Fairbanks PC2250 Utility Software - Manual (Page 60)

Appendix I: Data Output Formats
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P Ship
Serial Data Output Format for P Ship, used to interface to FedEx Shipping Programs.
All computer commands and scale responses are ASCII character strings, where:
is an ASCII carriage return (hexadecimal 0D)
is an ASCII line feed (hexadecimal 0A)
is an ASCII End-Of-Text (hexadecimal 03)
(STATUS) is a two ASCII number representation of the scale status (in the form of
hexadecimal 3x3x, where the bit pattern of the low nibbles, indicated by an "x",
determine the actual status conditions)
COMPUTER
RESPONSE
SCALE RESPONSE COMMAND
RESULT
W XXX.XXUU(STATUS) Returns the
weight and scale
status in two
ASCII digits.
S S(STATUS) Returns the scale
Status in two
ASCII digits
(defined in the
following section)
Z No response Zeros the scale
All Else ? Unrecognizable
command
Notes: In the scale response to "W":
1. XXX.XX =
A five digit number with two digits to the right of the decimal point
which is the displayed scale weight.
2. SP =
An ASCII space (hexadecimal 20). In the event of a negative
weight, an ASCII, "-" (hexadecimal 2D) is returned in this
location.
3. UU =
A two character weight identifier. If the scale is configured to
weigh kilograms, a "KG" (uppercase letters) will be returned, if
configured for pounds, "LB" (uppercase letters) will be returned.
4. The decimal point is returned by the scale as part of the ASCII string.