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SW500 Wired Scale Systems, Users

Rev E,October, 2016

SW500 Wired Scale System

Users Manual

Intercomp Co.

3839 County Road 116

Medina, MN 55340, U.S.A.

(763)-476-2531

1-800-328-3336

Fax 763-476-2613

www.intercompracing.com

Manual #: 700431-E

Summary of Contents for SW500

Page 1: ...ale Systems Users Rev E October 2016 SW500 Wired Scale System Users Manual Intercomp Co 3839 County Road 116 Medina MN 55340 U S A 763 476 2531 1 800 328 3336 Fax 763 476 2613 www intercompracing com Manual 700431 E ...

Page 2: ... KART 12 AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAYS 13 Oval Track 13 CUP NW 13 Road Racing 13 AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAYS CONTINUED 14 Dirt Track 14 Drag Rally 14 Wheels and Percentages 14 AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAYS CONTINUED 15 TOTAL 15 TOTAL 4 15 KART DISPLAYS 15 Oval Track 15 Kart 15 KART DISPLAYS CONTINUED 16 Road Racing 16 Dirt Track 16 Drag Rally 16 KART DISPLAYS CONTINUED 17 Wheels and Percentages 17 TOTAL 17 TOTAL 4 17 CONTROL...

Page 3: ...NTER OF GRAVITY 26 Standard CG 27 Vertical CG 28 POWER BATTERY 29 AUTO OFF FEATURE 29 SERIAL OUTPUT 30 SERIAL OUTPUT WIRING 31 USB OUTPUT 31 SPECIAL DISPLAYS 32 JAPAN VERSION 32 Free Scaling 32 Fixed Scaling 33 RF LF CROSS VERSION 33 MOTORCYCLE VERSION 34 ERROR MESSAGES 35 HOW TO REACH INTERCOMP SERVICE 36 This document is the property of Intercomp Co It contains material and information that is c...

Page 4: ...steady readings for unstable loads Input Output Input 4 analog channels Output digital serial RS232 and USB Performance Speed 1 3 sec to typical reading static Accuracy 0 1 of applied load or display graduation whichever is greater Divisions SW Standard 6000 lb 2800 kg capacity graduation 1 lb 0 5 kg SW Kart 1600 lb 725 kg capacity graduation 0 1 lb 0 05 kg SW 8 8K 8800 lb 4000 kg capacity graduat...

Page 5: ...8 mm ABS structural foam Optional Equipment 15 x 15 Ramp aluminum set of four 100342 This option allows you to drive the car onto the pads in the case that you are not using a setup rack or jacking the car up Lightweight composite ramps 171002 Lightweight composite ramps with roll off area 171005 NiMH Rechargeable Battery 9V 330101 Tape Printer 340105 An external tape printer can be connected to t...

Page 6: ...s of electromagnetic disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM radio frequency equipment EN61000 6 1 2007 Generic standards Residential commercial and light industry environment EN61000 6 2 2007 Generic standards Immunity for industrial environments EN61000 6 3 2007 Generic emission standard Domestic commercial and light industry environment EN 61010 1 IEC 1010 1 Safety ...

Page 7: ...Motorcycle mode For motorcycle scale sets use the LF red cable pad for Front and the LR white cable for Rear Refer to the Special Display section for motorcycle operations System indicator System setup configuration 1 Place the four pads near their appropriate car tire LF by left front RF by right front and so on 2 Connect one end of each cable to a pad LF Red cable RF Green cable LR White cable R...

Page 8: ...t scale the second display format is Kart instead of CUP NW Most of the displays are fixed display formats However choice 3 Road Racing is a dynamic display format which allows the user to choose which wheel weights will be totaled and shown as the selected weight The four weights that are on the first 2 lines are the individual wheel weights The weights are displayed in the same pattern as a car ...

Page 9: ...ghts entered for the hub plate and tire assemblies pressing the zero button will zero the system but the display will show the difference between the tire and hub plate for each wheel position This may result in the indicator zeroing to a non zero value If using the Precision Hub Plate System setup the system as described in the SETUP section of the Precision Hub Plate System User s Manual NOTE Pr...

Page 10: ...B COMPENSATION ENABLED briefly at power up whenever the indicator is turned on This is a reminder that the system is operating in this mode and the weights are being compensated accordingly Display Contrast Adjusting the contrast can improve the readability of the display when viewed from different angles The display contrast is adjusted by holding down on the backlight button and one of the wheel...

