Owner manual

P/N64118rev.B
System Description
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Banner Engineering Corp. •Minneapolis,U.S.A.
www.bannerengineering.com•Tel:763.544.3164
1. System Description
TheA-GAGE
®
High-ResolutionMINI-ARRAY
®
measuringlightscreenisidealfor
applicationssuchason-the-flyproductsizingandprofiling,edge-guidingandcenter-
guiding,looptensioningcontrol,holedetection,partscountingandsimilaruses.
1.1 System Components
AtypicalA-GAGEHigh-ResolutionMINI-ARRAYSystemhasfivecomponents:ahigh-
resolutionemitter/receiverpair,eachwithquick-disconnect(QD)connectors;oneof
fourcompactcontrolmodules;andquick-disconnectcablestoconnectthem.Software
isincludedtointerfaceanyPC-compatiblecomputer(runningWindows
®
X, Vista,
or 7)withthecontrolmoduleforSystemconfiguration.AhostcomputerorPLCmay
beusedtocontroland/orreceiveinputfromtheSystem.
Sensorsareavailablein12arraylengthsfrom163mmto1951mm(6.4"to76.8"),in
163mm(6.4")increments,aslistedinthetableonpage5.Theemitterhastwo
columnsofinfraredLEDsspaced5mm(0.2")apart.Thecolumnsareseparatedby
7.5mm(0.3")andarestaggeredfromeachotherby2.5mm(0.1").Thereceiveris
configuredoppositetotheemitter,withtheidenticallengthandbeamspacing.This
high-resolutionsensorpairiscapableofdetectinga12.7-mmlongby2.54-mm
diameter(0.5"by0.1"dia.)cylindricalrod(heldperpendiculartothesensor).The
sensorshaveawidefieldofviewandareeasilyaligned,withaworkingrangeof
380mmto1.8m(15"to6').
Eachofthefourversatilemicrocontroller-basedcontrolmodulesareconfiguredusing
aPC-compatiblecomputerrunningWindows XP, Vista, or 7,andthesupplied
software,viathebuilt-inRS-232interface.