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4 Making Measurements
in these ranges the permissible frequency decreases with increasing
amplitude. If the condition
is infringed upon, the signal is seriously
distorted. In this case, a higher velocity measurement range has to be
selected.
In all velocity measurement ranges the L
ED
OVER on the front of the
controller lights up if either the positive or negative end of range is exceeded.
As a general rule, the next highest measurement range should then be
selected. Please note however, that the L
ED
is activated by very short
overrange already which could be caused by noise spikes. In such cases the
velocity measurement range can be retained as long as it is suitable for the
amplitude of the required signal. Observing the signal on the oscilloscope will
provide clarification on this (refer to
Tracking filter
The tracking filter is used to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the input
signal from the sensor head. This is advantageous to bridge short dropouts in
particular, which always occur due to the speckled nature of the light
scattered back from the object. The bridging capability is generally better with
a high time constant SLOW, however it may not be possible to follow highly
dynamic signals any more. In this case FAST or OFF has to be selected. The
best setting therefore has to be determined from case to case or be estimated
based on the range diagram in
. The range diagram shows the dynamic
limits for both settings of the tracking filter, plotted versus the frequency.
A constant velocity limit of approximately 3 m / s is characteristic for the lower
frequency range. If the velocity exceeds this value, the tracking filter can
generally not be used and has to be switched off. For special applications a
tracking filter can be installed for which this velocity limit does not apply. This
is however coupled at worse noise suppression.
In the medium frequency range, the velocity limit changes over to become an
acceleration limit i.e. the velocity limit decreases inversely proportional to the
frequency (refer to equation
Figure 4.1: Range diagram of the tracking filter
V e l o c i t y / m / s
1 0
3
1
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0 . 1
0 . 0 3
F r e q u e n c y / k H z
0 . 0 1
0 . 0 3
0 . 1 0 . 3 1
3
1 0
3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
v e l o c i t y l i m i t 3 m / s
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