The ProfileTrak™ G series are compact profiling sensors that can be placed in tight spaces and are mainly designed for process automation, quality control and tool automation control. These 2D/3D sensors offer accurate measurement using the current CMOS technology with quick measuring rate of up to 4,000 Hz, integrated display, high resolution, Software Development Kit (SDK), superior measuring accuracy and compatible interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet. The ProfileTrak™ G series are available with measuring ranges from 36 mm to 400 mm. They offer unmatched features for different types of applications.
Features
The main features of the ProfileTrak™ G series are listed below:
- 1 gigabit per second transfer rate
- TCP/IP GbE
- Integrated display and control panel
- 3.6 million measuring points
- Robot compatible, IP-67
- CE compliant
- NI LabVIEW Driver, SDK included
- Accessories available for extreme environments
- Optimized for black and glossy surfaces
- Blue laser and red laser
- Super-fast - 4000 frames/ second
- Up to 3.3 µm resolution
- GbE data rate
- Accurate and repeatable measurements from highly reflective to dull surfaces
4 Measurement Ranges Available
- 36 mm
- 60 mm
- 190 mm
- 400 mm
A quad B encoder input is available to sync Y dimension
- Welding
- Thickness
- Fill height
- Warpage
- Step height
- Run-out
- Profiling
- Flatness
- Alignment
- Displacement
- Structural dynamics
- Angle measurement
- Dimensional gauging
- Expansion/contraction
- Adhesive bead inspection
- Presence/absence and volume of product
Line Scanner Measurement Principles
The ProTrak™ G applied the triangulation principle to get a 2D height profile of target surfaces. A laser line generator projects a diverging line that has a starting dimension of beginning range x and maximum width dimension at end of range x. The line is diffusely reflected back onto the CMOS camera array via focusing lenses. Then the CMOS line profile image is processed using the internal electronics and an X-Z array output is produced for the application or display software at up to 4 kHz update rate. By moving the sensor along with the target the application software is able to construct a 3D image of the target. Encoder inputs enable synchronization of the motion with X-Z profile data.
Electrical Data
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| Supply Voltage |
18 to 30 VDC |
| Measuring Rate |
200 to 4000/s |
| Temperature Range |
0 to 45 °C |
| Storage temperature |
-20 to 70 °C |
| Inputs/Outputs |
4 |
| Interface |
Ethernet TCP/IP up to 1 Gigabit/s |
| Data Rate |
1 Gigabit/s |
| Encoder |
RS-422 TTL or Standard HTL |
Mechanical Data
| Housing Material |
Aluminium; Plastic |
| Protection |
IP67 |
| Cooling Units and Protective Accessories available for extreme environments |
| Connection |
M12×1;12-pin |
| Ethernet Connection |
M12×1;8-pin |
| Optic Cover |
Plastic |
| Web server |
Yes |
Product Dimensions (mm)
Software
The ProfileTrak™ G series is provided with free SDK software and LabVIEW drivers. Each SDK comprises of the DLL for C# and C++.
A free demo program is also offered to get the 2D/ 3D sensor working instantly on a PC so the user can visualize a 2D profile or a 3D profile if encoder input is available. Moreover, the PTG series sensors can also function with a majority of GigE client software such as Halcon, Matlab, NI LabVIEW, etc.