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1. 3 6 2 SCALE 3 Submenu Scale Parameter Levels Level 1 ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY CONFIG Level 2 SCALES FEATUR ETHERNET SERIAL PFORMT DIGIO VERS Level 3 SCALE1 ScALE2 scALE3 FORMAT ACCUM primey seo j mr OFF Scale 3 sub menu appears only when ON serial port 1 is setto SCALE or IND C UNITS d C DECPNT y DSPDIV gt 8888800 1D 8888880 __ 2D 8888888 5D Figure 3 7 Scale 3 Serial Menu SCALE 3 Submenu Parameter Choices Description Format Submenu PRIMRY UNITS Allows you to set the primary units decimal point format and display divisions DECPNT DSPDIV SEC KG Allows you to set the secondary units G Decimal point format and display divisions are selected automatically Values are LB kg kilogram default g gram lb pound oz ounce and off pea 2000000 If using the lt cu gt token and secondary or tertiary values are changed Note the stream tokens must be changed to match in order to stream secondary or tertiary TER OFF Allows you to set the tertiary units KG Decimal point format and display divisions are selected automatically Values are off G default kg kilogram g gram lb pound oz ounce a 5000000 If using the lt cu gt token and seconda
2. Command Description Values EDP ECHO p Port echo ON OFF EDP EOLDLY p Port end of line delay 0 255 0 1 second intervals EDP HEADERS p Port header ON OFF EDP INPUT p Port input CMD SCANNER SCALE IND SC EDP PORT Port reporting command It responds to the port you are connected to EDP RESPONSE p Port response ON OFF EDP SFMT p Port custom stream format 0 200 characters EDP SOURCE p Port source 1 2 3 EDP STREAM p Port stream OFF LFT INDUST EDP TERMIN p Port termination CR LF CR STR POS Custom stream identifiers None Space STR NEG None Space STR PRI 8 alphanumeric characters STR SEC STR TER STR GROSS STR NET STR TARE STR MOTION 2 alphanumeric characters STR RANGE STR OK STR INVALID STR ZERO Table 6 7 SERIAL Port Serial Commands Continued Command Description Values CFGPWD Configuration password O 1 9999999 CONSNUM Consecutive numbering 0 9999999 CONSTUP Consecutive number start up value O 9999999 DATEFMT Date format MMDDYYYY DDMMYYYY YYYYMMDD YYYYDDMM DATESEP Date separator SLASH DASH SEMI DECFMT Decimal format DOT COMMA DSPBRIGHT Sets display intensity 0 dimmest through 100 brightest as a percentage KYBDLK Keyboard lock disable keypad OFF ON REG AGENCY Regulatory compliance NONE OIML NTEP CANADA INDUST REGULAT NTEP Regulatory compliance NONE OIML NTEP CANADA INDUST REG CTARE Allow clear keyed ta
3. Parameter Choices Description RECALL ON ON allows the Tare Zero and Units values to be maintained across a power cycle Over OFF Under Target ID values are also maintained OFF clears the values on a power cycle Zero is reset to calibrated zero and Units are reset to Primary Over Under Target ID values are reset as well DISPLAY CONTRAST Adjusts Counterpart display viewing Key in a value BRIGHT BRIGHT Key in a value MAGE MAGE enter negative or positive KEYBEEP OFF Select ON to alert the user every time a key is pressed ON Level 4 submenus under the Level 3 Count Feature NEGCOUNT ON Sets whether negative weighing mode is off or on OFF SAMPLQTY 10 Is the default value for sample quantity 25 50 100 INSFSMPLE 0 1 A minimum sample size is required based on the platform capacity and product weight 0 2 0 0 LOTUPDT OFF Updates the lot number from the front panel softkey 1 It does not override the stored value ON SCLCHG REZERO Scale change These are actions taken when changing from one scale to another CHKSTABLE XFRTARE XFRUTW NEWITEM OFF New item This prompts to add an ID to memory from the front panel ON DISPACC OFF Display accuracy ON UTWTUPDT OFF Enables or disables the updating of the loaded ID with a new unit weight value ON OFF Parts can be sampled generating a new unit weight or a unit weight can be keyed or scanned but the new unit weight is not saved into the
4. eee 31 3 7 Calibration Meri ssi sos tma naad aaa aaa ai aiaa a Ea p TE a a a aE D EA A e a T E a aE 35 BiG Test MENU s naa ia hi A pa TA Da ga ar a DA an NG AS 36 Display MENU anasak asi ari Gf A A a e Bie a Ka a a G de 37 SAOD MB ri saa in hei bth eek ena an ne Sah gen wd mana Suk Saja tyan ngaya Ya Wik nek kah a 38 Technical training seminars are available through Rice Lake Weighing Systems Course descriptions and dates can be viewed at www ricelake com training or obtained by calling 715 234 9171 and asking for the training department August 2011 Rice Lake Weighing Systems all rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Specifications subject to change without notice Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an ISO 9001 registered company Version 1 00 5 0 7 0 4 1 FrontiRanel Galibrallofu uuu see sia eae ee dae eee eas be eed ae et ewe oe bee Oe a 39 4 2 EDP Command Calibration eee ee 40 4 3 Revolution Calibratie sa eee bie ee ded kee a De kaqq A weld ORE EE ede eS 40 4 4 More About Calibration r ariasi eee eee ees 41 4 4 1 Adjusting Final Calibration coo at ida de ned aia ripa 41 A nn UH 5 1 Weight Unit SWITCHINO s seni iio at aes ice A hades bee bane bowel yku ws ea bd de oe ewes ae raka 42 5 2 Entering Tare Wali yi ee a Sn na ee Sa we 42 5 2 1 One Touch Tare Tare UNKNOWN nunnana naera aan 42 5 2 2 Digital Tare Tare Weight Known sia
5. VAL w C vl Cu E em am Figure 3 12 Test Menu TEST Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 2 submenus A D AD1 Gives details of current or live A D counts as well as stored zero and span A D AD2 values AUNAN Shows voltage levels for signal and excitation voltages DIG YO LOOP Tests your digital I O ports If they are functioning PASS is displayed If they are COMING DIO 1 not functioning FAIL is displayed SOON DIO 2 E DIOS Both inputs and outputs are active low They go to a ground Note state when active DIO 4 The I O ports become activated when the test is Warning performed Make sure any equipment is disconnected prior to performing this test to avoid it being inadvertently activated COMM PORT1 Performs a loopback test on the serial ports If they are functioning PASS is PORT2 displayed If they are not functioning FAIL is displayed RAM TEST Tests the unit s memory if it is functioning PASS is displayed If it is not functioning FAIL is displayed KEYPAD TEST Tests the unit s individual keypad buttons by displaying the name of the key pressed If nothing is displayed the key is not functioning Press the Menu key to exit the test Level 3 submenus Under Level 2 A D Feature RAW VAL Displays the live current raw A D count ZERO VAL Displays the captured A D Zero calibration value SPAN VAL Displays the captured A
6. 4 Same as GFMT i Display first 6 Scroll left in formatting string lt characters of format gt Scroll right in formatting string Press INSERT to enter a space e Press Y to cycle the active character to the previous character before the active character Press A to cycle the active character to the next character Press CLR to delete the character to the left NOTE To change the active character use the alpha keypad to enter the new value Figure 7 1 PFORMT Menu Showing Alphanumeric Character Entry Procedure 72 3 Using Revolution The Revolution configuration utility provides a print formatting grid with a tool bar The grid allows you to construct the print format without the formatting commands lt NL gt and lt SP gt required by the front panel or EDP command methods Using Revolution you can type text directly into the grid then select weight value fields from the tool bar and place them where you want them to appear on the printed ticket Figure 7 2 shows an example of the Revolution print formatting grid Revolution New File Edit Communications Tools Navigation View Help DOH BS PAHO NAN A tcs Ticket Editor Scale i lt 2 Accumulator Format Sa G gt 0 On 4008 gr Base Configuration lt 3 Count Format Stream Formatting lt Gross Format 130 75 0 4 1 1 N Gross Grosswt lt gt Header One B30 115 0 3 2 4 101 B Grosswt Tick
7. AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY REGI A REG 2 D REG 150 SAME AS REG 1 SAME AS REG 1 Quantity C CODE yO DESC PART NUM LOT yO UNT WT TARE D uN TS LOCATION value VALUE vave value vave VALUE VALUE VALUE Figure 3 14 ID Menu ID Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 2 submenus REG 1 2 150 QUANTITY CODE DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER LOT UNIT WEIGHT TARE UNITS LOCATION 38 Counterpart User Manual Table 3 12 ID Menu Parameters WEIGHING SYSTEMS 4 0 The Counterpart can be calibrated using the front panel EDP commands or Revolution Calibration ee Calibration can be performed in two places within the menu the CALIBR menu shown in Figure 4 1 and the Note SCALE submenu shown in Figure 3 6 on Page 18 The CALIBR menu shown in Figure 4 1 is a quick access calibration for more in depth scale setup and calibration use the menus found under SETUP CONFIG SCALE see Figure 3 6 on Page 18 Calibration consists of the following steps Span calibration Zero calibration Optional five point linearization Entering the test weight value Optional rezero calibration for test weights using hooks or chains 0000000 The Counterpart requires the WZERO and WSPAN p
8. OUR COMPANY POUCTS SUPPORT MY ACCOUNT CONTACT US FAQ LiveChat Mobie Helo 800 472 6703 Sign up to receive the electronic version of our Rice Lake magazine or cur monthly Source newsletter Femmare t gt Techaical Support gt Sofware tware Firmware a Jy find the software hrmware you need for your product If you cant find what you re looking for or need further aran 9472 6703 F oftware Firmware lect a produ colegory below elect a category Sofware y Alllanguages Gel Downloads gt 1 For registered users simply click on the Support tab on the RLWS homepage and select software firmware 2 Select SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES as shown on the left side graphic above 3 Select the number of boxes you wish to receive email alerts on and press SAVE CHANGES LAKE Counterpart User Manual 1 G SYSTEMS 10 Introduction The Counterpart offers practical solutions for a full range of precision counting applications A bright LCD display enables operators to easily view quantities and alphanumeric text messaging displays part numbers to verify descriptions and correct part called from memory One hundred and fifty 150 item memory and two RS 232 ports and Ethernet enable the Counterpart to provide real time data collection and position it for the future growth of your business Multiple scales can be connected to the Counterpart as well as an RS 232 bar code scanner and external
9. ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY Do CONFIG SCALES FEATURE SERIAL ETHERNET PFORMT DIGIO VERS Figure 3 5 Top Level Configuration Menu The Counterpart counting scale can be configured using a series of menus accessed through the display front panel when the scale is in setup mode The top level menu structure includes the following Menu Menu Function ID ID Sets up IDs of various parts AUDIT Audit Trail View audit trail data CALIBR Calibration Calibrate Counterpart through this menu SETUP Setup Set up the configuration parameters TEST Test Menu Test functionality DISPLAY Display Sets up the display parameters of Counterpart Table 3 3 Top Level Menu Structure To access the second level parameters use the down arrow on the indicator to access the submenus which are noted in Table 3 4 Menu Menu Function SCALES Configuration Configure and calibrate scales FEATURE Feature Set date and time formats passwords keyboard locks regulatory mode and initial consecutive number value count function and define softkeys SERIAL Serial Configures the communications ports ETHERNET Ethernet Configures the Ethernet port PFORMT Print Format Set print format used for header gross net count pallet and total ticket formats See Section 6 0 on page 51 for more information DIG IO Digital IO Assig
10. ID Code number referenced ID DESC n n item description ID LOCATION n n Item location ID LOT n n lot number ID PARTNUMBERHn tn part number Can enter up to ID QUANTITY n n quantity ID TARE 1 weight value ID UNITS 1 weight value in pounds ID UNITWEIGHT 1 weight value Table 6 3 ID Commands 6 1 4 ETH Commands ETH commands are parameter setting commands The commands listed in Table 6 4 can be used Command Parameter ETH DEFAULT GATEWAY Sets IP address 0 0 0 0 ETH DHCP ON ETH DNSPRIMARY 0 0 0 0 ETH DNSSECONDARY 0 0 0 0 ETH IPADDRESS 192 168 0 1 ETH LOCALHOSTNAME COUNTERPART ETH MACADDRESS 00 00 00 00 00 00 ETH NETMASK 0 0 0 0 ETH PORT 10001 ETH REMOTESERVERIP 0 0 0 0 ETH REMOTESERVERPORT 5466 Table 6 4 Ethernet Parameters 52 Counterpart User Manual Table 6 4 Ethernet Parameters WEIGHING SYSTEMS 6 1 5 Reporting Commands Reporting commands send specific information to the serial port The commands listed in Table 6 5 can be used in all modes Command Function DUMPALL List all parameter values and ID information DUMPCONFIG List all parameter values excluding ID information DUMPAUDIT List audit trail information DUMPIDS List all ID information DUMPIDINDEX List a specific ID by index See table 6 13 for more information DUMPIDCODE List a specific ID by code See table 6 13
11. the scale must be in gross mode before it can be zeroed pressing the ZERO key in net mode clears the tare e INDUST provides a set of subparameters to allow customization of tare clear and print functions in non legal for trade scale installations REGWOR GROSS Sets the term printed when weighing in gross mode Selecting BRUTTO replaces Gross with BRUTTO Brutto DECFMT DOT Specifies whether decimal numbers are displayed using a period DOT or a comma COMMA TIME TFORMT Allows you to set the current time and the time format and separator character T SEP DATE DFORMT Allows you to set the current date and date format and date separator character D SEP Level 4 submenus under the Level 3 Consec Feature CURVAL 0 This is the starting number RESVAL 0 This is the ending reset value Level 4 submenus under the Level 3 Password Feature CALIBR 0 Can enter a numeric password for each of the parameters listed SETUP TEST T amp D ID Level 4 submenus under the Level 3 Softkeys Feature WEIGHING SYSTEMS Table 3 7 FEATUR Submenu Parameters Continued Counterpart User Manual Configuration 27 FEATUR Menu Parameter Choices Description SK1 12 BLANK TIMEDATE CLR TAR DSPTAR DSP ACC SCL SEL CODE LOT PRINT PLT SWAP DSP N OUT CLR CN TOTAL TOTAL CLR TTL Labels softkeys for access to function stated Level 4 submenus
12. 0 000653642 On the other hand with entry of the Unit Weight as weight per 1000 pieces the decimal place is in effect moved three places to the right allowing 3 more decimal places of accuracy In this example the entry would be made as 0 653642 per 1000 pieces eliminating the error AS a practical note entering unit weights per 1000 pieces also lessens the chances of entering the wrong number of zeros when keying in weights with many leading zeros Incorrect entry of unit weights is a common cause of inaccurate counting When might you want to use unit weight per 1 piece Generally in one of two cases 1 If you are working with other existing systems or procedures that are already set up to record unit weight per piece inventory systems labeling requirements etc 2 Ifthe unit weight or your pieces is more than 100 lbs the number of digits in the scale s Quantity display will not be able to fully display counts of more than 100 pieces ERA O RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Scale Operations 43 5 4 1 Unit Weight Operation by Sampling Unit weight operation by sampling is accomplished by placing a 10 piece sample on the scale and then pressing the SAMPLE key The scale calculates a unit weight based on the weight of the sample The following paragraphs detail the procedure with UNIT WEIGHT either set at on or off Default settings are placed at 10 pieces but if you want to key in a larger sample key in the quantity and
13. COMING DIO 2 SOON DIO 3 DIO 4 VERS SOFTWR Displays the software version REG Displays the regulatory version Level 3 submenus Under the Level 2 Serial Feature PORT 1 CMD Specifies Port 1 through 3 s mechanism for triggering a transmission of data print PORT 2 SCANNER message baud rate bits stop bits termination character end of line delay and PORT 3 BAUD echo see level 4 submenu for parameter descriptions BITS STOPS BITS TERMIN HEADERS EOLDLY SFMT Level 3 submenus Under the Level 2 Ethernet Feature VAULT OFF Selets on or off ON BOARD Using on board RJ45 Ethernet connections EXTERNAL Using wireless port connections Table 3 9 Serial PFORMT DIG I O VERS submenu parameters EA 32 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE SETUP Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 3 submenus Under the Level 2 Version Feature SOFTWR V1 XX Displays the software version REG LR V 1 XX Displays the legally relevant version Level 3 submenus Under the Level 2 DIGIO Feature DIGIO DIO 1 4 Level 3 submenus Under the Level 2 PFORMT Feature GFMT Gross format NFMT Net format CFMT Count format PALFMT Pallet format ACCFMT Accumulator format TOTALFMT Total format HDRFMT1 Header 1 format HDRFMT2 Header 2 format Level 4 Submenus Under the Level 3 DIO Feature OFF Turns the digital input output off INPUT UNITS CLEAR
14. and ID menus Specify a SETUP non zero value to restrict access to all configuration menus Passwords can be overridden by TEST loading new firmware or entering 999999 ag ak Overriding passwords will clear configuration and calibration settings To Note Preserve settings i e ID information use Revolution software to upload your data to a PC then download it back to the indicator after the password override is performed SOFTKEYS SK1 12 KEYLCK MENU Disables the MENU ZERO GRSNET UNITS PRINT TARE number sample and unit weights ZERO Select LOCK to disable the key and UNLOCK to enable the key GRSNET UNITS PRINT TARE NUMBER SAMPLE UNIT WT STNDBY 0 Standby mode delay Specifies the number of minutes the indicator must be inactive before entering standby mode Valid values are O off through 255 minutes When in standby mode power is still supplied to the CPU and draws 1 2 of the current as when the display is powered The annunciators are still lit but no weight is displayed Press any key to exit standby mode and reactivate the display The indicator enters standby mode if no key presses serial communications or scale motion occur for the length of time specified in this parameter Set to O to disable standby mode Note Standby mode will not be implemented if there is weight on the scale WEIGHING SYSTEMS Table 3 7 FEATUR Submenu Parameters Counterpart User Manual Configuration 25 FEATUR Menu
