# Load Cell Configuration
Click the **Configure** button in the **Load panel** to open the **Load Cell Configuration Window**:
Load Cel Configuration Window
## Load Alarm Thresholds
How to set **Underweight Threshold, Overweight Threshold, Aux Threshold**
* **Underweight Threshold:** Any load reading below this will trigger an Underweight Alarm
* **Overweight Threshold:** Any load reading above this will trigger an Underweight Alarm
* **Aux Weight Threshold:** This is a "safe weight" or "soft threshold" between Underweight and Overweight that can be used as another visual reference. Spikemark registers this is either above or below Aux Weight.
 
## Load Cell Scaling
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If you know the **Scaling Factor and Offset Factor** for your device, you can simply enter these values
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The **New Weight** is shown, but not accepted until you click **Update Values.**
### Load Cell Scaling Wizard
Inside the Load Cell Configuration Window, click **Get The Wizard's Help** to open the Load Cell Scaling Wizard:
Load Cell Scaling Wizard
Each weight must be a **pre-masured, known number**. Methods for obtaining this weight can include:
* Freight Scale
* [Crane Scale](https://www.amazon.com/Horizon-Digital-Crane-Industrial-Hanging/dp/B00ZWAKSVO)
* [Pallet Jack with Scale](https://www.amazon.com/Pallet-Truck-Scale-TPR-688-Jack/dp/B00FYV9I5I)
* [Plate Weights](https://www.amazon.com/2-Inch-Olympic-Weight-Plate-Single/dp/B09NLCS4PC/ref=sr_1_5?crid=266K9NPKNRYRV\&keywords=weight+plates\&qid=1676997570\&sprefix=weight+plate%2Caps%2C119\&sr=8-5)
* [Sand Bags](https://www.amazon.com/Eurmax-Weights-Outdoor-Instant-Canopies/dp/B07LGRS1DC/ref=sr_1_14_sspa?crid=140BUC3DQI487\&keywords=sandbag\&qid=1676997837\&sprefix=sandbag%2Caps%2C155\&sr=8-14-spons\&psc=1\&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMUlJNE5UOEQwSFRPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTA2MzI2STQyRzBQRVBURTJWJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0NzQyNDgyRTdJS0k4U1IxTEpSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==)
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**BEFORE YOU BEGIN**
Make sure you know precisely how much weight you will be adding for each measurement.
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### To Measure System Weight
* **Weight 1:** Completely unload the load cell, **input 0** for the weight, and click **Record**
* **Weight 2:** Load about **1/2 of the** **Maximum Allowable Weight** to the system**, input that weight** in Value 2**,** and click **Record**
* **Weight 3:** Load the **Maximum Allowable Weight** to the system, **input that weight** in Value 3, and click **Record**
### To Measure Additional Load ONLY
* **Weight 1:** Hang your batten or other system components, then **input 0** for Value 1, and click **Record.**
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Notice how the raw data being read is starting higher, even with the same Weight Value of 0
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* **Weight 2:** Load about **1/2 of the** **Maximum Allowable Weight** to the system**, input that weight** in Value 2**,** and click **Record** \\
* **Weight 3:** Load the **Maximum Allowable Weight** to the system, **input that weight** in Value 3, and click **Record**
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