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KERN & Sohn GmbH

 

Ziegelei 1 
D-72336 Balingen 
E-Mail: info@

bilancekern.it 

 

Phone:  +

3

9-[0]

445 492313

 

Fax: +

3

9-[0]

445 491365

 

Internet: www.

bilancekern.it 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and Installation 

Instructions 

Digital weighing platform 

 

 

KERN KDP 

 

Version 1.2 

2020-10 

GB 

 

 

 

KDP-BA_IA-e-2012 

 

 

Summary of Contents for KERN KDP

Page 1: ...D 72336 Balingen E Mail info bilancekern it Phone 39 0 445 492313 Fax 39 0 445 491365 Internet www bilancekern it Operating and Installation Instructions Digital weighing platform KERN KDP Version 1 2 2020 10 GB KDP BA_IA e 2012 ...

Page 2: ...training 7 6 Transport and storage 7 6 1 Testing upon acceptance 7 6 2 Packaging return transport 7 7 Unpacking and placing 8 7 1 Installation Site Location of Use 8 7 2 Unpacking and checking 8 7 3 Assembly and installation 9 8 Connection to your system 10 8 1 USB 10 8 2 Bluetooth 10 8 3 Ethernet 11 8 3 1 Read out the IP address 11 8 3 2 Connecting the weighing platform to a network 19 8 4 WLAN 2...

Page 3: ...0 min 120 min Net weight kg 1 2 1 6 Glass wind screen yes no Dimensions fully mounted W x D x H mm 165 x 166 x 140 mm 165 x 166 x 75 mm Dimensions W x D x H mm outside 157 x 157 x 80 inside 146 x 146 x 80 Weighing surface stainless steel 105 mm 165 x 165 mm Permissible ambient condition 5 C to 35 C Humidity of air 80 relative not condensing Electric Supply USB Interfaces USB Host Master Standard W...

Page 4: ... kg 1 4 1 4 Glass wind screen no Dimensions fully mounted W x D x H mm 165 x 166 x 75 mm Weighing surface stainless steel 165 x 165 mm Permissible ambient condition 5 C to 35 C Humidity of air 80 relative not condensing Electric Supply USB Interfaces USB Host Master Standard WLAN factory option KERN KDP A01 Ethernet factory option KERN KDP A02 Bluetooth 4 0 factory option KERN KDP A03 2 Declaratio...

Page 5: ... BA_IA e 2012 3 Appliance overview Model d 0 001 g Models d 0 01 g Pos Description 1 Glass wind screen 2 Weighing plate 3 Footscrews 4 Connections 5 Spirit level for models d 0 01 g under the weighing plate ...

Page 6: ...ng system Impacts and overloading exceeding the stated maximum load max of the weighing plate minus a possibly existing tare load must be strictly avoided This may damage the weighing plate or the digital weighing platform The digital weighing platform should never be operated in area where there is a risk of explosion The serial version is not explosion protected The construction of the digital w...

Page 7: ...c Safety Precautions 5 1 Pay attention to the instructions in the Operation Manual Carefully read this operation manual before setup and commissioning even if you are already familiar with KERN balances 5 2 Personnel training The appliance may only be operated and maintained by trained personnel 6 Transport and storage 6 1 Testing upon acceptance When receiving t he appliance please c heck p ackag...

Page 8: ... permitted condensation condensation of air humidity on the appliance may occur if a cold appliance is taken to a considerably warmer environment In this case acclimatize the disconnected appliance for ca 2 hours at room temperature Avoid static charge of goods to be weighed or weighing container Major display deviations incorrect weighing results may be experienced should electromagnetic fields e...

Page 9: ...B host e g computer In or der t o obtain e xact r esults w ith t he el ectronic bal ances t he di gital weighing platform must have reached the operating temperature see warming up time chap 1 The digital weighing platform must be connected to the power supply during this warming up period The ac curacy o f t he di gital weighing pl atform i s de pendent o n t he l ocal acceleration due to gravity...

Page 10: ... connect e asily t o c omputers i ndustrial c ontrol s ystems a nd other digital systems 8 1 USB Connect the device to the host computer using the enclosed USB cable It will be recognized as a virtual COM port and will be assigned a corresponding numbered connection Example Microsoft Windows Device Manager In modern devices the USB driver required for the weighing platform has already been pre ins...

