Rice Lake MSI Crane Scales - Ethernet Option - Manual (Page 8)

4 Ethernet Option Operator’s Manual
To configure the device, use the Configure button to open a dialog where it can adjust the network settings to use
DHCP or manually enter the IP address information.
Figure 5-3. Scale Discovery Utility - Configure
After entering the desired network configuration, select OK to send the configuration to the scale. After sending the
configuration, the settings will have to be applied with the Reboot Device button.
After the scale Ethernet interface settings have been set, rescan the network to find the device with the new settings.
Then use the
Chat button to open a dialog that demonstrates simple communication with the scale.
Figure 5-4. Scale Discovery Utility - Chat
The transmit buttons are quick links to sending a few of the most common host commands available.
• @W1 – requests the current weight from the scale
• @D1 – requests the current date from the scale
• @T1 – requests the current time from the scale
• @E – prints the programmed end of line string (defaults to carriage return, line feed).
• Semicolon (;) is a special command the instructs the scale to reset its command parser.
Note
If the other host commands do not get responses, use the semicolon command to reset the scale parser.
The Scale Discovery Utility provides a quick link to Open Web Interface to the scale. The following section details
the web interface.