User manual for the QG65 configurator
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1. Start logging Y direction NORMAL v Communication OK In this tab page general sensor settings can be made Temp Compensation Switch OFF ON the internal temperature compensation algorithm Temperature offset The offset in degrees C Please keep in mind that the temperature is the internal sensor temperature This temperature is about 8 to 10 degrees C higher than the environment temperature QG65 configurator manual 3 User manual for the QG65 configurator Filter time ms Start stop logging Sensitivity Measurement type X Y direction Output mode 1 axis QG65 configurator manual Setting for the internal 1 order low pass filter The time is given in milliseconds The cut off 3dB frequency is the reverse of the filter time and can be calculated as follows f t os 1000 filter time Hz Eg A filter time of 2000 ms is equal to a cut off frequency of 0 5 Hz By pressing the Start logging button the sensor values are logged to a file The file is in plain text format and the values are tab separated The log file can be easily imported in Microsoft Excel Example 09 51 30 11 00 00 00 07 09 51 30 21 00 00 00 17 09 51 30 30 00 00 00 26 09 51 30 39 00 00 00 35 09 51 30 49 00 00 00 45 0 36 0 02 31 31 0 32 0 03 31 0 33 0 00 31 0 auna o w N Pp The following values are available column1 absolute time of sample hh mm ss ss column2 relative tim2. If a serial port is not available an USB to serial converter can be used The QG65 configurator is a MS Windows application written in C with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 The NET framework 3 5 has to be installed The installer will check if the correct NET framework is installed It will download and install a newer version of the NET framework if necessary Connection diagram To serial port of PC Connection cable DB9 female M12 8p connector ye QG65 sensor Power supply 10 30 Vdc QG65 configurator manual 13
3. resolution the lower the output frequency This maximum value is 65535 16 bit resolution The output frequency can be calculated as follows foutput 8MHz Maximum PWM In the screenshot above f 250Hz Low limit output The lowest value the sensor can measure normally the lowest duty cycle High limit output The highest value the sensor can measure normally the highest duty cycle Direction Normal low limit output is lowest duty cycle high limit output is highest duty cycle Reversed low limit output is highest duty cycle high limit output is lowest duty cycle QG65 configurator manual 10 User manual for the QG65 configurator Alarm output NPN DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 m x Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM Sw version v1 2 DIS serial number 110933001 dl Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl 0 29 LO HI ALARM Output2 a o LO HI ALARM Temperature 16 C Settings Alarm type LO HI ALARM Mode NORMALLYON Setpoint Low 45 00 Setpoint High Po 45 00 Hysteresis Low 0 50 Hysteresis High 0 50 Delay OFF Low 0 Delay OFF High 0 Delay ON Low 500 Delay ON High 500 Communication OK Alarm type Low alarm High alarm Low High alarm or disabled Setpoint Low The switching point of the Low alarm When the sensor value is lower than this value the alarm is activated Hysteresis Low When the sensor value becomes higher than
4. Setpoint Low Hysteresis Low the alarm is deactivated Delay OFF Low Delay time in milliseconds before the output is deactivated when a low alarm situation has disappeared Delay ON Low Delay time in milliseconds before the output is activated when a low alarm situation has appeared Mode Normally OFF No alarm NPN output is not conducting Alarm active NPN output is conducting Normally ON No alarm NPN output is conducting Alarm active NPN output is not conducting Setpoint High The switching point of the High alarm When the sensor value is higher than this value the alarm is activated Hysteresis High When the sensor value becomes lower than Setpoint High Hysteresis High the alarm is deactivated Delay OFF High Delay time in milliseconds before the output is deactivated when an high alarm situation has disappeared QG65 configurator manual 11 User manual for the QG65 configurator Delay ON High Delay time in milliseconds before the output is activated when an high alarm situation has appeared E LED s DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 o x Device name QG65 MD 06H XX CM SW version WL5Z Serial number 110933001 pis Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl 0 02 LO HI ALARM QUEPUEZ D003 LO ALAR Temperature Sf Laie Settings LED1 Function OUTPUT1 2ALARM Function Flashing SLOW FLASHING v Flashing NO FLASHING Colour GREEN
5. User manual for the QG65 configurator Rev 1 1 Date 20101006 Authors P van Wees Content T INTO dU CON ella dia 2 Getting SCAMS G aen ee E aE As Serial port Settings micosis a e EEEE aE e E OE rE aai B SENSO MN ind aa C Sensor measurement values oo eecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeneeceeeeeesaeseeaaeceeaeeseaeeeeaaecseaeeseeeecsaeeseaaeeeeeeeeaas Dz SettilBS urnas a dccii la A O A O is Bo a ada Co Zero Cali ie Di QUEUE lona adidas Be LED Sii Ae SPC CON iii A A ad QG65 configurator manual User manual for the QG65 configurator 1 Introduction The QG65 configurator is a tool which can be used to configure QG65 sensors with RS232 communication The complete configuration of a QG65 sensor can be downloaded from the sensor to a file At a later time the configuration of the sensor can be restored by uploading this configuration file to the sensor The QG65 configurator tool can also be used to log the measuring values into a log file What is needed PC running MS Windows with the QG65 configurator tool installed free serial port COM port RS232 port or USB to serial converter Connection cable QG65 sensor with M12 8 pins connector 2 Getting started After starting the application the following screen will be shown DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 DIS sensors Serial port settings Communication Closed A Serial port settings Select the COM port which is connected
