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Appendix: “Guide to
Verification of Weighing
Instruments”
Verification of Compatibility
for Modules used with Non-automatic
Weighing Instruments
The documents required to verify a
weighing instrument for legal metrology
can be created using the data, docu-
ments and programs available from the
Sartorius website.
The printout of the completed forms
is valid as a model for verification of
the weighing instrument produced by
the scale manufacturer. Once this has
been properly completed and signed
by the weighing instrument manufactur-
er, it is submitted to the weights and
measures officer together with the
Declaration of Conformity (under
“Documents”).
Information important to the weights
and measures officer may include the
type approval certificate or a test
report. The test certificate and manu-
facturer information about the load
cell or weigh cell are required.
Filling out the Verification of
Compatibility:
§ The Guide to Verification, complete
with Excel file, documents and informa-
tion, is available from Sartorius in the
Internet at:
http://www.sartorius.com/
leitfaden_eichen/
$ If no Internet access is available:
Order the Guide to Verification of
Weighing Instruments on CD-ROM
from Sartorius at the following address:
Sartorius AG
Hotline Dept.
Weender Landstrasse 94–108
37075 Goettingen, Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.sartorius.com
§ Select the desired language version
by clicking on the title of the document.
Select your display and operator
terminal model at the top of the page.
Using the Program
ReadMe File
Read this file before you select your
display and operator terminal series.
The ReadMe file contains important
information about using the Excel file
and offers important tips on how to
fill out the documents.
Documents
Once you select a display and opera-
tor terminal model, links to all required
documents are shown on the left-hand
side of the screen.
Getting Started
§ Click on “Start the Excel Program”
(depending on your settings, the
“Download file” dialog might open;
select “Open”).
> The Excel file is automatically opened
with the Excel program. You need to
have an MS-Excel installation on your
computer. A dialog box for selecting
macros is opened.
§ Click on the “Activate macros” button.
> Note: This window might not open,
depending on the settings in your com-
puter system.
§ Input is required in all the “Data” fields
(highlighted in yellow).
> An example of a completed form is
stored in the “Documents” folder with
explanations of the fields that are
marked in yellow. Once the technical
specifications provided by the manu-
facturer have been entered correctly,
the program calculates all values auto-
matically.
$ The fields should be filled out by an
expert.
On the last page, the green or red
fields show whether the components
(display and operator terminal + load
cell) are
compatible: Red = incompatible;
Green = compatible.
Note: Any manufacturer of weighing
equipment who configures a weighing
instrument from individual components
(display and operator terminal + load
cell(s)) is responsible for validity of the
specifications in the corresponding
documentation.
§ Once all data has been entered
correctly (all fields on the last page
are green), print out both pages.
The file can then be archived (for
example, saved on your computer)
under a name of your choice.
§ Double-check the information and sign
the data sheet.
Legal Notices
Copyright
This documentation may not be dupli-
cated or transmitted for any purpose
whatsoever, whether in whole or in
part, without the express written permis-
sion of Sartorius AG. All rights defined
under copyright law are reserved by
Sartorius AG.
The program is intended for use by the
purchaser only. Transfer to third parties,
whether free of charge or in return for
payment, is not permitted. The soft-
ware may not be changed, reverse
engineered, or modified through assim-
ilation.
The Excel program used here was
developed by the “German Associa-
tion of Metrology and Verification”
(Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mess und
Eichwesen (AGME)). It is also avail-
able as freeware on the Internet. The
program is copyrighted and may not
be modified.
Users shall be liable for the improper
use of said software.