Rice Lake Adventurer Pro Series Precision, Ohaus - Manual (Page 42)

EN-40 ADVENTURER BALANCES
7. PRINTING
7.1 Connecting, Configuring and Testing the Printer/Computer Interface
Use the built-in RS-232 Port to connect either to a computer or a printer.
If connecting to a computer, use HyperTerminal or similar software like SPDC described
below.
(Find HyperTerminal under Accessories/Communications in Windows XP.)
Connect to the computer with a standard (straight-through) serial cable.
Choose New Connection , “connect using” COM1 (or available COM port).
Select Baud=9600; Parity=8 None; Stop=1; Handshaking=None. Click OK.
Choose Properties/Settings, then ASCII Setup. Check boxes as illustrated:
(S
end line ends…; Echo typed characters…; Wrap lines…)
Use RS232 Interface Commands (Section 9.6.1) to control the balance from a PC.
Note: When the HyperTerminal configuration is complete, it will automatically
print the results of a Cal Test operation, and echo print commands sent to the scale.
SPDC Software
The Serial Port Data Collection or SPDC software is provided by Ohaus and can be used on
operating systems that do not have the HyperTerminal software mentioned above.
Choose the export file type and export file path and then press Run as shown below.
Note: The SPDC software only supports English language.
7.2
Output Format
The Result Data, and G/N/T data, is output in the following format.
Field: Label
1
Space
2
Weight
3
Space
2
Unit
4
Space Stability
5
Space G/N
6
Space
Term.
Characters
7
Length: 1 11 1 1 
1

1

3 0 
8
1. The length of the label field is not fixed.
2. Each field is followed by a single delimiting space (ASCII 32).
3. The Weight field is 11 right justified characters. If the value is negative, the “–“ character is located at
the immediate left of the most significant digit.
4. The Unit field contains the unit of measure abbreviation up to 5 characters.
5. The Stability field contains the “?” character if the weight reading is not stable. The Stability field and the
following Space field are omitted if the weight reading is stable.
6. The G/N field contains the net or gross indication. For net weights, th e field contains “NET”. For gross
weights, the field contains nothing, “G”.
7. The Termination Characters field contains CRLF, Four CRLF or Form Feed (ASCII 12), depending on
the LINE FEED menu setting.