5 normal mode commands, 2 saving and transferring data, 1 saving indicator data to a personal computer – Rice Lake IQ plus 2100SL Digital Bench Scale User Manual
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IQ plus 2100 Installation Manual
5.1.5
Normal Mode Commands
The serial transmit weight data commands (see Table 5-8) transmit data to the serial port on demand. The transmit
weight data commands are valid only in normal operating mode.
5.2
Saving and Transferring Data
Connecting a personal computer to the IQ plus 210
EDP port allo ws you to sa ve indicator configuratio
data to the PC or to do wnload configuration data fro
the PC to an indicator. The following sections describe
the procedures for these save and transfer operations.
5.2.1
Saving Indicator Data to a Personal Computer
Configuration data can be saved to a personal computer
connected to the EDP port. The PC must be running a
communications program such as PROCOMMPLUS
®
.
See Section 2.3.3 on page 5 for information about serial
communications wiring and EDP port pin assignments.
When configuring the indicato , ensure that the v alues
set for the BAUD and BITS parameters on the SERIAL
menu match the baud rate, bits, and parity settings
configured for the serial port on the PC
To save all configuration data, send the DUM
ALL
EDP command to the indicator . The IQ plus 210
responds by sending all configuration parameters to th
PC as ASCII-formatted text.
5.2.2
Downloading Configuration Data from PC to
Indicator
Configuration data saved on a PC or flop y disk can be
downloaded from the PC to an indicator
. This
procedure is useful when a number of indicators with
similar configurations are set up or when an indicator i
replaced.
To download configuration data, connect the PC to th
EDP port as described in Section
5.2.1. Place the
indicator in setup mode and use the PC
communications software to send the sa
ved
configuration data to the indicator . When transfer is
complete, calibrate the indicator as described in
NOTES:
• Calibration settings are included in the
configuration data downloaded to the indicator .
If the receiving indicator is a direct replacement
for another IQ plus 210 and the attached scale is
not changed, recalibration is not required.
• When downloading configurations that includ
changed serial communications settings, edit the
data file to place the serial communication
changes at the end of the file. Communicatio
between the PC and indicator will be lost once
the indicator recei ves settings for baud rate
(BAUD parameter) or data bits and parity (BITS
parameter) that do not match those configure
for the PC.
Command
Description
Response Format
SX
Start serial streaming
OK or ??
EX
Stop serial streaming
OK or ??
RS
Reset system
—
XG
Transmit gross weight in displayed units
nnnnnn UU
where nnnnnn is the weight value, UU is the units.
XGL
Transmit gross weight in pounds
XGK
Transmit gross weight in kilograms
XGO
Transmit gross weight in ounces
XGG
Transmit gross weight in grams
XGC
Transmit gross weight in pounds and ounces
XE
Query system error conditions
nnnnn nnnnn
See Section 6.1.2 on page 25 for detailed information about
the XE command response format.
Table 5-8. Normal Mode EDP Commands