15. for more information VERSION Write Counterpart software version P Write current displayed weight with units identifier See Section 9 2 1 on page 67 XE Returns a 10 digit code representing any error conditions currently shown on the front panel Table 6 5 Reporting Commands 0000000 Transmitting all configuration settings can be Note achieved by the DUMPALL command or by pressing PRINT while in menu mode RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS 6 1 6 Clear and Reset Commands The following commands can be used to clear and reset the Counterpart RS Reset system Resets the indicator without resetting the configuration RESETCONFIGURATION Restores all configuration parameters to their default values menu mode only The RESETCONFIGURATION function can also be initiated by pressing navigating to the DEFALT parameter under the VERS menu and selecting YES Then press ENTER to reset the indicator 2000000 All load cell calibration settings are lost Note when the RESETCONFIGURATION command is run CLEARBUFFER Clears the buffer information 6 1 7 Parameter Setting Commands Parameter setting commands allow you to display or change the current value for a particular configuration parameter Tables 6 6 through 6 12 Current configuration parameter settings can be displayed in all modes using the following syntax command lt ENTER gt Most parameter values can be changed in menu mode only Use the following command sy
16. under the Level 3 Keylock Feature MENU UNLOCK LOCK ZERO UNLOCK LOCK GRS NET UNLOCK LOCK UNITS UNLOCK LOCK PRINT UNLOCK LOCK TARE UNLOCK LOCK NUMBER UNLOCK LOCK SAMPLE UNLOCK LOCK UNIT WT UNLOCK LOCK Allows the user to lock or unlock keys of the Counterpart Level 5 submenus Under the Level 4 SCLCHG Feature REZERO OFF Performs a zero function on change ON CHKSTBLE ON When changing scales a stability check can be either enabled or disabled If enabled and the OFF stability check is successful no indication is shown and the unit switches to the next scale If enabled and the stability check fails then NON STABLE is shown on the display and the switch to the next scale is not made XFRTARE OFF When changing scales the tare weight is transferred from scale 1 to scale 2 Units must be set ON to the same unit of measurement XFRUTW ON When changing scales the unit weight is transferred from scale 1 to scale 2 OFF Level 5 submenus Under the Level 4 DATE Feature Table 3 7 FEATUR Submenu Parameters Continued 28 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS FEATUR Menu Parameter Choices Description DFORMT MMDDY4 Sets the date format Y4 will use a four digit year value such as 2011 while Y2 will use a DDMMY4 two digit value such as 11 Y4MMDD Y4DDMM MMDDY2 DDMMY2 Y2MMDD Y2DDMM D SEP SLASH Sets the date separato
17. 1 100000 The value entered must be in the range 1 100000 and should be consistent with legal requirements and environmental limits on system resolution To calculate GRADS use the formula GRADS Capacity Display Divisions Display divisions are specified under the FORMAT submenu FORMAT PRIMRY Select your primary secondary and tertiary units of measure Sub choices include lb kg SEC oz and g TER ZTRKBND 0 000000 Automatically zeroes the scale when within the range specified as long as the input is number within the ZRANGE and scale is at standstill Specify the zero tracking band in display divisions Maximum legal value varies depending on local regulations 0000000 For scales using linear calibration do not set the zero tracking band to a value Note greater than that specified for the first linearization point ZRANGE 1 900000 Selects the range within which the scale can be zeroed The 1 900000 default value is number 1 9 around the calibrated zero point for a total range of 3 8 Indicator must be at standstill to zero the scale Use the default value for legal for trade applications MOTBAND 1 Sets the level in display divisions at which scale motion is detected If motion is not number detected for 1 second or more the standstill symbol lights Some operations including print tare and zero require the scale to be at standstill Maximum legal value varies depending on local regulations If this parameter is set to O the stan
18. 2 4 51 N 3 lt IDC gt lt NL gt A410 20 1 4 1 1 N ID CODE Count mode lt IDC gt lt NL gt A302 22 1 4 1 1 N QTY lt C gt lt NL gt B264 20 1 3 2 4 51 N lt C gt lt NL gt A280 400 1 4 1 1 N GROSS lt G gt lt NL gt A225 400 1 4 1 1 N TARE lt T gt lt NL gt B189 355 1 3 2 4 51 N 4 lt T gt lt NL gt A1 20 400 1 4 1 1 N NET lt N gt lt NL gt A195 24 1 4 1 1 N WT K OR U W lt NL gt B124 20 1 3 2 4 51 N 1 lt IDW gt lt NL gt A47 16 1 4 1 1 N lt TD gt lt NL gt A160 24 1 4 1 1 N lt IDW gt lt NL gt P1 lt NL gt GFMT N lt NL gt A410 32 1 5 2 1 N lt TOTAL Normal mode no tare in QUANTITY gt lt NL gt A57 532 1 3 1 1 N lt TD gt lt NL gt A309 39 1 5 2 1 N lt TV gt lt NL gt B System 195 32 1 3 2 4 101 N lt TV gt lt NL gt A61 32 1 5 1 1 N BOX COUNT lt TC gt lt NL gt P1 lt NL gt TOTAL N lt NL gt A410 32 1 5 2 1 N lt TOTAL Totalization mode QUANTITY gt lt NL gt A57 532 1 3 1 1 N lt TD gt lt NL gt A309 39 1 5 2 1 N lt TV gt lt NL gt B 195 32 1 3 2 4 101 N lt TV gt lt NL gt A61 32 1 5 1 1 N BOX COUNT lt TC gt lt NL gt P1 lt NL gt ACCFMT ACCUM lt A gt lt NL gt lt DA gt lt Tl gt lt NL gt Accumulator enabled and displayed Table 7 2 Default Print Formats 0000000 The 500 character limit of each print format string includes the output field length of the print formatting commands EJ Note not the command length For example if the indicator is configured to show a decimal poin
19. 820i iQUBE2 LaserLT WLAN Installation Instructions PN 108680 included with the WLAN option card for installation and configuration instructions ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual WLAN Installation Instructions 65 9 0 Appendix 9 1 Error Messages If an error code appears on the display use the information in Table 9 1 as a troubleshooting guide If you cannot clear the error call RLWS Service for assistance Error Display Description Solution Over range Under range A D out of range Check jumpers e Check configuration including number of grads channel selection display divisions e Check calibration including W ZERO and W SPAN values e Under range can be caused by OIML setting and weight less than 20 display divisions e Check for scale binding or damage e Check for proper excitation voltage e Call RLWS Service for assistance load cell wiring including sense CHKERR BATTERY BACK LOST Battery Error Press ENTER after replacing the battery to restore defaults to battery backed storage ERROR Internal program error Check configuration Run XE command see Section 9 2 on page 66 to determine error type Call RLWS Service if unable to clear error by cycling power or if error reoccurs HWFERR Hardware error Reboot the unit Call RLWS Service if unable to clear error by cycling power or if error reoccurs INVALID UNITS ID uses unassigned units Mo
20. By Screen At the stand by screen the WEIGHT UNIT WEIGHT and QUANTITY displays show zeroes and the annuciator for the platform you are using is illuminated Scale 1 or 2 5 1 Weight Unit Switching The weight units displayed can be changed between Primary Secondary and Tertiary units during weighing operations by pressing the UNITS TOGGLE key 5 2 Entering Tare Weights Tare weights can be entered in the scale by one of two methods one touch tare or digital tare Digital tare is used when the tare weight is already known while one touch tare is used when the tare weight is unknown If you call up an Item Code already programmed into the Counterpart memory and you have a Tare Weight stored for that Item Code the Tare Weight stored with the Item Code will override one entered digitally or by using the TARE key 5 2 1 One Touch Tare Tare Unknown 1 If the tare weight value is not known place the container box or item to be tared on the scale and press TARE The weight display should now show 0 and the Net annunciator should illuminate 2 Remove the container box or item from the scale The weight display should show a negative weight value weight of the tared container box or item 3 To clear the tare weight press TARE with no weight on the scale scale should be at gross zero The Net annunciator will no longer be illuminated 5 2 2 Digital Tare Tare Weight Known 1 Ifthe tare weight value is known use the numeric keypad to
21. CP 10 10 Ib x 0 001 Ib 5 kg x 0 0005 kg 11 in x 16 in 120738 CP 25 25 lb x 0 002 Ib 10 kg x 0 001 kg 11 in x 16 in 120739 CP 50 50 Ib x 0 005 Ib 20 kg x 0 002 kg 11 inx 16 in 120740 CP 100 100 Ib x 0 01 Ib 50 kg x 0 005 kg 11 in x 16 in Dual Channel single platform XL base systems 120770 CP dual indicator Console only 119796 CP 5 5 lb x 0 0005 Ib 2 kg x 0 0002 kg 9inx 12 in 118797 CP 10 10 Ib x 0 001 Ib 5 kg x 0 0005 kg 11 inx 16 in 118798 CP 25 25 lb x 0 002 lb 10 kg x 0 001 kg 11 inx 16 in 118799 CP 50 50 Ib x 0 005 Ib 20 kg x 0 002 kg 11 inx 16 in 118800 CP 100 100 Ib x 0 01 Ib 50 kg x 0 005 kg 11 inx 16 in Dual Channel with Benchmark 125113 CP 50BM 50 Ib x 0 01 lb 20 kg x 0 002 kg 12 inx 18 in 125116 CP 100BM 100 Ib x 0 02 Ib 50 kg x 0 005 kg 12 inx 18 in Table 9 7 Specifications e 76 Counterpart User Manual rae ama LAKE 9 11 Specifications POWER Power source Input 100 240VAC 47 63 Hz 5 watts US power cord Output 9VDC or 12VDC 1 25 max EXCITATION VOLTAGE 5VDC ANALOG SIGNAL INPUT RANGE 0 4 5 mV V ANALOG SPECIFICATIONS 3 V V grad minimum ANALOG SPECIFICATIONS Input sensitivity 1 5 UV V grad recommended Zero adjustment range 0 100 or per region settings A D conversion rate 7 5 15 30 samples per second Load cells per scale 8 x 3500 16 x 7000 Scale channels 1 or 2 Linearity 0 017 full scale CIRCUIT PROTECTION RFI EMI
22. D Span calibration value mV VAL Displays the live current millivolt signal voltage EXCVDC VAL Displays the current excitation voltage Table 3 11 TEST Menu Parameters aaa 36 Counterpart User Manual RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS TEST Menu Parameter Choices Description LOOP TEST Performs a loop test on dig I O cards DIO 1 STATUS Displays the status of each individual digital I O port If set as input the display DIO 2 shows input stats IN HI or IN LO If set as output pressing Enter toggles the DIO 3 output between HI and LO OUT HI or OUT LO DIO 4 OUT LO is active PORT1 TEST Performs a loopback test on serial port 1 or 2 Connect jumper TX and RX PORT2 together on port 1 or port 2 before testing 3 9 Display Menu Table 3 11 TEST Menu Parameters There are three display settings on the Counterpart ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY CONTRAS BRIGHT IMAGE 100 50 Negative 0 100 0 100 Positive Figure 3 13 DISPLAY Menu Setting the display parameters from this top level menu is temporary after a power cycle the values will revert to their previous values Changes made to these parameters through the CONFIG menu are kept through a power cycle RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual Configuration 37 3 10 ID The ID menu displays parameters for registers from 1 to 150 Sub parameters are shown below
23. DISPACC GRSNET CLRCN PRINT ZERO TARE Digital input functions OUTPUT FUNCTN Digital output functions Level 3 submenus Under the Level 3 PORT Feature CMD BAUD BITS STOP BITS TERMIN ECHO RESPONSE EOLDLY STREAM SOURCE SFMT Sets up the transmission information for the command For SOURCE and SFMT to appear on menu display you must first enable Legal for Trade parameter under STREAM SCANNER BAUD BITS STOP BITS TERMIN HEADERS Sets up the transmission information for the scanner SCALE BAUD BITS STOP BITS TERMIN EOLDLY SFMT Sets up the transmission information for scale 3 WEIGHING SYSTEMS Table 3 9 Serial PFORMT DIG I O VERS submenu parameters Continued Counterpart User Manual Configuration 33 SETUP Menu Parameter Choices Description IND SCALE BAUD BITS STOP BITS TERMIN EOLDY SFMT Sets up the transmission information for the industrial scale parameter 34 Counterpart User Manual Table 3 9 Serial PFORMT DIG I O VERS submenu parameters Continued WEIGHING SYSTEMS 3 7 Calibration Menu See Section 4 0 on page 39 for calibration procedures The Calibration menu can be protected by assigning a password in the Feature menu EJ Note The Counterpart requires the WZERO and WSPAN points to be calibrated The linearity points are optional but must NOT duplicate zero or spa
24. ESD protection DIGITAL I O 4 1 0 DISPLAY Viewing Area 240 x 64 pixels transmissive VGA Liquid Crystal Display LCD with adjustable contrast KEYBOARD 24 buttons full keypad alpha numeric RESOLUTION Weight display resolution up to 100 000 graduations Counting resolution 1 1 000 000 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND SETPOINT Two RS 232 ports supports up to 115 200 bps One optional port 3 connector for USB Ethernet Fiber Optics etc Ethernet port Setpoint output pending serial scale on Port 1 only STATUS ENUNCIATORS PCS motion low battery insuff recomp scale number gross net zero BATTERY Type Lithium lon Charge Time 6 8 hours Charge Cycles 400 1200 Estimated Run Time up to 24 hours OPERATING TEMPERATURE 10 F to 104 F 0 C 40 C OPERATING HUMIDITY 85 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Indicator Only 12 25 in x 6 25 in x 4 0 in RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS APPROVALS Pending WARRANTY Two year limited warranty CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVALS Counterpart Indicator NTEP Pending LADOS Pending Measurement Pending Approved Counterpart User Manual For More Information 17 Counterpart Limited Warranty Rice Lake Weighing Systems RLWS warrants that all RLWS equipment and systems properly installed by a Distributor or Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM will operate per written specifications as confirmed by the Distributor OEM and accepted by RLWS All systems and compon
25. Fie Date Not saved More Indicator Information Module Revision 1 0 0 0 Figure 3 3 Revolution Display Revolution provides online help for each of its configuration displays Parameter descriptions provided in this manual for front panel configuration can also be used when configuring the indicator using Revolution The interface is different but the parameters set are the same 16 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 3 4 Audit Menu The audit menu accesses audit trail support It provides tracking information for configuration and calibration events To prevent potential misuse all configuration and calibration changes are counted as change events Audit information can be printed by pressing the PRINT key while displaying the audit trail items beneath the AUDIT menu ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY LRV CALIB CFG Figure 3 4 Audit Menu AUDIT Menu Parameter Description LRV Legally relevant firmware version CALIB Displays total calibration events CFG Displays total configuration events Table 3 2 Audit Menu Parameters RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual Configuration 17 3 5 Menu Structures and Parameter Descriptions The Counterpart scale can be configured using a series of menus accessed through the scale front panel when the scale is in setup mode Figure 3 5 and Table 3 3 summarizes the functions of each of the top level menus
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27. Manual 9 5 Custom Stream Formatting tt it Oh val et ds Va am CL on a tel ths Pach ih Sup Saha ef q 68 OG Digital EREN suy y cabs O aR Gea eee GLY tek 71 9 6 1 DIGFD RParameteS ias o a RN A 71 9 6 2 DFSENS and DFTHRH ParameterS o ooo 71 9 6 3 Settingahe Digital Filter Parameters ia bie p da ld Se ee cee ee Dias 72 9 64 Audit Tal Support sa sa da A eee RA A aa A eS ieee ates 72 9 7 senalScale Interface A A E EL 73 9 8 Regulatory Mode RUNCIONAS varia to oe Ge dene O AA EEE O ib Raa 74 9 9 Updating Firmware 9 10 Specifications 9 11 Specifications Counterpart User Manual About This Manual This manual is provided for the use of trained and qualified installers of counting scales and represents the correct safe and recommended methods for setting up and using the Counterpart A This manual can be viewed and downloaded from the Rice Lake Weighing Systems web site at www ricelake com Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an ISO 9001 registered company features are noted Once available those features will be available via download from the Rice Lake Weighing Systems web site To stay up to date with the latest downloads available sign up for Email Updates on the Rice Lake Weighing Systems web site at http www ricelake com software aspx Some features of Counterpart included in this manual will be available soon Those sections and Note EIGHING SYSTEMS CART EMPTY ADD CUSTOM ITEM My Subscriptions
28. WEIGHING SYSTEMS Format Identifier Defined By Description lt M G N T gt STR GROSS Mode Specifies gross net or tare weight for the current or STR NET specified weight on the source scale STR TARE lt S gt STR MOTION Status for the source scale Default values and meanings for each STR RANGE status STR OK STR MOTIONMIn motion STR INVALID STR RANGEOOut of range STR OK lt space gt OK STR INVALIDIInvalid lt CW gt Status of over under accept O Over U Under A Accept lt B n gt See descriptions below Bit fields Comma separated sequence of bit field specifiers Must be exactly 8 bits Minus sign inverts the bit BO Always O B1 Always 1 B2 Configuration 1 if even parity B3 Dynamic 1 if MODE NET B4 Dynamic 1 if COZ B5 Dynamic 1 if standstill B6 Dynamic 1 if gross negative B7 Dynamic 1 if out of range B8 Dynamic 1 if secondary tertiary B9 Dynamic 1 if tare in system B10 Dynamic 1 if tare is keyed B11 Dynamic 00 if MODE GROSS 01 if MODE NET 10 if MODE TARE 11 not used B12 Dynamic 00 if UNITS PRIMARY 01 if UNITS SECONDARY 10 if UNITS TERTIARY 11 not used B13 Configuration 00 not used 01 if current DSPDIV 1 10 if current DSPDIV 2 11 if current DSPDIV 5 B14 Configuration 00 not used 01 if primary DSPDIV 1 10 if primary DSPDIV 2 11 if primary DSPDIV 5 B15 Configuration 00 not used 01 if se
29. WEIGHT Used to enter a known unit weight of a part Sends on demand serial information out the serial port provided the conditions for standstill are met SAMPLE Pieces Performs one of several predetermined Tare functions dependent on the mode of operation selected in the TAREFN parameter To view a stored tare see Section 1 5 Also acts as the ENTER key Allows the display to change between gross mode and net mode This is used for computing the unit weight by sampling Press the SAMPLE key after placing a sample on the platform or after using the numeric keypad to enter the sample size The default sample size is 10 UNITS TOGGLE This switches the weight display to an alternate unit the alternate unit is defined in the Setup Menu and could be kg g lb Oz Clear key Used to backspace on entries Alpha Numeric keypad see Figure 1 1 Used to enter values directly Press keys for small and upper case alpha characters RICE LAKE SYSTEMS WEIGHING Table 1 2 Keypad Functions Counterpart User Manual Introduction N 22 5 8 0 Figure 1 1 Numeric Keypad O JAS O Q X WIN Be 15 Tare Recall When a stored tare is displayed Net annunciators will be turned on To display a stored tare 1 Setup a soft key see Softkey Setup below 2 Press the DISPLAY TARE softkey The tare value will be displayed If there is no tare in the system pre
