Data transmission, Computer output format – Fairbanks 26889 Slimline Health Scale User Manual

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Appendix I: Data Output Specifications

04/09

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51142 Revision 2

NOTES:

Least Significant Bit (LSB) DO transmitted first.
Space character + HEX 20.
Voltage levels above +15 VDC are invalid.
Voltage levels below - 15 VDC are invalid.
Voltage levels between -2 and +2 are invalid.

DATA TRANSMISSION

• Data is transmitted ON-DEMAND from the host device.
• Data available for transmission consists of the GROSS weight.
• Transmission to the host occurs when the host transmits a

CR

carriage return

(Hex 0D) to the scale.

COMPUTER OUTPUT FORMAT


The instrument will transmit the following string of data.


Footnotes:

• Characters denoted by an

X

are characters 0-9.

• Leading zeroes are replaced with spaces (

SP

).

• Character 6 is a decimal point (

HEX 2E

).

• The decimal will move to the fifth (5) character position when at .05 kg.
• Lower

case

l

and

b

for Avoirdupois Units.

*

• Lower

case

k

and

g

for Metrics Units.

• The first weight character will be a minus (

-

) (

HEX 2D

) If weight is negative.

• Characters separated with a

/

denote that one character will be transmitted.

• Lower

case

gr

in characters 12 &13 indicates scale motion.

─ Upper case

GR

indicates stable weight.

Character Number

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18


String 1

Gross Weight

X X X X X . X SP l/k b/g SP G/g R/r SP SP CR LF EOT

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