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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Seneca Z-PC Line module: ZC-SG The ZC-SG module allows to manage the load cell signals and to process the weight value, with two types of communication: CANopen protocol, ModBUS protocol (RS232 serial). General characteristics Hardware Sampling frequency settable from 12,53 Hz to 151,71 Hz.
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Features INPUT Type 6-wires or 4-wires differential measurement input Full scale ±5 mV ..±320 mV Error Calibration: 0.01% of the full scale value Linearity: 0.01% of the full scale value Thermal drift: 25 ppm/°C STRAIN GAUGE CHARACTERISTICS...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG NOTE: “0x” means an exadecimal number interpretation. CANOpen features TECHNICAL DATA Baud rate 20, 50, 125, 250, 500, 800, 1000 kbps Typical refresh time 20 ms Sensibility supported From ±1 mV/V to ±64 mV/V CANOpen TECHNICAL DATA...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG CANOpen PDOs mapping OBJECTS FOR DEFAULT MAPPING MAPPED PDO NR COB-ID OBJECTS INDEX SUBINDEX Measure float 0x6403 TPDO2 0x40000280 NodeId ADC 16 bit 0x6401 Measure integer 0x6401 TPDO3 0x40000380 NodeId STATUS 0x2120 Note that TPDO COB-ID must start with 0x4.
USER MANUAL – ZC-SG For a “timeout command” or “error command”, the emergency message is: EMERGENCY MESSAGE BYTE 0 BYTE 1 BYTE 2 BYTE 3 BYTE 4 0xFF11 0x81 Object 0x2103 For “CPU ERROR” the Emergency message will be: EMERGENCY MESSAGE...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Object 0x1006: communication window lenght OBJECT 1006 MIN VAL [ms] MAX VAL [ms] 10000 Object 0x1007: synchronous window lenght OBJECT 1007 MIN VAL [ms] MAX VAL [ms] 2000 CANOpen manufacturer specific profile If dip-switches are in “from memory” mode, the node address is selectable by Object 0x2001.
USER MANUAL – ZC-SG The HOT ERROR and the COLD ERROR temperature sends the Emergency Object. The Object is Read Only. Digital out logic Digital out logic=0 the digital output it is normally opened. Digital out logic=1 the digital output it is normally closed.
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Mode The station can be configured in two modes: Mode=1: a known weight must be used to calibrate the system on site. Mode=0: no need to use a known weight to calibrate the system, the station will use the factory calibration values.
USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Digital out mode Defines the operation that will cause the switch to ON or OFF for the digital output. DIGITAL OUT MODE Value Description The gross weight exceeds the full scale The weight is stable and the net weight exceeds the...
USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Value for Maximum integer Sets for what net weight (object 0x6403) the integer net value (object 0x6401 subindex 1) rise the +30000 value. (floating point 32 bit format). Value for Minimum integer Sets for what net weight (object 0x6403) the integer net value (object 0x6401 subindex 1) rise the zero value.
USER MANUAL – ZC-SG Object 0x2120: status The status object contains important information about the state of the measure and the station. STATUS Description 15..7 Net weight > threshold Generic communication with input channel error CRC communication with input channel error...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG CANOpen LED description SERVICE (DIAGNOSTIC) LED DESCRIPTION LED status Meaning Blinking light Pre-operational mode Single flash Stop mode Operational mode ERROR Single flash At least one error counter has reached or exceed the warning level Double flash...
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8) Get the known weight by sending the command 0xC60C on object 0x2104 subindex 0 9) Save the new values by sending the command 0xBAB0 on object 0x2104 subindex 0 10) Wait 5 seconds and Switch OFF and then ON the ZC-SG Cell calibration procedure for mode=0 (calibration without a...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG CANOpen functional diagram For integer values...
USER MANUAL – ZC-SG CANOpen Object dictionary COMMUNICATION PROFILE AREA INDEX NAME DESCRIPTION TYPE ACCESS DEFAULT INDEX 0x1000 Device type Profile 401=0x191 UNSIGNED 32 0x00040191 0x1001 Error register Error register (DS401) UNSIGNED 8 0x1002 Station status Status register UNSIGNED 32...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG 0x1011 Restore default/ Max subindex number UNSIGNED 8 number of mapped object Restore all Restore not volatile UNSIGNED 32 parameters parameters (write in ASCII “load” for store process MSB 0x64616F6C LSB) Restore Restore not volatile UNSIGNED 32...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG 0x01 to 0xF0=synchronous – cyclic 0xFE=asynchronous manufacturer specific Inhibit time Min delay for the next UNSIGNED 16 0x00 PDO (ms/10) 0x1802 transmit PDO Max subindex number UNSIGNED 8 parameters COB-ID used by COB-ID of TxPDO3 UNSIGNED 32...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG 0x2002 Baudrate Station Baudrate UNSIGNED 0x01 (only if dip switch 1,2,3 are OFF) 1=20kbps 2=50kbps 3=125kbps 4=250kbps 5=500kbps 6=800kbps 7=1Mbps 0x2003 Firmware UNSIGNED 1122 release 0x2030 Device Max subindex UNSIGNED temperature/ number number of parameters Internal...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG SET1: cell 0=±1 mV/V UNSIGNED sensibility 1=±2 mV/V 2=±4 mV/V 3=±8 mV/V 4=±16 mV/V 5=±32 mV/V 6=±64 mV/V 7= from object 0x2108 sub1 SET1: digital out 0=the output is UNSIGNED logic normally open 1=the output is...
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USER MANUAL – ZC-SG 0x2120 Channel Status object UNSIGNED status 0x2125 Fault action UNSIGNED 0x8000 0x2160 Fault value Number of UNSIGNED 0x01 parameters Fault value REAL 32 850.0 STANDARD DEVICE PROFILE AREA INDEX NAME DESCRIPTION TYPE ACCESS DEFAULT INDEX 0x6401...
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Analogue REAL 32 interrupt delta limit float Easy-SETUP To configure the Seneca Z-PC Line modules, it is possible to use Easy-SETUP software, free- downloadable from the www.seneca.it; the configuration can be performed by RS232 or RS485 bus communication.
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