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7. CUSTOM ASCII COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
7.1 SERIAL COMMUNICATION FORMAT
The Custom ASCII serial communication format for RS232, RS485 and USB is the following:
Duplex ...................... Full duplex for RS232 & RS485. Half duplex selectable for RS485.
Baud Rate ................. 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 selectable by front panel Menu
item “Ser 1”, Sub-menu item “Digit 4” for DPM, "Digit 5" for counter.
Parity ........................ None
Word length.............. 8 data bits
Stop bit .................... 1
7.2 MEASUREMENT DATA FORMAT
The basic measurement data format consists of 8 ASCII characters for the DPM, such as
<SP>999.99 <CR> and 9 characters for the counter, such as <SP> 9999.99<CR>, where <SP>
is the space character and <CR> is the carriage return character. The first character is always a
space character or minus sign. A decimal point is always furnished, even when it follows the
last digit.
Adding a Line Feed Character to the Basic Format
Printers and other devices that receive the measure-
ment data may require a line feed character <LF>
following the <CR>. The line feed character may be
selected in “Ser 2”.
Adding a Coded Data Character to the Basic Format
It is possible to add a coded character from A to h to
the data string according to the table to the right to
indicate the alarm and overload status of the device.
If used, this character precedes the <CR>, so it is the
last printable character in the string. With the
optional <LF> and coded character selected, the data
string will consist of 10 characters for the DPM:
<SP>999.99A<CR><LF> and 11 characters for the
counter: <SP>9999.99A<CR><LF>.
For example, a coded character “G” indicates that
Alarm 2 only is set and that the DPM is in overload
condition. This information is useful when data is
supplied to a computer for listing and analysis, or when data is supplied to a Remote Display in
a Master-Slave configuration.
Alarm #
4 3 2 1
Alarm with
No Overload
Alarm with
Overload
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
0 0 1 1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
0 1 1 1
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 0
1 0 1 1
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
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