DI-1000 Calibration Quick Start Guide - Loadstar Sensors - #1

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Loadstar Sensors Quick Start Calibration for DI-1000, DI-1000Z and DI-1000ZP 1. If you have purchased LoadVUE, install LoadVUE. This will also install the drivers needed. If you do not have LoadVUE, use the Drivers CD to install the drivers. 2. Check the cable connections from the load cell to the DI-1000 unit to make sure the connections are tight. 3. Connect the power supply first to the DI-1000. 4. Then connect one of the following: o If your DI-1000 is wireless enabled (Z or ZP models), connect the XBee USB Adapter to the computer’s USB port. o If the unit is not wireless enabled, connect the USB cable between the computer’s USB port and DI-1000 unit. Step 4 will add a USB Serial Port entry to the Device Manager. 5. Use Hyperterminal program to establish communications with the DI-1000. See the document “Driver Installation and Hyperterminal Operation of iLoad Digital USB Sensors and Interface Devices”. (The default baud rate is 9600. ) Press in Hyperterminal and you should get a response ‘A’. 6. To calibrate using mVolt/V type the following commands in sequence in Hyperterminal. Commands are not case sensitive. For example, to calibrate a 250 lb load cell with a 3.02 mVolt/V rating: .. UNITS LB .. LC 250 .. CAL m .. MVOLT 3.02 (This number will be available from the load cell calibration/specification certificate.) .. TARE (this zeros out the load) .. WC (this will continuously output the load in lb. Change the load and ensure that the output changes). 7. To calibrate using a known weight type the following commands in sequence. Commands are not case sensitive. For example, to calibrate a 250 lb load cell using a known load of 100 lb, remove all load from load cell and type: .. UNITS LB .. LC 250