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3. 1SCAIME WEIGHING INDICATOR IPC 50 USER MANUAL valid from version 02 00 SCAIME SAS Tel 33 4 50 87 78 64 BP501 Fax 33 4 50 87 78 46 F 74105 ANNEMASSE www scaime com INDEX HINTRODUETION naa NA ANA page2 2 MAIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS unan page 3 3 SYMBOLS ina AINA NANANA page 3 4 INSTALLATION NGANGA ANAND page 4 5 POWER SUPPLY amp START UP aciei Gar xn p PU V RR HV v ic page 6 6 FRONT PANEL KEYS AND INDICATORS IPC50 enne page 7 7 SYMBOLS ON LCD DISPLAY ciis ndis ied Cocina ni eruit Cours ger page 9 8 BASIC FUNCTIONS insidiis nin rici rao re rai Fn Cras ie n E Ye n EE page 11 9 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE IPC50 enrennnenne rennen page 16 STORED TARE MEMORY VALUES ENTERING THE IDENTIFICATION CODE KEYBOARD LOCKING 10 SELECTABLE OPERATING MODES maam page 18 11 INDICATOR CONNECTED TO PRINTER OPERATING BY BATTERY page 28 12 INSTRUMENT MESSAGES WHILE IN USE nennen page 29 13 PRINTING EXAMPLES ausin page 30 J4INSTALLATION aaa ANAY AA page 31 15 SEL UB nanam AA page 32 15 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM ionsvipicenerco arii oe Eri a Vi UE PY erc erani page 33 IG CALIBRATION paaa aani naaa aan page 46 17 GEOGRAPHICAL ZONE niic ctiani radici a d S Rl D page 48 18 SERIAL OUTPUTS Saanman a DR E c n page 49 19 PROGRAMMING THE PRINTOUTS eere nre page 57 20 PRINTING THE HEADING inicios rio visi sirva Ei Fa vac konnaa rrinin page 62 21 ERROR MESSAGES pum
4. RS232 CONNECTION FROM PC TO IPC50 PC PC IPC50 CABLE 9 pins 25 pins Serial line PC RX 2 3 TXPC pink TX 3 2 RXPC yellow GND 5 ri GND grey Below is shown the connection in RS232 between the IPE50 in mode REPEATER and the IPC50 IPE50 in mode repeater IPC50 Serial line Serial line RX 16 TXPC GND 17 GND The transmission of data through the PC serial port can be configured in different ways according to the setting of the PCMode step in the SET UP environment on request continuous on stability or in RS485 mode Refer to the TRANSMISSION MODES OF THE SERIAL PORTS section for the functioning specifics 18 2 PRN printer SERIAL PORT It is uni directional and uses an RS232 TTL for transmitting data selectable through the jumper on the board it is mainly used to connect to printers computers and PLCs The transmission speed may be selected in the SET UP among these 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 Baud Please find below the connection between the TP200 printer and the indicator TP200 IPC50 Terminal board Serial line PRN GND GND DTR CTS RX TXPR Below is shown the connection in RS232 between the IPE50 in mode REPEATER and the IPC50 IPE50 in mode repeater IPC50 Serial line Serial line PRN RX 16 TXPR GND 17 GND 49 IPC50 18 3 SERIAL PORT TRANSMISSION MODES 18 3 1 PC PORT Please find below the various selectable serial weight transmission modes of the PC serial port through the corresponding
5. inout tot o tot S or Coun mode one will be asked to also select a functioning parameter see the functioning mode section for the relative description Once the functioning mode has been selected one is asked to enable the standard printouts of that mode the display shows the message dEF Pr press ENTER to enable the printouts or C to enable just the functioning mode and not the relative printouts Std Scr SAv SCREEN SAVER If the indicator has the date time option it is possible to enable the Screen Saver function after a programmable time from 1 to 255 minutes that the scale is unloaded the time is shown on the display in the HH MM SS format As soon as a weight variation is detected or a key is pressed the indicator displays the current weight once again no Disabled yES X Enabled one is asked to enter the time which the indicator waits to activate the screen saver after the weight has become stable and keys are not pressed no irConF REMOTE CONTROL CONFIGURATION If the instrument has an infrared ray interface with the 4 key remote control optional it is possible to remote the ZERO TARE MODE and ENTER keys or just the TARE key ir no Remote control disabled irl All the remote control keys work as the TARE key ir 4 The remote control keys work as ZERO TARE MODE and ENTER ir no 36 IPC50 rEACt REENABLING OF THE PRINTOUTS AND THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONS While using
6. section for further functioning details LoCK AutoFF AUTO SWITCH OFF It is possible to enable the automatic switch off of the indicator from 1 to 255 minutes or disable it the auto switch off starts working when with unloaded scale the weight has not been moved or a key has not been pressed during the set time the display shows the blinking oFF message and an acoustic signal is emitted then the indicator turns off Di SAb auto switch off disabled EnAb auto switch off enabled one will be asked to enter the number of minutes after which the indicator must turn off enter a number from 1 to 255 di SAb 37 IPC50 SEtuP SCALE CONFIGURATION ConFiG configuration Param METRIC PARAMETERS nChAn let the number 1 StAbiL FILTER INTEGRATION By pressing the ENTER key one accesses the selection of the type and degree of filter intervention for the stability of the weight indication FLt0 3 filter for simple weighing doS 0 3 filter for dosage h r 0 7 filter for high resolution dyn 0 3 filter for crane scale SLW 0 5 filter very slow The higher the filter value and greater is its intervention relative to the type of filter used FLt 3 Auto 0 AUTOZERO AT THE START UP By pressing ENTER one chooses whether to enable EnAb or disable diSAb the automatic acquisition of the gross zero upon start up By choosing EnAb if upon start up a detected weight is within 1096 of the ca
7. 27 HOLD Indicated that the HOLD function is enabled 28 3 V Indicated the time is being shown on the display in the HH MM SS format 10 IPC50 8 BASIC FUNCTIONS Nota if the IPC50 has never calibrated the message Err 39 will be displayed see page 64 With SETUP ENVIRONMENT we intend a specific menu inside which it s possible to set all the functioning parameters of the IPC50 To enter it turn on the IPC50 C key and press the gt 0 lt key when the version software is shown XX YY the display shows 02 01 the instrument type and the metrological software version then XX YY ZZ is the installed software version then DFW06 is the name of the installed software then CloCK if there is the optional board with date and time then bt X in which X is a number from 0 to 9 which indicates the battery level or If the instrument is powered by the mains the message PoWEr is displayed then K X YY in which K identifies the type of keyboard K 0 5 key keyboard K 1 17 key keyboard and X YY is the installed software version then the auto test 99999 88888 press the key gt T lt during this test The indicator shows the first parameter TyPE 8 1 ZERO SCALE By pressing the gt 0 lt key it is possible to zero a gross weight value which is within 2 of the capacity after the zeroing the display shows 0 weight and the relative pilot lights are turned on 8 2 TARE OPERATIONS SEMI AUTOMATIC TAR
8. HOLD HOLD Hold Mode 4 664 kg 3 044 kg 1 620 kg 2345 10 GROSS TARE NET PCS APW ID1 ID2 TICKET NR 12 11 08 01 02 Piece Counting Mode HEADING 1 HEADING 2 HEADING 3 HEADING 4 GROSS PT NET TICKET NR 12 41 08 01 02 Indicator in Standard Mode UISS Std ntgS GROSS PEAK TARE PEAK NET PEAK 12 09 08 01 02 Peak Mode 1 228 kg 0 456 kg 0 772 kg 150 0 00514 kg 234 6789 13 8 000 kg 3 000 kg 5 000 kg 11 IPC50 0 726 kg 0 000 kg 1 606 kg IPC50 14 INSTALLATION AN To obtain the best results it is recommended to install the indicator and the platform or transducer in a place with the following conditions A flat level surface on which to rest Stable and vibration free Moderate temperature and humidity 15 30 C and 40 70 No dust or strong vapours No draughts Mains power supply is restricted to within 10 of the rated voltage Make sure the platform is level or that the loading cells are resting evenly Avoid welding with load cells installed When the load cells are used with assembling kits under storage bins or the like connect the upper and lower supporting plate with a copper wire cable and then earth all the upper plates Use waterproof sheaths and couplings in order to protect the load cell cables Use a waterproof junction box to connect the cells The extension leads of the load cells or signal amplifiers must be screened In addition
9. parameter requests the use of the print key on the indicator prints upon request of the operator The print command is inhibited if the weight is in motion and in all other circumstances in which the data is not valid see EXECUTION OF THE PRINTOUTS section USER MAN REF CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION ALL Std and ALL EXt parameter see the ALL Std and ALL EXt modes of the PC port TRANSMISSION OF THE PC STRING UPON PRESSURE OF THE PRINT KEY PrPC St and PrPC EX parameter see the Prin St or Prin EX mode of the PC port TRANSMISSION TO 6 DIGIT REMOTE DISPLAY rEPE 6 parameter see the rEPE 6 mode of the PC port THE CONNECTION AND THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION OF THE SERIAL OUTPUTS MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY TECHNICAL PERSONNEL WHO KNOW THE PROCEDURES ON THE BASIS OF THE NEEDS OF THE USER 51 IPC50 18 4 SERIAL COMMANDS FORMAT Version reading command CC VER lt CR LF gt Instrument response CC VER vw DFW06 lt CR LF gt In which vw is the firmware version Extended weight read command CC REXT CR LF gt Instrument response EXTENDED STRING see TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS section Weight read command CC READ CR LF gt Instrument response STANDARD STRING see TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS section Weight reading command with sensitivity times 10 CC GR10 CR LP Instrument response STANDARD STRING see TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS section Reading command of mic
10. tare on 10 digits ID XXXX YYYYYY in which XXXXX is the rewriting number 5 digits from 00000 to 00255 and YYYYYY is the weigh number 6 digits from 000000 t0 131072 In the case in which the gross weight is negative or unstable the weight is transmitted but not the ID NO is in its place In these cases there is no storage in the alibi memory WEIGH READING Command IJALRDXXXXX YYYYYY CR o CRLF gt In which Il 485 address only when transmitting in 485 mode XXXXX rewriting number from 00000 to 00255 YYYYYY weigh number from 000000 to 131072 Instrument response IJB LLLLLLLLLLUU YYTTTTTTTTTTUU lt CR o CRLF gt In which Il 485 address only when transmitting in 485 mode B scale number always 1 LLLLLLLLLL gross weight on 10 digits UU unit of measure YY spaces in the case of null or semiautomatic tare PT in the case of manual tare TTTTTTTTTT tare weight on 10 digits ALIBI MEMORY RESET only with non approved instrument Command IJALDL CR o CRLF gt In which Il 485 address only when transmitting in the 485 mode Instrument response II ALDLOK CR o CRLF gt if the cancellation has been effective IIJALDLNO CR o CRLF gt if the cancellation has not worked The commands are ignored if the unit is not in the alibi memory functioning mode 10 8 DISPLAY WITH SENSITIVITY X 10 VISS TO BE USED IN TESTING DURING THE CALIBRATION By pressing the MODE key one switches from the weight display wit
11. 17 G 38 59 18 H 39 60 19 40 61 20 J 41 62 Table 3 In the entry mode the display is managed in the following way on the left one enters the character 10 is the default character while the number on the right indicates the position of this character on the line 10 01 Use the numeric keyboard to enter the various characters For example To write 175 BAKER STREET one should set the following codes 01 07 05 10 12 11 21 15 28 10 29 30 28 15 15 30 10 10 10 when one has finished programming the heading line the instrument automatically passes to the programming of the following line repeat the operations from point 6 for all the set lines step nuM WEi 63 once the programming of the heading is done the instrument automatically passes to the following IPC50 12 to save the entered heading press the C various times until the display shows the message SAVE press ENTER to save When entering the codes it is possible to carry out the other functions by pressing the F key and a keyboard number F 0 prints the HELP ON LINE summarizes the codes of the alphanumeric codes and the list of the other functions F 1 cursor forwards while one is programming a print line it allows to scroll the set characters and modify them F 2 cursor backwards while one is programming a print line it allows to scroll the set characters and modify them F 3 while one is programming a print line it ca
12. 19200 38400 57600 115200 9600 bit Pr SET PARITY WORD STOP BIT By pressing the ENTER key one accesses the selection of the available values n 8 1 n 8 2 n 7 2 E 7 1 E 7 2 n 8 1 PWr Prn SETTING AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY AND PRINTER MANAGEMENT On the indicator board there is a terminal board called V AUX auxiliary power supply thanks to which it is possible to power the devices for example a printer refer to the electric scheme for the characteristics In this step one programmes the functioning of the auxiliary output and the management of a possible connected printer PWr EHt with instrument on printer managed and auxiliary output always active PWr int printer managed auxiliary output active only when the instrument executes a printout Ext oFF printer managed and auxiliary output always active the start up characters are sent to the printer because the printer is considered to be configured in the energy saving mode PWr EHt onPrin INSTANTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY If the auxiliary power supply has been configured as PWr int in the preceding step by pressing ENTER itis enabled instantaneously the onPri message is blinking on the display in this mode it is possible for example to power a printer to carry out the upkeep operations To exit this step and therefore disable the auxiliary power supply press any button The enabling may be carried out quickly also during the weighing
13. 4 AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION It is possible to automatically turn off the indicator from 1 to 255 minutes or disable it the auto power off takes place when with unloaded scale or a key has not been pressed for the time set the display shows the OFF blinking message and an acoustic signal is emitted after this the indicator turns off For the setting follow the procedures below 12 IPC50 Turn on the scale press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key during the countdown the display shows the FmodE menu Press ENTER to enter the menu Press gt 0 lt many times to scroll ahead through the parameters or gt T lt to scroll backwards until one finds the AutoFF parameter Press ENTER to enter the parameter With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys select the possible options diSAb auto switch off disabled EnAb auto switch off enabled Confirm with ENTER if EnAb has been selected one will be asked to enter the number of minutes after which the indicator should turn off enter a number between 1 and 255 using the MODE key to select the digit to be modified and ZERO TARE to decrease increase it and confirm with ENTER Press many times the C key until the display shows SAVE Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key for not saving 8 5 LOW BATTERY WARNING The indicator is able to recognize whether it is powered from the mains or through a battery in this la
