MarWin v14.50

Information release date: 06/03/2025

Contents

1. System Requirements
• Rights required
2. Latest Information
• for MarSurf
• for MarOpto
3. Important Information on Installation and Commissioning
• Configuring the MarWin measuring station
• Applying the factory calibration
• Performing the necessary calibration steps
4. Licensing
5. Options
• for MarSurf
• for MarForm
• for MarShaft
• for MarOpto
• for MarGear
• for Millimar Cockpit
6. Tips and Tricks
• Data backup and restore
• User administration
• "Measuring station" view
• License management
• Help
• Training

In case there are questions as to devices or application, please contact our technical support department:

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1.  System Requirements

When using a computer delivered by Mahr, all hardware and operating system requirements are fulfilled.
Caution! If you want to install the MarWin software on another computer, please make sure that this computer complies with all requirements of the particular MarWin application (see document 3754530)! In case of doubt, contact info@mahr.com for clarifying details before commissioning the computer.

Rights required

• The MarWin setup must be allowed to assign certain read and write rights. These rights must not be restricted again thereafter.
• While MarWin is running, the Windows computer must not be inhibited from doing so by any other software (third-party software) nor by the configuration of the operating system.
  Problems may arise e.g. from anti-virus software, firewalls, the configured Access Policy, software for remote maintenance, software for monitoring the PC hardware or software, SCCM clients or Windows updates.
  If problems due to an anti-virus software arise while using MarWin, it may be helpful to exclude the target folder for MarWin user data (usually C:\Mahr) plus its subordinate objects from the real-time scan.
  Mahr ist not responsible for problems caused by such a third-party software or other restrictions!
  
  Please note: Even when the MarWin version has been operated successfully so far, problems may arise at any moment due to updates of anti-virus software or Microsoft® Windows® 10 performed automatically at regular intervals.
  Please contact your IT Department first to check whether such updates have been run recently. It may be possible to solve the problem by disabling/uninstalling the anti-virus software or the Windows update.
  If the problem continues to exist, please contact our technical support department under Techsupport@mahr.com.


• Each user of the MarWin software has to be assigned certain rights in the user administration of the Windows operating system:
  • Installing the MarWin software or MarWin options:
    Administrator rights for Windows operating system required.
  • Using the MarWin software and reading in the licenses:
    During the installation process, the setup program of the MarWin software sets the read and write rights for the directories and registry to "all rights" for the "Everybody" user.
    
    Manual changes to the user rights are only necessary if the rights established during installation are changed again by network access or by logon scripts in a network. If that is the case, please use the following settings.
     
    • Read and write rights required for the following registry area:

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mahr

    • Read and write rights required for the program folders of the MarWin software including their subordinate objects:

      e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Mahr  and  C:\Program Files\Mahr

    • Read and write rights required for the common files folder including its subordinate objects:

      e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Mahr

    • Read and write rights required for the user data target folder including its subordinate objects:

      e.g., C:\Mahr

    • Read and write rights required for the common application data folder including its subordinate objects:

      e.g., C:\ProgramData\Mahr

2.  Latest Information

Languages

The MarWin software is available in the following languages:

German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Dutch (NL), Czech (CS), Polish (PL), Turkish (TR), Russian (RU), Hungarian (HU), Japanese (JA), Chinese (ZH), Korean (KO), in part Lithuanian (LT).
Not all of these languages have been checked and released yet!

In case an online help is not available in the selected language, it will be displayed in English instead.

Use of new software functions

Typically, software licenses for the current version are required for using the new functions of this version.

New functions for all MarWin products as of v14.50

New MarSurf functions as of MarWin v14.50

Use of other libraries

For some mathematical calculations MarWin ProfessionalContour, MarWin ProfessionalRoughness and the "Topography" option use the "Intel® Math Kernel Library" library.
For further information please see the Intel® MKL website: www.intel.com/software/products/mkl.

New MarOpto functions as of MarWin v14.50

3.  Important Information on Installation and Commissioning

For all of the MarWin measuring machines, the control software version is installed automatically when installing this MarWin version.

