My Haas tech had originally set up my WIPS spindle probe as T31, however I wanted it in T1 to match my other machines. The process went as follows:

• Move probe in the tool table as you would a normal tool, i.e. zero out the old T31, fill in tool details in T1.
• Edit the calibration routines to calibrate vector probing, if you have it
• Do the whole spindle and tool probe setup dance using the VPS/macros as described in this YouTube video by Haas.

941 POCKET-TOOL TABLE ERROR

The probe should be fine for most VPS probing macros, however for me the "vice corner" macro errored out with 941 POCKET-TOOL TABLE ERROR. It turns out the probe tool number macro variable hadn't been updated. The vice corner macro seems to use different subroutines to the other ones, which might be why only it is broken.

To update the macro value:

• Hit the CURRENT COMMANDS button, tab over to Macro vars, then down to the (Global) 10400-105999 column.
• Page down to var 10560 (this is equivalent to legacy macro number 560).
• Set the value to e.g. 1.0 for T1. This was originally 31.00000 for my T31.

I figured this out from the troubleshooting page which mentions 560: Tool number for the OMP40-2 probe under OMP40-2 - Macro Variables.

1106 OMP40 NEEDS CALIBRATION

I recalibrated the probe quite a few times, but got this error every time when using the 3 point probing routine P9823. A 3 point probe routine uses something called "Vector Probing" which needs a different calibration macro to be called (P9804 instead of P9803) when calibrating the probe through the Haas VPS. This call is somewhat buried in a bunch of subroutine calls but here are the steps:

• Disable Setting 23 to allow edits of probe routines
• Edit file Memory/O0P9023_RENISHAW_STORM.nc
• Search for P9803 (type P9803, then press ↓)
• Modify to P9804 by typing P9804 then hitting the ALTER key, then save the file
• Go to VPS -> PROBING -> CALIBRATION -> Spindle Probe Diameter Calibration
• Do calibration with a gauge ring as normal, but now the vector probing routines will be calibrated as well. This probes a few more points in the ring gauge.
• Select a program not in the 09000 folder, then change Setting 23 back to Off to disable editing of probing routines. It won't change the setting while you have a macro file open in the editor.
• According to the manual you don't need to run P9803 as well; just P9804 is required.
• Done!