Flintec II PC-BASED User Manual
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FlintWeigh Technical Manual, Rev. 3.03 November 2011
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Table of Contents:
1.
Safety Instructions ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2.
Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................................................ 4
3.
Introduction and Block Diagrams ................................................................................................................ 5
3.1.
Application Range .................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2.
Block Diagrams ........................................................................................................................................ 5
3.3.
Scope of Delivery ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.4.
Available Accessoires .............................................................................................................................. 6
4.
System Components and Technical Characteristics ................................................................................ 7
4.1.
Type FW-01 Scale Interface .................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.
Technical Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 8
4.3.
Important Information about the Operation of Digital Load Cells ............................................................. 9
4.4.
Information about the Digital Inputs / Outputs .......................................................................................... 9
4.5.
Operation of Standard Load Cells .......................................................................................................... 10
4.6.
Sealing Details with Sticker .................................................................................................................... 10
4.7.
Descriptive Plate .................................................................................................................................... 11
5.
FlintWeigh II Software Installation ............................................................................................................. 12
5.1.
Software Version .................................................................................................................................... 12
5.2.
Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 12
5.3.
FlintWeigh II Files ................................................................................................................................... 13
6.
Weight Display and Control Buttons ......................................................................................................... 14
7.
FlintWeigh II Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 15
7.1.
Basic Setup during the Commissioning ................................................................................................. 15
7.1.1.
Configure the Alibi Memory ............................................................................................................................ 16
7.2.
Language and other Settings ................................................................................................................. 17
7.3.
Scale with Standard Load Cells ............................................................................................................. 18
7.3.1.
Define the Scale Parameters ......................................................................................................................... 18
7.4.
Scale with Type RC3D Digital Load Cells .............................................................................................. 19
7.4.1.
Preliminary Note ............................................................................................................................................. 19
7.4.2.
Define the Scale Parameters ......................................................................................................................... 19
7.4.3.
Digital Corner Correction ................................................................................................................................ 20
7.5.
Calibrate the Scale ................................................................................................................................. 21
7.6.
Optional Linearisation of the Scale Curve .............................................................................................. 22
7.7.
Optional Use of Digital Outputs .............................................................................................................. 23
7.7.1.
Setpoints and Limit Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 23
7.7.2.
Traffic Light Control ........................................................................................................................................ 24
8.
Legal for Trade Operation .......................................................................................................................... 25
8.1.
EC Type-approval and Test Certificate .................................................................................................. 25
8.2.
Digital Descriptive Plate ......................................................................................................................... 25
8.3.
Recording of Weight Values in the Alibi Memory ................................................................................... 25
8.4.
Show Alibi Memory ................................................................................................................................ 26
8.5.
Logbook .................................................................................................................................................. 26
8.6.
Obligations with Legal for Trade Scales ................................................................................................ 27
8.7.
Legal for Trade Data within the Scale Interface ..................................................................................... 27
9.
Error Messages ........................................................................................................................................... 28
10.
OLE Programming Interface ................................................................................................................... 29
10.1.
OLE Functions .................................................................................................................................... 29
10.2.
Application Example ........................................................................................................................... 32