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Remote Commands

The

GuardianXL

keypad interface can be remotely controlled via RS-232 with the

following ASCII commands.

Units

Gross / Net

Tare

Zero

Clear

0-9

Keypad 0-9 key

All commands are echoed back to the transmitting device to confirm receipt of the
command. Any print strings echoed back will have a W appended to the beginning of the
first line.

Summary of Contents for GuardianXL

Page 1: ...L WEIGHT INDICATOR AND CONTROLLER INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL DORAN SCALES INC 1315 Paramount Parkway Batavia Illinois 60510 800 262 6844 www doranscales com Manual Revision 2 0 5 12 2004 P N...

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Page 3: ...el Calibration Mode Entry 39 Calibration Mode Configuration 41 CHAPTER 6 SETPOINT CONFIGURATION 51 Single Trigger Setpoint Configurations 51 Multi Trigger Setpoint Configuration 53 CHAPTER 7 BATCH PRO...

Page 4: ...igure 4 2 Communications Parameter Menu 25 Figure 4 3 Date Time Menu 27 Figure 4 4 I O and Batch configuration Menu 28 Figure 4 5 Test Mode Menu 35 Figure 4 6 Calibration Mode Entry Menu 36 Figure 4 7...

Page 5: ...ons arise please feel free to contact your local DORAN SCALE distributor or the DORAN SCALE Technical Support Department at 1 800 262 6844 Unpacking the GuardianXL Before unpacking your Doran product...

Page 6: ...ushbutton indicator functions Gross Net Display gross or net weight at the push of a button Units Selects up to 6 weight display units lb kg g oz lb oz or user units Print Activates a serial data tran...

Page 7: ...lly Mounted Relay Control Board Fiber Optic Communications Digital I O Controls Including Switch Input RS 232 Output Optional Fiber Optic Input Optional Relay Output Optional Remote Display 4 20mA Ana...

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Page 9: ...ided into five areas Figure 2 1 GuardianXL Front Panel Layout Primary LED Display The primary display consists of six bright 1 high seven segment red LED digits These digits typically display the curr...

Page 10: ...his mode in detail Output Mode The output mode is only active while the GuardianXL is in the weighing mode and when any output is enabled The second line of the secondary display will indicate the sta...

Page 11: ...DORAN SCALE s Sales Department at 1 800 262 6844 Detailed calibration instructions are described in Chapter 5 Test Mode The GuardianXL provides a test mode for the outputs fiber optic communications...

Page 12: ...weight in the currently selected units The secondary display will show RECALL TARE To exit this mode press CLEAR To clear a tare weight press 0 on the keypad then TARE This will remove the tare from...

Page 13: ...ss the Setpoint or Preact weight values press MENU then 1 SP on the numeric keypad This key sequence places the GuardianXL into the recall mode The primary display will show the stored weight value an...

Page 14: ...AR while in the accumulator recall mode The accumulator counter is incremented once every time a manual or automatic accumulation occurs The counter value cannot be displayed on the front panel The co...

Page 15: ...AUDIT The parameter audit trail tracks changes in metrologically related parameters in the calibration mode by incrementing every time changes are saved to the GuardianXL Press TARE to advance to the...

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Page 17: ...ng It is normal for the rear panel to dimple slightly when the screws are tightened to 20 ft lb Tighten any modified watertight until the cable exiting the watertight can no longer slide through the w...

Page 18: ...17 Figure 3 1 Motherboard Load Cell Connection and Jumper Location...

Page 19: ...shown in figure 3 2 below Figure 3 2 Serial and I O Board Level Connections RS 232 Connection RS 232 is a basic three conductor serial communications interface commonly used with printers computers an...

Page 20: ...XD 2 Receive RXD 7 Signal Ground GND I O Connections Inputs Four inputs are available on the motherboard Inputs can be programmed as a remote switch a trigger for an output or a batch sequence input A...

Page 21: ...creased to 200mA when using an external voltage source A sample of using the Vdc internal voltage supply to drive a 5 volt relay circuit is shown in figure 3 4 A sample of using a 12Vdc external volta...

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Page 23: ...e software configuration supports the uploading and downloading of GuardianXL configuration parameters Therefore each GuardianXL configuration can be saved and recalled easily for future reconfigurati...

