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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Telemeter
Control Software
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s product MRS-10A Control Software.
IM-A1174C Jan. 2019
MRS-10A

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  • Page 1 Generally, company names and trade names described in this Instruction Manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies. This Instruction Manual may not be copied or reproduced, in whole or part, without consent of KYOWA. Copyright © Kyowa Electronic Instruments Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS CONTENTS ····················································································· 1 NOTATIONS USED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL ················································· 2 1.OUTLINE OF PRODUCT ········································································· 3 2. SETUP ························································································ 4 2-1. INSTALLATION ··········································································· 4 2-2. UNINSTALLATION ········································································· 9 3. OPERATIONS ················································································· 11 3-1. Operation flow ············································································· 11 3-2. Startup procedure ··········································································· 12 3-3.

  • Page 3: Notations Used In The Instruction Manual

    NOTE Essential precautions required when handling the product. MEMO Reference items required when handling the product. IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING MRS-10A ⚫ When any of the following states are enabled on your computer, this software may not function properly: ・...

  • Page 4: Outline Of Product

    1.OUTLINE OF PRODUCT MRS-10A (hereinafter referred to as the Control Software) is software designed to configure and operate the MRS-111A/-E (hereinafter referred to as the Receiver) and the MRS-101A-S/SE/V (hereinafter referred to as the Transmitter.) This manual describes ways for setting and operating the Control Software.

  • Page 5: Setup

    2. SETUP 2-1. INSTALLATION Install the Control Software. When installing updates, follow “2-2. Uninstall” to remove the old version before installing the update. (1)Select MRS-10A_v*.**.exe in the CD-ROM included, “right-click”, and then select “Run as administrator”. (2) When the User Account Control pop-up is displayed, click Yes to continue. (3) Select the display language (English) and then click OK .
  • Page 6 (5) License Agreement is displayed. Read and verify what it says. To agree with the conditions, select "I accept the agreement", and then click Next> . If you select "I do not accept the agreement", you cannot proceed. (6) Specify the installation directory. When you verify the installation directory, click Next >...
  • Page 7 (7) Create a program icon. Once details are confirmed, click Next > . To select another folder, click Browse... and specify the desired installation directory. ’ If you do not wish to create a Start Menu folder, check "Don t create a Start Menu folder". (8) Create a desktop icon.
  • Page 8 (9) Confirmation of installation setting is displayed. When you click Install , the installation starts. To confirm or change settings, click <Back . (10) The following window is displayed during the installation.
  • Page 9 After clicking Finish, the Control Software starts automatically. If you do not wish to start the Control Software, untick Launch MRS-10A, and then click Finish . (12) When you select “Create a desktop icon”, an icon is created on the desktop.

  • Page 10: Uninstallation

    When you perform an uninstallation, the Control Software functions are uninstalled. (1) From the Control Panel, select “Uninstall a program”. (2) From the list of programs displayed, select “MRS-10A” and then click Uninstall . (3) A confirmation pop-up is displayed.
  • Page 11 (4) The following window is displayed during the uninstallation. (5) Once the uninstallation is complete, the following window is displayed. Click OK and complete the operation.

  • Page 12: Operations

    3. OPERATIONS 3-1. Operation flow MRS-10A operation flow Turn the transmitter on. Turn the receiver on using the "POWER" switch. Start up MRS-10A ・If using for the first time Connect ・If the pair is unknown or there is no pair...

