Cognex Xpand 15 User manual

COGNEX®
Xpand 15
Field of View Expander
Quick Reference Guide

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Getting Started •Page 4
1
Assembling Your Xpand 15 •Page 9
2
Setting Focus and Field of View •Page 22
3
Specications, Warnings and No-
tices
•Page 36
4
About Field of View Expansion • Compatible Device List
• Limitations • Code Density • Dimension Information •
Package Contents
Assembly Overview • Optical Setup • Assembly Instructions
• Mounting Bar Lights • Cabling Instructions
Setting Focus • Field of View Maps
Xpand 15 Specications • Warnings and Notices

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Compatible Device List
Xpand 15 is compatible with the following devices:
• DataMan 302
• DataMan 303
• DataMan 503
About Field of View Expansion
Xpand15™isa15”eldofviewexpander(FOVE),anaccessorythatisused
towidenuptheeldofviewofstandardreaders.Thisisachievedbyspliting
theeldofviewinverticaldirection,andredirectingthepartialeldsofview
sidebyside.
Limitations
Please note the following limitations when using Xpand 15:
• Internalilluminationnotsupported.
• Aimersnotsupported.
• Thelightbracketsupports1ODDM-L300light.
Reader Barcode Size
(Mil)
Datamatrix Size
(Mil)
DM302 10 20
DM303 8 15
DM503 6 12
Code Density
Xpand15hasbeendesignedwiththefollowingminimumcodedensity
in mind:

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Dimension Information
PleaseobservethefollowingdimensionswhenmountingXpand15.
2.501in
63.51mm
2X
.335in 8.50mm .172in 4.37mm
0.325in 8.26mm THRU
3.543in
90mm
4.331in
110mm
2.956in
75.09mm
0.325in
8.26mm
0.255in
6.48mm
1.000in
25.40mm
0.500in
12.70mm
30°
2.431in
61.74mm
0.580in
14.73mm
MPTU-AJ (COGNEX FOVE)
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Phone [phone]
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FINISH:
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DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
SURFACE FINISH:
TOLERANCES: .000= +/- 0.005"
.00= +/- 0.010"
LINEAR:
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2.501in
63.51mm
2X
.335in 8.50mm .172in 4.37mm
0.325in 8.26mm THRU
3.543in
90mm
4.331in
110mm
2.956in
75.09mm
0.325in
8.26mm
0.255in
6.48mm
1.000in
25.40mm
0.500in
12.70mm
30°
2.431in
61.74mm
0.580in
14.73mm
MPTU-AJ (COGNEX FOVE)
ASSY
Allison Park Group, Inc. (APG)
4055 Alpha Drive
Allison Park, PA 15101 USA
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.apgvision.com
MATERIAL:
WEIGHT:
BURNISHED
316 STAINLESS STEEL
A3
SHEET 1 OF 1 SCALE:1:1
DWG NO.
TITLE:
REVISION
DO NOT SCALE DRAWING
DATE
SIGNATURE
NAME
FINISH:
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
SURFACE FINISH:
TOLERANCES: .000= +/- 0.005"
.00= +/- 0.010"
LINEAR:
Q.A
MFG
APPV'D
CHK'D
DRAWN SCHUBERT
11/20/2012
This document is the property of APG and is considered company confidential.
The information in this document is the property of APG and may not be used,
reproduced, or distributed in whole or in part without the prior written permission of
APG
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MPTU-AJ ASSY
2.501in
63.51mm
2X
.335in 8.50mm .172in 4.37mm
0.325in 8.26mm THRU
3.543in
90mm
4.331in
110mm
2.956in
75.09mm
0.325in
8.26mm
0.255in
6.48mm
1.000in
25.40mm
0.500in
12.70mm
30°
2.431in
61.74mm
0.580in
14.73mm
MPTU-AJ (COGNEX FOVE)
ASSY
Allison Park Group, Inc. (APG)
4055 Alpha Drive
Allison Park, PA 15101 USA
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.apgvision.com
MATERIAL:
WEIGHT:
BURNISHED
316 STAINLESS STEEL
A3
SHEET 1 OF 1 SCALE:1:1
DWG NO.
TITLE:
REVISION
DO NOT SCALE DRAWING
DATE
SIGNATURE
NAME
FINISH:
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
SURFACE FINISH:
TOLERANCES: .000= +/- 0.005"
.00= +/- 0.010"
LINEAR:
Q.A
MFG
APPV'D
CHK'D
DRAWN SCHUBERT
11/20/2012
This document is the property of APG and is considered company confidential.
The information in this document is the property of APG and may not be used,
reproduced, or distributed in whole or in part without the prior written permission of
APG
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MPTU-AJ ASSY

