Cardinal 201 User manual

Model 201 Weight Transmitter
Installation, Technical
and Operation Manual
(Includes 201ADMIX Weight-Based Admix Dispensing System)

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Introduction
Thank you for selecting and purchasing the Cardinal Model 201 Weight Transmitter.
The Model 201 was built with quality and reliability and incorporates the latest in digital
technology and innovative features for the weighing industry. Configuration and
upgrades can easily be performed in the field, while still maintaining the rigid control
the most demanding installations require. This flexibility insures the Model 201 will be
able to meet your weight indicating needs for years to come.
The purpose of this manual is to provide you with a guide through installation, setup and
operation of your new Model 201 Weight Transmitter. Please read it thoroughly before
attempting to install your weight transmitter and keep it handy for future reference
Copyright
All rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without expressed written permission, of
editorial or pictorial content, in any manner, is prohibited. No patent liability is assumed
with respect to the use of the information contained herein.
Disclaimer
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, the Seller
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for
damages resulting from use of the information contained herein. All instructions and
diagrams have been checked for accuracy and ease of application; however, success
and safety in working with tools depend to a great extent upon the individual accuracy,
skill and caution. For this reason the Seller is not able to guarantee the result of any
procedure contained herein. Nor can they assume responsibility for any damage to
property or injury to persons occasioned from the procedures. Persons engaging the
procedures do so entirely at their own risk.
PRECAUTIONS
Before using this weight transmitter, read this manual and pay
special attention to all NOTIFICATION symbols:
ELECTRICAL STATIC
IMPORTANT WARNING SENSITIVE

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FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency and if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio
communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed
to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a
commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause
interference in which case the user will be responsible to take whatever measures
necessary to correct the interference.
You may find the booklet “How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference
Problems” prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful. It is
available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Stock
No. 001-000-00315-4.
Proper Disposal
When this device reaches the end of its useful life, it must be properly disposed of. It
must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste. Within the European Union, this
device should be returned to the distributor from where it was purchased for proper
disposal. This is in accordance with EU Directive 2002/96/EC. Within North America,
the device should be disposed of in accordance with the local laws regarding the
disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
It is everyone’s responsibility to help maintain the environment and to
reduce the effects of hazardous substances contained in electrical and
electronic equipment on human health. Please do your part by making
certain that this device is properly disposed of. The symbol shown to
the right indicates that this device must not be disposed of in unsorted
municipal waste programs.
Caution
CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN
INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
ATTENTION: RISQUE D'EXPLOSION SI LA BATTERIES EST
REMPLACE'E PAR UN TYPE INCORRECT. REJETEZ LES BATTERIES
UTILISE'ES SELON LES INSTRUCTIONS.

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Table of Contents
PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................................... I
1. SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Standard Features...............................................................................................2
1.2 Optional Features ................................................................................................2
1.3 Approvals.............................................................................................................2
2. PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Static Electricity.................................................................................................... 3
3. INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Site Preparation Requirements............................................................................ 5
3.1.1 Environmental..............................................................................................5
3.1.2 Electrical Power...........................................................................................6
3.1.3 Electrical Noise Interference........................................................................7
3.1.4 Transient Suppression.................................................................................7
3.2 Mounting..............................................................................................................8
3.3 Connections......................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Load Cell Connections.......................................................................................11
3.5 Load Cell Connections with Over 30 Feet of Cable ...........................................12
3.6 Sense and Dead Load Jumpers......................................................................... 13
3.7 Serial and Analog I/O Cable Installation ............................................................15
3.8 ISO I/O Cable Installation ..................................................................................17
3.9 Power Cable Installation ....................................................................................19
4. WEIGHT TRANSMITTER SETUP (Metrological Parameters) ............................... 21
4.1 Calibration Switch..............................................................................................21
4.2 Calibration Data Entry........................................................................................ 22
4.3 Accessing Setup................................................................................................23
4.4 Setup Mode........................................................................................................ 25
4.5 Scale Configuration............................................................................................ 27
4.6 STABLESENSE®Digital Filtering....................................................................... 31
4.7 Calibration.......................................................................................................... 33
4.7.1 Single Point Calibration .............................................................................34
4.7.2 Multi-Point Calibration................................................................................35
4.7.3 Span Only Calibration (False Zero)........................................................... 37
4.8 Fine Span Adjustment........................................................................................ 39

