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Weight IndicatorX1M.X3(A)M.X5M
User Manual
v.201802

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An ISO9001 registered company
@No.335 Haishen, Xingxin Road, Huinan Town, Pudong District, Shanghai 201301, China
www.hiweigh.com All rights reserved, specifications subject to change without notice
Value Each Gram
1 Introduction

1.1 Safety precautions

WARNING!

▲ Do not use X*M Series indicators in hazardous area or in dusty environments.

▲ Never flood the Indicator, immerse it in liquid or pour liquids on it.

▲ Do not expose indicator to either direct sun light or any heat sources.

▲ Do not open the indicator!

The warranty is void if this stipulation is ignored. The indicator may only be opened
by authorized persons.

DANGER!

Electric shock hazard!

▲ Always unplug AC adapter before performing any work on the indicator

Hazard of electric shock if the power cable is damaged!

▲ Check the power cable for damage regularly. Unplug the power cord immediately if
the power cable is damaged.

Disposal
In conformance with the European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE), this device may not be disposed of in domestic waste.
This also applies to countries outside the EU as per their specific regulations.

Please dispose of this product in accordance with local regulations at the collecting
point specified for electrical and electronic equipment.
If you have any questions, please contact the responsible authority or the distributor
from which you purchased this indicator.

Should this indicator be passed on to other parties (for private or professional use), the
content of this regulation must also be related.
The indicator has a rechargeable internal battery. The battery contains heavy metals.
Please observe the local regulations on the disposal of environmentally hazardous
materials.

1.2 Descriptions
The purpose of this manual is to help the user get to know the indicator’s various weighing modes,
keys’ functions and display indications.

In addition to having all the characteristics of a high precision scale, the indicator has weight unit in kg,
gross and net weighing, manual and automatic weight accumulation with serial output, counting
functions and 4 set points. The indicator is applicable in either industrial settings or legal for trade
applications. It provides the frequently needed ability to transmit and print the data through its serial
ports.

Please carefully follow the instructions to configure the indicator. By taking actions not
indicated this manual, one could cause the indicator to not work properly.

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2 Specifications
Accuracy class • III
Maximum number of verification scale intervals • nind = 3000
Load cell excitation voltage • Uexc = 5 V
Minimum input voltage • Umin = 0.5 mV
Minimum input voltage per verification scale interval • Δumin = 1 μV
Minimum/maximum load cell impedance • 87 Ω to 1000 Ω
Fraction of mpe • pind = 0.5
Cable connection • 6 wires
Maximum value of cable length per wire cross section • (L/A)max = 150 m/mm2
Maximum number of load cells • 4 x 350 Ω load cells
• 8 x 700 Ω load cells
Display • 6-digit 25.4mm LCD
• High Resolution (×10) display
• Weight unit in kg
Weighing Modes • Gross and net weight weighing
• Manual and automatic weight
accumulation
• Set point function
Serial interface • RS232 interface with continuous
data output or command protocol
• Baud rate 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600
• Optional RS485 interface
External AC adapter • 100-240VAC 50/60Hz
Rechargeable internal battery • X3AM: 6V/2.8AH
• X3M: 6V/2.8AH
• X5M: 6V/2.8AH
• X1M: 6V/4AH
Full charge battery operation • X3AM: 20 hours
• X3M: 20 hours
• X5M: 20 hours
• X1M: 30 hours
Full charge battery recharge time • 12 hours
Operating temperature • –10 °C to +40 °C
Storage temperature • –25 °C to +55 °C
Relative humidity • 10% to 85% non-condensing
Housing • X3AM: plastic
• X3M: stainless steel
• X5M: stainless steel
• X1M: plastic
Dimensions • X3AM: 275 x 160 x 120 mm
• X3M: 275 x 160 x 120 mm
• X5M: 275 x 160 x 80 mm
• X1M: 255 x 170 x 130 mm
Weight • X3AM: 1.3 kg
• X3M: 1.6 kg
• X5M: 1.6 kg
• X1M: 1.5 kg

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3 Front Panel

3.1 LCD Symbols

Symbols Meaning
888888 6-digit display
kg Weight unit in kilogram
X10 Weight displayed to X10 resolution
~ AC adapter is connected
Low battery warning 10% of full charge
SET Configuration mode
CAL Calibration mode
LO set point A ≤ weight < set point B
OK set point B ≤ weight < set point C
HI set point C ≤ weight < set point D

3.2 Status Indicators

Status Meaning
AUTO Automatic accumulation
Weight is stable
→T← A weight is tare and display net weight
→0← -1/4 e < weight < 1/4 e

3.3 Keypad

Keys Operation
Switch the indicator on or off
Manual weight accumulation

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 Proceed to next step

→ Move flashing digit that can be changed to the next digit on the right
↑ Display weight to X10 resolution
→0/T← Zero display or enter a tare value

3.4 LCD Error Code

Code Meaning
OUEr Weight > FS + 9d
–OUEr Weight < -2% FS
Error Calibration error
OFF Low battery warning to recharge the battery

4 Basic functions

4.1 Switching on

Press for 2 seconds to switch on the indicator. The indicator displays the software version and
performs self-tests while displaying self-test patterns.

