User Manual

14 P/N 43298 rev. E
Banner Engineering Corp. •Minneapolis,MNU.S.A.
www.bannerengineering.com•Tel:763.544.3164
MINI-ARRAY
®
InstructionManual
Installation and Mechanical Alignment
Figure 3-2. MINI-ARRAY emitter and receiver mounting bracket dimensions
Mounttheemitterandreceiverintheirmountingbrackets(showninFigure3-1),
andpositiontheredlensesofthetwounitsdirectlyfacingeachother.Theconnector
endsofbothsensorsmustpointinthesamedirection.Measurefromoneormore
referenceplanes(i.e.,thefloor)tothesamepointsontheemitterandreceiverto
verifytheirmechanicalalignment.Ifthesensorsarepositionedexactlyverticalor
exactlyhorizontal,acarpenter’slevelmaybeusefulforcheckingalignment.Extending
astraight-edgeorastringbetweenthesensorsmayhelpwithpositioning.Alsocheck
byeyeforline-of-sightalignment.Makeanynecessaryfinalmechanicaladjustments,
andhand-tightenthebrackethardware.SeeSection5forinformationonalignment
indicatorsandtheuseofthealignmentsoftwaresuppliedwiththecontroller.
Connecttheshieldedcablestotheemitterandreceiver,androutethemtothe
controllerlocation.Followthelocalwiringcodeforlow-voltagedccontrolcables.The
samecabletypeisusedforbothemitterandreceiver(twocablesrequiredpersystem).
Cutthecablestolengthaftermakingsuretheyareroutedproperly.Removecablebraid
atthecontrollerconnectionpoints(seeFigure3-4).
3.2 Controller Mounting
ThecontrollermustbeinstalledinsideanenclosurewithaNEMA(orIEC)rating
suitablefortheoperatingenvironment.
MountingdimensionsforthecontrollerareshowninFigure2-2.Thecontrolleris
suppliedwithM3.5x0.6hardwarefordirectmountingtoasurface,oritcanbe
mountedontostandard35mmDINrail.
3.3 Emitter and Receiver Hookups
Emitterandreceivercablesconnectinparalleltocontrollerterminals#4through#8.
Connectthewiresfrombothsensorcables,asfollows:
  Terminal4 Brown
  Terminal5 Blue
  Terminal6 Bare
  Terminal7 Black
  Terminal8 White
Trimoffthefoilshieldandthebraidedshieldatthepointwherethewiresexitthecable
(seeFigure3-4).
The“drainwire”istheuninsulatedstranded
wirewhichrunsbetweenthebraidedshield
andthefoilshield.Removethefoilshield
andbraidedshieldatthepointwherethe
wiresexitthecable.
Figure 3-4. Emitter/receiver cable
preparation
Tr im braided shield flush
with cable
Tr im foil shield flush
with cable
Uninsulated
drain wire
Emitter or
Receiver
8.1 mm
(0.32") max.
0.5" (13 mm) radius minimum bend
71 mm
2.8"
Figure 3-3. Quick-disconnect cable
clearances