30. WiPort wireless networking device PN 108671 Refer to the WLAN installation instructions PN 108680 included with the option card for installing and configuration instructions PO1 Jumper B Port 1 amp 2 LED lights Ethernet LED Light Figure 2 2 LED Light Locations 28 Enclosure Reassembly Once the cabling is complete position the top plate over the enclosure and reinstall the four screws 2 9 CPU Board Removal If you must remove the Counterpart CPU board use the following procedure 1 Disconnect power to the scale 2 Disconnect power supply cable from connector J12 on the Counterpart CPU board 3 Disconnect the wires at the following connectors J1 J2 J3 J4 and J5 and J13 if equipped 4 Remove the six screws connecting the CPU board then lift the board out of the enclosure To replace the CPU board reverse the above procedure Be sure to reinstall cable ties to secure all cables inside the indicator enclosure WEIGHING SYSTEMS 2 10 Battery Replacement Risk of explosion if battery is replaced with P caution incorrect type Dispose of batteries per manufacturer instructions The lithium battery on the CPU board maintains the real time clock and protects data stored in the system RAM when the indicator is not connected to AC power Data protected by this battery inc
31. aca dd cd ence Grecia nti 42 5 3 Toggling Between Gross and Net aa sa maait eae 43 5 4 Entering Unit WeIGHIS s c 64405 KA mak ORAS ae a KN a Be a a BN pa Ds ada na be a Ba 43 5 4 1 Unit Weight Operation by Sampling ee tee 44 5 4 2 Unit Weight Operation by Key Entry tee eee 44 5 Dinars whom ara tidak heh ath AA he ed ka Ade ee wh Q Bu ads 45 5 5 1 Setting an ID Using the Normal Mode tees 45 5 5 2 Using EstoredilD iia tb id Dl A a Aga a detach 46 55 3 Addingan lD From Goum M808 evocan tas ra ab AAA 47 554 Adding an ID Through ReVeluti fi ss ka da beatin ia io feat et he A de ee Bae SW 47 999 WeighVaullts pe aan aaa De a S kan Ra E Alas airis 48 5 6 otalization COUS 404644 acd ape ot atada ade woh at hk whe 49 5 7 Connecting a Barcode Scanner teas 49 5 7 1 Setting Up a SOMKEY vai cl eh td dade ede Ae bee weed arian wea Beles 49 6 1 The Serial Command Set aaa uy ss usay eee 51 6 1 1 Key Press C omMandS e u aaa a da a a gd a a o ka 51 6 1 2 NM aan s OOO 52 6 1 3 IDYCOMIMANAS ecos ata hash eee aran ha alee ne od bee ode aes aa 52 6 1 4 ETH Commands suicido AY Ae Ree ba ed I Gd Se 52 6 1 5 Reporting COMMANOS 045 0866 heck wate wae hod heehee a B a pe ew aide Ue eae 53 6 6 Clear and Reset Commands sa a aaa dd ia ek Gaede Be hae dot 53 6 1 7 Parameter Setting COMMANGS lt psie mene neri Eee Loe a eee ey eae dee tule ada ea 53 1 8 Normal M de Commands
32. another digit The numeric keys can also be used to insert a digit to the right of the blinking digit Press TARE ENTER to accept the data and return to the next menu item 0000000 To exit Configuration and return to weighing press the MENU key or navigate to the EXIT menu and press Note ENTER 33 Revolution Configuration The Revolution configuration utility provides the preferred method for configuring the Counterpart indicator Revolution runs on a personal computer to set configuration parameters for the indicator When Revolution configuration is complete configuration data is downloaded to the indicator Revolution supports both uploading and downloading of indicator configuration data This capability allows configuration data to be retrieved from one indicator edited then downloaded to another indicator with an identical hardware configuration To use Revolution do the following 1 Install Revolution on an IBM compatible personal computer 2 With both indicator and PC powered off connect the PC serial port to the RS 232 pins on the indicator serial port or to the optional USB communications card 3 Power up the PC and the indicator Use the setup switch to place the indicator in setup mode 4 Start the Revolution program CounterPart Software Revision 1 00 Fie Name New Fie Connector Diagrams Load Cel Connector Serial Connector Update CounterPart Firmware Distal UO Connector
33. gross mode before it can be zeroed pressing ZERO in net mode clears the tare e INDUST provides a set of subparameters to allow customization of tare clear and print functions in non legal for trade applications The value specified for this parameter affects the function of the front panel TARE and ZERO keys See Section 9 8 on page 74 for more information Table 3 8 REGULA INDUST Submenu Parameters Continued 30 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 3 6 5 Serial PFORMT DIG 1 0 VERS Submenus Scale Parameter Levels Level 1 ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY CONFIG Level 2 scales j reatur sera H etHernetr PEORMT sormr REG DEFALT C vto3 1R v 1 00 NO See SCALE Submenu See FEATUR Submenu DGD Gu ons rut POR SAME AS GFMT lt X gt lt X gt PORT 2 I acer TOTALEMT CHDREMT1 HDRFMT2 lt X gt lt X gt D C lt X gt lt X gt gt SAME AS GFMT ON CMD scanner SCALE no SCALE Same as PORT 2 sau ans YG so ers lt e Response coo re E SEMT Como SCANNER Same parameters as Port 1 Figure 3 10 Serial PFORMT DIG I O VERS Submenus o N mE L AKE Counterp
34. in step one its tare value is already loaded Place container full of parts on the scale The number of pieces in the container is shown in the PCS area of the display Press the Total softkey to store the number of pieces in the container The memory M icon is shown The total value is shown in place of the piece weight value and will be labeled tt Remove the number of parts required from the container and press the Total softkey The accumulated total will now be equal to previous total minus the number of pieces removed The displayed total is also updated The number of pieces remaining in the container is shown in the PCS area of the display Repeat step 5 as needed SAN t Once part reduction has been started a press of Total will give you an error message ote ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Scale Operations 49 Connecting a Barcode Scanner The Counterpart will accept a barcode scanner connected to the unit In order to use a scanner you must set the specifications of the Counterpart scale to recognize the scanner to the appropriate port and in some cases do the setup on the scanner required by the scanner manufacturer The scanner allows non contact instantaneous and accurate input of unit weight tare weight and ID code 0D2100 Barcode Scanner If you are using the Quickscan QD2100 barcode scanner sold by Rice Lake Weighing Systems you can set up the scanner by connecting the scanne
35. key in the value and then press TARE The Net annunciator will illuminate 2 To reset the tare to zero press TARE again with no weight on the scale while the scale is at Gross Zero and the Zero annunicator is lit 42 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 5 3 Toggling Between Gross and Net To toggle between net and gross weight a tare value must be entered into the scale Follow Section 5 2 to enter a tare value After a tare value is entered into the scale items placed on the scale will cause the net annunciator to illuminate and allow toggling between net weight and gross weight An example of toggling between net weight and gross weight is shown below 1 Place 0 5 lb weight on the scale and then press TARE once The weight display should show 0 000 lb 2 Place another 0 5 lb weight on the scale The scale weight display should now show 0 500 and the net annunciator should be illuminated 3 Press the GROSS NET key The weight display should show 1 000 GROSS WEIGHT the net annunciator will no longer be illuminated The unit weight and the quantity displays goes to zero 4 Press the GROSS NET key The weight display should now show 0 500 and the net weight annunciator is illuminated again 5 4 Entering Unit Weights Entering unit weights can be done either by sampling as presented in Section 5 4 1 or by key entry as described in Section 5 4 2 0000000 EXTENT OF INSUFFICIENT SAMPLES controls unit weight sampling The default
36. part number lot number unit weight tare etc with all entries being optional 8 Press TARE Enter again to accept the value s 9 Press A to advance back up to REG Press A one more time the DONE softkey is displayed 10 When complete push the DONE softkey Enter Lot Number Optional 1 LOT will be displayed Press V key to enter the alpha numeric value using the Counterpart keypad 2 Press the TARE Enter key to accept Enter Unit Weight Optional 1 UNIT WT will be displayed Press V and enter the unit weight value using the Counterpart keypad 2 Press the TARE Enter key to accept Enter Tare Optional 1 TARE will be displayed Press V and enter the tare value using the Counterpart keypad 2 Press the TARE Enter key to accept Enter Units Optional 1 UNITS will be displayed If you need to adjust the units use the lt j and gt keys to adjust the selection or press V to view the current setting 2 Use the A key or the TARE Enter key to store the setting Enter Location Optional 1 LOCATION is displayed Use the V key and enter a value Push the TARE Enter key to store 5 5 2 Using a Stored ID 1 Press the CODE softkey needs to be set up key 2 Counterpart responds with a code gt with a prompt Enter the D code 3 Press TARE Enter Froe Press code and then enter a zero to unload an ID code E 46 Counterpart User Manual RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS 5 5 3 Adding a
37. press TARE Enter Unit Weight Update Set to Update Off Default Parts can be sampled generating a new unit weight or a unit weight can be scanned but the new unit weight is not saved into the stored copy of the loaded ID record Unit Weight Auto Recomputing Set to 1 On Parts can be sampled generating a new unit weight or a unit weight can be scanned but the new unit weight is not saved into the stored copy of the loaded ID record unless the existing unit weight is zero 5 4 2 Unit Weight Operation by Key Entry Unit weight operation by key entry is accomplished by using the numeric keypad to enter the known value of the unit weight and then pressing the UNIT WEIGHT key An example of unit weight operation by key entry is shown below 1 With the display in the weighing mode enter the known unit weight using the keyboard for example 200 00 2 Press UNIT WEIGHT key to enter the unit weight 3 Place a 2 lb weight on the scale The scale displays the quantity for the weight placed on the scale for example the weight display reads 2 000 the unit weight display reads 200 00 and the quantity display reads 10 You can also enter a weight as APW Average Piece Weight or Unit Weight per thousand 2000008 To clear the unit value enter 0 and push the unit weight key Piece Weight Enhancement After performing a sample process the unit determines the maximum number of pieces that could be accurately used for a recom
38. printer When portability is required choose the battery operation option of the Counterpart up to 24 hours of continuous use for mobile workstations outdoor applications and rental fleets It s built to withstand transport from one area of the plant to another or from one business to the next Simply connect a printer via RS 232 for labeling ticketing or receipt tasks 11 Standard Features Counterpart offers a variety of standard features and are listed below AC operated battery operation is optional Lb kg g oz weight display conversion Single or dual channel models w serial scale Two RS 232 ports for peripheral connections with one port also supporting 20 mA transmit On board Ethernet capability Scanner input using RS 232 port Revolution software utility for setup 150 item memory 1 2 Capacities and Resolutions Table 1 1 list the scale capacities and resolutions for all part numbered models of the Counterpart Counting scales specify two types of resolution Weight or external resolution e Counting or internal resolution Weight resolution is displayed in divisions of the full scale capacity which is divided into weight increments For example a 5 lb scale divided into 10 000 display divisions would display weight with 0 0005 lb divisions 10 000 divisions x 0 0005 Ib 5 0 Ib Counting resolution is based on the internal resolution of the scale The default weight and counting res
39. should not rock and the feet should have solid contact with the surface 00000 T Ensure the nut on each foot s bolt is secured flush against the scale base Note 23 Enclosure Disassembly The Counterpart indicator enclosure must be opened to connect cables for load cells communications and digital inputs outputs Before opening the unit ensure the unit N Waring is turned off and the power cord is disconnected from the power outlet The power outlet must be located near the indicator to allow the operator to easily disconnect power to the unit Ensure power to the indicator is disconnected then place the indicator on an antistatic mat Remove the four screws holding the top plate to the enclosure body and set them aside Gently lift the top plate away from the enclosure and disconnect any cables and set it aside 2 4 Making Power Connections The power source used for the Counterpart must be properly grounded to an acceptable earth ground and the outlet must be a grounded outlet If the scale is remotely mounted the platform must be separately grounded from the chassis ground screw located on the bottom of the platform Connect this screw with 18 gauge wire to the same earth ground system as the AC power source Failure to ground the base may cause static buildup that could cause damage to the electronics and or give incorrect weight readings WEIGHING SYSTEMS 2 5 Load Cell Wiring On all complete units the lo
40. stored copy of the currently loaded ID record ON If on the unit weight will update the stored value whether at zero or actual value UTWTBASE 1000 Unit weight base 1 APW Average Piece Weight 1000 Piece weight per thousand 1 Table 3 7 FEATUR Submenu Parameters Continued Ee 26 Counterpart User Manual RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS FEATUR Menu Parameter Choices Description DISPMODE Count Display mode This chooses the value to be displayed as large in viewing window Weigh Unit Weight Level 4 submenus under the Level 3 Region Feature REGULA NTEP Regulatory mode Specifies the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the scale site The value specified for REGULA affects the function of the front panel TARE and INDUST EA Note RO k NONE yo OIML OIML NTEP and CANADA modes allow a tare to be acquired at any weight greater than zero NONE allows tares to be acquired at any weight value e OIML NTEP and CANADA modes allow a tare to be cleared only if the gross weight is at no load NONE allows tares to be cleared at any weight value e NTEP and OIML modes allow a new tare to be acquired even if a tare is already present In CANADA mode the previous tare must be cleared before a new tare can be acquired e NONE NTEP and CANADA modes allow the scale to be zeroed in either gross or net mode as long as the current weight is within the specified ZRANGE In OIML mode
41. threshold DFTHRH parameter before digital filtering is suspended 80UT 160UT 320UT 640UT 1280UT DFTHRH NONE Digital filter cutout threshold Specifies the filter threshold in display divisions When a 2D specified number of consecutive scale readings DFSENS parameter fall outside of this 5D threshold digital filtering is suspended If NONE is selected the filter is always enabled 10D 20D 50D 100D 200D 250D SMPRAT 15 HZ Sample rate Selects measurement rate in samples per second of the analog to digital 30 Hz converter Lower sample rate values provide greater signal noise immunity 60 Hz 7 5 Hz PWRUPM GO Power up mode In GO mode the indicator goes into operation immediately after a brief DELAY power up display test In DELAY mode the indicator performs a power up display test then enters a 30 second warm up period If no motion is detected during the warm up period the indicator becomes operational when the warm up period ends if motion is detected the delay timer is reset and the warm up period repeated TAREFN BOTH Enables or disables push button and keyed tares Possible values are NOTARE BOTH Both push button and keyed tares are enabled PBTARE NOTARE No tare allowed gross mode only KEYED PBTARE Push button tares enabled KEYED Keyed tare enabled ACCUM OFF Accumulator Specifies whether the scale accumulator is enabled If enabled accumulation ON occurs whenever a print operation is performed Scale must return to zer
42. uu hie SEO OD Na ewe A a ea a See sa 57 619 JURIQUE COMMANS c a a paca a ae eee ok ae agag U sauna e alk ea ss sa su 57 Ga Printiconmatting Commands var aeron REIES pe Rei he Ss ape OY poe eae BEN ea 58 2 Customizing Print FOMMA S vice eee eee a raa beg kaha A ed be ae ass 61 7 2 1 Using MEEDE Port s nus bond Penge Rete eed qua qaqapa pusasqa tada 61 7 2 2 Using the Front Panel y a aus at dd A Se Ra Gee a amy 1 Sa 61 723 Using Revolution 2 _ 62 1 2 4 Print Label Examples mrii aiios aa A de a aaa E E E Pad SW us Dae 63 WLAN Installation Instructio0ns OD 8 1 Enclosure DISASSEMBLY sses arene rat ROG eed Wek Hace ed Med Soe a we huan ay eee Qa 65 8 2 WLAN Card Installation ee ee 65 Appen u u U u u U u u u u 00 Ori Error MESSAGES PO A n ea ana 66 9 2 Using the XE EDP Commands visi rico ik ea ea ade Bae dew E ee da oe 66 9 2 1 Using the F EDP Command inician ana al SESE Pe ea ee aya ee PA eee dpa 67 9 3 Continuous Output Stream Format eee 68 9 4 Demand Output Serial Data Format eee 68 RICE ye Rice Lake continually offers web based video training on a growing selection a of product related topics at no cost Visit www ricelake com webinars Counterpart User
43. 20mA 2 Ground or 20 MA Tx Rx CTS RTS Ground N J5 a Ground Tx Rx DTR RTS Table 2 3 J4 and J5 Pin Assignments 2 12 Digital 0 COMING SOON The Digital I O can be configured as either digital inputs or digital outputs as determined by the DIO menu see Section 3 6 5 on page 31 The inputs are active on with low voltage 0 VDC and can be driven by TTL or 5V logic without additional hardware Use the DIG I O menu see Section 3 6 5 on page 31 to configure the digital inputs LEDs on the CPU board light when digital inputs are active see Figure 2 2 Digital outputs are typically used to control relays that drive other equipment Outputs are designed to sink not source switching current Each output is a CMOS circuit capable of sinking 24 mA when active Digital outputs are wired to switch relays when the digital output is active low 0 VDC with reference to 5 VDC supply LEDs on the CPU board light up when the digital outputs are active see Figure 2 2 O CO N O O O Connector Pin J3 Signal 5V Ground DIG I O 1 DIG 1 0 2 DIG 1 0 3 DIG 1 0 4 Table 2 4 J3 Pin Assignments Digital I O O QN RR wo N WEIGHING SYSTEMS 2 13 Network Connection to Counterpart Counterpart has an onboard Ethernet connection It s wireless connectivity is made possible with the optional Lantronix
