Banner American Products GEO manual

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    Printed in USA 12/04 P/N 118000 rev . A Models included: • GEO • EDGE[...]

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    2 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 W ARNING . . . Not T o Be Used for Per sonnel Protect ion Never use this produc t as a sensing device for person nel protection. Doin g so could lead to serious injury or death. This produc t does NOT i nclude the self-chec ki[...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 3 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 Introducing PresencePLUS P4 The PresencePLUS P4 (or the Sensor) is an easy-to-use vision sensor with advanced visual inspection capabilities. With minimal knowledge of vision, a user can quickly set up the Sensor to run an ins[...]

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    4 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 components/ connections components/ connections Cable Connections 1. If a light will be powered by the Sensor , connect it to the 3-pin Light connector . a. Caution: If the light is powered by the Sensor , the Sensor power sou[...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 5 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 Light Connector (Banner lights only) 1 = Brown 24V 2 = n/a 3 = Blue (ground) 4 = Strobe Ethernet NTSC Video to Monitor 12-pin Discrete I/O Power/Ground RS-232 Serial (see pin assignments below) components/ connections componen[...]

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    6 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 sensor configuration sensor configuration T ypical IP Address: 192.168.0.2 step 3 step 3 PC Configuration 1. Ethernet communication, configure the IP address of your computer . 2. Install the PresencePLUS software a. Insert th[...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 7 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 sensor startup sensor startup step 5 step 5 Launching Software 1. Start the PresencePLUS program by clicking Start > Program Files > PresencePLUS . 2. At start-up, PresencePLUS P4 will try to communicate with the Sensor [...]

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    8 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 Software Setup Use the Main Menu toolbar to navigate the PresencePLUS P4 options. Proceeding from left to right, the buttons in the Menu toolbar step through the process of creating an inspection file. Inspection W ork Flow st[...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 9 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 T ool Options NOTE: T ool availability depends on P4 model. creating inspections creating inspections This screen automatically configures the parameters chosen in the T ools screen. a. Choose the sample size b. Click Start c.[...]

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    10 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 running inspections running inspections Viewing Results Display Options Select an inspection to run, and view the results of the inspection. T o select an inspection, (in the Select tab) enable Software Override and select th[...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 11 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 sensor configuration sensor configuration step 7 step 7 System Setup Use the System Setup screen to change discrete I/O, the communication port, the product change, the strobe output (for external lighting control), the trigg[...]

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    12 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 Maintenance Maintenance tasks include keeping the hardware free of dust and dirt and updating the PresencePLUS software as new versions become available. Cleaning the Sensor Regularly remove any accumulated dust or dirt from [...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 13 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 sensor t roubleshooting sensor t roubleshooting T roubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution • Error Code is displayed on PC. • A list of error codes and potential causes and solutions are available under Help/About on the Pre[...]

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    14 P/N 118000 rev . A Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 Specifications Models Right-Angle In-Line GEO: P4GR EDGE: P4ER GEO: P4GI EDGE: P4EI Part Numbers GEO: 71431 EDGE: 73599 GEO: 71432 EDGE: 73600 Dimensions * Measured length does not include connectors or cables H x W x L: 55.6[...]

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    P/N 118000 rev . A 15 Banner Engin eering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. www .bannerengineering.com • T el: 763.544.3164 Memory Stores up to 12 inspection files Power Voltage: 10-30V dc Current: 500 mA max. Acquisition 500 frames per second max. Image size: 126 x 98 pixels Levels of Gray Scale: 256 Imager 2.56 x 2.06 mm, 3.25 mm diagonal CMOS P[...]

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    Ba nn er En gi ne eri ng Co rp ., 97 14 T en th Av e. No . Mi nn ea po li s, MN 5 54 41 Ph on e: 7 63 .5 44. 31 64 ww w .b an ne re ng in ee rin g. co m Em ai l: se ns or s@b an ne re ng in ee rin g. co m P/N 118000 rev . A Models/T ools PresencePLUS P4 Models User’ s Manual Part Number* T ools Locate GEO Find GEO Count Edge Object Measure T est [...]