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1. su High Speed Pulse Output Configuration 1 High Speed Pulse Rate User Scaleable Pulse Output Configuration User Scaleable Pulse Rate z Read Firmware Version sc COM LED Function LOCKED Setting Lock LOCKEN Setting Lock Enabled GINFO Gauge Model and Serial Number ETHERNET Ethernet Enabled MACID Ethernet Hardware ID DECP DHCP Enable Disable Hostname IPADDR IP Address IPDEFGH Default Gateway Address IPNETMSK Netmask TF Final Length Mode TE Text Output Mode v Read One Line of Measurement Data Binary Output Mode Configurable Text Output Mode Read One Line of TT Data Stop Real time Output AUTO232 RS 232 Power On Data Transmission Mode AUTO422 RS 422 Power On Data Transmission Mode AUTOUDP UDP Power On Data Transmission Mode AUTOADDR UDP Power On Data Destination IP Address AUTOPORT UDP Power On Data Destination Port Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 166 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Ethernet Communication The LS8000 3 has an optional Ethernet port that can be used to collect data and configure settings Measurement data and configuration settings are available over both the TCP and UDP protocols For ease of use the LS8000 can act as a DHCP client automatically obtaining a network IP address from a DHCP server Also it supports host name advertis
2. The switch can be configured for either Light Operate or Dark Operate When in Light Operate mode the switch will output a voltage high when there is not an object blocking the beam and when in Dark Operate mode the switch will output a voltage high when there is an object blocking the beam Also the switch should be configured for Super High Speed SHS mode in order to minimize latency Optical Switch Mode LS8000 3 Material Present Mode Light Operate External Active Low Dark Operate External Active High Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 460221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 When the product enters the measurement area and triggers the switch the Material Present signal should activate This causes the LS8000 3 to start counting length at 0 When the product leaves the measurement area and the Material Present signal deactivates the LS8000 3 will calculate the final length and the measurement is complete If in Final Length mode the LS8000 3 will transmit the Final Length over the serial Ethernet ports Dual Switch Configuration Two optical switches can be connected in parallel in order to further increase the precision of part length measurements This configuration is typically used on discrete part measurements that are long and have a very tight length specification The LS8000 3 repeatabi
3. Precision Measurement amp Control Systems LaserS peed LS 8000 3 INSTRUCTION HANDBOOK installation setup and technical reference for qualified personnel only www betalasermike com Manual Part Number 93463 Manual Drawing Number 0921 01561 English Revision As Copyright Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Contents Prectso weatuveneni a systems Declaration of Conformity For products which fall under the scope of the Low Voltage Directive and the EMC Directive The route to Compliance with the EMC directive was the Standards route Manufacturer s Nam Beta LascrMike USA Manufacturer s Addres 8001 Technology Blvd Dayton Ohio 45424 USA European Representative Bota LaserMike Limi European Representative Address Stirling Road Cressex Business Park High Wyoombe Buckinghamshire HPI2 UK Equipment LaserSpeed 154000 LS8000 3 Spced and Length Measurement System Beginning Serial Number 34 07 1019 Standards Applied EN 61000 6 4 2001 EN 61000 6 2 2001 Low Voltage Standards Applied EN 61010 1 2001 Limitations as to Use Heavy Industrial Environment We the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to Directives 89 336 Industrial EMC and 72 23 EEC Low Voltage Manufacturer European Legal Representativ Signatur Signature Full
4. Index Pulse Output Function lt CR gt Read Response Format lt N gt lt N gt lt CR gt Set N is an integer specifying the function of the Index Pulse output This command reconfigures the Index Pulse Output to be a status output Value Index Pulse Output Function 0 Default Index OPR Pulse Output Material Present Output Valid Measurement Output QF Pulse Output QF Warning Output Shutter Open Laser On System Ready Thermostat Output on 40C off 35C Light Stack Green Length Threshold A 5 Material Present Output This output reflects the Material Present status It is the same as the Material Present bit in the status word of the serial output data Voltage High Material is present Voltage Low Material is not present Valid Measurement Output This output indicates if the gauge is making valid measurements The output is the same as the Valid LED on the gauge Voltage High Valid Measurements are being made Voltage Low No measurements are being made QF Pulse Output This output is a frequency output that indicates the current Quality Factor A frequency of 100Hz indicates a QF of 0 and a frequency of 1kHz indicates a QF of 15 The frequency of the output increases by 60Hz with each increase of 1 in the QF 100 160 220 280 340 940 1000 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 140 of 221 Revision A Se
5. WHICH MUST BE ORDERED SEPARATELY AND ATTACHED BEFORE OPERATION S 7 B 9 t S STANDOFF DISTANCE amp DEPTH OF FIELD DIM DIM B MODEL STANDOFF DIST DEPTH OF FIELD 158000 30 225 in 672 mm 20 in 60 mm LS8000 310E 38 3 in 972 mm 3 9 in 100 mm 158000 315 5791 1472 79 200 mm LS8000 320E 77 6 in 1972 mm 7 8 in 200 mm 158000 325 97 3 in 2472 mm 79 in 200 mm 1S8000 330E 117 0 in 2972 mm 7 8 in 200 mm Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 192 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings CENTER MOUNT OPTION E 38 EIC sanas _ vues M sitas sera 238 5871 amos 4 oS exceveune secs 8 isma 4 p aopa a MOUNTNG STRUCTURE Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 193 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings MUUNT LP TUN Em
6. ax me 1100284 0 00 0 0 DONT USE AUGE LENG REQUIREMENTS FOR COOLING FOR AMBIENT TEMP gt 45 C 113 F GAUGE MODEL DMENSION A 158000305 800 2032 m FLOWRATE 2SCFMTYPICAL TYPICAL ee PRESSURE LESS THAN 1081 LESS THAN 70 KPA 058007300 8002032 58000 70 8001337 FLOWRATE OAGPMTYPICAL 4 5 LIMIN TYPICAL 158000315 800122851 PRESSURE LESS THAN30PSI LESS THAN 207 158000320 510122851 COOLANT TEMP 113F cibis ep Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 190 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix A LS8000 3 Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Air Wipe Quick Change Window optional Air Fitting 1 4 Brass Barb 1 8 NPT Threads Air Quality ISO 8573 1 Class 1 Particle Class 1 Oil 02 40 in 60 96 mm Ee 335m 84 96 Turn Thumbscrew Counter Clockwise to remove Quick Change Window 3 80 in 96 49 mm 9 1 0 19 in 14 78 mm Alternate Air Fitting Location Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 191 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings y Ce A REQUIRES AIR PURGE OR AIR WIPE
7. Input power to the equipment is of direct current type designated by the symbol on equipment housing and shown below Reference IEC 60417 5031 The equipment contains a slow blow type fuse to protect against input power overloads and is not user replaceable Intended Use If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page9d 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Safety Information Laser Classification The Model LS8000 3 Non contact Length and Speed Gauge Model LS8000 3 is classified as a laser device This category contains infrared and visible laser devices with powers up to 500 mW The optical gauge in the system uses a 50 mW solid state laser device operating between 760 and e 800 nm near infrared region of the spectrum A class product must have the following safety features A 5 second delay after power up before laser radiation is emitted from the gauge An indicator light to inform personnel near the gauge that laser radiation is being emitted Amechanical device to physically block the laser beam from exiting the gauge An interlock circuit to shut off the laser when the circuit is opened Allhazards must be properly identified with warning labels These basic safety features are incorporated to pro
8. J _ _ ms EAST rouno 21 T m m unm VEN CAUTION ey 7 sem RUNS INTO AND OUT OF SHEET custoven MOUNTING SURFACE Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 194 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings MOUNT OPTION ATTACH GROUND 7 manm D 5 gt o H 9 800 032 I 398 1012 3 50 68 9 487238 1 B MATERIAL RUNS INTO AND OUT OF SHEET 4 74 120 4 H E customer supeueo MOUNTING SURFACE Patt No 3463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 195 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings LS8000 E WITH AIR WIPE SEE TABLE 551140 CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR WINDOW 9 2 14 NPT DRAIN PLUGGED aie NPT 0 ARINLET COMPRESSED AIR FILTERED AND DRIED INSTRUMENT GRADE 180 8573 1 Class 1 Particle Class 1 Oil 2 15 PSI 0 1 1 0 BAR 5 SCFM MAX 1416 LIMIN
9. RS 422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host RS 422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 RS 422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial Analog Output Voltage Analog Output Ground Measurement Synchronization Input Measurement Synchronization Input RS 422 Transmit and Receive Pins 1 4 These pins comprise the RS 422 interface port The RS 422 communications port can be used at speeds up to 230kBaud over long distances The transmission cable should be a shielded twisted pair cable RS 422 uses balanced pairs for both transmission and reception so the lines for the Transmit and Receive pairs should be paired as shown To minimize reflections the transmit lines from the gauge should be terminated with a resistor matching the characteristic impedance of the cable 100Q as shown below The cable shield or drain wire should be attached to the chassis ground at both ends of the cable At the gauge end a DB9 connector with a metal backshell should be used and the cable shield should be terminated to the backshell The cable jacket should be suitable for the environment to which the cable will be exposed Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page S6of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Cable Jacket TT Pin 3
10. The COMM light will blink n times when the gauge is power up to indicate the BAUD rate the gauge is set to The Valid light will be off during the power up sequence if the number of date bits parity and number of stop bit is set to 7 n 2 and on during power sequence when set to 8 n 1 Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 113 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Middle line of Chart Recorder Screen shows the program control line Window Once the Graphing Monitor and Length windows have been opened Window allows 3 Length Mode switching between each window Help Brings up the about LaserTrak screen The About screen shows the Date part number and software version number of the software Chart Recorder Toolbar The Chart Recorder graphs the velocity and quality factor data acquired from the LaserSpeed gauge The Tool bar functions allow the user to configure the graph for each application gt Wt QQ a SR gt Resumes tracking or makes the graph active again If the arrow is greyed out the graph will not scroll Click on the arrow to make the graph active The arrow will turn green the active scrolling is enable I Freezes the graph but the software continues to acquire data use resume to make graph active again Axis scroll control Allows the cursor to grab the axis increase or d
11. justas you wore connected to RS 232 or RS 422 terminal Telnet s9000 test BEI il Manually Configured IP Address To manually assign an IP Address disable DHCP then set the IP Address This can be done with LaserTrak or by entering commands over the RS 232 or RS 422 ports If you are using a LAN contact your system administrator to reserve an IP Address or a block of addresses for use with instrumentation Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 170 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Configuring the IP Address with LaserTrak femur D _ UTER xcee Jum Configuring the IP Address with HyperTerminal TE ie CH Traitor os a 8 192 168 10 246 e Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 17197221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Ping ICMP The LS8000 will respond to Ping ICMP messages This is an easy way to check the Ethernet connection and can be done by any computer on the network Ping Example using Manual IP Address DHCP Disabled Address 192 168 10 246 1 Start gt Run 2 Type and click OK ffi e 3 At the command prompt type
12. Graph Options Tools Menu Reset Graph to Defaults Resets all the graph parameters to factory 1 Tools Window Help default settings Use this when Reset Graph To Defaults the graph is not working v Update Max Min Velocity correctly and you want to go back to a know operation Enable Vertical Tracking On Start condition Unlock Update Max Min Velocity when checked the Vel Min IV and the o Vel Max IV will be automatically updated If unchecked these of LaserSpeed Configuration Criss two parameters will not be Program Settings automatically updated butcan be manually updated by pushing the Update Min Max Button next to the Start Readings button Search For LaserSpeed Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 102 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Enable Vertical Tracking on Start When Checked autoscaling on the the vertical axis will automatically be turned on each time the Start Readings button is pressed Unlock Unlocks the Factory Setting TET Window Help ea EN or the Terminal Assist Factory 4 Staph Te Defauts Settings and Terminal Assist both password protected The MECZEM Dios E Factory Setting should only be accessed by authorized qj SeachForleseSpeed personnel Terminal Assist can Vasers Cas be used to manually send 1l commands like wh
13. Note This setting will take effect after a power cycle Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1510221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication NAME Hostname NAME CR Read Response Format N NAME lt NAME gt lt CR gt Set lt NAME gt is a user selectable name that you can assign to the LS8000 3 and can be up to 30 characters long When the DHCP option is enabled the LS8000 3 will advertise its name with the DHCP server The DHCP server can then register the name with the local DNS server If the network supports this feature the gauge will then become addressable by this name For compatibility with networking systems the host names should conform to the restrictions described in RFC 1035 They must start with a letter end with a letter or digit and have as interior characters only letters digits and hyphen Host names are not case sensitive This feature allows you to connect an LS8000 3 to a network and then address it by a text name instead of having to know the IP Address For example the LS8000 3 is connected to a network with DHCP enabled and the Hostname is set to 114 42 1 You should be able to go to a command prompt and type ping line42 laser and see responses from the LS8000 3 Or you can type telnet 1 42 1 then type commands just as you would over the RS 232 or RS 422 port Note
14. Save Recipe File Stores a recipe file that contains all the current operating parameters of the gauge Save Graph Stores the data displayed in the graph a picture of the graph or the current graph configuration Print prints a copy of the current screen that is being displayed Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 101 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Data Storage Options allows data ElDataStorageOptions acquired from the gauge to be stored in a file to be recalled later back into LaserTrak or imported into Save Data Automatically Take Data on Program Starup an Excel work sheet The path and File Name file name can be selected by IIIS pushing the browser button r3 When Save Data is selected erem or LaserTrak will save all the data to the file listed in File Name The Run Number will be appended to the file name Each time new data is saved LimitLogTo 0 the Run Number will automatically X Y be incremented by 1 Data is saved starting when the Start Readings button is clicked and stopping when the Stop Readings button is clicked Exit will exit the program and save current program settings View Allow the Graph Info and Graph Options to be Took turned on or off The check mark turns on the n Graph Info option
15. ping 192 168 10 246 ENTER or use the IP Address you assigned C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Herosoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 KC Copyright 1985 2001 Microsoft Corp 192 168 10 246 Pinging 192 168 10 246 with 32 bytes cf data Reply fron 192 168 19 246 bytes 32 time sms TTL 64 Ping statistics for 192 168 10 Packets Sent 3 Receive pproximate round trip times 1 Minimum 3ns Maximum 31s Average Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 172 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication TCP Communications The LS8000 3 accepts TCP Transfer Control Protocol connections on port 23 Telnet and port 1002 The Telnet port Port 23 can be used by a telnet client such as the one included with Windows to manually type commands On this port commands can be sent a single character at a time and must be terminated with a carriage return Port 1002 is designed to interface to a computer or PLC This port accepts whole commands not a single character at a time and does not require a carriage return at the end of each command The commands entered on the Telnet port are identical to the RS 232 RS 422 commands See the Communication Protocol section for a complete listing of commands UDP Communications UDP is a connectionless protocol that has much less overhead than TCP This allows a much higher data rate
16. Description 1 RS 422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host RS 422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host RS 422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 RS 422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial Analog Output Voltage Analog Output Ground Measurement Synchronization Input Measurement Synchronization Input LS8000 3 M12 Connector Pinout Pin Description 1 Ethernet TX from LS8000 3 to host switch 2 Ethernet RX from host switch to LS8000 3 3 Ethernet TX from LS8000 3 to host switch 4 Ethernet RX from host switch to LS8000 3 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 27 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System LS8000 3E LS8000 3X Connector Pinout The LS8000 3E LS8000 3X cables have a circular 39 pin military connector on the gauge end and a DB37 connector on the opposite end The pinouts of both connectors are listed below Pins 21 and 23 of the circular connector are not internally connected The 39 pin military connector is internally connected to the LS8000 3 DB25 DB9 and M12 connectors These connections are listed in the following table LS8000 3E X Circular Connector DB37 Cable Connector Pin Locations Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 280221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpee
17. Example Data 000023 011 15 lt CR gt 000023 012 15 lt CR gt 000023 011 15 lt CR gt To remove the gauge from this mode send a lt cR gt or send lt CR gt Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1540221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Text Output Mode TE lt CR gt Data Output Command Data Format L V QF ST This command places the LS8000 3 into Text Output Mode This mode only affects the communication port over which the command is sent For example if the command is sent over RS 232 only the RS 232 port will transmit measurement data the RS 422 and Ethernet ports will not change operation The LS8000 3 will output a serial message at an interval determined by the User Update Rate setting This rate can vary from 1ms to 2 047s If using a fast update rate it may not be possible to transmit every reading at lower baud rates Refer to the Real Time Data Timing Considerations section for details The measurement data is a comma delimited list of the current measurement data outputs The response string is always 28 characters All fields are zero padded to form a constant length string Format LLLLLLLLL VVVVVVVVV OF ST lt CR gt 89012345678 Value Format Description Examples 12 Integerx 1000 CurrentLength 000001209 1 209 Signed 000000342 lt 0 342 y
18. Lower Tolerance 25 Upper Tolerance Samples 278 Velocity 10099 78 Mean 16495 Std Dev 0 0149 Min Length Read 164210 Dev From Mean 0 0700 Length Read 16 6020 2 Dev From Mean 1 0315 Ignore if Below allows the user to reject measurements below this threshold Ignore if Above allows the user to reject measurements above this threshold Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 119 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Lower Tolerance allows the user to alarm on measurements below this threshold Upper Tolerance allows the user to alarm on measurements above this threshold of Samples indicates how many samples are used in the calculations Velocity displays the speed of the parts being measured Mean shows the mean statistic of all lengths included in the measurement Std Dev is the standard deviation of all parts included in the measurement Min Length Read displays the shortest length measured Dev from Mean displays the percent of deviation of the shortest length from the mean Max Length Read displays the longest length measured Dev from Mean displays the percent of deviation of the longest length from the mean Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 120 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication RS 232 RS 422 Communicat
19. Valid Thermostat Output 0825 0837 9 Set User Scaleable Pulse Output Configuration to either DB25 DB37 6 5 24V depending on Pulse System Ready Thermostat Output or User Input Voltage Valid Thermostat Output The Thermostat Output turns on voltage high when the internal gauge temperature rises above 40 C and turns off when the internal gauge decreases below 35 C The output can be connected to an electrically operated valve as shown Laserspeed 25 07 Pin Connector On index Puse Pin22 24VDC Power Supply Siate Relay bu i 13 I uiv Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 30221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Index Pulse amp Length Thresholds The Index Pulse and Length Thresholds can be used to control a cutter and provide pre cut queues to the process control system so for example the line can be slowed prior to a cut The Index Pulse is configured to trigger at a specified length interval and the Length Thresholds can be configured to trigger at preset lengths before the Index Pulse triggers The Length Threshold outputs remain high until the Index Pulse triggers and resets The index pulse automatically resets the Length Threshold outputs no
20. 3 DHCP Enabled Disabled 1 either 1 or 0 4 Gauge Model Varies Text String 5 Serial Number Varies Text String 6 Host Name Varies Text String 7 Boot Loader Revision Varies Text String 8 Software Revision Varies Text String 9 Firmware Revision Varies Text String 10 Web Server Revision Varies Text String others Reserved Discovery Beacon Response Format Protocol UDP Broadcast Source Port 10003 Destination Port Same as Discovery Beacon The device response format is a UDP message to the same port from which the discovery beacon originated The response consists of a version string followed by a list of values in response to the list identifiers in the beacon message Each response consists of three parts the identifier the length of the value in bytes and the value This sequence is repeated for each value Message Byte 1 12 13 14 15 TEES vs 12 escis to vauemy length value iain value n The last byte of the value is followed immediately by the next identifier Identifier bytes that are 0 are padding and should be ignored Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 177 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication UDP Discovery Beacon Example This example shows the transmission of a Discovery Beacon followed by respons
21. 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page Hof 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DB25 Connector The 25 pin interface port contains pins which deliver the quadrature pulse outputs RS 232 serial communications safety interlock signals and the 24 V supply required to power the gauge Several inputs are available for operation of the instrument The connector is a standard 25 Pin male D Sub connector The connector is shown below looking at the gauge s rear panel with the gauge base plate down Pin Description RS232 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host RS232 Receive from host to LS8000 3 Phase A True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers Phase A False User Scaleable 5 24V Output Phase A False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers Phase B True User Scaleable 5 24V Output Phase B True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers Phase B False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 9 Phase B False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 10 Material Present Input 5 24V Input 11 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 12 Power Ground for 24V Input 13 Power Ground for 24V Input 14 Measurement Direction Input 5 24V Input 15 Phase A True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 16 Laser interlock Connect to Signal Ground to Turn On Laser e s gt 17 Shutter Control Connect to Sig
22. Changing this setting after an address has been acquired using DHCP may confuse the DHCP DNS server The server s DNS cache may have to be reset to clear the error IPADDR IP Address IPADDR CR Read Response Format IPADDR lt N gt lt CR gt IPADDR XXX XXX XXX XXX CR Set Where lt gt is an IP Address such as 192 168 10 246 This command can be used manually set the IP Address or to read back the IP Address assigned by the DHCP server If the DHCP option is enabled the value stored for this setting is ignored and the IP Address read from the DHCP server is returned If there was an error contacting the DHCP server then the IP Address is returned as 0 0 0 0 If DHCP is disabled then this command is used to manually set the IP Address Example DHCP disabled To set the IP Address Command IPADDR 192 168 0 213 CR and then read it back Command IPADDR lt CR gt Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 152 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Response IPADDR 192 168 0 213 CR This setting can be disregarded if the Ethernet option is not installed Note This setting will take effect after a power cycle IPDEFGW Default Gateway Address IPDEFGW CR Read Response Format DEFGW lt N gt lt CR gt IPDEFGW XXX XXX XXX XXX gt lt CR gt Set Where
23. Check the gauge temperature and connect coolant lines if required 4 Ring out the cable to make sure it isn t damaged Result D The gauge emits only one laser beam 1 Contact Beta LaserMike for assistance 1 Inspect the environmental conditions at the measurement area 2 Check the operating conditions of the compressed air utilities 3 If using a beam path air purge check the clean make up air duct for any damage holes and tears that may be drawing in contaminated make up air from the mill environment 4 Install proper beam path air purge and or air wiping air knife system to keep optical beam path and measured surface clear and clean Valid LED is not illuminated Incorrect sensor orientation Rotate the sensor so that it matches the diagram in the Aligning the Gauge section Valid Data LED is flickering ON and OFF Dirty quick change window 1 Check the quick change window for contamination 2 Clean or exchange quick change Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 210 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Environmental Conditions i e roll coolant or coolant mist spray and fume are adversely affecting the measurement Measured material is moving in and out of the measurement region window 1 Inspect the environmental conditions at the measurement
24. Material Present and valid velocity data When material enters the measurement volume the system determines the time between the Material Present signal and the first valid data If the time is less than or equal to the validation time limit selectable via LaserTrak or G command then the start up length correction is calculated and a length measurement is lized If the time between the Material Present signal and the first valid velocity data is longer than the validation limit then the length calculation is aborted and an error or fault is sent This error is sent by setting the length output either in continuous output mode or Final Length Mode to all 9 s Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 32 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Starting Ending Length Correction The Validation Time Limit feature is used because the Material Present signal tells the gauge that material is indeed moving through the measurement zone If valid velocity measurements cannot be made then a small amount of length will not be accumulated which in turn will cause a length error This may or may not be a problem depending on the velocity of the material when it passes through the measurement volume during this time The start up length correction is executed to obtain a more accurate length reading Each measurement update is divided into small subintervals When the Mate
25. Part Numbers 85321 and 85322 do not have power supplies so they have lower profiles Interface Feature Part Number 158000 3 RS 232 RS 422 Ethernet Power DB37F DB9F DB9M RJ45 Supply 85321 85322 E E 85323 85324 RJ45 ETHERNET TERMINAL BLOCK TERMINAL BLOCK DB37 F TERMINAL BLOCK POWER SUPPLY 2 In this table an F suffix indicates a Female connector and an M suffix indicates a Male connector Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 680221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Breakout Assembly Pinouts The pinouts for the breakout assembly connectors are listed below Because the LaserSpeed cable connects directly to the DB25 DB37 cable the pinout for this connector is identical to the gauge cable pinout See the Connecting to Outputs section for details RS 232 Connector This Female DB9 connector can be connected to any PC serial port using a straight through serial cable with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end A null modem is not required Pin Description DB25 DB37 Pin 2 RS 232 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 1 3 RS 232 Receive from host to LS8000 3 2 5 Signal Ground 19 RS 422 Connector This Male DB9
26. Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System for more details When mounting the gauge be aware of the environment in which the gauge is operating Steam mist coolant on the material ambient temperature scale and slag may all affect the performance of the gauge These environmental conditions may need to be modified as mentioned above in order to maximize the performance of the gauge Mounting Location When mounting the gauge over the _ material be sure the gauge is not directly over a roller or some other device If the laser beam from the gauge strikes an object it may detect a false Material Present In this case the gauge ae will not be able to detect when the actual material is notin the measurement volume TM 2 1 PASSLINE A device that captures most of the laser light is called a beam dump and may be Fokus required see figure A suitable beam Erie dump is a large diameter pipe 150 millimeters 6 inches or larger angled 22 55 at 45 from the laser beams A rusty p pipe is an excellent beam dump If scale J can deposit in the base of the beam dump the pipe may need to be cleaned 4 periodically to prevent false Material A Present readings The beam dump should be far enough from the gauge that it cannot be measured A good guideline is to place the beam dump at least double the standoff distance from the gauge Beam Dump Op
27. and if the velocity is negative Phase B will lead Phase A rising edge For more information on the direction input see Operational Inputs Phase A True Phase A False Phase B True Phase B False Typical Full Quadrature Pulse Train with Positive Velocity Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 390221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Phase A True Phase A False Phase B True Phase B False Typical Full Quadrature Pulse Train with Negative Velocity Note If excessive or erratic counts are noticed the main cause is usually improper termination of the pulse signals It is recommended you look at the signals while connected to the external counter with an oscilloscope to determine if excessive ringing or rounding of the pulse train is present A 1000 resistor can be used between true and false signals for differential output Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 400221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LasermMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Quadrature Outputs at Extremely Low Pulse Frequencies Note This section only applies to the puls
28. equivaler M GND The High Speed Pulse Output can be reconfigured to output several different status outputs using the High Speed Pulse Output Configuration setting See the Configuration Settings section for details Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 37 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 User Scaleable Pulse Output Pins 15 4 6 8 This pulse output is a user defined 5 24V voltage output with output rates up to 250 kHz The output voltage is derived from the User Vin input The pulse outputs are opto isolated signals with a voltage level determined by the voltage supplied on Pin 20 referenced to User Ground pin 11 19 or 21 An isolated TTL level signal 3 7 5V will be supplied if no external voltage is connected The output drivers can handle from 5 to 24 VDC The external supply requirements are 5 24 volts DC at 300 mA The Low Speed Pulse Output can be reconfigured to output several different status outputs using the Low Speed Pulse Output Configuration setting See the Configuration Settings section for details Differential vs Single Ended Pulse Outputs The LS8000 3 Pulse Outputs are available as both differential and single ended outputs Using a counter with differential inputs will provide the best noise immunity so Beta LaserMike recommends that the outputs are used in this configuration Unfortunately many c