44. 32768 GRAVERR 0x00008000 65536 ADPHYSICALERR 0x00010000 131072 TAREERR 0x00020000 262144 EACCOVER 0x00040000 524288 STRINGERR 0x00080000 1048576 RESERVED_PF 0x00100000 2097152 RTCERR 0x00200000 4194304 MISSINGHWERR 0x00400000 8388608 CFGCONFLICTERR 0x00800000 16777216 UNRECOVERABLEERR 0x01000000 0x10000 Ox80000000 Reserved Table 9 2 Error Codes Returned on XE Command 9 2 1 Using the P EDP Command The P EDP command returns the current displayed weight value to the EDP port WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual For More Information 67 93 Continuous Output Stream Format Figure 9 1 shows the continuous output format sent to a Counterpart port when that port s TRIGGE parameter SERIAL menu is set to STREAM lt STX gt lt POL gt lt wwwwwww gt lt UNIT gt lt G N gt lt S gt lt TERM gt ASCII 02 G Gross lt CR gt lt LF gt decimal N Net 2 r decimal Polarity 7 L pounds l lt space gt Positive K kilogram Sfatus b os G grams lt space gt valid lt gt Underrange O ounces Invalid lt space gt lb oz M Motion Weight data 7 digits right justified with O Over under range decimal point leading zero supression Overload 8848888 Underrange Display overflow OVERFL Figure 9 1 Continuous Output Data Format 9 4 Demand Output Serial Data Format When demand mode i
45. 888 88 101 if tertiary DECPNT 8888 888 110 if tertiary DECPNT 888 8888 111 if tertiary DECPNT 88 88888 Weight for the source scale wspec is defined as follows wspec Indicates whether the weight is the current displayed weight W w gross G g net N n or tare T t weight Upper case letters specify right justified weights lower case are left justified Optional P S or T suffixes can be added before the ending delimiter gt to specify weight display in primary P secondary S or tertiary T units H Enter a minus sign to include sign for negative values 0 Enter a zero 0 to display leading zeroes aigit digit The first digit indicates the field width in characters Decimal point only indicates floating decimal decimal point with following digit indicates fixed decimal with n digits to the right of the decimal Two consecutive decimals send the decimal point even if it falls at the end of the transmitted weight field lt CR gt Carriage return lt LF gt Line feed Table 9 3 Custom Stream Formatting 70 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 96 Digital Filtering The Counterpart uses averaged digital filtering to reduce the effect of vibration on weight readings Adjustable threshold and sensitivity functions allow quick settling by suspending filter averaging allowing the weight reading to jump to the new value Figure 9 2 shows the digital filte
46. 960HZ SC PWRUPMD n Power up mode GO DELAY SC TAREFN n Tare function BOTH NOTARE PBTARE KEYED SC PRI DECPNT n Primary units decimal position 8 888888 88 88888 888 8888 8888 888 88888 88 888888 8 8888888 8888880 8888800 SC PRI DSPDIV n Primary units display divisions 1D 2D 5D SC PRI UNITS n Primary units lb kg g oz OFF SC ACCUM N Accumulator enable ON OFF SC WZERO nN Zero Calibration SC WVAL n Test weight value test_weight_value SC WSPAN n Span calibration SC WLIN F1 Actual raw count value for linearization 0 16777215 SC WLIN F5 n points 1 5 SC WLIN V1 Test weight value for linearization points 0 000001 9999999 SC WLIN V5 n 1 5 SC WLIN C1 Calibrate linearization points 1 5 SC WLIN C5 n SC LC CD n Deadload coefficient SC LC CW n Span coefficient SC LC CZ n Temporary zero SC REZEROHn Rezero SC SEC N Secondary units lb kg g oz OFF SC TER N Tertiary units lb kg g oz OFF Table 6 6 SCALES Serial Commands Command Description Values EDP BAUD p Port baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 EDP BITS p Port data bits parity 8NONE 7EVEN 7ODD EDP STOPBITS p Port stop bits 1 2 EDP PRNMSG p Print message ON OFF Table 6 7 SERIAL Port Serial Commands 54 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS
47. Counterpart Counting Scale Indicator Version 1 0 User Manual RICE LAKE Counter 0 0000 ib 0 000000 yw Cannot zero in motion WEIGHT The counting feature is not legal for trade RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS To be the best by every measure 118677 Contents 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 Standard Features assis sasa je era aeae voice a ee eyed haqa ayapash GG ES JA E 2 1 2 Capacities and RESOIUMONS uuu ead ed aah aye A aR WG EG HIRD We DAE a dle eed 2 1 3 Mod s f OPEN srta eG ee DS PG eR GRRE beh hu Ok Rae ba Bed uses 2 1 3 1 Description of Modes of Operation rr seasons s aaa 2 1 4 Keypad FUNCHONS eso atenir en Ebon AS hagas REESE EEE DE OS hanaa sss ga Se es 3 TS Mare Recall a a sy ss See Bik Sew ge ected bka amd d a s bau s DS o Bee Gh EB Sem Q s pb AEM ae D oh b N 4 1 6 Annunciato SYMB S ka Sweets Sede ede HERES ER nae REE augu yuta paq aaa Re eal aes E A 4 1 7 SOMKECY SOU u ca ek sodas Woh A OP ek A ik BH ole Raed od Go aves a Was ales a E anan 4 1 8 How to use Alpha Numeric Keypad eee eee eee 4 1 9 Indicator OPEratlOnS 4 044 0b eek o ed s aaa E Se a i S ed S SON ee i aoa 359 elon A kD Eh dk N 5 2 1 UNPACKING socio A eo dead EE a 6 AA A aude a Abad lad aaa Ble Wet nama BM ade eas aera PKK KA A khu a pasmi h 7 2 3 Enclosure Disassembly s s sses ui ga sama eee qa awas Rae ETE ee eae eee a s Qa a eb 7 2 4 Making Power Connections sas akak tee
48. E yes CLEAR TARE Table 9 4 TARE and ZERO Key Functions for REGULAT Parameter Settings Table 9 5 lists the subparameters available when configuring a scale using INDUST mode The table includes the default values of the INDUST subparameters and the effective not configurable values used by the NTEP CANADA OIML and NONE regulatory modes REGULAT INDUST Parameter REGULAT Mode Parameter Name Text Prompt INDUST NTEP CANADA OIML NONE SNPSHOT Display or Scale weight source DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY SCALE ZTARE Remove tare on ZERO NO NO NO YES NO KTARE Always allow keyed tare YES YES NO YES YES MTARE Multiple tare action REPLACE REPLACE NOTHING REPLACE REMOVE NTARE Allow negative tare NO NO NO NO YES CTARE Allow CLEAR key to clear tare YES YES NO NO YES accumulator PRTMOT Allow print while in motion NO NO NO NO YES PRTPT Add PT to keyed tare print NO NO MES YES NO OVRBASE Zero base for overload calculation CALIB ZERO CALIB ZERO CALIB ZERO SCALE ZERO CALIB ZERO Table 9 5 REGULAT INDUST Mode Parameters Comparison with Effective Values of Other Modes A 74 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS 9 9 Updating Firmware To update firmware of the Counterpart you must have Revolution installed and a hex file on your computer Visit www ricelake com to download this free configuration software and the latest hex file Note configuratio
49. LOAD SSTIME L 10000 0 000000 1 900000 1 FS 2 10 number number number number FSHD number FS 9D FS L l wzero wa wspan wun Cramer JA sec JA Ter Previous A D raw Display and edit Previous A D raw CALIBRATING PLEASE WAN counts are shown test weight value counts are shown Press Enter to Press Calibrate Press calibrate remove mi softkey to calibrate softkey to calibrate ga in ad zero Press menu zero Press menu to cancel to cancel CRUBRATING CALIBRATING POINT 1 D POINT 2 gt POINT 3 C POINT 4 4 POINT 5 C UNITS A DECPNT F AS DSPDIV gt WGT 1 q Same as POINT 1 D LB 3888800 4D oz J 8888880 2D gan o 8888888 so KG 8 888888 8888 888 88888 88 888888 8 DFLTR1 DFLTR2 DFLTR3 DFSENS DFTHRH SMPRAT PWRUPMD TAREFN ACCUM THRESH 4 4 4 20UT NONE 15HZ GO BOTH OFF 0 8 8 8 40UT 2D 30HZ DELAY NOTARE ON 16 16 16 80UT 5D 60HZ PBTARE 32 32 32 160UT 10D 7 5HZ KEYED 64 64 64 320UT 20D 128 128 128 640UT 50D 256 256 256 1280UT 100D il 1 1 200D 2 2 2 250D Not legal for trade RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS Figure 3 6 Setup Menu Scale Submenu Counterpart User Manual Configuration 19 SETUP Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 3 submenu SCALES 1 AND 2 Allows configuration and calibration of each scale Level 4 submenus GRADS 10000 Specifies the number of full scale graduations
50. OCK LOCK LOCK LOCK UNLOCK UNLOCK LOCK LOCK LOCK D Figure 3 8 FEATUR Submenu Counterpart User Manual oe SoFTKEYS keck STNDBY RECALL 0 ON Cear setup gt C D T amp D P gt r E OFF ED Y Gwe E DISPLAY gt KEYBEEP CONTRAST BRIGHT YA IMAGE gt OFF value D G value D positive MENU DA D Cors NET C UNTS _ PRNT NUMBER C SAMPLE uNT wT FEATUR Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 3 submenus Feature COUNT NEGCOUNT Selects the counting mode enables disables negative checkweighing turns data parameters SAMPLEQTY on off See Level 3 submenus INSFSMPL LOTUPDT SCLCHG NEWITEM DISPACC UNITWTUPDATE UTWTBASE REGION REGULA Selects regional settings See Level 3 submenus REGWRD DECFMT TIME DATE UID 1 Sets the unit ID a string of up to 6 ASCII characters which can be set via serial port or keypad This will be used in place of the lt UID gt token in a print format The default value is 1 CONSC CURVAL Allows sequential numbering for print operations CURVAL is the current value and RESVAL is RESVAL the reset value The consecutive number value is incremented following each print operation that includes lt CN gt in the ticket format When the consecutive number is reset it is reset to the RESVAL specified on the parameter PASSWD CALIBR Creates a password to access the CALIBR SETUP TEST T amp D
51. Revolution To enter alpha ID characters you can double press the numeric keypad to obtain alpha characters much like accessing alpha characters on a cell phone keypad To store more than 150 IDs WeighVault is required see Section 5 5 5 on page 48 ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY Creat a Cream Game AS REG 1 Game AS REG Guam C cone JA peso far nut Cor CUN wa Case unes Ocan awe Ga awe Cae VALE e gt GS UD Es Figure 5 1 ID Menu 5 5 1 Setting an ID Using the Normal Mode 1 Press the MENU SETUP key sewe to access this menu 2 Press lt to ID and then press V and you will be at REG1 3 Navigate to the REG number you want to set 1 150 by using the gt and lt j keys 0000000 All menus have wrap around functionality If you are at ID1 and want to access ID150 you can quickly do so EJ Note by moving backwards through the menu ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Scale Operations 45 4 When you have reached the REG number you want to set press V to select that register number Press V and enter the CODE value either the numeric or alpha numeric is acceptable Thirty two characters can be entered and 25 characters maximum for bar code entries This is the code that will be used to recall the ID 6 When the desired value is entered press TARE Enter 7 Enter in the information for description
52. Value 1 Remove all weight from the scale and wait for the standstill annunicator KW 2 Press the TARE key The display shifts to gross weight and the Gross annuciator is displayed Keyed Tare 1 Key in the value of the container 2 Press the TARE key 3 The Net annunciator is displayed Print Press the PRINT key to print either the Gross Net Total or Count format The default format is a 2 25 x 4 5 inch label 1 Wait for standstill annunciator gt 4 2 Press the PRINT key to send data to the serial port If the standstill annunciator is not present the PRINT key command is executed if the scale comes out of motion within three seconds RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS Set Date and Time If the softkey is enabled push the softkey The current value is displayed 2 To change use the Up Down arrows to highlight the value to change 3 Press the TARE key to save and exit Set Serial Scale Scale 3 1 Select Port 1 Indust Scale 2 Match the baud rates Upon doing this it automatically becomes Scale 3 Counterpart User Manual Introduction 5 2 0 Installation Counterpart is available in different configurations from just the indicator display to the display and counting scale combined together as a unit This section contains instructions on unpacking and assembly leveling making power connections load cell wiring wiring standard serial port optional network communications wiring optional digita
53. ad cell has been wired to the CPU load cell terminal at the factory Wire the cable to the CPU board s Jland J2 connector as shown in Table 2 1 If using a 4 wire connection set JP1 and JP2 EJ Note to ON If using a 6 wire connection set JP1 and JP2 to OFF J1 8 J2 Function Signal Signal Sense Sense Excitation O GOO o Excitation Table 2 1 JI and J2 Pin Assignments 2 6 Wire Specifics Wires connecting to J1 J2 J3 or J4 should adhere to the following specifications Wire Range Wire Strip Length 28 12 AWG stranded or solid wire 5 6 mm 3 16 1 4 Table 2 2 Wire Specifications for Connectors Counterpart User Manual Installation 7 2 7 Cable Grounding Except for the power cord all cables should be grounded against the scale enclosure Do the following to ground shielded cables e Use the lockwashers clamps and kep nuts provided in the parts kit to install grounding clamps on the enclosure studs Install grounding clamps that will be used do not tighten nuts e Route cables and grounding clamps to determine cable lengths required to reach cable connectors Mark cables to remove insulation and shield as described below For cables with foil shielding strip insulation and foil from the cable half an inch 15 mm past the grounding clamp see Figure 2 1 Fold the foil shield back on the cable where the cable passe
54. ally relevant LR version number software version for the code that provides audit trail information a calibration count and a configuration count Audit trail information can be printed from Revolution or by sending the DUMPAUDIT serial command O 72 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 97 Serial Scale Interface Serial port 1 can be configured for serial scale input The serial scale function allows other scale indicators to send gross or net weight data to Counterpart Once the serial port has been configured to accept scale data the data format can be customized to match the data stream sent by that indicator See Figure 3 9 on page 28 for information setting up To set up and configure a serial scale do the following 1 Under the SERIAL menu select Port 1 and scroll over to INDUST Scale industrial serial scale or LFT Legal for Trade depending on what is required 2 Match up the baud rates 9600 and this becomes SCALE 3 3 Under the SERIAL menu return to the selected port and set the format under the SFMT parameter to match the format sent by the serial scale The default serial scale format is lt STX gt lt P gt lt W7 gt lt U gt lt M gt lt S gt lt CR gt Where lt STX gt STX character lt P gt Polarity lt W7 gt Seven characters of net data with decimal pt lt U gt Units lt M gt Mode lt S gt Status lt CR gt Carriage return Note that industrial serial scales INDUST do not require the lt M gt
55. art User Manual Configuration 31 SETUP Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 2 submenus SCALE See Section 3 6 1 on page 18 Configure scale settings See the level 3 submenus of Table 3 5 on page 20 for parameter descriptions FEATURE See Section 3 6 3 on page 24 Set counting options region settings view Unit ID and set consecutive numbering See level 3 submenus of Table 3 7 on page 25 for parameter descriptions SERIAL PORT 1 Configure communications ports See level 3 submenus below for parameter PORT 2 descriptions PORT 3 Option Card ETHERNET DHCP DHCP on off for static CURRENTLY PADDRES IP ADDRES Address leased or statically set WORKS NETMASK NET MASK sub net address WITH DFLTGTWY DFLTGTWY default gateway WEIGHVAULT DNSPRI DNSPRI primary domain server IP number EXPANDED DNSSEC DNSSEC secondary domain server IP number CAPABILITIES COUNTERPART LCLHSTNM local host name COMING PORT PORT port number used SOON REMOTEIP REMOTE IP remote IP number using Weighvault REMOTEPT REMOTE PT remote port number using Weighvault MAC MAC views the MAC address and is non changeable VAULT VAULT on or off PFORMT GFMT Sets the print format for gross weight net weight count pallet accumulate NFMT total header 1 and header 2 CFMT PALFMT ACCFMT TOTALFMT HDRFMT1 HDRFMT 2 DIG lO DIO 1 Assign digital input output functions
56. at the gross net and count print formats Commands included in the format strings must be enclosed between lt and gt delimiters Any characters outside of the delimiters are printed as text on the ticket 58 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE Supported Ticket Command Description Formats lt G gt Gross weight in displayed units GFMT NFMT lt N gt Net weight in displayed units TOTALFMT PALFMT lt T gt Tare weight in displayed units Add four before bracket to print header O a lt A gt Accumulated weight in displayed units lt AC gt Number of accumulator events 5 digit counter lt AD gt Date of last accumulator event lt AT gt Time of last accumulator event lt UID gt Unit ID number lt CN gt Consecutive number lt C gt Piece count current scale lt C n gt Piece count scale n lt NLnn gt New line nn number of termination lt CR LF gt or lt CR gt characters lt SPnn gt Space nn number of spaces lt SU gt Suppress Units Toggle weight data format formatted unformatted lt Tl gt Time lt DA gt Date lt TD gt Time amp Date lt H1 gt Header 1 lt H2 gt Header 2 lt IDC gt Loaded ID Code 32 characters maximum lt IDD gt Loaded ID Description 32 characters maximum lt IDLC gt Loaded ID Location 12 characters maximum lt IDP gt Loaded ID Part Number 32 characters maximum l
57. ate the DFTHRH parameter value in Step 4 For example if a heavy capacity scale produces vibration related readings of up to 50 lb with occasional spikes to 75 lb record 50 lb as the threshold weight value 3 Place the indicator in menu mode and set the digital filters DFLTR x to eliminate the vibration effects on the scale Leave DFTHRH set to NONE Reconfigure as necessary to find the lowest effective values for the DFLTRx parameters 4 With optimum values assigned to the DFLTRx parameters calculate the DFTHRH parameter value by converting the weight value recorded in Step 2 to display divisions threshold_weight_value DSPDIV In the example in Step 2 with a threshold weight value of 50 lb and a display division value of 51b 50 Slb 10DD DFTHRH should be set to 10DD for this example 5 Finally set the DFSENS parameter high enough to ignore transient peaks Longer transients typically caused by lower vibration frequencies will cause more consecutive out of band readings so DFSENS should be set higher to counter low frequency transients Reconfigure as necessary to find the lowest effective value for the DFSENS parameter 9 6 4 Audit Trail Support Audit trail support provides tracking information for configuration and calibration events To prevent potential misuse all configuration and calibration changes are counted as change events Use the Audit menu or Revolution to display audit trail information This includes the leg