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5. WEIGHT TRANSMITTER SETUP (Non-Metrological Parameters) ....................... 41
5.1 Accessing Non-Metrological Parameters...........................................................41
5.2 Set Date and Time.............................................................................................43
5.3 Event Counter.................................................................................................... 45
5.4 Consecutive Number and Accumulators............................................................ 47
5.5 Preferences........................................................................................................ 49
5.6 Serial Port.......................................................................................................... 53
5.7 Ethernet Port...................................................................................................... 59
5.8 USB Port............................................................................................................ 71
5.9 Analog Input/Output........................................................................................... 75
5.10 Digital Input/Output.......................................................................................... 79
5.11 Optional Memory Card.....................................................................................83
5.12 Enable Check Weighing...................................................................................85
5.13 Enable Flow Rate............................................................................................. 89
5.14 Enable Digital Fill Control................................................................................. 91
5.14.1 Web Page Configuration.......................................................................... 95
5.15 Printer Codes................................................................................................... 97
5.16 Print Tabs ........................................................................................................ 99
5.17 Test................................................................................................................ 103
5.18 Display High Resolution Weight.....................................................................105
6. WEIGHT TRANSMITTER SETUP REVIEW ........................................................... 107
6.1 Accessing Setup Review .................................................................................107
7. KEYPAD ................................................................................................................. 109
7.1 Standard Key Functions................................................................................... 109
8. ANNUNCIATORS................................................................................................... 113
8.1 Annunciators.................................................................................................... 113
9. ERROR AND STATUS MESSAGES...................................................................... 117
9.1 Before You Call Service...................................................................................117
9.2 Error and Status Codes ...................................................................................118
10. EVENT COUNTERS............................................................................................. 119
10.1 Accessing the Event Counters....................................................................... 120
11. DIGITAL FILL CONTROL..................................................................................... 121
11.1 Operation....................................................................................................... 121
11.2 Output Assigning............................................................................................122
11.3 Communication Port Control.......................................................................... 123

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12. 201 ADMIX SYSTEM............................................................................................ 127
12.1 Introduction.................................................................................................... 127
12.2 Setup and Configuration ................................................................................127
12.3 Web Page Configuration................................................................................132
12.4 Operation....................................................................................................... 136
12.5 Communication Port Control.......................................................................... 137
13. LEAD AND WIRE SECURITY SEAL INSTALLATION......................................... 139
14. DIAGNOSTICS WEB PAGE................................................................................. 141
14.1 Steps to Import............................................................................................... 141
14.2 Steps to Export .............................................................................................. 141
14.3 Steps to Reset to Factory Defaults ................................................................ 141
15. PARTS IDENTIFICATION .................................................................................... 143
15.1 Parts List (All Views)......................................................................................143
15.1.1 201 Terminal Block Connectors........................................................... 143
15.2 Front and Back Views....................................................................................144
15.3 Side and End Views....................................................................................... 145
15.4 Internal Views ................................................................................................146

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1. SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirements:
12-24 VDC @ 6w
Listed Accessory:
The weight transmitter is intended to be used with
Listed Information Technology Equipment.
Enclosure Rating:
IP-20 DIN Rail 35mm, mounted in customers’
enclosure with optional remote display mounting.
Enclosure Size:
4” W x 4.2” H x 1.9” D without connectors.
(101.6mm W x 106.7mm H x 48.3mm D)
Operating Environment:
Temperature: 14 to 104 ºF (-10 to +40 ºC)
Display Capacity:
Six digit, 7-segment, 0.5 inch high with Separate
annunciators, Over, Under and Accept backlight
indicators
Display Technology:
Transflective LCD with RGB LED backlight
Load Cell Excitation:
11.72 VDC
Signal Input Range:
0.5 mV min. to 35 mV max.
Load Cell Connection:
4 or 6 wire (remote excitation sensing)
Minimum Cell
Resistance:
43.75 ohms (8 –350 ohm cells)
Division Value
Commercial:
Non-commercial:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20 or 50 x 10, 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001
0 to 99
Sensitivity:
0.5 uV / scale division
Resolution:
10,000 divisions
Sample Rate:
1 to 200 samples per second, selectable
Zero Range:
+/-2% to 100% full scale, selectable
Units of Measure:
Pounds, Ounces, Kilograms, Grams
Keys:
Six, membrane type
Serial Interface:
Bi-directional software selectable RS232
(30ft/10m up to 19.2k baud) OR
RS485 –3,300ft/ 1000m, 24 AWG shielded &
twisted cable
USB:
5-pin mini USB device
Ethernet:
10/100 Ethernet (DHCP, TCP/IP, Embedded Web
Page, Modbus TCP, Ethernet IP)
Inputs:
4 Isolated inputs, 12-24 VDC current sink
Outputs:
4 Isolated outputs, 12-24 VDC current sink

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Analog Input:
Software selectable Non-isolated
0-10 VDC or 4-20mA DC
Analog Output:
(1) Non-isolated 0-10 VDC output
(12 bit, 2k ohm min.)
(1) Non-isolated 4-20mA DC output
(12 bit, 450 ohm max.)
1.1 Standard Features
Push button tare function
Gross, tare, net conversion
Hi-Resolution mode
StableSENSE® 1 adjustable digital filtering
Gross and Net accumulators
Single serial port
Remote input line for Zero, Tare, Gross and Print (1000
feet maximum)
SMA level 2 compliant serial communications (For more
information see http://www.scalemanufacturers.org)
Field re-programmable via PC interconnection
Test feature (performs display)
1.2 Optional Features
Remote Display
1.3 Approvals
Class III NTEP –Certificate of Conformance No. 13-028
Class III Measurement Canada –Approval No. AM-5904C
1StableSENSE® is a digital filter utilizing proprietary software algorithms to
remove or greatly reduce changes in the weight display resulting from
movement on the scale platform. StableSENSE® can be used to lessen
the effects of movement on the scale or to lessen the effects of wind
and vibration. Any application affected by vibration or movement on the
scale platform can benefit using StableSENSE®.