Aimco Brakes ADW Series Torque Wrench Users Guide

							ADW

 Series  Torque Wrench  
Users Guide   
for Basic  Model with Memory PO 
Box 16460,  Portland, OR   97292-0460   503-2 54-6600       Fax 503-2 55-2615  www.aimco-global.com 
						

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Contents 
 CONTENTS  .................................................. 2 
INTRODUCTION  ............................................ 3 
Description  ......................................................... 3 
System Specifications  ......................................... 3 
Description of Functions  ............................... 4 
Fu nction al Settings  ............................................. 4 
Setting Limits……………………………………………… 4-5 
Top  Panel Inputs  I/O Descriptions .......................  6 
Serial ..............................................................  6 
Charging the Batteries  ........................................  6 
Executing  Serial Send ......................................... 7 
Serial  Transfer Protocol  ...................................  7 
Serial  Datastream Format  ................................  7 
Serial  Cable Pinouts  ........................................  7 
PROGRAMMING & NAVIGATION  .....................  8 
Men u Functions  .............................................  9 
Button Operation:  ...........................................  9 
MENU Options  .......................................  10-11-12 
Peak Options Menu  ....................................... 10 
System Menu ................................................ 11 
 D ata Menu……… ……….……………………………12  
SERVICE AND WARRANTY ............................  13 
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INTRODUCTION 
DESCRIPTION 
The AUDITOR Torque wrench is designed to provide for auditing torque applications in 
the smallest foot print at a very reasonable price.  Features include an LCD graphics 
display, built- in battery pack and a communications  port for data transfer. A new menu 
based user interface allows for a wide range of software configurations while keeping the 
wrench  easy  to use.   
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 
Dimensions  Varies by model. 3 frame sizes are available  
Power Requirements  9V DC, 150 mA (120V mains adapter standard, 240v mains adapter available) or internal NiMH batteries. 
Operating Temperature Range  0˚C to 50˚C 
Data Communications  Serial 
Accuracy  1 % of Indicated Reading 
Range  10% to 100% 
Optional 5% to 100% 
Lockout Combinations  Mode, Auto Clear, Mode & Auto Clear, Engineering Units, Mode & Engineering Units, Auto Clear & Engineering Units, Mode & Auto Clear & Engineering Units, None (Off) 
Display  4 active digits plus decimal 
Optional 5 active digits 
Units  8 Selectable engineering units. 
Special units available, please inquire. 
Filter  Selectable Hz filter: 7, 62, 125, 250, 500,  750 and 1000 
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DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS 
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he following is a description of the standard features of the AUDITOR Digital Wrench . 
OPERATING MODE 
Current operating mode (Peak, 1st Peak or Track) will show on the display.  Press the 
down arrow key to toggle between them. 
Peak 
Displays and retains the maximum torque experienced by the wrench, as occurs when 
operating the wrenc h in the tightening direction.  
1st Peak 
Detects the “first peak” of torque,  then captur es initial torque as occurs when the  fastener 
moves.  
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rack  
Displays torque as it is being applied to the transducer.  Track mode is used primarily for 
Calibration.  
Memory 
The Auditor can store readings into memory for easy download to a PC or Data 
printer.  All readings are viewable on the screen with SPC information available 
on some models.  Stored readings are sequential and FIFO when memory buffer 
is full. 
ENGINEERING UNITS 
Display reports current engineering units.  Press the up arrow key to cycle 
through the eight possible choices: Kgf m, KgfCm, gfCm, cNm, Nm, FT LB, IN LB, IN OZ.  
FULL SCALE 
This “information” screen in the System Menu  shows the Full -Scale value of the Wrench .  
This is not a field adjustable value.  
LOW LIMIT 
Setting limits by entering the 
						

