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Innovation & Technology Driven ™ Instruction Manual Installation and Operation Guidelines for DWL5000XY and DWL5500XY Tilt Sensor Modules (Version 2.2)
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Company website. However, JSB TECH will continue to improve products and reserves the rights to change specification and maintenance procedures at any time without prior notice. Digi-Pas® Products were manufactured under ISO9001 & ISO14001 standards, tested to comply by the followings certification bodies:...
3.2.2 Configuration Setup Procedure ................... 10 4. Operation ............................14 4.1 Installation of the DWL5000XY or DWL5500XY PC Sync Software ..........14 4.2 Operation of Single Tilt Sensor Module with Converter ............. 15 4.4 Direction of the Single-Axis and Dual-Axis Measured Angle ............17 5.
1. Introduction 1.1 Overview Digi-Pas® DWL5000XY and DWL5500XY are 2-Axis Precision tilt Sensor Modules that specifically designed to be integrated into a machine/equipment/structure for real-time simultaneous monitoring, data acquisition & logging of a plane levelling state, 2D tilt angles & vibration measurements.
Innovation & Technology Driven ™ 1.4 Pinout of the Tilt Sensor Module and Sensor Cord Pinout of the circular multipole connector from tilt sensor module is shown in Figure 2. Receptacle Description N.C (No Connection) Signal 1 (For Control Box only) Signal 2 (For Control Box only) Power Input (Regulated 9V - 12V DC) RS485 - Y (Noninverting Driver Output / Rx+)
Innovation & Technology Driven ™ 2. Installation 2.1 Securing Tilt Sensor Module with Sensor Cord 1. Ensure the circular multipole connector is aligned to the receptacle on the sensor module as illustrated on Figure 4(a). 2. Secure the rotatable ring by turning it clockwise as in Figure 4(b). Figure 4.
3.1 Configuration of Single Tilt Sensor Module with Converter 3.1.1 Materials for the Configuration o 1 × DWL5000XY or DWL5500XY tilt sensor module secured with sensor cord o 1 × RS485 converter (4 wires) In this example, EasySync Converter (Model number: ES-U-3001-M) is used.
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Innovation & Technology Driven ™ 2. Connect the custom cable with sensor cord and ES-U-3001-M converter as in Figure 8. The connection pinout is illustrated in Figure 9. Power Input & GND (Regulated 9V - 12V DC) ES-U-3001-M Converter Custom Cable Sensor Cord USB Cable Tilt Sensor Module...
2.1 Securing Tilt Sensor Module with Sensor Cord. 2. Connect the sensor cord to the sensor input on the DigiPas DWL5000XY/DWL5500XY control box as shown in Figure 11. 3. Source in regulated 12VDC to 20VDC to the power supply input.
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Innovation & Technology Driven ™ 5. Connection Modes - USB mode: a) Connect the USB cable from USB2.0 Standard-B Port on the control box to PC as shown in Figure 12(a). - RS232 mode: a) Select the Serial output Switch on the control box (refer to Figure 11) to RS232. b) Set Pin 1 of the DIP Switch on ES-U-3001-M converter to OFF position.
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Innovation & Technology Driven ™ Description N.C (No Connection) Transmitter Output (Tx) Receiver Input (Rx) A (Noninverting Receiver Input / Tx+) B (Inverting Receiver Input / Tx-) Z (Inverting Driver Output / Rx-) Y (Noninvetting Driver Output / Rx+) Figure 13. Connection pinout of the RS232/485 serial output port Figure 14.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen, once the installation is completed, shortcut of the DWL5000XY icon will be appeared in desktop as shown in Figure 17. The PC is now ready to connect with the tilt sensor module or control box.
1. Assuming steps stated in 3.1 Configuration of Single Tilt Sensor Module with Converter Installation of the DWL5000XY or DWL5500XY PC Sync Software have been done in this stage. Open PC SYNC software and select RS485 from the drop down menu as shown in Figure 18.
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3.2 Configuration of Sensor Module(s) with Control Box 4.1 Installation of the DWL5000XY or DWL5500XY PC Sync Software have been done in this stage. Open PC SYNC software and select the desired mode from the drop down menu as shown in Figure 22. In this example, RS485 is selected.
Innovation & Technology Driven ™ 4.4 Direction of the Single-Axis and Dual-Axis Measured Angle Z-Axis Single-Axis +ve Y-Axis X-Axis Single-Axis -ve Figure 26. The direction (+ve or – ve) of the Single-Axis measured angle value is indicated as in figure above. Z-Axis Y-Axis X-Axis...
5. Application Notes Following Application Notes are useful for user who wish to develop self-configured program. Application Notes (1): Dynamic-Link Libraries for DWL5000XY / DWL5500XY Tilt Sensor Module Application Notes (2): Serial Communication for DWL5000XY / DWL5500XY Tilt Sensor Module Above Application Notes are available for download from http://www.digipas.com/dwl-5000xy...
™ 6. Warranty Digi-Pas® 2-Axis Inclination sensor module is warranted to the original purchaser to be free from defects in workmanship and material. JSB Tech will, at its option, repair or replace any defective part which may malfunction under normal and proper use within a period of 2 (two) years from the date of purchase.
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