Microsonic esp-4-3CDD-M18 E+S User Manual

Operating Instructions

Ultrasonic label ans splice sensor
with 2 switched outputs

esp-4/3CDD/M18 E+S
esp-4/3BEE/M18 E+S
esp-4/M12/3CDD/M18 E+S
esp-4/M12/3BEE/M18 E+S

Functional principle

With a rapid pulse sequence, an
ultrasonic transmitter beams
upwards against the backing
material. The effect of the sound
pulses inducing the backing material
to vibrate is for a markedly
weakened sonic wave to be emitted
on the opposite side. The receiver
receives this sonic wave and analyses
it.
The backing material signal level is
different to that of the label or
splice. And this difference in signal is
analysed by the esp-4. The difference
between backing material and label
and/or between sheeting and splice
can be very slight indeed. To ensure
certainty with the difference, teach­in for the esp-4 sensor must firstly
revolver around the signal level for
the backing material/sheeting.
The esp-4 sensors can be used as a
label and splice sensor. The 3 teach­in methods permit the esp-4 sensor
to be optimally set for each and
every assignment.

Ultrasonic sensors

Product description

■ Assured detection of labels made
of paper, metal or (transparent)
plastic.

■ Detection of splices of paper web,
plastic web or metal web.

■ Label/splice and web break output
as pnp or npn switched outputs.

■ Scanning of material weights from
<60 g/m2 to >>600 g/m2; sheet
metals and plastic films up to 0,6
mm thickness.

■ 3 Teach-in modes.

■ Synchronisation.

■ Parametrization via LinkControl.

■ Response time of 300 µs until

lable/splice is detected.

■ Transmitter - receiver spacing can
be selected from 20 to 40 mm

Safety tips

■ Read the operating instructions
before start-up.

■ Only qualified personnel are to
undertake connection, mounting
and settings.

■ Not a safety component in
keeping with the EC Machinery
Directive.

Mounting

▸ Mount transmitter and receiver in

keeping with Fig 1 at the
recommended spacing of 40 mm
± 3 mm (or 20 mm ± 2 mm with
esp-4/M12/...E+S).
esp-4 can be fitted at any position.

▸ Connect the transmitter to the

receiver using the M8 connector.

▸ Connect the receiver 7-strand

control line in keeping with Fig 2.

Fig. 2: Colour coding of the control line

Pointer

■ The coaxiality of transmitter and
receiver must be ≤ 0.5 mm.

■ Transmitter and receiver are not to
be inclined to each other in excess
of 2°.

■ In case of thicker plastic films the
esp-4 is to be mounted at a 27°
inclination to sheet normal (Fig.
1b).

■ Other materials may make a spe­cial fitting position necessary. Do
contact microsonic when you
work with these special materials.

■ The max. torque of the nuts is 15
Nm for the M18 and 8 Nm for the
M12 sleeves respectively.

■ The drill hole must be ≥ 12 mm
given that the transmitter is
recess-mounted or a sheet feed is
envisaged between transmitter
and receiver.

■ The line between transmitter and
receiver is not to be bridged with
an external potential.

Start-up

▸ For normal opperation mode leave

all the 3 control inputs
unconnected (see Figs 3 and 4).

▸ Switch on the esp-4 voltage sup-

ply.

Fig. 3: Function of control inputs

+U

B

-U

B

Colour

Brown

Blue

lable/splice output D1
web break output D2

control input C1
control input C2

White
Black
Violet
Pink

control input C3 Grey

Input

C1
C2

Function

Teach-in
Automatic tracking on/off

C3 Synchronization/communication

1) C3 must not be connected to -U

B

Fig. 4: Assignment of control inputs

Teach-in

Teach-in is carried out via contol in­put C1.
There are 3 Teach-in methods:

■ Dynamic teach-in of backing ma­terial and label

■ Separate teach-in for backing ma­terial and labels

■ Teach-in only for sheeting

▸ Place the web material between

transmitter and receiver of the
esp-4 and carry out one of the 3
Teach-in methods.

Pointer

■ During Teach-in the control input
C2 has to be left unconnected or
connected to -UB and C3 has to
be unconnected.

