Cooper Instruments & Systems DFR 1250 Two Channel Paperless Recorder - Manual (Page 20)

TSFM 500 DC 18 32-1101 REV 2 710
The 09-1143 cable is needed to communicate between a Mark-10 gauge and the controller.
The 09-1056 serial cable is needed to communicate between a computer and the controller. Baud rate, stop bits and
parity must be programmed in the stand to correspond with the computer program’s settings. Details on this are provided
in Section 5.
While in PC control, if any parameters are changed on the controller, these settings will be ignored, except if Auto Return
or Cycling are turned on. If so, PC control will be turned off automatically.
7 COMMUNICATING WITH MESURGAUGE
Series DC controllers can communicate with MESURgauge data collection software. The test stand can output either
load data only or load data combined with travel data. To communicate with MESURgauge, certain settings in the test
stand, gauge, and software must be changed as follows:
7.1 Load data only
1. Check physical connections (refer to Section 3.2).
2. Gauge settings (refer to the gauge’s user’s guide).
1. Set to automatic output of every sample.
2. Disable Mitutoyo BCD output.
3. Test stand settings
1. Set the baud rate to 115,200.
2. Set the Control mode to Console.
7.2 Load and travel data simultaneously (TSTM / TSTMH only)
1. Check physical connections (refer to Section 3.2)
2. MESURgauge settings
1. Test Setup tab
1. Under Travel check the Enable box. Under Reading Mode, if Continuous Readings is selected,
Readings perSec. defaults to 4. This value can be increased.
2. Port Configuration tab
1. Identify a working com port, and select the appropriate port in Gauge Port Settings.
2. Under Gauge Port Settings, change baud rate to 115,200.
3. Under Reading Request String change String to Write to “n” (lowercase, no quotes). Uncheck the
CR box.
4. Check the box labeled Travel Data Combined with Load Data. No changes are needed to the default
lines, fields, and delimiter.
5. Click APPLY after making any changes in the Gauge Port Settings area.
3. Gauge settings (refer to the gauge’s user’s guide)
1. Set to automatic output of every sample.
2. Disable Mitutoyo BCD output.
4. Test stand settings
1. Set the baud rate to 115,200.
2. Set the Control mode to Console.
5. The Gauge Settings tab and all other gauge-related functions cannot be used while MESURgauge is
connected to the DC controller. It is intended for use only when connected to a Mark-10 gauge directly.
8 SPECIFICATIONS