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Contents

1

Getting Started

.............................................................................................................. 3

2

Weigh Scale Mode

.......................................................................................................... 7

3

Analysis Mode

............................................................................................................. 11

4

Using the PC Software

................................................................................................... 14

5

Serial Console

............................................................................................................. 18

6

Hardware

................................................................................................................... 20

Appendix A

Schematic and Layout

........................................................................................... 23

List of Figures

1

ADS1232REF Controls and Connectors

................................................................................. 3

2

4-Wire Load Cell to Terminal Block

...................................................................................... 4

3

6-Wire Load Cell to Terminal Block

...................................................................................... 5

4

4-Wire Load Cell to Header

................................................................................................ 5

5

6-Wire Load Cell to Header

................................................................................................ 5

6

ADS1232REF Software Display

......................................................................................... 15

7

ADS1232REF Average Data

............................................................................................. 16

8

ADS1232REF Hardware Block Diagram

............................................................................... 20

9

ADS1232REF PCB

—Top Side

.......................................................................................... 25

10

ADS1232REF PCB

—Bottom Side

...................................................................................... 25

11

ADS1232REF Schematic

—ADC

........................................................................................ 26

12

ADS1232REF Schematic

—MCU

........................................................................................ 27

13

ADS1232REF Schematic

—USB

........................................................................................ 28

List of Tables

1

Unit Conversion Factors and Display Formats

.......................................................................... 8

2

Parameters in Configuration Mode

....................................................................................... 9

3

Modes and Example Displays

........................................................................................... 11

4

Voltage Display Ranges

.................................................................................................. 12

5

Parameters in Analysis Mode

............................................................................................ 13

6

Console Mode Commands

............................................................................................... 19

7

Load Cell Header Pinout

................................................................................................. 21

8

Terminal Block Pinout

..................................................................................................... 22

9

ADS1232REF Bill of Materials

.......................................................................................... 23

2

ADS1232REF User

's Guide

SBAU120B

– November 2005 – Revised July 2011

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