4.2 Switching off

Press for 2 seconds to switch off the indicator.

4.3 Weight unit

The weight unit is kg.

4.4 Enter a number

1. Press to move the flashing digit that can be changed to the right by 1 digit.
2. Press to increment the flashing digit by 1.
3. Repeat the above 2 steps until the desired value is set.

4.5 Select a parameter value

Press to scroll to the next available value.

4.6 Zero
1. The display can be zeroed only when the weight is less than 2% of FS.
2. Unload the platform.
3. Press 0/T for 2 seconds to set the zero point and zero the display.
4. The zero status 0 is turned on.

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4.7 Tare

4.7.1 Acquire tare

1. Tare can be set only after the display has been zeroed. Check to make sure zero status 0 is
turned on.
2. Place the empty container on the platform.
3. Wait until the weight is stable when the stable status is displayed.
4. Press 0/T to set tare and zero the display.
5. The tare status T is turned on.
6. The indicator switches to in net weight mode.

4.7.2 Digital tare

1. Press to set digital tare and the 1st on the right is flashing.

2. Press to move the flashing digit to desired digit.

3. Press to increment the flashing digit to the desired value.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 until the digital tare is entered.
5. Press 0/T to set the digital tare.
6. The tare status T is turned on.
7. The indicator switches to in net weight mode.

4.7.3 Remove tare

1. Check that the tare status T is displayed.

2. Press 0/T to remove tare and switch to gross weight mode.

4.8 Simple weighing

1. Place sample on the platform.
2. Wait until the weight is stable when the stable status is displayed.
3. Read the weight of the sample

4.9 Low battery warning

When the battery capacity is less than 10% of full charge, the low battery warning indicator is
displayed. After another 2 hours of operation, the indictor will display and power down.
Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery immediately.

5 Applications

5.1 Accumulation mode

There are 3 accumulation modes AUt = 0 to 2. The factory default AUt is 0.

Step Operation Display Description

1 Press n 12 Display number of accumulations

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 2 Press AUt 0 The factory default AUt = 0
3 Press → AUt 0 Zero AUt and the digit is flashing
4 Press ↑ AUt 1 Set AUt = 1
Press ↑ AUt 2 Set AUt = 2. Repeat pressing ↑ to select the desired mode
5 Press 0 Return to weighing mode

5.1.1 AUt = 0 Manual accumulation

1. Place sample on the platform.
2. Wait until the weight is stable when the stable status is displayed.
3. Press to manually accumulate the weight and transmitted to RS232 port.
4. The number of accumulation is displayed.
5. Unload the sample so that the next sample can be accumulated.

5.1.2 AUt = 1 Automatic accumulation when weight is added

1. The auto status AUTO is displayed.

2. Add sample on the platform.
3. When the sample weight is stable, the stable status is displayed.
4. The weight is automatic accumulate the weight and transmitted to RS232 port.
5. The number of accumulation is displayed.
6. Unload the sample so that the next sample can be accumulated.

5.1.3 AUt = 2 Automatic accumulation when weight is removed

1. The auto status AUTO is displayed.

2. Add sample on the platform.
3. Wait until the weight of the samples is stable when the stable status is displayed.
4. Unload the sample so that the next sample can be accumulated.
5. The weight of the sample is automatically accumulated and transmitted to RS232 port.
6. The number of accumulation is displayed.

5.1.4 Query accumulated data

Step Operation Display Description

1 Press n 1203 Display number of samples
2 Press ↑ H 0 Display upper 4 digits of accumulated weight
3 Press ↑ L 1085 Display lower 4 digits of accumulated weight
4 Press ↑ 0.00 Return to weighing mode

5.1.5 Clear accumulation data

Step Operation Display Description

1 Press n 1203 Display number of samples
2 Press →0/T← 0.00 Clear accumulated data
Return to weighing mode

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5.2 Set point
There are 4 set points A, B, C and D and 3 status symbols LO, OK and HI. These symbols are
displayed under the following conditions:

Symbols Trigger condition

LO set point A ≤ weight < set point B
OK set point B ≤ weight < set point C
HI set point C ≤ weight < set point D

5.2.1 Enter set points

Step Operation Display Description

1 Press 0.00 Switch off the indicator
2 Press and hold ↑ 0.00 Switch on the indicator to enable set point menu
and then press

3 Press ↑ A000.00 Set point A

4 Enter a number A 5.00 Use → and ↑ to enter set point A = 5.00
5 Press b000.00 Set point B
6 Enter a number b 15.00 Use → and ↑ to enter set point B = 15.00
7 Press C000.00 Set point C
8 Enter a number C 30.00 Use → and ↑ to enter set point C = 30.00
9 Press d000.00 Set point D
10 Enter a number d 35.00 Use → and ↑ to enter set point D = 35.00
11 Press 0.00 Return to weighing mode

5.3 High resolution display mode

Press to display the weight in x10 resolution for 5 seconds. The last digit of the display will be
blinking.

