AV7000 LINEAR CAMERA REFERENCE MANUAL
2. Enter the appropriate information in the form as described below:
Select Disable or Enable from the drop-down list:
ï‚· Disable: External encoder is disabled, and internal encoder is active
ï‚· Enable: A physical encoder is connected to the Encoder input and is
enabled
Click to activate the Encoder Step input form. Enter the Encoder Wheel
Circumference in the field provided and select the in or mm option. Enter the
Pulses / Revolution in the field provided (See the table below for values). Click
Submit to save the values, or click Cancel to return to the Operating Mode
window.
Encoder Step Settings Table
Encoder Wheel
Circumference
PPR
(Pulses Per
Revolution)
Displays the encoder/tachometer resolution in pulses per inch (PPI) based on the
Encoder Step calculation. This field cannot be edited.
When Physical Encoder is Disabled, enter the conveyor speed in meters per
second in the field provided (see formula below).
When Physical Encoder is Enabled, enter the maximum belt speed using the
formula below. Setting the belt speed too high will affect image quality; setting it
too low will give you an exceeded maximum line rate error when the belt exceeds
this setting.
Formula: Max conveyor speed x 1.05
Advanced
Encoder Settings
The settings are available when Physical Encoder is set to Enabled above.
Select Disable or Enable from the drop-down list. Direct encoder is a high-
resolution encoder/tachometer used in start/stop applications.