14. BATTERY RECHARGE TIME 12 hours maximum LOAD CELL POWER SUPPLY 5Vdc 5 120mA max 8 cells of 350 Ohms LOAD CELL CONNECTIONS 6 wires with Remote Sense PROTECTIVE CASE Oven fire painted IP 54 steel case available in column desk shelf or wall mount configurations Optional Waterproof IP65 Stainless Steel also available SERIAL OUTPUTS 1 RS232 RS485 input output configurable for connection to PC PLC or WEIGHT REPEATER 1 RS232 TTL input output for connection to printer THE PARTS OF THE INSTRUMENT CONTAINING DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL TENSION ARE ISOLATED AND INACCESSIBLE TO THE USER UNLESS IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OPENED OR ALTERED 3 SYMBOLS To call the attention of the user the following symbols are used both in the manual and on the instrument itself A Warning This operation must be performed only by qualified personal C Conforms to the standards of the European Union GID ldentifies the Class Of Precision defined by the OIML to represent 3000 divisions IPC50 4 INSTALLATION The digital weight indicator has an oven fire painted steel case or stainless steel option whose external dimensions are represented in FIGURE 1 While it is quite easy to operate on a tabletop if a fixed support is desired mounting on a rack shelf or column is relatively simple NOTE When the identification plate is supplied separately therefore not attached to the front panel it is advisable to attach it in the appropriate space on the indicator s
15. If 1 calibration point has been set once the weight acquisition has been made the display shows for an instant the value of the internal divisions and then the ntP step If there are 2 or 3 calibration points repeat the operations for the ddt2 tP2 ddt3 tP3 points 1 14 Once the calibration has been made of all the necessary points press the C key various times until the indicator shows SAVE in the display confirm with ENTER to memorize and return to weighing 47 IPC50 16 1 QUICK CALIBRATION OF ZERO It is useful to calibrate just the point of ZERO when a permanent tare weight is put onto the platform for example a roller unit 1 Enter in the SET UP environment of the scale when turned on press for an instant the TARE or the ZERO key during the countdown 2 Enter in the SEtuP ConFiG 0 CALib step and press ENTER key the display shows CAL 0 3 Put the tare on the scale and press ENTER key to confirm the operation 4 Once the zero calibration is made press many times the C key until the indicator shows SAVE in the display confirm with ENTER to store and return to weighing mode 16 2 IN CASE THE ZONE OF USE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE CALIBRATION ZONE ONE SHOULD 1 Enter in the SET UP environment of the scale when turned on press for an instant the TARE or the ZERO key during the countdown 2 Enter in the SEtuP ConFiG GrAV step and select the CALIBRATION ZONE 3 Carry out the calibration a
16. T lt keys When finished entering the values confirm with ENTER The display shows S1 on ENABLING relay 1 SET POINT enter the weight value like in the preceding SET POINT and confirm with ENTER With the C key one quickly zeros the set point value In the same way go ahead with the Sb2 0F Sb2 on Once finished the programming of the set points one should exit with the C key to return to weighing NOTES _ If the relay functioning mode has not been configured the prolonged pressure of the ENTER key has no effect The DISABLING SET POINT must be equal or less than the ENABLING one if in the DISABLING SET POINT one enters and confirms a value greater than the ENABLING one the instrument will automatically set the same value in the ENABLING step If in the ENABLING SET POINT one enters and confirms a value lower than the DISABLING one the instrument emits an error sound after this one sets the same DISABLING value The 0 value is valid for the enabling and the disabling set points and just the set points greater or equal to zero are accepted The check of the weight remains active on the present value even during the modification of the SET POINT until the new value is confirmed At start up the relays are managed from when the software version is displayed and these take on the configuration set in the set up environment These are not managed inside the set up menu The tare operations are act
17. displayed one prints the data programmed in the SEtuP gt gt SEriAL gt gt CoM Prn gt gt Pr ConF of the set up environment for example GROSS weight TARE weight NET weight Quantity of PIECES PCS on the scale in that moment calculated APW expressed in the set unit of measure with three decimal digits 27 IPC50 11 INDICATOR CONNECTED TO PRINTER FUNCTIONING BY BATTERY In a system made up of an indicator connected to a printer in which both are battery powered the printer normally in STAND BY will be powered only when one prints When the printing is finished the printer returns to STAND BY automatically This functioning is useful to reduce the energy absorbed by the battery when the printer is not used In this configuration if one has the need to maintain the printer powered in order to replace the paper and for other operations Press the ZERO key for a few seconds On the display the blinking onPri message will appear The printer is now on carry out the desired operations Press any key to exit NOTE it is not possible to turn on the printer with the gt 0 lt key in the REPEATER IN RADIO FREQUENCY functioning mode 28 IPC50 12 INSTRUMENT MESSAGES WHILE IN USE MESSAGE DESCRIPTION It is displayed when one selects the alibi memory functioning mode and upon start up the alibi memory is not connected or there are communication problems between the indicator and the board The
18. if WEIGH 1 WEIGH 2 INPUT NET gt gt if WEIGH 1 gt WEIGH 2 Difference without sign between INPUT and OUTPUT with unit of measure OUTPUT NET gt gt if WEIGH 1 lt WEIGH 2 Difference without sign between INPUT and OUTPUT with unit of measure PROCEDURE one acquires the first weight on the display is shown 1 accompanied by a prolonged beep By pressing again MODE key one acquires the second weight and on the display is shown 2 accompanied by a prolonged beep NOTE The acquisition of the second weight is made only if the setting of the rEACt parameter in the set up environment has been respected passage by zero of the weight instability or always see section 9 11 REENABLING OF THE PRINTOUTS AND THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONS When the second weight is acquired the data printout is commanded It is possible to interrupt the weighing cycle by pressing the C after the acquisition of the first weight On the display the message CLEAr is shown accompanied by a prolonged beep Press ENTER to confirm the cancelling of the first acquired weight or another key to not confirm NOTES The first weight is acquired if With a NON APPROVED scale one has a STABLE weight and GREATER than 0 With an APPROVED scale one has a STABLE weight and GREATER than 20 divisions The second weight is acquired if With a NON APPROVED scale one has a STABLE weight and GREATER than 0 With an APPRO
19. initialisation cancels all the data stored in the Alibi memory by pressing ENTER one is asked to confirm the operation The display shows iALib press ENTER again to confirm or another key to cancel At the end the AL OK message appears if the operation is made with success otherwise the AL ERR message is displayed NOTE the parameter is displayed only if the Alibi functioning mode has been selected in the FunCt step and if the indicator is not approved dSALE no inPutS INPUT CONFIGURATION option In this step one sets the function to link to each input inP bl INPUT 1 nonE Disabled ZEro gt 0 lt Key tArE gt T lt Key ModE MODE Key EntEr ENTER Key diS kEy DISABLING OF KEYBOARD nonE inP b2 INPUT 2 The programming of the input 2 is done as described for input 1 NOTE In case 2 inputs are simultaneously enabled with the same function just the input 1 is taken into consideration and if diS kEy has been set on one input the other input will be disabled outPut RELAY CONFIGURATION option In this step one sets the function to be linked to each relay optional 2 relays NOTE the parameter is displayed only if the StPG or StPn parameter has been selected in the FunCt step rEL b 1 RELAY 1 FunC RELAY FUNCTION rEL no relay not managed ist relay managed with hysteresis no iSt relay managed without hysteresis rEL no no nC NO NC CONTACTS no re
20. just in the single totalisations SuM prints the bar code in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed just in the partial total both prints the bar code in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed in the totalizations as well as in the partial total no NOTES the weight values are expressed in 6 digits without decimal point and with the possible non signficant zeros present between a weight value and the following one a space is inserted the bar code is printed as the last data after the weight values possible numeric codes and ticket number but before the date and time with TP200 printer 60 IPC50 THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE VISIBLE ONLY IF IN THE PREVIOUS STEP A PARAMETER DIFFERENT FROM no HAS BEEN SET VdbAr SELECTING THE BAR CODE S VERTICAL DISTANCE OF THE PRECEDING TEXTS In lines with normal height font programmable value 0 9 0 LMbAr SELECTION OF LEFT MARGIN ies 1 000kg Expressed in 1 8 of a mm from O to 99 00 0 000kg NET 1 000kg VdbAr A WbAr SELECTION OF BAR CODE FONT WIDTH Y HA Programmable value W1 W3 Mia 700100 01000 hbAr SELECTION OF BAR CODE FONT HEIGHT Expressed in 1 8 di mm from 0 to 255 000 bArFS SELECTION OF PRINT FIELDS IN THE BAR CODE Programmable value G n t In which G is gross weight n is net weight and t is tare weighing G PntVb PRINTING OF THE BAR CODE S NUMERIC FIELD This step allows to select the printing of the b
21. kg lb conversion functioning is automatically set but not saved in the set up environment Message displayed if the display is higher than the maximum value set in the setup rAnGE dr ee 1 Message displayed if the display is lower than the zero value set in the setup tp0 or 0 CALib AL Err It is displayed at start up when the I O interface OPTIONAL does not work or is not present and a key has been linked to an input or the SET POINT on the gross weight or on ERRIO the net weight functioning mode has been selected In this case one passes automatically to the display with sensitivity times 10 functioning mode but it is not saved in the set up environment A function has been linked to input X from 1 to 4 and this is not present see the InPutS Er i b X parameter of the set up environment In a set point functioning mode the relay X has been set from 1 to 4 and this is not present E r r b X amp i see the outPut parameter of the set up environment BuSy Print under way PRN serial port is occupied or indicator waiting to transmit a printing to a PC UnStAB One is trying to print with an unstable weight One is trying to print with the weight in underload or in overload in other words with a weight of 9 divisions greater than the capacity or of 20 divisions below the gross zero GroS Er One is trying to print with a not positive gross weight equal or less than zero Net Err One is trying
22. mode LOADCELL connection 6 SIG SIGNAL 5 SIG SIGNAL 4 SEN REFERENCE 3 SEN REFERENCE 2 EXC LOADCELL POWER SUPPLY 1 EXC LOADCELL POWER SUPPLY Jumpers J6 and J7 If closed REFERENCE and POWER SUPPLY REFERENCE and POWER SUPPLY are connected on the board gt connection for 4 loadcell wires If opened gt connection for 6 loadcell wires CAL if closed it enables the access to the metrological parameters ON if closed and no jumper the IPC50 unit will be functional as soon as the power supply will be connected the key ON OFF key C does not work for this function BOOT for 1 option card I O board or ALIBI MEMORY board or TIMER board PC SERIAL PORT RS232 RS232 TX2 TX RX2 RX GND GND PRN SERIAL PORT TX0 RX0 GNO CTS 66 IPC50 I O OPTIONAL EXPANSION CARD WITH 2 INPUTS AND 2 OUTPUTS BOOT BUS OUTPUTS 24Vdc 1A mox 48Vac 0 5A max OPEN CLOSE ee out C C2 CO C2 C 12 3456 BOOT BUS 53090803 SUPPLY 5Vde 24 Vdc 40 mA mox It is possible to connect 1 card 2 inputs 2 relays in the motherboard on the BOOT connector J1 Management of Inputs and Relays OPEN INT IN2 RL1 RL2 The maximum power of the relays contact is 24 Vdc 1A the maximum voltage applicable to the optoisolated inputs is between 5 24 Vdc with maximum current of 40 mA The optoisolation of the inputs is not corre
23. of the printout dt No ntik PRINTS TICKET NUMBER The ticket number is a sequence number which increases upon each printing made this number between 1 and 65535 is kept in memory also when the instrument is turned off no does not print the ticket number yes tot prints the ticket number in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed only in the single totalisations SuM prints the ticket number in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed just in the partial total both prints the ticket number in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed in the totalisations as well as in the partial total rESEt by pressing ENTER the sequence number in the ticket is zeroed NOTE The ticket number if programmed is printed after the weight data no EndPAG SELECTION OF PAGE END PRINTING This step allows to print 2 empty lines at the end of each printout if DP190 is selected in the PrModE step or an end label if LP542 is selected in the PrModE step no does not print the page end yes tot prints the end page in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed just in the single totalisations SuM prints the end page in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed just in the partial total both prints the end page in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed in the totalisations as well as in the partial total yes tot tErM SETTING TERMINATOR When connecting a printer it is often necessary to trans
24. one will be asked to enter the number of heading lines the display shows x in which x is the number of set lines from 0 to 4 Select the number of lines using the gt 0 lt key and press ENTER to confirm The Hn 1 message appears on the display for a few seconds indicating which line one is programming in this case it s line 1 62 T Then the instrument asks to select the height of the print character prints line at a normal height for tpr or character 1 for LP542PLUS prints line at double the height for tpr or character 2 for LP542PLUS 8 10 11 ChAr1 ChAr2 see section 9 for further information Use the gt 0 lt key to select the character height then press ENTER to confirm IPC50 The instrument is ready to programme the first heading line which consists in entering a sequence of numeric two digit codes corresponding to the fonts see Table 3 A line can have up to 24 characters including the empty spaces LIST OF THE CODES AND CORRESPONDING PRINTED CHARACTERS CODE CHARACTER CODE CHARACTER CODE CHARACTER 00 0 21 K 42 01 1 22 L 43 amp 02 2 23 M 44 03 3 24 N 45 04 4 25 O 46 05 5 26 P 47 06 6 27 Q 48 l 07 7 28 R 49 08 8 29 S 50 09 9 30 T 51 10 SPACE 31 U 52 11 A 32 V 53 12 B 33 W 54 13 C 34 X 55 14 D 35 Y 56 15 E 36 Z 57 16 F 37 58
25. the indicator it is possible to incur in the no 0 unS error shown on the display accompanied by an acoustic signal this means that the printout or the function which one wants to carry out must be renabled in order to avoid accidental executions It is possible to set the reenabling in the following modes passage of the net weight by zero weigh instability or always ZEro passage of the net weight by zero inSt instability ALWAyS always ZEro LAMP DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING Through this StEP one programmes the backlight functioning LAM 0 backlighting disabled LAM1 The backlight turns on if the weight changes and it turns off automatically after stability no change has been maintained for at least 10 seconds LAM 2 The background light is always on LAM 0 L int DISPLAY BACKLIGHT INTENSITY Through this step one selects the intensity of the backlighting or of the LED display Lint 1 minimum Lint 2 Lint 3 Lint 4 maximum Lint 1 CLoCK DATE TIME ADJUSTMENT OPTIONAL In this step one sets the date and time of the indicator by pressing ENTER one is asked to enter in this order the day month year hour and minute The entry of each parameter must be confirmed with ENTER NOTE the parameter is not displayed if there is no date time option tArE t LOCKED UNLOCKED DISABLED TARE SELECTION LoCK locked tare unLoCK unlocked tare diSAb disabled tare See the TARE OPERATIONS
