ADC VelociGraph VG03, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Page 1 VelociGraph VG03 Operation Manual...

Page 2: ..._________ 7 a Communication Settings_______________________________ 7 b Recorder Software____________________________________ 8 5 ADC VelociGraph Recorder 1 10_____________________________ 8 a Install...

Page 3: ...r other light screen sensor calculates the time between those pulses and if configured to do so the speed of the projectile that passed through the sensors Data is available via the RS485 serial port...

Page 4: ...your sensors to the EMITTER CONNECTIONS ON THE VG03 Emitters can be connected in any order SOURCE CONNECTIONS PROVIDE SUPPLY POWER FOR ANY SENSOR LIGHT SOURCE 24VDC OUTPUT BE SURE TO CONNECT THE EMITT...

Page 5: ...ctions FIGURE 2 4 The pin configuration for the Receiver Connectors For iBeam sensors simply use the cables provided The RECEIVER connections must be connected in the order of the ball path where RECE...

Page 6: ...ram which sends configuration data to the VG03 through its serial port Vg03config is provided with the purchase of a new VG03 or freely downloaded from the Automated Design Corporation website at http...

Page 7: ...REBOUND TIME CR LF SAMPLE OUTPUT 160 0000 83 1344 5 2387 OUTPUT FORMAT FOR VG03 If a pulse sequence is not complete or has any missing pulses an error code is generated and embedded in the result str...

Page 8: ...ailable to all customers that have purchased the ADC VelociGraph A CD ROM is included with the VelociGraph containing the Recorder install program The latest version of the software is available from...

Page 9: ...installed Microsoft Excel on your computer before attempting to LINK 1 Be sure that Recorder is RECORDING DATA see section RECORDING DATA 2 Click the LINK checkbox 3 A message will appear asking if y...

Page 10: ...o The address 00 is reserved for the network master and is the broadcast address CC Is the command being sent encoded as two ASCII hexadecimal digits The commands include 01 read a register 02 write a...

Page 11: ...Level The input trip level in units of 26 85 millivolts 05 Dead Time The input dead time for debouncing in units of 27 1 nanoseconds 06 Distance The spacing of the light curtains in units of 0 001 inc...

Page 12: ...rn time interval was 6 milliseconds and the return speed was 166 fps The last message is to the master 00 a poll message 04 and marks the end of messages in the buffer 0 VII Software Installation VG03...

Page 13: ...ber according to what COM your computer is using to communicate 6 Set Echo Characters to true click ok Examples to change Mode Type 0102010002000000 will change to Mode 2 0102010003000000 will change...

Page 14: ...y When finished click the Write button If an error has occurred an error message will appear Reading property values 1 Select a VelociGraph from the tree view list under the NETWORK panel Its properti...

Page 15: ...4 inputs for sensor installation Data is available via the RS485 serial port built into the device using a custom protocol Refer to VG03_OperationManual pdf for more details You will nedd the program...

Page 16: ...VG03 Please refer to the instructions ahead and Figure 2 3 for proper connections FIGURE 1 2 Illustration for connecting 4 set of sensors The blue arrows indicate the path of the object as it enters f...

Page 17: ...sure to use the AC Adaptor provided with the VelociGraph Step 3 Reporting the Results Before trouble shooting the device you must configure the VG03 unit Keep in mind that all configurations and troub...

Page 18: ...er off the VG03 unit and then power back on You will see the LCD display MODE 04 NOTE YOU MUST CLOSE OUT THE VG03CONFIG SOFTWARE BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT STEP Next open Recorder5 00 click Connect...

Page 19: ...dust or debris will block the emitter 6 If you believe that the data output by the VelociGraph is erroneous check all distances and confirm that you have configured the VG03 correctly 7 The VelociGra...