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FF-SE
Alarm device
SAFETY signals
ALARM signal
Interface
Serial port
FF-SE
Dangerous
machine
PC
Switching device
Switching device
FF-SE Series
Software
The Honeywell software kit allows the protection zones to be
easily programmed into the sensor. This software runs under
any PC (286 or more), under MS DOS. The FF-SE is linked to the
PC through the serial port (RS232 format) and a cable supplied
with the software kit. The custom zone definition can be
achieved through 3 different methods that can be combined:
• with the mouse, by clicking on end points forming the limit of
the protection field;
• with the keyboard, by plotting points with the cursor keys;
• with a text editor in which the end points are defined by their
coordinates;
Defining the protection zones is easy since obstacles are dis-
played on the screen: they are seen in real time.
Using a PC also allows to store several configurations on a disk,
that can be retrieved in a few seconds into the sensor. One can
therefore define different shapes according to different situa-
tions and transmit them into the sensor whenever needed.
Once the settings are downloaded into the sensor, it is a
standalone device that will keep all zone definitions and param-
eters in a permanent memory, even if the power is cut. Access
to this memory and to zone definition is protected by a pass-
word. The program also has other features: real time profile
measurement, sensor simulation to get familiar with it, surveil-
lance of the zones with intrusion time display.
Self-check
A fixed test target is mounted on top of the housing to ensure
the beam self-check: this takes away 60° off the scanning angle
to perform various checks: contamination of the lens, accuracy
of the distance measurements, status of the beam...
An external test target possibility ensures the correct position-
ing of the sensor and guarantees the safety if its position is
changed since the definition of the zones depend on the posi-
tion of the sensor. The rotating head is self-cleaning and there-
fore is much less sensitive to pollution as other fixed-window
devices. The internal angular coder is controlled by a “surveil-
lance circuitry”, as are the relays.
Graphic screen
Defining the zones with the editor
Example of electrical connection