Riftek RF60i Series User Manual

Laser sensors for pavement profile and texture measurement
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LASER SENSORS FOR PAVEMENT PROFILE
AND TEXTURE MEASUREMENT
RF60i Series
User's manual
www.riftek.com
info@riftek.com
Certified according to ISO 9001:2015

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  • Page 1 LASER SENSORS FOR PAVEMENT PROFILE AND TEXTURE MEASUREMENT RF60i Series User's manual www.riftek.com info@riftek.com Certified according to ISO 9001:2015...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Contents Safety precautions .............................4 CE сompliance .............................4 Laser safety .............................4 3.1............................4 Class 2 sensors 3.2............................4 Class 3B sensors General information .............................5 Basic technical data .............................6 Example of item designation when ordering .............................7...
  • Page 3 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 12.2............................25 Configuration parameters 12.2.1. Data transmission rate via CAN interface ......................... 25 12.2.2. Identifiers ......................... 25 12.3............................25 Factory parameters table 12.4............................25 Format of transmitted data .............................25...
  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Safety precautions · Use supply voltage and interfaces indicated in the sensor specifications. · In connection/disconnection of cables, the sensor power must be switched off. · Do not use sensors in locations close to powerful light sources.
  • Page 5: General Information

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series The following safety measures should be taken while operating the sensor: · Do not target laser beam to humans. · Avoid staring into the laser beam through optical instruments. ·...
  • Page 6: Basic Technical Data

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Basic technical data Model RF603 RF603 RF607 RF607 RF607 RF603Txt Base distance X, mm Measurement range, mm 1000 Linearity, % of the range ±0.05 ±0.03 ±0.05 Resolution, % of the range 0.01 (for the digital output only)
  • Page 7: Example Of Item Designation When Ordering

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Example of item designation when ordering RF60i-X/D-SERIAL-ANALOG-IN-AL- (90X)(R)-M-H-P-B Symbol Description Index: 3 or 7 or 3Txt Base distance (beginning of the range), mm Measurement range, mm The type of serial interface:...
  • Page 8: Rf603 Sensors

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 8.1. RF603 sensors Overall and mounting dimensions of the sensors are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 2.1. Sensors are equipped with cable gland or connector. Sensors with CAN or Ethernet interface are equipped with two connectors, Figures 3 and 3.1.
  • Page 9: Rf607 Sensors

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 8.2. RF607 sensors Overall and mounting dimensions of the sensors are shown in Figure 4. Sensors are equipped with two connectors. Figure 4 8.3. RF603Txt sensors Overall and mounting dimensions of the sensors are shown in Figure 5. Sensors are equipped with a cable gland.
  • Page 10: Overall Demands For Mounting

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 8.4. Overall demands for mounting The sensor must be positioned so that the object under control has to be placed within the working range of the sensor. In addition, no foreign objects should be allowed to stay on the path of the incident and reflected laser radiation.
  • Page 11: Cables 10

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 9.2. Cables Designation of cable wires is given below: Cable #1 Model of the Pin number Assignment Wire color sensor 232-U/I-IN-AL free lead Power U+ free lead Gnd (power supply)
  • Page 12: Sampling Mode

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Note 2. Increasing of this parameter expands the possibility of control of low- reflecting (diffuse component) surfaces; at the same time this leads to reduction of measurement frequency and increases the effects of exterior light (background) on the measurement accuracy.
  • Page 13: Line Al Operation Mode 10.6

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 10.5. Line AL operation mode This line can work in one of the eight modes defined by the configuration parameter value: · mode 1: indication of run-out beyond the range;...
  • Page 14: Description Of Rs232 And Rs485 Interfaces

    Description of RS232 and RS485 interfaces Data exchange with the sensor is carried out over the RIFTEK or Modbus RTU protocols in binary format or in the ASCII format. The protocol and the data format are selected using the parametrization program.
  • Page 15: Net Address

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 11.6.2. Net address This parameter defines the network address of the sensor equipped with RS485 interface. Note. The network data communication protocol assumes the presence of a ‘master’ in the net, which can be a computer or other information-gathering device, and from 1 to 127 ‘slaves’...
  • Page 16: Data Stream