Please note:
In case of the following machines, either the control EEPROM or EPROM must be exchanged (if not already done so), or the control versions stated must be installed.
This work is done on site by Mahr service personnel.

• MarForm MMQ 100:
  control EEPROM from version v1.04-03 onwards.
• MarForm MMQ 400, MMQ 44 and MMQ 34:
  control EPROM from version v5.24 onwards.
• MarForm MFU 100, MFU 110, MFU 110 WP, MFU 200, MFU 800, MFK 500, MFK 600 and retrofits of MFU 8 and MFK 6 with PPC hardware "A12-CPU":
  PPC control software from version v5.00-20 onwards, as well as v1.25-23 for the axis computer PCBs and v1.00-31 for the probe system (measuring channel) PCB.
• MarForm MFU 100, MFU 110, MFU 110 WP, MFU 200, MFU 800, MFK 500, MFK 600 and retrofits of MFU 8 and MFK 6 with PPC hardware "A21-CPU":
  MarECon control software from version v13.00-08 onwards, as well as v1.25-27 (MFU) or v1.25-26 (MFK) for the axis computer PCBs and v1.00-31 for the probe system (measuring channel) PCB.
• MarGear GMX 275 W, GMX 400 W, GMX 400 ZLW:
  MarECon control software from version v13.00-08 onwards, as well as v1.25-27 for the axis computer PCBs and v6.27-00 or higher for the probe system PCB of the T3D probe system.

Probe protection for MarForm MMQ 400, MMQ 44 and MMQ 34

In case the probe protection (TSK) is triggered, make sure to press the TSK button on the MMQ keypad. It may well be that the pilot lamp above the TSK button of the MMQ keypad ceases to light up even though the probe protection is still triggered. To ensure operational readiness, press the TSK button several times if necessary and stop pressing the button only after the icon indicating a triggered probe protection ceases to light up in the "Measuring station" view.

Upgrading MarForm MMQ 400, MMQ 44 and MMQ 34 to MarWin v14.50

• Perform the MarWin setup.
• Do not execute the MarWin configurator, but click Cancel to exit.
• Start the MarWin software.

If it is not possible to establish a machine connection:

• In the MarWin configurator, select "MMQ 100" in the machine list box and complete the configuration.
• In the Start menu, select All Apps / Mahr MarECon / Configure machine and select the required machine and its order number.
• In the Start menu, select All Apps / Mahr MarWin / Machine configuration, enable the Pipe (DLL) option button and select the "form_load.dll" entry from the combo box.
• Restart the computer.

The following steps have to be carried out following installation
(not to be carried out when updating an already existing version):

1. Plug the Mahr License Key(s) (if available) into an unused USB interface.
   Wait until it is (they are) identified as USB drive(s).
2. Perform the configuration of the MarWin measuring station.
• In case of a new installation, all entries in the Windows Start menu and all desktop icons related to a specific MarWin configuration are deleted.
• Start the MarWin configurator: 
  
  • Double-click the "MarWin configurator" icon on the desktop.
  • Alternatively, select All Apps / Mahr MarCtrlTools / MarWin configurator in the Start menu.
  A message is displayed indicating that all MarWin applications have to be exited.
• Make sure that the MarWin software has been exited.
  The machine should be in its safety position, and any evaluation which might have been carried out should have been saved, if necessary.
• Click the OK button if MarWin has been exited, or the Cancel button if you want to exit MarWin now.
  The "MarSystemConfig" dialog box will appear.
  
  Please note:
  The MarWin configurator only displays products if valid MarWin licenses have been found. The licenses must be located either on the Mahr License Key(s) plugged into a USB interface, or in the license folder of the software (C:\Mahr\licence).
• If you want to display also unlicensed products, uncheck the "Show only licensed products" box.
• In the "Product" field on the left-hand side, select the required application.
• If you want to simulate a measuring station, click the Simulation button.
• In the "Machine" field on the right-hand side, select the required combination of measuring station components.
  
