Serial communication – Holtgreven Ohaus Defender Series Bench Scales User Manual
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5000 Series Indicators
5. SERIAL COMMUNICATION
The T51P and T51XW Indicators include an RS232 serial communication interface.
The setup of RS232 operating parameters are more fully explained in Section 3.10. The physical hardware connection is
explained in Section 2.6.
The interface enables display and GMP data to be sent to a computer or printer. A computer can be used to control some
functions of the indicator using the commands listed in Table 5-1.
5.1 Interface Commands
Communicate to the indicator using the command characters listed in Table 5-1.
TABLE 5-1. SERIAL INTERFACE COMMAND TABLE.
Command
Character
1)
Function
IP
Immediate Print of displayed weight (stable or unstable).
P
2)
Print displayed weight (stable or unstable).
CP
Continuous Print.
SP
Print on Stability.
xP
Interval Print x = Print Interval (1-3600 sec)
Z
2)
Same as pressing Zero button
T
2)
Same as pressing Tare button
xT
Enter a preset tare, where x = the tare value in grams.
PU
Print current unit: g, kg, lb, oz, lb:oz, t, C (custom)
xU
Set scale to unit x: 1=g, 2=kg, 3=lb, 4=oz, 5=lb:oz, 6=t, 7=C
PV
Version: print name, software revision and LFT ON (if LFT is set ON).
H x “text”
Enter Header line , where x = line number 1 to 5, “text” = header text up to 24 alphanumeric
characters
Esc R
Global reset to reset all menu settings to the original factory defaults
NOTES:
1) Commands sent to the Indicator must be terminated with a carriage return (CR) or carriage return-line feed (CRLF).
2) Alternate command characters may be defined by the user (see Alternate Commands in Section 3.10).
3) Data output by the Indicator is always terminated with a carriage return-line feed (CRLF).