Flintec FAD-30 - Manual (Page 42)

FAD-30 Technical Manual, Rev. 1.06 December 2012 Page 42 of 48
Load Cell Connection
See chapter 4.2.2
Power Supply Connection
See chapter 4.2.1
9.3. Interfacing
FAD-30EN instruments have two interface connectors on the front of the instrument: Ethernet and RS-232C.
The table below describes the data formats for interfacing the peripherals and their application:
Data Format Description Application Hardware
Modbus TCP/IP Ethernet interfacing.
Refer to chapter 5.10 Interfacing with PLC Ethernet
Table 9.2 – Data output interfacing
Attention: Please disable the interface you will not use to increase the performance of the instrument.
9.4. Setup and Calibration
FAD-30EN instruments are set up and calibrated by xFace. The A/D Converter settings are very important for a
good weighing performance. Please refer to chapter 5.3.
9.5. Ethernet Setup
The Ethernet setup is done by xFace software as described in this chapter. Select the Gateway tab after
connecting xFace to the instrument. You will see the Ethernet parameters in this tab.
Ethernet Setup
There are 11 setup parameters for the Ethernet network as described below:
Host Name Device name of the instrument. Default is „ ‟.
Data Format This parameter defines the data format for the Ethernet port.
The available settings are:
Disable : No data will be transmitted.
Select disable if this port is not used.
Modbus-TCP/IP : Modbus TCP/IP communication.
Refer to chapter 5.10 for details.
IP Address Define IP address manually. Default is „192.168.16.250‟
Local Port Ethernet connection port of the instrument. Default is „10001.
Gateway Network point that acts as an entrance to other networks. Default is „192.168.16.254‟.
Subnet Mask Defines IP addresses which can be used in network. Default is „255.255.255.0‟.
Primary DNS Define primary DNS manually. Default is „208.67.222.222‟.
Secondary DNS Define secondary DNS manually. Default is „208.67.220.220‟.
Modbus Data Structure
If the instrument is set up for Modbus TCP/IP, it can be used as a Modbus TCP/IP slave on an Ethernet
communication network. The function codes „0x03‟ and „0x10‟ are supported.
For the Modbus Data Structure please refer to chapter 5.10.