WI-127 Print Formatter Software - Avery Weigh
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1. TE WP250 1 127 Spaces Label WelghtiiSpaces Auer Presemis ther A127 indicator and the WPL 2 80 Printer Presents the HI 127 Indicator and the WP 250 Printer 04 58 01 08 99 2500 lb T 1432 1b H 1008 1b 18 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Appendix A File Information Print Output Following is an example of what is printed when you click the print button on the program window or select Print under File This example is for the Default 127 file Weigh Tronix W1 127 Print Formatter Report File Name C SOURCE WI127 DAT DEFAULT 127 Indicator File WI127 ind W1 127 Firmware Revision 0019C Current Time and Date 2 10 99 10 08 43 AM ASCII Strings ASCII 01 WEIGH TRONIX WI 127 File Name C SOURCE WI127 DAT DEFAULT 127 Labels Gross Label G Tare Label T Net Label N ID Label ID File Name C NSOURCENWI127NDATNDEFAULT 127 Groups Group 1 1 Layout 5 Port 2 Layout None 3 Port Inhib Layout None Ge Yes Group 2 1 Layout 6 Port 2 Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes Group 3 1 Layout 7 Port 2 Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes Group 4 1 Layout 8 Port 22. F1 ASCII String 13 looks like this JE indicator File ind Sysinm Variables Clear image buffer Orion Printer Label size Label size Print Head Speed Print Density Label orientation Data company name Data displayed weight Data abel for displayed weight Data units for displayed weight Data box Dala box Data bow Data box Data time Data date Humber of labels to be printed ASCII String 15 looks like this A142 138 0 1 1 2 N In the current layout this line would appear as follows Ascii String 15 date Ascii String 13 Layout 1 System Variable for date WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual WIZ Po l umattar DE A A 12 Orion 4 127 plaja jele x a ra DAS SCALE SHOP G 2500 5 lb WIZ Pruni l umaltar L Va a De 127 Orion 5 127 rk Mee ib 16 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Rd125 1 127 Default layouts 4 or 5 will also work with remote displays RD 125 RD 4000 and RD 6000 TM295 1 127 The remote display will show the displayed weight in this format G 5000 5 LB wi 127 Print F remattar Val Tul ZTSDATSTNOSS 1 137 Fil Ei Edt Tuner View Hep Spaces Label brass ross Weight ij WEIGH TRONTS WI 127 Don amp Scale Shaity USA 00000 0000 307 Maindrss 04 27 01 08 99 6 2500 Ib T 1492 1b H 1008 1b WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 17
3. Current date Current tare register number a space is transmitted for the general tare register Current status See note at left Weight label These choices are available Gross your assigned gross label Tare your assigned tare label Net your assigned net label ID your assigned ID label Displayed current display weight Selected currently selected display Unit of measure label Pauses serial port output by this many seconds 0 255 A configurable ASCII string A configurable number of spaces A configurable number of carriage returns A configurable number of line feeds A form feed is transmitted A character ASCII value A predefined layout may be included within another layout For example Layout 6 includes Layouts 1 2 amp 3 Note A layout error will occur if a layout uses its own layout within itself or if a loop of layouts is used for example Layout 1 cannot use Layout 2 if Layout 2 includes Layout 1 denotes items that have a drop down list which requires entry of more information For example if LABEL is inserted within a layout you must specify the label to be printed if SP is inserted you must specify the number of spaces to be transmitted 10 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Nesting Layouts To assemble more complex layouts you may nest one layout within another Following is an example using Layout 10 which we just created in Layout 11 We will create the
4. Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 19 1 Layout None Port 2 Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes Group 6 1 Layout None Port 2 Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes Group 7 1 Layout None Port 2 Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes Group 8 1 Layout None Port 2 Layout None Port 3 Layout None Inhibit Yes Group 9 Port Layout None Layout None l Port 2 Layouts None 3 it Yes File Name C SOURCE WI127 DAT DEFAULT 127 Layout 1 Spaces 2 Label Gross Gross Weight Spaces 1 Units Carriage Return 1 Line Feed Layout 2 Tare Register Spaces 1 Label Tare fTare Weight Spaces 1 Units Carriage Return 1 Line Feed Layout 3 Spaces 2 Label Net Net Weight Spaces 1 Units Carriage Return 1 Line Feed Layout 4 Spaces 1 Label Displayed Displayed Weight Spaces 1 Units Carriage Return 1 Line Feed Layout 5 Layout 4 Form Feed Layout 6 Layout 1 Layout 2 Layout 3 Form Feed WI 127 Print Formatter Softw