58. ault enabled in the Counterpart menu ETHERNET menu see Section 3 6 5 on page30 Table 5 1 lists parameters that must be entered in order for Weigh Vault to work Parameter Default DHCP Consult with network administrator IP ADDRESS Static IP Address Consult with network administrator NET MASK 255 255 255 0 Consult with network administrator PORT Port 10001 REMOTE IP IP address of computer running WeighVault REMOTE PT 5466 VAULT Onboard or external if using a wireless option Table 5 1 WeighVault Default Settings The above mentioned default settings only apply if the VAULT parameter is set to ONBOARD See Figure Note 3 10 on page 30 Once the above criteria have been met IDs can then be entered into Weigh Vault and saved on the PC s hard drive The Edit Product dialog box in Figure 5 3 shows ID parameters which can be saved in Weigh Vault lt gt WeighVault for CounterPart Editor S Q Edit Part Figure 5 3 WeighVault Edit Product Dialog Box To access a saved ID from WeighVault over the network connection 1 Using the Counterpart front panel press the CODE key 2 Enter an ID CODE value 3 Press the TARE Enter key The ID CODE is loaded and ready to use 48 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS Totalization Counts Counterpart has a totalization function that allows you to totalize the quantity of several weighings together This is especially helpful if putting toge
59. condary DSPDIV 1 10 if secondary DSPDIV 2 11 if secondary DSPDIV 5 B16 Configuration 00 not used WEIGHING SYSTEMS if tertiary DSPDIV 1 10 if tertiary DSPDIV 2 1 if tertiary DSPDIV 5 Table 9 3 Custom Stream Formatting Counterpart User Manual For More Information 69 Format Identifier Defined By Description B17 Configuration 000 if current DECPNT 8888800 001 if current DECPNT 8888880 010 if current DECPNT 8888888 011 if current DECPNT 888888 8 100 if current DECPNT 88888 88 101 if current DECPNT 8888 888 110 if current DECPNT 888 8888 111 if current DECPNT 88 88888 B18 Configuration 000 if primary DECPNT 8888800 001 if primary DECPNT 8888880 010 if primary DECPNT 8888888 011 if primary DECPNT 888888 8 100 if primary DECPNT 88888 88 101 if primary DECPNT 8888 888 110 if primary DECPNT 888 8888 111 if primary DECPNT 88 88888 B19 Configuration 000 if secondary DECPNT 8888800 001 if secondary DECPNT 8888880 010 if secondary DECPNT 8888888 011 if secondary DECPNT 888888 8 100 if secondary DECPNT 88888 88 101 if secondary DECPNT 8888 888 110 if secondary DECPNT 888 8888 111 if secondary DECPNT 88 88888 B20 lt wspec 0 digit Jaigit gt Configuration Scale weight 000 if tertiary DECPNT 8888800 001 if tertiary DECPNT 8888880 010 if tertiary DECPNT 8888888 011 if tertiary DECPNT 888888 8 100 if tertiary DECPNT 88
60. dify the ID to use a configured unit NOTARE Tare is prevented Change regulatory mode settings or the TAREFN parameter OVERFL Overflow error Weight value too large to be displayed RANGE GRADS gt 100 000 Only shows up in Config mode WVAL gt 100 000 EEPERR EEPROM error Call Rice Lake Weighing Systems RLWS for service VERSION UPDATED Core has been updated or memory has been corrupted Press the ENTER key If the message persists call RLWS for service Table 9 1 Counterpart Error Messages 9 2 Using the XE EDP Command The XE EDP command can be used to remotely query the Counterpart for the error conditions shown on the front panel The XE command returns a 5 digit number in the format XXXXX yyyyy where xxxxx contains a decimal representation of any existing error conditions as described in Table 9 2 If more than one error condition exists the number returned is the sum of the values representing the error conditions For example if the XE command returns the number 1040 this value represents the sum of an A D reference error 1024 and an A D calibration checksum error 16 WEIGHING SYSTEMS 66 Counterpart User Manual XE Error Code Description XEH Hex Value 1 VIRGERR 0x00000001 2 PARMCHKERR 0x00000002 4 LOADCHKERR 0x00000004 8 PRINTCHKERR 0x00000008 16 ENVRAMERR 0x00000010 32 ENVCRCERR 0x00000020 64 BATTERYERR 0x00000040
61. displays prompts 1 5 Enter the weight value for Linear Point 1 place test weights on scale and click GO Repeat for additional linearization points then click NEXT The new and old calibration settings are displayed To accept the new values click Finish To exit and restore the old values click Cancel WEIGHING SYSTEMS 4 4 More About Calibration The following topics provide additional information about compensating for environmental factors Section 4 4 1 and diagnostic information for determining expected zero and span coefficients 4 4 1 Adjusting Final Calibration Calibration may be affected by environmental factors including wind vibration and angular loading For example if the scale is calibrated with 1000 lb a strain test may determine that at 2000 lb the calibration is 3 lb high In this case final calibration can be adjusted by tweaking WWVAL to 998 5 lb This adjustment provides a linear correction of 1 5 lb per 1000 Ib To adjust the final calibration return to the WVAL prompt and press TARE Enter to show the test weight value Press A or Y to adjust calibration up or down Press Calibrate softkey to save the value then press A to return to the CALIBR menu RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual Calibration 41 5 0 Scale Operations The following paragraphs contain detailed operator instructions for Counterpart Included are instructions to enter tare weights toggle between n
62. dstill annunciator does not light operations normally requiring standstill zero tare print are performed regardless of scale motion If O is selected ZTRKBND must also be set to 0 OVRLOAD FS 2 Overload Determines the point at which the display blanks and an out of range error FS 1D message is displayed Maximum legal value varies depending on local regulations FS 9D FS SSTIME 10 Specifies the length of time the scale must be out of motion in 0 1 second intervals before number the scale is considered to be at standstill Values greater than 10 are not recommended DFLTR 1 3 4 Selects the digital filtering rate used to reduce the effects of mechanical vibration from the 8 immediate area of the scale The overall filtering effect can be expressed by adding the 16 values assigned to the three filter stages E DFLTR1 DFLTR2 DFLTR3 128 See Section 9 6 on page 71 for information on digital filtering 256 Choices indicate the number of A D conversions per update that are averaged to obtain the 1 displayed reading A higher number gives a more accurate display by minimizing the effect 2 of a few noisy readings but slows down the settling rate of the indicator Table 3 5 Setup Menu Parameters 20 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE SETUP Menu Parameter Choices Description DFSENS 40UT Digital filter cutout sensitivity Specifies the number of consecutive readings that must fall 20UT outside the filter
63. ecan Lot Unit Weight 2 REG 14 WG ew o REG 15 Digital YO analy REG 16 Be REG 17 Part Number A REG 18 Ids REG 19 REG 20 Quantity REG 21 0 REG 22 REG 23 REG 24 REG 25 REG 26 Stream Formatting REG 27 I Ticket Formatting Rese Figure 5 2 Adding IDs Through Revolution 8 To download the ID to Counterpart connect if Revolution is disconnected and select Communications and either Download Configuration or Download Section 9 All register IDs are now entered and available through Revolution Not By Uploading ID s using Revolution and saving them to a file the ID s can be backed up for future use ote ho WEIGHIN L AKE S Counterpart User Manual Scale Operations 47 5 5 5 WeighVault WeighVault is a PC program which allows Counterpart users to add edit and access IDs over a network connection Weigh Vault surpasses the Counterpart s 150 ID limitation and eliminates front panel entry of ID parameters It also collects data as transactions occur and provides detailed transaction and productivity reports which can be exported to Excel Word or PDF For WeighVault to function the following criteria must be met e Use on board Ethernet or wireless option PN72117 Ethernet TCP IP Interface Installation and Configuration Manual IP address assigned to the Counterpart Refer to PN72117 Ethernet TCP IP Interface Installation and Configuration Manual If using option WeighV
64. ents are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for two years RLWS warrants that the equipment sold hereunder will conform to the current written specifications authorized by RLWS RLWS warrants the equipment against faulty workmanship and defective materials If any equipment fails to conform to these warranties RLWS will at its option repair or replace such goods returned within the warranty period subject to the following conditions Upon discovery by Buyer of such nonconformity RLWS will be given prompt written notice with a detailed explanation of the alleged deficiencies Individual electronic components returned to RLWS for warranty purposes must be packaged to prevent electrostatic discharge ESD damage in shipment Packaging requirements are listed in a publication Protecting Your Components From Static Damage in Shipment available from RLWS Equipment Return Department Examination of such equipment by RLWS confirms that the nonconformity actually exists and was not caused by accident misuse neglect alteration improper installation improper repair or improper testing RLWS shall be the sole judge of all alleged non conformities Such equipment has not been modified altered or changed by any person other than RLWS or its duly authorized repair agents RLWS will have a reasonable time to repair or replace the defective equipment Buyer is responsible for shipping charges both ways In no e
65. et Formatting lt a Header Two 430 300 0 4 1 1 N Tare Taewt m p 4 et Format B30 340 0 3 2 4 101 B Tarewt a lt gt Pallet Format 430 525 0 4 1 1 N Net Newt r Ticket Information lt gt Total Format B30 565 0 3 2 4 101 B Newt 430 806 0 3 1 1 N Time and Date e 4 n Ticket Editor Figure 7 2 Revolution Print Format Grid E E eee 62 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 72 4 Print Label Examples Listed below are print formatting examples that appear with the various formats Count Format ID CODE 1955 QTY 504 GROSS 0 0000 Ib III TARE 0 0000 0 001985 i ANA I w 22890 12 39PM 07 20 2011 Figure 7 3 Count Format Label Example Pallet Label Format ID CODE 1955 III Total QTY 504 Part Name SCREW Part Number 1955 1635879 Lot Number 15 Figure 7 4 Pallet Format Label Example Gross Label Format GROSS 0 000 Ib AAI AA AAN 4 12PM 08 03 2011 Figure 7 5 Gross Label Format ERA O RICE L AKE Counterpart User Manual Print Formatting 63 Total Label Format TOTAL QUANTITY JO JIN BOX COUNT a 3 04 10PM 07 29 2011 Figure 7 6 Total Format Label Example Gross Tare Net Label Format III III inuia Figure 7 7 Gross Tare Net Label Format n IE 64 Counterpart User Manual RICE LAKE EIGHING SYSTEMS 8 0 WLAN Installation Instructions Before installing this option you must contact your IT administrator to obtain network communication p
66. et and gross weight enter unit weights perform inventory accumulation and reduction and toggle between scales All operator instructions are conducted with the scale in the operation mode that is the weighing or normal mode Counting scale accuracy is primarily determined by the following factors Sample size number of pieces Total sample size as a percentage of full scale capacity Piece to piece weight variation As a general rule when determining sample size of fairly uniform pieces the larger the sample size the greater the total sample weight therefore the better the counting accuracy Selecting the smallest capacity scale that can obtain the highest counting resolution should be considered but should not sacrifice the capacity required for the heaviest container of parts For this kind of application a dual platform scale may be the best selection There is a direct relationship between piece to piece weight variation non uniformity and counting accuracy Therefore elimination of the piece to piece weight variations can be accomplished by 1 Isolating the sample used to calculate the unit weight and use the same sample to re check the scale 2 Recalculating the unit weight from lot to lot of parts Parts manufactured on one machine may vary slightly from another machine relative to weight 3 Tightening the manufacturing tolerances on the parts reduces piece weight variations and increases count accuracy The Stand
67. eypad Counterpart has the ability to use alpha characters along with numeric characters Use the following steps to change to alpha characters 1 Select a key labeled with the value desired 2 Push until the desired value appears ie 2 abcABC 3 Move to the next letter and push until that value appears 4 If the next letter is the same key push the right arrow PRINT to move over to the next selection 5 When complete push TARE Enter to save WEIGHING SYSTEMS 1 9 Indicator Operations Basic Counterpart operations are summarized below Toggle Gross Net Press the GROSS NET key to switch the display mode from gross to net or from net to gross If a tare value has been entered or acquired the net value is the gross weight minus the tare If no tare has been entered or acquired the display remains in gross mode Gross mode and Net mode is indicated by the annunicator on the display Toggle Units Press the UNITS TOGGLE key to switch between primary secondary and tertiary units Zero Scale 1 While in gross mode remove all weight from the scale and wait for the standstill annunicator KW 4 2 Press the ZERO key The zero annunicator is displayed to indicate the scale is zeroed Acquire Tare 1 Place a container on the scale and wait for the standstill annunicator Ex 4 2 Press the TARE key to acquire the tare weight of the container 3 The Net annunicator will be enabled Remove Stored Tare
68. fectively disables digital filtering 9 6 2 DFSENS and DFTHRH Parameters The three digital filters can be used by themselves to eliminate vibration effects but heavy filtering also increases settling time The DFSENS digital filter sensitivity and DFTHRH digital filter threshold parameters can be used to temporarily override filter averaging and improve settling time DFSENS specifies the number of consecutive scale readings that must fall outside the filter threshold DFTHRH before digital filtering is suspended DFTHRH sets a threshold value in display divisions When a specified number of consecutive scale readings DFSENS fall outside of this threshold digital filtering is suspended Set DFTHRH to NONE to turn off the filter override ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual For More Information 71 9 6 3 Setting the Digital Filter Parameters Fine tuning the digital filter parameters greatly improves indicator performance in heavy vibration environments Use the following procedure to determine vibration effects on the scale and optimize the digital filtering configuration 1 In menu mode set all three digital filters DFLTR1 DFLTRL2 DFLTR3 to 1 Set DFTHRH to NONE Return indicator to normal mode 2 Remove all weight from the scale then watch the indicator display to determine the magnitude of vibration effects on the scale Record the weight below which all but a few readings fall This value is used to calcul
69. he name and address of a company to the gross format you could send the following EDP command 0000000 Indicator must be placed in the config mode with CONFIG shown on the display Note GFMT FMT FINE IRANSFER CO lt NL gt 32400 WEST HIGHWAY ROAD lt NL gt SMALLTOWN lt NL2 gt lt G gt GROSS lt NL gt A ticket printed using this format might look like the following FINE TRANSFER CO 32400 WEST HIGHWAY ROAD SMALLTOWN 1345 lb GROSS 72 2 Using the Front Panel If you have no access to equipment for communication through the EDP port or are working at a site where such equipment cannot be used you can use the PFORMT menu see Figure 7 1 to customize the print formats Using the PFORMT menu you can edit the print format strings by changing the decimal values of the ASCII characters in the format string Note are shown as blanks The Counterpart can send or receive any ASCII character the character printed Lower case letters and some special characters cannot be displayed on the Counterpart front panel and depends on the particular ASCII character set implemented for the receiving device ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Print Formatting 61 ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST ACCUM DISPLAY SCALES FEATURE SERIAL J ETHERNET PFORMT Deo vers CONFIG C GFMT D Y NFMT gt 4 CFMT J CPALEMT Acorur Toram H D H2 D
70. igure 9 4 Revolution Screen 7 The Rice Lake Updater screen appears Specify the COM port the Counterpart is connected to and click the ellipses to browse to and select the desired hex file ER O RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual For More Information 75 Rice Lake CounterPart Updater Update Instructions 1 Unplug power to the CounterPart and remove the back plate 2 Connect the serial cable to the CounterPart s Port 1 3 Install jumpers on JPS and JPG See documentation for specifics 4 Phug m power to the CounterPast and press the indicators Power button 5 Select the communications port that the CourterPart is connected to and enter the path to the update file 6 Click the Program button COM Port EM Baud Rate 115200 v Hex File C Documents and Settings wolbri RLWS Desktop CP_0_00_3 A Program 7 When the download is complete unplug power to the CounterPart 8 Remove JPS and JPS and turn power back on The update is complete Flash Magic DLL Version 216 1837 Figure 9 5 Rice Lake Updater Screen 8 Click the Program button The update will take several moments 9 When complete remove the jumpers shown in Figure 4 on page 75 and press the Power button to power up the indicator 9 10 Specifications Part Description Weighing Resolution Platter Dimensions Single Channel 118788 CP Indicator Console only 120736 CP 5 5 lb x 0 0005 Ib 2 kg x 0 0002 kg 9 in x 12 in 120737
