APPENDIX D: RS-232 DATACOM
SERIES 300 FAST RESPONSE WELD HEAD SYSTEM
D-2
990-115
RS-232 Serial Printer Operation
You can send weld data from the Weld Head Control directly to an RS-232 serial printer or host computer.
To send weld data directly to a printer or PC, proceed as follows:
1 On the Weld Head Control, press [MENU] to access the MAIN MENU screen.
2 On the MAIN MENU screen, select
■
COMMUNICATIONS to access the COMMUNICATIONS
screen.
3 On the COMMUNICATIONS screen, select ROLE: SLAVE.
4 Press [CHNG] to change the role to ROLE: MASTER.
5 Press [RUN] to return the Weld Head Control to the run state.
6 Connect a serial printer or PC using a straight-through RS-232 cable to the Weld Head Control
SERIAL
PORT
connector.
7 Set the printer or PC communication parameters in accordance with the parameters listed in table D-1.
8 The Weld Head Control will now automatically send out weld data for each weld.
Weld Data Output Format
The data fields in the weld data report packet are organized as follows:
weld_count,schedule_number,thickness,setdown,weld_time,weld_status
The fields are separated with commas and all fields are in integer format. The six fields in a report packet
are as follows:
weld_count:
Weld count of the weld (0 - 9999999)
schedule_number:
Schedule number of the weld (0 - 127)
thickness:
Thickness of the weld material before the weld starts, in inches
or millimeters. Resolution is 0.001 inch.
setdown:
Reading of the final setdown, in inches or millimeters. Resolution is
0.001
inch.
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