Morehouse 4215-HS Guide

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Operation and Instruction Manual
4215-HS Indicator

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Table of Contents
Introducon .................................................................................3
Quick Start...................................................................................4
Run Mode ...................................................................................6
Setup Mode Summary .........................................................................9
Remote Operaon ...........................................................................19
RS232 Run Mode Command Summary...........................................................20
Rs232 Setup Mode Command Summary .........................................................25
System Calibraon Mode ......................................................................43
Force Averaging (Oponal) ....................................................................43
Appendix A - 4215-HS Specicaons ............................................................45
Appendix B - Cables and Connectors ............................................................47

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Introducon
The Model 4215-HS is a versale precision instrument intended for the digital readout of strain gage sensors
such as load cells. Opcal encoders are also supported.
Features:
* Full bi-polar 6 digit display (±999,999) using two line, 20 character, vacuum uorescent display for clear, pre-
cise indicaon of measured quanes and limit status.
* No knobs or dials. No internal jumpers. All adjustment and calibraon is done using user-friendly front panel
menus. Keylock opon to prevent accidental or unauthorized changes to the unit’s setup.
* Measure load in pounds, kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, kilo-pounds, kiloNewtons, metric tons,
mV/V, or grams. User dened base area for PSI and MPa. Tare at any me.
* Capture the load peak and valley, display in pounds, kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, kilo-pounds,
kilo-Newtons, metric tons, or mV/V. Reset at any me.
* Measure posion and velocity with oponal encoder input. Display in English units, metric units, or in per-
cent of a user dened base length. Reset at any me.
* Four contact closure Limit switches. You can set which signal drives the limit (load, peak, valley, posion,
or velocity), normally open / normally closed, set point, and manual reset (latched) or automac reset (not
latched).

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* Print current readings of load, peak, valley, posion, and velocity using the currently selected units at the
touch of one buon.
* Automac idencaon of calibrated load cells with auto-id opon.
* Calibraon for load cells using manufacturer’s milli-volt per volt calibraon factor, 5 point milli-volt per volt,
2 or 5 point known mass, or internal precision shunt calibraon. A back panel switch allows you to choose be-
tween two values used for the shunt calibraon so there is no need to open the unit.
* Two Channels of Analog output of any signal (load, peak, valley, posion, velocity) with user dened scale
factor and oset. Large, buered ± 10.00 volt output.
* Remote operaon using standard RS232 ASCII command set.
* Back panel digital inputs for tare, peak and valley reset, posion reset, and print. Other funcons available as
custom programmed opons.
* Oponally measure the average force using a contact closure to begin and end the averaging period.
This secon will help you get your Model 4215-HS set up and operang in just a couple of minutes. The back
panel is shown below. You will need to make at least two connecons here. First be sure that the power switch
is o (the lower part of the rocker should be pressed in). Connect the AC power line and plug it in.
Next connect a load cell to the 9 pin female connector labeled “Sensor A”. You should use the cabling supplied
with your Model 4215-HS and load cell. If you do not have a factory supplied cable, see Appendix B for the
recommended load cell connecon.
Model 4215-HS Back Panel
Quick Start

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You are now ready to turn on the power. Each me power is applied to the Model 4215-HS you will see a se-
quence of 6 messages appear on the front display. For example,
Each of these messages will be displayed for about 3 seconds. Aer that the front display will start showing the
current readings from the load cell and sensor.
To change what item is being displayed press the lemost buon. This will cycle through the list of items (Load
A, Peak A, Valley A, Load B, Peak B, Valley B, Posion, Velocity, Limits, oponally: Avg A, Avg B).
The rightmost buon will change the units that are being used. Repeated presses of this buon will cycle
through the list of units available for the currently displayed item. For example, with Load A showing you
would see Lb, kg, N, PSI, MPa, Klb, kN, t, mV/V, g and then back to Lb.
# Message Meaning
1 ESL .X.Y.Z This is the version number.
2 Serial # 12345
Option # 114236
This is the serial number.
This is the option number.
3Last ID A 90437
Last ID B 12030
The serial number of the load cell on Ch A.
The serial number of the sensor on Ch B
4Ch A Max 4.00Lb Ch B
Max 10.00In
Maximum rated load of the sensor on channel A.
Maximum rating of the sensor on channel B.
5
Ch A Cal 4.00000 mVv
Ch B Cal 4.00000 mVv
The mV/V constant used with the load cell on channel A.
The mV/V constant used with the sensor on channel B.
Note: If either of these sensors was calibrated by 5 –Point Mass, then 4 mV/V constants will be displayed here.
6Ch A Exc 5.00 Volt
Ch B Exc 2.50 Volt
Excitation voltage used with the load cell on channel A.
Excitation voltage used with the sensor on channel B.

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The Model 4215-HS has three modes of operaon, Run mode, Setup mode, and System Calibraon mode. At
power-on it will be in Run mode.
The rst line of the display show an item label (Load A), a value (0.0000), and a unit label (Lb).
The second line of the display can show the status of the 4 contact closure limit switches, show another dis-
play, show text, or be blank.
To change what item is being displayed press the lemost buon. This will cycle through the list of items (Load
A, Peak A, Vall A, Load B, Peak B, Vall B, Pos, Vel, and Limits, oponally Avg A, Avg B).
The rightmost buon will change the units that are being used. Repeated presses of this buon will cycle
through the list of units available for the currently displayed item. For example, with Load showing you would
see Lb, kg, N, PSI, MPa, Klb, kN, t, mV/V, g and then back to Lb.
The table below summarizes the opons.
All of these measurements are acquired by the Model 4215-HS at all mes. The display just selects which par-
cular item you wish to see and what units are used to display or print this data.
The row of buons have the funcons indicated by the upper set of labels (Item, Tare, Reset, View, Print, Unit).
Each of these is described below.
Message Meaning
Load A Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Peak A Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Valley A Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Load B Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Peak B Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Valley B Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Position Inches, Centimeters, Percent of Base Length.
Velocity Inches per Minute, Centimeters per Minute.
Limits Shows state of each switch, 1 for on, 0 for o, dash for disabled, asterisk for source error.
Avg A Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Avg B Pounds, Kilograms, Newtons, PSI, MegaPascals, Kilo-Pounds, Kilo-Newtons, Metric Tons, mV/V, grams.
Run Mode

