Rice Lake MSI Crane Scales - Ethernet Option User Manual

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4 Ethernet Option Operator’s Manual

To configure the device, use the

Configure

button to open a dialog where it can adjust the network settings to use

DHCP or manually enter the IP address information.

Figure 5-3. Scale Discovery Utility - Configure

After entering the desired network configuration, select

OK

to send the configuration to the scale. After sending the

configuration, the settings will have to be applied with the

Reboot Device

button.

After the scale Ethernet interface settings have been set, rescan the network to find the device with the new settings.
Then use the

Chat

button to open a dialog that demonstrates simple communication with the scale.

Figure 5-4. Scale Discovery Utility - Chat

The transmit buttons are quick links to sending a few of the most common host commands available.

@W1

– requests the current weight from the scale

@D1

– requests the current date from the scale

@T1

– requests the current time from the scale

@E

prints the programmed end of line string (defaults to carriage return, line feed).

• Semicolon (;) is a special command the instructs the scale to reset its command parser.

Note

If the other host commands do not get responses, use the semicolon command to reset the scale parser.

The Scale Discovery Utility provides a quick link to

Open Web Interface

to the scale. The following section details

the web interface.

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