Housing Length
Distance Between Bracket Holes
Emitter/Receiver
Models
L1
L2
L3
BMEL30..A / BMRL30.A
810 mm (31.9 in)
843.5 mm (33.23 in)
786.6 mm (30.97 in)
BMEL36..A / BMRL36.A
963 mm (37.9 in)
997.4 mm (39.29 in)
940.5 mm (37 in)
BMEL42..A / BMRL42.A
1115 mm (43.9 in)
1148 mm (45.2 in)
1091 mm (43 in)
BMEL48..A / BMRL48.A
1267 mm (49.9 in)
1301 mm (51.2 in)
1244 mm (49 in)
BMEL60..A / BMRL60..A
1572 mm (61.9 in)
1606 mm (63.2 in)
1549 mm (61 in)
BMEL72..A / BMRL72..A
1877 mm (73.9 in)
1910 mm (75.2 in)
1853 mm (73 in)
Beam Spacing
X (Distance for First
Optical
Channel)
9.5 mm (3/8 in)
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
19.1 mm (3/4 in)
42.9 mm (1.69 in)
3.3
Specifications
for the MAC Controllers
Supply Voltage and Current
16 to 30 V dc at 1.25 amps maximum (see current requirements for sensors)
Controller alone (without sensors connected) requires 0.1 amp
Inputs
MINI-ARRAY sensor input (5
connections);
emitter
and receiver wire in parallel
to
five
terminals
GATE input:
Optically-isolated,
requires 10 to 30 V dc (7.5K input impedance)
for gate signal
System Response Time
Outputs are not
active
for 5 seconds
after
system power up. Maximum
response
time
for the discrete outputs is two scan cycles. A scan cycle includes
a sensor scan plus any serial data transmission.
Serial transmission (if
activated)
follows every sensor scan.
Controller Programming
Via RS-232 to
PC-compatible
computer running Windows
®
operating
system
and using Banner-supplied
software
Discrete Outputs (MAC-1)
Output 1 (OUT 1): Reed relay contact rated 125 V ac/dc max., 10 VA max.
resistive
load
(non-inductive)
Output 2 (ALARM): Open collector NPN 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 parallel array)
OFF-STATE Leakage Current: < 10
μ
A at 30 V dc
ON-STATE
Saturation
Voltage: <1 Volt at 10 mA, <1.5 Volt at 150 mA
Discrete Outputs (MACN-1)
Two open collector NPN transistor outputs
Discrete Outputs (MACP-1)
Two open collector 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 parallel array)
OFF-STATE Leakage Current: <10
μ
A at 30 V dc
ON-STATE
Saturation
Voltage: <1 Volt at10 mA, <1.5 Volt at
150 mA
Discrete Outputs (MACV-1/MACI-1)
Alarm: Open collector NPN transistor rated 30 V dc max. 150 mA max, short
circuit protected
(may be
configured
as a data analysis output, system alarm output, or scan
trigger output for a parallel array)
OFF-STATE Leakage Current: <10
μ
A at 30 V dc
ON-STATE
Saturation
Voltage: <1 Volt at 10 mA, <1.5 Volt at150 mA
Discrete Outputs (MAC16P-1)
Sixteen open collector PNP transistor outputs
Discrete Outputs (MAC16N-1)
Sixteen open collector NPN transistor outputs
30 V dc max,150 mA max., short circuit protected
OFF-STATE leakage current: <10
μ
A
ON-STATE
Saturation
Voltage: <1 Volt at 10 mA; <1.9 V at 150 mA
Analog Outputs
MACV-1: Two 0-10 Volts sourcing adjustable Null and Span (20 mA current
limit)
MACI-1: Two 4-20 mA current sinking adjustable Null and Span (16 to 30 V
input)
Resolution:
Span minus Null, divided by the number of sensor channels
Linearity: 0.1% of Full Scale
Temp. Var.: 0.01% of Full Scale/°C
Serial Data Outputs
All Models: RS-232, ASCII or binary data format
Baud rate: 9600, 19.2K, or 38.4K 8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit, even parity
Clear data may be suppressed; header string may be suppressed in binary
format
MAC-1, MACN-1, and MACP-1: Up to 15 Controllers may be given unique
address for RS-485 party line
Status Indicators
The following status LEDs are located on the front panel:
OUTPUT 1 (red) (name and
function
vary depending on model): Indicates
active
output
ALARM (red): Indicates that Output 2 or 16 is
active
(depending on model)
GATE (red): Indicates voltage is applied to GATE input
ALIGN (green): Indicates sensor aligned (excess gain >1x)
Plus three
diagnostic
LEDs:
DIAG1 (green): Indicates power is applied to the module
DIAG2 (red): Indicates receiver failure
DIAG3 (red): Indicates
emitter
failure
A-GAGE
®
MINI-ARRAY
®
Measuring Light Screen System
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