Panasonic FX-501, FX-502, FX-505-C2, FX-501P, FX-502P User guide

Instruction Manual

Digital Fiber Sensor Amplifier

FX-501□, FX-502□, FX-505□-C2 Series

Thank you for purchasing products from Panasonic Electric Works SUNX Co., Ltd. Please read this Instruction Manual carefully and thoroughly for the correct and optimum use of this product. Kindly keep this manual in a convenient place for quick reference.

WARNING

●●Never use this product as a sensing device for personnel protection.

●●In case of using sensing devices for personnel protection, use prod ucts which meet laws and standards, such as OSHA, ANSI or IEC etc., for personnel protection applicable in each region or country.

1 Compliance with standards

This product complies with the following standards and regulations.

●●For the EU: EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

●●For the US and Canada:

ANSI/UL60947 5 2, CAN/CSA C22.2 No.14 ●●For Korea: S1-G-1-2009, S2-W-5-2009

*In case you require a UL listing mark or C-UL listing mark, use a class 2 power supply unit.

2Part description

FX-501□
1	2	3	4
	9 8 7	6	5

	1	Operation indicator for sensing output (orange)
	2	Digital display (green / red)
	3	UP key (+)	Functions:
			●● Teach
	4	DOWN key (–)
			●● Fine adjustment of the threshold value
			●● Select settings
	5	MODE key	Functions:
			●● Select modes
			●● Cancel
	6	SET key	Functions:
			●● Teach
			●● Save selected settings
	7	Mode indicator PRO mode (yellow), see page 6
	8	Mode indicator CUST (custom) mode (yellow), see page 5
	9	Mode indicator L /D (Light-ON / Dark-ON) mode (yellow)

FX-502□ and FX-505□-C2
1	2	3	4	5
		0 9 8	7	6

1, Sensing output 1 (lit if output is active) ●● Yellow: Sensing output is selected ●● Orange: Sensing output is operating

2Sensing output 2 (lit if output is active) ●● Yellow: Sensing output is selected ●● Orange: Sensing output is operating

3Digital display (green / red)

	4	UP key (+)	Functions:
			●● Teach
	5	DOWN key (–)
			●● Fine adjustment of the threshold value
			●● Select settings
	6	MODE key	Functions:
			●● Select modes
			●● Cancel
	7	SET key	Functions:
			●● Teach
			●● Confirm selected settings
	8	Mode indicator PRO mode (yellow)
	9	Mode indicator CUST (custom) mode (yellow)
	0	Mode indicator L /D (Light-ON / Dark-ON) mode (yellow)

*To toggle the key lock function ON/OFF, press the SET and the MODE key together for 3 seconds.

3Mounting

Installation to a DIN rail

1.Attach the railing on the rear of the ampli fier to the DIN rail.

2.Push the amplifier in the direction of the arrow as illustrated so that it attaches securely.

Removal from a DIN rail

1.Push the amplifier forward.

2.Lift the front part of the amplifier up.

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Connecting the fiber cable

*The attachments to the fiber cables need to be fitted BEFORE you insert the fibers into the amplifier. For details, refer to the instruction manual enclosed with the fibers.

1.	Snap the fiber lock lever 1 down as	1. 3.	1
	far as it will go.
2.	Insert the fiber cables slowly into the
	inlets until they stop (see note).	2.
3.	Return the fiber lock lever to the	2
	original position.	3

*With the coaxial reflective type fiber, such as FD-G4 or FD-FM2, insert the single core fiber cable into the inlet for the emitter 2

(inlet on the amplifier is labeled “P”) and the multi-core fiber cable into the inlet for the receiver 3. If they are inserted the wrong way round, the sensing performance will deteriorate.

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4Cascading amplifiers of the series connection type

*Cascading is not available for FX-505□-C2.

●●You can only cascade amplifiers of the series connection type, i.e.

FX-501□ and FX-502□.

●●Make sure that the power supply is OFF while adding or removing amplifiers of the series connection type.

●●If you cascade 2 or more amplifiers, make sure to mount them on a

DIN rail. Refer to “3 Mounting” for details.

●●For each amplifier using a main connection cable you can install a maximum of 11 additional amplifiers using sub cables.

●●If you connect 2 or more amplifiers of the series connection type in cascade, use the sub cable (optional) for the second series-connec tion-type amplifier and all after.

Cascading amplifiers

1. Mount the amplifiers one by one on the

DIN rail.

2. Slide the amplifiers next to each other and connect the quick-connection cables

(main cable for the first amplifier, sub cables for all amplifiers after the first).

3. Mount the end plates MS-DIN-E (1, optional) at both ends of the cascade so

that their flat sides hold the amplifiers together.

4. Tighten the screws to fix the end plates.

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Removing cascaded amplifiers

1. Loosen the screws of the end plates.

2. Remove the end plates.

3. Slide the last amplifier away from the oth ers and remove them one by one.

5 I/O circuit diagrams

FX-501 (NPN type)

	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>circuit	Brown, +V (see note)		+
		Black, sensing output	Load		12–24V DC
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Main			–
		Blue, 0V (see note)			(+10% / -15%)
	FX-501P (PNP type)
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>circuit	Brown, +V (see note)
		Black, sensing output		+	12 to 24V DC
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Main			–
		Blue, 0V (see note)	Load		(+10% / -15%)

*The quick-connection sub cable does not have +V (brown) and 0V (blue). The power is supplied from the connector of the main cable.

