Model DFG-RS5 Digital Force / Torque Indicator
User’s Guide
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4 HOME SCREEN AND CONTROLS
4.1 Home Screen
No. Name
Description
1 Measurement
direction
indicator
– indicates compression direction (for force sensors)
– indicates tension direction (for force sensors)
– indicates clockwise direction (for torque sensors)
– indicates counter-clockwise direction (for torque sensors)
These indicators are used throughout the display and menu.
2 Peaks
The maximum measured compression/tension or clockwise/counter-clockwise
readings. These readings are reset by pressing
ZERO
or by powering the
indicator off and on.
3 Primary
reading
The current displayed load reading. See
Operating Modes
section for
details. If a sensor is not plugged in, this value will be replaced by a message,
as follows: SENSOR NOT CONNECTED
4 Load
bar
Analog indicator to help identify when an overload condition is imminent. The
bar increases either to the right or to the left from the midpoint of the graph.
Increasing to the right indicates compression or clockwise load, increasing to
the left indicates tension or counter-clockwise load. If set points are enabled,
triangular markers are displayed for visual convenience. This indicator reflects
the actual load, which may not correspond to the primary reading (depends
on operating mode). The
ZERO
key does not reset the load bar. See
Operating Modes
section for details.
5 Units
The current measurement unit. Abbreviations are as follows:
Force units:
lbF – Pound-force
ozF – Ounce-force
kgF – Kilogram-force
gF – Gram-force
N – Newton
kN – Kilonewton
mN – Millinewton
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