  Please note:
  The form measuring instruments of the MarForm MMQ 400, MMQ 44 and MMQ 34 type are not available in the MarWin configurator. The upgrade for these machines has to be performed manually. In this case, the "MMQ 100" entry is selected in the "Machine" box.
• For certain machines (e.g., "MarShaft SCOPE plus"), select the machine model in the "Model / ID number" field.
• In case the required combination of measuring station components is not available:
• Select the "Create new configuration" entry, enter the measuring station description and click the OK button.
• In dialog box "Interface(s)", select the interface for the drive unit connected up.
  Typically select the "DRIVEUNIT1" check box and the Single device option button.
  In case several drive units are to be used at the measuring station, other settings might be necessary. Please ask for instructions for your measuring station.
  Click the Next >> button.
• In dialog box "Drive units", select the drive unit used at the measuring station from the "Driveunit1" list.
  Click the Next >> button.
• In dialog box "Table", select the XY table used from the list. If no XY table is used, select "No table".
  Click the Next >> button.
• In dialog box "Measuring stand", select the measuring stand used. If no measuring stand is used, select "No measuring stand".
  Click the Next >> button.
• The "Summary" shows the configuration set once more. Check the settings.
  To display the previous setting step or to modify a setting, click the << Back button.
• Click the Finish button to accept the configuration.
  Confirm the message indicating that a new configuration has been added by clicking the OK button.
• The "MarSystemConfig" dialog box will appear again. The new configuration is now available and can be selected.
• To delete a configuration you created:
  Select the entry, click the right-hand mouse button and select "Delete".
  To rename a configuration you created:
  Select the entry, click the right-hand mouse button and select "Rename".
• Please note:
  If the firmware update will be performed now, the control unit must be connected to the computer and be switched on!
  If you want to perform the firmware update at a later date, uncheck the "Perform firmware update if possible" box.
• If the "Finally perform data backup" box is checked, the data of the MarWin version and the control unit will be backed up once the new MarWin configuration is complete.
• Click the OK button to activate the selected MarWin configuration, or the Cancel button if you want to perform the MarWin configuration at a later date.
  The entries in the Windows Start menu and the desktop icons required for the selected MarWin configuration are created automatically.

Please note:
While configuring the measuring station, DO NOT change any settings on the machine!
Any of the following changes may cause the configuration to either fail or abort:


• Changing the probe arm or the testpiece
• Pressing the Machine Release button
• Pressing the Emergency Stop button
• Opening the door shutting off the workspace
• Changing between Set-up and Automatic mode

 
3. Apply the factory calibration.
   
   MarSurf products
   Not necessary for MarWin EasyContour with the MarSurf MarSurf CD 140 AG 11, CD 140 AF, CD 140 BG xx, VD 140 BG xx, LD 140 BG xx, SD 140 AG 11 or SD 140 BG 12 measuring machine;
   not necessary for MarWin EasyRoughness with the MarSurf GD 140 BG xx or VD 140 BG xx measuring machine, or a drive unit of the MarSurf SD 26 or RD 18 type.
   
• If the factory calibration data is provided on a data carrier:
• For MarSurf GD 120, PCV 200, CD 120, LD 120, UD 120:
  
  • In the Start menu, select All Apps / Mahr Metrology / Apply factory calibration.
  • Insert the data carrier with the factory calibration data and select the directory containing the factory calibration data in the dialog box that appears.
  • Click the OK button.
• For MarSurf ST 750 D:
  
  • In the Start menu, select All Apps / Mahr Metrology / Apply factory calibration for ST 750 D.
  • Insert the data carrier with the factory calibration data and select the directory containing the factory calibration data in the dialog box that appears.
  • Click the OK button.
• If the factory calibration data has to be applied from the machine into the software:
• For MarSurf UD 130, LD 130, LD 260, LD 130 Y, LD 260 Y:
  
  • In the Start menu, select All Apps / Mahr Metrology / Apply factory calibration from machine.
Mar4D products

