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The Acuity AccuRange 700 laser sensor

Acuity manufactures many powerful test and measurement instruments available in Canada through Durham Instruments, including the AccuRange 700 laser displacement sensor. This non-contact metrology device is a very compact upgrade of the AR600 gauge – nearly 80 per cent smaller – measuring position and object dimensions with quicker, more accurate results.

The AR700 sensor measures only 25 by 50 by 75 millimetres and has output speeds of up to 9,400 hertz, with resolutions as low as 1/6 of a micrometer.

With special Trigger Mode

This versatile device works for numerous industrial applications, like high-speed road profiling, railroad inspection, metals, lumber, road profiling, thickness measurement, semiconductor equipment, concrete block profile, and steel-slab width. Durham Instruments deems this laser displacement sensor suitable for use in the aerospace, automation, food-processing, forestry, medical, military, mining, packaging, power-generation, and transportation sectors.

A unique instrument with straightforward specifications, the AR700 can output 9,400 distance readings in one second, whereas competing manufacturers often quote the detector’s maximum sample rate for similar devices. With other laser sensors available, data output rates are never so high through serial or analog interfaces or the cumbersome controllers required to use the sensor heads.

The AR700 laser displacement sensor has a special Trigger Mode, which allows sampling through serial command or discrete hardware triggers. It can also be employed to synchronize multiple sensors. The maximum speed of this hardware trigger is reduced to 4,500 hertz. In a size of less than eight cubic inches, this gauge houses all electronics for measurement, and no external controller or amplifier is necessary. The sensor head and two metres of cable are included. Longer-range models have longer mechanical enclosures.

Since optics and digital detectors have been enhanced over time, the AR700 sensors delivers a three-fold improvement in resolution over the AR600 model. Resolution is the smallest increment of distance that this laser gauge can detect. The AR700 specifies a resolution of 0.0005 per cent of the measurement span for all models in the series. Resolution is measured on targets of 85 per cent diffuse reflectance (white) and in static conditions.

To learn more, contact Durham Instruments.


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