Getting Started; Ads1230Ref Controls And Connectors - Texas Instruments ADS1230REF User Manual

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Getting Started

A diagram of the ADS1230REF is shown in
1.1 Operating Modes
The ADS1230REF operates in one of three modes:
• Scale mode: When the mode select switch is in Scale position, the ADS1230REF acts as a basic
weigh scale. The scale has tare, range, and calibrate functions, and can display metric (SI) units. Other
parameters can be configured in configuration screens. Scale mode is described in detail in
• Analysis mode: When the mode select switch is in Analysis position, codes are taken directly from the
ADS1230 device and various measurements are made upon them. Several measurements are
available, including raw display, voltage, RMS noise, and peak-to-peak measurements. The ADS1230
can also be configured directly from this mode. Analysis mode is described in detail in
• Configuration mode: Parameters governing the operation of the ADS1230REF can be viewed and
altered in this mode. Scale and Analysis modes have different options in configuration mode:
configuration for Scale mode is described in
described in Section
SBAU125A – August 2007 – Revised September 2007
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Figure 1. ADS1230REF Controls and Connectors
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