16 List of figures
1. SICK product ID...........................................................................................................11
2. Sender aperture angle............................................................................................... 13
3. Sender aperture angle............................................................................................... 13
4. Device components of the MLG-2............................................................................. 14
5. Detection area of the MLG-2......................................................................................15
6. Schematic representation of available beam separations (mm)............................ 15
7. Detection area with beams blanked..........................................................................17
8. Standard scan method...............................................................................................18
9. Scan time in relation to the number of beams.........................................................18
10. Cross-beam function.................................................................................................. 19
11. High-speed scan......................................................................................................... 19
12. Scan time in relation to the number of beams when using the high-speed scan..19
13. Minimum detectable object....................................................................................... 20
14. Minimum detectable object length........................................................................... 21
15. Cross-beam function.................................................................................................. 22
16. Minimum detectable object size with high measurement accuracy....................... 23
17. LEDs on the sender.................................................................................................... 31
18. LEDs on the front and on the control panel..............................................................31
19. Control panel on the rear side................................................................................... 32
20. LEDs on the fieldbus module ....................................................................................33
21. DIP switch on the fieldbus module............................................................................33
22. Start and end detection............................................................................................. 34
23. Detection of transparent objects...............................................................................34
24. Detection of small objects......................................................................................... 34
25. Traffic applications..................................................................................................... 34
26. Volume measurement................................................................................................ 34
27. Contour measurement............................................................................................... 34
28. Placement with light in opposite directions.............................................................. 35
29. Distances when light is in the same direction..........................................................36
30. Graph, distances when light is in the same direction..............................................37
31. Graph, distances when light is in the same direction (XZ)...................................... 38
32. Placement of two light grids at right angles..............................................................38
33. Graph, minimum distance from reflective surfaces.................................................40
34. The sender and receiver are aligned incorrectly...................................................... 41
35. Mount QuickFix bracket to a profile frame................................................................42
36. QuickFix bracket for the fieldbus module................................................................. 43
37. Mounting the FlexFix bracket on a profile frame......................................................44
38. Inserting the MLG-2 in the FlexFix brackets............................................................. 44
39. Mounting bracket for the fieldbus module ...............................................................45
40. Mounting directions of the fieldbus module ............................................................46
41. Turn the fieldbus module by 180°............................................................................ 46
42. Mount the fieldbus module offset using the QuickFix bracket................................47
43. Mount the fieldbus module offset using the mounting bracket..............................47
44. Fieldbus module connections....................................................................................49
45. Connection to the PROFIBUS fieldbus.......................................................................52
46. T-connector for sender and fieldbus module............................................................54
47. Alignment with the QuickFix bracket......................................................................... 55
48. Alignment with the FlexFix bracket............................................................................56
49. Rotate the receiver once............................................................................................ 56
50. Control panel...............................................................................................................57
51. Example of PROFIBUS network in a bus structure (line)..........................................58
52. DIP switches 1 … 8..................................................................................................... 60
53. Address configuration in SOPAS ET...........................................................................61
54. Beam function NBB.................................................................................................... 65
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