8 -> F6 -> F2)
The Force Grind Table Edit screen is shown in Figure

first item in this table, Grinder, can be either
5-7.
The
Center or
Shoulder grinder.
At this time, only the S value, Shoulder,
available.
Center is a future option.
The Grind Threshold
the percent of peak to peak where the minimum grind value is
be set.
The default value of Maximum Grind Time is a maximum
999 seconds. You enter these parameters in the following way:
is
is
to
of

This will
3. Press F2.
This will display the Force Grinder Table Edit
and erase the present value.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC FORCE GRIND TABLE EDIT ***
GRINDER:
GRINDER THRESHOLD:
MAXIMUM GRIND OUTPUT:
MAXIMUM GRIND TIME:
SPARK RETRACT DISTANCE:
SPARK TIME:
GAIN:
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
S
50.0
3.0
120000
4.0
0
100.0
(C)enter or (S)houlder
% PEAK TO PEAK
Pounds
Milliseconds
0.001 "
Milliseconds
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-7. Force Grind Table Edit Screen.
Runout Grinder
(F8 -> F6 -> F3)
The Runout Grind Table Edit screen is shown in Figure 5-8.

Feed
Rate is the milli-inches per second of grinder advance.
The
Maximum Depth is the distance in milli-inches the grinder may
travel after contacting the tire. The Grinder Loaded item is the
percentage of nameplate current needed to grind the tire.
Spark
Time is the length of time the grinders are held for cleanup
before being retracted.
The Grinder item can only have a value
of C (Center) or S (Shoulder).
This will
3. Press F3.
This will display the Runout Grinder Table Edit
and erase the present value.

*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC RUNOUT GRIND TABLE EDIT ***
FEED RATE:
1.0
0.001 "/Sec*
FAST MULTIPLIER:
400.0
% of Feed Rate
MAXIMUM DEPTH:
50.0
0.001 "
GRINDER LOADED:
60.0
% Nameplate
MAXIMUM GRIND TIME:
SPARK RETRACT DISTANCE:
SPARK TIME:
GRINDER:
120000
milliseconds
4.0
0
0.001 "
milliseconds
(C)enter or (S)houlder
* -- or milliseconds/second if metering hydraulic valve is

installed
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-8. Runout Grind Table Edit Screen.
SETTING MARKERS
(F8 -> F8)
The Markers Table Edit screen (see Figure 5-9) allows

enter the parameters related to the following:
-
you
to
Harmonic marking
Conicity polar marking
Bar marking
Sorting
The Mark Duration defines how long in milliseconds the marker is

kept energized. Stop Duration is how long in milliseconds the
spindle is stopped for Stopped Spindle Marking.
Anticipation
defines how long in milliseconds the marker is to anticipate the
spot to mark over the tire. That is, how early to anticipate the
mark (to allow time for the ink to travel from the marker to the
tire).
The Angle from the load wheel, defines the number of degrees
clockwise (from the top) the marker is positioned from the load
wheel.
Wait for Completion is a Stopped Spindle AC drive item
that allows the TQC to stay in the mark cycle until input from
the Spindle Stopped In Position solid state relay.
It is
independent of the Mark Duration and Stop Duration items.
There
is an automatic 30 second time out for the Wait for Completion
item.
The Type can be any one of six values; Y, N, S, T, +, or -. They
are listed in Table 5-2 along with an explanation. The Type item
is normally Y for marker #1 and N for marker #2.

---------------------------------------------------------------Item
Explanation
---------------------------------------------------------------Y
N
S
T
+
denotes always used for harmonic marking

denotes never used for marking
denotes always used as a special two output marker
TIGRE MARK statement decides which marker is used
denotes used if positive conicity (plysteer or
lateral shift)
denotes used if negative conicity (plysteer or
lateral shift)
---------------------------------------------------------------Table 5-2. Harmonic Mark Type.
---------------------------------------------------------------The Top and Bottom Sorter items define which sorters are in
operation. These items are decoded by the PLC into actual sorter
positions.
The Conicity Marker Source is normally C for
conicity.
The Bar Markers Enabled item defines which of four bar markers
are enabled.
This item can have values between ---- and IIII,
such as -I--, --I-, or II--, where "-" denotes a bar not
available and "I" denotes an available bar.
This will
2. Press F8.
This will display the Markers Table Edit screen
(see Figure 5-9).
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC MARKERS TABLE EDIT ***
MARKER 1
MARKER 2
MARK DURATION:
100
0
milliseconds
STOP DURATION:
200
65535
milliseconds
ANTICIPATION:
0
0
milliseconds
ANGLE (from load wheel): 225
0
Degrees CW
WAIT FOR COMPLETION:
N
N
(Y)es, (N)o
TYPE:
Y
N
(Y=yes, N=no, S=sequential, T=Tigre, [+]=pos, [-]=neg)
SORTING CONVEYOR DEFAULT:
TOP
OFF
CONICITY MARKER SOURCE:

C
(C=cony, P=plys, L=lat. shift)
BOTTOM
OFF
Off, On
BAR MARKERS ENABLED

(---- TO IIII)
IIII
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-9. Markers Table Edit Screen.
The calibration of the markers is discussed in Chapter 6 of
manual.
this
In order for harmonic marking to work the Harmonic Marking

Enabled item of the Configuration Edit Table (F8 -> F2) must be
ON (see Chapter 3) and the ",S" must be at the end of the TIGRE
Mark statement.
If the TUO has the new AC drive the Stopped
Spindle Mode Enabled and the Variable Speed Spindle Drive items
of the Configuration Edit Table must be ON.
SETTING INFLATION PARAMETERS
(F8 -> F3)
On the standard TUO, inflation is controlled by the programmable

controller (PLC), inflation type 0.
The only other option
available is 5, the TQC controlled inflation.
In the future,
however, the TQC will be able to control inflation in two
different configurations:
*
*
Standard Digital - using pressure switches to monitor

sequence
Modified Digital - using a pressure sensor to monitor
sequence
the
the
If you choose PLC Controlled inflation (type 0), then you do not
need to enter any other parameters on this screen.
The items displayed in the upper right corner of this screen are
information about the last tire inflated. Its bead seat pressure
(the highest pressure on the tire), DIP (how far below test
pressure the psi dropped between bead seat pressure and test
pressure), Offset (amount TQC has had to change the `voltage to
pressure transducer (V to P)'), Load Effect (psi increased during
loading) and V to P (the psi the TQC is telling the to the V to P
transducer to output).
These items are displayed inorder to help you set the Bead Seat
Anticipation and the Test Anticipation parameters. If the Offset
value is greater than one or two psi, you should recalibrate the
tire inflation pressure.
If you choose TQC Controlled inflation (type 5),
these parameters:
-
you must enter
Warning Tolerance (the pounds per square inch (psi) above or

below the tire pressure setpoint needed to produce a warning
message)
Abort Tolerance (the psi above or below the tire pressure
setpoint needed to abort the inflation process)
Bead Seat Anticipation (the psi before bead seat pressure
that the air tank is turned off)
Test Anticipation ( the psi before test pressure that the air
tank is turned off)
Deflated Pressure (the psi that the PLC considers the tire
deflated enough to dechuck)
Maximum
Inflation
Time (milliseconds to attempt
tire
inflation)
Maximum
Deflation Time (milliseconds to
attempt
tire
deflation)
Control Increment is a future option.
The Modified Digital Inflation Parameters, bead seat pressure and

test pressure, are future options that only apply to Inflation
Types 1 through 4.
The calibration of the tire inflation pressure is
Chapter 6.
The Inflation
defines
the
inflation.
discussed
in
Table Edit screen (see Figure 5-10) lists and

capabilities and parameters related to
tire
You can enter these parameters in the following way:

This will
2. Press F3.
This will display the Inflation Table Edit screen
(see Figure 5-10).
5. Enter the value of the parameter.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC INFLATION TABLE EDIT ***
INFLATION TYPE:
5
LAST INFLATION (DISPLAY ONLY):
0 = PLC CONTROLLED
BEAD SEAT:
54.9
1 = PLC CONTROLLED WITH TQC MONITOR
DIP:
1.9
2 = STANDARD DIGITAL INFLATION
OFFSET:
0.0
3 = STANDARD DIGITAL WITH TQC MONITOR
LOAD EFFECT:
0.0
4 = MODIFIED DIGITAL INFLATION
V TO P:
32.0
5 = TQC CONTROLLED INFLATION
MODIFIED DIGITAL INFLATION PARAMETERS:
BEAD SEAT PRESSURE:
0.0
TEST PRESSURE:
0.0
TQC CONTROLLED INFLATION PARAMETERS:

CONTROL INCREMENT:
0.0
BEAD SEAT ANTICIPATION:
WARNING TOLERANCE:
3.0
TEST ANTICIPATION:
ABORT TOLERANCE:
2.0
DEFLATED PRESSURE:
3.0
5.0
5.0
INFLATION RELATED TIMERS:

MAX INFLATION (MS.): 5000.0
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
F12 EXIT
KEYS
MAX DEFLATION (MS.):
F1 ABORT

F2 CHANGE
KEYS
3000.0
TO
PERFORM
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 5-10. Inflation Table Edit Screen.
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CHAPTER 6 - CALIBRATING THE TQC
Before operating the TUO, you must calibrate the following:

-
Load wheel
Runout probe
Grinders
Skim probes
Hydraulic and inflation guages
TQC voltmeter
Spindle speed
In addition to explaining how to calibrate these items, this

chapter explains how to determine the scale factors needed for
calibration and how to enter the scale factors into the TQC.
DETERMINING SCALE FACTORS

Inorder to calibrate the TQC, you must enter the scale factor for
each input channel.
Most of the scale factors you will need to
calibrate the TQC are listed in Table 6-1.
You can also
determine
additional scale factors by using the
equation
presented in the section headed "Calculating Scale Factors".
Once you set a scale factor it should never have to be changed.
The only time you would have to change scale factors is if the
load range of the TUO changes.
Table of Commonly Used Scale Factors
Table 6-1 shows both the English and Metric units for the full
scale (maximum capacity of the channel), and the scale factor.
For the force channels, the number after the dash is the rating
of that particular force channel cell pair.
Calculating Scale Factors
If the scale factor you need is not present in Table 6-1, you can
determine your own value by using a simple formula.
A scale
factor is the maximum capacity of the channel divided by 2048.
So for example, if you wanted to determine the scale factor for
Radial Force, you would take the maximum capacity of the channel,
in this case 2,500 lbs, and apply the following equation:
Scale Factor = Maximum Capacity of Channel / 2048
The scale factor would be 2,500 lbs divided by 2048, or

1.220703.
The units of the scale factor are engineering units
divided by the analog to digital counts. The maximum capacity is
the physical quantity required to give a +10 volt signal to the
computer.
The TQC uses the scale factor to determine the engineering unit
(EU).
The EU is equal to the analog to digital reading (A2D)
plus the offset.
This result is then multiplied times the gain,
and then times the scale factor:
EU = [(A2D) + OFFSET] * GAIN * Scale Factor
The gain is normally 1.0 and the offset, 0.0.
----------------------------------------------------------------ENGLISH UNITS
METRIC UNITS
------------------------------------CHANNEL
full scale Scale F
full scale Scale F
--------------------- ------------------------------------Radial Force-2000 lbs
Radial Variation
2500.0 lbs 1.220703

125.0 lbs 0.061035
1134.0 Kgs 0.553702

56.7 Kgs 0.027686
Radial Force-3000 lbs

Radial Variation
3750.0 lbs 1.831055

113.6 lbs 0.055487
1632.9 Kgs 0.797344

51.5 Kgs 0.025168
Radial Force-4000 lbs

Radial Variation
5000.0 lbs 2.441406

250.0 lbs 0.122070
2268.0 Kgs 1.107403

113.4 Kgs 0.055370
Radial Force-13,200 lbs 16500.0 lbs 8.056641 7484.3 Kgs 3.654430

Radial Variation
500.0 lbs 0.2441441
226.8 Kgs 0.110740
Tangential Force
Tangential Variation
2500.0 lbs 1.220703

125.0 lbs 0.061035
1134.0 Kgs 0.553702

56.7 Kgs 0.027686
Lateral Force-1000 lbs 1250.0 lbs 0.610351

Lateral Variation
125.0 lbs 0.061035
567.0 Kgs 0.276851

56.7 Kgs 0.027686
Lateral Force-2650 lbs

Lateral Variation
312.5 lbs 1.617432

125.0 lbs 0.061035
Top Radial Runout

667.0
Center Radial Runout
667.0
Bottom Radial Runout
667.0
Top Lateral Runout
667.0
Bottom Lateral Runout
667.0
Radius Potentiometer 20000.0
mils
mils
mils
mils
mils
mils
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
Inflation
Voltmeter
F
psi
psi
V
Temperature
Pressure
Pressure
Input
Top Grinder Current

Center Grinder Current
Bottom Grinder Curren
932.0
3000.0
150.0
10.0
50.0 A
50.0 A
50.0 A
0.325684
0.325684
0.325684
0.325684
0.325684
9.765625
1502.5 Kgs 0.733655

56.7 Kgs 0.027686
16.9
16.9
16.9
16.9
16.9
508.0
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
0.008271
0.008271
0.008271
0.008271
0.008271
0.248047
0.455078
500.0 C
0.244141
1.464844 20684.3 kPa 10.099742
0.073242 1034.2 kPa 0.504987
0.004883
10.0 V
0.004883
0.024414
0.024414
0.024414
50.0 A
50.0 A
50.0 A
0.024414
0.024414
0.024414
Top Skim
Center Skim
Bottom Skim
10000.0 mV
10000.0 mV
10000.0 mV
Top Position
Center Position
Bottom Position
4.882813
4.882813
4.882813
4.882813
4.882813
4.882813
23.5 mm
70.5 mm
23.5 mm
0.011475
0.034441
0.011475
Top Grind Diagnostic

Center Grind Diagnostic
Bottom Grind Diagnostic
10.0 V
10.0 V
10.0 V
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
926.0 mils 0.452148

2777.0 mils 1.355957
926.0 mils 0.452148
10000.0 mV
10000.0 mV
10000.0 mV
10.0 V
10.0 V
10.0 V
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
Carriage Diagnostic
10.0 V 0.004883
10.0 V
0.004883
Spindle Speed Diagnostic
10.0 V 0.004883
10.0 V
0.004883
Inflation Diagnostic
10.0 V 0.004883
10.0 V
0.004883
Analog Ground
10.0 V 0.004883
10.0 V
0.004883
---------------------------------------------------------------Table 6-1. TQC Analog Channels Scale Factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------Entering Scale Factors (F8 -> F9)
You can enter the scale factors in the Input Channel Calibration
Table Edit screens (see Figures 6-1 and 6-2).
You enter the
analog output scale factors in the Output Channel Calibration
Table Edit screen (see Figure 6-3).
Input_Scale_Factors__(F8_->_F9_->_F1)
Follow these steps to enter the input scale factors:
2. Press F9.
This will display the Analog Scale Factor Edit
Menu.
3. Press F1.
This will show the Input Calibration Table Edit
4. Move the cursor to the scale factor you want to change.
6. Enter the scale factor.
7. Press F3, if you want to go to the next page (see Figure 6-2).
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC INPUTS CALIBRATION TABLE EDIT ***
CHANNEL SIGNAL
GAIN OFFSET LO LIMIT HI LIMIT Scale F
----------------------------------------------------------------00
01
02
03
RADIAL FORCE:
RADIAL VARIATION:
TANGENTIAL FORCE:
TANGENTIAL VAR:
04 LATERAL FORCE:
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2400.00
-125.00
-2400.00
-125.00
2400.00
125.00
2400.00
125.00
1.220703
0.061035
1.171875
0.061035
1.000
0.0
-1200.00
1200.00
0.585938
05 LATERAL VAR:
06 TOP RADIAL RUNOUT:
07 CTR RADIAL RUNOUT:
1.000
1.000
1.000
-125.00
-667.00
-667.00
125.00
667.00
667.00
0.061035
0.325684
0.325684
08
09
10
11
BTM RADIAL RUNOUT:

TOP LAT. RUNOUT:
BTM. LAT. RUNOUT:
RADIUS POT.:
1.000 0.0
-667.00
1.000 0.0
-667.00
1.000 0.0
-667.00
0.751 -3321.3
0.00
667.00
667.00
667.00
20000.00
0.325684
0.325684
0.325684
4.883333
12
13
14
15
HYDRAULIC
HYDRAULIC
INFLATION
VOLTMETER
1.000
0.0
1.000
0.0
0.956 -18.1
1.000
0.0
100.00
3000.00
150.00
10.00
0.455078
1.464844
0.048830
0.004883
KEYS
PERFORM
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
TEMP:
PRESSURE:
PRESSURE:
INPUT:
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
-10.00
KEYS TO SELECT ITEM AND FUNCTION
TO
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
F3 NEXT PAGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 6-1. Input Channel Calibration Table Edit Screen Part I.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC INPUTS CALIBRATION TABLE EDIT ***
CHANNEL SIGNAL
----------------------------------------------------------------16 TOP GRINDER CURRENT:
17 CTR GRINDER CURRENT:
18 BOT GRINDER CURRENT:
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
0.024414
0.024414
0.024414
19 TOP SKIM:
20 CENTER SKIM:
21 BOTTOM SKIM:
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
-333.00
-333.00
-333.00
333.00
333.00
333.00
-0.174500
-0.174500
-0.174500
22 TOP POSITION:
23 CENTER POSITION:
24 BOTTOM POSITION:
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0 -926.00 926.00

0.0 -2777.00 2777.00
0.0 -926.00 926.00
0.452148
1.355957
0.452148
25 TOP GRIND DIAGNOSTIC:

26 CTR GRIND DIAGNOSTIC:
27 BOT GRIND DIAGNOSTIC:
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
28
29
30
31
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
-1.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
1.00
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
CARRIAGE DIAGNOSTIC:
SPINDLE DIAGNOSTIC:
INFLATION DIAGNOSTIC:
ANALOG GROUND:
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
F3 NEXT PAGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 6-2.Inputs Channel Calibration Table Edit Screen Part II.
Be sure to use the scale factors 0.452148 for Top
Position, and 1.355957 for Center Position.
and
Bottom
Output_Scale_Factors__(F8_->_F9_->_F2)
Follow these procedures to enter the output scale factors:
2. Press F9.
This will display the Analog Scale Factor Edit
Menu.
3. Press F2.
This will show the Outputs Calibration Table Edit
4. Move the cursor to the scale factor you want to change.
6. Enter the new scale factor.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC OUTPUTS CALIBRATION TABLE EDIT ***
CHANNEL SIGNAL
----------------------------------------------------------------00
01
02
03
RADIAL OFFSET:
RADIAL SUPPRESSION:
TANGENTIAL OFFSET:
TANGENTIAL SUPP:
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
04
05
06
07
LATERAL OFFSET:
LATERAL SUPP:
CARRIAGE DRIVE:
INFLATION CONTROL:
1.000
0.0
1.000
0.0
1.000
0.0
0.926 -257.3
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
0.030000
08 TOP GRIND OUTPUT:

09 CTR GRIND OUTPUT:
10 BOT GRIND OUTPUT:
1.000
1.000
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
11
12
13
14
15
1.004
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.01
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
-10.00
-6.81
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
0.040000
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
0.004883
SPINDLE
SHELF 1
SHELF 2
SHELF 3
SPARE:
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
SPEED:
DIAGNOSTIC:
DIAGNOSTIC:
DIAGNOSTIC:
KEYS
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 6-3. Output Channel Calibration Table Edit Screen Part I.
For channel 11, Spindle Speed Signal, the LO Limit item (1.01) is
the gain in the CCW direction and the HI Limit (-6.81) is the CCW
offset.
Normally these values are set automatically by the
Spindle Speed Calibration procedure discussed later in this
chapter.
CALIBRATING THE LOAD WHEEL
Included in load wheel calibrations are the force channels and

radius potentiometer calibrations. The force channels include the
radial, lateral, and tangential forces.
Calibrating the Force Channels (F6 -> F1)
Follow these basic actions for each calibration:
1. Remove all weights and the hangers, but you may leave all
cables and fixtures attached.
2. Press the RETURN key to continue.
3. Install the hanger and measure the low end signal.
4. Install all the weights and measure the high end signal.
5. Enter the actual number of pounds of weight on the screen.
If load cells are used to measure force,
is used to calibrate the force channel:
the following procedure

This will
display the Calibration Menu screen after a security check.
2. Press F1. This will display the Force Channel Calibration
menu.
3. Press the appropriate Function key:
F1 for Radial Force Channel
F2 for Lateral Force Channel
F3 for Tangential Force Channel
4. Remove fixtures, hangers, and weights.
This is done to
acquire the zero reading.
5. Press RETURN key.
6. Install the calibration fixture (the hanger).
7. Press RETURN. This will cause the initial reading to be taken
for both filtered and suppressed outputs.
The filtered and
suppressed volts and pound values will be displayed on the
screen.
If the first readings are unreasonable, the TQC will
exit the calibration screen.
If the readings are reasonable,
you are given the option of adding pre-loads or going to step
9, depending on the Configuration Table, Chapter 3.
8. Install a pre-load.(Optional)
9. Press RETURN.
This will cause an intermediate reading to be
taken on the filtered channel output.
10. The TQC will automatically adjust the channel zero suppression
to obtain zero output on the filtered and suppressed signal.
A new initial reading is taken for the suppressed output.
11. Install incremental load (typically 50 lbs, 25 lbs on each
hanger) and press RETURN.
Final readings are now taken for
filtered and suppressed outputs.
These calibration factors
are now computed.
12. Enter the values of incremental (and optional pre-load) items
as prompted on the screen.
Calibration values for GAIN and
OFFSET are now computed.
13. Remove all loads and fixtures.
The new calibration values
are displayed on the screen and you are given the choice of
rejecting or accepting them if they are reasonable.
The TQC
will reject unacceptable values.
Calibrating the Radius Potentiometer (F6 -> F5)
The procedure for calibrating the radius potentiometer refers to

the scale and the pointer on the machine.
The scale is the true
distance between the load wheel face and the spindle centerline.
Use
the
following
procedure
to
calibrate
the
radius
potentiometer:
1. Press F6, when the main menu is displayed on the screen.
2. Press F5.
This will display the Radius Potentiometer
Calibration screen after a security check.
3. Press STOP to prevent the TUO from operating.
Have an
electrician access the Load Wheel Jog switch in the main
electrical panel without turning off the power.
Use the Jog
switch to move the load wheel as described in steps 4 through
6.
4. Move the load wheel to about 12" radius (use the jog switch to
move). The TQC then takes the initial reading of the filtered
signal.
5. Check the actual radius and enter it on the screen.
If the
reading is unreasonable, the TQC exits the calibration mode.
6. Move the load wheel to about 17" radius (use the jog switch to
move).
The TQC then takes the final reading of the filtered
signal output.
7. Check the actual radius and enter it on the screen.
The
calibration factors are then computed for the radius filtered
signal output.
The new calibration values are displayed on
the TQC screen and you are given the choice of rejecting or
accepting them if they are reasonable.
CALIBRATING RUNOUT PROBE (F6 -> F2)
The choices on the Runout Probe Calibration Menu screen include;
Top, Center, and Bottom Radial, Top and Bottom Lateral.
The
following procedure is used for channels using direct contact or
non-contact probes to measure the runout:
2. Press F2 to enter the Runout Probe Calibration menu after a
security check.
F1 for Top Radial
F2 for Center Radial
F3 for Bottom Radial
F4 for Top Lateral
F5 for Bottom Lateral
4. Enter Y for yes and N for no to the question, "Does this
channel use non-contact type probes?".
If it is non-contact,
clear the probe so it can be auto-compensated.
If it is
direct contact, go to step 5.
5. Install micrometer style calibration fixture and adjust it for
nominal mid-range standoff (normally 0.5 inches).
6. Press RETURN.
The initial reading is then taken on the
filtered output signal.
If the reading is unreasonable the
TQC exits the calibration mode.
7. Change standoff on the calibrator, the distance between the
probe and the target, by a distance specified on the screen.
8. Press RETURN. The final reading is then taken on the filtered
output signal and the calibration factors are then computed.

If the readings are unreasonable, the
TQC will exit the
calibration mode.
9. Remove fixture.
The TQC will exit calibration mode.
New
calibration values will be displayed, and you are given the
choice of accepting or rejecting them.
CALIBRATING GRINDING FUNCTIONS
This section tells you how to calibrate grinder current, position
sensors, non-contact and direct contact skim probes.
Calibrating Grinder Current (F6 -> F4)
Use the following procedure to calibrate the grinder current:
2. Press F4.
This will show the Current Transducer Calibration
Menu after a security check.
F1 for Top Sensor
F2 for Center Sensor
F3 for Bottom Sensor
4. Place the TUO in emergency stop mode.
5. Verify that the grinder motor on the selected channel is not
running at this time.
6. Press RETURN.
The initial reading is taken on the grinder
current output signal.
If the reading is unreasonable, the
TQC exits calibration mode.
7. Reset the TUO.
8. Start the grinder motors.
9. Press RETURN. The final reading is then taken on the grinder
current output signal.
10. Measure the grinder current with a precision clamp-on
ammeter (average of three phases).
11. Enter the value on the screen.
12. Stop the grinder motors.
13. Emergency stop the TUO.
The calibration factors are then
computed for grinder current output.
If the readings are
unreasonable, the TQC exits the calibration mode.
14. Accept or reject the calibration values when they are
displayed on the screen.
Calibrating Runout Grind Position Sensors (F6 -> F3)

Your TUO uses DCDT style Position Sensors to monitor grinder
position. Use the following procedure to position the sensors:
2. Press F3.
The Position Sensor Calibration Menu screen
displayed after a security check.
F1 for Top Position
F2 for Center Position
F3 for Bottom Position
is
4. Reset the TUO to allow grinder motion.

5. Insert gage block between paddle and sensor extension rod as
grinders are slowly brought in to approximate midrange of
position sensor.
The initial reading is now taken on the
filtered output signal.
If the reading is unreasonable, the
TQC exits the calibration mode.
6. Remove the gage block.
output signal.
8. Retract the grinder.
9. Emergency stop the TUO.
computed for the filtered output signal.
If the factors are
unreasonable,
the TQC exits calibration mode.
The new
calibration values are displayed and you are given the choice
of accepting or rejecting them.
Calibrating the Skim
This section shows you how to calibrate the non-contact and
direct contact skim probes.
the
Non-Contact_Skim_Probes__(F6_->_F6)
If your TUO uses Non-Contact Skim Sensors to sense grinder skim
position, use the following procedure to calibrate the skim:
1. Press the Emergency Stop button.
This will ensure that the
grinders will not move unexpectedly.
3. Press F6.
The Non-Contact Skim Calibration Menu screen is
displayed after a security check.
F1 for Top Skim Probe
F2 for Center Skim Probe
F3 for Bottom Skim Probe
5. Clear the probe so that it may be auto-compensated.
6. Install micrometer style calibration fixture.
7. Adjust the calibration fixture for nominal mid-range standoff
(normally 0.5 inches).
8. Press RETURN.
The initial reading is then taken on the
filtered skim output signal.
If the reading is unreasonable
the TQC exits the calibration mode.
9. Change standoff on the calibrator by the distance specified on
the screen.
skim output signal and the calibration factors are then
computed.
If the readings are unreasonable, the TQC will
exit the calibration mode.
11. Remove the fixture. The TQC will exit calibration mode. New
calibration values will be displayed, and you are given the
choice of accepting or rejecting them.
Direct_Contact_Skim_Probe__(F6_->_F7)
The
direct
contact skim probes with paddles
are
difficult
to
calibrate because the paddle acts as a lever and is dependent

upon the point of contact.
The use of shim stock and gage block
at the point where the paddle connects to direct connect rod may
simulate a depression of the paddle.
You should use the
following procedure to calibrate the Direct Contact Skim Probes:
1. Press the Emergency Stop button.
This will ensure that the
grinders will not move unexpectedly.
3. Press F7. The Direct Contact Skim Probe Calibration Menu is
shown on the screen after a security check.
F1 for Top Skim Probe
F2 for Center Skim Probe
F3 for Bottom Skim Probe
5. Insert gage block and shim stock between paddle and sensor
extension rod collar to simulate a depressed paddle.
6. Press RETURN.
The initial reading is now taken on the
filtered skim output signal.
If the reading is unreasonable,
the TQC exits the calibration mode.
7. Remove the gage block.
The paddle should contact the shim
stock.
skim output signal.
9. Remove the shim stock.
computed for the filtered skim output signal.
If the factors
are unreasonable, the TQC exits the calibration mode.
10. Accept or reject the new calibration values when they are
displayed on the screen (Y=accept, N=reject).
USING THE CALIBRATION MISCELLANEOUS SCREEN
This section tells you how to calibrate the following items:
hydraulic temperature and pressure,
inflation pressure and
output, TQC voltmeter, and spindle speed. Calibration requires
use of a reference standard.
Using a Reference Standard
These channels require a reference standard which you can observe
during the calibration.
There are two methods you can use to
calibrate these channels:
1. Leave the transducer in the TUO, while the other transducer
(the reference standard) is installed to measure the same
parameter at the same place. Make the initial reading with
the TUO stopped or cooled down and the final reading with
the TUO reset and warmed up.
2. Remove the transducer from the TUO and attach it to the
reference standard. It can provide two different stimuli
for the initial and final readings.
You define the reference standard through the keyboard in
cases, so the TQC will perform the same in each case.
both
The following procedure is used to calibrate

channels:
the
miscellaneous
1. Reset the TUO to generate the signal for the sensor and
channel.
2. Establish conditions for a zero or low end of the scale
reading.
The initial reading is then taken on the filtered
output signal for the channel.
3. Enter the value currently on the reference standard.
If the
initial reading is unreasonable, the TQC exits the calibration
mode.
4. Establish conditions for a high end of the scale reading. The
final reading is then taken on the filtered output signal for
the channel.
5. Enter the value on the reference standard.
The calibration
factors are computed for the channel.
If the factors are
unreasonable, the TQC exits the calibration mode.
6. Accept or reject the new calibration values when they are
Calibrating Hydraulic Temperature (F6 -> F8 -> F1)
To calibrate the hydraulic temperature, use this procedure:
2. Press F8.
This will display the Miscellaneous Channel
Calibration Menu screen after a security check.
3. Press F1.
The Hydraulic Temperature Calibration screen is
displayed.
4. Reset the TUO to generate the signal for the sensor and the
channel.
5. Send signal to the hydraulic temperature channel (lower
temperature).
6. Press RETURN.
This causes the zero or low end value to be
calculated.
7. Enter the hydraulic temperature in degrees. You can read this
information from the guage.
8. Send signal to the hydraulic temperature channel (higher
temperature).
9. Press RETURN. This causes the high end value to be calculated.
10. Repeat step 7 for the higher temperature.
The calculated
results for the scale factor, gain, and offset will be displayed.
11. Press RETURN.
This will cause you to exit the calibration
mode, and return to the main menu.
Calibrating Hydraulic Pressure (F6 -> F8 -> F2)
To calibrate the hydraulic pressure, use this procedure:
2. Press F8.
3. Press F2.
The Hydraulic Pressure Calibration screen is
displayed.
4. Turn the TUO off.
5. Press RETURN.
6. Enter 0 (zero). (No pressure with the TUO stopped).

