Primary Data Collector
Your primary data collector is the one you choose in the Help > Install Wizard menu. The settings for the primary data collector are found in Tools > Options > Data Collection > Data Source Information.
Secondary Data Collector
The secondary data collector is reserved for GageStation. It is enabled automatically and collects data from the folder that QC-Gage is outputting to. This location is set in QC-Gage in Tools > Options > QC-CALC Communication > QC-Gage Output
Tertiary Data Collector
The third, or tertiary, data collector is for the Prolink Training CMM application used to simulate data collection. By default, QC-CALC Real-Time collects TCMM data from C:\SPCData\.
Special Cases
- If you set your primary data collector as GageStation, then the secondary data collector is turned off. This is to prevent multiple data collectors from fighting over a qc.sta file from a single copy of QC-Gage.
- If you set your primary data collector as TCMM (Training CMM), then the tertiary TCMM data collector is turned off
- There are several machine drivers that use a secondary data collector in addition to the primary one:
- PC-DMIS can enable a second "Blade" data collector
- OGP CMMs can use two data collectors for Report and Export, respectively
Troubleshooting Data Collectors
Troubleshooting all data collectors follows the process outlined in Data Collection Troubleshooting - 4.0