Scancontrol Gateway - MICRO-EPSILON scanCONTROL 29 Series Operating Instructions Manual

scanCONTROL Gateway

8.
scanCONTROL Gateway allows for scanCONTROL SMART sensors to be integrated into various fieldbus
systems:
- PROFINET
- EtherNet/IP
- EtherCAT
Sensor
parameterization
Power supply
Triggering
Encoder
Synchronization
Mode switching
Sensor control
The scanCONTROL Gateway can connect up to four scanCONTROL SMART sensors to the fieldbus. The
transmission rate of measurement values is up to 500 Hz.
Please refer to the TechNote T026 (scanCONTROL fieldbus integration) for more details.
scanCONTROL 29xx
scanCONTROL Gateway
Gateway parameterization
USB
scanCONTROL
Gateway
Ethernet
Switch
All measurement results obtained
from the profile evaluation carried
out of a scanCONTROL SMART
sensor can be transmitted to a PLC
via one of these fieldbus systems.
Furthermore, all scanCONTROL
sensor settings can be set via scan-
CONTROL Gateway (e.g. Laser on/
off or load User Mode).
Fig. 36 Network layout for using
scanCONTROL Gateway
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