User's Manual

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Data Logger
The GS550 includes a data logger that records all significant events with a date and time stamp
and actual sensor values. The data logger memory can hold over 16 000 records, this is equivalent
to several days or several years of operation depending on the recording mode selected and
machine use. The data can be extracted using a portable download tool and then transferred to a
personal computer for analysis.
Recording Modes
The events recorded by the data logger depend on the recording mode selected.
Alarm Only
Record alarms only. All the other data logger modes also record alarms.
Automatic Recording
A record is added at a specified interval. When the automatic recording data logger mode is
selected on menu page 4F1 (see step 3 below) press Next to go to page 4F11) and then use
Up and Down to adjust the record interval in minutes.
Wind speed special reports: to use the wind speed report feature of the Data Logger Viewer
software on a personal computer the data logger recording mode should be set to automatic
recording.
Automatic Variation
A record is added when load increases by more than the operator adjusted percentage.
When the automatic variation data logger mode is selected on menu page 4F1 (see step 3
below) press Next to go to page 4F11) and then use Up and Down to adjust the variation
threshold.
Automatic Peak
In the automatic peak mode the data logger analyzes the measured weight and records the
peak value only. One threshold per load cell must be adjusted. When the weight drops by
more than the peak threshold the peak weight is recorded. Only one event is recorded for
each pick when the threshold is adjusted correctly. When the automatic peak data logger
mode is selected on menu page 4F1 (see step 3 below) press Next to go to page 4F11) and
then use Up and Down to adjust the peak threshold for the first load cell. Press Next to
repeat for the second load cell etc. Up to four load cells can be programmed for automatic
peak data logging.
User Input
Available on request only, the status of all sensors is recorded on demand. A custom
hardware modification to the GS550 display is required and a normally open push button
must be installed on a digital input to the GS550 through a pre-determined wire of the power
supply and lockout cable.
All Data
All communications between a display and its sensors are recorded.