Instruction manual

10.CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES

The OS supports Bluetooth wireless technology, USB and RS232C for communication with data

collectors etc.

Read this manual in conjunction with the operator’s manual for the relevant external device.

C Bluetooth communication: "4.3 Bluetooth Wireless Technology"

Output format and command operations: "Communication manual"

• Bluetooth communication is only possible with instruments incorporating the Bluetooth module.

The Bluetooth module incorporated in the OS can be used for communication with Bluetooth devices

such as data collectors.

& Bluetooth connections

Communication between a pair of Bluetooth devices requires one device to be set as the

"Master" and the other as the "Slave". To initiate connections from the OS side, set the OS as

the "Master" device. To initiate connections from the paired device side, set the OS as the

"Slave" device. The factory setting is "Slave".

PROCEDURE Necessary settings for Bluetooth communication

1. Select "Comms" in Config mode. Set Comms

mode in the "Comms setup" tab to "Bluetooth".

• Changing communication settings during

Bluetooth communication will cancel the

connection.

• The status bar icon cannot be tapped in

<Communication Setup>.

Items set and options (*: Factory setting)

(1) Communication setup RS232C*/Bluettoth

(2) Check sum yes/No*

(3) Terminate ETX*/ETX+CR/

ETX+CR+LF

(4) Ack mode Off/On*

& Terminate

Select the option Off or On for carrige return

(CR) and line feed when collecting measurement

data with a computer.

& ACK mode

When communicating to an external device, the protocol for handshaking can omit the [ACK]

coming from the external device so data is not sent again.

On: Standard

10.1

Wireless Communication using Bluetooth Technology