Mecmesin AFI, Mecmesin ATG, Mecmesin ATI, Mecmesin AFG Operating Manual

OPERATING

MANUAL

FOR

AFI,

ATI,

AFG

AND

ATG

VERSION

1.6

Thank

you for

choosing

this Mccmcsin

instrument.

\A/itll

correct lise

and

regular

rc-

calibration it \vill give

many

years of accurate

and

reliable service.

The M('cmesin

AFJisthe

latest in a series of

highly

adaptable display units.Byusing

the

],1\est integrated

circuit

technologyithas been possibletoproduce

a truly universal

display

,",1!licll

can be usedtomeasure force, torquc or weight

when

combined

with

sUitable transducers.

BEFORE

USE

Upon receiving

the

unit

pk'ilSC

cllCck

that

no

pll)'sical damage has occurred to

the

packaging

l11iltcj"ial,

plastic

C<I$C

or the

instnonent

itselF.Ifany damageisevident please

notify l'vlccmcsin

immediately.

CONTENTS

TO

GfT

YOU

GOING

QUICKLY:

POWEJUNC

UP

DISPLAY

MODE

Al'l

FOHCE

CONFIGURATION

Al'l

TORQUE CONFIGURATION
ZEHOING
MEASUREMENT

UNITS

MAX

READINGS

.

USING

THE

ADVANCED

MODES:

SETrING

AND USE

ALARM

MODE .

LOWER

AND

UPPEH

ALARM

POJNTS

ALARM

OUTPUT

ALARl"l

BAND

AUDIO

ONLY

OPTIONS

COMMUNICATIONS MODE

BAUD

RATE

UNITS OPTION

TERMJNATION

CHA!{ACTEHS

BYTE

DELAY

LINE

DELA

Y

THANSMIT MODE

EXTRA

MODE

AUTO

OFF
1'00'1' SWITCH I .
FOOT SWITCH 2 .
DISPLAY

UPDATE

HATE+AVERAGE

OVEH

TIME

POLARn"Y

SIGN

FREEZE

READING

FIRST

PEAl(

STAND

HEVERSE

STAND

REVERSE

DIRECTION

CAVI'l)RE

PERCENTAGE

OVEHLOAD COUNTER

..

EXTEHNAL

OVF.I<LOAD

COUNTER

FACTOI{Y

DEFAUlT

ACCESSORIES:

EXTERNAL

LOAD

CELLS

CABLES

.

APPENDICES:

A:

QUICK

REFERENCE

CHARI'

B:

MODE FLOW

CHAHTS

C:

FlHST

PEAK

EXAMPLE

D:

DIMENSIONS

AND

MISCELLANEOUS DHAILS

J
J

J

2

2

2

3

4

S
5

5

S
6

6
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7
7

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10

JO

10

JJ

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JJ

J2

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J2

J4

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22

TO

GET

YOU

GOING

QUICKLY

Tile

AF!

has

high

resolution

and

spcC'd logctlWl"

with

lllall)'

other

advanced

fealures,

JlOwcvefit111a)'

stillbeused

as

a straigll1-f()]"vviml

inslrullH.'nl

vvilhoUI

dcdic;Hcd

USCI'

kllOW]cdgl'.

Tile most

cOJ1llllonly

used features

sud]

i.lS

force

or torque display, maximulll reading

detection

and

tile

changingofdisplayed

units,

can

all be lls{'d

l,viOl

just

Ol1e

kl'~'

press

pl'f

function

on the

front

panel.

POWERING

UP:

With

the

control

panel filcing you t!leH'

Ivillbeeight key pads visible,

TIll'

\vvo lower

ones are coloured

red

,mel

green. Pressing the green

key

Ivililum the instrument

011.

A

short

self

lest

nmv

runs

during

whiell

the

display

will

SllOVV

the

software

version

number,

revision date and the

instrumcnt's

rangeinS.l.

units

of

nwasurenwnL

After the sl'l( test

ilnd

providing no load has been applied to tlw instrument the display

vvill

sllmv

all

zeroes, thisisbecause the unit

re-i'.eJoes

itself during tile self test routine.

Please

note lilat an instrument with an integrallransduce!"

(AFC)

measlll"ing

wry

100v

forces may

1101

shmv

I.eroifits altitude

was

changed during [he

sell'

test

routine,

i.e.

the

unit

\vas

horizontal on a table and sul)sequl'J1tly picked up during or after tlw self test

J"Outil1c.

Thisisbecause 011 light ranges of instrumcnt the mass of the transducer inside

is
itself being weighed. This effectiseJltirely normal, once the unitisproperly mounted
and zeroed

till'

reading

will

!Jl' totally stable.

DISPLAY

MODE:

Provided no other

kl'YS

have been pressed the instrument

willbein

tile display mode.

This

is

Ilw most commonly

used

mode. The dlspl,lyISshowing the actual rorce that h

!wing applied

10

the unit.Ifa forceisc(lfcfuJly applied

via

the sensing probe (hole

at

bol\om or

AFC,

only) the reading on the display \villbescen\0register

thiS

applied

force. Take carl' with

lovver

range instrulllents not to oVl'rload till' transducerasthis

\!l/iJi

cause irreparable damage.Inthis display mode, forces or torques greater

than

12{)IYil

of

full

scale

will

produce a constant sound \!l/arning coupled with an '-01.-' symbol on the

display.

