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Rice Lake iQUBE Installation Manual

Rice Lake iQUBE Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Digital Diagnostic Junction Box Installation Manual 77224...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.2 920i–iQUBE Menu Configuration ........... 17 3.3 iQUBE-Specific Menu Structures and Parameter Descriptions ......19 3.3.1...
  • Page 4 6.1 iQUBE Diagnostic LEDs and Diagnostic Cover ........

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    Authorized distributors and their employees accomplished using the Revolution III configuration can view or download this manual from the utility. Rice Lake Weighing Systems distributor site at www.rlws.com For installations using the 920i indicator, the indicator ™ can be configured using the...

  • Page 6: System Configurations And Options

    230 VAC paired configurations are open bridge or channel, zero reference tolerance, drifting, peak-to-peak noise, and Table 1-1. iQUBE Model and Option Part Numbers out-of-balance conditions. Diagnostic conditions recognized for circular configurations are limited to open bridge or channel, drifting, and peak-to-peak noise.

  • Page 7: Installation

    The shipping carton should contain the indicator, this manual, and a parts kit. If any parts Table 2-1. iQUBE Connector and Load Cell Names were damaged in shipment, notify Rice Lake Figure 2-1 shows two examples of load cell naming Weighing Systems and the shipper immediately.
  • Page 8 + IG – IG +PWR +PWR Figure 2-2. iQUBE Connector Board (8-channel with Digital I/O) with Core Module and DAC Card Load Cell Wiring To attach load cell cables to the connector board, route Load Cell Connector the cables through the cord grips on the load cell Pins (J12–J19)

  • Page 9: Serial Communications

    Table 2-4 shows the connections needed for RS-485 The J4 and J7 serial communications ports on the communications between a host and the 920i iQUBE connector board support communications iQUBE 920i serial expansion card, PN 67604, must be between the...
  • Page 10 See Section 2.9 on page 7 for more information about the core module DIP switches. NOTE! ALL SIX WIRES, INCLUDING SHIELD AND GROUND WIRES, MUST BE CONNECTED FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN iQUBE UNITS PRIMARY TO HOST SECONDARY1 SECONDARYn INDICATOR OR PC...

  • Page 11: Digital I/O

    Digital I/O Core Module DIP Switches iQUBE junction box is available with support for The DIP switches on the iQUBE core module must be eight channels of digital I/O. set to configure the as a primary or secondary iQUBE unit, and to specify the type of serial communications Digital inputs can be set to provide many indicator provided by the unit.

  • Page 12: Iqube Communications Configurations

    FIBER-OPTIC INTERFACE 1 mm DUPLEX PLASTIC FIBER TO 920i or REMOTE FIBER MODULE TO AC MAINS CORE MODULE +PWR Figure 2-5. iQUBE Fiber-Optic Connection to 920i or Remote Fiber Module iQUBE Installation Manual...

  • Page 13: Remote Fiber-Optic Module

    DAC cards available for the remote fiber-optic module. ANALOG OUTPUT FIBER-OPTIC POWER INTERFACE POWER POWER SUPPLY FIBER-OPTIC INPUT ANALOG OUTPUT FROM iQUBE TO INDICATOR Figure 2-6. Remote Fiber-Optic Module Figure 2-7 shows connector locations on the remote fiber-optic interface. (BLACK) DETECTOR FIBER-OPTIC (BLUE) INTERFACE TRAN MITTER...

  • Page 14: Analog Output

    NOTE: Analog output wiring must include ground wire (pin 3 on connector J9 on the iQUBE connector board). TO AC MAINS CORE MODULE TO INDICATOR LOAD CELL SIGNAL INPUTS Figure 2-8. iQUBE Analog Output Connection to Indicator iQUBE Installation Manual...

  • Page 15: Installing Tap And Run Connectors For 920I Power

    2.12 Installing Tap and Run Connectors for 920i Power iQUBE installations that are remotely powered by the 2. Close side cover of connector until latched. indicator, and those that use the internal 920i 920i 3. Insert tap wire (+6V supply to...

  • Page 16: Installing The Optional Power Supply

    (BLACK) isolation from the indicator. DETECTOR –DC (BLUE) TRAN MITTER Figure 2-12. iQUBE Internal Fiber-Optic Option Card Figure 2-11. Optional iQUBE 6V Power Supply 2.14.3 iQUBE Internal Ethernet Option To install the internal Ethernet cards, carefully iQUBE 2.14 Installing Option Cards...

  • Page 17: 920I Internal Fiber-Optic Option

    J3 on the fiber-optic interface to any available 920i serial port. Use cable ties to secure Table 2-8 lists the parts kit contents for the iQUBE communications cables inside the indicator enclosure. Description Power to the 920i internal fiber-optic interface is...