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The limit is adjusted by using the navigation buttons to set the first four digits to the 
desired value.  The fifth digit is used to select the decimal point position.  The up and 
down buttons under the “Soft” button  Change will change the value from 0 -9.  Pressing 
the “soft” DIG  will scroll through the digit positions.  When the correct value is entered, 
pressing the ENT  button will return you to the menu system. 
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nce all the digits have been set, press the MEM  key to accept the value and return to 
Program Function mode.  The next time a reading is taken, LO will appear on the 
display if the captured value is less than the low limit  
HIGH LIMIT 
Use the high limit setting as a means of visually flagging the operator when a reading i s 
over a desired maximum value. High limits are set in the identical way as low limits. 
Please refer to the Low Limit section for details.  
NOTE ON LIMITS: The green LED on the front of the display w ill flash when a 
peak is captured that is w ithin the limit setting.  
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I/O DESCRIPTIONS 
DISPLAY OPERATION 
TOP  PANEL INPUTS  
1 DC In 
The interface for the AC Adapter supplied with the unit.  Use this if you plan on working 
under Mains power.  Use only the AC adapter provided with the unit.  Use of another 
power source will void the warranty and may cause severe damage to the display.  
2 Serial 
If you are downloading to a printer, data collector, computer, etc., this is the mini -plug 
in terface for the Serial  cable.  Values are sent via Serial  every time the unit auto -clears or 
the ENT button is pressed  
CHARGING THE BATTERIES 
1.The batteries in this system should last approximately 12 hours when fully  charged.
The Low -Battery indicator on the display will illuminate when the battery voltage is
low.  Typically, the user will have between 15 -30 minutes before the batteries
become too weak to power the unit.
2. The batteries are charged any time the system is plugged- in.  In Fast Charge mode,
i.e. the unit is plugged in and the power is  OFF, charge time is between 2 and  5
hours depending on battery charge level. The green LED on the front panel will flash
when the battery is charging and turned off. It is recommended the  wrench be
plugged in when not in use.  This will not harm the unit and will increase battery life.
Note: If the  wrench is to be stored for several months, always ensure the battery is 
completely charged prior to storage. 
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EXECUTING SERIAL SEND 
The AUDITOR wrench can be connected to a printer, computer or data collector via its 
S erial  interface. Every time a reading is accepted into memory, a peak is cleared, or data 
is transmitted via the print data menu(s), the reading or data  is transmitted via the S erial 
port.  To download the readings, go to the DATA MENU.  
Serial Transfer Protocol  
Protocol Value  
Cable 9 pin to mini- plug. 
Baud  9600 
Parity  None 
Bits 8 
S Bit  1 
Flow  None  
Serial  Datastream Format  
mmmbsdddddbuuuuucl, where: 
m Memory  Location (if On)  
s Sign (space or  -) c Carriage Return  
d Data with Decimal Point  l L ine Feed 
u Units b Blank  
Data stream note: The following information may follow the data stream (u) if equipped 
with the appropriate software and # is not zero:  
Count: #  
Angle: #  
Serial Cable Pinouts  
Pin # Description Pin # Description 
1 Unused 6  U nused 
2 Transmit 7 Unused  
3  Receive 8  U nused 
4 Unused  9 Unused 
5  Ground 
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he AUDITOR product line has been designed to provide a consistent interface 
throughout the product line.  We have made the user interface menu driven, as opposed 
to hard coded.  This has provided several advantages.  First, once you learn the basics, 
yo u can operate any of our products with the shortest learning curve possible.  Second, it 
allows us to offer a greater array of functionality than was previously possible.  Third, it 
allows the user the opportunity to economically upgrade and/or customize  our products  at 
any point in the future.  
The graphics Show n in this manual may differ slightly from your exact product, 
but the functions are identical. Other products in the Auditor line include The 
Auditor Wrench, Auditor Collector Wrench, Auditor Portable Display, Auditor 
Data Collector, UET series Torque Tester, UET/ MTM Torque Display and various 
‘Other Branded’ Equipment 
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he four buttons  below the LCD are programmable or Soft Buttons.  The functionality of 
the buttons will vary with the current selection.  There are two ways to change settings, 
or otherwise gain access to the operation of the tester:  
1.L

