LMI Gocator 2490A-2-R-16-T User Manual

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Gocator Legal for Trade Sensor

Gocator 2490A-2-R-16-T

USER MANUAL

Firmware version: 6.1.41.18

Document revision: A

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Page 1 Gocator Legal for Trade Sensor Gocator 2490A-2-R-16-T USER MANUAL Firmware version: 6.1.41.18 Document revision: A...
Page 2: Copyright
LMI Technologies, Inc. Trademarks and Restrictions Gocator™ is a registered trademark of LMI Technologies, Inc. Any other company or product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Information contained within this manual is subject to change. This product is designated for use solely as a component and as such it does not comply with the standards relating to laser products speciﬁed in U.S.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents Copyright Table Of Contents Gotator Legal for Trade Overview Safety and Maintenance Laser Safety Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD) Systems Sold or Used in the USA Electrical Safety Handling, Cleaning, and Maintenance Environment and Lighting Getting Started How Gocator Legal for Trade Works Parts list System Speciﬁcations...
Page 4 Interfacing with other devices Ethernet Digital Trigger Troubleshooting Gocator Legal for Trade User Manual...
Page 5: Gotator Legal For Trade Overview
Gotator Legal for Trade Overview This document is intended for installers of the Gocator Legal for Trade package dimensioning system. After reading this document, users should be able to assemble, conﬁgure and dimension packages loaded onto a moving conveyor. The Gocator legal for trade system includes a sensor that captures 3D scans of the package and determines its length, width and height;...
Page 6: Safety And Maintenance
Safety and Maintenance Laser Safety The Gocator 2490 sensor used in the Legal for Trade system contains a semiconductor laser that emits visible light. It is designated as Class 2. Gocator sensors are referred to as components, indicating that they are sold only to qualiﬁed customers for incorporation into their own equipment.
Page 7: Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (Nohd)
2490A-2-R-16-T 1310 Systems Sold or Used in the USA Systems that incorporate laser components or laser products manufactured by LMI Technologies require certiﬁcation by the FDA. Customers are responsible for achieving and maintaining this certiﬁcation. Customers are advised to obtain the information booklet Regulations for the Administration and Enforcement of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968: HHS Publication FDA 88-8035.
Page 8: Electrical Safety
Ensure that no residue is left on the windows after cleaning. Turn oﬀ lasers when not in use LMI Technologies uses semiconductor lasers in Gocator sensors. To maximize the lifespan of the sensor, turn oﬀ the laser when not in use.
Page 9: Environment And Lighting
Environment and Lighting Avoid strong ambient light sources The imager used in this product is highly sensitive to ambient light. Do not operate this device near windows or lighting ﬁxtures that could inﬂuence measurement or data acquisition. If the unit must be installed in an environment with high ambient light levels, a lighting shield or similar device may need to be installed to prevent light from aﬀecting measurement.
Page 10: Getting Started
Getting Started How Gocator Legal for Trade Works LMI’s Legal for Trade system requires sensor and component mounting, sensor conﬁguration, and alignment before measurements can be generated. While the production system only requires the sensor and measurement display, a PC or laptop is needed during sensor conﬁguration.
Page 11: System Specifications
1.2″ 36″ Limitations of Use You must ensure that the Gocator Legal for Trade system from LMI meets the requirements listed below. 1. No guide rails are permitted in the area of measurement 2. Maximum conveyor speed is 500 feet per minute 3.
Page 12 Dimensions (mm units) Gocator Legal for Trade User Manual...
Page 13 Field of View Gocator Legal for Trade User Manual...
Page 14: Encoder
You can purchase the display from LMI or directly from the manufacturer. The LMI item number below is loaded with the legal for trade measurement display application developed by LMI. The display will ship using a ﬁxed IP address of 192.168.1.5, subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
Page 15: System Installation
Encoder to the Gocator. Please refer to the Gocator I/O Connector pinout and Encoder Power/Data Connector pinout diagrams for details on how to make these connections. LMI provides the Gocator cordsets as separate part numbers while the encoder wiring harness is bundled with the encoder itself.
Page 16: Gocator Power And Ethernet Cordset
Gocator Power and Ethernet Cordset It is recommended that users purchase a Gocator Power/LAN cordset, such as 301176 listed on the Gocator Legal for Trade parts list. This cordset can be used to connect a Gocator to the Smart Display, Ethernet Switch or a Laptop using the RJ45 connection and a power supply using the pigtailed leads.
