Thank you for choosing our product. These instructions will facilitate operating the device and enable safe use of the device at its full capacity. Prior to the installation and startup of the device, please become familiar with these instructions. In the event of any additional questions, please contact our technical adviser. CONTENTS 1.
1. SAFETY PRINCIPLES before you start to use the device, become familiar with the present instructions; in order to avoid electrocution or damage to the device, its mechanical and electrical installation must be performed by qualified staff; before switching on the power supply, make sure that all cables and wires are properly connected; before making any modifications to the wire and cable connections, switch off the device's power supply;...
NOTE: − before starting to work with the meter, you must become familiar with this using instruction, properly prepare the electrical system and the mechanical system, and correctly configure the parameters; − if the characteristics of the transducer are configured with the AR956 programmer, the transmission parameters that must be set in the options of the ARSOFT-CFG, software, at the time of first connection (default parameters) are the following: −...
Transmission signaling Red LED diode (Rx/Tx) 12 V, bistate type OC (open collector, NPT transistor), Alarm output current limiting resistance 440 Ω Processing errors (at ambient temperature of 25 °C): - basic - for RTD, mA, V, mV, Ω 0.1% of the measurement range ±1 digit - for thermocouples 0.2% of the measurement range ±1 digit - additional for thermocouples...
LED signaling of exceeded processing range, sensor error, or OC alarm output status Rx/Tx LED signaling of serial transmission NOTE: Connecting other devices than the AR950or AR956 programmer to the PR socket may result in damage to the connected device and the AR594 transducer.
9. SETTING OF THE CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS All the configuration parameters of the device are stored in the non-volatile internal memory. When the device is switched on for the first time, an error may occur due to the lack of a sensor or the fact that the sensor that is connected is not one that is factory-programmed.
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In the event of indications different than the actual value of the input signal, the zero and the sensitivity of a sensor can be tuned: parameters 10: cALo (zero) and 11: cALG (sensitivity). In order to restore the default settings, use the file with the default configuration in the ARSOFT-CFG software. NOTE: The default transmission parameters for the AR956 programmer in the ARSOFT-CFG software are the following: 2400 bit/s, address MODBUS = 1...
9. top1 end of scale for the 999.9 °C in the measurement range of the specific input exceeded range alarm zero offset for measurements: /00.0 ÷ 100.0 °C 10: cALo calibration of the 0.0 °C or /000 ÷ 1000 units (1) zero 11: cALG gain -85.0 ÷...
12. RS485 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE (acc. to EIA RS-485). The installation specification for the RS485 interface is the following: - maximum cable length - 1 km (observe the installation guidelines, chapter 2); - maximum number of devices in a RS485 line: 30, in order to increase the number, use RS485/RS485 amplifiers; - termination and polarizing resistors when the MASTER is at the start of the line (Fig.
During the first startup, the (default) transmission parameters should have the following values: Speed = 2,400 bit/s, MODBUS address = 1. The following applications are available (on a CD supplied with the AR956 programmer or to be downloaded from the Internet at www.apar.pl, Download section, for operating systems Windows Vista/7/8/10):...
Name Software description - display of current measurement data from the connected device - configuration of the type of measurement input, the indication range, the alarm options, the display, etc. ARSOFT-CFG (free) - creation of a disk with a "cfg" extension, containing the current configuration of the parameters to be used again (duplication of configuration) - the software requires communication with the device via the PR port (AR956 or AR955) The detailed descriptions of the aforementioned applications can be found in the installation folders.
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