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GTX-Plus Series User’s Manual REV 3.0 01/03/2013

Table of Contents

Table of Contents…………………………………………………………

Introduction………………………………………………………………… 3

Before Use……………………………………………………….

Operation

Overview…………………………………………

Powering the GTX Plus………………………………………………..

Charging

the

Batteries…………………………………….

Using the GTX Plus………………………………………………………

Fitting

Accessories……………………………………………

Mounting to a Test Stand…………………………………

Powering

up……………………………………………………..

Basic

Functions…………………………………………………

Main Menu………………………………………………………

SETUP…………………………………………………..

AUTO-OFF…………………………………

PASS-FAIL…………………………………

DROP

LEVEL……………………………..

FILTERING…………………………………

CUSTOM

UNIT…………………………..

AUTO

AVERAGING…………………….

LOAD

DEFAULT…………………………

SELECT

OUTPUT…………………………

DATABASE……………………………………………

VIEW………………………………………….

DELETE

LAST……………………………

DELETE

ALL………………………………

STATISTICS………………………………

CALIBRATION……………………………………….

DATE

TIME…………………………………………

DIAGNOSTIC…………………………………………

ABOUT…………………………………………………..

GTX Plus Specifications……………………………………………….

Conversion Factor………………………………………………………..

Summary of Contents for GTX-Plus 100

Page 1: ...GTX Plus Series User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...he GTX Plus 5 Fitting Accessories 5 Mounting to a Test Stand 5 Powering up 5 Basic Functions 6 Main Menu 10 SETUP 10 AUTO OFF 11 PASS FAIL 11 DROP LEVEL 13 FILTERING 15 CUSTOM UNIT 15 AUTO AVERAGING 16 LOAD DEFAULT 18 SELECT OUTPUT 18 DATABASE 19 VIEW 19 DELETE LAST 19 DELETE ALL 20 STATISTICS 20 CALIBRATION 21 DATE TIME 21 DIAGNOSTIC 22 ABOUT 23 GTX Plus Specifications 24 Conversion Factor 25 ...

Page 3: ...r Dillon distributor for additional information or visit our website at www forcetorque com Before Use Upon receiving the unit please check that no physical damage has occurred to the packaging material plastic case or the instrument itself If any damage is evident please notify Dillon immediately Operation Overview The most commonly used features such as displaying force peak hold zero and changi...

Page 4: ...ery life we recommend that you charge them with the charger adaptor supplied for at least 14 16 hours when you first receive the instrument Only use the adaptor charger supplied Battery Indicator Battery level 5 0 V 5 0 V Battery level 4 9 V 4 9 V Battery level 4 8 V 4 8 V Battery level 4 7 V Battery level 4 7 V If battery level less than 4 6 V The battery empty massage will be displayed and the g...

Page 5: ...r tight only Excessive torque can damage the load cell and is not covered by warranty Mounting to Test Stand The two 10 32 threaded holes on the rear of the gauge can be used for mounting the gauge The distance between the holes is 2 25 inch A versatile stand mounting plate is available to couple the force gauge to many brands of test stands Powering up As show in Figure 1 the control panel has ei...

Page 6: ...orces greater than 120 of full scale will produce an audible beep and OL symbol will blink on the display until load is release and RESET key is pressed To power down the gauge press the ON OFF key All the current settings are saved when the gauge is turned off and the gauge will function in the same mode when powered up again Basic Functions Tensile forces are displayed on the GTX Plus and recogn...

Page 7: ...s will select the next available units until the gauge returns to its original setting The GTX Plus automatically converts readings as new unit of measure are selected Note All units may not be displayed depending on gauge capacity Changing the mode of measure You can choose from the following modes of measure Track Peak Tension Peak Compression Dual Peak To change the display modes press MODES ke...

Page 8: ...The display will show the highest tensile force and the highest compressive force The current load being applied to the load sensor is also displayed See Figure 3d Peak tension reading Dual symbol Peak compression reading Load currently applied to load sensor Figure 3d Dual Peak Resetting the gauge Press RESET key to clear both maximum registers and prepare for detecting the next maximum readings ...

Page 9: ...d and Sample Brake It use to control the test stand SMD Model Stop or reverse when overload and sample brake occur USB output signal The displayed reading may be transmitted to PC by pressing the PRINT key or sending request command from PC to the gauge USB command Action l Send live reading value with unit p Send peak tension value with unit c Send peak compression value with unit x or pressing P...

Page 10: ... activate feature and enter values Within sub menus UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys will also change numerical values Press ESC to return to the main menu page Figure 4 Main Menu 1 SETUP Press the MENU key the display will show main menu page and use UP and DOWN to move the cursor point to SETUP Press the ENTER key The display will show the setup menu page Press ESC key to return to the main men...

Page 11: ...ximum and minimum forces gap for measuring It activate by setting the lower level and upper level forces limit If the forces value is within the gap level the display will show message PASS Any reading values outside this gap higher or lower the display will show message FAIL If you activate this feature the PF symbol will display on main display To access PASS FAIL menu Press UP and DOWN to move ...

Page 12: ... 0 N UPPER LEVEL 20 N Load The UPPER LED will ON Another LED OFF Upper level The OK LED will ON Another LED OFF Time Figure 7a example LOWER LEVEL 20 N UPPER LEVEL 0 N Load The OK LED will ON Another LED OFF Lower level The LOWER LED will ON Another LED OFF Time Figure 7b ...

