] interface block, ] serial interface 1, 6 setup – Flintec FT-12 Manual User Manual
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FT-12 Technical Manual, Rev. 1.35 November 2010
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1. Single Line
You can send the data in single lines as shown below by pressing the
12/05/2005 14:47 ID1 : 3 CN: 71 G: 3.007 kg T : 1.001 kg N: 2.006 kg
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2. Multi Line
By pressing the
3 lines of header and 1 line of footer can be downloaded to the instrument (in host mode). The data output
structure is defined by the printer parameters.
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Example Multiline
Example EPL format
Example Totalizing
3. EPL Format
You can design your label in EPL format by using the Flintec IndFace software. After downloading the label
format to the indicator and setting parameter [040] to “3”, FT-12 prints the required label after pressing the
4. Totalizing
In this data output format (parameter [040] is set to “4”) a series of weights and totals is printed as shown in the
example above. The printed weight values are added to the total accumulator. The sequential weights are
printed by pressing the
You can print the total for finalising the label by calling the total when the total is displayed (by pressing the
be increased by one automatically.
5. Title and Footnote
It is possible to load 3 lines of header and 1 line of footer to FT-12 and print a label with title and footnote in print
mode. Title and footnote can be loaded to the indicator from a PC via the serial port in host mode. The FLINTEC
IndFace software can be used for this. The free of charge interface software can be downloaded from the
FLINTEC web site
www.flintec.com
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9.2.6 Setup
[0--] Interface Block
You can access the parameters of the instruments’s serial interface(s) in parameter section [0--].
The data output modes can be used only once per instrument except for continuous data output.
[00-] Serial Interface 1
The parameters of the 1
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serial interface (= standard serial interface).
[000 X ] Data Format
0 : No data transfer
1 : Continuous data output
2 : Print mode ( refer to parameter [040] )
3 : Host mode
[001 X] Baud Rate
0 : 1 200 Baud
1 : 2 400 Baud
2 : 4 800 Baud
3 : 9 600 Baud
4 : 19 200 Baud
5 : 38 400 Baud
6 : 57 600 Baud