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Dillon FI-90 Force Indicator

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for FI-90

Page 1: ...Dillon FI 90 Force Indicator User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...P65 PN29527 0011Ee2 PrintedinUSA Risk of electrical shock Do not remove cover No user service able parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Weigh Tronix reserves the right to change specifications at any time ...

Page 3: ... Viewing an ID Number 12 Entering Data with Arrow Keys 13 Introduction 13 ID Number as an Example 13 Viewing and Entering Setpoints Cutoffs 14 CutoffConnections 17 Viewing and Setting Time 17 Viewing and Setting the Date 18 TransmittingData 19 Analog Output Option 20 Using Test Mode for Indicator Diagnostics 21 Main Displays Viewed in the Test Mode Menu 22 Table of Contents Pages are numbered cons...

Page 4: ...ysteresis 0 005 of capacity maximum Power Std 117VAC 10 15 50 60Hz 5 watt Opt 230VAC 10 15 50 60Hz 5 watt Opt 12VDC 10 15 130mA max LoadCellDriveCapacity Up to four 350 ohm load cells Up to twelve 1000 ohm load cells 5VDC load cell excitation voltage Environment 10 to 40 C 14 to 104 F 10 to 90 relative humidity Calibration andProgramming All calibration and programming is done through the front pa...

Page 5: ...oating EnclosureDimensions 2 65 H x 8 36 W x 9 11 D RFIRejection Operates in the presence of moderate RFI RS232 20mA Output Data is transmitted when PRINT button is pressed Host computer may solicit data by sending an ENQ character Auto print and broadcast data are also options Format programmable Baud rate options 300 600 1200 2400 4800 Parity bit options even odd logic 1 logic 0 Word length 8 da...

Page 6: ...atures Rechargeable6Vlead acidbattery Operates on AC or internal battery Sleep mode to conserve battery power 26 32 hours between recharge 1 load cell continuous 14 16 hours between recharge 4 load cells continuous Alkaline Battery Version Options RS232 serial I O with real time clock Panelmount Features Long battery life 5 weeks 40 hrs week for one load cell Sleep mode to conserve battery power 1...

Page 7: ...ions and provide access to configuration and system test information See Figure 1 A dual function key UNITS selects the operational unit of measure LEFT ARROW enters data Enters data Selects menu topics A dual function key PRINT transmits displayed data to a printer computer or programmable controller SELECT accepts dis played data in configuration and helps you move around in the configurationhie...

Page 8: ...ithin 1 4 division of zero or the force at which the indicator was zeroed The indicator is in a state of over capacity The indicator is in a state of under capacity 8888888 Appears briefly at the time of power on The indicator is being initialized Loc d The A D converter is locked up Applied force is too high or too low ASLEEP The indicator has gone to sleep to conserve on battery power Make it op...

Page 9: ...rgeable Battery Version Figure 4 Back Panel of Alkaline Battery Version The method of powering up depends on the type of power supply your indicator uses Look at the back panel of your indicator and the four back panel illustrations below and identify the one that matches your indicator Then follow the appropriate power up instructions on the next page ...

Page 10: ...to the ON position lower portion depressed For the 12 volt DC version See Figure 5 Press the power switch to the ON position lower portiondepressed Your unit is configured to display gross force or peak force It may also be configured to display one or more of the following functions ID number one or two cutoff registers time and date This manual assumes the unit is config ured to allow full acces...

Page 11: ...lows the FI 90 to monitor a varying force and hold the peak value 1 With the indicator powered up in the gross mode zero by pressing ZER0 CLEAR and apply force Gross displayed value increases to reflect increasing live force 2 Press GROSS PEAK to access peak view mode The peak annunciator comes on Displayed is the incrementing peak value It reflects the live gross force continuing to increase 3 Re...

Page 12: ...displayed Important The next peak captured see step 8 will not be displayed with the FI 90 toggled to gross mode but the peak will continue to be tracked and can only be viewed in the peak view mode 7 As desired you may again view your last retained peak displayed by step 4 by toggling GROSS PEAK This key allows you to toggle between peak view mode and gross mode 8 Repeat steps 3 4 and 5 for each ...

