MARK-10 PTA Plug and Tester Adapter User Guide

MARK-10 PTA Plug and Tester Adapter

Thank you…

Thank you for purchasing a Mark-10 Model PTA Plug & TestTM Adapter and software, used to connect common strain gage-based load cells, force sensors, and torque sensors to Mark-10 indicators. With proper usage, we are confident that you will get many years of great service with this product. Mark-10 products are ruggedly built for many years of service in laboratory and industrial environments.

This User’s Guide provides setup, safety, and operation instructions. For additional information or answers to your questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our technical support and engineering teams are eager to assist you. Before use, each person who is to use this product should be fully trained in appropriate operation and safety procedures.

OVERVIEW

List of included items

MESUR® Lite software, MESUR®gauge DEMO software

Download at: www.mark-10.com/resources

General Overview
The PTA adapter is designed to interface a user-supplied load cell, force sensor, or torque sensor with Mark-10 indicators. The adapter may be programmed to the appropriate load capacity with a software utility through USB or RS-232 connection to the indicator. Through Plug & Test® technology, all configuration and calibration information is saved within the adapter, allowing for interchangeability between multiple sensors (including standard Mark-10 sensors).

Compatible Equipment
The PTA adapter is compatible with load cells and sensors meeting the following specifications:

• Type: Full bridge
• Resistance: 300 – 1000 ohms
• Sensitivity: 1 – 3 mV/V full scale
  The PTA adapter is compatible with Mark-10 indicators with Version 1.0.9 or later. The PTA adapter cannot be configured using older indicator versions. The PTA adapter can be used with older indicator versions, however, the adapter cannot be calibrated for single-direction load cells, such as load button and thru hole type load cells. Please contact Mark-10 if there are any questions regarding compatibility.

MECHANICAL SETUP

Sensors meeting the above specifications are supplied with a cable with four leads, for the following functions:

• EXCITATION +
• EXCITATION –
• SIGNAL +
• SIGNAL –

These leads are typically color coded. Refer to the sensor’s data sheet for details.
Note : Ensure that the signal leads have been installed into the appropriate terminal blocks. Some sensor manufacturers consider SIGNAL + to be a compression value, while others consider it to be a tension value. If these leads are installed incorrectly, the indicator will display the opposite tension/compression indicator, and calibration cannot take place. In such a case, the indicator may display a message that the load is too high or too low, even if the applied load is correct. Switching the leads may fix the issue. Lead assignments should be verified with the load cell manufacturer. The PTA adapter contains a circuit board with a screw terminal block to allow for the connection of these leads. Refer to the following procedure for setup instructions:

1. Access the circuit board inside the PTA adapter by loosening two Phillips head screws and removing the cover, as shown in the image below:
   The screw terminal block will be visible, along with labels referencing the functions listed above:

2. Feed the four leads through the supplied strain relief (pictured above) and into the body of the adapter.

3. Using a flat screwdriver, loosen the four screws in the terminal block until the sensor leads can be inserted into the appropriate receptacles. After insertion of the leads, tighten the screws, as shown in the image below:

4. Install the strain relief by pressing it into the receptacle in the PTA housing, as illustrated below:

5. Reinstall the cover and tighten the two Phillips screws.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The PTA adapter is programmed by a PC running the included software utility, Plug & Test Adapter Configuration. Communication is achieved through a Mark-10 indicator and a USB or RS-232 connection. The Plug & Test Adapter Configuration software and USB drivers are available to download at: www.mark-10.com/resources/software-drivers

Computer requirements

A PC running Windows 2000 or later operating system with screen resolution of 1024 x 768 minimum, is required to run the software. An RS-232C serial port or USB port (virtual COM port) is required to communicate with the indicator. If USB communication is required, be sure to install the appropriate USB driver.

Installation instructions
Installing from the website If downloading from the website, it is important to unzip/extract the files first, and then run the file “setup.exe”. Follow the prompts on the screen to install the software.

Running the software
When the installation is complete, the program can be found in: Programs > Mark-10 Software > Plug & Test Adapter Configuration.

USING THE SOFTWARE

When software installation has been completed, plug the PTA adapter into the indicator, and connect a USB or RS-232 cable between the indicator and the PC.

General Menus

File
Close – Click to exit the program.
Help
User’s Guide – Click to open the user’s guide PDF document (Adobe Reader is required and is downloadable from the Adobe website). Mark-10 Website – Click to the Mark-10 website (internet connection and browser are required).
About
Click to display general software information, including the version number.

COM Port Settings

Use this screen to configure the PC’s COM port to which the indicator is connected.

