Adam Equipment Eclipse Precision Balances ECLIPSEEBL User Manual

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   29             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
10.4.5   NET/TOTAL & Accumulation Mode. 
The Net/total function allows the user to add number of items consecutively and to see the 
total of all the net weights, the value of which is displayed on smaller digits above the main 
display. The current net weight is shown on the main display. The [Tare] key functions the 
same way as when in normal weighing mode. Using NET/TOTAL, you can only load items 
up to the maximum capacity of the balance. A report can then be printed showing the weight 
of each individual item and the total weight. 
 
Accumulation  allows  you  to  add  items  which  are  each  less  than  the  maximum  capacity  of 
the balance, record the weight and then remove them. You can then tare the balance, add 
another weight and record it. The total sum of stored weights will be displayed on the upper 
display line. This process can be repeated continuously until you have weighed all required 
samples. Total accumulated weight can be much greater than the maximum capacity of the 
balance, and is only limited by the units selected and the number of display digits available.   
 
Steps: 
 
NET/TOTAL 
·  Press  [Mode]  and then  [Up]  or [Down]   to  select  “
NEt T\bT
NEt T\bTNEt T\bT NEt T\bT  ” for  Net/Total mode.    Now 
press  [Select]   to  enter  the  function.  The  display  will  show  zeros  in  both  main  and 
upper display areas, accompanied by “
NT
NTNT
NT” in the upper display line to indicate that the 
balance is in the Net/Total mode. 
 
·  Place the first item. The net weight will be displayed in the main display and the upper display line will still display zeros. 
 
·  Press  [Select]. The main display will show zeros and the upper display line will show 
the first net weight as total net weight. 
 
·  Place a second item on the pan without removing the first one. The main display will show the weight of the second item. Pressing  [Select] will zero the main display and 
the upper display line will now show the total weight of both of the items. 
 
·  Continue adding required items to the pan, as above. 
 
·  When finished, press  [Mode] to display the total of the net weights to the main display 
e.g. “
NET T\bT
NET T\bTNET T\bT
NET T\bT 
  
  XXX.XXX  g ” . 
 
Pressing  [Print] will print a report to a connected device which contains individual net 
weights followed by the final net weight total. 
 
e.g.: 
 
  NET / TOT 
 
Ser No: AE9U0123 
 ID No: 1 
  Date: 14/07/2015 
  Time: 15:00:03 
 
Net 01:   1.234 g 
Net 02:   5.678 g 
Net 03:   9.123 g 
 
  Total:  16.035 g 
 
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   30             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
ACCUMULATION ·  Press  [Mode]  and  then  [Up]  or [Down]   to  select  “
NEt T\bT
NEt T\bTNEt T\bT NEt T\bT
 ” for  Net/Total  mode.    Now 
press  [Select]   to  enter  the  function.  The  display  will  show  zeros  in  both  main  and 
upper display areas, accompanied by “
NT
NTNT
NT” in the upper display line to indicate that the 
balance is in the Net/Total mode. 
 
·  Place the first item. The net weight will be displayed in the main display and the upper display line will still display zeros. 
 
·  Press  [Select]. The main display will show zeros and the upper display line will show 
the first net weight as total net weight. 
 
·  Remove  the  item  from  the  pan  and  then  press  [
 0/T ] 
to  zero  the  main  display. 
The upper display line will still show the total net weight. 
 
·  Place a second item on the pan. The main display will show the weight of the second item. Pressing  [Select] will zero the main display and the upper display line will now 
show the total weight of both of the items. Remove the item and press  [
 0/T ] 
to 
zero  the  main  display.  The  upper  display  line  will  still  show  the  accumulated  total 
weight. 
 
·  Continue adding required items to the pan one by one, as above. 
 
·  When the last item has been weighed and added, press  [Mode] to display the total 
of the net weights to the main display e.g. “
NET T\bT
NET T\bTNET T\bT NET T\bT 
  
  XXX.XXX  g ” . 
 
