3.10 Inputs......................................................................................................... 25
3.10.1 Switching input on the MLG-2 Prime receiver........................ 25
3.10.2 Test input on the sender......................................................... 25
3.11 Application examples............................................................................... 25
3.11.1 Application examples for the MLG2 Prime............................. 25
4 Mounting............................................................................................. 26
4.1 Scope of delivery....................................................................................... 26
4.2 Recommended mounting arrangements................................................ 26
4.2.1 Mounting with light in opposite directions............................. 26
4.2.2 Mounting with light in the same direction.............................. 27
4.2.3 Minimum distance from reflective surfaces.......................... 28
4.3 Mounting procedure................................................................................. 28
4.3.1 Mounting the QuickFix bracket............................................... 29
4.3.2 Mounting the FlexFix bracket.................................................. 30
5 Electrical installation........................................................................ 32
5.1 Connections of the MLG-2 Prime............................................................. 32
6 Commissioning.................................................................................. 34
6.1 Mechanical alignment of sender and receiver....................................... 34
6.2 Alignment and teach-in............................................................................ 35
6.2.1 MLG-2 Prime............................................................................ 35
7 Operating the MLG2 Prime.............................................................. 37
7.1 Configuration with the control panel....................................................... 37
7.1.1 Basic operation........................................................................ 37
7.1.2 Setting the application for switching outputs........................ 39
7.1.3 Setting the application for analog outputs and switching
output
....................................................................................... 40
7.1.4 System settings on operating level 2..................................... 41
7.2 Measuring functions................................................................................. 42
7.2.1 Applications for switching outputs.......................................... 42
7.2.2 Applications for analog outputs.............................................. 43
7.2.3 System settings on operating level 2..................................... 45
8 IO-Link................................................................................................. 47
8.1 Configuration via acyclic service data..................................................... 47
8.2 Data storage (IO-Link)............................................................................... 47
8.3 Output of process data from the MLG-2 Prime...................................... 47
9 Servicing............................................................................................. 48
10 Troubleshooting................................................................................. 49
10.1 Response to faults.................................................................................... 49
10.2 SICK support............................................................................................. 49
10.3 LED indicators and error indicators......................................................... 49
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O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S | MLG-2 Prime 8018715.16YM / 2020-02-13 | SICK
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