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Getting Started
1 Getting Started
Figure 1 shows a diagram of the ADS1232REF.
Figure 1. ADS1232REF Controls and Connectors
1.1 Operating Modes
The ADS1232REF operates in one of three modes:
• Scale mode: When the mode select switch is in Scale position, the ADS1232REF acts as a basic
weigh scale. The scale has tare, range, and calibrate functions, and can display metric (SI) units. Other
parameters can be configured in configuration screens. Scale mode is described in detail in
Section 2 .
• Analysis mode: When the mode select switch is in Analysis position, codes are taken directly from the
ADS1232 device and various measurements are made upon them. Several measurements are
available, including raw display, voltage, RMS noise, and peak-to-peak measurements. The ADS1232
can also be configured directly from this mode. Analysis mode is described in detail in
Section 3 .
• Configuration mode: Parameters governing the operation of the ADS1232REF can be viewed and
altered in this mode. Scale and Analysis modes have different options in configuration mode:
configuration for Scale mode is described in
Section 2.4 , and configuration for Analysis mode is
described in Section 3.4 .
3 SBAU120B – November 2005 – Revised July 2011 ADS1232REF User ' s Guide
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