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Older units j2, Newer units – Salter Brecknell 800 Series User Manual

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2.2.1 CONNECTING THE WEIGH PLATFORM

1. Connect your shielded load cell cable (not included) to the appropriate terminal

on the main board. Connection assignments for the Load Cell Terminals are

shown in Figure

2-6.

S–

E–

S+

J9

E+

Older Units

J2

S–

E–

S+

E+

Newer Units

Figure 2-6: Connection assignments for the Load Cell Terminal

2.2.2 CONNECTING THE SERIAL PRINTER, REMOTE DISPLAY OR COMPUTER

The 800 series indicator comes standard with two serial ports, designated COM1 and

COM2. COM1 is a full duplex, RS-232 port designed for connection to either

a PC or a serial printer. COM2 is a simplex, RS-232 / Passive 20 mA Current

Loop port designed for connection to a remote display.

For indicators housed in a Stainless Steel enclosure, COM1 is realized in J6 / J10 (older /

newer) while COM2 is realized in both J10 / J6 (older / newer) and J7. J10 /

J6 is an RS-232 port and J7 is a CL port. Connection assignments for all

serial communication terminals are shown in Figure 2-7 and Figure 2-7a.

1. Connect your remote display communication cable (not included) to terminal

J10 / J6 or J7 on the main board.

TXD RXD GND

J10

TXD GND

J6

CL+ CL-

J7

Figure 2-7: Connection assignments for all serial communication terminals .