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Fairbanks InterAct FB3000 Series User Manual

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rightmost columns (with one character per column) are the ascii or printable representation of the
data. Any unprintable characters are replaced by a period in these columns.

If the serial port settings are correct, you should be able to read the majority of the data on the right
side of the screen.

Weight, Tare, Polarity, Units, Gross/Net, Motion, In Range


These fields are extracted from the serial data using the scale stream format for the indicator
specified in the setup screen. If any question marks appear in these boxes then you probably
have a incorrect indicator type specified.

Events

This column of radio buttons show the serial port events.

Errors


This column of radio buttons show the serial port errors. The error count will also be displayed
next to the word "Errors". None of these buttons will light up and the error count will be zero if your
serial port settings are correct.

Done button


Clicking this button will discontinue testing and return you to the setup screen.

Pause button


Clicking this button will turn off data from the serial port. The caption on the button will change to
"Continue".

Continue button


Clicking this button will turn on data from the serial port. The caption on the button will change to
"Pause".