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The information contained in this document supersedes all similar information that 
may be found elsewhere in this manual. 

  

 

Total  Customer  Satisfaction 

–  PCB 

Piezotronics guarantees Total Customer 
Satisfaction.  If,  at  any  time,  for  any 
reason, you are not completely satisfied 
with  any  PCB  product,  PCB  will  repair, 
replace,  or  exchange  it  at  no  charge. 
You  may  also  choose  to  have  your 
purchase  price  refunded  in  lieu  of  the 
repair,  replacement,  or  exchange  of the 
product.    
 

Service 

–  Due  to  the  sophisticated 

nature  of  the  sensors  and  associated 
instrumentation 

provided 

by 

PCB 

Piezotronics,  user  servicing  or  repair  is 
not  recommended  and,  if  attempted, 
may  void  the  factory  warranty.  Routine 
maintenance,  such  as  the  cleaning  of 
electrical  connectors,  housings,  and 
mounting  surfaces  with  solutions  and 
techniques  that  will  not  harm  the 
physical  material  of  construction,  is 
acceptable. Caution should be observed 
to insure that liquids are not permitted to 
migrate  into  devices  that  are  not 
hermetically 

sealed. 

Such 

devices 

should  only  be  wiped  with  a  dampened 
cloth  and  never  submerged  or  have 
liquids poured upon them.   
 

Repair 

–  In  the  event  that  equipment 

becomes 

damaged 

or 

ceases 

to 

operate,  arrangements  should  be  made 
to  return  the  equipment  to  PCB 
Piezotronics for repair. User servicing or 
repair  is  not  recommended  and,  if 
attempted, 

may 

void 

the 

factory 

warranty.     
 

Calibration 

–  Routine  calibration  of 

sensors  and  associated  instrumentation 
is  recommended  as  this  helps  build 
confidence  in  measurement  accuracy 
and 

acquired 

data. 

Equipment 

calibration 

cycles 

are 

typically 

established  by  the  users  own  quality 
regimen.  When  in  doubt  about  a 
calibration cycle, a good 

“rule of thumb” 

is to recalibrate on an annual basis. It is 
also  good  practice  to  recalibrate  after 
exposure  to  any  severe  temperature 
extreme, 

shock, 

load, 

or 

other 

environmental  influence,  or  prior  to  any 
critical test.  
 
PCB  Piezotronics  maintains  an  ISO- 
9001  certified  metrology  laboratory  and 
offers  calibration  services,  which  are 
accredited  by  A2LA  to  ISO/IEC  17025, 
with  full  traceability  to  SI  through 
N.I.S.T.  In  addition  to  the  normally 
supplied  calibration,  special  testing  is 
also  available,  such  as:  sensitivity  at 
elevated  or  cryogenic  temperatures, 
phase  response,  extended  high  or  low 
frequency  response,  extended  range, 
leak 

testing, 

hydrostatic 

pressure 

testing,  and  others.  For  information  on 
standard 

recalibration 

services 

or 

special  testing,  contact  your  local  PCB 
Piezotronics 

distributor, 

sales 

representative,  or  factory  customer 
service representative.   
 

Returning  Equipment 

– 

Following 

these  procedures  will  insure  that  your 
returned  materials  are  handled  in  the 
most 

expedient 

manner

Before 

Warranty, Service, Repair, and 
Return Policies and Instructions 

Summary of Contents for 482M179

Page 1: ...ignal Conditioner Installation and Operating Manual For assistance with the operation of this product contact PCB Piezotronics Inc Toll free 800 828 8840 24 hour SensorLine 716 684 0001 Fax 716 684 09...

Page 2: ...repair User servicing or repair is not recommended and if attempted may void the factory warranty Calibration Routine calibration of sensors and associated instrumentation is recommended as this helps...

Page 3: ...ry customer service representative Warranty All equipment and repair services provided by PCB Piezotronics Inc are covered by a limited warranty against defective material and workmanship for a period...

Page 4: ...isclosure Table Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE O O O O O O PCB X O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O...

Page 5: ...e O O X O O O Wires O O O O O O Cables X O O O O O Plastic O O O O O O Solder X O O O O O Copper Alloy Brass X O O O O O This table is prepared in accordance with the provisions of SJ T 11364 O Indica...

Page 6: ...NDITIONER Models 483C30 483C50 482M179 and 483M217 GENERAL OPERATION MANUAL For powering ICP and charge sensors these signal conditioners provide an effective method for managing large numbers of sens...

Page 7: ...2 1 Sensor Excitation 4 2 2 Input Protection 4 2 3 Input Fault Detection 5 2 4 Input Interface 5 2 5 Gain 5 2 5 1 Programmable Gain 6 2 6 Normalized Output Sensitivity 6 2 7 Overload Detection and Au...

Page 8: ...Commands 17 GAIN 17 SENS 17 FSCI 18 FSCO 18 INPT 18 IEXC 19 OFLT 20 OSCL 20 RTED 21 ALLC 21 RBIA 22 STUS 22 UNIT 22 UNID 23 LEDS 24 RSET 24 AUTR 24 SAVS 25 WTED 25 Communication Responses 26 Table of...

Page 9: ...MODELS 483C30 483C50 AND 482M179 GENERAL OPERATION MANUAL iii Figure 5 Selectable Gain Amplifier Configuration 5 Figure 6 Autoscale Overload Window Comparator 7...

