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Summary of Contents for ProPanel Classic

Page 1: ...ProPanel Classic PROPANEL SERIAL ____________ OPERATION ...

Page 2: ...SERIAL PARAMETER 2 Reading Direction 1 PARAMETER 11 Displayed Units 2 PARAMETER 13 Linear Multiplier PARAMETER 14 ProScale Technology 0 PARAMETER 30 Offset Addition Enable 3 PARAMETER 31 Offset Addition 1 1 000in PARAMETER 32 Offset Addition 1 1 500in PARAMETER 33 Offset Addition 1 750in ...

Page 3: ... any warranties with respect to the product either expressed or implied including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose except as expressly provided in this agreement Accurate Technology Inc shall not be liable for any special incidental or consequential damages or for loss damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the customer s use of or inability ...

Page 4: ...OPERATION 12 KEY TIMING 12 KEYS 13 On Off Key 13 Units Key 13 Plus Minus Keys 14 Datum Key 14 FUNDAMENTAL READOUT FUNCTIONS 15 Auto on off 15 Reading Direction 15 Resolution 15 Measurement Units 16 Key Lock 16 Linear Scaling 17 Upper Lower Limits 17 ADVANCED READOUT FUNCTIONS 18 Absolute Incremental 18 Absolute ABS 18 Incremental INC 18 Send 19 Offset Addition 19 Input Output Connections 20 ADVANC...

Page 5: ...ensation 36 Pr14 ProScale Compatibility 36 Pr15 Pr21 NOT USED 36 Pr22 ABS INC Key Operation 36 Pr23 Auxiliary Keypad Enable 36 Pr24 Special Functions 37 Pr25 Special Function Variable 37 Pr26 Drift Tolerance 37 Pr27 Upper Lower Limits 37 Pr28 Lower Limit 37 Pr29 Upper Limit 37 Pr30 Offset Addition 38 Pr31 Offset 1 38 Pr32 Offset 2 38 Pr33 Offset 3 38 Pr34 Offset 4 38 Pr35 External Key Input 1 39 P...

Page 6: ...pose portable measuring tool It is ideal for making inside outside and corner corner dimensional measurements up to 48 inches 1 2m In addition hole edge and hole hole measurements are possible with the optional 3 piece Cone Set ProPanel has been designed using high quality extruded aluminum and machined parts to provide the best accuracy and repeatability The measurement technology of the ProPanel...

Page 7: ...y 001in or 01mm or 001cm Display Range 999 999 in 399 63 64 in 9999 99 mm 999 999 cm Operating Temp 32 to 120 F 0 to 51 C Temp Coefficient 13ppm F 25ppm C Max Slew Rate 60 inches sec 1500mm sec Power 1 CR123 3V Lithium battery or equivalent Output Format Mitutoyo Digimatic SPC 1 Specifications based on ProPanel Classic used with a General Purpose LCD Readout pictured below 2 Maximum observed error...

Page 8: ...ITS Key Current Position The Readout allows the current position to be easily configured using the and optionally DATUM Key Reference Point The Readout allows a reference point zero or other value to be easily recalled using the DATUM Key The value of this reference point is programmed at Programming Parameter Pr1 Reading Direction The direction of the reading as the measurement system is moved is...

Page 9: ...asured and read the result on the Readout Note Whenever possible use the full width of the jaw for measurements This ensures the most consistent and accurate measurements Inside Measuring Push the F1 key on the Readout A 1 appears in the upper left portion of the LCD This indicates the user programmed value for Offset Addition 1 Programming Parameter Pr31 will be automatically applied to any measu...

Page 10: ...ement Place the cones into the holes to be measured Be sure the cones are fully seated in the holes Do not press down on the rail of the ProPanel as this may affect accuracy The Hole to Hole distance is read diectly on the Display Edge To Hole Measuring Install one full cone attachment and one half cone attachment Push the F1 key until the LCD displays a 3 This indicates the value programmed for o...

