Sartorius Combics CAH3, Operating Instructions Manual

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Data Input Format
You can connect a computer to your scale to send commands controlling weighing
instrument functions and applications via the interface port.
All commands use the same data input format. They begin with the ESC (ASCII:
27) character and end with a carriage return CR (ASCII: 13) and LF (ASCII: 10). The
total length of a command is anywhere from 4 characters (1 command character
between the start and end described above) to a max. of 7 characters (4 command
characters). This number can also be higher when sending texts.
The commands listed in the following table must each be supplemented with
ESC ... CR LF.
Example
The command character for output is “P“ (“output to Port“). To trigger this
command, send the string: “ESC P CR LF”.
Command Meaning
K Weighing mode 1
L Weighing mode 2
M Weighing mode 3
N Weighing mode 4
O Block keys
P Send display value to data interface
Q Output acoustic signal
R Unblock keys
D Tare and zero
(combination tare function)
f3_ Zero (see also the “kZE_” command)
f4_ Tare without zeroing (see also the “kT_” command)
i_ Information about the indicator, example of output: “CAI/016302/1“
Meaning: Indicator: Combics 3, software version: 016302,
Active weighing platform: 1
kF1_ Trigger soft key F1 function
kF2_ Trigger soft key F2 function
kF3_ Trigger soft key F3 function
kF4_ Trigger soft key F4 function
kF5_ Trigger soft key F5 function
kF6_ Trigger
R
key function
kF7_ Trigger
H
key function
kF8_ Trigger
D
key function
kF9_ Trigger
k
key function
kF10_ Trigger
J
key function
kF11_ Trigger
K
key function
kF12_ Trigger
L
key function
kP_ Trigger
p
key function (print at printer interface)
kT_ Trigger T key (tare)
kNW_ Trigger
n
key function (toggle the weighing platform)
kZE_ Trigger
(
key function (zero the instrument)
kCF_ Trigger
c
key function
x1_ Output model designation of active weighing platform, example: “LP6200S-0C“
x2_ Output serial number of active weighing platform, example: “0012345678“
x3_ Output software version of active weighing platform, example: “00-43-04“
x4_ Output software version of indicator, example: “01-63-02“
x9_ Output serial number of indicator, example: “0012345678“
x10_ Output model of indicator, example: “CAIS3“
z1_ Input: printout header 1
z2_ Input: printout header 2
The ASCII code for the “underline” character (“_”) is 95.
Format for entering printout header lines: “ESC z x a ... a _ CR LF“ with x=1 or 2
and a ... a: 1 to 20 characters for header x, followed by the underline, CR and LF
characters.
txx…x_
Write text in display. xx…x is the text to be displayed.
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Data Interfaces