71. indicator These commands can be used in both setup and normal weighing mode Several of the commands serve as pseudo keys providing functions that are not represented by a key on the front panel For example to enter a 15 pound tare weight 1 Type K1 and press ENTER or RETURN 2 Type K5 and press ENTER 3 Type KTARE and press ENTER Command Function KMENU Press the MENU key KZERO In weighing mode press the ZERO key KUNITS In weighing mode press the UNITS key KPRINT In weighing mode press the PRINT key KTARE Press the TARE key KID In weighing mode press the ID key In menu mode move left in the menu In data entry mode move to previous digit Command Function KDISPTARE Display tare pseudo key KCLR Press the CLEAR key KCLRCN Reset consecutive number pseudo key KCLRTAR Clear tare from system pseudo key KLEFT n menu mode move left in the menu KRIGHT nmenu mode move right in the menu KUP n weighing mode press the UNDER key n menu mode move down in the menu In data entry mode decrement the current digit KDOWN n weighing mode press the UNDER key n menu mode move down in the menu In data entry mode decrement the current digit KSAVE n menu mode saves the current configuration KEXIT n menu mode saves the current configuration then exits to normal mode KO K9 Press number 0 zero th
72. ion OFF ZERO NT GRS TARE UNITS PRINT ACCUM TIMDATE ESC CLEAR DSPTAR IDKEY KEYO KEY9 KEYDP ENTER NAVUP NAVDN NAVLFT NAVRGT KBDLOC HOLD CLRCN GROSS NET PRIM SEC CLRTAR CLRACC TRIGGER DIO b Digital output function OVER UNDER ACCEPT ZEROBD Digital inputs and outputs are specified by bit number Table 6 10 DIG I O Serial Commands Command Description Value GFMT PORT NFMT PORT ACC PORT CFMT PORT TOTAL PORT PALFMT PORT Set the port for each of these commands 2 Table 6 11 Select Port Serial Commands 56 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS 6 1 8 Normal Mode Commands The normal mode print commands see Table 6 12 transmit data to the serial port on demand in either setup or normal mode Command Description Values CONSNUM n Set consecutive number 0 9 999 999 UID n Set unit ID nnnannnn SD n Set date MMDDYY DDMMYY YYMMDD or YYDDMM Enter six digit date using the year month day order specified for the DATEFMT parameter using only the last two digits of the year ST n Set time hhmm enter using 24 hour format SXi n Start serial port streaming OK or EX n Stop serial port streaming An EX command sent while in menu mode does not take effect until the indicator is returned to normal mode The EDP Stream must be set to LFT or INDUST for this command to work XG N Trans
73. it ON calibration and configuration can be accessed through the JMP1 front keypad If set to Audit OFF calibration and configuration can only be accessed by removing the screws from the unit and pressing the Setup switch with a screwdriver Default is Audit ON Table 2 5 Jumper Descriptions EJ Note If the RESET button on the CPU board is pressed the scale will perform a reboot A gt 10 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 2 12 Indicator Replacement Parts and Assembly Drawings WEIGHING SYSTEMS Ref Number Part Number Description Quantity 1 118434 Overlay Membrane Switch Panel 1 2 118435 Counterpart Cover Enclosure 1 3 120756 Seal Strip Nylon Brush w Holes 1 4 5 119275 LCD Display Module 1 6 7 120484 CPU Mounting Bracket 1 8 14621 Kep Nut 6 32NC Hex 6 9 120741 CPU Board 1 single AD 117507 CPU Board 1 dual AD 10 14822 Machine Screw 4 4 ONC x 1 4 6 11 118437 Enclosure Base 1 12 19433 Rubber Foot 4 13 60130 Ribbon Cable 1 14 75146 Coverplate 1 15 120266 Machine Screw 6 32NC x 3 8 7 16 69291 Lithium Battery 3V 1 17 59274 6 Flat Washer 1 18 56972 Flat Cable Clamp 2 Figure 2 4 Counterpart Indicator Replacement Parts Counterpart User Manual Installation 11 12 0 0000 b 0 000000 yw Cannot zero in motion ID Code The counting feature is not legal for trade Counterpart User Manual Figure 2 5 Cou
74. l outputs optional backup battery operation and power up sequence Assembly drawings and replacement parts lists are also included Do not pick up the counting scale by the spider assembly which supports the platter Lifting by the Y caution spider may damage the load cell Lift the scale from under the base to move it 21 Unpacking The Counterpart comes with the following components if purchasing scale and indicator AC adapter Weighing platform This manual Indicator head Bracket kit 0000000 Store the packing material and box in a safe easily accessible place Should you ever need to transport Note the scale across any substantial distance using the original packing material is the first step in protecting your investment 1 Immediately after unpacking the scale visually inspect the Counterpart to ensure all components are included and undamaged If any parts were damaged in shipment notify Rice Lake Weighing Systems and the shipper immediately Do not turn the scale upside down Always work with the scale on its side Damage to the load cell Caution can occur if the scale is turned upside down 2 Set up the scale on a stable level surface 6 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 2 2 Leveling Select a location for the Counterpart that is reasonably level and free of vibrations and air currents Adjust the four corner feet on the scale base and refer to the bubble level on the inside frame The base
75. lay must read SCALE see Figure 3 6 on page 19 and remove all weight from the scale platform If your test weights require hooks or chains place the hooks or chains on the scale for zero calibration Send the SC WZERO n command to calibrate zero The indicator displays CALIBRATING while calibration is in progress Place test weights on the scale and use the SC W VAL n command to enter the test weight value in the following format SC WVAL nnnnnn lt CR gt Send the SC WSPAN n command to calibrate span The indicator displays CALIBRATING while calibration is in progress Up to five linearization points can be calibrated between the zero and span calibration values Use the following commands to set and calibrate a single linearization point SC WLIN V1 nnnnn lt CR gt SC WLIN C1 lt CR gt The SC WLIN V1 n command sets the test weight value nnnnn for linearization point 1 The SC WLIN Cl n command calibrates the point Repeat using the SC WLIN Vx and SC WLIN Cx commands as required for additional linearization points To remove an offset value clear all weight from the scale including hooks or chains used to hang test weights then send the SC REZERO n command The indicator displays CALIBRATING while the zero and span calibrations are adjusted Send the SC KUPARROW n or SC KEXIT n EDP command to return to normal mode Counterpart User Manual 4 3 Revolution Calibration To calibrate the indicator using Revolu
76. lt U gt and lt S gt identifiers However the units and number of decimal places must be specified Units can be selected from the FORMAT menu decimal places should be indicated with a w spec identifier For example a seven digit weight reading requiring two decimal places should be specified as lt W7 2 gt rather than lt W7 gt To change or match formats use the same path to change formats ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual For More Information 73 9 8 Regulatory Mode Functions The function of the front panel TARE and ZERO keys depends on the value specified for the REGULAT parameter on the FEATURE menu Table 9 4 describes the function of these keys for the NTEP CANADA OIML and NONE regulatory modes TARE and ZERO key functions are configurable when the REGULAT mode is set to INDUST see Table 9 5 on page 74 Front Panel Key Function REGULAT Parameter Value Weight on Scale Tare in System TARE ZERO NTEP zero or negative no no action ZERO yes CLEAR TARE positive no TARE yes TARE CANADA zero or negative no no action ZERO yes CLEAR TARE positive no TARE yes no action OIML zero or negative no no action ZERO not to exceed 20dd yes CLEAR TARE ZERO and CLEAR TARE positive no TARE ZERO yes TARE ZERO and CLEAR TARE if weight is within ZRANGE No action if weight is outside of ZRANGE NONE zero or negative no TARE ZERO yes CLEAR TARE positive no TAR
77. ludes time and date IDs and configuration information If any data is lost the indicator configuration can be restored from the PC Watch for the low battery warning on the LCD display and periodically check the battery voltage on the CPU board Batteries should be replaced when the indicator low battery warning comes on or when battery voltage falls to 2 2 VDC Life expectancy of the battery is 7 years Use Revolution to store a copy of the configuration before attempting to replace the battery For best results replace the battery while in weigh mode and with AC power applied Use care not to bend the battery retaining spring 2 11 Installing Option Cards Disconnect power cord entirely before installing option cards 2000000 Ethernet port is not suitable for connection Note to circuits used outside the building and is subject to lightning or power faults Each option card is shipped with installation instructions specific to that card For specific instructions on the WLAN card refer to Section 8 0 on page 65 The general procedure for all option cards is 1 Disconnect power cord from the scale 2 Install the plastic standoffs in the standoff holes 3 Carefully align the option card connector with the J14 connector on the CPU board 4 Press down firmly to seat the option card in the CPU board connector 5 Make connections to the option card as required Use cable ties to secure loose cables inside the enclosu
78. mit gross weight in displayed units nnnnnn UU XN n Transmit net weight in displayed units where nnnnnn is the weight value UU is the units NOTE You can also send XGP XGS XGT XTP etc to XT N Transmit tare weight in displayed units specify primary secondary or tertiary P S T XA N Transmit accumulator value RS Reset system Soft reset Used to reset the indicator without resetting the configuration to the factory defaults Table 6 12 Normal Mode Serial Commands 6 19 Unique Commands Command Description DUMPID INDEX n To dump an ID by register DUMPID CODE n To dump an ID by code Table 6 13 Unique Commands WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual Serial Commands 57 10 Print Formatting The Counterpart provides eight print formats GFMT NFMT TOTALFMT PALFMT CFMT ACCFMT HDRFMT1 and HDRFMT2 These determine the format of the printed output when the PRINT key is pressed or when a KPRINT EDP command is received The HDRFMTs must be called from another format Each print format can be customized to include up to 500 characters of information such as company name and address on printed tickets You can use the indicator front panel PFORMT menu EDP commands or the Revolution configuration utility to customize the print formats 2000000 Print formats are limited to 500 characters EJ Note 71 Print Formatting Commands Table 7 1 lists commands you can use to form
79. move tare on ZERO YES Table 3 8 REGULA INDUST Submenu Parameters ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Configuration 29 FEATUR Menu REGULA INDUST Submenu Parameter Choices Description LEVEL 6 REGULA INDUST submenu KTARE YES Always allow keyed tare NO MTARE REPLAC Multiple tare action REMOVE NOTHIN NTARE NO Allow negative or zero tare YES CTARE YES Allow CLEAR key to clear tare accumulator NO PRTMOT NO Allow print while in motion YES PRTPT NO Add PT to keyed tare print YES OVRBAS CALIB Zero base for overload calculation SCALE CALIB Calibrate Zero SCALE Scale Zero AGENCY NTEP Selects the agency having jurisdiction over the scale site CANADA e OIML NTEP and CANADA modes allow a tare to be acquired at any weight INDUST greater than zero NONE allows tares to be acquired at any weight value A NONE tare can be cleared only if the gross weight is at no load NONE allows tares OIML to be cleared at any weight value e NTEP and OIML modes allow a new tare to be acquired even if a tare is already present In OIML mode printing is not allowed if the scale is more than 20dd n CANADA mode the previous tare must be cleared before a new tare can be acquired e NONE NTEP and CANADA modes allow the scale to be zeroed in either gross or net mode as long as the current weight is within the specified ZRANGE In OIML mode the scale must be in
80. n During calibration the TARE key acts as a data entry confirmation key It also acts as an EXECUTE key and accepts the value if calibration was successful ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY scae1 SCALE2 H SCALES wzeRo wa wsean 4 wun J REZERO Display and edit Previous A D raw test weight value counts are shown Press the calibrate Previous A D raw counts are shown Press the calibrate softkey to calibrate zero Press Menu to cancel CAUBRATING CALIBRATING Press calibrate softkey to remove ffset from zero fro zero and span calibrations softkey to calibrate span Press Menu to cancel CALIBRATING E Pont POINT POINTS Ponta POINTS WGT 1 Same as POINT 1 COMING SOON Figure 3 11 Calibration Menu CALIBR Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 2 submenus WZERO Press the calibrate softkey and the A D raw counts will be displayed Press calibrate softkey again to calibrate zero or press MENU to cancel CALIBRATING will be appear prior to automatically moving to WVAL WVAL Press calibrate softkey to display and edit the test weight value Press calibrate softkey again to move to WSPAN WSPAN Press calibrate softkey and the A D raw counts will be displayed Press calibrate softkey
81. n This is helpful if the firmware becomes corrupt and you want to reload the same firmware 00000 00 If the hex file is the same version as is currently in the indicator the firmware update will not reset the Z However it is always recommended that configuration be backed up in Revolution to avoid any data loss 1 Unplug power to the Counterpart and remove top from the base of the unit 2 Wire the serial cable to the Counterpart s Port 1 Refer to Table 9 6 for cable connection settings DB9 Cable Connector J2 Pin Color Signal In Out Description Pin Description In Out 1 Brown DCD In Data Carrier Detect NC NA NA 2 Red RxD In Receive Data 3 Tx Out 3 Orange TxD Out Transmit Data 4 Rx In 4 Yellow DTR Out Data Terminal Ready 5 DTR In 5 Green GND Ground 1or2 Gnd z 6 Blue DSR In Data Set Ready NC NA NA 7 Purple RTS Out Request to Send 6 RTS In 8 Gray CTS In Clear to Send NC NA NA 9 Black RI In Ring Indicator NC NA NA Table 9 6 Cable connection settings Install jumpers on JP5 and JP6 See Figure 2 3 on page 8 Plug in power to the Counterpart and press the indicator s Power button With Revolution open begin a new configuration file for the Counterpart NE D Click Update Counterpart Firmware CounterPart Software Revision 1 00 Fle Name New File Fle Date Not saved update CounterPart Firmware Module Revisi n 1 0 0 0 F
82. n ID From Count Mode Press the CODE softkey Add in the ID number If the ID number is not already in the database Counterpart prompts Not Found Save as New ID Select Yes or No By selecting Yes Counterpart will store that ID code into the first open register By selecting No you will go back to the Counting mode screen 5 5 4 Adding an ID Through Revolution To add an ID using Revolution you must have Revolution installed on your computer Visit www ricelake com to download this free configuration software PM a 1 Unplug power to Counterpart Wire cable between computer and Counterpart Plug in power to Counterpart and press Counterpart s POWER key Open Revolution on computer and go to Base Configuration gt gt IDs To upload IDs from Counterpart select Connect from the Toolbar or under Communications Connect Select Communications then Upload Configuration or Upload Section Select REG and add information into the screens as shown in Figure 5 2 Open Bum New folder AA A E a R Revolution New fs fos File Edit Communications Tools Navigation View Help DOHAIA x HRA Indicator j 3 Register 1 l Scale ii ii ass Mny rO TEREG 1 a Base Configuration Rew es General REG 3 j REG 4 Code Units REG 5 rogram Ee E Kioorams a ES Grams Ll REG 7 Description Ounces REG 8 Comm Ports REG 9 REG 10 Location Tare SJREG 11 5 Ethernet REG 12 Z m
83. n digital input output functions VERS Version Display installed software version number The Reset Config softkey on the Version menu can be used to restore all configuration parameters to their default values Table 3 4 Setup Menu Summary 3 6 Setup Menu The setup menu allows you to configure settings for the scale features serial port settings Ethernet print format and digital inputs and outputs You can also view the software and regulatory versions and revert to default settings 3 6 1 SCALE Submenu Calibration can be performed in two places within the menu the CALIBR menu shown in Figure 3 11 is an in depth scale setup and calibration A quick access calibration is shown in Figure 4 1 on page 39 18 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE Scale Parameter Levels Level 1 1D AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY CONFIG a Level 2 SCALES FEATUR SERIAL ETHERNET prormt pao VERS Level 3 SCALE 1 SCALE 2 SCALES Level 4 CALIBR GRADS FORMAT TRKBND ZRANGE MOTBAND OVR
84. ntax when changing parameter values command value lt ENTER gt where value is either a number or a parameter value Use no spaces before or after the equal sign If you type an incorrect command the display reads For example to set the motion band parameter to 5 divisions type the following SC MOTBAND 5 lt ENTER gt For parameters with selectable values enter the command and equal sign followed by a question mark command lt ENTER gt to see a list of those values The indicator must be in menu mode to use this function 0000000 Some parameters are valid only if other Note parameters or parameter values are specified Restrictions for front panel configuration also apply to serial command configuration Counterpart User Manual Serial Commands 53 Command Description Values SC GRADS n Graduations 1 100000 SC ZTRKBND n Zero track band 0 0 100 SC ZRANGE n Zero range 1 900000 0 700 SC MOTBAND n Motion band 1 0 100 SC SSTIMEHn Standstill time 1 65535 SC OVRLOAD n Overload FS 2 FS 1D FS 9D FS SC DIGFLTR1 n SC DIGFLTR2 n SC DIGFLTR3 nN Digital filtering 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 SC DFSENS n Digital filter cutout sensitivity 20UT 40UT 80UT 160UT 320UT 640UT 1280UT SC DFTHRH n Digital filter cutout threshold NONE 2D 5D 10D 20D 50D 100D 200D 250D SC THRESH n Zero threshold 0 9999999 SC SMPRAT n Sample rate 30HZ GOHZ 120HZ 240HZ 480HZ
