ABQINDUSTRIAL FG-7000L Digital Force Gauge Instruction Manual

: September 11, 2024
: ABQINDUSTRIAL

Table of Contents

ABQINDUSTRIAL FG-7000L Digital Force Gauge
FAQ
SPECIFICATIONS
LCD SCREEN STANDARD VIEW
LOAD CELL CAPACITY & RESOLUTION TABLES
KEY FUNCTIONS
ADVANCED MENU OPTIONS
CHARGING
COMMUNICATIONS
MISC
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ABQINDUSTRIAL FG-7000L Digital Force Gauge

FAQ

Q: What should I do if the display shows a warning at 110% of the rated capacity?
A: If the display flashes a warning at 110% capacity, stop applying force immediately to prevent damage to the load cell.
Q: How do I power On or Off the force gauge?
A: Press and hold the ON/OFF key for 2 seconds to power On or Off the device.

WARNING

Operators should wear protection such as a mask and gloves in case pieces or components break away from the unit under test.
Whether the unit is ON or OFF, DO NOT exceed the capacity of the sensor. NEVER exceed 150% of the rated capacity for S beam, or 120% for ring type, or the load cell will be damaged. At 110% of the rated capacity, the display will flash a warning.
When mounting FG-7000L Series Digital Force Gauges, use M4 mounting screws with a maximum insertion depth of 7 mm into the gauge. Hand tightens mounting screws, DO NOT use tools. Do not use a damaged clamp.
Measure in line tension and compression forces only. DO NOT attempt to measure forces at an angle to the sensor – damage to load cell may result.
Do not attempt to repair or alter this instrument. Warranty will be voided and damage to the unit may result.
Use and store within the stated temperature and humidity ranges, or damage and failure may result.
If not using this instrument for extended periods of time, remove the batteries to prevent potential battery leakage from causing product damage.
DO NOT use tools to overhear the connection adapter. Hand-tighten only so damage does not occur.
The FG-7000L Series digital force gauges provide additional ten-sion and compression testing flexibility with their external load cell input. External load cells are immediately recognized when connected to the display base. Three styles of load cells are available for your specific testing needs. The first is the ‘S’ Beam style load cell for both tension and compression tests with capacities rang-ing from 220 lbf (100 kgf) up to 4500 lbf (2000 kgf). The second style available is the ‘Ring’ type load cell for compression applications with capacities ranging from 2250 lbf (1000 kgf) all the way up to a hefty 44,000 lbf (200 kN). The third style is the “Mini Ring” type load cell for compression applications with capacities from 220 lbg (100 kgf) to22 klbf (10,000 kgf).
The multiple-language FG-7000Ls provide menu programming for easy selection and set-up of the instrument to your desired requirements. Four selectable modes of operation include: Track mode for live readings, Peak mode for displaying the maximum reading, Auto Peak where the peak resets after a programmed pe-riod of time and First Peak where only the initial peak is recorded once a decrease is sensed. The display has two selectable operations, numerical view with bar graph or graphical view with bar graph that if alarm tolerances are set, provides the user a quick view where their process is in relation to their upper and lower limit graph lines as well as pass/fail status.
These high-tech instruments can easily data log a reading at the push of a button for simple data acquisition, or be set to continu-ous data storage. Data can be viewed on the screen, sent to the optional printer, or loaded to be analyzed and graphed on the free software program. The 1,000-point memory with definable groups allows for multiple tests to be recorded and easily separated upon loading. In addition, the comparator output can be set up for integration of the instrument into a quality system for repetitive testing such as on a production line.
The FG-7000L’s robust housings are designed to fit perfectly in the operator’s hand for portable testing. The large back-lit, 180° auto-reversible display, compression/tension icons, combined with the dual labeled key pad allows for usage of the gauge in various positions while still being able to easily view and operate. These many features make the FG-7000L the ideal force instrument for various applications such as, incoming quality inspec-tion, finished goods testing, R&D or almost any force testing re-quirement.