29. is not enough time to send each reading some readings will be dropped To correct this problem 1 Change the User Update Rate to output data less often 2 Switch to a faster baud rate LaserTrak detects gauge on the wrong com port Computer has virtual serial ports or a modem 1 Ifusing LaserTrak 4 Disable the virtual User Software sometimes creates virtual com ports that LaserTrak searches for a LaserSpeed gauge 1 Cancel the Find LaserSpeed Gauges screen if it appears when Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 206 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide serial ports 2 If using LaserTrak 3 x you start LaserTrak 2 When LaserTrak starts under the Tools menu click Program Settings 3 Place check marks next to only the serial ports that should be searched usually only COMI Check data COMM LED to determine the correct baud rate 2 Start LaserTrak but do not push the search button Push the OK button 3 Goo Configuration then to Communication 4 Adjustto the correct baud rate at the real physical existing com port usually COM1 and press OK 5 Push the read button to read the configuration 6 Start the visualisation and check that the time on the right upper corner is running correctly aw OF 1 Start HyperTerminal and connect to the COM port on whic
30. it will start transmitting data again as configured If configured for KEEP mode then the gauge will remember what type of data it was last transmitting and will resume transmitting that same type of data when powered on again For details about the format of the output data see the descriptions of the various data output modes described previously in this section Value Description OFF Default Outputs nothing at power on and waits for commands TE Outputs Text Data TE mode data at power on TF Outputs Final Length Data TF mode data at power on Each time Material Present is lost the measured length will be output Outputs Configurable Text Output TT mode data at power on Outputs Binary Output TB mode data at power on KEEP Resumes transmitting data at power on in the same format as was being transmitted before power down The commands be used to manually change the output mode Before enabling automatic transmission over UDP configure the AUTOADDR and AUTOPORT settings to have the gauge send the UDP messages to the correct address and port number All real time UDP data messages will be transmitted from local port 1002 to the remote port set in the AUTOPORT setting If the remote host does not have a socket open to receive UDP messages on this port the host may transmit ICMP Destination Unreachable messages back to the gauge These me
31. lt XXX XXX XXX XXX gt is an IP Address such as 192 168 10 246 This command can be used manually set the IP Address of the Default Gateway or to read back the IP Address assigned by the DHCP server If the DHCP option is enabled the value stored for this setting is ignored and the IP Address read from the DHCP server is returned If there was an error contacting the DHCP server then the IP Address is returned as 0 0 0 0 If DHCP is disabled then this command is used to manually set the Default Gateway Address Example DHCP disabled To set the Default Gateway Address Command 1PDEFGW 192 168 0 213 CR and then read it back Command IPDEFGW CR Response IPDEFGW 192 168 0 213 lt CR gt This setting can be disregarded if the Ethernet option is not installed Note This setting will take effect after a power cycle Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1530221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication IPNETMSK Netmask IPNETMSK lt CR gt Read Response Format IPNETMSK lt N gt lt CR gt Set IPNETMSK XXX XXX XXX XXX CR Where xxx Xxx xxx xxx is the netmask formatted as an IP Address such as 192 168 10 255 This command can be used manually set the netmask or to read back the value assigned by the DHCP server If the DHCP option is enabled the value stored for this setting is ignored and th
32. 01561 Page 199 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix C LS8000X Dimensions amp Installation Drawings i B TIGHTEN CABLE CONNECTOR UNTIL YELLOW LINE ISNOT VISIBLE SHOWN WITHOUT BELLOWS FOR CLARITY USE 4X 1 220 OR M12 SCREWS NOT INCLUDED 20 00 508 0 26 60 6757 SEE DETALA oo S 158758 FASTEN AIR PURGE TUBE WITH HOSE CLAMP ES AIR PURGE TUBE 558 INCLUDED 58 mS 337 857 Boss ma 0348 8 4 250 635 Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 200 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix C LS8000X Dimensions amp Installation Drawings TO OFEN DOOR p wax mus MARE Ue AR PORT Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 201 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix D Supply Voltage Requirements Appendix D Supply Voltage Requirements The LS8000 3 gauge requires a supply voltage of 20 to 28 Volts DC at the gauge Because the gauge can draw over 2A of current Voltage drop across long cable distances may be a problem The LS8000 3 normally only demands this high current just after power on or when the ambient temperature is near the upper limit This is when the gauge is cooling the internal optical components with the m
33. 1002 In the example below note that the TE command from the host is sent to port 1001 but data from the LS8000 3 is sent from port 1002 The LS8000 3 sends real time data from local port 1002 to remote port 1002 in response to a TE command Command Protocol UDP Source Port 2500 Destination Port 1001 Data 2 000006616 1000146766 15 63 Ins 1 TE Ls Protocol UDP Source Port 1002 Destination Port 1002 Data 26 000146414 15 63 Host Protocol UDP Source Port 1002 Destination Port 1002 Protocol UDP Source Port 1002 Destination Port 1002 LS8000 Time between messages is the User Data Update Rate Protocol UDP 5 000006645 000142311 15 63 Source Port 1002 Destination Port 1002 e e Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 175 of 221 Reaision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication UDP Discovery Beacon The LS8000 3 supports a protocol that allows a host to find all LaserSpeed gauges connected to a network This protocol is initiated by a host sending a UDP broadcast message referred to as a Discovery Beacon Each LaserSpeed that receives the message will respond to it The discovery beacon has a configurable format that specifies what information should be in the response message The message is composed of a list of identifiers each one specifying a value
34. 153 micro v 41 2a 30 30 0 0 2 183VA 00 Model Number Value 5 Serial Number 0000 0010 0020 0030 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 00 0 39 ff ff f9 00 13 09 72 65 5 00 50 oa 53 39 30 so so 2a 53 0 33 4 16 71590002303 E 22 Length Model Number 35 30 30 2d 36 37 38 06 33 30 2e 20 62 6 6f 2e 30 08 i1 30 2e 30 2e 04 4e 6f 6e Bytes 05 oa 31 32 za 33 34 za s 35 7 58 Meaning 5 16 12 34 5675 m 2 Identiter Length m Serial Number Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 182 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Value 6 Host Name 0000 ff 08 0010 98 0 0020 ff c 0030 64 1 04 0040 02 04 0050 30 2d 9 3 0060 36 07 5678 LINE ls 0070 20 20 3 bootloader vl 0080 2e 72 6 20 76 0 0 micro v 0090 30 6 41 2a 30 30 0 L83VA 00 0080 94 Bytes Hex 06 06 4 49 4e 45 32 33 meaning UNEZS A TX Identiter Length Y Host Name 19 Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 183 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Specifications Specif
35. 192 168 10 246 and 192 168 10 247 are similar E ORINOCO Card Capturing Wireshark 5283 Go Capture Analyze B Bw a z E 3ae anmiams Eiter Jud 10003 udp stepot 10003 Expression Clear Apply Destination Info Frame 5 166 bytes on wire 168 bytes captured Ethernet 11 src recchegi s1 bf ff 00 50 ff Ost Broadcast Cffiffiffiffiffiff s Internet Protocol sre 192 168 10 232 197 168 10 252 Dst 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 User Datagram Protocol Src port 10003 10001 Ost Port 2461 2461 Source port 10003 10003 Destination port 2461 2461 Length 132 towns es TERZTUUDIO ms 5 Q0 38 fo 79 00 00 30 11 bd br co ab 2 TE ff 27 13 09 9d 00 54 a2 lt ORINOCO Card ive capture m progress gt Fe CADOGINE T KenLOCA Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 179 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication The highlighted section of the UDP message is shown above The first part of a beacon response highlighted indicates the protocol revision 9900 ff ff 00 50 c2 51 bf ff 08 00 45 00 0010 9 00 00 40 11 bd b7 c0 a8 fc f 0020 27 13 09 9d 00 84 a2 a4 9030 01 04 c0 Ja p 0040 02 06 00 50 c2 51 bf 03 01 00 04 4c 53 m 18 0050 30 3
36. 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 202 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix D Supply Voltage Requirements In order to deliver at least 20 volts to the LS8000 3 your power supply will need to be greater than 28 2 volts The supply should not be higher than 30VDC or damage may occur Quad Conductor Supply If you are using four conductors two supply two return wires the following table will help you determine your total voltage drop across the cable Wire Size Wire Size Voltage Drop per Foot Voltage Drop per Meter awe 82 0 2 0A 26 0 129 0 082 0 27 24 0 205 0 051 0 17 22 0 326 0 032 0 11 20 0 518 0 020 0 067 18 0 823 0 013 0 042 16 131 0 008 0 026 14 2 08 0 005 0 017 12 331 0 0032 0 010 Example Your power supply is 200 feet 61 meters away from the LS8000 3 gauge You are using two 20 AWG wires to supply power to pin 24 and 25 and two 20 AWG wire as a ground connected to pins 12 and 13 Your voltage drop in the cable will be Voltage Drop Feet Voltage Drop Foot 200 020 4 volts In order to deliver at least 20 volts to the LS8000 3 your power supply will need to be at least 24 volts Note All Beta LaserMike supplied cables have connections for quad conductor supply In order to take advantage of all conductors you need to be sure to supply power to both pins 24 and 25 and tie the two
37. Bit The COMM LED indicates the baud rate for each port 4 times Each series of blinks is separated by a pause of a few seconds The RS 232 baud rate is indicated by blinking Orange and the RS 422 baud rate is indicated by blinking Blue Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 123 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication For example if the RS 232 port is configured for 38 4kBaud 7N2 and the RS 422 baud rate is set to 115 2k 8N1 the COMM light will blink 4 sets of 4 Orange blinks with the Valid LED turned OFF followed by 4 sets of 2 Blue blinks with the valid LED turned ON Automatic Baud Rate Detection The LS8000 3 can automatically detect the baud rate and framing that you are using during the first 20 seconds after power is applied to the gauge This is to make it possible to recover if you set the baud rate to a rate too high for your PC to support or if the RS 232 baud rate is too high for the length of cable you are using The Autobaud feature operates on both the RS 232 and RS 422 serial ports independently At power on the LS8000 3 loads the Baud Rate amp Framing settings for the RS 232 and RS 422 serial ports from non volatile memory and listens for commands For the first 20 seconds after power on the serial port is monitored for activity and the baud rate is measured If a carriage return hex 0 is received during t
38. Chart Recorder screen will acquire Speed Length Quality Factor and Status data from the LaserSpeed gauge and display it The Speed and Quality Factor will be displayed graphically and the Length and Status information will be displayed in a table format Press the Start Readings button to acquire data from the gauge The Start Readings button will change to Stop Readings button Press the Stop Readings button to stop acquiring data from the gauge The graph Graph Info and Gauge Status will only be active when acquiring data from the gauge and the Stop Reading Button is being displayed All the data will be frozen on Reset Length Update Min Max XE Start Readings ResetLength Update Min Max the Chart Recorder screen when the Stop Readings button is pressed and the button changes back to Start Readings again Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page Bof 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Chart Recorder Screen 11 LaserTrak Graphing LaserSpeed LS9KVC 04 On TCP IP Address 192 168 10 247 Ele View Tools Window ex B am Graph ino Lemaire faune a WE me an a0 mese 300 HE EET m Voi min 1V rom imc Ve eec H GAUGE STATUS wid Instumenthye LS9KVC 04 Yes Material Present Yes GC CTS un 900 1 Interloc
39. Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 157 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Configurable Text Output Mode lt gt Data Output Command Response Format Variable TT lt N gt lt CR gt Set lt N gt specifies the output format The value can be set with a command such as TT lt CR gt sets the format to 15 To start receiving data send the command TT lt CR gt This output mode allows you to turn on and off parts of the serial output message which can make the data simpler to process and reduce the number of bytes being transmitted Value Format 6 TT V Q CR 15 lt TT L V Q S gt lt CR gt 13 lt TT L Q S gt lt CR gt 14 lt TT V Q S gt lt CR gt 77 lt TT L Q S T gt lt CR gt 78 lt TT V 0 S T gt lt CR gt 79 lt TT L V 0 S T gt lt CR gt Where Notation Description Length Bytes TE Current Value of Setting Varies L Length 1000 10 Velocity 1000 10 Q Quality Factor 2 5 Status 2 T Temperature 100 4 Example To set to 79 and then start receiving data 1 Send TT79 lt CR gt 2 Send lt gt The LS8000 3 will start transmitting data in this format 000000370 000012348 15 63 3125 lt CR gt 000000494 000012347 15 63 3125 lt CR gt 7a 4000000617 000012345 15 63 3
40. Interfacing with the 1 58000 LS8000 3 Interface Connectors DB25 Connector RS 232 Transmit and Receive Pins 1 2 High Speed Pulse Output Pins 3 5 7 9 User Scaleable Pulse Output Pins 15 4 6 8 io Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 307221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Contents Differential vs Single Ended Pulse Outputs Quadrature Output Phase Relationships Quadrature Outputs at Extremely Low Pulse Frequencies Material Present Input Pin 10 Connecting Material Present Switches Signal Grounds Pins 11 19 21 Measurement Direction Input Pin Laser Interlock Pin 16 Shutter Control Pin 17 Length Reset Input Pin 18 User Vis Pin 20 Index Printer Pulse Output Pins 22 23 24 Power Input Pins 24 25 and Power Grounds Pins 12 13 DB9 Connector RS 422 Transmit and Receive Pins 1 4 Analog Output Voltage Ground Pins 6 7 Measurement Synchronization Input Pins M12 Ethernet Connector LS8000 3 M12 Connector Pinout LS8000 3 Interface Cables DB25 Cables Ethernet Cables Heavy Industrial Cable Breakaway Cables Low Temperature Breakaway Cable High Temperature Breakaway Cable Breakaway Cable Mounting Bracket LS8000 3 Breakout Assemblies DB25 Breakout Assemblies Mounting Dimensions for 85328 85329 DB37 Breakout Assemblies Mounting Dimensions for Breakout Assemb
41. LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 elongation or by connecting the LS8000 3 gauges together in a daisy chain configuration for synchronization only Using the LS8000 3 I O Module one I O Module per LS8000 3 easily allows multi channel synchronization and elongation measurement The I O Module has rear panel Sync connectors that can be connected to other I O Modules for synchronization For details about synchronizing multiple gauges using the LS8000 3 I O Module refer to the LS8000 3 I O Module Instruction Handbook For details about how to connect multiple LaserSpeed gauges together for synchronization see the Gauge Gauge Synchronization section When two or more systems are synchronized the speed data is synchronous although there will be minor variations in the actual output times from one I O Module to the next This means that all processors sample over exactly the same time period but due to minute differences in internal processing times the output from each processor may arrive a few microseconds earlier or later than the outputs of the other I O Modules M12 Ethernet Connector The LS8000 3 Ethernet Connector is a Female M12 D Coded Ethernet connector compatible with most industrial Ethernet patch cables LS8000 3 M12 Connector Pinout Pin Description 1 Ethernet TX from LS8000 3 to host switch Ethernet RX from host switch to LS8000 3 Ethernet
42. Mask IPNETMSK Read Write COM LED Function c Read Write UDP Power On Data AUTOUDP Read Write Transmission Mode UDP Power On Data AUTOADDR Read Write Destination IP Address UDP Power On Data AUTOPORT Read Write Destination IP Port IP Address Configuration The LS8000 3 can automatically obtain a network address using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol or it can use a manually configured IP Address If DHCP is enabled then the LS8000 3 will reports its IP Address as 0 0 0 0 until an address is acquired at which time it will report the address obtained from the DHCP server This process usually only takes a few seconds but the time will depend on the DHCP server s responsiveness If the IP Address stays at 0 0 0 0 for more than 5 minutes this means that the LS8000 3 was unable to acquire a network address and you should either use a manual IP Address or contact your network administrator to determine the cause DHCP The LS8000 3 DHCP client supports the Host Name Option see RFC 2132 If the network s DHCP server and DNS server support this feature the DHCP server will register this name with the DNS server making the LS8000 3 visible on the network by the Host Name as well as by the IP Address This allows you to communicate with a gauge over Ethernet without having to know its IP Address The DHCP lease on the IP Address usually expires after some amount of time requiring the LS8000 3 to re
43. Material Present is in the Material Not Present state This can be used for example to force the pulse outputs to stop counting in some situations By default the LS8000 Velocity and Quality Factor outputs not affected by Material Present Value Description 0 Hold Last Reading default Velocity and Quality Factor are not affected by Material Present state The gauge will continue to measure if possible and will output the measured velocity If measurements are lost and the last velocity was above the Hold Velocity if Above setting then the velocity output will be held at this value 1 Zero Velocity and Quality Factory are both forced to zero when in the Material Not Present state regardless of whether measurements are being made Hour Meter Current Value Read Only Command Response Format This command returns the total number hours that the gauge has been running Current amp Max Temperature Read Only Command Response Format lt N gt lt N gt This command returns both the current internal temperature and the maximum temperature that has been recorded Both temperatures are in Celsius The values returned from the LS8000 3 must be divided by 100 to get the temperature The normal temperature rise from ambient to internal is 10 15 C Example Command lt gt Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 134 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007
44. Processes such as Cold Mills where there is always metal in front of the gauge The input can be used both to start stop length measurements and to prevent the LS8000 3 from sending speed data pulses to the PLC while the line is stopped The LS8000 3 can be configured to clear the measured velocity to 0 and hold the pulse outputs when the Material Present input is in the Material Not Present state Discrete Part Length applications can take advantage of this input to increase the precision of length measurements Two material detection gauges such as optical make break gauges can be mounted on either side of the LS8000 3 This input is functional only when the Material Present Input Mode has been set to External Mode Activating this input causes a new measurement to begin This resets the current length and resumes counting at 0 Deactivating this input causes the current measurement to end which causes the length to hold at the current value If in Final Length Mode the final length will be output on the RS 232 RS 422 Ethernet port The functionality of this input varies with the Material Present Input Mode The Material Present Input Mode is configurable through LaserTrak or by using the S serial command Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 430221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Material Present Material Pres
45. Settings Lock LOCKEN 1 CR The Settings Lock should be re enabled after configuration is completed and the LS8000 3 is to be placed into normal operation Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 149 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Gauge Model and Serial Number GINFO CR Read Only Command Response Format GINFO lt LS8000 3XXX XXXX KXX XXXX gt lt CR gt This read only command can be used to read back the LS8000 3 model number and serial number The text before the character indicates the Model Number and the text after the character indicates the Serial Number Example Command G1NFO 0 310x4123 Response GINFO LS800 567 890 This response indicates a model number of LS8000 310X and a serial number of 1234 567 890 ETHERNET Ethernet Enabled Read Only Command Response Format NET N CR This is a read only command that returns 1 if the Ethernet option is installed and 0 if the Ethernet option is not installed If the Ethernet option is not installed then all Ethernet settings can be disregarded MACID Ethernet Hardware ID MACID CR Read Only Command Response Format MACID XX XX XX XX XX XX CR This read only command returns the Ethernet hardware ID Each LS8000 3 is assigned a unique identifier even if the Ethernet o
46. The analog port can also be configured to output the QF on a 0 1 V scale by setting the Full Scale Velocity to zero using a serial command or LaserTrak software In this case the analog output reads OV when the QF is 0 and 1V when the QF is 15 Araog Capt e Qai Factor When the Analog Output is configured to output Quality Factor the Quality Factor can be calculated with the following equation QualityFactor Voltage x15 When connecting to the Analog Output Voltage the Analog Output Voltage and Analog Output Ground should be on a separate twisted pair inside of a shielded cable Connect a 0 1uF capacitor across the load end of the cable the end opposite the gauge to reduce noise caused by other signals in the cable See the following wiring example Gauge DB9 Cable Jacket Cable Shield xad Analog Ouipui Pin 6 yy E Twated Pair KAA Analog Output Ground Pin 7 Terminate ShieldiDrain Wire to backshell of DB9 connector Terminate Shield Drain Wire to Chassis Ground Analog Output Wiring Example Measurement Synchronization Input Pins 8 9 In many AGC applications particularly mass flow control it is desirable to synchronize the sampling periods of all gauges in the system This is done by connecting an LS8000 3 I O Module to each LS8000 3 in the system for Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page S9of221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA
47. When you change settings that affect measurements or when you change one of the baud rate framing settings the gauge will re indicate the current baud rate settings The COMM light flashes to indicate the baud rate setting and the Valid light turns on or off to indicate the framing When the valid light is off while the COMM light is indicating the baud rate it indicates that the serial port is configured for 7n2 framing See the Baud Rate Indication setting for details Measurements Non accurate length measurements when using final length measurement Starting and Ending length correction disabled Product poorly guided Not using external optical switches External optical switches misaligned Set Material Present dropout time to a value gt 0 Presenting each part to the measurement system consistently is critical Install external optical switches 1 Verify that the optical switches are properly aligned Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 214 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Gauge misalignment 2 Ifusing transmissive sensors verify that the transmitter is pointed directly at the receiver 3 Install a lens on the transmitter to focus the light better onto the receiver Make sure the gauge is aligned to the product properly as described in the Aligning The Gaug
48. and Green areas Speed 93 680 ft min Length 2294 209 ft Quality INN When the Quality Factor is jumping from 0 to 15 or from the red to the green area quickly this typically indicates that the product is moving in and out of the measuring region of the gauge or there is something interfering with the Laser beams hitting the surface of the material being measured The gauge can not make measurements if the Laser beam does not have a clear path between the gauge and the surface being measured This would be indicated by a Quality Factor equal to zero or in the red zone on the bar graph Length Mode Display faces The Length Mode Screen Has two modes of operation the Successive Reading mode and Final Length mode Successive Reading mode allows discrete lengths to be measured and displayed in the form of a Histogram The software will acquire the final length measured after the length counter has remained at the same length for 4 successive User Update Periods This Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 118 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software can be accomplished by making the speed go to zero thereby freezing the length counter or by using the Material present signal to freeze length readings The length must remain the same for a minimum of 80 ms In the Successive Reading mode the software is continually reading the
49. are mounted 4 feet apart you would set the Length Reset Value to 4 feet to automatically add 4 feet to each measurement Assuming that the gauge s measurement units are in feet to set the value to 4 000 ft you would send the command RA000 CR U Measurement Units U CR Read Response Format x U lt N gt lt cR gt Set N is an integer specifying the Measurement Units When changing the measurement units be sure to update the Pulse Length settings L and P if you want to maintain the same pulse output frequency for a given speed Value Units 0 m s ft min m min in min mm min mm s yards min yards s Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 138 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Walking Threshold W lt CR gt W lt N gt lt CR gt Read Response Format x Set lt N gt is an integer from 0 to 999 999 999 that is the walking velocity value multiplied by 1000 When valid velocity measurements are made below this value the velocity output and pulse output will be forced to zero When the velocity measurements are above this value it ha
50. area 2 Check the operating conditions of the compressed air utilities 3 Ifusing a beam path air purge check the clean make up air duct for any damage holes and tears that may be drawing in contaminated make up air from the mill environment 4 Install proper beam path air purge and or air wiping air knife system to keep optical beam path and measured surface clear and clean Check material pass line with respect to the sensor standoff distance and depth of field Adjust the sensor or control the material pass line if necessary Gradual drop of Quality Factor QF Dirty quick change window Low laser power 1 Check the quick change window for contamination 2 Clean or exchange quick change window 1 Measure laser power if possible and report value to Beta LaserMike 2 Exchange sensor with spare unit or swap with another sensor nearby If QF value returns to normal operating value 15 contact Beta LaserMike for evaluation and repair Quality Factor Hunting The quality factor appears unstable or fluctuating Such condition might also report quality factor at a very low value Environmental Conditions i e roll coolant or coolant mist spray and fume are adversely affecting the measurement Measured material is 1 Inspectthe environmental conditions at the measurement area 2 Check the operating conditions of the compressed air utilities 3 Ifusing a beam path air purg
51. avoid nuisance alarms A Direction Inversion Switch A lt CR gt Read Response Format A lt N gt lt CR gt Set lt N gt is an integer either 0 or 1 Changes the function of the Direction Digital input Changing the direction will also change the phase of the pulse outputs causing a connected quadrature counter to count in the opposite direction Value Line Direction Normal A low voltage on the Direction Input or leaving it disconnected will cause the gauge to measure a positive velocity and the length to count up and a high 5 24V voltage on the Direction Input will cause the gauge to measure a negative velocity and the length to count down Reversed The polarity of the digital input is reversed so a low will cause the gauge to 1 measure a negative velocity and a high 5 24V will cause the gauge to measure a positive velocity Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 129 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication B Hold Velocity If Above B lt CR gt Read Response Format ii B lt N gt lt cR gt Set N is the velocity value 1000 with the units being the same as the units set with the U command Sets the velocity value above which the last valid reading is held when no measurements are made and below which the gauge outputs a zero for the velocity and stops counting length when no valid measurements are
52. data from the gauge prints on the same line Terminal Program Settings The gauge terminates all transmissions with a carriage return Both a carriage return and a linefeed are required for HyperTerminal to start printing the next transmission on a new line Enable the Append line feeds to incoming line ends option in HyperTerminal When using a terminal program only the first command after the gauge is tumed on returns a response Terminal Program Settings The gauge expects all commands to end with a carriage return If you have the Send line feeds with line ends setting checked in HyperTerminal when you type the command you are transmitting Z lt CR gt lt LF gt instead of Z lt CR gt where lt CR gt is a carriage return and lt LF gt is a linefeed The gauge expects all commands to end with a lt CR gt When you transmit Z lt CR gt lt LF gt Z lt CR gt lt LF gt Z lt CR gt lt LF gt Z lt CR gt lt LF gt The gauge sees it as Z lt CR gt lt ok gauge responds lt LF gt Z lt CR gt lt ignored lt LF gt Z lt CR gt lt ignored lt LF gt Z lt CR gt lt ignored Because the first character in the received command is invalid each command after the first one is ignored Disable the Send line feeds with line ends option in HyperTerminal to fix Communciation problems Bad characters intermittent failures etc Wiring If using RS 232 over a long cable the baud rat
53. for measurements There are two ports used in UDP communications ports 1001 and 1002 Port 1001 is used to receive commands and send responses to commands and port 1002 is used to send real time measurement data The destination port for UDP messages responses or real time data from the LS8000 3 is the same as the source port of the message that initiated the response All responses to commands such as responses to settings request messages are received on and sent from port 1001 All real time data is sent from port 1002 This separation allows you to create two separate sockets on the host one socket to send and receive commands and a separate socket to receive real time data Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 173 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication UDP Command Example Sending a command to the LS8000 3 via UDP Host Port 3423 Can be any port LS8000 3 Port 1001 Command Protocol UDP gt Rm 1 7 Host Response LS8000 Protoco UDP 2 LS8KVA omm Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 174 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication UDP Real Time Measurement Example Starting real time measurement data output Host Port 2500 Can be port LS8000 3 Command Port 1001 LS8000 3 Data Output Port
54. gauge over Ethernet but ping it and connect with telnet Different subnets Try setting the IP Address and subnet mask to the same subnet LaserTrak searches for LaserSpeed gauges via a UDP broadcast message Ethernet switches do not forward UDP broadcasts so LaserTrak cannot search outside of the local subnet Can send UDP commands and receive responses but don t receive real time data data Command responses and real time data are transmitted on different ports UDP commands are received on port 1001 and responses to commands are transmitted from port 1001 real time continuous output data is transmitted from port 1002 Getting CRC Errors on switch which leads to loss of connection Bit rate too high The gauge wil first attempt to connect at 100Mbit half duplex and if this fails will swtich to 10Mbit It does not continuously renegotiate the network speed 100Mbit is sometimes more susceptible to noise and packet loss Configure the switch to communicate at 10Mbit half duplex only Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 219 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Index Index 24 Power Input Pins 24 25 55 Air Wipe 18 Air Wipe Quick Change Window 191 Aligning the Gauge 21 Ambient Temperature 17 Analog Output Voltage Ground Pins 6 7 57 Analog Output Wiring Example 59 B
55. i Typo 1530 Matai Yos LasorAtTomg aun InbodkCocok Closed ShutorOpon Opon Usor Update Rat 1 wj Was To Ed Quality Factor Graph HodVoby 0 DE Teco Pru M 272 eset ES Capea TACURUE Length Vel Quality Factor Table Info Table The Chart Recorder screen will acquire Speed Length Quality Factor and Status data from the LaserSpeed gauge and display it The Speed and Quality Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 115 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Factor will be displayed graphically and the Length and Status information will be displayed in a table format Press the Start Readings button to acquire data from the gauge When the Start Readings button is pushed the Start Readings button will change to a Stop Readings button Press the Stop Readings button to stop acquiring data from the gauge The graph Graph Info and Gauge Status will only be active when acquiring data from the gauge and the Stop Reading Button is being displayed All the data will be frozen on the Chart Recorder screen when the Stop Readings button is pressed and the button changes back to Start Readings again Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 116 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction H
