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Technical Data ........................27 4.1.1 Data Sheet BCL 90 CAT M 100 / BCL 90 CAT N 100 / BCL 90 CAT F 100 ....... 27 4.1.2 Data Sheet BCL 90 CAT OM 100, BCL 90 CAT ON 100, BCL 90 CAT OF 100 ......29 4.1.3...
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Overview of the Connection Steps ....................88 7.5.2 Supplementary Devices .......................88 7.5.3 Connect supply voltage ........................88 7.5.4 Connect the BCL 90 host interface ....................89 7.5.5 Connect the PC ..........................90 7.5.6 Connect the Switched Inputs .......................90 7.5.7 Connect Switched Outputs "SWO 1 … SWO 4" ................94...
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Base Setting........................96 8.2.1 Base Setting of the Line Scanner BCL 90 (All Models) ............... 96 8.2.2 Base Setting of the Line Scanner BCL 90 with Oscillating Mirror (All Models)......97 Display and Operating Elements ..................98 8.3.1 Operating Elements ........................98 8.3.2...
The code angle is determined by the BCL for each scan. It is used to define a capture range, for example, to separate bar codes with identical data contents and of the same code types from each other within one area. Technical description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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(deflection width) also have to be entered. The depths of field for the individual focus positions can be obtained from the specification diagram in relation to the resolu- tion. Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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In the concluded reading cycle , the BCL either detected the bar code or the required number of bar codes given by the evaluation conditions set in the parameters. Technical description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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In the concluded reading cycle , the BCL neither detected any bar code nor the required number of bar codes given by the evaluation conditions set in the parameters. Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Good Read and No Read and have symbols added to it. Technical description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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For this purpose, the numbering of the active distance configurations is entered in the cross-reference list in the desired position. Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Notice! A respective declaration of conformity can be requested from the manufacturer. The manufacturer of the products, Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. in D-73277 Owen/Teck, has a certi- fied quality assurance system in accordance with ISO 9001. 9001...
The BCL transmits the data content of the decoded bar code via its host interface to a host for further processing. Leuze electronic bears no responsibility or liability in the case of any other use and modifications of the device, including those made for the purpose of mounting and electrical installation.
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(not in the delivery scope) have to be mounted beside the exit aperture of the laser beam on the machine! Technical description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
The BCL is designed in such a way as to cause minimum harm to the environment. It contains no ma- terials produced using silicone and therefore does not interfere with such processes as e.g. varnish wetting in paint shops. Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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• the line scanner with oscillating mirror and integrated heater typically consumes 75 W and a maximum of 100 W power These values are based on operation with unconnected switched outputs. Technical description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
The four switched outputs "SWO 1 … SWO 4" can be assigned various output functions of the event status and activate external devices, e.g. a PLC. Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
V principle of beam deflection (Figure 3.2). measured distance optimised focus position: measured distance plus offset for maximum Depths of field (DOF) Figure 3.2: Optimisation of the DOF on the object Technical description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
The distance configurations are assigned to the switching se- quence by a programmable cross-reference list. The distance measurement of the autofocus function can also be used to assist in defining the distance configurations. Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
The connector unit MA 90 offers simple electrical installation in conjunction with the BCL 90. We rec- ommend the connector unit MA 90 for each BCL 90 if several BCL are to be networked. It is user- friendly in terms of electrical connection, commissioning and maintenance requiring minimum time in- put.
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The temperature switch connects the op- erating voltage to the BCL internally. Time [min] Figure 3.4: BCL with heater: diagram of temperature variation in the housing Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Up to 31 scanners can be networked via the connector unit MA 90 and a bus master MA 31. For this, every BCL 90 is assigned its own hardware address in the corresponding MA 90. The networking is carried out through a parallel connection of the individual RS 485 interfaces.
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Voltage supply MA 30/31 RS 485 Figure 3.5: Networking possibilities via multiNet plus (BCL 90) Two-wire RS 485 The Leuze multiNet plus is optimised for fast transmission of scanner data to a primary host computer. Physically, it consists of a two-wire RS 485 interface controlled by a software protocol, the multiNet plus protocol.
