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Page 1: ... Includes AFTI display t e s t i n g t o p e r f e c t i o n Advanced Force Gauge Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...vanced Force Gauge AFG Powering the Gauge 3 Using the Gauge 4 Basic Functions 6 Smart Force Torque Sensors 10 Advanced Menu Options 11 RS232 Commands 37 Advanced Menu Options Flowcharts 44 Dimensions 52 AFG Specifications 54 ...

Page 3: ... check that no physical damage has occurred to the packaging material plastic case or the instrument itself If any damage is evident please notify Mecmesin immediately Operation The most commonly used features such as displaying force peak hold zero and changing of displayed units of measurement can all be done by pressing a single dedicated key on the front panel with grey text see page 6 Basic F...

Page 4: ...ts Refit the battery cover and tighten the 2 retaining screws Connect the mains adaptor charger to the AFG charger socket located at the right hand side of the gauge next to the display and charge the batteries for 14 16 hours Only use the adaptor charger supplied A fully charged battery pack will provide approximately 20 hours constant use between charges A low battery symbol will appear in the d...

Page 5: ...tact your local Environmental Authority to determine the location of your appropriate disposal facility All AFG instruments are supplied with a short extension rod 30mm long This fits directly onto the loadcell mounted in the bottom of the AFG When attaching accessories to the gauge always use the extension rod It comes supplied with a thumb wheel to control the orientation of any accessory fitted...

Page 6: ...essive or tensile force is applied to the sensor probe bottom of AFG the reading on the display will register the applied force Do not overload the loadcell as this could cause irreparable damage Forces greater than 120 of full scale will produce an audible beep until load is released and an OL symbol will appear on the display for 30 seconds page 5 Powering up Note The current version of the gaug...

Page 7: ...l As the load approaches the maximum rating of the loadcell the indicator bar changes appearance when above approximately 80 of the rated capacity This warns the operator that steps should be taken to prevent excessive load being applied When applying tensile force the indicator bar begins solid in appearance then becomes striped when the capacity is approached When applying compressive force the ...

Page 8: ...le units until the gauge returns to its original setting The AFG automatically converts readings as new units of measure are selected The gauge detects and stores maximum peak force in both compressive and tensile directions Note the following max display modes do not apply when the 1st PEAK function is enabled See page 23 for alternative modes Press the MAX key The display will show the word MAX ...

Page 9: ... the display will show the maximum tensile force identified by the symbol see Fig 4b Press the MAX key again and the display will show the maximum compressive force identified by the symbol See Fig 4c Fig 4a Max tension reading Max compression reading Load currently applied to load cell 3 4 Fig 4b Max tension reading 4 3 Fig 4c Max compression reading ...

Page 10: ...ications port by pressing and releasing the TXD key Displayed readings can also be requested individually from a PC via the RS232 interface by sending a character See page 37 For sending a continuous data stream to a PC printer etc press and hold the TXD key for 2 seconds then release TX will now appear in the display to indicate that data is being sent see figure 5 To stop sending data simply pre...

Page 11: ... to simulate pressing the UNITS key c to simulate pressing the MAX key d to simulate pressing the RESET key e to simulate pressing the ZERO key See page 37 for full table Note that the continuous transmission mode cannot be entered via this method All Advanced Force Gauges have a 15 pin Smart connector port on the left hand side for interface with Mecmesin external Smart force and torque sensors T...

Page 12: ...ges press the UP and DOWN keys to move the cursor Press the ENTER key to select sub menus activate features and enter values Within sub menus the UP and DOWN keys will also change numerical values Press the ESC key to return to the relevant main menu page and ESC again to return to the main display The AFG may be used to send a signal to control the Mecmesin range of motorised test stands via a de...

Page 13: ...elect the desired function and press the ENTER key Select UP or DOWN to tell the gauge which direction the stand will begin to move before the load limit is reached Press ENTER to select The display will show BREAK Sets the gauge to reverse at sample break Press ENTER to select LIMIT Sets the load limit value to trigger the stand reverse function Press ENTER to select Set of loadcell capacity to i...

Page 14: ...mit value Press the ENTER key to select and return to stand sub menu 1 Negative load limits indicate compression Select CYCLE using UP and DOWN keys and press the ENTER key to select The display will now show the UPPER load limit the LOWER load limit and the number of CYCLES you wish to perform range 1 999 A diamond curser indicates which value is selected Use the UP and DOWN keys to change the va...

