WSR

Indicator
Setup & Calibration

Griffith Elder and Company Ltd

1 Oaklands Park
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 2RW
England

Email: sales@griffith-elder.com
Spec 1.1

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4 Setup & Calibration.........................................................................................

4.0 Full Menu Schematic ........................................................................... Page 3
4.1 Password Entering Setup .................................................................... Page 4
4.2 Weightel Setup ................................................................................... Page 4
4.2.1 Calibration ............................................................................... Page 5
4.2.2 Weightel ID – Manual Entry ..................................................... Page 7
4.2.3 Weightel ID – Automatic Entry ................................................. Page 9
4.3 Zero Tracking ...................................................................................... Page 11
4.4 Scale Type .......................................................................................... Page 11
4.4.1 Remote Output (RS232 Option) ............................................... Page 12
4.4.2 Protocol for RS232 – LED Display ........................................... Page 13
4.4.3 Protocol for RS232 - Computer................................................ Page 13
4.5 Indicator ID ......................................................................................... Page 15

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4.0 Full Menu Schematic
MENU
OPERATION MANUAL VIEW RECORDS SCROLL

SEARCH
REFER TO MAIN

OPTIONS PRINT HEADER

PRINTER TYPE

POWER
SAVE

SET POINTS

MODE

SETUP ADJUST BY
WEIGHTEL SETUP CALIBRATION
(PASSWORD REQ’D) PERCENTAGE

ADJUST BY WT
SHOWN VS TRUE WT

NUMBER OF
MANUAL ID
WEIGHTELS

WTEL XX ID
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL

MAKE SYSTEM
BACKUP

AUTO ID FIND

ZERO TRACKING ON

OFF

SCALE TYPE UNITS

SCALE SIZE

INCREMENT

REMOTE OUTPUT LED DISPLAY

COMPUTER

INDICATOR ID
OPERATION MANUAL
REFER TO MAIN

CLOCK TIME & DATE

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4.1 PASSWORD ENTERING SETUP

MENU / SETUP password screen:

ENTER PASSWORD
EXIT UP

0 0 0 0 0

NEXT DOWN

The password for the setup menu is pre-set to 63616. Use the UP and DOWN keys to change each digit.
Press NEXT to move to the next digit. When all digits have been scrolled through, NEXT will change to
SELECT. Press SELECT once all digits have been entered.

If the password is incorrect an error message will appear:

ENTER PASSWORD
EXIT UP

0 0 0 0 0

NEXT INCORRECT PLEASE TRY AGAIN DOWN

Do not change any settings within SETUP unless on the advice of a Griffith Elder engineer.

MENU / SETUP screen:

SETUP
EXIT UP
WEIGHTEL SETUP
ZERO TRACKING: ON
SCALE TYPE : 50 X 0.02 T
INDICATOR ID : 001-006-000-001
SELECT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the options.

Press SELECT to select the required option.

4.2 WEIGHTEL SETUP

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP screen:

WEIGHTEL SETUP
EXIT UP
CALIBRATION
MANUAL ID
AUTO ID
SELECT DOWN

WEIGHTEL SETUP is used to tell the indicator how many digital load cells are connected to the indicator,
what their ID numbers are, and to adjust the calibration of the digital load cells.

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4.2.1 CALIBRATION

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / CALIBRATION screen:

WEIGHTEL SETUP
EXIT UP
ADJUST BY PERCENTAGE
ADJUST BY WT SHOWN VS TRUE WT

SELECT DOWN

Do not calibrate weightels unless on the advice of a Griffith Elder engineer.

Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the type of calibration required. Press SELECT to select the required
option.
‘Adjust by Percentage’ is used if you wish to adjust the calibration by a known percentage error.
‘Adjust by WT shown Vs True WT’ is used when you have a known weight you can place on the scale.

