Sensor
AssigneeLeuze Electronic GmbH & Co.
InventorsBernhard Feller, Andreas Jüttner, Daniela Kessler, Frank Schreiber, Joachim Koperski
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Abstract
A sensor for detecting objects within a monitoring range, with sensor components and an evaluation unit (9). An object detection signal is generated in the evaluation unit (9) in dependence upon sensor signals of the sensor components. The sensor has a device connection unit (10) having connection means designed for connecting to a connection module (11). A configuration jumper and/or a configuration memory (17) can be attached to the device connection unit (10). Thereby a signal distribution can be preset to connection elements of the connection module (11) and/or an operating mode of the sensor can be preset.
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A sensor for detecting objects within a monitoring range, with sensor components and an evaluator (9),
- wherein an object detection signal is generated in the evaluator (9) in dependence upon sensor signals of the sensor components,
- characterized in that the sensor has a device connector (10), which has a connector configured for connecting to a cable (12) or a connection module (11),
- and that configuration jumpers and/or a configuration memory (17) can be attached to the device connector (10),
- whereby an operating mode of the sensor can be preset and/or a signal distribution can be preset to connection elements of the connection module (11)
- and wherein a configuration in a configuration memory (17) can be selected with configuration jumpers.
A method for operating a sensor for detecting objects within a monitoring range, with sensor components and an evaluator (9),
- wherein an object detection signal is generated in the evaluator (9) in dependence upon sensor signals of the sensor components,
- characterized in that the sensor has a device connector (10) having a connector designed for connecting to a connection module (11),
- and that configuration jumpers and/or a configuration memory (17) can be attached to the device connector (10), by which a signal distribution can be preset to connection elements of the connection module (11) and/or an operating mode of the sensor can be preset,
- and wherein a configuration in a configuration memory (17) can be selected with configuration jumpers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.