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MODEL 828 MANUAL

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Page 1 Serial Interface MODEL 828 MANUAL Printed in Canada www.garnetinstruments.com...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
GARNET Serial Interface MODEL 828 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW .....................3 CHAPTER 2 - DESCRIPTION ..................4 CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION GUIDE ...............7 CHAPTER 4 - SERIAL COMMANDS .................8 CHAPTER 5 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ............19 CHAPTER 6 - SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION ......20 MAIL IN WARRANTY ....................
Page 3: Chapter 1 - Overview
CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW ongratulations on purchasing the Garnet Instruments Model 828 S L™ Serial Interface. The Model 828 is designed to interface up to six 808P2/810PS2 displays or one 806B display to a standard RS232 serial connection for data acquisition. This can...
Page 4: Chapter 2 - Description
CHAPTER 2 - DESCRIPTION he 828 has a 4x16 LCD display to configure the setup options, verify connections, help with troubleshooting, and to display the levels of the S L™ gauges. The number of levels displayed corresponds to the number of compartments configured. Historical PTO events are saved to memory.
Page 5 SET CLOCK+SHIFT button: Set the on board real time clock. Use the up and down buttons to change the highlighted time/ date, and the sideways buttons to select which item to set. Use the ENTER button to save the time and date shown, and exit the menu.
Page 6 SET TX IN OPTIONS+SHIFT button: Sets the transmit interval options. The 828 can be configured to send or not send interval updates during the time that the PTO is disengaged. Updates are always sent during the time that the PTO is engaged. Use the up and down buttons to change the selection.
Page 7: Chapter 3 - Installation Guide
CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION GUIDE Printer Serial Data Serial Port Port 1. The 828 is not weatherproof. The connectors on the ends of the 828 need to be clear of obstructions. Ensure that the unit is mounted in an appropriate location. 2.
Page 8: Chapter 4 - Serial Commands
CHAPTER 4 - SERIAL COMMANDS he following section describes the defined 828 serial commands. The serial data requests are ASCII data strings. Throughout this section <CR> represents a single carriage return character (hexadecimal 0x0D). In this section text represents serial Blue data being received by the 828.
Page 9 Mode configuration The 828 can be set up to operate in three modes of operation. ‘m=0’ sets mode 0, ‘m=1’ sets mode 1, and ‘m=2’ sets mode 2. IMPORTANT NOTE: The 828 only accepts serial commands when in mode 0 or 1. If the 828 is set to mode 2 via a serial command, it can only be set back to mode 0 or 1 via the front keypad MENU button.
Page 10 PTO change (Mode 0) During normal operations, a change of PTO status causes the 828 to send out a comma separated list of values corresponding to the PTO status followed by the number of channels being monitored. The transmit is done after a programmable delay. p,E,11.16,79.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00<CR>...
Page 11 When the Geotab device receives the message the Geotab device will send an acknowledge back on the serial port. Byte Value Description 0x02 0x06 0x03 According to the Geotab’s “R232 External Data Message Format GO2/GO3/GO4” documentation: [When the Geotab device receives the 828 data], a log record of type 38 will be saved to the [Geotab] flash containing the last GPS date time.
Page 12 Set PTO configuration There are four items to configure: 1. Resistor pullup on or off. 2. PTO engagement polarity high or low. 3. Transmit delay upon PTO disengagement. 4. Transmit delay upon PTO engagement. ‘u=1’ turns the PTO pullup on, ‘u=0” turns the PTO pullup off. u=1<CR>...
Page 13 Request PTO configuration ‘u’ requests the PTO configuration for the pullup. Pullup turned on Pullup turned off u<CR> u<CR> u,1<CR> u,0<CR> ‘e’ requests the PTO configuration for the engagement polarity. Engaged when high Engaged when low e<CR> e<CR> e,1<CR> e,0<CR> ‘w’...
Page 14 Scan all compartments (Mode 0) ‘s’ request a scan of all configured compartments. The 828 sends out a comma separated list of values corresponding to the PTO status followed by the number of channels being monitored. s<CR> s,D,11.16,79.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00<CR> s<CR>...
Page 15 Set Update Interval (0=no automatic updates) The 828 can be configured to automatically send updates on a timed interval. The update interval is specified in seconds, the value must be between 0 and 99,999 seconds. Values larger than 99,999 will be ignored. Within approximately one second of setting the interval, the first interval transmission will be done.
Page 16 Request Read PTO historical events ‘r’ requests a read of the PTO historical events. This includes the volumes when the PTO was enabled ‘E’, disabled ‘D’, and the total ‘T’ product change based on the difference. r<CR> R,007,E, 4.00, 3:49:53PM Jan 14 2016<CR> R,007,D,33.00, 3:50:07PM Jan 14 2016<CR>...
Page 17 Configuration commands for printer ‘L1=’ sets line 1 text on printout; maximum length is 32 characters ‘L2=’ sets line 2 text on printout; maximum length is 32 characters ‘L3=’ sets line 3 text on printout; maximum length is 32 characters ‘L4=’...
Page 18 D=03:04:08<CR> D=3:04:08<CR> t,12:48:16AM Mar 4 2008<CR> t,12:48:16AM Mar 4 2008<CR> Version Request ‘v’ requests the current 828 software version. v<CR> v,SeeLeveL 828,HW F,SW 6.15<CR> Page 18 828 Manual...
Page 19: Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting Guide
CHAPTER 5 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE o aid in troubleshooting, the 828 uses the LCD display to verify proper operation. When the 828 has power and ground connections, the LCD will be turned on. The PTO input is shown, when active, on the bottom right corner beside the time and date. Diagnostic information is shown for all six remote inputs.
Page 20: Chapter 6 - Service And Warranty Information
Alberta, T8A 4G7. Returned warranted items will be repaired or replaced at the discretion of Garnet Instruments. Any Garnet items under the Garnet Warranty Policy that are deemed irreparable by Garnet Instruments will be replaced at no charge or a credit will be issued for that item subject to the customer’s request.
Page 21: Mail In Warranty
MAIL IN WARRANTY...
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