Page 15: ...he display will show ALARM OFF and 5 separate alarms which may each be set up independently and stored by the user for easy access when changing test routines The cursor will be positioned against the current alarm in use or against ALARM OFF if no alarm is selected To activate an alarm move the curser to the desired alarm and press ENTER This will access the ALARM sub menu 2 however this alarm ha...

Page 16: ...ow 1 of the capacity of the tester The display shows AUDIBLE LED and BOTH with the arrow cursor indicating which feature is selected This menu selects how the PASS FAIL status of a value will be indicated AUDIBLE Only the audible alarm will be activated when the value is a pass fail LED The PASS LED will illuminate green to indicate a pass status the FAIL LED will illuminate orange or red to indic...

Page 17: ...d will cause an audible beep illuminate an LED or both Use UP and DOWN keys to move the cursor and press ENTER key to select the desired feature The display shows BUZZER ON CONTINUOUS and PULSE This menu selects the length of time that the buzzer will sound if AUDIBLE or BOTH has been selected in sub menu 5 CONTINUOUS The buzzer sounds at a pre set alarm value and stays on until the load falls bel...

Page 18: ...k point falls inside or outside the limits LIMIT 1 and LIMIT 2 set in the alarm menu See examples 1 to 5 below In order to quickly and easily switch between pre set alarms it is possible to instantly access an ALARM SELECT page by holding down the RESET key for 3 seconds whilst in the main display The ALARM SELECT page is similar to the ALARM sub menu 1 the display will show ALARM SELECT OFF and t...

Page 19: ...s 10 of full scale e g AFG 100N must register drop of 10N Main display is set to 1st peak tension screen Example 3 Settings BOTH LED and audio alarms are active Alarm triggers on OUT BAND Alarm is set to FAIL 1st PEAK is 10 of full scale e g AFG 100N must register drop of 10N Main display is set to 1st peak tension screen ...

Page 20: ...s 10 of full scale e g AFG 100N must register drop of 10N Main display is set to 1st peak tension screen Example 5 Settings BOTH LED and audio alarms are active Alarm triggers on OUT BAND Alarm is set to FAIL 1st PEAK is 10 of full scale e g AFG 100N must register drop of 10N Main display is set to 1st peak tension screen ...

Page 21: ...l tie in PLC signal with the AFG alarm settings Select the desired function and press the ENTER key The display will show RESET When the load limit is reached the output signal triggers and the RESET key must be pressed to clear the line before starting the next test CONTINUOUS The output signal will be activated every time the load limit is reached and will remain on whilst the load exceeds the s...

Page 22: ...page 1 Once the desired settings for the AFG have been established it is possible to password protect the menu pages so that no further changes may be made without authorised access To access the PASSWORD function press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arrow cursor to PASSWORD and press ENTER The display shows MENU PASSWORD OFF Enables...

Page 23: ...The AFG can be configured to freeze when going either low 1 0 falling edge LO or high 0 1 rising edge HI This is particularly useful for applications where an event occurs e g switch testing To clear the display press the RESET key To configure this function press and hold the MENU key until main menu page 1 appears Press the DOWN key to move the arrow cursor to FREEZE and press the ENTER key Sele...

Page 24: ...continues to be applied above 50N e g to 75N the AFG will return 75N as the 2nd peak and 50N as the 1st peak see Fig 9 To enable the 1st PEAK function press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Press the DOWN key to move the cursor to 1ST PEAK and press the ENTER key The display will show DROP OFF and SET Press the ENTER key to change OFF to ON Press the DOWN key to move the...

Page 25: ...function has been enabled pressing the MAX key will scroll through the following max display modes in order 1 1st and 2nd tension peaks 2 1st tension peak only 3 1st and 2nd compression peaks see Fig 10 4 1st compression peak only 5 Current live reading Screen of 1st and 2nd peaks Example AFG 100N has drop of 20 20N If the peak load before sample break is 50N the load must drop to 30N in order for...

Page 26: ...ER key The display will now show the START and STOP thresholds and the values to which they are set as a of full scale Any load reading above the START threshold will be averaged over time Averaging stops when the load reading passes through the STOP threshold A diamond cursor will indicate which value is selected Use the UP and DOWN keys to change the value press and hold to scroll values When th...

Page 27: ...ction of the gauge data capture rate i e the amount of averaging performed by the internal electronics before the load reading is displayed Data are sampled at 5000Hz and averaged to 2 levels MEDIUM 80Hz Default HIGH 2000Hz To set RATE press and hold the MENU key until the main menu page 1 appears Press and release the MENU key to access the main menu page 2 Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arr...

