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OIAC2 2-Axis +/-30deg Tilt Sensor

OIAC2 2-Axis +/-30deg Tilt Sensor
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OIAC2 2-Axis +/-30deg Tilt Sensor

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General Description
The Optoi OIAC2 is an absolute inclinometer using MEMS technology with a 3-axis accelerometer. It measures tilt angles over a ±30-degree range in both pitch and roll axes, with an accuracy of ±0.5 degrees across all angles and temperatures. It features analog and digital filters to reduce noise and improve measurement stability.
Applications
The OIAC2 is suitable for use in construction equipment, solar farms, warehouse automation, agricultural machines, building automation, mining equipment, and vehicle overturn alarm systems.
Features
  • Accuracy of ±0.5 degrees within a ±30° range
  • Fast sampling rate up to 550 samples per second
  • CANopen bus interface compliant with Draft Standard 301 v4.02
  • Wide power supply range (9-36V)
  • Compact dimensions: 30(H)x70(L)x88(W) mm
  • Field programmable and factory calibrated
  • Customization available upon request
Pin Functions
The device includes pins for optional CAN shielding, power supply, ground, and CAN bus lines.
Ordering Information
The OIAC2 is available with a ±30-degree range and CANopen 301 4.02 protocol.
Absolute Maximum Ratings
The device operates within a temperature range of -30 to 60°C and a supply voltage range of 9 to 36V. Exceeding these limits may cause permanent damage.
Electrical Characteristics
At 25°C, the device consumes 60-70 mA and offers a resolution of 0.1 degrees. It supports baud rates from 20 to 1000 Kbit/s and has a temperature drift of ±0.008 degrees/°C.
Mechanical Characteristics
The inclinometer supports a roll and pitch range of -30 to +30 degrees with mechanical tolerances of ±0.2mm.
Detailed Description
The OIAC2 supports different CAN baud rates and requires external bus line terminators. It can be configured via its object dictionary using CAN messages. The device supports two operational modes: a two-axis ±30-degree inclinometer and a one-axis full 360-degree inclinometer.
Network Management
The device uses specific COB IDs for network management and supports various commands for node operation. It can be configured to transmit heartbeat frames and supports asynchronous event-driven PDO transmission.
Error Handling
Error types are stored in an 8-bit Error Register, accessible via the object dictionary. Errors are indicated by setting specific bits to logic "1".
Filters
The OIAC2 includes an active 2nd order analog filter and a programmable digital filter to minimize measurement noise.
Specifications and Features
The OIAC2 device includes a hardware filter fixed at 25Hz and a user-selectable software filter for noise reduction, particularly useful in vibrating environments. It employs a moving average filter to stabilize measurements, with the optimal number of samples depending on the application. The default setting is 100 samples, adjustable via the object dictionary at index 0x3210 sub-index 0x00. The sample rate is 550 samples per second under normal conditions, but non-volatile memory writing can reduce this rate.
Filter and Frequency Response
The frequency response of the filter is linked to the number of averaged samples and the sample rate. The damping time can be calculated by dividing the number of samples by the sampling time of 1.82 milliseconds. For a damping time of 1 second, 550 samples are required.
Parameter Configuration
The document provides a detailed table of parameters, including device type, error register, save and reload options for parameters, heartbeat interval, vendor ID, product code, and mapping configurations for angles and temperature. Parameters are categorized by access type (read-only or read/write) and storage type (immediate activation or requiring a node reset).
Regulatory Compliance
The OIAC2 complies with several standards, including EN61000-6-3 for electromagnetic compatibility in residential and light-industrial environments, EN61000-6-2 for industrial immunity, and EN60068-2-6 and EN60068-2-27 for environmental testing related to vibration and shock.
Application Examples
The document mentions applications such as pitch detection, pitch and roll detection, and setting alarm thresholds, indicating the device's versatility in various industrial applications.
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OIAC2 2-Axis +/-30deg Tilt Sensor-1

