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DS Europe Pitagora series Instruction Manual

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DSEUROPE
T r a n s d u c e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l e l e c t r o n i c s
MULTICHANNEL MICROPROCESSOR
SIGNAL CONDITIONER
Pitagora
SERIES
Version 1.19
dated 31/01/07
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

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  • Page 1 DSEUROPE T r a n s d u c e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l e l e c t r o n i c s MULTICHANNEL MICROPROCESSOR SIGNAL CONDITIONER Pitagora SERIES Version 1.19...
  • Page 2 Notice: The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. DS Europe shall not be liable for technical errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
  • Page 3 Supplier. For these reasons, DS Europe is obliged to disclaim all responsibility concerning the use of the instrument; however, a list of most elementary and basic precautions for the correct use of the instrument is given in this manual.
  • Page 4 INDEX CE CONFORMITY DECLARATION .......... 6 Electrical connections ..............7 Rear terminal boards .......................7 Power supply connections....................7 2.2.1 Accepted power supply....................7 Connection of I1 single channel input card for 80 mV differential signal ......8 Connection of I2 two channels input card for 80 mV differential signal ......8 Connection of I4 single channel input card for 0-5 V and 0-10 V signals ......8 Connection of I6 single channel input card for 4-20 mA and 0-20 mA (2 wire) signals 8 Connection of I10 single channel input card for Start-Stop digital signal......9...
  • Page 5 Sample breaking test (MD=7) ............33 Four I1 input channels - high sampling rate (MD=9) ....36 Single channel 0-10V measurement (MD=10) ......37 Two channel summing unit – analog output (MD=11) ....38 Eight channel summing unit (MD=12)......... 39 Three channels summing - analog output (MD=13) ....

  • Page 6: Ce Conformity Declaration

    Year of registered mark: The equipment has been tested in the typical installation configuration, as described by the instruction manual of the product. DS Europe Srl certify that the above defined equipment meets the requirements of above mentioned EMC directives. Milan, 27/11/2003 DS Europe srl Technical department.

  • Page 7: Electrical Connections

    2 Electrical connections 2.1 Rear terminal boards RJ-11A CanBus RJ-11B RS-485 RS-232 INPUT EARTH Fig. 1: Rear terminal board view. 2.2 Power supply connections Terminal Description AC or DC power supply – No polarity AC or DC power supply – No polarity Earth connection / Grounding EARTH 2.2.1 Accepted power supply...
  • Page 8 2.3 Connection of I1 single channel input card for 80 mV differential signal Terminal Description Notes DS Europe colour code + signal input from transducer 0 to ± 80 mV, differential WHITE - signal input from transducer GREEN - power supply to transducer...
  • Page 9 2.7 Connection of I10 single channel input card for Start-Stop digital signal Magnetostrictive transducer Terminal Description DS Europe series PCX-ss + RTX Brown SERIAL INPUT ( RS-422 ) - RTX Blue - TXD Yellow SERIAL INPUT ( RS-422 ) + TXD...
  • Page 10 -10- 2.10 Connection of D0 card, two relays alarm level Terminal Description Relays technical specifications: Relay 1 Normally Closed contact - Maximum Vdc: 30 Vdc. Relay 1 Common contact - Maximum current: 2 A. Relay 1 Normally Open contact - Maximum power: - Switching time: 2 mS.
  • Page 11 -11- 2.11 Connection of D1 card, four optically insulated alarm levels Terminal Description Opto insulator technical features Optically insulated output 1 ( open collector) - Maximum Vdc: 70 Vdc. Optically insulated output 2 ( open collector) - Maximum current: 50 mA. Optically insulated output 3 ( open collector)) - Maximum power: 150 mW.
  • Page 12 -12- 2.12 Connection of external contacts Pitagora instrument has 4 optically insulated input contacts, whose functions are described in the operating modes descriptions of this manual. External contacts are on the terminal board labelled as “INPUT”. Notes Terminal Description Input 1 ( KEY 1 ) +28 Volt maximum voltage Input 2 ( KEY 2 ) +28 Volt maximum voltage...
  • Page 13 9 pins connector 25 pins connector 2.15 Connection of RS485 (RJ-11b connector) serial com port RJ – 11b Cable colour Description DS Europe serial adapter Mod. 658-5-x Brown Not connected White Data + ( A ) Data – ( B )
  • Page 14 -14- 2.15.1 Terminator Resistances MULTI-DROP connection (as RS485) requires to apply two terminator resistances (if not already applied): one on the remote electronics (computer, PLC etc.) and one on the last connected Pitagora instrument (Pitagora instrument are not supplied with internal terminator resistor but it can be applied, under request). The resistance is to be 120 Ohm, ¼...
  • Page 15 -15- These push buttons can have additional functions, depending on the chosen operating modality. Push button can be damaged, if sharp objects are applied (screwdrivers or similar). By keeping pressed the E button, when modifying a parameter, allows to show on display (prior to the button release) the numeric index corresponding to the parameter (i.e.: P03501).

