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3-1 Beam order
F3EM2 MEASURING LIGHT CURTAINS OPERATION MANUAL
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Operation - Gene
ral
aspects and
Safety Points
F3EM2 is not a safety device. The usage of F3EM2 as Safety protection equipment is
dangerous and prohibited and expose personnel to serious injury.
The light curtain consists of an array of beams that can be obscured by an object between
transmitter and receiver. The status of each beam (open or blocked) is controlled every scan
cycle and the output reflects the current status accordingly. Thus size and position of objects
can be detected.
Different output modes are available to adapt F3EM2 operation to the given application and to
simplify installation into the machine.
3-1 Beam order
Beams are numbered in the way as shown in the picture; starting from beam 1
opposite to connector to the last beam at the connector side of the light curtain.
Beam status in the protocol is defined as follows:
Beam open = 0
Beam blocked = 1
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