Assembled Xpand 15
dimensions without
FOVE-bracket
FOVE-bracket
dimensions

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Assembly Overview
1. Mountthecameralenstothereader,usingthestepsprovidedin
thequickreferenceguideforyourreader.
2. AttachthereadertotheFOVE-bracket.
3. AttachtheFOVE-bracketwiththereadertotheFOVE.
4. Attachthebarlight(s)totheFOVE.
5. Connectthelighttothereader.
6. ConnectyourassemblytotheSetuptool.
7. Setfocus.
8. Closeslidinglenscover.
ThestepsbelowhighlightthemainstepsofassemblingyourXpand15:
Reader 25mm c-mount lens 40mm c-mount lens
DM302 ü
DM303 ü
DM503 ü
Optical Setup
TherecommendedapperturesizeisF:8
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ThefollowinglensescanbeusedwithXpand15:
Package Contents



FOVE-bracket
Xpand 15 enclosure

Bar light bracket
Mounting bracket
(Bracketsoldseparately)

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Assembly Instructions
AttachtheFOVE-brackettothebarlightbracketusingtwoM8x25mmat
headcapscrews,twoM8atwashersandtwoM8selflockinghexnuts.
1 2 Mountthecameralenstothereader,usingthestepsprovidedinthe
quickreferenceguideforyourreader,andthenplacethegasketto
thefrontofthereaderbycarefullyslidingitoverthelens.
3AttachthereadertothebracketsubassemblyusingfourM3x10mm
atheadcapscrews.
Forattachinga
DataMan503,
please see
page18below.
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Torquelimit:10
N-m(7.37Lb-ft).
1 3
4 2
Tightenin
sequence.
Torquelimit:
35N-cm(3.1
Lb-In).

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Notethatthereadercanbemountedintwodifferentorientations,asshown
in the images below:
4AttachtheM3x25mmatheadcapscrewtotheFOVE-bracketusingan
M3hexnut.
Buttons facing up Buttons facing down
Assembly Instructions (continued)
Removethereddustplugfromthehousingsubassembly.
5
Torquelimit:
90N-cm(8
Lb-In).

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Attachthebracketsubassemblywiththereadertothehousing
subassemblyusingfourM4x10mmatheadcapscrews.Makesurethat
thetabontheslidinglenscoveralignswiththeM3x25mmscrewonthe
FOVE-bracket.
6Closetheslidinglenscover. 7
A small amount of
extraforcemight
be needed to have
the lens cover snap
intoplaceproperly
againsttheo-ringin
theFOVE-bracket.
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Assembly Instructions (continued)
1 3
4 2
Tightenin
sequence.
Torquelimit:90
N-cm(8Lb-In).

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SecuretheslidinglenscoverusingtheM3wingnut.
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Assembly Instructions (continued)
InsertthefourM4x20mmscrewsinthemountingholesinthe
FOVE-bracket.
4
AttachtheM3x25mmatheadcapscrewtotheFOVE-bracket
usinganM3hexnut,asshowninstep4onpage12.
ForattachingaDataMan503readertoXpand15,followthesteps
highlightedbelow.
1
2
3Attachthebracketsubassemblytothehousingsubassemblyusing
fourM4x10mmatheadcapscrews.Makesurethatthetabon
theslidinglenscoveralignswiththeM3x25mmscrewonthe
FOVE-bracket,asshowninstep6onpage14.
AttachtheFOVE-brackettothebarlightbracket,asshownin
step1onpage10.
Checkfocusandadjustifnecessaryasdescribedonpage22.Toadjust
focus,opentheslidinglenscoverrst.Whenthefocushasbeenset,
closetheslidinglenscoverasdescribedinstep7onpage15.
8
Torquelimit:
50N-cm(4.4
Lb-In).

