MIDMAC-RS13-XX

CALIBRATION
MANUAL
Ver. 23/02/06

Sistemi Elettronici Industriali S.p.A.

Via Sivo, 74 - 28053 Castelletto Ticino (No) Italy
Tel. +39 0331 9286.1 --- Fax. +39 0331 972160
Internet: www.3b6.it e-mail: 3b6@3b6.it
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INDEX

INTRODUCTION Page 3
INITIAL CHECKS Page 3
BUTTON-KEY REFERENCE Page 4
SETTING PASSWORD Page 5
SELECTION OF THE MACHINE Page 6
LANGUAGE SELECTION AND UNIT MEASURE Page 7
ANGLE AND EXTENSION TRANSDUCER CALIBRATION Page 8
EMPTY MOMENT Page 9 , 10
WEIGHT CORRECTIONS Page 11 – 15
AUTO DIAGNOSTIC Page 16
ALARM LIST SENSORS Page 17 , 18
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INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the calibration procedure of an already pre-saved machine, or one
whose load tables are known and saved in EEPROM. The calibration is performed directly
from the machine display.
In order the calibration phases are the following:
Initial checks.
Setting password
Selection of the Machine
Selection of the language and unit measure
Transducer calibrations
Zero Pressure
Corrections weight empty.
Corrections weight under load.
Check lock and stability.
Any saving of the data on personal computer.

INITIAL CHECKS
Before switching on the apparatus it is good practice to check all the connections, particularly
those of the power supplies, the transducers and the lock relay.
Then switch on the apparatus.
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BUTTON-KEY REFERENCE

Below the reference for the three displays buttons used during the calibration procedure

Function Button SLIM VIEW HTD

Enter Enter

Esc Index

+ +

-
-
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SETTING PASSWORD

Switch on the machine and wait a few seconds until the figure RSMCD_3 17/11/05
page appears is activated. HYSTER
It’s the software name.
Press “ENTER” button *
The set password page should appear as shown here at the Code: 4477
side. If a different page appears it means that Enter was
pressed early or late. Switch off and start again.
Press the “ESC” button several times to move the asterisk on
the figure more to the right.
With the “+” key increase the number until the proper value *
If necessary use “-“ to decrease it. Code: 4485
Press ENTER to confirm.

SPREADER
At the start up, the system will show the name of the Tyre
machine/configuration and the configuration (tyres /stabilizers)

Press “+” button to enter in the calibration menu.

Use always “+” to move inside in the calibration menu.
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SELECTION OF THE MACHINE

This operation is necessary to prepare the apparatus memory to CONFIGURATION

accept the machine data and is normally performed on first starting
34 Machine
up or if all the previous calibrations are to be deleted completely.
The first operation consists to set the kind of the machine.
Press ENTER button to go inside in the menu.
MACHINE
Example.
SPREADER 1
The machine “SPREADER” has value 1. That means that this
kind of machine is selected.
With the “+” button you can scroll between the type of MACHINE
machine installed in the MIDAC board. JB HUNT PIN
For example the machine “JB HUNT PIN” is not selected.
*
If you want to select a machine, press ENTER button.
JB HUNT PIN 0
And insert value 1 to this machine.

Attention:
If you want to select more than one machine, is necessary to insert CONFIGURATION
another parameter, from the menu
33 Multi Machine
33-MULTI MACHINE.

From this menu, you can give the opportunity to select from two
different machine.
It’s possible that a customer want to use a SPREADER and
sometimes a PIGGY BACK attachment. M.M. : 0
In this case the selection it will be is possible directly from the
display, without any additional input to connect to the central unit.
To select this function, press ENTER button in the menu 33 Multi
Machine.

*
Value 0 means that’s function of the multi selection is not working. M.M.: 1
If you want to change this value, press again ENTER button.

With button “+” increase the value. If you need to decrease, press
button “-“. Set the value at 1 if you want to use the multi machine
selection.
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LANGUAGE SELECTION AND UNIT MEASURE

Now is necessary to set the Language. CONFIGURATION

Go to menu 32 CONFIGURATION Language 0
*
Press “ENTER” button to change the value
Language 1
CONFIGURATION
Select now the unit measure.
Eng. Unit 0
*
Press “ENTER” button to change the value
Eng. Unit 1
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ANGLE AND EXTENSION TRANSDUCER CALIBRATION

Now is necessary to calibrate angle and boom transducers.