6. can be provided with a few different outputs The output type is fixed and is determined during manufacturing Different output types are current output 0 20mA voltage output 0 5V or 0 10V PWM output or NPN alarm output Current output 0 20mA QG65 configurator manual 6 User manual for the QG65 configurator DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM Sw version Wie Serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl 0 02 11 99 ma output2 0 01 12 00 ma Temperature cr eg Settings Edit DAC values Lowvalue DAC Low limit output 60 00 High value DAC High limit output 60 00 Error value DAC Direction NORMAL v Communication OK Edit DAC values To enable changes in the DAC settings Normally this is not necessary Please be carefull when changing these values Low value DAC The lowest value that the output of the sensor can drive The DAC resolution is 16 bits 0 65535 The lowest value corresponds with OmA the highest value corresponds with 25mA The default value for this setting is 10486 which is 4mA High value DAC The highest value that the output of the sensor can drive The default value for this setting is 52428 which is 20mA Error value DAC When an error occurs in the sensor like a failing self test or a EEPROM checksum error the output of the sensor can be driven to a specific error value The default valu
7. e for this setting is 7864 which is 3mA Low limit output The lowest value the sensor can measure normally the 4mA value High limit output The highest value the sensor can measure normally the 20 mA value Direction Normal low limit output is 4mA high limit output is 20mA Reversed low limit output is 20mA high limit output is 4mA Voltage output 0 5V QG65 configurator manual 7 User manual for the QG65 configurator DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM Sw version Wie Serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl Output2 Temperature Settings Sensor Configuration Zero calibration Output 0 5V Output2 0 5V LED s wt Low value DAC Low limit output 60 00 High value DAC High limit output 60 00 Error value DAC Direction NORMAL v Communication OK Edit DAC values To enable changes in the DAC settings Normally this is not necessary Please be carefull when changing these values Low value DAC The lowest value that the output of the sensor can drive The DAC resolution is 16 bits 0 65535 The lowest value corresponds with OV the highest value corresponds with 5V The default value for this setting is 6554 which is 0 5V High value DAC The highest value that the output of the sensor can drive The default value for this setting is 58982 which is 4 5V Error value DAC When an error occurs
8. e of sample hh mm ss ss column3 sample number column4 measurement value output1 column5 measurement value output2 column 6 temperature in degrees C The sample rate is approximately 10 Hz Reads the sensitivity of the internal g sensor This setting is read only Reads the measurement type of the sensor The following measurement types are available Horizontal angle 2 axis Vertical angle 1 axis Acceleration 2 axis This setting is read only With this setting the sign of the measurement value can be reversed With this setting the output range of the measurement value can be switched from 180 180 to 0 360 User manual for the QG65 configurator B Configuration DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD 06H XX CM Sw version ma hare Serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl Temperature Settings PEA Sensor Configuration Zero calibration Output 0 20mA Output2 0 20mA LEL Download configuration from sensor to file Upload configuration from file to sensor Communication OK With this tab page the complete configuration of a sensor can be stored restored to from a file The serial number of the sensor is stored in the file During a restore it is checked that the serial number matched with the configuration file If there is a mismatch the user can choose to upload the configuration to the sensor although
9. in the sensor like a failing self test or a EEPROM checksum error the output of the sensor can be driven to a specific error value The default value for this setting is 3277 which is 0 25V Low limit output The lowest value the sensor can measure normally the 0 5V value High limit output The highest value the sensor can measure normally the 4 5V value Direction Normal low limit output is 0 5V high limit output is 4 5V Reversed low limit output is 4 5V high limit output is 0 5V Voltage output 0 10V QG65 configurator manual 8 User manual for the QG65 configurator DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM SW version Wie Serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl 0 02 Output2 0 01 Temperature 31 c Settings Edit DAC values Lowvalue DAC 6554 Low limit output 60 00 High value DAC High limit output 60 00 Error value DAC Direction NORMAL Communication OK Edit DAC values To enable changes in the DAC settings Normally this is not necessary Please be carefull when changing these values Low value DAC The lowest value that the output of the sensor can drive The DAC resolution is 16 bits 0 65535 The lowest value corresponds with OV the highest value corresponds with 10V The default value for this setting is 6554 which is 1 0V High value DAC The highest value that the output of the sen
