Operating Instructions MG3 Digital
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1 General Information ........................................................................... 5
1.1 Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................... 5
2 Technical Description .......................................................................... 6
2.1 Design and Mode of Action .............................................................................. 6
2.2 Technical Data ................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Maximum Cycle and Memory Times ................................................................ 8
3 Commissioning ................................................................................. 12
3.1 Connecting the Components ......................................................................... 13
3.1.1 Description of the Connectors ....................................................................................... 13
3.1.2 Connector Pin Assignment of Inputs & Outputs ............................................................ 14
3.1.2.1 Connector X54 (Outputs) .................................................................................................. 14
3.1.2.2 Connector X55 (Inputs) .................................................................................................... 15
3.1.2.3 Connector X38 (I/O Outputs) ............................................................................................ 16
3.1.2.4 Connector X38 (I/O Inputs) ............................................................................................... 17
3.1.2.5 Connector X51 (RS232) / Baud rate ................................................................................... 17
3.1.2.6 Connector X60 and X61 (CANopen) .................................................................................... 18
3.1.3 Establishing Connections for Voltage Measurement ...................................................... 19
3.1.4 Establishing Connections for Displacement Measuring ................................................. 20
3.1.5 Establishing Connections for Displacement Measurement ............................................ 21
3.2 Initial Commissioning ................................................................................... 22
3.2.1 Preconditions ................................................................................................................ 22
3.2.2 Starting-up ................................................................................................................... 22
4 Operation .......................................................................................... 23
4.1 Measuring Instrument MG3D – What is What?.............................................. 23
4.1.1 LED Status Displays ...................................................................................................... 23
4.1.2 Screen (Display) ........................................................................................................... 24
4.1.2.1 Display Windows – Quadrant 1 to 4 .................................................................................... 25
4.1.2.2 Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................ 25
4.1.2.3 Program Display .............................................................................................................. 25
4.1.2.4 Measuring Mode............................................................................................................... 25
4.1.2.5 Status Bar....................................................................................................................... 25
4.1.3 Board Slot for Compact Flash Card or MicroDrive .......................................................... 26
4.1.4 Knob/pushbutton Combination ..................................................................................... 26
4.1.5 UNDO Function ............................................................................................................. 26
4.2 Menu Structure ............................................................................................. 27
5 How to …? ........................................................................................ 28
5.1 Carry out a General Set-up ........................................................................... 28
5.2 Measuring current and voltage ..................................................................... 32
5.3 Conducting Measurements With “Shunt” ...................................................... 35
5.4 Changing Over Between Single and Continuous Measurement ...................... 37
5.5 Configuring Display Window for the Various Types of Measurement Categories38
5.6 Displacement Measuring (digital or analog) ................................................. 39
5.7 Measuring Pressure or Force ........................................................................ 41
5.8 Determining Limit Values .............................................................................. 42
5.9 Generating Reference Waveforms and Envelope Waveforms ........................ 43