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SI Onboard 9150 Owner’s manual SI Onboard 9150 FRONT 04/07/2011 07:36 AM Total Gross: 42348 lb 9150 JBOX VISHAY PRECISION 12704 29644 GROUP Menu Alarm Print VISHAY PRECISION GROUP...
Contents Meter front panel ............4 Tilt Zeroing ..............23 9150 Basics ..............6 Calibrating the empty vehicle ........24 Alarms ................6 Calibrating the loaded vehicle ........24 Changing trailer(s) ............7 Entering weight values true axle load ......25 Meter On/Off ..............8 Alarm setup ..............26 Day/Night mode ............
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Overview • 4 arrow keys and 4 soft keys allow easy • The 9150 Weighing System is a digital operation and navigation among the meter weighing system based on the automotive menus and modes. Password protected setup CANOpen standard. It provides Gross or Net wizards makes the system calibration straight vehicle weight as well as axle group loading...
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Use this flowchart as a basic guide and reference for setting up your 9150 system!
1. Meter front panel The front of the 9150 instrument has four “soft keys” (F1 – F4), four “arrow keys” and SI Onboard 9150 one On/Off key. All keys are tactile and are 04/07/2011 07:36 AM The display is a high resolution backlit for greater visibility.
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“Soft Keys” and their uses SI Onboard 9150 Key F1 On/off key Arrow keys Used to access the Meter menu - configuration, calibration and set-up (If PIN code is enabled the code Key F3 will be required before entry to the menu system is Menu Alarm Print...
If there is an alarm caused by an error and not by a weight alarm the key F3 (Troubleshoot) is available. Pressing F3 will open the diagnostics screen showing the Smart box that the error is related to. The color picture shows the status (Red –...
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To acknowledge and silence Alarm Press F2 (to display the list of alarms) Press F4 (to acknowledge or silence the alarm)
Changing trailers If a trailer is coupled or uncoupled a message will be displayed asking if a trailer have been changed and if the user would like to restart the Meter. If key F4 (Yes) is pressed the Meter will restart and automatically determine the new truck and trailer configuration adapting the display and weight information within a few seconds.
Meter On/Off on/off Weight screen functions key is used to turn on and off the system (including the connected Smart boxes. If the There are two main weight screens, one giving a instrument is connected to a permanent battery graphical overview and one purely numerical voltage (not via ignition key) it is advisable to turn off showing one weight at a time in large digits.
3. Set-up Menu To enter the selected menu press F4 key (Enter). General Press the F1 key (Escape) to leave the menu and Setup of the 9150 is all done in the menu system. return to the weight display screen. Press key F1 (Menu) when a weight screen is shown.
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Menu Description Display SI Onboard 9150 MENU Display Display Configuration of the Meter display functions. Displayed Clock Langauge Unit, Weight Resolution, Tilt Compensation, Day Configure Calibrate Alarm Display and Night Display can be set-up. Printer Diagnostics Maintenance Escape Enter VISHAY PRECISION GROUP Clock...
Language MENU Display Clock Selectable languages are English, Spanish, French or Language Langauge Configure Calibrate Portuguese. The language selection affects text shown Alarm Printer on the 9150 Meter. Diagnostics Maintenance Escape Enter Configure The configure wizard is used to define what kind of truck, number of Smart boxes and number of load cells MENU used.
Alarm SI Onboard 9150 Settings that control how the alarms are handled. The 04/07/2011 07:36 AM internal buzzer as well as digital outputs can be turned Total Gross: 42348 lb on or off. For each axle (channel), and for the total weight, alarms can be turned on or off and weight 12704 29644...
Diagnostics With the diagnostics, the system can be examined in case there is a problem. It gives a graphical overview The detail information is either general Smart box of each device in the system, Meter and all Smart details (roll/pitch angle, internal temperature etc.) or boxes.
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replaced. With this function the user can select the backup file (stored in the Meter) that belonged to the replaced Smart box and download it to the new Smart box. After a restore is completed the system will The Meter can hold up to 20 Smart box backup files. If automatically be restarted and the system is back in changes are done in the setup of a Smart box its operation.
When doing a configuration one must know Type of truck / trailer combination. • 4. System Configuration No of Smart boxes • No of load cells to each Smart box • A system configuration is needed in order to: If a true axle load configuration is chosen the following graphically display the type of truck –...
Vehicle Configuration Load cells should be connected to inputs starting with input 1 from the front and backwards and The following vehicle configurations are available. See from left to right. Configuration details later in this section for more Example: details on the different configurations. 1 Smart box, 1 load cell at front axle and 2 load cells at Truck •...
Configuration Details 04/07/2011 07:36 AM 04/07/2011 07:36 AM Truck Total Gross: 42348 lb Total Gross: 76250 lb A truck can have 1 or 2 channels using 1 or 2 Smart boxes. 12704 29644 15400 27200 16450 17200 04/07/2011 07:36 AM Total Gross: 42348 lb Menu Alarm...
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Truck + Semi Trailer 04/07/2011 07:36 AM Tractor + Jeep + Semi Trailer Total Gross: 42348 lb A tractor and semi-trailer combination can have 1 to 3 channels using 1 to 3 Smart boxes. 1 or 2 channels per Smart box. Channels are assigned from the semi-trailer 12704 29644...
