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Page 1: ...s t i n g t o p e r f e c t i o n Tornado digital torque tester Operating Manual S I Instruments 256 South Rd Hilton South Australia 5033 Ph 08 8352 5511 info si instruments com au www si instruments com au ...

Page 2: ...The Tornado Assembly of the Tornado 3 Powering the Tornado 5 Using the Tornado 6 Basic Functions 7 Advanced Menu Options 11 RS232 Commands 32 Advanced Menu Options Flowcharts 38 Dimensions 45 Tornado Specifications 47 ...

Page 3: ... case or the instrument itself If any damage is evident please notify Mecmesin immediately Operation The most commonly used features such as displaying torque zeroing the display transmitting data and changing the displayed units of measurement can all be done by pressing single dedicated keys on the front panel To configure the advanced features of the Tornado a full menu driven system is accessi...

Page 4: ...untersunk screws hand tight Assembly of the Tornado 6N m and 10N m When Tornado is in transit the top plate is removed to avoid damage to the torque cell Fitting Instructions for the Torn Top Plate Step 1 Tornado with torque drive shown Step 2 Align top plate with torque drive The handle is positioned to the left Step 3 Tighten screws hand tight only Step 4 For use of Tornado with handle at front ...

Page 5: ...ghten screws finger tight only Step 4 For use of Tornado with handle at the front repeat steps 1 to 3 but position top plate accordingly during step 2 Unscrew the top plate handle so that the peg holders move towards the outside edge of the plate Align the top plate with the torque drive so that the handle is on the left hand side of the top plate Using the 2 5mm Allen key provided tighten the fou...

Page 6: ...d on top of the release tag and they will be freed from the spring loaded contacts Refit the retaining plate and tighten the 2 screws Refit the base plate and tighten the 6 retaining screws Connect the mains adaptor charger to the Tornado charger socket located at the right hand side of the torque tester next to the display and charge the new set of rechargeable batteries for 14 16 hours Only use ...

Page 7: ...rol panel has 6 keys To power up the Tornado press the red key A short self test runs during which the display will show the capacity in N m newton metres After the self test providing no torque has been applied to the instrument the display will show all zeros This is because the Tornado re zeros itself during the self test routine If a torque is applied rotationally via the fixture the reading o...

Page 8: ... on the Tornado and recognised by the symbol shown in Fig 4c A torque indicator bar alerts the operator to how much load has been applied to the torque sensor As the load approaches the maximum rating of the torque sensor 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 torque being applie...

Page 9: ...ending on the capacity of your Tornado N m N cm mN m gf cm kgf cm kgf m lbf ft lbf in ozf in To change the display units press and release the UNITS key Each successive key press will select the next available units until the Tornado returns to its original setting The Tornado automatically converts readings as new units of measure are selected The Tornado detects and stores maximum peak torque in...

Page 10: ...ounter clockwise torque identified by its symbol Fig 4b Max counter clockwise reading Fig 4a Max clockwise reading Max counter clockwise reading Torque currently applied Dual max Max clockwise torque Max counter clockwise torque Note When TAMP EV function is enabled different max modes are shown see page 19 Direction of torque currently applied Max clockwise reading Fig 4c ...

Page 11: ...MS section of Advanced Menu Options on page 23 An uncalibrated analogue output is available from the D type connector marked coms for use with chart recorders oscilloscopes or any other devices requiring analogue inputs See technical specifications on pages 47 49 for details It is possible to transmit the displayed reading to peripheral devices e g PC printer via the communications port by pressin...

Page 12: ...6 Pressing the MENU key again takes you to pages 2 and 3 of the main menu in turn To move between the options listed on the 3 main menu pages 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 ES...

Page 13: ...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 has now been activated and you can return to the main display by pressing the ESC key twice The main display will now show an alarm bell symbol acc...

Page 14: ...ive below 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 t...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...lternatively to cancel the command press ESC The screen will return to the main display For PLC applications this function requires an external cable with a built in solid state relay see Specifications on pages 47 48 for details of the signal To configure the signal output of the Tornado press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main menu appears Press the DOWN key to move the arrow cursor ...

Page 17: ...rting the next test Select the desired function and press the ENTER key The display will show SET and a default load limit at which the output signal will trigger To set the required load limit use UP and DOWN keys to adjust the value and the ENTER key to confirm the selection The display will show STATE HIGH Will set PLC signal high at Tornado s alarm LOW Will set PLC signal low at Tornado s alar...

Page 18: ... number followed by ENTER to move on to the next number and so on If the password is entered incorrectly the display will return to the main display This feature is used to freeze the main display when an external signal is received The Tornado 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 even...