56. length speed and Quality factor from the gauge every User Update period Final Length mode uses the TF command in the gauge The TF command sets the gauge to output only the final length and average Quality Factor at the end of each part being measured The gauge only outputs one data point per length measurement The Material present signal determines when the length measurement starts and stops The minimum time that Material Present can be off is 4 ms for the gauge to act on the Material present signal and output the final length and Quality factor The bin size of the histogram is determined by the Hist Minimum Hist Maximum settings and Data Bins shown in Length Statistics The bin size lumps all length measurements within a bin size into one bin and considers them at one length This can be set to minimum of 0 001 The Hist Minimum and Hist Maximum set the upper and lower limit of lengths that will be used in the histogram Lengths outside these values will be shown on the table on right side of the screen but not used in the histogram In addition a Red number will appear in the upper right and left corner of the graph to indicate how many length readings are larger then the Hist Maximum and smaller then the Hist Minimum The length readings are also displayed in a tabular format on the right hand side of the display Length statistics are shown at the bottom of the screen Length Statistics Ignore W Below 7507 Above
57. made When holding the last speed length will continue to count and the pulse output will hold at a constant frequency If you do not want the speed to hold if measurements are lost then set the value to a very high velocity well above the normal speed range Example If the units are ft min U setting is 2 the command 8500000 CR would cause the velocity to hold above 500 ft min Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation T Hold Velocity Timeout T lt CR gt Read Response Format ii ST lt N gt lt cR gt Set N is the number of milliseconds to hold the current velocity when no measurements made if the last velocity was above the Hold Velocity if Above value To disable this timeout and hold the velocity forever set this value to 0 Example To set the Hold Velocity Timeout to 5 seconds send the command T5000 CR Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 130 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LasermMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Calibration Trim C lt CR gt Read Response Format x C N CR Set lt N gt is a number between 5000 and 20000 corresponding to 50 to 200 This allows the calibration number to be adjusted by the values from 0 5000 to 1 9999 The fact
58. mm ASSY BREAKOUT DB37 exes 85323 ASERSPEED POWERED 102 x 318 mm ASSY BREAKOUT DB37 4 12 5 85324 ETHERNET LASERSPEED LS8000 3E X ibase POWERED Sersam Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 660221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DB25 Breakout Assemblies Mounting Dimensions for 85328 85329 Part Number 85329 is shown in the drawing below The mounting dimensions for 85328 and 85329 are identical with the exception of the height Part Number 85328 does not have a power supply so it has a lower profile Wiring is not shown in the drawing Part Interface Feature Number 158000 3 DB25F RS 232 DB9F Power Supply 85328 85329 2 TERMINAL BLOCK DB25 F TERMINAL BLOCK POWER SUPPLY 9 007 228 6mm os 890 ats enn 3 c e amp 4 00in 101 6mm 3 50in 88 121 3mm dese y 038in S 5 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 67 cf 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DB37 Breakout Assemblies Mounting Dimensions for 85321 85322 85323 85324 Part Number 85324 is shown in the drawing below The mounting dimensions for 85321 85322 85323 and 85324 are identical with the exception of the height
59. of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide never get valid readings incorrectly configured measurements if the speed goes outside this range If the gauge measures speeds outside of this range it will consider them to be invalid and will ignore them Make sure that the Minimum Velocity Limit SN command is set to speed lower more negative than speeds you wish to measure and that the Maximum Velocity Limit X command is set to a speed higher more positive than speeds you wish to measure To disable the Minimum and Maximum Velocity Limits set to them to large values using LaserTrak or send the following commands via HyperTerminal ED 0 CR 999999999 CR 9999999 CR Gauge used to work but now can t get any valid readings even though everything else is correct 0 Valid measurements at some speeds but not other speeds or never get valid readings E setting has been changed Minimum or Maximum Velocity Limit settings incorrectly configured For the 159000 the E setting must always be set to 31 Never change this setting unless specifically directed to do so by Beta LaserMike The Minimum Velocity Limit and Maximum Velocity Limit settings will prevent the gauge from producing measurements if the speed goes outside this range If the gauge measures speeds outside of th
60. pertinent RF limits Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the company could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This product has been rigorously tested to comply with the European EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive With regard to this Beta LaserMike recommends that any non Beta LaserMike peripheral equipment is CE marked for the Heavy Industrial environment 50082 2 Beta LaserMike also recommends that any cables not supplied by Beta LaserMike but used for powering Beta LaserMike equipment be built using good EMC practices i e cables with braided shield and connectors with 360 termination of the braid to metalimetalised shell connector at both ends If you have any questions regarding this contact the Beta LaserMike Service Department Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page8of221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Safety Information Safety Information e Under NO circumstances should the earth safety connections be broken internal damage to sensitive electronic components may occur and at worst electrocution to personnel may result e This equipment must be earthed grounded e Relays and associated wiring are rated for SELV levels i e 60 VDC amp 30 VAC RMS These levels must not be exceeded Maintenance repairs and electrical connections should be performed by a suitably qualified person for the country of installation
61. real time The LaserTrak software configures the respective gauge s operating parameters displays data and collects data which can be stored to a computer hard drive This LaserSpeed series of non contact speed and length gauges provide a set of versatile tools that are applicable for a wide variety of process measurement schemes LaserTrak allows you to take full advantage of this versatility in a straightforward easy to understand manner There are several features available with the LaserTrak software LaserTrak mimics a chart recorder output on the screen and monitor the speed length and Quality Factor in real time and presents a time history depiction of the data LaserTrak can acquire and store data and load and display stored data from a previously acquired data file LaserTrak for Windows Note LaserTrak Version 4 0 or later must be used with the LS8000 gauge Installing the LaserTrak Software This section includes the information you need to install and begin using your copy of LaserTrak System Requirements 500 MHZ Pentium Computer Minimum 2 GHz Pentium Computer recommended Windows 98 NT 2000 or XP Windows 2000 or XP recommended 256 15 Monitor or bigger 50 MB of Hard Drive Space Windows 98 NT 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruct
62. register Usually the same IP Address will be returned by the DHCP server but this is not guaranteed If you are reading measurements from the LS8000 3 over Ethernet you may want to permanently fix the IP Address by assigning it manually Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 168 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Ping Example using DHCP An easy way to determine if the LS8000 3 network connection is working is to send ping This can be done from any PC connected to the network Use LaserTrak to set the following settings then cycle the LS8000 3 power DHCP Enabled Host Name LS9000 TEST or a name of your choosing Start3Run Type and Atthe command prompt type 1 click OK 3 ping 159000 test C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 169 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Telnet Example using DHCP An easy way to connect to the LS8000 over the network is to use a telnet terminal There are many telnet terminals available This example uses the telnet program that is included with Windows XP Start2Run Type cmd and At the command prompt type 1 click OK ternet 129000 lt ENTER gt E INDOWS system32 cmd exe BEE at
63. string is always 28 characters All fields are zero padded to form a constant length string The data output is identical to the data transmitted when transmitting data in response to the TE command TB Binary Output Mode TB lt CR gt Data Output Command Data Format 16 Byte Binary Message Note If reading data over RS 232 or RS 422 the framing MUST be set to 8n1 for this mode to work properly This command places the LS8000 3 into Binary Output Mode This mode only affects the communication port over which the command is sent For example if the command is sent over RS 232 only the RS 232 port will transmit measurement data the RS 422 and Ethernet ports will not change operation The LS8000 3 will output a serial message at an interval determined by the User Update Rate o setting This rate can vary from 1ms to 2 047s If using a fast update rate it may not be possible to transmit every reading at lower baud rates Refer to the Real Time Data Timing Considerations section for details This measurement mode is designed to interface directly to a computer or PLC and does not produce a human readable text format that can be used in a terminal program In this mode the LS8000 3 sends measurement data in a binary format that is more compact than the text output message This lowers the number of bytes per output message and allows 1ms updates at 115 2k or 230 4kBaud The output message is a fixed length 16 byte message To determi
64. that is being requested The LaserSpeed s response consists of a list of values each one giving the value of a requested parameter The values listed in the response are in the same order as the identifiers are listed in the discovery beacon If an identifier in the discovery beacon is not recognized then it is omitted from the response If an identifier is sent out in the beacon but a gauge omits it from its response it should be assumed that the gauge does not recognize the identifier Discovery Beacon Format Protocol UDP Broadcast Host Port Any Destination Port 10003 Message Byte 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 Value 12 bimfind v1 0 mn 000 1 id 2 id 3 id 4 eee id n Byte Description The length of the protocol version This byte should always be 12 The protocol version string This string should be 1 12 set to blmfind_v1 0 13 n specifies the number of identifiers in the list 14 Each byte specifies the identifier of a value that should be returned in the beacon response 14 n Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 176 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Identifier Value Response Length Bytes 0 Blank 0 These id s are ignored 1 IP Address 4 2 Ethernet Hardware ID 6
65. the speed equal to the analog full scale See the Analog Output Voltage section for details AFS Represents QF When checked the gauge will output QF on the analog output as a 0 to 1 volt signal 0 QF 0 and 1 volt QF 15 When not checked the gauge will output speed on the analog output as a 0 to 2 volt signal Auxiliary Digital Output Func Sets the operation of the Auxiliary output The choices are show on the pop up menu Output OPR Output Material Present Output Valid Measurement Output Pulse Output Waming Output Shutter Open Laser On System Ready Thermostat Output 40 35C Light Stack Interface Green High Speed Pulse Config The high speed pulse output defaults to outputting pulse according to the High Speed Pulse Rate set in the standard Configuration Tab The pulse output can be configured to output gauge status if the high speed pulse output is not needed The choices are shown in drop down menu Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 110 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Defaut High Speed Pulse Outputs High Speed Pulse Outputs A Sys Ready B Material Present Ready B Valid Ready B QF Pulse Output Ready B QF Waring Output xy A Valid B Thermostat Control A Pulse Phase B Sync Out Low Speed Pulse Config
66. velocity graph Vel Max IV the maximum velocity in view IV on the velocity graph Gauge Status Instrument Type the type of gauge from which LaserTrak is acquiring data Valid Measurement Yes if the gauge is making valid measurement and No if it is not making valid measurements Material Present Yes if material present is detected and No if material present is not detected Laser At Temp Yes if the Laser is within the allowed temperature range and No if the Laser is outside its temperature range The LS8000 will turn off its Laser if it is outside the allowed temperature range Interlock Closed Yes if the interlock is closed and No if the interlock is open The Laser will only be on if the interlock is closed Shutter Open Yes if the internal shutter is open and No if the internal shutter is close If the shutter is closed the Laser beam will be blocked and no measurements will be made User Update Rate Displayed in Milliseconds Indicates how fast the gauge will output readings via RS232 RS422 and Ethernet Walking Threshold the gauge will not increment the internal length counter or output pulses if the speed is below this Walking Threshold value The Walking Threshold is set during gauge Configuration Set the Walking Threshold to 0 to disable this feature Hold Velocity Sets the velocity value above which the last valid reading is held when no measurements are made and below
67. which the LS8000 outputs a zero for the velocity and stops counting length when no valid measurements are made The Hold Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 100 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Velocity is set during gauge Configuration Set the Hold Velocity if Above setting to a large value like 900 000 000 to disable this feature LaserTrak Toolbar Top line of Chart Recorder Screen shows the Gauge type and the COM port parameters LaserTrak Graphing LaserSpeed LS3V On Com 1 115200 7 N 2 11 File View Tools Window Help O SR Ethernet parameters iT LaserTrak Graphing LaserSpeed LS9KVC 04 On TCP IP Address 192 168 10 247 LI View Tools Window LaserTrak Menus File Menu New selects between the Chart Recorder Screen Monitor screen and Length Mode Screen Open Recipe File opens a previously stored recipe file that holds the operating parameters for the gauge Open Graph opens a previously stored graph or graph configuration Close closes the window Bla 17 LaserTrak Graphing LaserSpe 1 Eile View Tools Window Help gt New Chart Open Recipe File Monitor Open Monitor Layout Length Mode Open Graph Close Save Recipe File Save Graph Print Data Storage Options Exit Valarin
68. 0 30 2d 33 30 33 05 32 2d 33 34 2d 90 303 4 0060 35 36 37 38 06 06 4c 49 45 32 33 07 15 73 5679 LINE23 1s 0070 33 20 62 6f 6f 74 6c 6f 61 64 65 72 20 76 31 2e 3 bootloader vl 0080 30 Ze 30 08 11 6c 73 33 20 6d 69 63 72 6f 20 76 0 0 153 micro v 0090 2e 30 2e 30 2e 32 09 08 4c 53 33 56 41 2a 30 30 0 0 2 L83VA 00 O0a0 04 4e 6f 65 None 10 62 66 69 Ge 64 72 65 73 5 76 30 2e 30 16 bim find res v1 0 7 Y Version Length Protocol Version After the last byte of the protocol revision each value is listed in the same format Value 1 IP Address 0000 ff ff ff 00 08 00 45 00 0010 00 98 40 c0 a8 fc ff ff 0020 ff f 00 10 62 64 66 69 0030 64 5f 30 01 04 cO Os 0040 2 51 01 00 04 4 53 0050 9 30 33 05 0a 31 32 2d 33 34 2d 0060 35 36 0070 3320 0080 30 2e 0090 2e 30 00a0 04 45 32 33 07 15 6 73 64 65 72 20 76 31 2e 6d 69 72 20 76 53 33 56 41 2 30 30 Bytes Hex 01 04 fc 4 oe sem o Identiter IP Address IP Address 19216810252 Meaning Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 180 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Value 2 Ethernet Hardware ID 11 6c 73 33 20 6d 69 63 72
69. 00221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Measurement Direction Input Pin 14 This is an optically isolated input that can be used to externally control the Measurement Direction feature of the LS8000 3 The input requires a voltage high 5 to 24V to activate The input level should be the same as the voltage connected to the User Vix input Pin 20 or 5V if there is nothing connected to the User input 5 24V Input Signal Ground Optically Isolated Input Schematic There are two ways to reverse the direction of the LS8000 3 s measurements 1 Modify the Direction Inversion setting with LaserTrak or using the A serial command 2 Connect 5 24V to the Measurement Direction Input Changing the Direction Inversion setting with LaserTrak to invert the direction has the same effect as changing the state of this input Note If the Direction Inversion setting is set to Reverse Directions and the Measurement Direction Input is high they will cancel each other out and the LS8000 3 will operate in the default manner Direction Inversion Setting Measurement Direction Input LS8000 3 Direction Normal Low Disconnected or Ov Normal Normal High 5 24 Reversed Reversed Low Disconnected or Ov Reversed Reversed High 5 24 Normal Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 51 0221 Revision A S
70. 100mm 3 9 in 158000 315 1500 59 0 in 200mm 7 9 in 158000 320 2000mm 78 7 in 200mm 7 9 in 158000 325 2500mm 98 4 in 200mm 7 9 in Please refer to the following Appendices for mounting dimensions and installation drawings Model Section 158000 Appendix LS8000E Appendix B LS8000X Appendix Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 160221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Mounting Distance When the material is within the depth of field the gauge makes accurate measurements Since the best signal comes from the center of the depth of field the center is the source of the best measurements This is because the two laser beams totally overlap at the center of the beam crossings and all of the laser power is used to form fringes At the edges of the depth of field however some beam crossing areas overlap and some do not The areas that overlap form fringes and thus yield useful Doppler signals the areas that do not overlap do not form fringes rather they produce only noise with no Doppler signals Any measurements made outside the depth of field may not be reliable Laser Safety When mounting of the gauge ensure that the laser beams are blocked by machinery or beam blocks when material is not present in the measurement area Environmental Conditions Ambient Temperature All LaserSpeed gauges hav
71. 125 lt Part No 93463 Draving No 0921 01561 Page 15807221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication 79 000000741 000012344 15 63 312 79 000000864 000012342 15 63 312 These readings indicate the length increasing from 0 370 to 0 864 with a velocity near 12 345 a Quality Factor of 15 Status of 63 and an internal gauge temperature of 31 25 C Read One Line of TT Data TV CR Data Output Command Response Format Variable Depends on TT Value This command will cause the LS8000 3 to transmit one line of data in the format configured by the TT command See the TT command for details Stop Real time Output CR Command This command stops the LS8000 3 from sending real time measurement data This command has the same effect as just sending a lt CR gt Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 159 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication AUTO232 RS 232 Power On Data Transm AUTO232 CR gt Read Response Format AUTO232 8 CR AUTO232 S CR Set Where 8 is one of the values listed the table below This command configures the type of data that the gauge will begin transmitting over the RS 232 port at power on The gauge can be configured to output nothing at power on can be configured to output a
72. 160 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication AUTO422 RS 422 Power On Data Transm AUTO4222 lt C R Read Response Format AUTO422 8 CR AUTO422 S CR Set Where 8 is one of the values listed the table below This command configures the type of data that the gauge will begin transmitting over the RS 422 port at power on The gauge can be configured to output nothing at power on can be configured to output any of the continuous data output modes or can be configured to resume transmission of whatever type of data was being transmitted at power off If the gauge is configured to output data at power up it can be stopped with a carriage return or with the c amp command and other commands can be sent for configuration or diagnostic purposes If configured for TE TF or TB modes the next time the gauge powers on it will start transmitting data again as configured If configured for KEEP mode then the gauge will remember what type of data it was last transmitting and will resume transmitting that same type of data when powered on again For details about the format of the output data see the descriptions of the various data output modes described previously in this section Value Description ore Default Outputs nothing at power on and waits for commands TE Outputs Text Data
73. 32 Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 221 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007
74. 35 35 Measurement Synchronization Input 36 36 Ethernet TX 37 37 Ethernet RX 38 38 Ethernet TX 39 39 Ethernet RX Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 300221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Maximizing Performance The system is now at the point where it can be powered on and the laser activated so beams are emitted from the front of the gauge Be sure that the laser interlock and shutter control circuits are functioning properly When Pin 16 is connected to GND Pin 11 19 or 21 the laser becomes operational When Pin 17 is connected to GND Pin 11 19 or 21 the shutter will open Check the key switch to verify the laser power can be controlled Warning Avoid exposure to the beam Never look directly into the laser beams even when wearing protective eyewear Eye damage could result Note There may be some delay time between when the system is powered and when the laser comes on There is a 7 second delay after power is applied to the laser key switch on laser interlock closed before the laser turns on The laser will also not turn on until the laser temperature controller stabilizes This may take a few minutes after power is initially applied The standoff distance can be verified by using a business card or sheet of white paper Both beams can be viewed and the area where the beams overlap is the active meas
75. 59 X 95 2 mm 8 0 X 6 25 X 3 75 in 315 320 229 X 159 X 95 2 mm 9 0 X 6 25 X 3 75 in Gauge Weight 303 303L 306 310 34 kg 7 5 Ibs 315 320 3 8 kg 8 3 Ibs Ambient Temperature 5 to 45 C 41 to 113 F Cooling Heating is Required for Temperatures Outside this Range Relative Humidity Non condensing Quality ISO 8573 1 Class 1 Particle Class 1 Oil Air Wipe Compressed Air Fittings 1 4 Brass Hose Barb with 1 8 NPT threads Pressure 0 1 to 1 0 Bar 2 15 PSI Flow Rate 50 l min 1 8 SCFM Typical 142 l min 5 SCFM Maximum Fittings 1 8 NPT Air Cooling Pressure Less than 70 kPa lt 10 PSI Flow Rate 50 l min 2 SCFM Typical Fittings 1 8 NPT Pressure Less than 207 kPa 30 PSI Water Cooling Flow Rate 1 0 to 3 8 l min 0 26 to 1 gpm 1 5 l min 0 4 gpm Typical Coolant Temp 5 45 41 to 113 F Degree of Protection IP67 4 Beta LaserMike offers Air Services Cabinets and Air Services Panels that meet these requirements Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 185 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Specifications LS8000 3E Specifications Gauge Size 362 X 229 X 154 mm 14 25 X 9 0 X 6 0 in Gauge Weight 18 kg 40 Ibs Approximate varies depending on Air Wipe or Air Purge Ambient Temperature 10 to 150 C 14 to 302 F Cooling required above 40
76. 6 20 76 2e 32 09 08 4c 53 33 56 41 2a 30 30 3 micro v LS3VA 00 0000 ff ff ff ff 0010 98 fO f9 00 0020 27 13 0030 64 72 0040 fc 02 06 00 0050 39 30 30 30 0060 35 36 37 38 0070 33 20 62 6f 0080 30 2e 30 08 0090 2e 30 2e 30 00a0 04 4e 6f 65 Bytes 02 06 00 50 2 51 bf Meaning 2 6 00 50 02 51 BF FF 7 Tx 2 Length Identifer Ethernet Eth Hardware ID Hardware ID Value 3 DHCP Enabled Disabled 0000 0010 0020 0030 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 00 0 Bytes Hex 03 Meaning 3 1 0 Identifer DHCP En Dis Length ff 00 09 65 50 24 06 6f 11 2 6 DHCP Enabled Disabled 0 Disabled nd res 0 0 sies POs 2 1 9000 12 34 5678 LINE23 3 bootloader vl 0 0 183 micro v 0 0 2 L83VA 00 None Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 181 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Value 4 Gauge Model 0000 0010 0020 0030 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 00 0 08 00 45 00 fc ff ff 6c 6d 66 69 1 04 c0 a8 0a 04 0 4c 53 2d 33 34 2d Bytes Hex Meaning Identifer 07 15 6c 73 20 76 31 2e 3 bootloader vl 72 6f 20 76 0 0
77. 921 01561 Page 76 of 21 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Banner D10 Through Beam Switch Single through beam Signal D10 LaserSpeed Power 12 to 24v Brown NIA Material Present White 10 Signal Ground Blue 11 Notes Use with a LaserSpeed 4000 2 8000 2 8000 3 or 9000 3 Seethe Connecting Material Present Switches section for wiring Program the LaserSpeed for material present external active high Program the D10 module for Super High Speed output You may have to teach the D10 light and dark levels refer to D10 manual Dual through beam uses two D10 modules Signal D10 LaserSpeed Power 12 v to 24v Brown Material Present Black 10 Signal Ground Blue 11 Notes Use with a LaserSpeed 4000 2 8000 2 8000 3 or 9000 3 See the Connecting Material Present Switches section for wiring Program the D10 module for Super High Speed output Program the LaserSpeed for material present external active low You may have to teach the 010 light and dark levels refer to 010 manual The distance between the switch pairs needs to be added to the length reported by the LaserSpeed Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 77 f 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Banner Retroflective Swit
78. BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Response 3225 4538 lt CR gt Meaning Internal Temperature 32 25 C Maximum Internal Temperature 45 38 C K Averaging Time K lt CR gt Read Response Format lt N gt K lt N gt lt CR gt Set N is an integer from 0 to 2047 that indicates the number of milliseconds of averaging for the LS8000 3 s measurements This value should be set to 0 by default This enables automatic averaging The LS8000 3 generates a new velocity and length measurement updates the pulse output frequencies and updates the analog output every 1ms This setting controls the length of the moving average used to calculate the 1ms reading o User Update Rate MccR gt M lt N gt lt CR gt lt N gt is an integer from 0 to 2047 that specifies in milliseconds how often the LS8000 3 transmits data over the serial Ethernet port For example an 0 setting of 32 would cause the LS8000 3 to transmit data every 32 milliseconds Some typical update rates are Rate Command 4ms Fast o4 lt c 32ms Medium 032 CR 100 ms Slow 0100 lt CR gt Depending on the baud rate when using fast update rates it may not be possible for the LS8000 3 to complete transmission of an entire measurement update before it is time to transmit the next one If this occurs the late measurement will not be transmitted See the Serial Real Time Data
79. Bar 2 15 PSI Flow Rate 50 l min 1 8 SCFM Typical 142 l min 5 SCFM Maximum Air Purge Fittings 3 8 NPT 3 8 ISO Adapters Included Pressure 6 3 to 8 3 Bar 90 120 PSI Flow Rate 1200 l min 45 SCFM Relative Humidity Non condensing Degree of Protection 1 67 5 Beta LaserMike offers Air Services Cabinets and Air Services Panels that meet these requirements Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 187 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction H Spi andbook ecifications LS8000 3 Features Fast Update Rate Configurable from 1ms to 2s Input Power 20 28VDC 2A max RS 232 4800 230 4kBaud with 7n2 or 8 1 framing RS 422 4800 230 4kBaud with 7n2 8 1 framing Ethernet Optional Feature 1 DHCP TCP IP UDP Quadrature Outputs Two Configurable Resolution Differential Outputs 5 24V Adjustable Voltage Output up to 250kHz RS 422 Pulse Output up to SMHz Index Pulse Output 5 24V Adjustable Voltage Output Analog Output 0 2V Output translatable to 0 10V 10V 0 20mA or 4 20mA Can indicate either Speed or Quality Factor Synchronization Multiple gauges measurements can be synchronized for high speed control applications Material Present Detection Automatically starts counting length when a part enters the measurement area Laser Safety Interlocks Remotely operated Lase
80. Beta LaserMike Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 122 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication recommends that the RS 422 port be used for high speed long distance communications Note High baud rates are only required when acquiring length and speed data over the serial port If you are using the pulse outputs and are only using the serial port for configuration and or diagnostics you do not need a high baud rate The maximum baud rate that will work for a particular application is dependent on the length of the cable and the amount of electrical noise in the environment If you are using a high baud rate and are having problems communicating try using LaserTrak to switch to a slower rate Baud Rate Indication on Power Up The LS8000 3 indicates the selected baud rate setting for both the RS 232 and RS 422 ports at power on whenever a baud rate setting is changed and when the auto baud feature causes a baud rate change on one of the ports The COMM LED flashes a number of times indicating the selected baud rate While the COMM LED is blinking the Valid LED indicates the selected framing OFF for 7N2 and ON for 8N1 dere Baud Rate 1 230 4k 2 115 2k 3 57 6k 4 38 4k 5 192k 6 9600 7 4800 Valid LED State OFF 7 Data Bits No Parity 2 Stop Bits ON 8 Data Bits Parity 1 Stop
81. C Water Cooling Fittings 14 NPT ISO Adapters Included Flow Rate 3 8 to 10 l min 1 0 to 2 6 gpm 3 8 l min 1 0 gpm Typical Coolant Temp 5 to 45 C 41 to 113 F Compressed Air Quality ISO 8573 1 Class 1 Particle Class 1 Oil Air Wipe Fittings 41 4 NPT 1 4 ISO Adapters Included Pressure 0 1 to 1 0 Bar 2 15 PSI Flow Rate 50 l min 1 8 SCFM Typical 142 l min 5 SCFM Maximum Air Purge Fittings 3 8 NPT 3 8 ISO Adapters Included Pressure 6 3 to 8 3 Bar 90 120 PSI Flow Rate 1200 l min 45 SCFM Relative Humidity Non condensing Degree of Protection IP67 Beta LaserMike offers Air Services Cabinets and Air Services Panels that meet these requirements Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 186 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Specifications LS8000 3X Specifications Gauge Size 508 X 327 X 186 mm 20 X 12 9 X 7 3 in Gauge Weight 24 9 kg 55 Ibs Ambient Temperature 10 to 200 C 14 to 392 F Cooling required above 40 C Water Cooling Fittings NPT ISO Adapters Included Flow Rate 3 8 to 10 l min 1 0 to 2 6 gpm 3 8 l min 1 0 gpm Typical Coolant Temp 5 to 45 41 to 113 F Compressed Air ISO 8573 1 Class 1 Particle Class 1 Oil Air Wipe Fittings 1 4 1 4 ISO Adapters Included Pressure 0 1 to 1 0
82. G 85277 200M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 200M Dual 12 AWG 85281 CABLE E X HIGH TEMP BRKAWAY 10M 250C Dual 16 AWG 85305 CABLE E X LO TEMP BRKAWAY 10M 90 Dual 16 AWG Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 204 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Communications Can t connect to the gauge through the RS 232 RS 422 serial port or LaserTrak won t detect the gauge or Can t communicate with terminal program such as HyperTerminal Wiring or wrong Baud Rate Computer Problem Cycle the gauge power and check the baud rate and framing as described under Baud Rate Indication 2 Verify that you are connected to the proper pins The 9 pin DSUB on the back of the gauge is not an RS 232 port 3 Verify that the serial cable you are using is not a null modem cable A straight through cable is required 4 Verify that the breakout is wired correctly DB25 Pin 1 gt DB9 Pin 2 DB25 Pin 2 gt DB9 Pin 3 0825 Pin 19 gt DB9 Pin 5 Verify that the serial port and cable are useable by the software 1 Connect to the serial port with HyperTerminal 2 Make sure the Echo typed characters locally checkbox is NOT checked Set the Hyperterminal settings to match the following rmm fr nnm 3 Doa loop back test by disconnecting the serial cable from the L
83. Ground t Turn On 1 rt A Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 240221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Connecting to Outputs On the LS8000 3 model the outputs of the gauge are contained on the 9 pin and 25 pin D sub connectors and the M12 D Coded Ethernet connector On the LS8000 3E and LS8000 3X all outputs are contained on a 39 pin circular connector Their pin values are shown in the following tables Each signal is explained in detail in the Interfacing with the LS8000 3 section Note In order for the LS8000 3 to be operational pins 16 and 17 must be connected to signal ground These signals operate the internal laser shutter and the laser interlock When these connections are open the laser will not turn on and the shutter will not open You must provide the correct signals to operate the gauge DB25 DBO u 159000 CIRCULAR 39 PIN CONNECTOR LS9000E CIRCULAR39 IN i CONNECTOR LS9000X Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 25 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System 158000 3 25 Pin Connector Pinout Pin Description 1 RS 232 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host RS 232 Receive from host to LS8000 3 Phase A True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers Phase A False User Scaleable 5 24V Output P
