Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 1 Safety Instructions 1.1 Description conditions High danger of health Risk of damage Notice for injury or loss of life to machines proper function Caution Note Danger This symbol refers to risk This symbol refers to an This symbol refers to high of heavy mecanical important information...
Strain gauge: Electronic component that will change its resistance while its length has changed. Strain gauges are used in the FMS force sensors for acquisition of the feedback value.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A (Variant or option in italic text)
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 4 System Description fig. 1: Basic structure shown with the EMGZ612A Double Channel Tension Measuring Amplifier E612001e 4.1 Functional Description The force sensors of each measuring point measure the tension force in the material and transmit the measuring values as mV signals to the electronic units EMGZ611A...614A.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 4.3 Electronic Units EMGZ611A...614A Common The electronic unit is mounted to a robust aluminium housing. It contains a microprocessor to handle all calculations and communications, the highly accurate sensor power supply and the signal amplifiers for the measuring values of up to four measuring points.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A Interface As an option, there are RS232, PROFIBUS, CAN-Bus or DeviceNet interfaces available. fig. 2: Block diagram of the electronic unit EMGZ614A E614001e...
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 5 Quick Installation Guide Check all your requirements such as: – configuration of the analog outputs (signal level)? – gain switching required? – digital input / output assignment? – linking by interface etc.? Draw your final wiring diagram according to the wiring diagram (refer to „7.2 Wiring diagram“) ...
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 7 Installation and Wiring Caution Proper function of the electronic unit is only guaranteed with the recommended application of the components. In case of other arrangement, heavy malfunction can be the result. Therefore, the installation instructions on the following pages must be followed strictly.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A Caution The processor board is mounted to the housing cover. Improper handling may damage the fragile electronic equipment! Don’t use rough tools such as screwdrivers or pliers! Touch processor board as little as possible! Touch earthed metal part to discharge static electricity before open the housing! fig.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 7.2 Wiring Diagram fig. 7: Wiring diagram EMGZ614A. The versions EMGZ611A...613A may vary in the number of sub-boards. E614014e...
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 7.3 Mounting the Force Sensors Mounting of the force sensors is done referring to the FMS Installation manual which is delivered together with the force sensors. The connection between the force sensors and the electronic unit is done using 2x2x0.75mm [AWG 18] shielded twisted pair cable.
Ref. to nameplate of the force sensor Unit of sensor Ref. to nameplate of the force sensor Sensitivity FMS force sensors = 1.8mV/V (default) 1 or 2 sensors 1 or 2 per channel Scale output Which tension feedback refers to 10V resp.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 8.3 Calibrating the Measuring Amplifier The calibration is done for each channel separately. It can be calibrated using the „simulating method“ or the „mathematical method“: Simulating Method (recommended) The following instructions are referring to a setup and calibration on-site. The material tension will be simulated by a weight (fig.
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Offset adjustment is done as written under „Simulating method“. The Gain value will be calculated by the following formula and then inputted in the parameter Gain (refer to „9.5 Description of the parameters EMGZ611A...614A“). fig. 11: Force vectors in the FMS force measuring bearing C431012e...
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A GainFeedba Definition of symbols: angle between vertical and material tension measuring web axis angle between vertical and F roller weight wrap angle of material measuring force resulting from F ...
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 8.4 Additional Settings Setting the lowpass filters The measuring amplifier provides 1 lowpass filter for the display and 1 lowpass filter for the output signal of each channel. They are used to prevent noise which is added to the signals. The lowpass filters are configured by setting its cut off frequency to an appropriate value.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 9 Parametrisation 9.1 State Diagram Parametrisation fig. 12: Parametrization EMGZ614A E614011e The parameters are split into the modules system parameters and parameters EMGZ614 1 to EMGZ614 4 . The parameter changing mode is activated by pressing the PARA key for 3 seconds. The required module is then searched with the ...
