Model MG
Metal Box Controller and Light
Curtain
Ordering Procedure
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Example Part
#
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MG
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04
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OF
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20
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(Options)
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Light
Curtain Module Housing
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Pylon
Size |
Light
Curtain Style and Beam Spacing |
Scanning distance
in feet - 20' (6.1m) standard, 50' (15.24m)
maximum |
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Light Curtain Controller Module
Housing
MG - NEMA 12 & 13 (IP64)
stand alone Metal Box Controller Module with Safety
Relays
Pylon sizes (protected area in
inches) with 1/2" (13mm) beam spacing:
04, 08, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48,
52, 56, 60, 64
Pylon sizes available (protected
area) with 1" (25mm) beam spacing:
04, 08, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40,
44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100,
104, 108, 112, 116, 120
Light Curtain Style and Beam
Spacing
1/2" (13mm) Spacing of Beams
OF - Constant Scan - No blanking.
1F - Has one beam floating
blank built-in.
8K - Up to three beam floating
blank (reduced resolution) adjustable by a locking key switch.
Capable of constant scan or one, two or three floating
beams.
AB - Includes constant scan light
curtain, one beam floating blank and two auto blank modes.
CE - No blanking, 24VDC input
power, 2o angle of divergence, and CE compliant. Designed to
conform to the European market and worldwide IEC 61496 1 and 2
standards and CE.
1" (25mm) Spacing of Beams
OF1 - Constant Scan - No blanking.
1F1 - Has one beam floating blank
built-in.
8K1 - Up to three beam floating blank (reduced
resolution) adjustable by a locking key switch. Capable
of constant scan or one, two or three floating
beams.
AB1 - Includes constant
scan light curtain, one beam floating blank, and two auto blank
modes.
CE1 - No blanking, 24VDC input power, 2o angle of
divergence, and CE compliant. Designed to conform to the
European market and worldwide IEC 61496 1 and 2 standards
and CE.
Options (Add underlined suffix to part
number)
Available on Metal Box
Controllers
- SMB - Swivel Mounting
Bracket for Pylons: Replaces the L-shaped fixed
mounting brackets normally supplied. This
option provides 360° rotation of
pylons.
- MO
- Guarding Mute-Out:
Mutes out light curtain on
non-hazardous portion of machine
cycle.
- DN -
DeviceNet™: Fieldbus network compatible. Add
suffix DN to light curtain model
number.
- Extended
Range Units: 21' (6.4m) to 50'
(15.24m) scanning distances (specify desired
scanning distance).
Available ONLY on the Metal Box
Controller
- DS
- Dual Individual Stop
Outputs
- LR - Resettable Latching
Relays (Metal Box Controller):
Requires the light curtain to be
manually reset each time the light curtain is
penetrated.
- SC - Single Controller
for Multiple Light Curtain (Metal Box
Controller):
Cost effective approach when a
machine requires multiple light curtains. The
multiple light curtain systems are controlled
by a single MicroGuard controller. Up to four
sets of pylons can be connected to the
controller. Add suffix SC to light
curtain model number and additional plyon
sizes.
- ES
- Emergency Stop Input.
E-Stop input requiring the
MicroGuard to issue a stop command (built
in standard on the DIN-rail Safety Relay
Controller Module).
- 24VDC- 24 VDC Input Power (Metal Box
Controller): Add suffix DC for 24 VDC
input power.
- 220VAC - 220 VAC Input
Power (Metal Box Controller):
Add suffix 220VAC for 220
VAC input power.
Extra Pylon Protection
(optional)
- PT
- Polycarbonate
Tube: Encases the pylons for high
impact protection.
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