Serial Communication
Custom Ticket Formats
VT300 Technical Manual, Rev. A4
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Doc # TM-VT300-EN
[!042] – current accumulated total.
[!043] – subtotal.
* These field codes refer to weighbridge operation descriptions. For more information on these descriptions
and how to customize them, see section
9.1.
Example of Custom Print Format
Vishay Transducers
WEIGHT <[!014] kg>
N: [!016]
The above code results in the following printed ticket:
Vishay Transducers
WEIGHT <12345 kg>
N: 0001
6.5.2
Downloading and Uploading Custom Ticket Formats
The VT300 has four tickets; their standard formats are shown in the table in section
6.4. You can replace any of these tickets with a custom format, which is downloaded
from a PC. The custom ticket format must be an ASCII file 1023 bytes or less in
length (see the previous section for more details).
To download a custom print format:
1. Connect a PC to port 1 on the indicator.
2. Use a serial communication program (such as Windows Hyper Terminal or
Procomm) to set the serial port, baud rate, data bits, etc. The indicator’s ports
communicate at 2400 baud unless otherwise specified.
3. Press
MENU
and navigate to
SYSTEM
>
SET
>
FORM
>
DOWNLOAD
.
4. The display shows
TICKET Nr : 00
. Enter the ticket number:
01
for first weighing
ticket,
02
for second weighing ticket,
03
for regular weighing ticket, or
04
for a
counting ticket.
5. Press
ENTER
. The display shows
TRANSMIT…
while the indicator uploads the selected
ticket format to the PC. The uploaded ticket may be the default format, or a
custom format, if you downloaded a custom format previously.
6.
On the PC, you can open the ASCII file and edit it to create the custom print
format. If you have already prepared an ASCII file for the custom print format,
discard the uploaded file.
7. The display shows
READY? AE=Y , CE=N
. Press
ENTER
. The indicator enters receive
mode, and the display shows
RECEIVE…
8. Use the serial communication program on the PC to transmit the custom ticket
format to the indicator.
