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STIL CHR 150-L Operating And Maintenance Manual

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Stil CHR 150-L
Chromatic Confocal Sensor Controller
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  • Page 1 Stil CHR 150-L Chromatic Confocal Sensor Controller 1295 In Stock Qty Available: 1 Used and in Excellent Condition Buy Today! https://www.artisantg.com/85234-1 A l l t r a d e m a r k s , b r a n d n a m e s , a n d b r a n d s a p p e a r i n g h e r e i n a r e t h e p r o p e r t y o f t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e o w n e r s .
  • Page 2 CHR 150 Operating and maintenance manual STIL S.A. 595, rue Pierre Berthier – Domaine de Saint Hilaire – 13855 Aix-en-Provence cedex 3, France Tel: +33 (0)4 42 39 66 51 – Fax : +33 (0)4 42 24 38 05 Email : stil.sa@wanadoo.fr...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D CONTENTS PRESENTATION OF THE RANGE OF CHR SENSORS ..............4 PRESENTATION OF THE CHR 150 ......................4 ............................4 ONTROLLER ......................5 PTICAL PEN AND OPTICAL FIBER SAFETY .................................
  • Page 4 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D ..........35 IMITATION OF THE AMOUNT OF DATA TRANSMISSIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY ........................36 ECODING OF THE DATA ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ........................37 10.1 ........................37 ETECTION HRESHOLD 10.2 «...

  • Page 5: Presentation Of The Range Of Chr Sensors

    For further information on the optical measurement principle which forms the basis of the STIL technology, and for an overview of available products, visit the STIL company web site at the following address: www.stilsa.com Presentation of the CHR 150 The CHR 150 consists of an opto-electronic unit (“controller”) and one or more interchangeable...

  • Page 6: Optical Pen And Optical Fiber

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D The rear panel of the controller features: Optional optical fiber Socket for connecting optical pen 2 Analog output coaxial sockets Sync in & Sync Coaxial sockets...

  • Page 7: Safety

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Safety The CHR 150 is an opto-electronic instrument. It is safe in normal operating conditions: Thermal Hazards The temperature of the Halogen lamp and its support is very high.

  • Page 8: Installation And Switching On

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Installation and switching on Connect the controller to a mains socket with an earth connection, then connect the optical fiber lead from the optical pen to the controller, taking care to comply with the correct orientation of the connector.

  • Page 9: Communicating With The Chr 150

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Communicating with the CHR 150 There exist 5 alternative methods for communicating with the CHR 150 sensor: a) The CHR front panel displays real time measurements and the 4-keys keypad allows a direct and easy access to sensor configuration.

  • Page 10: Getting Started (Tutorial 1)

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Getting started (Tutorial 1) This chapter is a tutorial intended for new users who wish to familiarise themselves with the main characteristics of the CHR 150 sensor. For simplification purposes, this tutorial only introduces one measuring mode («...
  • Page 11 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Main menu MAIN ONFIG LEAR • To access the Main menu of the Control panel, press any key. • The S.Rate and the configuration menus are both described below.
  • Page 12 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Configuration Menu ONFIG Select Serial data Config. Data Take white detect. ASCII/BIN Analog measuring averaging Contrast reference threshold out1 mode Select serial Config. Spectral Set default...

  • Page 13: Selecting The Optical Pen

    The CHR-150 controller may hold up to 6 calibration tables corresponding to 6 different optical pens. Available optical pens and their characteristics may be consulted in STIL website : www.wtilsa.com. Optical pens are passive devices and the controller can not identify the optical pen which is physically connected to it, so the operator has to select the calibration table corresponding to the optical pen that is physically connected.

  • Page 14: Positioning The Sample Within The Measurement Range Of The Optical Pen

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Clean the ends of the optical fiber as described in the maintenance section of this manual, then repeat the dark signal acquisition and check that the warning message does not reappear.

  • Page 15: Understanding The Meaning Of The Intensity Measurement

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Understanding the meaning of the intensity measurement The « Intensity » parameter measured by the sensor is an indication of the brightness of the signal reflected back off the sample, as a percentage of the dynamic response of the sensor. Its value is dependent on several parameters: •...

