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Inxpect Value Line Instruction manual v1.0 - EN Original instructions WARNING! Anyone who uses this system must read the instruction manual to ensure safety. Read and adhere to the "Safety information" chapter in its entirety before using the system for the first...
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The system for which the dangerous area is monitored. Monitored area Area that is monitored by Inxpect Value Line. It is composed of detection field 1 (e.g. used as alarm area) and detection field 2 (e.g. used as warning area) of all the sensors.
This manual explains how to integrate Inxpect Value Line for safeguarding machinery operators and how to install it, use it and maintain it safely. The functioning and safety of the machinery to which Inxpect Value Line is connected is out of the scope of this document.
WARNING! only for Stop signal, Restart signal and Muting. Any fault on the sensors or the control unit brings the system to the safe state and makes the additional functions unavailable. Inxpect Value Line is suitable for protecting the human body in the following scenarios: dangerous area protection indoor and outdoor applications 2.1.5 IMPROPER USE...
Serial number 3.1 Inxpect Value Line 3.1.1 Definition Inxpect Value Line is an active protection radar system that monitors the dangerous areas of machinery. 3.1.2 Special features Some of the special features of this protection system are the following: up to two detection fields to signal proximity or prepare the machinery for stopping...
3. Get to know Inxpect Value Line 3.1.3 Main components Inxpect Value Line is composed of a control unit and up to six sensors. The system application allows system operation configuration and checks. 3.1.4 Control unit - sensor communication The sensors communicate with the control unit via CAN bus using diagnostic mechanisms.
3. Get to know Inxpect Value Line 3.3.2 Input functions The function of each digital input must be programmed through the Inxpect Safety application. The available functions are the following: Stop signal: additional function, which manages a specific signal to force all the outputs (detection signals and detection warnings) to OFF-state.
3. Get to know Inxpect Value Line Per default, the filter is disabled. It can be activated through the Inxpect Safety application (Settings > Advanced > Stop signal debounce filter). 3.3.6 SNS input The control unit is provided with an SNS input (high logic level (1) = 24 V) needed to check the correct functioning of the inputs.
3.4.4 Dual channel output configuration The dual channel output is automatically managed by the Inxpect Safety application and it only matches the single OSSD outputs as follows: OSSD 1 with OSSD 2 OSSD 3 with OSSD 4 3.4.5 Restart feedback signal option settings...
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The test is performed with the idle signal periodically pulsed to 0 V to detect short-circuits to either 0 V or 24 V. The pulse duration at 0 V (T ) can be set at 300 μs or 2 ms through the Inxpect Safety application (Settings > Digital Input-Output > OSSD Pulse width).
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Technical support and maintenance Debug and statistical information Note*: Service user can be enabled/disabled by the administrator. Since only Inxpect technicians are allowed to access as Service, the Service user is protected by an activation code. 3.6.5 Main menu Page...
3.7 System configuration 3.7.1 System configuration The control unit parameters have their own default values that can be modified via the Inxpect Safety application (see "Configuration application parameters" on page 91). When a new configuration is saved, the system generates the configuration report.
Motion speed Inclination All these factors have been analyzed for a human body during the validation of Inxpect Value Line and cannot lead to a dangerous situation. These factors may occasionally influence the behavior of the system causing spurious activation of the protective function.
4. Functioning principles 4.1.5 Interference with pacemakers or other medical devices Radiation from Inxpect Value Line does not interfere with pacemakers or other medical devices. 4.2 Detection fields 4.2.1 Introduction The field of view of each sensor can be composed of up to two detection fields. Each of the two detection fields has a dedicated detection signal.
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S188A is a single target sensor. This means that when a target is detected in detection field 1 of a sensor, detection field 2 becomes temporarily blind. In the Inxpect Safety application, click on Settings > Advanced > Detection field dependency to set the dependency mode of the detection fields.
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For each detection field independently, the system manages the following types of restart: Type Conditions for enabling machinery restart Automatic (default) The time interval set through the Inxpect Safety application (Restart timeout) has passed since the last motion detection*. Manual...