84. Integerx 1000 Current Velocity 000120321 120 321 Signed 000034131 34 131 nteger Quality Factor 15 04 gr Integer Status 63 47 The Status value is a bit field that has the following format Bit Status Field Convention 0 Laser Temperature Yes 1 No 0 1 Laser Interlock Open Closed Closed 1 Open 0 2 Shutter Open Closed Open 1 Closed 0 3 Material Present Yes 1 No 0 4 Valid Measurement Yes 1 No 0 5 System Ready Indicates Interlock Yes 1 No 0 Closed Shutter Open and Laser Temperature Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 155 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Example TE Data Output 000006090 000144950 15 63 lt CR gt 000006100 000145292 15 63 lt CR gt 000006110 000146965 15 63 lt CR gt 000006120 000148606 15 63 lt CR gt 000006130 000149265 15 63 lt CR gt 000006140 000149183 15 63 lt CR gt 000006150 000148663 15 63 lt CR gt 000006159 000147472 15 63 lt CR gt 000006169 000145500 15 63 lt CR gt To remove the gauge from this mode send a lt cR gt or send cR Read One Line of Measurement Data lt gt Read Only Command Response Format lt L V OF ST gt lt CR gt The response is a comma delimited list of the current measurement data outputs The response
85. L print and the REPEAT PRINTING should be turned off Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 840221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Durant President Series Durant 58814 HE Count 00000 00000 Quadrature Pinout Signal Durant LaserSpeed Signal A 14 15 Signal B 10 6 Signal Ground 12 11 User Voltage 20 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal Durant LaserSpeed Signal A 14 15 Signal Ground 12 11 User Voltage 20 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Set scaling in the Durant counter Setcount mode in the Durant single quad quad x2 Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 85 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Durant Settings Func Value 5 0 005 60 2 62 1 63 1 64 0 3000 0 LaserSpeed must be configured for 1000 pulses per unit ft or m Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 86 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Hengstler 723 1 Quadrature Pinout Signal Hengstler LaserSpeed Signal A 30 15 Signal B 29 6 Signal Ground 31 User Voltage 32 20 Pulsed Pinout Sign
86. Mike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Shutter Open Material Present System Ready connected to User Ground Pin 11 19 21 for the laser to turn on Check wiring connections The Laser Interlock Pin 17 must be connected to User Ground Pin 11 19 21 for the laser to turn on Check wiring connections Check setting in LaserTrak for Internal External Material Present Internal Adjust Material Present threshold level until Material Present bit changes External Active Low Disconnect Material Present Pin 10 or connect to User Ground to turn Material Present On and Connect to 5 24Vpc to turn Material Present Off External Active High Disconnect Material Present Pin 10 to turn OFF Material Presnent and connect to 5 24 to turn ON Material Present Make sure you reference the voltage input to the User Ground Pin 11 19 21 System Ready bit is a combination of the Laser On Shutter Open and Laser At Temp status bits These three bits must all be ON for the System Ready bit to be on Nothing illuminated on gauge i e no LED lights and laser is off Loss of Power Power Supply Failure The POWER ON Led should always be illuminated when the gauge has power Check electrical connections fuses and power switch 1 Check power supply voltage 2 Replace Power Supply Ethernet Can t get Ethernet to work No Connection Gauge d
87. Name Full Name 2 e Ken Wi at favid Jones Position Position Director of Marketing and Engineering EN Date Date 2 AV62007 Part No 98463 Drawing No 0921 01561 2 0221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Contents Contents Contents Proprietary Statement European Commission Requirements Safety Informatio Intended Use Laser Classification Laser Safety Precautions Labels and Safety Features LS8000 3 Labels LS8000 3E Labels LS8000 3X Labels Introduction System Overview Principle of Operation Installing the System Mounting the Mounting Distance Laser Safety Environmental Condition Ambient Temperature Coolant Air Wipe Quick Change Window Steam amp Mist Mounting Location Twinner Lines Aligning the Gauge Aligning the Gauge Gauge Orientation Connecting Power to the Gauge Connecting to Outputs LS8000 3 25 Pin Connector Pinout LS8000 3 9 Pin Connector Pinout LS8000 3 M12 Connector Pinout LS8000 3E LS8000 3X Connector Pinout LS8000 3E LS8000 3X Breakaway Cable Pinout Maximizing Performance Material Present Adjustment Material Present Dropout Time Selection Validation Time Limit Selection Starting Ending Length Correction 1 0
88. Newport LaserSpeed Signal A TB21 15 Signal Ground TB23 11 User Voltage P28 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Set scaling in the Newport counter Setcount mode in the Newport counter single quad quad x2 Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 900221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Red Lion PAXI Quadrature Pinout Signal LaserSpeed Signal A 5 15 Signal B 6 6 Signal Ground 4 11 User Voltage 2 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal LaserSpeed Signal A 5 15 Signal Ground 4 11 User Voltage 2 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Set scaling in the PAXI Set count mode in the single quad quad x2 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 91 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Siemens Counter Module 450 1 Quadrature Pinout Signal 450 1 LaserSpeed Signal A 23 15 Signal B 24 6 Signal Ground 26 11 User Voltage 28 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Setscaling in the 450 1 Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 92 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Siemens Counter Module 6ES5 385 8MB11 Os Oe cot fanned Quadrat
89. Newport P6000A 90 Red Lion PAXI 91 Siemens Counter Module 450 1 92 Siemens Counter Module 6ES5 385 8MB11 93 TrueMeter 94 Interfacing Banner D10 77 Interfacing with the LS8000 34 Introduction 14 Key Switch 24 Key Switch Delay 31 Labels 12 Laser Classification 10 Laser Interlock Pin 16 52 Laser Safety Guidelines 12 LaserSpeed Cables 204 LaserTrak Advanced Operating Parameters 111 Chart Display 115 Chart Recorder Screen 99 Chart Recorder Tool Bar 114 Configuration Screens 106 Control Bar 101 Displaying Data 115 Gauge Info 99 Gauge Status 100 Ping ICMP 172 Installing 95 Supported Protocols 167 Length Mode Display 118 TCP Communications 173 Menus 101 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 220 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Index Monitor Display 117 Output Configuration Parameters 110 Standard Operating Parameters 109 System Requirements 95 Terminal Assist Screen 104 LaserTrak Software 95 Length Reset Input Pin 18 53 Light Stack Interface 71 LS8000E LS8000X Breakaway Cable 30 LS8000E LS8000X Connector 28 M12 Connector 27 M12 Ethernet Connector 60 Material Present Adjustment 32 Material Present Dropout Time Selection 32 Material Present Input Pin 10 43 Maximizing Performance 31 Measurement Direction Input Pin 14 51 Measurement Synchronization Input Pins 8 9 59 Mounting Alignment 22 Mo
90. Pulse is asserted for a configurable amount of time This time can be configured by changing the Index Pulse Length setting See the Configuration Settings section for details Example Index Pulse Length 100ms Index Pulse Interval 10m 100ms 10m 20m 30m Length Index Pulse Output Example The Index Pulse Output can be reconfigured to output several different status outputs using the Auxiliary Digital Output Configuration setting See the Configuration Settings section for details 24Vpc Power Input Pins 24 25 and Power Grounds Pins 12 13 Two Power Input pins and two Power Ground pins are supplied to reduce voltage drop in long cables Please see the Connecting Power to the Gauge section and Appendix D for details concerning power wiring Pins 24 and 25 and pins 12 and 13 are internally connected in the LS8000 3 Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 55 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DB9 Connector The 9 pin interface port contains the RS 422 interface pins for high speed long distance communication with the LS8000 3 the Analog Output and the Measurement Synchronization Input pins The connector is a standard 9 Pin male D Sub connector It is shown below looking at the gauge s rear panel with the gauge baseplate down Pin Description 1 RS 422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host
91. R DB37 200M 90 C Breakaway Cables For mills where cobbles fires or other conditions may damage the LaserSpeed cable a breakaway cable may be appropriate If the breakaway cable is damaged it can be replaced without having to replace the entire cable The LS8000 3 has both a high temperature and low temperature breakaway cable The low temperature cable is rated to 90 C and is made of the same construction as the Heavy Industrial Cable The high temperature cable is rated to 250 C and constructed of special high temperature conductors and insulation Part Number Length Cable Description 85305 10m 32 8 ft CABLE LS3 LO TEMP BRKAWAY 10M 90 C 85281 10m 32 8 ft CABLE LS3 E X HIGH TEMP BRKAWAY 10M 250 C Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 630221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 SENSOR END CABLE END in i as rm MINIMUM ND RAD Low Temperature Breakaway Cable 1 34 Bbm 33mm 85 CABLE END f fin eon High Temperature Breakaway Cable Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 64 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Breakaway Cable Mounting Bracket Beta LaserMike Part 2306588 The breakaway cable end fastens to this heavy duty bracket to provid
92. RS 422 Communication lt n gt is an integer from 0 to 999 999 999 that is the number of pulses per unit length scaled by 1000 The High Speed Pulse Output can output pulses at rates higher than 5MHz Caution should be used to ensure that the maximum line speed encountered during operation does not cause the pulse output frequency to exceed the maximum frequency of the counter If the pulse frequency exceeds the counter maximum frequency the counter may behave erratically Example Want 5750 pulses meter Measurement Units are meters minute Pulses Length 5750 x 1000 5750000 Command to set the value is L57 0000 CR Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation SL User Scaleable Pulse Output Configuration L lt CR gt Read Response Format ii L lt N gt lt CR gt N is an integer that specifies the function of the User Scaleable Pulse Output The various status outputs were described previously in the Index Pulse Output Function description 1274 Pulse Output Function Phase A Phase B 0 Default High Speed Pulse Outputs 1 System Ready Material Present 2 System Ready Valid System Ready QF Pulse Output 4 System Ready QF Warning Output 5 System Ready Shutter Open 6 System Ready Laser On 7 Sy
93. RX Pin 4 RX Drain Wire Shield Shielded Two Twisted 1000 Pairs RS 422 Serial Pinouts Cable Shield Gauge 089 Gauge Signal Computer Pin Computer Signal Pin Number Description Number Description 1 RS422 Transmit varies RS422 Receive B 2 RS422 Transmit varies RS422 Receive A 3 RS422Receive varies RS422 Transmit B 4 RS422 Receive varies RS422 Transmit A 5 Signal Ground varies Signal Ground The computer RS 422 pinout can vary with the RS 422 card used The signal descriptions listed above should be matched to the signal descriptions listed in the documentation provided with the RS 422 adapter Analog Output Voltage Ground Pins 6 7 Analog Output Specifications Voltage Range 0 2V Resolution 12 bit Minimum AV Step Size 0 5mV Load 1kQ minimum Filtering 0 1uF Capacitor Recommended across Output to Signal Ground Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 57 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Analog speed data can be obtained in a 0 2 V format An optional selectable voltage current output module which will convert the 0 2 V signal supplied by the gauge to all of the common voltage current levels is available The analog output indicates speed but not direction There are two configuration settings that affect the ope
94. STANDOFF DISTANCE DMA WE STANDOFF DIST 158000 308 225 in 572 AIR WIPE LENGTH 158000 310 383 in 972 mm ARWIPE BE LS8000 315E 57 9 in 1472 mm MODEL AIR WIPE LENGTH 158000 320 77 6 in 1972 230015 7 08 180mm LS8000 325E 97 3 in 2472 mm LS8000 330E 117 0 in 2972 mm 85002 LONGAIRWIPE 14 95in 380mm Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 196 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings LS8000 E WITH AIR PURGE SEE TABLE 4 f Q ot L wewr Sia LLL Lasse ib STANDOFF DISTANCE DN MODEL STANDOFF DIST 15000 _ 22 5 i 672 mm L 8000 310E 383 in 972 mm P Isis 579m 1472 mm 972mm 1 9000 0956 875 2472 mm _1 7 01n 978m AIR PURGE LENGTH REGULATED FILTERED AIR PURGE dm COMPRESSED AIR FOR MODEL DESCRIPTION DIM B TRANSVECTOR 962725 SHORTARPURGE TIS 02mm 982726 MEDIUM AIRPURGE 15 2 386 1mm 60 100 PSI 4 16 8 BAR 982727 LONG AIRPURGE 25 4in 645 2mm 15 45 SCFM 7 212 USEC Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 197 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike Laser
95. Speed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix C LS8000X Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Appendix C LS8000X Dimensions amp Installation Drawings STANDOFF DISTANCE amp DEPTH OF FIELD DE DID L MODEL BOTTOMBOLT STANDOFF DEPTHOF CLEARANCE TO MATERIAL DISTANCE FIELD X L 131 180in 1791 20 158000 306 3 mm 406 mm 453 mm 50mm CN 288 in 317 in 336 in 4 L88000 310X 853mm 485in 514i 533in 158000 315 4232 mm 1306 1352 200mm 6821 nAn 730in d 188000 320 4732 mm 806mm 1853 mm 200mm 879in 90 8 in 927 in 79n 158000 325 2232 mm 2306 2353 mm 200mm 1078 1105in 1123in 79n i 158000 330 9732 mm 2806mm 2853mm 200mm Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 198 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix C LS8000X Dimensions amp Installation Drawings MOUNTING SURFACE HOLE DIMENSIONS MOUNTING SURFACE MUST 3 50 88 9 BE GROUNDED TO EARTH GROUND 4X 1 2 20 OR M12 TAP 23 73 602 7 N ALIGN MOUNTING HOLES ON ALINE THAT IS PERPENDICULAR TO MATERIAL MOTION BOTTOM BOLTS 2 13 54 0 BOTTOM BOLT TO MATERIAL OPTICAL CENTER Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921
96. TA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Entrance Sensor Beam Exi Sensor Beam Parto be measured de Banner Engineering D10 Expert Fiber Optic Sensor Model D10DPFP Q BROWN 12 24VDC Power BLUE L ware il et Signal Ground BLACK 1 2 GRAY Teach PINK Material Present Input oe Mode External Active Low Light Operate Material Present Pin 10 Signal Ground Va Pin 11 19 21 L waite 1 BLACK SL2 IGRAY Teach PINK Gate Light Operate Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 480221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Signal Grounds Pins 11 19 21 Multiple ground inputs have been supplied for the pulse outputs High Speed User Scaleable and Index to provide good references for cabling Additionally two power input pins 24 and 25 24 VDC and power input ground pins 12 and 13 have been provided for cabling ease The Signal Grounds pins 11 19 and 21 are internally isolated from the Power Ground pins 12 13 The Signal Ground pins are internally connected All input and output signals should be referenced to the Signal Grounds not the Power Ground The Power Ground and the Signal Ground can be tied together if isolation is not required for the application Isolation R
97. TE mode data at power on TF Outputs Final Length Data TF mode data at power on Each time Material Present is lost the measured length will be output Outputs Configurable Text Output TT mode data at power on Outputs Binary Output TB mode data at power on KEEP Resumes transmitting data at power on in the same format as was being transmitted before power down The commands be used to manually change the output mode Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 161 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication AUTOUDP AUTOUDP UDP Power On Data Transm n Mode Read Response Format AUTOUDP S CR AUTOUDP S CR Set Where lt s gt is one of the values listed in the table below This command configures the type of data that the gauge will begin transmitting via UDP at power on The gauge can be configured to output nothing at power on can be configured to output any of the continuous data output modes or can be configured to resume transmission of whatever type of data was being transmitted at power off If the gauge is configured to output data at power up it can be stopped with a carriage return or with the CR command and other commands can be sent for configuration or diagnostic purposes If configured for TE TF TT or TB modes the next time the gauge powers on
98. TX from LS8000 3 to host switch ajon Ethernet RX from host switch to LS8000 3 Beta LaserMike offers a variety of Ethernet cables that can be used to connect the LS8000 3 to any RJ 45 network jack Please see the Ethernet Cables section for a list To connect directly to a computer without using an Ethernet hub or switch you must use a crossover patch cable Please see the Ethernet Communication section for details about the LS8000 3 s Ethernet communication protocol Part No 93463 Draving No 0921 01561 Page 600221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 LS8000 3 Interface Cables DB25 Cables These cables connect the LS8000 3 25 Pin connector and are available in lengths from 3 to 50m These cables are compatible with all LS4000 LS8000 and LS8000 3 LaserSpeed gauges For cables compatible with the E X models see the Heavy Industrial Cables section Part Number Length Cable Description 240211 3M 3m 9 8 ft CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 240211 10 10m 32 8 ft CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 10M 240211 20M 20m 65 6 ft CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 20M 240211 30M 30m 98 4 ft CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 30M 240211 50M 50m 164 ft CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 50M Ethernet Cables These cables connect the LS8000 3 M12 Ethernet connector to any standard Ethernet RJ45 connection Part Num
99. The low speed pulse output defaults to outputting pulse according to the Low Speed Pulse Rate set in the standard Configuration Tab The pulse output can be configured to output gauge status if the low speed pulse output is not needed The choices are shown in the table Defaut Low Speed Pulse Outputs Default Low Speed Pulse Outputs 5 Ready B Material Present A Sys Ready B Valid Ready B QF Pulse Output Ready Waming Output Re y A Valid B Thermostat Control Light Stack A Yellow A Pulse A B Length Threshold B gth Threshold A B Length Threshol Length Threshold A Indicates when the current length has exceeded the Length Threshold Aset point This output is reset when the Index Pulse resets See the Index Pulse Length Thresholds section for details about length thresholds Length Threshold B Indicates when the current length has exceeded the Length Threshold B set point This output is reset when the Index Pulse resets See the Index Pulse Length Thresholds section for details about length thresholds Advanced Operating Parameters Direction Inversion Switch Changes the function of the Direction Digital input When set to Normal a low voltage on the Direction Input or leaving it disconnected will cause the gauge to measure a positive velocity and the length to count up and high 5 24V voltage on the Direction Input w
100. Timing section for further details Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 135 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Q Quality Factor Current Value Q cR Read Only Command Response Format lt N gt lt n gt is an integer from 0 to 15 indicating the current Quality Factor A QF of 0 indicates that the gauge is not currently making measurements and a QF of 15 indicates that the gauge is making excellent measurements This command returns the same value as you would normally receive from the TE data or in a response to the V command R Reset Internal Length Count R lt CR gt or Command RO lt CR gt This command causes the LS8000 3 to reset its internal length count and to reset the Index Pulse location to 0 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 136 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication 5 Length Reset Input Action lt CR gt Read Response Format lt gt N CR Set lt N gt is an integer specifying the Length Reset Input Action mode It can be any of the values in the table below but the default is 0 This setting controls when the length reset input resets the length Depending on the type of output you have connected to the LS8000 3 you may wish to reset on either rising or falling edge or on a level The dark lines in the fi
101. a the gauge measures the amount of reflected laser light Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 14021 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook System Overview Resulting Electrical Signal with Frequency f Fn Measurement Region Side View Material Surface d Material Movement gt Fringe distance d is a function of laser wavelength _ 4 0 and beam angle 1 Period is the inverse of frequency f k d Velocity is distance divided over time t T Velocity is integrated to find Length L 4 o Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 150221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Installing the System This section describes mounting alignment and other installation concerns for the LS8000 3 The installation can be broken down into five steps Mounting the gauge Aligning the gauge Connecting power to the gauge Connecting to the outputs Maximizing gauge performance Mounting the Gauge The LS8000 3 must be placed at the correct standoff distance from the moving material A series of LaserSpeed gauges provide a variety of standoff distances and depths of field Model Standoff Distance Depth of Field 158000 303 300mm 11 8 in 35mm 1 4 in 158000 306 600mm 23 6 in 50mm 2 0 in 158000 310 1000 39 4 in
102. ails User Vin Pin 20 Voltage input for Isolated Pulse Outputs and the Index Pulse Output Connecting a voltage from 5 28VDC to this input allows you to control the pulse amplitude of the LS8000 3 Scaleable Pulse Outputs Pins 15 5 6 8 and the Index Pulse Output Pins 22 and 23 The voltage supplied will be the voltage level of the pulse outputs supplied by the LS8000 3 If a voltage is not supplied the pulse outputs will be approximately 4 5V Internal Isolated 5V i LA User V Pin 20 LT Pulse True User GND Pulse Output zi Pulse False Signal Ground Pins 11 19 21 User Vin Schematic Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 540221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Index Printer Pulse Output Pins 22 23 Also referred to as a Once Per Rev OPR pulse this output can be configured to output pulses at specified length intervals This output can be used to control a cutter or a printer For example if you use LaserTrak to set the Index Pulse Every X setting to 10m the gauge would output a single pulse every 10m of product movement The Index pulse will only trigger when the line is moving in the direction If the Index Pulse triggers at a certain length and then the line backs up and passes that point again the Index Pulse will not be repeated The Index
103. al Active Low Active High Material Present Sets the time that Material Present can be lost before the sensor triggers the Dropout Time end of a measurement If you are taking measurements and the Material Present signal is lost for less than the selected Material Present dropout time the loss is considered to be a momentary loss of signal and is ignored If the signal is lost for longer than the selected Material Present dropout time it is considered the end of the material This function is very useful when making length measurements on poor reflecting material Material Present Sets the maximum time that can elapse between the detection of Material Validation Time Limit Present and the acquisition of valid velocity readings If the acquisition of valid velocity readings exceeds this time limit the gauge will consider the length measurement to be invalid and output 999999 999 as a length Material Present A value from 0 to 4095 that indicates the relative reflected laser light threshold Threshold level of the Material Present signal A setting of 0 would take very little reflected light to trigger Material Present A setting of 4096 will take a lot of light on the detector to trigger good starting place is in the center of the range This setting is only applicable when the Material Present Input Mode is set to Internal Walking Threshold The velocity value below which the output is forced to zero regardless of whether o
104. al Hengstler LaserSpeed Signal A 30 15 Signal Ground 31 11 User Voltage 32 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Set scaling in the Hengstler counter Set count mode in the Hengstler counter single quad quad x2 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 87 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Imaje 54 58 Pinout Signal Imaje 54 58 LaserSpeed Signal A 71 8 8 Print Go 71 4 22 Signal Ground 1 1 and 1 3 11 User Voltage T17 20 Notes The programmable pulse output of the LaserSpeed needs to be set to 5000 or 10000 pulses m depending on the setting in the Imaje printer The Index Pulse Output from the LaserSpeed needs to be set to 1 pulse per meter Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 8807221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook MI800 COR INP MOD PSC FREQ OUT EB 9 2d5k 14 8 3 961 OUT 1 2 B Quadrature Pinout Signal MI800 LaserSpeed Signal A B 15 Signal B 6 Signal Ground A 11 User Voltage D 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 8907221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Newport P6000A Pulsed Pinout Signal
105. andbook LaserTrak Software Monitor Display Monitor Lasor nood Comm 10 LS9KVC Speed 30 646 m min Length 487 026 m Quality NN x 100 Deimats Pans Tonina CERET The Monitor Display shows the Speed and Length in a number format and the Quality Factor as a Bar Graph The Quality Factor Bar Graph shows the Quality Factor as a lighted bar All the bars are lighted when the Quality Factor is 100 None of the bars are lighted when Quality Factor is 0 The High green square Low red square above the bar graph indicate the max and minimum Quality Factor readings since the start of data acquisition To rest these marks press Stop Readings twice Speed 0 000 ft min Length 2105 441 ft Quality M The Quality Factor Bar Graph can indicate different operating conditions of the gauge depending on what the Quality Factor is doing This can help diagnose problems with the setup of the gauge or with the conditions under which the gauge is operating Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 117 221 Raision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software For example the Quality Factor that indicates the gauge is measuring a poor light scattering surface when the Quality Factor is relatively constant but lower then 15 The Gauge will measure accurately under these conditions as long at the QF stays in the yellow
106. aserSpeed breakout DB9 and short pins 2 and 3 of the cable together with a paperclip or screwdriver 4 You should be able to type on the keyboard and see everything that you Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 205 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide If using RS 232 over a long cable the baud rate may too high Switch to RS 422 for communications are typing while pins 2 and 3 connected If no characters appear on the screen the cable or computer serial port may be faulty See the Automatic Baud Rate Detection section to reset the baud rate to a lower rate or connect a shorter cable RS 422 uses differential signals that have much better noise immunity than RS 232 USB to RS 422 converters are commercially available The gauge is communicating but can t see what I m typing in HyperTerminal Terminal Settings The gauge does not echo the characters you are typing so you must configure your terminal program to echo Turn on the Echo typed characters locally setting in HyperTerminal Adjust terminal settings to match the following Sea Time scale in LaserTrak looks wrong LaserTrak is missing data points The X axis in LaserTrak is drawn based on the gauge s User Update Rate setting If the gauge is configured to output data very fast but baud rate is such that there
107. aud Rate amp Framing 121 Serial Commands 121 Breakout Assemblies 66 Breakout Assembly Pinouts 68 Cables Breakaway Cables 63 DB25 Cables 61 Ethernet Cables 61 Heavy Industrial Cables 62 Cables 61 Cables Breakaway Mounting Bracket 65 CE Requirements 8 Communication Protocol 125 Command Descriptions 127 Command List 165 Connecting Material Present Gauges 46 Connecting Material Present Gauges Dual Switch Configuration 47 Connecting Material Present Gauges Single Switch Configuration 46 Connecting Power 24 Connecting to Outputs 25 Connector DB25 26 DB9 27 Ethernet 27 Coolant 17 DB25 Connector 26 35 DB9 Connector 27 56 Differential vs Single Ended Pulse Outputs 38 Dual Conductor Supply 202 Environmental Conditions 17 Etherent IP Address Configuration 168 Ethernet UDP Communications 173 Ethernet COM LED 167 Configuration Settings 167 DHCP 168 Manually Configured IP Address 170 Ethernet Communication 167 Features 188 Fuse 9 24 High Speed Pulse Output Pins 3 5 7 9 37 Isolation Not Required 50 Required 49 Index Printer Pulse Output Pins 22 23 55 Index Pulse amp Length Thresholds 74 Installing the System 16 Interface Connectors 34 Interfacing Banner Picodot 78 DataPro 1000 79 DataPro 3000 80 DataPro 5000 BB 81 DataPro 5000 DN 82 DataPro 5000 DN Beckhoff I O 83 Domino A 84 Durant President Series 85 Hengstler 723 1 87 Imaje 54 58 88 MI800 89
108. ber Length Cable Description 62468 2m 6 6 CABLE XOVER CATSE M12 MALE RJ45 2M 62410 3M 3m 9 8ft CABLE STRANDED CATSE M12 MALE TO RJ45 62410 10M 10m 32 8 ft CABLE STRANDED CATSE M12 MALE TO RJ45 10M 62411 20M 20m 65 6 ft CABLE SOLID CATSE M12 MALE TO RJ45 20M 62411 30M 30m 98 4 ft CABLE SOLID CATSE M12 MALE TO RJ45 30M 62411 50M 50m 164 ft CABLE SOLID CATSE M12 MALE TO RJ45 50M 62411 100M 100m 328 ft CABLE SOLID CAT5E M12 MALE TO RJA5 100M 1 This is a crossover cable that can be used to connect the 139000 directly to a PC This cable should not be used if connecting to a hub switch Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page6lof221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Heavy Industrial Cables LaserSpeed heavy industrial cables are designed for use in heavy industrial environments where high temperatures and heavy coolant spray are encountered They have an extremely durable outer jacket and are impervious to industrial lubricants coolants and solvents Never pull the cable by the connector Always attach the pulling cable to the cable itself Pulling the cable by the connector may damage the connector pins The circular connector has a protective end cap that should be screwed over the cable pins when pulling through conduit or any time the cable is disconnec
109. caleable Pulse Outputs and Index Pulse output can be reconfigured and connected to a light stack in order to indicate the current state of the laser in order to warn people in the area of laser radiation The pulse outputs can be reconfigured into a light stack interface by setting the following settings Setting Value Command Index Pulse Output Function Light Stack Green 9 lt CR gt User Scaleable Pulse Output Light Stack Yellow Red L9 lt cr gt Configuration The outputs can then be connected to solid state relays in order to drive a light stack as shown below This will provide a contact closure for each lamp The maximum current that can be driven by this interface will depend on the selected relay Laserspeea 25137 P Connector H eave Supply Lig Stuck Yelow Pn 15 I eosam I nein Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 710221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 The LS8000 3 operates the light stack in the following manner Laser Light Stack TE Slane Meaning Radiation Emitted Green Laser is Off No Laser is On Yellow Shutter is Closed Laser is Red Shutter is Open The light stack should be placed in a conspicuous location n
110. ch Picodot 9 Series Pinout Signal PD45 LaserSpeed Power 10 v to 30v Brown See below Material Present White 10 Signal Ground Blue 11 Pullup 4 7K White LS pin 10 24 Laser enable Grey 11 Notes Use with a LaserSpeed 4000 2 8000 2 8000 3 or 9000 3 Program the LaserSpeed for material present external active high You can power the banner switch from the LaserSpeed power supply pin 25 but you need to connect pins 11 and 12 on the Laserspeed breakout together Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 78f 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DataPro 1000 60 Quadrature Pinout Signal 1 LaserSpeed Signal A 36 15 Signal A 34 4 Signal B 32 6 Signal B 30 8 Signal Ground 25 11 User Voltage 27 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal DP1K LaserSpeed Signal A 28 15 Signal A 26 4 Signal Ground 25 1 User Voltage 27 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Remove jumpers JL6 JL7 JL10 and JL11 if required in differential input configuration Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 79 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DataPro 3000 EE EA Em 9 e C8 C 3 Beta Lasermi