Page 11: ...rm s IP address connect it to the computer using the USB cable see USB chapter and use the following commands to request or set the network configuration in this example with KERN BalanceConnection 8 3 1 Read out the IP address Download the KERN BalanceConnection https www kern sohn com de Balance 20Connection If this message appears it is recommended to download and to install the KERN BalanceCon...

Page 12: ...KDP BA_IA e 2012 12 In the start screen of KERN BalanceConnection select the so called Expert mode Click the symbol right below ...

Page 13: ...13 KDP BA_IA e 2012 Add the weighing platform in expert mode For this purpose click Add device ...

Page 14: ...KDP BA_IA e 2012 14 A list of the available devices appears In this list select KDP and right above click Import The weighing platform has now been added ...

Page 15: ...KDP BA_IA e 2012 After having selected the device from the list the following window opens automatically In the window KDP properties fill out the fields accordingly and below right click the field Import ...

Page 16: ... KDP is now displayed As next click the corresponding COM Port below in the window Interfaces and activate this port with mouse click on the right the respective Com Port appears as soon as the balance has been plugged in ...

Page 17: ...17 KDP BA_IA e 2012 The enabled COM Port is now reported as active by the green dot When clicking this port on the right the menu appears again Click Open console ...

Page 18: ...A Enter the required command in the text field and confirm with the hook The weighing platform can then be accessed through the following ports TCP 23 Telnet UDP 187 Raw After the IP address of the balance having been read out the balance can now be connected to a network via the Ethernet interface Connect t he weighing pl atform t o t he pow er s upply v ia a 5V 1A mains adapter ...

Page 19: ... the Ethernet interface According to the required task of the balance the corresponding interface is selected in the network In this example TCP IP Client Select the IP Port properties and enter the IP address of the balance Then enter Port 23 according to the type of connection here TCP Then click Apply and close the window with X ...

Page 20: ...BA_IA e 2012 20 Now the required port has been added and enabled By clicking the port on the right the menu appears Click Open console Now the balance can be addressed to by remote commands from the network ...

Page 21: ...The static IP will be assigned via the KCP commands A Select operating mode apsta B Enter WLAN network name and the corresponding password C Save settings and restart target software reboot button s fig D Separate connection to the PC access point and disconnect power supply of the weighing platform Should settings have been made on the device make sure that afterwards the power supply to the weig...

Page 22: ...P address s fig F Close the configuration website connect the PC to the selected network G Open the target software e g KERN Balance Connection and enter the IP address and port 23 s fig For inquiry of the configuration allocated via DHCP as well as to the specific static configuration of the IP address subnet mask or the gateway the KCP commands JNWx can be used ...

Page 23: ...ds on the capacity of the weighing system Carry out adjustment as near as possible to the weighing system s maximum weight Info about test weights can be found on the Internet at http www bilancekern it Observe stable environmental conditions Stabilisation requires a certain warm up time Performance of adjustment Adjustment can be initiated using the commands JAGZ JAGL as well as JAS in the KCP pr...

Page 24: ... balance T Taring the balance TA Setting or requesting the current tare value 10 2 Using the BalanceConnection software The enclosed KERN BalanceConnection software includes an example configuration for working with the KDP weighing platform The example configuration switches the balance to continuous transmission displays the current weight value on screen and includes the most important commands...

Page 25: ...25 KDP BA_IA e 2012 1 Main window BalanceConnection 2 On screen display window with three areas a Main functions b Current weight value c Table listing weight values which can be requested using PRINT ...

Page 26: ...etails on changing the configuration please refer to the instructions for the BalanceConnection software In t he ex ample c onfiguration t he w eighing pl atform s ends data c onstantly The weight values would normally all be forwarded to the output methods If you only want to keep the current value then please use the operation Save value to accept the value In the output method the package type ...

Page 27: ...ith the weighing unit PRINT The current weight displayed on the balance is adopted as a value into the assigned output methods Adjustment CAL Adjustment of the platform is illustrated in the example configuration by a sequence of commands which corresponds to the adjustment procedure in the chapter 9 Please follow the instruction displayed on the screen 11 Downloads BalanceConnection Download onli...

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