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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
Maximum 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.
| 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 |
