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
• @@ 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 conÞguration
data to the PC or to download conÞguration 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

ConÞguration 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
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PROCOMMPLUS . See Section 2.3.2 on page 6 for
information about serial communications wiring and
EDP port pin assignments.
When conÞguring 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 conÞgured for the serial port on the PC.
To save all conÞguration data, send the DUMPALL
EDP command to the indicator. The IQ plus 710
responds by sending all conÞguration parameters to
the PC as ASCII-formatted text.
ConÞguration data can also be sent to the printer port:
To print conÞguration data, place the indicator in
setup mode, then press the
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
ConÞguration data saved on a PC or ßoppy disk can
be downloaded from the PC to an indicator. This
procedure is useful when a number of indicators with
similar conÞgurations are set up or when an indicator
is replaced.
To download conÞguration 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 wa r e t o s e n d t h e s ave d
conÞguration data to the indicator. When transfer is
complete, calibrate the indicator as described in
Section 4.0 on page 36.
Calibration settings are included in the
NOTE:
conÞguration data downloaded to the indicator. For
non-legal-for-trade applications, if the receiving
indicator is a direct replacement for another IQ plus
7 1 0 a n d t h e a t t a c h e d s c a l e i s n o t c h a n g e d ,
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
EDP Commands
Bit 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
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