Radar sensor with a communication interface
AssigneeVEGA Grieshaber KG
InventorsDaniel Schultheiss, Christian Weinzierle, Roland Welle, Levin Dieterle
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Abstract
Radar measuring device for factory automation and/or logistics automation with a supply unit for supplying downstream units with energy, a communication unit for receiving data from a superordinate unit and for transmitting data of the measuring device to the superordinate unit, an evaluation and control unit for the control of a downstream high-frequency unit and for the evaluation of measurement data determined by the high-frequency unit, whereby the communication unit is designed as a single-drop interface.
Claims12
A radar measuring device for factory automation and/or logistics automation with:
- a supply unit for supplying downstream units with energy,
- a communication unit for receiving data from a superordinate unit and for the transfer of data from the radar measuring device to the superordinate unit,
- an evaluation and control unit for controlling a downstream high-frequency unit and for evaluating measurement data determined by the high-frequency unit, wherein the communication unit is configured as a single-drop interface.
A method for operating a radar measuring device with a supply unit for supplying downstream units with energy, a communication unit to receive data from a superordinate unit and for transmitting data of the radar measuring device to the superordinate unit, an evaluation and control unit to control a downstream high-frequency unit and to evaluate measurements determined by the high-frequency unit, with the communication unit being embodied as a single-drop interface, wherein the high-frequency unit is operated in an energy saving mode and activated at the request of a superordinate unit and/or cyclically for carrying out a measurement, and returned to the energy-saving mode after completing the measurement.
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