User Manual

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AUTOMATION & PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
955
955S Smart BRIK Magnetostrictive LDT
In A Low Profile Package
The955SSmartBRIKisanaccurate,programmable
zeroandspan,auto-tuning,non-contactlinearposition
sensorinaneconomical,lowprolepackage.Thesensor
utilizesoureldprovenmagnetostrictivetechnologyto
giveabsoluteposition,repeatableto.01%ofthesensing
distance.The955SSmartBRIKisacosteffectivelinear
sensingsolution.
Thestreamlinedanodizedaluminumextrusionhousesthe
sensingelementandelectronics.Themagnetslidemoves
overthesensingelementthatdeterminestheposition
andconvertsittoareadableoutput.The955SSmart
BRIKisaself-containedunitanddoesnothaveacan
orheadassembly.Alloftheelectronicsareincorporated
inthetransducerwhichislessthanoneinchtall.Units
canbeorderedinspanlengthsupto180incheslong
in0.1inchincrements.Themagnetslideisdesignedto
moveeffortlesslyalongthetransduceringuidetracksor
aoatingmagnetassemblycanbepositionedabovethe
unit.
Avarietyofhardwareisavailableforattachingthemagnet
slidetothemovingportionoftheprocess.Thetransducer
canbemountedverticallyorhorizontallyusingour
mountingfeetwhichslideonthelowerpartoftheextrusion
andclampdownwhentightened.Thispackagingprovides
acompactandeasymethodofmountingformachine
builders.
Thetransducercanbeorderedwith0to10VDC,4to
20mA,or-10to10VDCoutput.Allunitsareprovided
withastandardquickdisconnectconnector.Aunique
featureisthediagnosticLEDthatremainsgreenwhen
agoodmagnetsignalispresentandwhenintheactive
programmedarea.TheLEDturnsyellowwhenthemagnet
isoutoftheprogrammedactiverangebutstillwithinthe
activestrokearea.TheLEDturnsredwhenthereisno
magnetpresentorthemagnetassemblyisoutofthe
sensingarea.
The955SSmartBRIK
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isdesignedforapplicationswhere
economicalcontinuousfeedbackisnecessary.Thesensor
canbeacosteffectivereplacementtolimitandproximity
sensorsandlinearpotentiometers.Applicationsinclude
presses,blowmolding,injectionmolding,extruding,roll
positioningandmanymore.
Asanaddedbenet,the955SisFMapprovedforClass
I,Div2,GroupsA,B,C,Dapplicationswheninstalled
andwiredperdrawingE0241100asshowninthemanual.
IfyourapplicationdoesnotrequireFMClassI,Div2
approval,wirethe955Susingastandard4pinEuro
cordsetfromAmetekorothers.
Specifications
Input Voltage 10 to 30 VDC
Current Draw 100mA Max.
Output
V0 = 0 to 10 VDC
V1 = 10 to 0 VDC
V2 = -10 to 10 VDC
V3 = 10 to 10 VDC
V4 = 0 to 5 VDC
V5 = 5 to 0 VDC
V6 = -5 to 5 VDC
V7 = 5 to -5 VDC
C4 = 4 to 20mA
C2 = 20 to 4mA
Linearity +/- 0.05% of Full Stroke
Accuracy +/- 0.1% of Full Stroke
Repeatability +/- 0.01% of Full Stroke
Operating Temperature -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C)
Span Length 4” to 180”
Null Zone 3”
Dead Band 1.5”
Connectors 12mm Micro 4 Pin
Enclosure IP67, IP68 Optional
Approvals CE, FM Class I, Div 2
Specications are subject to change without notice.