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SICK LSI Technical Description - 06/98
9.5 Edit/dimension fields
Section 9.3 describes the basic way to edit a protective field or
warning field. You can use rectangular, semicircular or multiply-
segmented fields. You can draw the fields using the mouse or
type in their coordinates.
This section describes additional options of defining the size and
shape of the protective and warning fields for your application.
Various edit functions will assist you in drawing up the fields.
On the status bar at the bottom of the screen there is a color
key for on-screen indication of protective fields and warning
fields.
Notes:
Protective fields require the addition of supplements, due for
example to the measuring error of the PLS. There are also
special dimensioning rules, e.g. for use of the system on
materials handling equipment in narrow aisles. Also refer to the
technical description of the PLS.
After programming, check on the plant or vehicle that all
monitoring areas are the correct size and shape! You can do this
by intruding intentionally into the monitoring areas.
Only start up the plant or vehicle when you are sure all
monitoring areas are operating effectively!
Convert fields
You can convert a field into a different shape - for example, a
rectangular field into a segmented field.
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From the menu choose
Edit - Convert Into
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Various field shapes are available to choose from:
Segmented field: You can select various resolutions. The
more segments a field has, the higher is its resolution. You
can define the coordinates for each segment individually.
Rectangle: This is the default. Newly defined fields are
always this shape, unless you select a different setting. You
can adjust the height of the rectangle and the width at the
right and left.
Semicircle: Here you define the radius.
Segmented rectangle/semicircle: You define a rectangle or
semicircle and select the desired resolution (number of
segments). The field is automatically converted into a
segmented field with the corresponding dimensions.
Note:
Warning fields are always segmented fields. If you have defined
a warning field as a rectangle or semicircle, it is automatically
converted into a segmented field with the appropriate
dimensions.
