GX-A Series/GF-A Series Communication Manual 12 / 41
The quick USB mode is a function used to connect the balance with the PC using a USB cable to
directly input the output data of the balance into PC software such as Excel or Word. Windows XP
or later is supported.
Since the balance uses a standard Windows driver (HID), no installation of a special driver is
necessary and communication is possible just by connecting the balance to a PC.
Caution
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Quick USB is a one-way communication from the balance to the PC. It is not possible to send
control commands from the PC to the balance.
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Turn off the PC’s screen saver and stand-by modes.
About internal settings
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With the internal setting of
(
Quick USB ALL
)
all data is output including the header
and units of the weighing data according to the output data format set in the internal setting
(USB data format).
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With the internal setting of
(
Quick USB NU
)
only the weighing data values are
output.
Operating instructions (when sending weighing data using the balance's
key)
1. Set the internal setting of the balance to (Quick USB ALL) or to (Quick USB NU).
2. Connect the balance to a PC with the supplied USB cable.
3. When connecting for the first time, the PC will automatically start installing the driver.
4. Start up PC software (Excel, etc.) for transmitting the weighing data.
5. Set the keyboard input mode to half-width characters
[A1]
. In case of full-width setting activated
the data will not be input correctly.
6. Move the cursor to the place you want to input the weighing data.
7. When you press the
key on the balance, weighing data will be transmitted from the
balance and input at the location of the cursor.
8. Disconnect the USB cable when finished.
Virtual COM mode is a function used to connect the balance with the supplied USB cable and create
a COM port on the PC side for bidirectional communication. Windows XP or later is supported.
Except for Windows 10, when using for the first time, you need to install a special driver on the PC.
For details on how to install the driver, please refer to "Installing the driver for the GX-A / GF-A
series USB interface "Virtual COM mode" on our website (http://www.aandd.co.jp).
About internal settings
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When using Virtual COM mode, please put the balance’s internal setting to
( bidirectional USB virtual COM).
6. Connecting to a PC or a PLC
6-1. Quick USB mode
6-2. Virtual COM mode