5. This eliminates the neces the GTN and Rev C of the In sity of keying in each alpha character s ASCII code when configuring layouts Motion software through the WI 127 front panel However you can still make layout changes through the front panel if you wish Installing the Software Insert the floppy disk into your PC s floppy drive In Windows 3 1 or Win dows 95 98 run the setup exe file Follow the onscreen instructions for loading the files The default location for the program files is a directory called wt which the installation creates automatically unless you direct the files to another location Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft After installation start the program by clicking the icon in the Weigh Tronix group Windows 3 1 or clicking on Start Program Weigh Tronix and WI 127 Print Formatter The program loads and an OK button appears Click the button or press Enter and the program screen shown in Figure 1 ap pears WA Pont TUI T IT True vem Hep Indicator File S112 7 imd System Variablen Figure 1 Print Formatter window Each part of the window is explained in the next section WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 5 Program Screen Descriptions When Com 1 or Com2 are mentioned they are in refer ence to your PC not the WI 127 Command Line See Appenix A File Informa tion Print Output to see an example of what is printed when you clic
6. layout for this output following the same steps just completed for Layout 10 Example shown at right is a WI 127 connected to a WP233 12 31 99 02 30 pm EE 234 printer e date is printed a space the 4 My Co mp any time a carriage return and line G 250 10 feed then Layout 10 is inserted Here is what the layout looks like if we send Group 2 out of Port 1 1 Wl 127 Print Formatter Indicator File WI127 ind System Variables Hour Spaces 1 Date Carriage Return 1 Line Feed 1 Layout 16 Carriage Return Line Feed None None None None Figure 6 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 11 Downloading Files You may also press the seal switch to display About Be sure baud rates of your computer and WI 127 match before downloading Double check your layout if you have a problem Your printer may require specific control codes in the print format Check your printer manual Format mismatch error means your file type does not match your indicator type After you have finished creating the layouts you want in your WI 127 save the file and connect your PC to the WI 127 serial port Place the WI 127 in transfer mode by following these steps 1 Keyin 127 press and hold the ESCAPE About is displayed 2 Press the Left Arrow key SETup is displayed 3 Press the ENTER key 127 is displayed 4 Pressthe ENTER key AdJUSt is displayed 5 Pre
7. 18 08 14 98 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 13 5 ST wil 127 Print L IWTiWIIZADATMOIBIR 2 127 ame Orion 2 127 DEI T E indicator Fite Exstem Variables Carriage Returnzlik Llimp 1 Mone Nowe Wea Mone Wome Yes Product Code Don s Doodle Bugs Product Code 8 0 728 8498 N 1008 lb 14 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Orion 3 127 The data shown to the right is the Orion 3 127 file as seen in a text editor such as Notepad The information is compiled by Create A Label software for the Orion printer If you examine the ASCII strings in the screen capture at the top of this page you can see some of this data in use along with ASCII hex values for CR and LF This allows us to maximize the string space available This line is shown as ASCII strings 13 and 15 which are shown as items contained in the current layout below as well as the system variable for date 81 127 Frnt L B XIRI IM Pil E Edt Tue view Hep Carriage Return iMkLine Feeds fan s boodle fuge je 2498 5 lb 4248 0173 2040 82 014 zT A37 0 0 1 1 2 N Don s Doodle Bugs B47 35 0 3 1 2 68 B 12340000 A18 106 0 1 2 2 N G A177 108 0 1 2 2 N LB LO10 23 218 4 LO10 132 218 4 LO310 31 5 102 LO223 31 5 102 A12 138 0 1 1 2 N 12 00 pm A142 138 0 1 1 2 N 12 21 88
