Banner A-GAGE High-Resolution MINI-ARRAY Series - Manual (Page 21)

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Banner Engineering Corp. • Minneapolis, U.S.A.
www.bannerengineering.com • Tel: 763.544.3164
P/N 64118 rev. B
Control Module Configuration
Banner Engineering Corp. • Minneapolis, U.S.A.
www.bannerengineering.com • Tel: 763.544.3164
To accommodate parts or components that will move through
the array, blanking may be manually adjusted for one or more
individual beam channels. After using the System software to
specify blanking, select ‘Edit’ from the Alignment screen; the
Diagnostics Indicator will continue to show the letter ‘b’ and a
grid will appear on the computer screen (Figure 5-8). The
beams are numbered from the sensors’ cabled ends, with the
beam closest to the cable being beam #1. To set the blanking
fields, ‘click’ each grid box representing a beam you wish to
blank.
Clicking again on a blanked beam channel will remove the
blanking specification. Rows of channels can be selected or
cleared of the blanking specification by placing the cursor
directly to the left of the row to be selected and clicking the
mouse; the row should be highlighted. Select the Blank
Selected (to accept the blanking status) or Clear Selected (to
reject the blanking status) option. To leave Alignment mode,
select ‘OK’. Both the control module and the receiver will
indicate a clear condition (green Align indicator ON) and the
Diagnostics Indicator will show ‘A.’. When the System is ready
for operation and configured for beams to be blanked, the
period on the Diagnostics Indicator will remain lit, showing ‘—.’
(see Figure 5-4).
Figure 5-8. Edit channel blank state screen, showing beam #22 and
beams #35-42 blanked; beams #65-80 are highlighted,
ready to be selected for blanking
5.3 Programming Control Module Response
The Parameter Setup File (PSF) Configuration routine (see Figure 5-9) is used to
configure the control module for a specific application. Access the PSF Configuration
screen (after performing the Ping routine to select a control module, section 5.1.1) by
selecting Edit PSF (F4) from the MINI-ARRAY menu. The Edit PSF process may also
be performed with no control module selected, to configure and save a PSF for
multiple control modules. In such a case, some fields on the PSF Configuration screen
will not be accessible.
The process of configuring the control module involves selecting among options for
each of the parameters listed in this section, including serial communication, control
mode, scanning method, scan analysis mode, serial transmission, and analog/discrete
outputs. The resulting combination of options causes the control module to react as
required for the application, to changes in the light screen.
The configuration process produces a Parameter Setup File (PSF). PSF files may be
saved and retrieved as computer files via the File Save PSF and File Retrieve PSF
commands (see section 5.4.5). Once configured, a PSF may be sent to the control
module via the Send PSF command. Likewise, the PSF currently loaded into the
control module may be displayed by using the Upload PSF command.