FAD-40 Technical Manual, Rev.2.1.0; February 2022
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Q
Load setpoints
Command:
[ADR][Q][SP NUMBER][SP TYPE][SIGN][SP VALUE]
Response:
[ADR][Q][A]
Example:
Command:
000123.4
Response:
01QA
(123.4 loaded to SP1_L)
01QN
(could not load)
01QU
(Mismatch of decimal point of SP VALUE)
Comments:
SP No is 2 byte ASCII char. Use 01 for SP1, 02 for SP2 and 03 for SP3.
SP Type is 1 byte ASC
II char. Use “L” for SPx_L and use “H” for SPx_H.
SP VALUE data is 8-byte ASCII char with dot and non-significant zeros on the left.
R
Read setpoints
Command:
[ADR][R][SP NUMBER][SP TYPE]
Response:
[ADR][R][A][SIGN][SP VALUE]
Example:
Command:
01R01L
Response:
01RA+000123.4
(SP1_L is 123.4)
01RN
(could not read)
Comments:
SP No is 2 byte ASCII char. Use 01 for SP1, 02 for SP2 and 03 for SP3.
SP Type is 1 byte ASCII char. Use “L” for SPx_L and use “H” for SPx_H.
SP VALUE data is 8-byte ASCII char with dot and non-significant zeros on the left.
S
Read Status
Command:
[ADR][S]
Response:
[ADR][S][STATUS-1][STATUS-2][STATUS-3]
Example:
Command:
01S
Response:
01SSGI
(Stable, Gross, In Range)
01SDGL
(Unstable, Gross, Low voltage error)
Comments:
The response includes 3 status information.
STATUS-1 can be Stable or Unstable.
STATUS-2 can be Gross or Net.
STATUS-
3 can be ‘in range’, ‘out of range’, ‘low voltage’ or ‘high voltage’.
T
Tare
Command:
[ADR][T]
Response:
[ADR][T][A]
(Taring is done successfully and scale is in net)
[ADR][T][N]
(Taring could not be executed)
[ADR][T][X]
(Taring is disabled or instrument is in count mode)
Comments:
The tare value will be overwritten by the new tare weight value. The status must be stable
within 2 seconds delay time. If so, Ack will be sent. Otherwise Nack will be sent.
U
Read digital inputs
Command:
[ADR][U]
Response:
[ADR][U][A][INPUTS]
Example:
Command:
01U
Response:
01UA6
(Input 2 and input 3 are active)
01UN
(could not read inputs)
Comments:
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Inputs
IN-3
IN-2
IN-1
Bitwise
1
1
0
ASCII
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