Page 28: ...ct the relevant key MAX UNITS TXD ZERO or RESET then press the ENTER key or to cancel this option select OFF and press the ENTER key Press the ESC key to return to page 2 of the main menu and again to return to the main display To assign the function of a key to FOOTSWITCH 2 press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Press and release the MENU key to access the main menu pag...

Page 29: ...pressing the TXD key when in the max modes of the main display will send the displayed value to memory Up to 500 readings may be stored in the memory SEND MEM Sends all load readings stored in the internal memory to a peripheral device e g PC or data logger CLEAR MEM Erases all load readings stored in memory Using UP and DOWN keys select the relevant option When setting PORT you will access PORT s...

Page 30: ...o 100 Press ENTER to select Method of transmission RS232 DIGIMATIC or DUAL both can now be set Use the UP or DOWN key to position the arrow cursor at the desired setting Press ENTER to select The display will return to the COMMS sub menu 1 To set STORE MEM move the arrow cursor against it in COMMS sub menu 1 and press the ENTER key This will cause a memory counter to appear in the main display tha...

Page 31: ...ow cursor against it in COMMS sub menu 1 and press the ENTER key This now erases all the data stored in the memory The memory counter is now reset to zero After clearing the memory you will now return to COMMS sub menu 1 Press the ESC key to return to page 2 of the main menu and again to return to the main display Displays calibration information Tension span Compression span I Initial Zero G Grav...

Page 32: ...ication of the condition of the loadcell and is defined as the difference between the initial zero and the current zero reading If the offset is between 5 10 please contact your supplier to arrange a re calibration of your AFG If the offset is greater than 10 please contact your supplier to arrange for a possible sensor replacement These values are given as an indicator only the need for calibrati...

Page 33: ...Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arrow cursor to x CONSTANT and press ENTER The display will show X CONST OFF and SET Press ENTER key to change X CONST OFF to X CONST ON Press the DOWN key to move the arrow curser to SET and press the ENTER key Using the UP and DOWN keys set the X CONSTANT multiplier to the desired value The unit this will apply to is shown in the lower right corner of the scre...

Page 34: ...o the main display Once the desired unit of measurement has been selected it is possible to lock the units so that further pressing the UNITS key results in no change To access the UNITS LOCK function press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Press and release the MENU key twice to access the main menu page 3 Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arrow cursor to UNITS LOCK an...

Page 35: ...n so that the AFG powers down 5 or 10 minutes after either the last key press or the last load applied greater than 2 of full scale To access the AUTO OFF function press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Press and release the MENU key twice to access the main menu page 3 Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arrow cursor to AUTO OFF and press ENTER The display shows AUTO OF...

Page 36: ...the ESC key to return to the main display To restore the factory default settings of your AFG press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Press and release the MENU key twice to access the main menu page 3 Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arrow cursor to DEFAULTS and press ENTER The display shows DEFAULTS SET press the ENTER key The display shows RESTORE DEFAULTS YES and N...

Page 37: ...PASSWORD OFF FREEZE OFF 1st PEAK OFF AV TIME OFF RATE MEDIUM FOOTSWITCH1 OFF FOOTSWITCH2 OFF COMMS PORT SELECTED UNITS OFF SIGN ON BAUD 9600 TERMINAL CR AND LF LINE DELAY 0 SECONDS TX THRESHOLD 2 TX METHOD RS232 x CONSTANT OFF MAX LOCK OFF UNITS LOCK OFF BACKLIGHT OFF AUTO OFF OFF INVERT OFF ...

Page 38: ...ssion or Counter clockwise a 97 0x61 mN N m b 98 0x62 N N cm c 99 0x63 kN mN m d 100 0x64 gf gf cm e 101 0x65 kgf kgf cm f 102 0x66 ozf kgf m g 103 0x67 lbf ozf in h 104 0x68 lbf ft i 105 0x69 lbf in 63 0x3F Transmit the current reading CTRL a 1 0x01 TXD key CTRL b 2 0x02 UNITS key CTRL c 3 0x03 MAX key CTRL d 4 0x04 RESET key CTRL e 5 0x05 ZERO key page 37 Note Displayed units will only change if...

