Netmode 103, Overload 115, Positive 101 – Industrial Data Systems IDS Scale Basic User Manual
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Scale Basic 4.2E
Reference
Netmode
103
Purpose: true if display is in Net mode.
Overload
115
Purpose: true if scale status = Overload
Positive
101
Purpose: true if previous calculation result was Positive.
Remarks: Also set by Get id and Make id to signal that the instruction was successful.
Printable
108
Purpose: true if the weight registers (Gross/Net) contain printable (handbook 44) weight.
Qstatus
110
Purpose: true if communications port 2 receives an ‘I’ status from a previous status request or if
communications port 2 receives a ‘V’ (valid weight) from a previously sent RQ message.
Remarks: Qstatus is used when multiple indicators are connected together in a network. The
networks are normally setup in a Master/Slave configuration.
The Master unit sends out status inquires [S] to the slave units. The slave units send back an [I]
if they are idle (Qstatus is turned ON) or a [B] if they are busy (Qstatus is turned OFF).
The Master units sends out an RT request to automatically read a slave units data registers
(including Gross and Net registers). The Qstatus flag is set if the slave units weight registers
contain printable (handbook44) weight.
Setpoint
1…15
1…15
Purpose: true if SetpointX is active.
Timer 1…5 41…45
Purpose: true if TimerX is active.
Tx2ready
114
Purpose: true if Com port 2 transmit is ready (not busy sending a previous message).
Zero
100
Purpose: true if previous calculation result was Zero.
Remarks: Also set by Get id and Make id to signal that the instruction was un-successful.