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Operation

colorCONTROL MFA-7/-14/-21/-28

5.4.2 

Signal Processing

If you want the data acquisition to take place at a particular point in time rather than continuously, or if you only want to 
record a specific number of measurement values, you can apply this in the Signal Processing menu

, see Fig. 9

.

Fig. 9 Detail from Signal Processing menu 

Signal processing

Subsample

Disabled

Disabled; default setting

Sample-based

Measured 

values 

Value

The number of samples can be 
set; every xth measurement is 
recorded.

Time-based

ms, s, min, 

h, d

Value

Time-based; the time can be set 
within the millisecond range 1

Trigger

Disabled

Disabled; default setting

Continuous

Trigger

Manual trigger

One-shot  

(sample-based)

Measured 

values

Value

The sample can be set; records 
the signal curve according to the 
samples set; the more samples 
there are, the longer the curve.

Trigger

One-shot (time-based)

ms

Value

Milliseconds can be set; records 
the signal curve according to the 
set time.

Trigger

Master

Master now 

Sets the master. The button only becomes active when 
the 

Mastering

 check box in the data acquisition table 

is activated

, see 5.4.3.

 Mastering only affects the mea-

sured values displayed in sensorTOOL. It has no effect 
on the measured values output by the MFA controller. 

Reset

Resets the master.

Fields with gray background require a selection.

Value

Fields with dark border require entry of a 
value.

Summary of Contents for colorCONTROL MFA

Page 1: ...101 73037 G ppingen Germany Tel 49 0 7161 98872 300 Fax 49 0 7161 98872 303 eltrotec micro epsilon com www micro epsilon com Your local contact www micro epsilon com contact worldwide MFA 7 MFA 14 MFA...

Page 2: ...sting LED function color and intensity MICRO EPSILON Eltrotec GmbH Manfred W rner Stra e 101 73037 G ppingen Germany Tel 49 0 7161 98872 300 Fax 49 0 7161 98872 303 e mail eltrotec micro epsilon com w...

Page 3: ...ltage 14 4 4 4 Data Transmission for RS422 RS232 or USB 14 4 4 5 RS422 with IF2001 USB Converter 15 5 Operation 16 5 1 Initial Operation 16 5 2 Operation using sensorTOOL 16 5 2 1 Controller Search 16...

Page 4: ...A 4 2 8 MEASSETTINGS 37 A 4 2 9 RESET Rebooting Sensor 37 A 4 2 10 RESETCNT Resetting Counter 37 A 4 2 11 SETDEFAULT 37 A 4 3 Communication 37 A 4 3 1 BAUDRATE 37 A 4 3 2 OUTPUT 37 A 4 3 3 DATARATE 37...

Page 5: ...er Damage to or destruction of the sensor and or the controller The supply voltage must not exceed the specified limits Damage to or destruction of the controller Never fold the sensor optical fiber a...

Page 6: ...d in the technical data see 2 5 1 The testing system must be used in such a way that no persons are endangered or machines and other material goods are damaged in the event of malfunction or total fai...

Page 7: ...roller via an optical fiber with an integrated plastic fiber The specimen lighting LED emits electromagnetic radiation with the range of 400 700 nm light The light emitted from the test subject is rec...

Page 8: ...ckets for MFS sensors 28 connections or sockets for MFS sensors Electrical 8 pin female connector M12 for RS422 RS232 USB 4 pin male connector for power supply Mounting 4x M4 fastening screws Temperat...

Page 9: ...ble axial with PVC P sheathing standard length 0 5 m other lengths 0 3 m 2 0 m optionally available min bending radius 50 mm Mounting MFS plug Temperature range Sensor head 10 80 C Cables 20 80 C Humi...

Page 10: ...from the packaging and ensure that the goods are for warded in such a way that no damage can occur Check the delivery for completeness and shipping damage immediately after unpacking If there is dama...

Page 11: ...t term i Make sure that all the light from the LEDs is guided from the sensor to the color chip in the colorCONTROL MFA XX 6x 12 5 6x 49 28x 6 4 28x 25 dia 23 3 0 92 35 25 1 39 83 3 3 42 1 65 2 7 1 06...

Page 12: ...tance Fig 3 Positioning the sensor Fig 4 Working distance and offset The intensity of a test depends on the working distance and offset of the LED with respect to the sensor The permissible offset dep...

Page 13: ...n the switched off state Risk of injury from high voltage 1 2 1 4 pin male connector M12 for power supply 2 8 pin female connector M12 for RS232 RS422 or USB The frequently used and standardized femal...

Page 14: ...Depending on the interface there is a sepa rate connection line with the same data protocol being output via each of the three interfaces see 6 The interfaces may be operated separately but not simult...

Page 15: ...14 Vmax internally terminated with 120 Ohm Output voltage TX 2 V differential at 2 x 50 Ohm Parameter Baud rate 115200 baud Start stop bit 1 Data bits 8 Handshake No Parity None Command protocol ASCII...

Page 16: ...an find it online at https www micro epsilon com download software sensor TOOL exe 5 2 1 Controller Search Connect the controller to a free USB or RS232 port of your PC and connect the power supply St...

Page 17: ...ant because only the dynamic range in the received brightness Ix is adjusted Switch the light source off and click on the Start Step 2 button After this step has been completed a green check mark appe...

Page 18: ...set the color space and data rate to be used for measurement and output for all channels at once Measurement Color space XYZ xyY Luv uvL RGB Only one color space can be selected and output for all ch...

