Scale parameters and functions of the belt scale
8.7 DR 5 Correction factors for material flow rate
SIWAREX WP241
90 Manual, 04/2014, A5E33713528A
DR 5 Correction factors for material flow rate
Data record DR 5 stores the correction factors from the material test. In legal trade
operation, the data record is write-protected. The material test is used to determine the
correction factor of a calibrated scale. With a material test, the conveyed amount of material
is subsequently measured or is already known at the beginning of the test.
You can use e.g. totalizer 6 for this material test. In order to prevent the material conveyed
during the test from being included in the balance, stop totalizing using command 652. All
totalizers then stop except for totalizer 6. You can subsequently reset totalizer 6 using
command 674 and use it for the test.
You can determine two different correction points with two different belt loads. A correction
characteristic is then produced depending on the actual belt load. If only one correction point
is to be used, set the "Belt load factor 2" parameter to 0 and the "Belt load factor 1"
parameter to e.g. 40. With this setting, correction factor 1 applies to the complete working
range of the scale. The influence of the belt speed is not taken into consideration for the
correction factors.
Set the correction factors to a value of 1 prior to the test. If this is not possible, you must
correct (multiply) the existing correction factor with the newly calculated factor.
Table 8- 3 Assignment of data record 5
Contains no. of data record
Data record length information
Application Information about which
application the DR belongs to
USHORT 2 r 104 - - 1246
Version identifier Information about current data
USHORT 2 r 1 1 65635 1247
Belt load factor 1
(Page 91)
Belt load factor for correction
point 1 (in % of nominal belt
FLOAT 4 rw 40 1248
Correction factors 1
Correction factor with belt load
FLOAT 4 rw 1 1250
Belt load factor 2
(Page 91)
Belt load factor for correction
point 2 (in % of nominal belt
FLOAT 4 rw 0 1260
Correction factors 1
Correction factor with belt load
FLOAT 4 rw 1 1262