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A-GAGE

®

 MINI-ARRAY

®

 Measuring Light Screen

System

Instruction Manual

Original 

Instructions

43298 Rev. G

21 April 2017

©

 Banner Engineering Corp. All rights reserved

43298

Summary of Contents for A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY MAC-1

Page 1: ...A GAGE MINI ARRAY Measuring Light Screen System Instruction Manual Original Instructions 43298 Rev G 21 April 2017 Banner Engineering Corp All rights reserved 43298...

Page 2: ...r Wiring 15 4 6 Gate Wiring 15 4 7 Serial Communication Wiring 15 5 Configuration Instructions 16 5 1 Install the Software 16 5 2 Define the Communication 16 5 3 Alignment 16 5 4 Parameter Setup Files...

Page 3: ...enables a computer or PLC to process scan data and or initiate scans serial data may be either ASCII or binary WARNING Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection Never use this device as a sensing device...

Page 4: ...Array Length Total Beams BMEL632A BMRL632A 143 mm 5 62 inch 16 BMEL1232A BMRL1232A 295 mm 11 62 inch 32 BMEL1832A BMRL1832A 448 mm 17 62 inch 48 BMEL2432A BMRL2432A 600 mm 23 62 inch 64 BMEL3032A BMRL...

Page 5: ...from 6 inches to 4 feet in 6 inch increments plus 5 foot and 6 foot array models Sensors are available with either 9 5 mm 3 8 inch or 19 1 mm 3 4 inch beam spacing which translates to either 32 or 16...

Page 6: ...RS 232 MAC 1 OUT 1 ALARM GATE DIAG 1 DIAG 2 DIAG 3 ALIGN POWER Red Discrete Output 1 LED Red Operational LED Green Alignment LED Red Blocked LED Yellow Marginal Alignment LED Red Alarm Discrete Outpu...

Page 7: ...s gain Amber marginal alignment 1 3 excess gain Red sensors misaligned or beam s blocked Sensor Scan Time 55 microseconds per beam plus 1 millisecond processing time per scan Assumes straight scan con...

Page 8: ...ollector PNP transistor outputs Transistor rated 30 V dc max 150 mA max short circuit protected may be configured as a second data analysis output system alarm output or scan trigger output for a para...

Page 9: ...ection is required to be provided by end product application per the supplied table Overcurrent protection may be provided with external fusing or via Current Limiting Class 2 Power Supply Supply wiri...

Page 10: ...ounting Nut Washer M4 x 14 mm Screw with Flat Washer Compression Washer 4 Torque to 12 in lbs 1 3 N m Figure 2 MINI ARRAY emitter and receiver mounting hardware 1 Mount the emitter and receiver in the...

Page 11: ...ing 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...

Page 12: ...short circuits Both outputs are current sourcing 1 10 30 V dc Gate 16 30 V dc 1 2 A Max 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 F1 BROWN BLUE DRAIN BARE BLACK WHITE EMITTER and RECEIVER CABLES V V RS485 Com...

Page 13: ...Max 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 F1 BROWN BLUE DRAIN BARE BLACK WHITE EMITTER and RECEIVER CABLES V V 30 V 150 mA Max ALARM 0 10 V 10 mA V out 2 Power 12 11 Com Com 0 10 V 10 mA Max V out 1 4 4 5 MACI...

Page 14: ...s output is active the red Alarm LED is ON All outputs are current sourcing 1 10 30 V dc Gate 16 30 V dc 1 2 A Max 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 30 F1 BROWN BLUE DRAIN BARE BLACK WHITE EMITTER and RECEI...

Page 15: ...ing the longest 6 ft sensors See Specifications on page 7 for more information 4 6 Gate Wiring Connect a switched 10 to 30 V dc source as a gating input if required between controller terminal 11 and...

Page 16: ...all beams is more than 3 the green alignment indicators are ON When the excess gain of one or more beams drops to between 3 and 1 the green ALIGN LED on the controller remains ON but the yellow LED on...

Page 17: ...eceived during the selected number of scans Discrete outputs respond only if the received data is identical for all the selected number of consecutive scans Values 1 through 9 Scanning Method There ar...

Page 18: ...Beam Blocked LBB The controller identifies the location of the last beam blocked Total Beams Blocked TBB The controller totals the number of blocked beams Contiguous Beams Blocked CBB The controller...

Page 19: ...s response With the exceptions noted either Meas1 or Meas2 can be assigned to Output 1 or Output 2 Output 2 may be assigned as an Alarm output for the module s self diagnostic circuitry when a scan an...

Page 20: ...ctive The Scan Number may be used to change the number of consecutive scans necessary to change the output When the Scan Number is set to one the output changes after only one scan If the Scan Number...

Page 21: ...ing options are changed using the supplied software Under the MINI ARRAY tasks select the Alignment function to access the Alignment screen Click Start to scan and update the Alignment screen Availabl...

Page 22: ...ne edge of an object Use of the Edge Scan mode limits the scan analysis mode selection to Last Beam Blocked LBB Skip Scan reduces response time at the expense of decreased sensing resolution Skip Scan...

Page 23: ...ng a PSF to the Controller After a PSF is configured select Send PSF to send the PSF to the MINI ARRAY controller This command loads the PSF into the controller s non volatile memory and automatically...

Page 24: ...when Step is selected Step simulates a gate input command Run simulates the Continuous scanning mode 4 Click Exit to exit the Measurement Output screen 5 To close the PSF Configuration screen select...

Page 25: ...eiver has been temporarily unplugged and then reconnected but before the receiver receives its next gating command X X Marginal alignment The MINI ARRAY System continues to operate normally but the am...

Page 26: ...ROLLER 2 TX 3 RX 5 COM RS 232 RS 232 MAC 1 OUT 1 ALARM GATE DIAG 1 DIAG 2 DIAG 3 ALIGN POWER 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 30V 150mA Max ALARM 500mA Max OUT 1 WH BK BU 5 Wires BR RS485 10 30V...

Page 27: ...fied Additionally if there is a problem with an emitter or receiver cable connection a No Response message displays The Diagnostics routine also displays the part number and date code of the controlle...

Page 28: ...ALL measurement mode provides the status of all beams to the host The VHS mode does not provide serial output data In addition to measurement mode information the data transmission also contains a sta...

Page 29: ...endently selected and are used to custom configure the serial data format Suppress Clear Data applicable when the sensor is unobstructed While the sensor is blocked serial data is transmitted once the...

Page 30: ...re more resistant to chemicals and oils MAVM 1 4 anti vibration mounts M4 x 0 7 x 9 5 mm 8 M4 Keps nuts These mounts are made from natural rubber which are less chemically resistant than the MSVM 1 mo...

Page 31: ...OR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCT DEFECT OR FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT OR WARRANTY STATUTE TORT STRICT LIABILI...

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