Rice Lake BCi Belt Scale - Installation & Operation Manual Version 2.00 - Manual (Page 12)

6 BCi Installation & Operation Manual
Electronic Integrator
Outputs from the belt travel speed sensor and from the load cell carriage are combined in the integrator to
produce a running total of material passed over the belt conveyor scale. Using the BCi HMI as a calibrated
electronic integrator allows signals to be converted into values that represent the weight and speed of the material
that is traveling on the conveyor.
1.2 Operation
The BCi front panel, shown below consists of a 27-button keypad with a large backlit LCD display. The keys are
grouped as five configurable softkeys, five primary scale functions keys, four navigational keys, and numeric
entry keys. It should be noted that the scale parameters and calibration values cannot be changed without first
pressing the
TARE key and unlocking the parameters. After pressing the TARE key, press enter to unlock the
settings. Pressing ZERO when the display is on the main menu will clear the Reset Total .
Figure 1-6. BCi Front Panel
The following sections describe the front panel key operation of the belt scale integrator.
Zero
This parameter will initiate the front panel zero mechanism. Periodic use of the zero parameter is required due to
weather conditions.
Print
This will print the custom ticket if the print port is configured.
Reset Totalizer
Often during this operation of a belt scale, the totalizer will need to be reset. This is known as the reset totalizer.
Press the
Reset Totalizer softkey to access this parameter. The integrator will prompt the user, “ Clear Totalizer ?” The
operator will press Yes to clear the totalizer, or No to leave the accumulated weight in the totalizer.
Diagnostics
This softkey displays the current mV input, PPS (pulses per second from the speed sensor), current analog output
(if installed), current A/D counts, and the master total. This is just informational data that the operator or a
technician can use from troubleshooting purposes.
Supervisor Mode
Use this softkey to enter the Supervisor Mode. If there is no passcode configured the BCi will enter into the
Setup Mode. If a passcode is configured, the operator will need to enter the passcode before the BCi will switch
to the Supervisor Mode. To configure a passcode, see the Supervisor’s Parameters.
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