ME-Messysteme GSV-2LS User manual

Strain Gage Bridge Amplifier GSV-2
User's Manual
GSV-2LS, GSV-2AS, GSV-2FSD
GSV-2CAN, GSV-2TSD-DI
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Table of Contents
Pin Configuration....................................................................................................................4
15 pole terminal block for the sensor connection..............................................................4
5 pole terminal block for RS232 / RS422..........................................................................5
Backplate of the table case (GSV-2TSD-DI).....................................................................5
Side panel GSV-2TSD-DI..................................................................................................6
12-pole terminal block GSV-2TSD....................................................................................6
Connection scheme 12-pole terminal block......................................................................6
15-pole SUB-D connector of the GSV-2TSD (-DI)............................................................7
Connection diagram 15-pole SUB-D connector................................................................8
Connection and start-up.........................................................................................................8
Connecting the sensor.......................................................................................................8
Connecting the serial interface..........................................................................................9
Commissioning devices with CANopen interface............................................................1
3 pole connector plug / socket M8..............................................................................11
Jumper for terminating resistor 12 Ohm...................................................................11
Setting the input sensitivity..............................................................................................11
Null-balance calibration...................................................................................................12
Using switching output.........................................................................................................12
Usage of the keyboard and the menu.................................................................................14
Advice..............................................................................................................................15
Description of the keys....................................................................................................16
Number format.................................................................................................................16
Settings of the measuring value display (scaling factor).................................................16
Using and managing of the user data record assigned text................................................16
1. Basic procedure:.....................................................................................................17
2. Assignment and cancellation of info text- assignment................................................18
RS 232/422 Protocol of the GSV-2 Strain Gage Bridge Amplifier GSV-2 .........................19
Data output......................................................................................................................19
Display settings................................................................................................................2
Output of the register data ..............................................................................................2
Commands to the GSV-2................................................................................................2
Table of commands.........................................................................................................21
Description of the commands..........................................................................................24
CANbus / CANOpen protocol of the GSV-2-CANOpen......................................................56
Connecting the CAN-Bus wires.......................................................................................56
Bus-termination................................................................................................................56
Supported services..........................................................................................................57
Interpretation of the 1st Tx-PDO.....................................................................................57
Send-conditions for the 1st Tx-PDO................................................................................57
Default settings:...............................................................................................................58
General advices and Tips ...................................................................................................58
Technical Data.....................................................................................................................6
CANbus Interface............................................................................................................62
CANOpen Vendor-ID.......................................................................................................62
Resolution........................................................................................................................63
Description of the jumpers / selectors.............................................................................65
Dimensions of the circuit board GSV-2L........................................................................65
Dimensions of the aluminium housing of the GSV-2AS.................................................66
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Dimensions of the GSV-2TSD.........................................................................................67
Front panel cut out and housing of the GSV-2FSD........................................................67
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Pin Configuration
15 pole terminal blo k for the sensor onne tion
Figure 1: Terminal block 15pole and 5 pole in GSV-2LS, GSV-2AS, GSV-2ASD and GSV-2FSD
Pin Name Des ription Tip
1 GNDBSupply ground Connection for cable shield
2 +Us Positive bridge sensor supply
3 +UFPositive sens for 6-wire technology
4 +UDPositive differential input
5 -UDNegative differential input
6 -UFNegative sens for 6-wire technology
7 -Us Negative bridge sensor supply
The signals at terminals 2..7 are
acquired by software. Connection of
sensors in 4- or 6-wire technology.
Bridging between +Us and +UF as
well as between -US and -UF are not
necessary.
