TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 1
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 1
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED .................................................................................................................. 1
MOUNTING THE SYSTEM................................................................................................................ 2
GETTING STARTED.................................................................................. 3
CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 3
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................. 3
RS232 Serial Interface / “Command Console Interface”...............................................................3
SYSTEM POWER UP /OPERATION.................................................................................................... 3
LOW BATTERY INDICATION ............................................................................................................ 4
POWER UP INFORMATION SEQUENCE............................................................................................... 4
Factory Default Conditions.............................................................................................................4
DISPLAY OPERATION .................................................................................................................... 4
Light Sensing...................................................................................................................................4
Operational Option Links A, B, C, D & E......................................................................................5
2AND 4DIGIT QUADRATURE COUNTER OPERATIONAL MODES....................... 6
QUADRATURE OR SINGLE INPUT ..................................................................................................... 6
WHAT IS QUADRATURE?................................................................................................................ 6
UNIPOLAR................................................................................................................................... 6
BIPOLAR ..................................................................................................................................... 6
UN-SCALED DISPLAY .................................................................................................................... 7
SCALED DISPLAY ......................................................................................................................... 7
STANDARD MODES ....................................................................................................................... 8
Counting Modes ...............................................................................................................................8
Single Input Continuous Display ...................................................................................................8
Dual Input Quadrature Continuous Display.................................................................................8
Dual Input Quadrature Bipolar Continuous Display ...................................................................8
Dual Input Quadrature Bipolar Overflow Display .......................................................................8
QUADRATURE INPUT DECODING...................................................................................................... 9
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................... 10
Methods..........................................................................................................................................10
Method 1 – Calculating calibration scale factors ........................................................................11
Method 2 – Determining calibration scale factors by experiment .............................................13
Calibration Check Procedure........................................................................................................15
Scaling Options..............................................................................................................................16
Count Scaling.................................................................................................................................16
Numerator......................................................................................................................................16
Denominator ..................................................................................................................................16
DISPLAY MODES ......................................................................................................................... 17
Normal Counter Display with Input Activity..............................................................................17
Zero Display modes .......................................................................................................................17
Normal Counter Display showing Absolute Zero........................................................................18
One example of the utilization of absolute zero ..........................................................................18
4 Digit Counter Display with Overflowed Indication .................................................................18
4 Digit Counter Bipolar Overflow Display...................................................................................19
Rounding Options..........................................................................................................................19
Rounding Mode..............................................................................................................................19
Truncated Mode.............................................................................................................................19
Examples of the display with various options.............................................................................21