  • Page 13: Startup Procedure

    3-2. Startup procedure After turning on the Transmitter, turn on the Receiver. NOTE This device uses the 2.4GHz frequency band, which is the same as a wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and microwave ovens. Devices using a wireless LAN may create radio interference that could cause communication errors on this device.
  • Page 14 (2) The [Connect] window is displayed, as is the COM port to which the Receiver is connected. The [Connect] window is displayed. 1) COM: Displays the list of COM ports on the computer. 2) Connect/Disconnect: Connects/disconnects the Receiver to/from the selected COM port. Before turning off the power of the Receiver, ensure the disconnect procedure is performed.
  • Page 15 From the Device Manager, open “Ports (COM & LPT)”, and then confirm the connected port. The port the Receiver is connected to is displayed as "USB Serial Port". If COM port field is blank COM port 1) is blank. This could be due to the following reasons: a) The Receiver was turned on after starting up the Control Software.
  • Page 16 (3) When the computer and Receiver are successfully connected, the Receiver information 4) of the connected Receiver is displayed and the operation can be performed. 4) Receiver information: Information about the connected Receiver is displayed. 5) ID: Displays ID of the paired Transmitter (Transmitter that can perform communication). 6) Clear logs: Deletes communication log.
  • Page 17 NOTE If the Transmitter is in the Measuring Mode, clicking Connect sends a command from the Receiver to the Transmitter to switch to the Command Mode. If switching to the Command Mode fails, the following popup window is displayed. Click OK , and then click Connect again. NOTE If the Transmitter is turned on after starting up the Control Software, the following popup window might be displayed.
  • Page 18 NOTE If the Receiver is connected to the computer, the panel switches cannot be used. Once the Receiver is connected, use the Control Software to operate the device. When you click Disconnect to disconnect the computer and Receiver, the switches on the main Receiver body are activated.

  • Page 19: Pairing Settings]

    3-4. [Pairing settings] To use this device, the Frequency CH of the Transmitter and Receiver must be identical, and the Transmitter ID and Transmitter information (including Transmitter type，Range and Bridge resistance) to identify the Transmitter must be registered in the Receiver. For this purpose, the Pairing setting must be performed to match the specified Transmitter ID and Frequency CH before the Transmitter information (including Transmitter type，Range and Bridge resistance) already registered in the Transmitter can be registered to the Receiver.
  • Page 20 (3) Set the Transmitter ID and the Frequency CH to be used for the communication. Select each value from the pull-down menu, and then click Settings . For the Transmitter ID, 47 choices between 0 and 46 are available. For the Frequency CH, 16 choices between 0 and F are available.
  • Page 21 (5) The following window is displayed while performing the Pairing settings. (6) When the Pairing settings are complete, the configured ID and Frequency CH are displayed. Check the settings again and click Confirm . MEMO The Transmitter ID and Frequency CH settings are saved to nonvolatile memory in the Transmitter and Receiver.
  • Page 22 MEMO When multiple Transmitters are present, the following window is displayed. Make sure Transmitters other than the Transmitter targeted in the Pairing settings are not present. Turn off the power of other Transmitters, click Retry , and then perform the Pairing settings again. MEMO When the following window is displayed, Transmitters with unmatched Transmitter information (the Transmitter without Pairing settings) are powered on.

  • Page 23: Transmitter Settings]

    3-5. [Transmitter settings] This is where settings of the paired Transmitter are configured and displayed. The window differs depending on the Transmitter type specified for pairing. ● If using the MRS-101A-S (1ch-Strain Transmitter) or MRS-101A-SE (1ch-Strain Transmitter (EXT Antenna)) 1) Range: Use the pull-down menu to set the measurement range to 25,000, 10,000, 5,000, 2,500, or 1,000×10 strain.
  • Page 24 ● If using the MRS-101A-V (1ch-Voltage Transmitter) ③ ⑤ ④ 1) Range: Use the pull-down menu to set the measurement range to 10 or 5V. 2) Transmitter information: Displays information about the paired Transmitter. 3) Transmitter power supply information: Set the lighting voltage of the Transmitter power supply voltage monitoring LEDs.
  • Page 25 NOTE When setting the low voltage threshold, check the battery voltage, and pay attention to the setting. ・ After performing a battery replacement, the Transmitter will not be able to start up if the Low voltage threshold is set lower than the voltage of the replacement battery. Caution should be taken regarding the low voltage threshold value especially when replacing lithium-ion batteries with batteries that operate at a lower output voltage, such as 2twonickel-hydrogen chargeable batteries in series.

  • Page 26: Frequency Channel Settings]

    3-6. [Frequency channel settings] This is where you can check the communication status between the Receiver and Transmitter, and change the Frequency CH. 1) Frequency CH: The current Frequency CH is lit green. 2) RSSI CH Confirmation: Tick the CH to apply the Confirm RSSI. All channels can be selected or deselected by clicking the box directly under “RSSI CH Confirmation”.

  • Page 27: Confirm Rssi

    3-6-1. Confirm RSSI When you tick the Frequency CH for which you wish to check the radio wave status and then click Confirm RSSI , a communication test is performed on the ticked Frequency CH between the paired Transmitter and Receiver.

