Re: Anilam glass scale hookup question

I am the simplest solution. I have the Anilam book.

Regards,

Tim


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Lloyd Leung" <lloyd@l...>
wrote:

> Here's my question.
>
> Why not just contact anilam, and ask them? Contact information

available

> here. http://www.anilam.com/home.html
>
> It's the simplest of solutions. They're tech support *should* be

able to

> help you.
>
> Cheers...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Elson [mailto:elson@p...]
> Sent: March 15, 2003 1:55 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Anilam glass scale hookup question
>
>
>
> tig415 wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to find out the wiring info on the glass scales. They
> >have a Anilam decal on them. There are 6 wires coming out of the
> >plug . Red, black, white, green, brown and a shield. I'm assuming
> >power, ground, channel A, channel B, index and shield. Can anyone
> >tell me what wire does what or a way to figure it out with a test
> >meter? Also how do I determine how many volts they need.
> >
> >
> It would be a good guess that red is +5 V, black is ground. You

could

> probably
> check with an ohmmeter and see if black and red have a lower

resistance than

> to other wires. It is possible the scales use +12 V or other

voltage,

> but 5 V
> would not hurt them, assuming the correct connections. If you

aren't afraid

> to open them up, you can see if there is a capacitor connected

between the

> red and black wires. that would confirm them as power. You can

also check

> that there is an LED and a resistor connected in series to the

power wires.

>
> Once you are confident enough to apply power, you should see the

other wires

> changing state. A and B will flip between +5 and 0 V with

microscopic

> moves of the slider. The index will probably only have one pulse

over a

> very
> short range of movement. If your DVM has a beeper function, you

might be

> able to use that to detect the index pulse.
>
> You may need 1 K ohm resistors between the signal wires and +5 V if

the

> scale's output are open collector.
>
> Jon
>
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