ScanMeg SIM-P - Emitter Intensity; Language Selection; Measuring Unit; Serial Output Selection

ScanMegInc.     ModuleSIM‐P
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UserManual  32   Version1.3
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Emitterintensity
Elevenintensitiesareavailable.Atminimumintensity,themaximumoperatingdistanceis7.5feet(2
metre).Atmaximumintensity, theoperatingdistance isupto100feet(30metre).Theminimum
intensityisanabsolutenecessitywhentheemitterandthereceiveraremountedwithinaveryshort
distanceofone
anotherandyouaretryingtodetectanobjectusingthehighprecision(mode).The
Maximum intensity setting is too intense for short operating distance and some receiver cells will
makeareadingerroraroundbothedgesoftheobject(blureffect),losingaccuracy.
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Languageselection
Twolanguagesareavailablefor the SIM‐Pinterface.Thelanguagesare:EnglishandFrench.Just
selectthelanguage.Whenthelanguageisvalidated,allthemenusaredisplayedwiththisnewset‐
up.
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Measuringunit
Themetricsystem andtheimperialsystemarethetwomeasuringsystemsav ailable.Whenoneof
these is selected, all the corresponding values follow the chosen measuring system until a new
selectionismade.
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Serialoutputselection
Onlyoneseriallinkatthetimewillsendthedimension andthepositionofthescanned object. The
RS‐232 and the RS‐422 use different terminals on the module.When you know the type of the
connectionneededforyourapplication,conne ctandselecttheproperseriallink.If
thewrongserial
linkisselected,nodatawillbetransmittedonthenon‐selectedlink.
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