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / CALIBRATION / ADJUST BY PERCENTAGE screen:

ADJUST BY PERCENTAGE
EXIT UP
ALL
WTEL 01 ID : 002-002-000-039
WTEL 02 ID : 002-002-000-029

SELECT CHOOSE THE DOWN

WEIGHTEL TO ADJUST

‘All’ Weightels (Load Cells) is used if there is an overall weighing error anywhere on the scale.
Or
You if you believe a particular load cell has an error you can calibrate them individually. This is commonly
known as ‘cornering errors’.
Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the listed weightels.
Choose ALL to calibrate all weightels or choose the required weightel to calibrate weightels individually.
Press SELECT to select the required option.

Note that if no weightels are present the display will read NO WEIGHTELS PRESENT.

When you press SELECT the screen will change to:

ADJUST BY PERCENTAGE
CANCEL WTEL 01 UP
HOW MANY PERCENT TOO HIGH IS
THE OUPUT OF THE WEIGHTEL?
USE MINUS NUMBERS IF TOO LOW

NEXT PLUS 0.00 PERCENT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to change each item.

Choose between PLUS and MINUS.
If the load cell is displaying heavier than the actual weight then ‘PLUS’ needs to be selected
If the load cell is displaying lighter than the actual weight then ‘MINUS’ needs to be selected.
Press NEXT to move to the next item. Change each digit in turn. When all items have been scrolled through,
NEXT changes to ACCEPT.
Press ACCEPT to change the calibration.
Press CANCEL to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

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When you press ACCEPT a reference screen will display for 5 seconds before returning to the weighing
screen:

ADJUST BY PERCENTAGE
WTEL 01

WTEL 01 ADJUSTED DOWN BY X.XX PERCENT

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / CALIBRATION / ADJUST BY WT SHOWN VS TRUE WT screen:

ADJUST BY WT SHOWN VS TRUE WT

EXIT UP
ALL
WTEL 01 ID : 002-002-000-039
WTEL 02 ID : 002-002-000-029

SELECT CHOOSE THE DOWN

WEIGHTEL TO ADJUST

Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the listed weightels.
Choose ALL to calibrate all weightels or choose the required weightel to calibrate weightels individually.
Press SELECT to select the required option.

Note that if no weightels are present the display will read NO WEIGHTELS PRESENT.

When you have selected the required weightel, the screen will change to:

ADJUST BY WT SHOWN VS TRUE WT

CANCEL WTEL 01 UP
SHOWN WEIGHT : 0 0 4 . 9 8 0 T
TRUE WEIGHT : 0 0 4 . 9 8 0 T

NEXT DOWN

Put a known weight of at least 10% of the capacity on the scale. The greater the weight used, the more
accurate the calibration will be.
Use the UP and DOWN keys to change the value of the TRUE WEIGHT.
When all digits have been scrolled through, NEXT will change to ACCEPT.
Press ACCEPT to change the calibration.
Press CANCEL to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

When you press ACCEPT, a reference screen will display for 5 seconds before returning to the weighing
screen:

ADJUST BY PERCENTAGE
WTEL 01

WTEL 01 ADJUSTED SUCCESSFULLY

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4.2.2 WEIGHTEL ID – MANUAL ENTRY

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / MANUAL ID screen:

WEIGHTEL SETUP
CANCEL UP
NUMBER OF WEIGHTELS: 04
WTEL 01 ID : 002-002-000-039
MAKE SYSTEM BACKUP
ACCEPT DOWN

This section is used to manually enter the Weightel (load cell) ID numbers.
The indicator needs to have the correct ID numbers entered for it to see weights from each load cell.

Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the options. If more than one weightel is connected to the
Indicator, press DOWN to scroll through each weightel.
Press ACCEPT to select the required option.

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / MANUAL ID / NUMBER OF WEIGHTELS screen:

ENTER NUMBER OF WEIGHTELS

CANCEL UP

NUMBER OF WEIGHTELS: 04

ACCEPT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to change the number of weightels connected.
When changed as required, press ACCEPT to return to the WEIGHTEL SETUP screen.

