Figure 5: Mode and Range Programming 
Jumpers and Switches
Jumper block PJ3’s primary function is to control when the unit is in the
High,  Medium  or  Low  range.  Each  unit  has  three  user  selectable
operating ranges for what input pressure corresponds to full scale of the
analog output. When the left two pins on PJ3 next to the letter  “H” are
shorted together by the supplied shorting jumper, the device’s full scale
analog  output  corresponds  to  the  highest  pressure  range  of  the  unit.
When  the  shorting  jumper  shorts  the  bottom  two  jumpers  next  to  the
letter “M” of PJ3, the full scale analog output corresponds to the middle
range  of  the  unit.  Similarly  the  low  range  is  selected  by  placing  the
shorting jumper on the pins of PJ3 next to the letter “L”. The jumper for
PJ3 is factory installed to the high range. If no jumper is installed on PJ3,
the device defaults to the “H” range selection.
Jumper block PJ5’s primary  function  is to control the operating  mode.
There are three operating modes, Normal, zero center and Velocity. The
Normal operating mode provides for zero pressure to correspond to 0 V
or 4 mA output. This mode is selected by placing the supplied shorting
jumper for PJ5 on the pins next to the letter “N”. The jumper for PJ5 is
factory installed to the Normal Mode on standard units. If no jumper is
installed on PJ5, the device defaults to the “N” selection.
On factory ordered bi-directional units, the PJ5 jumper will come from the
factory in the ZC or Zero-Center position.
The  Zero  Center  operating  mode  provides  for  zero  pressure  to
correspond to  2.5 V, 5  V or 12  mA while the  selected  full scale range
corresponds to 5 V, 10 V or 20 mA current. Negative full scale pressure
is required to go to 0 V or 4.0 mA.
The Velocity mode provides the ability for the unit in conjunction with a
pitot  tube  or  similar  flow  sensor  with  known  K  factor  to  give  a  direct
output  in  air  velocity.  This  mode  is  selected  by  placing  the  supplied
shorting jumper for PJ5 on the pins next to the letter “V”. The Velocity
mode  overrides  the  High,  Middle,  and  Low  range  setting  on  PJ3  and
forces the unit to the High range setting. If the optional display is present,
this  mode  prompts  the  display  to  read  in  air  velocity.  The  current  or
voltage output is modified such that full scale output is 4004* K* √(∆P)
feet per minute or its metric equivalent in meters per second depending
upon which units are selected. The factory programming for the K factor
is 1.00 but may be adjusted (see Adjust K Factor). The velocity displayed
for the various models can be found in Table 1.
Table 1
SETUP
Set Measurement Units:
Magnesense
®
transmitters can be easily set to operate in either English
or metric units. 
The programming jumper is PJ7 and is located in the upper half of the
board and under the LCD display if the LCD is present. A representation
of this jumper is shown in Fig. 6. English units are selected by placing the
provided shorting jumper on the lower two pins of the block next to the
label “H2O”. Metric units are selected by placing the provided shorting
jumper on the upper two pins of the block next to the label “Pa”. If no
jumper is present English units are selected by default. 
F
igure 6: Measurement Units Programming Jumper
In addition to the obvious change in the scale of the LCD display, the full
scale range and corresponding analog outputs are also affected by the
measurement units selection. The analog output goes to full scale output
(5 volts, 10 volts or 20 mA depending on model) of the selected range
and units. See Table 2. For example on Model MS-X2X, when high range
and  English  units  are  selected  full  scale  output  occurs  at  0.5  in  w.c.
(124.5 Pa). When high range and metric units are selected, analog full
scale output is at 100 Pa (0.4015 in w.c.). 
FULL SCALE ANALOG OUTPUT
STANDARD MODELS
Table 2
Zero Center Models
Install Optional Display:
The A-435 LCD conversion kit allows any non display model to have the
LCD  added  at  a  later  time.  The  kit  contains  an  LCD  display  and
replacement cover with LCD window. The optional display may be set to
read  pressure  either  in  inches  water  column  or  pascal.  The  optional
display can be also set to display air velocity in feet per minute or meters
per  second  when  used  with  a  pitot  tube  or  similar  flow  sensor  with  a
known K factor.  
The optional display for the Magnesense
®
transmitter is mounted on the
main board by connectors PJ1 and PJ2. The display is properly mounted
when PJ1 and PJ2 on the display are connected to the corresponding
PJ1 and PJ2 on the main board. See Fig. 4. Installing the display upside
down causes no harm to the display or the main board. The display just
simply reads upside down.  
When upgrading a Magnesense
®
transmitter with an A-435 display kit, it
is  important  to  note  that  it  is  possible  for  a  device  to  have  been  user
calibrated to appear properly calibrated at the analog output while in fact,
it  has  been  improperly  calibrated.  This  can  be  done  by  improperly
calibrating  the  analog  output’s  zero  and  span  and  then  using  the
pressure  zero  and  span  to  compensate  for  the  improperly  calibrated
analog  output.  This  possibility  can  be  eliminated  by  checking  that  the
analog  output’s  zero  calibration  is  either  0  V  or  4  mA  and  the  analog
output’s full scale calibration is either 10 V or 20 mA output. See the User
Calibration section for details on how to perform these tests.      
Label Display (Optional):
The optional LCD display does not contain engineering unit indication.
So that the display may be appropriately marked, four adhesive labels
have been provided with the units. The unit labels are IN W.C., Pa, fpm,
and M/S. Attach the appropriate provided units label above the display
window on the cover of the device to indicate to which units the display
has been set. 
Low
0.1 in w.c.
25 Pa
1 in w.c.
250 Pa
Medium
0.25 in w.c.
50 Pa
2 in w.c.
500 Pa
High
0.5 in w.c.
100 Pa
5 in w.c.
1250 Pa
English
Metric
English
Metric
Model
MS-X
2X
MS-X1X
Low
±0.1 in w.c.
±25 Pa
Medium
±0.25 in w.c.
±50 Pa
High
±0.5 in w.c.
±100 Pa
English
Metric
Model
MS-021
MS-221
Model
MS-X2X
MS-X1X
English
K* 2830 fpm
K* 8950 fpm
Metric
K* 14.4 m/s
K* 45.5 m/s
Velocity Displayed