Page 24: ...protect the setup mode with a pass code to prevent accidental entry and configuration changes If enabled the pass code must be entered after pressing MENU and a shortcut pushbutton The secondary disp...

Page 25: ...the secondary display provides a navigation pushbutton guide for the setup mode To select a parameter value press the UNITS or PRINT pushbuttons to scroll through the possible selections for that par...

Page 26: ...received i e the PRINT pushbutton is pressed CP Continuous print Prints once for every display update AP1 Automatic print function one Automatically prints once when the scale is in a stable state AP...

Page 27: ...op bits for the Fiber Optic communications 8n1 Eight Data Bits No Parity One Stop Bit 7o1 Seven Data Bits Odd Parity One Stop Bit 7E1 Seven Data Bits Even Parity One Stop Bit 7n2 Seven Data Bits No Pa...

Page 28: ...format For instance if it is one o clock PM press CLEAR then enter 13 for the hour and press TARE to accept If the current time is less than ten first press zero then the current hour Set Day of Month...

Page 29: ...Batch Step All 10 reset Batch Step Change no Inc under Setpoint 1 off over under Setpoint 4 off over Input 1 off n o n c Input 4 off n o n c Pushbutton F1 off open Press Pushbutton F2 off open Press B...

Page 30: ...I O option relays Print Allows configuration of a remote or trigger activated auto print function Accum Allows configuration of a remote or trigger activated accumulation function Tare Allows configu...

Page 31: ...execute their task as soon as their trigger conditions are met No Does not Increment Reset Resets Batch Routine to Step One If the Batch Program is not a Global Repeat a Start Command is Required to R...

Page 32: ...ion Off The output or function ignores this trigger Open The trigger value is true if the pushbutton is not pressed Press The trigger value is true if the pushbutton is pressed Batch Delay A batch mod...

Page 33: ...has not returned to zero after auto printing Yes The trigger is true when the scale has returned to gross zero and has not met the print conditions Zero Band This trigger is based upon the Print Thres...

Page 34: ...nables or disables the front panel ZERO push button function On Enables use of the ZERO push button Off Disables use of the ZERO push button TARE This parameter enables or disables the front panel TAR...

Page 35: ...nto memory See Chapter 7 Batch Programs for implementation of batch programs No Batch Selected Scale is in Normal Weigh Mode Batch 1 Two Speed Net Weight Fill with Manual Feed Batch 2 Two Speed Hopper...

Page 36: ...nd the Digital I O option Once this menu is exited all outputs are inactive Off No outputs are activated Out 1 Activates output 1 Out 2 Activates output 2 Out 3 Activates output 3 Out 4 Activates outp...

Page 37: ...ore be used to track metrological changes in the GuardianXL indicator facilitating legal for trade and quality control verification Access Cal Mode To enter the calibration mode the calibration passwo...

Page 38: ...37 REMOVE THIS PAGE AND REPLACE WITH FIG4 7 PDF PRINT B SIZE Figure 4 7 Setup Mode Menu...

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Page 40: ...hbutton Using the pushbutton allows the GuardianXL calibration to be physically sealed The sealed calibration pushbutton can be enabled by jumpering JU13 on the motherboard See figure 3 1 in Chapter 3...

Page 41: ...ing the pass code simply re enter the pass code If this code does not place the indicator into calibration mode your DORAN distributor has entered a custom pass code or has enabled the sealed calibrat...

Page 42: ...ting zero and calibrating the span If the capacity and resolution are already set to the desired values and only recalibration is desired this section can be bypassed by pressing TARE until CAL LOAD Z...

Page 43: ...is displayed in the units selected in CAL Units above Capacities in all units can be recalled by pressing GROSS NET to return to the Cal Units menu Change the Cal Units parameter to any unit you wish...

Page 44: ...apacity Pressing CLEAR will erase the current capacity and a zero value will appear on the main display In conjunction with this the second line of the text display will read INCREASE COUNTS This mess...

Page 45: ...y weight from the scale Press ZERO to initiate the zero calibration The scale will count down once or twice and then display ZERO WT OK If the scale counts down more than twice motion is preventing pr...

