ToughSonic 30 Ultrasonic Sensor
Maximum Range 30 Feet (9.1 Meters)
ToughSonic 30 Ultrasonic Sensor Features
- Long range — small housing
- Rugged construction, IP68 rated
- Indoor or outdoor uses
- Front and rear mounting threads
- Five outputs plus serial data
- Serial data-only models
- Temperature compensation
- Push-button or PC configurable
ToughSonic 30 Ultrasonic Sensor Best Applications
- Tank levels of benign liquids
- Open channel flow – flumes , weirs
- Open water within Optimum Range
- Roll diameter and web loop control
- Object presence/absence status
- Object positioning
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Open Water
Roll Diameter
Tank Level
Tough. by Design
The ToughSonic name says it all:
- Type 316 stainless steel housing
- Rugged piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer
- Hardened & protected solid state electronics
- UV resistant, potted-in, PUR-jacketed cable
- All epoxy-potted for wet or dirty applications
- Short and overload protected outputs
- IP68 ingress rating (submersible)
Type 316 stainless steel provides superior corrosion and chemical resistance, resists pitting, and can be used in salt water environments.
Sensors can be assembled with custom cables or connectors. Serial data-only models are available for remote monitoring and other serial data-only applications.
Smart. Engineering
ToughSonic sensors have the smarts to:
- easily connect with your equipment
- includes both analog and switch outputs
- communicates by serial data
- optimize the sensor to the application
- create stand-alone functions
- duplicate applications without re-calibration
Senix invented PC-configurable “smart sensors” in 1990 and has improved them ever since, giving you get the benefits of years of continuous improvement!
- Ready out of the box but fully adjustable with SenixVIEW software (included)
- Connect to a PC serial port or use our USB setup kit
- Wiring and mounting accessories available
Flexible. Outputs
- PLCs, motor drives, displays, PCs – you name it!
- Universal: one sensor = many applications
- 5 simultaneous industry standard outputs that are configured using SenixVIEW software
- Analogs: 0-10 VDC, 4-20 mA sourcing and 4-20 mA sinking
- Switches: Two, configurable as either sourcing (PNP) or sinking (NPN)
- All configurable to the application’s needs
PLUS EVERY ToughSonic Ultrasonic Sensor has serial data for SenixVIEW setup or user application:
- Choose RS-232 or RS-485 by sensor part number
- RS-485 recommended unless RS-232 is required
- Multi-sensor Modbus RS-485 networks
- Serial data-only models are also available
Connected. SenixVIEW Software
SenixVIEW is included at no charge, runs on a Windows PC and connects to sensors via a serial data port. Our Setup Kits provide everything needed to connect through a USB port, including power supply, sensor-PC interface and cables. SenixVIEW is not required but adds powerful configuration, test and management capability.
- View sensor measurements graphically in several different ways
- Over 60 user-adjustable parameters
- Built-in data logging, graphing, exporting and statistics facilities
- Save & retrieve setups for maintenance and sensor cloning
Sensor Adjustments Give You More Control
- Analogs: Slope, distance endpoints, analog value limits
- Switches: Setpoints, hysteresis /window features, time delays
- All Outputs: Power-on, loss of echo, loss of SYNC responses
- Serial Data: Communications and SYNC modes and functions
- Measurements: Temperature compensation, sensitivity, data filters, measure rate, gain settings and data processing filters
- Adjustments: Stored in sensor memory even when power is off
ToughSonic 30 Variations
| Part No. | Outputs | |
| TSPC-15S-485 | 5 + RS-485 | |
| TSPC-15S-485A | RS-485 only ** | |
| TSPC-15S-232 | 5 + RS-232 | |
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RS-232 only * |
* Serial data only models have a 4-wire cable
Specifications
| Maximum Range | 30 feet (9.1 meters) |
| Optimum Range | 10 inches – 20 feet (25.4 cm- 6.1m) |
| Deadband | 0-10 in (0-254 mm) |
| Temperature | -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C) |
| Humidity | 0 to 100% operating |
| Protection | NEMA-4X, NEMA 6P, IP68 |
| Transducer | Ruggedized piezoelectric |
| Compensation | Temperature compensated (selectable in SenixVIEW) |
| Resolution | Serial data: 0.0068 in. (0.172 mm) Analog:4099 steps (0-10 VDC), 3279 steps (4-20 mA) |
| Repeatability | Nominal 0.2% of range @ constant temp. Affected by target, distance, environment |
| Update Rate | 10 Hz (100 ms), SenixVIEW adjustable; affected by SenixVIEW filter selections |
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Outputs
| Voltage Output | 0-10, 0-5 VDC or SenixVIEW customized; 10 mA max. |
| Current Loop #1 | Current sourcing 4-20 mA or SenixVIEW adjustable, max. loop 450Ω |
| Current Loop #2 | Current sinking 4-20 mA or SenixVIEW adjustable, max. loop 450Ω |
| Two Switches | 150 mA max. @ 40 VDC max., SenixVIEW selected as sinking (NPN) or sourcing (PNP), each with adjustable set point, polarity, hysteresis & time delays |
| RS-232, RS-485 | Modbus & streaming protocols, 9600-115200 baud (selectable), 8 data bits, 1 stop, no parity, model number determines interface |
Mechanical
| Housing | 316 stainless steel |
| Mounting | 30 mm threaded: many stainless and nylon mounting accessories 1-in NPT threaded: mates with US NPT female pipe threads |
| Attached Cable | 6.5 feet (2 meters), PUR jacketed, custom lengths available Standard models: 6-wire shielded + drain Serial data only models: 4-wire + drain |
| Total Weight | 10.4 oz. (0.29 kg) |