In the calibration menu go to the TRANSDUCERS page.
TRANSDUCER
First operation is to calibrate the transducers with the machine
12 Transd. Min
totally close.
Totally close the boom and go to minimum angle boom.
From this page, (transd. min) press button “enter”.
TRANSDUCER
Now press “Esc” button to confirm.
Esc to confirm
The next step is to have the machine totally open. TRANSDUCER
Totally extend the boom and go to the maximum angle boom.
13 Transd. Max
From this page, (transd. max), press button “enter”
TRANSDUCER
Now press “Esc” button to confirm.
Esc to confirm
Now the calibration is complete. Is suggest to check that the value
of angle and boom length are OK after the new calibration.
TRANSDUCER SAVE
TRANSDUCER
In order the save this calibration, is necessary to go to the page:
01 Save
Then press “Enter” button.
The saving of the calibration will be complete in few seconds.
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EMPTY MOMENT

This procedure can save the machine moments at zero and must OPTIONS
only be performed if a prototype machine is being calibrated. 31 Empty Moment

From the figure page press button “ENTER” to enter in the “Empty EMPTY MOMENT
Moment” submenu Initialise
EMPTY MOMENT
Press “Enter” to delete any previous saves.
Esc to confirm
Press “Esc” to confirm and start with the empty moment
EMPTY MOMENT
From the figure page press button “ENTER” to start with the
Start
calibration
The display will show
A : Angle AXX LXX.X PXXX
L : Extension
P : Pressure
One of the following messages may appear in the lower line:
“Retract Boom”: Indication to position on the begin save amount
(boom closed). Or:
“Enter to start”: the begin save position has been reached. Press
ENTER to begin. Or:
“Memo in progress” : The save is in progress.
To save the pressures at zero:
- Prepare the machine with the normal apparatus and without
applied load.
- Close the boom completely and position it at about 0 degrees.
- In these conditions “ Enter to start” should appear on the lower
line of the display. Press ENTER to begin the save of the first
curve. “Memo in progress” warns that the save is in progress.
- Without changing the angle extend the boom slowly until the
end of travel when the message “Retract” should appear to
indicate that the curve has been saved.
- Retract the boom and lift it by about 10 degrees. As before
press ENTER when the message “Enter to start” appears.
- Continue with the same sequence lifting the boom by 10
degrees at a time to the maximum angle possible.
- Be very careful to save the first and last curve making sure that
the cylinder is not at the end of travel because the pressure
does not correspond to effective pressure.
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EMPTY MOMENT

EMPTY MOMENT SAVE

EMPTY MOMENT
In order the save this calibration, is necessary to go to the page:
Save
Then press “Enter” button.
The saving of the corrections will be complete in few seconds.
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WEIGHT CORRECTIONS

WEIGHT INIT
Before to start the weight correction it’s necessary to init this WEIGHT
procedure: 26 Init Weight
From the page:
WEIGHT
Press “Enter” button and then
Esc to confirm

Press “Esc” button to confirm.

LOAD CORRECTIONS
Loads have to be corrected to compensate for inevitable
differences between various machines, even those of the same
series, or due to variables not taken into consideration in the
analytical calculation of weights. For greater accuracy in weight
readings, they should be carried out on an empty and a loaded
container.
Up to five correction curves have been foreseen according to the
pay-out function (5 for empty, 5 for loaded), each of which
corresponds to ten angle correction points. In total, there are 50
+ 50 zeroing points.
WEIGHT EMPTY CALIBRATION
Now check the weights empty. WEIGHT
Go to page by following this procedure 20 Empty
Position the machine with boom closed and completely lowered. PXXX WXX.X MXX.X
Then press “Enter” button and the display will show. AcXX LXX.X RXX.X
P = differential pressure
W = actual calculated weight
M = maximum load
A = actual angle
L = actual extension Lft/Lwr WXX.X
R = actual radius zXX.X
c = angle at calibration point A XX
Position the machine so the boom is closed and at an angle of 0 sXX.X
degrees.
Raise the boom slowly until the calibration angle ( “c”) is seen
then repeat the procedure. If the autostop function is enabled the
boom will stopped automatically at the correction point.
Wait e few seconds so the pressure levels out, then press the
“Enter” button to activate the automatic aligning procedure.
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WEIGHT CORRECTIONS

Lft / Lwr = if is lowering of in lifting correction

W = actual calculated weight
z = correction applied for light weights
A = actual angle
s = correction applied for heavy weights
When the weight comes to the target value on the viewer, it will go
back to the previous page.
Again raise the boom until the next calibration angle ( “c”) is seen
or the boom stop and then repeat the procedure.
Corrections are foreseen for the following angles: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45,
54, 58.
Extend the boom half way (12 meters) and put it at 0°degree
again. Repeat the correction procedure for every angle as
explained above. Extend the fully and save another correction
curve as explained above.
When you have finished, save the data.
CORRECTION WITH LOADED CONTAINER
Correction with a loaded container are as for those on an
empty one, including the access procedure. We’ll give it again
anyway:
The only problem is that you need to use a load as close as
possible to the upper limit for that point. You will need some WEIGHT
weights: one 40 and, one 20 tonnes and one 8 tonnes. Is it not 21 LadenAct
necessary for the weights to be 40 or 20 or 8 tonnes precisely
as long as the true weight are know accurately.
Start off with the 40 tonne weight.
Go to the page
*
Press “Enter” to insert the proper weight that you lift.
21 LadenAct 40.0

