Cut Sheet

1 Features
• Measuring Light Screen system for inspecon and proling applicaons
• Modular system with compact controller and a variety of BMEL/BMRL series MINI-
ARRAY emiers and receivers
• Sensors available with either 9.5 mm (3/8 in) or 19.1 mm (3/4 in) beam spacing and with
array lengths from 6 in to 4
 (in 6 in increments), plus 5  and 6  models
• Controller is programmable for any one or two of ten measurement modes (depending
on model) and any one of four scanning modes, using a computer running Windows
®
XP,
Vista, or 7, and the Banner-supplied soware
• Soware is also supplied for display of error analysis (via controller self-diagnoscs) and
for sensor alignment
• System status, including alignment, is displayed via LED indicators on the controller and
on the receivers
• Controller may be programmed for blanking to ignore acvity in one or two elds along
the length of the array
• Programmable hysteresis at the high and/or low limit of each measurement area
provides smoothing of output response; also programmable for number of
consecuve
scans before an output update
• Separate gate input (e.g., from a presence sensor) allows control of scan iniaon
• Supports serial communicaon with a computer or PLC via RS-232C interface; enables a
computer or PLC to process scan data and/or iniate scans; serial data may be either
ASCII or binary
WARNING: Not To Be Used for Personnel Protecon
Never use this device as a sensing device for personnel protecon. Doing so could lead to serious injury or death.
This device does not include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow its use in personnel safety
applicaons. A sensor failure or malfuncon can cause either an energized or de-energized sensor output
condion.
1.1 MINI-ARRAY Models
Each A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY system must include one controller and an emier/receiver pair of matching length and resoluon. Congure
and monitor the system using the supplied soware and a user-supplied PC-compable computer.
These MAC series controllers operate on 16 to 30 V dc and have one sensor pair input and one
gate input.
MAC Series Controllers
Models Output 1 Output 2
Serial
Output
Scan Analysis
Modes
PSF Parameter
Part Number
MAC-1 Discrete Reed Relay
Discrete NPN
RS-232 and
RS-485
8 43989
MACN-1 Discrete NPN
MACP-1 Discrete PNP Discrete PNP
MACV-1
Two Analog (0 to
10V dc Sourcing)
Discrete NPN
RS-232
MACI-1
Two Analog (4 to 20
mA Sinking)
MAC16N-1 16 Discrete NPN Outputs
10 59114
MAC16P-1 16 Discrete PNP Outputs
The dimensions for the MAC series controllers listed are: 110 × 100 × 75 mm (4.3 in × 3.9 in × 3
in).
A-GAGE
®
MINI-ARRAY
®
Measuring Light Screen System
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