Banner EZ-ARRAY USB Serial Adapter - Manual (Page 47)

P/N 130426 Rev. C 45
Banner Engineering Corp. • Minneapolis, U.S.A.
www.bannerengineering.com • Tel: 763.544.3164
A-GAGE EZ-ARRAY
Instruction Manual
Appendix
Glossary
Blanked Beam: A beam that is “ignored” by the receiver, as
a result of a blanking program being applied to it. Beams (or
groups of beams) are blanked when a component or fixture will
remain in or move through the light screen array; blanking the
affected beams prevents the component or fixture from causing
false outputs.
Blocked Beam: A beam that is obstructed between the emitter
and the receiver, and is not blanked.
Clear Beam: A beam that runs unobstructed from the emitter to
the receiver (same as a made or unblocked beam).
Excess Gain: A measurement of the amount of light falling
on the receiver from the emitter over and above the minimum
amount required for operation. A-GAGE EZ-ARRAY emitters
and receivers can perform an electronic Alignment procedure to
equalize the amount of excess gain at each element along the
array.
Host: A computer or process controller that controls and
receives input from the High-Resolution MINI-ARRAY System,
and/or other equipment and systems within a factory.
Made Beam: A beam that runs unobstructed from the emitter to
the receiver (same as an unblocked or clear beam).
Unblocked Beam: A beam that runs unobstructed from the
emitter to the receiver (same as a made or clear beam).