• The factory calibration data is provided as a control backup (ZIP file) on a data carrier. This backup needs to be restored using the "Backup & Restore" tool:
• In the Start menu, open the folder All Apps/ Mahr MarECon.
  Right-click the Backup & Restore menu item and select Run as administrator in the context menu.
• Enable the Data backup option button and click Next >>.
• In the "Directory" area of the following dialog, click the … button and select the folder containing the data to be restored.
• Select the backup from which data is to be restored.
• If the correct backup has been selected, it will be marked green and the message "Archive and environment are compatible" appears.
  Click Next >> to perform the data restoring process.
Caution!
If the backup and the measuring station environment do not match, the backup will be marked red, and one of the following messages appears:
A) "Attention: MarCtrl of backup and environment do not match!" or
B) "Attention: Application versions of backup and environment do not match!"
C) "Attention: Machine serial number of backup and environment do not match!" or
D) "Attention: Machine types of backup and environment do not match!"

In case of message A) or B) proceed as follows:
Make a note of the version number marked red in the "Application" column.
Click Exit to cancel the data restoring process.
If necessary, contact our technical support department under Techsupport@mahr.com to obtain the setup of the MarWin application version you wrote down.
Install the overall setup of the MarWin application version you wrote down, and make the necessary settings for the Mar4D product in the MarWin configurator.
Repeat the five steps described above to restore the data backup.

In case of message C) or D) proceed as follows:
Click Exit to cancel the data restoring process.
Contact our technical support department under Techsupport@mahr.com to obtain a correct backup matching your measuring station environment.


MarOpto products
Not necessary for MarWin ProfessionalOpto with the MarOpto LD 280 Aspheric measuring machine.


4. Start the MarWin software (for "Advanced" or "Professional" products via the MarWin Start Center).
5. Enable the measuring station (green release button located on the MarBase control unit or on the manual control panel).
   Not necessary for MarWin EasyContour with the MarSurf MarSurf CD 140 AG 11, CD 140 AF or SD 140 AG 11 measuring machine, and for MarWin EasyRoughness with a drive unit of the MarSurf SD 26 or RD 18 type.
6. Click the Measuring station button.
   (For "Advanced" or "Professional" products: Switch to the "Measuring station in setting mode" view.)
7. Switch to the "Probe system" tab in the "Measuring station" view.
8. For MarSurf CD 140 AG 11 or CD 140 AF:
   Create the "C11 basic" probe system and load it.
   
   For MarSurf SD 140 AG 11:
   Create the "S7" probe system and load it.
9. Create a probe arm unit and a stylus with the data detailed in the data sheet.
10. Change the probe arm unit and stylus.
11. Perform a reference point run if not already done so.
12. Calibrate the probe system.
    
    For MarWin EasyContour with the MarSurf CD 140 AG 11 or CD 140 AF measuring machine, the following calibration procedures have to be performed one after the other when commissioning the measuring station:
    Please note: After commissioning by a Mahr service technician (optional service), the user does not have to carry out these steps again.
• Measuring force calibration,
• Probe system calibration,
• Setting of instrument coordinate system (rough),
• Geometry calibration,
• Setting of instrument coordinate system (fine).

For MarWin EasyContour with the MarSurf MarSurf SD 140 AG 11 measuring machine, the following calibration procedures have to be performed one after the other when commissioning the measuring station:
Please note: After commissioning by a Mahr service technician (optional service), the user does not have to carry out these steps again.
• Probe arm unit LPG D 14-100-500: measuring force calibration,
• Setting of instrument coordinate system (rough),
• Probe arm unit LPG C 20-150-500: measuring force calibration,
  The LPG C 20-150-500 probe arm unit is not included with the MarSurf SD 140 AG 11 machine, but must be purchased as an option.
• Probe system calibration,
• Probe arm unit LPG D 14-100-500: deflection and geometry calibration,
• Setting of instrument coordinate system (fine)

For MarWin EasyContour, MarWin ProfessionalContour, MarWin EasyContour & EasyRoughness or MarWin ProfessionalRoughness with a contour drive unit (e.g., MarSurf CD 140 BG xx, VD 140 BG xx, LD 140 BG xx, SD 140 BG 12, PCV 200, LD 130 or LD 260), the following calibration procedures have to be performed one after the other:
• Measuring force calibration,
• Deflection calibration,
• Geometry calibration.