COM Port
Select the appropriate COM port from the dropdown list. Clicking Refresh updates the list with all installed ports. The COM port associated with the indicator can be identified under the Ports sub-section of Device Manager in Windows.

Baud Rate
Select the baud rate of the serial port. The default setting is 9600 baud. Be sure to configure the baud rate to match that of the indicator.

Force / Torque Capacities & Resolutions

Use the Force Capacities & Resolutions and Torque Capacities & Resolutions screens to program the capacity appropriate for the sensor. The number of available units of measurement and displayed resolution depend on the indicator being used. Refer to Section 5 for detailed information.

Refer to the following procedure:

1. Select the appropriate capacity. Use the and arrows to scroll through additional capacities. The Capacity table shows the available units of measurement and their corresponding capacities. The Resolution table displays the increment size for each of the available units. Select the Model 5i & 7i or Model 3i radio button in the lower right corner of the screen to display the units and resolutions available for each indicator.

2. The software may be used to configure a bi-directional sensor, such as an S-beam, or single direction sensor, such as a load button. Select the appropriate direction.

3. Optionally enter an identification number for the sensor. This number will be displayed in the indicator’s power-up sequence and Information screen.
   Note : The identification number may not begin with the letter sequence “MR”.

4. Click Program Adapter. A progress bar is supplied below this button, for visual convenience. Do not disconnect the communication cable until this process is complete, denoted by the PASS or FAIL indicator.
   Note : This software does not allow the user overwrite the configuration of a standard Mark-10 force or torque sensor.

Read Indicator & Adapter

Use this screen to view information about the sensor and indicator. Click Read to view the indicator model number, serial number, and firmware version. The sensor’s identification number, serial number, direction(s), capacities, and resolutions are also visible.
Note : The adapter’s serial number is programmed at the factory and cannot be modified.

CAPACITIES & RESOLUTIONS

Force Capacities & Resolutions – with Model 7i & 5i indicators

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0.25| 4| –| 100| 1| –| 1000| –| –| 0.0001| 0.002| –| 0.05| 0.0005| –| 0.5| –| –
0.5| 8| –| 250| 2.5| –| 2500| –| –| 0.0002| 0.005| –| 0.1| 0.001| –| 1| –| –
1| 16| –| 500| 5| –| 5000| –| –| 0.0005| 0.01| –| 0.2| 0.002| –| 2| –| –