7. Press RETURN.
calculated.
8. Reset the TUO.
9. Press RETURN when the pump generates pressure.
10. Enter the hydraulic pressure in psi from the guage.
11. Press RETURN.
The calculated results for the scale factor,
gain, and offset will be displayed.
12. Press RETURN.
mode, and return to the main menu.
Calibrating Inflation Pressure (F6 -> F8 -> F3)
To calibrate the inflation pressure, use this procedure:
2. Press F8.
3. Press F3.
The Inflation Pressure Calibration screen is
displayed.
4. Wait 30 seconds for the low inflation stabilization.
5. Press RETURN.
calculated.
6. Wait 30 seconds for the high inflation stabilization.
8. Enter Y (yes) or N (no) to accept or reject the new
calibration results.
This will cause you to exit the
calibration mode, and return to the main menu.
Calibrating the TQC Voltmeter (F6 -> F8 -> F4)
To calibrate the TQC voltmeter, use this procedure:
2. Press F8.
3. Press F4. The TQC Voltmeter Calibration screen is displayed.
This enables the voltmeter mode and turns on the yellow LED on
shelf one.
4. Send signal to the voltmeter channel.
Use Shelf 1 voltmeter
input (blue test point) to obtain the signal. Normally jumper
to ground for low end (black test point).
5. Press RETURN.
calculated.
6. Enter the voltage.
7. Send signal to the voltmeter channel, normally 10 Volts
reference (red test point) on Reference Card.
8. Press RETURN.
This causes the high end value to be
calculated.
9. Enter voltage.
The calculated results for the scale factor,
gain, and offset will be displayed.
10. Press RETURN.
mode and return to the main menu.
Calibrating Inflation Output (F6 -> F8 -> F5)
To calibrate the inflation output, use this procedure:

2. Press F8.
3. Press F5.
The Inflation Output Calibration screen is
displayed.
4. Wait 30 seconds for the low inflation stabilization.
5. Press RETURN.
calculated.
6. Wait 30 seconds for the high inflation stabilization.
Calibrating Spindle Speed (F6 -> F8 -> F6)
To calibrate the spindle speed, use this procedure:
2. Press F8.
3. Press F6. The Spindle Speed Calibration screen is displayed.
4. Wait 30 seconds for the high speed CW reading.
5. Wait one revolution for the low speed CW reading.
6. Turn the Spindle Switch on the Operator's Control Panel to
CCW.
7. Wait 30 seconds for the high speed CCW reading.
8. Wait one revolution for the low speed CCW reading.
The
calibrated results for the scale factor, CW & CCW gain, and
CW & CCW offset are displayed.
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CHAPTER 7 - ACHIEVING REPEATABLE RESULTS
One of the most important aspects of testing tires is obtaining
consistent results.
In this chapter, you will learn how to set
the TQC so that every time you test the same tire on the same
TUO, you receive the same results.
By following the steps in this chapter, you will learn how to:
-
Define repeatability
Test for repeatability
Calculate for repeatability
Locate the problem when the results are not repeatable
DEFINING REPEATABILITY
Your
first
step
in achieving repeatable
results
is
defining
repeatability.
Several
parameters and functions
important parts of the calculations. They are:
-
are
very
Standard deviation of a force parameter

Radial spring rate (at rated load)
Radial and lateral runout of rims
Load wheel radial runout
Electronic noise
A parameter is repeatable if it meets this definition:

Each parameter's standard deviation multiplied by two is less
than or equal to (at rated load) the tire radial spring rate
times the combined total of the TQC specified radial or
lateral rim runouts plus the load wheel's radial runout, plus
1/2 pounds of force (Lbf) of electronic noise.
This definition, in equation form is:
2 s <= Kr (rim + load wheel) + electronic noise
2 s <= Kr (0.001 + 0.0005) + 0.5
where s is the standard deviation and Kr is the
spring rate (at rated load).
tire's
radial
To find the tire's Radial Spring Rate, Kr, follow these steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Load the tire, not to rated load.

Read the force value, call it F1.
Read the radius, call it R1.
Change the force to the rated load.
Read the force value, call it F2.
Read the radius, call it R2.
Calculate the change in force (F). F=F2-F1.
Calculate the change in radius (R). R=R2-R1.
Calculate the radial spring rate (Kr). Kr=F/R.
As an example, use a typical passenger car tire with a Kr=1000

Lbf/in (at rated load). Therefore, the TUO is repeatable if:
2
2
2
s
s <=
s <=
s <=
<= 1
1000 Lbf/in (0.001 in + 0.0005 in) + 0.5 Lbf

1.5 Lbf + 0.5 Lbf
2 Lbf
Lbf
The Kr of a typical passenger tire is equal to 1000 Lb

force/inch at rated load.
This means the TUO is repeatable
the standard deviation is less than or equal to one pound
force.
of
if
of
TESTING FOR REPEATABILITY

Begin testing for repeatability by performing the calculations
for determining repeatability.
Then run multiple tests on
multiple tires and record the results.
Be sure to warm up the
tires before running them through the machine. Also, dechuck the
tires between tests.
We recommend that you test at least eight tires eight times and
eliminate the first three tests from the data.
The first three
tests should provide an adequate warm up period.
The best test
method is round robin, that is, test tire 1, then test tire 2,
... tire 8 and then begin again test tire 1, tire 2,... tire 8.
Calculating Repeatability
Use the equation
deviation.
in
Figure
7-1
to
calculate
the
standard
--------------------Figure 7-1. Standard Deviation Equation.

--------------------Locating Problems
If all the tires you test are non-repeatable, then check your
results on the TUO by asking an operator to perform these steps:
1. Turn the AUTO/SEMI/MAN switch on the Operator's Control Panel
to MAN.
2. Move a tire onto the center conveyor.
3. Mount a tire, inflate it, and then load the tire.
4. Test for load wheel defects and/or inflation leaks using this
special TIGRE program:
10 FOR N=1 TO 100
20 PRINT RFPP,LFPP,...
30 WAIT 1
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
If your tests indicate that the TUO is not producing repeatable
results, it could be due to one of the following reasons:
Dirt
-
Check that all rim surfaces are free of dirt and metal chips.
Check that the load wheel surface is free of dirt.
Check the inside of the TUO for dust and dirt.
Use an emery cloth to remove dirt from the rim and

surfaces.
load
wheel
Load Wheel
1. If the TUO you are testing has a load wheel with a replaceable
paper coating, check the following:
Check if the paper has excessive dirt.
Check if there are air pockets between the paper and the load
wheel surface.
If the paper needs to be replaced, call maintenance.
2. If the TUO you are testing has a load wheel with a permanent
coating, check the following:
Check if the load wheel has an excessive build up of dirt.
If it does, call maintenance to clean it.
Lubrication
-
Check
that the lubrication on the rims and tires is
sufficient to get a good bead seat.
Check that the bead seat pressure is high enough, it may need
to be as high as 45 to 55 psi.
Check the quality of the lubricant.
Rims
-
Check that the rim is the correct contour for the tire being
tested.
Check all rim surfaces for proper lubrication.
Check that all upper and lower rim runouts are within
specifications.
Tires
-
Check to make sure there is sufficient lubricant on the tire

bead and the upper and lower rims.
Check the air pressure setting with a calibrated air guage.
Be aware that values of new tires may change until they are
"broken in".
TUO Warm Up
-
Check that warm up time before the test is sufficient to

allow the tire to stabilize.
The amount of time will vary
with tire type.
The radial parameters in the second rotation direction are
affected the most by lack of warm up time.
Test each tire
eight times and eliminate the first three test results.
Others
Other minor reasons that may cause non-repeatability are:
-
Electrical and mechanical vibrations

Inflation variation
Load variation
Monitoring Signals
Another method of locating problems is to monitor the electronic
signals of the TUO.
In order to do this, you will need a chart
recorder that measures in the millivolt range.
You will monitor
the radial force signals (both suppressed and filtered) at

and the lateral force signals at C01.
A01,
To monitor these signals, follow these steps:

1. Turn the AUTO/SEMI/MAN switch to MAN.
Then chuck, inflate,
and load the tire.
3. Press the TEST button.
If the chart recording runs up and down the paper, then
inflation drift is a problem.
A simple yet effective way
to look for air leaks in the inflation system is to wipe a
soap and water solution over the connections and pipe
fittings.
Look for any bubbles which mean the tire or
pipe is leaking air.
-
If the peak to peak signal does not compare with the

radial
composite value on the TQC screen and
the
individual signals are not distinct and repeating, then
the load wheel is dirty or there is a faulty bearing in
the spindle.
Monitoring Noise
Use the chart recorder again to monitor the A01 signal.
To keep
the load wheel from touching the tire during this test, set the
load wheel setpoint to a radius larger than the tire's outside
diameter radius.
To monitor the noise in the system, follow these steps:
1. Turn the AUTO/SEMI/MAN switch to MAN.
Then chuck, inflate,
and load the tire.
3. Press the TEST button.
Check that the peak to peak signal is approximately 0.5
pounds of noise or less.
The TQC screen will display values greater than
following if there is noise in the system:
-
RFPP
RFH1
LFPP
LFH1
one
for
the
(radial force peak to peak)

(radial force harmonic 1)
(lateral force peak to peak)
(lateral force harmonic 1)
Monitoring Channel Zeros

In order to check the radial and lateral channel zeros for drift,
you should monitor the radial channel and the lateral channel.
If the zero is drifting, the problem is probably in one of the
following areas:
A01 radial instrument amplifier
C01 lateral instrument amplifier
Load cell wiring or the load cell itself
One of the TQC power supplies
Monitoring Composites and Harmonics

If the radial and lateral composite repeat, and the radial
harmonic and lateral harmonic do not repeat, look for a defective
shaft encoder or encoder connection.
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CHAPTER 8 - CHECKING CORRELATION AMONG MACHINES
Two or more machines are correlated if they generate very

similiar results testing the same tire. In this chapter you will
learn how to check the correlation among machines.
This
-
chapter has four major parts:

Setting up the machines for testing
Selecting the tires to be tested
Testing the tires
Correcting the TUO and tires when
correlate
the
results
do
not
Before you begin to check the correlation, make sure that the
machines and tires are prepared for testing.
Here are several
points to check as you are setting up and performing the
correlations.
CHECKING MACHINES
-
Check that the machine warm up time is adequate to insure

pressure and load stabilization.
Check that the reverse rotation stabilization time is at
least 8 seconds to insure that no interaction due to tire
compliance is evident.
Check that the machine is set-up to test only correlation and
no other function.
Check that the machine is not vibrating during the test.
CHECKING TIRES
Check that the tires run through the TUO at least two times
immediately
before testing begins under
desired
test
conditions to ensure adequate warm up.
Check that all the tires run in the proper orientation, that
is, white sidewall up or down.
Check that no one handles the tires so aggressively that the
tire values are affected.
Check that the spray lube functions properly during the
entire test.
SETTING UP THE MACHINES FOR TESTING

As you prepare to correlate the machines, keep in mind that you
must control the following machine parameters:
-
Load wheel alignment

Rim variables
Rim lubrication
Inflation
Load Wheel Alignment

To make sure the load wheel is aligned, you must first check the
squareness of the load wheel, and second check that it is
parallel.
Load_Wheel_Squareness
To check the load wheel squareness, follow this procedure:
1. Install the spindle adapter alignment and checking
This fixture is shown in Figure 8-1.
fixture.
-------------Figure 8-1. Adapter Shaft Checking Fixture Alignment.

--------------2. Mark the load wheel (with a wax pencil) at the point
indicator contact (point 1) in Figure 8-2.
of
--------------Figure 8-2. Load Wheel Squareness.

--------------3. Tighten the thumb screw to hold the fixture firmly against the
adapter shaft.
4. Record the dial reading.
5. Rotate the spindle and load wheel so that the dial indicator
rests in the similiar position on the load wheel on the
opposite side of the machine at point 2 in Figure 8-2.
6. Record the reading at point 2 and compare it with the reading
at point 1.
The two dial readings must not differ more than
0.0002 inches.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 4 several times to be sure the readings
are accurate.
If the measurements are not within tolerance,
shim the load cells as follows (see Figure 8-3).
a. If the dial reading at point 3 is greater than the reading
at point 4, shim the top load cell.
b. If the dial reading at point 4 is greater than the reading
at point 3, shim the bottom load cell.
c. The shim thickness required should be approximately 2/3 of
the value of the difference in the readings.
---------------Figure 8-3. Load Cell Shim Location.
----------------
Load_Wheel_Parallelism
To check the load wheel parallelism, follow this procedure:
1. Remove the squareness checking fixture and install
the parallelism checking fixture (see Figure 8-4).
the
--------------Figure 8-4. Load Wheel Parallelism Check.

--------------2. Connect the dial indicator to the fixture.
3. Position the parallelism checking fixture on the adapter shaft
so that the dial indicator rests about one inch from the top
edge of the load wheel at point 5 of Figure 8-4.
4. Tighten the fixture thumb screw and rotate the spindle
slightly
until the dial indicates the point of
greatest
deflection.
5. Record the value at point 5 of Figure 8-4.
6. Loosen the thumb screw and lower the fixture until the dial
indicator rests about one inch from the bottom edge of the
load wheel, point 6 in Figure 8-4.
slightly until the dial indicates the point of greatest
deflection.
8. Compare this value with that of point 5.
The difference
between points 5 and 6 must be less than 0.0002 inch.
If the
difference exceeds 0.0002 inch, go to step 9.
If your
readings are good, go to step 14.
9. Turn the spindle 180 degrees and repeat steps 3 through 8.
The difference between the readings obtained in step 8 and
those obtained when the spindle is turned 180 degrees must not
exceed 0.0002 inch.
10. Loosen both load cells mounting bolts to adjust the load cell
position.
11. Push or pull the bottom load cell to move it approximately
one-half the difference obtained in the measurement taken
above.
12. Tighten bolts and load cell pins.
13. Repeat steps 3 through 8 until parallelism is within
specification.
14. Remove the parallelism checking fixture and the adapter
shaft.
15. Install the upper rim.
Make sure the load wheel surface is
clean, free of oil, grease and other foreign materials.
16. Install new load wheel paper if your machine uses paper. If
your machine has a permanent coating on the load wheel, clean
the surface.
Rim Variables
To insure correlation between two machines, each machine must
have identical rim contours, widths and diameters. The following
dimensions must be within the stated tolerances:
-
Rim heel bead diameters must be within + or - 0.005 inches.

Rim widths must be within + or - 0.010 inches.
Rim contour angles must be the same, within + or - 2.0

minutes.
Rim flange and heel radii must be within + or - 0.005 inches.
Rim flange outside diameter must be within + or - 0.010
inches.
Rim over the ball diameter must be within + or - 0.005
inches.
Rim Lubrication
Both upper and lower rims must be adequately lubricated to insure
proper seating of beads for good correlation.
SELECTING TIRES TO BE TESTED
When selecting tires to be used for correlation studies,
tires that satisfy the following conditions:
choose
1. Select a group of 5 or 10 tires that average within five

pounds of the recommended mean values and cover the recommended
range (minimum through maximum) for each of the parameters listed
in Table 8-1.
----------------------------------------------------------------Parameter
Minimum
Mean
Maximum
----------------------------------------------------------------RFPP (radial composite)
10
35
50
RFH1 (radial harmonic 1)
5
22
40
LFPP (lateral composite)
10
30
50
LFH1 (lateral harmonic 1) (CW)
5
25
40
LFH1 (lateral harmonic 1) (CCW)
5
25
40
CONY (conicity)
-35
0
35
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 8-1. Recommended Test Tire Parameters.
----------------------------------------------------------------2. The tire radial spring rate must be less than or equal to 1000
lbs. per inch at rated load.
3. The tire must have proper fit to the rim to insure that tire
walking or pressure loss does not occur.
4. Look for evidence of distortion. Run distorted tires through
repeated test cycles until distortion has been removed.
5. All parameters must stabilize within 2 passes through the
machine. If you need to run tires more than two times through
the TUO, damage may occur to the tread or the bead area of the
tire. Check the tire for defects.
Before testing, prepare tires in the following way:
1. Each tire must be broken in for a minimum of 200 miles on the
high speed wheel.
2. Store the tires in an area where the ambient temperature does
not fall below 60 degrees F.
Allow sufficient time for tires
to stabilize.
3. Maintain records of the average values obtained for each tire
over an extended period of time.
If values start changing on
a tire, either discard the tire or establish new averages for

comparison.
TESTING THE TIRES
After you have selected the tires,
before you begin testing:
-
check the
following
values
Machine conicity bias (conicity mechanical alignment may

required)
Machine calibration
Tire inflation pressure
be
Checking Machine Conicity Bias

1. Measure the clockwise and counter-clockwise lateral shifts for
a tire with white sidewall up (WSWU) at rated load at least 5
times.
2. Repeat this measurement the same number of times with the
white sidewall down (WSWD).
3. Determine the individual means for each of the lateral shifts.
a. The machine is set if the following conditions are met:
-
The absolute value

white sidewall up
absolute value of
(CCW) white sidewall
of the lateral shift clockwise (CW)

(WSWU) is within 1 lb. of the
the lateral shift counter-clockwise
down (WSWD).
LS cw (WSWU) - LS ccw (WSWD) <= 1 lb.

