The AR3000 laser distance sensor is standard with RS232 and analog outputs. Optional hardware is listed below. Acuity has relationships with vendors of specialized enclosures. Contact us if you have any questions.

Cables

The AR3000 can be ordered with a 2 m (6 ft.) cable that has a Binder series 425 connector to mate to the sensor's Binder series 723 port.

Alphanumeric display

This product option is a simple alphunemeric character display. It comes with AC power plug and 6 foot cord. The AR4000 sensor's RS232 output is connected directly to the display via terminal blocks. The product is manufactured by Vorne and is an encased display with bright green characters, .35" high. The display uses vacuum fluorescent technology. It displays output from the AR4000 rangefinder serial port in inches or mm, or current loop. The green dot matrix vacuum fluorescent unit displays 20 characters in one line. The rugged display panel supports 128 ASCII characters. Dimensions: 9.7" by 2.8" by 4.6" deep. 10.0" by 3.1" panel flange. Power options include 110 VAC or DC power options.

View more technical information about the display at the Vorne Industries website.

Pan-tilt Unit

This computer-controlled pan-tilt unit aims the AR4000 distance measuring rangefinder with high precision and steadiness. The device compliments the accuracy of the Acuity rangfinder and allows user's to quickly move the device to capture several measurement. The device can also be integrated with a joystick or trackball.

The pan-tilt unit is controlled from a host computer via RS-232.485.

The unit moves up to 300°/second and has a resolution of 0.012857°.

Download the Pan-tilt unit data sheet File size 511K

Download the mechanical drawing illustration of the pan tilt unit from Directed Perception

Pan Tilt Units are often complementary to Acuity rangefinder applications. This device will aim your laser sensor via software program control or with a joystick or trackball.