Hollow shaft display with serial output
EP43RS / EP46RS
Date: 06/04/21
File: EP4RS_4.1_ing.doc
Rev: 4.1
Page: 4/12
Value to be displayed after one complete rotation of the hollow shaft:
0
0
0
0
This parameter, together with the following one, defines the value which is displayed after one rotation of the
hollow shaft. The allowable range is from 0,0001 to 99999. The decimal place is set after programming the
last digit on the left: after pressing, the decimal place will blink and with it can be moved to the desired
position. Confirm with
O
.
Number of decimal places:
+%
+%
+%
+%
It is the number of decimal places to visualize on the display, allowed range from 0 to 4.
Example 1: if each rotation of the hollow shaft will cause a displacement of 50, set
0
0
0
0
=50 and
+%
+%
+%
+%
=0.
Example 2: if each rotation of the hollow shaft will cause a displacement of 12,345 and the desired output on
the display is 12.3, set
0
0
0
0
=12.345 and
+%
+%
+%
+%
=1.
Button activation mode:
//
//
//
//
This parameter programs the button functions.
The value is a number with 3 digits, each corresponding to a button: the digit on the right sets the O button,
the digit in the middle sets while the last digit on the left sets.
The possible values are in the following table:
VALUE
O
0
Not active
Not active
Not active
1
mm/inch conversion
Reset
ABS
/
REL
measurement
2
Not active
Preset
Not active
3
Not active
Fast Preset
Not active
4
Not active
Delayed Reset after 3s (*)
Not active
5
Not active
Delayed Preset after 3s (*)
Not active
(*) Delayed means that to activate the function (reset or preset), it is necessary to keep
O
pressed for
approximately 3 s.
1) Reset:
reset function
of the displayed value; after pressing
O
the displayed value is set to zero.
2) Preset:
preset function of the displayed value; after pressing
O
the displayed value becomes equal to the
value in the
./
./
./
./
parameter, which can be set immediately after
//
//
//
//
(when the digit on the right is set
to 2).
3) Fast Preset:
the fast setting of the displayed value on the display; after pressing
O
,
./
./
./
./
appears and
pressing 2 times
O
it is possible to set the value directly (use and then confirm with
O
). This function is useful
when the displayed value must be corrected often.
4) Delayed Reset:
to activate the function reset it is necessary to keep
O
pressed for approximately 3 s
5) Delayed Preset:
to activate the function preset it is necessary to keep
O
pressed for approximately 3 s
ABS
/
REL
measurement
: Enables switching from an absolute to relative value; after pressing, the displayed
value is temporarily set to zero to measure a relative motion of the shaft. On the display the rel icon indicates
that the current display is relative to the reference point that has just been created. Pressing again causes the
absolute value to be displayed and the abs icon will appear.
Note: The
ABS
/
REL
function is enabled only if the measurement is in mm units.
mm/inch conversion
: Pressing converts the measurement from millimeters to inches and back. When in
inch mode, the inch icon will appear and the displayed value will have an additional decimal place. When the
parameter
+%
=4 the mm/inch conversion is not available.
Count direction
%.
%.
%.
%.
It sets the count direction, allowed values are 0 or 1.
By setting 0, the displayed value increases turning the shaft clockwise.
By setting 1, the displayed value decreases turning the hollow shaft clockwise.