Page 11: ...s If the jaw becomes difficult to move verify the scale is clean Find and remove any burrs which may have developed on the aluminum scale Do not use any liquid lubricants on the ProPanel system Recalibration or Repairs may be arranged with Accurate Technology by completing the Return Material Authorization forms located at proscale com Customer Support Repair Request Battery Replacement When the R...

Page 12: ...1 second For Momentary operations the Function is executed when the key is released For Press Hold operations the Function is executed after the key has been depressed for the prescribed amount of time See a video demonstration of key timing HERE See the chart below for a summary of the functions performed by the Readout keys pictured below Momentarily Press Hold How long a key is pressed Less tha...

Page 13: ... in fraction mode a series of bars in the upper right corner of the LCD may appear each representing 1 64th of an inch ie When in 1 16 inch mode and three bars appear the measurement displayed is rounded down to the closest 1 16 inch and each illuminated bar indicates an additional 1 64 of an inch of additional measurement For better resolution switch to 1 32 or 1 64 mode For the best resolution s...

Page 14: ...ing Parameter Pr3 Datum Key Momentarily depressing the DATUM key forces the Readout to a user programmed value This can be zero or any other displayable value Set the DATUM key value by programming Parameter Pr1 Press and Hold the DATUM key for 6 seconds to display the battery voltage Press and Hold the DATUM key for 9 seconds to display the temperature The temperature is displayed in F or C based...

Page 15: ...ACTORY SET FOR PROPANEL Resolution Four selectable display resolutions are available Fractional inches display mode is not affected by resolution changes 1in 1mm 1cm or 01in 01mm 01cm or 001in 01mm 001cm or 0005in 01mm 001cm Use Programming Parameter Pr4 to set the displayed resolution Data displayed and sent to the SPC output is auto ranging This means the selected resolution may be temporarily o...

Page 16: ...ovides a function that can lock out the position adjustment keys DATUM to prevent accidental changes of the displayed value To activate Key Lock Press and Hold the ON OFF key and while pressing it Momentarily depress the UNITS key then release both keys The word LOCK will be displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD When LOCK is displayed the DATUM and keys become inactive To de activate the K...

Page 17: ... THIS PARAMETER HAS BEEN FACTORY SET FOR PROPANEL Upper Lower Limits The standard ProPanel Readout can display either LL for Lower Limit or UL for Upper Limit if a user programmed upper or lower reading is exceeded Upper and Lower Limits are set with Programming Parameters Pr28 and Pr29 but are only active if pr27 is set to 1 The display toggles for 2 seconds between the current measurement and LL...

Page 18: ...icated by ABS in the upper left corner of the LCD While in ABS mode all measurements are related to the current system reference point Jaws Closed for example To enter INC Incremental mode Press and Hold the ABS INC key for 3 seconds NOTE To change the timing of this key to Momentarily see Programming Parameter Pr22 Incremental INC While in the INC mode INC is shown in the upper left corner of the...

Page 19: ...Offset Addition Offset addition allows values to be pre programmed that are then added to the measurement and the sum is displayed on the LCD This function allows the user to switch to inside measurements or from one reference point to another See PROGRAMMING PARAMETERS Pr30 31 32 33 34 ProPanel supports up to 4 user definable offsets that may be added to the ABS position PROGRAMMING PARAMETER Pr3...

Page 20: ...RD JUMPER JP5 These INPUT and OUTPUT functions are mutually exclusive and cannot be enabled concurrently External Power The ProPanel Readout will also operate on 12 24VDC The Readout uses a multi purpose connector for power as well as input and output signals Also See Section 3 Circuit Board Jumpers NOT RECCOMENDED FOR PROPANEL OPERATION Output Signal Configuration Set JP5 on the readout circuit b...

