LWB Board
LWB Board
LWB Board
Part:
No.: GAA24270AB_BD1
Document Revision:
Date Author Comment
01-Feb-2000 M. Hoinkis GAA 30339 AAA
01-Mar-2000 M. Hoinkis E2PROM storing time
05-Apr-2000 M. Hoinkis GAA 30339 AAB
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Hardware Requirements .......................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Software Requirements............................................................................................................ 3
1.4 Referenced Documents............................................................................................................ 4
2 INTERFACE .................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 LED’s .......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.1 CAN_OK (LED 1) ............................................................................................................... 4
2.1.2 RSL_OK (LED 2)................................................................................................................ 4
2.1.3 LWB_OK (LED 3) ............................................................................................................... 5
2.2 RSL ............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 CAN ............................................................................................................................................ 5
2.4 Internal CAN (OPB) Interface................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Error Codes ............................................................................................................................... 7
3 FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Initialization And Selftest ......................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Sending New Parameters For Load Calculation To The LWB ............................................. 9
3.3 Offset Calibration...................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Gain Calibration ........................................................................................................................ 9
3.5 Normal Mode ........................................................................................................................... 10
3.6 Load Calculation ..................................................................................................................... 10
3.7 A/D Converter .......................................................................................................................... 11
4 CAPABILITY SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 11
4.1 Range ....................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Resolution................................................................................................................................ 12
OTIS Load Weighing Board (LWB)
Part:
No.: GAA24270AB_BD1
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
This document describes the software of the Load Weighing Board. This Software will be
used for GeN2 elevator system and will provide the car load information to the Vector Con-
trol Board (VCB) via CAN and to the Traction Control Board (TCB) via RSL communication.
The parameters of the LWB can be set by the Motion Control Board (MCB) with a Service
Tool. The MCB is connected with the VCB. The car load information is published in % of the
duty load to the VCB. Only the discret load informations (ANS, LNS, OLD) are transmitted to
the TCB. The LWB uses a maximum of four sensors. For using the CAN bus, the LWB uses
the software package ‘Otis Peripheral Bus’ (OPB)
2 INTERFACE
2.1 LED’s
on OK
flashing sometimes the LWB can not send messages; could be a periodically interrupt
of the CAN wire or an overloaded CAN bus (transmit que is full)
off no CAN connection is available or the LWB can not send messages; could be
an interrupt of the CAN wire or CanH and CanL are exchanged; first: check
CAN wiring; second: change LWB
on hardware error; first: check RSL wiring; second: check RSL master (TCB);
third: change LWB
flashing OK
off no RSL connection is available; could be an interrupt of the RSL wire
OTIS Load Weighing Board (LWB)
Part:
No.: GAA24270AB_BD1
flashing ≠ initializations phase (<1s, after start up) or a software fail; change LWB
500ms
off no power or software do not trigger the watchdog; first: check RSL voltage
(power supply for LWB); second: change LWB
2.2 RSL
If the load for ANS, LNS and OLD is reach, the LWB will inform the TCB via RSL every
500ms. The percent values are fixed. The ‘9’ is a typically RSL address for the LWB:
on
1 2 3 4 5 6
ANS 100 kg 1
LNS 80% of duty load 2
OLD 110% of duty load 3
2.3 CAN
You can request the software configuration number of the LWB, current mode, last error,
current voltage of the sensors, current number of sensors, gain values… via CAN. The LWB
OTIS Load Weighing Board (LWB)
Part:
No.: GAA24270AB_BD1
publishes their current mode and error on state change. The LWB reacts on messages,
which transmit new values for the parameters for the load calculation, starts offset and gain
calibration. 15 seconds after losing CAN communication the LWB will reset itself.
3 FUNCTIONS
!!!The calibration load has to put into the middle of the car. Otherwise the measured
gain values are not even and the load measurement will be incorrect!!!
If you set (via CAN) more or less sensors than the offset routine recognize, then you will get
an error (error code 20).
A sensor will be recognized during the offset calibration, if his measured voltage is higher
than 2 Volt and lower than 10 Volt.
After calculating the gain values the LWB checks, if a sensor can reach its saturation (16V)
during normal mode with a load between 0% and 125%:
16V >= Offset (mV) + (((full load x 125%) / total # pads) + 30kg) x Gain(mV/kg)?
The 30kg are added for the worst case that the car is uneven loaded. That means that the
car pushes one sensor / pad with 30kg more than the others sensors / pads.
After a successfull calibration or every correction the error logging should be cleared at the
MCB.
VnT − VnE
NS
∑
Sn Total # ofPads
FL% value = n =1 • Coef • 100 Coef =
FL # ofSensors
4 CAPABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
4.1 Range
These ranges do not correspond with the GeN2 operation range.
name min. max. typically
4.2 Resolution
The typical sensor sensitivity is 24mV/kg. ⇒ ~ 1kg resolution per sensor
The effective output voltage of the sensors is between 2 V and 16 V. Clipping the input volt-
age at 17.2 V and shifting the Signal Ground by 1.3V will adapt the input voltage range to
15.9 V.
The resolution for a 10bit A/D converter is 15.5mV ⇒ ~ 0.6kg resolution per sensor (not
possible, sensor delivers 1kg resolution)
Assuming a 1000kg unit with 4 sensors and 2 rubber pads following resolution error may
occur:
Fr = 4 x 1kg x 6/4 = 6kg
The resolution is about 0.6%. This is within the range of the sensor accuracy of ±5 %. The
load measurement accuracy is related to full load in car.
The resolution of the load in car value in % is 1% (by the software)