6 normal mode commands, 7 unique commands, 2 custom stream formatting – Rice Lake Static Weighing User Manual

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Serial Commands

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6.1.6

Normal Mode Commands

The normal mode print commands (see Table 6-9) transmit data to the serial port on demand in either setup or
normal mode.

Table 6-9. Normal Mode Serial Commands

Command

Description

Values

CONSNUM

Set consecutive number

0–9 999 999

UID

Set unit ID

nnnnnnn

SD

Set date

MMDDYY, DDMMYY, YYMMDD, or YYDDMM. Enter
six-digit date using the year-month-day order specified
for the DATEFMT parameter, using only the last two digits
of the year.

ST

Set time

hhmm (enter using 24-hour format)

SX#p

Start serial port streaming

OK or ??

The port TRIGGE parameter (EDP.TRIGGER#p) for the
streaming port must be set to STREAM before using
these commands.

An EX command sent while in menu mode does not
take effect until the indicator is returned to normal
mode.

EX#p

Stop serial port streaming

XG

Transmit gross weight in displayed units

nnnnnn UU

where nnnnnn is the weight value, UU is the units.

Note

You can also send XGP, XGS, XGT, XTP,
etc. to specify primary, secondary or
tertiary (P.S.T.).

XN

Transmit net weight in displayed units

XT

Transmit tare weight in displayed units

XA

Transmit accululator value

RS

Reset system

Soft reset. Used to reset the indicator without resetting
the configuration to the factory defaults.

BUFFER

Buffer commands

Displays on/off status of the buffer

DUMPBUFFER

Reads the buffer

CLEARBUFFER

Clears the entire buffer

6.1.7

Unique Commands

Table 6-10. Unique Commands

Command

Description

EDP.PORT

Returns the port you are currently connected to

6.2

Custom Stream Formatting

Each port can be independently configured to stream a default frame format or can be customized to stream a
user-defined format. Custom formatting is very similar to the standard print formatting described in Section 7.0 on
page 56.
Table 6-11 lists the format identifiers used to configure a custom stream format.

Format Identifier

Defined By

Description

<P[G | N | T]>

STR.POS
STR.NEG

Polarity. Specifies positive or negative polarity for the current or
specified (Gross/Net/Tare) weight on the source scale. Possible
values are SPACE, NONE, + (for STR.POS), or – (for STR.NEG)

<CU>

STR.PRI
STR.SEC
STR.TER

Units. Specifies primary, secondary, or tertiary units for the current or
specified weight on the source scale.

Table 6-11. Custom Stream Format Identifiers

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