Page 11: ...ulate what percentage of the total weight that group is The scale has eight default display modes OVAL TRACK The following parameters are displayed Each wheel weight left side and rear cross and the total weight CUP NW The following parameters are displayed Each wheel weight right side weight front cross and the total weight ROAD RACING Choice 3 Road Racing is a dynamic display format which allows...

Page 12: ...alculate what percentage of the total weight that group is The scale has eight default display modes OVAL TRACK The following parameters are displayed Each wheel weight left side and rear cross and the total weight KART The following parameters are displayed Each wheel weight left side front cross and the total weight ROAD RACING Choice 3 Road Racing is a dynamic display format which allows the us...

Page 13: ...the following section titled Kart Displays Oval Track CUP NW Road Racing 750 725 lb 950 525 A LEFT 57 63 C 56 78 REAR 50 00 2950 750 725 lb 950 525 A RIGHT 1250 CR 56 78 FRONT 50 00 2950 750 725 950 525 A SELECT 1675 56 78 TOTAL 2950 lbs total A actual T target C compare selected total selected weight Note Cross LR RF units ...

Page 14: ... Dirt Track Drag Rally Wheels and Percentages LF 750F 50 0 RF 725 LS 57 6W 56 8 RS 42 4 LR 950R 50 0 RR 525 TOTAL 2950 lbs left side wedge right side LEFT 1700 57 63 REAR 1475 50 00 CROSS 1675 56 78 REAR BITE 425 A Note Rear Bite LR RR 750 725 lb 950 525 A FRONT 50 00 REAR 50 00 2950 front rear ...

Page 15: ...tinued TOTAL TOTAL 4 Kart Displays Oval Track Kart 250 5 235 2 lb 310 2 208 0 A LEFT 55 85 C 54 33 REAR 51 62 1003 9 250 5 235 2 lb 310 2 208 0 A LEFT 55 85 C 54 33 FRONT 48 38 1003 9 total A actual T target C compare units Note CR Cross LR RF TOTAL 2950 lbs 750 725 TOTAL 2950 lbs 950 525 ...

Page 16: ...inued Road Racing Dirt Track Drag Rally 250 5 235 2 lb 310 2 208 0 A SELECT 545 4 54 33 TOTAL 1003 9 lbs selected total selected weight LEFT 560 7 55 85 REAR 518 2 51 62 CROSS 545 4 54 33 REAR BITE 102 2 A Note Rear Bite LR RR 250 5 235 2 lb 310 2 208 0 A FRONT 48 38 REAR 51 62 1003 9 ...

Page 17: ...ge 17 of 36 Kart Displays Continued Wheels and Percentages TOTAL TOTAL 4 LF250 5 F 48 4 RF235 2 LS 55 9 W 54 3 RS 44 1 LR310 2 R 51 6 RR208 0 TOTAL 1003 9 lbs left side wedge right side front rear TOTAL 1000 3 lbs 250 5 235 2 TOTAL 1000 3 lbs 310 2 208 0 ...

Page 18: ...e scale is turned off the current zero will be remembered That means that if a car is on the weigh pads and the unit is turned off when the scale is turned on the current weight will be displayed not zero AZT Auto Zero Tracking This system contains a feature called Auto Zero Tracking AZT which corrects slight zero changes during normal operation If small weights are added while the display is at o...

Page 19: ...r other peripheral To toggle the continuous serial output choices press 1 There are 3 choices OFF Continuous output disabled Print screen enabled MULTI LINE Continuous output enabled multi line format TOTAL ONLY Continuous output enabled total only format In order to communicate the baud rate of the SW scale must match the peripheral you are connecting to To change the baud rate press 2 The active...

Page 20: ... negative when weight needs to be subtracted TARGET The ideal weight setup for the car is called the target weight Press this key to view the target weight See sections titled Store Baseline Setup and Recall Baseline Setup for details ACTUAL Press this key to view the actual weight CG Press the CG key to enter into Center of Gravity function Press 1 for Standard CG or 2 for Vertical CG Standard CG...

Page 21: ...eric keypad when asked to enter a number Press the number keys to enter the number and press STORE ENTER to complete LF RF LR RR These keys stand for left front right front left rear and right rear These keys are used when in the Road Racing format Pressing these keys toggles the corresponding pad between select and unselect If the pad is selected an arrow will be indicated to the left of the weig...

Page 22: ...for further instructions on how to configure the system Change display format To change the display format this is first screen shown at power up press the 1 and 0 keys simultaneously The following screen should be displayed 1 OVAL 5 DRAG RALLY 2 CUP NW 6 WHT 3 ROAD RACE 7 TOTAL 4 DIRT TRK 8 TOTAL 4 Press the number for the desired corresponding display format Lock Display Format This feature allo...