Page 39: ...l Max Screen 1stC 1st Peak Compression or Counter clockwise 1stC Dual Dual 1st Compression Screen or Counter clockwise 1stT 1st Peak Tension or Clockwise 1stT Dual Dual 1st Tension Screen or Clockwise Command U Response for Force Loadcell Response for Torque Loadcell N N m mN N cm kN mN m gf gf cm kgf kgf cm ozf kgf m lbf lbf ft lbf in ozf in page 38 Command C The loadcell size in N or N m for tor...

Page 40: ...per transmitting C V01 Version number Normal Mode of operation as per transmitting M N Units of operation as per transmitting U Menu Function Default Setting STAND OFF ALARM OFF PLC OFF PASSWORD OFF FREEZE OFF 1ST PEAK OFF AV TIME OFF RATE MED FOOTSWITCH1 OFF FOOTSWITCH2 OFF COMMS P OFF ON 9600 CL 0 2 S x CONSTANT OFF MAX LOCK OFF UNITS LOCK OFF BACKLIGHT OFF AUTO OFF OFF INVERT OFF page 39 ...

Page 41: ... percent or Limit Value STAND ON S 1 2 S Stop 1 B Break L Limit 2 Break percent or Limit Value STAND ON C 1 2 3 C Cycle 1 Upper cycle value 2 Lower cycle value 3 Cycles ALARM ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Alarm Number Selected 1 2 3 4 or 5 2 x Limit1 value 3 x Limit2 value 4 B Buzzer L LED BL Buzzer LED 5 O Out of Band I In Band 6 P Pass F Fail 7 C Continuous P Pulse or blank ALARM ON options explained below...

Page 42: ...lained below FREEZE ON 1 1 L Low H High PASSWORD 1 options explained below PASSWORD 1 1 Menu Password ON or OFF PLC OUTPUT ON options explained below PLC OUTPUT ON L 1 2 L At limits 1 R Reset C Continuous P Pulse 2 Limit value PLC OUTPUT ON A 1 A At alarm 1 H High L Low AV TIME ON options explained below AV TIME ON 1 2 1 Start Threshold value 2 Stop Threshold value ...

Page 43: ...return L Line feed CL both 6 Line delay in seconds 7 Constant transmit threshold in percent 8 S Serial RS232 D Digimatic B Both COMMS settings are explained below FOOTSWITCH2 ON options explained below FOOTSWITCH2 ON 1 1 Footswitch 2 M Max U Units T Txd Z Zero R Reset FOOTSWITCH1 ON options explained below FOOTSWITCH1 ON 1 1 Footswitch 1 M Max U Units T Txd Z Zero R Reset RATE 1 ON options explain...

Page 44: ...tions explained below UNITS LOCK 1 1 Units key locked ON or OFF BACKLIGHT 1 options explained below BACKLIGHT 1 1 Backlight enabled ON or OFF AUTO OFF 1 options explained below AUTO OFF 1 1 Auto off time OFF 5 mins or 10 mins INVERT 1 options explained below INVERT 1 1 Display inverted ON or OFF ...

Page 45: ...s du Menu Schéma Menu Page 1 STAND ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE 1ST PEAK AVERAGE TIME Page 1 STAND OFF REVERSE STOP CYCLE press ENTER press ESC BREAK LIMIT press ENTER SET 25 press ENTER UPPER 0 28 LOWER 28 CYCLE 10 lbf press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER UP DOWN press ENTER BREAK LIMIT SET 25 press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER STAND page 44 SET 1 86 lbf press ENTER press ENTER SET 1 86 lbf press EN...

Page 46: ...1 ALARM 2 ALARM 3 ALARM 4 ALARM 5 LIMIT1 TENS N 0 28 LIMIT2 COMP N 0 28 lbf press ENTER press ESC AUDIBLE LED BOTH OUT BAND IN BAND PASS FAIL BUZZER ON CONTINUOUS PULSE press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER ALARM 2 SET press ENTER page 45 Only shown if AUDIBLE or BOTH mode is selected at start press ENTER ...

Page 47: ...LARM press ENTER press ESC RESET CONTINUOUS PULSE SET 12 75 N press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER STATE HIGH LOW ENTER press Options avancées du Menu Schéma Menu Page 1 page 46 MENU PASSWORD OFF ON STAND ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE 1ST PEAK AVERAGE TIME Page 1 press ENTER press ESC press ENTER ...

