Configurable Options; Output Switch Parameters; Minimum Output Hold Time; Output Hold Scale - ETC Sasquatch User Manual

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5 Configurable Options

The following parameters can be used to modify the way that the Sasquatch operates. This allows for

maximum flexibility for a variety of different applications.

These parameters are used for one or more of the modes of operation in the following section.

This sets the minimum time that the output switch is closed when the plunger arrives. In some modes,

this will be extended based on the behaviour of the plunger or its velocity. The default is 1000 ms or 1 s.

This is a scaling parameter used to extend the close time of the switch in relation to the velocity of the

plunger. The default is 10 ms per m/min of velocity.

The behavior of the switch can be modified to operate in one of 3 modes to integrate better with

different systems.

This mode ensures that the output signal is held for a specified amount of time each time that the

plunger arrives. The default Minimum Output Hold Time is 1 seconds. The length of the output switch

closure does not get extended while the plunger is moving in front of the sensor. Another switch

closure will not occur until after the plunger has departed (5 Departure Detection Periods have passed

without seeing the plunger; typically 5 s) and arrived again.

Open

Minimum

Output Hold

Time (1s)

Closed

Plunger

Arrival

Time (s)

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