Page 19: ...l measuring channels at once Global settings Output color temperature Outputs the color temperature for each active measuring channel in Kelvin Output dominant wave length Indicates the dominant wavel...

Page 20: ...Integration time via the drop down menu By adjusting the sensitivity modulation the optimal integration time for the lighting situation of the receiver can be determined If the selected setting does...

Page 21: ...ing e g after zoom Click on the Jump to current time button to display the current signal curve 5 4 1 Data Acquisition Using the Data Acquisition buttons you can start and stop the time graph in which...

Page 22: ...ond range 1 Trigger Disabled Disabled default setting Continuous Trigger Manual trigger One shot sample based Measured values Value The sample can be set records the signal curve according to the samp...

Page 23: ...ter tab in the Measurement Signal Processing menu see Fig 9 Select a sensible value within the range of 1000 to 1000 Unit Selection of the output to be displayed The outputs are set beforehand in the...

Page 24: ...ue Menu Switch to the Single Value menu Fig 12 Measurement view Single Value menu in the sensorTOOL program In this menu you can view the display of up to 9 measured values in an enlarged view The mea...

Page 25: ...ur types of graph CIE 1931 color display rectan gular color display circular color display and MFA color channels Fig 14 MFA color channels color display In the MFA color channels graph you are shown...

Page 26: ...on the Factory reset button By clicking on the Factory reset button you can restore the factory settings All deactivated channels are reactivated and the intensity adjustments and specially applied c...

Page 27: ...nel transmits a color and additional values The additional values can also be set with the OUT command for all channels at once A color is composed of three values which depend on the selected color s...

Page 28: ...driver routine including documents at www micro epsilon com download www micro epsilon com link software medaqlib 9 Disclaimer All components of the device have been checked and tested for functionali...

Page 29: ...he region of use You are obliged to comply with all relevant national laws and regulations For Germany the EU the following disposal instructions apply in particular Waste equipment marked with a cros...

Page 30: ...ds 11235030 CAB M12 4P co fm straight 5m PUR open ends Connection cable 5 m open ends 11235031 CAB M12 4P co fm straight 10m PUR open ends Connection cable 10 m open ends 11235032 Power supply PS2020...

Page 31: ...11235029 RS422 cable CAB M12 8P co straight 2m PUR open ends Connection cable 2 m open ends for data transmission via RS422 11234722 CAB M12 8P co straight 5m PUR open ends Connection cable 5 m open...

Page 32: ...Output acquisition timestamp active Integration time ms 64 Gain level 16 Averaging 1 Measuring channels All available measuring channels activated A 3 Software Update System requirements for a softwar...

Page 33: ...lue can be set to the value a or b P1 P2 Both parameters P1 and P2 must be set P1 P2 P3 The parameters P1 P2 and P3 can be set whereby P2 can only be set if P1 is set and P3 can only be set if P1 and...

Page 34: ...alue output stream Chap A 4 3 3 DATARATE Set the data rate for synchronous data output Chap A 4 3 4 OUT Selection of output values for serial interface Chap A 4 3 5 GETOUTINFO Listing of output values...

Page 35: ...ponse to a command Cursor the sensor is waiting for an entry E ddd Error message execution rejected ddd Error code Format explanation Grouping Optional parameters Placeholders Alternative If a paramet...

Page 36: ...CH02 CH03 CH04 CH05 CH06 CH07 TEMPERATURE WAVE LENGTH TIMESTAMP A 4 2 5 PRINT ALL PRINT ALL This command combines the GETINFO PRINT GETOUTINFO and STATUS commands Furthermore all values from DARKCORR_...

Page 37: ...11 SETDEFAULT SETDEFAULT ALL MEASSETTINGS BASICSETTINGS Resets the controller to factory settings ALL Load standard settings for all settings MEASSETTINGS Load default settings for measurement settin...

Page 38: ...troller is assigned a set of three factors This value allows for the correct calculation regardless of the device of color positions within the color spaces The values depend on the optical path senso...

Page 39: ...ime is 2 num ms i e the maximum inte gration time is 16384 ms A 4 5 4 AVERAGING AVERAGING ALL CH d d number Activate a moving average of the last numerical values A 4 5 5 COLORSPACE COLORSPACE XYZ xyY...

Page 40: ...ed separated by spaces E204 ERROR_CODE_TEXTCOMMANDER_HANDLING_INVALID_CHAR ACTER_ERROR Invalid character in the input E210 ERROR_CODE_TEXTCOMMANDER_HANDLING_KEYWORD_ER ROR Unknown command E214 ERROR_C...

Page 41: ...perature Scaled wavelength nm raw wavelength Scaled timestamp s raw timestamp 1000 Scaled color raw color value offset factor All values larger than 262072 are error values and are defined as follows...

Page 42: ...for the values for the variable factor and offset depending on the color model into which conversion is to take place No conversion is required for the color temperature K and wavelength nm The value...

Page 43: ...RGB R scaled color raw value offset factor scaled color 255 261120 0 1024 scaled color 0 0 0 1024 G scaled color raw value offset factor scaled color 255 261120 0 1024 scaled color 0 0 0 1024 B scaled...

Page 44: ...er Stra e 101 73037 G ppingen Germany Tel 49 0 7161 98872 300 Fax 49 0 7161 98872 303 eltrotec micro epsilon com www micro epsilon com Your local contact www micro epsilon com contact worldwide X97514...

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