111. chase order number and any other information specific to your instrument Field warranty service is available if the customer pays travel expenses by advance purchase order All service operations should be performed by skilled electronics technicians who have been trained by Beta LaserMike Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 7 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook European Commission Requirements European Commission Requirements C This equipment is intended for use in a heavy industrial environment The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to other equipment There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orientate or relocate the equipment Increase the separation between the pieces of equipment Connect the pieces of equipment on separate mains circuits Ensure that the relevant items of equipment are properly and securely earthed to a common earth point using adequately sized cable or other means of connection Where supplied or specified shielded interconnection cables must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the
112. connector can be connected to an RS 422 input on a PLC or an RS 422 converter connected to a PC Because there is no standard pinout for RS 422 you may wish to rewire this terminal block to match your cable Pin Description DB37 Pin 1 RS422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 26 2 RS422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 27 3 RS422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 28 4 RS422 Receive from host to 158000 3 29 Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 690221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Ethernet Connector This RJ45 connector can be connected to any Ethernet hub or switch A crossover cable is not required when connecting to a hub or switch but is required if connecting directly to a PC Pin Description DB37 Pin 1 Ethernet TX 34 3 Ethernet TX 35 2 Ethernet RX 36 6 Ethernet RX 37 Breakout Assembly A C Power Connector The powered versions of the breakout assembly have a kettle plug style power connector IEC 320 sheets C13 14 This power connector is the most common in the world and can be used with most line cords NN Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 700f221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Application Interfaces Light Stack Interface The LS8000 3 User S
113. d 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System LS8000 3 Connector Pin DB37 39 Pin Description 1 1 1 RS232 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 2 2 2 RS232 Receive from host to L 8000 3 3 3 Phase A True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 4 4 4 Phase A False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 5 5 5 Phase A False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 6 6 6 Phase True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 7 7 7 Phase True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 8 8 8 Phase False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 9 9 9 Phase B False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 10 10 10 Material Present Input 5 24V Input 11 11 11 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 12 12 12 Power Ground for 24V Input 13 13 13 Power Ground for 24V Input DB25 14 14 14 Measurement Direction Input 5 24V Input 15 15 15 PhaseA True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 16 16 16 Laser Interlock Connect to Signal Ground to Turn On Laser 17 17 17 Shutter Control Connect to Signal Ground to Open Shutter 18 18 18 _ Length Reset Input 5 24V Input 19 19 19 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial User Vix Voltage input for Isolated Pulse Outputs 5 to 28V 20 BC The voltage supplied will be the voltage level of the pulse outputs supplied by the LS8000 3 If a Voltage is not supplied the puls
114. data bits no parity 1 stop bit Note After this setting is changed the COMM LED and Valid LED will flash indicating the new configuration Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 128 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication amp Quality Factor Warning Threshold Read Response Format ii Set lt n gt is an integer from 0 to 15 specifying the threshold at which the Quality Factor Warning Output will turn on If the QF goes below this value for longer than the Quality Factor Warning Timeout the output will turn on To turn back off again the QF must go above the threshold for longer than the timeout Voltage High QF is less than the Warning Threshold Voltage Low QF is greater than or equal to the Warning Threshold This output is available on either pulse output or on the Index Pulse output as an alternate configuration See the SH and 51 commands for details lt Quality Factor Warning Timeout lt lt CR gt Read Response Format lt lt N gt lt CR gt Set N is an integer from 0 to 65 535 specifying the number of milliseconds that the QF must be below the Quality Factor Warning Threshold before the warning output will trigger The default value is 10 000 which is 10 seconds This means that the QF must be below the threshold for 10 seconds before the output will trigger This setting should be kept fairly large to
115. ding real time data over Ethernet you can either use the UDP or TCP protocols but UDP is recommended The TCP protocol has so much overhead that the maximum update rate will be on the order of 200ms The UDP protocol has very little overhead so it is easily able to transmit data every 1ms Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1640221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Communication Protocol Command List RS 422 Baud Rate amp Framing RS 232 Baud Rate amp Framing Quality Factor Warning Threshold Quality Factor Warning Timeout Direction Inversion Switch Hold Velocity If Above Hold Velocity Timeout Calibration Trim Analog Full Scale Velocity Filter Range Enables Material Present Input Mode Material Present Dropout Time Material Present Validation Time Material Present Threshold Level Hour Meter Current Value Current amp Max Temperature Averaging Time User Update Rate Quality Factor Current Value Reset Internal Length Count Length Reset Input Action Measurement Units Walking Threshold Minimum Final Length Index Pulse Output Function Index OPR Pulse Length Index Pulse OPR Setting Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 165 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication
116. e check the clean make up air duct for any damage holes and tears that may be drawing in contaminated make up air from the mill environment 4 Install proper beam path air purge and or air wiping air knife system to keep optical beam path and measured surface clear and clean 1 Check material pass line with Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 211 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide moving IN and OUT of the measurement region Object interfering with beam path Detector saturation Note This condition may only happen when measuring on flat products such as bright rolled steel stainless steel and aluminium strip respect to the sensor standoff distance and depth of field 2 Adjust the sensor or control the material pass line if necessary Inspect laser beam path and remove object or obstruction 1 Tilt the sensor in the non critical angle approximately 2 3 degrees The non critical angle is referenced in Figure 5 1 Chapter 5 in the instruction manual Monitor the QF value while adjusting the sensor 2 Contact Beta LaserMike for additional support Quality Factor is 15 but the measured velocity is very close to zero or much smaller than the actual velocity Mounting in the wrong direction This happens when the gauge is mounted at a 90 angle to the direction of mo
117. e IP Address read from the DHCP server is returned If there was an error contacting the DHCP server then the value is returned as 0 0 0 0 If DHCP is disabled then this command is used to manually set the Netmask Example DHCP disabled To set the Netmask Command IPNETMSK 192 168 0 255 CR ind then read it back Command IPNETMSK CR Response IPNETMSK 192 168 0 55 CR This setting can be disregarded if the Ethernet option is not installed Note This setting will take effect after a power cycle TF Final Length Mode TF CR Data Output Command Data Format lt LLLLLL LLL QF CR This command places the LS8000 3 into Final Length Mode This mode only affects the communication port over which the command is sent For example if the command is sent over RS 232 only the RS 232 port will transmit Final Length readings the RS 422 and Ethernet ports will not change operation The LS8000 3 will output a serial message at the end of each piece part loss of material present containing final length and the average Quality Factor over the piece part In the data format above lt LLLLLL LLL gt is the final length of the part including starting and ending length correction or is the average Quality Factor that was measured over the part Each time Material Present is lost the LS8000 3 will output a Final Length reading if the measured length is larger than the Minimum Final Length
118. e Index Pulse resets See the Index Pulse Length Thresholds section for details about length thresholds Voltage High Length Threshold A Exceeded Voltage Low Length Threshold A Not Exceeded Length Threshold B Indicates when the current length has exceeded the Length Threshold B set point This output is reset when the Index Pulse resets See the Index Pulse Length Thresholds section for details about length thresholds Voltage High Length Threshold A Exceeded Voltage Low Length Threshold A Not Exceeded Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 146 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication User Scaleable Pulse Rate Read Response Format ii Set lt n gt is an integer from 0 to 999 999 999 that is the number of pulses per unit length scaled by 1000 The User Scaleable Pulse Output can output pulses at rates higher than 250kHz Caution should be used to ensure that the maximum line speed encountered during operation does not cause the pulse output frequency to exceed the maximum frequency of the counter Many counters have surprisingly low maximum frequency specifications If the pulse frequency exceeds the counter maximum frequency the counter may behave erratically Example Want 100 pulses inch Measurement Units are inches minute Pulses Length 100 x 1000 100000 Command to set the value is P100000 lt cR gt Note Changing thi
119. e a built in cooling system for applications in which ambient temperatures exceed 45 C Cooling fluids can be routed through the gauge using the 1 8 inch NPT fittings 1 4 NPT on LS8000E and LS8000X on the back of the gauge Typical flow rates of 1 5 litres minute for water and 50 liters minute for air are sufficient There is minimal pressure drop through the gauge so supply pressure can be very low Ensure that the water temperature is above the condensation temperature or dew point to prevent condensation from collecting on the front window of the gauge If water condenses on the optical window the laser beams could be blocked resulting in reduced performance or loss of function Coolant In applications with coolants on the material an air jet may be required to remove the coolant from the measurement area Since the speed of the coolant is generally different from that of the material erroneous measurements could result When incorporating an air jet be sure to blow the coolant from the measurement volume at 90 from the material s motion If the Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 170221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System coolant is blown off in the same direction the material is moving the air velocity can add or subtract from the material s velocity this too may cause erroneous measurements Air Wipe Quick Change Window To prevent dus
120. e com The information contained in this manual is the property of Bela LaserMike The information disclosed in this document is furnished in confidence and upon the condition that individual and corporate intellectual rights whether patented or not will be respected If this document is supplied on removable media e g CD an electronic copy stored on site and one printout is permitted If this document is supplied in printed form no part of this document may be reproduced or scanned without the prior written consent of Beta LaserMike This document may not be distributed or circulated to third parties Limited Warranty Beta LaserMike will correct by repair or at Beta LaserMike s option by replacement F O B Beta LaserMike s plant any defect in workmanship material in any equipment manufactured by Beta LaserMike which appears under normal and proper use within twelve months from the date of shipment eighteen months for OEM s provided Beta LaserMike is given reasonable opportunity to inspect the alleged defective equipment at the place of its use and under conditions of its use EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not cover products which have been modified altered or repaired by any other party than Beta LaserMike or its authorized agents Furthermore any product which has been or is suspected of being damaged as a result of negligence misuse incorrect handling servicing or maintenance or has been damaged as a result of excessive cur
121. e may too high Switch to RS 422 for Make sure you are connected to the User Ground pin 11 19 21 and not the Power Ground pin 12 13 Switch to a lower baud rate RS 422 uses differential signals that have Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 208 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide communications much better noise immunity than RS 232 USB to RS 422 converters are commercially available Quality Factor Valid Measurements Poor Quality Factor on round product Product not well guided Check guiding and product vibration Try to keep the laser spot within 10 percent of the product diameter This is more critical on clear or shiny products If the product begins to vibrate at higher line speeds guide rollers may need to be placed closer to the laser spot Poor Quality Factor on product with liquid coolant Too much coolant on product Steam or spray in the beam path Quick Change Window LaserSpeed gauges can measure on thin coatings of liquid but may not work well on thick or flowing coatings Install a fan to blow steam away from the beam path to see if the QF improves Purchase and install a beam purge on the gauge Remove and inspect the Quick Change Window Clean with a clean cloth Replace the window if it s scratched or damaged Valid LED is not illum
122. e outputs the length and speed available over the RS 232 RS 422 and Ethernet ports are not affected The LS8000 3 uses a DDS Direct Digital Synthesis circuit to generate the quadrature outputs Due to the nature of DDS technology the frequency output is not continuously variable but occurs in steps of about 0 015Hz Normally relative to the output frequency this step size is so small that it is impossible to measure However if both a very low speed is measured and a very low pulse resolution is used the pulse output frequency will be frequency low enough for the step size to cause noticeable errors in measurement The following graph shows the envelope of the pulse output frequency error as the 1 pulse output frequency approaches Lu 10 D 10 w E eRe Pulse Frequency He zero H i i 5 z E The error decreases very rapidly as the frequency increases becoming insignificant at pulse output frequencies higher than 15Hz For this reason the pulse output resolution should be set such that the minimum production line speed produces a pulse output frequency higher than 15Hz The following equations can be used to calculate the minimum pulse output resolution Definitions R Minimum Recommended Pulse Output Resolution X Minimum Production Linespeed Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 41of221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instr
123. e outputs will be approximately 4 5V 21 21 22 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 22 22 24 Index Pulse True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 23 23 25 Index Pulse False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 24 24 26 24V Fused Input 25 25 27 24V Fused Input 1 26 28 RS422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 2 27 29 RS422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 3 28 30 RS422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 4 29 31 85422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 6 30 32 Analog Output Voltage 7 31 33 Analog Output Ground 8 32 34 Measurement Synchronization Input 9 33 35 Measurement Synchronization Input 1 34 36 Ethernet TX 2 35 37 Ethernet RX 3 36 38 Ethernet TX 4 37 39 Ethernet RX Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 29021 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System LS8000 3E LS8000 3X Breakaway Cable Pinout LaserSpeed breakaway cables have 39 pin military connectors on both ends male on one end and female on the other and have pinouts identical to the standard gauge cable 39 Pin Male Description 1 85232 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 2 RS232 Receive from host to LS8000 3 3 Phase A True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 4 Phase A False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 5 Phase A False Hi
124. e section Part Length Readings are always 999999 999 Material Present settings improperly adjusted Increase the Material Present Validation Time Material Present not detected or Material Present flickering on and off Note The laser must be turned ON Object interfering with beam path Dirty quick change window Environmental conditions i e roll coolant or coolant mist spray and fume may be interfering with the optical path Measured Material is moving outside the measurement region or the material is changing angle and moving laterally Note For tube length measurement applications Beta LaserMike recommends that the lateral movement of the tube with respect to the sensor be no greater than 1 5 20 the diameter of the tube Inspect laser beam path and remove object or obstruction 1 Check Quick change window for contamination 2 Clean or exchange quick change window 1 Check for coolant mist spray and fume in optical path of gauge Purchase and install Beta LaserMike beam path air purge if currently not using such a device 2 Check and adjust air pressure utilities supplied to beam path air purge 3 If roll coolant is gathering collecting on the measured surface beneath the LaserSpeed gauge install a proper air wipe air knife system to blow off such coolant 1 Check to make sure that the laser spot is properly hitting the material Adjust the sen
125. e support for the connection between the breakaway cable and the main cable 4 00in 101 6mm j 075i 19 1mm 3 265 82 6mm 2 4 00 101 6mm 2X 000316 0959 P 400 01 6mm E 5 gt 1 A SECTION A A Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 650221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 LS8000 3 Breakout Assemblies For easy interfacing Beta LaserMike offers several different I O breakout kits that connect directly to LaserSpeed cables These interface blocks are DIN rail mountable or can be bolted into a cabinet Four M5x16 hex head screws are included There are several different options available The DB25 versions are compatible with standard LS8000 3 gauges and the DB37 versions are compatible with the LS8000 3E X gauges Powered and unpowered versions of both configurations are available Powered versions have a 24VDC 100W universal power supply with an input voltage range of 85 264VAC at 47 63Hz The power supply can be connected to a standard IEC 320 power cord Model Description Compatible With Base Size 85328 ASSY BREAKOUT DB25 580005 bd LASERSPEED 102 x 220mm 85329 ASSY BREAKOUT DB25 ey 8 LASERSPEED POWERED 102 x 220mm 4 x 125 ASSY BREAKOUT DB37 85321 158000 3 LASERSPEED 102 x 318 mm ASSY BREAKOUT DB37 85322 ETHERNET LASERSPEED 102 x 318
126. e that the pulse is asserted does not vary with the measured velocity When setting this value be sure to set the pulse length to a value less than the time that will elapse between OPR pulses Index Pulse OPR Setting 1 lt CR gt lt N gt lt CR gt lt N gt is an integer specifying the number of User Scaleable Pulses per Index Pulse Range 1 to 999 999 999 Example Assume that the User Scaleable Pulse Rate configurable with the P command has been set to 1 000 pulses foot To get an index pulse every 10 ft User Scaleable Pulse Rate pulses ft x Desired Index Pulse Spacing ft 1 000 pulses ft x 1 ft 1 000 pulses The command to set the correct value is 1000 lt cR gt To get an index pulse every 0 5 ft 1000 pulses ft x 0 5 ft 500 pulses Command to set the correct value 500 CR Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 142 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication A Length Threshold A A lt CR gt Read Response Format lt N gt A lt N gt lt CR gt Set lt N gt is an integer specifying the number of User Scaleable Pulses for Length Threshold A The Length Threshold A output will be asserted when this number of pulses has been output and will be reset when the Index Pulse triggers This output can be used to perform some operation prior to a cut Range 0 to 999 999 999 Example Assume that the Us
127. ear the gauge so that anyone who may be exposed to laser radiation can easily look at the light stack to see gauge is emitting laser radiation The gauge also has an indicator light labelled LASER ON that indicates when the laser is turned on Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 720221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Thermostat Interface In order to extend the ambient temperature range of LaserSpeed gauges you can provide water or air cooling heating This is often accomplished by connecting the gauge to a recirculating heater chiller but can also be accomplished by using the gauge s thermostat output LaserSpeed gauges monitor their internal temperatures and can provide an output indicating when cooling heating is required This output can be connected to a valve or a PLC in order to control the flow of coolant The thermostat output is available as an alternate configuration of the Index Pulse the High Speed Pulse Output Phase B and the User Scaleable Pulse Output Phase B Output How To Configure Output Pin Voltage Level Index Pulse Set Index Pulse Output Function to 0825 0837 pin 22 5 24V depending on index Pulse Thermostat Output User Input Voltage Set High Speed Pulse Output High Speed Configuration to either bred RS 422 Output Pulse System Ready Thermostat Output or i 2V 5V Differential
128. easured above this value it will be ignored Can be any positive or negative value To disable set to a large positive value Length Reset Input This configures the Length Reset input function The Graphic on the side of the Action pop up menu shows the action required to reset the internal length counter of the gauge For example Rising Edge Triggered is selected and the graphic shows an arrow on the rising edge of the pulse to indicate that Falling Edge Triggered the length counter will be reset on the rising Longi Edge Triggered of the reset pulse Level Triggered Active High Level Triggered Active Low QF Warning Threshold Sets the Quality Factor value below which the Quality Factor Warning is asserted QF Warning Timeout Configures the amount of time that the indicated Quality Factor must be below the QF Warning Threshold before the Quality Factor Warning output is asserted Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 112 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software COMM LED Control Indicates traffic on either RS232 RS422 or Ethernet The light will tum blue when the gauge is transmitting turn orange when the gauge is receiving and white when both transmit and receiving are happening at the same time The COMM light in conjunction with the Valid Light indicate the BAUD Rate and control parameters for RS232 RS422 communication
129. ecrease _ the scale Axis Zoom control allows the cursor to grab the axis and zoom in or out Zooms Out Zooms In Selects Objects Zoom Box draws a box around data that will be zoomed in on Data Cursors Edit graph parameters password protected and greyed out when not active Copies an image of the graph or the raw data to the clipboard Prints graph image Print Preview Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 114 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Displaying Data There are three main ways to display data They are the Chart Recorder Length and Speed Monitor and the Length Histogram To select a the type of data display click File then position the cursor over New on the drop down menu to bring up the selection tab with the three choices Select Chart Monitor or Length Mode by clicking on the drop down selection menu View Tools Window Help Opel Recipe File Monitor Open Graph gt Length Mode Close Save Recipe File Save Graph Print Chart Display LER Se let Shae I FW RACER aa orbi Length r nm Yol 791289 mwg ese OF 15 000 Be Agar 15000 44 Vel Min V mom Vel Max V m H 4 Speed Graph P ucl GAUGE STATUS
130. eed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Real Time Data Timing When transmitting data at fast update rates consideration must be given to the amount of time that it takes to transmit a single message If the transmission time exceeds the update rate it is impossible for the LS8000 3 to transmit all data Ethernet UDP is fast enough that this does not occur but it can occur over RS 232 and RS 422 For example if the RS 232 baud rate were set to 57 6k a TE data reading would take 4 86 to transmit If the User Update Rate is set to 4ms this will result in every other message being skipped resulting in an actual update rate of 8 ms The gauge s measurements will not be affected by this it will still produce accurate measurements Still transmitting last measurement these measurement transmissions are skipped 5 10 11 13 14 15 a time Pine The following table lists the fastest update rate possible for each baud rate If using TB mode the framing must be set to an 8n1 mode Transmission Time Fastest Update Rate Baud Rate 1 Byte TE TB TE TB 230 4k 43 4 1 22ms 694us 2ms 1ms 115 2k 86 8 2 43ms 1 39ms 3ms 2ms 57 6k 173us 4 86ms 2 78ms 5ms 3ms 38 4k 2265 7 29ms 4 16ms 8ms 5ms 19 2k 521yus 14 6ms 8 33ms 15ms 9ms 9600 1 04ms 29 2ms 16 7ms 30ms 17ms 4800 2 08ms 58 3ms 33 3ms 59ms 34ms When sen
131. ement Note To disable the Material Present feature and have Material Present on all the time set the Material Present Input Mode to External Active Low and leave the Material Present input disconnected Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 132 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Material Present Dropout Time F lt CR gt Read Response Format x F lt N gt lt cR gt Set lt N gt is an integer from 0 to 500 specifying the Material Present Dropout Time in milliseconds If you are taking measurements and the Material Present signal is lost for less than the selected Material Present dropout time the loss is considered to be a momentary loss of signal and is ignored If the signal is lost for longer than the selected Material Present dropout time it is considered to be end of the material This function is very useful when making length measurements on poor reflecting material G Material Present Validation Time G CR Read Response Format lt gt Set N is an integer from 0 to 500 specifying the Material Present Validation Time Limit milliseconds When material enters the measurement volume the system determines the time between the Material Present signal and the first valid data If the time is less than or equal to the validation time limit selectable via LaserTrak or the G command then the s
132. ement so that the gauge can be addressed on the network without actually knowing the IP address Supported Protocols In general TCP should be used for configuration settings and UDP for real time measurement data All data and configuration commands are available over both protocols but UDP has much lower overhead so it is better suited for continuous high speed data output TCP is a slower protocol that guarantees delivery of each packet so it is better suited for configuring settings TCP and UDP can be used concurrently COM LED The COM light on top of the LS8000 3 can be configured to indicate Ethernet activity by setting the COM LED Function c command setting to 1 This is a blue orange LED that can have the following states Ethernet State COM LED No Connection Off Connection OK Orange Activity Detected Blue Collision White Configuration Settings This table lists the configuration settings relevant to Ethernet communications Configuration Setting Command ReadMrite Ethernet Enabled ETHERNET Read Only Ethernet Hardware ID MACID Read Only DHCP Enable Disable DECP Read Write Host Name NAME Read Write IP Address IPADDR Read Write Default Gateway Address IPDEFGW Read Write Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 167 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication Network
133. en Both Ends Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 190221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Twinner Lines When mounting the gauge on a twinner line the gauge should be positioned far enough from the twinner that the twist is set If the gauge is placed close to the twinner it may not be able to measure due to excessive vibration and the spin imparted on the wire due to the twisting motion Moving the gauge down the line farther from the twinner may improve the gauge s ability to make measurements Near Twinner Near Takeup Wires spin and Twist is set wires not corkscrew make it spinning or corkscrewing look like wires are not moving C ae Line Movement Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 200221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Aligning the Gauge Once the gauge is mounted at the proper standoff distance the critical alignment angles need to be checked To obtain accurate results the LS8000 3 must be mounted so the surface being measured is perpendicular to the optical axis The best method to ensure this is to place a level alongside the gauge The material being measured should be parallel to the front face of the gauge and the material motion should be parallel to the base of the gauge The velocity measurement which is made in the p
134. en the internal gauge temperature increases above 40 C and turns back off when the internal temperature decreases below 35 C Voltage High LS8000 3 Temperature gt 40 C Turn on coolant Voltage Low LS8000 3 Temperature lt 35 C Turn off coolant Light Stack Green This output can be used to drive a solid state relay to turn on the green light in a light stack The green light is illuminated when the laser interlock is open indicating that the LS8000 3 is not emitting laser radiation See the Light Stack Interface section for details Voltage High Green lamp should be illuminated Voltage Low Green lamp should not be illuminated Length Threshold A Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 141 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Indicates when the current length has exceeded the Length Threshold A set point This output is reset when the Index Pulse resets See the Index Pulse amp Length Thresholds section for details about length thresholds Voltage High Length Threshold A Exceeded Voltage Low Length Threshold A Not Exceeded Y Index OPR Pulse Length Y CR Read Response Format ii Y lt N gt lt cR gt Set N is an integer from 0 to 255 that is the length of the Index OPR pulse in 10ms increments Example You want to set the OPR Pulse length to 180ms Y 180ms 10ms 18 Command v18 cR The tim
135. en using HyperTerminal to help diagnose communication problems The password for Terminal Assist is laser1 Update Maxi velocity Note You must unlock the gauge settings with the LOCKED 0 command before settings can be changed with Terminal Assist Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 103 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Terminal Assist Screen This screen can be used to manually send commands to the gauge To use this screen 1 Enter the Communication Parameters that the gauge is using and click Start 2 Type the command into the Command Line box and then click the Send button to transmit 3 The gauge s responses are displayed on the screen as they are received Setings Communication Comm Poit Baud Parameters 11 Data Bits Stop Bite 7 1 tone 2 zi Output z 4 Response from Gauge F tostor i Command Lie Send command Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 104 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Search For LaserSpeed initiates a search for the LaserSpeed gauge to establish communication Find LaserSpeed Gauges between LaserTrak and the Comm Method 7 Serial F Tere s gauge If the Serial Gaug
136. ent Transition Effect Input Mode High 5 24V Low 0V Low High High gt Low 0 Internal NIA NIA No Effect No Effect 1 No Yes Ends Current Starts New External Active Material Not Material Is Measurement Measurement Low Present Present 2 Yes No Starts New Ends Current External Active Material Is Material Not Measurement Measurement High Present Present Note If Material Present functionality isn t required and you want Material Present to always be on then set the LS8000 3 s Material Present Input Mode to External Active Low and leave the Material Present Input disconnected Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 446221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Example 1 You are using an external make break optical switch to begin and end the measurement The optical gauge has a smaller spot size than the LS8000 3 so it will more exactly detect the edge of the product When the part enters the measurement area the switch outputs Low OV signal and when there is part in the measurement area the switch outputs a High 24V signal So when the part enters the measurement area a Low High transition occurs and when the part exits the measurement area a High Low transition occurs This configuration requires that you set the Material Present Input Mode to 2 External Active High When the part enters the measurement a