Operation

The esp-4 performs measurements
cyclically and depending on the
measurement result it sets the two
switched outputs.
The automatic tracking can be put
on/off during runnig operation.
The conditions of LED 1 and 2 are
shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 5: Voltage level of the logic states at

the control inputs

Mode

normal
operation

Teach-in

C1 C2

open

or -U

B

See »Te-

ach-in

modes«

open

or -U

B

open

or -U

B

C3

open

1

open

1

automatic
tracking

sychro­nization

automatic
tracking
and syn­chronizati­on

open

or -U

B

open

or -U

B

+U

B

open

or -U

B

open

or -U

B

+U

B

open

1

C3 con-

nected

with
each

other

C3 con-

nected

with
each

other

Logical state

0

Voltage level

pnp

-U

B

npn

+U

B

1

+UB-U

B

Fig. 6: LED displays

Factory setting

The esp-4 are delivered with the
following factory settings:

■ Output label/splice output D1 on
NOC.

■ Output D2 on fuction web break.

■ Ouput web break on NOC.

■ 40 or 20 mm spacing.

■ Operation mode on automatic

tracking on/off via input C2.

Automatic tracking

After a Teach-in the esp-4 can track
the working point automatically. In
this way variations in the material to
be scanned and fluctuation in the
ambient temperature can be com­pensated.
Via control input C2 the automatic
tracking can be put on and off.

Condition

operation

backing
material

LED 1 LED 2

Green

Green

Green

Green

label/splice

web break

Teach-in

Teach-in
dismissed

Red

Green

Green

Red flashing

See »Teach-in methods«

Green Red flashing

Synchronization

If two or more esp-4 shall work close
together they may influence one
another. To avoid this the esp-4 can
be synchronized. To do this all contol
inputs C3 have to be connected with
each other.

Parameterization with
LinkControl

The esp-4 can be extensively
parameterized under LinkControl.
Here you need the optionally
available LinkControl adapter LCA-2
and the LinkControl software for
Windows©.

Operation onto LinkControl

▸ Install the LinkControl software

onto your PC.
Connect the LinkControl adapter
to your PC with the USB cable.

▸ Connect esp-4 to the LCA-2 in

keeping with the Fig 7 table. For
this, use the adapter cable in the
LCA-2 case.

▸ Connect the voltage supply cable

to the LCA-2 on the other side of
the T connector.

▸ Start the LinkControl software and

follow the instructions on the
screen.

Fig. 1: Mounting and installation positions

Fig. 7: Connecting dbk+4 to the LCA-2

+UB-U

B

Colour
esp4

Colour
adapter cable

Brown

Blue

Brown

Blue

Pin

1
3

C3/Com Grey Grey 5

Teach-in methods

Teach-in label dynamic

Place backing material with label between transmitter

and receiver.

Teach-in label static

a) Place only backing material between

transmitter and receiver.

Teach-in only for sheeting

(splice sensor)

Place web material between transmitter

and receiver.

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 3 s until both LED

flash mutualy.

Pull backing material with labels among transmitter

and receiver with constant speed.

both LED flash green
simultaneously

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 1 s.

one LED flashes green briefly,
one LED is static green

one LED is static green,
one LED flashes green

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 6 s until

one LED turns off and one LED is on.

Pull only backing material among transmitter

and receiver.

one LED flashes green,
one LED is static green

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 1 s.

b) Place backing material with label between

transmitter and receiver.

one LED flashes green briefly,
one LED is static green

one LED is static green,
one LED flashes green

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 9 s until

both LEDs turn off.

Pull web material among transmitter

and receiver.

one LED flashes green briefly,
one LED is static green

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 1 s.

one LED flashes green briefly,
one LED is static green

one LED is static green,
one LED flashes green

Normal operation

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 1 s.

Move backing material with label between

transmitter and receiver.

one LED flashes green briefly,
one LED is static red

one LED flashes green,
one LED is static green

Place control input C1 on logic 1 for 1 s.

one LED flashes green briefly,
one LED is static green

one LED flashes green,
one LED is static green

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The following settings can be
undertaken:

■ Teach-in of web or label material.

■ Spacing between transmitter and

receiver.

■ NOC/NCC function of the

switched outputs.

■ Function of switched output D2.

some isopropanol onto a cotton
cloth and then wipe the surface

clean. Make sure that the reaction
Also available is a diagrammatic
representation of the readings.

time of the cleaner is kept down.

That means quickly wiping dry the

transducer surfaces.