The instrulllellt keeps a record of

all

oVl'rloads that are applied, tllis can only

be

clearedbytTilined

Mecmesin staff or representatives.

AFI

FORCE

CONFIGURATION:

Tensile forces on the

AH

arc displayedaspositivc numbers and compressive forces

as

negative numbers,

till.'

minus sign appearingtothe left of the digits

vvhell

shmvn. The

display

also has symbols located at

tlw

left

vvhich

directly relate to this sign (two

triangular

arrovvs

pointing

avvay

from each otller

for

tension and

tvvo

triangular

arrO\!l,!s

pointing

tovvard

each other

for

compression).

DIS~------'

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'JJ'_';:

::

f

L._f

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kg

AFI

TORQUE

CONFIGURATION:

TIlt:'

displayisequipped

vvitll

similar

rotating

alTOW

symbols

Wlllch will

appear

when

the

unitisconfigured

for

torque.Inthis

case, clockwise

torques

arc

displayed

,IS

positive

numbers

and

anticlockvvisc

torquesasnegative

numlw!"s.

The

arrows

directly relate

10

the

sign

just like

the

tension

and

compression

symbols

described

above.

ZEROING:

During

the

operation

of

till'

instrumentitis

often

necessary to

zero

the

dbpla)/,

for

instanceifyou

have

added

a fixture

that

you

do

not

Ivanltobecome

part

of

til('

measured

reading.

Thisisachieved

by

pn:ssing

tile

"ZEI~O"

key,

l"ihidl

is

round

on

the

top

rowofkeys in

the

middle.

When

the

instrulllcnt

is

actually

zeroing

itself a

rovvof

segments

on

the

lOp

and

bottomofthe

display

vvillbese('n to

alternately

blink

once,

thhisto

shovv

you

that

the

key press

has

been

successful

and

tile

re-zero

has

been

carried

out.

MEASUREMENT

UNITS:

The

instrumentiscapableofdisplaying

many

differl'nt

unitsofmeasurement

some

of

which

include

kilogrammes,

grmllmes,

pounds

and

Newtons.

Torque

based

instruments

can

also l1hplay mallY

units

including

kilogramme.centillll'lTl'S,

pound.feet,

pound.inches

and

Nc\'vton.metrcs.

rill'

ac[uc1lunits

available

will

v<lry

depending

on

the

rangeofthe

instrument.

The

mosl

suitable

setofunitsisautomatically

selected \'1'ithin

the

instrument's

operating

programme

accordingtoits

range

and

type.

To

change

the

display

units

press

the

"UNITS" key,

whichisfound

on

tlle

bottom

row

of

keys in

the

middle.

The

newly

selected

units

willbeshownatthe

bottomofthe

display.

Each successive key press will select

the

next

available

units

until

the

instrument

returns

to

the

original.

MAX

MAX

READINGS:

The

instrumcnt

detects

and

stores an

independent

maximum

(peak) forceortorque

in

both

directions.Bypressing

the

"l\lAX"

key, whicllisfound

on

the

bottom

rovvofkeys

on

the

left, tile

highest

tcnsiJe/cJockvvisc load

detected

will be displayed

along

wHh

the

tension

syml)ol/cJockwisc arrmv as described above.

DISPLAY

IiJ'Oj

,Lt.

,_,_,

kg

Pressing

the

"lvIAX" key a

second

time

will

nov','

shmv

the

highest

comprcssive/antidockwise

load detected

<lIang

vvith

the

compression

symbol/anticlocbvisc

arrovv as dcscrilK'cl above.

DISPLAY

-

T

•

MAX

,,_,

,no

,

'.

'Lf_'

kg

Aftcr

noting

the

readings you

may

vl'ishtomeasure

tile

ncxt

maximulll in

your

test

series. To

do

this

the

instrument

must

first be fe-sct so

that

it

is

rCildytodetect

the

next

maximum

(peak). Pressing

the

"RESEl" key, \vhichisfound

on

the

top

rmvofkeys

on

the

right,

\'1'ill

dear

both

maximum

registers

and

prepare

for

detecting

the

next

maximum

readings.

For

maximum

accuracyitis

good

practicetore-zero

the

instrument

as well as just re-

setting

before cach ncw test

is

carried

out.Aspreviously

mentioned

thisisdone

by

pressing

the

"ZERO" key. To

make

the

instrument

faster

and

eilsie!'touse we

ll<lVe

designeditsuch

th<lt pressing

"ZERO"

also l'e-sets

the

instrumentatthe

same

time.

Thereforeifyou decide

to

re~1.ero

during

tests,

only

one

key pressisrequired.

Note:

Apart

from

the

preViously

mentioned

display

symbols,

the

instmIllen!

deab

with

force

and

torque

in

exactly

the

same

manner.

Consequently,

force

will

be

used

for

all

further

referencesinthis

manual.

USING

THE

ADVA;~CED

MODES

Overview

The

AFI

has

the

following

modesofoperation

other

than the

main

display mode.

ALARM:

In this

mode

alarm

points

can be set

and

other

features

pertainingtothe

alarms

can

be

configured.