2| 32| 1| 1000| 10| –| –| –| –| 0.001| 0.02| 0.0005| 0.5| 0.005| –| –| –| –
5| 80| 2.5| 2500| 25| –| –| –| –| 0.002| 0.05| 0.001| 1| 0.01| –| –| –| –
10| 160| 5| 5000| 50| –| –| –| –| 0.005| 0.1| 0.002| 2| 0.02| –| –| –| –
20| 320| 10| 10000| 100| –| –| –| –| 0.01| 0.2| 0.005| 5| 0.05| –| –| –| –
25| 400| 10| 10000| 100| –| –| –| –| 0.01| 0.2| 0.005| 5| 0.05| –| –| –| –
50| 800| 25| 25000| 250| –| –| –| –| 0.02| 0.5| 0.01| 10| 0.1| –| –| –| –
75| 1200| 40| 40000| 400| –| –| –| –| 0.05| 0.5| 0.02| 20| 0.2| –| –| –| –
100| 1600| 50| 50000| 500| –| –| –| –| 0.05| 1| 0.02| 20| 0.2| –| –| –| –
150| 2400| 75| 75000| 750| –| –| –| –| 0.1| 2| 0.05| 50| 0.5| –| –| –| –
200| 3200| 100| 100000| 1000| –| –| –| –| 0.1| 2| 0.05| 50| 0.5| –| –| –| –
250| 4000| 100| –| 1000| 1| –| –| –| 0.1| 2| 0.05| –| 0.5| 0.0005| –| –| –
300| 4800| 150| –| 1500| 1.5| –| –| –| 0.2| 5| 0.1| –| 1| 0.001| –| –| –
500| 8000| 250| –| 2500| 2.5| –| –| –| 0.2| 5| 0.1| –| 1| 0.001| –| –| –
750| 12000| 400| –| 4000| 4| –| –| –| 0.5| 10| 0.2| –| 2| 0.002| –| –| –
1000| 16000| 500| –| 5000| 5| –| –| –| 0.5| 10| 0.2| –| 2| 0.002| –| –| –
1500| 24000| 750| –| 7500| 7.5| –| –| –| 1| 20| 0.5| –| 5| 0.005| –| –| –
2000| –| 1000| –| –| 10| –| 1| 1| 1| –| 0.5| –| –| 0.005| –| 0.0005| 0.0005
2500| –| 1000| –| –| 10| –| 1| 1| 1| –| 0.5| –| –| 0.005| –| 0.0005| 0.0005
3000| –| 1500| –| –| 15| –| 1.5| 1.5| 2| –| 1| –| –| 0.01| –| 0.001| 0.001
5000| –| 2500| –| –| 25| –| 2.5| 2.5| 2| –| 1| –| –| 0.01| –| 0.001| 0.001
7500| –| 4000| –| –| 40| –| 4| 4| 5| –| 2| –| –| 0.02| –| 0.002| 0.002
10000| –| 5000| –| –| 50| –| 5| 5| 5| –| 2| –| –| 0.02| –| 0.002| 0.002
15000| –| 7500| –| –| 75| –| 7.5| 7.5| 10| –| 5| –| –| 0.05| –| 0.005| 0.005
20000| –| 10000| –| –| 100| –| 10| 10| 10| –| 5| –| –| 0.05| –| 0.005| 0.005
25000| –| 10000| –| –| 100| –| 10| 10| 10| –| 5| –| –| 0.05| –| 0.005| 0.005
30000| –| 15000| –| –| 150| –| 15| 15| 20| –| 10| –| –| 0.1| –| 0.01| 0.01
50000| –| 25000| –| –| 250| –| 25| 25| 20| –| 10| –| –| 0.1| –| 0.01| 0.01
75000| –| 40000| –| –| 400| –| 40| 40| 50| –| 20| –| –| 0.2| –| 0.02| 0.02
100000| –| 50000| –| –| 500| –| 50| 50| 50| –| 20| –| –| 0.2| –| 0.02| 0.02
150000| –| 75000| –| –| 750| –| 75| 75| 100| –| 50| –| –| 0.5| –| 0.05| 0.05
200000| –| 100000| –| –| 1000| –| 100| 100| 100| –| 50| –| –| 0.5| –| 0.05| 0.05
250000| –| 100000| –| –| 1000| –| 100| 100| 100| –| 50| –| –| 0.5| –| 0.05| 0.05
300000| –| 150000| –| –| 1500| –| 150| 150| 200| –| 100| –| –| 1| –| 0.1| 0.1
500000| –| 250000| –| –| 2500| –| 250| 250| 200| –| 100| –| –| 1| –| 0.1| 0.1
750000| –| 400000| –| –| 4000| –| 400| 400| 500| –| 200| –| –| 2| –| 0.2| 0.2