85. nterpart Front View Counter RI LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEM Figure 2 6 Counterpart Assembly and Components ho RICE L AKE Counterpart User Manual Installation 13 12 30 6 08 Figure 2 8 Counterpart Rear and Side Dimensions 14 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 3 0 Configuration 3 1 Front Panel Configuration To set up and configure the Counterpart counting Scale you will use the MENU key on the front panel The indicator is defaulted at the factory with the audit trail jumper JMP1 in the ON position allowing configuration access by pressing the Menu key Pressing the MENU key will take you to the Audit menu selection Use the SAMPLE lt 1 and PRINT navigation keys to move to other menu selections Use the NET GROSS Y and ZERO A navigation keys to enter and exit menu selections respectively ID jm AUT mj CALIBR SETUP m TEST jama DISPLAY Figure 3 1 Menu Mode Navigation Structure Menu Function ID ID Allows you to setup or edit IDs AUDIT Audit Trail Displays the legally relevant LR firmware version configuration count and calibration count CALIBR Calibrate Calibrates the scale SETUP Setup Accesses setup options for the scale features serial output print format digital inputs and outputs and displays the version number TEST Test Performs a basic test on the A D digital inputs and ou
86. o to re arm a new print THRESH 0 Enter a value to be used as divisions Zero threshold allows you to select a threshold or reset point where automatic printing functions reset themselves to be retriggered When a value is entered anything that would normally require the scale to reach zero before it happens rearms except for LFT parameters now only needs to go below this value and then above it again CALIBR WZERO See Level 4 submenu descriptions in Table 3 9 on page 32 WVAL WSPAN WLIN REZERO Table 3 5 Setup Menu Parameters Continued RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual Configuration 21 SETUP Menu Parameter Choices Description Level 5 submenus Format Level 5 submenus Calibration PRIMRY UNITS Allows you to set the primary units decimal point format and display divisions DECPNT DSPDIV SEC KG Allows you to set the secondary units G Decimal point format and display divisions are selected automatically Values are LB kg kilogram default g gram lo pound oz ounce and off E 0000000 If using the lt cu gt token and secondary or tertiary values are changed Note the stream tokens must be changed to match in order to stream secondary or tertiary TER OFF Allows you to set the tertiary units KG Decimal point format and display divisions are selected automatically Values are off G default kg kilogram g gram lb pound oz ounce ee 0000000 If using the lt cu gt
87. oints to be calibrated The linearity points are Note optional but must NOT duplicate zero or span During calibration the TARE Enter key acts as a data entry confirmation key The soft calibrate key accepts that value ID AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY SCALE 1 SCALE 2 SCALES wzero wa wran wun J REZERO Previous A D raw counts are shown CALBRATING Press calibrate softkey to remove Previous A D raw counts are shown Press the calibrate Display and edit test weight value Press the calibrate softkey to calibrate zero Press Menu to cancel CALIBRATING ffset from zero fro zero and span calibrations softkey to calibrate span Press Menu to cancel CALIBRATING C Ponts POINT2 POINTS POINT 4 POINTS wari J 4 Same as POINT 1 D car COMING SOON Figure 4 1 Calibration CALIBR Menu 4 1 Front Panel Calibration 4 1 Press the MENU SETUP button then press gt until the display reads CALIBR see Figure 4 1 2 Press TARE Enter or V to go to the scale to be calibrated Press TARE Enter or V to go to WZERO Press TARE Enter once again to display a value and press the Calibrate softkey to Calibrate WZERO 3 With WVAL displayed press TARE Enter or Y to display or edit the stored calibration weight value Press TARE Ente
88. olutions for the Counterpart capacities are shown below Platform Capacity Weighing Resolution Counting Resolution Platform Dimensions Table 1 1 Counterpart Capacities 1 3 Modes of Operation 13 1 Description of Modes of Operation Count Mode where all the basic weighing and counting operations are performed 5 0 Ib 0 005 lb 0 000005 9 in x 12 in 10 Ib 0 001 Ib 0 00001 11 in x 16 in 25 lb 0 002 lb 0 00002 50 lb 0 005 lb 0 00005 100 Ib 0 01 Ib 0 0001 Setup Mode where item data can be programmed into the memory of the scale 2 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS 1 4 Keypad Functions Key Function Turns the Counterpart unit on off NOTE If the PC1 jumper is set to SW the POWER button must be used to turn the unit on and off If the PC jumper is set to ON the unit will automatically power on when it s plugged in and the only way to turn it off is to unplug power POWER Enters Menu mode allowing configuration if the Audit jumper is in the ON position Also used as an escape key in Menu mode MENU SETUP ZERO gt 0 Sets the current gross weight to zero provided the amount of weight to be removed or added is within the specified zero range and the scale is not in motion The zero band is defaulted to 1 9 of full scale but can be configured for up to 100 of full scale NOTE 1 9 is required for legal for trade applications UNIT
89. or weight commands P primary units D displayed units S secondary units T tertiary units If not specified the current displayed units D is assumed Example To format a ticket to show net weight in secondary units use the following command lt N S gt UNIT ID and consecutive number CN fields are 1 6 characters in length as required If nn is not specified 1 is assumed Value must be in the range 1 99 After receiving an SU command the indicator sends unformatted data until the next SU command is received Unformatted data omits decimal points leading and trailing characters Table 7 1 Print Format Commands Format Default Format String Used When NFMT N lt NL gt A30 75 0 4 1 1 N Gross Normal mode tare in lt G gt lt NL gt B30 115 0 3 2 4 101 B lt G gt lt NL gt A30 300 0 4 1 1 N systemi Tare lt T gt lt NL gt B30 340 0 3 2 4 101 B lt T gt lt NL gt A30 525 0 4 1 1 N Net lt N gt lt NL gt B30 565 0 3 2 4 101 B lt N gt lt NL gt A30 806 0 3 1 1 N lt TD gt lt NL gt P1 lt NL gt PALFMT N lt NL gt A416 25 1 4 1 1 N ID CODE Fit mode lt IDC gt lt NL gt B378 25 1 3 2 4 51 N 3 lt IDC gt lt NL gt A296 28 1 4 1 1 N Total QTY lt C gt lt NL gt B264 22 1 3 2 4 51 N lt C gt lt NL gt A179 25 1 4 1 1 N Part Name lt IDD gt lt NL gt A126 25 1 4 1 1 N Part Number lt IDP gt lt NL gt A73 25 1 4 1 1 N Lot Number lt IDLT gt lt NL gt P1 lt NL gt CFMT N lt NL gt B371 20 1 3
90. piece sample to the container and press the SAMPLE key After the unit weight has been calculated return the 10 piece sample to the container 3 If you want to see how many are still in the bin you first have to know the tare weight of the bin or container After removing the parts you want to take out of the bin simply digitally enter the tare weight of the bin and press the TARE key The scale will display how many parts were left in the bin To print a label to put on the bin showing the total quantity in the bin press the PRINT key Negative Counting Total Removed Displayed at the End With this procedure you can count accurately out of a full container for kitting shipping etc without having to know the tare weight of the container 1 Place a full container on the scale and press TARE 2 Remove a 10 piece sample from the container and press SAMPLE After the unit weight has been calculated return the 10 piece sample to the container 3 Remove the number of pieces you need for kitting shipping etc The amount removed will be displayed If you need a label for each kit or container press the PRINT key after removing each batch of pieces IDs are used to save and recall previously set codes descriptions unit weight and tare preferences The Counterpart has the capacity to store up to 150 individual IDs There are three ways that IDs can be entered and set Those three ways include 1 Normal 2 Through Count Mode 3 Through
91. pute If the number of pieces on the scale is less than the recompute value the RECOMP annunicator will be shown 1 Place items to be counted on the scale platter make sure the RECOMP annunciator is still on 2 Press the SAMPLE key while the RECOMP annunciator is shown This will start a sample process using the current piece count instead of the SAMPLEQTY value as the sample quantity Negative Counting Full Box Counting Just as you can count by adding parts to the scale you can also count by removing parts from the scale This is called negative counting because a negative weight is displayed while counting Contrary to what may seem intuitively logical you do not use the key to do negative counting The key is only used to delete an entry in accumulation mode that you want to erase This procedure does not affect the inventory quantity for this item stored in the scale EN To utilize the negative counting feature you need to set NEGCOUNT to On under the Count Menu ote There are two ways to do this depending on whether at the end you want to see the total amount remaining in the container or the total amount removed from the container A AAA 44 Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE Counting Out of a Full Container See Total Amount Remaining in the Container To carry out this operation you must know the tare weight ahead of time 1 Place the full container on the scale Press the TARE key 2 Remove a 10
92. r PN 121495 to the RS 232 port on the Counterpart CPU board You will also need a cable PN101555 and an AC power option for the scanner Connections between the barcode scanner and Counterpart should be wired up as follows Pin out Wire Color RX Green TX Red Ground Black DIGIO 5 Table 5 2 Barcode Wiring Connections The default baud rate is set for 9600 for both Counterpart and the scanner To set up barcode scanner parameters use the following steps 1 2 3 4 5 8 1 Navigate through the menu Setup gt gt Config gt gt Serial Set up the selected Port J5 Port 1 or J4 Port 2 for the scanner Follow through and set up the various parameters such as 9600 baud 8 bits 1 stop bit none parity Headers are set to ON under the scanner submenu when needing to have headers for IDs tare and unit weights If the header is set to OFF the Counterpart assumes that all items are ID codes and automatically adds the ID code header Header Codes for Bar Codes ID Code 3 Tare 4 Unit Weight 1 Table 5 3 Header Codes for Bar Codes Setting up a Softkey To set up a softkey use the following steps O po q g X WN jami jamah N 50 Press the MENU SETUP e key Navigate through the menu setup to Setup using the gt key Press the V to navigate to CONFIG Press the V to navigate to SCALES Press the D gt to navigate to FEATURE Press
93. r to store the WVAL value and advance to WSPAN 5 With WSPAN displayed press TARE Enter or V to view the A D count Place test weights on the scale equal to WVAL Press the Calibrate softkey to calibrate WSPAN If you do not want to calibrate span press Menu to exit 0000000 If you do not want to calibrate zero press Note Note Menu to exit 6 After Calibrate softkey is pressed the indicator 3 The indicator displays CALIBRATING while displays CALIBRATING when complete Press calibration is in progress When complete press TARE Enter or A to advanced to the next prompt WVAL To view the new A D count repeat Step 3 EJ Note but instead of pressing TARE Enter while viewing the value press MENU SETUP to WEIGHING SYSTEMS TARE Enter or A and the SaveExit softkey or proceed to WLIN 200000 o To view the new A D count navigate back to Note the WSPAN repeat Step 6 however instead of pressing Calibrate softkey while viewing the value press Save Exit to exit Counterpart User Manual Calibration 39 Five point linearization COMING SOON Rezero COMING SOON 4 2 EDP Command Calibration To calibrate the indicator using EDP commands the indicator EDP port must be connected to a terminal or personal computer See Section 2 7 1 on page 8 for EDP port pin assignments Once the indicator is connected to the sending device do the following 1 40 Place the indicator in config mode disp
94. r as a slash dash or semicolon DASH SEMI Level 5 submenus Under the Level 4 TIME Feature TFORMT 12 HOUR Sets the time format 24 HOUR TSEP COLON Sets the time separator as a colon or a comma COMMA Table 3 7 FEATUR Submenu Parameters Continued 3 6 4 FEATUR Menu REGULA INDUST Submenu Scale Parameter Levels Level 1 1D AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY CONFIG Level 2 scales FEATUR SERAL eTHERNET prormt peo vers Level 3 Ccount gt REGION JA un CcoNsos passwo SoFTKEYS KEYLCK STNDBY JA RECALL gt REGULAT REGWOR DECFMT TIME DATE o a ete eee eee eas INDUST Only displayed if INDUST is selected from the REGULAT parameter SNPSHT ZTARE KTARE MTARE NTARE CTARE DISPLY N YES REPLAC NO YES SCALE vem NO REMOVE Eyes NO NOTHN PERSE ART COPS ge a EE LT PROT PRIPT OVRBAS Ji AGENCY NO No CALIB ti C NTEP YES YEs SCALE CANADA INDUST NONE OIML Figure 3 9 FEATUR Menu REGULA INDUST Submenu FEATUR Menu REGULA INDUST Submenu Parameter Choices Description LEVEL 6 REGULA INDUST submenu SNPSHT DISPLY Display or Scale weight source SCALE ZTARE NO Re
95. r parameters on the CONFIG menu DFLTR1 DFLTR2 DFLTR3 DFSENS DFTHRH 4 4 4 20UT NONE 8 8 8 4OUT 2D 16 16 16 80UT 5D 32 32 32 160UT 10D 64 64 64 320UT 20D 128 128 128 640UT 50D 256 256 256 1280UT 100D 1 1 1 200D 2 2 2 250D Figure 9 2 Digital Filtering Parameters on the Configuration CONFIG Menu DIGFL1 nt DIGFL2 n2 DIGFL3 n3 n1 A D Readings 1st Stage Filter Average n2 n3 1st Stage 2nd Stage Filter Averages Filter Averages 2nd Stage Filter Average 3rd Stage Filter Average Displayed Value Figure 9 3 Flow Diagram for Counterpart Digital Filters 9 6 1 DIGFLx Parameters The first three digital filtering parameters DFLTR1 DFLTRL2 and DFLTR3 are configurable filter stages that control the effect of a single A D reading on the displayed weight The value assigned to each parameter sets the number of readings received from the preceding filter stage before averaging see Figure 9 3 The overall filtering effect can be expressed by adding the values assigned to the three filter stages DFLTR1 DFLTR2 DFLTR3 For example if the filters are configured as DFLTR1 4 DFLTR2 8 DFLTR3 8 the overall filtering effect is 20 4 8 8 With this configuration each A D reading has a 1 in 20 effect on the displayed weight value Setting the filters to 1 ef
96. re When installation is complete reassemble the enclosure as described in Section 2 8 Counterpart User Manual Installation 9 mw ee Bi ASSY PN Revision s 88 O ozo zn 25 EL as nen Power L P O Supply BE E Q LAS a m8 2333 c 8 5 Hum 5 firs a e E gE sm f Display Ela 4 af it om if ES Display Backlight Y mg i connector E nz J ee zx ee ex 231 m 500004 SO Ops RICE LAKE B 228538 28 ag 88883 le alee O PORT2 LED O PORTI LED JP1 JP2 Je m ous I SETUP OLOZ SCALE 1 SCALE 2 Do J6 gt EXC G 3 8 B 8 29mA RS 232PORT2 J5 m PORTI swi Pt J3 s ERA 4 GD Tx Rx CTS RTS oe om om ae eo HAA SOP a RS 232 Ethernet Connectors Connector Figure 2 3 Counterpart CPU Board Jumper Description JP1 JP2 Jump excitation to sense If using a 4 wire load cell cable leave JP1 and JP2 JP3 JP4 on If using a 6 wire load cell cable take JP1 and JP2 off Default is ON JP5 JP6 Used when upgrading firmware The jumpers should be on when upgrading firmware and off when the update is complete PC 1 Power control If the jumper is set to SW the POWER key can be used to turn JMP2 the unit on off If set to ON the unit will power on when plugged in and can only be powered off by unplugging AUDIT If set to Aud
97. re NO YES REG WORD Weighing mode Gross Brutto REG KTARE Always allow keyed tare NO YES REG MTARE Multiple tare action REPLACE REMOVE NOTHING REG NTARE Allow negative tare NO YES REG ZTARE Remove tare on ZERO NO YES Table 6 8 FEATURE Serial Commands WEIGHING SYSTEMS Counterpart User Manual Serial Commands 55 Command Description Values REG BASE Zero base for overload calculation CALIB SCALE REG PRTMOT Allow print while in motion NO YES REG PRINTPT Add PT to keyed tare print NO YES REG SNPSHOT Display or Scale weight source DISPLAY SCALE SD Set date MMDDYY DDMMYY YYMMDD or YYDDMM Enter six digit date using the year month day order specified for the DATEFMT parameter using only the last two digits of the year ST Set time hhmm enter using 24 hour format TIMEFMT Time format 12HOUR 24HOUR TIMESEP Time separator COLON COMMA Table 6 8 FEATURE Serial Commands Continued Command Description Values GFMT FMT Gross demand print format string See Section 7 0 on page 58 for information about demand print NFMT FMT Net demand print format string format strings ACC FMT Accumulator print format string CFMT FMT Count format TOTAL FMT Total Format HDRFMT1 Header 1 Format PALFMT FMT Pallet Format HDRFMT2 Header 2 Format Table 6 9 PFORMT Serial Commands Command Description Values DIO b Digital input funct
98. rotocol Note codes and have a RS 232 communications cable or regular comm port cable available to run between your PC and the indicator while installing and setting up the wireless network The optional Lantronix WiPort WLAN Wireless Local Area Network wireless networking device can be installed inside the Counterpart for real time data transmission to warehouse management systems The Windows based configuration software DeviceInstaller is required for installation and setup and is available on the CD that comes with the kit The WLAN option can be factory installed or can be purchased separately and installed on site The wireless LAN option comes in a kit containing the following items e Pluggable wireless board PN 125787 Standoffs PN 95356 e Antenna PN 98357 e CD containing Lantronix information PN 72763 o wanacr 1 1220 __ wiewr Figure 8 1 WLAN Board 8 1 Enclosure Disassembly The indicator enclosure must be opened to install the WLAN option card and antenna and to connect cables for the installed option card N warning Before opening the unit ensure the power cord is disconnected from the power outlet 1 Disconnect power to the indicator 2 Place the indicator face down on an antistatic work mat 3 Remove the screws that hold the backplate to the enclosure body then lift the backplate away from the enclosure and set it aside 8 2 WLAN Card Installation 1 Refer to CW 90 90X 720i
99. rough 9 KDOT Press the decimal point KENTER Press the ENTER key KLOCK Lock specified front panel key For example to lock the ZERO key enter KLOCK KZERO KUNLOCK Unlock specified front panel key For example to unlock the PRINT key enter KUNLOCK KPRINT KDATE Display date pseudo key KTIME Display time pseudo key KESCAPE Exits the selected parameter Returns to weigh mode if a parameter is not selected functions identical to the MENU key in menu mode KSOFTX Press softkey number x KGROSSNET In weighing mode press the GROSS NET key pseudo key KGROSS Go to gross mode pseudo key KNET Go to net mode pseudo key KDISPACCUM Display ACCUM pseudo key Table 6 1 Serial Key Press Commands WEIGHING SYSTEMS Table 6 1 Serial Key Press Commands Continued Counterpart User Manual Serial Commands 51 6 1 2 Keypad Lock The user has the ability to lock or unlock the keypad The commands are listed in Table 6 2 Command Parameter ETH WEIGHVAULT OFF Command Parameter KEYLCK NUMBER KEYLCK PRINT KEYLCK TARE KEYLCK ZERO KEYLCK SAMPLE KEYLCK GROSSNET KEYLCK UNITW Keys can be locked or unlocked Default for all Unlock Table 6 2 Keypad Lock Commands 6 1 3 ID Commands Up to 150 codes can be entered under ID commands Command Function ID CODE n tin