COM:

COMinthis

context

stands

for

'colllmunications'.

This

mode

allovvs

the

serial HS232

and

MITUTOYO

outputs

to be configured. Also

the

internal storageofreadings

and

their

subsequent

transmission arc

dictated

througll

settings in

this

mode.

EXTRA:

The

EXTRA

mode

allows all

other

instrument

characteristics

not

preViously coveredtobe

configured.

SETTING

AND

USE

The

other

three

operating

modes

arc selected in

the

rollovving

manner.

Assuming the

instrumentisin

the display mode,

the

"MODE"

key

(found

on

the top

rO\v

to

tlw

left)

is

pressed

and

held for

two

seconds.

Thisisto alleViate

the

possibility of

false

selectionorinadvertent

tampering.

The

current

mode

symbol (in thiS case

'DISPLA

Y')

i'vill

flash. This shovvs

that

the

key press has

been

successful

and

the

instrUlllentis\'1'ailing for

yOlI

to press

oneofthe

mode

selection keys.

Oneofthe

following

mode

keys

may

now

be pressed, (their

names

are

printed

aboveorbelow

the

keys in red),

'ALARl\;1',

'COt'vj'

or

'EXTRA'.

The

selected

mode

will

now

be entered. Note

that

the

"MODE" key itself

has

the

word 'DISPLAY' above it. ThiSisfor selecting

the

main

display

mode

and

canbepressed after

the

"MODE" key in just

the

,~ame

manner

as

the

other

three

modes. Also

note

that

the

"MODE" key

need

only

be held for two

seconds

when

leaving

the

display mode, a single pressisall

thatisrequired

when

moving

betw('en

the

other

three

non-display modes.

The

follOWing descriptions of

the

other

mode

settings assumes

that

the

instrumentisin

its factory default state (see APPENDIX 1\), I.e. if

the

modes

have already

been

viewed

and/or

configured,

then

the

modes

may

not

appearinthe

same

orderasthey

are

described below.

Jf

thiSisthe

case,

within

each

mode

the

"lv'lC)RE"

key

should

be pressed

until

the

require(1 displayisfoundtomatch

the

one

being

described.

The

'Mode

flow

charts'

in APPENDIX B are very helpful

when

moving

around

the

modes

in this way.

Onceamode

has

bcen

selected

the

reqUired

instrument

fcatures

may

be set-up

as

follows.

ALARM

MODE

Overview

The

alarm

feature operates by

settingaband

comprisingoftwo

force points, an

upper

and

10\'\'('1",

which

arc uscr sclected. The

alarm

can

now

be configured so

that,

depending

on

the

users c!loice, a buzzer

may

sound

and/or

a light

may

change

from green to red

to

signify

whether

the

test force has

goneinor

outofthe

selected

band.

The

'ALAR]\-1'

mode

can be

entered

as described

aboveinthe

section

entitled

'SErnNG

AND USE'.

The

alarmisset to operate by

configuring

the

follmving

parameters.

LOWER

AND

UPPER

ALARM

POINTS:

These are

the

actual force values

that

yOll

vvish

to usc as

the

lower

and

upper

alarm

band

points. The first

point

is

/1OVV

displayed,

shovm

by a

'}'atthe

topofthe

display

next

to

the

'ALAR]"l' symboL

The

pointissetoradjusted

by

pressing tile "UP" anel

"DOWN"

arrmv keys.
Single key presses

incrementordecrement

the

displayed valuc by

one

'display

count',

Le.

1/5000thofthe

full scale range in

whichever

units

are

currently

being displayed.

Holding

the

key dovvn for 0.5 seconds

\-vill

activateanauto

repeat feature vvhereby

the

value \

....

'ill incrc'l11enlordecrement

slowlyatfirst,

and

then

after 100 display

counts

at

this rate, rapidly. \-\'he!l

the

required valueisshown

the

first

pointisready

and

the

second

alarm

point

mode

may

new,'

be entered.

Press

the

"MORE" key.

The

second

point

(shown by a

'2'atthe

topofthe

display

nexttothe

'ALARlYf'

symbol)

may

!lOW

be setoradjusted in exactly

the

same

mannerasdescribed above for the first

point.

The

points

need

not

necessarily be entered in

order

as;

(point]

= lov,'('r,

point

2:::

upper). Note

thatinthese

two

point

setting

modes

the

displayed

units

maybechanged

and

the

current

value

converted

by pressing

the

"UNITS" key. These arc actually

the

same

unitsasusedbythe

main

display

mode

so if

changed

here,

the

neWly selected

units

\·vill

appear

upon

return to

the

display

mock

Also each alarm

point

may

be

transmittedtothe

current

RS232orMITUTOYO peripheralbyprcssing

the

"TXD" key,

this

is

useful for dovl'Il-loading tolerance values

into

data-loggers

and

other

suitable

peripherals

(the

instrument

can

be usedasa 'l'vflTUTOYO DPI PRE-SETrEW).

When

the

reqUired valueisshown,

the

second

pointisready

and

the

next

mode

maybeentered.

Press

the

"MORE" key.

ALARM

OUTPUT:

As

preViously

mentioned

the

alarm

can

take

the

formofan

audibleorvisual signal

or

both.
Oncofthe

follOWing

optlons

may

be set by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN" arrow keys:

'OFF' - There are

no

alarm

outputsofany

kind.