Depending on the number of devices ordered one set of technical documentation in one or sev- eral copies, comprised of: • this operating manual BCL 90 in German or English • one set of DOS-formatted diskettes (3.5 inch) with the PC software BCL-Config for Windows.
MA 90: DC 24 V + 20% / - 10% (acc. to IEC 742), at least 100 W The remaining data are the same as the part starting from item 3 under BCL without heater Leuze electronic Technical description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Technical Data Technical Data Technical Data 4.1.1 Data Sheet BCL 90 CAT M 100 / BCL 90 CAT N 100 / BCL 90 CAT F 100 Model BCL 90 CAT M 100 BCL 90 CAT N 100 BCL 90 CAT F 100...
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Scan gate time: time window of code evaluation generated internally through the reading cycle Including plug cover or plug cover with parameter memory Table 4.1: Technical specifications BCL 90 CAT M 100 / N 100 / F 100 (Cont.) Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Technical data same as BCL 90 CAT M/N/F 100 except for the following deviations: Model BCL 90 CAT M 100 H / BCL 90 CAT N 100 H / BCL 90 CAT F 100 H Type Line scanner with heater Switch-on behaviour/ see “Optional heater”...
Technical data same as BCL 90 CAT OM/ON/OF 100 except for the following deviations: Model BCL 90 CAT OM 100 H / BCL 90 CAT ON 100 H / BCL 90 CAT OF 100 Type Line scanner with oscillating mirror and heater Switch-on behaviour/ see “Optional heater”...
4.3.2 Overview of Diagrams Line scanners Model Diagrams Page BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100H: Variation of reading field height with read distance and resolution Variation of min. and max. read distance with focus position (resolution 0.35 mm, opening angle 40°) Variation of min.
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Line scanners with oscillating mirrors Model Diagrams Page BCL 90 CAT OM 100/OM 100H: Variation of reading field height with read distance and resolution Variation of min. and max. read distance with focus position (resolution 0.35 mm, opening angle 40°) Variation of min.
Leuze electronic Technical Data 4.3.3 Medium Density: Reading Performance Data of Line Scanner Figure 4.3: BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100 H (medium density): variation of reading field height with read distance and resolution Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.8 Figure 4.4: BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.8 Figure 4.5: BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 56°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.8 Figure 4.6: BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.50 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.8 Figure 4.7: BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.50 mm resolution and opening angle = 56°...
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Resolution: see Table 4.5 0.35 mm 0.50 mm Figure 4.8: BCL 90 CAT M 100/M 100 H (medium density): characteristics of scanning frequency var- iation with read distance and resolution Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Technical Data 4.3.4 Medium Density: Reading Performance Data of Line Scanner with Oscillating Mirror Figure 4.9: BCL 90 CAT OM 100/M 100 H (medium density): variation of reading field height with read distance and resolution Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.14 Figure 4.10:BCL 90 CAT OM 100/OM 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read dis- tance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.14 Figure 4.11:BCL 90 CAT OM 100/OM 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read dis- tance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 50°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.14 Figure 4.12:BCL 90 CAT OM 100/OM 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read dis- tance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.50 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.14 Figure 4.13:BCL 90 CAT OM 100/OM 100 H (medium density): variation of min. and max. read dis- tance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.50 mm resolution and opening angle = 50°...
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Leuze electronic Technical Data Line scanner with oscillating mirror (lateral reading window): BCL 90 CAT OM100/OM 100 H Scanning frequency [Hz] 1300 1200 1100 1000 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 2100 Read distance [mm] Reading conditions: Resolution: see Table 4.5 0.35 mm...
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Leuze electronic Technical Data Line scanner with oscillating mirror (lateral reading window): BCL 90 CAT OM100/OM100 H Deflection width [mm] 1600 1200 ±20° ±10° ±5° -400 1200 1600 2000 2400 -400 Read distance [mm] Resolution 0.30 mm Reading conditions: see Table 4.5 0.35 mm...