8 UEAnalogue Input ..1 V
9 UAAnalogue Output ±5 V / option. 4...2 mA
1 GNDAGround analogue In/Output
Analogue input between UE and
GNDA. Analogue output between UA
and GNDA
11 SW1 ² Threshold output No. 1 Open Collector (Open Emitter alternatively),
galvanically isolated
12 Tara1Tare input Affects digital serial and analogue output
13 SW2 2Threshold output No. 2 See Tip for SW1
14 UBSupply voltage 12..24 VDC
15 GNDBSupply ground
Connection for supply voltage
Table 1: 15pole terminal block in GSV-2LS, GSV-2AS, GSV-2ASD and GSV-2FSD
1 In case of voltages above 3.4 V at this terminal, a tare adjustment is initiated. Offset adjustment is then done in the analog part of
the GSV. In addition the digital output is also set to zero.
2 Threshold values are programmed via the RS 232 port.
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5 pole terminal blo k for RS232 / RS422
Pin Standard CAN/CANopen Des ription
A GNDCGNDCGround RS232 / RS422 Interface
B RX / RX- Rx Data connection Rx for RS232 / Rx- for RS422
C TX / TX- Tx Data connection Tx for RS232 / Tx- for RS422
D RX+ CAN_GND Rx+ for RS422 Ground CAN bus
E TX+ CAN_L Tx+ for RS422 CAN low
F n.a. CAN_H n.c. CAN high
Ba kplate of the table ase (GSV-2TSD-DI)
Figure 2: Backpla e GSV-2TSD (-DI)
M8 plug onne tor for GSV-2TSD-DI CANopen
In the version with CANopen Interface there are two additional M8 male / female
connectors on the backplate.
Pin Funktion Wire olour
1 CAN-H brown
3 CAN-L blue
4 GND black
the CAN-Interface is galvanically isolated.
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Side panel GSV-2TSD-DI
Five 2mm plugs are arranged at the side panel. Two isolated threshold outputs and one
input for the tare / set zero functioa are available.
black Set zero input Input voltage 9 .. 3 Volts
green Threshold 1 CMOS relay outputs,
isolated, 6 VDC, 4 VAC
yellow Threshold 2 CMOS relay outputs,
isolated, 6 VDC, 4 VAC
12-pole terminal blo k GSV-2TSD
Pin Name Des ription Tip
1 Shielding Shield and GNDBConnect the cable shield here
2 +Us Positive bridge sensor supply
3 +UFPositive sens for 6-wire technology
4 +UDPositive differential input
5 -UDNegative differential input
6 -UFNegative sens for 6-wire technology
7 -Us Negative bridge sensor supply (GND)
The signals at terminals 2..7 are
acquired by software. Connection of
sensors in 4- or 6-wire technology.
Bridging between +Us and +UF as
well as between -US and -UF are not
necessary.
8 -UD2 Negative differential input 2
9 HB Completion for halfbridge
To connect half- and quarterbridges, terminal
8 and 9 must be connected together. See
connection scheme on p.5.
1 QB12 Completion quarterbridge 12 Ohms
11 QB35 Completion quarterbridge 35 Ohms
12 QB1 Completion quarterbridge 1 Ohms
For connection of quarterbridge, 12 ,
35 or 1 Ohms.
Table 2: Conne tion of 12-pole terminal blo k GSV-2TSD (-DI)
Conne tion s heme 12-pole terminal blo k
Figure 3: Connec ion of Full-, Half- and Quar erbridge sensors o he 12-pole erminal block
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15-pole SUB-D onne tor of the GSV-2TSD (-DI)
Pin Name Des ription
1 Shielding Cable shield
2 GNDAAnalogue input ground
7 Tare Tare input / Trigger input
9 UEAnalogue input
1 UAAnalogue output
6 +Us Positive bridge sensor supply
5 -Us Negative bridge sensor supply
8 +UDPositive differential input
15 -UDNegative differential input
13 +UFPositive sens for 6-wire technology
12 -UFNegative sens for 6-wire technology
14 HB Completion for halfbridge
11 QB12 Completion quarterbridge 12 Ohms
3 QB35 Completion quarterbridge 35 Ohms
4 QB1 Completion quarterbridge 1 Ohms
To connect half- and
quarterbridges, pin 14
and pin 15 must be
connected together.
