Owner's manual

System Description
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1.3 DeviceNet Features
TheA-GAGEMINI-ARRAYSystemconnectstotheDeviceNetBusnetworkusing
simplejunctionboxesor“T”connectors.AnElectronicDataSheet(EDS)issupplied
witheachcontrollertoassistindeviceconfiguration.TheMINI-ARRAYSystemmaybe
configuredbyanyofanumberofDeviceNetconfigurationtools;forspecific
configurationinformation,refertoyourDeviceNetdocumentation.ThefollowingMINI-
ARRAYcommunicationsareavailablethroughDeviceNet:
Device Information:manufacturer,productname,devicetype,modelandrevision
Configuration:analysismodeselections,scancontrolselection,outputsettings(set
point,hysteresisandinvert),andblankingselections
Sensor Alignment Information:totalnumberofsensorbeams,beamstatus,and
alignmentstatus
Status Information:measurementmodesresult,alignmentstatus,beamstatus,and
blankedbeamstatus
Diagnostic Information:numberofemitterbeams,numberofreceiverbeams,and
MINI-ARRAYSystemstatus
1.4 Typical Applications
TheA-GAGEMINI-ARRAYisusefulformanytypesofmeasurementandposition-
sensingapplications,someofwhichareshownbelow.
Figure 1-3. Typical applications for the A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY System
Box Profiling
Edge Guiding
Inspection Applications