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Chair Scale Technical and Operating Instructions - RS-232 Communication

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6.4

Sample and Explanation of ESC Protocol

When the scale measures weight and sends this over the communications line to the PC, the string will look like

this.
<SCALE> --------<PC>

When the user wants to diagnose any problems with the scale, the operator will have to ask the scale to send the

error data (if any exists). This is done with the Diagnostics (request) command and will look like this:

&4$3&4$&

3FBEJOH

SFRVFTU

&01

3#!,%

&01

6OJUPG.FBTVSF.FUSJD

&4$3&4$8&4$/N&4$&

3FBEJOH

$PNNBOE

8FJHIU

3#!,%

DIRECTION

&4$"#"5&4$&

%JBHOPTFCBUUFSZ

&01

3#!,%

DIRECTION

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