Page 46: ...esired user units count by Enter the capacity in user units Using a 20LB scale the customer wishes to display weight in percent First calibrate the scale for 20LB using pounds mode Go to the count by...

Page 47: ...parameter audit trail and hence protected with a pass code in the calibration mode Figure 5 3 Meteorological Parameters Map Scale Reset Update Rate 5 5 2 7 1 1 F11 F5 5 F2 7 Flash Memory no yes Flash...

Page 48: ...ing is divisions Therefore a scale calibrated to 500 x 0 1 lb capacity and resolution would have 0 1 lb as one division The motion indicator is activated when the GuardianXL detects scale platform mot...

Page 49: ...are active On Off Unit is not available in weigh mode Set New Password The primary display shows the current password This setting allows the user to create a new password for the setup mode if the En...

Page 50: ...20 faster settling time over the standard filters The F filters are not recommended for resolutions greater than 10 000 divisions 1 1 Standard filter 1 1 samples per second 2 7 Standard filter 2 7 sam...

Page 51: ...h off 0 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 Motion Threshold 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 10 Legal For Trade off hb44 Start Up Zero on CAL 0 Last Enable lb on off Enable kg on off Enable oz on off Enable g on off 0 00005 200 Enable...

Page 52: ...tus output message is an ASCII string that can be interpreted by a PC with an RS 232 port DORAN s optional fiber optic to RS 232 converter or the RS 232 output on the digital I O option When used with...

Page 53: ...ommunications Parameters section of the setup mode If standard auto print functions do not meet the needs for your application a custom one can be configured using triggers CONFIG SET POINT Print CONF...

Page 54: ...those described above Stable Over Setpoint Building on the first Over Setpoint example it is possible to have a setpoint active only when stable CONFIG SET POINT out 1 CONFIG OUTPUT CH hI CONFIG THRE...

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Page 56: ...ard Batch Program Modification The standard batch programs below include the most common applications Standard batch programs can be modified by altering the Setpoint Output and I O Function Parameter...

Page 57: ...Batch Control Digital I O Controls Setpoint Front Panel Pushbuttons Batch Pause Restart MENU Batch Start F1 Fast Fill or Ingredient One Output 1 Setpoint 1 Slow Fill or Ingredient Two Output 2 Setpoi...

Page 58: ...ntainer is placed below the hopper greatly improving efficiency This system is intended to work with external switches connected the Digital I O option s remote inputs These inputs will control the st...

Page 59: ...closed until Setpoint 2 weight value is reached 7 Output 2 opens 8 Batch Delay Pause 9 Scale Accumulates weight in hopper Counter is advanced 10 Close Input 2 contact to dump hopper contents Single Sp...

Page 60: ...ient Two Output 2 Setpoint 2 Trickle Fill or Ingredient Three Output 3 Setpoint 3 Dump Hopper or Tank Output 4 Setpoint 4 Batch Step Batch Function 1 Zero scale 2 Scale Accumulates weight in hopper Co...

Page 61: ...eter Selection Press MENU then 8 I O OUTPUT FUNCTION OUT2 or OUT1 Press TARE Press TARE SP ACTIVE STEP Reset Press MENU Disable Accumulator This will remove the accumulator step from the program Param...

Page 62: ...Function 1 Press F1 to start batch 2 Tares Scale 3 Output 1 is closed until Setpoint 1 weight value is reached 4 Output 1 opens 5 Batch Delay Pause 6 Output 2 is closed until Setpoint 2 weight value i...

Page 63: ...lay output and exits the meter through a watertight Leave this cable in place when configuring the outputs and refer to the output cable color code table In the field this cable will most likely be re...

Page 64: ...TB202 C Blue Relay 2 TB202 NO Brown TB203 NC Grey TB203 C Yellow Relay 3 TB203 NO Tan TB204 NC Pearl TB204 C Pink Relay 4 TB204 NO Orange Relay Specifications Mechanical Relay OMRON G2R 1S DC5 10A 250...

Page 65: ...ive From the Windows START menu select Run then Type D Setup where D is your CD drive and press Enter Follow the on screen instructions Program Startup Locate the GuardianXL icon on the desktop and do...

