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Adam Equipment AE 403 Series Manual Download Page 4

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

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The AE 403 indicator provides the user with the electronics necessary to
build an accurate, fast, versatile weighing system.

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Functions include, weighing, check weighing, parts counting, animal
weighing and percent weighing.

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The system includes automatic zero tracking, audible alarm for check-
weighing, semi-automatic tare and an accumulation facility that allows
individual weights or counts to be stored and the total recalled.

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The scales have a bi-directional RS-232 interface for communicating with
a PC or printer.

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RS-232 outputs include Real time Clock, English, German, French or
Spanish language text and data required for GLP reports.

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The indicator can be used with 1- to 4 load cell platforms.

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Internal rechargeable battery and IP-67 rated enclosure allow for a fully
portable and rigged weighing system.

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Summary of Contents for AE 403 Series

Page 1: ...Adam Equipment AE 403 Indicator Software rev V 1 00 above ...

Page 2: ...Easy Reference Model name of the scale Serial number of the unit Software revision number Displayed when power is first turned on Date of Purchase Name of the supplier and place ...

Page 3: ...THE WEIGHING UNITS 10 6 5 PRESET TARE 10 6 7 CHECK WEIGHING 11 6 8 ACCUMULATED TOTAL 13 6 10 1 Animal weighing procedure 15 6 11 HOLD PEAK FUNCTION 16 7 0 USER PARAMETERS 16 7 1 SCALE PARAMETERS 16 7 2 RS 232 PARAMETERS 18 7 2 1 Print settings 19 7 2 2 PC settings 20 7 2 3 Command settings 20 8 0 BATTERY OPERATION 21 9 0 RS 232 INTERFACE 21 DATA FORMAT COMPLETE WEIGHT 22 DATA FORMAT HOLD 23 DATA F...

Page 4: ...or check weighing semi automatic tare and an accumulation facility that allows individual weights or counts to be stored and the total recalled The scales have a bi directional RS 232 interface for communicating with a PC or printer RS 232 outputs include Real time Clock English German French or Spanish language text and data required for GLP reports The indicator can be used with 1 to 4 load cell...

Page 5: ... And AC DC 12V 800mA adapter power Power consumption 0 1VA Overall dimension 287 x 240 x 149 mm including bracket Balance Housing Indicator IP 67 rated Stainless Steel Net weight 2 8 kg Operating temperature 0C 40C Operating humidity 85 RH Applications General Purpose Weighing Scales Functions Weighing Check weighing Parts counting Memory Accumulation Animal weighing Percent weighing Peak hold Dis...

Page 6: ...faces Avoid unstable power sources Do not use near large users of electricity such as welding equipment or large motors Do not place near vibrating machinery Avoid air movement such as from fans or opening doors Do not place near open windows or air conditioning vents Keep the indicator clean Do not stack material on the indicator when not in use 3 2 LIST OF ACCESSORIES Your packet contains AC ada...

Page 7: ...elected last 3 4 CONNECTIONS Depending on what model you have purchased the connection of the load cell could be different 3 4 1 Connection of load cell to the connector Please see figure 1 6 Pin IN Signal 7 Pin IN Signal 3 Pin AGND Shield 1 Pin E Excitation 2 Pin S Sense 4 Pin E Excitation 5 Pin S Sense As viewed from the back of the indicator Note For 4 wire load cell connect the load cell Excit...

Page 8: ...in RXD Received Data 3 Pin TXD Transmitted Data As viewed from the back of the indicator See section 9 for details of the RS 232 Interface 3 4 3 Connection of RS 232 to the board Please see figure 4 If there is no connector outside case you will have to connect the RS 232 directly to the board Board terminal block 6 Pin IN Signal S 7 Pin IN Signal S 3 Pin AGND Shield Sh 1 Pin E Excitation E 2 Pin ...

Page 9: ...front to the rear of the case Pass the wires for the relays through the grommet on the rear panel The wires will connect to the PCB using the terminal strip P1 FIGURE 5 AE403 CIRCUIT BOARD The circuit to control the relays requires an external voltage compatible with the relays used For more information see section 10 Load cell connection pins Connection to relay drivers Connection to serial port ...

Page 10: ... for scrolling Also used for incrementing the active digit when setting a value for Parameters Disp Mode Selects the weighing unit to be displayed from those which are enabled See parameter S1 in section 7 4 A secondary function is to move the active flashing digit to the right when setting values for Parameters Func Set Selects the Functions of the scale If the scale is weighing it will select pa...

