SICK Ranger E

Chapter 7 Reference Manual
Ranger E/D
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Ranger E Parameters
Parameter Description
Edit while
measuring
Acquisition direc-
tion
Specifies whether to start at the bottom or the top of the
ROI when searching for the laser line. Default: 0.
0 = Start at bottom
1 = Start at top
x
Range axis Specifies whether to measure the range from the bottom
or the top of the ROI, depending on the acquisition
direction. Default value: 0.
Acquisition direction: Range
axis
0 1
0 Highest value at top
of ROI
Highest value at
bottom of ROI
1 Highest value at
bottom of ROI
Highest value at top
of ROI
x
Exposure time The time in microseconds during which the sensor is
exposed to light.
Values: 10–50 000. Default value: 5000
x
Laser pulse time Length of the pulse on the laser trigger output (Out2) in
microseconds.
Values: 0–20 000. Default value: 0 (no pulsed laser)
The pulse time must be shorter than the exposure time
and the cycle time (as set in the Measurement configu-
ration).
x
Pulse polarity Polarity of the laser pulse. Default value: 1.
0 = Active low
1 = Active high
x
Gain Factor to amplify the analog sensor data before AD
conversion.
Values: 1, 3, 4. Default value: 1 (No amplification).
x
Threshold Threshold level.
Values: 0–255. Default value: 30.
x
Ad bits Number of bits to perform AD conversion of sensor data
on for the intensity data.
Values: 5–8. Default value: 7.
x
Median Specifies whether or not to apply a median filter on the
sensor image. Default value: 0.
0 = Do not use the Median filter on the sensor image
1 = Use a 3 columns median filter.
x
Morphology Specifies whether or not to apply a morphology filter on
sensor image. Default value: 0.
0 = Do not use the Morphology filter on the sensor
image
1 = Use an expand morphology filter
2 = Use a shrink morphology filter
x
Morphology size Sets the size of the morphology filter.
Values: 3–5 rows. Default value: 3.
x
The acquisition speed of a configuration using the Horizontal Max and Threshold compo-
nent depends mainly on the setting for the ROI and AD bits.