For MarWin EasyRoughness, MarWin EasyContour & EasyRoughness or MarWin ProfessionalRoughness with a roughness drive unit (e.g., MarSurf GD 140 BG xx, VD 140 BG xx, GD 25 or GD 120) and for MarWin EasyRoughness with a roughness drive unit (e.g., MarSurf SD 26, RD 18 or measuring interface MarSurf MI 500 with MarSurf GD 26, GD 25, PGK 20, PGK 120 or PZK), one of the following calibration procedures has to be performed:
• Calibration using Rz on calibrated roughness standard,
• Calibration using Ra on calibrated roughness standard,
• Calibration using D on calibrated depth measurement standard,
• Direct entry of correction value (if the correction value is already known),
• Calculation of correction value from nominal and actual values.

For MarForm:
• Calibration using an appropriate calibration standard or setting master.
• For the "Roughness", "Contour" and "Cam Evaluation" options, further calibration procedures have to be performed (see respective operating instructions).

For MarShaft SCOPE plus:
• Calibration of the optional tactile probe arm unit to determine the offset of the stylus ball center in X, Y and Z to the coordinate system of the optical measuring device (camera).

For Mar4D:
• Calibration of the optional tactile probe arm unit to determine the offset of the stylus ball center in X, Y and Z to the coordinate system of the optical measuring device (camera).

For MarOpto:
For MarWin ProfessionalOpto with a contour drive unit (e.g., MarOpto LD 280 Aspheric), the following calibration procedures have to be performed one after the other:
• Measuring force calibration,
• Deflection calibration,
• Geometry calibration.

Caution!
If you fail to comply with these instructions, the measuring system will only produce invalid (red) profile points.

4.  Licensing

The software must be licensed. In the conditions of use it is stated that the purchase of one software license entitles you to use the MarWin software on one PC only.

On starting unlicensed MarWin software a dialog box referring to the conditions of use will be displayed. The dialog box shows the number of days until the provisional license expires. The period is 30 days from the date the software is first launched.

Each measuring computer is delivered with a Mahr License Key (MLK) containing the basic licenses for the software. Single software options may be delivered on a separate MLK or as additional license files for your existing MLK (see License management).

All of the required Mahr License Keys must be plugged into unused USB interfaces. At runtime of the MarWin software, the existence of the licenses is checked both on the Mahr License Key(s) and in the license folder of the software. During the session, the Mahr License Keys must remain connected to the USB interfaces.

Please ask your Mahr sales partner about additional options and licenses currently available that best suit your needs.

5.  Options

The following options are available for the different MarSurf applications:

The following options are available for the different MarForm applications:

The following options are available for the different MarShaft applications:

The following options are available for MarWin ProfessionalOpto:

The following options are available for MarWin ProfessionalGear:

The following options are available for MarWin Millimar Cockpit:

6.  Tips and Tricks

Data backup and restore

We recommend to back up the data of each MarWin measuring station at regular intervals!

During a backup, the data specified in a backup script are all saved to a ZIP file.
The "Backup & Restore" tool (see below) can be used to restore data that have previously been backed up in a ZIP file.

Caution!
As machine data is also backed up, the machine must be ready for operation during the data backup.
The MarWin software does not have to be closed. You should, however, make sure that no measuring program is running as machine communication is mandatory for data backup.

• To back up data silently and fully automatically (e.g., on a weekly basis):
  
  Ask your system administrator to define the execution of one of the following scripts (according to the control unit used) in the Windows Task Scheduler:
  
  • MidRange:
    start /d "%ProgramFiles%\mahr\marctrltools\bin" /wait backuprestoreapp.exe backup --file="$(PROGRAM_FILES)\Mahr\Midrange Plugin\config\backup_restore_midrange.ini" --desc="Optional description"
  • PowerPC:
    start /d "%ProgramFiles%\mahr\marctrltools\bin" /wait backuprestoreapp.exe backup --file="$(PROGRAM_FILES)\Mahr\PowerPcCtrl\config\backup_restore_ppc.ini" --desc="Optional description"
  • MarECon:
    start /d "%ProgramFiles%\mahr\marctrltools\bin" /wait backuprestoreapp.exe backup --file="$(PROGRAM_FILES)\Mahr\MarECon\config\backup_restore_marecon.ini" --desc="Optional description"


