Sasquatch

What you Need Before starting, you should make sure you have: A PC with Vision Device Management software A Link Device Connection (This provides both communication and power) with USB drivers installed Changing Modbus Settings Connect to Sasquatch using Vision and Link Device Connection, ensure Sasquatch is in Normal mode. Click here for…

Overview Sasquatch works by watching a ferrous plunger go by in real time, correlating multiple key points on two separate waveforms. Detection Issues If the plunger is not ferrous, no waveforms are seen leading to a zero velocity being reported. While an arrival may be detected from moving parts at…

Overview Using the Sasquatch with the ALiEn2 Expert controller allows the surface velocity to be read each cycle and be used for safety and/or optimization. This article explains the steps required to connect, configure, and troubleshoot this setup. Installation There are several steps to installing the Sasquatch as well as…

Whether you are using Vision or another piece of software or device, there are several things that have to be setup correctly in order to communicate via modbus. Ensure that the COM settings for Sasquatch and the Modbus Master match Click here to find/change the Sasquatch settings Ensure that Sasquatch…

Use Vision to connect to the sensor. Click here for the steps. Ensure that the dial on the sensor is set to 0. Click the Normal Mode radio button Press Set Mode Turn the dial on the sensor back to a non-zero value before using it.

Geomagnetic sensing is a technology that uses a magnetometer and a microprocessor to read the Earth’s magnetic field and look for changes in the field over time to detect an event. This technology is used in both the Cyclops and Sasquatch sensors. Video Overview Benefits of geomagnetic sensing There are…