Leuze electronic Technical Data 4.3.5 High Density: Reading Performance Data of Line Scanner Figure 4.16:BCL 90 CAT N100/N100 H (high density): variation of reading field height with read dis- tance and resolution Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.20 Figure 4.17:BCL 90 CAT N100/N100H (high density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.25 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.20 Figure 4.18:BCL 90 CAT N 100/N 100 H (high density): variation of min. and max. read distance (ra- dially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.20 Figure 4.19:BCL 90 CAT N 100/N 100 H (high density): variation of min. and max. read distance (ra- dially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 56°...
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Table 4.5 0.20 mm 0.25 mm 0.30 mm Figure 4.20:BCL 90 CAT N 100/N 100 H (high density): characteristics of scanning frequency variation with read distance and resolution Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Technical Data 4.3.6 High-Density: Reading Performance Data of Line Scanner with Oscillating Mirror Figure 4.21:BCL 90 CAT ON 100/ON 100 H (high density): variation of reading field height with read distance and resolution Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.25 Figure 4.22:BCL 90 CAT ON 100/ON 100 H (high density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.25 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.25 Figure 4.23:BCL 90 CAT ON 100/ON 100 H (high density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.25 Figure 4.24:BCL 90 CAT ON 100/ON 100 H (high density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radially measured) with focus position at 0.35 mm resolution and opening angle = 50°...
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Leuze electronic Technical Data Line scanner with oscillating mirror (lateral reading window): BCL 90 CAT ON 100/ON 100 H Scanning frequency [Hz] 1300 1200 1100 1000 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Read distance [mm] Reading conditions: Resolution: see Table 4.5 0.20 mm...
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Leuze electronic Technical Data Line scanner with oscillating mirror (lateral reading window): BCL 90 CAT ON 100/ON 100 H Deflection width [mm] 1600 1200 ±20° ±10° ±5° -400 -400 1200 1600 2000 2400 Read distance [mm] Resolution: 0.20 mm Reading conditions: see Table 4.5...
Technical Data 4.3.7 Low Density: Reading Performance Data of Line Scanner Figure 4.27:BCL 90 CAT F 100/F 100 H (low density): variation of reading field height with read dis- tance and tilt at 0.5 mm resolution Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.30 Figure 4.28:BCL 90 CAT F 100/F 100 H (low density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radi- ally measured) with focus position at 0.50 mm resolution and opening angle = 40°...
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Table 4.5 see Figure 4.30 Figure 4.29:BCL 90 CAT F 100/F 100 H (low density): variation of min. and max. read distance (radi- ally measured) with focus position at 0.50 mm resolution and opening angle = 60°...
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Reading conditions: Resolution: see Table 4.5 0.50 mm Figure 4.30:BCL 90 CAT F 100/F 100 H (low density): characteristics of scanning frequency variation with read distance and resolution Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
4.3.8 Low Density: Reading Performance Data of Line Scanner with Oscillating Mirror Figure 4.31:BCL 90 CAT OF 100/OF 100 H (low density): variation of reading field height with read distance and tilt at 0.5 mm resolution Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Figure 4.28, on page 59 Read distances for 0.5 mm resolution / opening angle 40°: see Figure 4.29, on page 60 Line scanner with oscillating mirror (lateral reading window): BCL 90 CAT OF 100/OF 100 H Scanning frequency [Hz] 1300...
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Reading conditions: -15° … +15° see Table 4.5 Figure 4.33:BCL 90 CAT OF 100/OF 100 H (low density): variation of deflection width with read dis- tance, deflection angle and tilt at 0.50 mm resolution Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic...
(RAM). Reading cycle generation! The Leuze catalogue contains a large selection of light barriers and switches as well as ac- cessories (mounting supports, connection cables). Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
D-Sub-HD cable socket and 15-pin D-Sub-HD cable plug. Required quantity: 2 per BCL KB 090-3000B / Connection cable for data interfaces BCL 90 to host 500 35 320 ("host/term"), 8 mm, shielded, with 15- « pin D-Sub-HD cable socket and open end (stripped).
