Rice Lake Farm Bars - IQ plus 390-DC - Manual (Page 31)

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5.1.5 Normal Mode Commands
The serial transmit weight data commands (see Table 5-9) transmit data to the EDP 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 390-
DC EDP port allows you to save indicator
configuration data to the PC or to download
configuration data from 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 indicator, ensure that the values
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, place the indicator in
setup mode and send the DUMPALL EDP command to
the indicator. The IQ plus 390-DC responds by sending
all configuration parameters to the PC as ASCII-
formatted text.
5.2.2 Downloading Configuration Data from PC to
Indicator
Configuration data saved on a PC or floppy 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 is
replaced.
To download configuration data, connect the PC to the
EDP port as described in Section 5.2.1. Place the
indicator in setup mode and use the PC communications
software to send the saved configuration data to the
indicator. When transfer is complete, calibrate the
indicator as described in Section 4.0 on page 22.
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 390-DC and the attached
scale is not changed, recalibration is not
required.
• When downloading configurations that include
changed serial communications settings, edit the
data file to place the serial communications
changes at the end of the file. Communication
between the PC and indicator will be lost once
the indicator receives settings for baud rate
(BAUD parameter) or data bits and parity (BITS
parameter) that do not match those configured
for the PC.
Command Description Values
GFMT Gross demand print format string See Section 7.0 on page 29 for detailed information
NFMT Net demand print format string
CFMT Counting mode print format string
Table 5-8. PFORMT EDP Commands
Command Description Response Format
SX Start EDP streaming OK or ??
EX Stop EDP streaming OK or ??
XG Transmit gross weight in displayed units nnnnnn UU
where nnnnnn is the weight value, UU is the units.
NOTE: In count mode, displayed units = primary units;
non-displayed units = secondary units
XN Transmit net weight in displayed units
XT Transmit tare weight in displayed units
XG2 Transmit gross weight in non-displayed units
XN2 Transmit net weight in non-displayed units
XT2 Transmit tare weight in non-displayed units
XC Transmit current part count nnnnnn
Table 5-9. Normal Mode EDP Commands