ULTRA-PROG-IR
Settings for Sensing Range
Depending on the connected type of sensor, different tabs are arranged on the user interface of the software ULTRA-PROG-IR.
The tab 'Sensing Range' is available for all sensor types and allows settings for the sensing range of the sensor.
The following settings can be made in the tab 'Sensing Range':
- Close range

For direct detection sensors, the close range is caused by the switching of the sensor from transmitting to receiving mode.
After the ultrasound has been sent, the ultrasound converter has to die away before ultrasonic echos can be detected.
In this time or in this range, objects can be detected only to a limited extent.
The size of the close range is defined physically.
The indication of the close range is provided for information only and cannot be changed by the user.
- Sensing range

The sensing range is the range where objects can be detected.
The sensing range starts at the end of the close range and ends at the set value in millimeter.
All objects that are located outside the set sensing range are logically blanked out.
Only the technical service staff can set the sensing range.
The end of the sensing range can be set in the range between the end of the close range and 10,100 mm.
However, not all sensors are physically capable of detecting objects up to the maximum possible sensing range.
Extending the sensing range usually increases also the cycle time and thus the response time of the sensor.
- Blind zones

A blind zone is a range where no objects can be detected.
In this range, the sensor is "blind".
If an object is located in the blind zone, the sensor acts as if no object is detectable in the sensing range.
The blind zones can be defined by the user at any desired range in the close and sensing range.
You can set up to two independent blind zones.
Blind zones receive a red mark on the software interface.
The use of blind zones is particularly suitable for areas where no useful objects occur, but in which disturbing reflections occur due to their mounting.
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