137. ep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Laser Interlock Pin 16 The Laser Interlock input will switch off the laser power when the connection to ground is broken This is commonly used with external switches for laser safety When the interlock pin is connected to ground the laser is operational When the interlock circuit is opened break the connection to ground power to the laser is switched off The power to the rest of the LS8000 3 is not affected Note enable laser operation connect the laser interlock pin Pin 16 to ground Pin 11 19 or 21 There is a delay of several seconds from the time the Laser On light turns on to the time that laser radiation is emitted Laser Interiock Pin 16 Safety Interlock Switch Close to Turn On Laser Signal Ground Pin 11 19 21 yao Laser Interlock Input Circuit Connect to Signal Turn On Laser Laser Off Laser On r Laser Interlock Key switch Connection Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 520221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Shutter Control Pin 17 All Class 3B laser products are required to have a shutter to terminate the laser beams before exiting the product The LS8000 3 uses a spring loaded rotary solenoid as a laser shutter The spring loaded action ensures that when power is not app
138. equired between Power Supply and I O LaserSpeed 25 37 Pin Connector ULL a 24VDC Power EE Ly Supply Counter PLC 22 Right Counter PLC Ground connected to Signal Ground LaserSpeed 25 37 Connector 7 24VDC Power EI eo de Supply Counter PLC Wrong Counter PLC Ground connected to Power Ground Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 49 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Isolation Not Required between Power Supply and I O LaserSpeed 25 37 Pin Connector i 24 Power supply Counter PLC Right 24V Connected to User V Counter P Ground co LC Ground Signa nnected together LaserSpeed 25 37 Connector Ground and Power 24 Power i Supply Counter p TT PLC f E Wrong Signal Ground Not Connected Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 5
139. er Scaleable Pulse Rate configurable with the P command has been set to 1000 pulses foot and Index Pulse is configured to output every 200 ft To assert the Length Threshold A output after 180 ft User Scaleable Pulse Rate pulses ft x Length Threshold A setting ft 1 1 000 pulses ft x 180 ft 180 000 pulses The command to set the correct value is A180000 lt CR gt The output will clear when the length reaches 200ft and the Index Pulse triggers See the Index Pulse amp Length Thresholds section for timing details B Length Threshold B SB CR Read Response Format lt gt B lt N gt lt CR gt Set lt N gt is an integer specifying the number of User Scaleable Pulses for Length Threshold The Length Threshold B output will be asserted when this number of pulses has been output and will be reset when the Index Pulse triggers This output can be used to perform some operation prior to a cut Range 0 to 999 999 999 Example Assume that the User Scaleable Pulse Rate configurable with the P command has been set to 1000 pulses foot and Index Pulse is configured to output every 200 ft To assert the Length Threshold B output after 190 ft User Scaleable Pulse Rate pulses ft x Length Threshold A setting ft 1 000 pulses ft x 190 ft 190 000 pulses The command to set the correct value is B190000 lt CR gt Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 143 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike Las
140. erSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication The output will clear when the length reaches 200ft and the Index Pulse triggers See the Index Pulse amp Length Thresholds section for timing details H High Speed Pulse Output Configuration Read Response Format x H lt N gt lt CR gt Set is an integer that specifies the function of the High Speed Pulse Output The various outputs were described previously in the Index Pulse Output Function description vius Pulse Output Function Phase A Phase B 0 Default High Speed Pulse Outputs 1 System Ready Material Present 2 System Ready Valid 3 System Ready QF Pulse Output 4 System Ready QF Warning Output 5 System Ready Shutter Open 6 System Ready Laser On 7 System Ready Thermostat Output 8 Valid Thermostat Output 9 Pulse Phase A Sync Output Note Some of the above outputs were previously described under the Index Pulse Output Function setting Sync Output Gauge Gauge Synchronization Output that can be connected between multiple gauges in order to synchronize measurements See the Gauge Gauge Synchronization section for details h Speed Pulse Rate L lt CR gt Read Response Format L lt N gt lt CR gt Set Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 144 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232
141. es Discovered checkbox is checked the IP 192 158 10247 99000 03001 1234 enabled serial ports will be searched If the TCP IP box is checked then the local network will be searched for gauges If no gauges are found make sure that the es serial port is enabled under Sone ee en ee eS ee d Resp Time Tec 130 7a Program Settings YOK Program Settings Shows the active COM Ports Only Program Settings E3 COM Ports that are checked will be searched Com Port Settings during the communication search Also shows the default COM Port and operating parameters the a Comm Pert 10 software will use to communicate with the LT LaserSpeed gauge Only the checked serial Comm Port Bau 000 ports will be searched for LaserSpeed gauges If a al TES m a new serial port is added to the computer it qn 5 must be selected in this screen before it can be ResponseTimen 00 used with LaserTrak Suggested Sees Threat Butter Sze je dfo International Sting hierelons Mode X LaserSpeed Configuration opens the operating parameter configuration screen There are pages to the Configuration screen Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 105 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software LaserTrak Configurati
142. es from three different LS8000 3 gauges Transmitted Discovery Beacon A transmitted beacon sent from a PC at IP Address 192 168 10 58 is shown below Edt View Go Capure Anajae Suis Help ange Expeston Ces 255 285 255 255 255 255 255 255 2461 2081 ost Port 10003 10003 Source port dici 2161 Destination port 10003 10003 Length 33 checksum Oxdcaf correct BE EEEE Dio sP 2810 o0 S011 ao ae coas oa aa i ozo PE fF o9 ed 27 1909 21 de Ie care OWES E Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 178 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Ethernet Communication This beacon message requests 10 values identifiers 1 to 10 The UDP data in the message consists of the following bytes Byes Hew amp 2 amp amp 31 2a 30 Oa 92 8 a7 om Oa Oa OO meaning az LX NES w 2 3 8 8 9 X 2 TRS v v Protocol Version Ieatiner List Pacang Received Discovery Beacon Responses The first beacon response was received from IP Address 192 168 10 252 The first several components of this response will be shown in detail The other two responses from
143. ety of industrial outputs Also a variety of information including length velocity system operating parameters and setup parameters can be read and configured using the communications interfaces The LS8000 3 is permanently calibrated to a NIST traceable standard at the factory Aside from periodic cleaning of the optical window the LS8000 3 does not require maintenance See the Specifications section at the end of this manual Principle of Operation LaserSpeed utilizes dual beam interferometer technology to provide accurate velocity readings The measured velocity is integrated over time to measure the length of moving objects The opto electronic portion of the LS8000 3 generates a laser beam that is split and then crossed in space The two crossing beams interact producing a fringe pattern that is orthogonal to the plane of the two beams Light is scattered when material passes through the measurement region This scattered light is collected by the gauge and converted to electrical signals The frequency of the electrical signal contains information with regards to the velocity of the material The signal processor converts the electrical signals to frequency information that is directly proportional to the velocity of the material moving through the laser beams The signal processor converts the frequency information into velocity information and updates user outputs In order to determine if there is an object in the measurement are
144. external wiring is required Another way to reset these outputs is to set the Index Pulse Setting to a high value and reset the threshold outputs by asserting the Length Reset Input The Length Thresholds are available as an alternate output function of the User Scaleable Pulse Output Example Setting Value Index Pulse Setting 100 m Index Pulse Length 100 ms Length Threshold A 90m Length Threshold B 80m 100ms signals reset at IndoxPusa te same tmo as tne Pulse som Length Threshoa A lang Treo com Longer mee oe 100m 200m 300m Length Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 740221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Gauge Gauge Synchronization LaserSpeed LS9000 and LS8000 gauges can be synchronized so that their sampling periods are synchronized and so they update their outputs at the same time The simplest method for synchronizing gauges is to connect each gauge to LaserSpeed I O module and connect the I O Modules synchronization connects together The I O Modules will automatically synchronize the gauges and calculate elongation which can be output in a variety of different ways Another method for synchronization is to reconfigure the gauges High Speed Pulse Output ports and connect the gauges together in a daisy chain configuration The gauges will synchronize to each other but will not calcu
145. gh Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 6 Phase True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 7 Phase B True High Speed Output 88 422 Drivers 8 Phase B False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 9 9 Phase B False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 10 10 Material Present Input 5 24V Input 11 11 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 12 12 Power Ground for 24V Input 13 13 Power Ground for 24V Input 14 14 Measurement Direction Input 5 24V Input 15 15 Phase A True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 16 16 Laser Interlock Connect to Signal Ground to Tum On Laser 7 7 Shutter Control Connect to Signal Ground to Open Shutter 18 18 Length Reset Input 5 24V Input 19 19 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial User Vin Voltage input for Isolated Pulse Outputs 5 to 28V DC The di voltage supplied will be the voltage level of the pulse outputs supplied by the 158000 3 If a Voltage is not supplied the pulse outputs will be approximately 4 5V 22 22 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 24 24 Index Pulse True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 25 25 Index Pulse False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 26 26 24V Fused Input 27 27 24V Fused Input 28 28 RS422 Transmit from LS8000 3 to host 29 29 RS422 Transmit from 58000 3 to host 30 30 RS422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 31 31 RS422 Receive from host to LS8000 3 32 32 Analog Output Voltage 33 33 Analog Output Ground 34 34 Measurement Synchronization Input
146. ground pins 12 and 13 together The wires are not necessarily tied together inside the cable Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 203 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix D Supply Voltage Requirements LaserSpeed Cables The following table contains the wire conductor sizes for various Beta LaserMike cables Cable Description Power Wires 240211 3M CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 3M Quad 24 AWG 240211 10M CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 10M Quad 24 AWG 240211 20M CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 20M Quad 24 AWG 240211 30M CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 30M Quad 24 AWG 240211 50M CABLE GAUGE DB25 DB25 50M Quad 24 AWG 85277 10M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 10M Dual 12 AWG 85277 25M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 25M Dual 12 AWG 85277 50M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 50M Dual 12 AWG 85277 75M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 75M Dual 12 AWG 85277 100M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 100M Dual 12 AWG 85277 110M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 110M Dual 12 AWG 85277 120M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 120M Dual 12 AWG 85277 130 CABLE 1 59000 8000 3 130M Dual 12 AWG 85277 140 CABLE LS9000 8000 3 140M Dual 12 AWG 85277 150M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 150M Dual 12 AWG 85277 160 CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 160M Dual 12 AWG 85277 170M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 170M Dual 12 AWG 85277 180M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 180M Dual 12 AWG 85277 190M CABLE LS9000 8000 3 E X 190M Dual 12 AW
147. gure below indicate where the length is reset Using an edge triggered mode allows an instantaneous reset and using a level triggered mode allows you to reset the length and hold it at zero for a period of time Value Mode Example Level Triggered Active High 0 Input High Reset Input Low Not Reset Level Triggered Active Low 1 Input Low Reset Input High Not SR N CR Reset 2 Rising Edge Triggered Reset Low High Transition Falling Edge Triggered Reset on High Low Transition 4 Toggle Edge Triggered Reset on High Low or on Low2High 5 Length Reset Input Disabled Input is ignored Length Reset Value Read Response Format Set lt N gt is a positive or negative integer specifying the Length Reset Value scaled by 1 000 This setting can be used to introduce a constant offset into the length measurement This is useful when measuring discrete parts using multiple external Material Present detectors The Length Reset Value can be set to the distance between the sensors in order to automatically add the length onto each measurement See the Connecting Material Present Switches section for details Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 137 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Example If using two external Material Present detectors and the detectors
148. h LaserTrak is incorrectly detecting a gauge 2 Start LaserTrak and have it search for gauges Since HyperTerminal has the offending port already open LaserTrak won t be able to search it Settings changed on gauge Switching between different gauges If communicating with HyperTerminal or with a PLC settings may be changed due to faulty command When using LaserTrak never read the configuration of one gauge and update the parameter settings to another gauge Enabling the settings lock will prevent serial commands from changing settings To lock the settings send the command LOCKEN 1 lt CR gt When using a terminal program the gauge doesn t respond to commands immediately after power on Gauge is initializing Incorrect Baud Rate The LS9000 LS4000 3 LS8000 3 models will respond to commands approximately 5 10 seconds after power is applied You can send a repeated Z CR command to determine when the gauge is ready to receive and respond to commands Make sure you are using the same baud rate and framing as the gauge At power on the gauge will auto baud to whatever commands you are sending but it takes a Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 207 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide few commands to lock into the new baud rate When using a terminal program all the
149. hase A False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers Phase B True User Scaleable 5 24V Output Phase B True High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers Phase B False User Scaleable 5 24V Output Phase False High Speed Output RS 422 Drivers 10 Material Present Input 5 24V Input 11 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 12 Power Ground for 24V Input 13 Power Ground for 24V Input 14 Measurement Direction Input 5 24V Input 15 Phase A True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 16 Laser Interlock Connect to Signal Ground to On Laser 17 Shutter Control Connect to Signal Ground to Open Shutter 18 Length Reset Input 5 24V Input 19 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 20 User Vi Voltage input for Isolated Pulse Outputs 5 to 28V DC The voltage supplied will be the voltage level of the pulse outputs supplied by the LS8000 3 If a Voltage is not supplied the pulse outputs will be approximately 4 5V 21 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 22 Index Pulse True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 23 Index Pulse False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 24 24V Fused Input 25 24V Fused Input Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 26 of 21 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System LS8000 3 9 Pin Connector Pinout Pin
150. his time the gauge ignores the baud rate stored in non volatile memory and switches to the measured baud rate The gauge will use this baud rate until the power is cycled again or a configuration setting is changed at which point it will revert to the last stored setting After communications are established you can change the stored setting by configuring it with LaserTrak or by sending a command with a terminal program such as HyperTerminal To ensure that communications is not lost again the baud rate should be set before attempting to change any other parameters Method 1 Turn off power to the LS8000 3 2 Start LaserTrak but don t click the Search button yet z 8 Turn on the LS8000 3 and wait for the COMM light to start flashing or wait for 10 seconds if you can t see the light Click Search the LS8000 3 should be found automatically In LaserTrak click Tools gt LaserSpeed Configuration Select the Communication tab S 7 Select a new baud rate and click Update Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 124 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike Method 2 3 4 5 Start HyperTerminal or any other terminal program and set to 19200 7 N 2 or the baud rate you want to use later HyperTerminal is installed with Windows 2000 XP and can be found in Start MenuPrograms lt Accessories gt Communications Cycle the gauge power COMI Pr Hit the Enter key 3 times or trans
151. ibration Trim percentage to modify the calibration of the gauge This can be used to compensate for shrinkage stretch or misalignment of the gauge The range is 50 to 200 DIP Average Time Normally set to Factory Default When not set to Factory Default the range is 1 to 2047 The DIP is a forward running average applied to the Velocity output Use this to smooth the Velocity output of the gauge The bigger the number the more smoothing will occur User Update Rate Sets the rate the RS232 RS422 and Ethernet will be automatically updated The range is 1ms to 2s 1ms increments Length Reset Value Configures the starting length when the length reset occurs This setting can be used to introduce a constant offset positive or negative to the measured length readings For example when using two optical detectors to trigger the external Material Present input this setting would be set to the distance between the sensors This setting affects only the internal length output over the serial port or over Ethernet it does not affect the pulse outputs For most applications this value should be set to 0 Minimum Velocity Limit Sets the minimum most negative measureable velocity When a velocity is measured below this value it will be ignored Can be any positive or negative value To disable set to a large negative value Maximum Velocity Limit Sets the minimum most positive measureable velocity When a velocity is m
152. ications General Specifications Accuracy Depth of Field lt 75 mm Depth of Field gt 75 mm lt 0 05 of reading lt 0 10 of reading Repeatability 0 02 of reading Measurement Rate 100 000 s Acceleration Rate 500 m s ERN Serial O RS 232 and RS 422 Data Available Speed Length Quality Factor Status Baud Rate 230 4k 115 2k 57 6k 38 4k 19 2k 9600 4800 Framing 7n2 or 8n1 Ethernet Optional 10Mbit UDP TCP IP DHCP Speed Length Quality Factor Status Status via Serial I O or Optional Ethernet Laser at Temperature Laser Interlock Shutter Position Valid Measurements Material Present System Ready Quadrature Pulses Output 1 5kV Isolation Scaleable Pulse Amplitude 5 24V Selectable Pulses Unit 250kHz Maximum Pulse Rate Output 2 RS 422 Drivers Selectable Pulses Unit 5MHz Maximum Pulse Rate Gauge Power 24VDC 4VDC 2 0 Amp 30VDC Absolute Maximum Input Voltage Ambient Temperature LS8000 3 5 to 45 C 41 to 113 F LS8000 3E 10 to 150 C 14 to 302 F LS8000 3X 10 to 200 C 14 to 392 F Relative Humidity Non condensing Degree of Protection 1 67 Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 184 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Specifications 158000 3 Specifications Gauge Size 303 303L 306 310 203 X 1
153. idation f5 F The Material Present Dropout p ess Once the parameters in the gauge have CE poseen been updated to the gauge they are Minimum Final Longh permanently stored the gauge until a ace po different set of operating parameters are pierna E Updated to the gauge Low Speed Pulse Rat Measurement ns User Update Fa mme x oie Communication Tab screen shows the J LaserSpeed Settings communication parameters used by the Comnncston aus Sandart Advanced gauge to communicate via RS232 RS422 z and Ethernet RS232 Baud Rote Selling 222 Pome On Make je RS 422Powor On Mode rr HostName Poa _ address IP Default Gator i Cpu Prenas Once the parameters in the gauge have CAPERE been updated to the gauge they are UDP Power On Dest IP Port permanently stored in the gauge until wo different set of operating parameters are Updated to the gauge 5 Ciose Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 107 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Advanced Tab screen shows advanced Litaserspeed settings operating parameters settings for the Ee mE gauge These are operating parame
154. ill cause the gauge to measure a negative velocity and the length to count down When set to Reverse the polarity of the digital input is reversed so a low will cause the gauge to measure a negative velocity and a high 5 24V will cause the gauge to measure a positive velocity Changing the direction will also change the phase of the pulse outputs causing a connected quadrature counter to count in the opposite direction Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 111 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Hold Velocity If Above The gauge will hold the last valid velocity reading above the value set in Hold Velocity If Above when the gauge stops making valid measurements Set this to a high value to disable this function This is useful if the product can not be guided well enough to keep the product in the measuring region of the gauge The range is 0 to 999 999 99 Velocity Hold Timeout Configures how long the gauge will hold the last reading when measurements are not being made See the Hold Velocity if Above Setting This setting can be set to any value from 0 to 65535 milliseconds A setting of 1ms is the minimum hold time A setting of 0 disables the timeout and causes the gauge to hold the last reading forever Calibration Trim When set to 100 00 the gauge will use the factory calibration The Factory calibration is multiplied by the Cal
155. inated The gauge is not measuring Something is affecting the laser beams Check that the sensor is emitting two laser beams and that they are elliptical in shape Measure the laser power if possible and report value to Beta LaserMike Result of Laser beam inspection Result A The sensor emits two laser beams but they are not elliptically shaped Action 1 Check quick change window for contamination 2 Clean or exchange quick change window Result B The sensor emits two laser beams and they elliptically shaped 1 Check distance to the product and Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 209 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Environmental Conditions i e roll coolant or coolant mist spray and fume are adversely affecting the measurement verify that the gauge is at the correct standoff distance 2 Verify that the gauge is mounted in the correct orientation 3 Check the E setting must be set to 31 to enable all signal ranges 4 Check Minimum and Maximum Velocities and set to large negative and positive values respectively Result C The gauge emits no zero laser beams 1 Make sure the laser interlock is closed and that the LASER ON LED is illuminated 2 Make sure the shutter interlock is closed and that LaserTrak indicates that the beam shutter is open 3
156. inouts LS8000 3 to Computer DB25 Connector Gauge 0825 Gauge Signal Computer DB25 Computer Signal Pin Number Description Pin Number Description 1 RS 232 Transmit 3 RS 232 Receive 2 RS 232 Receive 2 RS 232 Transmit 11 19 or 21 Signal Ground 7 Signal Ground LaserTrak can be used to communicate with the LS8000 3 over the RS 232 RS 422 and Ethernet ports Please see the RS232 RS422 Communication section for details on the Communication Protocol Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 360221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 High Speed Pulse Output Pins 3 5 7 9 This quadrature pulse output is a high speed RS 422 drive output with an output rate up to 5MHz This pulse output uses an RS 422 transceiver to generate its output signals and so should be connected to an RS 422 transceiver on the receiving end These pulse outputs can be connected to a PLC high speed counter card for fine length resolution and high speed velocity measurement If you need to convert the differential RS 422 level pulse signals to TTL levels Beta LaserMike recommends that you use the following circuit PHASE TRUE aa 7 Role PHASE A TIL passamen 10 MAX3462 MAX3467 or equivalent 67 5v GND 4 5V TN 5V aee me m ea ig 7B RO2 PHASE B TIL pase raise l MAX3462 MAX3467 lent ale
157. ion The LS8000 3 gauge has a full set of serial commands which you can use to configure and read data from the instrument In order to interface serially you will need to connect the RS 232 RS 422 receive and transmit signals on the gauge to the serial port on your computer If you are using a LaserSpeed Breakout Assembly you can connect a straight through RS 232 cable from the connector labelled RS 232 to any PC serial port If you change the baud rate to 230 4k and can no longer communicate with the LS8000 3 follow the procedure in the Automatic Baud Rate Detection section to recover When changing settings the gauge settings must be unlocked before settings can be modified See the LOCKED and LOCKEN commands for details If you are not using a LaserSpeed Breakout Assembly see the Connecting to Outputs section for wiring details Baud Rate amp Framing The LS8000 3 supports baud rates from 4800 to 230 4k and supports both 7n2 and 8n1 framing Flow control is not supported The baud rate and framing for the RS 232 and RS 422 ports are individually configurable The configuration can be changed with LaserTrak or with a serial command Be careful when setting the baud rate to 230 4kBaud because PC s typically do not support this baud rate You may have to purchase an add on high speed serial card or USB serial converter to use this baud rate Note If you change the baud rate or framing for the port you are currently using you wil
158. ion Handbook LaserTrak Software Software Installation Procedure Complete the following steps to install the LaserTrak software 1 Insert the LaserTrak for Windows Setup CD into your CD ROM drive 2 From the Start menu select Run 3 Browse to the LaserTrak 4 Setup exe program on the CD ROM Drive and select it 4 Press OK The setup program installs the software into the default BLM LaserTrak 4 0 directory c Program Files BLM LaserTrak 4 0 The Graphs install program gives you a chance to accept the default n directory or install it directory of your own choosing Redpes The setup program does the following 1 Creates a folder and group for the LaserTrak program and files and puts the LaserTrak program icon into your desktop Leser Trek 2 BLM LaserTrak 4 0 is added to the Windows Start2Programs menu under BLM LaserTrak 4 0 LM LaserTrak 4 0 Lasertrak Uninstall LaserTrak Starting LaserTrak Once the LaserTrak software has been installed the LaserTrak software will automatically start If LaserTrak does not automatically start go to the Start Menu and click on the LaserTrak program 68 BLM LaserTrak 4 0 LaserTrak Uninstall LaserTrak or double click the LaserTrak Icon on your desktop LaserTrak Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 21 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak S
159. is range it will consider them to be invalid and will ignore them Make sure that the Minimum Velocity Limit N command is set to a speed lower more negative than speeds you wish to measure and that the Maximum Velocity Limit X command is set to a speed higher more positive than speeds you wish to measure To disable the Minimum and Maximum Velocity Limits set to them to large values using LaserTrak or send the following commands via HyperTerminal LOCKED 0 lt CR gt Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 213 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Poor Quality Factor or won t measure on twinner line Too close to twinner Move gauge farther from twinner to a location where the wires aren t spinning There is no laser coming out of the gauge Something is blocking the laser the beam shutter is closed or the laser interlock is open Verify that the Power LED is on and that the LASER ON LED is on Verify no laser by blocking the beam with a white business card or IR detector Use LaserTrak to verify the following Laser Interlock is closed Beam Shutter interlock is closed Laser At Temp Verify that nothing is covering the gauge s optical window The valid light turns off after change a setting Valid light is indicating serial port framing This is normal
160. ity Factor is to reassign one of the pulse outputs to output the Quality Factor as a frequency output To ensure quality measurements the laser beams must maintain contact with the product If the product exhibits large movements during operation it should be stabilized with external roller guides Beta LaserMike offers optional product guides Contact your local Beta LaserMike sales representative or the factory for additional information Material Present Adjustment The intensity of the light reflected from the measurement area can be used to determine whether material is in the measurement zone or not To compensate for varying reflectivity of different materials it is often necessary to adjust the threshold of the light detection circuit This adjustment can be made with a serial command or by using the LaserTrak software Material Present Dropout Time Selection If you are taking measurements and the Material Present signal is lost for less than the selected Material Present dropout time the loss is considered to be a momentary loss of signal and is ignored If the signal is lost for longer than the selected Material Present dropout time it is considered the end of the material This function is very useful when making length measurements on poor reflecting material Validation Time Limit Selection The validation time limit is used to start making length calculations Two conditions are necessary to start a length measurement
161. k Closed Closed NC om Raw 10 m s0000 sod 90 1 T T T T 1 n d d 2 Ten Send TE pes j ioo 9 smo Long Connasted 19215810247 LaserSoeed Sattinge Changed Gauge Info Length m the length on the LaserSpeed gauge s length counter The length is accumulation from the last time the gauge was reset Length is displayed in the units set during gauge Configuration Vel m min the instantaneous speed measured by the LaserSpeed gauge The speed is displayed in the units set during gauge Configuration QF the instantaneous Quality Factor measured by the LaserSpeed gauge QF is displayed as a number between 0 and 15 where 15 represents the best and 0 represents no measurements being made Average QF the average of all the QF readings since the LaserTrak software started acquiring data from the gauge This value is Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 99 dt 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software reset every time data acquisition is restarted Note This is not the average of the QF on the display Point Record Number is the number data points acquired since the data acquisition began Time in Sec the amount of time since the data acquisition began Vel Min IV the minimum velocity in view IV on the
162. ke MELT Pinout Signal DP3K DB25 LaserSpeed Signal A 11 15 Signal Ground 24 11 1 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 80 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DataPro 5000 BB BETA Lasermike Quadrature Pinout DataPro 5000 Signal 5 LaserSpeed Signal A 22 15 Signal A 23 4 Signal B 24 6 Signal B 25 8 Signal Ground 28 11 User Voltage 29 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal DP5K LaserSpeed Signal A 5 15 Signal A 23 4 Signal Ground 28 11 User Voltage 29 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page Bl of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DataPro 5000 DN LaserMike Quadrature Pinout DataPro 5000 Signal DP5K LaserSpeed Signal A 1 1 15 Signal A J1 2 4 Signal B J24 6 Signal B 12 2 8 Signal Ground 12 11 User Voltage 25 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal DP5K LaserSpeed Signal A J3 1 15 Signal A 23 2 4 Signal Ground 12 11 User Voltage 25 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Part N
163. l have to change the local baud rate to match the LS8000 3 after sending the command LaserTrak handles this change automatically Serial Commands to set Baud Rate amp Framing Configuration Setting Serial Command RS 232 Baud Rate amp Framing NF RS 422 Baud Rate amp Framing Q 3 7n2 7 Data Bits No Parity 2 Stop Bits 8n1 8 Data Bits No Parity 1 Stop Bit Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 121 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Baud Rate amp Framing Settings Setting Baud Rate Framing 1 230 4k 7n2 2 1152k 7n2 3 57 6k 7n2 4 384k 7n2 5 19 2k 7n2 6 9600 7n2 7 4800 7n2 11 230 4k ant 12 115 2k ant 13 57 6k 8 1 14 38 4k ant 15 19 2k ant 16 9600 ant 7 4800 ant RS 232 Maximum Cable Lengths Beta LaserMike recommends the following cable lengths based on the chosen RS232 baud rate These recommendations do not apply to RS 422 which is designed for long distances communications RS 232 Baud Recommended Maximum Rate Cable Length 230400 10m 115200 10m 57600 20m 38400 50m 19200 100m 9600 200m 4800 200m If you experience problems at high baud rates when using RS 232 over a long cable try decreasing the baud rate or switching to RS 422 The RS 422 port is designed for long distances at high baud rates