Page 11: ...l show the state of charge of the internal battery 6 0 OPERATION 6 1 ZEROING THE DISPLAY You can press the 0 Esc key at any time to set the zero point This will usually be necessary when the platform is empty You can only zero off a weight up to a maximum of 20 of the scale capacity When the zero point is obtained the display will show an indicator for zero The indicator has an automatic re zeroin...

Page 12: ... ON As a product is added only the net weight of the product will be shown The scale could be tared a second time if another type of product was to be added to the first one Again only the weight that is added after taring will be displayed When the container is removed a negative value will be shown If the scale was tared just before removing the container this value is the gross weight of the co...

Page 13: ...are key 6 6 PARTS COUNTING If parts counting is enabled it is possible to count parts using a sample of the parts to determine average piece weight Before starting tare the weight of any container that may be used leaving the empty container on the scale Place a known number of samples in the container if used The number should match the options for parts counting i e 10 20 50 100 or 200 pieces Pr...

Page 14: ...y will show if the weight is above or below the limits and the beeper will sound if the beeper is enabled Press the Func Set key to select the weighing mode Using the directional buttons or scroll through to the normal weighing mode Weight will be shown on the display Press Tare to confirm Once in normal weighing mode hold the CHK PRINT button for 2 3 seconds Hi will appear on the display followed...

Page 15: ...e weight is less than the Low Limit Above the Low Limit the display backlight will be green CHK bP In The beeper will be off when the weight is less than the Low Limit Above the Low Limit the beeper will be on CHK bP Out The beeper will be on sound when the weight is below the Low Limit HIGH LIMIT SET LOW LIMIT is set to zero The display will show a red backlight until High limit is reached then g...

Page 16: ...HK Print key or automatically when a weight is removed from the scale The accumulation function is available when weighing or when counting parts However the memory is cleared if the weighing units or functions are changed When the weight or count displayed is stored in memory the display will show ACC 1 and then the total in memory for 2 seconds before returning to weighing The RS 232 interface w...

Page 17: ...s selected the display will show 100 0 Remove the 3500g weight and place a 3000g weight The display will show 85 7 as 3000g is 85 7 of 3500g The number of decimal points will depend on the weight used in comparison to the capacity of the system A smaller weight will show only 100 while a larger weight might show 100 00 If the scale was showing zero weight when entering this function then the user ...

Page 18: ...ay will show Flt x where x is a value from 1 to 5 The higher the value the greater the amount of filter will be To increment the value shown press the key then press the Tare key to accept it 6 10 1 Animal weighing procedure With the weighing scale platform empty the indicator display will show zero weight Place containers or blankets onto the platform and press the 0 Esc key to zero the display T...

Page 19: ... either more weight is added onto the weighing pan or the weighing mode is changed If using the Peak mode the recorded interval between weighings can be set by pressing the Unit Mode key and using the directional keys and to set the interval or to turn this off 7 0 USER PARAMETERS Pressing the Func Set key and holding for 2 seconds during normal operation allows the user to access the parameters f...

Page 20: ...nt to turn off scale 0 1 2 5 10 15 Off 2 Key bp Key beeper settings On Off On Chk bp Checkweighing beeper settings In Out Off In Unit Enable or disable weighing units will not allow to disable all units at least one has to be enabled Parts counting can be enabled disabled Kg Grams lb oz lb oz N Newtons PCS Kg Auto Z Auto zero settings 0 5 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 0 5 Filter Filter setting to slow normal or f...

Page 21: ...s Scroll through the list of functions using the and directional keys Press Tare to enter the rs 1 or rs 2 parameters when appearing on the display Rs 1 will provide access to Print PC and Cmd settings Rs 2 includes PC and Cmd only Press Tare to confirm When entering a mode the user will be required to go through each step of the process by entering the desired values or selecting from the options...

Page 22: ...n Enable or disable the Accumulation on oFF off Printing mode Printing Mode Manual or Automatic mAn AUto P mAn Printer device Select the printer or device to print to ATP LP50 ATP Number of copies Select the number of copies Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3 Copy 4 Copy 5 Copy 6 Copy 7 Copy 8 Copy 1 Print layout Select complex or simple print layout Comp Simp Comp Line break Select the number of line breaks be...

Page 23: ... only print the weight Print when Print M Esc key is pressed Do not accumulate 7 2 2 PC settings Parameter Description Options Default Values or setting baud rate Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 9600 Model Select the scale model being used Adam CBK NBL Adam Interval Select the interval per second for sending data to a PC Int 0 continuous Int 0 5 Int 1 Int 2 Int 0 7 2 3 Comma...