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04/07/2011 07:36 AM Total Gross: 42348 lb 12704 29644 04/07/2011 07:36 AM Menu Alarm Print Truck + Trailer Long/Shortog Total Gross: 42348 lb This mode is a combination (dual mode) 04/07/2011 07:36 AM of short log and long log Total Gross: 42348 lb 12704 29644 configurations.
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B-Train A tractor with 2 semi-trailers can have 1 to 4 channels using 1 to 4 Smart boxes. 1 or 2 channels per Smart box. Channels are assigned from the last semi-trailer and forward. A one channel system is only last semi- trailer rear weight.
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Truck (true axle load) Truck (true axle load) + Trailer The 9150 will show calculated axle weights rather than the sum of load cells for each channel. 04/07/2011 07:36 AM The truck can have 2, 3 or 4 axles. Total Gross: The truck can have 2, 3 or 4 pairs of load cells.
point (e.g. front bumper) to the respective chosen it will reduce the accuracy of the axle axles and load cell pairs. load calculation. 5. Calibration If individual axle load is used and the truck has bogie(s) then must the rated capacity of these Calibrating a 9150 system is done in three steps: axles be given during configuration.
load” configurations described in the previous chapter. When using a standard configuration each channel is calibrated separately and independent of each other. When calibrating a Empty truck using “true axle load” weight Full weight Tilt Zeroing configuration the complete calibration calibration truck (2 –...
SI Onboard 9150 04/07/2011 07:36 AM Total Gross: 42348 lb 12704 29644 Tilt Zeroing Menu Alarm Print VISHAY PRECISION GROUP Select Tilt Zeroing in the Calibration Wizard. Make sure the vehicle is as level as possible. This step Select the Smart box (1, 2, 3 etc.) that should be is preferably done when calibrating the tare weight with zeroed by pressing F3 (Previous) or F4 (Next).
Select Empty Vehicle or Loaded Vehicle in the Calibration Wizard. The display will show the current weight and the roll Empty and pitch angles for the current Smart box. •Make sure the truck or trailer is completely Select the channel being calibrated using F3 empty before beginning this procedure (Previous) or F4 (Next).
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Press F2 (Calibrate) and enter the weights for If there is any problem or error before or during each axle noted from the platform scale. Use calibration a message is displayed. Correct the error the arrow keys to set the weight value on the and try again.
6. Alarm setup Weight Alarm There is a weight alarm for the total weight and for Under Alarm in the main menu are settings regarding each channel or axle weight. alarms found. Alarms are generated if there is an error in the system e.g.
7. Installation Roof mounted. The 9150 Meter can be installed in three different positions. Remove the stand from the Meter. The Meter is mounted hanging below the mounting Make sure the nuts in the meter and the knobs with surface. See the picture below. nylon washers are not lost.
Wall mounted. Connections The Meter is placed in front of the mounting surface. The picture below shows the rear view of the 9150 Meter with connectors. The screw terminal blocks are See the picture below. If the Meter needs to be angled detachable to allow for easy replacement of the Meter downwards, more than the shown mounting position and to allow for access to the terminal screws when...
Meter power connection Fuse 5A Ignition key Not Connected Battery + Prefabricated CAN L Battery - Meter to JBox cable CAN H JBox detect JBox power JBox 0V Use at least AWG 20 wires for the battery connection to the Meter. Maximum allowed wire size is AWG16 for the screw terminals.
I/O connection Output load should be connected to common (0V) terminal of the I/O terminal block. Note that the outputs are current limited to 200 mA. If a load with larger consumptions is to be connected an intermediate relay must be used. OUT 1 OUT 2 IN 1...
Smart box mounting The Smart box should be mounted in a protected location. Note: The Smart box should be mounted FRONT according to the direction arrows (up and front) on the Smart box pointing up and towards the front of 9150 JBOX the vehicle.
8. Error codes Note that for many of the texts below the Smart box number or channel / axle will be added. Error # Error text Explanation Instrument not in normal state! This is a fatal error with your Smart box. Contact your (Err.3) dealer.
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Too high excitation current! (Err.20) The load cell excitation current for the specified input is above approximately 100 mA. Check load cell and wiring for this input. Too low excitation current! (Err.21) The load cell excitation current for the specified input is below approximately 2 mA indicating a cable break.
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Display parameters, Language, Alarm settings, Printer settings and PIN settings. Meter factory parameter data error! There is a fatal error within the factory set parameters of the (Err.82) Meter. The unit will need to be replaced. Illegal weight gradient! (Err.107) This error occurs if there is a severe calibration error.
Resetting your 9150 If the above troubleshooting tips do not correct the problem the following might help. Restart the Meter by pressing the on/off key (2 sec). Switch connections between a faulty input and the nearby input a see if the problem follows the load cell •...
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Power Up Display (pg 8) (pg 10) This is where you can select: lbs/kgs Press the F1 Graduations Press On/off key Tilt comp. button to access Day/Night display to turn on the "MENU" options Select "Display" from the menu item by pressing the F4 button Press On/off for more than 2...
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Configure (pg 15) From there your 9150 will then ask you how many load cells (sensors) you are Press the F1 button to using for each channel access the "MENU" as well as determinig which jboxes are being used for which Select Configure"...
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Calibrate (pg 22) From the Weight Display Menu Press F1 (menu) and then select Calibrate (use arrow up/down). Press F4 (Enter) to open the Calibrate wizard. Three choices are presented, Tilt Zeroing, Empty Vehicle and Loaded Vehicle...
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