Figure 6.2 shows the location of the threads. The complete housing dimensions of the BCL are shown in Figure 4.1 and Figure 4.2 starting from page 30. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Figure 6.3: Example: possible ways to mount the bracket support BT 90 W (No. 500 35 515) in com- bination with the quick-action clamping device BT 90 S (No. 500 35 514) The mounting support dimensions are shown in Section 5.2.1, on page 68 Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
56° and that of the line scanner with oscillating mir- ror is max. 50°. The reading field height (scan line length) depends on the read distance due to the V principle of beam deflection. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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(deflection widths) are small. Otherwise, the device is also to be mounted at a slope of 15° to obtain symmetrical deflection ranges. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
(only line scanner with oscillating mirror). Should this be requested for an evaluation in the host, the output can be activated in the separator of the output string via the user interface of BCL-Config. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
BCL is accessed through the internal "Service" connector. Notice! For further details on mounting and electrical installation see data sheet of the modular con- nector unit MA 90. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
In the base setting, all five switched inputs "SE 2 … SE 6" are selected for focus position switching. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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The BCL can switch between a maximum of eight distance ranges synchronous to the proc- ess through command strings. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Electrical Connection Overview of the Installation Steps • Connect the BCL 90 with a Leuze connector unit MA 90 or carry out the wiring according to cus- tomer specifications • Carry out the connection of the data and function interfaces of the BCL in the module •...
Table 7.1: Cables for the connection of the BCL For technical data of the cables see Section 5.2.1, on page 68. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Photoelectric sensors: focus position switching, one-shot trigger, path length increment Figure 7.1: Block diagram: connecting the BCL to the connector unit MA 90 Connecting the BCL 90 to the MA 90: Two cables KB090-3000 No. 500 35 319 are required to connect the BCL. An alternative connection path can be via the external parameter memory KB090-3000P No.
Pin 1 is bridged in the BCL with pin 1 of the "host/term" connection Table 7.3: Pin assignment of the 15-pin D-Sub-HD "I/O" device socket connector Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Pin 1 is bridged in the BCL with pin 1 of the "host/term" connection Table 7.5: Pin assignment of the 15-pin D-Sub-HD "I/O" cable socket connector Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Model Voltage Scan technology Heater Power consumption 1) Connector units BCL 90 DC 18 … 30 V Line scanner typically 9 W/max. 16 W MA 90 Line scanner with typically 9 W/max. 18 W oscillating mirror...
Connect the power supply to the red/pink core (pin 1, VS) and the blue/grey-brown core (pin 5, GND) of cable 1. Also see Table 7.10, on page 86. The BCL is connected to the power supply. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Leuze electronic Electrical Connection 7.5.4 Connect the BCL 90 host interface RS-232 Host ()=9-pin D-Sub plug on the PC RD— TD— RS-422 TD— RD— Host Figure 7.2: Circuitry of the host interface Damage to the interface module! Incorrect connection of the host interface may lead to damage to electronic components in the BCL.
= DC +18 … +30 V for BCL without heater, DC 24 V +20% / -10% for BCL with heater Figure 7.4: Circuitry of the switched input "SE 1" • Connect the reading cycle sensor as shown in Figure 7.4. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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= DC +18 … +30 V for BCL without heater, DC 24 V +20% / -10% for BCL with heater Figure 7.5: Circuitry of the switched inputs "SE 2… SE 6" Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Electrical values Low: -30 V +2 V High: +7 V +13 V Table 7.17:Characteristics of the switched inputs "SE 2 … SE 6" Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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1 = energised (active); 0 = de-energised (inactive) distance configuration (DC): data set for a focus position Table 7.18:Focus position switching: cross-reference list for switched inputs - distance configuration Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Figure 7.6 shows the circuitry of the switched outputs "SWO 1 … SWO 4". Table 7.20 contains the pin assignment on the BCL. Table 7.21 describes the characteristics for the outputs. The characteristics of the four outputs are the same. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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To check the switching functions with a high-resistance digital voltmeter, connect the out- puts to a load. This measure serves to avoid a display of incorrect voltages/switching states. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Device number Start option download parameter set from the external parameter memory Table 8.1: Excerpt: base setting of the parameter values of the BCL 90 Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Function Read diagnosis Table 8.1: Excerpt: base setting of the parameter values of the BCL 90 (Cont.) 8.2.2 Base Setting of the Line Scanner BCL 90 with Oscillating Mirror (All Models) Base setting as in line scanner BCL 90 except for the following additions:...
