Torbal Industrial Bench Scales User Manual
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BA and BTA Models:
1. Press the MENU key
2. Wait for Port 1 (port 1) RS232 or Port 2 (port 2) USB to appear and press the T key.
3. Wait for Sending (Sending) to appear and press the T key.
4. Once a desired sending mode is displayed press the T key to activate.
o stab (o stb)
Button plus
Stability
Stable weighing result is transferred from the scale after pressing
the
key,
o (o )
Button Only
Weighing result is transferred from the scale after pressing the
key (no stability required)
Auto (auto)
Automatic
Weighing result is automatically transferred from the scale after it
stabilizes (no push key required)
Cont (Cont)
Continuously
Weighing results is continuously transferred from the scale at all
times. (no push key and no stability required)
Exchange data:
Transmit the weight (equivalent to the Print Key,
,
in weighing: Computer
→Scale: S I CR LF (53h 49h
0Dh 0Ah) – initiating signal, Scale
→Computer: scale
sends 16 Bytes of data as follows:
Byte
1
- The charater ‘-‘ or space
Byte 2
-
Space
Bytes
3,4 - digit or space
Bytes
5-9 - digit, comma, or space
Byte 10
-
Digit
Byte 11
-
Space
Byte
12
- k, l, c, p or space (for kg,lb,ct,pc, or%)
Byte
13
- g, b, t, c or %
Byte 14
-
Space
Byte 15
-
CR
Byte 16
-
LF
‘Tare the weight’ (corresponds to the
→T← key in
weighing): Computer
→Scale: S T CR LF (53h 54h
0Dh 0Ah),
Scale
→Computer: no response.
‘Zero the scale’ (corresponds to the key
→0← in
weighing): Computer
→Scale: S Z CR LF (53h 5Ah
0Dh 0Ah),
Scale
→Computer: no reponse.
‘Turn On / Off the Scale (corresponds to the key I/ in
weighing): Computer
→Scale: S S CR LF (53h 53h
0Dh 0Ah), Scale
→Computer: no response.
‘Display the MENU’ (corresponds to the key
MENU in weighing): Computer
→Scale: S F
CR LF (53h 46h 0Dh 0Ah),
Scale
→Computer: no response.
Setting the threshold 1 (optional):
Computer
→Scale: S L D1...DN CR LF (53h
4Ch D1...DN 0Dh 0Ah) where: D1...DN –
Threshold value, up to 8 characters,
Scale
→Computer: no response,
Example:
To set 1000g in weight B1.5 (d=0.5g) type:
S L 1 0 0 0 . 0 CR LF (53h 4Ch 31h 30h
30h 30h 2Eh 30h 0Dh 0Ah). To set 100kg
in weight B150 (d=50g) type: S L 1 0 0 . 0 0
CR LF (53h 4Ch 31h 30h 30h 2Eh 30h 30h
0Dh 0Ah),
Setting the threshold 2 (optional):
Computer
→Scale: S H D1...DN CR LF (53h
48h D1...DN 0Dh 0Ah), where: D1...DN –
threshold value, up to 8 characters,
Scale
→Computer: no response