Rice Lake Condec UMC600IS - Manual (Page 27)

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3.3.6 Option 7 – Smart Serial I/O
The smart serial I/O option offers flexibility for an
operator to customize the serial output format for
individual system requirements. The selections under
Option 7 can be divided into three groups.
• Customizing of serial output data.
• Setup of MACRO files.
• Those files that affect serial operation.
These sections are addressed in detail below.
Customizing Files
The smart serial I/O option offers flexibility for an
operator to customize the serial output format for
individual system requirements. The selection of the
associated custom print file is performed automatically
by serial port and the data mode (gross, net, total recall,
or special) that the UMC 600IS is currently in at the
time of a print.
The custom print supports:
• Specifying starting and terminating characters
like -STX, CR, LF.
• Adding printer control characters.
• Custom headers and titles.
• Customizing units to ounce, tons, or pounds.
• Customized parameters such as “gross weight”
instead of “GR”.
• Custom insertion of special parameters such as
time/date and identification number.
• Delays where and when required.
• Custom “P” print out in duplex mode.
NOTE: Custom print does not support RS 485
protocol.
3.4 Setting Up Custom Transmits
(Smart I/O)
The following sections serve to give a more detailed
explanation of Option 7.
3.4.1 Enabling Option 7
To enable Option 7:
1. Put the indicator into digital option
configuration mode by closing front panel
DIP switches 2 and 3. If all of the options are
turned off, the display shows dashes (
------ ).
2. Press and hold the ENTER key on the keypad
until the word OPtlon appears on the display.
3. Release the ENTER key and the display
changes to O P . I o F , indicating that you are
at Option 1 and that it is currently turned off
(
o F indicates the option is off, o n indicates
that the option is on). At this point, the ZERO
key steps forward through the options and the
TARE RECALL key steps backward through
the options. For instance, if you press the
ZERO key once, the display shows O P .2 o F ,
indicating that Option 2 is currently turned
off.
4. Press the ZERO key again and the display
shows O P .3 o F .
5. Press the TARE RECALL key to step back to
option 2.
6. Press the ZERO key until the display reads
O P .7 o F .
7. Press the NET/GROSS key to turn on Option 7.
Custom Transmit Files
The indicator has two custom transmit files for Port 1
(there is a third file - file 7.4 - for Port 1, but it is
reserved for future use). Each of the custom transmit
files may contain up to 30 character codes. If you need
a custom transmit to print more than 30 character
codes, you need to use the custom transmit macros
which are explained in a later section. The codes may
be any of the ASCII codes (see Table 6.2 on page 37)
or parameter control codes (see Table 3-20 on
page 29).
The following sections call out what each file is used
for.
File 7.1: Gross Weight Data on Port 1
File 7.1 is used to customize the format of the gross
weight. This changes the way the printout appears
when the indicator is in the normal mode and the
gross weight is on the display.
File 7.2: Net Weight Data on Port 1
File 7.2 is used to customize the net data (for example,
gross, tare and net weights).
NOTE: You must have a tare weight (press the
TARE key) in order for File 7.2 to be printed. Without
a tare weight, the indicator defaults to printing File
7.1 or the standard printout if File 7.1 does not
contain a custom transmit or an invalid custom
transmit.
File 7.4: Special on Port 1
File 7.4 is currently reserved for future use by Condec.