-
The absolute value of the lateral shift counter-clockwise

(CCW) with the white sidewall up (WSWU) is within 1 lb. of
the absolute value of the lateral shift (CW), white
sidewall down (WSWD).
LS ccw (WSWU) - LS cw (WSWD) <= 1 lb.
b. If these values do not agree within 1 lb. you must set the
conicity mechanical alignment. If they do agree, go to the
section on calibration in this chapter.
If the Conicity
Bias is under 1 Lb., use the TIGRE CONBIAS command to
compensate.
Conicity_Mechanical_Alignment_Procedure
1. Calculate the conicity correction factor (CCf) as follows:
CCf
LS cw (WSWU) + LS ccw (WSWD)

-----------------------------2
pounds
2. Mount a dial indicator at point A (see Figure 8-5) near

bottom edge of the load wheel side.
------------------
the
Figure 8-5. Conicity Mechanical Alignment.

-----------------3. Loosen the four bottom load cell mounting bolts. Watch for
alignment changes indicated on the dial A.
4. Loosen the load cell pin.
5. Tighten the four mounting bolts to finger tightness.
6. Loosely attach the load wheel alignment fixture to the rib of
the machine as shown in Figure 8-5.
Align the fixture
horizontally.
7. Mount a second dial indicator B on the fixture.
8. Tighten the fixture clamp screws while observing dial
indicator A for any deviations.
9. Rotate the bottom load cell by turning the jack screws.
Monitor dial indicator B for the amount of rotation required.
Note:
An
0.010 inch deviation on dial indicator B, equals

approximately 2 lbs of correction at 1000 lbs. load.
Rotate CW if the correction factor calculated above,
CCf is negative. Rotate CCW if CCf is positive.
10. Tighten the mounting bolts when the proper rotation is

reached.
11. Remove the alignment fixture.
12. Recheck conicity bias.
Several attempts may be required to
get proper load cell rotation.
Note:
It
is not necessary to preload the load cells or add the

keys to the bottom load cell after the adjustment is
complete.
Calibrating the Machines

Perform the calibration as indicated in Chapter 6 of this manual.
Keep in mind these guidelines:
-
Set machine conicity bias before calibrating the TUO.

Powered up the system at least 30 minutes before performing
calibrations. This will allow the instruments time to achieve
normal operating temperature.
Make sure that the ambient temperature at the time of
calibration is within 10 degrees F of ambient temperature at
the time of the correlation test.
Use 50 lb. incremented weight when calibrating the radial and
lateral channels.
When calibrating the radial channel, you
should take great care to ensure that all cables and hanging
fixtures are parallel and square to the load wheel, and that
all pulleys are free to turn so that frictional losses are at
a minimum.
Testing Tire Inflation Pressure

When correlating the machines, keep in mind the following
conditions:
Measure all pressures at the output of the test pressure
supply.
On some TUOs this is the quick disconnect located
near the pressure regulator adjustment knobs and gauges
(sometimes called the flower box).

Make sure the inflation pressure measuring gauge used for
measurement is calibrated. It must have adequate scaling and
produce accuracies to 0.1 psi.
Set and measure the tire pressure after the tire has been
loaded
to test load with tire rotating and
pressure
stabilized.
Pressure must be set within 0.2 psi between the
two machines.
CORRECTING WHEN RESULTS DO NOT CORRELATE

Once you have completed testing the tires and analyzed the
results, you can perform eight procedures if the results indicate
that the machines are not correlated. They are as follows:
1. Make sure that both TUOs give the same results when the same
tire is tested repeatedly.
You can not achieve correlation
without repeatability.
2. Recalibrate both systems.
3. Check the tire's wear and for pinched beads.
4. Check the test pressure air setting with a calibrated air
gauge on both TUOs.
5. Make sure the correct rims are being used on both TUOs.
Verify that rim runouts and load wheel runouts are within
specifications.
6. Compare radius when loaded between the machines. If the radii
are different, the loads are different.
If you are using
several tires, the problem is most likely the tires if only
one or two will not correlate.
If none of the tires
correlate, then the problem is in the machines.
7. Check the mechanical alignment; this should not change unless
the load cell mounting bolts are loosened.
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Correlation can be best determined using linear regression

analysis with one machine's data used as the master
data (the independent variable).
The data from the
machine being checked is the test data (the dependent
variable). You must test at least 30 tires three times
for the regression analysis to be valid. The analysis
should give a slope of 1.00 + or - 0.02, and intercept
of 0.00 + or - 2.00, and a fit (R squared) of 0.90 or
higher.
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-

Testing the tires

Correcting the TUO
correlate
and
tires
when
the
results
do
not
Here are several
correlations.
CHECKING MACHINES
-

no other function.
CHECKING TIRES
immediately
desired
test
entire test.

-

Rim variables
Rim lubrication
Inflation

parallel.
1. Install
the spindle adapter alignment and checking
fixture.

of

adapter shaft.
at point 1.
0.0002 inches.
are accurate.
---------------Load_Wheel_Parallelism
the

slightly
greatest
deflection.

deflection.
The difference
If the
If your
exceed 0.0002 inch.
position.
above.
specification.
shaft.
the surface.
Rim Variables
-

minutes.
inches.
inches.
Rim Lubrication
choose


in Table 8-1.
----------------------------------------------------------------Parameter
Minimum
Mean
Maximum
10
35
50
5
22
40
10
30
50
5
25
40
5
25
40
CONY (conicity)
-35
0
35
high speed wheel.
to stabilize.
comparison.
TESTING THE TIRES
-
check the
following
values

required)
Machine calibration
be

times.

-
The absolute value

white sidewall up
absolute value of

down (WSWD).

-

If the Conicity
compensate.
CCf

-----------------------------2
pounds

the
-----------------Figure 8-5. Conicity Mechanical Alignment.

Align the fixture
horizontally.
Note:
An

10. Tighten
the
mounting
bolts when the
proper
rotation
is
reached.
Note:
It

complete.

-

lateral channels.
a minimum.

conditions:
supply.
loaded
pressure
stabilized.
two machines.
gauge on both TUOs.
specifications.
If you are using
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The data from the
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-

Testing the tires
Correcting the TUO and tires when
correlate
the
results
do
not
Here are several
correlations.
CHECKING MACHINES
-

no other function.
CHECKING TIRES
-
immediately
desired
test
entire test.

-

Rim variables
Rim lubrication
Inflation

parallel.
1. Install the spindle adapter alignment and checking
fixture.

of

adapter shaft.
at point 1.
0.0002 inches.

are accurate.
---------------Load_Wheel_Parallelism
the

slightly
greatest
deflection.
deflection.
The difference
If the
If your
exceed 0.0002 inch.
position.
above.
specification.
shaft.

the surface.
Rim Variables
-

minutes.
inches.
inches.
Rim Lubrication
choose

in Table 8-1.
----------------------------------------------------------------Parameter
Minimum
Mean
Maximum
10
35
50
5
22
40
10
30
50
5
25
40
5
25
40
CONY (conicity)
-35
0
35

high speed wheel.
to stabilize.
comparison.
TESTING THE TIRES
-
check the
following
values

required)
Machine calibration
be

times.
-
The absolute value

white sidewall up
absolute value of

down (WSWD).

-

If the Conicity
compensate.
CCf

-----------------------------2
pounds

the
-----------------Figure 8-5. Conicity Mechanical Alignment.

Align the fixture
horizontally.
Note:
An

10. Tighten the mounting bolts when the proper rotation is

reached.
Note:
It

complete.

-


lateral channels.
a minimum.

conditions:
supply.
loaded
pressure
stabilized.
two machines.
gauge on both TUOs.
specifications.
If you are using
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CHAPTER 9 - MONITORING PRODUCTION
Along with its many other capabilities, the TQC can help you
monitor production.
By using its own clock to keep the current
time and date, the TQC counts the tires that the TUO tests in a
particular time period. It then organizes the count according to
the grades of the tires.
In addition, the TQC monitors the time
the machine spends in its various functions and the number of
aborts and emergency stops.
By following instructions given later in this chapter, anyone can
view the statistics.
However, only personnel with the highest
level of security clearance can reset the timers.
SETTING TIME AND DATE (F5 -> F4)
There are two occasions when you will have to set the time
date on the TQC. They are:
-
and
Setting-up the machine for the first time

Setting-up the machine after new batteries are installed
To set the time and date, follow these steps:

This will
display the Production Monitor menu.
2. Press F4.
This will display the TQC System Time and Date
a. Note that time is kept on a 24-hour clock.
b. Note that the format for the date is Month/Day/Year.
3. Enter Y (yes) or N (no) to change the current time.
4. Enter new hour (HH). You can enter one or two characters for
HH, no lead zero is required.
5. Press RETURN or (:).
6. Enter new minute (MM).
8. Enter new second (SS).
10. Enter Y (yes) or N (no) to change the current date.
11. Enter new month (MM).
12. Press RETURN or (/).
13. Enter new day (DD).
15. Enter new year (YY).
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC SYSTEM TIME AND DATE ***
TQC CLOCK READS
22:54:18
CHANGE TIME (Y/N) ?
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ENTER CURRENT TIME
(FORMAT:
HH:MM:SS)
22:54:00
MM/DD/YY)
10/29/86
CHANGE DATE (Y/N) ?

ENTER CURRENT DATE
(FORMAT:
F12 EXIT
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 9-1. TQC System Time and Date Screen.
VIEWING TIRE STATISTICS
Tire Count (F5 -> F2)
After you set the time and date, the TQC records the total number
of tires, starting from zero, that run through a TUO.
In
addition to the total count, the system counters (number of tires
force ground,
runout ground,
graded,
and barmarked) are
displayed. The user counters (CT00 to CT49) that you defined and
labeled in Chapter 4 are also displayed.
You can find this number or reset the counts to zero by following
these steps:
This will
2. Press F2. This will display the Totalizer Counter Data screen
(see Figure 9-2).
3. If you want to clear all of the counters, press F1.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC86 TOTALIZER ***
TTYPE FLAG: ON
FREEZE FLAG: OFF
TOTAL:
-SYSTEM COUNTERS0 TOTAL RG:

0 TOTAL GR:
0 TOTAL FG:
0 NO MARK:
-USER COUNTERSCT00
CT05
CT10
CT15
CT20
CT25
CT30
CT35
CT40
CT45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CT01
CT06
CT11
CT16
CT21
CT26
CT31
CT36
CT41
CT46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CT02
CT07
CT12
CT17
CT22
CT27
CT32
CT37
CT42
CT47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CT03
CT08
CT13
CT18
CT23
CT28
CT33
CT38
CT43
CT48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CT04
CT09
CT14
CT19
CT24
CT29
CT34
CT39
CT44
CT49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
F12 EXIT
F1 CLEAR
F4 ACTION
F5 TTYP FLAG
F6 FREEZE FLAG
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 9-2. Totalizer Counter Data Screen.
Tire Grades (F5 -> F3)

In addition to counting the number of tires that run through a
TUO, the computer also records the grade of each tire. There are
fifteen different grades (---- to IIII), with the total number of
tires in each grade, listed in the Grade Count screen.
To see
this screen or reset the count to zero, follow these steps:
1. Press F5 when the main menu is on the screen. This will
2. Press F3. This will display the Grade Count screen.
3. If you want to clear the tire grade count (return to zero),
press F1.
VIEWING MACHINE TIME STATISTICS (F5 -> F1)
The TQC keeps a record of the amount of time the TUO spends on
each task. This record is preserved even when there is a loss of
power to the machine.
If you want to see these statistics,
follow these steps:
2. Press F1.
This will display the System Timer Utility screen
(see Figure 9-3).
3. If you want to clear all the times, press F1.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC SYSTEM TIMERS ***
TIMER DESCRIPTION
TIME SINCE TIMERS LAST CLEARED
TQC POWER OFF TIME
EMERGENCY STOP TIME
ABORT MODE TIME
MANUAL MODE TIME
AUTOMATIC CYCLE TIME
TQC IDLE TIME
PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION TIME
INTERACTIVE MODE TIME
CALIBRATION MODE TIME
DIAGNOSTIC MODE TIME
TEST TIME - MANUAL MODE
TEST TIME - AUTOMATIC MODE
TOTAL GRIND TIME - MANUAL MODE
TOTAL GRIND TIME - AUTOMATIC MODE
FORCE GRIND TIME - MANUAL MODE
FORCE GRIND TIME - AUTOMATIC MODE
RUNOUT GRIND TIME - MANUAL MODE
RUNOUT GRIND TIME - AUTOMATIC MODE
HRS:MIN:SEC
09:06:31
00:00:00
00:01:00
00:00:00
03:00:45
04:45:22
00:00:27
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:05:56
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
USE FUNCTION KEYS TO PERFORM OPERATION

F12 EXIT
F1 CLEAR
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 9-3. TQC System Timers Screen.
VIEWING TQC HISTORY (F5 -> F5)

The TQC keeps a record of the number of times the TUO aborts or
emergency stops.
This record is preserved even when there is a
loss of power to the machine. The abort and emergency stop error
messages are divided into three parts, PLC Aborts, PLC Emergency
Stops, and TQC Aborts and Emergency Stops. The only error
messages not shown on this screen are the TIGRE errors.
If you
want to see these statistics, follow these steps:
2. Press F5.
This will display the TQC History Display screen
(see Figure 9-4).
3. Press F1 to see the previous page.
4. Press F2 to see the next page.
5. Press F3 to print the screen.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC HISTORY DISPLAY ***
TOTAL MACHINE CYCLES:
PLC ABORTS
TIMEOUT: ALL PROBES NOT BACK
MANUAL ABORT BUTTON PUSHED
TQC ABORT SENSED
NEW TIRE SIZE DETECTED
0
0
0
0
PLC EMERGENCY STOPS

MOTOR OVERLOAD DETECTED
CABLE SWITCH PULLED
MANUAL BUTTON PUSHED
OVERSIZE TIRE DETECTED
0
0
0
0
TQC ABORTS AND EMERGENCY STOPS

BAD TABLE PARAMETER FOR LAST OPERATION
SPINDLE SLOW OR MISSING ENCODER PULSES
FATAL ERROR ENCOUNTERED IN TIGRE PROGRAM
0
0
0
F12 EXIT F1 PREV PAGE F2 NEXT PAGE F3 PRINT

