EL elmeta mds 50 User manual

Metal detector ELMETA® MDS 50
en
BEA--250127-EN-09
Operating manual
1. Safety 2
2. Function 3
3. OperatingdeviceRT5020/DO50.. 4
3.1 Displays 4
3.2 Keys 5
3.3 Basicoperationinsetupmode 6
3.4 Settingthemetaldetectorsensitivity 7
3.5 Instructionsfordailyuse 8
4. Adapterplate 8
5. Assembly 10
6. Installation 12
7. Commissioning 13
8. Parameters 15
9. Errorlocationinstructions 17
10.Maintenance 18
11.Spareparts 19
11.1ExchangeofamplierVK5020 19
12.Technicaldata 21

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MetaldetectorMDA010.mayonlybeusedtoscantextiles.
MetaldetectorMDS50locatesmagneticandnon-magneticmetal
particlesonmovingwebs.Itissuitablefordrytextilematerialsand
non-wovensupto4mmthick.Thewebspeedmayliebetween3and
200metersperminute.
Onlyusethemetaldetector
- wheninatechnicallyperfectstate
- forapprovedapplications
- takingintoaccountthesafetyrecommendationsandpossibledan-
gerslistedintheoperatinginstructions.
Workrelatedtotheoperation,conversionorsettingofthemetal
detector,itsmaintenanceandrepairmaybecarriedoutbyqualied
personnelonly.PleaseobservetheON/OFFswitchingproceduresin
theoperatinginstructions.
Lookafterthisoperatingmanualcarefullyandmakesureitisavail-
abletopersonnelatalltimes.
Theoperatingmanualispartofthepackageandshouldberead
carefullypriortomounting,operationandmaintenance.
Nevertouchtheedgesofmovingwebs.
Nevertouchliveparts.
Whenmountingthemetaldetector,thesafetyclearancesstipulated
bythelocallyapplicableandprofessionalsafetyregulations(e.g.
ISO11111,EN292,EN349)mustbeobserved.
Theprobemustnotbemechanicallystressed.Itmustnotbeused
eitherasaladderorsupportduringservicingorasadepositingsur-
face.
Runelectricalleadsaccordingtotheattachedwiringdiagram,ob-
servingthecross-sectionandprotectioninstructions.Runsignal
leadsawayfromnoisyorheavycurrent-carryingleads(e.g.motor
cables).
Pleaseensurethat:
- electricalcomponentswithoutenclosuressuchasswitchpanels
orcommanddevicesareprotectedaccordingtothelocallyappli-
cablesafetyregulationse.g.VDE0100,
- whenrunningelectricalcablesthattheinsulationisnotdamaged
andthecablescorrectlysecuredandprotectedmachineswitch,
Checkthatthemainsvoltagecorrespondstothatspeciedonthe
typeplate.
1. Safety
1.1 Approved applications
1.2 Operating manual
1.3 Safety hints
1.4 Assembly
1.5 Installation

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Thewebguidershouldbeoperatedbyqualiedpersonsorsuitably
instructedpersonnelonly.
➜=jobstobeperformed
=importantinformationandinstructions
= text sections due particular attention to assure the safe op-
eration of the metal detector.
MetaldetectorMDS50locatesmagneticandnon-magneticmetal
particlesonmovingwebs.Itissuitablefordrytextilematerialsand
non-wovensupto4mmthick.Thewebspeedmayliebetween3and
200metersperminute.
Themetaldetectorconsistsofaprobeandtwosideparts.Theopen
fabricwidthpassesaccrosstheprobe.Themetaldetectoroperator
panelislocatedinoneofthesideparts.Theconnectionsforthesup-
plyvoltage,CANbusandthevarioussignalinputsandoutputsare
locatedontheotherside.
- Mountingcomponentsforthemetaldetector,consistingofvibra-
tionabsorbersandgroundstraps
- Setofcomponentstoinsulatetherollerswhichsurroundthemetal
detectorwithin500mm.
- Centersupportformetaldetectorshavinganoperatingwidthof
over3000mm
- PowersupplyCN4002
- RESETcable
- OUTPUTcable
- WEBSPEEDcable
- Remote/paralleloperationDO50..
2. Function
2.1 Purpose
2.2 Design
2.2.1 Accessories
1.7 Explanation of symbols
1.6 Operation

