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OPERATION MANUAL
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14. Connecting a computer or a printer
The scale is equipped with RS232C which can be used to connect external
devices such as a computer or a printer
When cooperating with a computer data
is send after initiate signal from a
computer or after a press
button.
When cooperating with the scale, a
computer should be equipped with a
program which enables processing data
from the scale
The Axis company offers programs to cooperating with scales. These programs
are available on site
www.axis.pl
:
-
Test RS232C
- program to tests serial connections (full version),
-
ProCell
– program enabling cooperation with Microsoft Excel or different
Windows applications (demo version).
Information for programmers (transmission protocol describe)
Signal description:
Computer
→
Scale:
initialising signal S I CR LF (53h 49h 0Dh 0Ah),
Scale
→
Computer: weighing result according to the diagram below
(16Bytes, transmission parameters: 8bits, 1stop, no parity, 4800bps),
Byte description:
Byte 1
-sign „-” or space
"
2
- space
"
3
÷
4
- digit or space
"
5÷9
- digit, decimal dot or space
"
10
- digit
"
11
- space
"
12
- k, l, c, p or space
"
13
- g, b, t, c or %
"
14
- space
"
15
- CR
"
16
- LF