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Removethereddustcoverandthen,mounttheDataMan503usingthe
M4x20mmscrews.
6
PlacetheDM503gasketontheFOVE-bracketslidingitovertheM4x20mm
screws,andthenslidethespacersonthescrews.
5
Closetheslidinglenscover.
7
Assembly Instructions (continued)
Notethatthereadercanbemountedintwodifferentorientations,as
shown in the images below:
Buttons facing down
Buttons facing up
1 3
4 2
Tightenin
sequence.
Torquelimit:
1.5N-m(1.1
Lb-Ft).
Closetheslidinglenscover,andthensecureitusingtheM3wing
nut,asshowninstep9onpage16.
8
9
Checkfocusandadjustifnecessaryasdescribedonpage22.To
adjustfocus,opentheslidinglenscoverrst.Whenthefocushas
beenset,closetheslidinglenscoverasdescribedinstep7onpage
15.

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Make sure that the reader is
unpowered before connecting
thelightconnector.
ConnecttheODDM-L300barlighttothereaderusinganM12cable.
Cabling Instructions
Mounting Bar Lights
AttachtheODDM-L300barlighttothebarlightmountingbracketusingtwo
M5x16mmsocketheadcapscrews,fourM5atwashersandtwoM5hex
nuts.
Maximum
torque limit:
3N-m(2.2
Lb-In).

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1. PlacetheassembledXpand15withthereaderandbar-light
attachedatthedesiredworkingdistancefromfocustarget.
2. ConnectthereadertotheSetupTool.
3. OntheResultsDisplaypane,checktheFocusFeedbackoptionand
enableLiveDisplay.
4. Use the DataMan Focus Targettemplate,availablethroughthe
WindowsStartmenu,toaligntheedgeofthereaderbodytothe
linemarkedwiththetargetdistanceusedinyourapplication.
5. Adjustfocusformaximumsharpness.Enhanceimagequalityinthe
SetupToolforbetterguidance.
Afterclosingtheslidinglenscover,followthesestepstoadjustfocus:
Setting Focus Field of View
Thefollowingeldofviewmapsareprovidedinthisdocumentfrom
pages 20 to 31:
• DataMan 302 with 25 mm lens for 1D codes
• DataMan 302 with 25 mm lens for 2D codes
• DataMan 303 with 25 mm lens for 1D codes
• DataMan 303 with 25 mm lens for 2D codes
• DataMan 503 with 40 mm lens for 1D codes
• DataMan 503 with 40 mm lens for 2D codes

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Field of View for Xpand 15 (DataMan 302 with 25 mm lens)
Thismapshowstheeldofview
of the DataMan 302 reader with
a25mmlensfor1Dcodes.

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Field of View for Xpand 15 (DataMan 302 with 25 mm lens)
Thismapshowstheeldofview
of the DataMan 302 reader with
a25mmlensfor2Dcodes.

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Field of View for Xpand 15 (DataMan 303 with 25 mm lens)
Thismapshowstheeldofview
of the DataMan 303 reader with
a25mmlensfor1Dcodes.

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Field of View for Xpand 15 (DataMan 303 with 25 mm lens)
Thismapshowstheeldofview
of the DataMan 303 reader with
a25mmlensfor2Dcodes.

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Field of View for Xpand 15 (DataMan 503 with 40 mm lens)
Thismapshowstheeldofview
of the DataMan 503 reader with
a40mmlensfor1Dcodes.

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Field of View for Xpand 15 (DataMan 503 with 40 mm lens)
Thismapshowstheeldofview
of the DataMan 503 reader with
a25mmlensfor2Dcodes.

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Weight 2000 g
Operating
Temperature
0ºC—45ºC(32ºF—113ºF)
StorageTemperature -50ºC—85ºC(-40ºF—185ºF)
MaximumHumidity 95%(non-condensing)
Environmental IP65
(withslidinglenscoverclosedandsecured)
Vibration EN61373includingIEC60068-2-6
FieldofView 380 mm
Overlap:76mm
Xpand 15 Specications
CAUTION: IP protection is ensured only when all connectors are attached
to cables or shielded by a sealing cap.
Warnings and Notices
HandlewithcareasXpand15subassemblyhousesmirrors
insidetheunit.
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