Manual

DT220 Users Manual version 1.a Introduction
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What’s In Each Section
This manual is organized and divided into separate sections:
Installation
Calibration
Setup
Operation
Testing
The importance of some information in various sections depends on what features of the
DT220 are to be utilized. It is recommended that each installer and user review all
sections of the manual and determine what information is useful to their personal needs.
Installation and Setup allow a user to quickly get the DT220 in a working manner for
simple use and testing.
Set Operation Parameters and Parameter Functions concentrate upon additional scale
parameters and interfacing to peripheral devices such as printers, computer, PLCs, remote
displays/scoreboards, etc.
Diagnostic Tests and Troubleshooting supply fast and simple diagnostic and
troubleshooting instructions for abnormal situation.
Hardware and Wiring Diagrams provides external-wiring instructions.
Scale Basic / Event Monitor Programming
The DT220 has "Scale Basic" programming capabilities, which allow you to customize
the operation of the DT220 to your application. Scale Basic is designed to be similar to
the common BASIC language used in computer programming.
Event Monitors work with Scale Basic functions to provide event driven programming
capabilities, such as activating setpoint relays. Events trigger Scale Basic functions.
Scale Basic functions execute programs that service the events.
A Scale Basic & Event Monitor Programming Manual may be obtained through your IDS
Dealer