Page 21: ...ns above are encountered but the output signal only changes state once and then toggles back when an in tolerance condition is restored When the Monitor mode is active AND the programmable output is enabled the hardware output will not become active until the error condition has lasted at least 2 consecutive seconds CAUTION The output signal remains active during Programming If parameters relating...

Page 22: ... connection to IN1 Any two of the keys may be mapped to respond to an external input by programming Pr35 and Pr36 using the Key Function Mapping Table below The inputs must be from a normally open dry no voltage applied switch connected between ground GND or common and IN1 and or IN2 The switch input operates exactly the same as the mapped key providing both Momentarily and Press and Hold function...

Page 23: ...position to detect drift or measurement variance To activate the Monitor mode position the Encoder system to the desired location and Momentarily press the F3 key The MON symbol will illuminate on the LCD to indicate Monitor mode is active If the Encoder moves outside the programmed tolerance the LCD reading flashes indicating a drift condition When the Encoder is moved back within the programmed ...

Page 24: ...nt To release the HOLD feature momentarily press the F4 key again or cycle power NOTES If power is cycled when Hold Mode is active any key such as UNITS DATUM or that was depressed while in Hold Mode will be executed when power is restored Leaving the normal measurement mode i e enter programming mode SEND or using the Go No Go editor causes the Readout to automatically exit HOLD Delete Momentaril...

Page 25: ...while pressing F4 will decrement through the list When the point to be programmed is reached go to Step 2 2 Press and Hold the UNITS key and Momentarily press the F4 key The LCD will display GoX U for 1 second where X is the measurement point and U indicates the upper tolerance is to be programmed Use the and keys to set an upper limit go to Step 3 3 Momentarily press F3 The LCD will now display G...

Page 26: ... inches d If Pr25 is set to any non zero value and the Readout is in metric mode mm or cm the accumulated total is displayed as meters and millimeters MM mmm where M meters and m millimeters 2 Press the F3 key to clear the accumulator The LCD will display CLr for 1 second The DRO will return to the normal measuring mode 3 To add a measurement to the accumulator make the measurement and then press ...

Page 27: ... second followed by a non zero number Press the F3 key to clear the memory The LCD will display CLr for 1 second and then return to normal measurement mode 2 Take a measurement and press the F3 key The LCD displays Add x momentarily to indicate that the measurement has been added and how many x have been accumulated so far Continue to take additional measurements and press the F3 key after each me...

Page 28: ...immed Average Measurement Sum Max Min Count 2 Notes on the Statistics Function Standard averaging will be influenced by the Minimum and Maximum measurement values If these values vary greatly from the measurement population the average will not reflect a centered representation of the measurement population Trimmed averaging in this implementation subtracts the Min and Max values prior to the aver...

Page 29: ...Temperature Compensation 1 Set pr41 to 1 2 If necessary enter the expansion coefficient for the material that the ProScale aluminum Scale is affixed to with pr44 Use care if changing this setting It will affect system accuracy Note Parameters Pr41 44 are preset at the factory for ProPanel HDE Non linear Compensation The Non Linear Compensation Function is used to enhance the basic accuracy of the ...

Page 30: ...od of configuring the ProPanel with specific parameters and preventing unauthorized or accidental changes JP4 Power Selection Default Position B The ProPanel standard Readout operates on either on internal battery power Recommended or external 12 24VDC When this jumper is installed in the B position the Readout is powered from the internal battery When this jumper is installed in position A the Re...

Page 31: ...be a key depression of longer than 1 second For Momentary key operations the Key Function is executed on release For Press Hold operations the Key Function is executed after the key has been depressed for the prescribed amount of time Resetting All Parameters To reset all programming parameters to their Factory Default settings 1 Turn the Readout power off 2 Press and Hold the ON OFF and UNITS key...

Page 32: ...key to advance up through the Programming Parameter list The Readout will display the Parameter number then the current programmed value To move down Parameter list Press and Hold the ON OFF key and Momentarily press the UNITS key to move backward through the Parameter list To Increase a Parameter value Momentarily press the plus key while the Parameter value is displayed To Decrease Parameter val...