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / MANUAL ID / WEIGHTEL [XX] ID screen:

WEIGHTEL 01 SETUP
EXIT UP
CHANGE ID : 002-002-000-039
WTEL TYPE : 20 X 0.001 T
TEST / RESTORE WEIGHTEL

SELECT 0.002 T DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the options.

Press SELECT to select the required option.
Press EXIT to return to the SETUP screen.

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MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / MANUAL ID / WEIGHTEL [XX] ID / CHANGE ID screen:

WEIGHTEL ID ENTRY
CANCEL UP

WTEL 01 ID: 000-000-000-001

NEXT DOWN

Do not change weightel IDs unless on the advice of a Griffith Elder Engineer.

Use the UP and DOWN keys to change each digit of the weightel ID.
Press NEXT to move to the next digit. When all digits have been scrolled through, NEXT will change to
ACCEPT. Press ACCEPT when all digits are changed as required.
Press CANCEL to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / MANUAL ID / WEIGHTEL [XX] ID / WTEL TYPE screen:

SET WEIGHTEL 01 TYPE

YES
UNITS: T
WEIGHTEL SIZE: 0 0 0 1 0 0
INCREMENT: 0 . 0 0 5

NO
ARE THESE FIGURES CORRECT?

VERY IMPORTANT NEVER CHANGE THE WEIGHTEL TYPE

If the figures shown are correct, press YES to return to the SETUP screen.
If the figures shown are incorrect, press NO.

The screen will change to:

SET WEIGHTEL 01 TYPE

CANCEL UP
UNITS: T
WEIGHTEL SIZE: 0 0 0 1 0 0
INCREMENT: 0 . 0 0 5

NEXT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to adjust each value. Press NEXT to move to the next item.
Available UNITS are: OZ, LB, G, KG, T (ounces, pounds, grams, kilograms, tonnes).
WEIGHTEL SIZE is adjusted one digit at a time.
Available increments are: 0.001, 0.002, 0.005, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50.
When the increment box is highlighted, NEXT changes to ACCEPT. Press ACCEPT when all digits are
changed as required.
Press CANCEL to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

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4.2.3 WEIGHTEL ID – AUTOMATIC ENTRY

MENU / SETUP / WEIGHTEL SETUP / AUTO ID screen:

AUTOMATIC ID
CANCEL UP
INPUT THE NUMBER OF
WEIGHTELS EXPECTED
04
PRESS FIND TO DETECT
FIND ALL WEIGHTELS CONNECTED DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to adjust the number of weightels expected to be connected.
Press FIND to let the Indicator automatically detect all weightels connected.

The screen will change to:

AUTOMATIC ID
FINDING WEIGHTELS PLEASE WAIT

Weightels will be listed in the order found.

If the number of weightels found is as expected, AS EXPECTED will display on the screen.
Press ACCEPT to accept the listed ID numbers and return to the weighing screen.

AUTOMATIC ID
ABORT WEIGHTELS FOUND : 04 UP
AS EXPECTED
WTEL 01 ID : 002-002-000-039
WTEL 02 ID : 002-002-000-029
WTEL 03 ID : 002-002-000-031
ACCEPT DOWN

If the number of weightels found is more than expected, the screen will change to:

AUTOMATIC ID
ABORT WEIGHTELS FOUND : 04 UP
MORE THAN EXPECTED
WTEL 01 ID : 002-002-000-039
WTEL 02 ID : 002-002-000-029
WTEL 03 ID : 002-002-000-031
NEXT DOWN

Press NEXT to continue.

Press ABORT to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

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The screen will change to:

AUTOMATIC ID
MORE THAN EXPECTED FOUND UP
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
DISCONNECT SOME AND TRY AGAIN
ACCEPT NUMBER FOUND
SELECT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the options. Press SELECT to select the required option.
Press DISCONNECT SOME AND TRY AGAIN to disconnect some weightels and to readjust the number of
weightels expected. The screen will return to the AUTO ID screen.
Press ACCEPT NUMBER FOUND to accept the listed ID numbers and return to the weighing screen.