Page 48: ... press ENTER press ESC STAND ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE 1ST PEAK AVERAGE TIME Page 1 DROP OFF SET press ENTER press ESC press ENTER SET 25 STAND ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE 1ST PEAK AVERAGE TIME Page 1 AV TIME OFF SET press ENTER press ESC press ENTER START SET 10 STOP SET 5 press ENTER page 47 press ENTER TX 1st PEAK TX 2nd PEAK TX BOTH press ENTER press ENTER ...

Page 49: ...ER FOOTSWITCH2 OFF MAX UNITS TXD ZERO RESET RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION X CONSTANT Page 2 press ENTER page 48 press ESC press ENTER press ESC press ENTER COMMS PORT STORE MEM SEND MEM CLEAR MEM RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION X CONSTANT Page 2 press ENTER TX UNITS OFF ON press ENTER TX SIGN OFF ON press ENTER 9600 19200 57600 115200 RS232 D...

Page 50: ... press ESC 16166 16176 I32747 Z32849 G9 80665 RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION X CONSTANT Page 2 press ENTER Values are for illustration only Tension span Compression span I Initial Zero Z Current Zero Gravitational constant press ESC RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION X CONSTANT Page 2 press ENTER X CONSTANT X CONST OFF SET press ENTER SET X 0 250...

Page 51: ...N AUTO OFF OFF 5 MINS 10 MINS press ESC press ENTER MAX LOCK UNITS LOCK BACKLIGHT AUTO OFF INVERT DEFAULTS Page 3 press ENTER press ESC press ENTER UNITS LOCK BACKLIGHT MAX LOCK UNITS LOCK BACKLIGHT AUTO OFF INVERT DEFAULTS Page 3 press ENTER press ESC press ENTER AUTO OFF MAX LOCK UNITS LOCK BACKLIGHT AUTO OFF INVERT DEFAULTS Page 3 press ENTER press ESC press ENTER page 50 ...

Page 52: ...Options avancées du Menu Schéma Menu Page 3 INVERT MAX LOCK UNITS LOCK BACKLIGHT AUTO OFF INVERT DEFAULTS Page 3 press ENTER press ESC press ENTER MAX LOCK UNITS LOCK BACKLIGHT AUTO OFF INVERT DEFAULTS Page 3 press ENTER press ESC DEFAULTS press ESC press ENTER page 51 ...

Page 53: ...page 52 DIMENSIONS Vue frontale TROUS TARAUDES pour M5 x 0 8 x 5 5mm COUVERCLE BATTERIE COMMUNICATION CONNECTEUR SUB D 15 BROCHES 70 mm 201 mm 57 mm 18 mm Vue arrière ...

Page 54: ...TOR INTERNAL LOADCELL STUD MALE THREAD 10 32UNF 10N 500N MODELS 5 16 UNC 1000N 2500N MODELS EXTENSION ROD MALE THREAD 10 32UNF 10N 500N 5 16 UNC 1000N 2500N Shown with Dovetail Mounting Bracket supplied with Mecmesin Test Stands 17 mm DIMENSIONS ...

Page 55: ... of the pin is high 5V low 0V Model no mN N kN gf kgf ozf lbf AFG 2 5 2 500 x 0 5 2 5 x 0 0005 250 x 0 05 9 x 0 002 0 55 x 0 0001 AFG 5 5 000 x 1 5 x 0 001 500 x 0 1 0 5 x 0 0001 18 x 0 005 1 1 x 0 0002 AFG 10 10 000 x 2 10 x 0 002 1 000 x 0 2 1 x 0 0002 35 x 0 01 2 2 x 0 0005 AFG 25 25 000 x 5 25 x 0 005 2 500 x 0 5 2 5 x 0 0005 90 x 0 02 5 5 x 0 001 AFG 50 50 000 x 10 50 x 0 01 5 000 x 1 5 x 0 0...

Page 56: ... current 300 mA Typical relay contact resistance at 100 mA 17 Ohm Isolation voltage between AFG and relay output 1500 V ac Relay Description Using AFG PLC cable The solid state relay is mounted on a PCB which is Part number 351 063 housed in a 15 pin D type connector Connection to the relay output is via a 5 metre length screened cable The end of the cable is left with bare wires to allow appropri...

Page 57: ...nd therefore cancels itself out In real terms the absolute value of the excitation voltage is unimportant to the conversion Any components that are not subject to the ratiometric principle have been specified within the product design to be high precision and their allowable deviation falls well within the accuracy tolerance of the instrument As a consequence of using this technique it is not nece...

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