With “+” and “-“ buttons, increase or decrease the value. WEIGHT
Then go to page 22 Laden
Then press “Enter” button and the display will show.
P = differential pressure
W = actual calculated weight PXXX WXX.X MXX.X
M = maximum load
AcXX LXX.X RXX.X
A = actual angle
L = actual extension
R = actual radius
c = angle at calibration point
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WEIGHT CORRECTIONS

Wait few seconds so the pressure levels out, then press the
“Enter” button to activate the automatic aligning procedure.
Lft / Lwr = if is lowering of in lifting correction Lft WXX. XzXX.X
W = actual calculated weight A XX sXX.X
z = correction applied for light weights
A = actual angle
s = correction applied for heavy weights
When the weight comes to the target value on the viewer, it will go
back to the previous page.
Note:
The precision you can attain depends essentially upon the
machine. At zeroing points it is optimal, but elsewhere it only
varies by about 1.5-2% off top levels.
Correction should be carried out only after lifting to a calibration
point. If a calibration point is passed, do not lower back to the
point, but lower beyond the point and lift back to the point
before correction.
When you reach the point, wait few seconds to allow the
pressure to stabilise. Ideally, you should always wait the same
amount of time before giving the command.
Do not make corrections with the arm at any old place: always
work with the arm fully in, fully out, and at 12 metres. Given the
procedure, it is better to have only a couple of corrections at
the right angle, than to have a lot of them at different positions.
WEIGHT SAVE
In order the save all the correction for the weight, is necessary WEIGHT
to go the page: 01 Save
Then press “Enter” button.
The saving of the corrections will be complete in few seconds.
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WEIGHT CORRECTIONS

CORRECTIONS EMPTY IN DYNAMIC

The load will be correct during the up and down movement
to compensate for the increase or the reduction of the weight WEIGHT
in dynamic conditions respectively. 23 Empty Dynamic
Go to the page:
Then press “Enter” button EMPTY DYNAMIC
The display will show. Lifting
Press again Enter to enter the value.
W = current weight
A = current angle AuXX WXX.X *
“u” = (Up) up movement in progress Lifting XXX
“d” = (Down) down movement in progress
XXX = current correction
* = digit to be modified
Experimentally modify the value up or down until a good EMPTY DYNAMIC
compromise is reached then confirm with ENTER. Lowering
Then proceed to the menu:
Press again Enter to enter the value.
W = current weight
A = current angle
“u” = (Up) up movement in progress AuXX WXX.X *
“d” = (Down) down movement in progress Lowering XXX
XXX = current correction
* = digit to be modified
Experimentally modify the value up or down until a good
compromise is reached then confirm with ENTER.
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WEIGHT CORRECTIONS

CORRECTIONS IN DYNAMIC UNDER LOAD

The load will be corrected during the up and down movement
to compensate for the increase or the reduction of the weight WEIGHT
in dynamic conditions respectively. 24 Weight Dynamic
Go to the page:
Then press “Enter” button WEIGHT DYNAMIC
The display will show. Lifting
Press again Enter to enter the value.
W = current weight
A = current angle AuXX WXX.X *
“u” = (Up) up movement in progress Lifting XXX
“d” = (Down) down movement in progress
XXX = current correction
* = digit to be modified
Experimentally modify the value up or down until a good WEIGHT DYNAMIC
compromise is reached then confirm with ENTER. Lowering
Then proceed to the menu:
Press again Enter to enter the value.
W = current weight
A = current angle
“u” = (Up) up movement in progress AuXX WXX.X *
“d” = (Down) down movement in progress Lowering XXX
XXX = current correction
* = digit to be modified
Experimentally modify the value up or down until a good
compromise is reached then confirm with ENTER.
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AUTO DIAGNOSTIC

In order to check a value of an INPUT/OUTPUT from the display you need to press several
times the “esc” button until you’ll see the pages as indicated below

STATUS OF DIGITAL INPUTS

Pressing once again the “esc” button; the display will I 00 0123456789
show this page: **--*-----1

Pressing once again the “esc” button; the display will I 10 0123456789
show this page: **--*-----1

STATUS OF DIGITAL OUTPUTS

Pressing once again the “esc” button; the display will O 00 0123456789
show this page: **--*-----1
Pressing once again the “esc” button; the display will O 10 0123456789
show this page: **--*-----1

STATUS OF ANALOGIC INPUT

Pressing once again the “esc” button; the display will 0 XXXX 1 XXXX
show this page: 2 XXXX 3 XXXX

