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36. COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
General information
A. A character based communication protocol balance-terminal is designed for
establishing communication between a RADWAG balance and a peripheral
devices via RS 232 interface.
B. It consists of commands sent from a peripheral device to the balance and
responses from the balance..
C. Responses are sent from the balance on each receipt of a command as a
reaction for a specific command.
D. Commands forming the communication protocol enable obtaining data on
balance's status and influencing its operation, e.g.: request measurement
results from the balance, zero indication, etc.
36.1. A set of commands
Command Command description
Z Zero balance
T Tare balance
OT Give tare value
UT Set tare
S Send stable measurement result in basic measuring unit
SI Immediately send measurement result in basic measuring unit
SIA
Immediately send measurement results from both measuring
platforms basic weighing units
SU Send stable measurement result in current measuring unit
SUI Immediately send measurement result in current measuring unit
C1
Switch on continuous transmission in basic measuring unit
C0 Switch off continuous transmission in basic measuring unit
CU1 Switch on continuous transmission in current measuring unit
CU0 Switch off continuous transmission in current measuring unit
DH Set low checkweighing threshold LO
UH
Set high checkweighing threshold HI
ODH Give value of low checkweighing threshold LO
OUH Give value of high checkweighing threshold HI
SM Set mass value of a single item
TV Set target mass value
RM
Set reference mass value
NB Give balance factory number
PROFILE Select balance profile
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