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Item Buon
The Item buon cycles through the list of dierent items that can be displayed (Load A, Peak A, Vall A, Load B,
Peak B, Vall B, Pos, Vel, Limits, and oponal Avg A and Avg B). Use the Unit buon to change the units that are
used for the currently displayed item.
Tare Buon
The Tare buon sets the current load to zero for channel A, channel B, or channels A and B. A submenu will
allow you to select what channel you want to tare. It does not maer what is being displayed when you press
this buon. The load is always reset to zero. A single channel unit will automacally set Load A to zero.
Reset Buon
The Reset buon brings up a list of things that you might want to set to zero:
If this is a 2-channel unit, the following menu will appear:
> Reset Ch A + Ch B will reset the peak, valley, max, min for channels A and B.
> Reset Ch A Only will reset the peak and valley for channel A.
> Reset Ch B Only will reset the max and min for channel B.
> Reset Posion will reset the posion to zero.
> Reset Limits will reset any limits that require manual reseng.
For a single channel unit, the following menu will appear:
> Reset Peak+Vall will reset the peak and valley measurements.
> Reset Peak Only will reset the peak measurement.
> Reset Vall Only will reset the valley measurement.
> Reset Posion will reset the posion to zero.
> Reset Limits will reset any limits that require manual reseng.
Pressing either the “+” buon or the “>“ buon will scroll forward through this list. Pressing either the “-” but-
ton or the “<“ buon will scroll backward through the list. Pressing “Enter” will reset the currently displayed
item.
Pressing “Esc” will return to Run Mode without reseng anything. Note that all menu lists on the Model
4215-HS start with the “>“ symbol and that the Esc buon will always back out of a menu without making any
changes.

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View Buon
The View buon switches between two virtual displays stored in the memory. Each of these displays will re-
member the units you have selected for each item, and which item is currently being shown. This may save you
from scrolling through the list of items if there are two parcular results that you oen use. For instance you
might set the display to show Load in Lb, press View, and then set the display for Peak in PSI. Repeated press-
es of the View buon will now switch back and forth between Load in Lb and Peak in PSI with a single buon
push. If you choose to have the second line show a display, then the View buon toggles between the display
currently being acvated. The acvated display will have a “>” symbol to the le of it.
Print Buon
T The Print buon will send a set of data to the printer. This will contain the current readings of load, peak, val-
ley, posion, velocity, and limit status. The units used for prinng will be the units last selected on the numeri-
cal display.
The printer must be a serial printer that supports ESC/P protocol. Many Epson printers with serial ports are
known to be compable.
Appendix B gives the pin assignments on the serial connector.
Unit Buon
The Unit buon cycles through the list of units that are available for the item that is currently being displayed.

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The table below summarizes the setup mode menus. Detailed information about each individual item is
presented in the following sections.
Setup Mode Summary

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Setup Mode
Setup mode is used to change the setup of the Model 4215-HS. To enter setup mode press the two end but-
tons at the same me ( “<“ and “>“ ). The row of four buons will now funcon as indicated by the lower set of
labels (Plus, Minus, Enter, and Escape).
If the oponal keylock is in the locked posion you will see “>Setup is Locked” when you try to enter setup
mode. This prevents accidental or unauthorized changes to the setup of the unit.
To exit from setup mode and return to run mode press the escape buon (Esc). When you are entering numer-
ical data or selecng opons from a sub-menu the escape buon will back you out without making any chang-
es.
The main menu in setup mode contains the following 6 entries which will be described in detail in the follow-
ing secons. Note that all main menu items begin with the “>“ symbol and that all submenu items begin with
the “>>“ symbol.
• > User Data Entry -- allows you to set any common math opons such as the base area used to display load
in PSI or the base length used to display posion in percent.
• > Analog Output -- is used to select the analog channel, source, and scaling for the analog output channels.
• > Sensor Select -- lets you manually set which load cell calibraon data is used. If you use auto-id load cells
you will never need this menu.
• > Calibraon -- provides access to calibraon for load cells, extension sensor, or opcal encoders.
• > Limits -- allows you to set the source and opons for the 4 contact closure switches.
• > System Opons -- contains entries to set the printer baud rate, enable or disable automac sensor iden-
caon, enable or disable automac load zeroing, and to set the serial communicaons address, baud rate, and
line feed opons.
• > Display Opons -- lets you choose the ltering that is applied to the load measurements, the number of
decimal digits that are shown on the display and on the print, the count by values for channels A and B (1, 2,
5, 10, or 20), and whether the second line of the display shows the limit switch status, a blank line, another
display, or text.
The Plus or Right buon ( “+” or “>“ ) will scroll forward through this menu. The Minus or Le buon ( “-” or
“<“ ) will scroll backward through this menu. The Enter buon selects the currently displayed menu item. The
Esc buon will return you to Run Mode.
Entering Numerical Data
At mes you will need to enter numerical data into the Model 4215-HS. The method is consistent in all cases. A
number is presented on the le side of the display with an underline cursor.