Frequently Asked Questions

We pride ourself with being able to accurately measure on high temperatures targets up to 2.200 degrees Celsius, but shiny targets can be especially difficult. To address these difficulties, we have developed specialized product variants that can adapt to the unique properties of shiny materials. Our Compact Line, Black Line, Gray Line, and Red Line can all be fitted with different laser classes, sensitivity adjustments, and filters to accurately measure distances on challenging surfaces like aluminum, tin, and copper.

Our ODS sensors can be programmed to change filters, baud-rate and other settings. We have developed a small utility to make it easy to program the sensors.

Our Compact Line sensors can be configured to run in ASCII mode, where measurements are written in plain text to the serial port. Commands can be sent to the sensor to enable (ASON) and disable (ASOFF) this feature. When not enabled, the sensor will output binary data which must be interpreted. Please consult our Compact Line manual for more information.

Multiple software solutions exists for serial port communication, but below we list some free software:

• https://www.electronic.us/products/serial-port-terminal/
• https://putty.software/

The Compact Line sensor communicates at 38400 bps (unless changed) and uses 8 data bits, no parity and 2 stop bits.

We get the distance in millimeters directly in ASCII when enabled on the Compact Line range of sensors. The small sensor provides measurements in 1kh when configured to communicate in 115200 bps.

Our HT, VHT, and VVHT versions provide a reliable solution for measuring distance/profiles on extremely hot surfaces where the non-contact measuring principle may not be sufficient. These versions are specifically designed to handle challenging applications such as level measurement on molten steel, aluminum, copper, and other high-temperature materials.

For more information, visit Distance Measurement on Extremely Hot Surfaces.