26. the message SAVE Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key to not save NOTE the SCr SAV parameter is not shown if there is no date time option 14 IPC50 8 11 PRINTING If a printer is connected it is possible to print the programmed weight data for example 4heading lines of 24 characters GROSS weight TARE weight NET weight ticket number date and time optional a CODE 39 bar code both with the LP542PLUS labeller as well as the TP thermal printer Besides the generic printing described above each single functioning mode will have some specific printouts which are described in the operating mode Executing printouts with NON approved scales In order to print with non approved scales the following conditions must exist the weight must be stable the gross weight must be gt of a division Legal for Trade scale printing In order to be able to print with a legal for trade scale the following conditions must exist the weight must be stable the net weight must be gt the minimum weight minimum of 20 divisions the printing is reactivated depending on how the rEACT parameter has been set in the set up environment passage by zero of the NET weight weight instability or always see section 9 11 REACTIVATION OF THE PRINTOUTS AND OF THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONS To configure the printouts go to the PROGRAMMING THE PRINTOUTS 8 12 REENABLING THE PRIN
27. the possible values are XX indicator status 00 normal scale status 01 normal scale status in input 02 instrument in technical set up 04 in boot phase 05 in rx tx set up phase 06 in test phase of the serial ports 07 in print test 08 in firmware update phase 09 in stand by 10 in automatic zero phase 12 in optoisolated inputs test phase Key pressure simulation command CC KEYPXX CR LP in which XX is the code of the pressed key 00 MODE key 01 F key 02 ENTER key 03 TARE key 04 scale ZERO key 05 numeric 0 key 06 numeric 01 key 07 numeric 2 key 08 numeric 3 key 09 numeric 4 key 0A numeric 05 key 54 IPC50 OB numeric 06 key 0C numeric 07 key OD numeric 08 key OE numeric 09 key OF INFO key 10 C key Instrument response OK lt CR LF gt accepted command In case the simulated key has two linked functions key briefly pressed or at length like the TARE key if the KEYP command is followed by the release command of the KEYR key within a maximum time of 1 5 seconds the simple function will be executed key briefly pressed otherwise the second function will be made key pressed at length NOTA The instrument does not transmit the OK answer to the following short commands P Q T W X Z LEGEND CC instrument code e g 00 only with RS485 protocol CR LF gt Carriage Return Line Feed ASCII characters 13 and 10 Key disabling command CC KEYEt CR LF t gt E to ena
28. third range minimum weigh third range division 15 IPC50 NOTES The minimum weigh corresponds to 20 net weight divisions The data of the second and third range appear only if actually configured To view the metric data Press the dedicated key once O The capacity value of the first range will appear Press the gt 0 lt key to scroll the following data in this order Capacity 1 range Minimum weigh 1 range Division 1 range Capacity 2 range gt Minimum weigh 2 range gt Division 2 range gt Capacity 3 range Minimum weigh 3 range Division 3 range gt Capacity 1 range gt Press the TARE key to scroll backwards the metric data Press the ENTER or C key to return to weighing 9 IPC50 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 9 1 STORED TARE MEMORY VALUES It s possible to store up to 10 tare memory values identified by the location numbers 0 to 9 which the user can recall when needed To insert or modify a tare value press the keys Fn 9 in sequence the display will indicate tM n in which n is the storage number to be entered For example by pressing 0 the display will indicate 00000 or any value that already exists in the tare memory location 0 Insert the tare value with the numeric keyboard with the C key one quickly zeros the entered value and press ENTER Repeat the sequence for the following memory positions If the entered value is not a multiple o
29. two stages with the fast totalizer the no 0 UnS error message is displayed NOTE If the gross or net weight is equal to zero with the normal totalizer the indicator displays the accumulated total while with the fast totalisation the GroS Er or nEt Err error message is displayed TOTALISATION WITH PRINTING If the presence of a printer has been configured upon each pressing of MODE one prints the data programmed in step SEtuP gt gt SEriAL gt gt CoM Prn gt gt Pr ConF of the set up environment TECH MAN REF for example Weigh number GROSS weight TARE weight NET weight PRINTING AND ZEROING OF THE TOTALS The instrument has two different total levels a partial total and a general total which increase upon each totalisation these may be printed and zeroed independently from each other To print and zero the PARTIAL TOTAL one should press for a short time the ENTER key depending on the type of totalisation various messages will be displayed With normal totalisation the number of weighs and the accumulated total will be displayed With fast or automatic totalisation the message totAL will be displayed The number of weighs made and the NET WEIGHT TOTAL is printed To print and zero the GENERAL TOTAL one should press for a few seconds the ENTER key depending on the type of totalisation various messages will be displayed With normal totalisation the number of weighs and the accumulated tot
30. using the standard string ALL Std or the extended string ALL EXt see the 18 5 TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL section for the description of the two strings 50 IPC50 TRANSMISSION ON STABILITY StAb St and StAb EX parameter Each time a weight on the scale becomes stable a communication string is transmitted on the PC serial port For non approved instruments The transmission takes place if the weight is stable and the net weight is gt 10 divisions Reenabling the transmission depends on how the rEACt step has been set in the SET UP environment passage by zero of the NET weight or instability of the NET weight of 10 divisions by choosing always it works upon instability For approved instruments The transmission takes place if the weight is stable and the net weight is 5 20 divisions Reenabling the transmission depends on how the rEACt step has been set in the SET UP environment passage by zero of the NET weight or instability of the NET weight of 20 divisions by choosing always it works upon instability The data is transmitted using the standard string StAb St or the extended string StAb EX see the TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL section for the description of the two strings 18 3 2 PRN PORT Please find below the various selectable serial weight transmission modes of the PRN serial port through the corresponding PrModE StEP of the SET UP environment TRANSMISSION TO PRINTER tPr and LP542
31. Allows to view the scale s metric information capacity division minimum weigh for each configured range ogo 6 7 8 5 Co In the numeric input phase it allows to enter the desired value IPC50 IPC50 7 SYMBOLS ON THE LCD DISPLAY The LCD display has symbols which show the indicator s functioning status you will find the description for each symbol below 7 4 24 1 2 N is Min Se J LTPT wiw2w3 4 2252 A IT4 kg s L Y Y t0 010 FIGURE 6 NUMBER SYMBOL FUNCTION 1 4 8 When on and blinking these indicate a pause status the indicator carries out a 18 21 function 24 2 50 Indicates that the weight detected on the weighing system is near zero within the interval of 1 4 to 1 4 of the division 3 Indicates that the weight is unstable 5 NET Indicates that the displayed weight is a net weight 6 G Indicates that the displayed value is a gross weight 7 B Indicates that the displayed value is a gross weight if the German language is selected in the print configuration IPC50 Indicates the battery charge level 3 notches corresponding to the bt 8 bt 9 values 9 TTE 2notches corresponding to the bt 6 bt 7 values 1 notch corresponding to the bt 3 bt 4 bt 5 values Onotches corresponding to the bt 0 bt 1 bt 2 values MAX Whe
32. E By pressing the gt T lt key any weight value present on the display is tarred the display shows tArE for an instant and then 0 net weight the relative keys turn on In any case a new tare operation cancels and substitutes the previous one NOTE The semiautomatic tare will be acquire only if the weight is AT LEAST A DIVISION STABLE instability led off and VALID in other words the OVERLOAD condition should not be created ENTERING THE MANUAL TARE FROM KEYBOARD Press gt T lt for a few seconds the display shows tM and then 000000 Enter the desired value using the following keys gt 0 lt decreases the blinking digit TE increases the blinking digit MODE selects the digit to be modified blinking the scrolling of the digits takes place from left to right C if pressed for an instant it quickly zeros the present value if pressed at length it allows to return to weighing without saving the changes made NOTE With the IPC50 one enters the value directly with the numeric keyboard Confirm with the ENTER key the value will be subtracted from the weight present on the plate and the relative pilot lights will turn on If the entered value is not a multiple of the scale s minimum division it will be rounded up if it is equal or greater than half of the division or rounded down if lower In any case a new tare operation cancels and substitutes the preceding one CANCELLING A TARE One can manual
33. EtuP Com Prn PrMode step and press ENTER 3 Select the desired printer tPR or LP542P and press ENTER 57 4 5 6 IPC50 In the SET UP ENVIRONMENT section see the descriptions of the baud Pr Bit Pr PWr Prn on Prin and Prn CtS steps for configuring the baud rate the number of transmission bits the printer s power supply and the CTS signal Select the Pr Conf step and press ENTER PRINT one enters the PROGRAMMING MENU OF THE PRINTOUTS Below is the description of the steps Once the setting have been made press the C key various times until the indicator shows SAVE In the display confirm with ENTER to memorize and return to weighing PrConF CONFIGURATION OF THE PRINTOUTS In this step one enters the print programming submenu NOTE the parameter and all its submenus are not displayed unless the Prno parameter has been selected in the PWr Prn step or Pr no in the PrModE step LanG PRINTING LANGUAGE One selects the language in which the printouts are carried out ItAL italian EnGL english dEut german FrAn french ESPA spanish bLinE EMPTY LINE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRINTOUT YES atthe beginning of each printout an empty line is inserted no noempty line YES IntES PRINTING OF HEADING Int no no heading Int Si prints the heading in the totalizer mode it is printed only upon the first totalisation in other words if the partial total is z
34. NTER the instrument displays i bx y in which x y indicate x the input which is controlling 1 2 3 4 to change the input which one wants to control press the ZERO or TARE keys y the input status 0 Disabled input 1 Enabled input communication error with I O expansion board or board not present Press C to exit this step Anout ANALOG OUTPUT TEST Not available 45 IPC50 16 CALIBRATION Nota if the IPC50 has never been calibrated the message Err 39 will be displayed press the key gt T lt to enter into the menus IMPORTANT with approved instrument the GrAV rAnGE 1 rAnGE 2 rAnGE 3 diV dECi u m ntP ddt1 parameters are not modifiable the OCalib tPO tP1 ddt 2 tP2 ddt 3 tP3 are not displayed gt 0 lt Decreases the selected digit blinking TE Increases the selected digit blinking MODE Selects the digit to be modified blinking from left to right C Quickly zeros the displayed value NUMERICAL KEYS Allow to enter the numerical value from right to left To enter it turn on the IPC50 C key and press the gt 0 lt key when the version software is shown XX YY the display shows 02 01 the instrument type and the metrological software version then XX YY ZZ is the installed software version then DFW06 is the name of the installed software then CloCK if there is the optional board with d
35. OPERATING MODES In addition to the STANDARD weighing mode with TARE deduction and transmission of data the indicator can carry out one of the following functions kg lb CONVERSION NET GROSS SWITCH SET POINT ON THE GROSS WEIGHT SET POINT ON THE NET WEIGHT IN OUT REPEATER IN RADIO FREQUENCY ALIBI DISPLAY WITH SENSITIVITY X 10 HOLD PEAK HORIZONTAL TOTALIZER VERTICAL TOTALIZER and PIECE COUNTING To set the operating mode carry out the following procedures Turn on the IPC50 C key and press the gt 0 lt key when the version software is shown XX YY the display shows 02 01 the instrument type and the metrological software version then XX YY ZZ is the installed software version then DFW06 is the name of the installed software then CloCK if there is the optional board with date and time then bt X in which X is a number from 0 to 9 which indicates the battery level or If the instrument is powered by the mains the message PoWEr is displayed then K X YY in which K identifies the type of keyboard K 0 5 key keyboard K 1 17 key keyboard and X YY is the installed software version then the auto test 99999 88888 press the key gt T lt during this test The indicator shows the first parameter TyPE press the gt 0 lt key the display shows the FmodE menu Press ENTER to enter the menu the display shows the FunCt menu Press ENTER to enter the parameter With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys sel
36. PCModE StEP of the SET UP environment TRANSMISSION REQUESTED FROM AN EXTERNAL DEVICE ondE parameter In this case the indicator waits for a command before transmitting see the section SERIAL COMMANDS FORMAT With Baud rate at 9600 through the READ command it is possible to make up to 10 11 requests per second while with Baud rate at 57600 one can arrive at 16 The transmission works with weight lt gt 0 with approved or unapproved instrument NOTE This protocol is active also in the other functioning modes only on the PC serial output 4 6 DIGIT REMOTE DISPLAY TRANSMISSION rEPE 4 and rEPE 6 for RPA60 parameter The weight displaying takes place both in the indicator as well as in a weight repeater of 4 or 6 digits normally the capacity will be properly set up for a correct displaying N B When either transmission mode is selected the relative serial output is automatically set to 4800 N 8 1 TRANSMISSION WHEN THE PRINT KEY IS PRESSED Prin Std PrinEX parameter The instrument communicates the weight data through the serial port when the ENTERkey is pressed except for in the TOTALIZER mode where one should press the MODE key For non approved instruments The transmission takes place if the weight is stable and the net weight is gt 0 Reenabling the transmission depends on how the rEACt step has been set in the SET UP environment passing by zero of the NET weight weig
37. S SWITCH ntgS If a tare is set by pressing the MODE key for about 3 second interval the gross weight is displayed NOTE While the gross weight is being viewed it is not possible to print 10 3 SET POINT ON THE GROSS WEIGHT StPG option By selecting this functioning mode in the normal scale status one enables the function of the relays on the GROSS weight with the optional boards it is possible to use 2 relays In the outPut menu of the SET UP environment one sets the functioning mode for each relay used none with hysteresis enabling and disabling set point without hysteresis single set point Furthermore it is possible to set the status of the relays normally open or normally closed or the type of check direct or weight stability MODE WITH HYSTERESIS One enters two SET POINTS for each relay a DISABLING one which when the gross weight is lower than it it disables the concerned relay and an ENABLING one which when the gross weight is equal or greater than it it enables the concerned relay By keeping the ENTER key pressed for about 3 seconds one enters the DISABLING and ENABLING SET POINT values only for the configured relays The display shows S1 oF DISABLING relay 1 SET POINT press ENTER to enter the Step Use the MODE key to choose the digit to be increased BLINKING DIGIT the scrolling of the digits goes from left to right Decrease or increase the value using the gt 0 lt or gt