Page 17: Gocator I/O Cordset
WARNING: Conﬁrm the wiring of Safety_in- before starting the sensor. Wiring DC_24-48V into Safety_in- may damage the sensor. Gocator I/O Cordset It is recommended that users purchase a Gocator I/O cordset, such as 301175 listed on the Gocator Legal for Trade parts list. This cordset can be used to connect a Gocator to an Encoder, Refer to the Gocator I/O Connector pinout below for connections to an encoder.
Page 18: Encoder Power/Data Connector
Encoder Power/Data Connector The Gocator Legal for Trade system requires an encoder to trigger the sensor proﬁle at discrete intervals synchronized with the motion of the conveyor. The encoder recommended by LMI TR3-U5B-3000NV1RHV-SMK-L5CE includes a wire harness. Refer to the table below and connect this wire harness to the corresponding Gocator I/O cordset leads.
Page 19: Gocator I/O To Encoder Junction
Gocator I/O to Encoder Junction The following table presents the Gocator IO to Encoder connections required. A junction terminal can be used to bridge these connections. Function Encoder Pin Encoder Lead color Gocator IO Pin Gocator IO Lead color Brown Pink / Black Yellow Pink / Red...
Page 20: Mounting
Mounting Sensors should be mounted using the screws deﬁned on the dimension drawings of the sensor. Refer to the Speciﬁcations for the appropriate screw diameter, pitch, length, and bolt hole diameter. Proper care should be taken in order to ensure that the internal threads are not damaged from cross threading or improper insertion of screws.
Page 21 Test Mounting Before testing, users must adapt the system to the conveyor and package under inspection, described in the Sensor Conﬁguration chapter. Once completed, Zero and Measure the sensor and measure a package of known dimensions. The system should generate a consistent measurement independent of package orientation.
Page 22: System Configuration
If these values are not changed, the system may attempt to measure objects outside of the conveyor. To adjust the measurement region, download the Gocator Conveyor Utility from the LMI downloads page to a local PC or laptop and connect to the sensor.
Page 23 4. If the sensor does not select the most appropriate region, adjust X-Start and X-End to match the left and right edges of your conveyor. Improperly conﬁgured region Gocator Legal for Trade User Manual...
Page 24 Properly conﬁgured region 5. Once the region is properly conﬁgured, save the settings to the sensor by pressing the Save Settings button. This process can take up to 30 seconds 6. Once the region is saved, switch to parcel mode. A 3D visualizer will appear on the screen 7.
Page 25 Example of a good surface 8. Once the surface looks good, save the settings by pressing the Save Setting button 9. Close the program and wait for the smart display to return to the normal menu. If it does not return to the normal menu after 10 seconds, restart the Gocator. You do not need to conﬁgure it again.
Page 26: Changing The Sensor Ip Address
Changing the Sensor IP Address Changing the sensor IP address will disconnect the sensor from the smart display. DO NOT modify the sensor IP address unless you are also modifying the Smart Display settings which correspond with this address. 1. With a sensor selected, press the Set IP Address button. A new window will appear. 2.
Page 27: Changing The Smart Display Ip Address
7. Press the System Mode button. From there, press the Main Menu button in the top right. 8. From the Main Menu screen, press Initial Setting, Communication I/F (Comm. I/F), and then External IP Address (Ext. IP Address). 9. Ensure Ext. Device ID 0 is selected. From there, press the left/right arrow buttons to select the item, and then enter the IP address with the numeric keys.
Page 28: Zero Sensor And Measure Packages
Zero Sensor and Measure Packages The Gocator Legal for Trade system provides a user interface that reports the length, width, and height of each package that passes beneath the sensor. If required, the user can zero the system by performing a sensor-to-belt alignment. The user is also able to clear the sensor alignment if needed.
Page 29 2. If Status: READY Turn on the conveyor and place the package on the belt. Package dimensions will be updated once the package travels past the laser line. 3. If Dimension(s): are RED Package dimensions are bigger than Max_Dim and smaller than Min_Dim, per 2490-LFT dimensioning...
Page 30 Interfacing with other devices Ethernet The Modbus TCP protocol over Ethernet can be used by a PLC to receive package measurements from the sensor. The table below describes the registers available. Name Register Type Package Width 1603 32-bit Package Length 1606 32-bit Package Height...
Page 31 SOLUTION The senor ships from LMI with an IP address of 192.168.1.10, subnet 255.255.255.0. Check the IP address of your PC or laptop Ethernet adapter connected to the sensor and ensure this is 192.168.1.x, subnet 255.255.255.0. x cannot equal 10 (sensor) or 5 (smart display).