Siemens Milltronics BW500/L - Programming

Recalibration
7.4 Recalibration
BW500 and BW500/L
82 Operating Instructions, 12/2016, A5E33482052-AD
Connections
If the span selection is to be done by remote contact, the following connections would apply.
Otherwise, no additional connections to the BW500 are required.
Multispan Selection of Spans 1 and 2
Multispan Selection of Spans 1 to 8
*Remote contact can be from relay, open collector switch, or BCD switch.
7.4.8.1
Programming
Access P365 and enter EDIT mode
P365 Multispan
Select [1-8]
E
0
Span 1 will have already been set as part of the Start Up and initial calibration. Therefore, select
2.
Access P017 and enter EDIT mode
P017 Test Load: Weight MS2
Enter test load
E
0
Enter the test load value, and press the following key to do a span calibration:
To do a span calibration for another condition, (i.e. span 3 or 4 etc.), access P365 and repeat
these steps for each condition. As with any initial span, follow the span calibration for each
multispan with a material test and factoring.
To use remote span selection, auxilliary Inputs, 1 and/or 2 or 3, are programmed to read the
contact state as the span selection. Remote selection overrides the keypad (or Dolphin Plus)
selection. The auxilliary inputs override the keypad selection.