• T-US = US ton
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Force Capacities & Resolutions – with Model 3i indicator

Torque Capacities & Resolutions – with Model 7i & 5i indicators

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–| 10| –| 7| –| 70| 7| 700| –| 0.005| –| 0.005| –| 0.05| 0.005| 0.5
–| 20| –| 14| –| 140| 14| 1400| –| 0.01| –| 0.01| –| 0.1| 0.01| 1
–| 50| –| 35| –| 350| 35| 3500| –| 0.02| –| 0.02| –| 0.2| 0.02| 2
–| 100| –| 70| –| 700| 70| 7000| –| 0.05| –| 0.05| –| 0.5| 0.05| 5
–| 1000| –| 700| –| 7000| 700| 70000| –| 0.5| –| 0.5| –| 5| 0.5| 50
12| 192| 1| 135| 1.35| –| –| –| 0.005| 0.1| 0.0005| 0.1| 0.001| –| –| –
20| 320| 1.5| 220| 2.2| –| –| –| 0.01| 0.2| 0.001| 0.1| 0.001| –| –| –
25| 400| 2| 290| 2.9| –| –| –| 0.02| 0.2| 0.002| 0.2| 0.002| –| –| –
50| 800| 4| 570| 5.7| –| –| –| 0.02| 0.5| 0.002| 0.5| 0.005| –| –| –
100| 1600| 8| 1150| 11.5| –| –| –| 0.05| 1| 0.005| 0.5| 0.005| –| –| –
150| –| 12.5| 1700| 17| –| 1700| –| 0.1| –| 0.01| 1| 0.01| –| 1| –
200| –| 16| 2200| 22| –| 2200| –| 0.1| –| 0.01| 1| 0.01| –| 1| –
250| –| 20| 2800| 28| –| 2800| –| 0.2| –| 0.02| 2| 0.02| –| 2| –
400| –| 32| 4500| 45| –| 4500| –| 0.2| –| 0.02| 2| 0.02| –| 2| –
500| –| 40| 5800| 57| –| 5800| –| 0.2| –| 0.02| 2| 0.02| –| 2| –
600| –| 50| 6900| 69| –| 6900| –| 0.5| –| 0.05| 5| 0.05| –| 5| –
1000| –| 80| 11500| 115| –| 11500| –| 0.5| –| 0.05| 5| 0.05| –| 5| –
1500| –| 125| 17000| 170| –| 17000| –| 1| –| 0.1| 10| 0.1| –| 10| –
2000| –| 150| 22000| 220| –| 22000| –| 1| –| 0.1| 10| 0.1| –| 10| –
2500| –| 200| 29000| 290| –| 29000| –| 1| –| 0.1| 20| 0.2| –| 20| –
5000| –| 400| 57000| 570| –| 58000| –| 2| –| 0.2| 20| 0.2| –| 50| –
6000| –| 500| 69000| 690| –| 69000| –| 5| –| 0.5| 50| 0.5| –| 50| –
10000| –| 800| 115000| 1150| –| –| –| 5| –| 0.5| 50| 0.5| –| –| –
15000| –| 1250| 170000| 1700| –| –| –| 10| –| 1| 100| 1| –| –| –
20000| –| 2000| 220000| 2200| –| –| –| 10| –| 1| 100| 1| –| –| –
50000| –| 4000| 570000| 5700| –| –| –| 20| –| 2| 200| 2| –| –| –
100000| –| 8000| –| 11500| –| –| –| 50| –| 5| –| 5| –| –| –
150000| –| 12500| –| 17000| –| –| –| 100| –| 10| –| 10| –| –| –
200000| –| 15000| –| 22000| –| –| –| 100| –| 10| –| 10| –| –| –
500000| –| 40000| –| 57000| –| –| –| 200| –| 20| –| 20| –| –| –

Torque Capacities & Resolutions – with Model 3i indicator

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–| 20| 14| –| 14| –| –| 0.02| 0.02| –| 0.02| –
–| 50| 35| –| 35| –| –| 0.05| 0.05| –| 0.05| –
–| 100| 70| –| 70| –| –| 0.1| 0.1| –| 0.1| –
–| 1000| 700| –| 700| –| –| 1| 1| –| 1| –
12| 192| 135| –| –| –| 0.01| 0.2| 0.1| –| –| –
20| 320| 220| –| –| –| 0.02| 0.5| 0.2| –| –| –
25| 400| 290| –| –| –| 0.02| 0.5| 0.2| –| –| –
50| 800| 570| –| –| –| 0.05| 1| 0.5| –| –| –
100| 1600| 1150| –| –| –| 0.1| 2| 1| –| –| –
150| –| 1700| –| 1700| –| 0.2| –| 2| –| 2| –
200| –| 2200| –| 2200| –| 0.2| –| 2| –| 2| –
400| –| 4500| –| 4500| –| 0.5| –| 5| –| 5| –
500| –| 5800| –| 5800| –| 0.5| –| 5| –| 5| –
600| –| 6900| –| 6900| –| 1| –| 10| –| 10| –
1000| –| 11500| –| 11500| –| 1| –| 10| –| 10| –
1500| –| 17000| –| 17000| –| 2| –| 20| –| 20| –
2000| –| 22000| –| 22000| –| 2| –| 20| –| 20| –
2500| –| 29000| –| 29000| –| 2| –| 20| –| 20| –
5000| –| 57000| –| 58000| –| 5| –| 50| –| 100| –
6000| –| 69000| –| 69000| –| 5| –| 50| –| 100| –
10000| –| 115000| –| –| 115| 10| –| 100| –| –| 0.1
15000| –| 170000| –| –| 170| 20| –| 200| –| –| 0.2
20000| –| 220000| –| –| 220| 20| –| 200| –| –| 0.2
50000| –| 570000| –| –| 580| 50| –| 500| –| –| 1
100000| –| –| 11500| –| 1150| 100| –| –| 10| –| 1
150000| –| –| 17000| –| 1700| 200| –| –| 20| –| 2
200000| –| –| 22000| –| 2200| 200| –| –| 20| –| 2
500000| –| –| 57000| –| 5800| 400| –| –| 50| –| 10

Mark-10 Corporation has been an innovator in the force and torque measurement fields since 1979. We strive to achieve 100% customer satisfaction through excellence in product design, manufacturing and customer support. In addition to our standard line of products we can provide modifications and custom designs for OEM applications. Our engineering team is eager to satisfy any special requirements. Please contact us for further information or suggestions for improvement.

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