Banner A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY MAC-1 User Manual

4 P/N 43298 rev. E
Banner Engineering Corp. •Minneapolis,MNU.S.A.
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MINI-ARRAY
®
InstructionManual
System Overview
1.1 System Features
Built-infeaturessimplifytheoperationoftheA-GAGEMINI-ARRAYsystem.
Programmablebeamblankingaccommodatesmachinecomponentsorotherfixtures
thatmustremaininormovethroughthelightscreen.Blankingissetbyusingthe
includedconfigurationsoftware.SeeSection5.5.4formoreinformation.
Built-indiagnosticprogrammingandeasy-to-seeindicatorsonthesensorsandthe
controlmodulemakealignmentandtroubleshootingeasy(Figure1-2).Theemitter
hasaredLEDthatsignalsproperoperation.ThereceiverhasthreebrightLEDs:green
signalsthatthesensorsareproperlyaligned;yellowsignalsmarginalalignment;and
redsignalsmisalignmentorablockedcondition.Thecontrolmodulehassevenstatus
indicators:5redLEDssignalwhenoutputsareconducting(seeSection3formore
information),Alarmoutputconducting,andgatesignalreceived;agreenLEDsignals
thatthesensorsareproperlyaligned.DIAG1,2,and3LEDsindicatesystemstatus.A
keytothediagnosticscodesisprintedonthesideofthecontrolmoduleforsimplified
troubleshooting(seeSection6.3).
TheMINI-ARRAYSystemprovidesawideselectionofsensingandoutputoptions,
including:measurement(“scananalysis”)modesandscanningmethodsthatcan
determinethetargetobject’slocation,overallsize,totalheightortotalwidth.Scanning
maybecontinuousorcontrolledbyahostprocesscontrolleroragatesensor.Some
models(MAC1,MACP,MACN)supportRS-485,whereupto15systemsmaybe
networked.
Figure 1-2. A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY System features
Emitter
DIN-Rail-Mountable Control Module
Receiver
MINI-ARRAY
CONTROLLER
2 - TX
3 - RX
5 - COM
RS-232
RS-232
MAC-1
OUT 1
ALARM
GATE
DIAG 1
DIAG 2
DIAG 3
ALIGN
POWER
Red Discrete
Output #1 LED
Red
Operational
LED
Green Alignment LED
Red Blocked LED
Yellow Marginal
Alignment LED
Red Alarm
(Discrete Output #2) LED
Red Gate LED
Green Align LED
RS-232 Port
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
15
30V
150mA
Max.
ALARM
500mA
Max
OUT 1
WH BK BU
5 Wires
BR-+
RS485
-+
10-30V DC
GATE
L2 L1
16-30V DC
1.2A Max.
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
T/RT/R DRN COM +12V F1
EMTR RCVR

Banner A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY MAC-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Banner
Model	A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY MAC-1
Category	Controller
Language	English