Terminal arrangement

		Terminal no.	Function
	1	1	+V
	2	2	Sensing output
	3
		3	0V

FX-502 (NPN type)

		Brown, +V (see note)
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>circuit	White, sensing output 2 /	Load
		external input		+	12–24V DC
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Main			–
		Black, sensing output 1			(+10% / -15%)
		Blue, 0V (see note)

*The quick-connection sub cable does not have +V (brown) and 0V (blue). The power is supplied from the connector of the main cable.

	Terminal arrangement
		Terminal	Function FX-501□ Function FX-502□
		no.	and FX-505□
		1	+V				+V
	1	2	Sensing output			Sensing output 1
	2	4	0V			Sensing output 2 /
	3	3
						external input
		4	──				0V
	FX-502P (PNP type)
		Brown, +V (see note)
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>circuit	Black, sensing output 1
						+	12–24V DC
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Main					–
		White, sensing output 2 /			Load		(+10% / -15%)
		external input
		Blue, 0V (see note)
	FX-505-C2 (NPN type)
		Brown, +V
		Pink, external input		Load	Load
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>circuit
		Black, sensing output 1				+	12–24V DC
		White, sensing output 2				–	(+10% / -15%)
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Main
		Blue, 0V
		Gray, monitor current output (4–20mA)				Load		(0–250Ω)
	FX-505P-C2 (PNP type)
		Brown, +V
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>circuit	Black, sensing output 1
						–	(+10% / -15%)
		White, sensing output 2				+	12–24V DC
	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Main	Pink, external input		Load	Load
		Blue, 0V
		Gray, monitor current output (4–20mA)				Load		(0–250Ω)

* Make sure to insulate the ends of all unused lead wires.

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6 Operation procedure

●●If you change settings, press the SET key before you turn the power

OFF. Otherwise your changes will be lost.

●●With FX-502□, press the MODE key for 3 seconds to switch from sensing output 1 to sensing output 2.

When you turn the power ON, the amplifier is in RUN mode. Press the

MODE key (indicated by black arrow in the illustrations below) to switch from one mode to the next.

RUN mode	●●Displays the threshold value in green
	and the incident light intensity in red.
	●●Used for teaching, making fine
	adjustments to the threshold values
	(see page 5), and activating the
	key lock function (see page 5).
Sensing output operation mode	●●Select either Light-ON or Dark-ON.
	The default setting is	(Light-ON).
	●●Refer to sensing output operation
	mode on page 5 for details.
CUSTOM mode	●●Displays one of the three settings
	available in CUSTOM mode (re
	sponse time, emission power, hyster
	esis). The default setting is
	(response time).
	●●Refer to CUSTOM mode on page
	5 for details.
PRO mode	●●Used for advanced settings.
	●●Refer to PRO mode on page 6
	for details.

RUN mode

7 Teaching

●●Please note that if the threshold values are very close to each other, objects may not be detected reliably.

●●For teaching in Window Comparator mode or Hysteresis mode, you need to set the shift amount in PRO mode first. For the setting procedure, refer to the “PRO MODE OPERATION MANUAL” (only available in English).

●●If you use 1-point teaching, set the shift amount (the initial value is

10% or 100) in PRO mode.

Teaching is performed in RUN mode. There are different teaching methods available. Which teaching method is recommended depends on the sensor type and whether the sensing object is present or not present or moving.

Sensing condition	Recommended teaching
	method
Sensing object is present and easily	2-point teaching
detectable.
Sensing object is very small.	Limit teaching
Other objects are in the background.
Production line cannot be stopped and	Auto teaching
sensing object is moving

All teaching methods are available for the thru-beam and the reflective type.

2-point teaching

The basic teaching method when the sensing object is present is 2-point teaching.

Thru-beam type		Reflective type
1.	1.	2.

2.

1. Press the SET key when the sensing object is present.

2. Press the SET key when the sensing object is absent.

Display when stable sensing is possible.

Display when stable sensing is not possible.

Limit teaching

When the sensing object is small or there are objects in the background, use this teaching method. Both the thru-beam type and the reflective type can be used. The procedure only shows the thru-beam type.

Sensing object is present

Sensing object is not present

1. Press the SET key when the sensing object is present or not present.

2. Press the UP key to shift the threshold level to a high level (low sensitivity) or press the DOWN key to shift the threshold level to a low level (high sensitivity).

Display when stable sens ing is possible.

Display when stable sens ing is not possible.

Full auto teaching

When the sensing object is moving, use this teaching method. Both the thru-beam type and the reflective type can be used. The pro cedure only shows the thru-beam type.

1. Press and hold the SET key for a long time

2. Run the sensing object on the production line and hold down the SET key.

3. The display shows in green. When the sensing object has passed through, release the SET key.

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