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Knowledge Base Article
 Using a Foot Pedal with QC-Gage
  Some notes on using a foot pedal to send gage data to QC-Gage
 Gage Troubleshooting
  Basic troubleshooting steps for gages
 QC-Gage Interface with Mahr Wireless
  A collection of guides for pairing Mahr wireless with QC-Gage
 Smart Adapt Mode in QC-CALC Real-Time 4.3
  An overview of Smart Adapt mode in QC-CALC Real-Time 4.3 and how to disable it
 How To Set Up Global Gages in QC-Gage - v.4.1
  How to set up global gages that you can share between copies of QC-Gage
 Pairing Mahr MicroMar 40 EWRi Micrometer with QC-Gage
  Steps for pairing QC-Gage with a Mahr MicroMar 40 EWRi Micrometer
 Pairing Mahr MarCator 1086R/1087R Indicator with QC-Gage
  Instructions to pair your Mahr MarCator Indictor with QC-Gage
 Pairing Mahr 16EWRi Caliper with QC-Gage
  The quick start for MarCal 16EWRi Caliper
 Data Collectors in QC-CALC Real-Time
  A review of the different data collectors in QC-CALC Real-Time
 How to Restore Inspection Results from ArchiveMachineData
  How to restore inspection results archived by QC-CALC Real-Time
 Creating Spec Plans by using a Prolink Standard Format file
  This article explains how the Prolink Standard Format file should be formatted.
 Auto-apply True Position Relationships using Standardized Characteristic Labels
  This article explains the format to use to name you characteristics for True Positions.
 CMM Drivers that Automatically Apply True Position Relationships
  This article shows the drivers that have True Position Relationships created.
 Completing Incomplete Subgroups in QC-CALC Real-Time
  These are instructions for fixing an incomplete subgroup.
 Updating Characteristic Labels in a Part File
  These are step-by-step directions for updating Characteristic Labels.
 MultiSource Data Collection Explained - 4.x
  This White Paper fully describes the MultiSource operation within QC-CALC Real-Time
 Extract and Store Balloon Numbers From Your Feature Labels (ver. 3.2 or higher)
  Instructions for extracting information about the characteristics into separate fields.
 Updating Nominals and Tolerances from your Part Program
  Directions for updating nominals and tolerances for all or specific part files.
 Using the Manual Input Screen - 4.x
  This article explains how to setup the Manual Input Screen
 Data Collection Troubleshooting - 4.x
  A guide to troubleshooting data collection issues between your CMM software and QC-CALC Real-Time
 Renaming Characteristics from your Part Program - 4.x
  Full directions for setting up Real-Time to receive new characteristic labels.
 AQL First-Time Setup Directions
  This gives all of the directions for setting up the AQL functionality in QC-Gage and QC-CALC.
 Setting up Mahr Wireless Gages with MarCom
  How to set up Mahr wireless gages with MarCom
 Abbreviating Characteristics within Feature Labels
  How to shorten long feature labels
 Running a Spec Plan from Network yields different results on 2 separate machines (QC-Gage)
  This provides basic data collection troubleshooting for multiple QC-Gage copies.
 Improving the speed of QC-CALC Real-Time 3.x
  A few different ideas for attempting to speed up QC-CALC Real-Time 3.x
 Removing the -RE or -EX from Dimension Labels
  Directions for showing the original labels for Report and Export characteristics.
 Why am I getting duplicate records in SmartReport?
  This article explains data collection issues when sending Report and Export data.
 Using the Manual Input Screen
  How to use the Manual Input Screen in QC-CALC Real-Time v.3.x
 Importing Spec Plans from Discus
  How to import spec plans into QC-Gage from Discus
 Make Extra Info the Feature Label in QC-CALC (3.4+)
  Directions for replacing the Label with the Extra Info field from QC-Gage.
 Data Collection Overrides in QC-CALC Real-Time
  This article is a link to anything having to do with Data Collection Overrides.
 Considerations for saving QCC files to folders on your network
  How to use PATHSWITCH to save QCC files to different network folders
 MultiSource Explained - 3.x
  How Multisource Data Collection works in QC-CALC Real-Time 3.x
 Zeiss Calypso software not detected
  This is a possible explanation for why data collection for Calypso may not be working.
 SOLVED: There is no record found in the IDs table. - EDL
  How to fix "no record found in the IDs table" error during an EDL load event
 SOLVED: Unfortunately there is not a valid assignable cause for this record - EDL
  How to fix the EDL error "there is not a valid assignable cause for this record"
 Data Collection Troubleshooting - 3.x
  A guide to troubleshooting data collection issues in QC-CALC Real-Time v.3.x
 Database almost full warning