  • Page 16: Going Further (Tutorial 2)

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Going further (Tutorial 2) This chapter is a tutorial intended for users having acquired some initial experience with the CHR 150 sensor in the “Distance” measuring mode. This tutorial covers the following topics : •...

  • Page 17: Configuring The Sensor In "Thickness" Measuring Mode

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Configuring the sensor in “Thickness” measuring mode In this measuring mode the sensor searches for 2 signals, reflected from the 2 faces of the sample. If they are found, it calculates the intensity and Distance of face 1 (front face, i.e.

  • Page 18: Configuring The Sensor In " Interferometric " Measuring Mode

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Configuring the sensor in « Interferometric » measuring mode The “Interferometric” measuring mode is optional. If your sensor is not equipped with this option, skip to the next section (§7.4).

  • Page 19: Configuring The Sensor In " Min/Max " Measuring Mode

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Example : starting from non-bracketed mode bracketed mode, LH edge selected displacement of the LH edge to the left displacement of the LH edge to the right...
  • Page 20 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D The diagram below shows an example of the operating sequence : « Activate Inspection Inspection inspection » inspection activated inspection activated inspection signal Max threshold Thickness...

  • Page 21: Communicating With The Chr 150 Via The Rs232 Link

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D • Modify the thickness thresholds to (E0*0.8 +E1*0.2) and (E0*0.2+ E1*0.8), respectively. • Start the measurement. • Move the sample horizontally, observe the triggering of the defect signal on the ohmmeter.

  • Page 22: Using The "Trigger" Mode

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D The various commands of the CHR are described later in this manual, and the communication with the sensor via the RS232 link is described in the « Control and acquisition of data via the serial link »...

  • Page 23: Main Functions Of The Chr 150

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Main functions of the CHR 150 Optical pen selection The CHR 150 sensor may accept up to 6 calibration tables, corresponding to 6 different optical pens.

  • Page 24: Sampling Rate Selection

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 8.2.2 Fast Dark The « Fast Dark » function only refreshes the dark signal for the current acquisition frequency, without saving the recording in the EEPROM. If the dark signal measured is too high, the CHR150 returns a «...
  • Page 25 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 8.3.2 Set/request the free sampling rate (‘ Free Rate’ ) The ‘Free Rate’ function is used to Set/request the value in Hz attributed to the free sampling rate.

  • Page 26: Measuring Mode Selection

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Measuring mode selection The different measuring modes are described in the ‘ Going further ‘ chapter. The ‘Mode’ command is used to Set/request the index of the current measuring mode...

  • Page 27: Averaging

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D « Analog output » Function Set/request the maximum authorised thickness threshold Press any key, F4, then F2/F3 until ‘Config. analog out 1‘ Control panel Or ‘‘Config. analog out 2‘...

  • Page 28: Synchronisation Signals

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 8.7.1 Averaging of computed data (« Data Averaging ») Data averaging Function Set/request data averaging Control Panel Press any key, F4, then move left with F2 until ‘Data averaging’...

  • Page 29: Request/Save The Current Configuration

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 8.8.2 One-point trigger standby (« One-point Trigger ») The « One-point Trigger » function is similar to the “Start trigger” function, with the following difference: when the “Sync in” signal is received, the sensor transmits the data of a single measured point and stops immediately.

  • Page 30: Read The Version Of The On-Board Software

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 8.9.2 Save the current configuration (« Save Setup ») The « Save setup » function is used to save the current configuration of the CHR 150 sensor on the sensor EEPROM.

  • Page 31: Lock Or Unlock Access To Keypad

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 8.11 Lock or unlock access to keypad This command activates or deactivates the keyboard. Locking the keyboard can be very useful when handling the CHR 150 with a machine.

  • Page 32: Control And Acquisition Of The Data Via The Serial Link

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Control and acquisition of the data via the serial link The CHR 150 incorporates an RS232 serial link for controlling the sensor using a specific control language, and for retrieving the measurement data.

  • Page 33: Selection Of The Data To Be Transmitted

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D On receipt of character $, the sensor stops sending data and returns an echo of the command characters (including $). When the CHR 150 receives a complete command and has completed the corresponding actions, it returns the string "ready<CRLF>"...

