Ft-11 input – Flintec FT-11D User Manual
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FT-11(D) Technical Manual, Rev. 1.35 November 2010
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Any input to FT-11 is in four words and according to the table below.
FT-11 Input
Bit
no. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
1
st
Word
W31
MSB
W30 W29 W28 W27 W26 W25
W24 W23 W22 W21 W20 W19 W18 W17
W16
2
nd
Word W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W6 W5 W4 W3 W2 W1
W0
LSB
3
rd
Word
0
0
0
0
SP3 SP2 SP1
0
Zero Tare Print CLR
Select
4
th
Word
Not in use
Here the first and the second word describe the value received from the PLC and the third word the meaning of
the first two words as indicated below.
Bit no.
3
rd
Word
Description
12-15
Not Used
Always 0
11 Setpoint
3
10 Setpoint
2
9 Setpoint
1
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the command. The value of the first and second word is
loaded to the corresponding setpoint.
8 Not
used Always 0
7 Zero
6 Tare
5 Print
4 Clear
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the command.
3
2
1
0
Select
0000 Gross
Weight
0001 Displayed
Weight
0010 Net
Weight
0011 Tare
Weight
0100
Setpoint 1 (not continuous)
0101
Setpoint 2 (not continuous)
0110
Setpoint 3 (not continuous)
0111
Latest alibi record no. (always 32-bit integer)
1000
Latest alibi gross weight
1001
Latest alibi tare weight
1010
Zero calibration and calibration status (see table above)
1011
Calibrate span and and calibration status (see table above)
First write the calibration weight value in 1
st
and 2
nd
Word
1100
Only calibration status (see table above)
1010
Zero calibration and calibration status (see table above)
1011
Calibrate span and and calibration status (see table above)First
write the calibration weight value in 1
st
and 2
nd
Word
1100
Only calibration status (see table above)