Omron SENSOR SUPPORT SOFTWARE S3 User manual

OPERATION MANUAL
Software Description
SensorSupportSoftware S3
Cat. No. E31E-EN-01

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1-1 Validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-2 Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-3 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-4 Key to symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-5 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-6 Notes on use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-7 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SECTION 2
Safety notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2-1 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SECTION 3
Program installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-2 Deinstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 4
Connecting the sensor to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4-1 Connecting the sensor to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SECTION 5
Program start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5-1 Starting the SensorSupportSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 6
Program definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6-1 Program control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SECTION 7
Program operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7-1 The main menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7-2 Task bar buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7-3 Access mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SECTION 8
Description of main windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8-1 Window for display of the current sensor parameters Actual settings of E3NT-L. . 32
8-2 Display window for new sensor settings New settings of E3NT-L . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8-3 Display window for graphical evaluation Timechart of E3NT-L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8-4 Window for display of the current sensor parameters Actual settings of E3NT-R . 50
8-5 Display window for new sensor settings New settings of E3NT-R . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8-6 Display window for graphical evaluation Timechart of E3NT-R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SECTION 9
Update the sensor firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9-1 The program UpdateSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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SECTION 1
General
1-1 Validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-2 Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-3 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-3-1 Proprietary right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-3-2 Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-4 Key to symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-5 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-6 Notes on use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-7 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1-7-1 PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Validity Section 1-1
1-1 Validity
These operating instructions apply only in connection with the operating
instructions of a sensor belonging to the E3NT type series.
Read the sensor's operating instructions completely and conscientiously. All
information that is important to working with sensors in the E3NT type series
can be found in the ABBO 0017 operating instructions.
Pay attention to all safety notes that are contained in the sensor's oper-
ating instructions.
1-2 Use
The SensorSupportSoftware S3serves to set sensors in the E3NT type
series and is only capable of operating in connection with these sensors.
1-3 Copyright
For copyright reasons, these operating instructions must not be modified,
amended or shortened.
By using the SensorSupportSoftware S3, you acknowledge the following
provisions:
1-3-1 Proprietary right
The software and data are the property of OMROM or its suppliers. Sale and
forwarding of the software or its data for commercial purposes are not permit-
ted.
It is not permitted to modify, alter or shorten the software or its data. In partic-
ular, the name OMRON must not be removed. It is not allowed to add data
within the software package.
MICROSOFT®, MS®, MS-DOS®, Pentium®and WINDOWS®are registered
trademarks.
1-3-2 Liability
OMRON does not assume any warranty for the correctness and complete-
ness of software and data; liability for damages resulting from defective soft-
ware and data is rules out.
In all cases, OMRON's liability is limited to the amount that the customer has
actually paid for this product.
In particular, OMRON does not assume any liability for damages or data loss
on PCs/laptops as the result of the use of the SensorSupportSoftware S3or
the connection of the optical data interface.
©Copyright 2001 OMRON.All rights reserved.

Key to symbols Section 1-4
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1-4 Key to symbols
The following symbols are used in these operating instructions:
Important information
Risk of damage to the machine or material
General risk to life and limb
1-5 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in these operating instructions:
•MSR Mirror Surface Rejection
•BGS Background Suppression
•FGS Foreground Suppression
•COM n Serial interface of the PC, n = 1 to 8
•IR Infrared
•PC Personal computer
1-6 Notes on use
A basic knowledge of how to operate a PC and the WINDOWS®user inter-
face is presumed. The relevant manuals of Microsoft Corporation, which are
supplied together with MICROSOFT WINDOWS®apply.
WINDOWS®and the SensorSupportSoftware S3 can be operated by
means of the PC's keyboard and using a connected mouse.
All commands and operator actions that are necessary to operate the Sen-
sorSupportSoftware S3are described in these operating instructions
.
The SensorSupportSoftware S3 can be downloaded free of charge
from the Internet page http://www.eu.omron.com.

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System requirements Section 1-7
1-7 System requirements
The following system requirements must be met in order to be able to work
with the SensorSupportSoftware S3 in conjunction with a sensor belong-
ing to the E3NT type series:
• Optical data interface E3NT-AL232 2m clipped onto the sensor
• One free serial COM port at PC or Laptop available
• Sensor's operating voltage switched on
It is possible to work with the SensorSupportSoftware S3 without a
data interface in the off-line mode.
1-7-1 PC
The SensorSupportSoftware S3 is capable of running on a PC that pos-
sesses at least the following hardware and software features:
• At least a 586 processor (Pentium®) with a clock frequency of at least
200 MHz
• WINDOWS 95b / 98 / ME / NT from service pack 6 / 2000 / XP
• 1 CD-ROM drive
• 1 hard disk with at least 15 Mbytes free storage capacity
• At least 64 MB memory with Windows 95 / 98 / ME
• At least 128 MB memory with Windows NT / 2000 / XP
• Graphics card with a resolution of at least 640x480 pixels, at least 256
colours
• 1 free serial interface (COM1 to COM8) with a 9-pole SUB-D socket. A
SUB-D-9 to SUB-D-25 adapter must be used if the PC has a serial 25-
pole SUB-D socket.

