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Introduction to MGS1600 Magnetic Guide Sensor
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SECTION 5
Roboteq Products
Connection and
Operation
This section discusses how to interface one or more Roboteq’s products to the motor
controller. For the moment the supported products are:
Magnetic or Optical Sensor (MGS(W)1600, MSW3200, MGSW4800, OTS1600),
FlowSensor (FLW100),
Battery Management System (BMS10X0).
Details of each of the above products’ operation can be found in the products’ datasheets.
Introduction to MGS1600 Magnetic Guide Sensor
Roboteq’s Magnetic Guide Sensor is a sensor capable of detecting and reporting the posi-
tion of a magnetic field along its horizontal axis. The sensor is intended for applications in
Automatic Guided Vehicles using inexpensive adhesive magnetic tape to form a guide on
the floor. The tape creates an invisible field that is immune to dirt and unaffected by light-
ing conditions. The sensor can be interfaced directly to any of Roboteq’s motor controllers
in order to create an effective AGV solution with just two components.
The sensor generates the following information about the track:
Tape Detect
Position of Left Track
Position of Right Track
Presence of Left Marker
Presence of Right Marker