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680 Synergy Plus Digital Weight Indicator Technical Manual August 14, 2019 PN 192627 Rev A...
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All information contained within this publication is, to the best of our knowledge, complete and accurate at the time of publication. Rice Lake Weighing Systems reserves the right to make changes to the technology, features, specifications and design of the equipment without notice.
Print Ticket ................. 19 Technical training seminars are available through Rice Lake Weighing Systems.
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EDP Setting Commands ................47 Rice Lake continually offers web-based video training on a growing selection of product-related topics at no cost.
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Rice Lake Weighing Systems Stream Format (RLWS) ........
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13.0 Specifications ............... . . 72 Rice Lake continually offers web-based video training on a growing selection of product-related topics at no cost.
Do not operate or work on this equipment unless this manual has been read and all instructions are understood. Failure to follow the instructions or heed the warnings could result in injury or death. Contact any Rice Lake Weighing Systems dealer for replacement manuals.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Operating Modes Weigh Mode Weigh mode is the default mode of the indicator. The indicator displays gross or net weights as required, using the annunciators to indicate scale status and the type of weight value displayed. User Mode User mode is accessible by pressing on the front panel.
( 1.51 ) ( 3.00 ) ( 1.50 ) Figure 2-2. Mounting Dimensions The universal mount stand comes attached to the 680. Rice Lake Weighing Systems recommends removing the 680 Note from the stand prior to mounting. Figure 2-3. Mounting the Indicator 1.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 2.4.1 Cable Shield Grounding Except for the power cord, all cables routed through the cord grips must be shield grounded against the enclosure. • Use hardware provided in the parts kit to install shielding clamps on the grounding bracket at the bottom of the enclosure •...
USB cable from the PC to the micro USB connector (J7) on the 680. The PC recognizes if a device has been connected, and attempts to install the driver needed to make it work. The driver can also be downloaded from the Rice Lake website.
The 680 has a single option card slot which uses the J22 and J23 connectors (Section 2.5). Instructions to install or replace an option card is provided with the option card. CPU Board PN/Rev RICE LAKE ASSY CR2032 CR2032 LED3 INSERT...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Operation The front panel consists of a seven-segment display with seven 0.8'' (20 mm) tall digits. A negative number displays as six digits plus the negative symbol. Front panel also includes 19 flat membrane panel, tactile feel buttons, which include six primary scale function buttons, a numeric keypad and a power button.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 3.3.2 Alphanumeric Entry Several parameters in the menu structure require the entry of an alphanumeric value rather than the making of a selection. The end of the alphanumeric character string is indicated by the “ ”...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 3.4.15 Enter New Unit ID Entering a new Unit ID requires access to setup mode (Section 4.1 on page 22). 1. Press 2. Press to AUDIT. until display reads UNIT ID. 3. Press 4.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Configuration There are two types of configuration parameters in the 680, setup mode parameters (or Legal for Trade configuration) and user mode parameters (or non-legal configuration). Setup mode parameters are accessed by pressing the setup switch (Section 4.1).
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Setup Menu Setup Config Format Calibr Comm Progrm pformt sFormt Setpnt DigIO AlgOut dfltcfg Figure 4-4. Setup Menu Menu Description Configuration – See Section 4.4.1 on page 24 for menu structure and parameter descriptions of the Configuration menu Config Format –...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 4.4.2 Setup – Format Menu 4.4.2.1 Primary and Secondary Menus Setup Format PRIMAR SECNDR FORMAT UNITS FORMAT UNITS ENABLED Figure 4-6. Format – Primary and Secondary Menus Parameter Description Format – Sets the decimal point and the display divisions for the Primary (primar) and Secondary (secndr) format display weight format;...
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680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 4.4.4.1 Serial Port Menu Setup Comm SERIAL RS232 1-2 RS485 input BAUD BITS input BAUD BITS StopBIT StopBIT TERMIN EOLDLY TERMIN EOLDLY ECHO ReSPNSE ECHO ReSPNSE HaNDSHK ADDRess Figure 4-9. Communication – Serial Port Menu Parameter Description Input –...
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680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 4.4.4.3 Ethernet Menu Setup Comm ETHrNET mac id DHCP enabled IP ADDR subnet gateway EThSRVR NAME PORT input ECHO TERMin ReSPNSE EthCLNT ECHO EOLDLY IP ADDR TERMin NAME PORT ReSPNSE input disctim Figure 4-11. Communication – Ethernet Menu Parameter Description Mac ID –...
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680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Parameter Description Time – Allows setting of the time format and the separator character time TIMEFMT – Time Format; Settings: 12HOUR (default), 24HOUR TIMESEP – Time Separator; Settings: COLON (default), COMMA, DOT Location Gravity Compensation – Enables gravity compensation; Settings: OFF (default), ON locale Latitude of Origin –...