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Anelectro-magneticalternatingeldiscreatedinthemetaldetec-
torprobingrange.Ifthewebcarriesaforeignmetalparticleoverthe
probe,thealternatingeldisdisturbedandsignaloutput1set.Atthe
sametime,thealarmdisplaysonthesidesgoon,asdoesalarmdis-
play1ontheoperatingpanel.
Signaloutput1maybeusedtostoptheprocessingmachineorto
triggeranopticaloracousticalarm.Dependingonthemetaldetector
conguration,thesignaloutputmayberesetautomaticallyormanu-
ally.
Signaloutput2isusedforthespeed-synchronizedtriggeringonfol-
low-upmachinedevicessuchascalanderrollers,shearingtoolsor
markingsystems.Thesignaloutputissetandresetdependingon
thewebspeedandthedistancebetweenthemetaldetectorandfol-
low-upmachinedevices.
2 1/2-place digital display
Innormaloperation,thedigitaldisplayindicatesthemetaldetector
sensitvity,seel.h.illustration.
Insetupmode,itindicateseitherthedeviceaddress,theparameter
numberorparametervalue,seeexample1.
Givenapermissiblevaluefrom 200 upwardsthe"unitdigit"is
shiftedtotherightandnolongerdisplayed.Thisactionisindicat-
edbytheashingofthenaldecimalpoint,seeexample2and3.
3. Operating device
RT 5020/ DO 50..
3.1 Displays
0.5 Deviceaddress
Parameternumber
Parametervalue
Example 1: Example 2:
Withparametervaluesover199,the
thirdplaceisindicatedbyaashing
decimalpoint
Example 3:
Withparametervaluesover999,the
fourthplaceisindicatedbyaashing
decimalpoint
Exampleparametervalues200to209 Exampleparam.values1560to1569
.17.
50
20. 156.
5
2.3 Operating principle

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Operating voltage display +5 V DC
Thedisplaygoesonwhenvoltageissuppliedtothecontrolelectron-
ics.
Alarm displays 1 and 2
Thedisplaysindicatetheswitchingstatusofthesignaloutputs:
- display1goesonwhensignaloutput1isset.
- display2ashesassoonasoutput1issetandremainsillumi-
natedwhensignaloutput2isset(onlywhensignaloutput2is
congured).
Bothdisplaysashduringsystemadjustment.
LED illuminated bar
TheLEDilluminatedbarindicatesthesignallevel.Innormalopera-
tion,oneorseveralgreenLEDsarealwaysilluminated.Iftheweb
movesaforeignmetalobjectacrosstheprobe,theyellowandred
LEDsgoon.Thelargerthesizeofthemetalparticle,thegreaterthe
numberofLEDsthatlightup.
Themaximumsignalvalueistemporarilystoredsothatevenfast
signalsmaybestored,i.e.oncethemetalparticlehaspassedover,
theLEDthathadindicatedthemaximumvalue,remainsilluminated.
ThentheLEDstotheleftgoononeaftertheotheruntilonlythe
greenLEDsareilluminated.
AllLEDslightup(approx.60sec.)duringasystemadjustment.Once
thishasbeencompletedsuccessfully,onlyoneorseveralgreen
LEDsareilluminated.
Alarm indicators on the side frame
Thealarmindicatorsonthesideframesofthemetaldetectorshine
whensignaloutput1isset.
Increase/decrease value keys
Innormaloperationthesekeysareusedtoincreaseordecreasethe
sensitivityofthemetaldetector.
Insetupmode,theparameternumbersorvaluesareincreasedor
decreased.
RESET key
Usethiskeytoresetsignaloutput1providedthatthemetaldetector
isconguredaccordingly.Thekeyhasthesamefunctionasthein-
putsofthesamename.
SETUP key
Onitsown,thesetupkeyhasnofunction.
Inconjunctionwiththeincrease/decreasevaluekeys,setupmode
maybecalledupandthemetaldetectorparametervaluesdisplayed
andchanged.
12
greenyellowred
Metalparticlesignal
Signalmaximumvalue
LEDilluminatedbar
3.2 Keys
RESET