  Directions for how to adjust files to fix a "Database is almost full" warning
 OGP Unknown Date Format
  How to fix OGP "Unknown date format" errors
 Automatically Archiving Your Data - 3.x
  How to automatically archive your QCC files
 Why are my files being renamed when I'm in Always Adapt mode and the dim count changed?
  This explains Always Adapt mode and why it fails at times.
 HOW TO: Remeasuring with for a Partial Run - 3.x
  Remeasuring a partial run in QC-CALC
 HOW TO: Running QC-CALC in Parallel with DataPage
  How to run QC-CALC Real-Time with PC-DMIS DataPage+
 Zeiss Calypso File Does Not Exist Error
  Calypso 3.8.xx or higher can sometimes cause a "File does not exist" error.
 FAQ: Always Adapt vs. Rename Existing QCC File (ver. 3.0 or higher)
  The difference between data collection methods Always Adapt and Rename Existing in QC-CALC
 QC-CALC - Setting Precision in QCC Files (ver. 3.0 or higher)
  These are directions for setting Precision for new or existing files.
 Using ID fields as feature labels in MeasureMax
  This explains how to tell QC-CALC Real-Time to use the ID field from MeasureMax.
 Problems collecting data with OpenDMIS
  This explains why there may be problems collecting data from older OpenDMIS versions.
 Setting up output to OpenDMIS
  How to set up OpenDMIS to output data to QC-CALC Real-Time
 Setting up Zeiss Calypso for output to QC-CALC
  These are brief instructions for setting up output from older version of Calypso.
 FAQ: Changing the number of parts to measure in each session in QC-Gage
  This explains how to change the number of parts per session to measure.
 Using TryOut mode to test your inspection routine or machine
  TryOut mode is a option that allows you to create a separate part file that contains test data.
 How to collect data from an unsupported gage using Hyperterminal
  These steps are for people with gages that are not currently listed as being supported.
 Dimension Count Mismatch Choices 3.0
  The different options for how QC-CALC handles dimension mismatches are explained in this article
 Setting the data collection path in QC-CALC Real-Time
  This explains how to set the data collection path to something other than the default.
 Upgrading to PC-DMIS 4.0
  This article explains how to stop an annoying message from PC-DMIS.
 QC-Gage and QC-CALC Gage Central are not communicating.
  These are directions for syncing the communication between QC-Gage and QC-CALC Real-Time.
 How To: Stop the "Update the Database Now?" Question in PC-DMIS
  This article explains the PC-DMIS message you may receive during inspection.
 Common reasons why QC-CALC Real-Time isn't collecting data
  This article explains many issues that stop data from being collected.
 Sometimes you can get the data in QC-Gage and you can always get it into HyperTerminal.
  QC-Gage data collection troubleshooting
 Capturing Output from Gages
  How to collect data from gages to send to Prolink Support
 You can never get the data into QC-Gage and you can always get data in HyperTerminal
  This explains common issues when connecting to gages.
 Corrupt data in HyperTerminal
  This explains ideas for fixing Hyperterminal issues.
 Scrambled Characters in QC-Gage
  This explains common issues connecting to gages.
 No data in Hyperterminal
  This explains common issues when connecting to gages.
 HOW TO: Debugging Cable Problems for Hand-Held Gages
  Step-by-step instructions for connecting to gages.
 QC-Gage Errors by Description (A-E)
  Errors listed by name (A-E)
 QC-Gage Errors by Description (F-Z)
  Errors listed by name (F-Z)
 QC-Gage Errors by Number
  Errors listed by number
 QC-Gage not behaving as expected
  Common issues with QC-Gage explained.
 Common Export problems with QC-Gage
  Problems with QC-Gage connecting to QC-CALC explained.
 Dimension Count Mismatch error (ver. 3.0)
  This article explains the general Dimension Count Mismatch error.
 You get a ‘too many or too few dimensions selected’ error
  This explains a "too many or too few dimensions selected" error.
 Invalid file name error message
  What an invalid file name error message means.
 Updates to inspection machine software cause QC-CALC to stop working
  You updated the inspection machine software and QC-CALC does not work anymore.
 QC-CALC is missing some features
  What to do if features from your inspection program are missing in QC-CALC
 HOW TO: Simple Data Collection
  A brief guide to setting up data collection in QC-CALC Real-Time
 
Product Article
 CMM to Minitab in 2 Seconds Flat!
  
 Collect data from Starrett DataSure Wireless Handheld Gages!!
  
 
Tutorials
 Setting up Mitutoyo U-Wave for QC-Gage
  An instructional video detailing how to connect a Mitutoyo gage to the U-Wave software.