Colour sensors with Integrated Optics and illumination

colorSENSOR OT

Colour recognition on different surface types

The OT series colour sensors have integrated optics and illumination. The sensor automatically illuminates the surface with white light and records the reflected colour values in RGB-I. With ΔΕ values of 0.5, the sensors are more accurate to colour variation than the human eye!

This results in a sensor series that can detect subtle shade or intensity variations in continuous processes. The sensor can be configured from a laptop or pc using Micro Epsilon colourScope software (provided free) to precisely monitor which component(s) of colour variation is occurring. Once this is known a simple pass fail output signal can be provided to the process for error detection. RS 232, USB outputs can also be output.

With measurement rates of upto 30KHz and external triggering, it is possible to monitor even the fastest moving production processes. Large optic version also colour measurement at upto 800mm distance.

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Model selection

	Categorisation	Colour distance
OT-3-MA	Colour recognition from a great distance for matt surfaces	ΔE ≤ 1,8
OT-3-GL	Colour recognition on non-homogeneous and shiny surfaces	ΔE ≤ 1,8
OT-3-HR	Colour recognition on reflective and textured surfaces	ΔE ≤ 1,8
OT-3-LD	Colour recognition from a great distance	ΔE ≤ 1,8

colorSENSOR OT-3-MA

Colour recognition from a great distance for matt surfaces
Focused optics and illumination
Colour and grey-scale detection
8-12 white light LED as light source
Object distance: typically 10 mm - 400 mm
Light spot size 8 to 36 mm
RS232 USB interface
Thirty-one colours can be saved
TEACH via PC, SPS or buttons
Eight-stage signal amplification
Temperature compensation
Switching frequency: max. 30 kHz

Downloads:

Data sheet colourSENSOR OT-3-MA CAD file 3D-model of colourSENSOR OT series (STEP) (ZIP, 712 KB) Software colorCONTROL C4 - V6.4 (only for model OT3-*-200) Software colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Firmware/Update colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-MA-30" (PDF, 647 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-MA-50" (PDF, 438 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-MA-80" (PDF, 358 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-MA-200" (PDF, 194 KB) Instruction manual for software "colorCONTROL S" (PDF, 13.85 MB) Manual colorCONTROL Software C4 (PDF, 3.44 MB) Short instruction manual colorCONTROL Software C4 (PDF, 522 KB)

colorSENSOR OT-3-GL

Colour recognition on non-homogeneous and shiny surfaces
Optics with diffuse glass cover
Colour and grey-scale detection
8-12 white light LEDs as light source
Object distance: typically 10 mm - 300 mm
Light spot diameter 8 to 36 mm
RS232 USB interface
Thirty-one colours can be saved
TEACH via PC, PLC or buttons
Eight-stage signal amplification
Temperature compensation
Switching frequency: max. 30 kHz

Downloads:

Data sheet colourSENSOR OT-3-GL CAD file 3D-model of colourSENSOR OT series (STEP) (ZIP, 712 KB) Software colorCONTROL C4 - V6.4 (only for model OT3-*-200) Software colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Firmware/Update colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-GL-30" (PDF, 425 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-GL-50" (PDF, 456 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-GL-80" (PDF, 357 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-GL-200" (PDF, 180 KB) Instruction manual for software "colorCONTROL S" (PDF, 13.85 MB) Manual colorCONTROL Software C4 (PDF, 3.44 MB) Short instruction manual colorCONTROL Software C4 (PDF, 522 KB)

colorSENSOR OT-3-HR

Colour recognition on reflective and textured surfaces
Optics with polarised illumination
Colour and grey-scale detection
8 to 12 white light LEDs as light source
Object distance: typically 10 mm - 300 mm
Light spot diameter 8 to 36 mm
RS232 (USB) interface
31 colours can be saved
TEACH via PC, PLC or buttons
Eight-stage signal amplification
Temperature compensation
Switching frequency max. 30 kHz

Downloads:

Data sheet colourSENSOR OT-3-HR CAD file 3D-model of colourSENSOR OT series (STEP) (ZIP, 712 KB) Software colorCONTROL C4 - V6.4 (only for model OT3-*-200) Software colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Firmware/Update colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-HR-30" (PDF, 419 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-HR-50" (PDF, 403 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-HR-80" (PDF, 350 KB) Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-HR-200" (PDF, 177 KB) Instruction manual for software "colorCONTROL S" (PDF, 13.85 MB) Manual colorCONTROL Software C4 (PDF, 3.44 MB) Short instruction manual colorCONTROL Software C4 (PDF, 522 KB)

colorSENSOR OT-3-LD

Colour recognition from a great distance
Colour and grey-scale detection
White light LED
Object distance: typically 50 mm - 800 mm
Light spot diameter 23 to 50 mm
RS232 (USB) interface
31 colours can be saved
TEACH via PC, PLC or buttons
Temperature compensation
Switching frequency max. 35 kHz

Downloads:

Data sheet "colorSENSOR OT-3-LD" CAD file 3D-model of colourSENSOR OT series (STEP) (ZIP, 712 KB) Software colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Firmware/Update colorCONTROL-S V4.2 Instruction manual "colorSENSOR OT-3-LD-500" (PDF, 182 KB) Instruction manual for software "colorCONTROL S" (PDF, 13.85 MB)