Page 19: ...eal The drop feature is based on the capacity of the Tornado unit and refers to the amount that the 1st peak to be calculated must drop before the software starts to look for the 2nd peak The default setting is based on a drop of 5 see Fig 9 This can be adjusted depending upon the profile of the cap to be tested To enable the TAMP EV function press and hold the MENU key until page 1 of the main me...

Page 20: ...following max display modes in order 1 1st and 2nd clockwise peaks 2 1st clockwise peak only 3 1st and 2nd counter clockwise peaks see Fig 10 4 1st counter clockwise peak only 5 Current live reading Mode 3 is required for measurement of tamper evident closure slip and bridge release torques Screen of 1st and 2nd peaks of tamper evident closures TAMP EV sub menu 3 TX PEAKS Max Modes with TAMP EV fu...

Page 21: ... 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 the ...

Page 22: ...ection of the Tornado 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 ...

Page 23: ...arrow cursor to FOOTSWITCH 1 and press ENTER Using the UP and DOWN keys select 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 ...

Page 24: ... 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 ...

Page 25: ...continuous readings only a threshold for the start of transmission can now be set Use the UP or DOWN key to set this value from 0 to 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 arr...

Page 26: ...defined by PORT After transmission of data you will now return to COMMS sub menu 1 To set CLEAR MEM move the arrow 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...

Page 27: ...ero load Place the Tornado on a flat level surface 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 page 2 Using the UP and DOWN keys move the arrow cursor to CALIBRATION and press ENTER The display will show 0000 Press the ENTER key four times to enter 0000 as the password CALIBRATION sub menu 2 the torque sensor diagnostic t...

Page 28: ...or replacement These values are given as an indicator only the need for calibration repair may vary according to the individual characteristics of the torque sensor In addition to the offset the number of overloads OL experienced by the torque sensor in both clockwise and counter clockwise directions are displayed An overload is registered when a torque exceeding 150 of the rated capacity of the t...

Page 29: ...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 30: ... that the Tornado 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 31: ...s the ESC key to return to the main display To restore the factory default settings of your Tornado 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...

Page 32: ... OFF FREEZE OFF TAMP EV OFF AV TIME OFF RATE MEDIUM FOOTSWITCH1 OFF FOOTSWITCH2 OFF COMMS P OFF ON 9600 CL 0 2 S PORT SELECTED UNITS OFF SIGN ON BAUD 9600 TERMINAL CR AND LF LINE DELAY 0 SECONDS TX THRESHOLD 2 TX METHOD RS232 MAX LOCK OFF UNITS LOCK OFF BACKLIGHT OFF AUTO OFF OFF INVERT OFF ...

Page 33: ...nter clockwise v 118 0x76 Dual Peak Clockwise w 119 0x77 1st Peak Clockwise x 120 0x78 Dual Peak Counter clockwise y 121 0x79 1st Peak Counter clockwise a 97 0x61 N m b 98 0x62 N cm c 99 0x63 mN m d 100 0x64 gf cm e 101 0x65 kgf cm f 102 0x66 kgf m g 103 0x67 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 ...

Page 34: ...se MaxT Max Clockwise MaxDual Dual Max Screen 1stC 1 st Peak Counter clockwise 1stC Dual 1 st Peak Counter clockwise Screen 1stT 1 st Peak Clockwise 1stT Dual Dual 1 st Clockwise Screen Command U Response for Torque Sensor N m N cm mN m gf cm kgf cm kgf m lbf ft lbf in ozf in Command C The torque sensor size in the current selected units Note xxxx will be transmitted if the torque sensor is not ca...

Page 35: ...ensor size in N m as 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 ALARM OFF PLC OFF PASSWORD OFF FREEZE OFF TAMP EV OFF AV TIME OFF RATE MED FOOTSWITCH1 OFF FOOTSWITCH2 OFF COMMS P OFF ON 9600 CL 0 2 S MAX LOCK OFF UNITS LOCK OFF BACKLIGHT OFF AUTO OFF OFF INVERT OFF page 34 ...

Page 36: ... Band 6 P Pass F Fail 7 C Continuous P Pulse or blank PLC ON options explained below PLC ON L 1 2 L At limits 1 R Reset C Continuous P Pulse 2 Limit value PLC ON A 1 A At alarm 1 H High L Low PASSWORD 1 options explained below PASSWORD 1 1 Menu Password ON or OFF FREEZE ON options explained below FREEZE ON 1 1 L Low H High TAMP EV ON options explained below TAMP EV ON 1 2 1 Drop in percent 2 Load ...

Page 37: ...xd Z Zero R Reset FOOTSWITCH2 ON options explained below FOOTSWITCH2 ON 1 1 Footswitch 2 M Max U Units T Txd Z Zero R Reset COMMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 P Port M Store in memory 2 Units being transmitted ON or OFF 3 Sign being transmitted ON or OFF 4 Baud rate value 5 C Carriage return L Line feed CL both 6 Line delay in seconds 7 Constant transmit threshold in percent 8 S Serial RS232 D Digimatic B Bo...