SPECIFICATIONS

Accuracy: S-Beam: ± 0.2% F.S.; Ring ± 0.2% & Mini-Ring ± 0.5%
Selectable Units: kN, N, kgf, tf, lbf and klbf. (Depending on Range)
Overload Capacity: S beam: 150% of F.S.; Ring & Mini Ring Type 120% of F.S. (LCD flashes beyond 110% of F.S.)
Measurement method: Peak, Autopeak, First Peak or Track Mode
Data Sampling Rate: 1000 Hz
Display: 160*128 dot matrix LCD with LED Backlight
Display Update Rate: 10 times/second
Resolution: (See page 2)
Memory: 1000 data
Set Point: Programmable high and low limits
Battery Indicator: Display flashes battery icon when battery is low
Power: 3.6VDC 800mAH Ni-MH rechargeable batteries
Battery Life: Approximately 16 hours continuous use per full charge
Charger / Adapter: Universal USB/BM charger, Input: 110 ~ 240VAC
Outputs: USB,Serial Port RS-232, High & Low Limit NPN
Operating Temperature: 14 to 104°F (-10 to 40°C)
Storage Relative Humidity: 20 to 80%
Housing: Aluminum
Storage Temperature: -4 to 122°F (-20 to 50°C)
Oper. Relative Humidity: 5 to 95%
Dimensions: 5.7 x 2.9 x 1.4” (145 x 73 x 35.5 mm)
Cable Length: 9.8’ (3 m)
Product Weight: 1.5 lb (0.7 kg)
Package Weight: 2.8 lb (1.3 kg)
Warranty: 1 year
Certification: CE
Included Accessories: AC Adapter/Charger, USB cable, calibra-tion cert., carrying case

LOAD CELL SPECIFICATIONS

Zero Balance: ±2% F.S.
Non-Linearity: S Beam 0.03% F.S.; Ring 0.1% F.S.; Mini-Ring 0.5% F.S.
Hysteresis: S Beam 0.03% F.S.; Ring 0.1% F.S.; Mini-Ring 0.5% F.S. Temp. Effect: S Beam 0.03%/10°C F.S.; Ring 0.05%/10°C F.S.; Mini-Ring 0.05%/10°C F.S.
Overload Protection: SS Beam 150%; Ring 120%; Mini-Ring 120%
Protection Class: IP76

LCD SCREEN STANDARD VIEW

**Test Mode Icons

**

Battery icon: Battery level or charging status. Flashes when gauge needs to be recharged.
OK/OV Indicator:
Force Icons: Indicates force direction.
Current measured value
Analog bar: Indicates current position within full scale. When the bar enters the area enclosed by the dotted line, this signifies the full scale capacity is exceeded by an overload condition.
Storage icon: Indicates data is being saved.
System time
Units Indicator: Selected engineering unit.
Load Cell Capacity Icon:

LOAD CELL CAPACITY & RESOLUTION TABLES

S-Beam: Compression or Tension Ring Styles: Compression Only| N| kgf| lbf| kN| klbf| tf
---|---|---|---|---|---|---
S-1

M- 1

| Capacity| 1000| 100| 220| –| –| –
Resolution| 0.1| 0.01| 0.05| –| –| –

S-2

| Capacity| 2000| 200| 450| –| –| –
Resolution| 0.5| 0.05| 0.1| –| –| –
S-5

M- 5

| Capacity| 5000| 500| 1100| –| –| –
Resolution| 1| 0.1| 0.1| –| –| –
S-10 R-10 M- 10| Capacity| 10000| 1000| 2250| 10| –| –
Resolution| 1| 0.1| 0.5| 0.01| –| –
S-20 R-20| Capacity| –| 2000| 4500| 20| –| –
Resolution| –| 0.5| 1| 0.005| –| –
R-50 M- 50| Capacity| –| 5000| –| 50| 11| 5
Resolution| –| 0.5| –| 0.005| 0.001| 0.0005
R-100 M- 100| Capacity| –| –| –| 100| 22| 10
Resolution| –| –| –| 0.01| 0.005| 0.001

R-200

| Capacity| –| –| –| 200| 44| 20
Resolutiion| –| –| –| 0.05| 0.01| 0.005

KEY FUNCTIONS

All keys are capacitive touch.

Menu Structure

Menu

| ****

Measurement

| Unit
---|---|---
Group
Tolerance
Test Mode
Peak Time
Alarm

Memory

| Storage Mode
Browse All
Browse Selected
Delete Selected
Delete All

Printing

| Print Recent
Print Selected
Print All

System

| Display Mode
Display Direction
Auto Power Off
Backlight
Key Tone
Date/Time
Password
Key Setting
RS-232 Baud Rate
Default Setting
Language|
Calibration|
Information|

From the home screen, touch “MENU” to enter the main menu. (Figure 4-1)

Measurement
The Measurement menu contains six selectable items: Unit, Group, Tolerance, Peak Time and Alarm. (Figure 4-2)