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Start setup mode: rstpressthesetupkeyand
thenadditionally theincreasevaluekey.The
greenLEDonthesetupkeyashes.
Enter device number:Pressandholddownthe
setupkeyandselectparameter0viatheincrease
valuekey.Letthesetupkeygoagainandenter
thedevicenumberusingeithertheincreaseor
decreasekey(devicenumbersarespeciedinthe
blockdiagram)
Enter group number:Pressandholddownthe
setupkeyandselectparameter1viatheincreae
valuekey.Letthesetupkeygoagainandenter
thegroupnumberusingeithertheincreaseorde-
creasevaluekey(groupnumbersarespeciedin
theblockdiagram)
Select and change parameters:pressandhold
downthesetupkeyandselectthedesiredparam-
eterusingtheincreasevaluekey.Letthesetup
keygoagainandenterthedesiredparameter
valueusingeithertheincreaseordecreasevalue
key.
The incorrect changing of parameters may
impair the function of the entire system!
Select expanded setup mode:selectdevice
numberX.5,thenpressandholddownthesetup
key,nowselectparameter3usingtheincrease
valuekey.Letthesetupkeygoagainandenter
parameter42usingtheincreaseordecrease
valuekeys.Thenselectanotherparameter,e.g.
parameter4.ThegreenLEDonthesetupkeywill
goon.
Quit setup mode:selectdevicenumberX.5,then
pressandholddownthesetupkeyandselectpa-
rameter3viatheincreasevaluekey.Letthesetup
keygoagainandenterparametervalue1using
theincreaeseordecreasekey.Pressandhold
downthesetupkeyandpresstheincreasevalue
keyonce.Letthesetupkeygoagain.
Startsetupmode
+
+
+
or
+
or
+
or
or
+
or
+
Xservesasaplaceretainer
Enterdevicenumber
Entergroupnumber
Selectparameter
Changeparametervalue
yes
Expandedsetupmode
no
Parameter
value
modiable
yes
no
Quitsetupmode
Selectfurther
parameters
Para -
meter
value
Para-
meter
3.3 Basic operation in setup
mode
Insetupmode,theparametersofE+LCANdevicesmaybedis-
playedandtoacertainextentchangedaswell.Setuporexpand-
edsetupmodeisaccessedwiththehelpofanE+Lcommand
deviceDO....oroperatingpanelRT.....

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EachCANdevicehasitsownCANaddressunderwhichitmaybe
selected.Thesearespeciedinyoursystemwiringdiagram.The
CANaddressconsistsofagroupanddevicenumber,e.g.0.5.
Therstnumberisthegroupnumber,thesecondthedevicenum-
ber.
Thedigitaldisplayindicateswhethertheselecteddeviceisfea-
turedinthecontrolloop.Aminussign("-")infrontofthedevice
numbermeansthatthesaiddeviceisnotfeatured.Ifanonex-
istentdeviceisstillselected,allthedecimalpointswillashand
furtherentriesareimpossible(selectanew,existingdevice).
Thesensitivityofthemetaldetectormaybechangedusingthein-
crease/decreasevaluekeys.Thedisplayshowsthechosensensitiv-
ityinmgFe(Ferum),thedistancewebtometaldetectorbeing1mm.
Works setting: 5 mg Fe
Ifthevalueisdecreased,thereactionsofthemetaldetectorare
moreresponsive.(1mg=max.sensitivity,40mg=min.sensitivity).
Thefollowingcircumstancesmayrestrictanincreaseinsensitiv-
ity:
- disturbancesintheoperatingvoltage,
- potentialelectromagneticeldsinthevicinityoftheprobehead,
- probeheadvibrationsduringoperation,
- metalresidueinthewebcausedbypre-treatinginmetallicbaths
(e.g.withironorcopperoxides,titaniumoxidesorzincnitrates).
Itisrecommendedtoadjustthesensitivitywhenthemachineisat
astandstillasarealignmentoftheamplierwillbestartedifsen-
sitivity20/21mgFeisexceededorfallsshort.Themetaldetector
isnotoperationalduringalignment,thealarmdisplaysontheside
frameswilllightred.Alignmenttakesabout30seconds.
Adjustthesensitivityofthemetaldetectorasfollows:
➜Connectthemetaldetectortotheoperatingvoltagesupply.
➜Moveawebpreparedwithmetalparticlesovertheprobehead.
Thewebmustlieonthesameplaneasitwillsubsequentlypass
overtheprobehead.
➜Setthemetaldetectorsensitivityusingtheincrease/decrease
valuekeys.Thesensitivityshouldonlybesetashighastoallow
onlythegreenorbriey,amaximumofuptotwoyellowLEDs,to
lightup.IftherstredLEDgoeson,amessagewillbesent.
3.4 Setting the metal detector
sensitivity
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Themetaldetectorisreadyforoperationoneminuteafterithas
beenenergized.
Thewebshouldnotcovertheoutmost20mmoftheprobesur-
face,astheseprobesectionsdonotdetectanymetalparts.
Testthecorrectoperationofthemetaldetectordailybeforestart-
ingthemachine.Forthispurposeintroduceametalparticlexed
toaplasticrodintothesensingrangeofthedetectorandcheck
whetherasignalistriggered.
Theprobeheadmustnotbemechanicallystrained.Itmaynotbe
usedeitherasaladderorsupportduringserviceworkorasade-
posingsurface.
24V DC
Connectorforlinkingtotheoperatingvoltageof24VDC,powerin-
putapprox.36W(dependingonlength).
CAN
ConnectorforlinkingtoaCANbus.
ThetotallengthoftheCANbuslinemustnotexceed200meters.
BothendsoftheCANbuslinemustfeatureaterminatingresistor
connector.
TheLEDindicateswhethertheCANbuscardinthemetaldetector
isworkingproperly.IfthegreenLEDgoeson,therearenomalfunc-
tions,iftheLEDlightsupred, thereisa malfunction.
RESET
Connectorforlinkingtoapotential-freeexternalpushbuttonusedto
resetsignaloutput1.TheinputhasthesamefunctionastheRESET
pushbuttononthecommanddevice.
WEB SPEED
Connectorforlinkingtoanincrementalencoderusedtodetectthe
webspeed.Theincrementalencodersignalisrequiredforevaluating
signaloutput2.
Recommendedmeteringwheelcircumference0.5m,100pulsesper
revolution
OUTPUT
Connectorforlinkingtosignaloutputs1and2,the"operational"-indi-
cationoutputandafurtherresetinput.
Signaloutputsmaybeconguredviaparameters,seecommis-
sioning.
4. Adapter plate
3.5 Instructions for daily use

