Banner A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY Series - Manual (Page 5)

P/N 43298 rev. E
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Banner Engineering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A.
www.bannerengineering.com • Tel: 763.544.3164
MINI-ARRAY ®
Instruction Manual
System Overview
1.1.1 Model-Specific Features
Models MAC-1, MACN-1, and MACP-1
• Supports serial communication with a host computer or PLC via RS-232 or RS-485
interface; enables a computer or PLC to process scan data and/or initiate scans;
serial data may be either ASCII or binary.
• Up to 15 controllers may be assigned separate IDs and placed on RS-485 party line.
• MAC-1: Two outputs: one reed relay and one NPN transistor output; either output
may be inverted (i.e., programmed for normally open or normally closed).
• MACN-1 and MACP-1: Two discrete open-collector PNP (current sourcing) or NPN
(current sinking) transistor outputs, depending on model.
Models MACV-1 and MACI-1
• Analog output null and span can be adjusted via PC interface and supplied software.
• Analog output signal can have either a rising or falling slope.
• Analog outputs will automatically adjust to sensor length.
• Discrete output is an open-collector NPN (current sinking) that can be used as an
alarm, a trigger, or used with an Analysis Mode Selection (output capable of being
inverted in Analysis Mode).
• MACV-1: Two linear sourcing analog voltage outputs (0 to 10 volts) and one NPN
transistor output.
• MACI-1: Two linear sinking analog current outputs (4 to 20 mA) and one NPN
transistor output.
Models MAC16N-1 and MAC16P-1
• Two additional measurement modes:
TRN mode counts the number of clear-to-blocked and blocked-to-clear transitions;
SEG mode partitions the array into up to 16 regions.
• Controller has flexible blanking capabilities with unlimited blanking conditions.
Blanking may be set automatically (Auto Blanking) or specified using the supplied PC
software.
• MAC16N-1: 16 discrete open-collector NPN (current sinking) transistor outputs.
• MAC16P-1: 16 discrete open-collector PNP (current sourcing) transistor outputs.