Page 13: ...sition up to the value needed and the LEFT ARROW key moves the configured digits to the left out of the way and brings up a new zero digit in the edit character position The FI 90 allows you to enter up to seven character positions of data To teach the procedure we ll show you how to enter the three digit ID num ber 603 The same keying principles generically apply to your entry of ID cutoffs time ...

Page 14: ...table for our example s second digit so no depressions of UP ARROW are required for it Instead press LEFT ARROW again to bump the 60 a single space to the left and again display a 0 in the edit character position 5 Press UP ARROW as necessary to increment the edit character to the desired value a 3 in our 603 example Entry of ID 603 is complete A data field of more than the three digits entered in...

Page 15: ...epresent gross force load when the cutoffs activate With the increment based setpoint activation of a cutoff is signaled by a specified amount of net force You tell the indicator the net amount of force required to activate each of the cutoffs Suppose your first cutoff requires 100 pounds of force and your second cutoff requires 100 pounds of force you would enter 100 for setpoint 0 and 100 for se...

Page 16: ...ntil the decimal is displayed Use the arrow keys to enter all digits of the new setpoint When the correct setpoint is displayed press PRINT SELECT to accept the value and redisplay CutOFF 0 then press MENU to move to the next register register 1 CutOFF 1 is displayed if the second setpoint has been configured if not you now see the time display The 1 now displayed stands for setpoint register 1 3 ...

Page 17: ...24 hour clock displays hours min utes and seconds 09 40 38 2 Set the clock by entering data in the desired format as shown in the outcome to step 1 12 or 24 hour time using the data entryproceduredocumented underEnteringDatawithArrow Keys Start by changing AM to PM or vice versa if necessary use UP ARROW to scroll through numbers to this display A or P then press LEFT ARROW to change A to P or P t...

Page 18: ...12 92 month day year12 31 92 year month day92 12 31 2 To change the date start by pressing UP ARROW to bring a 0 into the edit character position and continue using the procedure explained in the section Entering Data with Arrow Keys Use the same date format that you saw when you displayed the date in step 1 3 Press PRINT SELECT to return to the operations mode menu The date is accepted and dAY is...

Page 19: ...wing the pin assignments listed in Figure 8 Figure 8 RS 232 Connector Pin Assignments If your indicator is configured to allow printing from the gross or peak view mode press PRINT SELECT Data is transmitted and the data configured to be printed will be output to the printer See Figure 9 for a sampleprintout Figure 9 Sample FI 90 Printout The default settings for serial output are Busy Disabled Ba...

Page 20: ... 0 10VDC The analog output can be used with programmable controllers chart recorders etc It uses a nine pin female connector as shown in Figure 10 Signal Name Pin Number Currentreturn 1 Voltage out 4 Voltagereturn 5 Currentout 6 Chassisground 9 Figure 10 Analog Output Pin Assignments Analog Output Option ...

Page 21: ...econd Scroll continuously to the left by pressing and holding MENU 3 Move down a level in the test mode hierarchy by pressing PRINT SELECT Move up a level in the hierarchy from any display in the hierarchy by pressing and holding PRINT SELECT for approximately 1 5 seconds or from the End display by pressing PRINT SELECT 4 Press MENU to toggle between the options under any test parameter such as th...

Page 22: ... CUTOFF 1 and CUTOFF 2 When you exit the outputs test the cutoffs revert to their proper condition according to the applied gross force input input This test tells you how the remote control input is configured It may be off or it may be configured as a remote PRINT key control a remote GROSS PEAK key control or a remote ZERO CLEAR key control With input displayed press PRINT SELECT and an undersc...

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Page 24: ...on A division of Weigh Tronix Inc 1000 Armstrong Dr Fairmont MN 56031 USA Telephone 507 238 4461 Facsimile 507 238 8258 e mail dillon weigh tronix com www dillon force com Force Measurement Products Systems ...

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