Stream Format – Specifies the stream format used for streaming output of scale data or specifies the expected input for sformat a serial scale; Settings: RLWS (default) – Rice Lake Weighing Systems stream format (Section 11.3.1 on page CARDNAL – Cardinal stream format (Section 11.3.2 on page...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Parameter Description Digital Output – Lists all digital output bit numbers available for the specified digital output slot; this parameter is used to specify the digital dig out output bit associated with this setpoint; use the DIGIO menu to assign bit function to OUTPUT; Enter value: 1–4, 1 (default) NOTE: For continuous setpoints, the digital output becomes active (low) when the condition is met;...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Calibration The 680 can be calibrated using the front panel and EDP commands. The following sections describe the procedures required for these calibration methods. The 680 requires a WZERO and WSPAN points to be calibrated. The linear calibration points are optional; they must Note fall between zero and span, but must not duplicate zero or span.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator EDP Command Calibration Use the following instructions to calibrate the 680 using EDP commands. For information on the EDP commands of the 680, Section 7.0 on page The indicator must respond with OK after each step or the calibration procedure must be done again. Note 1.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator EDP Commands The 680 indicator can be controlled by a personal computer connected to one of the indicator communication ports. Control is provided by a set of commands which can simulate front panel key press functions, return and change setup parameters, and perform reporting functions.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Parameter Setting Commands Parameter setting commands allow the current value for a configuration parameter to be displayed or changed. Current configuration parameter settings can be displayed in setup mode or weigh mode using the following syntax: command<ENTER>...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Internet Setting Commands Command Description Values WIRED.MACID Ethernet hardware MAC ID (read only) xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, 00:00:00:00:00:00 (default) WIRED.DHCP Enable Ethernet DHCP ON (default), OFF ON, OFF (default) WIRED.ENABLED Enable wired Ethernet adapter Valid IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx*, 0.0.0.0 (default) WIRED.IPADDR Ethernet IP address Valid IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx*, 255.255.255.0 (default)
Soft reset; Used to reset the indicator without resetting the configuration to the factory defaults SF#n Returns a single stream frame from scale n (n=1) using the standard Rice Lake format. XA#n Returns the accumulator value in displayed units nnnnnnnnn UU...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Table 8-2 lists the default 680 print formats: Format Default Format String When Used – GFMT GROSS<G><NL2><TD><NL> Weigh mode no tare in system GROSS<G><NL>TARE<SP><T><NL>NET<SP2><N> – NFMT Weigh mode tare in system <NL2><TD><NL> ACUMFMT ACCUM <A><NL><DA>...
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680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Parameter Description Batch Continuous PCTREL Percent Relative – Performs functions based on a specified percentage of the target value of a referenced setpoint, using the same weight mode as the referenced setpoint; the actual target value of the Percent Relative setpoint is calculated as a percentage of the target value of the referenced setpoint PAUSE...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Setpoint 5 is used to evaluate the gross amount of material in the hopper after dispensing, and to maintain a minimum material level in the hopper. When the hopper weight falls below 300 lb, digital output 2 becomes active and the hopper is refilled to 1000 lb.
The maintenance information in this manual is designed to cover aspects of maintaining and troubleshooting the 680 indicator. Contact the local Rice Lake Weighing Systems dealer if a problem requires technical assistance. Have the scale model number and serial number available when calling for assistance.
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 11.0 Appendix 11.1 Error Messages The 680 indicator provides a number of error messages. When an error occurs, the message is displays on the indicator. 11.1.1 Displayed Error Messages The 680 provides a number of front panel error messages to assist in problem diagnosis. Table 11-1 lists these messages and their meanings.
Leading zeroes transmitted as spaces. Figure 11-1. Rice Lake Weighing Systems Stream Data Format 11.3.2 Cardinal Stream Format (cardnal) <CR> <POL> <wwwwww> <S> <SP> <UNIT> <SP> <G/N> <SP> <SP> <ETX>...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 11.3.3 Avery Weigh-Tronix Stream Format (wtronix) <SP> <G/N> <POL> <wwwwww> <SP> <UNIT> <TERM> Space Space <CR><LF> g for Gross <CR> n for Net lb = pound kg = kilogram Polarity: g = gram <+>...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator Digital Filter Sensitivity (DFSENS) and Threshold (DFTHRH) The rolling averaging filter can be used by itself to eliminate vibration effects, but heavy filtering also increases settling time. The DFSENS and DFTHRH parameters can be used to temporarily override filter averaging and improve settling time. •...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 11.8 Regulatory Mode Functions Regulatory Weight On Tare In Front Panel Front Panel Parameter Scale System Key Tare Key Zero NTEP Zero “0000000” Zero Clear tare Zero Negative No action Zero Clear tare Zero Positive Tare...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 11.10 Front Panel Display Characters Refer to Figure 11-6 for the seven-segment LED character set used on the 680 front panel display for alphanumeric characters. < & > Figure 11-6. 680 Display Characters www.RiceLake.com Visit our website...
680 Synergy Plus – Digital Weight Indicator 13.0 Specifications Power Temperature Range Line voltage: 120-240 VAC Legal: 14–104°F (-10–40°C) Frequency: 50-60 Hz Industrial: 14–122°F (-10–50°C) Power consumption: Environmental ~2 W (AC) with one 350 Ω load cell, 15 W max Intended environment: Pollution Degree 3 Wet location:...
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Specifications subject to change without notice. Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an ISO 9001 registered company. 230 W. Coleman St. • Rice Lake, WI 54868 • USA U.S. 800-472-6703 • Canada/Mexico 800-321-6703 • International 715-234-9171 • Europe +31 (0)26 472 1319...
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