Flintec II IPC User Manual
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FlintWeigh II IPC Technical Manual, Rev. 1.06 November 2011
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Table of Contents:
1.
Safety Instructions ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.
Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.
Introduction and Block Diagrams ................................................................................................................ 6
3.1.
Application Range .................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.
Block Diagrams ........................................................................................................................................ 6
3.3.
Scope of Delivery ..................................................................................................................................... 7
4.
Weighing System Controller and Technical Characteristics .................................................................... 8
4.1.
Connectors of the Weighing System Controller ....................................................................................... 8
4.1.1.
Connector for Standard Load Cells .................................................................................................................. 9
4.1.2.
Connector for Digital Load Cells and Digital I/O ............................................................................................... 9
4.2.
Important Information about the Operation of Digital Load Cells ........................................................... 10
4.3.
Information about the Digital Inputs / Outputs ........................................................................................ 10
4.4.
Weighing Modules for the Operation of Standard Load Cells ................................................................ 11
4.5.
Weighing Module Upgrade ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.6.
Sealing Details with Sticker .................................................................................................................... 12
4.7.
Descriptive Plate .................................................................................................................................... 12
5.
Installing the Device Driver ........................................................................................................................ 13
5.1.
Installing the PCI Card Driver ................................................................................................................. 13
5.2.
Installing the Port Driver ......................................................................................................................... 15
5.3.
Used COM Port ...................................................................................................................................... 16
6.
FlintWeigh II Software Installation ............................................................................................................. 17
6.1.
Software Version .................................................................................................................................... 17
6.2.
Installation of FlintWeigh II ..................................................................................................................... 17
6.3.
FlintWeigh II Files ................................................................................................................................... 17
7.
Weight Display and Control Buttons ......................................................................................................... 18
8.
FlintWeigh II Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 19
8.1.
Basic Setup during the Commissioning ................................................................................................. 19
8.1.1.
Configure the Alibi Memory ............................................................................................................................ 20
8.2.
Language and other Settings ................................................................................................................. 21
8.3.
Scale with Standard Load Cells ............................................................................................................. 22
8.3.1.
Define the Scale Parameters ......................................................................................................................... 22
8.4.
Scale with Type RC3D Digital Load Cells .............................................................................................. 23
8.4.1.
Preliminary Note ............................................................................................................................................. 23
8.4.2.
Define the Scale Parameters ......................................................................................................................... 23
8.4.3.
Digital Corner Correction ................................................................................................................................ 24
8.5.
Calibrate the Scale ................................................................................................................................. 25
8.6.
Optional Linearisation of the Scale Curve .............................................................................................. 26
8.7.
Optional Use of Digital Outputs .............................................................................................................. 27
8.7.1.
Setpoints and Limit Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 27
8.7.2.
Traffic Light Control ........................................................................................................................................ 28
9.
Legal for Trade Operation .......................................................................................................................... 29
9.1.
EC Type-approval and Test Certificate .................................................................................................. 29
9.2.
Digital Descriptive Plate ......................................................................................................................... 29
9.3.
Recording of Weight Values in the Alibi Memory ................................................................................... 29
9.4.
Show Alibi Memory ................................................................................................................................ 30
9.5.
Logbook .................................................................................................................................................. 30
9.6.
Obligations with Legal for Trade Scales ................................................................................................ 31