Hardy HI6500 Quick Start

Brand: Hardy

Model: HI6500

Type: Quick Start

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HI6500seriesQuickStartGuide

TheHI6500seriesaresingle‐channelinstrumentsdesignedtoprocess

signalsfromanalogloadcellsandoutputstablegrossornetweight

readingstoadisplay,aPLCorPC.

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ThisQuickStartGuideisintendedforusersthatarealreadyfamiliar

withsettingupHardyProcessSolutionsweighinginstruments.

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AcompleteUser’sGuidecanbefoundunderDocumentsandPrograms

online:www.hardysolutions.comClicktheproductmenu>Weighing

Instruments>WeightProcessors>HI6500.ThenclickontheDocs&

ProgramstabtodownloadtheUser’sGuide.

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PanelInstallation:

1. Usetemplateprovidedtodrilltheholepatternintopanel.

2. Installthedisplayontothepanelusing4mmnutsandwashers,

tightenuntilgasketiscompressedanddisplaybezelcomesin

contactwiththepanel.Donotovertightenortheinstrument’scase

maycrack.

3. Connectthedisplaycabletodisplayandthentotheinstrument.

4. Slidetheinstrumentontothreadedrodsandsecureinplacewith

8mmx4mmretainingnutsusingan8mmnutwrench(donotover

tighteninstrumentretainingnuts,overtightingcouldcausethe

instrumenttocrack).

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DINRailInstallation:

1. Usetemplateprovidedtodrilltheholepatternintopanel

2. Installthedisplaypanelusing4mmnutsandwashers,tightenuntil

gasketiscompressed(4mmscrewstightenedwithan8mmnut

wrench)withalengthlengthappropriatetopanelthicknesscanbe

usedinplaceofthe4mmrodssentwiththeunit).

3. PlacetheinstrumentontotheDINrail,slideDINrailclipupuntilit

snapsintoplacetosecure.

4. Connectthedisplaycabletothedisplaypanelandinstrument

(legthenthecableasneededbyusingathinscrewdrivertorelease

andreplacewiresbetweenthetwoconnectors).

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Wiring:

1. Removeconnectorsfromtheinstrumentandwireaspermarkings

foundontheconnectorlabels.

2. Whenusing4wiresensorsplaceajumperbetweenExcitation(+)

andSense(+)andajumperbetweenExcitation(‐)andSense(‐).

3. Groundingoftheinstrumentisrecommendedbyconnectingto

eitherofthe2screwslocatedleftofpowerconnectororrightofthe

RS‐485connector.

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Analog(HI6510only)USB

4. Connectto12‐27VDCpowersource

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DisplayMenuTree

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InitialSet‐Up:

SetUpmaybeperformedthroughthefrontpaneldisplayorthrough

theintegratedWebserver.IfsettingupusingtheWebserver,first

connectanEthernetcablebetweentheinstrumentandandthenfollow

theCommunications>EthernetTCP/IPinstructionsbelow.

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Suggestedflowwhensettinguptheinstrumentforthefirsttime:

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Ifsettingupaninstrumentwithoutadisplayforthefirsttime,skipto

thecommunicationsectionbelow.

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SETUP(minimum)

1) Unit

2) Capacity

3) Grads

4) DecimalPoint

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MotionTolerance

Filter

1) NumAverages

2) Waversaver

Calibration

1) CalDate

2) CalMethod

a. C2eCal

b. HardCal

3) CompleteCal

Procedure

Calibration: 

Sectionusedtocalibratetheinstrumenttothesensor(s)used.

C2–ElectronicCalibration

1) Removeallweightfromthescale.

2) PressDoC2Cal.

3) Placeaverificationweightonthescaletoensurecalibrationis

successful.

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HardCal‐ 

1) InputtheSpanWeight.Thespanweightshouldbeabout80%of

thescalecapacity.

2) InputCalLowWeight.Withnothingonthescale,theCalLow

Weightis0,with5lbsonthescale,theCalLowWeightwouldbe5.

3) PressDoCalLowtosetthelowpointonthecalibrationcurve.

4) PlacetheSpanWeightontothescale.

5) PressDoCalHi.

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RefertoUser’sGuideifadjustmentstoothercalibration‐related

parametersarerequired.

