A 25-Way Female D-type Connector is fitted at the back of
the stand (I/0 Interface), and contains connections for the
stand reverse Up, Down and stop; and RS232 connection to a
Mecmesin force gauge. A 9-Way Female D-type Connector is
fitted at the back of the stand, and contains RS232 connection
straight through to a PC.
A Mecmesin gauge (AFG) can be connected to the I/0
Interface of the stand and a computer can be connected to
the RS232 of the stand. This will link the RS232 of the stand
and gauge to a PC, allowing Emperor™ Lite software to be
used. This will show the accumulated data graphically,
plotting force from the gauge and displacement from the
stand.
Hold
Mode
key and turn on the stand. Make sure that options
which appear on the digital screen of the the stand are the
same as for the gauge and the computer:
B:9600 - B: 19200 - B: 57600 - B:115200
Rotate dial to select correct baud rate and press the
Zero
key
to set and continue.
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Request the load value from a connected AFG and then
add a displacement value from the stand to the result. This
will display results on the PC in the form of
‘0.0, 0.0<CR>LF>’ (load, displacement)
You will need to attach a force measuring device to your
MultiTest
-d
; this will usually be an Advanced Force Gauge
(AFG), Basic Force Gauge (BFG) or an S-Beam loadcell.
Attach an AFG or BFG by removing the dovetail bracket
supplied with the stand to the back of the gauge, slide it back
(with loadcell stud pointing downwards) onto the moving
crosshead dovetail, and then tighten with the Allen key
provided.
Baud Rate Selection
PC Commands
Force Gauges,
Loadcells and
Fixturings
Note:
Forces gauges, loadcells &
others fixtures are options
available upon request
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