The Bagfiller application provides the control for bagfilling machines as used for measuring precise weights of cement or flour, etc. It has setpoints for fast and slow fill, inputs for interlock and footswitch and outputs for filling, vibrating, bag clamps and bag push. The settle, vibrate and waiting times are adjustable to optimise the filling. Start zero and in-flight correction which will correct any weighing error over a preset number of bags, is selectable, Totals can be bags filled or totalised weight or both

How it works

Select RUN BAG FILLER if not already in this application. Press side arrow after power up when RUN (application) is displayed, key in password, enter and use side arrows to select, then enter again.

For quicker commissioning first select Security Level 1 and connect the Hardlock link. Going in to the Service menu select Calibrate, not view, in order to change settings. Change Security levels and passwords last. Note that you make changes to the whole Service menu block then press Enter.

It is advisable to first set up the Displays, Digital inputs, Function keys, Bag Filler Settings, SP Configuration and SP Values, then go to Precalibrate and set up loadcell values and scales. After this you can go through the Service menu blocks to select and set other functions that you require. Descriptions of these are listed in the Service menu pages.

Final calibration trim can be carried out on the system using Zero Trim and, if test weights are available, Span trim.

The Bag Filler Service menu contains the following functions:-

01 Setpoint values Set values for setpoints 1-6
02 Setpoint configuration Select functions for setpoints 1-6
03 Analog output Select output 1-5V, 0-10V, 0-20mA or 4-20mA
04 Communications Select and set up serial output

05 Min/Max Select minimum and/or maximum hold
06 Auto zero Select and set up Auto Zero Maintenance (AZM)
07 Security level Select access to Operator and/or Service menu
08 Precalibrate Set loadcell values, excitation, range, damping

09 Zero trim Trim off with empty bag
10 Span trim Trim range using test weights
11 Bag Filler Settings Set Totals, Fill 1+2 values and timers
12 Lineariser Select up to 15 points of linearising

13 Simulate For testing, force analog and relay outputs
14 Function keys Set functions for keys F1-4
15 Digital inputs Set functions for inputs D1-6
16 Displays Set main display and up to 4 auxilliary on LCD

17 Transmitter settings Set password, calibration, hardware & time/date