38. TOUTS AND THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONS While using the indicator it is possible to incur into the no 0 unS error shown on the display along with an acoustic signal this means that the printing or the function which one wants to carry out must be reenabled in order to avoid unwanted executions It is possible to set the reenabling in different ways passage by zero of the net weight weigh instability or S Follow the procedure below Turn on the scale press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key during the countdown the display shows the FmodE menu Press ENTER to enter the menu Press gt 0 lt many times to scroll forwards through the parameters or gt T lt to scroll backwards until one finds the rEACt parameter Press ENTER to enter the parameter With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys select the possible options ZEro passage by zero of the net weight inSt instability ALWAyS Confirm with ENTER Press the C key many times until the message SAVE is shown on the display Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key to not save 8 13 DISPLAY OF METRIC DATA i The indicator is fitted with a function named INFO thanks to which it is possible to view the configuration metric data First range capacity first range minimum weigh first range division Second range capacity second range minimum weigh second range division Third range capacity
39. UCED BY A DIFFERENT GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION VALUE BETWEEN THE CALIBRATION AND UTILISATION ZONE compulsory for legal type instruments This instrument conforms to the laws currently in force regarding non automatic weighing instruments Such g sensitive instruments are influenced by the gravitational acceleration value g of the utilisation zone so a special programme has been created to compensate for any differences in the gravitational attraction between the place where the weighing machine is calibrated and the place of utilisation During configuration the g values relative to the utilisation zone and to the zone of calibration are entered at a certain programming step which eliminates the weight error introduced by the different gravitational attraction value The approved instrument displays upon start up the gravitational zone of use for a few seconds after the name and the installed software version 48 IPC50 18 SERIAL OUTPUTS The instrument has two bidirectional serial outputs which have the output in ASCII code compatible with the majority of printers remote displays PCs and other devices 18 1 PC SERIAL PORT It is bi directional and uses an RS232 for transmitting data It is mainly used to connect computers PLCs additional remote displays and it can be converted into RS485 options The transmission speed may be selected in the SET UP among these 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 Baud bit sec
40. VED scale one has a STABLE weight and GREATER than 20 divisions 20 IPC50 if the setting of the rEACt parameter in the set up environment has been respected passage by zero of the weight instability or always see section 9 11 REENABLING OF THE PRINTOUTS AND THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONS the tare operations are DISABLED 10 7 ALIBI MEMORY ALibi option The alibi memory allows to file the transmitted weight values in the computer for data processing and or integration The filed values may then be recalled from the PC serial line or directly on the indicator s display for a following check The storage of a weigh takes place either following the reception of the serial command or following the pressure of the ENTER key the indicator transmits on the PC serial line the gross and tare weights and an ID which clearly identifies the weigh The storage of a weigh in the alibi memory is possible only if the weight is stable it can not be in underload or in overload and the gross must be equal or greater than zero In case these conditions are not respected _in the response to the PID serial command there will be NO instead of the ID _there is no transmission in the case that the ENTER key is pressed When one presses the ENTER key the weight and the ID is transmitted and the display shows the tr id message for about 2 seconds The ID has the following format lt Rewriting number gt lt Weigh number gt Rewritin
41. ach time the instrument is turned off When turned on the indicator automatically goes to storage nr 0 not selectable Storage nr 0 is considered to be the basic one in which non addressed weights are accumulated 10 12 VERTICAL TOTALIZER Sum by recipe gt tot S Like the horizontal totaliser but with each pressing of MODE or automatcly depend of parameter rEACT the indicated weight is totalised and automatically tared in this way it is possible for example to fill a container with various products and to know the total weight of the container on the display or and on a printer and the total weight of all the containers weighted on the display or and on a printer 10 13 PIECE COUNTING COUn In this functioning mode it is possible to carry out the reference operations in order to use the scale for counting pieces When the functioning mode is selected one is asked to set some parameters uM APW unit of measure of the average unit weight APW Press ENTER to enter the step With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys select the unit of measure g kg t Lb Confirm with ENTER Press many times the C key until the display shows the message SAVE e Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key to not save Whitt sampling interval Setting of the sampling time in seconds with a decimal greater is the time set and more precise will the calculated APW be e Press ENTER to enter the step e Set t
42. al will be displayed With fast or automatic totalisation the message G totAL will be displayed The number of weighs made and the NET WEIGHT TOTAL is printed During the weighing it is possible to view at any time the number of weighs and the accumulated net weight in the totals By pressing for an instant the 6 key the following will be displayed in this sequence n x in which x is the number of weighs made totAL followed by the accumulated PARTIAL NET TOTAL By pressing in sequence the Fn and 6 keys the following will be displayed in sequence n x in which x is the number of weighs made totAL followed by the accumulated GENERAL NET TOTAL MEMORY STORAGES It is possible to memorize the weigh totalisation in one of nine memory storages identified from 1 to 9 Press in sequence the Fn and 5 keys the display shows rn n Enter the desired storage number from 1 to 9 Now all the made totalisations are stored in the storage number just entered To change the storage repeat the same operations To recall or zero the PARTIAL TOTAL of a storage it is necessary to recall first its identifying number as previously described however the GRAND TOTAL is not available for each storage NOTE 25 IPC50 The selected storage remains active for all the following totalizations until it is substituted with another All the values accumulated in the single storage numbers are automatically zeroed e
43. alid in other words if there is no stored weigh relative to the entered ID the message no id appears and an error acoustic signal is enabled and one returns to weighing INITIALISATION OF THE ALIBI MEMORY It is possible to cancel all the weighs made initialising the alibi memory this operation can be made directly on the indicator see the parameter SETUP ini AL of the set up environment or through the serial command see SERIAL COMMANDS below NOTES Itis not possible to just cancel a single weigh The initialisation is possible only with a non approved instrument SERIAL COMMANDS WEIGH STORAGE Command II PID CRLF or lt ESC gt IIJPID lt STX gt in which II 485 address lt ESC gt 27 ascii decimal character lt STX gt 2 ascii decimal character Instrument response to the II PID lt CRLF gt command I PIDSS B LLLLLLLLLLUU YYTTTTTTTTTTUU ID NO lt CRLF gt Instrument response to the lt ESC gt II PID lt STX gt command lt ESC gt IIJPIDSS B LLLLLLLLLLUU YYTTTTTTTTTTUU ID NO lt STX gt In which II 485 address only when transmitting in 485 mode Ss OL weight in overload or UL weight in underload or ST stable weight or US unstable weight or TL TILT input closed B scale number always 1 LLLLLLLLLL gross weight on 10 digits UU unit of measure 22 IPC50 YY 2 spaces in the case of null tare or semiautomatic tare PT in case of manual tare TTTTTTTTTT
44. ansin page 64 22 CONNECTION SCHEMES uti page 65 IPC50 IPC50 1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this manual is to help the user get to know the weight indicator s various functioning modes the keys functions and the display indications We advise to carefully follow the instructions for programming the weight indicator by taking actions not indicated this manual one could cause the scale to not work properly In addition to having all the characteristics of a high precision scale the indicator has the kg lb conversion function the gross weight net weight conversion set point on gross weight or net weight in out weigh repeater in r f transmission alibi memory hold function peak detector weighs totaliser and piece counter The indicator adapts to normal weighing applications in either industrial settings such as during factory production processes or that of commerce such as legal for trade applications also satisfying the frequently needed ability to transmit and print the data through its two bidirectional serial ports This manual has been made as carefully and exactly as possible in any case your suggestions are ZN worms ZN Any attempt to repair or alter the unit can expose the user to the danger of electric shock and it will void our warranty This instrument is covered under warranty provided that IT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED BY THE always welcome USER for any reason If any problem with the unit or system has been e
45. ar code s numeric field no the numeric field is not printed undEr under the bar code AboVE above the bar code Ab un both above as well as below the bar code 61 20 PRINTING THE HEADING It is possible to programme from the indicator or from PC the 4 alphanumeric heading lines of 24 characters each which will be printed in the manner which has been programmed until these are cancelled or substituted In order to configure the heading one should follow the procedure below Enter in the TECHNICAL SET UP SEtup gt SeriAL gt CoM Prn IPC50 Enter in the step InteS CoMPrn v PrConF v intES int no nuM WEi int Si int F1 int SuM nr X Lin 1 p Char 1 gt 10 01 Char 2 Y 10 24 Lin 2 Char 1 Y 10 01 Char 2 v v 10 24 Lin n Enter in the step CoM Prn Enter in the step PrConF Select the heading printing mode does not print the heading int no int Si int F1 intSuM prints the heading only with the first totalisation if a totalizer mode has been selected if a totalizer mode is selected it prints the heading in all the totalisations if a totalizer mode is selected it prints the heading in all the totalisations in the total By selecting a mode different than the int no
46. ate and time then bt X in which X is a number from 0 to 9 which indicates the battery level or If the instrument is powered by the mains the message PoWEr is displayed then K X YY in which K identifies the type of keyboard K 0 5 key keyboard K 1 17 key keyboard and X YY is the installed software version then the auto test 99999 88888 press the key gt T lt during this test The indicator shows the first parameter TyPE 1 Select the SEtuP with key gt T lt then ENTER ConFiG with key ENTER CALib with key gt T lt and press ENTER 2 Select the rAnGE1 step and press ENTER Set the total capacity of the scale or the first range in case of multirange functioning ex 002 000 it means maximal display will be 2 000 the position of the decimal point will be set later step dECI Confirm with the ENTER key 46 IPC50 99 Select the TAnGE2 if the system is a simple range SET this value to 0 and press ENTER Set the capacity of the second range and press ENTER Select the TAnGE3 if the system is a simple or double range SET this value to 0 and press ENTER Set the capacity of the triple range and press ENTER C1 a Select the diU step and press ENTER Set the minimum division and press ENTER selectable values 1 2 5 10 20 50 Ex set 1 the right digit could change 1 by 1 0 1 2 8 9 Set 2 2by2 0 2 4 6 8 Set 5 d 5 by 5 0 ord Set 10 the right digit cou
47. ational acceleration In case one enters a wrong g value the minimum decimal value is suggested 9 75001 a wrong value is 38 IPC50 any decimal number that is not between 9 75001 and 9 84999 inclusive NOTE If the indicator is approved the step can not be modified 9 80655 CALib SCALE CALIBRATION See paragraph CALIBRATION section P46 OCALib MAKE A NEW ZERO CALIBRATION See paragraph CALIBRATION section P46 NOTE If the indicator is approved the step is not displayed An out not available 39 IPC50 SeriAL SERIALS PRINTOUTS ETC CoM Pm PRINTER SERIAL PrModE TRANSMISSION UPON THE PRINTER SERIAL Pr no transmission disabled tPr enables the printing with ASCII printer for example DP190 or TP200 LP542P enables to print with labelling machine LP542PLUS ALL Std continuous transmission with standard string ALL Eht continuous transmission with extended string PrPC St transmission of the standard string upon the pressing of the ENTER key PrPC EH transmission of the extended string upon the pressing of the ENTER key NOTE if the TOTALIZER mode horizontal or vertical is active the transmission through the key is carried out by pressing the MODE key rEPE 6 transmission to 6 digit remote display Pr no bAud Pr SET BAUD RATE By pressing the ENTER key one accesses the selection of the data transmission speed measured in Baud bit second The possible values are 1200 2400 4800 9600
48. ble the keys t gt D to disable the keys Response CCJOK CR LP Status command of the keys CC KEYE CR LF Response CC KEYEE CR LF gt if the keyboard is enabled CC KEYED CR LP if the keyboard is disabled Tare block command CC TLCKt CR LF gt t 5 E to lock the tare t 5 D to unlock the tare Response CC OK CR LP Tare status command CC TLCK CR LP Response CC TLCKE CR LF gt if the tare is locked CC TLCKD lt CR LF if the keyboard is unlocked SERIAL ERRORS Upon each serial command received the instrument transmits a response which may be a response to a command see the command description or the indication of the command error ERR01xCR LP it is shown when a correct command is transmitted from the PC to the indicator however it is followed by letters inserted involuntarily I E READF TARES ERRO2 CR LF gt it is shown when a correct command is transmitted from the PC to the indicator but containing wrong data ERRO3 CR LF gt it is shown when an unallowed command is transmitted It may be a command not used in the selected functioning mode or the command reaches the indicator in the instant in which the keyboard buffer is already occupied by another command ERROA CR LF gt it is shown when an inexistent command is transmitted 55 IPC50 18 5 TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS The weight data transmission on the PC and PRT serial ports may take place in two formats 18 5 1 STANDARD STRING CC
49. by pressing the gt 0 lt key for a few seconds except in the REPEATER IN RADIO FREQUENCY functioning mode NOTE the parameter is not displayed if PWr EXt has been selected in the PWr Prn step or Pr no in the PrModE step 40 IPC50 Prn CtS RTS CTS STATUS CONFIGURATION On the printer serial line the indicator has a CTS input Clear To Send A device like a printer that is slow in processing the data received can interrupt the transmission temporarily using this signal noCts no signal CtSL CTS active low for LP542 TP200 DP24 printers CtSh CTS active high for DP190 printers EmuCts emulation of the CTS signal one is asked to enter the number of characters nChrS in 3 digits which will be transmitted to the printer upon each transmission then one needs to enter the waiting time in milliseconds tiME in 4 digits between a transmission and another The TIME OUT of a printout is a minute in other words after a minute that the printout is blocked it is cancelled NOTE the parameter is not displayed if Pr no has been selected in the PrModE step noCtS PrConF CONFIGURATION OF THE PRINTOUTS See the Print Programming section for the description of all the menu s parameters NOTE the parameter and all its submenus are not displayed if Prno has been selected in the PWr Prn step or Pr no in the PrModE step CoM PC PC SERIAL PCModE TRANSMISSION ON THE PC SERIAL ondE transmiss