8. WEIGH TRONIIX WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 10 10 01 127FORMT U P65 PN 29728 0018A e4 Printed in USA Table of Contents Table of Contents ete eerte g 3 LES UE S EE SERES 5 Installing the uoce tu rr th nee ta 5 Program Screen Descriptions a 6 Command Line 6 A 6 Using the Formatting Window 7 WG BASICS c E EE T Nesting Layouts eu iere ba 11 Downloading Files ono aaa tate A At toot 12 Mis 8 L I MO 12 Factory Supplied Files i a Dv Dr 13 eum P m 13 Oon 2 N2 o eas coa m pe hd dun Ae EET 14 Lr TONNEN TT TRE Ts 15 Gio RE 16 16 Hd125 ET 17 RI A 17 WP2502T I9 7 otn sonku ee eee Oboe DP Doce DoD D Doe Do Doe R dA 18 Appendix A File Information Print Output 19 Pages are numbered consecutively beginning with the cover page WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 3 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Introduction This WI 127 Print Formatter software works with Rev D of The WI 127 Print Formatter software allows you to quickly format output the WI 127 software Rev C of styles which can be downloaded to the WI 127
9. are User s Manual Layout 7 Layout 1 Layout 3 Form Feed Layout 8 Layout 3 Layout 2 Form Feed Layout 9 Label Displayed Displayed Weight Spaces 1 Units Spaces 1 Hour Spaces 1 Date Carriage Return 1 Line Feed 1 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 21 Weigh Tronix 1000 Armstrong Dr Fairmont MN 56031 USA Telephone 507 238 4461 Facsimile 507 238 4195 e mail industrial weigh tronix com www wtxweb com Weigh Tronix Canada ULC 217 Brunswick Blvd Pointe Claire QC H9R 4R7 Canada Telephone 514 695 0380 Facsimile 514 695 6820 WEIGH TRONIX Weigh Bar is a registered trademark of Weigh Tronix Inc Weighing Products amp Systems
10. ion from the WI 127 through your computer Com1 Com2 download format information to the WI 127 through Com1 or Com 2 and choose the baud rate It is important that the baud rate of the WI 127 under Serial in the service menu and the baud rate you choose under Transfer match before you down load or upload Also the baud rate of the WI 127 and the printer must match before printing View With this menu you can toggle the toolbar on and off and also toggle the popup hints on or off When enabled hints appear when the cursor rests above a command button or an area of the window Help Use this to access the About screen and the help files for this program Toolbar The toolbar consists of buttons which mirror functions available in the command line The buttons are shown below along with their functions 2 2 Cut Paste Undo Print Upload Download a file See App thru thru Com2 Select a new A Com2 indicator type and Save Copy Delete Redo Upload Download new file type the file thru Com1 thru Com1 6 WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Using the Formatting A layout is made up of items up toa maximum of 16 items per layout An item can be a space a carriage return a line feed a label a string of text Window or any of the other items listed in the system variable list which appears on the right side of the formatting window To make larger layouts possible you may imbed an existing layout within another layou
11. k on Print under File or click on the Print button in the program window Attention It is important that the baud rate of the WI 127 under Serial in the service menu and the baud rate you choose under Transfer match before you download or upload Also the baud rate of the WI 127 and the printer must match before printing The program screen consists of a command line a toolbar and the editing window which is split into five areas labeled Current Layout Window System Variables List Ascii Strings List Groups Window Labels Window The command line has five commands They are File Edit Transfer View and Help Click on each command to see a drop down menu Each menu is explained below File With this menu you can pick a new indicator type ie standard WI 127 GTN or In motion and start a new file for that indicator open an existing file save a file you are working on save a file under a new name print the format information setup your default printer for the PC or exit the Formatter program The indicator file type must match the indicator software type Edit With this menu you can undo a previous action redo an action cut an object out and place it in the clipboard copy an object to the clipboard paste an object from the clipboard to the cursor location delete a selected object or select all text in the current layout window Transfer With this menu you can choose to upload format informat
