18
Summit SB-1000 Bariatric Wheelchair Scale Installation Manual
An Escape Protocol is where the escape <ESC> is used to indicate that there is a command following and not just
data.
Table 7-1 lists a complete list of ESC commands that are used with the scale.
If you’re using the Rice Lake files, please follow the instructions below.
1. Go to www.ricelake.com/health and download the Rswin.exe and Inbar.ini files located in the downloads
section of the web site and download them to your computer.
2. Ensure that the scale is connected to the computer via RS-232 cable.
Command/
Response
ESC Character
ESC value with
Parameters
Description
Reading
R
R
This value tells the PC that the scale is sending a reading. Immediately
following this will be the value that is sent
Example: <ESC>R<ESC>E
<ESC>R<ESC>W0200.5<ESC>Nm<ESC>E
Weight
W
Wnnn.n
This is the patient’s weight (ie: W0200.5 means 200.5 lb). If the scale is
overloaded, the scale will return the value of 999.9.
Units
N
Nc
This indicates in which unit the values have been taken (m=metric,
c=constitutional
End of Packet
(EOP)
E
E
This indicates that the end of the command/data packet has been
reached
Diagnostics
(request)
A
Accc
This is the request for a diagnostic test on certain parts of the scale
such as the battery life, loadcells, etc.
• AD value (ADC) = E06=AD is too high, E07=AD is too low
• Overload (OVL) = E10
• Battery (BAT) = E4U= (Bat ok) or E4L (Bat Low, but still usable - 1
bar left on the indicator
• Calibration information OK (CAL) = E11=Calibration was not okay
and the user needs to recalibrate.
Diagnostics
(response)
Z
Zccc
This will be the response to the diagnostics done on the scale. Values
will include any error codes to indicate what is wrong with the scale, or
all zeros (Z000) to indicate that all is well.
Control (set a
value)
C
Cccc=c
This is to set the value of the scale’s global settings
<ESC>CUOM=m<ESC>E will set the unit of measurment to KG
• Unit of measurement (metric or constitutional) (UOM) = c (m or c)
Table 7-1. RS-232 Communication Parameters
