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Touch-panel display for Acuity sensors

A Schmitt Europe product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 20, 2009

The Acuity Touch Panel Display is a stand-alone terminal interface for use with Acuity laser distance-sensors.

These units replace panel meters, alphanumeric displays and analogue controllers.

The Touch Panel Display communicates with one or two Acuity sensors using their serial interfaces.

Sensors can be easily configured using on-screen buttons to display and scale distance outputs.

The touch panel's dual RS232 serial inputs from two acuity sensors allow it to serve as a thickness gauge and display.

These serial connections are accomplished by attaching the serial wires from the laser sensors to a two-part Phoenix contact screw connector, the MC 1.5/X-ST-3.81.

Similar terminal connectors supply 12-24V to the unit.

A single RS485 serial interface allows the panel to transmit thickness and dimensional information to external devices.

A bright and easy-to-read display can be mounted in industrial panels or in work areas.

It is designed for stand-alone use with Acuity AR200, AR700, AR1000, AR3000 and AR4000 laser measuring sensors.

On-screen buttons allow the user to program offsets, perform tare functions and create alarm limits.

Because the unit accepts serial inputs from two laser sensors, it can automatically perform dimensional measurement calculations.

Users must configure both sensors and designate the proper calibration to a known standard.

The distance is displayed in large high-contrast characters.

The relative absolute position of the target is represented by a linear scale beneath the numerical output.

The 256-colour TFT screen is approximately 4in (100mm) large diagonally.

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