We’re using a load cell that pushes out the force of an object. Connected to it is a Smart sensor Indicator that deciphers the data the load cell is pushing through and shows it on a screen. We were receiving data and deciphering it fine from the Smart sensor to a .net application via a USB serial adapter.
Well the smart sensor went out and instead of buying another I’m trying to read directly from the load cell. I have the load cell and pc connected via a serial adapter as well. Well the issue is that once i open the serial port the DataReceived or ErrorReceived events are not firing.
Is it that I have to pull data from the load cell? If so, how can i do that? I know it’s possible.
To give this question an answer. The specifications for the CLC-100k show it as being wired as:
From above link:
This is standard load cell wiring, with the West Coast color scheme. You will need some sort of converter to both power the load cell and interface the millivolt output to the serial connection. The only difference from normal load cells is the temperature compensation eeprom.