164. lane of the two laser beams is the rate at which the material passes the fringes of the beams When the motion of the material is perpendicular to the fringes the velocity measurement is considered calibrated If the fringes are at an angle to the motion of the material angular rotation measurement errors occur The measured velocity equals the actual velocity multiplied by the cosine of the angle by which the alignment deviates from the direction of material movement Three types of misalignment are possible Two of the three are responsible for measurement errors rotation about the optical axis and tilt in the plane of the beams The errors are proportional to the sine of the misalignment angle Misalignment will always make the gauge measure velocities and lengths that are too low Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 2102271 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Types of Gauge Misalignment Measured Velocity Actual Velocity x cos A x cos B Error Angle Speed and Degrees Cosine Length Error Material Movement _ 0 1 0 0 25 0 99999 0 001 0 50 0 99996 0 004 0 75 0 99991 0 009 ne 9 x 10 0 99985 0 015 4 2 0 0 99939 0 061 3 0 0 99863 0 137 4 0 0 99756 0 244 5 0 0 99619 0 381 Rotation About Optical Axis 10 0 98481 1 519 Causes Measurement Error B 4 gt Material M
165. late elongation If an elongation calculation is required the RS232 RS422 or Ethernet output data from each gauge must be collected and calculated in an external PLC or computer To configure the High Speed Pulse Output to output the synchronization signal use LaserTrak to set the High Speed Pulse Config option Phase A B Sync Out This will replace the pulse output phase B with the synchronization output and will leave Phase A available for connection to a Counter LaserSpeed Connections for Synchronization DB25 amp DB9 Connectors EET Master 0825 DB25 Pin 7 to DBS Pin 8 D825 Pin 9 to DBS Pin 9 5 Slave 5 re DB25 Slave DB25 Slave Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 7507221 RevisionA Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 LaserSpeed Connections for Synchronization DB37 Connectors Master Slave Slave 22 Slave Part No 93463 Drawing No 0
166. le of transmitting pulse rates as high as 250kHz on this pulse output Select a Pulse Rate setting that will produce a pulse rate lower than 250kHz at the maximum expected line speed For example if the maximum line speed was 1000 m min a setting of 10 000 pulses meter would produce an output frequency of about 167kHz 1000 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 109 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software m min x 1min 60sec x 10 000 pulses m 166 667 1 s The range is 0 001 to 100 000 Measurement Units Sets the units that the length and speed will be measured in Available choices are Feet sec Feet minute Meters sec Meters min Inches min Millimeters min Millimeters sec Yards min Yards sec Length will be in m feet mm in or yards depending on the selected value User Update Rate The core period determines how often the LaserSpeed sensors provide the LaserTrak software with an updated speed and length measurement Available choices are Fast 4ms Medium 32ms and Slow 100ms in the Standard settings For the advanced settings the available choices are 1 to 2000 ms in 1 ms increments The Recommended User Update Rate is 32 ms Output Configuration Parameters Analog Zero Scale Sets the speed equal to the analog zero scale See the Analog Output Voltage Section for details Analog Full Scale Sets
167. lied to the shutter circuit the shutter remains closed Note To open the shutter connect the shutter control pin Pin 17 to ground Pin 11 19 or 21 ct Shutter Interlock OR RELA Shutter Interlock Examples Length Reset Input Pin 18 This is an optically isolated input that can be used to externally control the Length Reset feature of the LS8000 3 The input requires a voltage high 5 to 24V to activate The input level should be the same as the voltage connected to the User input Pin 20 or 5V if there is nothing connected to the User Vin input The Length Reset input is used to reset the current length count to zero This is the length that is reported over RS 232 RS 422 and Ethernet The pulse outputs are not affected by this input This can also be accomplished through the R command of the serial command set see the Communication Protocol section for more information on interfacing with serial commands Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 530221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 5 24V Input Signal Ground Length Reset Input Circuit The Length Reset Input Action configuration setting affects how this input resets the length The input can be configured to reset the length on level and edges See the Length Reset Input Action command description in the Configuration Settings section for det
168. lity specification is 0 02 of the measured length Example A cut to length application has a product that varies from 14 ft 4 27m to 16 ft 4 88m in length and has a tolerance of 1 8 inch 0 125 3 2 mm The LS8000 3 repeatability specification for a 16 ft length is a little more than 1 32 inch t0 97mm While this is better than the length specification the measurement variation is only about 74 the length specification Ideally measurement instrument s variation should be 10X smaller than the specification it is required to measure In order to improve repeatability the LS8000 3 s measured length can be reduced by using two optical switches to gate the LS8000 3 s measurements The LS8000 3 will only measure while the product blocks both optical switches In this case since the minimum part length is 14 ft 4 27m the switches could be placed 13 ft 3 96m apart This will reduce the length that the LS8000 3 measures to between 1 and 3 feet The repeatability will then be 0 02 of 1 3ft instead of 0 02 of 12 16ft The new repeatability would then be 0 0072 inch 0 18mm Because the distance between the two switches is fixed this value can be added to each length measurement that the LS8000 3 produces using the Length Reset Value Setting R configuration setting The optical switches should be arranged and wired as shown below Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 47 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BE
169. ly Pinouts RS 232 Connector RS 422 Connector Ethernet Connector Breakout Assembly A C Power Connector Application Interfaces Light Stack Interface Thermostat Interface Index Pulse amp Length Thresholds Gauge Gauge Synchronization Banner D10 Through Beam Switch Single through beam Dual through beam uses two D10 modules Banner Retroflective Switch Picodot DataPro 1000 DataPro 3000 DataPro 5000 BB DataPro 5000 DN DataPro 5000 DN Beckhoff Domino A Series Durant President Series Hengstler 723 1 Imaje S4 S8 MI800 SSRALGSRLESSESSS 5321 85322 85323 85324 BGBVHRSBNASGBIIVASDIISSSSSRHIVGSHRERGOSSALSSGY Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 40221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Contents Newport P6000A Red Lion Siemens Counter Module 450 1 Siemens Counter Module 6ES5 385 8MB11 TrueMeter LaserTrak Software 9 LaserTrak for Windows Installing the LaserTrak Software System Requirements Software Installation Procedure Starting LaserTrak Chart Recorder Screen Gauge Info Gauge Statu LaserTrak Toolbar LaserTrak Menus File Menu 101 Tools Menu 102 LaserTrak Configuration Screens 106 Standard Operating Parameter 109 Output Configuration Parameters 110 Advanced Operating Parameters Chart Recorder To
170. mit three Carriage Returns hex OxOd Use the 2 command to verify gauge is communicating Use the J command to set the RS 232 baud rate or the command to set the RS 422 baud rate Reconfigure HyperTerminal to the new baud rate if different from that in step 1 Communication Protocol This section lists the commands used to configure the LS8000 3 and to read measurement data Throughout this section CR is used to denote carriage return and lt LF gt is used to indicate a linefeed Notation Description lt CR gt Carriage Return character ASCII Value 13 Linefeed character ASCII Value 10 Integer Value variable length Indicates an integer value with length from 1 to 9 characters When sending command to set a configuration setting the transmitted value can contain leading zeros but they are not required When reading a configuration setting the LS8000 3 will not transmit leading zeros in its response Example Notation L lt N gt lt CR Example Command 1100000 c amp ei IP Address Example Notation 1PADD gt lt Example Command IPADDR 192 1 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 125 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication In this section characters sen
171. mote safe operation of the laser A class IIIb laser must also have a key switch to power the laser ensuring that only trained personnel can operate the instrument Because the location of the gauge can often make it difficult to access key switch the key switch needs to be installed by the final user It should be placed in a location that will be readily accessible to the operators For more information on installing the laser key switch see the Installing the System section The user of a laser device must comply with a different set of regulations Many countries and individual states have passed legislation regarding the use of laser products Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 100221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Safety Information The following system specifications will help establish appropriate safety measures Maximum Laser Power 0 050 watt Laser Wavelength 0 785 micrometer Laser Spot Size Elliptical 3 x 1 5 millimeters Beam Divergence 0 5 milliradians Pulse Rate Continuous wave Maximum radiance power 0 050 Watt 0 141372 cm divided spot size area 0 3536 W cm Laser Safety Precautions The laser beam in the optical gauge is very powerful and can permanently damage eyes not protected by laser safety glasses To avoid exposing yourself to hazardous radiation you must take these precautions Never lo
172. n Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication N Analog Zero Scale Velocity N lt CR gt Read Response Format lt gt N lt N gt lt CR gt Set lt N gt is the velocity value 1000 corresponding to the zero scale output of the 0 2V analog output The Analog Output is described in detail in the Analog Output Voltage section Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation Filter Range Enables Read Response Format ii Set lt N gt is an integer that should normally be set to 31 This setting should normally be left at 31 and should not be modified The 158000 will not work properly if this setting is set incorrectly LaserTrak uses this value to configure the minimum and maximum measurable speeds Only change this setting if specifically instructed to do so by a Beta LaserMike Service Engineer Material Present Input Mode S N CR Read Response Format ii Set N is an integer from 0 to 2 indicating the Material Present Input Mode Value Description 0 Use Internal Material Present External Material Present Active Low 1 MP High Low transition starts a measurement MP Low High transition ends measurement External Material Present Active High 2 MP Low2High transition starts a measurement MP High Low transition ends measur
173. n labels on the Model LS8000 3 LS8000 3 Labels IDENTIFICATION LABEL LASER WARNING LABEL Wa er KA 2 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 120221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Safety Information LS8000 3E Labels IDENTIFICATION _ LABEL LASER _ WARNING mo LABEL rj i em AS CAUTICNIII 158000 3 Labels Identification Label Laser Waring Label yo CAUTIGNUI VoM Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1302271 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LasermMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Introduction Introduction This manual describes the installation and setup of the LaserSpeed 8000 gauge For daily routine usage see the LaserSpeed 8000 Operator Guide The Model LS8000 3 LaserSpeed Non contact Length and Speed gauge is an industrial Laser Doppler based instrument that measures the velocity and length of material Due to the nature of the laser based measurement there is no physical contact with the material This eliminates the problems of wheel wear and slippage that plague mechanical encoder based length measurement systems System Overview The Model LS8000 3 is a stand alone instrument that requires only 24 VDC input power to operate The system has a vari
174. nal Ground to Open Shutter 18 Length Reset Input 5 24V Input 19 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 20 User Voltage input for Isolated Pulse Outputs 5 to 28V DC The voltage supplied will be the voltage level of the pulse outputs supplied by the LS8000 3 Ifa Voltage is not supplied the pulse outputs will be approximately 4 5V 21 Signal Ground for Inputs Outputs Serial 22 Index Pulse True User Scaleable 5 24V Output 23 Index Pulse False User Scaleable 5 24V Output 24 24 Fused Input 25 24Voc Fused Input Part 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 35 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 RS 232 Transmit and Receive Pins 1 2 The LS8000 3 has an RS 232 serial port which can be used to receive measurement data or to configure settings The LS8000 3 will connect to any DB9 RS 232 port with a straight through cable A null modem is not required Connections between the gauge and Industry standard pin outs for RS232 serial are given in the following tables RS 232 Serial Pinouts LS8000 3 to Computer DB9 Connector Gauge DB25Pin Gauge Signal Computer DB9 Computer Signal Number Description Pin Number Description 1 RS 232 Transmit 2 RS 232 Receive 2 RS 232 Receive 3 RS 232 Transmit 11 19 or 21 Signal Ground 5 Signal Ground RS 232 Serial P
175. ne where the start of a message is in the data the receiving software should look for a string of 5 FF values followed by a value that is not FF The bytes are ordered in the message such that it is impossible for this sequence to occur except at the beginning of the message Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 156 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Byte Value FF hex 8 1 FF hex 2 FF ren 5 3 FF hex amp 4 FF inex 5 QF 0 15 can t be FF 6 Length Byte 3 MSB Length Byte 2 8 Length Byte 1 9 Length Byte 0 LSB 10 Status 0 63 11 Velocity Byte 3 MSB 12 Velocity Byte 2 18 Velocity Byte 1 14 Velocity Byte 0 LSB 15 Checksum 8 bit sum of all bytes The Length and Velocity values are both 2 s complement 32 bit integers that represent the current length and speed multiplied by 1000 The QF and Status are unsigned bytes The Checksum value is the 8 bit sum of all the bytes including the 5 FF s used for synchronization Data Processing Procedure 1 Wait for 5 sequential FF values 2 If the next value is not FF store it as the QF else go to 1 3 Read and store 10 more bytes 4 Check the last byte read the checksum to make sure it was correct 5 6 Process Store Verified Reading Repeat from step 1 Part No 9463
176. nector The supply should be able to drive at least 2 Amps For detailed information on supplying power to the gauge see Appendix D Notes Do not attach wires to the gauge while power is applied Make all wiring connections with power turned off The gauge contains internal fusing 3A 125 V on the 24 VDC supply line This fuse is not user serviceable The LS8000 3 is classified as a kit according to CDRH regulations It is your responsibility to install a key switch to control the operation of the device The key switch should be installed as shown in the following figure It is in line with the 24 volt supply line that will service to power the device The recommended key switch can be found in the accessory kit The key switch should be mounted in a convenient location that does not require exposure to the laser beams After installation label the panel as to which position corresponds to Laser On and Laser Off The following figure shows the correct installation of the recommended switch C amp K Components part number YM06132C205NQ If another type of key switch is used it should be verified that the key is removable only in the Laser Off position For more information on laser safety issues refer to the Safety section at the beginning of this manual Warning key switch must be installed and labelled correctly to ensure proper protection of personnel working with the laser Connect Laser Interlock to Signal
177. ng on pulse output and in Configuration counter make sure that maximum frequency of the counter is not exceeded Length is still counting even Velocity Hold When the velocity is above the Hold though material is not in front of gauge and QF is zero or Counter continues to count after material exits measurement area Velocity if Above setting and the gauge loses measurements it will continue to output pulses and count length To disable this feature use LaserTrak to set the Hold Velocity if Above setting to a large value like 50 000 000 Pulses are only 4 4 5V even though I ve connected 24V to User Input Voltage pin 20 Signal Ground not connected Connected to the wrong pulse output The pulse output ground is isolated from the power ground Make sure the 24V supply for the pulse outputs is connected to both User Pin 20 and Signal Ground pin 21 The LS8000 3 has two pulse outputs one that is voltage scaleable and one that is not Make sure you are connected to the User Scaleable Pulse Output not the High Speed Pulse Output The High Speed output is always 5V as it uses RS 422 drivers Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 216 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Pulses look funny on an oscilloscope Wiring The pulse outputs should look some
178. ny of the continuous data output modes or can be configured to resume transmission of whatever type of data was being transmitted at power off If the gauge is configured to output data at power up it can be stopped with a carriage return or with the c amp command and other commands can be sent for configuration or diagnostic purposes If configured for TE TF or TB modes the next time the gauge powers on it will start transmitting data again as configured If configured for KEEP mode then the gauge will remember what type of data it was last transmitting and will resume transmitting that same type of data when powered on again For details about the format of the output data see the descriptions of the various data output modes described previously in this section Value Description ore Default Outputs nothing at power on and waits for commands TE Outputs Text Data TE mode data at power on TF Outputs Final Length Data TF mode data at power on Each time Material Present is lost the measured length will be output Outputs Configurable Text Output TT mode data at power on Outputs Binary Output TB mode data at power on KEEP Resumes transmitting data at power on in the same format as was being transmitted before power down The commands be used to manually change the output mode Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page
179. o 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 82 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 DataPro 5000 DN Beckhoff I O BETA Lasermike DataPro 5000 Quadrature Pinout Signal KL5101 A LaserSpeed Signal A KL5101 A 1 15 Signal A KL5101 A 5 4 Signal B KL5101 A 2 6 Signal B KL5101 A 6 8 Signal Ground DP5K 1 0 12 11 User Voltage DP5K 1 0 25 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal KL5111 A LaserSpeed Signal A KL5111 A 5 15 Signal Ground DP5K 12 11 User Voltage 5 25 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 830221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Lasermike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Domino A Series Pinout Signal Domino A200 LaserSpeed Signal A 2 15 Print Go 3 22 Signal Ground 1 1 User Voltage 4 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed for the appropriate pulse per unit length The index pulse should be set to trigger at the appropriate rate every 2 feet every 1 meter etc and with a 20 ms pulse width Onthe Domino A Series printer the Strobe Divide should be set to 1 There are two ports that are in parallel so it doesn t matter which one is used The other port would not be used The printer should be set for EXTERNA
180. oesn t have Check the Link status light on the router to see if the connection is ok Set the gauge s COMM LED to indicate Ethernet traffic Send the gauge the ETHERNET lt CR gt Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 218 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Ethernet option Wiring Configuration command to see if the gauge supports Ethernet If disabled contact your Beta LaserMike sales representative to order the option Verify that the wiring matches the wiring listed in the manual The LS9000 Instruction Handbook revision A contained an error in the 37 pin cable pinout where the Ethernet pinout was incorrect Use the serial port to configure the gauge s IP Address Default Gateway and Subnet mask Contact your network administrator for the appropriate settings How do know if the gauge is communicating on my network Send a ping message The gauge will respond to ping messages up to 64 bytes in length If this works then you should be able to use telnet to connect to the gauge TCP IP connection was refused Already connected from a different host or did not close last connection properly Over TCP the gauge supports one Telnet port 23 connection and one TCP port 1003 connection Close the current connection before opening a new one LaserTrak can t find the
181. oftware Note Make sure that the LaserSpeed gauge is connected to the computer via RS232 RS422 or Ethernet before starting the LaserTrak software The first thing the LaserTrak software does is establish communication between the LaserSpeed gauge and the computer If no gauge is connected communication will not be established and you will see the following screen LaserSpeed Discovery Error A Gauge Not Found You Will Only Be Able To Load Data X 7 If you get the Gauge Not Found message you can still run LaserTrak by recalling and displaying stored data LaserTrak will display the following screen when starting up if Laser Tnrak communication has configuration amp been established communications software between the gauge d oe SS and the software e PETA Lasermike Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 97 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software The Communication screen will then be displayed showing the COM port and BAUD rate and communication parameters it found to communicate with the gauge Find LaserSpeed Gauges Comm Method Seid TRAP Sean GaugeeDiscovord N Shows the COM Port and Settings used to establish communication Status Gauge Discover Complete Seal And UTP Make Default gt Click the OK button to go to the Chart Recorder Screen The
182. ok into the laser beam If you must look at the beam view it from an angle and in the direction in which the beam is travelling The beams emitted from the Model LS8000 3 are invisible to the unaided eye Return the beam shutter to the closed position when the system is not in use or during setup Ensure that all direct reflections are blocked Remove all rings watches or jewellery from your hands when working on or near the gauge can cause hazardous reflections Never install the instrument at eye level Operate the system only with people who have been instructed in laser safety Post warning signs and lights that are active when laser is operating Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 110221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Safety Information If your country or state has no regulations governing the safe use of lasers Beta LaserMike recommends that you follow the guidelines specified by the American National Standard for the safe use of lasers ANSI Z136 1 1986 For a copy of this document write to Laser Institute of America 13501 Ingenuity Drive Suite 128 Orlando Florida 32826 1 800 345 2737 Labels and Safety Features This section acquaints you with the advisory and identification labels on the instrument and the safety features incorporated into the design of the instrument The following figures show the advisory and identificatio
183. olbar Displaying Data Chart Display Monitor Display Length Mode Display RS 232 RS 422 Communication Baud Rate amp Framing Serial Commands to set Baud Rate amp Framing Baud Rate amp Framing Settings RS 232 Maximum Cable Lengths Baud Rate Indication on Power Up Automatic Baud Rate Detection Communication Protocol Communication Protocol Command Descriptions Real Time Data Timing Communication Protocol Command Lisi Ethernet Communication Configuration Settings IP Address Configuration DHCP Ping Example using DHCP Telnet Example using DHCP 170 Manually Configured IP Address 170 Configuring the IP Address with LaserTrak 171 Configuring the IP Address with HyperTerminal Ping ICMP Ping Example using Manual IP Addres TCP Communications UDP Communications Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 PageS of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Contents 174 ATS 176 UDP Command Example UDP Real Time Measurement Example UDP Discovery Beacon Discovery Beacon Format 176 Discovery Beacon Response Format A77 UDP Discovery Beacon Example 178 Transmitted Discovery Beacon 178 Received Discovery Beacon Responses 179 Specifications 184 General Specifications 184 LS8000 3 Specifications 185 LS8000 3E Specifications 186 LS8000 3X Specifications 187 LS8000 3 Featu
184. on Screens Gauge Info Tab Screen displays gauge information iLaserSpeed Settings Gauge ro Commurieztion Outs Gone Seid Nae Eisen c Vere Hou Meter Current Value PCBVoliages Micro Software Version Standart Advanced 187 2419 Deg C 4581 Deg C 123V 256V 33V 488V eimie Rav C2359 Aug 20 2007 sas lt lt This tab displays general information about the gauge Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 106 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software n re Standard Tab shows common operating parameters for the LaserSpeed gauge These parameters can be 4 used to tailor the gauge operation to fit a specific ft min application The entry fields are either direct entry or a pull down menu Once all the operating E parameters are set press the Update button to update the parameters the gauge A tool tip will Data Paint indicate the range of numbers valid for that entry field when the cursor is placed over a direct entry field for a few seconds For the direct entry field the number can be entered tasers Settings without a carriage return Just enter the number and move to the next Material ana field Mot Present Drop Time Mat Prosent Val
185. ory calibration will adjusted by Calibration Trim 10000 This value should normally be left at 10000 100 Do not change this setting unless you know exactly how it will affect your process LaserSpeed gauges are permanently factory calibrated to a NIST standard and should not require trimming Example If a calibration product of length 1000m is run through the gauge and it measures 999m due to an alignment error the trim adjustment should be set to Actual C 10000x e Measured 1000 C 10000x 10010 The command c10010 CR would set the value to the 100 1096 Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation D Analog Full Scale Velocity D CR Read Response Format x D N CR Set N is the velocity value 1000 corresponding to the full scale output of the 0 2V analog output The Analog Output is described in detail in the Analog Output Voltage section When this setting is set to 0 the Analog Output represents the Quality Factor on a 0 1V scale Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 131 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instructio
186. ost power If you are using cables not purchased from Beta LaserMike please review this section before designing the cable interface to the gauge The LS8000 3 gauge has two power input pins pins 24 and 25 and two power ground pins pins 12 and 13 Cabling wires to all four pins Quad Conductor Supply will allow you to use smaller wire diameters while avoiding voltage drop problems Cabling wires to only two pins one power one ground called Dual Conductor Supply requires larger wire diameters This manual section will discuss how to size your supply wires correctly to eliminate voltage drop problems Dual Conductor Supply If you are using two conductors one supply wire one return wire the following table will help you determine your total voltage drop across the cable Wire Size Wire Size Voltage Drop per Foot Voltage Drop per Meter AWG mm 2 0 2 0 26 0 129 0 16 0 54 24 0 205 0 10 0 34 22 0 326 0 065 0 21 20 0 518 0 041 0 13 18 0 823 0 026 0 083 16 1 31 0 016 0 053 14 2 08 0 010 0 033 12 3 31 0 0064 0 021 Voltage Drop using Single Supply Single Return Example Your power supply is 200 feet 61 meters away from the LS8000 3 You are using a single 20 AWG wire to supply power to pin 24 and a single 20 AWG wire as a ground connected to pin 12 Your voltage drop in the cable will be Voltage Drop Feet Voltage Drop Foot 200 0 041 8 2 volts Part No
187. ounters do not have differential inputs The pulse outputs can be used as single ended inputs by connecting Phase A True and Phase B True to the counter inputs and connecting the counter ground to User Ground pins 11 19 21 Leave the Phase A False and Phase B False outputs unconnected when connecting for single ended output If extra counts occur when the line is not moving or when the LS8000 3 is powered down then noise is getting into the cable and triggering the counter In this case using a conversion circuit to convert from differential to single ended outputs may correct the problem Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 380221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Because the opto isolator in the circuit has a relatively slow response time compared with the LaserSpeed s maximum pulse output frequency when using this circuit keep the LaserSpeed s pulse output frequency below 20kHz Phoenix DEK OE 2400 24NCITOOKHZ or equivalen Proet Pa 2954263 Phase False pn 4 T 46 Counter input A y 7 Phase 8 False 8 Ate T Nel y Quadrature Output Phase Relationships The phase relationship of the quadrature outputs is determined by the direction of the measured velocity If the velocity is a positive number Phase A rising edge will lead Phase B rising edge
188. ovement Material Movement gt into out of page 11 Not perpendicular to Material Motion Not perpendicular to material edges Causes Measurement Error No measurement error Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 22 271 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Gauge Orientation The LaserSpeed gauge must be mounted such that the material to be measured moves in a direction parallel to the bottom of the LS8000 3 as shown below LS8000 3 Material Movement Material Movement RIGHT WRONG LS8000 3E be mounted either from the bottom or the side Material Movement Material Movement E IO Q 9 RIGHT WRONG Material Movement Material Movement RIGHT LS8000 3X Material Movement Material Movement SS G Yn V n amp WRONG Part No 93463 Draving No 0921 01561 Page 230221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Connecting Power to the Gauge The gauge requires a 20 28 VDC nominal 24 VDC supply to be connected to Pin 24 and or Pin 25 with the corresponding ground to Pin 12 and or Pin 13 of the 25 pin D sub con
189. p 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication QF Warning Output This output indicates when the QF has decreased below a threshold This can be used as a warning indicator to alert the user that the optics window may need to be cleaned or other maintenance may need to be performed The QF threshold is configured with the amp command and the QF Warning Timeout is configured with the lt command Voltage High QF is below threshold Voltage Low QF is at or above threshold Shutter Open Indicates if the beam shutter is open or closed This is the same as the Shutter Open status bit in the serial output message Voltage High Beam Shutter is Open Voltage Low Beam Shutler is Closed Laser On Indicates if the gauge is emitting laser radiation This is the same as the Laser On status bit in the serial output message and the Laser On LED Voltage High Laser is On Voltage Low Laser is Off System Ready Indicates if the gauge is ready for operation This status bit is on if all the following conditions are met e Laser is On Laser Interlock Pin 16 must be connected Signal Ground Pin 11 19 or 21 Beam Shutter is Open Shutter Interlock Pin 17 must be connected to Signal Ground Pin 11 19 or 21 e Laser is at temperature Thermostat Output This output can be used to regulate the gauge temperature by using it to control a valve for coolant This output turns on wh
190. ption is not installed This setting can be disregarded if the Ethernet option is not installed Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 150 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication DHCP DHCP Enable Disable DHCP2 lt CR gt Read Response Format DHCP N CR Set lt N gt is an integer either 0 or 1 This controls whether or not the gauge attempts to connect to a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server and receive a network address automatically If you are connecting directly to a PC with a crossover cable this option should be disabled If this setting is changed the new value will take effect after a power cycle Value Effect IP Address DHCP Disabled The 1 58000 3 will not attempt to automatically Read from 0 obtain an address from a DHCP server The Non Volatile Address Netmask and Default Gateway will be Memory read from non volatile memory DHCP Enabled The LS8000 3 will attempt to automatically obtain 1 address from the DHCP server The IP Automatic Address Netmask and Default Gateway will be read from the server and the settings stored in non volatile memory will be ignored If you are unsure as to whether or not you have a DHCP server on your network contact your system administrator This setting can be disregarded if the Ethernet option is not installed
