Renishaw - UCC Direct 2.0 (DCC)

Renishaw - UCC Direct 2.0 (DCC)

Notes
This driver has been replaced by Direct 3.0 as of CMM-Manager 2026. It is highly recommended to use 3.0 if available on your installation as 2.0 is considered obsolete and can provide limited support. See below for information about the 3.0 driver installation as well as 2.0-to-3.0 upgrade.


UCC Direct 2.0 supports a wide variety of configurations running on a Renishaw UCC controller with tactile probing. UCC Direct 2.0 uses a sub-set of I++ commands via UCCserver and the ClientTool environment. However, all user interaction is in CMM-Manager after the initial setup and configuration.

Supported Systems

Warning
PH20 is not supported, Rotary Table is not supported, and SP25/Scanning is not supported!
  1. Controllers / UCC Suite versions                            
            See UCC Direct 2.0 (DCC) - Controller / UCC Suite versions for detailed support information
  1. Probe Head Controllers
A PHC embedded in the controller, or PHC10-2, PHC10-3, PHC10-3 PLUS connected to the host PC or (if applicable) the UCC Controller.
  1. Probe Heads
PH10, as well as most indexable manual heads such as MH20i, MH8, and RTP20. (Position feedback is not supported for MIH-S)
  1. Probes
TP2, TP20, TP200, TP6
This is not an exhaustive list of all potentially supported hardware. If you have questions about configurations not listed here, please contact  QxSoft.

Installation / Upgrade

  1. If you are upgrading an existing installation of CMM-Manager to UCC Direct 2.0, an updated license is required. Please request an updated license for the UCC Direct 2.0 driver following the online instructions.
  2. Configure the UCCserver ClientToolEnvironment by following the instructions in the User Guide below or the online instructions.
  3. After configuring the UCCserver ClientToolEnvironment, setup/upgrade CMM-Manager as instructed in the User Guide below or the online instructions.
Warning
After the upgrade, the system should perform at least as well as before. If you experience an apparent decrease in performance, please see the following article:  Machine motion is slow after CMM-Manager upgrade

Probe Head hardware connection

Examples of various Probe Head connection options can be found here.

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