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Industrial Data Systems IDS 550 User Manual

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1 INITIALIZE SYSTEM
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This function ERASES memory and RESETS all the parameters to
their default setting!!! When INITIALZIE SYSTEM is activated
the IDS550 prompts: "ENTER=INITIALIZE". Press the ENTER switch
to initialize the system or press the CONTINUE (or CLEAR) key
to exit WITHOUT initialization.


2 SELF TEST
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The SELF TEST selection activates the test menu shown below:
TEST SCALE PORT: displays data received from the scale port.
TEST SERIAL OUT: transmits data out the serial port.
UNUSED ID'S: displays the number of unused ID's.
TEST MEMORY: tests memory.

TEST SCALE PORT:
The scale port test has 2 selections:
DISPLAY DATA: displays data received from the scale port.
DISPLAY ERRORS: displays parity and framing errors.


TEST SERIAL OUT:
The IDS 550 prompts: "ENTER TEST DATA". Enter up to 16 digits
of data. Press the ENTER key to transmit the data. Press
ENTER again to transmit again. Press the CONTINUE key to enter
new data, press the CLEAR key to exit.

UNUSED ID'S:
The IDS 550 displays the number of used and un-used ID locations
in the form: "F= 540 U= 20", where F is the number of
FREE or unused ID locations and U is the number of used ID
locations.

TEST MEMORY:
The IDS550 displays the amount of memory that tests good in the
form: "32K MEMORY OK" where 32K means 32767 bytes of memory.
NOTE: 32K is the standard size of IDS550 memory.


3 ADJUST CLOCK
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The IDS550 prompts: "ADJUST S/D- XXXX"
where XXXX = the number of seconds per day to adjust the clock.
If the clock is slow enter the number of seconds/day that the
clock is slow. If the clock is fast enter the NEGATIVE number
of seconds/day.

4 CONFIGURE SERIAL PORT
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The IDS550 prompts: "BAUD = NNNN"
where NNNN = the current baud rate selection. The baud rate
rate menu selections are:

"BAUD = 300" - selects 300 baud.
"BAUD = 600" - selects 600 baud.