50. ct any more if these are activated with a voltage available on the indicator for example the battery voltage VB an external voltage must be used instead NU IPC50R76 E 0607 67
51. d by entering 0 000 000 000 the code is cancelled In the TOTALIZER functioning mode the codes will be printed only in the printing of the total LOCKED UNLOCKED CODE SELECTION Normally the code is LOCKED in other words once it is set it remains stored and therefore printed until it is cancelled or until the instrument is turned off In any case it is possible to make it so the code is cancelled as soon as it is printed UNLOCKED CODE Press the keys Fn 4 in sequence the display indicates Mld n Press 1 the display indicates Id1 U CODE 1 UNLOCKED Press the same keys again the display indicates Id1 L CODE 1 LOCKED Repeat the same operations for CODE 2 9 3 KEYBOARD LOCK It is possible to disable the keyboard functions except for the C key for turning on and off in order to avoid accidental pressing of the keys Press in sequence the Fn and 0 keys the display shows LoCk kEY for an instant LOCKED KEYBOARD If in this status a key is pressed the message LoCkEd is shown on the display To UNLOCK the keyboard press again the Fn and 0 keys the display shows unL kEY for an instant UNLOCKED KEYBOARD NOTE The keyboard may be disabled also by closing an input if programmed of the optional expansion board refer to the inPutS parameter of the set up environment in this case however by pressing a key the message LoCkEd does not appear on the display 17 IPC50 10 SELECTABLE
52. d instrument the display shows the present weight after a few instants while with an approved instrument ZerO is shown continuously on the display until the weight does not re enter within this tolerance the auto zero function at start up may be disabled in the set up environment only with non approved instrument see SEtuP gt gt ConFiG gt gt Param gt gt Auto 0 TO TURN OFF the instrument keep the C key pressed until the OFF message appears on the display then release the key IPC50 6 IPC50 FRONT PANEL KEYS AND INDICATORS The front panel of the indicator is designed for quick but simple weighing applications It consists of an LCD display with 6 digits 25 mm in height with a water proof film keyboard with 17 numeric and function keys If the indicator has and LCD display while weighing various multifunction symbols indicating the functioning status will turn on see section 8 SYMBOLS ON THE LCD DISPLAY o 2 z m 00 D c gt i LJ LI E B B ki es ET n Max Min e SP1SP2SP3LTPTW1W2W3 c17 2 3 4PCSP sPE o eooo o e 0go 0 SEN Type IPC50 FIGURE 4 D indicates that the weight detected by the weighing system is close to zero within 1 4 of the division indicates that the weight is unstable indicates the presence of the power supply NET indicates that the displayed value is a net weight indicates the unit of measure in use and that it is within the first we
53. e following weight value indicates the DISABLING of the relays OFF t gt 0 if the following weight value indicates the ENABLING of the relays ON xxxxxx and yyyyyy take on the setpoint value of disabling or enabling the digits must be entered WITHOUT the decimal point omitting the NON significant zeros Instrument responses CC OK CR LF gt in case of syntax and correct values CC NO CR LF gt in case of correct syntax but wrong values Note if the setpoint is programmed without hysteresis the value xxxxxx must be equal to yyyyyy Example of instrument with capacity 10 000 kg and division 1 g Command STPT1F500006500 Disabling relay 1 at 5 kg and enabling at 6 5 kg Response OK NOTE An error response of the instrument happens in the following cases one of the two entered values is greater than the capacity one of the two entered values has a minimum division that is inconsistent in comparison to the one set in the instrument the disabling value is greater than that of enabling The command is wrong Print Command CC PRNT CR LP or CC P CR LP short command Instrument response CC OK lt CR LF gt if the command has been RECEIVED the instrument s response does not mean necessarily that the instrument executes the printout Tare insertion command CC TMANVVVVVV lt CR LP or CC WVVVVVV CR LP short command in which VVVVVV manual tare value with the decimal point from 1 to 6 characters the non sig
54. e has EHt 43 IPC50 diAG DIAGNOSTICS MENU It is a submenu inside which it is possible to check the software components and the scale hardware PrG Uer CHECKING THE SOFTWARE VERSION By pressing ENTER the instrument shows the software version in the XX YY ZZ format diV int CALIBRATION INTERNAL DIVISIONS By pressing ENTER the instrument shows the calibration internal divisions Press C to exit this step AdC uV MICROVOLTS By pressing ENTER the instrument shows the output signal of the loadcell in microvolt relative to the weight on the scale Note The maximum voltage that the instrument accepts in input is 30 mV 30000 14V the weighing system is powered by the indicator at 5 Vdc A correct operation will have a value less than 30000 with a weight of full scale capacity on the weighing system AdC Pnt CONVERTER POINTS By pressing ENTER the instrument shows the A D converter points relative to the weight on the scale Press C to exit this step diSPLA DISPLAY TEST By pressing ENTER the instrument turns on all the display segments one at a time after which it exits automatically from the step Press C to exit this step KEYb KEYBOARD TEST By pressing ENTER the instrument displays 0000 by pressing the keys one at a time the relative codes are displayed on the display One exits pressing the same key three times SEr SERIALS TEST By pressing ENTER the instrument displays S xy in which x
55. ect the possible options Std kg Ib conversion ntGS net weight gross weight conversion StPG Set point on the GROSS weight StPn Set point on the NET weight inout Input output weighing MAStr Repeater in radio frequency ALibi Alibi memory DSD option UISS Sensitivity x10 hLd Hold PEAK Peak detector tot o Horizontal totalizer tot S Vertical totalizer Coun Counting Confirm with ENTER if one has selected the inout MAStEr tot or tot S or Coun mode one will be asked to select another operating parameter refer to the specific functioning mode section for the relative description Once the functioning mode is selected one is asked to enable the standard printouts the dEF Pr message appears on the display press ENTER to enable the printouts and C to exit without making any modifications The instrument automatically goes to the following step Press many times the C key until the display shows the message SAVE Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key to not save 10 1 kg lb CONVERSION Std By pressing MODE key the value is converted from kg to Ib and vice versa NOTES with APPROVED instrument in single range the weight in pounds is displayed for 5 seconds after which the display goes to kilograms During the viewing in pounds it is not possible to print the weight when pressing ENTER the message ConV is shown and an acoustic signal is emitted 18 IPC50 10 2 NET GROS
56. ero IntFi prints the heading in the totalizer mode it is printed in all the totalisations IntSuM prints the heading in the totalizer mode it is printed in all the totalisations and in the partial total NOTE the selection of the Int Si Int Fi Int SuM allows the heading configuration see later on the HEADING PRINTING section Int no nuMWEi PRINTING OF NUMBER OF WEIGHS ONLY FOR TOTALIZER MODE no does not print the number of weighs tot prints the number of weighs only in the single totalisation Sum prints the number of weighs only in the partial total both prints the number of weighs in the totalisations as well as in the partial total NOTE the parameter is displayed only if the totalizer functioning mode has been selected both dOM PRINTS DATE AND TIME dt no the date and time are not printed dtin 1 the date and time are printed using the clock inside the printer in the totalizer functioning mode the date and time are printed just in the total and not in the single totalizations 58 IPC50 dt in 2 as above but in the totalizer functioning mode the date and time are printed also in the single totalizations dt EX 1 like dt in 1 but the indicator s date and time board optional is used dt EX 2 like dt in 2 but the indicator s date and time board optional is used NOTE The date and time is printed if programmed before the possible barcode which is always at the end
57. f the scale s minimum division it will be rounded down if equal or greater than half of the division and rounded up if less RECALLING STORED ARE VALUES To recall a stored value press the keys Fn 1 in sequence The display will indicate tP n in which n is the storage number to be entered Press the key 0 9 corresponding to the desired tare value location in memory the tare will be enabled 9 2 ENTERING THE IDENTIFICATION CODE It is possible to insert 2 numerical codes of up to 10 digits in length maximum to use as a reference during printing Press the Fn 3 keys in sequence The display will indicate Ild n in which n identifies the code number which one wants to enter Press 1 or 2 the display will show 00000 or the last entered value Enter the code through the numeric keyboard and confirm with ENTER or press C to exit without saving the modifications While entering just the last 6 digits entered will be displayed in any case it is possible to scroll all the digits using the MODE key After its entry the code will automatically be printed with its abbreviation ID1 or ID2 in each printing that will be made It is also possible to set the automatic cancellation of the code after the printing made see the following paragraph In any case the stored codes are cancelled when the instrument is turned off 16 IPC50 NOTES The values between 0 000 000 001 and 9 999 999 999 are vali
58. g number number of 5 digits which may go from 00000 to 00255 it indicates the number of complete rewritings of the alibi memory Weigh number number of 6 digits which may go from 00000 to 131072 it indicates the weigh number in the current rewriting of the alibi memory With each storage the weigh number is increased of 000001 when this reaches the 131072 value it restarts from 000000 and the rewriting number increases of 00001 Example If the stored weigh is the following PIDST 1 1 000kg 1 000kg 00126 131072 and the following will be PIDST 1 1 000kg 1 000kg 00127 000000 The storage of a weigh is possible only if the weight is stable valid in other words not in underload nor in overload and if the gross weight is equal or greater than zero If these conditions are not respected in the response to the PID serial command one has NO in the place of the ID there is no transmission if ENTER has been pressed When the weight is transmitted with the ID following the pressing of the ENTER key the display shows for about 2 seconds the message tr id and the transmitted string is the following lt ESC gt IIJPIDSS B LLLLLLLLLLUU YYTTTTTTTTTTUU ID NO lt STX gt See the following section Serial commands for the string description NOTES With approved instrument the storage of the weigh and the following transmission of the ID to PC by pressing a key is possible only if the printout is active o
59. h normal sensitivity to a sensitivity ten times greater in fact one will note that the last digit on the right of the display will have a sensitivity equal to the scale s division divided by 10 If a printout is carried out the weight values are printed with the normal sensitivity TAKE NOTE In case the instrument is LEGAL FOR TRADE when MODE is pressed the sensitivity times 10 is displayed for five seconds after which the instrument returns to standard weight displaying 10 9 HOLD FREEZING THE WEIGHT ON THE DISPLAY HLd By pressing MODE the value of the weight is held on the display and the display shows HoLd alternately with the weight held value every 5 sec To release the weight value on the display press MODE key again 23 IPC50 10 10 PEAK WEIGHT PEAKS DETECTION PEaK It is possible to use the instrument to store the maximum weight value measured during the weigh PEAK useful to measure for example the breaking load of the materials By pressing MODE the peak mode is enabled and the display shows PEAK alternating with the held weight value every 5 sec To stop the test and return to standard operation press MODE key again for an instant PEAKoF is displayed The detected weight value will be e The maximum before a rapid decrease of the weight measurement of the ultimate load e The maximum and persistent weight detected on the scale SETTING SAMPLING TIME It is possible to set the min
60. he gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys select the possible options LoCK locked tare unLoCK unlocked tare diSAb disabled tare Confirm with ENTER Press the C key many times until the display shows the message SAVE Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key for not saving In the IPC50 it is possible to carry out the selection also during the weighing if the tare has not been disabled by pressing in sequence the F 2 keys the display shows tA L BLOCKED TARE is selected by pressing the same keys again the display shows tA U UNBLOCKED TARE is selected The indicator stores the last selection made also after it is turned off 8 3 LIMITATION OF THE TARE FUNCTIONS With a non approved instrument the tare operations are unlimited in other words these are always active The same operations may be executed with an approved instrument if one selects SEtuP gt gt d SALE gt gt no With approved instrument it is possible to limit the tare functions selecting SEtuP gt gt d SALE 55 yES the tare operations will have the following specifications SCALE CAPACITY FUNCTIONING lt 100kg All the tare functions are disabled The SEMIAUTOMATIC TARE value can not be modified with a 2 100kg manual tare or from database The manual tare or from database can be entered or modified only with an UNLOADED scale With approved instrument the d SALE step is not displayed 8
61. he desired time e Confirm with ENTER e Press many times the C key until the display shows the message SAVE Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key to not save COUNTING PROCEDURE The operations to be carried out are the following 1 Place the empty container on the scale and press gt T lt to tare it 2 Check that the zero is on the display and press the MODE button the counting function activates 3 The display suggests a REFERENCE QUANTITY The possible options are 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 75 100 200 4 Press gt 0 lt or gt T lt the number of times needed to reach the desired sample size 5 Put the quantity of pieces chosen for the SAMPLE on the scale and press ENTER to confirm or C to cancel the operation and return to weighing 6 Press ENTER the display will indicate SAMPL and the indicator will calculate the Average Piece Weight APW After a few instants the display will indicate the quantity selected put on the platform 7 Add the rest of the items to count in the container and whose value will appear on the display 8 Unload the scale the APW will remain stored in memory for the next counting of similar pieces without having to repeat the REFERENCE operation 9 By pressing the MODE key one switches from the display of the number of pieces to the display of the net weight and vice versa 10 To carry out a new reference operation press at length the MODE key and repeat the operat