If the number of weightels found is less than expected, the screen will change to:

AUTOMATIC ID
ABORT WEIGHTELS FOUND : 04 UP
LESS THAN EXPECTED
WTEL 01 ID : 002-002-000-039
WTEL 02 ID : 002-002-000-029
WTEL 03 ID : 002-002-000-031
ACCEPT DOWN

Press NEXT to continue.

Press ABORT to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

The screen will change to:

AUTOMATIC ID
LESS THAN EXPECTED FOUND UP
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
TRY AGAIN
ACCEPT NUMBER FOUND
CHANGE NUMBER EXPECTED
SELECT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the options. Press SELECT to select the required option.
Press TRY AGAIN to let the Indicator redetect all connected weightels. The screen will return to the AUTO
ID screen.
Press ACCEPT NUMBER FOUND to accept the listed ID numbers and return to the weighing screen.
Press CHANGE NUMBER EXPECTED to readjust the number of weightels expected. The screen will return
to the AUTO ID screen.

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4.3 ZERO TRACKING

MENU / SETUP / ZERO TRACKING screen:

ZERO TRACKING
CANCEL UP

ZERO TRACKING: ON

SELECT DOWN

Use the UP and DOWN keys to turn ZERO TRACKING either ON or OFF. Press SELECT to select the
required option. This will return you to the SETUP screen.

4.4 SCALE TYPE

MENU / SETUP / SCALE TYPE screen:

STANDARD CALIBRATION
YES
UNITS: T
SCALE SIZE: 000050
INCREMENT: 0.02
REMOTE OUTPUT: LED DISPLAY
NO
ARE THESE FIGURES CORRECT?

The SCALE TYPE screen is used to set up what the Indicator will display. (This does not effect the calibration
/ accuracy of the scale)
Note that the UNITS must be the same as the settings in the weightel.

If the figures shown are correct, press YES to return to the SETUP screen. If the figures shown are not
correct, press NO.

The screen will change to:

STANDARD CALIBRATION
YES
CANCEL UNITS: T
SCALE SIZE: 000050
INCREMENT: 0.02
REMOTE OUTPUT: LED DISPLAY
NEXT NO

Use the UP and DOWN keys to adjust each value. Press NEXT to move to the next item.
Available UNITS are: OZ, LB, G, KG, T (ounces, pounds, grams, kilograms, tonnes).
SCALE SIZE is adjusted one digit at a time.
Available increments are: 0.001, 0.002, 0.05, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50.

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4.4.1 REMOTE OUTPUT (RS232 OPTION)

STANDARD CALIBRATION
YES
CANCEL UNITS: T
SCALE SIZE: 000050
INCREMENT: 0.02
REMOTE OUTPUT: LED DISPLAY
NEXT NO

REMOTE OUTPUT can be set to LED DISPLAY or COMPUTER.

Use this RS232 option to give a continuous streaming output for another device such as a large display or a
computer or another indicator or other device to pick up and use.
The output will be of the displayed weight value. Hence the output replicates what is seen on the display.
The output should send a new message 3 or 4 times per second (regularly).

If using a Griffith Elder Remote LED display the ‘LED Display’ should be entered.
Or
If connecting to Computer or other device the ‘Computer’ should be entered.

