2.9.1 System Requirements
To use the system, the personal computer must meet the following minimum requirements:
Component
Recommended
Minimum
Processor(s)
Pentium 4
Pentium 4
Clock frequency
≥ 3 GHz
≥ 2 GHz
RAM
2 GB
1 GB
Free hard drive space
70 MB
70 MB
Monitor resolution
1280 × 768
1024 × 768
Supported operating systems
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
The PC must also be equipped with the following hardware and software drivers:
•
Installed Ethernet network card and installed driver
•
One free 100 Mbps Ethernet port
2.9.2 Safety and Warning Zones
The software makes it easy to establish Safety and Warning Zones. The Safety Zone and the Warning Zone are user-defined
areas that the scanner monitors.
An intrusion into the Safety Zone (such as a person walking into a monitored work cell) causes the SX to turn its safety
outputs off. An intrusion into the Warning Zone causes the SX to create a warning signal.
Safety Zone and Warning Zone settings are created and saved as zone sets. The number of configurable zone sets available
for the SX are dependent on the model.
Model
Type of Unit
Cable Wiring
Maximum Zone Sets
SX5-B
and
SX5-B6
Stand-alone
8-pin
6
SX5-M10
Master
8-pin
3
SX5-M10
Master
12-pin
10
SX5-M70
and
SX5-ME70
Master
17-pin
20
SX5-M70
and
SX5-ME70
Master
17-pin and 8-pin
70
Zone sets can be enabled or disabled, one set at a time, while the SX is operational and actively monitoring a work area.
This function is useful when changing machine guarding requirements create the need for changes in Safety Zone and
Warning Zone dimensions.
2.9.3 Monitored Space Display
When the SX is actively monitoring an area, it measures the distance to, and the angular position of, objects in the area.
These measurement data are transferred via an Ethernet connection to the PC when the Monitoring function is selected. The
software uses this data to constantly update the display to show the Safety Zone and Warning Zone along with the measured
surfaces of the monitored area.
SX Safety Laser Scanner
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