*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 9-4. TQC History Display Screen.
CHAPTER 10 - ESTABLISHING TQC SECURITY
Since the TQC screens are such an important part of the
programming of the system, you should decide who will have access
to the various screens.
This chapter will help you make that
decision.
In addition, you will learn how to enter security
codes into the system in order to protect it from unauthorized
access.
ASSIGNING SECURITY LEVELS
Your first step in establishing TQC security is to decide who

will have access to which screens.
The TQC allows you to
establish six levels of security. Table 10-1 may help you decide
which personnel to assign to these levels.
----------------------------------------------------------------SECURITY
CAPABILITIES
SUGGESTED
ACCESS TO
LEVEL
PERSONNEL
TQC SCREENS
----------------------------------------------------------------6
TOTAL
AKRON STANDARD
ALL
PERSONNEL
5
TOTAL
SUPERVISORS
ALL
4
STORE EEPROM CHANGES
PROGRAMMERS
ALL
3
MAKE TEMPORARY CHANGES TECHNICIANS
EVERYTHING BUT
MAINTENANCE &
DIAGNOSTICS
2
MAKE TEMPORARY CHANGES TROUBLE-SHOOTERS MAINTENANCE &
DIAGNOSTIC ONLY
1
SETPOINTS/SWITCHES
OPERATORS
SETPOINTS/SWITCHES
& SKIM ONLY
GRINDER SKIM ONLY
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 10-1. Suggested Security Levels.
----------------------------------------------------------------Entering Security Levels (F9)
You can define which restricted operations security levels 5
through 2 can access (see Figure 10-1).
Security level 1 can
only access the edit screens. Level 6 has unrestricted access to
all operations.
In Figure 10-1, (I) allows access and (-)
prevents access.
To enter the security levels that can access specific restricted
operations, follow these steps:
This
display the Security Level Edit screen (see Figure 10-1).
2. Move to cursor to the operation you want to change.
3. Press F2 to change the security level.
will
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC86 SECURITY LEVEL EDIT ***
------ RESTRICTED OPERATION -------
LEVELS
5432
ALLOW MACHINE CALIBRATION:

CHANGE CURRENT TIRE TYPE:
CHANGE TIRE TYPE SETPOINTS:
CHANGE TIRE TYPE FLAGS:
ALLOW ACCESS TO DEBUG MONITORS:
CHANGE VALUES ON EDIT SCREENS:
CLEAR TIRE GRADE COUNTS:
CLEAR TOTAL TIRES TESTED:
RESET SYSTEM TIMERS:
TIGRE EDIT/INTERACTIVE ACCESS:
II-II-II-I
II-I
IIIII-II-II-I
II-II--
(I) ALLOWS OPERATION, (-) PREVENTS OPERATION

LEVEL 6 ALLOWS UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO OPERATION
SELECT DESIRED OPERATION USING FUNCTION KEYS SHOWN
F12 EXIT F1 ABORT F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 10-1. TQC Security Level Edit.
ENTERING SECURITY CODES (F8 -> F10)
After you decide which
personnel, you must enter
system.
You may use up
The security code is four
levels of security to assign to your

their names and security codes into the
to 15 characters for a person's name.
characters, either numbers or letters.
Anyone can change his or her own code; only personnel at levels 0
and 1 may view and change any security code.
Note: Security clearance must be established before you enter the
edit mode.
In order to change any item, you must have
a security code.
If you only want to OBSERVE values,
simply press RETURN when prompted for your name.
To establish and view security codes, follow these steps:
1. Press F8 when the main menu is on the screen. This will
display the System Parameters Edit menu.
2. Press F10. This will display the TQC Security Edit screen (see
Figure 10-1).
3. Move the cursor to the name you want to view or edit.
If you want to view the security codes, press F2.
The
codes will only be displayed for one second to prevent
unauthorized viewing.
If you want to enter a name or change a security code,
press F3.
If you want to erase all the changes you have made, press
F1.
After you have entered your personnels' names and security codes,
they can gain access to the specific TQC screens available to
their security level.
Each time a security clearance is required to enter a TQC screen,
you can gain clearance by following these steps:
1. Type in your name when the TQC requests it.
2. Press RETURN.
3. Type in your four-digit security code. This code will not be
displayed as you enter it.
4. Press RETURN. If your security code is correct, you will gain
access to the TQC screen.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC SECURITY CODE EDIT ***
<><><><><> SECURITY
CODE - ****
<><><><><> SECURITY
JONES
CODE - ****
<><><><><> SECURITY
DOE
CODE - ****
***
CODE - ****
<><><><><> SECURITY
MILLER
CODE - ****
******
CODE - ****
<><><><><> SECURITY
KRAMER
CODE - ****
****
CODE - ****
****
CODE - ****
NAME - TEST
NAME NAME NAME NAME NAME NAME NAME NAME -
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
LEVEL 1
NAME
LEVEL 2
NAME
LEVEL 3
NAME
NAME
LEVEL 4
NAME
NAME
LEVEL 5
NAME
NAME
NAME
<><><><><>
- JILL
<><><><><>
- JAMES
<><><><><>
- JANE
- ****
<><><><><>
- JOE
- ****
<><><><><>
- JOSIE
- *****
- *****
TO SELECT ITEMS AND FUNCTION KEYS
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
CODE - ****
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 EDIT
F3 VIEW
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 10-2. TQC Security Edit Screen.
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CHAPTER 11 - COMMUNICATING WITH PRINTERS AND OTHER COMPUTERS
In order to help you utilize additional hardware, the TQC is
provided with two RS-232 serial ports (see Figures 11-1 and 112).
Through these ports, the TQC can communicate with a printer
or another computer.
-----------------Figure 11-1. Location of RS-232 Ports.
------------------
(Entrance View.)
-----------------Figure 11-2. Closeup of RS232 Ports.

-----------------COMMUNICATING WITH A PRINTER (F8 -> F7 -> F2)
Before connecting the cable between the TQC and printer, you must
enter communication parameters on the TQC screen.
In order to send data from the TQC to the printer, you must
assign values for the parameters presented in the Printer
Communications Table Edit (List Channel) screen (see Figure 113).
These values define the way in which the TQC communicates
with a printer. To assign these values, follow this procedure:
This will
display the Communications screen.
2. Press F7. This will show the Communications Edit menu.
3. Press F2.
The Printer Communications Table Edit screen (see
Figure 11-3) will be displayed.

4. Move the cursor to the item you want to change.
6. Enter the new value.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC COMMUNICATION TABLE EDIT ***
(LIST CHANNEL)
BAUD RATE (9600 maximum):
CHARACTER LENGTH (5,6,7,8 bits):
NUMBER OF STOP BITS (0=1.5, 1=1, 2=2):
PARITY (0=none, 1=odd, 2=even):
HANDSHAKING (0=none, 1=cts/rts, 2=dsr/dtr):
PROTOCOL (0=none, 1=enq/ack, 2=dc1/dc3):
FIRST RECORD SEPARATOR TERMINATOR CHAR:
SECOND RECORD SEPARATOR TERMINATOR CHAR:
COMMUNICATION RESPONSE TIMEOUT (msec):
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
9600
8
1
0
0
0
200
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 11-3. Printer Communications Table Edit Screen.
Connecting the Cables
Before connecting the cable between the TQC and printer, you must
take a few precautions:
1. DO NOT connect the shield (pin 1), at both ends of the cable,
to either the TQC or printer.
Severe electrical noise
problems can occur if the chassis of the printer is tied
electronically to the TQC.
2. Only connect pins that are listed in Tables 11-1 or 11-2.
Some printers may have active signals on pins that the TQC is
not configured to handle.
3. If the printer requires signals other than those in Tables 111 or 11-2, you need to modify the cable.
Normally the cable from the TQC to the printer involves a direct
connection pin-to-pin as shown in Tables 11-1 and 11-2.
The TQC
printer port is configured using RS-232C pin assignments on the
"D" connectors.
This port has a Data Communication Equipment
(DCE) configuration.
-----------------------------------------------------------------TQC to Printer Cabling
TQC Pin
Printer Pin
Signal
(DCE)
(DTE)
Source
Function
----------------------------------------------------------------Shield
1 -----+
N/C
TQC
Protective ground.
T X D
R X D
RTS
2 <----------- 2
3 -----------> 3
4 <----------- 4
Pr
TQC
Pr
CTS
5 -----------> 5
TQC
DSR
SG
DTR
6 -----------> 6
7 <----------> 7
20 <---------- 20
TQC
TQC
Pr
DCE
DTE
N/C
Pr
=
=
=
=
Data from printer.

Data to printer.
OK to send data to
printer.
Request to send data
to the printer.
Data Set Ready.
Signal Ground.
Data Terminal Ready.
Data Communication Equipment (like a modem)

Data Terminal Equipment (like a terminal)
not connected
Printer
NOTE: Pin 2 is optional, pin 4 is required, pins 5 and 6 are

always true and pin 20 is unused and ignored by the TQC. For pin
4 either use the jumper E76 to E77 on the TQC's 86/30 Main
Processor Printed Circuit Board (PCB) or it must be set true by
the printer by removing this jumper (located on the bottom left
side of the PCB).
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-1. TQC to Printer Cabling.
----------------------------------------------------------------To connect a Microline Okidata 92 printer to the
port, use the cable configuration in Table 11-2.
TQC
printer
-----------------------------------------------------------------TQC to Okidata 92 Printer Cabling

TQC Pin
Printer Pin
Source
Function
Signal
(DCE)
(DTE) Signal
----------------------------------------------------------------R X D
2 <---------- 2 T X D
Pr
Data from printer.
T X D
3 ----------> 3 R X D
TQC
Data to printer.
CTS
4 <---------- 20 DTR (busy) Pr
OK to send data to
printer.
DTR
6 ----------> 6 DSR
TQC
Data Set Ready.
SG
7 <---------> 7 SG
TQC
Signal Ground.
l--- 4 RTS
Pr
Request to send
data.
l--- 5 CTS
Pr
OK to send data.
DCE = Data Communication Equipment (like a modem)
DTE = Data Terminal Equipment (like a terminal)
Pr = Printer
NOTE: TQC pin 2 is optional, pin 4 is required, and pin 6 is
always true.
If the Okidata 92 printer buffer overflows and
can't keep up, then remove the jumper connecting E76 to E77 on
the TQC 86/30 Main Processor PCB (located on the bottom left side
of the PCB).
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-2. TQC to Okidata 92 Printer Cabling.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
After you make sure the cable pins are correct, plug the printer
cable into the TQC printer port, RS-232 D connector. Then plug
the printer's power cord into an AC outlet.
Be sure to turn the
printer ON before you run TIGRE.
COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER COMPUTERS (F8 -> F7 -> F1)
Before connecting the cable between the TQC and the host
computer, you must enter communication parameters on the TQC
screen.
In order for the TQC to communicate with another computer (host),
you must assign values for the parameters presented in the Host
Computer Communications Table Edit screen (see Figure 11-4).
These values define the way in which the TQC communicates with
another computer. To assign values, follow this procedure:
This will
display the Communications screen.
2. Press F7. This will show the Communications Edit menu.
3. Press F1. The Host Computer Communications Table Edit screen
(see Figure 11-4) will be displayed.
4. Move the cursor to the item you want to change.
6. Enter the new value.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
*** TQC COMMUNICATION TABLE EDIT ***
(HOST CHANNEL)
BAUD RATE (9600 maximum):
CHARACTER LENGTH (5,6,7,8 bits):
NUMBER OF STOP BITS (0=1.5, 1=1, 2=2):
PARITY (0=none, 1=odd, 2=even):
HANDSHAKING (0=none, 1=cts/rts, 2=dsr/dtr):
PROTOCOL (0=none, 1=enq/ack, 2=dc1/dc3):
FIRST RECORD SEPARATOR TERMINATOR CHAR:
SECOND RECORD SEPARATOR TERMINATOR CHAR:
COMMUNICATION RESPONSE TIMEOUT (msec):
USE CURSOR
OPERATION
KEYS
2400
8
1
0
2
0
10000
KEYS
TO
PERFORM
F12 EXIT
F1 ABORT
F2 CHANGE
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 11-4. Host Computer Communications Table Edit Screen.
Connecting the Cables
Before connecting the cable between the
computer, you must take a few precautions:
TQC
and
the
host
1. DO NOT connect the shield (pin 1), at both ends of the cable,
to either the TQC or host. Severe electrical noise
problems can occur if the chassis of the

electronically to the TQC.
host is
tied
2. Only connect pins that are listed in Tables 11-3 and 11-4.
Some hosts may have active signals on pins that the TQC is not
configured to handle.
3. If the host computer requires signals other than those
Tables 11-3 and 11-4, you need to modify the cable.
in
Normally the host computer is configured as a Data Terminal

Equipment (DTE) device. If the host is DTE, then the cabling from
the TQC to the host requires crossover of signal lines in a
"null modem" (see Table 11-3) or a "modem bypass" (see Table 114) configuration.
Therefore you will need either a null modem
cable or a modem bypass cable, depending on the type of host
computer you use.
If the host computer is a Data Communication Equipment
device, then the crossing of signal lines is not required.
The TQC host computer port is configured
assignments on the "D" connectors.
using
RS-232C
(DCE)
pin
-----------------------------------------------------------------TQC to Host Computer Cabling (Null Modem)

TQC Pin
Host Pin
Source
Function
Signal
(DTE)
(DTE) Signal
----------------------------------------------------------------Shield
N/C
+-----> 1
HC
Protective ground.
T X D
2 -----------> 3 R X D
TQC
Data to the host.
R X D
3 <---------- 2 T X D
HC
Data from host.
RTS
4 --X
!---> 5 CTS
TQC
!
to the host.
CTS
5 <--!
! X- 4 RTS
HC
OK to send data to
!
!
the host.
DSR
6 <--!
!--- 20 DTR
HC
Data Set Ready.
DTR
20 --!
!--> 6 DSR
TQC
SG
7 <---------> 7 SG
TQC
Signal Ground.
N/C = not connected
HC = Host Computer
NOTE:
For TQC pins: pin 4 is always set true by the TQC, pin 5
must be set true by the host, pin 6 is ignored by the
TQC, and pin 20 is always set true by the TQC.
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-3. TQC to Host Computer (Null Modem) Cabling.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TQC to Host Computer Cabling (Modem Bypass)
Signal
TQC Pin
(DTE)
Host Pin
Source
(DTE) Signal
Function
----------------------------------------------------------------Shield
N/C
+-----> 1
HC
Protective ground.
T X D
2 -----------> 3
R X D
TQC
Data to the host.
R X D
3 <---------- 2
T X D
HC
Data from host.
RTS
4 ----------> 5
CTS
TQC
to the host.
CTS
5 <---------- 4
RTS
HC
OK to send data to
the host.
DSR
6 <---------- 20
DTR
HC
Data Set Ready.
DTR
20 ----------> 6
DSR
TQC
SG
7 <----------> 7
SG
TQC
Signal Ground.
N/C = not connected
HC = Host Computer
NOTE:
For TQC pins: pin 5 is required, pins 4

true and pin 6 is unused.
Also, pin 4
true by the TQC, pin 5 must be set true
pin 6 is ignored by the TQC, and pin 20
true by the TQC.
and 20 are always

is always set
by the host,
is always set
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-4. TQC to Host Computer (Modem Bypass) Cabling.

----------------------------------------------------------------After you make sure the cable pins are correct, plug the host
computer cable into the TQC host port, RS-232 D connector. Then
plug the host's power cord into an AC outlet. Be sure to turn
the host ON before you run TIGRE.
Using the TQCMODEM Software
The hardware and software requirements of TQCMODEM and the set-up
procedures are described in this section. The software files
that you can transfer between the TQC and the host using TQCMODEM
are also discussed in this section.
Introduction
TQCMODEM is an Akron Standard TQC Upload/Download product.
It
uses a host computer connected to the host port of the TQC to
save (upload) or restore (download) files that are normally
stored internally in the TQC.
This software also allows the host computer to be used as a
remote console, temporarily replacing the TQC keyboard and screen
with those of the host computer.
TQCMODEM transfers information between the TQC and
computer using defined formats called "structures".
the
By using TQCMODEM, you can perform the following functions:

-
Transmit structures to the TQC (download).