Page 23: ...ion you re trying to store to the following message will be displayed If you want to continue and store to that memory spot press 1 If not press 2 Manually Enter the Target Setup If you would like to manually enter the target weights enter 00 and press STORE ENTER Press 1 2 or 3 to choose which method you want to enter the target weights direct key in wedge or target Direct Key In Manually enterin...

Page 24: ...ve the setup to 1 99 The screen will display the targets entered Press the Actual or the Compare button to see the actual weight on the scales or compare the targets entered to the weights on the scales Target Manually entering values in the Target format will allow you to set your targets with respect to the following parameters left front right front left rear and right rear 1 Press the STORE EN...

Page 25: ...it ACTUAL to view the current weights on the scales or COMPARE to display how close your current weights are to the target weights Clear Baseline Setup To clear one of the setups press CLEAR The following screen will be displayed 1 Enter the memory spot you wish to clear and press Store Enter key Note To exit press the ACTUAL key Note This operation will clear the baseline setup target weights in ...

Page 26: ...plied by two tires of a car If the two tires were the same weight the center of gravity would be exactly in the middle If one tire were heavier the center of gravity would move toward the heavy tire There are three axis on a car front to back left to right and up to down The center of gravity on the first two can be determined directly from the weight of each wheel the up to down or vertical requi...

Page 27: ...cording the above diagram the results are from the marked reference point After the axle width and wheel base are entered the scale will display the location of the center of gravity from the left front to right front tire and from the left front to left rear tire see center of gravity diagram on previous page Additionally the percentage of the wheel base left front to left rear and the percentage...

Page 28: ...ground 4 Enter the wheel base refer to the center of gravity section above 5 The scale will ask you to Raise the rear wheels by 6 Raise the back of the car and weigh pads A good rule of thumb is raise the back one inch for each foot of wheel base 7 Enter the amount from bottom of the pad to ground the back wheels were raised in tenths doesn t matter which unit you use inches centimeters etc the re...

Page 29: ...harger while the battery charges The scale can be left on or off while the charger is plugged in Expect 12 to 16 hours to completely recharge the battery With a fully charged battery the scale will operate about 35 hours This specified time is reduced the more the backlight is used If the battery power is low the SW display will flash a Low Battery message Scale will shut off if the Low Battery me...

Page 30: ...g the PRINT key see section PRINT Serial Output Multi Line continuous output There are 13 pieces of data transmitted continuously in a repeating pattern 0 XXXX X Notes ASCII cr and lf follow 1 XXXX X the weight 2 XXXX X 3 XXXX X The decimal place is only there if needed 4 XXXX X 5 XXXX X 6 XXXX X 7 XXXX X 8 XXXX X 9 XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X The first character of each line is the data identifie...

Page 31: ...n the post Outside ring NA Middle ring TXD Inside ring ground USB Output The USB connector is located on the left side of the Indicator and is the suggested connection used to interface with an external computer You can download the driver at the web site listed below http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm Choose the operating system that your computer uses and select the driver that supports FT232...

Page 32: ...to take effect The order in which the display formats are toggled is shown in the diagram below Japan version Choose the Japan version as explained in the beginning of this section Turn the scale off Turn on the scale back on and you will see the following display Press the 1 key to select free scaling or press the 2 key to select fixed scaling Free Scaling The free scaling display format includes...

Page 33: ...n below RF LF cross version Choose the RF LF cross version as explained in the beginning of this section Turn the scale off and turn the scale back on You will notice there are no options to choose a display format the indicator will go directly to weigh mode This display format includes each wheel weight the RF LF cross weight and the total weight An equivalent example is shown below 750 725 lb 9...

Page 34: ...LF red cable pad for Front and the LR white cable for Rear Refer to the Special Display section for motorcycle operations Choose the motorcycle version as explained in the beginning of this section The display will give each wheel weight percentage and total weight as shown below FRONT 300 60 REAR 200 40 TOTAL 500 lb A ...

Page 35: ...is a load cell connection error Reduce the load to the pad and or zero the pad If the message persists there may be a load cell or load cell wiring failure UNITS The pad is set to a different unit lb kg than the indicator See Switch lb kg GRAD The pad is set to a different grad size car kart than the indicator Indicator status error messages LOW DISPLAY BATTERY Indicator battery is running low Thi...

Page 36: ...duct is a SW wired scale system When was the scale system purchased Where was the scale system purchased What is the serial number For Intercomp Service call or fax FAX 763 476 2613 763 476 2531 1 800 328 3336 or send an email to service intercompcompany com with all of the above mentioned information Copyright Intercomp Company 2016 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ...

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