Unit
The measuring unit can be selected under this menu. Differ-ent range models may have different unit selection capabili-ties. Touch “ZERO” or “MENU” keys to shift to the next selec-tion. Press “LOG” to cancel or touch “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-2c)

Group
When several test samples need to be measured, the sam-ples can be coded into groups. The range is 01-99. When set to “00”, become, “01” automatically. Press “ZERO” to adjust the value, touch “MODE” to shift to the next position. Touch “LOG” to cancel; press “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-2d)

Tolerance
In the Tolerance menu, program high and low limit values to enable ok/ov testing. The lower limit value cannot be greater than the upper limit value, and neither limit value can be great-er than 110% of the rated capacity. Press “ZERO” to adjust the value, touch “MODE” to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel; touch “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-2e) NOTE: Alarm must be set to on for tolerance values to be ac-tive.

Test Mode
Change the mode of operation between the four modes. Press “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to select. Press “LOG” to can-cel or “MENU” to confirm and exit. This adjustment can also be changed at the home screen display by simply pressing “MODE” (Figure 4-2f). First Peak Mode will display a drop ra-tio menu (Figure 4-2g). This drop ratio actives the first peak recording.

Peak Time
In the Peak Time menu, the peak auto reset time can be set. The range is 1-99 seconds. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value, press “MODE” to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to can-cel; touch “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-2h)

Alarm
The alarm function can be turned on or off to activate or de-activate the user programmed tolerances set in the Tolerance Menu. Touch “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to shift to the next po-sition. Press “LOG” to cancel, touch “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-2i)

Memory
In the Memory menu, the user can select the mode of data stor-age, browse, delete, or print the data. (Figure 4-3a)

Storage Mode
Two storage modes can be selected in this menu: Single and Series. Touch “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to select between the two. Press “LOG” to cancel; touch “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-3b)
Single: At the home screen, pressing the “LOG” stores the cur-rent displayed value. (If the default settings key is for storage. See 4.5.8 key setting.)
Series: Continuous data logging will only operate while in the Auto Peak measuring mode. When the peak time has expired, unit stores the current displayed peak value and then resets the peak value on the display. Touch “LOG” to start, touch
“LOG” again to end.

Browse All
The data will be displayed. Touch “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to shift to the next position. Touch “MENU” to see Delete or Print options. Touch “LOG” to go back. (Fig. 4-3c)

Position number
Data and units
Force Direction
First Position Data

Browse Selected
User can choose the data to browse. The available range of data stored is shown. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value. Press “MODE” to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel; touch “MENU” to confirm. (Figure 4-3d)

Delete Selected
Select the range of data to be deleted. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value. Press “MODE” to shift to the next position. Touch “LOG” to cancel; touch “MENU” to confirm. (Figure 4-3e)

Delete All
In this menu, a prompt will appear. All data will be deleted by selecting “YES” and canceled by selecting “NO” or pressing “LOG”. (Figure 4-3f)

Printing
The Printing menu contains three selectable items: Print Recent, Print Selected and Print All. (Figure 4-4a) The data saved in mem-ory can be output to a printer through the serial port RS232 con-nection. (See 6.2.1 RS232 for more information) An example test report is shown in Figure 4-4b.

Print Recent
Print recently stored data in this menu. The range is 0~19. (Fig-ure 4-4c) Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value. Touch “MODE” to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel. Press “MENU” to confirm.

Print Selected
In this menu, select the data range to print. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value, touch “MODE” to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel; touch “MENU” to confirm. (Figure 4-4d)

Print All
To print all data saved in memory, a prompt window will dis-play. All data will be printed by selecting “YES”. This operation will be canceled by selecting “NO” or touching “LOG”. (Figure 4-4e)

System
Under the System menu, several parameters may be set per Fig-ure 4-5a, 4-5b.

