Banner Q5X - Dual Mode Considerations for Clear and Transparent Object Detection

July 25, 2023
Q5X With Dual Discrete Outputs And IO-Link Instruction Manual
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Dual Mode Considerations for Clear and Transparent Object
Detection
TheQ5Xisabletodetecttheverysmallchangescausedbytransparentandclearobjects.Atransparentobjectcanbede
tectedeitherbyachangeinintensity,distance,orbyadoublepeakreflection.
TheQ5Xsensorcanbetaughtnonidealreferencesurfaces,suchassurfacesoutsideofthesensorrangeorverydarksur
faces. Teaching non-ideal reference surfaces may enable applications other than transparent or clear object detection, but
bestresultsfortransparentorclearobjectdetectionrequireastablereferencesurface.
Thedisplayshowsthematchpercentagetothetaughtreferencepoint.Theuseradjustableswitchpointdefinesthesensitivi
tyandtheoutputswitcheswhenthematchpercentagetothereferencepointcrossestheswitchpoint.Yourspecificapplica
tionmayrequirefinetuningoftheswitchpoint,butthesevaluesaretherecommendedstartingvalues:
Match percentage to taught reference point
Switchpoint(%) TypicalApplications
50(default) Default,recommendedforPETbottlesandTrays
88 Recommendedforthinfilms
50 Recommendedfortintedbrown,tintedgreen,orwaterfilledcontainers
Example mounting considerations
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10° or more
Up to the maximum sensing distance
Reference Surface
Separate as far as possible
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Matteordiffusesurfacefinish
Fixedsurfacewithnovibration
Drysurfacewithnobuildupofoil,water,ordust
Positionthereferencesurfacebetween200mm(20cm)andthemaximumsensingrange.
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Positionthetargettobedetectedasclosetothesensoraspossible,andasfarawayfromthereferencesurfaceas
possible.
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Anglethesensingbeamrelativetothetargetandrelativetothereferencesurface10degreesormore.
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