FT-13 Technical Manual, Rev. 1.40 March 2013
Any input to FT-13 is in four words and according to the table below.
FT-13 Input
Here the first and the second word describe the value received from the PLC, the third and the fourth word the
meaning as indicated below.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the Pause function in a filling process.
A transition from 1 to 0 deactivates the Pause function.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the Hold function which stops the weight control in a filling
process and deactivates the feeding outputs.
A transition from 1 to 0 deactivates the Hold function.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the reset command.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the start command.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the clear command.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the tare command.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the zero command.
A transition from 0 to 1 activates the command described in the table below.
Displayed Weight, continuous
Filling / Weighing Mode
Write: Toggle operation mode between filling and weighing
Read: 0: weighing ; 1: filling (only 1
st
word)
Inputs (only 1
st
word), continuous
Zero calibration and calibration status (see table above)
Calibrate span and and calibration status (see table above)
First write the calibration weight value in 1
st
and 2
nd
Word
Only calibration status (see table above)
0: Read command; 1: Write command