'Audio'

"The

buzzer only.

'LEd'

- Tile visual

outputofthe

LED'S

only.

'both'

- Tile buzzer

and

LED

outputs

both

operate

simultaneously.

When

set press

the

"j\·IORE" key.

ALARM

BAND:

The

inslrumcnt

can

nmv be set SUdl

that

the

alarmisactivated \,vhen a force value

occurs

either

insideoroutsideofthe

selected

band

del'inecl-by

the

tVI'O

alium pOints.

If

'iJl

the

band'issclectc'cl,

any

displayed force

nO\'\'

falling

inside

the

selected lower

and

upper

band

points

(inclusive) will activate

the

alarmasconfigured.Ifthe

LED

output

has

beeJl selected in

the

previous mode, t!wn

the

red

LED

will

illuminateifthe

displayed

force falls

inside

the

band.

\Vhen

tl1l'

displayed

force falls

outside

the

band

the

green

LED

will

illuminalc.

If

'outofband'iss(;.'lectceJ,

any

displayed

force

now

falling

outside

the

selected

1000ver

and

upper

band

points

vvill

activate

the

alarmasconfiguwd.Ifthe

LED

output

has

been

selectedinthe

previous

mode,

then

tl1l' red

LED

will

illuminateifthe

displayed

force

falls

outside

the

band.

Whell

the

displayed

force falls

inside

the

band

the

green

LED

will

illuminate.

Oneofthe

following

options

maybeset by

pressing

the

"UP"

and

"])()VVN" anovv keys:

'outbd'

-

Outofband.

'inbd'

- In

the

band.

When

set press

the

"j'vl0RE" key.

AUDIO

ONLY

OPTIONS:

Tile

buzzer

canbeconfiguredtooutput

in parallel vvitll

either

LEDsothat

an

audible

vvarning

caube

produced

for passorfail evellts. Also a

pulse

optionisavailableifa

constant

toneisnot

desirable.

Oneofthe

(ol!mving

options

Illaybeset

by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DO\<\'N" arro\'v keys;

'FAIL' -

The

buzzer

will

outputaconstant

tone

along

\'vith

the

red (FAIL)

LED.

'PASS' -

The

buzzer

\vilJ

outputaconstant

tone

along

vvith

the

gr('e!l

(PASS)

LED.

'PULSE' -

The

buzzer will

outputashort

'beep'

whenever

an

alarm

band

pointiscrossed

from

either

direction.

This is

the

final 'ALARM'

setting

mode.

Pressing

the

"ivl0RE" keyatthis

point'

\,vill

return

the

instrument

to

tlw

first

'ALAIUvf

POINT'

mode

and

the

cycle repeats.

To

returntothe

main

display

modealany

time

press

the

"j'vl0DE" key t\'I'ice,

oncetotell

the

instrument

to

changetoa different

mode

and

again

10 select 'DISPLAY' as shovvn in

red

above

the

"MODE" key.

COMMUNICATIONS

MODE

The

'COM'

mode

canbeenteredasdescribed

above

in Ole

section

entitled

'SETTING

AND

USE',

BAUD

RATE:

The

baud

rate

only

appliestothe

RS-232

port,

and

the

same

rateisused for bOlh

transmit

and

receive Jines.

Oneofthe

follOWing

baud

rates

maybeset by

pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arro\h,'

keys:
'300' '600'

'1200'

'2400' '4800'

'9600'

'Inoo'

'28800'

'S7600'

VVhen

set press

the

"J'vIORE"

key.

UNITS

OPTION:

This

mode

tells tile

instrument

vvl1C'tl1C'1'totransmit

just

the

number

on

the

display

or

the

unitsofIlleasurementasvvell.

This

option

only

appliestothe

RS-232

port.

OneofIlle follO\I\,'ing

oplions

Illay be set by

pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arrow

keys:

'PLAIN' - Value

only,

no

units

arc

sent.

'UNitS'

-

The

current

units

arc

appendeclto

the

value.

VVhen

set press

the

"MORE" key.

TERMINATION

CHARACTERS:

Certain

printers

will

needtorecdve

a carriage r('\urn (Cr)orline feed

(LFl

character

or

both in order to print the required results successfully.
Check

the

operations manual of your printer or

other

peripheral in ordertoascertain

"vhatisrequired. This

option

only

applies to the RS-232 port.

One of the following

options

may be set by pressing the "UP"

ane!

"DOWN" arrmv keys:

'NULL' - No cJlaracters are transmitted

at

the

end

of each reading.

'er'

- ;\ carriage return characteristransmitted

after each reading.
'LF' - A line feed characteristransmitted after each reading.
'CrLF' - A

carriage return

and

line feed characteristransmitted

after each reading.

When set press tIle

"l'vlORE"

key.

BYTE

DELAY:

Certain peripherals

may

need a delay bel\·vecll each byteofthe

string in order 10 operate.

Some

printers

that

have small ornodata buffers may require this feature.

The

actual

delay

may

in some cases havetobe ascertained using trial

ane!

error techniques. This

delay

only

applies to

the

RS-232 port.