12. now visible on your formatter You can edit it or add to it save the file under a new name and download it again or transfer the file to another WI 127 If a port is not assigned in a group NONE is shown by default when uploaded to the Editor program WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Factory Supplied Files The Rd125 1 127 file also works with RD4000 6000 models equipped with the appropriate software version Orion 1 127 Control Codes in an ASCII string are entered as a hexa decimal base 16 value For example a line feed is an ASCII number 10 Shown in ASCII string 2 it is entered as hex constant 0 Several files are included with the Format Editor when the program is installed Three of these files replicate the default settings for the standard WI 127 the GTN version and the In motion version The other eight files give sample formats for eight different printer setups for the standard WI 127 They are as follows Orion 1 127 Orion 2 127 Orion 3 127 Orion 4 127 Orion 5 127 Rd125 1 127 TM295 1 127 WP250 1 127 The appearance of the Format Editor window and a sample printout with fictitious information for each of these printers appears below WP Pent Forster Cw TVWTEEZTVDATVDIIBON T 127 al E Edt frame Heb 7 4Uarrisge Return XLimer Ferdi None None one Mone 5 Doodle Bugs Product Code 1489 001 N 1008 15 41
13. ost applica tions By default the WI 127 trans mits Group 2 layout 6 from port 1 when you press the PRINT key To change the PRINT key action see your WI 127 Service Manual for instructions 6 Tocreate the next lines of information click on the following Double click on LINE FEED 1 in the systems variable list to insert this item into the layout Double click on LAYOUT 4 in the systems variable list to insert this item into the layout Double click on LINE FEED 5 in the systems variable list to insert this item into the layout WI 127 Print Formatter rf x File Edit Transfer View Help Indicator File WI127 ind Current Layout 10 System Variables Ascii String 2 Carriage Return 1 Line Feed 1 Layout 4 Line Feed 5 Ascii Strings WEIGH TRONIX WI 127 Ascii 1 Ascii Company Labels None None None None Figure 5 Nearly completed layout 7 Thelastthing you need to do is assign the layout to a group A group is just a combination of a layout and a port Port 1 is the standard serial output located on the main board Ports 2 amp 3 require optional serial cards In the Groups section of the window you will see a grid consisting of Group numbers along the left side and Port 1 3 and Inhibit across the top Type the layout number 10 in the box corresponding to the Group number 2 under Port 1 See note at left Type a Y in the Inhibit box for tha
14. p down list to see the rest of the list We ll select 10 in this example Wil 127 Print Formatter File Edit Transfer View Help Current Layout number Figure 2 Choosing Current Layout WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 7 Single click on a variable in the system variables list to select it Double click it to either bring up a popup list of value choices or insert the variable in the layout window Press F1 for context sensitive help while a variable is selected The maximum number of characters or spaces in an Ascii string is 32 For more characters create more Ascii strings and select one Ascii item followed by the next Ascii item in your layout 3 To create the line of text My Company click on the Ascii String number you want to use In this example click on 2 Now you need to enter the text you want in Ascii String 2 in the Ascii String window In this example type in the words My Company next to Ascii 2 The screen should look like Figure 4 Current Layout System Variables Displayed Weight Selected Weight Hour Date Ascii Strings Tare Register Ascii 1 WEIGH TRONIX WI 127 Ascii 2 My Company Figure 3 Ascii String drop down list 4 To select the item ASCII 02 you need to double click on Ascii String in the System Variable list This item like several others in the list have a popup screen from which you need to choose a value associated with tha
15. ss the Left Arrow key trANSFEr is displayed 6 Press the ENTER key PC 127 is displayed The WI 127 is now ready to receive the file from your computer Connect a cable between the WI 127 serial port and your computer Click on the Download 1 or 2 button in the Formatter program to begin downloading through COM1 or 2 of your PC A progress window appears and shows the file is downloading When complete a dialog box informs you how many seconds the transfer lasted Click OK Return the WI 127 to normal weigh mode by pressing SELECT twice Your WI 127 should now be ready to print according to your programming If the download fails check the baud rate the cable connections between your PC Com Port and Port 1 of the WI 127 and be sure the WI 127 is in Transfer mode Also check that the PRINT key is configured correctly to transmit the correct Group Try again If the download is successful but your data is not being transmitted check your Group Layout and Serial Port settings Uploading Files Be sure baud rates of vour computer and Wl 127 match before uploading Format mismatch error means your file type does not match your indicator type 12 The Formatter program can also upload the current layouts in a WI 127 Place the WI 127 in Transfer mode just as you did in steps 1 6 above Be sure your WI 127 is connected to your PC Click the Upload 1 or 2 button to upload through COM1 or 2 of your PC The program is