  • Page 34: Data Transmission Formats

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D A. Data items for the ”Distance”, “Thickness” and “Min/max” measuring modes Data item mode 0: mode1: Thickness (**) Mode 3 : Min/max Distance Distance Thickness not used...
  • Page 35 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D In ASCII format, 5 characters (digits) are transmitted for each data item. The data from the same point are separated by a comma, and the successive points are separated by a <CRLF> string.

  • Page 36: Limitation Of The Amount Of Data Transmissible Simultaneously

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Limitation of the amount of data transmissible simultaneously The max number of data items transmissible simultaneously per measured point depends on the sensor sampling rate and on the RS232 link baud rate. As far as possible, the highest baud rate available should be used.

  • Page 37: Decoding Of The Data

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Decoding of the data • Intensity is encoded over 12 bits (0-4095). To obtain the Intensity in % of the dynamic response of the sensor, use the following relation : ÷...

  • Page 38: Advanced Functions

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 10 Advanced functions 10.1 Detection Threshold This parameter defines the threshold beneath which the CHR150 will not detect any valid Distance information, since the signal/noise ratio is too low to provide a significant measurement. This threshold is expressed in levels of grey at the top of the spectrometer spectral peak, and may vary between 0 and 4096.
  • Page 39 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D To configure the sensor to these values using the Control panel : • Reach the Cycle frequency by following this process: Press any key, Select “S. Rate’, then •...

  • Page 40: Functions Related With The " Interferometric " Measuring Mode

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 10.3 Functions related with the « Interferometric » measuring mode To understand the « Interferometric » measuring mode, cf. « Going further » chapter. 10.3.1 Adjusting the quality threshold In “Interferometric”...

  • Page 41: Functions Associated With " Min/Max " Mode

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 10.3.5 Related commands • To configure the sensor to« Interferometric » mode, use command $MOD2 (cf. « Mode ») • To select the « Thickness 1 », « Quality 1 » and « Intensity » data, use command $SOD1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0 (cf.

  • Page 42: Adjustment Of The Lcd Display Contrast

    Important : This adjustment is made at factory and does not need to be repeated. Access to this function is protected by a password, which may be provided by a STIL after-sales technician if it is found necessary to repeat the white reference signal acquisition.

  • Page 43: Commands Summary

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 11 Commands Summary Category Commands Designation Parameters See command description $ANAn,Xn,n1,n2 Set analog out (setting parameters are different than $ANA? response parameters) $ASC ASCII $AVRn Data Averaging n = averaging factor 1..999...
  • Page 44 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Command summary (cont.) Commands Category (*) Designation Parameters $STS Status Cf. command description $THRn Detection Threshold n = detection threshold 0..4095 $THR? b = 0 or 1...

  • Page 45: Maintenance

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 12 Maintenance 12.1 Handling the optical fiber When no optical fiber is connected, the fiber socket located on the controller front panel must at all times be fitted with its protection cap to avoid contamination of the fiber tip, which could result in malfunctioning of the sensor.

  • Page 46: Replacement Of The Halogen Lamp

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 12.3 Replacement of the halogen lamp The halogen lamp is the only item subject to wear, and has a service life of about 1000 hours. A replacement lamp is supplied with the sensor.
  • Page 47 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 4 – Unscrew the large screw at the top of the unit then remove the cover and the rear panel. 5 – Remove the defective lamp...

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D 13 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause Solution Dark signal acquisition was initiated Remove the object from the field or blank off the while an object was within the tip of the optical pen and try again.

  • Page 49: Trouble Shooting (Cont)

    STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D Trouble shooting (cont). The CHR 150 has received a $ Send the rest of the command or CTN to restart character and is awaiting a the flow of data without changing the command.
  • Page 50 STIL - CHR 150 – Operating and maintenance manual Doc ref. CHR2-001-P2 Rev :D INDEX Lock the keypad ........... 30 Analog outputs ............. 25 Ascii format ............33 Max Thickness ............. 40 Averaging ............. 26 Measuring modes ..........15 Menu ..............9 Min/max ...............

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