Cognex Xpand 25 User manual
COGNEX®
Xpand 25
Field of View Expander
Quick Reference Guide
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Getting Started •Page 4
1
Assembling Your Xpand 25 •Page 9
2
Field of View •Page 34
3
Compliance Information,
Warnings and Notices
•Page 40
4
About Field of View Expansion • Compatible Device List •
Limitations • Minimum Code Density • Package Contents •
Dimension Information
Assembly Overview • Optical Setup • Assembly Instructions
• Mounting Instructions • Mounting Bar Lights • Cabling
Instructions
Setting Focus • Field of View Maps
Xpand 25 Specications • Warnings and Notices
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Compatible Device List
Xpand 25 is compatible with the following devices:
• DataMan 503
About the FoV Expander
Xpand25™isa25”eldofviewexpander(FOVE),anaccessorythatcanbe
usedinfrontofacameratoincreasetheeldofviewinwidthdirection.This
isachievedbysplitingtheeldofviewinverticaldirection,andredirecting
thepartialeldsofviewsidebyside.
Limitations
Please note the following limitations when using Xpand 25:
• Internalilluminationnotsupported.
• Aimersnotsupported.
• Amaximumof2IVSL-LX520-XXXbarlightsaresupported.
Reader Barcode Size (Mil) Datamatrix Size (Mil)
DM503 6 12
Minimum Code Density
Xpand25hasbeendesignedwiththefollowingminimumcodedensity
in mind:
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Dimension Information
489.2 mm 250 mm
500 mm
250 mm
80.4 mm
174 mm
12.4 mm
50 mm
153 mm
PleaseobservethefollowingdimensionswhenmountingXpand25.
489.2 mm 250 mm
500 mm
250 mm
80.4 mm
174 mm
12.4 mm
50 mm
153 mm
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FOVE-bracket
Xpand 25 enclosure Bar-lightbracket
(2pieces,includedwithlight)
Bracket gasket
Package Contents
Spacer(26mm)
Spacer(12,4mm)
Fasteners
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Assembly Instructions
1AttachtheFOVE-brackettotheXpand25enclosureusingfour
M4x10mmatheadcapscrews,andthenattachtheM3x25mm
atheadcapscrewtotheFOVE-bracketusinganM3hexnut.
1 3
4 2
Tighteninsequence.Torquelimit:90N-cm(8Lb-In).
ThestepsbelowhighlightthemainstepsofassemblingyourXpand25:
Assembly Overview
Reader 25 mm c-mount lens 35 mm c-mount lens
DM503 ü
Optical Setup
TherecommendedapperturesizeisF:8
i
ThefollowinglensescanbeusedwithXpand25:
1. AttachtheFOVE-brackettotheFOVE.
2. Mountthecameralenstothereader,usingthestepsprovidedin
thequickreferenceguideforyourreader.
3. AttachthereadertotheFOVE-bracket.
4. Attachthebarlight(s)totheFOVE.
5. Connectthelighttothereader.
6. ConnectyourassemblytotheSetuptool.
7. Setfocus.
8. Closeslidinglenscover.
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Assembly Instructions
InsertfourM4x20mmscrewsinthemountingholesintheFOVE-bracket.
SecuretheM3x25mmatheadcapscrewusinganM3hexnut.
3
Torquelimit:90N-cm
(8Lb-In).
4
5
PlacethegasketontheFOVE-bracketslidingitoverthefourM4x10
mmscrews.
Slidethespacersoverthescrews.
2
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Assembly Instructions (continued)
MountthereadertothefourM4x10mmscrews.
7
Mountthecameralenstothereader,usingthestepsprovidedin
thequickreferenceguideforyourreader.
8
1 3
4 2
Tightenin
sequence.
Torquelimit:
1.5N-m(1.1
Lb-Ft).
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Left-oriented Right-oriented
Notethatthereadercanbemountedintwodifferentorientations,
asshownintheimagesbelow.
Removethereddustplugfromthehousingsubassembly,andthen
closetheslidinglenscover.
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Assembly Instructions (continued)
Asmallamountofextra
force might be needed
toproperlyseatthe
lens cover against the
o-ringintheFOVE-
bracket.
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9Closetheslidinglenscover. 10 Checkfocusandadjustifnecessaryasdescribedonpage28.To
adjustfocus,opentheslidinglenscoverrst.Whenthefocushas
beenset,closetheslidinglenscoverasdescribedinstep9on
page15.
Torquelimit:
50N-cm(4.4
Lb-In).
SecuretheslidinglenscoverusinganM3wingnut.
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Mounting Instructions
MountinganXpand25requiresspecialcareandattentionastheunitisheavy
andmightcauseseriousinjuryanddamageifnotmountedproperly.Please
observe the instructional steps and precautions in the following sections to
ensuresafeandreliableoperationofXpand25.
Theimageinthenextpageshowsathree-pointmountingcongurationfor
Xpand25.
Xpand25mustbemountedusingthreemountingpoints.
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