SICK VMS4100 User Manual

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SUPPLEMENTARY OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS | VMS4100/5100
Content
1 About this document.......................................................................................... 6
1.1 Limitation of liability ................................................................................. 6
1.2 Purpose of this document ........................................................................ 6
1.3 Target groups ............................................................................................ 6
1.4 Further information .................................................................................. 7
1.5 Other relevant technical documentation/information ........................... 7
1.6 Document conventions ............................................................................ 7
2 For your safety .................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Intended use ............................................................................................. 8
2.2 General safety notes ................................................................................ 9
2.3 Requirements for the qualification of personnel ................................... 9
2.4 Sources of danger .................................................................................. 10
2.5 Protective devices .................................................................................. 10
2.6 Warranty ................................................................................................. 10
2.7 RoHS Directive ........................................................................................ 11
2.8 Safety conventions ................................................................................. 11
2.9 Warning symbols on the system components ...................................... 12
2.10 Mandatory symbols ................................................................................ 12
3 System description .......................................................................................... 13
3.1 Scope of delivery .................................................................................... 13
3.2 System components .............................................................................. 14
3.2.1 LMS4x21 2D LiDAR sensor .................................................... 16
3.2.2 Incremental encoder ............................................................... 17
3.2.3 Trigger photoelectric sensor (optional) .................................. 18
3.2.4 Cabinet .................................................................................... 19
3.2.5 Expanding the system with a reading station ........................ 22
3.3 Triggering the recording of measured values ....................................... 23
3.4 Operating modes .................................................................................... 25
3.4.1 “Singulated” operating mode (cubic only) ............................. 25
3.4.2 “Singulated” operating mode with additional
“Touching/Side-by-Side”, “Singulation verification” (SIV)
function .................................................................................... 26
3.4.3 “Touching/Side-by-Side” operating mode (cubic only) ......... 30
3.5 Determining measurement results and outputting data ..................... 33
3.5.1 Recording of measured values and 3D modeling ................. 33
3.5.2 Evaluating the 3D model in each operating mode ................ 33
3.5.3 Data output ............................................................................. 35
3.6 Additional function ................................................................................. 37
3.7 Nominal operating conditions ............................................................... 38
3.7.1 Nominal value conditions for the “Singulated” and
“Touching/Side-by-Side”operating modes (cubic only) ......... 38
3.7.2 Dynamic scale value switchover ............................................ 41
3.8 Legal for trade operation ....................................................................... 43
3.8.1 Information labels ................................................................... 43
3.8.2 Security seal ............................................................................ 49
3.8.3 Alibi memory and firmware ..................................................... 54
3.8.4 LFT display ............................................................................... 57
3.8.5 Test instructions for market surveillance .............................. 60

SICK VMS4100 Specifications

General

Brand	SICK
Model	VMS4100
Category	Industrial Equipment
Language	English