Receive structures from the TQC (upload).
host
Use the DOS operating system to save structures as ASCII

files on floppy disks.
Use an editor to create structure files to download to the
TQC.
Note: You cannot download a TIGRE program (host computer to TQC)

while a tire is being tested on the TQC.
Hardware_and_Software_Requirements
You
need
the
following hardware to run TQCMODEM:
An IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with a

- serial port (RS-232C)
- minimum of 256K memory
- minimum of one floppy disk drive (two is prefered)
A cable to connect the RS-232C ports of the TQC and the

host computer. A null modem cable may be required inorder
to match the communications configurations.
If your host computer's serial port is configured as a DTE with a

25 pin male "D" connector, then you need a "Modem Bypass" cable
and an RS-232C extension cable in series.
Inmac is one source
for these cables:
Inmac #277
Inmac #300-1
Inmac #304-1
12" Modem Bypass cable (male to female)

10" Extension cable (male to female)
50" Extension cable (male to female)
The only software requirement for TQCMODEM is

computer use the DOS operating system.
that
the
host
Software_Description
The TQCMODEM software is provided on a floppy disk with a minimum
of three files. They are:
TQCMODEM.COM - The TQCMODEM program.
TQCMODEM.KEY - The host computer's Function keys description. It
can be modified by pressing ALT M (press the ALT
key on the host's keyboard simultaneously with the
M key).
TQCMODEM.CNF
- Default communication parameters file.

modified by pressing ALT S.
It can be
Other files are added to the disk when you upload data from the
TQC or create data on the host computer.
These file names will
have the format STRUCnn.TQC where nn is a number from 0 to 22.
The file name defines the contents of the file (see Table 11-5).
For example, the file STRUC22.TQC is always the TIGRE program.
The ASCII data file names have the format STRUC23.mmm where mmm
is a TQC tire type.
The data formats for these files is ASCII
characters separated by commas.

The string variables are within
quotation marks.
These files are always terminated with a
carriage return (<CR>). Table 11-7 shows the TQC keyboard codes,
that is, the decimal and hexadecimal codes for the inputs.
The TIGRE program, STRUC22.TQC,
carriage returns within the file.
is the only file that can have
----------------------------------------------------------------Structure Files Contents

File Name
Contents
TQC Screen
----------------------------------------------------------------STRUC0.TQC
TQC Configuration Table
F8 -> F2
STRUC1.TQC
Inflation Control Table
F8 -> F3
STRUC2.TQC
Analog Input Channel
Scale Factors
F8 -> F9 -> F1
STRUC3.TQC
Analog Output Channel
Scale Factors
F8 -> F9 -> F2
STRUC4.TQC
Tire Loading Parameters
F8 -> F4 -> F1
STRUC5.TQC
Tire Unloading Parameters
F8 -> F4 -> F2
STRUC6.TQC
STRUC7.TQC
STRUC8.TQC
Radial Runout Probes

Lateral Runout Probes
Sidewall Monitor Probes
F8 -> F5 -> F1
F8 -> F5 -> F2
F8 -> F5 -> F3
STRUC9.TQC
STRUC10.TQC
STRUC11.TQC
Grinder Parameters
F8 -> F6 -> F1
STRUC12.TQC
STRUC13.TQC
Force Grind Parameters

Runout Grind Parameters
F8 -> F6 -> F2
F8 -> F6 -> F3
STRUC14.TQC
Host Communication
Parameters
Printer Communication
Parameters
STRUC15.TQC
F8 -> F7 -> F1
F8 -> F7 -> F2
STRUC16.TQC
Marker Configuration
F8 -> F8
STRUC17.TQC
STRUC18.TQC
STRUC19.TQC
STRUC20.TQC
STRUC21.TQC
Level
Level
Level
Level
F8
F8
F8
F8
STRUC22.TQC
TIGRE Program
STRUC23.000
.
.
.
STRUC23.049
Tire Type 0 Setpoints & Flags F2 & F3
2
3
4
5
Security
Security
Security
Security
Codes
Codes
Codes
Codes
->
->
->
->
F10
F10
F10
F10
F8 -> F1
Tire Type 49 Setpoints & Flags F2 & F3

*****************
* C A U T I O N *
*****************
Do
not download the TQC Configuration Table (F8 ->
F2)
(STRUC0.TQC), if the host communication flag (F3) is set to OFF.
Do not download the Host Communication Table (F8 -> F7 -> F1) if
the configuration values do not match those required for the TQC
to host link.
Failure to observe these rules could result in
communication failures and data errors in the TQC.
---------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-5. Structure Files Contents.
---------------------------------------------------------------Set-Up_Procedures
To upload or
procedures:
download
files
using
TQCMODEM,
follow
these
1. Enable the TQC host port in the TQC Configuration Table (F8 ->
F2).
2. Set the TQC host communications parameters. These parameters
should be set in the F8 -> F7 -> F1 screen: 2400 baud, 8 data
bits, 1 stop bit, and 0 parity.
3. Check that the correct cable is connected between the TQC and
the host computer.
4. Turn on the power to the host computer. This will display the
DOS prompt "A >"
5. Insert the TQCMODEM floppy disk into the disk drive.
6. Type "TQCMODEM" on the screen.
7. Press RETURN. This will display the TQCMODEM sign-on screen.
8. Press RETURN or any key. This will advance the program to its
normal operational state.
The TQCMODEM program normally
begins with a blank screen.
Any data coming from the TQC is
Any characters you type on the host
keyboard are transmitted to the TQC.
9. Press the ALT and the S key at the same time.
This will
display the host computer communication parameters screen (see
Figure 11-5).
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Change Parameters
Current Setting: COM1: 2400 N 8 1
Enter New Parameters.
--------------------Comm Port: 1 or 2
: 1
Baud: 300,1200,2400,4800,9600
: 2400
Parity: (N)one, (E)ven, (O)dd
: N
Data Bits: 7 or 8
: 8
Stop Bits: 1 or 2
: 1
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
Figure 11-5. Host Computer Communication Parameters.
10. Set these parameters to 1 Comm Port,
data bits, and 1 stop bit.
2400 baud, N parity, 8
11. Press the ALT key and the H key at the same time to view the
Help screen which lists all the commands available.

You can tell the TQCMODEM program to perform any of the
instructions given in Table 11-6.
When you press the ALT key
and a letter key, a "window" appears on the screen, temporarily
blocking the view of some or all of the data on the screen. When
the instruction is complete, the "window" disappears and the data
reappears on the screen.
12. Press the ALT key and the T key at the same time to terminate
the TQCMODEM program and return to the DOS operating system.
----------------------------------------------------------------Keys
Instruction
ALT C
Toggles capture mode ON or OFF.

Capture mode puts all
data coming in on the communication line into an internal
buffer.
When you turn capture mode OFF, you are given
the option of storing the contents of this buffer on a
disk file.
ALT D
Downloads a file on the host computer disk to the TQC.

You are asked to enter a structure number (nn), which
defines the file (STRUCnn.TQC) that you want to transmit.
(Enter ? for a list of available files).
ALT E
Toggles between Full and Half Duplex modes.

In Full
duplex mode, the characters you type on the host computer
keyboard will not be displayed on the screen.
In Half duplex mode, the characters you type on the host
keyboard are displayed on the screen. This mode does not
apply to these ALT instructions.
ALT H
Displays the Help screen which lists all of the available

ALT key commands.
ALT K
Deletes a file.
Use with caution
removes the file from the disk.
ALT L
Displays the file directory (list of all file names) on

the currently selected disk drive and the number of bytes
of storage available on the disk.
ALT M
Changes the definitions of the host computer Function keys

(F1 through F10).
These keys can be defined in four
modes (1) unshifted, (2) with the SHIFT key depressed,
(3) with the ALT key depressed, and (4) with the CTRL key
depressed.
this
permanently
Normally the host keys are defined to act as TQC keyboard

function keys as follows:
Host Key
Unshifted
Shifted
F1
F2
F3
TQC F1
TQC F2
TQC F3
TQC F11
TQC F12
TQC F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F12
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
TQC
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
For example, pressing F10 on the host keyboard is the

same as pressing F12 on the TQC.
Pressing the SHIFT key
and F10 on the host is the same as pressing F10 on the
TQC.
Table 11-7 lists the decimal values assigned to the TQC
keys. To enter such a value for a key, press the ALT and
SHIFT keys at the same time that you type the decimal
value on the host's numeric keypad.
Changes you make using the ALT M key are stored
file, TQCMODEM.KEY.
on
the
ALT N
Changes the selected disk drive and/or directory.
ALT S
Changes the communication parameters for the host.

Changes you make are stored on the TQCMODEM.CNF file.
ALT T
Terminates operation of the TQCMODEM program and

to the DOS operating system.
ALT U
Uploads a file from the TQC to the host.

You are asked
to enter a structure number, which defines the file that
you want to transmit.
If the file already exists on the
host disk, it will be overwritten.
(Enter ? for a list
of available files)>
ALT V
Views the contents of a file. You are asked to enter the

file name that you want to see.
(Press CTRL C to stop
the list).
returns
ALT W
Clears the screen and repositions the cursor to the upper

left hand corner of the screen.
This instruction will
not clear the windows of the ALT instructions.
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-6. ALT Key Instructions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Decimal and Hexadecimal Codes for TQC Keyboard Inputs
DEC HEX
Unshifted Character DEC HEX
Shifted Character
----------------------------------------------------------------000 00H
SHIFT KEY
007 07H
BELL
002 02H
HOME
010 0AH
SHIFTED HOME
008 08H
LEFT ARROW
027 1BH
ESCAPE
009 09H
RIGHT ARROW
033 21H
!
013 0DH
RETURN
034 22H
"
030 1EH
UP ARROW
035 23H
#
031 1FH
DOWN ARROW
036 24H
$
032 20H
SPACE
037 25H
%
042
043
044
045
046
048
049
050
051
052
053
054
055
056
057
061
065
066
067
068
069
070
071
072
073
074
075
076
077
078
079
080
081
082
083
084
085
086
087
088
089
090
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
143
144
2AH
2BH
2CH
2DH
2EH
30H
31H
32H
33H
34H
35H
36H
37H
38H
39H
3DH
41H
42H
43H
44H
45H
46H
47H
48H
49H
4AH
4BH
4CH
4DH
4EH
4FH
50H
51H
52H
53H
54H
55H
56H
57H
58H
59H
5AH
81H
82H
83H
84H
85H
86H
87H
88H
89H
8AH
8BH
8CH
8DH
8FH
90H
*
+
,
.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
=
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
TEST
ERASE
SEND
038
039
040
041
047
058
059
060
062
063
064
091
093
094
095
26H
27H
28H
29H
2FH
3AH
3BH
3CH
3EH
3FH
40H
5BH
5DH
5EH
5FH
&
(
)
/
:
;
<
>
?
@
[
]
^
END OF TABLE
Note: The SHIFT key does NOT effect keys without a shifted
character.
----------------------------------------------------------------Table 11-7. Decimal and Hexadecimal Codes for the TQC Inputs.
----------------------------------------------------------------COMMUNICATING WITH A HOST REMOTE CONSOLE
This option allows you to use the IBM PC as a real time remote
console.
This gives you greater flexibility when loading TIGRE
from disk files or with the standard keyboard.
The TQCMODEM
program must be in the memory of the IBM PC to use this option.
The TQC keyboard is not disabled in the remote console mode.
Therefore, you can either use the host or the TQC keyboard while
in this mode.
The host Function keys act as TQC function keys, provided they
are
properly
configured
using the
ALT
M
instructions
(TQCMODEM.KEY file).
To enter the remote console, follow these procedures:
1. Press the SHIFT key on the TQC keyboard.
2. Press the TEST key on the TQC keyboard.
This will activate
the host port (as configured in the Communication menu F8 ->
F7 -> F1).
You can then operate the TQC from the IBM PC.
To exit the remote console mode, follow these procedures:
1. Press the SHIFT key on the TQC keyboard.
2. Press the TEST key on the TQC keyboard. This will deactivate
the host port.
You can only operate the TQC from its own
keyboard.
If there is no communication activity between the TQC and the
host for several minutes, then the TQC will automatically exit
the remote console mode.
The use of the XMIT statements in TIGRE should be defeated as the
host port will be active in this mode.
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APPENDIX A - TIGRE COMMANDS
In this appendix, you will find descriptions of all the

commands. They are arranged alphabetically and have three
to each entry; syntax, description, and example.
TIGRE
parts
The first part of each entry is the syntax, which shows the
correct format for the command.
The second part is the
description, which details how to use the command. And the third
part of the entry is the example, which demonstrates the use of
the command.
The following
TIGRE.
points will help you understand the
commands
in
1. Words in capital letters must be entered as shown but they can

be entered in any combination of uppercase and lowercase
letters.
TIGRE automatically converts letters to uppercase,
unless they are part of a quoted string.
2. You must supply any item shown in lowercase letters.
3. Items in square brackets ([]) are optional.
4. Ellipsis (...) indicate that an item can be repeated as many
times as you wish.
5. All punctuation (commas, parenthesis, semicolons, hyphens, or
equal signs) except square brackets, must be included where
shown.
BARMARK
syntax
: BARMARK "cccc"
description: The BARMARK command is used to set the four

barmark signal lines to the PC which in turn
control the external marking devices.
The command is followed by a four character
string, enclosed in double quotation marks. Each
character in the string corresponds to a bar mark
enable line.
The first character relates to
barmark #1, the second to barmark #2, etc.
To
enable a enable a particular barmark, a capital
letter 'I' is placed in the proper position of
the string.
NOTE:
The
line "BAR MARKERS" in the
TQC
Configuration Table Edit screen (F8 -> F2) must
be ON and the line "BAR MARKERS ENABLED" in the
TQC Markers Table Edit screen (F8 -> F8) must be
enabled.
example
: BARMARK "IIII"
BARMARK "----"
BARMARK "I-I-"
(enables all marker lines to PC)

(disables all marker lines to PC)
(enables marker lines 1 and 3)
BUMP
syntax
: BUMP CTnn
description: This command is used to increment the user

counter/timers (CT00 to CT49).
Each time this
command is executed, the counter/timer CTnn is
increased by one.
example
: BUMP CT49
CLS
syntax
: CLS
description: This command consists of one word, CLS.