  • Page 16: Instrument Setting

    -16- 5 Instrument setting Personalization menu is protected against unwanted accesses. Switch on the instrument, keeping pressed at the same time ▲ and C push buttons. Instrument will allow to setup the card eventually installed into slot A. SLSET will confirm on the display that personalization menu is active (SLot SETup). “MENU 1-”...
  • Page 17 -17- Example: menu structure of an instrument so configured: Slot A (physical) = mod. D0 or D1 relay card. Slot B (physical) = empty. Slot C (physical) = I1 or I4 input card, with A/D converter. Slot D (physical) = O2 analog output card. Slot F (virtual) = Modbus digital output.
  • Page 18 -18- 6 AdC setting (I1 or I4 input cards) This menu allows to set the working parameters of any card with A/D converter. It is possible to set the behaviour of one or two A/D converter parameters, allowing the conversion of the measured voltage signals into the chosen engineering units.
  • Page 19 -19- Pitagora instruction manual V1 r 19 - 31/01/07...
  • Page 20 -20- The indicated A/D converter setup structure applies to channel 0 and channel 1 of a two channel A/D input card. A multi channel Pitagora unit, with two I4 input cards, will have the following parameters to be set: Slot (example) Type of setting Available channels Settings...
  • Page 21 -21- 7 dAC setting (O1, O2, O3, O4 analog output cards) This menu is to be used for setting all types of analog outputs. Card ZERO reference = DAC-LOW Full Scale reference = DAC-HI + 5 V + 10 V 4 mA 20 mA 0 mA...
  • Page 22 -22- 8 Md setting (Modbus communication setting) Pitagora instruction manual V1 r 19 - 31/01/07...
  • Page 23 -23- 9 LEV alarm level setting Pitagora instrument, with installed alarm level cards, allows to set the level switching values (LEV), their hysteresys (HYST) and the way they operate (SET). It is herewith described the procedure to set the parameters of alarm level 0 and this procedure can be used for all the other available alarm levels (0.LEV, 0.HYST, 1.LEV, 1.HYST, etc.) The parameters to be set are to be entered as integer number, without any decimal point, using the same number resolution considered when A/D converter calibration parameters have been entered...
  • Page 24 10 MAG setting (I10 Start Stop input card) Pitagora instrument, with installed Start Stop card (I10), allows to acquire measured measurements from a DS Europe linear displacement magnetostrictive transducer. VLO and VHI parameters have to be acquired and stored, by pressing E push buttons, having the transducer’s cursor in the mechanical positions, along the transducer measuring rod, to which it is...