Pressing once again the “esc” button; the display will 4 XXXX 5 XXXX
show this page: 6 XXXX 7 XXXX

ALARM LIST SENSORS
Code Fault Description
Alarm EEPROM
1 •Contact Technical Assistance
Data error inside the MIDAC board
ANGLE SENSOR (Min)
4 Signal from Angle sensor
lower than the minimum value
ANGLE SENSOR (Max)
5 Signal from Angle sensor
higher than the maximum value
TRANSDUCER (1-OC) LOW CH.
Signal from Transducer Pressure
8 Technical Assistance :
sensor lower than the minimum
value
TRANSDUCER (1-SC) LOW CH.
Signal from Transducer Pressure
9 Technical Assistance :
sensor higher than the maximum
value
TRANSDUCER (1-OC) HIGH CH.
Signal from Transducer Pressure
10
sensor lower than the minimum
value
TRANSDUCER (1-SC) HIGH CH.
Signal from Transducer Pressure
11
sensor higher than the maximum
value
TRANSDUCER (2-OC) LOW CH.
18 Signal from Transducer Pressure
sensor lower than the minimum
value
TRANSDUCER (2-SC) LOW CH.
19 Signal from Transducer Pressure
sensor higher than the maximum
value
TRANSDUCER (2-OC) HIGH CH.
Signal from Transducer Pressure
20
sensor lower than the minimum
value
17
Suggested Corrective Action
• Verify the angle sensor integrity.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
•Verify the angle sensor integrity.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
•Verify that the wiring is not open circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
•Verify that the wiring is not short circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
•Verify that the wiring is not open circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
•Verify that the wiring is not short circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
•Verify that the wiring is not open circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
•Verify that the wiring is not short circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
•Verify that the wiring is not open circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
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ALARM LIST SENSORS

Code Fault Description Suggested Corrective Action

TRANSDUCER (2-SC) HIGH CH.
Signal from Transducer Pressure
21
sensor higher than the maximum
value
•Verify that the wiring is not short circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.

• Verify the connection of the two transducers

DIFFERENCE PRESS. LOW CH.
24 Too much difference of pressure
between the two low chambers
DIFFERENCE PRESS. HIGH CH.
25 Too much difference of pressure
between the two high chambers
GENERIC ANGLE ALARM
26 Canbus connection timeout, angle
error, angle value too low or too high
pressure in the low chambers. If the alarm
persists, please, contact Technical Assistance
•Verify the pressure transducer integrity
•Verify the connection of the two transducers
pressure in the low chambers. If the alarm
persists, please, contact Technical Assistance
•Verify the pressure transducer integrity
•Verify the length sensor integrity.
•Verify the connection
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :

GENERIC LENGTH ALARM •Verify the length sensor integrity.

Canbus connection timeout, angle •Verify the connection
27
error, length value too low or too If the alarm persists, please, contact
high Technical Assistance :
•Verify the machine settings
ERROR DUTY (1)
• Save configuration and restart
30 • More than 1 machine selected and
no multi function selected If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance
•Verify the machine setting
ERROR DUTY (2) • Save configuration and restart
31
•No machine selected If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance
OVERLOAD
33 Load lifted is more than the load • Verify the condition of the machine
capacity

LENGTH SENSOR (Min) •Verify the length sensor integrity.

36 Signal from Length sensor If the alarm persists, please, contact
lower than the minimum value Technical Assistance :

LENGTH SENSOR (Max) •Verify the length sensor integrity.

37 Signal from Length sensor If the alarm persists, please, contact
higher than the maximum value Technical Assistance :
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ALARM LIST SENSORS

Code Fault Description Suggested Corrective Action

TRANSDUCER (1-OC)
SPREADER •Verify that the wiring is not open circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
80 Signal from Transducer Pressure Technical Assistance :
sensor lower than the minimum • Verify the pressure transducer integrity.
value

TRANSDUCER (1-SC) SPREADER
Signal from Transducer Pressure
81
sensor higher than the maximum
value
•Verify that the wiring is not short circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.

TRANSDUCER (2-OC) SPREADER
Signal from Transducer Pressure
82
sensor lower than the minimum
value
•Verify that the wiring is not open circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.

TRANSDUCER (2-SC) SPREADER
Signal from Transducer Pressure
83
sensor higher than the maximum
value
•Verify that the wiring is not short circuited.
If the alarm persists, please, contact
Technical Assistance :
• Verify the pressure transducer integrity.

ACT Fault Error •Verify wiring connection

121
CanBus error from ACT cable error •Verify cable reel integrity

ACT CanBus Timeout •Verify wiring connection

120
Canbus timeout •Verify cable reel integrity