Pressing  [Print] will print a report to a connected device which contains individual net 
weights followed by the final net weight total. 
 
e.g.: 
 
  NET / TOT 
Ser No: AE9U0123 
 ID No: 1 
  Date: 14/07/2015 
  Time: 15:00:03 
 
Net 01:   1.234 g 
Net 02:   5.678 g 
Net 03:   9.123 g 
 
  Total:  16.035 g 
   
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   31             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
10.4.6  Density Determination 
It is possible to determine the density of solids or liquids using this mode. The user selects 
the type of density to be determined and then enters values to be used by the balance.  
The density mode allows the user to use a special Density Kit (available from your dealer), 
or use the below pan weighing facility to perform the necessary weighing. 
 
Press [Mode]  until “
Density
DensityDensity Density" ""
" is displayed and then press  [Select] to enter density mode.  
Use the  [Up] and [Down]  keys until “
Density 
Density Density 
Density Solid
SolidSolid
Solid    
 ” or “Density 
Density Density 
Density Liquid
LiquidLiquid
Liquid    
 ” is displayed and 
t
hen press  [Select] to enter chosen density mode. 
10.4.6.1  Density of Solids    
To perform the density of solids test, the user must have a method to immerse the sample 
in the chosen liquid. The density of the liquid must be known or determined from a look-up 
table. 
 
Steps: 
 
When “
Density 
Density Density  Density Solid
SolidSolid
Solid    
 ” is selected, the type of liquid used for the test  must be selected:  
 
Press  [Up] or [Down]  to select the liquid – water (display “ wAtEr
w
 AtErwAtEr
wAtEr
”), ethanol (“ EtHAn\bL
E tHAn\bLEtHAn\bL
EtHAn\bL
”), or 
o
ther (“ \btHEr
\b
 tHEr\btHEr
\btHEr
”). 
 
F
or  Water  and Ethanol : 
The density will be calculated based on the liquid temperature. A prompt “ WATER T
W
 ATER TWATER T
WATER T
” 
o
r “ ETH TEM
E
 TH TEMETH TEM
ETH TEM
”, shortly followed by a numeric value e.g. “ 20.0 ” and the “°C” symbol at 
the top left of the display will appear. Measure and enter the temperature of the fluid 
using the keypad numeric entry method (see section  8.1Error! Reference source 
not found.). 
or 
 
For  Other : 
The liquid density value must be accurately known, and entered manually. A value 
will appear on screen e.g. “
DENSITY
DENSITYDENSITY DENSITY1
11
1. 0
00
000 0000
00 g/cc”. Enter the known density (g/cc) using the 
numeric entry method (see section  Error! Reference source not found. ). Value 
must be in the range  0.5 ≤  2
.0 . If a value outside this range is selected then it will 
not be accepted and “ ER L\bW
E
 R L\bWER L\bW
ER L\bW
” or “ER HIGH
E R HIGHER HIGH
ER HIGH
” will be displayed followed by return to 
t
he density value entry screen again. 
 
To confirm the desired value, press  [Select] or to escape without changing the 
value, press  [Mode]. The display will show “ XX.XXX 
g/cc”. Press  [Select] to 
continue. 
 
The balance will now request the weight of the sample in air by displaying “
AIR WT
AIR WTAIR WT AIR WT”. Place 
the item on the pan, or in receptacle if the density kit is used, and press  [Select]. The 
weight in air will briefly be shown in the last weighing unit selected. 
 
After completion of the air weighing, the balance will request the weight in liquid by 
displaying “ LIq wt
L
 Iq wtLIq wt
LIq wt
”. Submerge the item in the liquid and press  [ Select] to start the liquid 
weighing. The weight in liquid will briefly be shown in the last weighing unit selected, 
followed by the computed density of the sample displayed as “ XX.XXX 
g/cc”. 
 
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   32             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
The [Print]  key is lit, indicating that print output to a connected device is available. Print 
output will be the computed density “ XX.XXX 
g/cc” as shown on screen. 
 
Remove the item from the pan and press  [Mode] to continue with a new sample or press 
[ 
 0/T ] 
to return to normal weighing. 
10.4.6.2  Density of a Liquid 
When finding the density of a liquid, it is necessary to weigh a sample of known volume in 
air and then in the liquid. The volume of the sample must be entered by the user. The last 
known volume is stored for use at any time. 
 