Display Mode
Two display modes may be selected: Digital and Graphic (Fig-ure 4-5c)

Display Direction
Select the mode of the LCD display: Automatic, Obverse and Reverse. Touch “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel; Push “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5d)

Auto Power Off
To maximize battery life, the power can be set to shutdown after non-use. The time can be set in this menu. The range is 01-99 minutes. When set to “99” the gauge will never turn off. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value, touch “MODE” to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel; Push “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5e)

Backlight
Under this menu, the backlight can be set to ON, OFF or have an auto shutdown. Touch “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to shift to the next position. Press “LOG” to cancel. Press “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5f)

Key Tone
Turn the key sound ON or OFF. Touch “ZERO” or “MODE” keys to shift to the next position. Touch “LOG” to cancel; Press “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5g)

Date/Time
The system time may be set under this menu. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value. Press “MODE” to shift to the next position. Touch “LOG” to cancel. Press “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5h)

Password
The system password can be changed. First, enter the old password, then enter the new password and confirm the new password. The default System password is “123”. Touch “ZERO” to adjust the value. Press “MODE” to shift to the next position. Touch “LOG” to cancel; Push “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5i)

Key Setting
Set the default function of the “LOG” key from the home screen. The function can be set to print or store the current displayed value. Press “ZERO” or “MODE” to select the proper setting. Press “LOG” to cancel; touch “MENU” to confirm and exit. (Figure 4-5j)

RS232 Baurate
Adjust Baurate to available bits per second selection in Figure 4-5k.

Default Setting
If you make a selection that you feel has caused the gauge to operate improperly, you can restore it to the factory default settings. Carefully use this function! (Figure 4-5l)

Language
Select between English, German and Chinese (Figure 4-6a)

Calibration
Users can field-calibrate the gauge. First, enter the system pass-word (Default is 123) by pressing the “ZERO” and “MODE” keys. Then press “MENU” to confirm. (Figure 4-7a)

Calibration Point
Current Value
Standard Input Value
- Load a standard force on the gauge. Wait a moment for the force to stabilize. The current value (2) should equal the standard force applied.
- If the values do not match, press “ZERO” and “MODE” keys to correct the standard input value (3).
- Press “MENU” to enter the next calibration point. After any of the calibration points have been completed, touch “LOG” to exit the calibration mode. Then save the calibration or discard by pressing “Yes” or “No”.
- After completing the calibration of the 5th point, the confirmation window will automatically ask to “Save and Exit” by selecting “Yes” or “No”. (Figure 4-7c)
- Press “ZERO” or “MODE” to select, then press “MENU”. If “Yes” is selected, “Calibration Complete!” is displayed.

NOTE

Ensure that the tare of attachment has been cleared before calibration.
For higher measuring precision throughout the test range, calibrating a point with a force at full scale is recommended.
Compression and tension calibrations are saved separately. The force gauge can identify the direction of the force, but each must be completed in a separate procedure.

Information
Information includes the model, version of the software and the serial number. (Figure 4-8a)

CHARGING

The FG-7000L Series Digital Force Gauge is supplied with a set of 3 Nickel Metal Hydride AAA rechargeable batteries, which are supplied fully charged to allow immediate use. Users need to re-charge batteries when a low battery icon flashes. Users should connect the gauge and the charger using the USB cable. Then connect the charger to an AC socket to start charging. Laptops and other USB devices can also charge the gauge. A fully charged battery pack will provide approximately 16 hours of constant use. Rechargeable battery pack:

Type: Ni-MH 3.6VDC 800mAH rechargeable batteries
Charging time: approx. 3~4 hours
Battery life: approx. charge and discharge 500 times

COMMUNICATIONS

USB
The FG-7000L Series Digital Force Gauge is designed in accor-dance with USB2.0 standard protocol. (Figure 6-1a) The USB Port can be connected to a charger with the USB cable for charging the internal Ni-MH battery and can be connected to a computer for uploading the measured values. Connect the gauge and the computer with the USB cable, then open the computer software. Upload the values. Please refer to the software manual for addi-tional information.

Port Pin Assignments

PIN#	Definition
1	RS232-Transmit
2	RS232-Receive
3	RS232-Ground
4	Comparison Output B
5	Reserved
6	Comparison Output C
7	Comparison Output A
8	Reserved

RS232
The RS232 serial port is used to connect a printer to print the memory data.

RS-232 specifications are as follows

Data transmission: serial interface
Synchronization: asynchronous
Signal Level: RS-232 level, logic 1:-5v, logic 0: +5v
Hardware Flow Control: None
Data word length: 8 bits
Stop bit: 1bit
Parity: None
Baud rate: 38400

Comparison Output
Comparison Output internal circuit shown as Figure 6-2a.

When the measured value is less than the lower limit tolerance value, the “pc2” operates, 7pin and 6pin line conduction. When the measured value is more than the upper limit tolerance value or 110% of the rated capacity, the “pc1” operates, 4pin and 6pin line conduction. Maximum permissible voltage: 7pin to 6pin, 4pin to 6pin 35V; 6pin to 7pin, 6pin to 4pin 6V.