One of

the

following values in milliseconds may be set by pressing

the

"UP" and

"DOWN"

arro"v keys:

'0' - No delay.

'I'

'5'

'JO' 'SO'

When

set press

the

"MORE" key.

LINE

DELAY:

With certain peripheralsitis

often necessarytoinsert a delay between each line or

reading.

Thisisespecially trueofmost small MITUTOYO printers. In the main display

mode,

\·vhen

f('adings are transmitted using the "TXD" key, both R5-232

and

T\llTUTOYO

readings are

senltotheir respective ports consecutively. This line delayisexecuted after

the whole transmission sequence. The delayisusually only needed "vhen

the

instrument

is

sending

multiple readings to a peripheral, e.g.

vl'!1en

transmitting

all stored

memory

readings.

One

of

the

follOWing values in seconds

maybeset by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

anO\\' keys:

'0' - No delay.

'}'

'2' '3' '4'

'5'

When

set press the "MORE" key.

TRANSMIT

MODE:

This

option

,llImvs the user to choose \vhether displayed readings are transmitted

immediately toanexternal peripheral, or stored in the

instrument's

internal memory for

later transmission. In

the

display mode,ifthe transmit

mode

Ix'Jew,'

is

set to 'port', single

readings

are

sent

immediately to

both

RS-232 and MITUTOYO ports

\·vhen

the

"TXD"

key

is

pressed. Also in the display mode, a single reading can be requested from the

instrument

regardless of this setting by

sending

J

'/'

character to

the

R$-232 input.

ThiS

will send a readingtothe

RS-232 port only. Asingle MlTUTOYO reading can also be

requested

if

the

peripheral being usedisequipped with the standard MITUTOYO 'REQ

output'.

One

of the follmving

options

may be set by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOVVN"

arrmv

keys:

'Port' "

When

the

"TXD" keyispressed in the

main

display mode,

the

displayed

reading

is

senttoboth

RS-232 and MITUTOYO ports as described above.

'FILE'

~

When

the

"TXD" keyispressed in the

main

display mode,

the

displayed

reading

is

senttothe

current internal memory location, the display shovvs

how

many

locations have been used each

time

a readingisstored.

In

the

main

display mode

when

the

'FILE'

optionisselected,

the

"TXD"

and

"RESET"

keys

both

have second functions.

Press

and hold the "TXD" key for

two

seconds

and

all internal

memory

readings stored

so far will

be sent to

both

the

RS-232

and

M1TUTOYO

ports as described above,

the

display sho\',Is 't-ALL' during this transmission.

Once

running,

the

process can be aborted

by pressing

any

key.

Press and hold the

"RESET"

key for

two

seconds

and

the

internal

memory

will be

clearect

the display shows 'StNNN' as this clearing function executesj where NNNisthe

number

of memory locations

now

available for storage.

An

RS-232 remote control featureisalso implemented for

computer

control of the

instrument. Thisisachieved by

sending

special key code characters

that

represent

the

six

main

instrument

keys to the

RS~232

input.

For

details of these special codes see

the

'Quick reference

chart'

(APPENDIXA)at

the

endofthis manual.

This

is

the

final 'COM' setting mode, pressing the "MORE" keyatthis

point

\vill return

the

instrumenttothe

BAUD

RATE

rate setting

mode

and

the cycle repeats.

To return

to

the

main

display

mode

at any time press

the

"MODE" key twice,

oncetotell

the

instrument

to changetoa different

mode

and

againtoselect 'DISPLAY'asshown

in

red above

the

"MODE" key.

EXTRA

MODE

Overview

The TXTHN mode

allovvs

many of

tlw

1ll01'('

gClleral

aspectsofthe instrument's

operation

to be scI, as w('ll as further

advanced

features such as average rcading

over

time,

frccl.C

l"{'<lding

input,

first p('ilk detection

ilnd

'test stand' control tobeconfigured.

The

'EXTl(i\'

mode

canbecllIC1W1asdescribed

above

in tile

section

enUlled

'SETrJNG

AND

USE'.

AUTO

OFF:

When

powered,

the

instrument

constantly

keeps a recordoflime

elapsed since

the

last

key

press

in order10decide

whetherornot

to jJmvcr

down

automatically.

The

!('j'\

sideoftile

display

vvill

show

'Ao'; this

stands

for

'Auto

off".

Oneofthe

follovving

options/values

may

be set l)y pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arrovv

k(')/5:

'NO'

- Provided

Ill('

'LOW

BAITERY' symbol is

not

showing, the instrument

will

not

power off automatically.

'I'

- Provided tile

'LOW

BAITERY' symbol

is

not shov•.'ing, the instrument

will

povver

orf after one minute of no

key

act"ivHy.

'10'

-

ProVided

lhc 'LOVV BAITERY' symbolisnot

shcliving, the' instrument

\vill

povver

ofF

arter tell minutc'sofno

key'

'lCtivity.

If

tile

'LOW

IlArrEl~Y'

symbolisshOl'ving,

the instrument

vviH

pm-vcr

off unconditionally

at intNvals of one minull' regardlessofthe above setting and also regardless of any

l\('y

presses. The insLrument

m,l)'

be IT-PO\'1'CI"('(j but

will

power off

everyone

minuteaslong

as

the

'LOitV

I)A!TI·:gy' symbol remains

SllOWll.