Maintenance

No maintenance is need on the esp-

4. We would recommend cleaning
the sensor surfaces at the transmitter
and receiver should they become
very dirty. The best thing is to apply

2004/108/EC

Technical data

esp-4/3.../M18 E+S esp-4/M12/3.../M18 E+S

Spacing transmitter-receiver

Optimum spacing transmitter-receiver

Blind zone (in front of transmitter and receiver)

Permissible angular deviation

20 to 40 mm
40 mm ± 3 mm

20 to 30 mm

20 mm ± 3 mm
7 mm
10°-27° from the perpendicular of the sheet

5 mm

10°-27° from the perpendicular of the sheet

Ultrasonic frequency

Working range

Operating voltage U

B

400 kHz

web material with grammages of < 20 g/m2 to

500 kHz

web material with grammages of < 20 g/m2 to

>>600 g/m2; paper, metal, plastic

20 V to 30 V DC

>>600 g/m2; paper, metal, plastic

20 V to 30 V DC

Voltage ripple

No-load current consumption

Type of connection

Transmitter-receiver connection

± 10 %
≤ 50 mA

± 10 %

≤ 50 mA

2 m PUR cable, 7 x 0,25 mm

2

At receiver: PUR, 1,2 m;

2 m PUR cable, 7 x 0,25 mm

2

At receiver: PUR, 1,2 m;

Controls

at transmitter: 1 m, PUR; both with M8 connector at transmitter: 1 m, PUR; both with M8 connector

Connection cable to external ultrasonic transducer:

3 Control inputs: C1 to C3

PVC, 1,2 m

3 Control inputs: C1 to C3

Programmable
Response time

Teach-in, LinkControl
300 µs - 2,25 ms, depending on the grammages

Teach-in, LinkControl

300 µs - 2,25 ms, depending on the grammages

Indicator

Housing

Green: working/backing material
Red: label/splice

Green: working/single sheet

Red: double sheet
Red flashing: web break
Brass sleeve, nickel-plated; plastic parts: PBT, PA;

Red flashing: missing sheet

Brass sleeve, nickel-plated; plastic parts: PBT, PA;

Max. tightening torque of nuts
Class of protection to EN 60529

Cable: PUR; ultrasonic transducer:
Polyurethane, epoxy resin with glass content

Cable: PUR/PVC; ultrasonic transducer:

Polyurethane, epoxy resin with glass content
M18: 15 Nm
IP 65

M18: 15 Nm; M12: 8 Nm

IP 65

Operating temperature

Storage temperature

Weight

Norm conformity

+5 °C to +60 °C

-40 °C to +85 °C

+5 °C to +60 °C

-40 °C to +85 °C
130 g
EN 60947-5-2

160 g
EN 60947-5-2

Order no.

Double sheet output

esp-4/3CDD/M18 E+S esp-4/M12/3CDD/M18 E+S

pnp, +UB-2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

switchable NOC/NCC

pnp, +UB-2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

switchable NOC/NCC

Missing sheet output

UE at control inputs C1-C

3

pnp, +UB-2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

switchable NOC/NCC

pnp, +UB-2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

switchable NOC/NCC

> -UB+18 V: logical 1

< -UB+13 V or control input open: logical 0

> -UB+18 V: logical 1

< -UB+13 V or control input open: logical 0

Time delay before availibility

Order no.

Double sheet output

< 300 ms < 300 ms

esp-4/3BEE/M18 E+S

npn, -UB+2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

esp-4/M12/3BEE/M18 E+S

npn, -UB+2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

Missing sheet output

UE at control inputs C1-C

3

switchable NOC/NCC

npn, -UB+2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

switchable NOC/NCC

npn, -UB+2 V, I

max.

= 200 mA, short circuit proof,

switchable NOC/NCC

< -UB+6 V: logical 1

switchable NOC/NCC

< -UB+6 V: logical 1

Time delay before availibility

1)

Can be programmed with LinkControl

> -UB+10 V or control input open: logical 0

< 750 ms

> -UB+10 V or control input open: logical 0

< 750 ms

Brown
White
Black
Violet

Blue

2 pnp switched outputs

U

Pink
Grey

+UB
D2
D1
C1
C2
C3

-UB

Brown
White
Black
Violet

Blue

2 npn switched outputs

U

Pink
Grey

+UB
D2
D1
C1
C2
C3

-UB

MV-DO-108284-290059

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