Page 66: ...ator check that you have a free comport available and that the GuardianXL indicator parity parameter is set to 8n1 Test Use this button to confirm that the current comport and baudrate settings are co...

Page 67: ...hange command to the scale The Transmit window will echo the command sent to the indicator The scale will respond in the Receive window with a U and the Guardian XL indicator will perform the units fu...

Page 68: ...shows an example of how the data will look when transmitted from the scale When this window opens it will automatically open a comport using the current Comm Settings If it cannot open the current co...

Page 69: ...the user of this status When not connected to a GuardianXL Configurations can only be loaded from file and saved to a file Each Output Function is configured individually Select the desired Output or...

Page 70: ...To update the setpoint values in the GuardianXL you must then click Save To Scale in the Outputs Functions screen above There may be some instances when the scale is not available In this case the cap...

Page 71: ...art up units and the available units Note The scale must be in the Setup mode when saving to the scale Load from File Loads settings from a previously saved file Load from Scale Loads settings from th...

Page 72: ...le Clicking on Export to text file will save some critical scale parameters and batch settings to a text file This file can later be viewed or printed by a text editor like Notepad which is included i...

Page 73: ...mA Setup section below If you have an existing GuardianXL indicator and now require the 4 20mA option this section will describe the installation of the 4 20mA option To install the 4 20mA option remo...

Page 74: ...llow for a proper watertight seal Be sure to connect the polarity of the controller or indicator properly to ensure proper operation If your application requires a self powered Active mode analog outp...

Page 75: ...ove the back panel The Fiber Optic board will be installed in the lower left quadrant of the motherboard as you see in figure 11 1 below The Fiber Optic board comes with three plastic standoffs instal...

Page 76: ...lits on the sides see Figure 11 2 Feed each of the fiber optic ST connector ends through the PG16 water tight Place the split bushing with cable attached into the outer receptacle of the PG16 water ti...

Page 77: ...STX P X XX SP U SP GN SP M LF CR Sample Print String 10 05 lb GR MOT Sample Pounds Ounces String 27lb 12 2 oz GR MOT Note represents a space STX Start of Text 02h P Weight Polarity Negative weight pri...

Page 78: ...h CR Carriage Return 0dh ETX Carriage Return 03h F2 Basic Output Format with Setpoint Status STX P X XX SP U SP GN SP M ETX O AOS LF CR OUTPUTS OS LF CR Sample Print String 10 05 lb GR MOT O a OUTPUTS...

Page 79: ...s plus decimal Leading zeros are printed as spaces 20h LF Line Feed 0Ah CR Carriage Return 0dh LbL Eltron Label Printer Format LF FR L1 LF LF X XX LF U LF GN LF M LF P1 1 LF Sample Print String FR L1...

Page 80: ...eturn 0dh ETX Carriage Return 03h Accumulator Print String Only available when in Accumulator Recall mode See Chapter 2 Accumulator and Counter section STX P A AA SP U SP GN LF CR OF READINGS CC LF CR...

Page 81: ...ption To program the GuardianXL for a custom print string match the terminal program and the GuardianXL communications parameters Confirm the system communications by typing a Z and pressing ENTER The...

Page 82: ...prefaced by a control code to tell the GuardianXL to expect a user print string Fxx string 0 Download User Print String Preface D Upload User Print String Response yy string is a ASCII 94 decimal cha...

Page 83: ...the following ASCII commands W Print U Units G Gross Net T Tare D F1 E F2 Z Zero M Menu C Clear 0 9 Keypad 0 9 key All commands are echoed back to the transmitting device to confirm receipt of the co...

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Page 85: ...Full Duplex Fiber Optic Output Full Duplex Zip Style Cable Type 62 5 125 Connector ST ST Maximum Transmission Length 3000ft 4 20 Analog Output 12 bit resolution Output Current 3 5 24mA Output voltage...

Page 86: ...85 Figure A 1 Indicator Dimensions Dimension A Standard GuardianXL 6 0 GuardianXL with Relay Option 6 5...

Page 87: ...our qualified Doran Dealer for service CLEAR PLATTER Scale is attempting to perform a start up zero and is not within the startup zero band TARE LOAD ERROR The scale attempted to load a TARE while in...

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