Table 8.3 and Table 8.4 list the meaning of the LED indicators in the various operating modes/func- tions. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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• blinks alternately light/dark in the rhythm in which the scan line limits is partially covered up Table 8.3: Meaning of the LED indicators: BCL without external parameter memory Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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• blinks for 10 s alternately with LED "Device Ready" (see above) or • blinks continuously tog. with LED "Device Ready" (see above) Table 8.4: Meaning of the LED indicators: BCL connected to ext. parameter memory. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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The blinking goes out at change from read operation to parameterization mode Table 8.4: Meaning of the LED indicators: BCL connected to ext. parameter memory. (Cont.) Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Figure 8.2: Bar code sample (Code 39; 0.35 mm; print ratio 2:1) Device model Scan technology Read distance BCL 90 (all models) Line scanner around 1000 mm Line scanner with oscillating mirror around 1000 mm Table 8.5: Read distance in basic setting...
BCL, i.e. all parameter values up to now are overwritten in the BCL. The transfer and storage of the parameter values into the BCL is called downloading. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
At the same time, this allows the scan line density on the object to remain nearly constant. Figure 8.4 shows the application of a reading from the top. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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• switched input "SE 5" or "SE 6" • a command string (via the serial interface) • the start of the scan gate time by the BCL Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
(F= in the scanning direction, R= against the scanning direction) 1) irrelevant for the autofocus function Figure 8.6: Read result of the service interface: structure for Good Read Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
• The LED blinks five times per second when the reading rate is 70% to 90% • The LED lights up constantly when the reading rate > 90% Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
During the test routine, the BCL does not output any read results. The code number "15000" means that the self test has been concluded successfully and no defect has been diagnosed. Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Scanning frequency f = 600 Hz Bar code 100% reading rate Figure 9.1: Line scanner: calculation example of the number of scans for ladder-type bar codes Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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Bar code 100% reading rate, all scans on the ---- - code Code window s = l Figure 9.2: Line scanner: calculation example of the number of scans for fence-type bar codes Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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0 796s -------------------- - 1 26Hz 1 26Hz Figure 9.3: Line scanner with oscillating mirror: calculation example of the number of scans for fence- type bar codes Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
• Check the values determined in theory on location and make adjustments as required Figure 9.4: One-shot line scanner with oscillating mirror: calculating the number of scans for fence- type bar codes Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
. Rule of thumb: the bar code should be surrounded by quiet zones! Figure 9.5: Required distances between the bar codes on an object Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Online commands can be used to send commands directly to the device for control and configuration. For this, the BCL 90/MA 90 or BCL 90 has to be connected to a host or service computer via the serial interface. The commands described can be sent either via the host or the service interface.
Acknowledgement ’PSx’ x: status ’000’ command successfully executed ’001’ general error in loading the default values or in writing in the internal EEPROM parameter memory Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Figure 9.7: Installation directory • Confirm your entry with "Continue" and follow the installation routine. For further details please refer to online help of the "BCL-Config" software Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
: clean here frontal reading window lateral reading window Figure 10.1:Cleaning the reading window • Also clean the LED indicator at the back of the device as required. Technical Description BCL 90 Leuze electronic Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
Only the manufacturer may repair the devices • For repairs please turn to the your Leuze sales or service outlets. You will find the addresses at the back of this description Leuze electronic Technical Description BCL 90 Buy: www.ValinOnline.com | Phone 844-385-3099 | Email: CustomerService@valin.com...
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