• To manually back up data:
  
  In the Start menu, select the following entry according to the control unit used:
  
  • MidRange:
    All Apps / Mahr Midrange Plugin / Backup & Restore
  • PowerPC:
    All Apps / Mahr PowerPcCtrl / Backup & Restore
  • MarECon:
    All Apps / Mahr MarECon / Backup & Restore
  Enable the Data backup option button and click Next >>.
  Enter a description for the data backup and click Next >>.


• To restore data:
  

  For restoring data, administrator rights for the Windows operating system are required in order to restore files, directories and registry keys in areas protected by Windows.

  In the Start menu, open the following folder according to the control unit used:
  
  • MidRange:
    All Apps / Mahr Midrange Plugin
  • PowerPC:
    All Apps / Mahr PowerPcCtrl
  • MarECon:
    All Apps / Mahr MarECon
  Right-click the Backup & Restore menu item and select Run as administrator in the context menu.
  Enable the Data restore option button and click Next >>.
  Select the ZIP file from which data is to be restored and click Next >>.

User administration

• The user administration of the MarWin software enables different users to work in their own directories with different user rights on the same system.
• If you create users without a password, they can log on by simply clicking their user icons. There is no need to click OK.
• If you save a photo of yourself with the file name "User.jpg" in your user directory (e.g., C:\Mahr\Users\Anyone), your picture will then appear instead of the head icon.

"Measuring station" view

• For MarWin EasyContour and MarWin EasyRoughness:
  On the "Control" tab of the "Measuring Station" view, the measuring station components can also be controlled via the keyboard. The available key combinations for controlling are listed in the online help.
• We recommend you to create a new probe arm unit for every probe contained in the scope of delivery and to give this probe arm unit a unique name (e.g., its serial number) in order to ensure correct allocation of calibration data in case several probes of the same type are available.
• When entering probe arm designations, you should avoid forward slashes ("/") since they are replaced by underline characters ("_").
  This may cause problems with probe arms the designations of which already include an underline character. In this case, an error message will inform you that the probe arm could not be created.

License management

In case you want to order additional licenses for your existing Mahr License Key (MLK):

• Read off the 5-digit ID from your MLK and send it to your Mahr sales partner together with a software license order.
  You will then be sent a data carrier containing the necessary license files.
• Temporarily deactivate the MLK's write protection (push the locking switch towards the open padlock icon).
• Unpack/Copy the licenses obtained to the folder \licence of the plugged-in MLK (e.g., F:\licence).
• Be sure to reactivate the MLK's write protection (push the locking switch towards the closed padlock icon).

In case you are going to order additional licenses and you do not want to read them from a Mahr License Key, but prefer to install them in the license folder of the MarWin software:

• Display the PC-dependent license request number:
  In the "Measuring station" view, click the button i ("Machine data").
  (For "Advanced" or "Professional" products: Switch to the "Measuring station in setting mode" view and select Tools / Machine data in the menu bar.)
  Click the License request number button.
• Copy the license request number for the computer (e.g., "90.47.03.FA.92.EA <= PC") and send it to your Mahr sales partner together with a software license order.
  You will then be sent a data carrier containing the necessary license files.
• Create the license folder of the MarWin software (C:\Mahr\licence) if it does not yet exist.
• Unpack/Copy the licenses obtained to the license folder of the MarWin software.

Help

• In any view you will get online help on how to operate the MarWin software either by clicking the Help button or by pressing the F1 key.
• For most on-screen elements, ScreenTips are available. These are displayed if you hover the mouse pointer over the relevant dialog element.

Training

The Mahr Academy offers various trainings (both in English and German) which take place either as attendance events, webinars or eLearnings:

• Basic courses in production metrology
• User courses in production metrology
• AUKOM seminars
• On-site training for your employees