Tilis feature has

IK'cn

designed into the

instrument to

c'llsure the intt'grity of stored rcadings

,lllel

other elemcnts of the

instrument's set-up

as

the battery gets neilrtotIll' end of its cycle

IJCfore

re-cllarging.

itVlwn

set press til('

1/1\1101<E"

key.

FOOT

SWITCH

I:

The instTullwnl llas two

Foot

switch input pins that allow any of tIle

six

keystobe

femotc'ly actu,lll'd

via

external

switcl1CS.

Each

Foot

switch call

1)('

assiglll'dlO one of lhe

six

main

li.cys,

tile switch action remotely

prcsses

this assigned

key.

The left side of til(' display ''\'ill show

'HI

';

this stands

for

'Foot

I'.

One of the following

options may

be

set

by

pressing lhe "UP" and "J)OVVN" arrow

keys:

'I'

- The ""!,XJ)"

key.

'2'

. Thc "UNITS"

key.

'3'

- The "ivl/\X"

key.

'4'

- TIl(' "RESET" key.

'5'-The

"ZERO"

"'y.

'6'

- The "1\,10])[" key.

WIlen

set press

tile

"MORE"

key.

FOOT

SWITCH

2:

The

left sideofthe

display

will

5110\,\'

'Fl2';

this

stands

for

'Foot

2'.

Oneoftile

following

options

may be set by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arrow keys:

'1'

-The

"TXD"

key.

'2'

The "UNITS"

hy

'3'

The

"}"IAX"

key.

'4'

The

"RESET" key.

'S'

The

"ZERO" key.

'6'~The

"lvIODE" key.

Wilen

set

press

the

"l\10RE" key.

DISPLAY

UPDATE

RATE+AVERAGE

OVER

TIME:

'I'll('

update

rateofthe

main

display can be

sd

to

oneofthree

configurations,

the

third

being

a special

mode

allovving 'AVERAGE OVER THvlE'tobe

measured

throughout

the

duration

of(ltcst. In

the

normal

display mode, i.e.

when

'!\·'lI\X'

is

not

selected,

the

rea(iing

on

the

display

vvill

reflect (lm1updiltc

the

average reading over

time

\'V)l('11('\,('r

the

displayed force exceeds

2.YYi)

of

full scale. \Nc

recommend

that

the expected average

valuc

IJeatleast 25

l

J1)

of

full scaletoensure

consistent

and

accurate results. The

stored

average can be cleared ready for

the

next

test by pressing

the

"RESET"

key. The

maximum

values arc also stored

along

\ViOl

the

(lvcrage value. These may be accessed in

the

normal

vvay

using

the

"j\lAX"

key.

The

left sidcofthe

display

vvill

show

'SP'; this

stands

for 'Speed'.

Oneoftil(' follovving

options

may be set by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DO\,VN" arrovv keys:

'Ill'

- Normal display

updated

at a rateof50 readings per second.

'LO'

- Normal display

updated

at a rateof5 readings per second.

'j\t'

- Special 'AVERAGE

OVER

TllvlE' display

updated

at(lrateof5 readings per

second.

VV]l('n

set press

the

"l\'IORE" key.

POLARITY

SIGN:

The

force polarity sign can be disabled if reqUired.

When

disabled,

the

sign will

not

appear

on

the

display

nor

willitbe

transmittedtoeitllcr

the

I~S-232

or

lvllTUTOYO ports

(hovvever,

the

tension/compressionortorque

arrows will ah-vays be displayed). TIlis

featureisparticularly useful

when

tile presenceofa

minus

sign in a

transmitted

r('ading

leadstofalse statistical analysisofr('sults by an external data-logger.

The left sideoftile display will

show

'Sn'; this

stands

for 'Sign'.

Oneofthe

follovving

options

may

be set by pressing Ole "UP"

and

"])OVVN" arrow keys:

'OFF' - No sign

vvill

be displayedortransmitted.

'ON'

- A sign will be displayed

anc!trallsmitled

whcll for('('sortorques

,u'e llegatiV(;'.

When

set press

thc

"i'vfORE"

key.

FREEZE

READING:

This feature allows a displayed readingtobe fro1.en byanexternal

evcnt via a pin

on

the

instrument's

communication

connector,

e.g. a svvilcll

contact.

Only

tile

normal

display

mode

valueisf1"07.cn

I.e. 'lvlAX' values are

captured

and

dbplayed

in tile

normal

vvay.

The

readingissOli

Fr01.en

evenifa 'l\,jAX' valueisbeing

displayed vvllen

the

external

evcnt

occurs.Ifthisisthe

case,

the

fro1.en reading can be viewed

and/or

transmitted

by

returningtothe

normal

display

mode

using

the

"MAX"

key after

the

evcnt.

The h07.ell

value

is

cleared ready for tile

next

\('sl by pressing

Ow

'RESET' key.

Tile left side of

tlw

display

will

show

'Fr';

this

stil1lds for 'Freeze

reading'.

Oneofthe

follovving

options

maybeset by

pn'ssil\~

the

"lW"

and

"])O\VN"

arrovv keys;

'OFF' -

The

freeze

reading

featureisdisabled.

