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Vision and Colour Sensors
News Release from: Banner Engineering | Subject: D10 Series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 July 2005
Fibre-optic sensors have limitless
configurations
The D10 Series comprises a family of three compact, DIN-rail-mountable fibre optic sensors.
Banner Engineering Corp has introduced its D10 Series family of compact, DIN-rail-mountable fibre optic sensors Available in three distinctly different models - the D10 Expert with numeric display; D10 Expert with bargraph display; and D10 Discrete Output - all D10 Series sensors have the same housing style and interface format, making them exceptionally easy to specify and efficient to install
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The D10 Series fibre optic sensing family delivers on Banner's reputation for innovative and affordable sensing products", said Chris Dales, Banner's Fibre Optics Product Manager.
"With a standard housing format and models starting at only $69.00, limitless configurations can be conveniently arranged in a single application".
With their small size and flexibility, fibre optics are ideal for sensing applications in the metal stamping, materials handling, pharmaceutical, printing and semiconductor industries.
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Several attributes of the D10 Series family make them easy to install and use: visible red or green sensing beams; high-performance low-contrast sensing with automatic teach options or manual adjustment in Expert versions; inexpensive flexible plastic fibres that are easily cut to length during installation; and a choice of outputs - bipolar discrete, dual-discrete and analogue/discrete.
The D10 Expert with numeric display includes the capabilities of four sensors in a single unit with its unique four-mode power and speed settings, which include high-speed, super high-speed, high-power and super high-power.
Models have either two discrete outputs in the same sensor, or a discrete output and either a 4-20mA current or a 0-10V DC analogue output in the same sensor and a highly visible four-digit teach/signal strength display.
Discrete outputs are programmable for 50us, 200us, 1ms and 2.5ms response times.
The analogue output on discrete/analogue models has a 1ms response time.
The D10 Expert with bargraph display features an easy-to-read eight-segment light bar display for teach and signal strength indications.
It offers a bipolar discrete output with one current sourcing (PNP) and one current sinking (NPN).
Response time in normal mode is 500us, and 200us in high-speed mode.
The D10 discrete output model features a 12-turn manual sensitivity adjustment and pulse rate LED for signal strength indication.
It also features a bipolar discrete output with one current sourcing (PNP) and one current sinking (NPN).
Models are available with either a 200 or 500us response time.
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