Rice Lake DWM-IV Weighmeter Standard Operators Manual - Manual (Page 45)

Remote Control Inputs
The functions of ZERO, TARE, GROSS/NET, selection and PRINT may be
performed remotely via voltage-free contacts across the indicated pins on TB1 of the
DWM-IV motherboard and pins 5 or 6. ZERO, TARE, and PRINT inputs should
have a minimum duration of 500 milliseconds while the GROSS/NET input must be
maintained closed for net and open for gross.
Data Output Formats
The DWM-IV data output is selectable using the Set-up procedure using F3.2, F3.4,
F3.5, F3.6, F3.8, F4.1, F4.5, F4.6, F4.7, F4.8, F6.0 as described in the manual. The
information sent can optionally include time/date, consecutive number and ID
number. Additionally, the output can be configured to send the data in any of eight
(8) different formats. The weight data may be configured in any of four (4) formats.
The time/date information may be selected from four (4) formats.
Whenever data is transmitted, the first character sent is always an ASCII STX (02h)
to signify the start of data block. The data previously selected
is sent and is always terminated by an ASCII ETX (03h). The “Continuous Output”
formats do not adhere to this convention, however. In addition to the characters
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