Operation Manual
BinTra
c Operator’s Manual Ver. 3.18 Rev. 1.01
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Part Number MAN-000004-2
Setup (Version 3.0 and higher)
The Bin LEDs indicate configuration options as being enabled (solid on) or disabled (flashing).
If not using any of the
below options, ensure that all bins are showing as disabled (flashing) when
is shown on the display.
Bin A
– Configures BinTrac Indicator as a Remote Display.
A Remote Display is hardwired to a BinTrac Indicator for remotely viewing weight data.
Bin B
– Enable ASCII Serial Communications Command Set. (See Below)
BinTrac Indicator or BinTrac Remote Display will transmit weight data based on received commands. Enable
this feature when interfacing unit to a PC or serial type device.
Bin C
– Enable Weight Broadcast.
ASCII weight data will be serially broadcast approximately once ever second.
Bin D
– Enable communications to peripheral devices.
Must be enabled when BinTrac Indicator is connected to a BinTrac Remote Display and/or a HouseLink PW.
1. Press the BIN key to select the desired configuration option.
2. Use the UPPER
or LOWER
keys to enable or disable options.
Segmented display:
Serial Data Command Set
Poll
Command
Description and
Data Record Format (fixed length)
P
Current weight of first enabled bin
+/-wwwwwcrlf
PP
Current weight of all four bins
+/-wwwww,+/-wwwww,+/-wwwww,+/-wwwwwcrlf
SnnP
Current weight of first enabled bin with matching BinTrac Station ID
+/-wwwwwcrlf
*Also works with F, FF and U, UU commands
SnnPP crlf
Current weight of all four bins with matching BinTrac Station ID
+/-wwwww,+/-wwwww,+/-wwwww,+/-wwwwwcrlf
*Also works with F, FF and U, UU commands
Fcr
Single Bin Fill: yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
Ucr
Single Bin Usage: yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
FFcr
Multiple Bin Fill:
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
UUcr
Multiple Bin Usage:
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm,+/-wwwwwcrlf
Note: All commands must be terminated by CR. Latency between characters within a multiple character
command (including CR), cannot exceed 250msec.
w
– bin weight
yy,mm,dd,hh,mm
– Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minutes
n
– Station ID number
CR
– Carriage Return (Hx0D).
LF
– Line Feed (Hx0A).
***The above Serial settings are for BinTrac Indicator software versions 3.08 and earlier. Please refer to the
HouseLink HL-10S Serial Interface Manual for any BinTrac Indicator software versions 3.15 or higher.
