80251730 RS232 Interface Kit
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1. 8 0 2 5 1 7 3 0 P N 80251730 RS232 Interface Kit INSTRUCTION MANUAL This Interface Kit is for use only with the balance it was intended for This accessory has been tested and complies with the approvals listed in the Instruction Manual of the balance Printed in China 1 INTERFACE INSTALLATION Note The interface module must be slid fully forward until it snaps into place 2 RS232 CONNECTION The RS232 Interface Kit cable terminates with a 9 pin Sub D female connector The active pins on the connector end are Pin 2 TXD Pin 3 RXD Pin 4 Connected to pin 6 for external hardware handshake Pin 5 Ground Pin 6 Connected to pin 4 for external hardware handshake Pin 7 CTS Pin 8 RTS The Interface cable allows direct connection to a computer or compatible printer Some applications may require a 9 to 25 pin adapter which may be purchased from your local dealer RS232 Input The balance will respond to various commands sent via the interface adapter The balance will respond only to the following commands when terminated with a CR or CRLF Prints current weighing unit OA Turns Auto Print off SA Auto Print on stability CA Continuous Auto Print n A Auto Print on 1 to 3600 second intervals n 1 to 3600 c Initiates Span calibration L Initiates Linearity calibration OM Switch to gram weighing unit n M Switch to another weighing unit n Sequence number of unit T Same as pressing ON ZERO V P2. a is output Auto Print Continuous Data is output continuously Auto Print On Stable Data is automatically output upon stability Auto Print XX S C eee Data is output every xx seconds Auto Print Off Data is only output when PRINT button on balance is pressed RS232 menu USB QOP aeinn Turns interface off Baud Parity Handshake Set parameters to match printer or computer 4 OPERATION RS232 Output With the interface installed the balance will operate in one of the following three ways e RS232 on Auto Print off Stable on or off Pressing PRINT will send the display data If Stable is set to On the balance will wait for a stable reading before sending data e RS232 on Auto Print on Stable on or off The balance will automatically send data based on the settings in the Menu If Stable is set to On only stable will be sent e RS232 off The interface is turned off During battery operation turning the RS232 Interface off saves significant power Auto Print A Print Operation Once Auto Print is enabled the balance will continue to send data as required To temporarily stop Auto Printing press the PRINT key A second press will resume Auto Printing 4 Data sent from the balance is in standard ASCII format terminated with a CRLF carriage return line feed The Output string is as follows weight 11 characters right justified in
3. cludes sign if needed space 1 character unit 5 characters max left justified space 1 character stability ind 1 character when unstable blank when stable space 1 character legend 10 characters max hh mm ss when interval printing CR 1 character LF 1 character Output examples Note and _ indicate spaces 192 21 g Manual Continuous or On Stable printing xxeKKKKO OL g Unstable reading KKKOLOL Gg 00 00 00 Interval Printing 15 sec intervals 176 30 g 00 00 15 Unstable reading at 15 seconds 192 08 g 00 00 30 Stable reading at 30 seconds
4. rint software version P Same function as pressing the PRINT key LE Prints last error code e g Err 2 os Print unstable data 1S Print stable data only Some balance models have a limited number of available weighing units Refer to the user manual of the balance Attempting to select a weighing unit that is disabled or unavailable may return an Error message 3 BALANCE SETUP The balance s interface is preset to communicate using the following settings 2400 baud 7 bit no parity no handshake If different settings are desired it will be necessary to change the settings in the balance computer or printer to match Menu Structure Upon installation and power up the balance will recognize the RS232 interface and add the PRINT and RS232 headings to the menu structure Configure the balance to operate as desired Refer to the User Manual of the balance for assistance in using the menus The two supplemental menus are shown below Some balances may have additional menu items Refer to the User Manual of the balance for further information Default menu settings are shown in bold PRINT RS232 Stable On Off On On Off Off A Print Baud Cont 600 On stbl 1200 5sec 2400 15sec 4800 30sec 9600 60sec 19200 Off End Parity Yes 7 even No 7 odd 7 none 8 none Handshake None Xon Xoff RTS CTS End Yes No Setup Definitions PRINT menu Stable ON ssassn Only stable dat
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