'ON'-Tlw

freel.e

reading

featureisenabk'd.

\i\rhen

SCi

press

the

"tvlORE" key.

FIRST

PEAK:

A 'first

peak'

reading

is useful

in

some

forceortorquc

applications.Itdetects

the

first

peak

event

that

occurs

during

a t('st,

and

then

gc)('son10

(1(oteCl

the

ultim,ltc

peak

(if

it

occurs).

The

results

,He

accessed in til('

main

display

mode

by

pressing

the

"l\.!i\X

/I

key.

TllC 'first

peaks'

arc sllOvvn as 'l\'lAXl'at

the

bottom

of

Ihe

display,

and

tl1e

'ultimate

peaks'

arc

shown

as just 'l\,jAX'atthe

bottomofthe

display

(the

sameasnormal

peaks).

Th(' "MAX" key will novv cycle tile:'

display

through

five

valuesasopposed

\"0

the

nonnttl

three

values

that

tl1('

inslrument

shows

vvllen 'first Iwak'isdisabled.

All

four

max

values

canbecleared

ready

for

the

next

tcsl by

pressing

the

"RESE"l""

key.

The

threshold,s thilt

these

peaks are

detected

ami

controlled

by, are scI in a laler

mode.Tocapture<Ifirst

peak,

the

current

force

value

has10fall back

below

Ihe

IMestultimilte

peak by a

selectable

percent<lge

of

full scale.

Tlw

ultimate

peak is

simply

the

normalilighest

peak

since

the

'I~ESET'

key

\'I'as

pressed.

A

graph

showingatypical'firsl

peak'

teslisshown

in APPENDIX

Cal

the

endofthiS

manual.

'I'll(>

left sideofthe

display

will

SllOW

'P1';

tilLs

stands

for

'Peak

Jst'.

Oneofthe

follO\'I'ing

options

may

1)('

scI by

pressing

Ihe

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arrow

keys;
'OFF' - TIl(' firsl peak fe<ttweisdisabled.
'ON'

-

rlll'

firsllwilk

feiltureiscllilblccl.

When

SCi

press

tlw

"l\·IORE" key.

STAND

REVERSE:

'I'll('

instrumentisabletosend

a signal via

the

correel

cabletoreverseanattached

lllotorised

[est

stand,

and

send

it backtoits slart

posilion

as sci by tile

stand's

limit

Svvltc!les.

The

stand

can

be reversed byanalarm

poinl

crossing,orby a special

'sample

break'

detection

method

Ihat

uses tile

SillllC'

algorithmasthe

!'irst

peak

capture

(it'scribed

above.

Reversing

using

the

alarmisexecutedinconjunction

with

the

auclio

options

as

describedinthe

ALARM

section

above.

Basically, reversingistriggered vvhencver

the

bu/.Z(>r

would

norm<llly

emitaloneor'becp'

but

in essence

the

actu,ll'Audio'

output

need

notbeenablNI

for

this

featuretowork.

The

direction

that

the

stand

will be

travelling

before itistobereversed

must

alsobescI in

the

next

mode.

'l'he

stand

\'I'ill

only

reverse

once

per Ips\.

The

"RESET" key

must

be pressN] before (:ac!l lesttore-trigger

the

l"Cv(>rsing

feature.

TIH:'

left sideorIll('

display

vvill

shovv 'Sr';

this

slands

for

'Stand

reverse'.

Oneofthe

follOWing

options

may

be set by

pressing

tlle

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arrow

keys;

'OFF'

The

sl<lnd reverse

fC'<lture

is disabled.

'I\L'

-

The

stand

will reverse

on

ill1

alarm

point.

'br'

-

The

stand

will reverse

on

'sample

brenk'

deteclion.

When

set

press

the

"lvIORE" key.

STAND

REVERSE

DIRECTION:

As

described

above,

the

tesl

directionofthe:

attached

test

stand

mustbesct for tile

stand

reverse featuresothaI

tile

instrument

can

send

the

correct

reverse signal.

The

left side

of

the

display

will

shmv

'Sd';

this

stands

for

'Stand

direction'.

Oneofthe

follO\,ving

options

lll<lybesetbypressing lile "UP"

<Inc!

"DOWN"

arrmv

keys:

'UP'

"The

stand

will be travellingup\''I'I1('nitistobe rcvcrsed.

'dN'

- 'I'll('

standwiI]

be travclling dov'l'n

whenitistohe n.'\'('rsed.

Wlwn

set prcss

the

"J'vIORE"

key.

CAPTURE

PERCENTAGE:

The

capture

percentageisthe

internal

value used by

the

instrument

1'01'

the

thn'shold

dc,\ectionor'first peak' ,Hld

'sample

I)reak'.JIis

expressed as

the

percenlilgeorrull scale

drop,

from

the

current

peak. This

algorithm

causesanadded

effect

that

a trigger

v'I'il)

not

occur until

the

current peak

Ins

reached

the

sci

percentageoffull

scale, sec

APPF.NDIX

C.

The

left sideofthe

display will

show

'ep';

this

stands

for

'Capture

percentage'.

One

of

the

follm'l'ing percentages

may

be set by pressing

the

"UP"

and

"DOWN"

arrow keys:

']'

'2' '5'

'10'

'20'

'SO'

VVhell

set press

the

"iVIORE"

key.

