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MCU W legacy hand controller

Based on the MCU5 joystick design, the MCU W uses lithium ion battery technology and wireless Bluetooth® connectivity

  • MCU WMaximum operating range 25 m line-of-sight from docking cradle. Docking cradle can be up to 30 m from controller
  • Battery life typically 10 hours between charges
  • Supplied with spare battery and automatic charger
  • Compatible with the range of Renishaw CMM controllers
  • Controls motion of CMM axes
  • Indexes the motorised head and rotary table
  • Operates as a computer mouse
  • Has a system menu for navigating the operating software
  • Handheld or table mounted operation
  • Large LCD for status information and for interacting with metrology programs

The MCU W is functionally identical to the MCU5 except for the additional STOP button on the membrane keypad. When this button is pressed, the CMM and motorised head is brought rapidly to a halt but the servos are kept running. This button is only functional when the controller is in automatic mode, i.e. running a DCC program.

The yellow STOP button removes power from the CMM axes, stops motion of motorised heads and locks the heads in their current position.

The E-STOP switch is hardwired to the UCC controller. When this switch is operated, all power to both the CMM axes and motorised head is removed.

MCU W features

Key

Description

1

LCD screen

2

STOP switch

3

Speed override

4

Probe disabled LED

5

MCU enabled LED

6

Joystick enable

7

3-axis joystick with push buttons

8

Joystick locks (3 separate buttons)

9

Probe disabled (see '4')

10

Engage servos

11

Start / stop program

12

Mode change

13

Joystick orientation

14

Axis systems select

15

F1 function

16

F2 function

17

Stop

18

F3 function

19

F4 function

20

Take point / cancel point

21

On / off