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Operation
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5.
Operation
5.1
Initial Operation
Mount the MFA-XX controller as per the mounting instructions
.
Connect the controller to the downstream display or monitoring units and to the voltage supply.
5.2
Operation using sensorTOOL
sensorTOOL by MICRO-EPSILON is a piece of software that you can use to apply settings to the controller and to view
and document measurement data. You can find it online at
https://www.micro-epsilon.com/download/software/sensor-
.
5.2.1
Controller Search
Connect the controller to a free USB or RS232 port of your PC and connect the power supply.
Start the
sensorTOOL
program.
Select the sensor group
Color
and sensor type
colorSENSOR MFA
from the drop-down menus and click on the
button.
The program will now search for connected MFA-XX sensors on the available interfaces.
Select a desired sensor. Click the
Start Data Acquisition
button.
Fig. 6 Sensor search with the sensorTOOL program
Click on the
Configure baud rate
button to apply the basic settings of the serial interface.
