Fairbanks PC2250 Utility Software - Manual (Page 55)

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Appendix I: Data Output Formats
General Notes:
= means carriage return character.
= line feed character.
= space character.
= end of transmission character.
<> = used to indicate individual characters for clarity only (not present in data
stream).
Fairbanks/ Toledo Continuous Output
A = Status Word A
B = Status Word B
C = Status Word C
W = Displayed Weight
T = Tare Weight
Leading zeros are not suppressed. The Continuous Computer Output is an
uninitiated, unrequested output that is transmitted at a fixed time interval.
Character String Description
STX Start of Text character : (02 Hex)
A Status Word A
B Status Word B
C Status Word C
xxxxxx Displayed Weight : x = Weight
(6 characters if grad size does not have a decimal point.)
(5 characters if the grad size does have a decimal point.
The decimal point is not sent as part of the character string.
xxxxxx Tare Value : x = Tare
(6 characters if the grad size does not have a decimal point.)
(5 characters if the grad size does have a decimal point.
The decimal point is not sent as part of the character string
CR Carriage Return Character : (0D hex)
CS CheckSum Character : If enabled, this character consists of the last eight bits of the binary
sum of all characters transmitted up to this checksum character.
Status Word A
Bit #
Decimal Point or Zero Location
x00 x0 x x.x x.xx x.xxx x.xxxx x.xxxxx
0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Increment Size
Count by 1 Count by 2 Count by 5
3 1 0 1
4 0 1 1
5 Always Logic 1
6 Always Logic 0
7 Parity Bit