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AR3000 User’s Manual 

  

Rev 8/25 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

AccuRange AR3000

™ 

Distance Measurement Sensor 

 

User’s Manual

 

 
 

 

 

 

LLL003001 – Rev. 1.2 

For use with AR3000™ 

August 25, 2020 

 
 
 
 

Acuity 

A product line of Schmitt Industries, Inc. 

2765 NW Nicolai St. 

Portland, OR  97210 

www.acuitylaser.com

 

 

Summary of Contents for AccuRange AR3000

Page 1: ...v 8 25 AccuRange AR3000 Distance Measurement Sensor User s Manual LLL003001 Rev 1 2 For use with AR3000 August 25 2020 Acuity A product line of Schmitt Industries Inc 2765 NW Nicolai St Portland OR 97...

Page 2: ...this Agreement You agree upon such termination to return the hardware and software together with all copies of associated documentation In the event of termination the obligation of confidentiality s...

Page 3: ...th part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including inte...

Page 4: ...AR3000 User s Manual ii LLL003001 Rev 2 10...

Page 5: ...R SERVICE 7 2 9 SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS 7 3 INSTALLATION AND CHECKOUT 8 3 1 MOUNTING 8 3 2 CABLING 8 3 2 1 Standalone Cabling 9 3 2 2 Serial Connection to a Host Computer 9 3 3 POWER ON 10 3 3 1 Serial...

Page 6: ...UT ZERO POINT AND SPAN POINT QAX Y 24 5 7 ERROR MODE SE0 SE1 OR SE2 24 6 ALARM OUTPUT OPERATION Q1 Q2 SE 25 6 1 ALARM OUTPUT Q1W X Y Z Q2W X Y Z 25 6 2 ERROR MODE BEHAVIOR FOR THE ALARM SWITCHES SE0 S...

Page 7: ...eneral Overview The AR3000 is a pulsed time of flight rangefinder that measures distance using a laser beam a photodiode and a microprocessor The rangefinder works based on time of flight measurement...

Page 8: ...aser or visible pilot laser is emitted from the sensor reflected from the target and collected by the camera lens Range The maximum relative distance measurable by the sensor Range 1 Range 2 The regio...

Page 9: ...ce is placed in the measurement range of the sensor the screen should display distance information The distance is measured from the start of the measurement range If there is no target in the measure...

Page 10: ...measure distance The laser beam is projected from the housing s smaller lens top and shines on a target surface where it creates a spot From the target the laser light is scattered in all directions T...

Page 11: ...d for the aiming Pilot laser is Class 2 This laser device should not be aimed at the human eye Installers of laser sensors should follow precautions set forth by ANSI Z136 1 Standard for the Safe Use...

Page 12: ...ment laser at a distance of 246 feet 75 m The pilot laser axis makes a 0 002 angle with the horizon The figure below shows the tolerance on pilot laser positioning in relation to the invisible measure...

Page 13: ...divergence 2 mrad or 10 mrad is for the faster expanding laser axis and that the height expands faster on the 2 mrad model while the width expands faster on the 10 mrad model 2 7 Sensor Maintenance Th...

Page 14: ...created by the front most cover plate around the lenses 3 2 Cabling The AR3000 has a multipurpose cable with solder tail wires The standard cable Schmitt p n CBA300201 is 6 6 feet 2 m Longer cable le...

Page 15: ...power supply to the power and ground lines of the sensor cable See Signal and Power Interface section 4 for wire connections Only the power and ground need to be connected for operation in addition t...

Page 16: ...ns Check If no information is received over the serial port check the power supply and serial wire connections The sensor may be in a configuration that prevents serial communication such as being set...

Page 17: ...reflective targets if the TARGET LED becomes RED in color when the sensor is aimed at the target Distance offset settings may alter the values output by the sensor Reset the sensor to the factory def...

Page 18: ...10 30 VDC Red Blue Orange M Alarm Output 1 Q1 Violet K Alarm Output 2 Q2 Black J Ground serial Gray Pink Tan L Ground Power supply common return Clear Shield Red H Not connected Table 1 Non Serial Wir...

Page 19: ...al Interface Operation section 5 for information on commands and data RS232 model RS232 is normally used for slower speeds and shorter distances of communications A standard 9 pin D SUB RS232 serial f...

Page 20: ...m for Analog output The best conversion to voltage is obtained by connecting a 500 ohm load resistor 1 4 Watt minimum between the Yellow and Gray Pink alternate Tan wires at the measurement point This...

Page 21: ...e and no current will flow through it When a Alarm Output is active On it can source up to 200mA of current A current limiting circuit will protect the output in the case of a short circuit The load f...

Page 22: ...0 V and 1 5 V is a LOW input It is for the user to specify a desired delay time and a pulse flank to be selected for synchronization The user must select the DF measurement mode setting in the AR3000...

Page 23: ...operating session begins users should configure the AR3000 sensor with parameters that meet the particular measuring site conditions and requirements All valid parameter settings will be preserved on...

Page 24: ...roduct code firmware version firmware data firmware time serial number date of manufacture and time of manufacture 5 1 3 Show Online Help ID Type ID Enter to display the AR3000 online menu of availabl...

Page 25: ...re taken as 0 The serial port will respond by displaying the new values x strength and temperature data selector according to the following chart y format selector according to the following chart For...

Page 26: ...rst most significant byte is transmitted Temperature is reported in C and follows distance and or signal strength The internal temperature is typically about 8 C warmer than the external temperature D...

Page 27: ...so be represented through the analog and alarm output functions See the sections for Current Loop Output and Alarm Switches for error handling in those output modes Red Status LED Contact Schmitt Indu...

Page 28: ...format SC bin 0 pilot laser PL 2 autostart command AS ID 5 5 2 Show Hardware Status HW Type HW Enter to display a specific list of diagnostic information for the AR3000 sensor The information can be...

Page 29: ...he new command x Represents any of the following commands without parameters ID ID Display the requested information DM VM TP HW Measure and display the requested values DT DF VT Enter the continuous...

Page 30: ...offset values SF and OF See section 7 2 The serial port will respond by displaying the new values x specifies the analog output Zero point 4 mA value with a resolution of approximately 0 001 y specif...

Page 31: ...re parameter w is optional The values have a resolution of approximately 0 001 Values not entered are taken as zero The combinations of parameters w x and y are compared to sample results which are af...

Page 32: ...x Enter to set the new value where x represents the value The serial port will respond by displaying the new value x specifies the alarm output behaviors during an error condition 0 cause the AR3000 t...

Page 33: ...ttings The time required for each measurement depends on the number of averaged samples SA and the preset measuring frequency MF With the factory default settings the DM command takes 10 ms to complet...

Page 34: ...efault settings the VT mode will generate alarm and analog output results at 100Hz and velocity results serial port at 4Hz 7 2 Samples Averaged SAx This sets the number of distance measurements to be...

Page 35: ...offset values SF and OF See section 7 2 The serial port will respond by displaying the new values This command may be useful to set to mask sources of interferences in front of or behind the targeted...

Page 36: ...ion 8 2 Type DF Enter to start the External Trigger mode This command does not change any configuration settings The serial port will respond with external trigger on Type Esc to stop waiting for an e...

Page 37: ...ion Target Signal Strength of return signal OFF No return signal Red pulsed Signal too low 600 Red steady Low signal 600 1000 Yellow Signal 1000 1500 Green steady Ideal signal 1500 3400 Green pulsed S...

Page 38: ...asured values OF0 000 Serial command terminator TE Queries sets termination character TE0 CR LF Set current distance to zero SO Takes a single sample and assigns it the zero point Measurement window M...

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