Operator’s manual
October 2012
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7.5 Interface description
During normal functioning, the FOODLABfat instrument transmits a series of
information on the DCE serial channel configured as follows:
Baud Rate 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Such information is formatted according to an
xml
protocol and its description is
repeated every time the instrument is switched on. The data transmitted, collected
and saved by a terminal, can be interpreted by any
xml
browser.
The principal elements of the protocol are:
<FOODLAB>
principal element
<SWITCH_ON>
switching on the instrument
<DATE> date in the days/months/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<NAME> name of the instrument
<MATR> registration number of the instrument
<FW> version of firmware
<READ_CHECK chk=cc>
check reading cells
cc=[OK,KO]
<DATE> date in the days/month/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<CALIBRATION>
calibration
<DATE> date in the days/months/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<CAL ch=n> calibration outcome n=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
<NEW_SESS poz=n>
start analysis session
n=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
<DATE> date in the days/month/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<ANL> analysis name
<READ_BLK poz=n>
neutral substances reading
n=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
<DATE> date in the days/months/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<CODE> sample code
<ABS> absorbance
<DROP_BLK poz=n>
cancellation neutral substances reading
n=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
<DATE> date in the days/months/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<READ_SMP poz=n>
sample reading
n=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
<DATE> date in the days/months/years format
<TIME> time in the hours/minutes format
<CODE> sample code
<ABS> absorbance
<DROP_SMP poz=n>
cancellation sample reading
n=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