Page 33: ... 1 Press and Hold the UNITS key until the Readout displays Pr x 2 Momentarily press the DATUM key The LCD will display PG off 3 Release both keys The Readout will return to normal operation NOTE The Readout will automatically exit programming mode after 60 seconds of no key activity ...

Page 34: ...n Parameters that DO NOT apply to ProPanel systems are shown Grayed Out NOTE Programming parameters are not sequentially numbered due to firmware differences between systems and provision for future enhancements features Pr1 Datum Key 0 to 999 999in or 0 to 9999 99mm The value that will be recalled on the readout when the DATUM key is pressed This value would normally be set to 0 00 Jaws closed bu...

Page 35: ...ke Readout 0 10 to 10mm This parameter sets the amount of jaw movement required to automatically wake up the Readout when it is turned off or in sleep mode Default Value 0 10mm Pr6 10 NOT USED Pr11 Displayed Measurement Units 0 to 6 This parameter controls the type of measuring units the Readout displays when the UNITS key is pressed The table below illustrates the possible combinations of measuri...

Page 36: ... half double or other values that can be achieved by multiplying the actual measurement by the value of the parameter setting SEE PAGE 2 FOR THE CUSTOM VALUE FOR THIS PROPANEL Pr14 ProScale Compatibility 0 or 1 This parameter sets the Readout to operate with the correct technology This parameter is preset at the factory if the Readout is purchased as part of a complete System See also Segment Offs...

Page 37: ... in NOT APPLICABLE FOR PROPANEL SYSTEMS Pr27 Upper Lower Limits 0 or 1 This parameter Enables Disables the use of the Upper Lower Limits Function Set Pr 28 to the lower limit Pr 29 to the upper limit Default Value 0 Pr28 Lower Limit 0 to 999 999in or 0 to 9999 99mm This value sets the lower limit of Upper Lower Limits function when Pr27 1 Default Value 0 000 Pr29 Upper Limit 0 to 999 999in or 0 to...

Page 38: ... This value is added to the current measurement or position when Pr 30 0 and 2 is displayed in the upper left area of the LCD FACTORY SET FOR PROPANEL CLASSIC TO 1 500in Pr33 Offset 3 0 to 999 999in or 0 to 9999 99mm This value is added to the current measurement or position when Pr 30 0 and 3 is displayed in the upper left area of the LCD FACTORY SET FOR PROPANEL CLASSIC TO 0 750in Pr34 Offset 4 ...

Page 39: ...ogrammable output when not activated and Circuit board jumper JP5 is in position A Default Value 0 Pr38 Programmable Output Function 0 to 3 Selects the function that the programmable output activates on when Circuit board jumper JP5 is in position A Default Value 0 Value of Pr 38 Function 0 No Operation 1 Monitor Drift Operation 2 Upper Lower Limits 3 Go No Go Value of Pr 35 36 Key 0 None 1 On Off...

Page 40: ...to the Readout What does b FAIL mean When the readout displays this message it means the battery voltage has dropped to a level where reliable operation is no longer possible Install new battery to clear this message What does P FAIL mean When the readout displays this message it means the battery voltage has dropped to a level where reliable programming is not possible Install new battery to clea...

Page 41: ...This signal can be converted to USB or RS232 using a ProRF Wireless SPC System ProRF SPC ProRF allows measurement data to be transmitted wirelessly to a PC or other device having a USB or RS232 connection The system uses 802 15 4 radio modules to provide reliable two way communication See picture below ...

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Page 44: ... a ProScale Product IT WAS PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA Accurate Technology Inc 270 Rutledge Rd Unit E Fletcher NC 28732 USA 828 654 7920 www proscale com Please register your ProPanel P N 800 1090 104 Rev L102012 Copyright 2012 Accurate Technology Inc All rights reserved ...

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