62. he optional board with date and time then bt X in which X is a number from 0 to 9 which indicates the battery level or If the instrument is powered by the mains the message PoWEr is displayed then K X YY in which K identifies the type of keyboard K 0 5 key keyboard K 1 17 key keyboard and X YY is the installed software version then the auto test 99999 88888 press the key gt T lt during this test The indicator shows the first parameter TyPE NOTE THE METROLOGICAL PARAMETERS of the SETUP ARE normally NOT ENABLED and therefore are just displayed To enable them open the instrument and activate the special microswitch see CONNECTIONS SCHEMES section and then turn it on f the instrument is LEGAL FOR TRADE one must first remove the legal seal on the front panel In the Set Up condition the instrument keys allow the user to perform the following functions gt 0 lt Scrolls the programming steps forward in sequence TE Allows to scroll backwards through the programming steps MODE Allows to quickly position on the first step of a menu ENTER PRINT Allows to enter a step or confirm a parameter inside a step C Allows to exit a step without confirming the possibly modified parameter and go to the preceding level When entering a numeric value it quickly zeros the displayed value NUMERIC KEYS one can enter numeric values from right to left The display indicates the abbreviation of the step whose meani
63. hh kk pppppppp uu CR LF in which CC INSTRUMENT CODE IN THE FORMAT OF TWO ASCII DECIMAL DIGITS ONLY IN THE CASE THAT THE 485 PROTOCOL IS SELECTED FOR EXAMPLE 00 hh UL Underload OL Overload ST Stability of the display US Unstability of the display TE Active inclination input kk NT Net Weight GS Gross Weight GX Gross weight with sensitivity times 10 VL Value in microvolt relative to the weight RZ Value in converter points relative to the weight pppppppp 8 digits including any sign and decimal point which identify the weight The insignificant digits are filled with spaces Through the MVOL and RAZF command the indicator transmits the relative value on 10 digits instead of 8 uu Unit of measurement kg bg bt Ib mv microvolts vv converter points CR Carriage Return 13 ascii decimal character LF Line Feed 10 ascii decimal character The transmitted weight is the GROSS weight GS if no TARE WEIGHT has been entered otherwise the NET WEIGHT NT will be transmitted 18 5 2 EXTENDED STRING CC B hh NNNNNNNN YYTTTTTTTT PPPPPPPP uu CR LF in which CC INSTRUMENT CODE IN THE FORMAT OF TWO ASCII DECIMAL DIGITS JUST IN CASE THE 485 PROTOCOL IS SELECTED FOR EXAMPLE 00 B scale number 1 in scale mode 0 in pallet truck scale mode hh UL Underload OL Overload ST Stability of display US Instability of display TL Active inclination input NNNNNNNN net weight on 8 characters including possible sign and decima
64. ht instability or always For approved instruments The transmission takes place if the weight is stable and the net weight is 5 20 divisions Reenabling the transmission depends on how the rEACt step has been set in the SET UP environment passing by zero of the NET weight weight instability or always The data is transmitted using the standard string Prin Std or the extended string PrinEX see the TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL section for the description of the two strings TRANSMISSION IN RS 485 SERIAL MODE option no available 485 parameter The protocol is the same as the transmission upon request ondE parameter except that the instrument responds only if its machine code is the one requested before the request the machine code must be put I E OOREAD lt CRLF gt If a broadcast address command 99 is received no answer is given If the command is correct it is executed anyways CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION ALL Std and ALL EXt parameter This mode is used for interfacing to the PC remote displays and other devices which request a constant updating of the data independently from the weight stability The instrument transmits data with each converter read operation With Baud rate at 9600 one can obtain up to 10 transmissions per second With Baud rate at 4800 one can obtain up to 8 transmissions per second The transmission works with weight lt gt 0 with approved or unapproved instrument The data is transmitted
65. ighing range indicates the unit of measure in use and that it is within the second weighing range Sensor for the reception of the infrared signal optional oe COL Ce indicates that a specific function of the indicator is active SCALE KEY FUNCTION Zeros the displayed gross weight if is within 2 of the total capacity Cancels the negative tare value If pressed for an instant it carries out the semiautomatic tare If pressed at length it allows entering the manual tare from keyboard Cancels the negative tare value In the numeric input phase it increases the digit to be modified 0 0 0 It carries out a specific function of the operating mode set in the set up environment In the numeric input phase it selects the digit to be modified from left to right It carries out a specific function of the operating mode set in the set up environment In the numeric input phase it confirms the entry made In the SET UP it allows to enter a step or to confirm a parameter within a step It transmits the data from the serial port dedicated to the printer It turns the instrument on and off In the numeric input phase it quickly zeros the present value In the set up environment it allows to exit a step without confirming the change made t allows to select the desired function see section 10 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE IPC50
66. imum time period of the peak impulse beyond which the measuring is accepted This time is set by keeping ENTER PRINT pressed for a few seconds when the indicator is not in the peak mode the message tP appears on the display followed by a number which corresponds to the minimum time length of the impulse expressed in hundredths of seconds By pressing gt 0 lt or gt T lt the following settable values are proposed 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 75 100 and 200 press ENTER PRINT to confirm the desired value the indicator will return to weighing The default value is 2 10 11 HORIZONTAL TOTALIZER Sum of lots gt tot 0 If the unit is switched OFF the totalizer will be resetted Tot Mod TYPE OF TOTALISATION NORMAL FAST AUTOMATIC Once the totalizer operating mode is selected both horizontal and vertical one is asked to set the type of totalization normal t norM fast t FASt or automatic Auto with gt 0 lt or gt T lt one changes the parameter with ENTER one confirms tnorM In the normal totalisation for each accumulation operation there is the display of the weigh number and the net weight total before the printing of the data tFASt In the fast one just the display of the tot message appears on the display before the printing of the data Auto In the automatic one there is the automatic acquisition of the stable weight therefore the display of the tot message on the disp
67. indicates the status of the printer serial port while y indicates the status of the PC serial port Both can take on two values 0 Serial port does not work 1 Serial port works During the test one should short circuit T with R in the PC terminal board and TXD with RXD in the PRN Furthermore the ASCII TEST CRLF string is continuously transmitted on both the serial lines CtS St TEST OF THE CTS STATUS By pressing ENTER one views the status level of the CTS signal of the printer on connected to the PRT serial port bt LEVE BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL By pressing ENTER one views the battery charge status if it is connected bt 0 9 or it indicates that the instrument is powered by the mains PoWEr bt AdC READING OF THE BATTERY VOLTAGE VALUE The value read by the converter is alternated with the corresponding battery level Press ENTER PRINT to exit this step 44 IPC50 PW AdC READING OF THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE VALUE The value read by the converter is alternated with the corresponding voltage value Ex PL2 gt P 0252 Press ENTER PRINT to exit this step outPut TEST OF THE I O EXPANSION BOARD RELAYS OPTIONAL By pressing ENTER the instrument displays rEL b 1 and enables relay 1 of the expansion board press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key to enable this other relay of the connected expansion boards Press C to exit this step InPutS TEST OF THE I O EXPANSION BOARD INPUTS OPTIONAL By pressing E
68. ion on external command PC given from PC or PLC for example rEPE 4 transmission to 4 digit remote display rEPE 6 transmission to 6 digit remote display Prin St transmission of standard string when the ENTERkey is pressed Prin EH transmission of extended string when the ENTER key is pressed NOTE if the TOTALIZER mode horizontal or vertical is active the transmission through the key is carried out by pressing the MODE key 485 transmission with 485 protocol by confirming with ENTER PRINT one is required to enter the machine code the message Ad485 appears for an instant enter a value between 0 and 98 ALL Std X continuous transmission with standard string ALL EHt continuous transmission with extended string StAb St X transmission with each weigh with standard string StAb EH transmission with each weigh with extended string For the transmission modes and protocol specifications see the SERIAL PORTS TRANSMISSION MODES and TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS sections OndE bAud SET BAUD RATE By pressing the ENTER key one accesses the selection of the data transmission speed measured in Baud bit second The possible values are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 9600 bit SET PARITY WORD STOP BIT By pressing the ENTER key one accesses the selection of the available values n 8 1 n 8 2 n 7 2 E 7 1 E 7 2 n 8 1 41 IPC50 ini AL INITIALIZES ALIBI MEMORY option The
69. ions improving in this way the first range division in the dual range and the first two ranges in the triple range For example with a 10 kg cell platform it is possible to approve the weighing system with Asingle range 6 kg capacity and 2 g division 3000 div Dual range 6 3 kg capacity and 2 1 g division 3000 3000 div Triple range 6 3 1 5 kg capacity and 2 1 0 5 g division 3000 3000 3000 div NOTE For the approval of the weighing system in dual and triple range the cell must have better technical features in comparison to the cell used for the approval in a single range The multirange functioning is shown by the turning on of the relative LED which identifies the range in which one is operating by passing to the second range the second range division is enabled by passing to the third range the third range division is enabled At this point the first range division is restored only by passing by the gross zero of the scale NOTE The selection of the range number with multirange functioning is made during the indicator s calibration 13 IPC50 8 8 REMOTE CONTROL OPTIONAL If the instrument has been furnished with the infrared ray interface with the remote control it is possible to remotely use the ZERO TARE MODE ENTER keys or just the TARE key To choose which type of functioning follow the below procedure Turn on the scale press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key during the countdown the displa
70. ions as describe in point 3 NOTE If the number of calculated pieces is greater than 999999 the display shows just the first 6 digits on the right aS o o 26 IPC50 PIECE COUNTING IN EXTRACTION 1 Load a FULL container on the scale and press gt T lt to tare it 2 Press MODE The display suggests various REFERENCE QUANTITIES 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 75 100 200 3 Press gt 0 lt or gt T lt various times until the chosen quantity is displayed 4 From the container take off the same number of pieces and press ENTER PRINT to confirm The display shows SAMPL while the indicator calculates the Average Piece Weight The display shows in negative the quantity extracted 6 Continue the counting in extraction Er Mot ERROR DUE TO WEIGHT INSTABILITY DURING THE SAMPLING It may happen that during the sampling phase the weight is unstable and therefore it is not possible to correctly calculate the APW The Er Mot is shown remaining for about three seconds One should therefore repeat the sampling operation MINIMUM WEIGHT OF THE SAMPLE It is advisable to use a reference quantity equal or greater than 0 1 of the scale capacity In any case the weight of the reference quantity should not create an APW lower than the two internal points of the converter intrinsic limit of the instrument if this condition takes place during the sampling the display will indicate for an instant Error and the quant
71. ity put on the plate will not be accepted One should therefore use a higher reference quantity VARIABLE SAMPLE SIZE REFERENCE QUANTITY It is possible to insert directly by keyboard any reference quantity up to 999999 not only the quantities proposed by the MODE key With the scale at zero after having stored a tare press Fn 5 the display will indicate n S and then O or a quantity already stored Modify and or enter the quantity up to 999999 using the numeric keys Follow the operations describe in point 5 in the COUNTING PROCEDURE section DISPLAY AND MODIFICATION OF THE AVERAGE PIECE WEIGHT It is possible to view or enter a known Average Piece weight using the keyboard This can significantly speed up the reference operations With the scale at zero after having stored a tare press Fn 6 or the ENTER key at length The display will indicate APW and then 000 000 or a previously entered value expressed with three decimal digits in the programmed unit of measure Enter the APW value with the keyboard or leave the one present and press ENTER to confirm Example Unit of measure of the APW in g 000 000 means 000 000 g for example APW 001 050 1 05 g Press ENTER to confirm and load the pieces to count as described in section PCS COUNTING point 5 PRINTING UNDER COUNTING MODE If the presence of a printer has been configured each time ENTER is pressed while either weight or pieces are
72. ive RELAY 1 STATUS ENABLED DISABLED Sb1 0F Sb1 On WEIGHT 19 IPC50 MODE WITHOUT HYSTERESIS It is the same as the functioning mode with hysteresis except that one enters just one SET POINT value therefore the enabling threshold coincides with the disabling threshold 10 4 SET POINT ON THE NET WEIGHT StPn option By selecting this functioning mode in the normal scale status one enables the function of the relays on the NET weight the entry of the SET POINTS and the functioning notes are the same as the gross weight mode 10 5 INPUT OUTPUT in out Simple display functioning mode with in out weighing function the indicator acquires two weight values through the confirmation of the operator and calculates the difference automatically printing the data if the presence of a printer has been configured Once the in out mode has been selected the message tyPE is shown and one is asked to select with ENTER the printing mode of the acquired data G t gross tare GROSS Greater weight with unit of measure TARE Lesser weight with unit of measure NET Difference between GROSS and TARE with unit of measure 1st 2nd first weigh second weigh WEIGH 2 Second weight with unit of measure NET Difference without sign between WEIGH 1 and WEIGH 2 with unit of measure in out input output INPUT First weight with unit of measure OUTPUT Second weight with unit of measure NET Zero weight with unit of measure gt gt
73. l point YY PT if the tare is manual otherwise YY two empty spaces if the tare is semiautomatic TTTTTTTT tare weight on 8 characters including possible sign and decimal point PPPPPPPP number of pieces on 8 characters equal to 0 if the indicator is in a functioning mode other than the counting mode uu Unit of measure Kg bg bt Ib CR Carriage Return 13 ascii decimal character LF Line Feed 10 ascii decimal character The insignificant digits of the net tare gross tare weights and the pieces of the various channels will be filled with spaces space character 32 decimal ascii code character LEGEND b space character 32 decimal ascii character 56 IPC50 19 PROGRAMMING THE PRINTOUTS If in the set up environment the presence of the printer has been configured correctly the indicator carries out the print functions each functioning mode has specific printouts shown in the Print examples In any case it is possible to define some printing fields the size of the characters a heading and other options depending on the printer and the predefined functioning mode In the Pr Mode step of the set up environment it is possible to select whether to print on the TP200 printer or the LP542PLUS labeller see the following steps for all the printing options LP542P 1 Enter the SET UP environment of the scale when turned on press for an instant the ZERO or TARE key during the countdown 2 Select the S