191. r Interlock and Beam Shutter Interlock Visual Status Indicators Power On Valid Measurements Laser On and COM Status Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 188 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix A LS8000 3 Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Appendix LS8000 3 Dimensions amp Installation Drawings A E vestram STANDOFF DISTANCE B DEPTH OF FIELD A 1 69 43 0 T 1 D N LN STANDOFF DISTANCE amp DEPTH OF FIELD MODEL DIM A DIM B STANDOFF DIST DEPTH OF FIELD 158000 303 11 8 300mm 14in 35mm 158000 303L 11 8in 300mm 14in 35mm 158000 306 23 600mm 2 0in 50mm 158000 310 394in i000mm 3 9in 100mm 158000 315 50 1500mm 7 9 200mm 158000 320 78 7in 2000mm 7 9in 200mm 158000 325 98 4in 2500mm 7 9in 200mm Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1890221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix A LS8000 3 Dimensions amp Installation Drawings EARTH GROUND LUG DONT USE 20 27 069 375 95 2 Z N 2681675 1 74 44 3 03785 7 osu s 0o 177 8 00000 T T T till ee 0 50 12 1 3 825 A 1587 suis A 2 48 63 0 169128
192. r not valid readings are obtained This setting is useful for eliminating accumulation of length when the material is vibrating while stationary in the measurement zone Setting this value to 0 disables the setting The range is 0 to 2000 Minimum Final Length When in Final Length mode sets the minimum length that will be reported This is useful for ignoring momentary glitches in Material Present caused by outside disturbances such as water droplets or spray passing through the measurement area Any measured length less than this setting will not be reported as a Final Length The range is 0 to 999 999 999 Index Pulse Length Sets the Index pulse length in 10 ms increments The range is from 10ms to 2 seconds Index Pulse Every Sets the distance between index pulses in the selected measurement units The range is 0 1 and 2000 High Speed Pulse Rate Sets the number of pulses per unit length for the high speed pulse output The unit length can be configured by setting the Units of Measurement setting The gauge is capable of transmitting pulse rates as high as 5 on this pulse output Select a Pulse Rate setting that will produce a frequency lower than 5MHz at the maximum expected line speed The range is 0 001 to 100 000 Low Speed Pulse Rate Sets the number of pulses per unit length for the adjustable voltage pulse output The unit length can be configured by setting the Units of Measurement setting The sensor is capab
193. ration of the analog output The Analog Zero Scale Velocity sets the speed where the analog output reaches OV The Analog Full Scale Velocity sets the speed where the analog output reaches 2V At speeds between these two settings the analog output increases linearly as the speed increases from the Analog Zero Scale Velocity to the Analog Full Scale Velocity Example If the Analog Zero Scale Velocity were set to 30 m min and the Analog Full Scale Velocity were set to 100 m min the analog output would behave as shown in the following figure Analog Output vs Measured Velocity with Vz 30 and Vp 100 Analog Output Volts ol 010 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 Measured Velocity The LS8000 s measured speed can be calculated from the analog output voltage with the following equation Vis Ves Voltage x OV Voltage 2V Speed SV when Voltage 0V gt Voltage 2V where Vrs Analog Full Scale Velocity Vzs Analog Zero Scale Velocity Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page S8of221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Voltage Measured Analog Output Voltage Note that when the output voltage is at either limit the exact speed cannot be determined If the exact speed is always required be sure to set the Full Scale Velocity setting to a value higher than what can normally be encountered
194. rea Low High a measurement begins and when the part exits the measurement area High Low the measurement ends If the LS8000 3 is in Final Length Mode the elapsed length will be transmitted over the serial port when the part exits the measurement area Optical Make Break Optical MakalBreak Sensor Fibers Sensor Fibers gt Partio be measured Part tobe measured Part Breaks Sensor Beam Part Clears Sensor Beam Material Present Input I Material resent input Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 45 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Connecting Material Present Switches This section shows how to connect a commonly used Material Present detector Single Switch Configuration The D10 is a make break optical switch When connecting one optical switch it should be aligned with the LS8000 3 s measurement spot This configuration can be used in order to more precisely detect the edge of the material The fiber optic elements are much smaller than the LS8000 3 spot size so repeatability is improved by more consistent edge detection Banner Engineering D10 Expert Fiber Optic Sensor Model D10DPFP Q BROWN 12 24VDC Power Material Present Input BLUE L ware 1 1 Material Present Pin 10 Brack 2 Signal Ground GRAY Teach Pin 11 19 21 PINK Gate Light or Dark Operate
195. rentivoltage or temperature or has had its serial number s any other markings or parts thereof altered defaced or removed will also be excluded from this warranty WARRANTY SERVICE AT CUSTOMER SITE Warranty service performed at the customer s facility will be free of charge for parts and labor however the customer will be liable for transportation and living expenses of personnel dispatched to effect such repair A purchase order other written confirmation of the acceptance of these charges signed by an authorized individual will be required prior to commencement of repairs Additional charges may be assessed the customer if 1 The equipment is not made available on a timely basis 2 The equipment is found to be without fault and or 3 It is determined the equipment is not under warranty whether by expiration of the warranty any act which voids the warranty OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH HEREIN BETA LASERMIKE MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED OF MERCHANTABILITY TO THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY IT AND THERE ARE NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE THEREOF Beta LaserMike s obligation to correct defects in such equipment by repair or replacement in accordance with the foregoing provisions is in lieu of any other warranties expressed or implied and in no event shall Beta LaserMike be liable for incidental or consequential damages No service of Beta LaserMike s equipment is permit
196. res 188 Appendix A LS8000 3 Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Appendix B LS8000E Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Appendix C LS8000X Dimensions amp Installation Drawings Appendix D Supply Voltage Requirements Dual Conductor Supply Voltage Drop using Single Supply Single Return Quad Conductor Supply LaserSpeed Cables Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Communications Quality Factor Valid Measurements Ethernet Index Part No 9463 Draving No 0921 01561 Page60f221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Proprietary Statement Proprietary Statement Manufacturer Distributor Beta LaserMike Inc 8001 Technology Blvd Dayton OH 45424 USA About This Manual This manual contains descriptions drawings and specifications for a Beta LaserMike product Equipment or products made prior to or subsequent to the publication date of this manual may have parts features options or configurations that are not covered by this manual Specifications contained herein are subject to change by Beta LaserMike without prior notice Beta LaserMike is not responsible for errors or omissions that may be contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing or use of this information Comments or suggestions for possible improvements to the manual are appreciated Please email us at manualfeedback betalasermik
197. rial Present signal is received within an update period the time it was received is recorded with a subinterval clock The length is calculated by using valid velocity and integrating over the time measured with the subinterval clock For example if the material speed is 10 meters per minute and material enters the measurement volume in the middle of the 1 millisecond update period the subinterval time of 0 5ms is used to calculate length rather than the 1 millisecond period In this case a 0 083 mm correction would be made The same type of correction is made when the material leaves the measurement volume If problems are encountered during any of the installation steps contact Beta LaserMike for assistance Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 330221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Interfacing with the LS 8000 3 The LS8000 3 has a variety of outputs that allow length and velocity data to be transmitted to external devices or control algorithms All of these signals are located on the connector s on the back of the instrument LS8000 3 Interface Connectors The LS8000 3 has three interface connectors Connector Gender Signals pase es Quad Pulses RS 232 Interlocks Power EN RS 422 Analog Measurement Synchronization 12 Female D Coded Ethernet LS8000 3 Rear Panel Connectors Part No
198. rmat ii lt n gt lt cR gt Set lt n gt is an integer from 1 7 or 11 to 17 specifying the RS 422 baud rate and framing If using binary output mode see the command the framing must be set to 8n1 Setting Baud Rate Framing 1 230 4k 7n2 2 115 2k 7n2 3 57 6k 7n2 4 38 4k 7n2 5 19 2k 7n2 6 9600 7n2 7 4800 7n2 1 230 4k 8 1 12 115 2k 8 1 13 57 6k 8 1 14 38 4k 8 1 15 19 2k 8 1 16 9600 8 1 17 4800 8 1 Where 7 1 7 data bits no parity 2 stop bits 8n1 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit Note After this setting is changed the COMM LED and Valid LED will flash indicating the new configuration Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 127 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication RS 232 Baud Rate amp Framing J N CR Read Response Format lt N gt Set lt n gt is an integer from 1 7 or 11 to 17 specifying the RS 232 baud rate and framing If using binary output mode see the TB command the framing must be set to 8n1 Setting Baud Rate Framing 1 230 4k 7n2 2 115 2k 7n2 3 57 6k 7n2 4 38 4k 7n2 5 19 2k 7n2 6 9600 7n2 7 4800 7n2 1 230 4k 8 1 12 115 2k 8n1 13 57 6k 8n1 14 38 4k 8n1 15 19 2k 8 1 16 9600 8 1 17 4800 8 1 Where 7 1 7 data bits no parity 2 stop bits 8n1 8
199. s no effect The LS8000 3 compares the absolute value of the measured velocity to this threshold For example say the W value is set to 1000 and the measurement units are feet minute If the LS8000 3 measures velocities between 1 and 1 feet minute it will output zero for the speed and will not output pulses If the velocity exceeds 1 foot minute the LS8000 3 will output measurements normally Setting this value to 0 disables the threshold This setting is used to prevent the LS8000 3 from sending velocity measurements and pulses when the velocity is close to zero If the product being measured is stopped but vibrating the LS8000 3 will measure small velocities both positive and negative This setting can be used to suppress those measurements Note Changing this setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation Final Length X lt N gt lt CR gt Read Response Format ii Set lt n gt is an integer from 0 to 999 999 999 that is the minimum final length value multiplied by 1000 When a final length measurement completes and the measured length is less than this value no final length will be transmitted over the serial port Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 139 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication
200. s setting will cause a reset will reset the indicated length and will cause the pulse outputs to be momentarily interrupted Do not change this setting during normal operation 2 Read Firmware Version 2 lt CR gt Read Only Command Response Format LS8KV CR Where is a capital letter indicating the firmware version Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 147 d 221 RevisionA Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication 5 COM LED Function C lt CR gt Read Response Format lt N gt C lt N gt lt CR gt Set N is either 0 or 1 This setting controls the function of the COM LED on the LS8000 3 This is a Blue Orange LED on top of the gauge that indicates communications status This value should be set to 0 if your LS8000 3 does not have the Ethernet option installed Value COMLED 0 RS 232 RS 422 Traffic 1 Ethernet Status Traffic RS 232 RS 422 Traffic The Orange LED blinks when the LS8000 3 sees activity on the RS 232 or RS 422 receive lines This does not indicate that the LS8000 3 understood the message only that it saw the voltage change the baud rate may be incorrect This is a diagnostic feature to allow easy wiring verification The Blue LED blinks when the LS8000 3 transmits on either the RS 232 or RS 422 ports If the light is continuously blue then the LS8000 3 is transmitting continuously When orange and bl
201. sor or material if necessary 2 Check the position of the material with respect to the sensor depth of field Adjust sensor standoff if necessary 3 Check the movement of the material with respect to the gauge The material should be kept perpendicular to the gauge 4 Stabilize or guide the movement of the material at measurement location Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 215 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Appendix E Troubleshooting Guide Material Present sensitivity not adjusted correctly The Material Present threshold must be properly adjusted so that the gauge can determine whether or not material is present Use LaserTrak to adjust the Material Present Threshold This threshold is a number between 0 and 1023 Raising the threshold will make the gauge less sensitive and will require more reflected light to turn on Material Present Lowering the threshold will make the gauge more sensitive and will require less light to turn on Material Present Adjusting the value to too low a number may result in false Material Present readings Counter isn t counting but Wiring 1 Verify that voltage and ground are everything looks fine in LaserTrak both connected between the counter and the LaserSpeed 2 Ifusing a counter with single ended inputs verify that Phase A False and Phase B False are not connected to ground Check scali
202. ssages will be ignored and the gauge will continue transmitting regardless of whether or not the messages are being received Note UDP data transmission is only available if the gauge has the Ethernet option installed This setting does nothing if the gauge does not support Ethernet Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 162 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication AUTOADDR UDP Power On Data Destination IP Address AUTOADDR CR Read Response Format AUTOADDR N CR Set AUTOADDR XXX XXX XXX XXX CR Where lt gt is an IP Address such as 192 168 10 246 This command configures the destination IP address for UDP output data If the gauge is not configured to output UDP data on start up then this setting is not used AUTOPORT UDP Power On Data Destination Port AUTOPO T CR Read Response Format AUTOPORT N Set AUTOPORT N CR Where lt N gt is an IP port number such as 1234 This command configures the destination Port for UDP output data If the gauge is not configured to output UDP data on start up then this setting is not used This port should be set to a value higher than 1024 so that it doesn t interfere with standard network interfaces Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 163 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LasermMike LaserSp
203. stem Ready Thermostat Output 8 Valid Thermostat Output 9 Light Stack Yellow Light Stack Red 10 Pulse Phase A Length Threshold B 11 Length Threshold A Length Threshold Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 1459221 Raision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Note Some of the above outputs were previously described under the Index Pulse Output Function setting Light Stack Yellow This output can be used to drive a solid state relay to turn on the yellow light in a light stack The yellow light is illuminated when the LS8000 3 laser is turned on but the beam shutter is closed indicating that the LS8000 3 is not emitting laser radiation See the Light Stack Interface section for details Voltage High Yellow lamp should be illuminated Voltage Low Yellow lamp should not be illuminated Light Stack Red This output can be used to drive a solid state relay to turn on the red light in a light stack The red light is illuminated when the LS8000 3 laser is turned on and the beam shutter is open indicating that the LS8000 3 is emitting laser radiation See the Light Stack Interface section for details Voltage High Yellow lamp should be illuminated Voltage Low Yellow lamp should not be illuminated Length Threshold A Indicates when the current length has exceeded the Length Threshold A set point This output is reset when th
204. t dirt and moisture from accumulating on the optical window the gauge can be fitted with an Air Wipe Quick Change Window Clean instrument grade air see Specifications section for details is blown at low pressure over the window to keep it clean The window can be removed for easy cleaning A clean soft cloth should be used to clean the window If an abrasive cloth is used the optical coating may be damaged leading to poor measurements When replacing the window put a small amount of vacuum grease on the O Ring Quick Change Window Part 85733 remove to clean N Air Wipe Quick Change Window Part 85736 SS SSO includes 85733 X For measurements and details about removing the Air Wipe Quick Change Window see Appendix A Steam amp Mist Steam or mist is sometimes present in some applications The air wipe is not designed to clear steam or mist between the gauge and material but only to keep contaminants from depositing on the optics window Another means of removing steam or mist may need to be used The steam or mist may be light enough to allow the laser beams to pass through without interference If this is not true a fan may be used to clear out the steam or mist between the gauge and housing If a fan is not adequate or practical an air purge can be installed to clear the beam path Contact your Beta LaserMike representative Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 18021 Revision A
205. t to or received from the LS8000 3 are indicated with a different font This is to differentiate between the description of the command or response and the command response itself Any text that appears in mono space font is text that is sent to or from the LS8000 3 Text Example Font Descriptive Text High Speed Pulse Setting Command Response Text 11000000 All commands sent to the LS8000 3 and all responses from the LS8000 3 end in a CR If commands are sent to the LS8000 3 ending in lt cR gt lt LF gt Carriage Return followed by a Linefeed the LS8000 3 will not process the commands properly All responses be terminated with only a CR not a lt CR gt lt LF gt There are two different types of command syntaxes that the LS8000 3 uses The first type is backward compatible with legacy LaserSpeed 4000 8000 systems and consists of one or two characters In general these commands affect the LS8000 3 s measurements or data processing The other type consists of longer commands such as the IPADDR command which affect communications or are informational commands These commands always start with an asterisk character Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 126 of 221 Revision Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Communication Protocol Command Descriptions RS 422 Baud Rate amp Framing lt cR gt Read Response Fo
206. tart up length correction is calculated and a length measurement is initialized If the time between the Material Present signal and the first valid velocity data is longer than the validation limit then the length calculation is aborted and an error or fault is sent This error is signalled by setting the length output either in continuous output mode or Final Length Mode to all 9 s M Material Present Threshold Level M lt CR gt Read Response Format lt gt MeN CR Set lt n gt is an integer from 0 to 4095 that specifies relative threshold level of the Material Present MP signal When using Internal Material Present the LS8000 3 determines if there is something in the measurement area by measuring the amount of reflected light This measurement is compared to the threshold A setting of 0 would take very little light back on the detector to trigger MP A setting of 4095 will take a lot of light on the detector to trigger MP A good starting place is in the center of the range Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 133 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication Velocity at Loss of Material TP lt CR gt Read Response Format lt N gt TP lt N gt lt CR gt Set lt N gt is an integer either 0 or 1 indicating the Velocity at Loss of Material setting This setting can be used to force the measured Velocity and QF to 0 if
207. ted during the warranty period without the specific written consent of Beta LaserMike Service Your instrument was carefully inspected electrically and mechanically prior to shipment It should be free of surface mars and scratches and it should be in perfect working order upon receipt If any indication of damage is found file a claim with the carrier immediately prior to using the instrument If no damage is apparent proceed by using this manual to install and setup this instrument Save the shipping carton and packing material for future storing or shipment of the instrument If at some future time the instrument must be returned to the factory for service include full description of the instrument failure and the mode of operation the instrument was in at the time of failure Also include a contact person to discuss the instrument failure When returning the instrument to Beta LaserMike first contact your local Beta LaserMike Service Department for a Return Material Authorization RMA The RMA number is needed for proper handling of returned equipment Ship the instrument in the original carton or if the original carton is unavailable ship in a carton providing sufficient protection Send the instrument to the Asia Europe or USA office addresses listed on the outside cover of this manual whichever is closest to you or to the office indicated by your sales engineer Place the RMA number on the outside of the carton and include a pur
208. ted from the LS8000 The cable must be screwed onto the LS8000 3 connector until it fully seated the yellow stripe on the LS8000 3 connector is not visible when the cable is fully tightened Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 62 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Part Number Length Cable Description 85277 10 10m 32 88 CABLE 153 E X HSNG CIR DB37 10M 90 C 85277 25M 25 82 CABLE 153 E X HSNG CIR DB37 25M 90 85277 50 50m 164ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 50M 90 C 85277 75M 75m 246 ft CABLE 153 E X HSNG CIR DB37 75M 90 C 85277 100M 100m 328 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 100M 90 C 85277 110M 110m 361 ft CABLE 153 E X HSNG CIR DB37 110M 90 C 85277 120M 120m 394 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 120M 90 C 85277 130M 130m 427 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 130M 90 C 85277 140M 140m 4590 CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 140M 90 C 85277 150M 150m 4920 CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 150M 90 C 85277 160M 160m 525 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 160M 90 C 85277 170M 170m 558 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 170M 90 C 85277 180 180m 591 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 180M 90 C 85277 190 190m 623 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CIR DB37 190M 90 C 85277 200M 200m 656 ft CABLE LS3 HSNG CI
209. ters ME e ee that can be use to tailor the gauge to a Vel Hold Timeout specific application The parameters in pushed 2 verat Tine fa J me the advanced screen should only be User Update Raie changed by knowledgeable person The Leath Resetvaie B Minimum Vel int in advanced parameters only need to be changed for difficult application Longth Reset Input Ac on EE AN QF warning Thresh 55 QF Waring R59 VelocityAtLess Maton 9 Conn LED Conta ew 5 co Outputs Tab screen shows settings that L LaserSpeed Settings t3 affect the operation of the gauge s analog Gus sand Advances and digital outputs fe Analog Ful AFSReprecente QF r AwiMayDeR4OwMFue HighSpeed Pulse Conta peg gh Speed 2 LowSpeedPulseConf Dela an Length Totes FR Length Tete SG 0 Part No 9463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 108 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software Standard Operating Parameters Material Present Input Controls how the gauge determines Material Present The sensor can use Mode either the amount of reflected laser light Internal or it can use an external input sign
210. thing like the picture In this picture User Vin 24Voc Channel 1 Phase A True Channel 2 Phase A False Channel 3 Phase B True Channel 4 Phase B False If the pulses don t look like this then the oscilloscope may not be connected properly or the pulses counter may be wired incorrectly Check that you are connected to the correct pins Check that the scope ground leads are connected to Signal Ground and not Phase A False and Phase B False Check that Phase A False and Phase B False are not connected to signal ground Miscellaneous Gauge resets itself Laser On flashing shutter opening closing Power Supply voltage is too low on a long cable Check 24VDC supply Adjust up to 29VDC if necessary See Appendix D for more information Laser is flashing Ambient temperature is too high or low If the ambient temperature is too high the gauge may not be able to properly control the laser temperature Connect air or water coolant to reduce the gauge temperature See the Specifications section for details System Status Indicator is OFF Laser At Temperature Laser Interlock If in a hot environment cooling may be required for the gauge to maintain the proper laser temperature See the specifications section for details The Laser Interlock Pin 16 must be Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 217 d 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA Laser
211. uction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Measurement Units Minimum Pulse Output Resolution Spulse s _15 2 8 gt pulse m ms 15 f pulse s y Pile ft 900 f pulse x ft 00 L pulse m y Pulse 15 pulse s 60s 900 inimi R QE pulsefin Don Xinjmin mim x f Os 909 X mm min min mms pa Dpue _15 Xmm s X ISpulse s 608 900 yards min Peis 5 pulse yard X yard min min 15 pulse s 15 yards s xou eX pulse yard Patt No 3463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 42 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Interfacing with the LS8000 3 Material Present Input Pin 10 This is an optically isolated input that can be used to externally control the Material Present feature of the LS8000 3 The input requires a voltage high 5 to 24V to activate The input level should be the same as the voltage connected to the User Vix input Pin 20 or 5V if there is nothing connected to the User input 5 24V Input Signal Ground Optically Isolated Input Schematic The LS8000 3 can internally sense Material Present but there are situations where it is advantageous to determine this externally This input can also be used to start and stop length measurements This input is typically used in the following situations Continuous
212. ue are lit at the same time the LED is white Ethernet Status Traffic LED Status Meaning OFF No Connection Orange Link Blue Activity White Collision Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 148 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook RS 232 RS 422 Communication LOCKED Setting Lock LOCKED CR Read Response Format LOCKED N CR LOCKED N CR Set N is either 0 or 1 This setting controls the Settings Lock In order to prevent accidental changes to the LS8000 3 s configuration settings you must explicitly unlock the settings before any changes can be made Unlock Command LOCKED 0 lt CR gt Relock Command LOCKED 1 CR After unlocking the settings with LocKED 0 lt CR gt you can change settings If you try to change setting without unlocking the LS8000 3 the changes will be ignored The LS8000 3 will automatically re arm the Setting Lock after 1 minute LOCKEN Setting Lock Enabled LOCKEN lt CR gt Read Response Format LOCKEN lt N gt lt CR gt LOCKEN N CR Set lt n gt is either 0 or 1 If you are manually changing many settings over a period of time the Settings Lock can a become nuisance so you may wish to disable it Before the Settings Lock can be disabled however the settings must be unlocked To disable Settings Lock LOCKED 0 CR LOCKEN 0 CR To re enable
213. unting Dimensions amp Installation Drawings 158000 189 LS8000 E 192 LS8000 X 198 Mounting Distance 17 Mounting Location 19 Mounting Orientation 23 Mounting the Gauge 16 Noisy Pulses Termination 40 Ping Example using DHCP 169 Power Grounds Pins 12 13 55 Principle of Operation 14 Quad Conductor Supply 203 Quadrature Output Phase Relationships 39 Quadrature Outputs at Extremely Low Pulse Frequencies 41 Quick Change Window 18 Rear Panel 34 RS 232 Maximum Cable Lengths 122 Transmit and Receive Pins 1 2 36 RS 232 RS 422 Automatic Baud Rate Detection 124 Baud Rate Indication on Power Up 123 Real Time Data Timing 164 RS 232 RS 422 Communication 121 RS 422 Serial Pinouts 57 RS 422 Transmit and Receive 4 Pins 1 4 56 Safety 9 Electrical 9 Intended Use 9 Labels and Safety Features 12 Laser Classification 10 Laser Safety Precautions 11 Shutter Control Pin 17 53 Signal Grounds Pins 11 19 21 49 Specifications 184 Starting Ending Length Correction 33 Supply Voltage Requirements 202 Synchronization 75 System Overview 14 Telnet Example using DHCP 170 Thermostat Interface 73 Twinner Lines 20 UDP Command Example 174 UDP Discovery Beacon 176 Discovery Beacon Format 176 Discovery Beacon Response Format 177 Example 178 UDP Real Time Measurement Example 175 User Scaleable Pulse Output Pins 15 4 6 8 38 User Pin 20 54 Validation Time Limit Selection
214. ure Pinout Signal Siemens LaserSpeed Signal A 7 15 Signal A N 6 4 Signal B 9 6 Signal B N 10 8 Signal Ground 3 11 User Voltage 1 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal Siemens LaserSpeed Signal A 7 15 Signal A N 6 4 Signal Ground 3 11 1 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Setscaling in the Siemens counter Setcount mode in the Siemens counter single quad quad x2 Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 93 of 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook TrueMeter vate raat w 4 wa Quadrature Pinout Signal TrueMeter LaserSpeed Signal A 3 15 Signal B 2 6 Signal Ground 1 11 User Voltage 4 20 Pulsed Pinout Signal TrueMeter LaserSpeed Signal A 3 15 Signal Ground 1 11 User Voltage 4 20 Notes Configure the LaserSpeed pulse per unit length Setscaling in the TrueMeter counter Setcount mode in the TrueMeter counter single quad quad x2 Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 94 221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook LaserTrak Software LaserTrak Software LaserTrak is a Windows based software program which allows you to acquire and display the Length Velocity Quality Factor and Gauge Status in
215. urement region The location where the overlap of the beams is smallest is the center of the measurement region This location corresponds to the standoff distance and is where the beams should intersect the product The configuration and setup of the gauge can be verified and or changed using the supplied LaserTrak Software or directly using the serial commands listed in the Communication Protocol section Utilizing either one of these approaches requires a computer with an RS 232 serial port connected to pins 1 and 2 of the 25 pin D sub connector or an RS 422 serial port connected to pins 1 4 of the 9 pin D sub connector Once proper communication is established see the See the LaserTrak Software section for help it is recommended to check the Quality Factor QF QF can be checked using LaserTrak and viewing the chart recorder screen If itis below 15 try to move the product or the gauge slightly adjust the standoff and look for improvements in QF Once QF is maximized change the line speed and look for a corresponding velocity change on the chart recorder Part No 93463 Drawing No 0921 01561 Page 31 0221 Revision A Sep 2007 BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed 8000 3 Instruction Handbook Installing the System Alternatively the analog port can be configured to output QF on a 0 1 V scale The QF can then be monitored by connecting a panel meter to the analog output and displaying the voltage A third method of monitoring the Qual
216. vement Verify that the gauge is mounted properly See the Alianing The Gauge section for the correct orientation Quality Factor is poor or 0 and two laser spots are visible Mounted at the wrong standoff If the gauge is mounted at the correct standoff distance from the product being measured then the beams will overlap making a single laser spot See Appendices A C for detailed mounting dimensions Quality factor is 15 but velocity is always zero or Valid light is on but the gauge is not measuring velocity speed Calibration Trim Walking Threshold Verify that Calibration Number Adjust is set to 100 and not 0 Make sure the Walking Threshold is set to a speed lower than the gauge is trying to measure Set the Walking Threshold to 0 to disable this feature Gauge used to work but now can t get any valid readings even though everything else is correct or Valid measurements at some speeds but not other speeds or E setting has been changed Minimum or Maximum Velocity Limit settings For the LS9000 the E setting must always be setto 31 Never change this setting unless specifically directed to do so by Beta LaserMike For the LS4000 gauge set E to 287 For 158000 gauge set E to 31 LS9000 Only The Minimum Velocity Limit and Maximum Velocity Limit settings will prevent the gauge from producing Part No 93463 Drawing 0921 01561 Page 212

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