When the REMOTE OUTPUT box is highlighted, NEXT changes to ACCEPT. Press ACCEPT when all items
are changed as required.
Press CANCEL to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

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4.4.2 PROTOCOL FOR RS232 – LED DISPLAY

The weight is sent as a simple string and is formatted as if it was going to another display with 5 digits and a
decimal point.
Protocol:
Start of transmission = STX (ASCII 02H)
Second character ASCII = decimal point either off = 0; or on and position = 1,2,3,4
Example: 0=off; 1= on, from right first position; 2 = on, from right second position; 3 = on,
from right third position; or 4 = on, from right fourth position.
Next 5 characters = ASCII numerals or dashes or spaces
Example 1234; or 108 or 24310
End of transmission = ETX (ASCII 03H)

Examples: all in HEX:

To see the number 763.0 02:31:20:37:36:33:30:03
To see the number 76.30 02:32:20:37:36:33:30:03
To see a row of dashes – – – – – 02:30:2D:2D:2D:2D:2D:03
To blank the display: 02:30:20:20:20:20:20:03

4.4.3 PROTOCOL FOR RS232 – COMPUTER

There are two messages. $PTNLDSI and $PTNLDSW.

These messages are sent at 57600 baud, N,8,1

$PTNLDSI - Digital Scale Information

• Message $PTNLDSI (Proprietary Digital Scale Information) has the following format consisting of
ASCII data fields with ‘,’ separators
• This message should be sent every 5 seconds.

Message Description:
$PTNLDSI,VendorName,Model,SerialNumber,FirmwareVersion,DataRate*CS

Field Descriptions:
Field1: VendorName
Vendor name
Character Limit: 20 (commas are not allowed)
Field2: Model
Vendor model number
Character Limit:12 (commas are not allowed)
Field3: SerialNumber
Unit serial number
Character Limit:12 (commas are not allowed)
Field3: FirmwareVersion
Unit firmware version
Character Limit: 12 (commas are not allowed)
Field4: DataRate
Data rate of $PTNKDSW messages in Hz.
Character Limit: 2 digits
Field5: CS
Checksum of the message (see below)

An example of a “PTNLDSI” message is

$PTNLDSI,Vendor Scale,M8250,2439000345,4.23,8*CS

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$PTNLDSW - Digital Scale Weight

• Message $PTNLDSW (Proprietary TNL Digital Scale Weight) has the following format consisting of
ASCII data fields with ‘,’ separators
• This message should be sent at 8Hz

Message Description:
$PTNLDSW,Weight,Units*CS

Field Descriptions:
Field1: Weight
Weight in the format 123456.123 (limit 6.3 floating point)
Character Limit: 10 (commas are not allowed)
Field2: Units
Units of preceeding weight
Character Limit:2
Allowable settings: ‘KG’ for kilograms, or ‘LB’ for pounds.
Field4: CS
Checksum of the message (see below)

An example of “PTNLDSW” message is

$PTNLDSW,45678.140,KG*CS
$PTNLDSW,45678.,KG*CS
$PTNLDSW,456,KG*CS

The Checksum - This format is based on the NMEA 0183 format.

The computation of the Checksum is shown below. Please note that the message ends in \r\n.

97 //------------------------------------------------------------------
98 // createChecksumTerminator
99 //----------------------------------------------------------------
100 /// Creates the checksum terminator
101 //-----------------------------------------------------------------
102 static void createChecksumTerminator(const char* x, char* terminator)
103 {
104 U16 i;
105 const char* y;
106 U8 csum;
107 U16 length = strlen( x );
108
109 /* Calculate the NMEA sentence checksum. This includes all data
110 except the first character which is always a "$" */
111
112 for( csum = 0, y = &x[1], i = 1; i < length; i++, y++ )
113 csum ^= *y;
114
115 /* Create NMEA sentence checksum terminator */
116 sprintf( terminator, "*%2.2X\r\n", (int) csum );
117 }

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4.5 INDICATOR ID

MENU / SETUP / INDICATOR ID screen:

INDICATOR ID ENTRY
CANCEL UP

INDICATOR ID: 001-006-000-001

NEXT DOWN

Do not change Indicator ID unless on the advice of a Griffith Elder engineer.

Use the UP and DOWN keys to change each digit of the Indicator ID. Press NEXT to move to the next digit.
When all digits have been scrolled through, NEXT will change to ACCEPT. Press ACCEPT when all digits
are changed as required.
Press CANCEL to cancel the operation and return to the SETUP screen.

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