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ACT-3X

Tachometer / Totalizer / Ratemeter

User Manual and Reference Guide

MONARCH INSTRUMENT

15 Columbia Drive

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Amherst, NH 03031 USA

Phone: (603) 883-3390

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Fax: (603) 886-3300

E-mail: [email protected]

Website:

www.monarchinstrument.com

Summary of Contents for ACT-3X

Page 1: ...Totalizer Ratemeter User Manual and Reference Guide MONARCH INSTRUMENT 15 Columbia Drive Amherst NH 03031 USA Phone 603 883 3390 Fax 603 886 3300 E mail support monarchinstrument com Website www mona...

Page 2: ...e personal injury or death may occur as a result 7 This instrument may not be safe for use in certain hazardous environments and serious personal injury or death could occur as a result of improper us...

Page 3: ...4 3 2 3 UP and DOWN BUTTONS 5 3 2 4 RECALL BUTTON 5 4 0 OPERATION 5 4 1 Modes of Operation Channel 1 5 4 1 1 RPM Mode 5 4 1 2 Frequency Mode 5 4 1 3 Scale Mode Ratemeter 5 4 1 4 Single Event Capture S...

Page 4: ...5 9 11 5 10 11 5 11 12 5 12 12 6 0 SERIAL OUTPUT 12 6 1 Data from the Serial Interface 12 6 2 Serial Commands 12 6 2 1 Run Mode Commands 12 6 2 2 Control Commands 13 7 0 SPECIFICATIONS 14 8 0 OPTIONS...

Page 5: ...xed equipment or permanently connected If permanently connected disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker rated at 120V or 240V dependent on loca...

Page 6: ...ve Hot wire to the terminal marked L and the Neutral Return wire to the terminal marked N NOTE The ground connection is not required as the unit is fully isolated from the mains If the unit is dc powe...

Page 7: ...nput is also referred to as Channel 2 CH 2 and will accept a TTL input or any signal up to 12Vdc It has a weak pull up internally and can be used with a set of potential free contacts The AUX input is...

Page 8: ...is another input pulse It is more useful at slow speeds as it appears to be on continuously at higher inputs It gives an indication that a valid input trigger signal is present 3 1 3 MAX and MIN LEDS...

Page 9: ...1 2 Frequency Mode In the Frequency Mode the unit displays input pulses per second or more commonly Hertz Hz This is the most basic mode of operation The range of measurement in this mode is 0 0833 t...

Page 10: ...nding on the sense programmed It acts as a gate preventing the input signal from updating the unit 4 2 3 Single Event Capture When programmed as Single Event Capture this input acts as the second inpu...

Page 11: ...become de energized Thus in the event of a power failure the relays will drop out by default creating the equivalent of an alarm condition 4 5 Analog AO and Current IO Output The ACT 3X has options f...

Page 12: ...or 14 640 RPM the internal update rate is the period of the input frequency Thus the response of the alarms etc can be seen to be a function of the input Above an input of 244 Hz the alarms respond wi...

Page 13: ...d scale factor Press RECALL to exit up one level without making a change or press SET to save the change The edit buttons function as follows RESET changes the digit being edited blinking digit UP inc...

Page 14: ...EGative or POSitive Press the SET button to select the new setting or the RECALL button to exit without saving the settings 5 3 Sets the decimal point on the displayed reading To enter this menu item...

Page 15: ...a change or press SET to save the change 5 6 2 FULL SCALE Sets the Full Scale value for the Analog output Press the SET button and use the buttons to edit the value as per above Press RECALL to exit u...

Page 16: ...ent occurs Other information is sent on demand and is covered in the following section The messages are sent as standard ASCII and all messages end with a carriage return CR There is no Line feed sent...

Page 17: ...mand Category Argument Value eg CH_1 TYPE SCALE 60 0 sets the Scale Mode Scale factor to 60 0 Command Argument eg DECPT NONE sets the Decimal Point to none Command Category Argument Action CH_1 Channe...

Page 18: ...100 times per second Standard Gate or up to 1000 Fast Gate Dependent on input frequency Input must be measurement rate Scale Mode Scaling Computation Programmable scaling 0 0001 to 99 999 Front panel...

Page 19: ...preadsheet Software available for download at www monarchinstrument com ROLS W Remote Optical Laser Sensor with 8 foot cable ROS W Remote Optical Sensor with 8 foot cable ROS P 25 Remote Optical Senso...

Page 20: ...ing the circumference of the shaft you are monitoring This could also be a speed wheel tire etc The circumference x diameter 3 14159 In order to scale we need to know what we want as opposed to what w...

Page 21: ...il the display shows and then press the SET button The display will show the current scale factor value with the right most digit flashing The UP and DOWN buttons change the flashing digit The RESET b...

Page 22: ...an error in the placement of the sensors The tape edges won t be exactly 1 inch apart Assuming the edges were really 1 01 inches apart there would be 1 error So at 130 MPH your reading would be 128 7...

Page 23: ...hat the device is set up for DHCP by default so it will get an IP address from your local server Once the search is complete the window will be populated as shown next The current device setting is sh...

Page 24: ...ons to set the required value Press RECALL to exit up one level without making a change or press SET to make the change The edit buttons function as follows RESET changes the digit being edited blinki...

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