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Communications Setup
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Control Mode (
)
The control mode program is what controls the MSI-4260M to print. To access the control mode parameter, see the following
information:
1. To access the
Communications
menu, press
and
at the same time.
displays.
2. Press
to enter
.
displays.
3. Press
to scroll to
.
4. Press
to edit the control mode parameter. The user can select three control modes (
).
Standard Print Strings
Commands that can be used to format gross, net and print formats are shown below.
Combinations of the standard print strings can be entered in the string number entry screen.
Example: To get a NET, GROSS, TARE printout with a space between records, enter 2349.
www.ricelake.com
.
The serial output is configured as 9600 baud, Xon/Xoff handshaking, no hardware handshaking, 1 stop bit, no parity.
Other baud rates are possible by special order only.
Mode
Description
Printing is controlled by the operator selecting
USER
; Function 1 must be set to print mode (
)
One print occurs when a stable load is read; The scale must then return to near zero before another print occurs
NOTE: Other configurations of load are available using the ScaleCore Connect software.
Load configurations can be downloaded from www.ricelake.com
The MSI-4260M continuously outputs the data at a rate specified in the rate parameter (up to 65,535 seconds);
Setting the interval to 0 sets an interval as fast as the system can go
Printing is disabled; Power consumption is lower with the print off
Table 6-2. Control Modes
Command
Description
<T>
Load data
<U>
Units
<M>
Load mode (lb/kg)
<CRLF>
Carriage return line feed
<SP>
Space
Table 6-3. Standard Print Strings Commands
String No.
When Used
Description
1
Current load
Fixed output length: 16; Leading zeros suppressed except for the least significant digit (LSD)
<TTTTTTT><SP><UU
><
SP><MMMMM
><
CRLF>
2
Net load
Fixed output length: 16; Leading zeros suppressed except for the LSD
<TTTTTTT><SP><UU><SP>NET><SP><SP><CRLF>
3
Gross load
Fixed output length: 16; Leading zeros suppressed except for the LSD
<TTTTTTT><SP><UU><SP>GROSS><CRLF>
4
Tare Weight
Fixed output length: 16; Leading zeros suppressed except for the LSD
<TTTTTTT><SP><UU><SP>TARE><CRLF>
5
Total Weight
Fixed output length: 16; Leading zeros suppressed except for the LSD
<TTTTTTT><SP><UU><SP>TTL><CRLF>
6
Number of Samples Totaled
Fixed output length: 16; Leading zeros suppressed except for the LSD
<SP><SP><SP><SP><SP><SP><SSSSSSS><SP><T-CNT>SP>CRLF>
7
Current Weight Mode
Net, Gross, Peak, and others; <SP><MMMMM>CRLF>
8
Carriage Return/Line Feed
Used to add a space between print records; <CRLF>
9
Table 6-4. Standard Print Strings