General Description Optoi OIAC2 is an absolute inclinometer, based on MEMS (micro electro mechanical systems) technology 3-Axis accelerometer. The device is able to sense tilt angles over ±30 degrees range in the pitch and roll axis. OIAC2 belongs to a new category of inclinometers, that are compact, low cost, rugged, fast and very flexible. The accuracy in both angles is ±0.5 deg in the whole angle and temperature ranges. OIAC2 detects mathematically the tilt angles, based on all sensed accelerations (gravity) applied to the inclinometer along the X and Y axis. The signals are then filtered using an analog second order low-pass filter with cut-off frequency of 20Hz (fixed filter) and a user programmable digital filter (variable filter). The sum of these filters produces a formidable noise rejection (to vibrations for example) on the measured angles. The digital filter is a moving average filter, which is programmable from 1 to 1000 samples. The noise is reduced increasing the number of samples on which the signal is averaged and also the measured angle is less sensible to the vibration. However a larger number of samples coincides with a longer response time. Applications Construction Equipments Solar Farms Warehouse Automation Agricultural Machines Building automation Mining Equipments Car and Truck Overturn Alarm Systems ■ Accuracy of ±0.5 deg in ± 30°range, both axis, whole temperature range ■ Very fast sampling rate (up to 550 S/s) ■ CANopen bus interface ( protocol conform to CANopen Draft Standard 301 v4.02 ) ■ ±30 deg capability in pitch and roll axis ■ Wide (9-36V) power supply range ■ MEMS Technology ■ Anti-Vibration flexible filter ■ Small dimension 30(H)x70(L)x88(W) mm ■ Reduced temperature drift ■ Field Programmable ■ Factory Calibrated ■ Customization available on request Name Function Socket (female) 4 Data AH CAN_H bus line (dominant high) 5 Data BL CAN_L bus line (dominant low)

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Detailed Description______________________________________________ Axis Orientation Pitch And Roll angles concept CAN bus line wiring scheme OIAC2 doesn’t have any internal bus line terminator resistor, so the user must take care of this aspect, connecting the 120ohm terminator at the beginning and at the end of the bus.

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Node ID and Supported Baud Rate Any change applied at the Node ID and Baud Rate will have effect only after the node reset. The reset can be an hardware reset or also a software reset, issued with “Reset application ” or “Reset communication ” NMT frame. These parameters are infact saved immediately in the non volatile memory of the node, and only after reset all the COB ID’s are recalculated, according to the pre-defined connection set. It’s possible to restore the default values of Node ID and Baud Rate, writing the “load” string in the “Restore default parameters ” object in the object dictionary....

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Network management objects During the boot-up procedure the node sends two different boot-up messages; after the node initialization is completed the device enters in the pre-operational state.

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Writing Data in the Object Dictionary To write a parameter in the object dictionary the user must send an SDO Download Request Frame to the device, specifying the address and the eventual sub-index of the desiderate object. The length of the value sent to the OIAC2 can be 1byte, 2byte, 3byte or 4byte long. The segmented transfer for data length above 4 bytes is not supported by this device. The OIAC2 will answer to the SDO Download Request Frame with another SDO frame, which will contain the value corresponding to the specified address (address and eventual sub-index if needed). SDO Download...

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OIAC2 in operational mode The OIAC2 inclination sensor is designed to operate in two different operational modes: • Two axis ±30 degree inclinometer (main mode) • One axis full 360 degree inclinometer To set the operational mode it is necessary writing the object in the dictionary at index 0x320C sub-index 0x00. By default the two axis operational mode is selected (object value 0x01). Depending on the selected operational mode for OIAC2, different PDO frames are enabled/disabled:

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OIAC2 TX-PDO transmission type While CANopen specifies different transmission types, the OIAC2 implements only transmission type 0xFE ( 254 ), that corresponds to the asynchronous event-driven transmission type. This means that the PDO frames are transmitted when the value change respect to the last transmitted value. It’s possible to set also an event timer to force PDO temporized transmission, even if the value does not change. This event timer can be configured with SDO Download Request Frame, writing the corresponding PDO communication parameters object in the dictionary. These address are...

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OIAC2 Where frequency is expressed in radians per sample, the sampling rate is 550. Figure 2 – step response in time domain with 550 samples filter The damping time (or response time) can be calculated dividing the number of samples averaged per reported position by 1.82 milliseconds (sampling time). Td where Td is the damping time and Ts is the sampling time (fixed at 1.82ms) Ts Example: if the user wants to have a damping time of 1second (see figure above), the number of samples which must be set into the filter is: 1000/1.82 = 550 samples.

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Pitch detection Pitch and roll detection Alarm thresholds

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