Specifications

Introduction • Super II 5
Introduction
For many counting or weighing applications, the Super II default settings are adequate and the scale can
be used just as it comes from the factory. However, often the scale performance can be enhanced or
operation simplified if the factory settings are changed, or if some of the more specialized features are
enabled. This manual is designed to instruct the programmer in the procedures used to change factory
default settings for numerous scale features and, also, to describe how to use certain other features that
are not enabled at the factory. Access to these settings can be password protected to assure that the
settings, once programmed, are only changed by authorized personnel.
The manual is divided into four sections: Supervisor Setup, Technical Setup, Bases Setup and the appendi-
ces. Supervisor Setup, in general, allows application specific customization of the scale, such as program-
ming the minimum sample size that will be allowed for counting certain parts, setting the baud rate for
communicating with a particular printer, changing the name of field identifiers that will appear on printed
labels and customizing prompts that will walk the user through a recurring counting or weighing transac-
tion. Technical Setup allows customization of the scale that tends to be more related to scale performance,
as well as several other scale specific parameters. The Bases Setup section describes how to configure the
network of bases, including performance parameters. The fourth section consists of appendices that
explain, at length, how to use two standard features, RS232 data communications and the ScriptCoder
label making routine. It also describes the use of the optional battery and strain gauge remote scale option
which can be purchased separately.
This setups manual will enable customization and/or implementation of the following scale features:
Printing
Text and bar coded labels can be printed directly from the Super II controller using the optional Dymo®
SETRA 300 printer or the more advanced Eltron thermal printer (not available from Setra). ScriptCoder
allows easy interfacing to a wide variety of other printers and use of its powerful scripting language can
produce fairly complex labels, if needed.
Multiple Scale Systems
As described in the Bases Setup section of this manual, a single Super II scale can be converted into a
system consisting of one Super II controller connected to and operating up to eight separate bases. These
bases can be either Setra variable capacitance load cell bases or more conventional strain gauge load cell
bases, or a combination of both. This feature provides the advantage of integrating, at one workstation,
high resolution, low capacity bases for the optimal development of average piece weights, with low
resolution, high capacity bases for counting and weighing very large, bulky loads.
Internal Database
A flexible internal database can be used to store part numbers and associated data for up to 750 inventory
items. The ability to instantly recall an item‘s average piece weight from the database can eliminate repeti-
tive sampling when that part is frequently counted. The ability to recall descriptive information from the
database reduces the need to input data when transaction receipts or other labels are generated.
Transaction Log
Resident in the scale’s database, this feature chronologically stores the results of each weighing or count-
ing operation. The part number, the operator’s name, the time and date of the transaction and the quantity
counted can be automatically stored when the appropriate key is pressed. Transaction reports can be
periodically printed to help track material flow and reconcile inventory miscounts.