Quarterbridges are
connected in 3-wire
technology at pins 5, 8
and QB (3, 11 or 4).
Table 4: Conne tion of SUB-D 15 plug
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Conne tion diagram 15-pole SUB-D onne tor
Table 5: Connec ion of Full-, Half- and Quar erbridge sensors o he 15-pole SUB-D connec or
All ground connections are individually protected by interference suppressor inductors in the GSV. Terminals
GNDB are connected to the housing via interference suppression inductor. Currents above 1A between the
terminals and the housing result in damage to the interference suppression inductor. Before connecting,
please check whether housing, supply ground, the ground of your data acquisition system and your port are
at the same potential.
Conne tion and start-up
Conne ting the sensor
A strain gage full bridge or a load cell is connected to the amplifier's terminal block as
shown below:
4- Wire te hnology 6-Wire te hnology1):
Sensor supply + Clip 2 Sensor supply + Clip 2
Sensor supply - Clip 7 Sensor supply - Clip 7
Sensor signal + Clip 4 Sensor signal + Clip 4
Sensor signal - Clip 5 Sensor signal - Clip 5
Sense wire + Clip 3
Sense wire - Clip 6
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All cable shields should be connected to the metal of the cable entrance or to GND.
The supply voltage must be connected to the clips 14 (+) and 15 (GND) of the GSV-2LS,
GSV-2AS, GSV-2ASD and the GSV-2FSD
The analogue output transmits a signal which is proportional to the measured force. We
offer the GSV-2 with the following options: ±5 V, ...1 V, or 4...2 mA current output. The
output signal is present at the clips 9 and1 (Ground).
The sensitivity of the amplifier can be changed by removing the Jumper „JP1“ from 2
mV/V) to 1 mV/V. The jumper „JP1“ is located on the circuit board, For more detailed
information have a look at page 62.
Connecting the clips 12 and 13 triggers a zero-point adjustment at the analog and digital
outputs. The analog output delivers a voltage from V or a current of 4mA. The system is
then ready for measurements.
1) At the analog output the benefits of the 6-conductor technology are not supported.
Conne ting the serial interfa e
If an RS 232 or RS422 port is used, the following connections should be set up to the PC:
GSV-Clip Cable type 9-pol. Sub-D-Pin (PC-side)
A GND Interface ground GND 5
B RX(-) Data wire TX 3
C TX(-) Data wire RX 2
D (RS 422 only) TX+ Data wire TX+
E (RS 422 only) RX+ Data wire RX+
The data cables RX and TX between the amplifier and the PC are crossed at the SUB-D
connector of the GSV-2TSD.
The measuring values will be displayed on the PC while starting the supplied configuration
programm.
The measuring amplifier GSV-2TSD-DI needs a fully-connected null modem cable, which
means crossing of RxD with TxD, RTS with CTS, and DCD+DSR with DTR also GND with
GND (2 with 3, 7 with 8, 1+6 with 4 as well as 5 with 5).
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Commissioning devi es with CANopen interfa e
For devices with CANopen interface the changing of settings via USB port or via RS232
interface is blocked. These settings via USB or RS232 will be however possible only with
the switch off of the CANopen interface.
To ensure the sonformity with the CANopen protocol, the CANopen interface must be
switched on in the factory state.
The switch off of the CANopen interface is possible with the program “GSV-Term”.
You can find the corresponding point to switch-off the CANbus under this path: "2" (for the
second side) --> "b" (for baud rate / CAN) --> "c" (for CANbus) --> "1" (for switch on/off).
Please note the instructions ba-GSV2CanOpen.pdf.
3 pole onne tor plug / so ket M8
Connector plug and socket are 1:1 connected.
