OHAUS C51XE100L, Instruction Manual

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CATAPULT 5000 SERIES SCALES EN-25
5. SERIAL COMMUNICATION
An optional RS232 serial communication interface kit can be purchased and installed if required. Please see
section 7.2 Accessories.
The setup of RS232 operating parameters are more fully explained in Section 3.8. The physical hardware
connection is explained in in Section 2.2.
5.1 Interface Commands
The interface enables display data to be sent to a computer or printer. A computer can be used to control
some functions of the indicator using the commands listed in Table 5-1.
Command
Character Legacy
Command
(2) Function
IP Immediate Print of displayed weight (stable or unstable).
P Print stable displayed weight (according to stability setting).
CP CA Continuous Print.
SP Print when stable.
xS 0S: Turn off “Stable Only” menu item and allow unstable print. 1S: Turn on “Stable Only”
menu item and only print stable print.
xP xA Interval Print x = Print Interval (1-3600 sec), 0P turns auto print OFF
Z Same as pressing Zero button
T Same as pressing Tare button
xT Download Tare value in grams (positive values only). Sending 0T clears tare (if allowed)
PU Print current unit: g, kg, lb, PCS
xU Set scale to unit x: 1=g, 2=kg, 3=lb
xM Set scale to mode x(1M-weigh 2M-count 3M-total 4M-dynamic).
M will scroll to next enabled mode.
PV V Version: print name, software revision and LFT ON (if LFT is set ON).
Esc R Global reset to reset all menu settings to the original factory defaults
NOTES:
• Commands sent to the Indicator must be terminated with a carriage return-line feed (CRLF).
• Data output by the Indicator is always terminated with a carriage return-line feed (CRLF).
• The Legacy Commands maintain compatibility with older products
5.2 Output Format
The default serial output format is shown below.
Field: Weight Space Unit Space Stability Space G/N/T Term.
Char(s)
Length: 11 1 5 1 1 1 1
Definitions:
Weight
, up to 11 characters, right justified, ‘-‘ at immediate left of most significant character (if negative).
Unit , up to 5 characters, right justified. If the Unit in the Print Content menu was set to OFF, the unit will be
removed in the weight string, and 5 spaces will be printed.
Stability
, “?” character is printed if not stable, 1 space if stable.
G/N/T
: “N” printed if weight is net weight, ‘G’ or space printed if weight is a gross weight.
Terminating Character(s)
– terminating character(s) printed depending on FEED menu setting.