Instruction manual

AccuBeam 3 Digital Line Guide Sensor

a) Pattern is set to Lt-Dk (Light-Dark) because the metallized area to the left of the edge is

lighter than the yellow stripe to the right of it.

b) Scan Direction is set to L-to-R (Left-to-Right) so that the sensor will evaluate objects in its

field of view beginning with those on the far left. As it scans from left to right, the first

edge it encounters that satisfies the Min/Max width rules (described in the next step) will

be the left edge of the yellow stripe – the edge we want to track.

c) Min Left and Min Right are both set to 53. Min Left defines the minimum width of the

metallized area to the left of the edge and Min Right defines the minimum width of the

yellow stripe to the right of the edge. To accommodate some variation in these widths

they are both set approximately 12.5% smaller than their nominal widths.

Note: Refer to page 71 for more information about the Min/Max parameters.

Note: The settings for the Min/Max parameters range from 0 to 127 and are scaled in

units of “pixels”, or 0.0049” [0.124 mm].

d) Max Left and Max Right are both set to 127. These parameters define the maximum

widths of the Left and Right areas described in the previous step. Setting them to 127

removes any restriction on the maximum width of these areas, so either one could extend

beyond the edge of the sensor’s field of view.

e) Max Center and Min Center are set to their default values of 127 and 0, respectively.

These parameters are not used for edge tracking.

f) LED Color is set to Blue. Auto-calibration will select the lighting color that produces the

greatest contrast between the registration edge and background. For yellow markings

(like those in this example) blue typically produces a significantly greater contrast than

other lighting colors.

g) LED Angle is set to Reflective. This lighting angle provides the best contrast between the

registration line and background on highly reflective or mirror-like materials like the one

used in this example.

h) Filter is set to 16. This parameter helps the sensor ignore scratches, smudges, and other

stray marks by deliberately blurring the image. Higher settings create more blurring, so

the auto-calibration routine will select the highest setting that blurs the edge of the

registration stripe without totally obscuring it. Generally, higher settings will be selected

only for wider registration stripes.

i) Threshold is set to 12 - a value that is approximately 50% of the contrast value of the

registration line’s edges. This will filter out other edges in the sensor’s field of view that

fall below this value.