Mark-10 BGI User Manual

DIGITAL FORCE / TORQUE INDICATOR

Model BGI

User’s Guide

Thank you!

Thank you for purchasing a Mark-10 Series BGI Digital Force Gauge. We are
confident that you will get many years of great service from this product. Mark-10
digital force gauges are designed to be easy to use and ruggedly constructed for
many years of service in laboratory and industrial environments.

This User's Guide provides setup, operating, and programming instructions.
Dimensions and specifications are also provided. For additional information or
answers to your application questions, contact us and our technical support and
engineering teams will be eager to help you.

Thank you again for your purchase and happy testing!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTROLS - SECTION 1 ................................................................. 3

POWER - SECTION 2 ....................................................................... 4

CONFIGURATION - SECTION 3 ...................................................... 4

FILTERS - SECTION 4 ...................................................................... 6

EXTERNAL TRIGGER MODE - SECTION 5 .................................... 7

SET POINTS - SECTION 6 ................................................................ 7

AVERAGE MODE - SECTION 7 ....................................................... 8

GAUGE CONTROL LANGUAGE - SECTION 8 ............................... 9

OUTPUTS - SECTION 9 .................................................................. 10

RS-232 ...................................................................................... 10

Mitutoyo BCD ............................................................................. 11

Analog ........................................................................................ 11

I/O connector pin diagram ......................................................... 12

CALIBRATION - SECTION 11 ........................................................ 12

SPECIFICATIONS - SECTION 11 ................................................... 12

General ...................................................................................... 12

Dimensions ................................................................................ 13

WARRANTY– SECTION 12 ............................................................ 13

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1 CONTROLS

Six keys on the front panel are used for all functions and control of the
instrument. Some have more than one function, depending on the mode of
operation. The main functions are labeled above the keys and the secondary
functions are below the keys in smaller type. In the list below the secondary
functions are in parentheses. For a detailed description of the secondary
functions see Section 3.

POWER (ENTER) Turns power on and off
UNITS (▲) Selects units of measurement

ZERO (▼) Zeroes any tare value (up to the full
capacity of the instrument) and clears the

peak readings
DATA Initiates a data transmission sequence
MODE (ADVANCE) Switches the display between normal and
peak modes of operation
CLEAR (ESCAPE) Clears peak readings from memory

2.53 [64.3]

I/O CONNECTOR

A

C ADAPTER / CHARGER

EXTERNAL SENSOR CONNECTOR

ZERO

POWER

UNITS

DATA

MODE

CLEAR

ADVANCE

ESCAPE

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2 POWER

The indicator is powered by a 7.2-volt NiCd or NiMH rechargeable battery. Since
batteries are subject to self-discharge, it may be necessary to recharge the unit
after a prolonged period of storage. Plug the accompanying charger into the AC

outlet and insert the charger plug into the receptacle on the gauge. Do not use

chargers other than supplied or instrument damage may occur.

There are three levels of low battery voltage indication. At the first level, the
display shows a steady "LO BAT" indicating approximately one hour of charge
remaining. The second level is indicated by a flashing "LO BAT". At the third level,
the whole display except the "LO BAT" indicator will flash for three seconds after
which time the indicator will turn itself off. This prevents the instrument from
working at voltages too low for reliable operation.

3 CONFIGURATION

The BGI indicator has several features with programmable options allowing many
user-specified choices. In order to access the configuration menu, perform the
following:

1. Turn off the indicator

2. Press and hold MODE

3. Turn on the indicator

4. Release MODE

The software version number will be displayed for a short time followed by "FLtA".
The following secondary functions of keys are used during the configuration
process.

ADVANCE Step through menu choices
ENTER Select a menu choice
ESCAPE Quit any function (no change)

Increment or decrement displayed values

The following list shows all configuration options. Italics indicate factory settings.

FLtA - Analog filter

FA 0 2.5 Hz RC filter disabled

FA 1 2.5 Hz RC filter enabled

FLTd - Digital filters

FC 1 No filtering of current (displayed) readings

FC 2 Average of 2 samples for each reading
FC 4 Average of 4 samples for each reading

FC 8 Average of 8 samples for each reading
FP 1 No filtering of peak readings

FP 2 Average of 2 samples for each peak reading
FP 4 Average of 4 samples for each peak reading

FP 8 Average of 8 samples for each peak readin g

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232 - RS-232 settings

232d Output Disabled

232E Output Enabled

300 300 baud
600 600 baud
1200 1200 baud
2400 2400 baud
4800 4800 baud

9600 9600 baud
7-1E 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, even parity

7-1o 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, odd parity
7-2E 7 data bits, 2 stop bits, even parity
7-2o 7 data bits, 2 stop bits, odd parity
7-2n 7 data bits, 2 stop bits, no parity
8-1E 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, even parity

8-1o 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, odd parity

8-1n 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
8-2n 8 data bits, 2 stop bits, no parity
Ft F Full data (numeric + units)

Ft n Numeric data only

out - Outputs selection (other than RS-232)

SP d Set point outputs disabled

SP E Set point outputs enabled
bcd d Mitutoyo BCD output disabled

bcd E Mitutoyo BCD output enabled

nPOL Mitutoyo readings without polarity (absolute value)

POL Mitutoyo readings with polarity; positive for

compression (CW), negative for tension (CCW)
Et d External trigger disabled

Et E External trigger enabled in edge mode
Et L External trigger enabled in level mode
EtHL Data capture during high to low transition of trigger signal
EtLH Data capture during low to high transition of trigger signal

Aout - Automatic output (RS-232)

no Automatic output disabled

1 Every sample transmitted
2 Every 2nd sample transmitted
4 Every 4th sample transmitted
8 Every 8th sample transmitted
16 Every 16th sample transmitted
32 Every 32nd sample transmitted
64 Every 64th sample transmitted
128 Every 128th sample transmitted

AoFF - Automatic shutoff settings

no Disabled