Pin Funktion GSV-3CAN Wire olour
1 Transmit Data TxD / CAN_H 13 brown
3 Receive Date RxD / CAN_L 12 blue
4 GND 11 black
Jumper for terminating resistor 120 Ohm
The fotos show the position for the jumper. For closed jumper the terminating resistor of
12 Ohm is activated.
Jumper for terminating resistor at GSV-2AS Jumper for terminating resistor at GSV-2TSD-DI
Setting the input sensitivity
In the default configuration, the measurement amplifier's input sensitivity is ±2 mV/V.
At this input sensitivity the measurement amplifier works with a bridge excitation voltage of
2.5V.
For specific applications it may be necessary to adjust the measurement amplifier's input
sensitivity.
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a) Enlargement of the input sensitivity and thus the measurement range to 3-5 mV/V,
e.g. for using sensors with an output signal of 3. mV/V (mV output voltage per volt bridge
excitation voltage).
b) Reduction of the input sensitivity to 1 mV/V with a bridge excitation voltage of 5. V,
e.g. if an especially high resolution is to be achieved.
a) The enlargement of the measurement range from 2. mV/V to 3.5 mV/V can be
performed with the help of the gsvterm.exe configuration software. Further information is
to be found in ba-gsvterm.pdf, the instruction manual.
b) The bridge excitation voltage can be converted from 2.5V to 5. V by relocating a
jumper. Jumper JP1 must be relocated in position 1 for 5. V (page 13, GSV-2 circuit
board).
The input sensitivity is reduced to 1 mV/V with this mesure. Jumper JP1 is located in
position 2 in the original delivery status.
Please note: after a change in the bridge excitaion voltage, an automatic calibration must
be triggered with the GSVControl software. Further instructions are to be found in ba-
gsvcontrol.pdf, the instruction manual for the software.
A sensor with a specific value of 1 mV/V supplies an anlogue output signal of 5 V or 1 V.
or 2 mA in position 1 at nominal load, depending on the option ordered.
A sensor with a specific value of 2 mV/V then supplies 1 % of the output signal at half
the nominal load.
Null-balan e alibration
The amplifier's calibration range is ±12 % of the measurement range which means that
unsymmetric measuring bridges can also be calibrated.
The GSV-2's operating system performs a null-balance calibration if a level of over 3.4 V
is present at input T relative to GND. It is permissible to connect input T with the
operating voltage of 12V or 24V to perform a null-balance calibration. This voltage must
be present for at least 8 ms to trigger the calibration.
A voltage level at input T triggers a combination of an offset calibration and a
compensation of the digital output value to in devices with a serial interface. The offset
calibration can be triggered and the output value set to separately via the serial
interface.
The null-balance calibration lasts approx. .12 s for devices with a 25 Hz analogue filter
and a set transmission rate f of 1 Hz.
During the calibration, there is no valid signal at the analogue output. Serial data
transmission and control of the thresholds is deactivated for the duration of the calibration.
Please note: if the so-called Logger Mode is activated via the configuration software, no
null-balance calibration is performed with a high level at input T. A measurement value is
sent via the serial interface instead.
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Using swit hing output
The GSV-2 has two opto-decoupled, digital outputs (terminals 11 and 13).
In the standard version, these outputs are configured as OpenCollector outputs.
The coil of a relay can be switched between output SW1 or SW2 and supply
voltage UB.
The relay is activated if the threshold is exceeded. The level at SW1 or SW2
then changes from High to Low.
By changing resistances on the circuit board, SW1 and SW2 can also be used
as OpenEmitter outputs. The logic is inverted compared to configuration with an
OpenCollector output.
The switching thresholds are calibrated via the serial interface.
The switching outputs can be configured via software either as a threshold
switch or as a window comparer.
The hysteresis of the threshold switch can be adjusted by assigning the switch-
on and switch-off thresholds their own values.
The switch-on threshold must be assigned a larger value than the switch-off
threshold.
