Q40 sensors – ac-voltage series, Color sensitivity – Banner Q40 Series User Manual

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Q40 Sensors – ac-Voltage Series

Banner Engineering Corp.

Minneapolis, MN U.S.A.

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Color Sensitivity

The effects of object reflectivity on cutoff distance, though small, may be important for

some applications. It is expected that at any given cutoff setting, the actual cutoff distance

for lower reflectance targets will be slightly shorter than for higher reflectance targets (see

Figure-of-Merit information on page 5). This behavior is known as color sensitivity.
For example, an excess gain of 1 (see page 5) for an object that reflects 1/10 as much light

as the 90% white card is represented by the horizontal graph line at excess gain = 10. An

object of this reflectivity results in a far limit cutoff of approximately 190 mm (7.5") for the

200 mm (8") cutoff model; thus 190 mm represents the cutoff for this sensor and target.
These excess gain curves were generated using a white test card of 90% reflectance.

Objects with reflectivity of less than 90% reflect less light back to the sensor, and thus

require proportionately more excess gain in order to be sensed with the same reliability as

more reflective objects. When sensing an object of very low reflectivity, it may be especially

important to sense it at or near the distance of maximum excess gain.

E

R2

R1

Q40 sensor

E = Emitter

R1 = Near Detector

R2 = Far Detector

Fixed Sensing Field

Strong

Direct

Reflection

to R1

Core of

Emitted

Beam

Cutoff

Distance

Reflective

Background

E = Emitter

R1 = Near Detector

R2 = Far Detector

Reflective

Background

or

Moving Object

E
R2
R1

Q40 sensor

Fixed

Sensing

Field

Cutoff

Distance

Figure 3. Reflective background – problem

Figure 4. Reflective background – solution

Figure 5. Object beyond cutoff – problem

Figure 6. Object beyond cutoff – solution

E = Emitter

R2 = Far Detector

R1 = Near Detector

E, R2, R1

Q40 sensor

Fixed

Sensing

Field

Cutoff

Distance

Reflective

Background

or

Moving Object

E

R2

R1

Q40 sensor

E = Emitter

R1 = Near Detector

R2 = Far Detector

Fixed Sensing Field

Strong Direct

Reflection

Away

From Sensor

Core of

Emitted

Beam

Cutoff

Distance

Reflective

Background

A reflective background object in this position or
moving across the sensor face in this axis and
direction may cause false sensor response.

A reflective background object in this position or
moving across the sensor face in this axis will be
ignored.

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