Page 13: ...detect the force at which a sample breaks but is not necessarily the maximum force e g detecting the force at which a tablet first begins to crack or in capturing yield point of a material NOTE This setting will control stand stop or stand reverse When this feature is set ON three addition Measure mode can be selected using the MODE key from the main display Figure 8a 1st Peak Tension Figure 8b 1s...

Page 14: ... to scroll values Use RIGHT ARROW key to change unit When the correct value is reached press ENTER to save setting and return to setup menu page 1st Peak feature will automatically disabled if you set DROP 0 N example GTX Plus 100N has drop level 20N If the peak load before sample break is 50 the load must drop to 30N in order for the GTX Plus to detect a 1st peak of 50N If load continues to be ap...

Page 15: ...HIGH Figure 10 Filtering Menu Using UP and DOWN keys select the relevant level and press ENTER key to save setting and return to setup menu page 1 5 CUSTOM UNIT A custom unit can be applied to the load values in the main display This is useful for applications where you wish to convert the load reading into a non standard unit of measurement To set CUSTOM UNIT Press UP and DOWN to move the cursor ...

Page 16: ...tops when the stop trigger condition occur When this feature is Enabled one addition Measure mode can be selected using the MODE key from the main display averaging mode symbol Stop Timer secs averaging value Figure 12 Auto Averaging mode In this mode save database by press ENTER key for 0 5 sec To access AUTO AVERAGING menu Press UP and DOWN to move the cursor point to AUTO AVERAGING and press th...

Page 17: ...by STOP TIMER defined 1 6 1 5 LOAD KEY Start averaging by START LOAD threshold defined and stop averaging by press ENTER key 1 6 1 6 LOAD KEY Start averaging by START LOAD threshold defined and stop averaging by STOP LOAD threshold defined 1 6 1 7 LOAD TIMER Start averaging by START LOAD threshold defined and stop averaging by STOP TIMER defined 1 6 2 SETTING This function use to define the thresh...

Page 18: ...fault menu page Press ESC key to return to the setup menu page LOAD DEFAULT AUTO OFF OFF LOWER LEVEL 0 UPPER LEVEL 0 PERCENT DROP 0 FILTERING HIGH AUTO AVERAGING OFF Figure 14 Load default Menu Press ENTER key to Load default setting and return to setup menu page 1 8 SELECT OUTPUT Although the GTX Plus default setting is USB you can switch the output port to PS2 RS232 and back To select output por...

Page 19: ... view all saved record in database The detail of each saved record consist of Reading value with unit Direction Date and time To access VIEW menu Press UP and DOWN to move the cursor point to VIEW and press ENTER key the display will show the view menu page Press ESC key to return to database menu page Press UP and DOWN to change view page press and hold to scroll change view page 2 2 DELETE LAST ...

Page 20: ...return to database menu page Figure 16b Delete all Menu Press UP and DOWN to select NO and YES If you selected NO and press ENTER key the gauge will return to database menu page If you selected YES and press ENTER key the gauge will delete all saved record and return to database menu page 2 4 STATISTICS The GTX Plus calculate statistics value max min mean std dev cov pass count fail count percent ...

Page 21: ...m of record for calculation must be not over 20 Measurement unit and direction of each record for calculation must be same Press ENTER key to calculate the statistic values The display will show calculation result page Press ESC key to return to Database menu page Figure 16d Statistics result Menu Pass and Fail count calculation are depend on last setting of UPPER LEVEL and LOWER LEVEL 3 CALIBRATI...

Page 22: ...the gauge horizontally on the flat level surface and go to main menu page _Use UP and DOWN key to move the cursor point to DIAGNOSTIC and press ENTER key the display will show Diagnostic menu page Press ESC to return to main menu page Last date of calibration Total overload coun offset when last calibrate current offset Figure 18 Diagnostic Menu If the offset is between 5 10 please contact your su...

Page 23: ...WARE REV 3 0 MODEL GTX CAPACITY 100N S N 05350001 Figure 19 About Menu Measurement practice For best measurement accuracy keep the compression tension forces in line with the force gauge Alleviate bending loads and torque loads applied to the load cell as these can adversely affect measurement performance Always keep the gauge below the capacity limit shown on the front of the gauge If gauge is us...

Page 24: ...s 250 250 x 0 05 25000 x 5 25 x 0 005 875 x 0 25 55 x 0 01 GTX Plus 1000 1000 x 0 2 1 x 0 0002 100 x 0 02 220 x 0 05 Accuracy Accuracy 0 1 of rate capacity Operating temperature 60 F 95 F 15 C 35 C Temperature shift at zero load 0 04 of full scale ºC Data Sampling Peak Capture Rate 0 005 mS ADC Sampling Rate 2 000 Hz Output USB 8 data bits 1 Start bit 1 Stop bit no parity Baud rate 38400 Digital P...

Page 25: ...7e 3 101 97e 6 3 597e 3 224 81e 6 N 1000 1 0 001 101 97 101 97e 3 3 597 224 81e 3 kN 1e6 1000 1 101 97e3 101 97 3597 224 81 g f 9 807 9 807e 3 9 807e 6 1 0 001 35 28e 3 2 205e 3 Kg f 9807 9 807 9 807e 3 1000 1 35 28 2 205 oz f 278 01 0 27801 278 01e 6 28 345 28 345e 3 1 0 0625 lb f 4448 2 4 4482 4 4482e 3 453 5 0 4535 16 1 ...

Page 26: ...GTX Plus Series User s Manual REV 3 0 01 03 2013 26 Dillon a Weigh Tronix Brand 1000 Armstrong drive Fairmont Minnesota 56031 Sales 507 238 8796 Service 507 238 4461 www dillonforce com Made in Thailand ...

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