E. status/command word bit usage, continued – Fairbanks FB2550 DAT SERIES DRIVER ACCESS TERMINAL User Manual
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Appendix I: Fieldbus Interface Reference Data
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E. STATUS/COMMAND WORD BIT USAGE, CONTINUED
KG WEIGHT UNITS
WORD 0
BIT 9
Command: Switch scale to kg units. 
Status: 
Scale is indicating in kg units.
TON WEIGHT UNITS
WORD 0
BIT 10
Command: Switch scale to ton units. 
Status: 
Scale is indicating in ton units.
TONNE WEIGHT UNITS
WORD 0
BIT 11
Command: Switch scale to tonne units. 
Status: 
Scale is indicating in tonne units.
DECIMAL LOCATION
WORD 1
BITS 0,1,2
Command: Used in integer to float weight conversions. 
Status: 
Indicates location of decimal point in weight data.
LOAD TARE
WORD 1
BIT 3
Command: Load tare from tare memory address. 
Status: 
Switches to 1 after command is executed and returns to 0 when 
command is cleared. 
AUTO TARE
WORD 1
BIT 4
Command: Take current scale gross weight as tare value. 
Status: 
Switches to 1 after command is executed and returns to 0 when 
command is cleared. 
LOAD
SETPOINT
1
WORD
1 BIT
5
Command: Load setpoint 1 for this scale. 
Status: 
Switches to 1 when command is executed returns to zero when 
command is cleared. 
