Color Sensors with Discrete I/O and Teach Function

EMX Series Color Max-1000:

Verify the presence of targets that can be differentiated by color, faster and with greater control. A ColorMax-1000™ color sensor lets your machine see up to 15 colors and RGB intensity. What's more, innovative technology improves sensitivity and speed, so you can maximize the pace of manufacturing.

• Recognizes 15 colors. Use fewer sensors. No need to reprogram when you change setups.
• Traditional color sensors output only a "match/no match" condition, but the ColorMax™-1000 also outputs the analog values for each RGB reading. Now machines and operators can see not just which color, but how much color - enabling tighter control.
• 2 to 5 times faster sample speed - for fast manufacturing.
• The only color sensor in an M30 package.
• Highest resolution and repeatability specs in the industry.
• Sophisticated algorithms ignore luster
• PC-based configuration; lock out unauthorized changes

Delta Color Sensors:

The CS24D Color Sensor is the newest innovation form Delta Computers. With easy configuration and optimization using Delta’s ColorSense software, the microprocessor-controlled CS24D can be taught to recognize up to 15 colors. A large sensing area and intense lighting make it relatively immune to product texture and other non-color variations. The CS24D is well-suited for on-line color verification. In the automobile industry, for example, the CS24D can quickly and accurately determine the color of seats, headliners, door panels, etc.

The CS24D works by illuminating a sample using an array of 24 ultra-high intensity LEDs and analyzing the reflected light captured by its large-area silicon cell. A new color reading is taken every millisecond and the discrete outputs are updated. Recognizing a new sample can be done as quickly as 2 to 3 milliseconds, although if more time is available, the CS24D allows for a number of readings to be averaged, which improves performane in critical applications.

The CS24D color sensors fill the market between low-end color sensors/color mark readers and spectrometers/color vision systems. The CS24D has better performance and more versatility than typical color sensors. The CS24D is intended for on-line use, whereas spectrometers are typically used off-line and where standardized color space readings are required. Color vision systems are preferred over color sensors where dimensional information is the primary requirement, and consistent color readings are of less importance.

Features

• Recognize up to fifteen different color objects with one sensor.
• Superior color detection on a wide range of materials—even difficult textures.
• Teaching with eight readings per color provides for permissible color variations.
• Easily optimize performance using the ColorSense Setup Wizard.
• Several sensing areas for standoff distances are available to cover a wide range of applicaitons.
• Discrete inputs and outputs provide compatibility with any 12-24V I/O.
• Compact 1.3 x 4.0” footprint (33 x 100mm). Height is 4.0” (100mm) not including cables.
• Long life LED lighting with temperature, aging, and ambient light compensation.