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SECTION 2
Safety notes
2-1 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Safety notes Section 2-1
2-1 Safety notes
The sensor may only be set with the SensorSupportSoftware by
instructed, trained and authorised specialist personnel in accordance
with applicable regulations.
The sensor may only be set with the SensorSupportSoftware if the
machine installation in which the sensor is integrated is in a safe state.
That means, setting of the sensor must not trigger any hazardous
states.
The manufacturer and the owner of the system must take appropriate
safety measures.

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SECTION 3
Program installation
3-1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-2 Deinstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Installation Section 3-1
3-1 Installation
Take the following steps before installing the SensorSupportSoftware on the
hard disk:
• Check the PC in relation to the system requirements.
• Check whether you have the latest version of the SensorSupportSoft-
ware. The latest version can be downloaded free of charge from the Inter-
net page http://www.eu.omron.com.
• Switch on the PC and start WINDOWS®.
• Insert the SensorSupportSoftware installation CD in the CD drive and
close the CD drive.
• The installation routine on the SensorSupportSoftware installation CD
starts automatically.
If not:
• Start the WINDOWS®EXPLORER.
•Start the SETUP.EXE program in the SENSORSUPPORTSOFT-
WARE directory on the CD.
• Follow the instructions in the program.
• After installation of the program, the OMRON\SensorSupportSoftware
program folder is created on the desktop.
•The OMRON\SensorSupportSoftware program group contains the Sen-
sorSupportSoftware.
•After completing installation, remove the SensorSupportSoftware instal-
lation CD from the drive and archive it.
The SensorSupportSoftware can now be started (see SECTION 5 Program
start).
3-2 Deinstallation
The SensorSupportSoftware can be deinstalled in the Add/Remove Pro-
grams software in the WINDOWS®Control Panel.

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SECTION 4
Connecting the sensor to the PC
4-1 Connecting the sensor to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Connecting the sensor to the PC Section 4-1
4-1 Connecting the sensor to the PC
The sensor is connected to the PC by means of the OMRON E3NT-AL 232 2m
data interface.
To do this, clip the data interface onto the sensor. Data is transferred between
the sensor and the data interface by means of an IR communication element.
The data interface is connected to a free serial COM port of the PC (COM1 …
COM8).
After the program has started, the SensorSupportSoftware runs an auto-
matic interface check, including sensor selection and detection.
Figure 1 Connecting the sensor to the PC
Carry out the following actions:
1. Start the PC.
2. Clip the data interface onto the sensor.
3. Connect the connecting cable of the data interface to a free interface on
the PC (COM1 … COM8).
4. Switch on the sensor's operating voltage.
5. Start the SensorSupportSoftware (see SECTION 5 Program start).
The above actions can be carried out in any order.
COM1 … COM8
PC
E3NT
IR data interface

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SECTION 5
Program start
5-1 Starting the SensorSupportSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Starting the SensorSupportSoftware Section 5-1
5-1 Starting the SensorSupportSoftware
•Start the program by double-clicking the SensorSupportSoftware pro-
gram icon in the OMRON\SensorSupportSoftware program group.
After the program has started, the SensorSupportSoftware runs an auto-
matic interface check, including sensor selection and detection.
In this example, a sensor has been found at the serial COM1 interface. This
sensor's setting is read and the Sensor selection window is closed.
The Sensor selection window stays open if several sensors are
detected. In this window, the sensors found can be selected for setting
by clicking the relevant Sensor Selection button.
Sensor Selection
The sensors found are selected for setting by clicking the Sensor
Selection button.
Repeat
Sensor detection can be repeated by clicking the Repeat button.
No sensor detected
Indicates that no sensor is connected to the relevant interface.
Not available
Indicates that the relevant interface is not installed or is already
occupied.

Starting the SensorSupportSoftware Section 5-1
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The starting screen is displayed. The starting screen can be different to the
depicted screen depending on the connected type of E3NT sensor.
E3NT-L
E3NT-R
The footer of the starting screen indicates which sensor is connected to
which interface and is active.
Online
Indicates the current connection status. Communication with the
sensor is possible.

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Starting the SensorSupportSoftware Section 5-1
Offline
Indicates the current connection status. Communication with the
sensor is not possible.
The current setting of the detected/selected sensor is displayed in the Actual
Settings window. The window of the current settings can be different to the
depicted window here depending on the connected type of E3NT sensor.
E3NT-L

Starting the SensorSupportSoftware Section 5-1
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E3NT-R

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Starting the SensorSupportSoftware Section 5-1