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Usage of the keyboard and the menu
Menu entry level
1
Menu entry level 2 Menu entry level 3
Sensor config. ➔unit
➔Sensor capacity
➔Rated output
Select the unit1
Setting the physical nominal value of the
sensor.2
Setting the electrical rated output of the sensor.²
Strain analysis ➔Set gage factor
➔Set bridge type
➔Setting the gage factor between ,2 and 2583
➔Full bridge: Full bridge circuit with 4 single
strain gauges, all in longitudinal direction.³
➔Half bridge: Half bridge circuit with 2 single
strain gauges, both in longitudinal direction.³
➔Quarter bridge: Quarter bridge circuit with
one single starin gauge.³
➔PR.full bridge: Full bridge circuit with 4 single
strain gauges, 2 in longitudinal and 2 in lateral
direction.³
➔PR.half bridge: Half bridge circuit with 2
single strain gauges, 1 in longitudinal and 1 in
lateral direction ³
Menu entry level 4
Set Poissons ratio (only if PRfull or PR.half
bridge was selected in level 3). Number value
from to ,5.³
Load settings ➔Default: Factory
settings, i.e. restoring
the GSV-2 parameters
of the initial delivery
state.
➔User 1: User
configurable parameter
record No.1, i.e. loading
values that were
previously saved in
“User 1” with Save
settings.
➔...and so on, to
➔User 6 like 1, but
record No 6
Save settings Storing the actual
parameter configuration in
User 1 to User 6
1 Changing the unit doesn't change the measuring value's scaling!
2 Changing the sensor capacity or the rated output changes the measuring value's scaling.
3 Changing the starin gauge parameters of the strain analysis changes the measuring value's scaling and
the unit.
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Menu entry level
1
Menu entry level 2 Menu entry level 3
Scaling Number value between ,15
and158
Data acquisition ➔Data frequency
➔Data period
Number value for measuring values per second
[Hz]
Number value for data period in seconds
Options ➔Set channel
➔Set threshold
➔Offset value
➔Language²
➔CAN settings2
Number value or 1
➔on-threshold 1 / 2 Number value of the on-
threshold No. 1 or 2
➔off-threshold 1 / 2 Number value of the off-
threshold No. 1 or 2
➔ Number value that will be added to every
measuring value
➔German or English
➔CAN Node-ID
➔CAN-Baudrate
➔CAN on/off
–By pressing the Menu-key the upper menu level will be re-entered.
–By pressing the OK-key an input will be confirmed or the next menu level will be
entered.
–If any setting is selected, the message “OK to confirm” appears, which can be
confirmed with the OK key or cancelled with MENU.
Advi e
•The symbol on the right side of the display means that this setting is enabled.
•The entry into the menu is blocked if a communication via the serial interface is
active (if megsv.dll is used). In this case the display shows “Menu blocked”.
2 Only if CAN-Bus available.
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Des ription of the keys
Key Fun tion
MODE Switch on and off or enter the logger-menu
MENU
(LEFT)
Enter into main menu or cancel an input.
Move to upper menu level.
If changing number: Move cursor left
UP Browsing the menu entries or augment a number / digit value.
DOWN Browsing the menu entry or reduce a number / digit value.
OK
(RIGHT)
Confirm an input or change into a sub menu.
If changing number: Move cursor right.
SHORT Connecting the inputs +Ud and -Ud (Short-circuit the sensor signal)
ZERO Triggering an automatic zero-adjustment
Number format
To set the number value and the date or the time move with a short press of OK the
cursor to the right and with MENU the cursor to the left. The number above the cursor is
blinking and can be increased or reduced with UP / DOWN buttons.
In order for the setting to take effe t, the OK button must be kept pressing until the
whole number flashes.
Then release the OK button, it appears “OK to set”. Confirm this with pressing on OK. To
cancel the time setting press the MENU button long time.
