ColorMax Operating Instructions
2
Document No. 10030104
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ............................................................................................ 3
2.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW................................................................................................... 3
3.
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 4
3.1.
DISCRETE OUTPUT CHART FOR HEX MODELS ................................................................... 5
3.2.
RGB ANALOG OUTPUTS ............................................................................................ 5
3.3.
COLORMAX FLEX MODELS .......................................................................................... 5
4.
QUICKSTART............................................................................................................. 6
5.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................ 7
6.
SENSOR INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 7
7.
COLOR I/O ............................................................................................................... 7
8.
CONNECTIONS........................................................................................................... 8
9.
COLORMAX APPLICATION PROGRAM............................................................................... 10
9.1.
SENSOR SETTINGS ................................................................................................. 10
9.1.1.
AVERAGING ..................................................................................................... 10
9.1.2.
TRIGGERING .................................................................................................... 10
9.1.3.
MINIMUM OUTPUT DURATION (ms) ......................................................................... 11
9.1.4.
ILLUMINATION (%) ............................................................................................. 11
9.1.5.
READ COLORMAX SETTINGS .................................................................................. 11
9.1.6.
SEND COLORMAX SETTINGS .................................................................................. 11
9.2.
SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................................... 11
9.2.1.
PORT ............................................................................................................. 11
9.2.2.
COMMUNICATION STATUS .................................................................................... 12
9.2.3.
SERIAL NO....................................................................................................... 12
9.3.
COLOR RECOGNITION CHANNELS............................................................................... 12
9.3.1.
CHANNEL ........................................................................................................ 12
9.3.2.
RECOGNITION MODE........................................................................................... 12
9.3.3.
RECOGNITION ENABLED....................................................................................... 12
9.3.4.
COLOR %......................................................................................................... 13
9.3.5.
TOLERANCE % .................................................................................................. 13
9.3.6.
MANUAL ......................................................................................................... 13
9.3.7.
LUMINOSITY (%) ................................................................................................ 13
9.3.8.
MATCH OUTPUT................................................................................................ 13
9.3.9.
MULTI-SAMPLE TEACH CHANNEL ............................................................................ 13
9.3.10.
TEACH COLORMAX CHANNEL ................................................................................ 14
9.3.11.
READ ALL COLORMAX CHANNELS............................................................................ 14
9.3.12.
SEND ALL COLORMAX CHANNELS ............................................................................ 14
9.4.
CURRENT READING................................................................................................ 14
9.4.1.
DISPLAY MODE.................................................................................................. 15
9.4.2.
RECOGNIZED COLORS ......................................................................................... 15
10.
PROGRAMMING COLOR RECOGNITION CHANNELS............................................................... 15
11.
SENSOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND DATA LOGGING ............................................................. 16
11.1.
USING THE EXTERNAL TRIGGER TO TRANSMIT DATA .................................................... 16
11.2.
USING DATA LOGGING IN THE APPLICATION PROGRAM ................................................. 17
12.
INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNAL DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................................... 18
12.1.
DISCRETE OUTPUTS ........................................................................................... 18
12.2.
ANALOG OUTPUTS ............................................................................................. 18
12.3.
EXTERNAL TRIGGER ........................................................................................... 18
13.
APPLICATION NOTES ................................................................................................. 19
ColorMax SPOT SIZE CHART .................................................................................................. 20
ORDERING INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 20
ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................................... 21
CERTIFICATIONS: CE, CSA, UL............................................................................................... 22
ColorMax CASE DIMENSIONAL OUTLINE ..................................................................................... 22
