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OPERATOR’S MANUAL 

NORTRONIC

®

 ASCII MODE FUNCTION HANDBOOK 

 
 

 

Part Number 34472 | Issue 2 | Original Instructions (English) 

 

NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS LTD 

Wildmere Road, Banbury, 
Oxfordshire, OX16 3JU 
UNITED KINGDOM 
Tel + 44 (0)1295 270333 
Email [email protected]  

 

 

 

NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS 

45–47 Raglan Avenue, Edwardstown, 

SA 5039 

AUSTRALIA 

Tel + 61 (0)8 8292 9777 

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NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS INC 

36400 Biltmore Place, Willoughby, 

Ohio, 44094 

USA 

Tel + 1 866 667 2279 

Email [email protected] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS PTE LTD 

194 Pandan Loop 
#07-20 Pantech Business Hub 
SINGAPORE 128383 
Tel + 65 6841 1371 
Email [email protected] 

 

 

 

NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS (SHANGHAI) LTD 

91 Building–7F, No. 1122 North Qinzhou Rd, 

Xuhui District, Shanghai 

CHINA 201103 

Tel + 86 21 6145 0368 

Email [email protected] 

 

 

 

NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS INDIA PVT. LTD 

Plot No A-168, Khairne Industrial Area, 

Thane Belapur Road, Mahape, 

Navi Mumbai – 400 709 

INDIA 

Tel + 91 22 2778 8480 

Email [email protected] 

 

 

www.norbar.com 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for NorTronic ASCII

Page 1: ...400 Biltmore Place Willoughby Ohio 44094 USA Tel 1 866 667 2279 Email inquiry norbar us NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS PTE LTD 194 Pandan Loop 07 20 Pantech Business Hub SINGAPORE 128383 Tel 65 6841 1371 Email e...

Page 2: ...h Final Torque Target 10 Sending an Audit Torque Target 11 Confirm an Audit Torque Target 11 Receiving Results from the NorTronic 12 Result Data for mode RE 0 13 Result Data for mode RE 1 14 Result Da...

Page 3: ...ything The NorTronic ASCII Mode interface is designed to be easy to understand and easy for programmers to integrate into their software and offers a huge range of commands that let you read and modif...

Page 4: ...d the USB Type A connector on a PC or tablet TIP The user may need to remove the USB cover from the NorTronic to achieve this The USB cover must be fitted for IP44 protection At this point the tool sh...

Page 5: ...interfering with any existing Bluetooth hardware and software that may be installed on the system The USB Bluetooth Adapter is controlled by a simple plaintext AT command protocol that lets you scan f...

Page 6: ...mmunicating with the tool via USB Therefore you may switch to using ASCII commands found in this document to communicate directly with the tool Possible errors you can encounter from the modem ERR1 Un...

Page 7: ...send to the tool you must wait for the response to each message before sending the second message This is because the tool will flush its input buffer once it has finished processing the current messa...

Page 8: ...DATA This has 3 modes RE 0 RE 1 RE 2 DT DISABLE ENABLE TOOL CD CALIBRATION DATE Read RS READ SERIAL Read the tools serial capacity etc RC READ CONFIG Tool Settings SC SET CONFIG Tool Settings SV SAVE...

Page 9: ...e value in this case 0 Not Enabled ANG0 Angle Target degrees in this case 0 Not Enabled TRQ234 5 Final Torque Target in this case 234 5 ADT0 Audit mode 0 disabled 1 enabled Not Enabled NUM3 Number of...

Page 10: ...Enabled NUM3 Number of Readings for the Target in this case 3 Response Example Confirm a Snug Torque Angle Target Command Response Example NOTE The tool will clamp snug torque within a range spanning...

Page 11: ...try to send a Target whilst NOT displaying the RUN screen TR L UNT8 SNG123 4 ANG30 TRQ234 5 ADT0 NUM3 ERR 1 Confirm a Snug Torque Angle with Final Torque Target Command Response Example NOTE The tool...

Page 12: ...Enabled NUM3 Number of Readings for the Target in this case 3 Response Example Confirm an Audit Torque Target Command Response Example NOTE The tool will clamp torque targets within a range spanning t...

Page 13: ...joint begins a live stream of readings during the joint then the final result when it is finished plus OK NOK assessment Once configured the setting persists until the next time you change it Therefo...

Page 14: ...CSV output Example 2 Reading 0 Remarks When torque goes above Active From N A During tightening N A End of Test 15 12 16 13 13 31 0 3 234 5 Y N N m 226 5 2 Normal CSV output TR L UNT0 SNG0 ANG3 TRQ23...

Page 15: ...Angle Result Angle Status OK NOK Result Count Result Count OK NOK This provides not only the result readings but an assessment of whether each individual part of the result is OK Torque Direction is...

Page 16: ...reading from the tool transducer Torque Direction is the either A for anticlockwise or C for clockwise Angle Reading is the latest angle reading from the tool When the joint has been finished just lik...

Page 17: ...between available standalone targets by deactivating the current Target then displaying and activating the next Target Command Response Remarks The Response is the currently selected Target TR N For...

