Operating Manual

Chapter 8 Serial Ports, Contact Inputs & Special Fcts Accu-Wave
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Set Up Data Format (Non-Packet Text Data) Menu
The “Set Up Data Format” menu items for non-packet data are displayed if “Do not
transmit data in packet format” is selected in the “Set up port … transmission data” menu.
These menu items establish the formatting used for non-packet text transmission (for
example, labeling, tabulation, and pagination) for measurements sent to a terminal or
printer.
In the following menu items, a reading refers to a particular measurement such as level or
volume. A data set refers to all the readings being transmitted by a particular unit (gauge).
By default, a NEWLINE is sent after each reading. A HOME and a CLEAR are sent after
each data set. This causes the data to update at the same place on the screen.
The “Set up data format” menus for non-packet data are identical for the RS-232 and the
RS-485 ports except for the references to the port number. The table below shows the
menu items as they appear for the RS-232 port.
“Set Up Data Format (Non-Packet Data)” Menu
Display Comments
Set up data format.→→
NEXT↓↓
The following non-packet format menu items are
displayed if “Do not transmit … packet format” was
selected in the “Set up port … data transmission”
menus. The menu items are identical for the RS-232
and RS-485 ports.
Do not put meas num
before each reading.
Change to “Do”→→
Continue as is.↓↓
Select “Do” to put the measurement number (1 to 8)
before each reading.
Do send NEWLINE
after each reading.
Change to “Do not”→→
Continue as is.↓↓
“Do” sends a logical NEWLINE after each reading.
“Do not” suppresses the NEWLINE.
Do send units
with each reading.
Change to “Do not”→→
Continue as is.↓↓
“Do” sends the measurements unit string (ft level, sig
str, cu M, etc). “Do not” suppresses the units string.
Do not put unit num
before each reading.
Change to “Do”→→
Continue as is.↓↓
Applies to RS-485 party line communications only.
Sends the gauge unit number with each reading.
Do not put TAB
after each reading.
Change to “Do”→→
Continue as is.↓↓
Change to “Do” to append a TAB (ASCII char 9)
after each reading. Useful for sending columnar data
to a printer.