Red Lion GEMINI 42 - Manual (Page 3)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 2
A) Safety Summary 2
B) Programming The Gemini 3
C) Programming The Personality 3
D) Programming The Presets, Scale Factors, Timed Outputs & Counter Load Values 3-5
E) Initial Factory Configuration Counter/Rate & Dual Counter Factory Settings 6
F) Operator Accessible Functions With Programming Disabled 7
G) Diagnostics, Self-Test, & “Watchdog” Timer 7-8
H) Input Circuitry & Set-up 8
I) Overflow Indication 8
II. PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COUNTER/RATE VERSION OF THE GEMINI 9
A) Codes 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, & 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, & 56 9-14
B) Codes 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, Preset Values, Scale Factors A & B, Counter Load Value 15-17
C) Dual Preset Counter & Rate Application 18-19
III. PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DUAL COUNTER VERSION OF THE GEMINI 20
A) Codes 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, & 46 20-22
B) Codes 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, & 56 22-25
C) Codes 61, 64, 65, 66, Preset Values, Scale Factors A & B, Counter Load Values 25-27
E) Dual Counter Batching Application 28-29
IV. 20 MA CURRENT LOOP COMMUNICATIONS 30
A) Communication Format 30
B) Sending Commands & Data To The Gemini 30-32
C) Receiving Data From The Gemini 32
D) Print Options 33
E) Current Loop Installation 34
F) Communications Application 35
G) Troubleshooting Gemini Serial Communications & Serial Loop-Back Self-Test 36
V. APPENDIX “A” - INSTALLATION & INPUT CONFIGURATION SWITCH SET-UP 37-45
VI. APPENDIX “B” - SPECIFICATIONS & DIMENSIONS 46-47
VII. APPENDIX “C” - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 48-49
VIII. APPENDIX “D” - COUNTER/RATE & DUAL COUNTER MODE FUNCTION COMMAND CODE SUMMARY 50-57
IX. APPENDIX “E” - SCALING FOR COUNTING 58-59
X. APPENDIX “F” - SCALING FOR RATE 60-61
XI. APPENDIX “G” - GEMINI 4100 PROGRAMMING CHARTS 62-64
XII. APPENDIX “H” - GEMINI 4200 PROGRAMMING CHARTS 65-69
XIII. APPENDIX “I” - ORDERING INFORMATION 70