74. lay 1 normally opened nc relay 1 normally closed no onStAt SWITCHING CONDITION drCt the relay is activated as soon as the weight reaches the set threshold independently from the stability StbL the relay is activated in the moment in which the weight after reaching the set activation thresholds becomes stable drCt 42 IPC50 The same configurations are valid for rEL b 2 RELAY 2 dEFAu INITIALIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENT Through this step one can initialize the instrument with the subsequent activation of the default parameters By pressing ENTER PRINT a confirmation message dFLt will appear confirm again with ENTER or exit with any other key NOTE The initialization of the instrument causes a cancellation of the present calibration and the activation of the default parameters In any case if one exits the setup environment WITHOUT CONFIRMING the modification made all the parameters of the last saving made will remain including the calibration In case of approved instrument the default DOES NOT HAVE EFFECT on the metrological parameters those marked with After this step you must go to the parameter KEYb and change the parameter norM to EHt KEYb SETTING 5 OR 17 KEY KEYBOARD By pressing ENTER the display shows the last saved configuration which may be norM 5 key keyboard EHt 17 key keyboard NOTE For a correct functioning it is necessary to set the type of keyboard in relation to the model on
75. lay and then the printing of the data MAx tot NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TOTALISATIONS AFTER WHICH THE TOTAL IS AUTOMATICALLY PRINTED AND RESET After having carried out the set weighs the accumulated general total is printed and reset set a value between 00 and 63 NOTE the value 00 disables the function TOTALISATION OPERATIONS In order to carry out the totalisation it is necessary to press the MODE key if the automatic totalisation has not been set the weight is accumulated in two total levels a partial total and a general total To totalize the net weight must be at least one division with non approved instrument and of at least 20 divisions with approved instrument To avoid undesired accumulations the MODE key is active just once it reactivates depending on the setting of the rEACT parameter in the SET UP environment in other words either after passing by the net zero of the scale by instability or always see section 9 11 REENABLING OF THE PRINTOUTS AND THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONS If the presence of a printer has been configured the MODE key or automaticly causes also the printing of the weight values After a totalisation press the MODE key again 24 IPC50 with the normal totalizer one can temporarily view on the display the number of weighs carried out and the PARTIAL NET TOTAL accumulated until that moment Subtotal if the accumulated digit is more than 6 digits the visualisation takes place in
76. ld not change always 0 and the digit just on the left could change 1 by 1 1 Select the dECI step position of the decimal point and press ENTER The selectable values are 1 0 1 decimal 1 00 2 decimals 1 000 3 decimals 100000 no decimal confirm with ENTER 1 0 N Select the u M step and press ENTER Set the unit of measure g Lb t kg and press ENTER kg Select the CALib P calibration steps and press ENTER Co co a Select the ntP step and press ENTER With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys set the number of points with which one wants to calibrate from 1 to 3 with 1 it does the zero point and one weight point and press ENTER N B the calibration points must be increasing point 1 lt point 2 lt point 3 10 Select the tP0 scale zero point step and recording of the signal of the loadcell unload the scale position 0 and wait a few seconds then press ENTER the unit will go automaticly to the next step after recording the sensor signal 11 Select the ddt1 setting first reference weight step press ENTER PRINT enter the weight value that you are applying on the loadcell and confirm with ENTER 12 Select the tP1 acquisition of first reference weight step put the weight equal at the value on ddt1 on the loadcells wait a few seconds and press ENTER the unit will go automaticly to the next step after recording the sensor signal 13
77. ly cancel the tare value in different ways unload the scale and press the gt 0 lt ou gt T lt key carry out the tares in deduction partially unloading the scale and pressing gt T lt to zero the display press C without unloading the scale enter a manual tare equal to 0 11 IPC50 NOTE it is possible to automatically cancel the tare value see the section LOCKED UNLOCKED DISABLED TARE SELECTION SELECTION OF LOCKED UNLOCKED DISABLED TARE Normally when a tare value is entered automatic manual or from storage by unloading the scale plate the display shows the tare value with a negative sign LOCKED TARE For one s convenience it is also possible to choose that the tare value cancels itself automatically each time that the scale is unloaded UNLOCKED TARE or disable the tare functions With the UNLOCKED tare In case of SEMIAUTOMATIC TARE the net weight before unloading the scale may also be 0 In case of MANUAL TARE or FROM DATABASE the net weight before unloading the scale must be of at least 2 stable divisions To set the type of tare Turn on the indicator press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key during the countdown the display shows the FmodE meny Press ENTER to enter the menu Press gt 0 lt many times to scroll ahead through the parameters or gt T lt to scroll backwards until one finds the tArE t parameter Press ENTER to enter the parameter With t
78. mit one of the following protocols in order to define the end of the print line Cr CR for CUSTOM LP522 542P CrLF CRLF for EPSON LX300 and TMU295 Cr PForM PRINT FORMATTING In this step one enters a submenu for selecting the weight data which one wants to print and the print layout Depending on the type of printer selected in the PrModE step LP542P or tPr the parameters which are suggested change Nr CoP selection of the printing ticket Number of identical ticket which will are printed from 1 to 3 59 IPC50 DEFAuL PRINTOUT DEFAULT Through this StEP one enables the default printing relative to the selected functioning mode The default sets in each of the following steps the value marked with the symbol FiLdS PRINTING FIELDS Through this StEP it is possible to select which fields to be printed among those available G niti Gn GtnGnttG tn Gnt Gtn nGt ntG tGn tnG in which G is the gross weight n is the net weight and t is the tare weight G tn hEiGt FONT HEIGHT SELECTION FOR PRINTING THE WEIGHT DATA DATE AND TIME PROGRESSIVE NUMBERS AND ID S ChArl normal height ChAr2 double height ChAr 1 bArC PRINTS THE BAR CODE In this step one programmes the printing of the 39 CODE if TPR has been selected in the PrModE step which will be printed before the printing of the date and time no does not print the bar code yes tot prints the bar code in the totalizer functioning mode it is printed
79. n viewing the metric information it identifies the indicated capacity range 10 MIN When viewing the metric information it identifies the indicated minimum weigh range e When viewing the metric information it identifies the indicated division range 11 Indicates that a specific function of the indicator is active SP1 Indicates that the relay nr 1 optional has been enabled 12 SP2 Indicates that the relay nr 2 optional has been enabled SP3 Not used 13 LT Indicates that a locked tare is enabled 14 PT Indicates that a manual tare is active W1 Indicates that the instrument is in the first weighing range 15 W2 Indicates that the instrument is in the second weighing range W3 Indicates that the instrument is in the third weighing range Indicate the number of the scale being displayed when in the REPEATER IN RADIO 16 zalaga FREQUENCY functioning mode In the other functioning modes scale nr 1 is always shown 17 PCS Indicates the sample number of pieces is being displayed 19 kg Indicates the unit of measure in use kilogram 20 o Indicates the percentage of data transmitted received during the transmission reception of the SET UP through the PC serial line 22 LB Indicates the unit of measure in use pounds 23 t Indicates the unit of measure in use tons yc 25 this is displayed around the last digit on the right when viewing the weight x 10 26 PEAK Indicates that the PEAK function is enabled
80. ng is described below The values indicated with the symbol at the end of the step are values set by DEFAULT TO EXIT THE SET UP ENVIRONMENT PRESS THE C KEY MANY TIMES UNTIL THE INDICATOR SHOWS SAVE IN THE DISPLAY CONFIRM WITH ENTER TO SAVE ANY CHANGES MADE OR PRESS ANOTHER KEY TO NOT SAVE 32 IPC50 15 1 SET UP ENVIRONMENT BLOCK DIAGRAM Std gt ntGS gt StPG gt StPn gt inout gt G t 1St 2nd in out gt MAstr nuMSL 01 04 gt Alibi gt F Mode FunCt UiSS P36 gt hLd HP PEAk HP toto tot Mod gt norM t FASt t Auto MAx tot gt tot S gt totMod norM t FASt t Auto Maxtot gt Coun gt uM APW g kg t Ib i sesa gt i YES mo gt Waitt gt In Con Irno Ir1 Ir 4 _ rEACt ZEro inst ALWAyS CP LAMP I 9 LAM 0 LAM 1 LAM 2 L int m gt Lint 1 4 I CLoCK BB tArE t L LoCK unLoCK diSAb L p AutoFF JEnAb diSAb SETUP ENVIRONMENT SEtuP b CONFIG Ra HsaSe seas sa se HS Sea Se SaaS SSS Sea Se Sense muere nic ci gt SEAL
81. nificant zeros can be omitted Instrument response CCJOK CR LF gt if the command has been RECEIVED the instrument s response does not mean necessarily that the instrument executes the tare Command for viewing temporary message on the display CC DISPNNVVVVVV lt CR LF gt in which NN is the indicator display number standard 00 ascii hex VVVVVV is the message To cancel the message send DISPNN or see next page DINT command NOTES In the case in which the display shown in the command is of the numeric type for example the standard display 00 if in the transmitted message there are two consecutive points the message is stopped after the first of the two points When the display is showing a message transmitted serially through the DISP command the indicator does not display those messages usually shown in the scale status ZERO TARE HOLD Instrument response CCJOK CR LF gt The message remains for the time set through the DINT command The ASCII characters having the decimal code greater than 31 are accepted With approved instrument One needs to wait the end of the current visualisation before being able to view the next one 53 IPC50 Command for setting display visualisation interval CC DINTNNNN CR LF gt in which NNNN is the visualisation interval in milliseconds expressed in ascii hex character for example in order to set a visualisation time of 2 seconds 2000 milliseconds which converted in
82. o that it can be identified FIGURE 2 shows the DFWP03 version with its case for the panel mounting with another suitable container FIGURE 1 Measurements in mm 1 Protection seal only in legal for trade version 3 Extra hole for user s options 6 Connection to load cell s 4 RS232 connection 7 Entry for 12V dc power supply 5 Available 169 IPC50 VERSION FOR PANEL MOUNTING tm i O 9 O o o essa O N 1 q o 9 9 O 260 31 hw FIGURE 2 Measurements in mm 1 Protection seal only in the legal for trade version 3 Load cell s input 4 serial output 5 12 Vdc power supply input H Sensor for infrared remote control optional OPTION battery 6V 4 5Ah The battery will be automaticly powered if the IPC50 is powered by external tension li Cl Ea I I l 1 ef CI ah IPC50 5 POWER SUPPLY amp START UP The instruments serie IPC50 are normally charged with a 12 Vdc tension supplied from an AC DC external charger supplied which should be connected to the 220 Vac mains voltage Safety norms must be respected for the connection to the mains voltage including the use of a line which has to be free from noise generated by other electronic equipment It is also possible to charge through a rechargeable built in or external battery optional depending on the instrument model The battery lifetime is 40 h
83. ours max when used with 1 load cell and 24 hours max if connected to 4 load cells To recharge completely the battery it is necessary to connect the AC DC mains adapter for about 12 hours see the LOW BATTERY LEVEL INDICATION paragraph in the IPC50 amp IPC50 basic functions section NOTE With the battery option it is advisable to completely recharge it 12 hours in the first installation of the instrument we RECOMMEND disconnecting the battery if the instrument is not going to be used for more than 30 days BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS Material Lead 6V 4 5Ah THE BATTERY MUST ONLY BE REPLACED WITH AN ORIGINAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER In order TO CHARGE the instrument through the 220V ac mains one should insert the plug end of the AC DC power adapter into the socket or terminal board in the back of the instrument chapter 4 INSTALLATION 7 in figure 1 or 5 in figure 2 and the charger to your 220Vac source If the instrument has been charged correctly on the left side of the display s front panel the power on led turns on item 3 of figures 3 and 4 Do not connect other equipment to the same socket as the one that the adapter is in Do not step on or crush the power supply cable TO TURN ON the instrument Press the C key until the LCD display turns on then release The display shows in sequence if the device has not been calibrated the message Err 39 is shown see page 64 XX YY is the installed software version BtXorPoWEr in
84. pacity it is zeroed if the weight is not within this tolerance the non approved instrument s display will show the present weight after a few instants while an approved instrument will continuously show ZErO on the display until a weight within tolerance is placed NOTE If the indicator is approved the step may not be modified Auto OtrACk ZERO TRACKING This menu allows setting the zero tracking in other words the compensation parameter of the scale s thermal drift the set value corresponds to the number of divisions that is reset in the fixed time of 1 second tr 7 half division tr Ya one fourth of a division tr 1 one division tr 2 two divisions tr no tracking disabled NOTE If the indicator is approved the step may not be modified tr diU Stb DIVISIONS BY STABILITY In this step one enters the number of divisions by which the instrument detects the weight stability the higher the number of divisions less is the sensitivity and consequently the stability is more easily detected The possible values are 1 19 NOTE with approved instrument it is possible to enter just the values 1 or 2 if one enters a higher value it will be confirmed but when returning to the step the last stored value acceptable is reproposed 5 GrAV GRAVITY ZONE AND ZONE OF USE You may manually enter the gravitational acceleration value one must modify just the 5 decimal digits of the gravit
