R1D radar sensors for industrial applications
Setup and support
Device configuration

Easy device configuration for R1D radar distance sensor

The R1D radar sensor measures distance, velocity, and spatial position. To realize the maximum flexibility of the sensor, ifm's free software known as "Vision Assistant" is required for configuration. Download for free.

The following installation pages guides you through the setup process and explains the visualization of the Vision Assistant.

Initial connection steps

Connect the sensor to your laptop via the USB IO-Link interface ZZ1060.

Open the software and click on "Find sensor".

In the "Found devices" popup window, click on the arrow next to the R1D sensor to connect.

Upon initialization, the inclination instruction window will pop up.

The current inclination information for your sensor's installation is displayed.
If this installation is final, click on the box to set. Otherwise, close window for now.

Tab 1: Monitoring

Screenshot of monitoring screen with callouts to show process values, targets, and signal strength

Tab 2: Radar settings

Screenshot of radar settings with callouts showing process values, filters, and advanced parameters. — Radar settings tab

Graph of time vs distance explaining how the smoothing function operates — 4: Graphical representation of distance smoothing

Process values
• By default, process values are from the object closest to the sensor, i.e., "Shortest distance".
• Other objects, such as "Strongest power", "Strongest RCS", etc., can be selected depending on the application.
Range filters
• Filters for distance and power help fine tune the application solution
• In the image below, if object 2 is the target, the power filter can be reduced so that object 1 is ignored.
Advanced parameters
• Three operating modes are available that impact maximum distance, distance resolution, and maximum velocity.
• See table below for details.
Distance smoothing
• Process values can jump when multiple objects are detected or uneven surfaces reflect multiple signals.
• "Distance smoothing" applies an exponential filter to provide a weighted average value.

Tab 3: Switchpoint setting

Screenshot showing switchpoint setting using a sliding scale

Tab 4: Device setup

Screenshot of device setup tab in vision assistant showing tags, output logic and other parameters that are set here.

Operating modes

Effect of operating modes
	Standard	Long range High velocity	High switching frequency
Max distance (m)	20	50	20
Distance resolution (mm)	100	370	100
Distance accuracy (mm)	± 5	± 15	± 5
Max velocity (m/s)	± 6	± 15	N/A
Velocity resolution (m/s)	0.35	0.38	N/A
Switching frequency (Hz)	20	20	100

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