OVERLOAD

COUNTER:

VVhC'1l

pO\''I'crcd,

the

instrulllcnt

constantly

monitors

the

loadcdl

foranoverload

greater

than

1201){)

of

full scale in eilller direction. These

owrload

evcllls

are

counledasthey

occur

(up 10 a maximullloffive). This

mode

shO\\'s this

counter

value

butitcan not be

changed.

The

!cft sideofthe

display

H'dl

shm'l' 'OL'; this

stands

for

'Overload',

tile valueofthe

counlCr

\II/i11

lJe

sllm\'ntothe

rightoftile display.

When

ready press

the

"IV10RE"

key.

EXTERNAL

OVERLOAD

COUNTER:

Thisisthe

Sinne as

the

previous

mode

except

Ihal

the

count('l' value 5110\'1'11isfor

overloads

of

tile

same

percentage

appliedtoany

external

loadcell

connected

to

til('

instrument

via tile

external

transducer

connector.

The

left sideofthe

elisplay will sho"v 'EOL'; this

stands

for 'External

owrload',

tile value

of

the

counter

will be

showntothe

rightofthe

display.

\,\'hen ready press

the

"MORE" key.

FACTORY

DEFAULT:

The

instrUlllent can be totilJly reset to its 'leave

the

factory

state'

using

this final

mode.

This can be useful

iryou

get

into

trouble dUring

instrument

operation

'lnel "visll to

qUickly

rcturntoa

knmvn

state.

Allofthc

instrumcnt's

default

settings

are

highlighted

in bold

typeinthe

'Quick

reference

chart'

(APPENDIXA)at

the

endoftllis

lllillltlill.

The

display

\>\Iill

show

'F-dEF';

this

stands

for 'Factory

default'.

Pressing

either

the

"UP"or"DOWN"

arrow key will activate tllis

function.

The

instrument

r(~members

allofits

settings

when

powered

off!Inadditiontoall

the

settings

described,

the

sub-mode

position

within

eachofthe

four

main

modes

('DISPLAY', 'ALARtvl',

'(:OM'

and

'EXTRA')isalso stored. This

includes

the

'l\IAX'

and

'UNITS' settingsinthe

display

mode.

Because these

positions

arc also resetbythis

function,

when

the

"UP"or"DOWN"

arrow keyispressed, after a small

dday

the

new

sub-mode

position for 'EXTRA' will have

changed.

This

means

that

tile

instrument

will

now

show

tile AUTO

OFF

mode

display ('Ao 1') as described above. Thisisquite

normal.

Assuming

the

default

function

has

not

been

executecC

thisisthe

final 'EXTRA'

setting

lllode. Pressing

the

"lvIORE" key at this

point

will return tile

inSlrumenttothe

AUTO

OFF

setting

mode

and

the

cycle repeats.

To

returntothe

main

display

mode

,1I

any

time press

the

"MODE" key twice,

oncetotell

the

instrument to change to a different

mode

and again to select 'DISPLAY' as shovvn in

re(1

above the

"1'\'10DE"

key.

ACCESSORIES

EXTERNAL

LOAD

CELLS:

The

AFIisfitted \'vith a '10 pin socket' for the

connectionofan external force or torque

cell. Such a

c011

can only be obtained from l\'fecmesin or authorised distributor and

then

used with

the

AFI

\'I'ithout

the

need for additional calibration of either

the

cell or the

AFl

itself.

When

powered

on,

the

AFI

automatically recognises ,my external cell

that

is

connected. During

the

self test sequence

the

range of

the

connected

cell

\'I'ill

be

displayed in

S.1.

units of measurement.

The

external cell

can

also be used \!I.'ilhout

powering off by simply

connectingitto the

input

socket (see

APPENDIXD)and

then

enteringorre-entering either

the

'ALARM'

mode or

the

'DISPLAY'

mode

as described

above in

the

section entitled 'SETl'ING

AND

USE'.

If this

methodisused,

the

range

of

the

external cell will be

shown

on

the display for

one

second before operation continues

nonnally.

CABLES:

A full range of cables

and

accessoriesisavailable including:

RS-232 cables

tenninated

by 9 or 25 way female

I)-TYPE

connectors, MITUTOYO printer

cables, foot SWitches, analogue

output

cables, external freeze reading trigger cables

and

TEST

STAND

reverse cables.

A

multi-way expansion cableisalso available for

\lv11el1

tvvoormoreofthe

above

mentioned

cables llavetobe connectedatthe

same time.

In the unlikely event of

any

problems encountered, please contact Mecmesin direct, or

your nearest authorised distributor

fbI'

f"/Jrther

help.

APPENDIX

A:

Quick

reference

chart

Factory defaults are

showninbold

type.

ALARM:

Point

(1):

Point

(2):

Output mode:
Band:
Audio/sland reverse:

o
o

OFF

outbd

FAIL

Au

d i 0

inbd

PASS

LE

d

PULSE

b 0 I h

COM:

Baud

rate:

Units:

Termination:

Byte

delay".

Line delay:
Txd mode select:

I1 9

~ ~ ~

PLAIN

NULL

by

t 0

LI

N 0

po

r t

i

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