85. r passage from 0 or weight instability and minimum weight of 20 divisions With approved or not approved instrument the storage of the weigh through the PID serial command is always possible for all the weighs from 0 to full range value 21 IPC50 READING OF THE WEIGHS CARRIED OUT In order to read the information relative to the weighs carried out Press the MODE key The message rew id appears now one should enter the rewriting number from 00000 to 00255 and press ENTER The message id appears now one should enter the weigh number from 000000 to 131072 and press ENTER Now it is possible to view on the display the weigh information in sequence and scroll through it with the gt 0 lt key ahead or the gt T lt key backwards e ch x in which x is the scale number always 1 e um yy in which yy is the unit of measure kg g t o Ib e gross weight for about a second the message GroSS appears and then the gross weight value e Tare weight for about a second the message tArE appears or tArEpt if it is a manual tare then the tare value appears Press C to return to weighing NOTES The alibi memory can store up to 131072 weighs then the rewriting takes place from the beginning fthe alibi memory is empty when the MODE key is pressed the message EMPTY appears for about a second an error acoustic signal is enabled and one returns to weighing lf the entered ID is not v
86. rovolt relative to the weight CC MVOL CR LP Instrument response STANDARD STRING see TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS section Reading command of converter points relative to the weight CC RAZF CR LP Instrument response STANDARD STRING see TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS section Tare command CC TARE CR LF gt or CC T lt CR LF gt short command Instrument response CC OK lt CR LF gt if the command has been RECEIVED the instrument s response does not mean necessarily that the instrument executes the tare Zero command CC ZERO lt CR LP or CC Z CR LF gt short command Instrument response CCJOK CR LF gt if the command has been RECEIVED the instrument s response does not mean necessarily that the instrument executes the zero ESC or C command CC C CR LF gt Instrument response CCJOK CR LF gt if the command has been RECEIVED the instrument s response does not mean necessarily that the instrument executes the command The command works also within the SET UP environment Test Command CC ECHO CR LF gt Instrument response CC ECHO CR LF gt Reading command of power supply status CC ALIM CR LF gt Instrument response CC PW p BT b Power supply p 0 if powered by battery 1 if powered by the main Battery level b from 0 to 9 52 IPC50 Setpoint command if the option is installed CC STPTntxxxxxxtyyyyyy lt CR LF gt in which n indicates the SETPOINT number 1 2 t gt F if th
87. rries out this command all the codes of this line are cancelled F 8 while one is programming a print line by carrying out this command the test printing of the line is carried out F 9 once the programming or the modifcation of a print line has been made by carrying out this function the new programming is memorised 21 ERROR MESSAGES While using the indicator it is possible to incur in the following errors MESSAGE DESCRIPTION PREC It is displayed if one tries to calibrate a point without first having confirmed the number of calibration points ERMOT Weight unstable during the acquisition of a point during calibration ERPNT During the acquisition of a calibration point a null value has been read by the converter Er 11 Calibration error a too small sample weight has been used it is advisable to use a weight equal to at least half of the scale capacity Er 12 Calibration error the acquired calibration point tP1 o tP2 o tP3 is equal to the zero point tP0 Er 39 It is displayed when the instrument has not yet been calibrated and initialized press the gt T lt key when the instrument displays ERR 39 to enter the technical set up environment with the standard procedure it is not possible programming of all the parameters of the set up environment and the calibration 64 IPC50 22 CONNECTION SCHEMES i l 5 on 3 o un m2 mY FE o H og nm amp H 3
88. s previously described 4 Save and exit from the SET UP environment press many times the C key until the indicator shows SAVE in the display and confirm with ENTER 5 Enter the SET UP environment of the scale and enter the SEtuP ConFiG GrAV step and select the ZONE OF USE 6 Save and exit the SET UP environment 7 The weight error caused by the error of a different gravitational attraction value between the calibration zone and the zone of use is corrected automatically With APPROVED instrument when turned on the value of the zone of use or the gravitational acceleration value is displayed 17 DISPLAY OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL UTILISATION AND CORRECTION ZONE OF THE WEIGHING ERROR DUE TO THE DIFFERENT GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION BETWEEN THE CALIBRATION AND UTILISATION ZONE 17 1 INDICATION AND OR DISPLAY OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL UTILISATION ZONE Compulsory for the legal type instruments This instrument conforms to the laws currently in force regarding non automatic weighing instruments Such g sensitive instruments are influenced by the gravitational acceleration value g of the utilisation zone hence it is compulsory to indicate with a label or on the display the coded name of the utilisation zone where the weighing machine can be used The approved instrument displays upon start up the gravitational zone of use for a few seconds after the name and the installed software version 17 2 CORRECTION OF THE WEIGHING ERROR INTROD
89. st case the battery charge level from bt 9 to bt 0 is shown when the indicator is turned on If the indicator has the LCD display the battery symbol MIlj is always displayed indicating its charge level 3 notches correspond to the bt 8 bt 9 values 2 notches correspond to the bt 6 bt 7 values 1 notch corresponds to the bt 3 bt 4 bt 5 values 0 notches correspond to the bt 0 bt 1 bt 2 values When this level becomes equal or less than bt 1 or during the weighing phase Low bat appears on the display in other words the voltage goes below 5 9 V one should connect the indicator to the mains in order to recharge the battery While recharging the instrument can be used as usual NOTE the instrument automatically turns off when the voltage goes below 5 8V 8 6 TILT DEVICE The TILT is a device which inhibits the indicator s weighing system and starts working when the instrument s inclination is greater than 2 for the pallet truck application or 5 for application on lift trucks Central dashes are shown on the LED display and at regular intervals of about 5 seconds an error sound signal is emitted The activation of the tilt alarm has a delay of about three seconds from the detection of the exceeding inclination 8 7 MULTI RANGE FUNCTIONING for legal for trade approved instruments The multi range functioning allows to subdivide the scale capacity in two or three ranges each which is up to 3000 divis
90. they must be laid on their own in a raceway or metal pipe as far away as possible from the power supply cables Connection of the cell or amplifier cables on the electrical panel shall be independent and if possible connected directly to the indicator s terminal board without laying other cables in the raceway Install RC filters on the contactor coils on the solenoid valves and on all devices producing electric disturbances If it is possible that condensation could form inside the weight transmitter it is advisable to leave the instrument powered at all times Electric protections fuses etc are provided by the technician installing the instrument Do not install anywhere where there is the risk of explosion All cables must be wound at least once around the ferrite ring before being connected to the terminal board the cable screen must be left outside of the ferrite and should be connected to the relevant ground pin 31 IPC50 Technical Personnel Only 15 SETUP ENVIRONMENT With SETUP ENVIRONMENT we intend a specific menu inside which it s possible to set all the functioning parameters of the IPC50 To enter it turn on the IPC50 C key and press the gt 0 lt key when the version software is shown XX YY the display shows 02 01 the instrument type and the metrological software version then XX YY ZZ is the installed software version then DFWO6 is the name of the installed software then CloCK if there is t
91. to confirm the changes made or another key to not save tis possible to programme the date and time during the weighing pressing in sequence the F and 8 keys The CLoCK parameter is not displayed if there is no date time option 8 10 SCREEN SAVER FUNCTION OPTIONAL If the indicator is fitted with the date time function it is possible to enable the Screen Saver after a programmable time from 1 to 255 minutes with the scale unloaded the time is shown on the display in the HH MM SS format As soon as a weight variation is detected or a key is pressed the indicator returns to viewing the current weight To set the function Turn on the scale press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key during the countdown the display shows the FmodE menu Press ENTER to enter the menu Press gt 0 lt many times to scroll forwards through the parameters or gt T lt to scroll backwards to find the SCr SAV parameter Press ENTER to enter the parameter With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key select the possible options no disabled YES enabled Confirm with ENTER if one has selected YES one is asked to enter the number of minutes after which the indicator should show the time enter a number between 1 and 255 using the MODE key to select the digit to be modified and the ZERO TARE keys to decrease increase it and confirm with ENTER Press the C key many times until the display shows
92. to hex it becomes 07D0 the command becomes DINT07D0 lt CR gt lt LF gt By setting a time equal to zero the message transmitted with the DISP command remains permanently shown on the display Instrument response CCJOK CR LF gt With approved instrument The minimum settable time is 1 millisecond 0001HEX and maximum settable time is 5 seconds 5000 milliseconds 1388 HEX PC confirmation command CC PCOK lt CR LF gt The indicator shows on the display the PCOK message for about 2 seconds Instrument response CC OK lt CR LF gt Serial command for setting the apw only for the counting operating mode CC SPMUvvvvvvvv CR LP or CC Xvvvvvvvv lt CR LF gt short command in which vvvvvvvv is the apw up to 8 characters with decimal point maximum value 9999 999 System response CC OK lt CR LP For example to set a APW of 1 55 g the command is the SPMU1 55 lt CR LF gt or SPMU0001 550 lt CR LF gt and all the various combinations adding zeros to the right or to the left but taking into consideration that the maximum length of the APW field is 8 characters NOTES The APW are not accepted in the SPMU 12 lt CRLF gt format these must be in the SPMU0 12 lt CRLF gt format the APW are not accepted equal to zero Serial command which supplies the indicator status CC STAT CR LF gt Instrument response CC STATXX lt CR LF gt in which XX is a decimal value which supplies the status of the indicator
93. to print with a not positive net weight equal or less than zero LoW Net weight less than the minimum weight provided for the printing or the totalisation no 0 unS Weight not passed by net 0 or by instability In standard mode with approved instrument one is trying to print while the instrument is un oVEr Cony converting the unit of measure TET In the input output mode set as in out one is trying to acquire a second time the input weight naw out In the input output mode set as in out one is trying to acquire a second time the output weight kad In the input output mode set as G t or 1st 2nd one is trying to acquire a second time the input weight ig In the input output mode set as G t or 1st 2nd one is trying to acquire a second time the output weight Er Mot In the counting mode the sampling has not been made because the weight is unstable Error In the counting mode the sampling has not been made because one should use a higher reference quantity 29 13 PRINTING EXAMPLES REGISTER 5 WEIGHING NR GROSS TARE NET REGISTER 5 WEIGHING NR REGISTER 5 WEIGHING NR ID1 ID2 TOTAL NET TICKET NR 12 03 08 01 02 00000001 0 572 kg 0 500 kg 1 500 kg 00000002 3 000 kg 1 000 kg 2 000 kg 00000002 234 6789 2 154 kg 2 Totalizer Mode With Register GROSS HOLD TARE NET ID1 TICKET NR 12 06 08 01 02
94. which X is a number from 0 to 9 which indicates the battery level If the instrument is powered by the mains the message PoWEr is displayed After the display shows the weight on the system if the system has already calibrated To show the instrument type 02 and the metrological software version 01 and for access to the configuration steps you must press the key gt 0 lt when the installed software version is shown 02 01 in which 02 indicates the instrument type 01 indicates the metrological software version XX YY ZZ is the installed software version DFW06 is the name of the installed software CLoCK if the there is the optional board with date and time bt X in which X is a number from 0 to 9 which indicates the battery level If the instrument is powered by the mains the message PoWEr is displayed K X YY in which K identifies the type of keyboard K 0 5 key keyboard K 1 17 key keyboard X YY is the installed software version After this the programmed capacity and minimum division are displayed then the instrument executes a countdown self check and finally hi rES is displayed in case of non approved instrument or LEGAL and the calibration area in case of approved instrument The indicator has an auto zero at start up function in other words it means that if at start up a weight within 10 of the capacity is detected it will be zeroed if the weight is not within this tolerance with a non approve
95. xperienced please notify the manufacturer or the dealer from which the instrument was acquired Do not pour liquids on the indicator Do not use solvents to clean the indicator Do not expose instrument to either direct sun light or any heat sources Always mount the indicator and platform in a vibration free setting Read carefully amp apply what described in the POWER SUPPLY amp START UP section Do not install in an environment with any risk of explosion IPC50 2 MAIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS POWER SUPPLY 12 to 25Vdc 500mA max 230Vac 1096 15 50 60Hz with external wall adapter providing 12Vdc 500mA included or rechargeable internal 6 V 4 AH battery optional MAXIMUM POWER 5 VA OPERATING TEMPERATURE From 10 to 40 C 14 to 104 F DISPLAYED DIVISIONS 10000e 3X3000e for legal for trade use expandable to 800 000 for internal use with minimum signal coming from the 1 6mV V cell RESOLUTION IN CALCULATION 1 500 000 points with signal in input equal to 3mV V DISPLAY 6 digits 25 millimetres high STATUS INDICATIONS 7 LEDS 25 multifunction symbols on the LCD display KEYBOARD water resistant polycarbonate membrane keys with tactile and acoustic feedback TARE FUNCTION Available on entire range from keyboard or from optional remote control Subtraction function on all models AUTO POWER OFF Programmable from 1 to 255 minutes or disinserted LOW BATTERY WARNING Low Batt will appear on the display
96. y shows the FmodE menu Press ENTER to enter the menu Press gt 0 lt many times to scroll forwards through the parameters or gt T lt to scroll backwards until one finds the irConF parameter Press ENTER to enter the parameter With the gt 0 lt or gt T lt keys select the possible options ir no disabled remote control ir 1 all the remote control keys function as the TARE key or ir 4 the remote control keys functions as ZERO TARE MODE and ENTER PRINT Confirm with ENTER Press the C key many times until the message SAVE appears on the display Press ENTER to confirm the changes made or another key to not save 8 9 DATE TIME ADJ USTMENT OPTIONAL The indicator can be fitted with the date time option in this case the CLoCK message is shown when instrument is turned on To set the date time follow the procedure below Turn on the scale press the gt 0 lt or gt T lt key during the countdown the display shows the FmodE menu Press ENTER to enter the menu Press gt 0 lt many times to scroll forwards through the parameters or gt T lt to scroll backwards to find the CLoCK parameter Confirm with ENTER PRINT in this order one will be asked to enter the day month year hour and minutes The entry of each parameter must be confirmed with ENTER Press the C key many times until the message SAVE appears on the display Press ENTER

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