Page 18: ...ill not operate and will display the following screen The red border will constantly flash until the tool is Enabled again This is to be preserved over power cycles X Disabled Command Response Example...

Page 19: ...urn the result in the following format dd mm yy hr min sec Command Response Example Read Serial RS Read the tools serial Capacity etc Factory Configuration Command Response Example CD OK 26 01 17 RS S...

Page 20: ...Auto Zero AZ ON Active From AF 7 0 Vibrate VB ON Wireless WL ON Bluetooth non Bluetooth tools enable disable wireless Node Number NN 2 Non Bluetooth tools only Bluetooth Key NN 4e4252 Bluetooth tools...

Page 21: ...age from the tool ends this only affects ASCII mode messages legacy messages always end with an ETX byte The EOM character is an optional extra character if set it will be transmitted after the normal...

Page 22: ...lost at most one bolt could be tightened before the tool would lock The automatic locking and subsequent unlocking of a tool can happen extremely quickly quite likely going unnoticed by the operator s...

Page 23: ...splay torque in these units when in the RUN screen 0 N m 1 dN m 2 cN m 3 kgf m 4 kgf cm 5 gf m 6 lbf ft 7 lbf in 8 ft lb 9 in lb 10 oz fin 11 in oz Set the units in which the tool is operating Command...

Page 24: ...result Command Response Example Torque Low Limit TLL This setting is used to define the Lower Set Limit LSL for a Torque Target The set value is a percentage of the Torque Target so for a Target of 2...

Page 25: ...le result Command Response Example Angle Low Limit ALL This setting is used to define the Lower Set Limit LSL for a Angle Target The set value is in degrees so for a Target of 90 with a Angle Low Limi...

Page 26: ...Command Response Example Angle Display AD Used to enable or disable the Angle Display Command Response Example SC SA Set Sleep After default 120 range 0 300 0 Never always on OK Confirm Sleep After t...

Page 27: ...esponse Example Active From AF The value which the torque must reach as a percentage of tool capacity for the memory modes to become active Command Response Example SC AZ 0 Set Auto Zero OFF SC AZ 1 S...

Page 28: ...ple Wireless WL Non Bluetooth tools Turns wireless functionality on or off Bluetooth tools Turns Bluetooth functionality on or off Command Response Example SC VB 0 Set Vibrate OFF SC VB 1 Set Vibrate...

Page 29: ...regate tools without needing to preconfigure your software to only connect to certain MAC addresses Command Response Example Wireless Node Number NN Non Bluetooth tools only lets you specify a wireles...

Page 30: ...Time HT The length of time in seconds the display will be held after the completion of a successful tightening and before resetting Only applicable if Auto Reset is On Set Hold Time 1 10 secs Command...

Page 31: ...Response Example Multiplier Ratio MR This setting is used in conjunction with an external mechanical gearbox so that the tool displays the extrapolated gearbox output Command Response Example SC ID 0...

Page 32: ...onse Example Warnings Display WD Used to enable or disable the displaying of the Warnings screens on the Tool when either or both the Multiplier Ratio or Torque CRS settings have been changed from def...

Page 33: ...ommand Response Example Date Format DF Command Response Example Remarks SC DF 0 Set Date Format DDMMYY SC DF 1 Set Date Format MMDDYY SC DF 2 Set Date Format YYMMDD OK 0 DDMMYY OK 1 MMDDYY OK 2 YYMMDD...

Page 34: ...values via TARGET on the menu TL 2 Tool Locked Up Down and Exit buttons disabled whilst in the Run Screen Not Allowed to select other Targets with the Up Down buttons if populated on the tool Not allo...

Page 35: ...E THE ACCURACY OF ANGLE MEASUREMENTS Command Response Example Live Data Format LDF Used to change the RE D live data messages between legacy and normal formats The default is legacy so as to remain co...

Page 36: ...Response Example Remarks If there is no reading to delete you will see ERR 2 This only works if the tool has not been power cycled between the last reading being saved on the tool and the command bei...

Page 37: ...Decrement Counter DC Command Response Example DA Delete All readings from tool memory OK 0 Confirm All readings deleted DC Decrement Counter by 1 Used when a Target with NUM 1 is active on the tool OK...

Page 38: ...f operation Torque High Limit THL 4 Torque Low Limit TLL 4 Angle High Limit AHL 4 Angle Low Limit ALL 4 Sleep After SA 120 Angle Display AD ON Auto Zero AZ ON Active From AF 7 0 Vibrate VB ON Wireless...

Page 39: ...date time in the usual format e g 01 12 16 16 15 you can use as a delimiter but you cannot include or as delimiters because that may interfere with setting tool name if you want to use those character...

Page 40: ...39 Battery Status BS Command Response Example Remarks BS Report the tools current battery status OK Battery Normal LO Battery Low CT Battery Critical...

Page 41: ...400 Biltmore Place Willoughby Ohio 44094 USA Tel 1 866 667 2279 Email inquiry norbar us NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS PTE LTD 194 Pandan Loop 07 20 Pantech Business Hub SINGAPORE 128383 Tel 65 6841 1371 Email e...

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