The PGV… reader forms part of the positioning system in the Pepperl+Fuchs incident light process. The reader's features include a camera module
and an integrated illumination unit. The reader uses these features to detect a colored strip stuck to the floor to track the lane. The reader also detects
control codes and position markers in the form of Data Matrix codes attached to a self-adhesive code tape. The code tape is usually mounted in a fixed
position instead of the colored strip or parallel to the colored strip. The reader is located on the front of an automated guided vehicle and guides this
vehicle along the colored strip.
Mounting and Commissioning
Mount the reader such that the optical surface of the device captures the optimum reading distance to the colored strip (see "Technical Data"). The
stability of the mounting and the manner in which the vehicle is guided ensure that the reader is not operated outside of its depth of focus range. The
colored strip must not leave the maximum reading window for the reader during this process.
All readers can be adapted to optimally meet specific requirements by means of parameterization.