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series is equal to "0" - then non-updated result has been transmitted (see Note 1, p. 10.3.). SB=0 when parameters transmit; · two additional bits of cyclic binary batch counter (CNT). Bit values in the batch counter are identical for all sendings of one batch.
  • Page 17: List Of Parameters

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 11.7.6. List of parameters Code of Name Values parameter Sensor ON 1 — laser is ON, measurements are taken (default); 0 — laser is OFF, sensor in power save mode.
  • Page 18: Notes

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Low byte of a zero point 0…16383 (default — 0), specifies the beginning of absolute coordinate system. High byte of a zero point 19…1Ch Reserved Data transfer rate via CAN interface 10…200, (by default — 25), specifies data transmission rate in increments of 5 000 baud, for example, the value of 50 gives the rate of 50*5 000= 250 000 baud.
  • Page 19: Examples Of Communication Sessions

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series · On special request (05h), the current result can be latched in the output buffer where it will be stored unchanged up to the moment of arrival of request for data transfer.
  • Page 20 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Request ('master'): Byte Value Description Network address Request code Lower tetrad of the parameter code Higher tetrad of the parameter code Answer ('slave'): Byte Value Description Lower tetrad of the parameter value Higher tetrad of the parameter value 3) Request: "Inquiring of result".
  • Page 21: Modbus Rtu Protocol (Binary Format)

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Lower tetrad of the parameter value Higher tetrad of the parameter value and for lower byte, parameter code - 08h, parameter value - 39h. Request ('master'): Byte Value Description Network address...
  • Page 22 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 0 - window mode (default); 1 - full range. S bit: 0 - time sampling (default); 1 - trigger sampling. Network address 1…128 (default — 1) 1…192 (default — 4) Rate of data transfer Specifies data transfer rate in increments of 2400 baud;...
  • Page 23: Ascii Format

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 0 — RIFTEK protocol; Change the protocol (RS 1 — ASCII protocol; interface) 2 — MODBUS RTU protocol. 170 — Save current parameters to FLASH-memory Save/recover settings 105 — Restore default parameters 0 —...
  • Page 24: Description Of Can Interface

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Number of Gxxx 1…128 (default - 1) “OK” line averaged values 1) 10…65535 (default - 5000) The time interval in increments of 1 s with which sensor automatically communicates the results on...
  • Page 25: Configuration Parameters

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 12.2. Configuration parameters 12.2.1. Data transmission rate via CAN interface This parameter defines data transmission rate through AN interface in increments of 5000 bit/s. For example, the parameter value of 50 gives the transmission rate of 5000*50 = 250000 bit/s.
  • Page 26 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Manufacturer 1008h const RF603 Manufacturer device name device name Time of requesting the sensor for operability 100Ch 00h Guard time UI16 (Node Guard) in ms Life time Multiplier for calculating the response time in...
  • Page 27: Ds406 Profile

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 13.2. DS406 profile Index Subin Name Type* Attribut Default Description value 6004h Position Value UI32 Bits 0..15 - measurement Bits 16..23 - status word for measurement Bits 24..31 - not used 13.3.
  • Page 28: Description Of Ethernet Interface

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 2012h Method of 0 - averaging over a number of results; results 1 - time averaging (5 ms). averaging 2013h Number of Number of averaged values (1..128) averaged values 2014h Time lock of 0…255, specifies the time interval in...
  • Page 29: Data Structure

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series status word for the 168th measurement low byte of a serial number high byte of a serial number low byte of the base distance high byte of the base distance...
  • Page 30: Voltage Output 0

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 15.2. Voltage output 0…10 V The connection scheme is shown in the figure. To reduce noise, it is recommended to install RC filter before the measuring instrument. The filter capacitor value is indicated for maximum sampling frequency of the sensor (9.4 kHz) and this...
  • Page 31: Parameterization Program 16.1

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Parameterization program 16.1. Function The RF60 -SP software is intended for: 1) Testing and demonstration of work of RF60x series sensors. 2) Setting of the sensor parameters. 3) Reception and gathering of the sensor data signals.
  • Page 32: Checking Of The Sensor Operability

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series If connection is not established, a prompt window will appear asking to make the automatic search for the sensor: · Set the range of transmission rate search in the Baud rate line.
  • Page 33: Connection Via The Ethernet Interface

