Operating Instructions
LMS500 Product Family
About this document
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Chapter 1
1 About this document
Please read this chapter carefully before working with this documentation and the
LMS500/511 laser measurement system.
1.1 Function of this document
T
hese operating instructions are designed to address the technical personnel in regards to
safe mounting, electrical installation, configuration, commissioning and maintenance of the
following laser measurement system variants:
• LMS500-20000 (indoor)
• LMS511-10100 (outdoor), Standard Resolution (SR)
• LMS511-20100 (outdoor), High Resolution (HR)
See device variants in section 3.2 “Device variants” on page 15.
Important In the following the variants are termed “LMS” for short, except in cases where exact
differentiation is necessary.
1.2 Target group
The intended audience for this document is people in the following positions:
1.3 Depth of information
These operating instructions contain the following information on the LMS:
• product description
• mounting
• electrical installation
• commissioning and configuration
• maintenance
• fault, error diagnosis and troubleshooting
• conformity and approval
Planning and using laser measurement systems such as the LMS also require specific
technical skills which are not detailed in this documentation.
In addition, an online help is available in the SOPAS ET configuration software supplied; this
help provides information on the usage of the software user interface, as well as on the
configuration of the LMS.
Further information on the LMS is available from SICK AG, Division Auto Ident, and in the
Internet at www.sick.com.
Activities Target group
Mounting, electrical installation,
maintenance and replacement
Factory electricians and service engineers
Commissioning, operation and
configuration
Technicians and engineers
Tab. 1: Target groups of this document