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SICK LSI Technical Description - 06/98
9.9 Monitor protective fields
You have the option of monitoring the space contour and the
defined protective fields in operation, by means of a connected
PC.
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From the menu choose
Monitoring Area - Monitor
.
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Or click on the Monitor Monitoring Area button on the
toolbar.
You see the active sensor with the active monitoring case on-
screen.
(In the example two sensors are logged on and two monitoring
cases active simultaneously).
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.
Save space contour
You can receive and save the defined space contour of a
sensor. In this way, when error shutdowns occur you can check
at which point the protective field was infringed.
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From the menu choose
LSI - Tools - Measurements - Record
Measurements
.
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Specify a file name under which the measured values are to
be stored and click on OK.
This dialog box appears.
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Click on OK.
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From the menu choose
Monitoring Area - Monitor
.
•
Or click on the Monitor Monitoring Area button on the
toolbar.
The measurements are recorded.
To terminate recording:
•
Deactivate the
Monitoring Area - Monitor
menu function.
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From the menu choose
LSI - Tools - Measurements -
Terminate Recording
.
To run through recorded measurements:
•
From the menu choose
LSI - Tools - Measurements - Run
Measurements
.
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Select the desired file and click on OK.
The recorded measurements are run through. Where the space
contour protrudes into the protective field it is represented in
red.
On the toolbar you have six additional buttons with which you
can control the recording process, as on a CD player.
To terminate run-through:
•
Deactivate the
LSI - Tools - Measurements - Run
Measurements
menu function.
