Option Connections; Ac Power Adapter; Usb; Rs232 Com Port - Detecto 6880 Owner's Manual

OPTIONS CONNECTIONS
The input and output connections to the scale are made on the back of the weight display (see
the image below). The optional AC Power Adapter connection is located on the right side (as
viewed from the back of the scale) of the battery box located behind the chair on the scale
lower frame.

AC Power Adapter

To power the scale using the optional 12V DC
wall plug-in UL/CSA listed AC power adapter,
6800-1045, connect the plug from the adapter
into the power jack on the right side of the battery
box and then plug the power adapter into the
proper electrical outlet. On installations using
220V to 240V AC, use the optional 6800-1047,
AC power adapter.

USB

The USB port on the back of the scale display is
a device (or upstream) port and uses readily
available cables with the industry standard
Location of AC Power Adapter Jack
"Micro-B" connector.
The USB port may be connected to a computer for transmission of weight and associated data
to a PC-based EMR (electronic medical record) software program. The data can be
transmitted on demand (pressing the key) or on receipt of a command from the computer.

RS232 COM Port

The scale has one RS232 serial port on the back of the display. This port may be used to
request and capture weight, send basic commands, or get diagnostics from the load cell. To
use the port, a scale to PC serial cable can be purchased from the Cardinal / Detecto Parts
Department at (800) 641-2045 or parts@cardet.com. The part number is 3300-0271-0A, APEX
TO PC SERIAL CABLE.
The RS232 port is also used to connect to the P150 Portable Ticket Printer using a P150
printer cable that can be purchased from the Cardinal / Detecto Parts Department at (800)
641-2045 or parts@cardet.com. The part number for the cable is 3300-0271-3A, APEX TO
P150 DIRECT CABLE 2.0m.
USB PORT
COM1
LOAD CELL CABLE
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