IFM R1D Series, Operating Instructions Manual

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R1Dx IO-Link radar position sensor
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Fig. 10: Side view
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3: Object: pedestrian (-10 dB) 4: Object: reflector 50 mm (0 dB)
5: Object: passenger car (10 dB)
The R1D provides the following process values:
Parameter Selection Description
SC1.1 / SC1.2 On/Off Binary switching output referred to the
distance
SC2.1 / SC2.2 On/Off Binary switching output referred to the
velocity
Distance 0...100 m Current radial distance value of the se-
lected target object.
Velocity -100 m/s…100 m/s Current velocity of the selected target
object.
Power 0 dB…255 dB Reflected energy of the selected target
object.
RCS -128 dB …127 dB RCS value of the selected target object.
Inclination On/Off “On” if the inclination of the sensor does
not correspond to the defined inclination.
The Vision Assistant displays the field of view and the range profile of the device. You can find the
instructions for configuring the Vision Assistant at
www.ifm.com
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(software manual).
11.2 Selection rules
You can choose between the following selection rules:
Selection rule Description
[Shortest distance] The target closest to the sensor is selected.
[Strongest power] The target that has the highest reflected energy is selected.
[Strongest RCS] The target that has the strongest RCS is selected.
[Highest absolute velocity] The target that has the highest absolute velocity is selected.