Page 10: ...service by qualified personnel who recognize shock hazards and are familiar with the safety precautions required to avoid injury WARNING 2 This equipment is designed with user safety in mind however...

Page 11: ...volatile memory Ethernet interface Normalized Output Voltage sensor input signal mode Capable of reading TEDS Model 483C50 includes the following features ICP with variable 2 to 20 mA source current...

Page 12: ...ignal ground lines of all equipment are tied together The signal grounds of the channels are typically tied together via the case of the input and output BNC connectors The individual channels of thes...

Page 13: ...n occurs as the constant current of all channels are set These models allow the constant current to be adjusted between 2 and 20 mA when not in isolation mode to provide the required excitation for mo...

Page 14: ...o reference voltages Vref representing thresholds for short and open When the sensor s bias voltage Vbias exceeds the comparator range the front panel input fault LED lights NOTE Red LED implies input...

Page 15: ...Some users request the ability calculate the gain using a known input signal along with the sensor sensitivity and desired output level The result of the request impacts the formula Gain 1 Volt Sensi...

Page 16: ...ed The Vref is equal to the default overload value of 10 volts When the input voltage Vsignal of Figure 6 to the window comparator exceeds the reference voltage limits overload has occurred and the co...

Page 17: ...d and returns the data in an ASCII Hex representation 2 11 Filtering Most Model 482C s can be ordered with optional Input and or Output Filters which may be enabled and disabled for each individual ch...

Page 18: ...ass 100 kHz 477M03 Low Pass 50 Hz The user may also define a specific cutoff frequency for the Input Filters that satisfies a specific need Contact the factory regarding individual requirements and mo...

Page 19: ...provided on the PCB MCSC application software installer CD and available for download at the Lantronix website http www lantronix com device networking utilities tools device installer html Once insta...

Page 20: ...ets with the proper IP address and ensure the packet payload contains the correct Unit Id in the command header The XPort device should be configured properly for communication with the signal conditi...

Page 21: ...t the parameters are shown as below and pay particular attention to the Active Connection and Endpoint Port items They should be set as shown below Next check the Serial Settings They should be 19200...

Page 22: ...MODELS 483C30 483C50 482M179 AND 483M217 GENERAL OPERATION MANUAL 13...

Page 23: ...MODELS 483C30 483C50 482M179 AND 483M217 GENERAL OPERATION MANUAL 14...

Page 24: ...set Some commands may not be valid in all units The commands are sent and received from to the host computer in ASCII text format Command Type Scope Meaning GAIN R W Channel Set or read gain SENS R W...

Page 25: ...t contain a unit number but shall contain a channel number Each command in a message will evoke a response message if one is warranted not global Query s can only be directed to one unit but if the ch...

Page 26: ...directly the unit will adjust the FSI parameter of the gain equation using the following equation FSI FSO 1000 Gain Sens to ensure it remains valid Setting Response 1 GAIN ok Query The Gain query retu...

Page 27: ...00 0 Global FSCI Query 1 0 FSCI Global FSCI Response 1 FSCI 1 1000 0 2 1000 0 3 1000 0 4 1000 0 FSCO The FSCO command provides a scaling mechanism to automatically set the gain based on a known input...

Page 28: ...t set to this value on 482C50 and 482M179 models As a result if the channel was in Voltage mode and this value gets set 0 then the channel s input mode will revert to ICP mode Likewise if the channel...

Page 29: ...When either the 100 or 1k Hz setting is selected the channel is forced into a charge mode if it isn t set that way already and an internal 100pC signal is generated This signal is then converted to a...

Page 30: ...fies that the status of the Application register 1 if it contains the basic TEDS data or 0 if not This byte is followed by up to 40 bytes in ASCII Hex format 8 bytes of Application register content if...

Page 31: ...t Cmd Ch unit status bit map CH1 status bit map CHn status bit map Query 1 1 STUS Query Response 1 STUS 1 0 1 5 5 5 Where Unit Bit 0 1 BAD EEPROM read for channel settings on power up Unit Bit 1 1 BAD...

Page 32: ...Future Use Currently undefined and available for expansion UNID The UNID command is used to set the units ID number The Unit Id number is critical to remote communications since it indicates to the u...

Page 33: ...n 1 0 Sensitivity 10 0 Full Scale input 1000 0 Full Scale output 10 0 Input Mode ICP Current excitation 4 0mA Output Filter Disabled Internal Reference Oscillator OFF AUTR The AUTR command invokes the...

Page 34: ...o the signal conditioner determines what chip it is communicating with and whether application register operations are possible The user does however need to construct the command appropriately to ind...

Page 35: ...rors are indicated with negative numbers The unit may return one of the following Unit Cmd String OK CR LF Signifies that the last command was entered in the correct format and was performed properly...

Page 36: ...10 0 V Hz 10 0 V Hz 2 Spectral Noise 10 Hz 1 5 V Hz 1 5 V Hz 2 Spectral Noise 100 Hz 0 6 V Hz 0 6 V Hz 2 Spectral Noise 1000 Hz 0 6 V Hz 0 6 V Hz 2 Spectral Noise 10 000 Hz 0 6 V Hz 0 6 V Hz 2 Broadb...

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