Lykketronic Flex Counter Standard - 1.2 Area counter (F.2); 1.3 Unit counter (F.3)

Flex Counter Standard
Program version: Flexcounter 1.6
Flex Counter Standard
Manual Version: UK 1.1
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Intervals for indicating the wheel circumference
Interval Display example
< 100 cm 87,25
=> 100 cm 315,8
1.2 Area counter (F.2)
In order to use the area counter, the wheel circumference and the working width of the machine used
must first be entered.
Regarding the wheel circumference - please refer to the previous chapter “Speed indicator (F.1)” and
chapter 2.3. “Changing and resetting values”, that gives instructions on how to enter the circumference.
The working width must be programmed in meters, and the position of the comma is fixed with two
digits on both sides (e.g. 12,00).
The area counter contains two counters (Area I and Area II). Both of them are resetable.
A flashing segment in the bottom left corner of the display, indicates when area counting is taking
place, that is, when pulse signals are received.
The Flex Counter calculates the area (just as it does units in the unit counter mode) with more
decimals, than it is able to show on the display. Therefore it may sometimes appear that counting
errors are occurring, even though that is not the case.
1.3 Unit counter (F.3)
Before the unit counter can be used, the counting factor must be set, i.e. the factor by which the total
number is increased when receiving a pulse signal. This factor will usually be 1, but as illustrated in
scheme “The relationship between functions and input-/outputfactors”, it can be set between 0,001 and
9,999. The unit counter can then be used for the measuring of distance, flow etc.
Measuring distance: Mount the magnet on a trailing wheel, and set the counting factor to the distance
driven for each pulse signal (the wheel circumference divided by number of magnets applied). The
display will then show the driven distance.
Registrating flow: In case a flowmeter that supplies a set number of pulses per litre is connected to the
Flex Counter, the counting factor is set to the amount of flow per pulse. The display will then show the
total amount of liquid delivered.
The display will show the total number in 1/1000, e.g. 10 pulses will be shown as 0,010 when the
counting factor is set to 1,000. When working with small counting factors the display will only be