Interface A2, Release Date: 02.03.2022
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3
Get Started Right Away - The Quick Start
The aim of this chapter is to help you get started using the LVMC. It shows how you can proceed step by step
to capture the first objects as quickly as possible.
3.1
Device Selection
3.1.1
Selection of the Dimension
The first choice to make concerns the dimension of the sensing area. It should be selected as small as pos-
sible, but minimally in such a manner, that no object penetrates the sensing area close to an edge or even
touches the boundary. Since the minimum object size that can be detected by the LVMC also depends on the
dimension of the sensing are, this size must also be taken into account. See Chapter 8 for information on
dimensions, and Chapter 12 for information on available dimensions and associated minimum object sizes.
3.1.2
Connectors, Status LED and Toggle Switch
Each LVMC is equipped with a D-Sub connector, which is equipped with digital outputs and possibly digital
inputs and which can be used to supply power. In addition, the device offers an USB port for communication
with a PC running Microsoft Windows, as well as an Ethernet port to integrate it into an Ethernet network and
to supply power via Power over Ethernet (PoE). On delivery, the USB and the Ethernet port are protected with
a cap against contamination. They can be removed manually. Depending on the version, a toggle switch or a
three-color status LED is integrated. All these elements are located on the front of the device:
The three-color status LED provides information about the current device status. It is statically green when
the device is ready for object detection. If there is an object in the sensing area, it will be static blue. If the
maximum permitted passing time of an object in the sensing area is exceeded, the LED flashes red-blue. A
static red LED indicates that an error is pending. It flashes red, when the LVMC has been stopped by the user,
for example, for configuration.
Each LVMC is equipped with at least three digital outputs on the D-Sub connector: Output 1 is permanently
assigned to the readiness signal "Monitoring 2", outputs 2 and 3 are freely configurable. Whether the light
curtain has two additional inputs, outputs, or dynamically configurable inputs/outputs depends on the design
variant.
Chapter 10 describes how the part number can be determined based on the dimension and the design vari-
ant. Chapter 11 explains the structure of the assigned part number.
3.2
Software
The Microsoft Windows based software suite LVMC CMT is used for configuration, operation, analysis and
monitoring of the light curtain It is available in several versions to match the interface version of the firmware
of your LVMC. The interface version is labeled with a capital letter followed by a numeral. It changes when
essential new functions have been integrated into the firmware, resulting in changes in the interface between
the LVMC firmware and the CMT. This document refers to the interface version A2.