  • Page 25: Lcd Display Setting

    -25- 11 LCD display setting If Pitagora instrument has installed an LCD display, it is possible to set background light intensity and contrast, in order to optimize measurement’s readability, accordingly to the ambient light conditions. 12 Return to Measure modality After having completed all settings it is possible to get back to the measurement modality.
  • Page 26 Customer’s needs, so to simplify the installation and use of the unit. DS Europe is ready to develop additional measurement modes that may be needed by Customer for their measurement purposes, starting form one of the existing measurement modes, considering all possible mixes of hardware input/output cards, measurement functions or data displaying required.
  • Page 27 -27- 14 Two channel summing unit (MD=1) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) for CH0 and CH1 inputs of C.ADC. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog outputs). • NET (sum = C.ADC0 + C.ADC1) Measure •...
  • Page 28 -28- 15 Three channel summing unit (MD=2) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1. NET SUM (sum of 3 channel measures = C.ADC0 + C.ADC1 + D.ADC0) 2.
  • Page 29 -29- 16 Four channel summing unit (MD=3) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1. NET SUM (sum of 4 channel measures = C.ADC0 + C.ADC1 + D.ADC0 + D.ADC1) 2.
  • Page 30 -30- 17 Four channel summing unit – analog output (MD=4) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM 1.
  • Page 31 -31- 18 Four channel summing unit (MD=5) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. 1. NET SUM (sum of 4 channel measures = C.ADC0 + C.ADC1 + D.ADC0 + D.ADC1) Measure 2.
  • Page 32 -32- 19 Four channel summing unit – analog output (MD=6) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM 1.
  • Page 33 Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Card. D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I1 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. I10 (Start-Stop) input card for DS Europe magnetostrictive position transducers model PCS /PCR LCD display 123.4 MM Shows...
  • Page 34 -34- Operating mode • Force (main or alternative engineering unit) and displacement. Measure • Force peak at sample breaking (main engineering unit or alternative) • Displacement peak at sample breaking. • NET force = (GROSS force – DYNAMIC ZERO force). Display •...
  • Page 35 -35- By pressing push button, the following sequence of measures performed by Pitagora is available (closed loop of visualization): Measure visualization sequence [Tab. 2] Sequence Showed on main display Currently measured NET load, expressed in Kg, measured by load cell. Dynamic Zero of load cell (test TARE).
  • Page 36 -36- 21 Four I1 input channels - high sampling rate (MD=9) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I1 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. I1 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. I1 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. I1 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell.
  • Page 37 -37- 22 Single channel 0-10V measurement (MD=10) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I1 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to P.C.O 1. P.C.0 Net Value (NET Measure from transducer 1 = C.ADC0) Measure 2.
  • Page 38 -38- 23 Two channel summing unit – analog output (MD=11) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM 1. P.C.0 Net Value (Measure from transducer 1 = C.ADC0) Measure 2.
  • Page 39 -39- 24 Eight channel summing unit (MD=12) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. 1.
  • Page 40 -40- 25 Three channels summing - analog output (MD=13) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM Measure 1.
  • Page 41 -41- 26 Four channel summing unit – analog output (MD=14) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM Measure 1.
  • Page 42 -42- 27 Two channel summing unit – analog output (MD=15) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM Measure 1.
  • Page 43 -43- 28 Single I1 channel – analog output (MD=16) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET value Measure 1.
  • Page 44 -44- 29 Double channel I2 (MD=17) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1. P.C.0 Net Value (Measure from load cell = C.ADC0) 2. P.C.1 Net Value (Measure from load cell = C.ADC1) •...
  • Page 45 -45- 30 I4 input – D0 relay card (MD=18) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I4 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I4 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I4 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1.
  • Page 46 -46- 31 Two I2 input + I1 input + OPTO output (MD=19) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D1 (4 optocoupled output) OptOut1 to OptOut4. I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells.
  • Page 47 -47- 32 Two high sampling rate I2 input channels + analog output (MD=20) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. I2 (A/D converter) input signal from load cell. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) Measure 1.
  • Page 48 -48- 33 Fast two I1 summing unit + analog output (MD=21) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM Measure 1.
  • Page 49 -49- 34 Fast two I1 summing unit + analog output + relay (MD=22) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. O1, O2, O3 or O4 (analog output) corresponding to NET SUM Measure 1.
  • Page 50 -50- 35 Four chiannels + 4 relay (MD=23) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards D0 (relay card) with relays RL2 and RL3. D0 (relay card) with relays RL0 and RL1. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1.
  • Page 51 -51- 36 Four channels (2 high sampling rate channels) (MD=24) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I1 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1.
  • Page 52 -52- 37 Six channels amplified input – 4 channel summing unit(MD=25) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I5 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I5 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I5 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1.
  • Page 53 -53- 38 Six channels summing unit(MD=26) Hardware settings PITAGORA card slots Cards I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. I2 (A/D converter) input signals from load cells. Measure 1. P.b.0 Net Value (Measure from channel 1 = B.ADC0) 2.

  • Page 54: Serial Connection

    TXT or XLS format files and to print the graph or test reports. A data acquisition software (see above as example) for computer can be ordered to DS Europe. Additional information can be downloaded from web site www.dseurope.com.

  • Page 55: Warranty

    DS Europe liability is limited to the above; DS Europe is not liable for any personal injuries, damages to property or damages to stoppage of machinery or plants caused by the installation and use of supplied Product (including, without any limits, any lost profits, lost savings, stoppage of activities, lost information or any other economic losses).