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- Signal output 1
Theoutputissetwhenthemetaldetectorregistersanalienmetal
object.Itmaybeusedtostoptheprocessingmachineortotrigger
anopticaloracousticalarm.Thesignaloutputmayberesetauto-
maticallyormanuallydependingonthemetaldetectorcongura-
tion.
Workssetting:
Parameter13 =1: 24VOFFwithsignal(closedcircuit)
Parameter14 =0: resetinputmanuallyviatheRESET
keyorinputs.
- Signal output 2
Theoutputisusedforthespeed-synchronisedtriggeringonfol-
low-upmachinedevicessuchascalanderrollers,shearingtools
ormarkingsystems.Thesignaloutputisonlyactivewhencom-
binedwithanincrementalencoderforthewebspeed.Itisset
dependingonthewebspeedandthedistancebetweenthemetal
detectorandfollow-upmachine.Itisresetautomatically.
Signaloutput2isdeactivatedexworks.
Workssettings:
Parameter16 =0: 24VONwithsignal
Parameter17 =0: distancefrommetaldetectortoliftingpoint
Parameter18 =0: distanceaslongassignaloutput2isset
- Operational
Theoutputissetafterautomaticadjustmentiscompleted(+24V).
- RESET
Theinputisintendedfortheconnectionofanexternalcontactthat
mayberesetbysignaloutput1.Theinputhasthesamefunction
astheRESETpushbuttononthecommanddevice.

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Please observe the locally applicable and professional safety
and accident prevention regulations.
➜OnlytransportmetaldetectorsintheiroriginalE+Lpackaging.
➜Checkthemetaldetectorfordamage.
➜Disposeofpackagingmaterialinthepropermanner.
Decisivefactorsinthedetectionofmetalparticlesarethematerial
theyaremadeof,theirweight,shape,distancetothedetectorhead
surfaceandspeed.
Thefollowingtableshowstypicalvaluesforasensitivity of 2 mg
Fe,webspeedbeing3to200m/minandwebwidth(AB)ofupto
3600mm.
Sensitivitydeterioratesconsiderablywhenthedistanceofthe
metalparticlestotheprobeheadsurfaceincreases.
Typical sensitivity at 2 mg Fe:
Lengthwise Transverse Vertical
Probe head surface
Web
Positionofneedle-likemetalparticles
5. Assembly
5.1 Transportation and un-
packing
5.2 Application instructions
Cube-shaped metal particles
Distancetoprobehead
surface
Rustpr.steelA2
1.4301
SteelST37
1.0036
Aluminium
3.1645
Copper,electro-copper
2.0060
1mm approx.50mg approx.2mg approx.5mg approx.10mg
Needle-shaped metal particles
Distancetoprobehead
surface
Steel1.2206
lengthwise
Steelv1.2206
transverse
Steel1.2206
vertical
1mm
5mm
approx.2mg
approx.5mg
approx.5mg
approx.20mg
approx.2mg
approx.5mg
Inthecaseofneedle-shapedmetalparticles,sensitivityisaddition-
ally dependentonthepositioninwhichthemetalneedlespassover
theprobeheadsurface.
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