100. ry or tertiary values are changed Note the stream tokens must be changed to match in order to stream secondary or tertiary Accum Submenu RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTE MS Table 3 6 Scale Three Submenu Parameters Counterpart User Manual Configuration 23 3 6 3 FEATUR Submenu Scale Parameter Levels Level 1 1D AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY CONFIG Level 2 scales FEATURE seria fetHerner Prormr pievo vers JNT Level 3 COUNT REGION CONSC Neacount SamPLaTY INsFSMPL _LOTUPDT SCLCHG NEWITEM ON 10 OFF ON OFF 25 ON OFF 50 Ea REZERO CHKSTBLE xrRTARE XFRUTWT SS E ES ES Coispaco urwruror Urwiease bsPmoDE gt Curva C RESVAL QUE D Grus Gas REGWORD C DECFMT a TIME P OFF OFF 1000 COUNT ON ON 1 WEIGHT 24 UNIT WT GROSS DOT BRUTTO COMMA T SEP CANADA INDUST TFORMT COLON COMMA 12 HOUR DATE D orort DSEP MMDDY4 UNLOCK UNLOCK UNLOCK LOCK LOCK UNLOCK UNLOCK UNLOCK UNLOCK L
101. s 7 2 9 Load Gell Wii x sie varies ti ie ie Sa OE etek OS Ea Pee bdo Rd bee Pee ei 7 A o anisa AN 7 2 1 Cable Grounding siii ra rata o raka EE aa BUNG E EDE EE sas a ra cia bas bbe eds 8 2 7 1 Serial Communications tee ee 8 2 7 2 Digital O COMING SOON usaran a Ee Gea wa Eee eee alee ea Ma ales 8 2 7 3 Network Connection to Counterpart 6 eee eee 9 2 8 Enclosure Reassembly iscsi aa din tae bare buon ee nag Ja a wR eR a pied Ged Qu E ene 9 29 CPULBOS A Removal ui a 9 2 10 Battery Replacement 9 2 11 Installing Option Cards J ti e A EEEE EE ERE nda wale eels 9 2 12 Indicator Replacement Parts and Assembly DrawingS eee 11 3 Eront Panel Configuration Sa ele Ha eS ke eae Yaa eR BEA Ae 15 3 2 Menu Navigallon s s yy aie eS Bie He Hie ain ap Ga Ge eal in i aD pn ae E 15 3 3 Revolution Configuration seese eth eae date ele A anise ated KE A and ait dete aati 16 gA Audit Men a saia u dr eh alpen aie nd a Gane ALAS eae an poe Aa a Gone 17 3 5 Menu Structures and Parameter Descriptions r ee 18 BiG Set p MENU uuu Ya wc a qun awia as qas a AIS ance cin Ble ns a AAM dct GA ca ae a A ae 18 3 6 1 SS A 18 3 6 2 SCALES SUBMENU coca a rd aa ll iii hed ede enone ve 23 3 03 KEEATUR SUBMENU vee cias a Calm o aa aa a p D a ida 24 3 6 4 FEATUR Menu REGULA INDUST Submenu 29 3 6 5 Serial PFORMT DIG I O VERS Submenus
102. s configured for the serial port STREAM parameter set to OFF the Counterpart uses a data string formatted for a basic ticket printout The particular ticket format printed depends on the indicator configuration You can customize the ticket to work with a wide variety of printers scoreboard displays and other remote equipment See Section 6 0 on page 52 for more information on custom print formats 9 5 Custom Stream Formatting Each port can be independently configured to stream a default frame format or can be customized to stream a user defined format Custom formatting is very similar to the standard print formatting described in Section 7 0 on page 52 Custom stream formatting can be set up through the Regula Indust submenu Table 9 3 lists the format identifiers used to configure a custom stream format Format Identifier Defined By Description lt P G N T gt STR POS Polarity Specifies positive or negative polarity for the current or STR NEG specified Gross Net Tare weight on the source scale Possible values are SPACE NONE for STR POS or for STR NEG lt CU gt STR PRI Units Specifies primary secondary or tertiary units for the current or STR SEC specified weight on the source scale STR TER lt U P S T gt Dynamic L if Units LB K if Units KG G if Units G O if Units 0Z space if Units LB OZ Table 9 3 Custom Stream Formatting n IE 68 Counterpart User Manual RICE LAKE
103. s through the clamp Ensure silver conductive side of foil is turned outward for contact with the grounding clamp For cables with braided shielding strip cable insulation and braided shield from a point just past the grounding clamp Strip another half inch 15 mm of insulation only to expose the braid where the cable passes through the clamp see Figure 2 1 8 Finish installation using cable mounts and ties to secure cables inside of indicator enclosure NOTE Install lockwashers first against backplate under grounding clamp gt M lt Cut insulation here for braided cables Insulated cable Braid Foil silver side out Grounding clamp Cut insulation here Shield wire cut for foil shielded cables WN Length of foil before folding back on cable insulation Figure 2 1 Grounding Clamp Attachment for Foil Shielded and Braided Cabling 2 71 Serial Communications Wire the serial communications cables to J4 which is Port 2 5 wire RS 232 port J5 is Port 1 RS 232 and 20 mA Connect communications cables to J5 and J4 as shown in Table 2 3 Use cable ties to secure serial cables to the inside of the enclosure 8 Counterpart User Manual Port 1 supports full duplex RS 232 communications only Port 2 provides either active 20 mA output or duplex RS 232 transmission Both ports are configured using the SERIAL menu See Section 3 6 5 on page 31 Connector Pin Signal Port J4 1
104. setting for the SPEC is 0 1 EJ Note percent SAMPLE QUANTITY determines the number of pieces the scale assumes are on the platter when you press the SAMPLE key to calculate the unit weight The default setting for the 10 pieces XFRUNITWT sets whether the unit weight determined by sampling is automatically transferred from Scale 1 to Scale 2 The default setting AUTOMATIC 000000 UNIT WEIGHT BASE controls whether the unit weight is displayed per 1000 pieces or per 1 piece The default Note settings for this 1000 pieces Unit Weight per 1000 Pieces vs Unit Weight per 1 Piece The scale s internal microprocessor calculates unit weights to several decimal places However the scale display generally can only show Unit Weight to a maximum of 8 characters or 7 places and a decimal point If this Unit Weight is recorded from the scale display and entered by key entry this can introduce errors in the Unit Weight and consequently in the counts This error increases as the Unit Weight of the parts being counted decreases Example A sample of 10 zener diodes is placed on the scale The Unit Weight is computed to be 0 000653642 bs However the scale has a 7 character display for Unit Weight or 6 places after the decimal point 0 000000 so the scale can only display 0 000653 as the Unit Weight If this Unit Weight were recorded and keyboard entered in future counting operations the resulting error would be 0 000653642 0 000653 x 100 098
105. ssing the TARE key will have no effect The Gross Net annunciators are not lit and a value is displayed in weight display area 16 Annunciator Symbols Annunciator Description 20 Zero Center of Zero While in gross weight display mode this LED indicates that the current displayed weight reading is within 0 25 display divisions of the acquired zero or is within the center of zero band When in the net weight display mode it indicates that the current net weight reading is within 0 25 display divisions of the center of net zero A display division is the resolution of the displayed weight value or the smallest incremental increase or decrease that can be displayed or printed G B Gross weight mode or Brutto in OIML mode N L i k al Net weight display mode Table 1 3 Annunciator Symbols 4 Counterpart User Manual 17 Softkey Setup Softkeys offer additional ways to access features associated with the Counterpart To access the softkey setup parameter go to Menu gt Setup gt Config gt Feature gt Softkeys Select information for each softkey and press TARE Enter key after each entry and then press SaveExit softkey To exit back out of the unit press the MENU SETUP key twice without saving changes Note Softkeys set for either Display Tare or Display Accum will automatically time out and revert to the normal active display after 10 seconds 18 How to use Alpha Numeric K
106. t the lt G gt command generates an output field of 13 characters the 10 character weight value including decimal point one space and a two digit units identifier 60 Counterpart User Manual WEIGHING SYSTEMS The default Counterpart print formats are shown in Table 7 2 and Table 7 3 Format Default Format String Sample Output H1 Company Name lt NL gt Street Address lt NL gt City ST ZIP lt NL2 gt Company Name Street Address City ST ZIP H2 Company Name lt NL gt Street Address lt NL gt City ST ZIP lt NL2 gt Company Name Street Address City ST ZIP Table 7 3 H1 H2 Formats 712 Customizing Print Formats The following sections describe procedures for customizing the GFMT NFMT and CFMT formats using the EDP port the front panel PFORMT menu and the Revolution configuration utility 712 1 Using the EDP Port With a personal computer terminal you can use the EDP command set to customize the print format strings To view the current setting of a format string type the name of the string GFMT FMT or NFMT and press TARE Enter For example to check the current configuration of the GFMT format type GFMT and press ENTER The indicator responds by sending the current configuration for the gross format GFMT lt G gt GROSS lt NL gt To change the format use the GFMT FMT or NFMT EDP command followed by an equals sign and the modified print format string For example to add t
107. t IDLT gt Loaded ID Lot 32 characters maximum lt IDU gt Loaded ID Units 1 character maximum lt IDT gt Loaded ID Tare 9 characters maximum range 0 0 to 9999999 0 lt IDW gt Loaded ID Unit Weight 9 characters maximum range 0 0 to 9999999 0 lt IDQ gt Loaded ID Quantity 11 characters maximum range 2000000000 to 2000000000 lt C gt Piece Count current scale 7 characters maximum no explicit maximum value lt C n gt Piece Count Scale n lt TTLV gt Totalization Value 11 character maximum range 2000000000 to 2000000000 lt TTLC gt Totalization Count 4 characters maximum lt TT gt Transaction Type gives a 1 for receiving in or 0 for sending out Note This command cannot be used in any other format except Weighvault WEIGHING SYSTEMS Table 7 1 Print Format Commands Counterpart User Manual Print Formatting 59 Supported Ticket Command Description Formats Gross net and tare weights are 8 digits in length including sign and decimal point followed by a space and a one to five digit units identifier Total field length with units identifier is 10 14 characters Depending on what units are configured the units identifier will be lb oz g or kg Gross net tare and accumulator weights can be printed in any configured weight units by adding the following modifiers to the gross net tare and accumulat
108. the V to navigate to COUNT Using the scroll through until you get to SOFTKEYS Scroll down then using lt gt scroll through menu selections SK1 through SK12 Press V to assign a softkey to that position Select a choice that you wish to be displayed Press the A arrow once the function is selected Press Save Exit softkey a ee Counterpart User Manual RICE L AKE 6 0 Serial Commands The Counterpart can be controlled by a PC or remote keyboard connected to an indicator serial port Control is provided by a set of serial commands that can simulate front panel key press functions display and change setup parameters and perform reporting functions This provides the ability to print configuration data or to save to your hard drive 6 1 The Serial Command Set The serial command set can be divided into five groups key press commands reporting commands the RESETCONFIGURATION special function command parameter setting commands and transmit weight data commands When a serial command is processed the Counterpart responds with the message OK The OK response verifies that the command was received and has been executed If the command is unrecognized or cannot be executed the Counterpart responds with The following sections list the commands and command syntax used for each of these groups 6 1 1 Key Press Commands Key press serial commands see Table 6 1 simulate pressing the keys on the front panel of the
109. ther parts kits Use the following steps to totalize parts 1 2 5 7 Conduct a sampling process to determine the unit weight of the pieces Or key in a known unit weight or recall an ID Enter a known tare weight or place an empty container on the scale to perform tare function If an ID was recalled in step 1 its tare value is already loaded Place container 1 full of parts on the scale The number of pieces in the container is shown in the PCS area of the display Press the Total softkey to store the number of pieces in container 1 The memory M icon is shown The total value is shown in place of the piece weight value and will be labeled tt Remove container 1 and place container 2 full of parts on the scale Press the Total softkey the accumulated total is now equal to container 1 plus container 2 The displayed total is also updated Continue to add containers in the same totalization method The total number of parts stored in all containers will be stored in the totalization register and shown on the display Parts Reduction Counts Parts reduction can also be done by using the key while the scale is in the weighing mode and the memory annunciator is on 1 2 6 Conduct a sampling process to determine the unit weight of the pieces Or key in a known weight or recall an ID Enter known tare weight or place an empty container on the scale to perform tare function If ID was recalled
110. tion the indicator EDP port must be connected to a PC running the Revolution configuration utility 1 10 11 12 13 14 Place the indicator in config mode display reads SCALE see Figure 3 6 on page 19 and remove all weight from the scale platform From Revolution select File New The Select Indicator dialog box appears Select Counterpart and click OK From the select Connect Communications menu From the left pane expand the Scale selection and click the Scale button Revolution New File Edit Communications O ki Bs Indicator Scale Scale ba Figure 4 2 Scale Button From the Tools menu select Calibration Wizard Click NEXT to begin the Calibration Wizard Select whether you want to perform a standard calibration or a standard with multi point linearization and click NEXT In the text box enter the test weight value be used for span calibration Select the checkbox if you are using chains or hooks during the calibration then click NEXT Remove all weight from the scale and click Click to Calibrate Zero to begin zero calibration If your test weights require hooks or chains place them on the scale for zero calibration When zero calibration is complete the Calibration Wizard prompts you to place test weights on the scale Place the test weights on the scale then click Click to Calibrate Span If you chose to perform linear calibration the Calibration Wizard now
111. to calibrate the span or press MENU to cancel CALIBRATING will be appear prior to automatically moving to WLIN WLIN POINT 1 WGT 1 allows you to display and edit the test weight value Press calibrate softkey to edit the COMING POINT 5 value CAL1 allows you to calibrate and display the raw A D value Press TARE to perform SOON calibration Press calibrate softkey to will move to the next calibration point PANA The linearity points are optional but must NOT duplicate zero or span EJ Note They must be between zero and span REZERO Press calibrate softkey to remove an offset value from the zero and span calibrations e g if COMING hooks or chains are being used during calibration N 20 000080 Use this parameter only after WZERO and WSPAN have been set See EJ Note Section 4 1 on page 39 for more information about using this parameter Table 3 10 Calibration Menu Parameters ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Configuration 35 3 8 Test Menu AUDIT CALIBR SETUP TEST DISPLAY 2 g G Q lt lt A 65 gt 5 ee os ag WARNING DISCONNECT i DIGITAL O FAIL DOES OE E I PAS PASS E cnn RUNNING TEST STATUS gt STATUS C STATUS STATUS COMING SOON C AD1 P AD2 gt lt RAW ka ZERO Ne SPAN gt N mV
112. token and secondary or tertiary values are changed Note the stream tokens must be changed to match in order to stream secondary or tertiary WZERO Allows you to view or change the zero calibration a d count value WVAL Allows you to view and edit the test weight value WSPAN Allows you to view or change the span calibration a d count value WLIN POINT 1 Press ENTER to display and edit test weight and calibration values for up to five COMING SOON POINT 2 linearization points Perform linear calibration only after WZERO and WSPAN have been set ne Parameters include CAL1 View or change linear point calibration value POINT 5 WGT1 Sets test value REZERO Removes offset from zero and span calibrations Can be used during a span calibration COMING SOON process using hooks and chains UNITS LB OZ KG G OFF Level 6 submenus Primary Secondary Tertiary Specifies primary units for displayed and printed weight Values are lb pound oz ounce kg kilogram g gram DECPNT DSPDIV 8888800 8888880 8888888 8 888888 88 88888 888 8888 8888 888 88888 88 888888 8 1D 2D 5D Allows you to place the decimal point position Use the ID lt and TARGET keys to place the decimal point where desired Display divisions Selects the minimum division size for the primary unit s displayed weight 22 Counterpart User Manual Table 3 5 Setup Menu Parameters Continued WEIGHING SYSTEMS
113. tputs communication ports RAM and keypad DISPLAY Display Accesses the setup option for contrast image brightness Table 3 1 Menu Summary 3 2 Menu Navigation Once you have entered the menus you can use the front panel buttons to navigate Note the looped menu structure shown in Figure 3 1 This provides a shortcut for accessing the right most menu items by navigating to the left and vice versa for the opposite side of the menu This shortcut also holds true for sub menu navigation TARE PRINT D h 4 b b UNIT MENU UNITS WEIGHT SETUP TOGGLE Move UP Move Enter Key Move Enter Increment DOWN LEFT MORE value Increment previous Move Value forward Figure 3 2 Front Panel Key Functions in Menu Mode ERA RICE LAKE Counterpart User Manual Configuration 15 Various keys are used as directional keys to navigate through the menus see Figure 3 2 The SAMPLE lt j and PRINT keys scroll left and right horizontally on the same menu level ZERO A and GROSS NET V move up and down vertically to different menu levels Each of these keys has a directional symbol indicating its menu navigation function The TARE ENTER key has the same function as GROSS NET V when navigating the menu either will move down to access sub categories of a main menu item When adding or editing data using the Counterpart the ZERO A and GROSS NET y keys will edit the blinking digit The SAMPLE lt and PRINT keys navigate to
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