Saving And Transferring Data; Saving And Printing Indicator Data; Downloading Configuration Data From Pc To Indicator - Rice Lake IQ plus 710 Installation Manual

Translating ASCII Status Data
Use the table at right to evaluate the ASCII character
output for bytes 3 – 12 and determine which of the
low order bits are set on.
For example, if the Digital Output Status returned in
bytes 8 – 11 is AC@@, the table at right can be used
with the bit assignments described above to
determine that digital outputs 4, 7, and 8 are active:
• A (byte 8) indicates that DIGOUT 4 (bit 0) is on
• C (byte 9) indicates that DIGOUTs 7 and 8 (bits 1
and 0) are on
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• @@ indicates that bytes 10 and 11 are not used
5.2

Saving and Transferring Data

Connecting a personal computer to the IQ plus 710
EDP port allows you to save indicator configuration
data to the PC or to download configuration data from
the PC to an indicator. The following sections
describe the procedures for these save and transfer
operations.
5.2.1

Saving and Printing Indicator Data

Configuration data can be saved to a personal
computer connected to the EDP port. The PC must be
r u n n i n g a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s p r o g r a m s u c h a s
®
PROCOMMPLUS . See Section 2.3.2 on page 7 for
information about serial communications wiring and
EDP port pin assignments.
When configuring the indicator, ensure that the values
set for the BAUD and BITS parameters on the
SERIAL menu match the baud rate, bits, and parity
settings configured for the serial port on the PC.
To save all configuration data, send the DUMPALL
EDP command to the indicator. The IQ plus 710
responds by sending all configuration parameters to
the PC as ASCII-formatted text.
Configuration data can also be sent to the printer port:
To print configuration data, place the indicator in
setup mode, then press the
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ASCII Value
Table 5-15. ASCII Translation Table for BATSTATUS Data
key.
ID
Bit 3
@ 0
A 0
B 0
C 0
D 0
E 0
F 0
G 0
H 1
I 1
J 1
K 1
L 1
M 1
N 1
O 1
5.2.2 Downloading Configuration Data from PC to
Indicator
Configuration data saved on a PC or floppy disk can
be downloaded from the PC to an indicator. This
procedure is useful when a number of indicators with
similar configurations are set up or when an indicator
is replaced.
To download configuration data, connect the PC to the
EDP port as described in Section 5.2.1. Place the
i n d i c a t o r i n s e t u p m o d e a n d u s e t h e P C
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s o f t w a r e t o s e n d t h e s a v e d
configuration data to the indicator. When transfer is
complete, calibrate the indicator as described in
Section 4.0 on page 37.
NOTE: Calibration settings are included in the configuration
data downloaded to the indicator. For non-legal-for-trade
applications, if the receiving indicator is a direct replacement
for another IQ plus 710 and the attached scale is not
changed, recalibration is not required.
Bit 2 Bit 1
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 1
1 0
1 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 1
1 0
1 0
1 1
1 1
Bit 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1