If using the density determination kit, the volume of the plumb is marked on its support, 
e.g.  10.123 cc . 
 
Steps: 
 
Press  [Mode]  and then  [Up] and  [Down]  keys until “
Density 
Density Density  Density Liquid
LiquidLiquid
Liquid    
 ” is displayed and then 
p
ress  [Select]  to enter this chosen density mode. 
 
The volume will be asked for by displaying “
V\bLvME
V\bLvMEV\bLvME V\bLvME” and a value which is the bulb volume in 
cubic centimetres (cc). Enter or change the volume if required, using the keypad numeric 
entry method (see section Error! Reference source not found.) and then press  [Select] to 
continue. 
 
The balance will now request the weight in air by displaying “
AIR WT
AIR WTAIR WT AIR WT”. Place the glass plumb 
supplied with the density determination kit in air on the weighing pan and press  [Select] to 
start the air weighing. The value will briefly be shown in the last weighing unit selected. 
The balance will now request the weight in liquid by displaying “
LIQ Wt
LIQ WtLIQ Wt LIQ Wt”. 
 
Submerge the glass plumb in the liquid and press  [Select] to start the liquid weighing. The 
weight will briefly be shown in the last selected unit, followed by the computed density of 
the sample displayed as “
DENSITY
DENSITYDENSITY DENSITY  XX.XXX g/cc” 
 
The  [Print]  key is lit, indicating that print output to a connected device is available. Print 
output will be the computed density “ XX.XXX 
g/cc” as shown on screen. 
 
Remove the item from the pan and press  [Mode] to continue with a new sample, or press 
[ 








0/T 



] to return to normal weighing.   
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   33             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
11   RS-232 INTERFACE 
The balances have the ability to send or receive data over the serial interfaces, RS232 and 
USB (if fitted).  Both interfaces are controlled by the parameters detailed below. If the host 
computer to be used does not have a serial port then a USB-RS232 convertor accessory 
can be used. 
 
The USB and RS232 both operate as general purpose serial data ports. Weighing data 
can be sent over the interface either automatically, or when the user presses the [Print] 
key. Connection can be made to a printer, remote terminal or other device with a 
compatible serial data port. 
 
RS232 and I/O can be connected and used individually or simultaneously, so a printer and 
terminal or PC can both be connected. The connection is serial data format only and 
cannot be used for flash memory or other similar USB devices. 
11.1   HARDWARE 
The RS-232 interface is a simple 3 wire connection. A null-modem cable can be used. 
 
The input and output connections are: 
Connector:    9 pin D-sub miniature socket 
Pin 2 input to balance RXD 
Pin 3 output from balance TXD 
Pin 5   Signal ground GND 
 
Handshaking is not applied. 
 
Baud rate:    Selectable 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 
 
Parity:     Selectable NONE (=8N1), EVEN (=7E1) or ODD (=7O1) 
 
All lines are terminated with carriage return and line feed (). 
 
To connect to a device, the correct cable must be used, and port settings on both 
connected devices must match. The RS232 and USB connector (if fitted) both output 
simultaneously, so it is possible to have more than one connection at once. 
 
To configure output mode, frequency and formats, see section 13.3 and 13.4 
11.2   OUTPUT FORMATS 
11.2.1  SINGLE-LINE OUTPUT FORMAT 
In continuous output mode, or if single-line output on demand is selected, the serial output 
format will be a single line in the form “ 1234
1
 2341234
1234
.567
567567 567  g”. 
 
N
OTE: The format of the result will change depending on the mode in which the balance is 
operating, e.g. 
Normal weighing, Animal weighing: “ 123.456 g” 
Parts counting: “ 1234 pcs” 
Percent weighing: “ 12.345 %” 
Density: “ 12.345 g/cc ” 
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   34             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
11.2.2  STANDARD OUTPUT FORMAT 
The balance will print the following data as the standard form. The standard form cannot 
be changed. The format of the custom forms #1 and #2 will be the same as the standard 
form until modified by the user. Line 1  Date 
Line 2  Time 
Line 3  Blank line 
Line 4  ID number 
Line 5  Blank line 
Line 6  Result 
Line 7  Blank line 
Line 8  Blank line 
 