16. t This is called nesting You cannot nest a layout into You cannot nest a layout into itself itself You must use other existing layouts Table 1 shows the specifications for layouts in different models of WI 127 Table 1 Layout specifications The number of layouts avail able depends on the version of Layouts Strings Groups String Label WI 127 you pick in the Open Settings item under File See Table 1 The Basics To illustrate the basics of creating a layout for your model of WI 127 we ll create the following simple layout This layout consists of an Ascii 0 string a carriage return and line Example shown at right is a G 1000 Ib feed the label for gross G a WI 127 connected to a WP233 space the gross weight a space 234 printer the units name and six line feeds to advance the paper tape 1 Select the model of indicator you are using from the list under File New Select from WI 127 GTN or In Motion versions This will setup the We suggest using the default window with the information in Table 1 Open file DEFAULT 127 or file as a starting point to save DEFAULT gtn or DEFAULT ims depending on the software in your time by making use of the indicator See note at left default layouts that have already been created and exist 2 Select the first blank layout as the Current Layout number you want to in these files work on See Figure 2 Use the scroll bar on the right side of the dro
17. t Group if you want to inhibit printing during scale motion A YES will appear in the box Type an N if you do not want to inhibit printing during motion A NO will appear in the box 8 Perform a Save As and name this file mycom My Company 6 250 Ib WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual 9 Table 2 System Variables to build a layout System Variables Gross Weight Tare Weight Net Weight ID Displayed Weight Status byte Selected Weight Transmitted as a single char acter The bits appear as follows 011LEBM where L is set to logic 1 when a Low voltage condition exists logic 0 otherwise E is set to 1 when an a d Error condition exists 0 otherwise B is 1 when the weight is Beyond displayable range over or under capac ity 0 otherwise And M is set to logic 1 when an in Motion condition exists set to logic 0 when the weight is stable The upper four bits are set to 0011 to cause the value to be printed as a digit or symbol in row 3 of the ASCII character set Hour Date Tare Register Status Label Units Delay Ascii String Spaces Carriage Return Line Feed Form Feed Character Layout What is transmitted Current gross weight Current tare general or numbered register Net weight Identification number Current displayed live weight gross or net depend ing on the current display mode Currently selected item from the select list gross tare or net Current time
18. t item Again you can scroll to unseen numbers using the scroll bar then select 2 by clicking on 2 Popup list f Wwl 127 Print Formatter Bile xj File Edit Transfer View Help IEE Current Layout 10 5 Ascii String 2 dicator File WI127 ind System Variables Gross Weight Tare Weight Displayed Weight Selected Weight 4 12 Ascii Strings WEIGH TRONIX WI 127 Ascii 1 Ascii2 My Company Labels None Yes None None Yes Figure 4 Ascii string entry 5 Double click on Carriage Return 1 Press the ENTER key on your PC keyboard to wrap the text on the screen Otherwise the text runs off the screen to the right Pressing ENTER will only wrap the text line it will not cause any action when the layout is printed from the WI 127 Only items in curly brackets are acted upon WI 127 Print Formatter Software User s Manual Attention Depending on the peripheral device printer pc remote display etc you are using a Carriage Return may also produce an automatic Line Feed Check the control codes for your particular device in the documentation from the manufacturer Note Carriage returns and line feeds are control codes sent to the printer to make the printer respond in a specific manor A carriage return command sends the print head of the printer back to column one A line feed command will ad vance the paper one line You must put a Y for YES under Inhibit for m
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