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 9.2 List of the System Parameters Parameter Unit Default Selected Language English, French, Italian, German Measuring System Metric, US standard Metric Lowpass display [Hz] 10.0 Identifier Baud rate 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 9600 9.3 List of the Parameters EMGZ611A...614A Parameter Unit Default...
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 9.4 Description of the System Parameters The parameter changing mode is activated by pressing the PARA key for 3 seconds. By pressing the PARA key again, the system parameters are selected (ref. also to fig. 12). Language Use: This parameter stores the display language.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 9.5 Description of the Parameters EMGZ611A...614A The parameter changing mode is activated by pressing the PARA key for 3 seconds. The required module is then searched with the keys and selected with the PARA key (ref. also to fig. 12). Offset Use: This parameter stores the value determined with special function...
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A Sensitivity Use: This parameter stores the sensitivity of the force sensor, that means how much signal per volt excitation the sensor will give when loaded with nominal force. Standard for FMS force sensors is 1.8mV/V. Range: 0.1 to Default:...
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A Config. Dig.Out.A Use: This parameter defines which event will activate the digital output A. The digital output is operated as „open collector“ output (ref. to wiring diagram). Range: Min., Max., Error, Okay Default: Error Config. Dig.Out.B Use: This parameter defines which event will activate the digital output B.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 9.6 Service Mode fig. 13 State diagram service mode E614012e The service mode contains internally used values. These need usually no modification. However they could be helpful while trouble shooting. Each function module has its own set of service parameters. Note Bad setting of the service mode parameters may result in heavy malfunctions! Therefore, these settings should be made by specially trained personnel only!
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 11 PROFIBUS Interface Hardware Description 11.1 Wiring of the PROFIBUS Data Cable Wiring of the PROFIBUS cables The standardized PROFIBUS cable type A (STP 2x0.34 ) [AWG] has to be used for the PROFIBUS data cable. The cables are bared referring to fig. 4 and connected to the terminals according to the wiring diagramm.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A The PROFIBUS address is set with the system parameter Identifier. (See 14.4 Description of the system parameters). After switching the measuring amplifier off and on, the new address is valid.
The GSD file can also be supplied on a floppy disk on request. In this case please contact FMS customer service. Read in the GSD file into the PROFIBUS DP Master How to read in the GSD file into the control system (DP Master) is depending on the used control system.
Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A Byte Value Meaning initial parameter (not used) (not used) (not used) (not used) 12.4 Configuration The configuration defines how many process data (byte and word) are sent during the cyclic communication from the control system to the measuring amplifier and from the measuring amplifier to the control system.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 14 Technical Reference 14.1 Additional Setting Elements fig. 16 View of main board K600028e Element Function D111 Status LED power supply: VCC ok D114 Status LED power supply: +15VDC ok D115 Status LED power supply: –15VDC ok D408 Status LED dig.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 14.2 Setting Elements on the Extension Board (EMGZ613A / EMGZ614A only) fig. 17 View of extension board C600002 Element Function IN1...16 Status LED dig. input 1...16 OUT1...8 Status LED dig. output 1...8 (open collector) REL1...8 Status LED and relay dig. output 9...16 J308 / J317 Terminal for dig.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 14.3 Technical Data Number of measuring 1...4 (depending on device type) points Connection of force 1 or 2 parallel wired force sensors of 350 for sensors each channel Excitation of force sensors 5VDC (default), or 10VDC (with automatic current control) Input signal voltage 0...9mV (max.
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Operating Manual EMGZ611A...614A 15 Trouble Shooting If the electronic unit detects an error, a digital output and / or an LED on the operating panel is activated if the dig. output or the LED is parametrized to Error (ref. to parameters Config.
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Check force sensors and wiring of detects cable break channel n C.n HW error Hardware of channel n Contact FMS customer service defect Subprint of channel n is Check if subprints are seated correctly not detected (ref. to „14.1 Additional Setting Elements“)
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