Doc. No. TN0099
Deitz Company Inc
Counting Sensor Software Specification
February 21, 2008
Wall, NJ USA 07719
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Doc. No. TN0099
Deitz Company Inc
Counting Sensor Software Specification
February 21, 2008
Wall, NJ USA 07719
Page
1
Software technical specification for Modified Banner D10BFPQ Fiber Optic Sensor
LEGAL NOTICE: The following information is proprietary intellectual property of Deitz Company Inc. and may not be used by others without
specific written permission from Deitz Company.
New generation Pharmafill Pill Counter machines use a specially modified sensor, custom-engineered for Deitz
Company by Banner Engineering, the world-class manufacturer of photoelectric sensors. The following information
describes the Deitz Company custom software specification.
Definitions
Threshold - the percentage the light level must drop before a count signal output turns on. A threshold value of 40%
means the light level must drop to under 60% (compared to 100% when unblocked) to turn on the output signal.
One-shot delay – the uniform time that the output signal stays on, regardless of how long the light level actually stays
below the threshold. This adjustment is used to compensate for the possibility of double counts with clear or
translucent product, by increasing the signal duration so that it stays on until after the clear center has passed through
the counting window. For solid products, the signal duration is minimized.
Wrap – when making adjustments on the sensor, as indicated by the 8-segment light bar, if you attempt to increase the
value above 8, it will “wrap” down to 1. If you attempt to decrease the value below 1, it will “wrap” up to 8.
Modifications to the standard Banner Model D10BFPQ Photoelectric Sensor (also see standard Banner literature)
1. Removed
Features
1.1. The following standard features of the Banner D10B have been removed
1.1.1. Dynamic
Teach
1.1.2. Static
Teach
1.1.3.
Set-up mode (light/dark operate, 0/30 ms off-delay, normal/high speed)
2. Modified
Features
2.1. Manual threshold adjustment -Configurable with settings from 5 to 40 percent (See Table 1)
2.1.1.
Push-button adjustment – Click and release the (+) push-button. The light bar will display the current threshold
2.1.1.1. Click the (+) push-button to increase threshold - (will wrap 8 to 1)
2.1.1.2. Click the (-) push-button to decrease threshold - (will wrap 1 to 8)
2.1.2.
Remote adjustment (not used at this time) - Press and hold the remote line greater than 2 seconds
2.1.2.1. Single-click remote line to increase threshold - (will wrap 8 to 1)
2.1.2.2. Double-click remote line to decrease threshold - (will wrap 1 to 8)
2.1.3. Adjustment
mode will time-out in 4 seconds of inactivity
2.1.3.1. Value indicated on light bar will be saved
2.1.3.2. The sensor will optimize the emitter power (see item 3.2.1)
3. Added
Features
3.1. One-shot
delay
adjustment - Configurable with settings from 5 to 40ms (see Table 2)
3.1.1.
Push-button access - Single-click (-) push-button. The light bar will display the current one-shot value
3.1.1.1. Click (+) push-button to increase one-shot time - (will wrap 8 to 1)
3.1.1.2. Click (-) push-button to decrease one-shot time - (will wrap 1 to 8)
3.1.2.
Remote Access (not used at this time) - Double-click the remote line. The light bar will display the current value
3.1.2.1. Single-click remote line to increase one-shot time - (will wrap 8 to 1)
3.1.2.2. Double-click
remote
line to decrease one-shot time - (will wrap 1 to 8)
3.1.3. Adjustment
mode will time-out in 4 seconds of inactivity
3.1.3.1. Value indicated on light bar will be saved
3.1.3.2. The sensor will optimize the emitter power (see item 3.2.1)