ive programming: Where the soft buttons have text above them, pressing the
button will scroll through the options.  In the picture above, pressing the down arrow
will scroll through the Modes of Operation.  These include Peak, 1
st  Peak and Track.
The Up Arrow will scroll through the engineering units.
2. Menu Driven: There are two sets of menus in the display.
a.Bottom right Oval button will scroll through the Tester Operating Functions.  For
basic testers, this includes the RUN MODE and MEMORY (MEM) MODE.  Toggling
this button will change the functions of the other soft buttons appropriately.
b. MENU (bottom left oval) will take you to the main menu  system.  Shown below is
a sample of one menu screen
ENTERS THE MENU  SYSTEM  SELECTS MODE 
OF OPERATION  
 
Programming & Navigation 8 
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							MENU TREE 
 Operation Overview: There are 8 buttons on the display face: Off, On, four (4) 
programmable or ‘soft’ buttons  CLR/Zero and Enter.  The exact function of the soft 
buttons is defined by the bottom two rows of text and will vary depending on the current 
mode of operation. Pressing the ENT button will take you back to the previous screen, 
until you return to the run mode.  
Button Operation: 
Run Mode (Current mode displayed):  
CLR/zero: Clears the peak reading, Zero’s the display and erases the memory location 
otherwise.  
ENT: Save current reading to  memory if memory is on and clears the peak reading.  
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emory Mode (MEM displayed instead of Run):  
ON: Goes to run mode without erasing memory location.  
ENT: Scrolls to next empty location.  
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ither Mode:  
RUN  -> MEM: (soft button) changes the mode of the arrow buttons. 
Up and Down: (soft buttons) Units and mode respectively for RUN ; Memory location for 
MEM. Depends on the right programmable button.  
MENU: Enter menus.  
MENU Operation: 
ENT: Previous menu.  
Up and Down: Scroll through the current menu. 
Programmable keys: Menu actions.  The text varies depending of the active menu 
select ion. 
RETURNS TO 
PREVIOUS MENU  
MENU ACTION 
BUTTONS  MENU SCROLL  
BUTTONS  
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							MENU TREE: 
1  PEAK OPTIONS MENU 
SEL: Enters menu. 
1-1  Auto clear
+, - Set time in seconds.
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uto -clear works in Peak and 1
st Peak modes, freeing the operator from manually 
clearing the display after taking a reading.  Auto -clear can be set from one to nine 
seconds, or completely off.  
With AutoClr disabled, this reading will continue to display until the operator 
stores it by pressing the ENT button, or clears it by pressing the CLR  button. 
Pressing the + key will chang e Off to a value of 1, referring to the number of 
seconds the system will hold a reading on the screen before clearing. Repeatedly pressing 
the   arrow key to scroll from Off to 9. When the desired value is shown, press the enter 
button.  
Once the uni t is returned to operational mode, AC will show on the bottom of the 
display. Because AutoClr is now active, this reading will show for the user specified 
number of seconds and then clear the display. From now on, every reading will clear and 
be stored aut omatically into memory.  
* Remember AutoClr will not work in Track Mode.
1- 2  Filter  
+,  - Set filter value in Hz.   
125, 250, 500, 1000, 1500 & 2000.  
1-3  Peak Blanking
+,  - Set blanking in percent of full scale.  
Peak Blanking sets the minimum threshold at which torque is captured as a peak. 
Pressing the + and -  buttons will scroll from 2% through 50% of Full Scale.   
1-4  Sign Lock
+, - Toggle On or Off.
The Sign Lock feature allows the user to select the torque direction of the peak 
to be captured. With Sign Lock ON, the initial direction or sign is the default direction. Any 
peak measured in the non -selected direction will be measured, but not captured as a 
peak. To reset the sign, either cycle the power or zero the unit.  
With Sign Lock OFF, the tester will capture both CW and CCW torque.  
Menu Options 10 
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