This will result in a printout that looks like: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: The format of the result line will change depending on the mode in which the 
balance is operating, e.g. 
Normal weighing, Animal weighing: “ 123.456 g” 
Parts counting: “ 1234 pcs” 
Percent weighing: “ 12.345 %” 
Density: “ 12.345 g/cc ” 
11.2.3  CUSTOM OUTPUT FORMAT 
If output on demand is selected, the user may optionally configure the serial output as a 
choice of 3 styles of form, either in a default format or in one of two custom formats. Each 
of the custom formats can be configured to output up to 15 lines of data. The data types 
that can be printed are: 
NAME  TEXT PRINTED 
ID number ID no.:  xxxxxxxxxxxx 
Serial number Serial no. xxxxxxxxxxxx 
Date DATE  dd/mm/yyyy 
Time TIME   hh:mm:ss 
Net weight Net: xxx.xxx g 
Gross weight Gross: xxx.xxx g 
Tare weight Tare: xxx.xxx g 
Unit weight Unit wt: xxx.xxx g 
Count Count: xxxx pcs 
Reference weight Ref. wt: xxx.xxx g 
Percent Percent: xx.xxx % 
Checkweigh lower limit  Low: xxx.xxx g 
Checkweigh upper limit  High: xxx.xxx g 
A blank line printed   only. 
Any of these can be printed on any of the 15 lines available.  Not all items need to be used 
and any one can be used more than once (see section 13.4). 
Date:  23/09/04 
Time:  15:45:27 
 
ID No: 123456 
 
Net: 123.456 g 
 
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   35             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
 
The data for each form will be preceded by a start-of-header  ASCII character (01) 
and terminated with an end-of-transmission  ASCII character (04). These 
characters will be ignored by a serial printer but will allow a computer program which reads 
the data to distinguish between this block report format and the single-line output format 
described above. 
11.3 INPUT COMMANDS USING REMOTE KEYS 
The balance can be controlled with the following commands sent using remote keys such 
as from a PC. The commands must be sent in upper case letters, i.e. “KT” not “kt”. Press 
the Enter key of the PC after each command (the action of Carriage Return is denoted as 
 as shown below). 
 
Basic Input Commands: !KT
    Tares the balance to display the net weight. This is the same as pressing 
the 
[
 0/T ] 
key when the balance is in the normal weighing mode. 
 
!KS  Enters the setup section. This is the same as pressing the [Select] key 
when the balance is in the normal weighing mode. 
 
Once entered the setup section, the balance can be controlled remotely 
using the Input Commands (as mentioned in this table) which will perform 
the same key functions as described in section  Error! Reference source 
not found. . 
 
!KP
    Transmits data over RS-232 interface. This is the same as pressing the 
[Print] key when the balance is in the normal weighing mode. 
 
!KM  Enters the Modes section. This is the same as pressing the [Mode] key 
when the balance is in the normal weighing mode. 
 
!KC  Enters the Calibration section. This is the same as pressing the [Cal] key 
when the balance is in the normal weighing mode. 
 
!KU  Enters the Unit selection section. This is the same as pressing the [Unit] 
key when the balance is in the normal weighing mode. 
 
11.3.1  Invalid Input Command: 
If an invalid command is received, then the command is returned as follows- 
Invalid Command Message returned Remarks 
!NT  !EU Command character is not ‘K’  
!KK  !EK Key character is not ‘T’, ‘S’, ‘P’, ‘M’, ‘C’ or ‘U’ 
!KT-  !EF Command format error,  is not the 
fourth character 
KT  or !KT -   No reply  Either ‘!’ or  is missing in the command 
string 
 
When the remote display output is used with the Adam Equipment Remote Display unit, 
the output is a continuous stream of data representing the weight and other information to 
display the correct data on the remote display. 
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   36             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
 
If the remote display data stream format is required for development purposes then please 
contact the manufacturer for advice. 
   
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   37             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
12   ERROR CHECKING 
 
During weighing the balance is constantly checking to see if it is operating within the 
limited parameters.  The errors likely to occur are: 
 
A/D counts below lowest allowed value 
A/D counts above highest allowed value 
A/D not operating 
Maximum capacity exceeded 
 
Other errors may be detected during special functions or operations.  These will be 
described in the section that applies. 
 
