1.4
INTRODUCTION
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DSE-45
MI 2-315 1 A
Definition of terms
Controller/Processor – The electronics processing unit that
controls and drives the actuators that are attached to it, in
response to position feedback from the sensors.
MAC Address – (Media Access Control). This is the factory
assigned hardware address of a DSE-45. MAC Address is also
referred to as MAC-ID.
MAXNET – This is the Fife proprietary Ethernet protocol that is
used for communications between DSE-45 and D-MAX devices.
This is a deterministic protocol. Therefore, the MAXNET
network must be isolated from other Ethernet networks that do
not follow this protocol.
Polarity – The direction of movement in response to a
command or error signal.
Strip/Web – The user material that is being guided.
Virtual Sensor – This is a term adopted to describe the way the
DSE-45 handles web edges. A virtual sensor simply defines a
range within the sensor field of view which represents the
signal scaling to be applied to the edge tracked within the
defined range. Each virtual sensor is also polarity-aware so
that it only tracks the edge with the configured polarity. Virtual
sensor sizes can be the entire field of view or can be as small
as 10.2 mm [0.4 in], and since they are just mathematical
ranges, they can overlap in any conceivable manner.
