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  1. Ultrasonic sensors
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  3. Device configuration

Ultrasonic sensor device configuration

The following will guide you through key programming steps for the ultrasonic sensors. We highlight the features used most often here. Refer to the Operating Instructions manual and the Info Card found under the “Downloads” tab at the product datasheet page for more details on programming the sensors and other features.

The information on this page refers to setup using pushbuttons on the device. Some ultrasonic sensors are IO-Link enabled. For those sensors, configuration can be accomplished either with pushbuttons or IO-Link. 

moneo | configure provides easy programming on a laptop

moneo | configure is a user-friendly software package that enables easy programming and visualization of all ifm IO-Link enabled sensors (V1.0 and V1.1) as well as other manufacturers' IO-Link enabled sensors (V1.1).  The software can be downloaded here: moneo | configure.

moneo | blue allows configuration in the palm of your hand

moneo | blue is an app that runs on your Apple or Android smart phones and provides access to all parameters, process values and diagnostics from all sensors connected to an IO-Link master. The Bluetooth™ adapter, EIO330, connects to one port of the IO-Link master and the app can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store or from Google play.

Smart phone running the moneo blue app and the EIO330 bluetooth adapter

Visual indications

  • 1/2: yellow LEDs indication status -- output indication and setting aid
  • 3 : green LED echo indication -- turns on when object or background is detected
  • 4: teach button

Switchpoint setting

  • Press and hold teach button for 2...6 sec until LEDs 1/2 start to flash at 1 Hz.
  • Position target and press the teach button for 1 sec until LEDs 1/2 flash at 2.5 Hz.
  • For 2 setpoint applications (i.e., window function), move the target to the second point and press the teach button for 1 sec. LEDs 1/2 flash briefly for 4 Hz.
Setting aid behavior with IO-Link
Sensor type Parameter Value Description
UGT / UIT Background 
suppression
  • on
  • off
  • Activate and deactivate background suppression.
  • Sets switchpoint just in front of background.
  • Only possible in "1 Point" mode.
UGT / UIT / UGR SSC1 config
logic
  • high
  • low
  • High active = normally open (NO)
  • Low active = normally closed (NC)
UGT / UIT SSC1 config
mode
  • 1 Point
  • Window
  • 2 Point
 Behavior of the output
  • 1 Point = Sensor switches before the taught point
  • Window = Sensor switches in the selected area
  • 2 Point = Sets a switch-on point (SP2) and a switch-off point (SP1)
UGT / UIT / UGR SSC1 config
hyst		 ... mm Hysteresis setting
UGT / UIT / UGR SSC1 switch-on delay ... ms Adjustable start-up delay up to 2000 ms
UGT / UIT / UGR SSC1 switch-off delay ... ms Adjust switch-off delay up to 2000 ms