Error messages and the reasons are: Concerning A/D counts 
ERR UL
ERR ULERR UL ERR UL    
  A/D counts below a limit 
ERR \bL
ERR \bLERR \bL
ERR \bL    
  A/D counts above a pre-set limit 
Concerning calibration 
ERR STB
ERR STBERR STB
ERR STB    
  Calibration could not be completed  
b
ecause the results were not stable  
ERR L\b
ERR L\bERR L\b ERR L\b  or   ERR HI
E RR HIERR HI
ERR HI
  C alibration constant not within 20% of old 
calibration constant 
Concerning weighing 
ERR L\b
ERR L\bERR L\b
ERR L\b   W eight display is below zero by >4%max 
ERR HI
ERR HIERR HI
ERR HI   W eight is above maximum plus 90d 
 
 
C  O  P Y  
						

							EN 
© Adam Equipment Company 2015   38             3016612482 Rev1-Aug15 
13   SUPERVISOR MENUS 
Pressing the [Select] key while in normal weighing gives access to the menus.  
 
When  [Select]  is pressed and the Supervisor Passcode is not enabled the display will 
allow access to the Supervisor menus.  If passcode is enabled, the balance will ask for it 
by displaying “ PASS CD
P
 ASS CDPASS CD
PASS CD
” shortly followed by displaying “ 0
0
0
0
”. 
 
I
f a passcode is incorrectly entered then the message “ ER C\bDE
E
 R C\bDEER C\bDE
ER C\bDE
” will flash and the display 
w
ill return to “ PC \bPER
P
 C \bPERPC \bPER
PC \bPER
” or “PC Sv
P C SvPC Sv
PC SvPE
PEPE PE”. 
 
I
f the passcode has been enabled and correctly entered, the balance will allow the 
operator to access the Supervisor’s menus by which the user can enable/disable weighing 
units or modes, set balance parameters for the conditions, set time and date, set 
parameters for the RS-232 interface, calibration parameters and security parameters. 
 
The display will show the first menu item “ vNITS
v
 NITSvNITS
vNITS
”. The  [Up]  and [Down]  keys will cycle 
through the main menu items and pressing  [Select] will enter the sub-menu, or options 
can be set. Press  [Mode] to exit out of a sub-menu, or  [
 0/T ] 
to return to normal 
weighing  
 
13.1   ENABLE WEIGHING UNITS 
When “ vNITS
v NITSvNITS
vNITS
” is displayed, press  [ Select].  The right hand side of the display will show the 
symbol for the first unit, e.g. carats, ct, together with its enable state “ \b\f\f
\b
 \f\f\b\f\f
\b\f\f
” or “ \bn
\b n\bn
\bn
”. The 
S
upervisor can then enable or disable the carats unit by using  [Up] or [Down] . Pressing 
[Select]  will confirm the setting and will advance to the next weighing unit.  Repeat for 
each weighing unit in turn.  Note: Grams, g, is always enabled. 
 
Press  [Mode]  to advance to setting of the next menu or press  [
 0/T ] t
o return to 
normal weighing 
 
13.2   ENABLE WEIGHING MODES 
The same steps are followed to enable or disable the weighing modes: 
 
Press  [Select]  when “M\bdES
M
 \bdESM\bdES
M\bdES
” is displayed. The upper display line will show the  mode e.g. 
Parts Counting (“
Parts
PartsParts Parts”) together with its enabled state “OFF” or “On”. The user can enable 
or disable the parts counting mode by using  [Up] or [Down] . Pressing  [Select] will confirm 
the setting and will advance to the next weighing mode. Repeat for each mode in turn. 
 
Press  [Mode]  to advance to setting of the next menu, or press  [
 0/T ] t
o return to 
normal weighing 
 
13.3   ENABLE SERIAL INTERFACE PARAMETERS 
The parameters affecting the serial interface are set in a similar manner to the other 
parameters. 
Note:  The balance must be power-cycled to apply any changes to serial port settings. 
 
Press  [Select]  when “SERIAL
S
 ERIALSERIAL
SERIAL
” is displayed to enter the sub-menu.  
C  O  P Y