Industrial Data Systems IDS Scale Basic - Manual (Page 40)

Scale Basic 4.2E Reference
Print1, Print2, Print3, Print4 133, 134, 135, 146
Purpose: to send formatted data to the printer.
Remarks: there are 4 pages of print formats that can be configured. Page 1 defaults to print the
Gross weight when the display is in Gross mode, Page 2 defaults to print Gross, Tare, and
Net weights when the display is in the Net mode. Print1 prints page1, Print2 prints page 2,
etc.
Print mode 136
Purpose: to send formatted print pages to the printer. Send page 1 if the display is in gross
mode, send page 2 if the display is in net mode.
Remarks: this is the default function for the Print key.
Pulse clear 149
Purpose: set the pulse count register to 0.
Remarks: pulses received on TTL input 6 are counted using the Count register[57]. The
register can be cleared using the Set Pulse, 0 instruction if no counts are being received
instruction is executed. The Pulse clear function is used to guarantee that the register is set
to 0 even if pulses are being received.
Read first 147
Purpose: read the first ID record in memory. Condition code Positive is true if successful.
Remarks: Open new and Make ID open new ID’s using an ID number (key) to arrange the ID
records in numerical order. Read first reads the ID record with the lowest ID number (key).
Read next 148
Purpose: read the next ID record in memory. Condition code Positive is true if successful.
Remarks: the Read first / Read next functions are used to scan ID memory from lowest ID to
highest ID. Begin scanning using Read first, then Read next while Positive status is true.
Example: register Id1 is used for totals. Page format 4 is setup to print ID totals.
Read first read the first ID in memory
Loop1 While -
If Positive Read successful
Gosub Print4 Print total
Read next Read next ID in memory
Next 1 End -
End if While
End End of function
Resume 250
Purpose: used by Setpoints and Timers to resume processing a function that has been
suspended.