SICK Bulkscan LMS511

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS| Bulkscan LMS5118014829/ZNC5/2017-06-06| SICK
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CONFIGURATION
7 Conguration
YoucanconguretheBulkscanintwoways:
• ConguringtheBulkscanwithSOPAS(see"7.1ConguringtheBulkscanwithSO-
PAS“ on page 49).
• CongurationoftheBulkscanusingtelegrams(see"7.2CongurationoftheBulk-
scan using telegrams“ on page 51).
UsetheSOPAScongurationsoftwareduringinitialcommissioningatleast.
If you connect the Bulkscan via more than one interface, e.g., via Ethernet and USB,
thenthesensorcanalsobeconguredviabothinterfaces.Onlythechangeslast
saved in the sensor are retained.
7.1 Conguring the Bulkscan with SOPAS
Loss of conguration data in the connected sensor when the power supply is switched
off
 Donotswitchoffthepowersupplywhileconguringthesensor.Otherwiseallparam-
eters not yet saved permanently will be lost.
Saving the conguration in the non-volatile memory
Followingsuccessfulconguration,youshouldsavetheparametersinthenon-volatile
memory:
• Select Bulkscan LMS511, Parameters, Save permanent,tosavethecongurationin
non volatile memory in the sensor.
• Select File, Save device le,tosavethecongurationoutsidethesensor,e.g.,to
have a backup in case of sensor replacement.
Resetting the conguration
To reset the Bulkscan to the delivery status, in SOPAS use the Bulkscan LMS511 menu,
Parameters, Load factory defaults in device.
7.1.1 Installing the SOPAS conguration software
TheinteractivecongurationiscarriedoutusingtheprovidedSOPAScongurationsoft-
ware on a PC which must be connected to the Bulkscan. Using SOPAS you can continu-
ously display and test contour data, measured values, and status signals, and also set
parametersasrequired.Youcansaveandarchivethecongurationdataasaproject
leonthePC.
How to install the SOPAS conguration software:
 Observe the system requirements. These are stated on the download web site www.
sick.com > Service & Support > Software.
 Run the setup.exe from the download web site.
 Follow the instructions in the Setup wizard.
ToconguretheBulkscanitisnotnecessarytoselectthesensorduringinstallation.
SOPASloadsthedevicedescriptionwhichmatchesthermwareinthesensordirectly
from the sensor later.
How to use the SOPAS online help:
Help on using the software as well as for the different options can be found in SOPAS:
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