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Communication:

Sectionusedforsettingupcommunicationstotheinstrument.

EthernetTCP/IP

1) ConnectanEthernetcablebetweentheinstrument’sRJ45

connectorandaPC,thenpoweruptheinstrument.Across‐over

cableisnotrequired,butcanbeused.

2) Theinstrumentwillauto‐negotiatesettingssuitableforavarietyof

operatingsystemsandnetworkconfigurations.Waitapproximately

15secondsandchecktoseeifthegreenlightoftheEthernetportis

onandblinking–ifso,skiptostep8–youareconnected.

3) IfthegreenlightontheEthernetportdoesnotlightup,checkthat

theunit’sEnableDHCPisturnedoffandfollowsteps4through9.

4) Usingtheunit’sFixedIPaddress(thedefaultis192.168.000.100),

thePCmustnowbeassignedauniqueIPaddress(forexample,

192.168.000.101)

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TherearetwosimplerulesfortheIPAddress:

 Itmusthavethesamenetwork

identifierasthecomputer

 Itmusthaveadifferentnode

identifierthanthecomputer.

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5) OnaPCrunningwindows,openInternetProperties(TCP/IP).

6) Clickinthe‘UsetheFollowingIPAddress’checkbox;thenenterthe

followingintotheTCP/IPPropertiesdialog.

IPAddress=192.168.0.101

SubnetMask=255.255.255.000

7) SelectOKontheTCP/IPPropertiesdialogbox.Thecomputerisnow

fullyconfigured.Toreturnthecomputertotheoriginalnetwork

settings,returntothe‘InternetProperties(TCP/IP)dialog,select

‘ObtainanIPaddressautomatically,’andclickOK.

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8) TheHI6500seriesinstrumentisnowconfiguredtocommunicate

withthePC.EntertheHI6500seriesinstrumentIPaddressintothe

WindowsPCWebbrowsertoaccesstheembeddedwebbrowser.

Forexample:http://192.168.000.100

SeetheHI6500User’sGuideforsettingupEtherNet/IP,Ethernet‐UDP

andModbus‐RTUcommunicationprotocols.SetupoftheAnalog

communications(HI6510only),Printer,andUSBarealsolocatedinthis

section.

Diagnostics:Sectionusedfordiagnosticsofsystem.RefertoUser’s

Guideiftroubleshootinganduseofdiagnosticsmenuis

required.

Display:Sectionusedforadjustingvariousaspectsofthedisplay,

includingcontrast,brightness,andsplitscreenfeature.

Filter:Sectionusedtostabilizeweighreadingsinanunstable

environment.

WAVERSAVER:Presstheenterbuttonandusethearrowkeystoselect

theappropriatesetting.WAVERSAVEReliminates

unwantednoiseandistypicallysetat1.0Hz.

NumAverages:Setthenumberofreadingstoaveragetoprovidea

stableweight.

Information:Sectionusedforcheckinginstrumentserialnumber,

andfirmwarerevision.

Language:Sectionusedforchanginglanguage.

Operations:SectionusedforsettingupparametersrelatedtoTare,

CountandZeroofscale.

Security:ItishighlyrecommendedtoseetheUser’sGuidefor

settingupsecurityfunctionsontheinstrument.

Impropersetupofthesecuritysettingscouldcausea

usertobelockedoutfromusingthedevice.

Setup:Sectionusedforsettingupoperationparametersofthe

instrument.

Capacity:Setsthenormaloperatingcapacityofscale.

DecimalPoint:Setstodecimalpointfortheweightresolution.

Grads:Setsthegraduationsizeofthedisplayincrements.

InstrumentID:Allowstheinstrumenttobenamed.

MotionTol:Choosethelevelofacceptablescaleinstability.

OperatorID:OptionalareaforenteringanoperatorID.

Unit:Choosetheunitssuchaslbs.orkgthatisdesiredto

showonthescale.

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inputabouttheperformanceandoperationofourproductsfromour

customers.Shouldyounotunderstandanyinformationinthisguideor

experienceanyproblemswiththisproduct,pleasecontactourTechnical

SupportDept.at:

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Hardy HI6500 Quick Start

Hardy HI6500 Quick Start

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