It is
used to clear the screen with no loss of data.
It is not necessary for you to use this command
at the end of TIGRE, the screen is automatically
cleared at that time.
Anytime during the test
that you want to clear the screen, use this
command.
example
: CLS
CONBIAS
syntax
: CONBIAS = exp
description: This command is used to assign a value to a

special variable that is used in the calculation
of the values for conicity (CONY) and plysteer
(PLYS).
The CONBIAS value is used to compensate
for any offset that might exist in the lateral
shift channel of the TQC.
The value (exp)
specified in the command is considered to be in
the same unit of measurement as the lateral force
channel (pounds or kilograms).
example
: CONBIAS = 1.5 (sets the conicity bias value

1.5)
to
CONMARK
syntax
: CONMARK
description: This command consists of one word, CONMARK. When

used, the conicity marker outputs to the PC are
set
according to the line "CONICITY MARKER
SOURCE" and in the TQC Marker Table Edit screen
(F8 -> F8).
The choices for this entry are
C=conicity, P=plysteer, and L=lateral shift. The
mark on the tire will be a + or a - depending
upon whether the source value is positive (+) or
negative (-).
example
: CONMARK
FOR/NEXT/TO/STEP
syntax
: FOR variable = x TO y [STEP z]
description: The variable is one of the 26 read/write

variables (A thru Z), it is used as a counter.
The x is a numeric expression used as the initial
value of the counter.
The y is a numeric
expression used as the final value of
the
counter.
The z is a numeric expression used as
an increment.
The program lines following the FOR statement are
executed until the NEXT statement is encountered.
Then the counter is incremented by the amount
specified by the STEP value. The default for the
value z is 1. A check is done to see if the value
of the counter is now greater than the final
value y. If it is not greater, TIGRE goes to the
statement after the FOR statement and the process
is repeated.
If it is greater,
execution
continues with the statement following the NEXT
statement. This is a FOR...NEXT loop.
If the value of z is negative, the test is
reversed.
The counter is decremented each time
through the loop, and the loop is executed until
the counter is less than the final value.
example
: 10 FOR N = 1 TO 10
20 PRINT N
30 NEXT
FORCEGRIND
syntax
: <FORCEGRIND><tqc variable> ( <maxtime>,<A lim>

[,<B lim> [,<C lim>[,<D lim>[,<E lim>]]]])
description: <tqc variable> is a legal TQC measured or

calculated
variable.
The
first
FORCEGRIND
statement in a group must contain one of the
radial force variables in this field.
<maxtime> is the maximum time period (seconds)
for this step.
If maxtime is 0 (zero), then the
maximum time is defined in the TQC Grinder Edit
Table (F8 -> F6).
<A-E lim> are expressions denoting the limit
or target values to be achieved by the grind
operation.
A grind operation will attempt to
improve the selected value by one letter grade.
The TQC always grinds a little below the grade
limit inorder to be sure the tire is in the new
grade limit.
NOTE: A GRADE command must be executed before the
FORCEGRIND statement or else the grind will not
take place. This is because the default grade on
all variables is 'A' and no grinding is done on
an 'A' grade.
example
: 100 FORCEGRIND RFPP (120, 10, 12, 16, 25)

110 IF GRINDFAIL THEN PRINT "GRIND FAILED"
In this example, a force grind operation is done
using the TQC measured variable RFPP as the basis
for the grind.
The grind operation must be completed within 120
seconds. The value to be achieved for the letter
grades A through D are 10, 12, 16, and 25.
If the result of a previous GRADE command for
RFPP returned a current letter grade of C, the
grind operation will attempt to reduce the RFPP
value to the next lower grade, which is B. Using
12 as the value to be achieved, the grind
operation will continue until RFPP is reduced to,
or below this value.
If the target value is achieved in less than 120
seconds,
the grind operation will terminate
normally and the TQC variable GRINDFAIL will be
set to false.
If the target value is not
achieved
in the allotted time,
the
grind
operation will terminate and set the GRINDFAIL
flag to true.
Sequential FORCEGRIND statements
are executed simultaneously.
A second example is:
100
110
120
130
140
FORCEGRIND
FORCEGRIND
FORCEGRIND
FORCEGRIND
FORCEGRIND
RFPP
RFH1
LFPP
LFH1
TFPP
(60,SP06)
(0,SP07)
(0,99.9)
(0,SP08)
(0,99.9)
In step 100, the forcegrind operation is done

using the RFPP variable.
It has a maximum grind
time of 60 seconds and the value to be achieved
for the letter grade A is SP06.
This is defined
in the setpoint table for this tire type.
In step 110, the forcegrind operation is also
done using the RFH1 variable.
It too has a
maximum grind time of 60 seconds and the value to
be achieved for the letter grade A is SP07.
Similar grind times and limits are defined in
steps 120, 130, and 140.
The following table, with up to five variables,
is displayed at the bottom of the TQC screen when
grinding occurs:
VALUE
-----
RFPP
----
RFH1
----
LFPP
----
LFH1
----
TFPP
----
Initial
27.3
24.1
26.7
25.3
27.4
Current
Target
25.2
19.0
17.5
19.0
25.9
99.9
17.5
19.0
25.9
99.9
If the current values fall below the target

values during the grind, they appear in inverse
video to alert you to the fact that the grind
limit has been reached for that variable.
In
this example, the current values 17.5 and 25.9 in
the table would be displayed in inverse video.
This table is displayed for both force grind and
runout grind.
GOSUB/RETURN
syntax
: GOSUB ln/RETURN
description: The GOSUB command is used to transfer program

control to line number ln.
Program execution
will begin at line ln and continue until the
RETURN statement is encountered. When the RETURN
command is executed, the program branches back to
the
line
following
the
GOSUB
command.
GOSUB/RETURN
is
typically
used
to
call
subroutines.
The
use of subroutines saves
program storage space by defining commonly used
program segments only once.
example
: 500
...
600
610
620
630
640
GOSUB 600
LOCATE 5,20 (The TIGRE
PRINT "CURRENT VALUES"
LOCATE 6,20
PRINT LOAD, RFPP, RFH1,
RETURN
program will execute

lines 500, 600 thru
640, then 501)
RFA1
GOTO
syntax
: GOTO ln
description: The GOTO command is used to unconditionally

transfer program execution to the specified line
number. Use as few GOTO statements as possible.
example
: 100 IF RFPP<10 THEN GOTO 340

...
340 PRINT "THIS IS A GOOD TIRE"
GRADE
syntax
: GRADE variable (a[,b][,c][,d][,e])
description: The GRADE command is used to assign a letter

grade in the range of A through F to a TQC
variable.
When the GRADE command is executed,
the specified variable is evaluated and compared
against the values in the grading list.

If you
use two values in the GRADE statement (2 limits),
TIGRE will recognize three ranges and
will
produce three grades.
A letter grade will be assigned if the evaluated
variable is less than or equal to its specified
value and greater than the preceeding limit. The
letter grade determined by the GRADE command can
be used in subsequent FORCEGRIND, RUNOUTGRIND,
and ONGRADE statements.
All variable grade values are initialized to an A
grade when the TIGRE program begins.
Therefore
it is important that a GRADE command be executed
before a variable letter grade is referenced
in another statement to be valid.
Seperate grades for referenced variables are
maintained for clockwise and counterclockwise
rotations.
The set of grades that is updated
when a GRADE command is executed is dependent
upon the current spindle direction. To reference
a
grade determined in the
counterclockwise
direction,
the variable name is immediately
followed by an exclamation mark (!).
You must
use
the percent (%) prefix to
print
the
determined grade.
example
: 100 GRADE CRRO ( 10, 20, 30, 40 )

110 ONGRADE CRRO ( 200, 300, 400, 500 )
...
200 PRINT "GRADE A"
...
300 PRINT "GRADE B"
...
400 PRINT "GRADE C"
...
500 PRINT "GRADE D"
...
600 TEST CCW
610 GRADE CRRO ( 10, 20, 30, 40 )
620 ONGRADE CRRO! ( 700, 800, 900, 1000 )
...
1200 PRINT "ONGRADE="%CRRO,"CCW GRADE="%CRRO!
IF/THEN/ELSE
syntax
: IF expression THEN statement [ELSE statement]
description: The IF/THEN/ELSE command is used to conditionally

execute
any
valid
TIGRE
statement.
The
expression is evaluated to determine if it is
true (not zero) or false.
If the expression evaluates true, the statement
following THEN is executed.
If the expression
evaluates false, execution continues on the line

following the IF command, unless ELSE is present.
In this case the alternate statement following
ELSE is executed.
example
: 100 IF LFPP < 10 THEN GOTO 200 ELSE STOP

If LFPP is less than 10 then program execution
will go to line 200.
If LFPP is greater than or
equal to 10, then the program will terminate.
INPUT
syntax
: INPUT ["string"] variable
description: The INPUT command is used to assign a value

entered by the TQC operator to one of the 26
read/write variables, A through Z.
An optional
string constant can be displayed on the TQC
screen by enclosing it in double quotation marks.
NOTE: The INPUT command SHOULD NOT be used if the
TQC is operated in automatic mode,
because
program execution will stop until a value is
entered by the TQC operator.
example
: 100
...
200
210
220
230
240
250
IF FL10 THEN GOSUB 200

REM PERFORMANCE AUDIT FLAG IS SET
PRINT "DO YOU WISH TO PRODUCE A HARDCOPY?"
INPUT "ENTER 1 FOR YES, 0 FOR NO", A
IF A = 0 THEN RETURN
LPRINT RFPP, RFH1, RHA1, CRRO
RETURN
LET
syntax
: [LET] variable = expression
description: The LET command is used to assign a numeric

constant
or expression to one of the
TQC
read/write variables A through Z. The use of LET
is optional and may be omitted.
example
: 100 LET A = 10
110 B = ( A + 2.5 )
LIST
syntax
: LIST [line#] [-line#]
description: The LIST command is used to display and review

previously entered TIGRE program lines. The LIST
command is a direct command and CANNOT be used in
a TIGRE program or be associated with a line
number.
The LIST command can be entered with a single
line number or optional start and ending line
numbers.
If entered without line numbers, all
program lines will be listed to the TQC screen.
If a single line number follows the LIST command,
that line will be displayed.
This command will
display a range of lines if a start and ending
line are included in the command statement.
example
: LIST
LIST 100
LIST 100-500
LIST -500
LIST 500-
(displays all program lines)

(displays program line 100)
(displays lines from 100 to 500)
(displays all lines from 1 to 500)
(displays all lines from 500 to
last line)
LLIST
syntax
: LLIST [line#] [line#]
description: The LLIST command is similiar to the LIST

command.
Instead of displaying program lines to
the TQC screen, the lines are sent to the
printer.
The purpose is to produce a hardcopy
listing of the TIGRE program.
The LLIST command is a direct command and CANNOT
be used in a TIGRE program or be associated with
a line number.
The LLIST command can be entered
with a single line number or optional start and
ending line numbers.
If entered without line
numbers, all program lines will be sent to the
printer.
If a single line number follows the
LLIST command, that line will be printed.
The
LLIST command will print a range of lines, if a
start and ending line are included in the command
statement.
The
LOG
DEVICE entry in
the
Configuration Table (see Chapter 3) must be ON).
example
: LLIST
LLIST 100
LLIST 100-500
LLIST -500
LLIST 500-
(prints all program lines)

(prints program line 100)
(prints all lines from 100 to 500)
(prints all lines from 1 to 500)
(prints all lines from 500 to last
program line)
LOCATE
syntax
: LOCATE y,x
description: The LOCATE command is used to move the cursor to

an absolute position on the screen.
Absolute
cursor positioning is useful because characters
are normally displayed at the current cursor
position.
The TIGRE portion of the TQC screen is composed
of 24 lines, each with 80 character positions.
To move the cursor to a specified position on the
screen,
LOCATE
is followed by two
values
representing the line and column numbers of the
desired position.
The value for the line number (y) must be in the
range of 1 through 24 (line 1, top right corner)
and the column number (x) must be in the range of
1 through 80 (column 1, top right corner).
example
100 REM PRINT HELLO AT CENTER OF SCREEN

110 LOCATE 12,40
120 PRINT "HELLO"
LPRINT
syntax
: LPRINT [list of expressions] [;]
description: The syntax for the LPRINT command is identical to

the PRINT command, except that the output is
routed to the printer.
To access a read only variable that is stored in
memory (the value shown on the screen earlier),
append a commercial at (@) sign to the variable
name (i.e. RFPP@).
Single quotation marks are the same
double
quotation marks when used in an LPRINT statement.
Refer to the PRINT command description for a
complete description of the LPRINT command.
The
LOG DEVICE entry in the Configuration Table (see
Chapter 3) must be ON).
example
: 100 LPRINT "CURRENT RADIUS:"; RADI

If the current value of RADI is 11342 thousanths,
the following will be printed and the print head
moved to the beginning of the next line:
CURRENT RADIUS: 11342.0
110 LPRINT RFPP, #4:1, RFH1, RFA1;
The current values for RFPP, RFH1 and RFA1 will
be printed at set tab positions.
RFPP will be
printed using the default numeric format.
RFH1
and RFA1 will be printed using a field width of 4
and 1 decimal place.
The print head will remain
positioned at the end of the line.
24.2
4.2
32.5
120
LPRINT
%RFPP
"THE
CURRENT GRADE FOR RFH1
IS
";
The literal string enclosed in double quotation

marks is printed followed by the current letter
grade for RFH1.
THE CURRENT GRADE FOR RFH1 IS B
MARK
syntax
: MARK variable HI [,option]

LO
description: The MARK command is used to control the harmonic

marking devices (if installed on the TUO) used to
designate the high or low point on the tire of
the
designated
angle variable.
Based on information entered in the TQC Marker
Table Edit screen (F8 -> F8) and the polarity,
the appropriate marking device will be activated
at the proper time.
MARK is followed by an angle reference variable
(such as LFA1, CRA1, and BRA1) or a constant
(such as 0, 1,2).
If you use a constant, the
marker will mark the location on the tire at
which the encoder one pulse occurs.
It also
allows an angle to be added or subtracted from
the variable reference.
The MARK angle can also
be stored in a user variable during an earlier
part of the test and the user variable referenced
later to mark that location on the tire.
The HIGH and LOW keyword following the expression
is required.
The only effect of the LOW keyword
is to add degrees to the value obtained from the
expression above.
This is not suitable for low point marking of
harmonics above the first harmonic.
For higher
harmonics, low point marking can be abtained by
adding 180/N to the angle reference in the
expression, where N is the harmonic number.
Three option specifiers can follow the HIGH
LOW keyword. They are:
or
S - indicates that stopped spindle high point

marking is used.
The type of stopped high point
marking is determined by the Variable Speed
Spindle Drive entry in the Configuration Table
(F8 -> F2).
Stopped marking will not occur
unless the Stopped Spindle Mode entry is enabled
in the same table.
1 - indicates that marker 1 is used. This option

will only have an effect if Marker 1's TYPE entry
in the Marker Edit Table (F8 -> F8) is set to T
(TIGRE).
2 - indicates that marker 2 is used. This option
will only have an effect if Marker 2's TYPE entry
in the Marker Edit Table (F8 -> F8) is set to T
(TIGRE).
example
: 100 REM MARK HIGH POINT OF FIRST RADIAL HARMONIC

110 MARK RFA1 HI
NEW
syntax
: NEW
description: NEW is a direct command that may be executed when

the TIGRE interpreter is in interactive mode.
The result of executing the NEW command is to
clear the entire TIGRE program storage area (it
ERASES the TIGRE program from memory and clears
all variables).
All program lines entered will
be deleted.
Use this command with CAUTION
because there is no way to restore the program if
inadvertently erased.
Note: You must use NEW
initial TIGRE program.
example
before
entering
the
: NEW
ONGRADE
syntax
: ONGRADE x ( line#[,line#][,line#][,line#] )
description: The ONGRADE command is used to conditionally

cause program execution to be transferred to one
of a number of program lines dependent upon the
current letter grade of the specified variable.
If the current letter grade of the specified
variable is A, the program will transfer to the
first line number in the list.
If the current
grade is B, control is transferred to the second
line number,
and so on.
If there is no
corresponding line number for the current grade,
program
execution continues with
the
line
following the ONGRADE command.
The ONGRADE
command is used as a GOTO command, according to
grade.
example
: 100 ONGRADE RFH1 ( 110, 120, 130, 140 )

