Easy. Teach Button
Sensors come with a default setup but many features are adjustable using the rear push-button (except ToughSonic 50). The default setup can also be reset using the push-button, or the button can be disabled.
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General Purpose Sensors
Tough. Construction
These rugged, compact ultrasonic sensors inspired the “ToughSonic” name. They are our flagship products with heavy-duty electronics epoxy potted into type 316 stainless steel housings, with permanently attached cables and ruggedized piezoelectric transducers. ToughSonic sensors are found on remote monitoring stations from the Australian outback to Alaskan oil fields. They are installed on heavy construction and farm equipment and in some of the harshest factory environments. When an ordinary sensor just won’t do, you need a ToughSonic.
Product Line Features:
- Measure distance, detect objects, measure & control water and benign liquid levels
- Indoor and outdoor application
- Operating Temperature: -40 to +70C
- Ingress: IP68, NEMA-4X, NEMA-6P
- User-adjustable with SenixVIEW software (included) for setup, testing and cloning sensors
Maximum / Optimum Range
3 ft (91 cm) / 2 ft. (61 cm)
Deadband
0-1.75 in (0-4.5 cm)
Mounting Options
US: 1 in NPT
Metric: 30 x 1.5 mm
Transducer
Standard, beam width
10 +/-2 degrees
Dimensions
Length: 4.062 in (103.2 mm)
Diam: 1.32 in (33.3 mm) max
Selectable Outputs
– Serial data
– Voltage/switch*
– Current/switch*
*Switch Selectable
Adjustment
SenixVIEW & push-button “teachable”
Cable
6.5 ft (2 m) pigtail
4 or 6-wire, + drain
Serial Data-Only Models
Cable: 4-wire + drain
Maximum / Optimum Range
14 ft (4.3 m) / 10 ft (3 m)
Deadband
0-4 in (0-102 mm)
Mounting Options
US: 1 in NPT
Metric: 30 x 1.5 mm
Transducer
Standard, beam width
12 +/-2 degrees
Dimensions
Length: 4.062 in (103.2 mm)
Diam: 1.32 in (33.3 mm) max
Selectable Outputs
– Serial data
– Voltage/switch*
– Current/switch*
*Switch Selectable
Adjustment
SenixVIEW & push-button “teachable”
Cable
6.5 ft (2 m) pigtail
4 or 6-wire, + drain
Serial Data-Only Models
Cable: 4-wire + drain
Maximum / Optimum Range
30 ft (9.1 m) / 20 ft (6.1 m)
Deadband
0-10 in (0-254 mm)
Mounting Threads
US: 1.5 in NPT
Threaded both ends
Transducer
Standard, beam width
15 +/-2 degrees
Dimensions
Length: 4.30 in (109 mm)
Diam: 1.88 in (48 mm)
Simultaneous Outputs
– Serial data
– voltage
– (2) current
– (2) switches
Adjustment
SenixVIEW & push-button “teachable”
Cable
6.5 ft (2 m) pigtail
4 or 9-wire, + drain
Serial Data-Only Models
Cable: 4-wire + drain
Maximum / Optimum Range
50 ft (15.2 m) / 33 ft (10 m)
Deadband
0-12 in (0-303 mm)
Mounting Options
Clamp, or 1.5 in NPT rear, or PVC 2.5 in NPT front & rear
Transducer
Standard, beam width
12 +/-2 degrees
Dimensions (D x L)
Click “Learn More” to view dimensions by model
Simultaneous Outputs
– Serial data
– voltage
– (2) current
– (2) switches
Adjustment
SenixVIEW adjustable only,
no push-button
Cable
6.5 ft (2 m) pigtail
4 or 9-wire, + drain
Serial Data-Only Models
Cable: 4-wire + drain
Smart. Communications
All sensors include serial data communications to connect with SenixVIEW setup software or your equipment. Choose either the RS-232 or RS-485 model, with the following communications format:
- Selectable Modbus (default) or ASCII streaming protocols
- Baud rates from 9600 (default) to 115200 bps
- Many other features, all adjustable using SenixVIEW software
We recommend the RS-485 Serial Data Interface unless connecting to an RS-232 device. The benefits of RS-485 over RS-232 include:
- Multi-sensor Modbus-addressable RS-485 networks
- Better noise immunity in industrial environments
- Allows longer cable lengths at higher baud rates
- Bottom line: more capability and high value
Energy is conserved in battery-powered applications since these sensors power-on and are ready to measure in under 1 second. If you only require a Serial Data interface all models are available without the additional analog and switch outputs at reduced cost and power consumption, and use a 4-wire (plus drain) cable instead of the standard 6 or 9-wire cable.
Multiple Outputs
- Analog 0-10 VDC and 4-20 mA
- Switches: Configurable as Sinking (NPN) or Sourcing (PNP)
- User-configurable with SenixVIEW software
- Push-button adjustments all models except ToughSonic 50
- ToughSonic 3, 12, 14: Two concurrent outputs + serial data
- ToughSonic 30, 50: Five concurrent outputs + serial data
- Serial data communications (RS-232 or RS-485)
Ultimate Flexibility
All sensor outputs are SenixVIEW configurable by the user.
- Analogs can be calibrated between any two distances, adjustable analog limits, positive or negative slope, and no-target time delay
- Switches have both hysteresis and window modes, time delays (on, off & no target)
- All analogs and switches all have response settings for power-on initialization, loss of target echo (delay and state) and SYNC lost
Connected. SenixVIEW PC Software
SenixVIEW is included at no charge, runs on a Windows PC and connects to sensors via a serial data port. Our Setup Kits provide everything needed to connect through a USB port, including power supply, sensor-PC interface and cables. SenixVIEW is not required but adds powerful configuration, test and management capability.
- View sensor measurements graphically in several different ways
- Over 60 user-adjustable parameters
- Built-in data logging, graphing, exporting and statistics facilities
- Save & retrieve setups for maintenance and sensor cloning
Sensor Adjustments Give You More Control
- Analogs: Slope, distance endpoints, analog value limits
- Switches: Setpoints, hysteresis /window features, time delays
- All Outputs: Power-on, loss of echo, loss of SYNC responses
- Serial Data: Communications and SYNC modes and functions
- Measurements: Temperature compensation, sensitivity, data filters, measure rate, gain settings and data processing filters
- Adjustments: Stored in sensor memory even when power is off
