Rice Lake iQube2 Quick Start Manual

iQube² Junction Box/1280 Enterprise
®
Quick Start Guide
This document provides instructions on the configuration between the iQube² and 1280 indicator. It addresses:
1.0 Establish Communication Between the iQube² and the 1280.
2.0 Configure iQube² Load Cells.
3.0 Calibrate the Scale.
4.0 Additional Helpful Settings
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1.0 Establish Communication Between the iQube² and the 1280
The iQube² requires a serial connection to the 1280 indicator. It is recommended that an RS-422 connection be used. The
following steps must be followed in order to initiate communication:
1. Wire and prepare the iQube² to communicate with the 1280.
2. Configure the 1280 serial port to communicate with the iQube².
3. Add 1280 scale to read the iQube².
4. Initiate communication between the iQube² and 1280.
1.1 Wire and Prepare iQube² to Communicate with the 1280
1280 Serial Port 1
Pin 1 Ground
Pin 2 – B
Pin 3 – A
Table 1. J7 Serial Communications
Pin Primary iQube²
1 iQA
2 iQB
3 GND2
4 GND2
Table 2. J12 iQube² Port Primary to Secondary
Switch Off
1 RS-485/RS-422
2 2-Wire
Table 3. S2 Switch Settings
September 20, 2019
iQube² Serial Port 1
Pin 1 Ground
Pin 4 – A
Pin 5 – B
Secondary iQube²
iQA
iQB
GND2
GND2
On
RS-232
4-Wire
Figure 1. iQube² CPU Board
4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1
1
J12
S1
M/S PORT SERIAL PORT 1
1
J6
POWER SUPPLY
CONNECTOR
SW1
CONFIG SWITCH
J10
+ S I G
– S I G
+ E X C
J1
– E X C
+ T D
– T D
+ S I G
– S I G
J2
+ E X C
– E X C
J9
+ T D
– T D
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J7 J5
DIGITAL I/O
485 232
J14
S2
HDPLX FDPLX
J8
G N D
J3
J4
HB1
1
R T S
D T R
R x D
T x D
G N D 1
G N D
T M S
T D I
T D O
T C K
+ 3 . 3
– T D
+ T D
– E X C
+ E X C
– S I G
+ S I G
– T D
+ T D
– E X C
+ E X C
– S I G
+ S I G
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