Settings of the measuring value display (s aling fa tor)
s aling fa tor = Input sensitivity / Nominal ex itation * Nominal load
Input sensitivity of the measuring amplifier e.g. 3,5 mV/V
Measuring range of the sensor 2 kN
Nominal excitation of the sensor 1,9998 mV/V at 2 kN
This example results in an scaling factor of 35, 4.
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Data output
By default setting, the GSV operates with a communication bit rate of 384 Baud3,
1 Start bit, 8 data bits, no Parity and 1 stop bit (8N1).
There are two types of data frames for the communication of the measuring values:
1. Binary format
2. Text format
The settings of the data formats may be changed with the software GSV Control.
In the normal mode, the GSV transmits its measuring values to the serial interface
permanently. In the binary format the GSV transmits 5 bytes for every single measuring
value (frame size is 5 Bytes):
, (ASCII: 44d) Status Hbyte (MSB) MByte Lbyte (LSB)
The first byte is used for synchronization.
From Firmware-Version 1.3. 6 on, the status-byte contains in bits 3 and 4 information
about the state of the threshold switches SW1 and SW2.
Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit
Res. Res. Res. SW 1 SW 2 Res. Res. Res.
Res.: reserved
SW1, SW2: State of the threshold switches SW1 and SW2
1: threshold switch is on, : threshold switch is off
After that there are the three data bytes, starting with the-most significant byte (MSByte),
followed by the Mbyte, until the least significant byte, so that 24 Bits are transmitted. In the
unipolar mode the measuring value zero is equal the data value zero ( x ). In the
bipolar mode the measuring value zero corresponds to the data value x8 as a
hexadecimal value.
At an amplification of 1 mV/V you will get the following raw data:
Measuring value
(hexadecimal)
Unipolar Bipolar
, mV/V -1, 5 mV/V
8 ,525 mV/V , mV/V
FF FF FF 1, 5 mV/V 1, 5 mV/V
If another amplification is used, it is necessary to multiply it with the corresponding factor
of proportionality.
The full range of 1, 5 mV/V was chosen to be able to measure measuring values which
are a bit greater than 1, mV/V. See also p.55
If desired, you can switch the data output to the ASCII Format using the configuration
program GSV.EXE or with the Windows-DLL (or with the firmware-command Set Mode,
38d) . The ASCII output corresponds to the values displayed in the LCD and it also can be
shown with a terminal program.
In the default settings the data format of the ASCII frame is:
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sign, 6 numbers, decimal point, free space, unit, CR, LF
for example
+1.2345 kgCRLF
Attention: If the unit is switched off (with the command number 15, Set unit, code 7), the
output frame ends with „space“ and CRLF: +1.2345 CRLF
Display settings
With the binary coded data protocol the measured values are transmitted standardized to
+ 1.
The values sown in the LC display and in the program are a result of the scaling factor
multiplied by the measured value. This scaling factor can be set by the command “Set
Norm“ or with the configuration program.
This is the formula to calculate the scaling factor :
s aling fa tor = input sensitivity / rated output * normal load.
Example:
normal load of the load cell: 1 kg
rated output of the load cell: 2 mV/V
Input sensitivity of the strain gage amplifier: 2 mV/V
==> scaling factor = 1
Output of the register data
After requesting the data, the answer frame sent begins with a semicolon as a prefix.
From 2 up to 8 data bytes are getting transmitted in the frame depending on the size of
the register. You receive the following format:
for 3 Bytes: ; (ASCII: 59d) HByte MByte LByte
for 2 Bytes: ; (ASCII: 59d) HByte LByte
Commands to the GSV-2
Commands to the GSV have the following format:
Command
number
P1 P2 P3 P4
The Command number may be followed by up to four parameters P1…P4, depending on
the command (see the commands description below).
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Table of ommands
Note: the command number must be sent as Byte to GSV-2, followed by parameter-bytes.
( the command consist of 1 byte, followed by parameter-bytes).
Command
No.
Command
No.