  • Page 18: Replacement Parts And Assembly Drawings

    2.17 Replacement Parts and Assembly Drawings Table 2-9 lists replacement parts for the iQUBE models, including all parts referenced in Figures 2-15 and 2-16. Ref Number Description (Quantity) iQUBE 70580 enclosure (1) 77445 Mounting panel assembly (1) 15628 Cord grips, 1/2-in. NPT (10) 15630 Lock nuts, 1/2-in.
  • Page 19 7.0 " See POWER GROUND CONNECTION detail 7/6X 5/10X 4/10X /10X 16.41" 14/2X 15/ X POWER GROUND CONNECTION Figure 2-15. iQUBE Enclosure, Top View Installation...
  • Page 20 Figure 2-16. iQUBE Enclosure, Side Views iQUBE Installation Manual...

  • Page 21: 920I Indicator Configuration

    920i 920i–iQUBE Menu Configuration With both the iQUBE and the indicator powered off, connect Port 3 (or higher) of the indicator serial port to pins 2, 3, and 6 of connector J7 on the iQUBE connector board.
  • Page 22 Done 2. Press the softkey. Use the keys to select , then Download down Download iQUBE configuration only press enter 3. Cycle power on the to initialize the changed configuration. iQUBE 4. Press the softkey.

  • Page 23: Iqube-Specific Menu Structures And Parameter Descriptions

    Menu Structures and Parameter Descriptions The following sections provide graphic representations of iQUBE -specific 920i menu structures and tables describing the menu parameters. Default values are shown in bold type; numeric ranges and string values are shown in italic type. Parameters shown surrounded by a dotted-line box only appear under the special circumstances explained under each box.
  • Page 24 Analog output source. If analog output DAC is installed, assign system name. system_name FULLSC 300000.0 Analog output full scale range. Specifies the weight value at the full scale analog output value (weight) (30 mV or 20 mA). Table 3-1. Serial Menu Parameters, iQUBE Submenu iQUBE Installation Manual...
  • Page 25 CELLEMU ENABLE Cell emulation. See Table 3-2 on page 23 for more information. TYPE MOTBAND 10.00000 Motion band. See Table 3-2 on page 23 for more information. value (weight) Table 3-1. Serial Menu Parameters, iQUBE Submenu (Continued) 920i Indicator Configuration...

  • Page 26: Iqube Submenu, Iqdiag Parameters

    3.3.2 iQUBE Submenu, IQDIAG Parameters Figure 3-2 shows the IQDIAG parameters on the IQUBE submenu. The IQDIAG parameters allow customization of the iQUBE ’s diagnostic routines. DIGIO IQDIAG TE TCOM ZEROREF CELLBAL ENABLE THRH %THRH DELAY ENABLE THRH %TOLR LOAD 0.125000...
  • Page 27 LOAD 5000.000 Cell balance load value. Specifies the weight value that must be value (weight) applied to the scale before the cell balance test begins. Table 3-2. iQUBE Submenu, IQDIAG Parameters 920i Indicator Configuration...
  • Page 28 Platform motion band. Specifies the amount of weight change value (weight) allowed in a 0.5-second interval. Diagnostic tests are run only when platform stability is within the specified motion band. Table 3-2. iQUBE Submenu, IQDIAG Parameters (Continued) iQUBE Installation Manual...

  • Page 29: Feature Menu, Contact Submenu

    EMAIL email_address Enter the email address of the contact company or dealer. iQUBE If the alert support is used to send automated alert messages (see Section 7.0 on page 35), enter the email address to which the alert messages will be sent.

  • Page 30: Pformt Menu

    Installation Manual, PN 67887, for general information about print formats. See Section 7.2 on page 36 for information about the ALERT print format. NOTE: Port 3 is the default port for most print formats. If the iQUBE 920i is attached to the using port 3, ensure that the serial print format is not also routed to port 3.

  • Page 31: Pc Configuration

    Revolution III on an IBM-compatible ® personal computer running Windows 98 or Figure 4-1. Revolution iQUBE Display later. Minimum system requirements include a processor speed of at least 166MHz, 32MB of 4. Select . Use this screen to set the Auto...

  • Page 32: Downloading To The Iqube

    • The iRev Editor provides a basic editor and a compiler for writing iRite applications. • The Rice Lake Web Update utility uses your internet connection to check for and download updates to the iRev 920i software. • The iLaunch utility can be installed to display a...

  • Page 33: Calibration

    Calibration iQUBE can be calibrated using the 920i front panel or Revolution III . The following sections describe the calibration procedure for each of the calibration methods. ALGOUT CALE ERIAL FEATURE PFORMT ETPT DIG I/O CALE x … … VI IBLE...

