BEAMEX MC6 - Part 1, Introduction

MC6 User Manual - Contents i
CONTENTS
Part 1, Introduction
General 2
About This Manual .................................................................. 2
Where Am I? .................................................................... 2
Typographical Conventions ............................................. 3
Unpacking and Inspection ...................................................... 3
About MC6 4
Starting MC6 .......................................................................... 4
Firmware ................................................................................ 5
Hardware ................................................................................ 7
General ............................................................................ 7
Connectors on Top of MC6 .............................................. 8
Connectors on the Right Side of MC6 .............................. 8
Internal Barometric Pressure Module ............................... 9
Memory ........................................................................... 9
Display ............................................................................. 9
Batteries ........................................................................ 10
PC Communication / Calibration Software ............................ 12
USB Communication Driver ........................................... 12
MC6 Related Tools Available for PC .............................. 12
Options 13
Software Options .................................................................. 13
Hardware Modules/Options and Accessories ....................... 14
Related Products .................................................................. 14
Part 2, Active Terminals and Connections
General 16
Measurements 17
Pressure Measurement ........................................................ 17
Connecting and Disconnecting External Pressure
Modules ........................................................................ 17
Zeroing a Pressure Module ........................................... 17
Current Measurement .......................................................... 18
Voltage Measurement .......................................................... 18
Temperature Measurement (Thermocouple) ........................ 19
Temperature Measurement (RTD) ....................................... 19
Resistance Measurement .................................................... 20
Frequency Measurement ..................................................... 20
Pulse Counting..................................................................... 21
Switch Sensing .................................................................... 21
Generations/Simulations 22
Changing the Generated/Simulated Value ........................... 22
Using the Soft Numeric Keypad .................................... 22
Spinning ........................................................................ 23
Current Generation (Source or Sink) .................................... 24
Voltage Generation .............................................................. 24
Thermocouple Simulation .................................................... 25
RTD Sensor Simulation ........................................................ 25
Resistance Simulation .......................................................... 26
Frequency Generation ......................................................... 26
Pulse Generation ................................................................. 27
Thermocouple Connections 28