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This document summarizes supplementary information on mounting and electrical instal-
lation as well as measured value output fomat of the TiM55x/56x/57x.
It is aimed at sufficiently qualified personnel for the purposes of installation, commissioning
and further data processing.
Notes on commissioning, configuration and maintenance can be found in the TiM55x/56x/
57x operating instructions.
Information on the TiM55x/56x/57x can be found on the Internet on the TiM5xx product
page at www.sick.com/tim5xx:
Technical specifications in the online data sheet (PDF)
Dimensional drawing and 3D CAD dimension models in various electronic formats
Range diagram (PDF)
EC Declaration of Conformity (PDF)
Configuration software SOPAS ET (www.sick.com/SOPAS_ET)
Product information with overview of available accessories (PDF)
TiM5xx operation instructions (PDF) in additional languages where applicable
This technical information (PDF)
Support is also available from your sales partner, see www.sick.com/worldwide.
In the following the TiM55x/56x/57x is referred to in simplified form as "TiM5xx".
Symbols used
Certain information in this documentation is emphasized as follows to enable faster access
to the information:
Notice!
A notice indicates potentially damaging hazards or functional impairments to the TiM5xx or
its connected devices.
Warning!
A warning indicates specific or potential dangers to the user's physical integrity. It is intended to protect the user against accidents.
The safety symbol to the left of the warning indicates the type of accident hazard e.g. due
to electricity. Increasing warning levels (CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER) indicate the severity
of the possible hazard.
Always reading warnings carefully and obey them meticulously.
ImportantThis important notice informs you about special aspects.
This symbol refers to supplementary technical documentation.
The TiM5xx is an opto-electronic laser scanner that electro-sensitively scans the perimeter
of its surroundings at a single plane with the aid of laser beams. The TiM5xx measures its
surroundings using two-dimensional polar coordinates based on its measurement origin.
This is marked on the hood in the centre using a circular indentation. If a laser beam hits
an object, its position in terms of distance and direction is determined.
Scanning is performed across a 270° sector. The maximum range of the TiM5xx is max.
10 m (TiM55x/TiM56x) and 25 m (TiM57x) on light, natural surfaces with an object reflectivity > 50 % (e.g. a white house wall).
The scanning range is 8 m in the case of dark surfaces with remission of > 10%.
2.2Distance measurement
The TiM5xx emits pulsed laser beams using a laser diode. If one of these laser pulses hits
an object or a person, this is reflected at its surface. The reflection is detected in the
TiM5xx's receiver by a photodiode. The TiM5xx uses HDDM technology (High Definition Distance Measurement), a SICK own-development. Using this measurement method, a
measured value is formed by the average value for several individual pulses. The TiM5xx
calculates the distance to the object from the transit time required by the light from emission of the beam to receipt of the reflection. This principle of "time-of-flight measurement"
is used by radar systems in a similar manner.
2.3Direction measurement
The emitted laser beams are deflected by the TiM5xx using a rotating mirror and its surroundings scanned in a circular form. The measurements are triggered internally at regular
angle increments using an angular encoder. One complete rotation represents one measuring process (scan).
The TiM5xx works at a scanning frequency of 15 Hz, i.e. it performs 15 measuring processes
per second and makes the measurement results continuously available in real time via an
Ethernet interface.
The measurement method forms an average value from several pulses to determine individual measured values.
At an angle resolution of 1°(TiM55x) and 0.3°(TiM56x/TiM57x), a measuring point is
formed from the average of 84 measurements.
TiM55x
Spot diameter (mm)
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Spot diameter of a submeasuring point.
Divergence 9.5 mrad, spot diameter on the front screen 6 mm
Elongation of the 84 overlayed submeasuring points in direction
of deflection at angle step 1°.
Divergence 27 mrad, spot diameter on the front screen 6.5 mm
Spot diameter of a submeasuring point.
Divergence 9.5 mrad, spot diameter on the front screen 6 mm
Elongation of the 84 overlayed submeasuring points in direction
of deflection at angle step 0.3°.
Divergence 15 mrad, spot diameter on the front screen 6.5 mm
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Range (m)
Spot diameter (mm)
Spot diameter of a submeasuring point.
Divergence 9.6 mrad, spot diameter on the front screen 6 mm
Elongation of the 84 overlayed submeasuring points in direction
of deflection at angle step 0.3°.
Divergence 15 mrad, spot diameter on the front screen 6.5 mm
The TiM5xx can, depending on the application purpose, be mounted in any position.
Install the TiM5xx so it as unaffected by shocks and vibrations as possible.
Install the TiM5xx so it is not exposed to any direct sunlight (window, skylight) or any
other heat sources. This prevents impermissible temperature increases inside the
device.
During install ation make sure t here is no light or reflective surface behind the reference
target (see Figure ).
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90°
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Using several TiM5xx
The TiM5xx is designed so that mutual interference of the same types of sensors is very unlikely. To preclude even the slightest of influences on the measuring accuracy, we recommend installing the TiM5xx as in the examples below.