6 External interfaces

6.1 Load cell connector

Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Label –E –F +F +E –S +S GND
Description -Excitation -Sense +Sense +Excitation -Signal +Signal Ground

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6.2 RS232 serial interface

6.2.1 RS232 settings

Number of bits Parity Number of stop bit

8 No 1

6.2.2 RS232 / RS485 connector

Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5
Label TxD RxD GND A B
Description RS232 TxD RS232 TxD RS232 GND RS485 A RS485 B

6.2.3 Connecting to PC

X*M DB9 Pin No. PC DB9 Pin No.

1 (TxD) 2 (RxD)
2 (RxD) 3 (TxD)
3 (GND) 5 (GND)

6.2.4 Connecting to a printer

X*M DB9 Pin No. Printer DB25 Pin No.

1 (TxD) 2 (RxD)
3 (GND) 7 (GND)

6.3 RS232 continuous ASCII output

When the indicator address (Adr) is set to 00 or 90, the indicator continuously transmits the weight in
RS232 ASCII data format.

LCD display format

Digit position X6 X5 X4 X3 X2 X1
Weight –1234.5 – 1 2 3 4. 5

Adr = 00 output format

Byte No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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 Output format = X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 S
HEX 3D 35 2E 34 33 32 31 2D
Weight –1234.5 = 5 . 4 3 2 1 –

Adr = 99 output format

Byte No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Output format = S X6 X5 X4 X3 X2 X1
HEX 3D 20 31 32 33 34 35 36
Weight 1234.5 = ‘‘ 1 2 3 4 . 5

6.4 RS232 ASCII commands

When the indicator address (Adr) is set to 01 to 98, RS232 commands can be transmitted to the
indicator configure, query and operate the indicator.

Command
HEX characters and descriptions
Characters
STX 0x02 Start of text
A 0x41
D 0x44
E 0x45
N 0x4E
R 0x52
T 0x54
Z 0x5A
CR 0x0D
LR 0x0A
n Adr + 0x80 Indicator address
SA SA = 0100otsz (binary)
o = 1 overload
t = 1 tare
s = 1 stable
z = 1 zero
BCC BCC = sum of command bytes excluding STX, BCC and CR
If BCC = 0x02 then BCC is set to 0x03
If BCC = 0x0D then BCC is set to 0x0E

6.4.1 Zero command

Adr = 5, gross weight = 0.08kg, stable status is displayed

PC Command

Byte No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ASCII STX Z E R n BCC CR
HEX 02 5A 45 52 85 D7 0D

Indicator response

Indicator zero display and displays zero status 0 . There is no RS232 response.

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6.4.2 Tare command

Adr = 5, gross weight = 88.68kg, stable status is displayed

PC Command

Byte No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ASCII STX T A R n BCC CR
HEX 02 54 41 52 85 6C 0D

Indicator response

Indicator sets tare to 88.68kg, zero display and displays tare status T . There is no RS232
response.

6.4.3 Remove tare

Adr = 5, net weight = 59.08kg, tare = 29.60kg, stable and tare T status are displayed

PC command

Byte No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ASCII STX T A R n BCC CR
HEX 02 54 41 52 85 6C 0D

Indicator response

Indicator removes tare and tare status T , switch to gross weight mode and displays gross weight
88.68kg. There is no RS232 response.

6.4.4 Read net weight command

Adr = 5, net weight = 59.08kg, tare = 29.60kg, stable status and tare status T are
displayed

PC command

Byte No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ASCII STX R D N n BCC CR
HEX 02 52 44 4E 85 69 0D

Indicator response

Byte No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
ASCII STX n N X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 SA BCC CR LF
HEX 02 85 4E 38 30 2E 39 35 20 46 3D 0D 0A

6.4.5 Read tare command

Adr = 5, net weight = 59.08kg, tare = 29.60kg, stable status and tare status T are
displayed

PC command

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 Byte No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ASCII STX R D T n BCC CR
HEX 02 52 44 54 85 6F 0D

Indicator response

Byte No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
ASCII STX n T X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 SA BCC CR LF
HEX 02 85 54 30 36 2E 39 32 20 46 3E 0D 0A

6.5 Printer format

n = 3, gross = 88.69kg, tare = 29.41kg, net = 59.28kg

No:XXXX No: 3
G:XXXXXXkg G: 88.69kg
T:XXXXXXkg T: 29.41kg
N:XXXXXXkg N: 59.28kg

Accumulated weight

No:XXXX No: 3
W:XXXXXXXkg W: 118.09kg

7 Services
Services include a full range of technical on site services and workshop repair, preventative
maintenance and calibration facilities.

NOTE: Battery is not under warranty

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Value Each Gram
 A professional weighing products manufacturer and supplier
Value Each Gram

v.201802

X1M.X3(A)M.X5M
An ISO9001 registered company
User Manual
@No.335 Haishen, Xingxin Road, Huinan Town, Pudong District, Shanghai 201301, China
www.hiweigh.com All rights reserved, specifications subject to change without notice