E3NX-CA

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Description

E3NX-CA

High-performance color mark sensor

E3NX-CA provides reliable color mark detection for standard as well as challenging applications. The separate sensing head setup allows the easy adaption to the mounting requirements even when space is crucial.

  • Capability to distinguish slight color differences
  • Response speed of 50 μs using contrast mode
  • Bank switching up to 8 memories
  • RGB data transmission function
  • Easy teaching by Smart Tuning within a few seconds
  • EtherCAT communication unit for high-speed fieldbus connectivity

Performance comparison

Registration mark detection

 

The packaging material used in many packaging machines is very often delivered in rolls and has to be cut and positioned accurately. In order to avoid waste and errors and to compensate for environmental influences, a registration mark (usually black or in a colour that provides maximum contrast to the background) is added to the packaging material.

 

 

 

The goal of any mark sensor development is to reliably detect these registration marks even in changing environmental conditions. A particular challenge is the frequent exchange of packaging materials and the continuously changing packaging designs.

 

 

 

At Omron we closely work together with leading packaging machine makers to evaluate the requirements for sensors from commonly used packaging material as well as most critical designs or materials. In addition the performance requirements vary according to the overall machine value concept.

 

 

Solution portfolio

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Complex shape and position detection and synchronized quality inspection.

For positioning and machine synchronisation tasks e.g. requiring the recognition of words or symbols, the shape, position detection functionalities of the vision sensors and systems can be set up to provide solutions for the most complex and challenging tasks. The vision systems can also detect the registration mark and perform position and quality inspections at the same time.

  • FQ2 – Simply guided and crystal clear
  • Xpectia-Lite – Performance in touch with simplicity

 

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Challenging designs or colour marks

Objects with complex designs or where the contrast between print mark and background is low, require sensors that allow an easy adaption to the specific requirements of the particular task.

  • Amplifiers with digital value displays and advanced signal evaluation functions for application optimised settings
  • Wide range of sensing heads fitting the application and distance requirements
  • White LED, RGB ratio comparison and extended functionality

 

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Standard print mark detection

For print marks most commonly used in the packaging and printing industry, the contrast sensors with white LED have an optimised light intensity and RGB ratio evaluation algorithm ensuring a stable and fast detection.

  • Compact housing concept for high flexibility in machine design
  • Fast response time of 50 μs

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  • Autoteach and white LED

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Specifications & ordering info

Ordering information

Type

Appearance

Connecting method

Inputs/outputs

Order code

NPN output

PNP output

Standard models

Pre-wired (2 m)

1 output

E3NX-CA11 2M

E3NX-CA41 2M

Wire-saving Connector

1 output

E3NX-CA6

E3NX-CA8

Advanced models

Pre-wired (2 m)

2 outputs + 1 input

E3NX-CA21 2M

E3NX-CA51 2M

Model for Sensor Communications Unit

Connector for Sensor Communications Unit

E3NX-CA0

Specifications

Item

Type

Standard models

Advanced models

Model for Sensor Communications Unit 

NPN output

E3NX-CA11

E3NX-CA6

E3NX-CA21

E3NX-CA0

PNP output

E3NX-CA41

E3NX-CA8

E3NX-CA51

Connecting method

Pre-wired

Wire-saving Connector

Pre-wired

Connector for Sensor Communications Unit

I/O

Outputs

1 output

2 outputs

External input

1 input

Light source (wavelength)

White LED (420 to 700 nm)

Supply voltage

10 to 30 VDC, including 10% ripple (p-p)

Supplied from the connector through the Sensor Communications Unit.

Power consumption

At Power Supply Voltage of 24 VDC

Normal mode: 960 mW max. (Current consumption: 65 mA max.)

Eco function ON: 720 mW max. (Current consumption: 30 mA max.)

Eco function LO: 800 mW max. (Current consumption: 33 mA max.)

Control output

Load power supply voltage

30 VDC max., open-collector output

Load current

Groups of 1 to 3 Amplifiers: 100 mA max.,

Groups of 4 to 30 Amplifiers: 20 mA max.

Residual voltage

At load current of less than 10 mA: 1 V max.

At load current of 10 to 100 mA: 2 V max.

OFF current

0.1 mA max.

Protection circuits

Power supply reverse polarity protection, output short-circuit protection, and output reverse polarity protection

Power supply reverse polarity protection

Sensing method

Contrast Mode: Light intensity discrimination for RGB (initial state/after 2-point tuning) (R+G+B light intensity discrimination for 1-point tuning)

Color Mode: RGB ratio discrimination

Response time

Super-high-speed Mode (SHS)

Operate or reset: 50 µs (only in Contrast Mode)

High-speed Mode (HS)

Operate or reset: 250 µs

Standard Mode (Stnd)

Operate or reset: 1 ms

Giga-power Mode (GIGA)

Operate or reset: 16 ms

Sensitivity adjustment

Smart Tuning (2-point tuning, full autotuning, or 1-point tuning (1% to 99%)) or manual adjustment

Maximum connectable units

30 Units

30 Units (When connected to OMRON NJ-series Unit)

Functions

Operation mode

Contrast Mode: NO (Light-ON) or NC (Dark-ON)

Color Mode: NO (ON for match: ON for same color as registered color) or NC (ON for mismatch: ON for different color from registered color)

Timer

Select from timer disabled, OFF-delay, ON-delay, one-shot, or ON-delay + OFF-delay timer (Counted by 0.1 s in a range of 0.1 to 0.5 ms, by 0.5 ms for 0.5 to 5 ms, and by 1 ms for 5 to 9999 ms. Default: 10 ms, Error: 0.1 ms)

Zero reset

Contrast Mode only

Negative values can be displayed. (Threshold level is shifted.)

Resetting settings

Select from initial reset (factory defaults), user reset (saved settings), or bank reset.

Eco mode

Select from OFF (digital display lit), Eco ON (digital display not lit), and Eco LO (digital display dimmed).

Bank switching

Select from banks 1 to 8.

Power tuning level

Set from 100 to 9,999. (The RGB maximum incident level at Smart Tuning is adjusted to the power tuning level.)

Output 2

Normal, error output, AND output, or OR output

External input

Select from input OFF, tuning, full-auto tuning, emission OFF, bank 1 and 2 switching, bank 1 through 8 switching, or zero reset.

Changing the displays

Threshold level and incident level, channel number and incident level, RGB display and incident level, or bank display and incident level

Contact input (relay or switch)

Non-contact input (transistor)

NPN

ON: Shorted to 0 V (Sourcing current: 2 mA max.).

OFF: Open or shorted to Vcc.

ON: 1.5 V max. (Sourcing current: 2 mA max.)

OFF: Vcc – 1.5 V to Vcc (Leakage current: 0.1 mA max.)

PNP

ON: Shorted to Vcc (Sinking current: 3 mA max.).

OFF: Open or shorted to 0 V.

ON: Vcc – 1.5 V to Vcc (sinking current: 3 mA max.)

OFF: 1.5 V max. (Leakage current: 0.1 mA max.)

Recommended fiber heads

Sensing method

Appearance

Sensing direction

Size

Order code

Reflective

Right-angle

M6

E32-C91N 2M

Through-beam

(Grooved type)

Array

10 mm

E32-G16 2M

Fiber amplifier connectors

Type

Appearance

Cable length

No. of conductors

Applicable fiber amplifier units

Order code

Master connector

2 m

3

E3NX-CA6

E3NX-CA8

E3X-CN11

Slave connector

1

E3X-CN12

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