Banner A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY Series - Manual (Page 21)

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5.3 Alignment
The Alignment screen (Figures 5-3 and 5-4), identifies the location of the first and last
beams made (clear) and broken (blocked), plus the total number of beams made and
broken. The beams are numbered in sequence from the cable end of the sensors to
the top end. This is valuable during setup, for analyzing exactly what is being seen by
the light screen. ( The Diagnostics screen indicates any problems with the emitter or
the receiver; see Section 6.3 for more information.)
Models MAC-1, MACP-1, MACN-1, MACV-1, and MACI-1
To display current information, select the desired Channel Status Option (Broken,
Made or Both) and select Run . The chart on the right side of the screen shows the
status (broken or made) of each beam in the array. Beam status is continuously
updated to allow accurate positioning of the array, and/or analysis of sensing
response. To exit the Alignment screen, first select Stop , then select Exit .
Models MAC16P-1 and MAC16N-1
The Alignment screen (Figure 5-4) displays the status of each beam along the entire
length of the light screen.
The information displayed includes the total number of optical channels (labeled as
Beams), the number of blocked, made, and blanked beams. Each channel state is
indicated as either 1-made, 0-blocked, or B-blanked. Other alignment functions allow
the user to scan on a step command and to adjust the blanking fields. Each channel
can be individually blanked. When a channel is blanked, the controller ignores the
state of the channel and does not consider the channel when calculating measurement
mode data. See Section 5.5.4 for more information about blanking.
Controller Configuration
Figure 5-3. MINI-ARRAY software Alignment screen (models
MAC-1, MACP-1, MACN-1, MACV-1, and MACI-1)
Figure 5-4. Alignment screen (models MAC16P-1 and
MAC16N-1)