10. some settings in the sensor will not be overwritten C Zero calibration or called Center calibration for 1 axis 0 to 360 because it calibrates the 180 point QG65 configurator manual User manual for the QG65 configurator DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM Sw version awe Serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl 0 01 11 99 mA Output2 0 00 12 00 ma Temperature Je Settings Zero calibration Offset outputl 0 20 Offset limit outputl 5 00 Offset output2 1 15 Offset limitoutput2 5 00 Communication OK In this tab page the sensor can be calibrated Zero calibration By pressing this button a zero calibration is started After a few seconds the calibration is done The offset values for output1 and output2 are automatically updated When the new calculated offset is outside limits the old offset is used Offset output1 2 These values are automatically updated by doing a zero calibration Additionally these values can be changed when needed The effect of the new offset can be noticed in the sensor values Offset limit output1 2 During a zero calibration is checked if the new calculated offset is within this limit A limit of 5 00 means that the offset may be between 5 00 and 5 00 When the measurement type is Vertical angle 1 axis this setting is not available D Output1 2 The QG65 sensor
11. sor can drive The default value for this setting is 58982 which is 9 0V Error value DAC When an error occurs in the sensor like a failing self test or a EEPROM checksum error the output of the sensor can be driven to a specific error value The default value for this setting is 3277 which is 0 5V Low limit output The lowest value the sensor can measure normally the 1 0V value High limit output The highest value the sensor can measure normally the 9 0V value Direction Normal low limit output is 1 0V high limit output is 9 0V Reversed low limit output is 9 0V high limit output is 1 0V PWM output QG65 configurator manual 9 User manual for the QG65 configurator DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM Sw version Wie Serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl Temper ature Settings Sensor Configuration Zero calibration Low value PWM Low limit output 30 00 High value PWM High limit output 30 00 Maximum PWM Direction NORMAL v Communication OK Low value PWM The lowest value that the output of the sensor can drive in PWM counts Default is O 0 duty cycle High value PWM The highest value that the output of the sensor can drive in PWM counts Default is Maximum PWM 100 duty cycle Maximum PWM With this parameter the resolution and the frequency of the PWM signal is set The higher the
12. to the QG65 sensor COM1 to COM24 are supported and press the Open button The QG65 configurator will start communicating with the sensor If no sensor is found Communication Error is shown in red in the status bar at the bottom of the window The QG65 sensor communicates at a fixed baud rate of 38400 Baud QG65 configurator manual 2 User manual for the QG65 configurator B Sensor information This part of the window shows some information of the connected sensor The following information is available Device name software version and serial number C Sensor measurement values This part of the window shows the output values of the connected sensor Also the state of the output is shown behind the measured value D Settings In this part of the screen some tab pages are shown where the configuration parameters can be changed Also the sensor configuration can be stored or restored to or from a file 3 Settings The following tab pages are available Sensor Configuration Zero calibration Output1 Output2 and LED s A Sensor DIS sensors by QG65 configurator V1 0 0 2 Device name QG65 MD O6H XX CM SW version E serial number 110933001 Serial port settings Sensor values Outputl Temper ature Settings Sensor Configuration Zero calibration Output1 0 20mA Output2 0 20mA LEL Temp compensation ON Sensitivity Temperature offset 6 Meas type Filter time J X direction NORMAL v
13. v Colour GREEN Communication OK When the QG65 sensor is provided with LED s the behaviour of the LED s can be changed with the settings on this tab page When no LED s are mounted this tab page can be ignored When the sensor value is between limits the colour of the LED is steady GREEN When an alarm condition is reached the LED can change colour and or start flashing LED1 is the LED next to the connector LED2 is the LED opposite to the connector Function OFF the LED will always be steady GREEN OUTPUT1 ALARM the LED will show the state of output1 OUTPUT2 ALARM the LED will show the state of output2 OUTPUT1 2 ALARM the LED will show the state of both output1 and output2 Flashing When an alarm condition is reached the LED will start flashing The flashing frequency can be set to the following values NO FLASHING the LED will be steady SLOW FLASHING the LED will flash 1x per second MEDIUM FLASING the LED will flash 3x per second FAST FLASHING the LED will flash 5x per second Colour GREEN in an alarm condition the LED will flash GREEN RED GREEN in an alarm condition the LED will flash RED and GREEN RED in an alarm condition the LED will flash RED QG65 configurator manual 12 User manual for the QG65 configurator 4 Specification Supported Operating Systems Windows NT Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 To use the QG65 configurator utility at least one free serial port COM is needed
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