For automatic material handling applications that range in height or dimensional measurement from 15 to 250 cm, Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc. DS2 series of area sensors may provide the answer. The sensors have 5m operating distances for 6 mm resolution versions and 10m for 25 mm resolution versions.
Measurement configuration can be manually set with internal dip-switches or using a graphic interface from a remote PC on the serial port. After the program is loaded on the flash memory, the sensors can function in the stand-alone mode. This unit’s outputs include PNP, 0-10V and serial RS485.
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