Banner AG4 Series Original Instructions

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Banner AG4soft Software Instruction Manual
3 AG4soft Overview
The AG4soft program is used to both establish operational settings for the Scanner and to display measurement and system information produced by the
scanner . Communication between the PC and the AG4 is via an RS232 interface , either RS232-to-RS232 or USB-to-RS232 .
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Use this software only for Banner AG4 Series Safety Laser Scanner.
3.1 Configuration
The AG4 Scanner is preprogrammed at the factory with a default configuration but must be reconfigured for each application . The factory default
configuration is stored as a file (standard . rs) in the AG4soft program directory during the software installation on the PC :
C: \Program Files\Banner Engineering\Banner AG\AG4soft\examples
3.1.1 Configuring the AG4
The configuration settings are created by a trained and Qualified Person who understands the AG4 instruction materials . These settings are saved in a
configuration file which has the *. rs file format and includes all the information that the AG4 requires for its intended operation . An AG4's configuration file
includes the following data :
Administrative data , e.g. file name , application description
Safety-relevant data, e.g. startup process
Protective Field or warning field configuration data , e.g. contours and limits
A wizard in the program assists users with the AG4 configuration process .
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1.2 Protective and Warning Fields
The software makes it easy to establish protective and warning fields . The protective field and the warning field are user defined areas that the Scanner
monitors . An intrusion into the protective field (e .g. a person walking into a monitored work cell) will cause the Scanner to turn its safety outputs off . An
intrusion into the warning field will cause the Scanner to create a warning signal.
Protective field and warning field settings are created and saved as field pairs . Up to 8 configurable field pairs are available for the AG4 . A field
configuration file has the *. sf file format and includes data on the size of each protective and warning field . Field pairs can be enabled or disabled, one
field pair at a time , while the Scanner is operational and actively monitoring a work area . This function is useful when changing machine guarding
requirements create the need for changes in protective and warning field dimensions .
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Banner AG4 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Banner
Model	AG4 Series
Category	Scanner
Language	English