  • Page 34: Traditional Calibration

    Figure 5-2 . Press Section Cal-Match enter WSPAN for each platform. Continue under WLIN for iQUBE calculates the zero reference systems using linear calibration. point. Trim factors displayed for sections or corners can be manually tweaked up or down. The cell with the lowest output is given a trim factor of 1.0000.
  • Page 35 These normalized sensitivity values are displayed for each cell in the platform. 8. Click Exit iQUBE calibration is complete. You can view the active status of the cells, platform, or system by returning to the Interactive menu and selecting Status for cells, platforms, or systems.

  • Page 36: Diagnostics

    . See Section 3.3.2 on page 22 for Revolution III descriptions of the iQUBE diagnostic parameters for 920i Figure 6-1. iQUBE Cover with Diagnostic LEDs When used with the 920i indicator, additional diagnostic information is sent to the indicator. Diagnostic Tests...

  • Page 37: Configuring The 920I Diagnostics Softkey

    6.3.1 Configuring the 920i Diagnostics Softkey NOTE: Displayed deadload and current values are raw When using the iQUBE with the 920i indicator, a millivolt values. All diagnostic measurements use softkey can be configured to display corrected mV values: Diagnostics diagnostic information when in weigh mode. Use the corrected_value = current_value –...
  • Page 38 Error Code Error Category A-to-D not responding Cell balance error Load drift error Cell not detected Cell noise error Cell over/under range error Cell railed error Zero reference drift error Table 6-4. 920i Diagnostic Display Error Codes iQUBE Installation Manual...

  • Page 39: Alerts

    920i CONTACT.EMAIL = xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz ALERT.FMT = alert_format iQUBE ALERT UNIT S PRINT ALERT. ERV = nnn.n.nn.n error message Ethernet MTP erver addre Card Alert Contact NETWORK xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz (LAN) SMTP NETWORK Server (INTERNET) nnn.n.nn.n Figure 7-1. iQUBE Alert Notification Process Alerts...

  • Page 40: Alert Format

    ( F E AT U R E m e n u , CON TAC T s ubmenu), se rial comma nds (se e Section 8.0 on page 37),or the iRev configuration utility. See the Installation Manual, PN 67887, for more 920i information about print formatting. iQUBE Installation Manual...

  • Page 41: 920I Serial Commands

    Load cell zero value –0.5 to 45.0 920i For load cell (SJ.LC.) commands ending with “c#n”, c is the load cell number, n is the serial port number. Table 8-2. 920i iQUBE Load Cell Serial Commands Command Description Values SJ.PLAT.NAME.p#n...
  • Page 42 0,0,0,0 (specify platform numbers, 1–4, assigned to sytem) or NONE (to clear platform list) 920i For system (SJ.SYS.) commands ending with “s#n”, s is the system number, n is the serial port number. Table 8-4. 920i iQUBE System Serial Commands Command Description Values SJ.DIAG.ZEROREF#n...
  • Page 43 Command Description DON.b#s iQUBE Set digital output on (active) at bit b (9–24), for connected to slot s. NOTE: Odd numbered ports use bits 9–16; even numbered ports use bits 17–24. iQUBE Example: To turn on digital output bit 1 for an attached to port 3 (slot 0), use DON.9#0.

  • Page 44: Appendix

    Verify communication LEDs D5 and D6 on the core If these steps does not resolve the problem, contact module are flashing (see Figure 2-2 on page 4). If Rice Lake Weighing Systems technical support for both LEDs are not flashing, check wiring and setup. further assistance.
  • Page 45 No Ethernet communication Verify IP address and connections. Try to connect using Telnet software. No analog output Verify configuration is correct for the DAC board. Verify board is installed correctly. See Section 2.11.4 on page 10. Table 9-1. iQUBE Troubleshooting Appendix...

  • Page 46: Printed Information

    Printed Information iQUBE Options • Remote Fiber-Optic Interface Installation Instructions, PN 80230 iQUBE 920i System Manuals • 920i Installation Manual, PN 67887 ™ • iRite Programming Reference, PN 67888 920i Option Cards • 920i Single-Channel A/D Card Installation Instructions, PN 69092 •...

  • Page 47: Specifications

    Specifications Environmental Operating Temperature –10 to +40°C (14 to 104°F) Power Storage Temperature –10 to +70°C (14 to 158°F) Power Consumption (+6 VDC) Humidity 0–95% relative humidity 4-channel, 4 x 350Ω load cells 91 mA (0.546 W) Enclosure 8-channel, 8 x 350Ω load cells 134 mA (0.810 W) Enclosure Dimensions 15.75 in x 7.87 in x 5.5 in Fuse 2A TR5 subminiature fuse...

  • Page 48: Iqube Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty Rice Lake Weighing Systems (RLWS) warrants that all RLWS equipment and systems properly installed by a Distributor or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) will operate per written specifications as confirmed by the Distributor/OEM and accepted by RLWS. All systems and components are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for two years.

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