105 PRINT "RFH1 IS AN E OR F GRADE"
...
110 PRINT "RFH1 IS AN A GRADE"
...
120 PRINT "RFH1 IS A B GRADE"
...
130 PRINT "RFH1 IS A C GRADE"
...
140 PRINT "RFH1 IS A D GRADE"
PRINT
syntax
: PRINT [list of items] [;]
description: The PRINT command is used to print text and data

to the TQC screen.
PRINT is followed by a list
of items seperated by delimiters.
Each item in
the list may be a valid TIGRE numeric expression,
a numeric or string constant, a valid variable
designator or a special identifier.
Items in the list are delimited by commas (,) or
semicolons (;).
The delimiters determine the
position at which the next item will be printed
on the line.
A comma causes the next item to be printed at the
next tab position on the line (tabs are pre-set
at 8 column intervals).
A semicolon causes the next item to be printed
immediately following the previous item.
The
presence or absence of a semicolon at the end of
the list determines whether or not a newline
character is appended to the line.
The
newline
character
is
a
carriage
return/linefeed combination. If the semicolon is
not present at the end of the list, the newline
character is appended which causes the cursor to
move to the first position on the next line.
If
the semicolon is present, the cursor remains at
the column immediately following the last item to
be printed. The next character is always printed
at the current cursor position.
String constants are a collection of characters
surrounded by double quotation marks and are
printed just as they appear in the PRINT program
line.
If single quotation marks are substituted
for the doubles, the string is printed in inverse
video (i.e. black letters on a green background).
The following special identifiers may appear
the item list and cause the TIGRE interpreter
perform a special operation:
in
to
#x:y - The pound sign is used to change the

format used for the display of numeric values.
All numeric values are printed in fixed point
format with a whole number part, a decimal point,

and a fractional part.
The default field width is 8 character positions
(including the decimal point, fractional part,
and minus sign). The default number of displayed
fractional places is 1.
To change the default
format to a different one, the x and y characters
above are replaced with the required values.
The field width and number of fractional places
must both be present and seperated by a colon
(:).
The newly defined format will remain in effect
until another format identifier is found in the
item list or until the print is complete.
With
each new PRINT statement, the default values are
in effect.
/n
- The slash is used to print the character
in the TQC character set that has the ordinal
value equal to n. The TQC character set includes
the standard ASCII character set and a set of
character oriented line drawing characters (see
Appendix D).
The defined ASCII character set is
in the range of 0 to 127.
The TQC graphics
characters start at 128 and progress through 169.
%var - The percent sign followed by a valid TQC
variable name will print the current letter grade
assigned to the variable.
The letter grade will
be printed as the ASCII character A through F.
NOTE: Refer to GRADE command for a description of
accessing counterclockwise grades.
example
: 100 PRINT "CURRENT RADIUS:"; RADI

the following will be displayed and the cursor
moved to the beginning of the next line:
110 PRINT RFPP, #4:1, RFH1, RFA1;
be displayed at set tab positions.
RFPP will be
displayed using the default numeric format. RFH1
and RFA1 will be displayed using a field width of
4 and 1 decimal place.
The cursor will remain
positioned at the end of the line.
24.2
4.2
32.5
120 PRINT "THE CURRENT GRADE FOR RFH1 IS "; %RFPP
The literal string enclosed in double quotation

marks is displayed followed by the current letter
grade for RFH1.
RANGE
syntax
: RANGE variable ( lolim, hilim [,lolim,hilim]... )
description: The RANGE command is similiar to the GRADE

command but is provided for bipolar variables
such as CONY and PLYS.
RANGE is followed by the desired variable which
is followed by a list of range limits. The range
limits (lolim and hilim) are read in pairs with
the first value representing the lower limit to
be met and the second value representing the
upper limit.
The result of the RANGE command is to assign a
letter grade to a valid TQC variable.
The first
pair of values represents the A grade limits, the
second pair the B grade limits,
etc.
The
specified
variable is evaluated and
tested
against the limit pairs in a left to right order.
If the variable falls within a range, it is
assigned that letter grade. The limit pairs must
be in ascending order or a valid grading will not
be achieved.
Seperate grades for variables are maintained for
clockwise and counterclockwise rotations.
The
set of grades that is dependent upon the current
spindle
direction.
To
reference a
grade
determined in the counterclockwise direction, the
variable name is immediately followed by an
exclamation mark (!).
example
: 100 RANGE LSFT ( -5, 5, -8, 8, -12, 20)

An A grade would be assigned for LSFT between 5
and -5, B for LSFT between 5 and 8 or -5 and -8,
etc.
RECV
syntax
: RECV <var>
description: This command allows a host computer to be

connected to the TQC printer port instead of the
host port. The TQC will wait for input, a number
(var), from the printer port.
This number will
then be placed in the variable (n) in the TIGRE
program and the test will then continue to
execute.
<var> is one of the TQC read/write variables
through Z.
example
: RECV A
REM
syntax
: REM string
description: The REM command is used to insert remarks into a

TIGRE program.
The string can be any sequence of characters
except characters enclosed within double quotes
(" ").
Any program line that begins with REM is
ignored by the TIGRE interpreter. It is provided
as a means for documenting program operation and
exists as a programming convience.
Brief comments describing the operation
and
results
of
a group of program lines
are
encouraged as an aid in debugging, modifying, or
understanding the program.
example
: 100 REM *UPDATE SCREEN AFTER GRINDING OPERATION*
RETEST
syntax
: RETEST
description: The RETEST command is used to force the TUO to

test a tire again after rechucking, because
measured values were extremely poor.
The RETEST command would most likely be used as
part of an IF/THEN/ELSE statement.
Execution of
the RETEST command sets the retest line to the PC
and exits from the TIGRE program.
This is similar to starting a new test cycle but
the same tire is used.
This command stops the
TIGRE program and will restart again from the
beginning of TIGRE. The read/write variables V,
W, X, Y, and Z, are not reset to 0 (zero).
example
: 100 RETEST
...
200 IF RFPP>45 THEN RETEST
RETRACT
syntax
: RETRACT [C]
[S]
[A]
description: The RETRACT command is used to return the
specified grinders (C = Center, S = Shoulder, A =
All) to their home or rest position.
RETRACT is
followed
is
followed by a
single
letter
representing the grinder.
example
: 100 RETRACT A
RUN
syntax
: RUN [line#]
description: The RUN command is a direct command that can only

be executed in the TIGRE interpreter, interactive
mode. It is provided only to allow a pseudo test
cycle so that syntatical checking of the TIGRE
program can occur.
Invalid values may be generated, as an actual
test cycle, which includes the proper taking of
data from the TUO transducers, is not taking
place. RUN may be followed with a line number to
designate the starting line to be executed.
If
no line number is indicated, the first (lowest
numerically) program line is executed.
example
: RUN 500
RUNOUTGRIND
syntax
: <RUNOUTGRIND><tqc variable> ( <maxtime>,<A lim)

[,B lim> [,<C lim>[,<D lim>[,<E lim>]]]])
description:
<tqc variable> is a TQC read only variable. The

first runout-grind statement in a group must
contain one of the center radial runout variables
in this field.
<maxtime> is the maximum time period (seconds)
for this step in the runout grind operation.
If
0 (zero), the maximum default time is the value
on the line "MAXIMUM GRIND TIME" in the TQC
Runout Grind Table Edit screen (F8 -> F6 -> F3).
<A-E lim> are expressions representing the limit
or target values to be achieved by the grind
operation.
A grind operation will attempt to
improve the value by one letter grade.
A GRADE
command must be executed before the FORCEGRIND
command or the grind will never take place. This
is because the default grade on all variables is
`A' and no grinding is done on an A grade.
example
: 100 RUNOUTGRIND CRH1 ( 120, 10, 12, 16, 25 )
110 IF GRINDFAIL THEN PRINT "GRIND FAILED"

A runout grind operation will be performed using
the TQC variable CRH1 as the basis for the grind.
A maximum time of 120 seconds will be permitted
for the grind operation to complete.
The value to be achieved for the letter grades A
through D are 10, 12, 16, and 25. If the result
of a previous GRADE command for CRH1 returned a
current letter grade of C, the grind operation
will attempt to reduce the CRH1 value to the next
lower grade, which is B.
Using 12 as the value
to be achieved, the grind operation will continue
until CRH1 is reduced to, or below this value.
If the target value is achieved in less than 120
seconds,
the grind operation will terminate
normally and the TQC variable, GRINDFAIL, will be
set to false.
If the target value is not
achieved
in the allotted time,
the
grind
operation will terminate and set the GRINDFAIL
flag to true.
Sequential RUNOUTGRIND statements
are executed simultaneously.
A similiar TQC screen will be displayed during a
runoutgrind as during a forcegrind.
This screen
is shown in the description of FORCEGRIND, except
runout variables will be displayed.
SETSORT
syntax
: SETSORT [ON], [OFF]

[OFF], [ON]
description: The SETSORT command is used to control the TUO

outputs to the top and bottom sorter mechanisms.
The first argument following SETSORT indicates
the requested state of the top sorter while the
second argument represents the state of the
bottom sorter.
example
: 100 IF SP08=0 THEN SETSORT ON,

OFF, ON
OFF ELSE SETSORT
SIZE
syntax
: SIZE
description: The SIZE command is a direct command available

only
in the TIGRE interactive mode.
When
executed, it returns the number of free bytes in
the TIGRE program storage area.
This is the
amount
of
available memory
remaining
for
additional program line storage.
example
: SIZE
SKIM
syntax
: SKIM [C]
[S]
[A]
description: The SKIM command will move the

specified
grinder(s) (C = Center, S = Shoulder, A = All) to
the skim position. This can be used early in the
test sequence before a TEST command to reduce
cycle time where grinding is probable by having
the grinders come in while data is being taken.
example
: 100 SKIM A
STATIC
syntax
: STATIC <var> - <var>
description: This command is used to reset or to not reset to

zero the variables A through Z.
If no STATIC
statement
appears in TIGRE the variables A
through U are reset to zero and the variables V
through Z are not reset to zero.
example
: STATIC A-C
This causes variables A though C to keep their
values from the previous tests.
The variables D
through Z would be reset to zero each time a new
tire is tested.
STOP
syntax
: STOP
description:
example
The STOP command is used to terminate the TIGRE

program and exit the test mode. The STOP command
may appear anywhere in the program.
: 100 IF GRINDFAIL THEN STOP
TEST
syntax
: TEST [CW]
[CCW]
description: The TEST command, followed by a direction

parameter,
determines the direction of
the
spindle rotation and performs the calculation of
the
bidirectional
variables such
as
CONY
(conicity) and PLYS (plysteer).
The first TEST
statement sets the rotation of the spindle.
At
dechuck time,
the spindle is reset
direction in the first TEST statement.
to
the
Test commands are ignored during manual operation

of the TQC in which case the spindle direction
defaults to that of the last entered direction
from the operators panel.
example
: 100 IF FL04 THEN TEST CW ELSE TEST CCW
WAIT
syntax
: WAIT exp
description: The WAIT command is used to introduce a delay

into the TIGRE program for the number of seconds
evaluated by exp.
During this delay period, no
operation
takes place but the
taking
and
calculation of data variables continues.
example
: 100
...
200
210
220
230
240
TEST CW
TEST CCW
REM *** WAIT FOR AWHILE BEFORE DISPLAY ***
WAIT 5
PRINT "CCW READINGS"
PRINT RFPP, LSFT, CRRO
WHILE/WEND
syntax
: WHILE exp / WEND
description: The
WHILE/WEND
statements
are
used
to
conditionally execute a line or group of lines as
long as the specified expression evaluate to a
true (not zero) state.
If the expression is true, the program lines
following the WHILE statement are executed until
the WEND statement is encountered.
Control is
then returned to the line containing the WHILE
command and the expression is re-evaluated.
If
still true, the operation repeats.
The enclosed program lines are executed until the
expression evaluates to a false condition, at
which time control is transferred to the program
line immediately following the program
line
containing
the
WEND command.
This is
a
WHILE/WEND loop.
example
: 10 WHILE N>24
...
100 WEND
WORST
syntax
: WORST [list of tqc variables]
description: The WORST command is intended to be used during

the
tire grading process.
The result
of
executing the WORST statement is a letter grade
representing the highest grade found in a scan of
a group of TQC variables.
A TQC variable is assigned a grade by executing
either a GRADE or RANGE command.
If the WORST
statement contains no variable list, a scan of
all TQC variables is performed and the highest,
or worst grade found is returned.
If WORST is followed by a list of valid TQC
variables, the highest grade found in a scan of
those variables in the list is returned. The
returned grade is assigned to a TIGRE variable
named WRST.
An ONGRADE statement can then be executed using
WRST as the controlling variable.
The intended
purpose of WRST is just as a holding variable for
a grade value.
WRST should not be used in any
other statements other than ONGRADE or one of the
PRINT statement.
The current grade assigned to WRST can be printed
like any other grade by preceeding it with a
percent sign (%).
Refer to GRADE command for a
description of accessing counterclockwise grades.
example
: 100 WORST
110 ONGRADE WRST 200,300,400,500,600,700
A scan is performed on all TQC variables current
letter grades.
The worst (highest) is assigned
as
the
grade for WRST which is used
to
conditionally branch program execution to the
appropriate line.
100 WORST RFH1, CRRO, CONY
110 ONGRADE WRST 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700
XMIT
syntax
: XMIT [list of expressions] [;]
description: The syntax for the XMIT command is identical to

the PRINT command, but the output is to a host
computer. Single quotation marks are the same as
double quotation marks in the XMIT statement.
Refer to the PRINT command description for a
complete description of the command.
The HOST
COMPUTER
CHANNEL
must be enabled
in
the
Configuration Table (see Chapter 3).

example
: 100 XMIT "CURRENT RADIUS:"; RADI

the following will be transmitted to the host
computer.
110 XMIT RFPP, #4:1, RFH1, RFA1;
be transmitted with sepersting tab characters.
RFPP will be printed using the default numeric
format.
RFH1 and RFA1 will be transmitted using
a field width of 4 and 1 decimal place. A
terminating carriage return is not transmitted.
24.2
4.2
32.5
120 XMIT "THE CURRENT GRADE FOR RFH1 IS "; %RFPP

The literal string enclosed in double quota????
marks is transmitted followed by the current
letter grade for RFH1.
WHILE/WEND loop.
example
: 10 WHILE N>24
...
100 WEND
WORST
syntax
: WORST [list of tqc variables]
description: The WORST command is intended t

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SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL

For information about how to trouble-shoot problems with the TQC

-Figure 1-1. The TQC Keyboard.

Pressing the key enters the labeled

Function keys select specific TQC

Pressing these keys moves the cursor

The backspace key moves the cursor to

Pressing the SHIFT key [lights the

Used for trouble-shooting (See

ERASE, HOME, SEND

The TQC operates under the direction of a single program that

Program - a series of ordered statements.

string constant is a sequence of up to 72 characters

in double quotation marks. Examples of string constants

A Numeric constant is a positive or negative number stored as an

read/write variables, and

The 26 read/write variables are defined as the letters A through

The 200 tire type variables are referenced as TTYPnn (where nn is

are six additional variables:

$DAT (current date);

(lateral peak to peak waveform);

NOT (logical complement).

Table 2-5 lists the logical operators

True AND True

True XOR True

Grades of test parameters

5. Lists of your setpoints, flags, and

6. Use numeric constants in the TIGRE program only if the number

The most expensive commands are GOSUB/RETURN, GOTO, and ONGRADE.

ENTERING AND EDITING YOUR TIGRE PROGRAM

TQC Main Selection Menu.

Lists the TIGRE program that is in memory to the

As you work in the interactive mode, you must be careful not to

Insert (use only after F6)

This will move

the cursor to that line.

Observe a test sequence several times in a row.

The third line of the example shows the read/write variable, Z,

REM SPECIAL REPEAT TEST SUBROUTINE

IF Z > SP44 THEN GOTO 25170

Checking Harmonic Marker Setup

CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM

STATUS FLAG DESCRIPTION

TANGENTIAL FORCE MEASUREMENT

RADIAL RUNOUT MEASUREMENT

TO SELECT ITEM AND FUNCTION

- The values of grading limits and time

only once for each tire type.

(F8 -> F11 -> F1)

To use setpoints in programming the TQC, you need to first label

DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------LD TYPE F STAB (MS) 5000 INF -32.0 BEAD-50.0

TO SELECT ITEM AND FUNCTION

To enter setpoints for a particular type of tire, you enter the

The following example shows how to use a flag as a TRUE condition

REM TIRE TYPE 1, NO SHOULDER GRIND, FL00 = ON

In an IF ... THEN statement any non-zero number is TRUE and zero

(F8 -> F11 -> F2)

TO SELECT ITEM AND FUNCTION

SETTING MACHINE CONTROL PARAMETERS

SETTING LOAD WHEEL PARAMETERS

(F8 -> F4 -> F1)

Terminate stabilization (if load within tolerance early)