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Automatic 1. In the Inxpect Safety application in Settings > Restart function, select Automatic. 2. In the Inxpect Safety application, in Configuration for each detection field in use with automatic restart, set the Restart timeout parameter (or the T parameter, if present).
See "Checks when the anti-rotation around axes function is disabled" below. The function can be enabled and configured for each axis of each sensor individually. In the Inxpect Safety application, in Settings > Anti-tampering, click on the specific option to enable the function for a sensor.
Note: when the position is modified with respect to the saved references (i.e., when a sensor is masked) and the anti-rotation around axes function is enabled, the Inxpect Value Line detects the tampering and notifies it within 5 6.3.2 Environment memorization process The sensor starts the surrounding environment memorization process when the Inxpect Safety application configuration is saved.
The anti-masking function is disabled by default. To enable the function, in the Inxpect Safety application, click Settings, then Anti-tampering and set the sensitivity level of the function. 6.3.6 Checks when the anti-masking function is disabled When the anti-masking function is disabled, perform the following checks.
(e.g., due to sensors of different systems installed too close to each other or problems on the CAN bus). In the Inxpect Safety application in Settings > Advanced, the following levels of robustness can be set: Standard (default)
7.3 Separation distance calculation 7.3.1 Introduction The formula the Inxpect Value Line uses to calculate the separation distance is based on the ISO 13855:2024 standard and is described in the sections below. The standard was used as a guideline to define the separation distance for volumetric devices that can be approached from different directions.
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S188A-X2 field of view 7.4.6 Calculate the real detection distance The actual detection distance Dalarm is the value to be entered on the Configuration page of the Inxpect Safety application. Dalarm indicates the maximum distance between the sensor and the object to be detected.
7. Sensor position 7.5.4 Calculate the real detection distance The actual detection distance Dalarm is the value to be entered on the Configuration page of the Inxpect Safety application. Dalarm indicates the maximum distance between the sensor and the object to be detected.
Note: the maximum length of the CAN bus line from the control unit to the last sensor in the chain is 30 m. Note: when replacing a sensor, in the Inxpect Safety application, click APPLY CHANGES to confirm the change.
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8. Installation and use procedures 5. If the test acceptance criteria are not fulfilled, see "Validate the system with Inxpect Safety" on the next page. 6. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 for each test position. Example of test positions The following images show examples of positions to be tested and suggestions about identifying other possible positions of interest.
WARNING! When the validation function is active, the system response time is not guaranteed. The Inxpect Safety application is helpful during the protective functions validation phase and allows the actual field of view of the sensors to be checked based on their installation position.
8.6.3 Restore factory default settings WARNING! The system is provided without any valid configuration. Therefore the system maintains the safe state at the first start-up until a valid configuration is applied through the Inxpect Safety application by clicking APPLY CHANGES.
9.2.1 Introduction The event log recorded by the system can be downloaded from the Inxpect Safety application in a PDF file. The system saves up to 4500 events, divided in two sections. In each section the events are displayed from the most...
10.2.1 Machinery maintenance technician The machinery maintenance technician is a qualified person with the administrator privileges required to modify the configuration of Inxpect Value Line through the Inxpect Safety application and perform maintenance and troubleshooting. 10.2.2 Replace a sensor: System recondition function The system recondition function is useful for replacing an existing sensor without changing current settings.
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The current configuration can be backed up, including the input/output settings. The configuration is saved in a .cfg file, which can be used to restore the configuration or to facilitate configuration of several Inxpect Value Line. 1. In Settings > General, click BACKUP.
Considering that Inxpect Value Line is an embedded system provided with a firmware already deployed on board, no software integration is required by the system installer or by the end user.
12. Appendix 12.2 Disposal Inxpect Value Line contains electrical parts. As set forth in European Directive 2012/19/EU, do not dispose of the product with unsorted urban waste materials. It is the responsibility of the owner/distributor to dispose of these products, as well as other electrical and electronic equipment, through specific waste collection facilities indicated by the waste disposal services.
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