Dimetix DLS-C 15 Technical Reference Manual
Long range laser distance sensor
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- Page 1 Mailing Address: Shipping Address: PO Box 195 205 Byers Road Lionville, PA 19353 Chester Springs, PA 19425 Phone: 484-212-0636 www.dimetix-usa.com Laser-View Technologies, Inc. dba DIMETIX USA...
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- Page 56 APPENDIX Application notes & special usage commands - 41-...
- Page 57 Using HyperTerminal with a single sensor over RS232 serial 1. Open HyperTerminal. On most PC’s running Win 2000 or XP, navigate to “START….Programs….Accessories…communications…HyperTerminal” 2. The first prompt window that appears should be labeled “connection description” It will ask for a name and icon. Enter anything for the session name.
- Page 58 Click OK 5. Next, go to File…Properties… Click on settings Then click ASCII setup. The following boxes should be checked: Send line ends with line feeds Echo typed characters locally Wrap lines that exceed terminal width 6. If you have not connected power to the sensor, do so now. Upon a power-up cycle, you should see a “g0?” string be displayed in HyperTerminal.
- Page 59 d. Read continuous measurements (called single sensor tracking) “s0h” <return> This turns on a continuous stream of measurements. To stop the measurements, send the stop/clear command “s0c” <return>. Other commands can be found in the PMS200 technical manual. Here is a sample output string from a continuous read command: (this is from a power up cycle) (continuous read command) g0h+00009794...
- Page 60 Laser Distance Sensors Application note AN1003 This application note describes the direct connection of an external display to the DLS-B over the RS232 or RS422/RS485. Furthermore, two example are given to show the flexibility of the DLS-B configuration. Setup RS232 RS485 / RS422 Power Supply The DLS-B is able to add an offset (positive or negative) to the measured value and multiply the sum with a gain...
- Page 61 For detail descriptions of commands and connectivities look in the manual 'External display on DLS-B' available from Dimetix. Dimetix AG, Degersheimerstrasse 14, CH-9100 Herisau, Switzerland Phone: +41 71 383 2010, Fax: +41 71 383 2011, E-mail: info@dimetix.com © www.dimetix.com Copyright by Dimetix AG...
- Page 62 For detail descriptions of commands and connectivities look in (ask for) the manual 'External display on DLS-B available from Dimetix. Dimetix AG, Degersheimerstrasse 14, CH-9100 Herisau, Switzerland Phone: +41 71 383 2010, Fax: +41 71 383 2011, E-mail: info@dimetix.com - 50- Appendix 6...
- Page 63 Using the Remote 6 digit Serial Panel Display The PMS200/DLS-B laser sensor can be interfaced with using a remote serial display. The OP10 display package can be provided with 0-10VDC, 0-20mA, and 4-20 mA 12 bit analog output as an option.
- Page 64 Configuring display via push buttons: Menu button: Cycles through available menus Peak button: Enters each menu and acts as the right key Reset button: Changes each selected digit Alarm button: Backwards movement through each screen and through menu cycle 1.1. Follow the display manual to remove the hardware lockout jumper if not already removed.
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Page 65: Full-Duplex
1.3. Configure serial parameters..Bold underlined values are the proper settings. Press Press Value Select Press Digit Select Key Menu ConFiG __0000 Normal, overload to exponential format Configuration Display mode Normal, overload to 999999 1 right-hand dummy zero 2 right-hand dummy zeros Time display in seconds Time display in HH.MM.SS format Remote display (H, K, L commands) -
Page 66: Software Installation
1.4. Configure analog output if being used. Press Menu Press Value Select Press Digit Select Key An_SEt ___00 0-20 mA current output Analog Output Setup. Calibration output selection. 0-10V voltage output 4-20 mA current output Press until AnSEt is displayed (requires analog output board). - Page 67 ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS Connect the meter and PC. Apply power to the meter. Be sure that the meter is in Run Mode, not Setup Mode. To start the software from Windows, click on Start => Programs => IS2 => IS2. Click on RS232 => Establish. The program will temporarily set the selected Com port to the required baud rate, parity, data bits and stop bit.
- Page 68 Programming Click MAIN MENU 3.1. Retrieve existing parameters Under the COUNTER drop down menu, select GET SETUP. Once this has been successful, the following dialogue will show You could also open an existing set-up from the FILE drop down menu if you have a program that you want to load into the display.
- Page 69 Modify set-up parameters Select View…Setup from the4 main menu 3.1.1. Input For operating the laser with the display, the following settings are valid. You can vary the time-out to your liking Communications For operating the laser with the display, the following settings are valid. - 57 - Appendix 13...
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Page 70: Analog Output
Scaling Select the number of decimal places that corresponds to the laser measurements coming in. Analog output For operating the laser with the display and analog output, the following settings are valid. You can vary the following to your liking: Range (0-10 VDC, 0-20mA, 4-20mA);... - Page 71 Lockouts This screen shows you the items that are locked out from the display keypad for the user. You can also set the lockouts here. In this case, the only item not locked out is the analog output, This means that the user can set the analog type and scaling from the display push buttons or this software.
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