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 16.5. Connection via the Ethernet interface To receive data via the Ethernet interface: · Tick the Ethernet stream checkbox in the Ethernet tab. · If there are multiple sensors on the network, type a serial number of the sensor, from which you want to receive data, in the Serial number field.
  • Page 34: Connection Via The Ascii Interface

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 16.6. Connection via the ASCII interface Select File > Run the ASCII format: Use the emerged window to send commands: After closing the window, the sensor continues to work in the ASCII data format.
  • Page 35: Connection Via The Modbus Rtu Protocol

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 16.7. Connection via the Modbus RTU protocol Select File > Run Modbus protocol. To read the Holding Registers, select the corresponding option from the drop- down list in the lower left part of the window. Write the address of the initial register (Address) and their number (Count), then click Send.
  • Page 36: Display, Gathering And Scanning Of Data

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series To change the protocol, write the value to register 39 (0 - RIFTEK protocol, 1 - ASCII format, 2 - MODBUS protocol). 16.8. Display, gathering and scanning of data Measurement result is displayed in digital form and in the form of oscillogram and is stored in the PC memory.
  • Page 37: Automatic Data Stream Mode After Power Switch On

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series RS232/RS485 Ethernet Analog outputs Setting of all configuration parameters of the sensor is possible with the help of the respective panel (Sensor configuration parameters): 16.9.2. Automatic data stream mode after power switch on By default, after the power supply is switched on, the sensor is waiting for the request result command.
  • Page 38: Saving Parameters

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 16.9.3. Saving parameters · All parameters are applied immediately after setting. · Perform testing of the sensor operation with new parameters. · To store new parameters in nonvolatile memory, execute File > Write to flash.
  • Page 39: Appendix 18.1

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Appendix 18.1. Protective housing Air-cooled protective housing can be used when operating sensor under conditions of elevated temperatures and high pollution levels. Overall and mounting dimensions of the housing are shown in Figure 6.
  • Page 40: Spray Guard

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series 18.2. Spray guard The spray guard is intended to reduce dirtying of the sensor windows. Overall dimensions are shown in Fig. 7. Figure 7 18.3. Connector mounting options Overall dimensions of a cable connector sensor are shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 10, and mounting options for 90 degree connector are shown in Fig.
  • Page 41 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Figure 9 Figure 10 RF60i [Revision 1.2.0] 30.04.2021...
  • Page 42: Warranty Policy

    Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series Figure 11 Warranty policy Warranty assurance for Laser sensors for pavement profile and texture measurement RF60i Series – 24 months from the date of putting in operation; warranty shelf-life – 12 months. Revisions Date...
  • Page 43 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series BRAZIL BULGARIA CHILE CAPI Controle ASCO RAIL sp. z o.o. MOL INGENIERIA LTDA EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE e Automacao Ltda FOR RAILWAY EQUIPMENT FOR RAILWAY EQUIPMENT Rua Itororo, 121, CEP 13466-240 Americana-SP, Brazil ul.
  • Page 44 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY TERASPYORA-STEELWHEEL BLET Measurement Group Disynet GmbH Breyeller Str. 2, 41379 S.A.S. Brueggen, Germany 1 avenue du President Georges RAILWAY INSTRUMENTS ONLY Tel: +49 2157 8799 0 Pompidou, 92500 Rueil...
  • Page 45 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series MONTENEGRO NETHERLANDS NORWAY ASCO RAIL sp. z o.o. Althen Sensors & Controls BLConsult EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE Ryssbalt 294, FOR RAILWAY EQUIPMENT Verrijn Stuartlaan 40, 2288 EL, 95 291 Kalix, Sweden ul. Wielowiejska 53, 44-120...
  • Page 46 Laser Sensors For Pavement Profile And Texture Measurement. RF60i Series SWITZERLAND THAILAND TURKEY ID&T GmbH Advantech Solution Co., Ltd. MAK Elektronik Malzeme Gewerbestrasse 12/a 20/170 Motorway Rd., Analiz ve Kalite Kontrol 8132 Egg (Zurich), Switzerland Kwang Pravet, Khet Pravet, Cihazlari Dis Tic. Ltd. Sti.

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