(Hexade imal)
Command name Number of
parameters
Number of data
bytes send by the
GSV
reset status
1 1 read scale 3
2 2 read zero 3
3 3 read control 3
4 4 read offset 2
5 5 write scale 3
6 6 write zero 3
7 7 write control 3
8 8 write offset 2
9 9 get all 1
1 A save all 1
11 B set cal
12 C set zero
13 D set scale
14 E set offset
15 F set unit 1
16 1 set norm 3
17 11 set dpoint 1
18 12 set frequency 2
19 13 set gain 1
2 14 set bipolar
21 15 set unipolar
22 16 Read frequency 3
23 17 Manufac urer se ing
24 18 Manufac urer se ing
25 19 Manufac urer se ing
26 1A get norm 3
27 1B get unit 1
28 1C get dpoint 1
29 1D switch 1
3 1E Manufac urer se ing
31 1F get serial number 8
32 2 set threshold1 4
33 21 get threshold1 4
34 22 set channel 1
35 23 stop transmission
36 24 start transmission
37 25 clear buffer
38 26 set mode 1
39 27 get mode 1
4 28 Manufac urer se ing
41 29 get equipment 1
42 2A Manufac urer se ing
43 2B firmware version 2
44 2C set gauge factor 2
45 2D get gauge factor 2
46 2E set poisson 1
47 2F get poisson 1
48 30 set bridge type 1
49 31 get bridge type 1
5 32 Se Range 1
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Command
No.
Command
No.
(Hexade imal)
Command name Number of
parameters
Number of data
bytes send by the
GSV
51 33 get range 1
52 34 reserved
53 35 get offset wait 1
54 36 get options 3
55 37 reserved
56 38 reserved
57 39 reserved
58 3A reserved
59 3B get value 5 4
6 3C clear maximum value
61 3D set Digits 1
62 3E get Digits 1
63 3F reserved
64 4 reserved
65 41 Get Channel 1
66 42 Get Last Error 1
67 43 Set Second Threshold 4
68 44 Get Second Threshold 4
69 45 Get Device Type 1
7 46 calc norm
128 8 Set TX mode 1
129 81 Get TXmode 1
13 82 Set Baud51
131 83 Get Baud 1
132 84 reserved
133 85 reserved
134 86 Se Slow Ra e 2
135 87 Ge Slow Ra e 2
136 88 Set Special Mode 2
137 89 Get Special Mode 2
138 8A Write Sampling Rate 3
139 8B Read Sampling Rate 3
14 8C Se CAN se ing 3
141 8D Ge CAN se ing 12
142 8E reserved
143 8F reserved
144 9 Set Analogue Filter 2
145 91 Get Analogue Filter 2
146 92 Switch Blocking 3
147 93 Get Command Available 2 1
148 94 Set Noise-Cut Threshold63
149 95 Get Noise-Cut Threshold 63
15 96 Set Auto-Zero Counter 62
151 97 Get Auto-Zero Counter12
152 98 Set User-Text Char 1) 2
153 99 reserved
154 9A Set User Offset Value33
155 9B Get User Offset Value³ 3
156 9C reserved
4 At a normal version with binary output
5 This command can only be executed with the configuration jumper set, see p.62
6 If function exists (see command description)
1 If funktion existent (s. command description)
3 Existent from firmware-version 1.3 on
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Command
No.
Command
No.
(Hexade imal)
Command name Number of
parameters
Number of data
bytes send by the
GSV
157 9D reserved
158 9E SetAdaptFilterMask³ 3
159 9F GetAdaptFilterMask³ 3
16 A SetAdaptFilterOptimize³ 2
161 A1 GetAdaptFilterOptimize³ 2
162 A2 Read Ranges71 4
163 A3 reserved
164 A4 Get Sensor Capacity84
165 A5 Set Sensor Capacity 1 4
166 A6 Get Rated Output 1 4
167 A7 Set Rated Output 1 4
7 From firmware version 1.3. 7 on
8 From firmware version 1.5. 6 on
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