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AG4 Series Safety Laser Scanner
AG4soft Software Manual
Original Instructions
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 About this document ................................................................. 5
1.1 Other Applicable Documents ................................................................ 5
2 System requirements ................................................................. 6
2.1 Computer ............................... .. .............................................................6
3 AG4soft Overview ...................................................................... 7
3.1 Configuration ............................... .. .............................. .. ........................7
3.1.1 Configuring the AG4 ......................................................................... 7
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Protective and Warning Fields ........ .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ........ 7
3.2 The Monitored Space Display ............................................................... 8
4 AG4soft Interface ....................................................................... 9
4.1 Interface Layout ............................... .. ...................................................9
4.2 File Name Header ............................................................................... 10
4.3 Drop-Down Menu Bar ........................ .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 10
4.4 Function- Specific Worksheets ............................................................ 10
4.5 Measured Contour (Surface) Display .................................................. 10
4.6 Navigation area ............................... .. .............................. .. .................. 11
4.7 Status Information area ....................................................................... 11
5 Configuring the Scanner (Setting Operational Parameters).13
5.1 Configuration Requirements ............... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. .............. 13
5.2 Installing software ............................................................................... 13
5.3 User Authorization .. ............................. .. .............................................. 13
5.3.1 Authorization Level ......................................................................... 13
5.3 .2 Login ............................... .. .............................................................. 15
5.4 Creating AG4 configurations ............................................................... 16
5.4.1 Load a configuration file from the AG4soft folder on the PC ........... 16
5.4 .2 Loading a configuration from the AG4 .... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 16
5.5 Change AG4 configuration parameters ............................... .. ...... .. ...... 18
5.5.1 Change parameters with the Configuration Wizard ........................ 18
5.5.2 Change individual parameters ................ .. ...... .. ..... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... 19
5.6 Save an AG4 configuration ................................................................. 22
5.6.1 Transfer configuration data from PC to AG4 ................................... 22
5.6.2 Save configuration data as a file .................................... .. ...... .. ....... 23
5.7 Create and edit protective/warning field configuration ......................... 24
5.7.1 Load protective/warning field configuration ..................................... 24
5.7 .2 Edit protective and warning fields .................................. ... ............... 25
5.7.2 Defining protective and warning fields ............................................ 26
5.7.3 Elliptic Field ..................................................................................... 27
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5.7.4 Rectangular field ............................................................................. 28
5.7.5 Polygon Field ............................... .. ................................................. 29
5.7.6 Change all fields ............ .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 33
5.7.7 Reduce field limits ........................................................................... 33
5.7.8 Blank out segments ............... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 34
5.8 Set the reference contour .................................................................... 35
5.9 Saving protective/warning fields .......................................................... 37
5.9.1 Save as a file .................................................................................. 37
5.9.2 Transfer protective and warning field configurations from the PC to the AG4 ......... .. ...... .. ...... .. .......... 37
6 Documentation, Passwords, Maintenance ............................. 39
6.1 Configuration Documents .................................................................... 39
6.1.1 Print status information ........... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 39
6.1.2 Print AG4 configuration ........... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 40
6.1.3 Create text file ................................................................................. 40
6.1.4 Print protective/warning field configuration .... ... .............................. 40
6.1.5 Print work space diagrams .............................................................. 41
6.2 Calibrate front screen .......................................................................... 42
6.3 Change password ............................... .. .............................................. 43
6.4 Reset password .................................................................................. 43
6.5 Create a one-time password ............................................................... 44
6.6 Create diagnostics list and service file ........ .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 44
6.6.1 Create diagnostics list.. ................................................................... 44
6.6.2 Create service file .......... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 45
7 Menu item reference ................................................................ 46
7.1 Menu ............................... .. .................................................................. 46
7 .1.1 File .................................................................................................. 46
7 .1.2 View ................................................................................................ 46
7.1.3 Settings ............................... .. .......................................................... 47
7 .1.4 Configuration .................................................................................. 48
7 .1.5 Protective fields /warning fields ....................................................... 48
7 .1 .6 System data ............................... .. .............................. .. ................... 49
7.1.7 Security ........................................................................................... 50
7.1.8 Help ............................... .. ............................................................... 50
7.2 Interface Button Functions .................. .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 50
7 .2.1 Common Worksheet Buttons .......................................................... 50
7.2 .2 Measured contour display buttons .................................................. 51
7. 2.3 Configuration buttons ............................... .. ....................................... 51
7 .2.3 Protective/warning fields definition buttons ..................................... 52
7. 2.4 System data buttons ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... 53
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1 About this document
Document Title
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2 System requirements
2.1 Computer
A PC with the following specifications is required to use the software:
Processor type Intel ® Pentium or comparable, e.g . AMO ® or Cyrix ®
Operating system Microsoft ® Windows 95 / 98 / NT ®/ 2000 /X P®
RAM At least 64 MB
Hard disk memory At least 50 MB free memory
You require more memory space if you want to save protective field
or configuration values.
Screen display Color
External drive CD drive
Input device
Keyboard and mouse or touch pad
Output device
Printer (black and white or color)
Serial interface RS232 or RS422
Use an appropriate adapter if the PC has a USB interface instead of
a serial interface.
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3 AG4soft Overview
The AG4soft program is used to both establish operational settings for the Scanner and to display measurement and system information produced by the
scanner . Communication between the PC and the AG4 is via an RS232 interface , either RS232-to-RS232 or USB-to-RS232 .
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3.1 Configuration
The AG4 Scanner is preprogrammed at the factory with a default configuration but must be reconfigured for each application . The factory default
configuration is stored as a file (standard . rs) in the AG4soft program directory during the software installation on the PC :
C: \Program Files\Banner Engineering\Banner AG\AG4soft\examples
3.1.1 Configuring the AG4
The configuration settings are created by a trained and Qualified Person who understands the AG4 instruction materials . These settings are saved in a
configuration file which has the *. rs file format and includes all the information that the AG4 requires for its intended operation . An AG4's configuration file
includes the following data :
Administrative data , e.g. file name , application description
Safety-relevant data, e.g. startup process
Protective Field or warning field configuration data ,e.g. contours and limits
A wizard in the program assists users with the AG4 configuration process .
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1.2 Protective and Warning Fields
The software makes it easy to establish protective and warning fields . The protective field and the warning field are user defined areas that the Scanner
monitors . An intrusion into the protective field (e .g.a person walking into a monitored work cell) will cause the Scanner to turn its safety outputs off . An
intrusion into the warning field will cause the Scanner to create a warning signal.
Protective field and warning field settings are created and saved as field pairs . Up to 8 configurable field pairs are available for the AG4 .A field
configuration file has the *. sf file format and includes data on the size of each protective and warning field . Field pairs can be enabled or disabled, one
field pair at a time , while the Scanner is operational and actively monitoring a work area . This function is useful when changing machine guarding
requirements create the need for changes in protective and warning field dimensions .
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Drop Down
Menus
Worksheet Tabs
Worksheet Tool Bar
File Name Header
Monitored Area
(workspace)
Navigation Area
Status
Information
Field Information
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