The AS-i balance controller allows the connection of a load cell to AS-i. The weight will be transfered as 16 bits analog value according to AS-i profile 7.3. Via AS-i the weight is available to nearly all controls as 16 bits value. The setting and deleting of tara is made with the help of 2 AS-i parameters. The tara value is stored remanent. The 6-wire load cells are connected directly via heavy gauge terminals onto a cage clamp block in the AS-i load cell controller. The AS-i load cell controller is located in a robust IP65 housing and can so be mounted near to the load cell. Longer wires between cells and controller can be avoided. The calibration is made with the help of a simply Windows calibration software and a special calibration master (Article no. BW1728). With the calibration on 2 points of reference the average value of 50 measurements is formed. The output for a reference weight can be set likewise simply with the help of the Windows software. As long as the scales controller was not calibrated on a load cell, the expenditure of the measured values takes place in mV/V (1 mV/V corresponds to 5000 decimally).