Page 38: ...plained 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 37 ...

Page 39: ...the instrument ALARM ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE TAMP EV AVERAGE TIME Page 1 ALARM OFF ALARM 1 ALARM 2 ALARM 3 ALARM 4 ALARM 5 LIMIT1 CW 0 28 LIMIT2 CCW 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 38 Only shown if AUDIBLE or BOTH mode is selected at start...

Page 40: ...ARM press ENTER press ESC RESET CONTINUOUS PULSE SET 12 75 Nm press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER STATE HIGH LOW ENTER press Advanced Menu Options Flow Chart Menu Page 1 page 39 MENU PASSWORD OFF ON ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE TAMP EV AVERAGE TIME Page 3 press ENTER press ESC press ENTER ...

Page 41: ...IGH press ENTER press ESC ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE TAMP EV AVERAGE TIME Page 1 DROP OFF SET press ENTER press ESC press ENTER SET 25 ALARM PLC PASSWORD FREEZE TAMP EV AVERAGE TIME Page 1 AV TIME OFF SET press ENTER press ESC press ENTER START SET 10 STOP SET 5 press ENTER page 40 press ENTER TX 1st PEAK TX 2nd PEAK TX BOTH press ENTER press ENTER ...

Page 42: ...ENTER press ESC press ENTER FOOTSWITCH1 OFF MAX UNITS TXD ZERO RESET FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION Page 2 press ENTER FOOTSWITCH2 OFF MAX UNITS TXD ZERO RESET RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION Page 2 press ENTER page 41 press ESC press ENTER press ESC press ENTER ...

Page 43: ...N press ENTER 9600 19200 57600 115200 RS232 DIGIMATIC DUAL TX THRESHOLD SET 2 LINE DELAY SECONDS 0 NULL CR LF CR LF press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER press ENTER Advanced Menu Options Flow Chart Menu Page 2 INFORMATION 12008 12011 I32754 Z32752 G9 80665 RATE FOOTSWITCH1 FOOTSWITCH2 COMMS INFORMATION CALIBRATION Page 2 press ENTER Values are for illustration only Clockwise span Counter clockwise ...

Page 44: ...ON 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 43 ...

Page 45: ...Advanced Menu Options Flow Chart 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 44 ...

Page 46: ...page 45 DIMENSIONS Side view 130 mm 35mm ...

Page 47: ...page 46 Top view 278 mm 303 mm Min Max opening 10 190 mm diameter Tornado 10N m 6N m 10 78 mm diameter Tornado 3N m 1 5N m ...

Page 48: ...r clockwise PLC Signals The output of the pin is high 5V low 0V Capacity N m N m N cm mN m 1 5 1 5 x 0 0005 150 x 0 05 1500 x 0 5 3 0 3 0 x 0 001 300 x 0 1 3000 x 1 6 0 6 0 x 0 002 600 x 0 2 6000 x 2 10 10 x 0 002 1000 x 0 2 10000 x 2 Capacity N m gf cm kgf cm kgf m 1 5 15296 x 5 15 296 x 0 005 N A 3 0 30592 x 10 30 59 x 0 01 0 3059 x 0 0001 6 0 61184 x 20 61 18 x 0 02 0 6118 x 0 0002 10 101973 x ...

Page 49: ...on when a logic 1 input is applied Output characteristics of Relay 351 063 Peak relay ac voltage 350 V Continuous relay load current PEAK AC 120 mA Maximum relay peak load current 300 mA Typical relay contact resistance at 100 mA 17 Ohm Isolation voltage between Tornado and relay output 1500 V ac WATER RESISTANCE The Tornado is rated to IP54 water resistance Note This IP rating is only valid when ...

Page 50: ...utoyo 10 way IDC 351 058 Tornado to Analogue 351 060 Tornado to PLC 351 063 Tornado to Footswitch 1 351 061 vo1 Tornado to Footswitch 2 351 061 vo2 Universal Expansion Module for connected up to 5 cables simultaneously 432 127 Pin Out 1 Analogue Output 2 RS232 Transmit 3 RS232 Receive 4 Digimatic Clock Output 5 Digimatic Ready Output 6 5 volts 7 FREEZE Reading Input 8 not used 9 Footswitch 2 Input...

Page 51: ...nual torque application Mecmesin s powerful flexible and user friendly EmperorTM software enables fully computerised control of the test procedure analysis and reporting The Orbis digital torque tester offers a simple cost effective alternative to the Tornado Featuring the same highly accurate digital torque capture but without the Tornado s advanced programming functions the Orbis is suitable for...

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