SICK SLG-2

7.5 General settings
Figure 17: SOPAS - General settings tab
The following settings are possible in the General settings tab:
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Switching threshold setting: The SLG-2 receiver is set to an optimum switching
threshold via the Teach-in to ensure reliable detection with sufficiently high resist‐
ance to contamination or other influences.
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Alignment aid: The Alignment aid function helps to optimally align the light grids (see
"Alignment aid via SOPAS ET", page 28)
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Auto teach-in: A teach-in is performed automatically after connection to the voltage
supply (see "Auto teach-in", page 23).
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Beam blanking: The Beam blanking can be used to blank beams that are not to be
taken into account in the evaluation. This is useful if, for example, a static object is
permanently blocking the light path. The following options are available:
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Beam blanking by entering the beam number of the beam to be blanked
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Beam blanking by right-clicking on the beam that is to be blanked
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Blank currently made beams blanks all beams that are not blocked by an object
during execution.
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Blank currently blocked beams blanks all beams that are blocked by an object
during execution.
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Reset blanking: Switches all beams back to active
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Cross beam: The Cross beam function can be used to increase the resolution in cer‐
tain ranges. For this purpose, a 3-fold and, for certain variants, also a 5-fold, 7-fold
or 9-fold crossover is available. The amount of maximum possible crossover also
depends on the distance between the sender and receiver. Detailed information
on the cross-beam function can be found in chapter 3.2.4.
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Beam numeration: The order of beam numbering can be changed. This also outputs
the Beam status in a different order.
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Beam number 1 is at connector side: Beam numbering starts at the male connector
side of the housing.
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Beam number 1 is at head side: Beam numbering starts at the front of the housing.
7.5.1 Alignment aid via SOPAS ET
With the Alignment aid, an alignment aid is available via IO-Link for precise alignment of
the SLG-2 light grid (see "General settings via IO-Link", page 29). The values can be
displayed graphically via SOPAS ET.
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