Rice Lake Condec UMC600IS User Manual

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Normal Weighing Mode Operations

5.6.2

Demand Mode versus Continuous Data Output

Demand mode is used to interface with printers and
requires a manual Print command from the front panel
t o i n i t i a t e t h e o u t p u t d a t a . To c o m p l y w i t h
legal-for-trade regulations, demand output data is
inhibited during the following conditions:

•

Scale in motion

•

Positive overload

•

Negative overload

•

Negative gross weight displayed

•

Unit in display check mode

NOTE:

In legal-for-trade applications, the Motion

Detection Parameter (Parameter 9) must be turned ON.

In demand mode, the operator may choose to print
Gross/Tare/Net when in net mode. If the serial port is
set to Print on Demand mode, the format is:

General Continuous Mode Output Data Format

Continuous mode is used to interface to computers,
scoreboards, and other remote devices requiring
c o n s t a n t d a t a u p d a t i n g . C o n t i n u o u s m o d e
transmission occurs at the end of each display update.

Downloading/Recall Commands

The format for fixed tare data entry (see Table 5-5) is:

(XXXXXX)

The format for fixed tare data recall (see Table 5-5) is:

(XXXXXX)

NOTES:

•

Response data (xxxxxx) is six characters with
no decimal point, seven with decimal point.
Leading zeroes are shown as space characters.

•

Invalid data requests or entries are responded
to with an echo of valid portion and the letter
I indicating the invalid portion.

Character

Identification Definition

<,>

Bracket delimiters are not sent

Setpoint entry (53H, 45H)

Setpoint recall (53H, 52H)

Fixed tare entry (46H, 45H)

Fixed tare recall (46H, 45H)

Setpoint parameter 0-6

(

Data opening parenthesis (28H)

)

Data closing parenthesis (29H)

Command terminator (0DH)

xxxxxx

DATA characters must be six or less including
decmal point if configured: 999999 or 999.99.
Space and polarity characters can not be used
in fixed tare data entry.

Table 5-5. Data String Characters