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Connections
If the span selection is to be done by remote contact, the following connections would
apply. Otherwise, no additional connections to the BW500 are required.
Multispan Selection of Spans 1 and 2
*Remote contact can be from relay or open collector switch.
Programming
Access P365 and enter EDIT mode
P365 Multispan
Select [1-8]
Span 1 will have already been set as part of the Start Up and initial calibration. Therefore,
select 2.
Access P017 and enter EDIT mode
P017 Test Load: Weight MS2
Enter test load
Enter the test load value, and press
To do a span calibration for another condition, (i.e. span 3 or 4 etc.), access P365 and
repeat these steps for each condition. As with any initial span, follow the span calibration
for each multispan with a material test and factoring.
To use remote span selection, auxilliary Inputs, 1 and/or 2 or 3, are programmed to read
the contact state as the span selection. Remote selection overrides the keypad (or
Dolphin Plus) selection. The auxilliary inputs override the keypad selection.
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Multispan Selection of Spans 1 to 8
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to do a span calibration.
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