  • Page 28: Change Frequency Ch

    3-6-2. Change Frequency CH Tick the “Change Frequency CH” field and click Change Frequency CH to change the Frequency CH. NOTE When you switch to the Frequency CH used by other transmitter-receiver pair in the same space, it may cause radio interference and communication errors. First exclude Frequency channels used by other transmitter-receiver pairs before performing Change Frequency CH.

  • Page 29: Sleep Settings]

    3-7. [Sleep settings] This is where you put the paired Transmitter into sleep, set sleep time, and run Tx OFF. 3-7-1. Sleep When you click Execute , the Transmitter will be put into sleep for the set period of time. This saves unnecessary battery consumption.

  • Page 30: Tx Off

    3-7-2. Tx OFF When you click Execute , the Transmitter power is turned off. Once executed, the Transmitter will not resume operation until the Transmitter is restarted manually. 1) Execute button: Executes Tx OFF on the Transmitter.

  • Page 31: Measurement]

    3-8. [Measurement] The balance adjustment, Sensor connection check, and start/stop operations can be executed from the computer. When the measurement-start operation is performed, the strain, voltage, RSSI, and transmitter battery voltage can be monitored. The window differs depending on the Transmitter type specified for pairing. ●...
  • Page 32 1) Monitor display: You can monitor data sent from the Transmitter in a simplified format. 2) Strain value display: Displays the strain value sent from the Transmitter. 3) Sampling frequency: Displays the current sampling frequency. 4) Battery Voltage: Displays the voltage of the Transmitter battery. Display is activated after clicking START.

  • Page 33: Balance

    3-8-1. Balance By clicking Balance , zero adjustment of the Transmitter can be performed. ● If using the MRS-101A-S (1ch-Strain Transmitter) or MRS-101A-SE (1ch-Strain Transmitter (EXT Antenna)) After performing a balance adjustment, the balance adjustment result is displayed. The value shown in the red circle indicates a value close to the unbalanced value.

  • Page 34: Check

    3-8-2. Check (If using the MRS-101A-V (1ch-Voltage Transmitter), this function is not available.) Click Check to run a sensor connection check. If the result shows “Fail”, a bridge circuit connection error or wire disconnection may be occurring. Fail Click Confirm to close the result view. Click Retry to perform the check again.

  • Page 35: Rssi

    MEMO When the communication status deteriorates and data from the Receiver is interrupted for a certain period of time, the following window is displayed and operation stops. Once communication returns and the measurement data from the Receiver can be received, operation automatically resumes.

  • Page 36: Exit

    3-9. EXIT When turning off the Receiver power, first click Disconnect to release the computer and Receiver connection before proceeding. If you turn off the Receiver power before clicking Disconnect, the following window is displayed and the Control Software terminates.

  • Page 37: The Installation Of Usb Device Driver

    4. The installation of USB device driver Once the Receiver is connected to the computer, open Device Manager to check the USB driver. Driver not available Driver available If the USB driver is not available, a driver installation is required. Follow the procedure below to install the USB driver: (1) Select CDM21224_Setup.exe in the included CD-ROM, “Right click”, and then select “Run as administrator”.
  • Page 38 Click Next> . (5) License Agreement is displayed. Select "I accept the agreement" to agree to the license agreement and click Next> to start the installation. If you select "I do not accept the agreement", you cannot proceed. (6) Installation is complete. Click Finish to close the installation.
  • Page 39 MEMO Even if the USB driver is not installed on the computer, the required driver will be searched for on the network and installed automatically when the computer first connects to the Receiver. If the computer is not connected to the network or the driver cannot be found, a USB driver installation should be performed.

  • Page 40: Specifications

    5.SPECIFICATIONS This software lets you control Receivers from a computer and perform Transmitter setup and measurements. A computer and the Receiver must be connected via USB. ■ Software Functions Setting Functions Set the Measuring Range. Set the LEDs lighting level for monitoring transmitter supply voltage. Set the Minimum voltage for operating transmitter.
  • Page 41 Kyowa Electronic Instruments Co., Ltd. 3-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8520 Japan http://www.kyowa-ei.com/...

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