920i Installation manual - Rice Lake Weighing Systems

SERIAL Menu
Parameter Choices Description
EOLDLY 0
0–255
HANDSHK
OFF
XONOFF
HRDWAR
INPUT CMD
PROGIN
PORTTYPE 232
485
422
RESPONSE
ON
OFF
End-of-line delay. Sets the delay period, in 0.1-second intervals, from when a formatted line is
terminated to the beginning of the next formatted serial output. Value specified must be in the
range 0-255, in tenths of a second (10 = 1 second).
Specifies whether XON/XOFF flow control characters or hardware handshaking is used.
Hardware handshaking is available only on Port 2.
Determines whether the input will be handled by the core or routed to a user program (if
present)
Specifies whether Port 4 is used for RS-232, RS-485, or RS-422 communications. If 485 is
selected, additional prompts are shown to specify half- or full-duplex operation and RS-485
address.
NOTE: RS-485 communications is compatible with iQUBE 2 . It can be specified for Port 4,
and for odd numbered expansion ports 5 and higher.
Specifies whether the port transmits replies to serial commands.
SFMT format Specifies the stream format used for the streamed data (SCALE or IND SC scale types). The
default format is the Consolidated Controls format (see Section 11.8 on page 126). See
Section 11.6 on page 120 for information about custom stream formatting.
SOURCE source_scale If STREAM is set to a value other than OFF, SOURCE specifies the source scale for data
streamed from the port.
STOP BITS 2
1
Selects number of stop bits transmitted or received by the port.
STREAM
TERMIN
OFF
LFT
INDUST
4KEYS
KEYPAD
DISPLAY
CR/LF
CR
TOKENS PRIMAR
SECNDR
TERTIA
GROSS
INVALID
MOTION
ZERO
NET
OK
RANGE
TARE
Level 4 Submenus
Specifies what data, if any, is streamed from the port.
LFT streams data at the display rate specified by the DSPRATE parameter on the FEATURE
menu (see page 46).
INDUST streams data at the A/D update rate specified by the SMPRATE parameter on the
SCALES menu (see page 29).
4KEYS and KEYPAD stream keypad events to a receiving indicator. KEYPAD transmits all
keypad events; 4KEYS transmits keypresses of the ZERO, GROSS/NET, TARE, and UNITS
keys only.
DISPLAY streams the complete display image to the receiving indicator in local/remote
indicator configurations. See Section 11.5 on page 119 for more information.
NOTE: Streaming is not supported for RS-485 connections.
Termination character. Selects termination character for data sent from the port.
If STREAM is set to LFT or INDUST, the TOKENS parameter can be used to replace tokens
used in the data stream from the indicator front panel. See Section 11.6 on page 120 for more
information about custom stream formatting.
RS-485 Port Information
Table 3-6. Serial Menu Parameters (Continued)
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