Page 24: ...tor into the mains power The scale does not need to be turned on The battery should be charged for 12 hours for full capacity Near the display is an LED to indicate the status of battery charging When the scale is plugged into the mains power the internal battery will be charged If the LED is green the battery has a full charge If it is Red the battery is nearly discharged and yellow indicates the...

Page 25: ... indicator The scale can be set to print text in English French German or Spanish See the RS 232 parameters section for details DATA FORMAT COMPLETE WEIGHT cr lf cr lf Date 12 09 2006 cr lf Time 14 56 27 cr lf cr lf Scale ID 123456 cr lf If ID is zero it is left blank User ID 234567 cr lf cr lf Net Wt 1 234 Kg cr lf Net Wt or Gross Wt Tare Wt 0 000kg Gross Wt 1 234 Kg cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf ...

Page 26: ...r lf Peak Holt Wt 1 500 Kg cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf Date 12 09 2006 cr lf Time 14 56 27 cr lf cr lf Scale ID 123456 cr lf User ID 234567 cr lf cr lf Hold Wt 1 000 Kg cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf Date 12 09 2006 cr lf Time 14 56 27 cr lf cr lf Scale ID 123456 cr lf User ID 234567 cr lf cr lf Net Wt 1 234 Kg cr lf Net Wt or Gross Wt Unit Wt 123 g cr lf g for metric and ...

Page 27: ...0 00 cr lf Unit wt 1 0234g Pieces 1000 PCS cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf Date 12 09 2006 cr lf Time 14 56 27 cr lf cr lf Scale ID 123456 cr lf User ID 234567 cr lf cr lf Net Wt 1 500 Kg cr lf Ref Wt 1000kg Percent 150 00 cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf Date 12 09 2006 cr lf Time 14 56 27 cr lf cr lf Scale ID 123456 cr lf User ID 234567 cr lf cr lf Animal Wt 1 500 Kg cr lf cr lf cr lf cr lf cr ...

Page 28: ...Pso Net Weight per unit counted Unit Wt Pds unit Gew Einh Pso Unid Number of items counted Pcs Pcs Stck Piezas Number of weighing added to subtotals No Nb Anzhl Num Total weight and count printed Total Total Gesamt Total Print date Date Date Datum Fecha Print time Time Heure Zeit Hora Scale ID number Scale ID Bal ID Waagen ID Bal ID User ID Number User ID Util ID Nutzer ID Usuario ID ST GROSS 1 23...

Page 29: ...ch command T cr lf Tares the scale to display the net weight This is the same as pressing Tare Z cr lf Sets the zero point for all subsequent weighing The display shows zero P cr lf Prints the results to a PC or printer using the RS 232 interface It also adds the value to the accumulation memory if the accumulation function is not set to automatic ...

Page 30: ... compatible with the relay drivers however other interfaces can be used as long as the following conditions apply Connections to the drivers Connections are made to the PCB Connector P1 The connector is a spring activated type simply press on the top of the connector and insert the wire Do not exceed the safe limits of voltage or current of 24VDC or 15ma per output Depending upon the application i...

Page 31: ...ional buttons or to scroll through the settings until U cal appears on the display Press the Tare key to select After pressing Tare noload should appear on the display Use the directional button to switch to load1 and set the desired weight limit of the test object to be placed on the scale using the or directional buttons and the directional key to move to the next digit Press the Tare key to con...

Page 32: ...ey to set the display to zero value If the problem persists contact your dealer or Adam Equipment for assistance Err 6 A D out of range The values from the A D converter are outside the normal range Remove the weight from the scale if overloaded Make sure the pan is attached Indicates the load cell or the electronics may be faulty If the problem persists contact your dealer or Adam Equipment for a...

Page 33: ...eady A Details of your company Name of your company Contact person s name Contact telephone e mail fax or any other methods B Details of the unit purchased This part of information should always be available for any future correspondence We suggest you to fill in this form as soon as the unit is received and keep a print out in your record for ready reference Model name of the scale Serial number ...

Page 34: ...faulty installation unauthorised modifications or attempted repair or failure to observe the requirements and recommendations as given in this User Manual This product may include a rechargeable battery that is designed to be removed and replaced by the user Adam Equipment warrants that it will provide a replacement battery if the battery manifests a defect in materials or workmanship during the i...

Page 35: ...ommercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CALIF...

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