SICK microScan3 Technical Information

Header
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ata output always contains a header with the following data:
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Serial numbers: Serial number of the device without system plug, serial number of
the system plug
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Number of the data output channel to which the output data belong
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The sequence number applies for the current data output channel. It is increased
by 1 with each data set sent.
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Scan number. The number of the scan to which the data set belongs. When chang‐
ing the device status, it may be that scan numbers are left out (e.g. when waking
up from standby mode). In standby mode (when the mirror is no longer rotating)
the scan number is not incremented.
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A time stamp for the time at which the data set was created. The measurements
are carried out regularly according to the scan cycle time set. There can be a jitter
in the time stamp since it is not synchronized with the beginning of the scan.
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Offsets that display further, optional data blocks that are only contained if they are
configured and available. If a data block is not contained (not configured or cur‐
rently no data available) then size = 0 and offset = 0.
Device status
Information on the device status is output in this data block e.g. error status, status of
the cut-off path, monitoring case number.
Configuration of the data output
In this data block e.g. the number of output beams, the configured scan cycle time and
the angular range actually used. The actually used angular range can deviate slightly
from the configured angular range, see "Configured and actually used angular range",
page 15.
Measurement Data
In this data block, distance, RSSI and status are output for each beam. The number of
beams depends on the angular beam configured and on the scan cycle time.
Field interruption
This data block contains information on field interruptions in each configured cut-off
path. If an object is detected and the cut-off path therefore switches to the OFF state,
the beams that are interrupted by the object are marked.
The data in this block is organized in an array. Each element of the array stands for a
cut-off path. The position of the cut-off path in the array is the same as its position in
the network process image (assembly) and is configured in the Safety Designer.
DATA OUTPUT 4
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SICK microScan3 Specifications

General

Brand	SICK
Model	microScan3
Category	Scanner
Language	English