Intro
A company was looking for a cost-effective way of monitoring individual silos with a simple display.  Specifically, this needed to be used without the requirement for a permanent connection to a dedicated PC or complicated PC software.
The Solution
Installing four load cells wired to digital strain cards (DSC’s) fitted to a multi-channel DSJ4 achieved the solution. Significantly, this allowed users to easily connect the load cells and DSC’s via RS485 to the LED display. RS485 is a widely adopted standard specifically for balanced differential signalling in serial communication.
Undeniably, mounting the LED display (DS485DIS) to the wall of the silo allowed users to quickly view changes within the silo. Users viewed the summated value of the display as standard. However, they could also view the individual values of each of the four load cells, if required. An error message alerted users to any issues with any of the individual load cells.
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