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Agrident APR500 Manual

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Agrident GmbH, Steinklippenstrasse 10, D-30890 Barsinghausen
Phone +49 5105 582573-10 - Fax +49 5105 582573-17
APR500 – Weight from scale
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V09/03/11
F o r F i r m w a r e V e r s i o n 4 . 0 0

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  • Page 1 Agrident GmbH, Steinklippenstrasse 10, D-30890 Barsinghausen Phone +49 5105 582573-10 - Fax +49 5105 582573-17 APR500 – Weight from scale Manual V09/03/11 F o r F i r m w a r e V e r s i o n 4 . 0 0...
  • Page 2 - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or other, without the prior written permission of Agrident GmbH. Agrident GmbH reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of this documentation without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    APR500 – Weight from scale Contents Introduction ......................4 Necessary requirements ..................4 2.1 Connection via RS232 ..................4 2.2 Connection via Bluetooth................. 4 Configuring the scale parameters ............... 5 3.1 Scale type ......................5 3.2 Interface ......................5 3.3 Baudrate ......................6 3.4 RS232 format ....................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction The APR500 is able to receive the The APR500 is able to receive the weight from scales with RS232 and / or Bluetooth weight from scales with RS232 and / or Bluetooth interface and to store it together with the EID and the timestamp in the internal non...

  • Page 5: Configuring The Scale Parameters

    APR500 – Weight from scale 3. Configuring the scale parameters In addition to the serial connection of scale and APR500 you have to configure the APR for the intended scale type. Therefore you first have to enter the corresponding submenu.

  • Page 6: Baudrate

    However, most scales should use 9600 bps. Some will have other (fixed) baud rates and others will also have configurable values. You have to ensure that APR500 baud rate and scale baud rate match, otherwise the communication does not work. Please also see the scales manual for details.

  • Page 7: Weight From Scale And Assign Mode

    “Scale Read”. Now the APR500 will request the weight after the EID scan if the Now the APR500 will request the weight after the EID scan if the scan is activated via scan is activated via Hotkey A. The same could be applied to Hotkey B, of course.

  • Page 8: Weight From Scale And Action Codes

    AC ask. In this case the main screen will show: 5. Using the weight from scale feature If you have a serial connection between the APR500 and the scale and the corresponding Hotkey is configured correctly, you can start with data collection in the field.
  • Page 9 APR500 – Weight from scale Press Hotkey A in order to initiate an EID scan. This display shows: If a transponder was read successfully, the following screen is displayed: The first line shows the EID in a larger font size. The BT symbol on the right side indicates that there is an active Bluetooth connection.

  • Page 10: Weight From Scale With Action Code

    APR500 – Weight from scale 5.2 Weight from scale with Action Code As already mentioned earlier in this manual, it is also possible to assign an Action Code additionally. Therefore please configure the desired Hotkey accordingly. In this example we have configured Hotkey A to AC ask.

  • Page 11: Weight From Scale With Action Code And Action Code Plus

    APR500 – Weight from scale 5.3 Weight from scale with Action Code and Action Code Plus There can be Actions where it might make sense to add an additional numeric value. In this case the Hotkey mode could be configured to AC ask Plus. The procedure is similar to ‘Action Code only’...

  • Page 12: Using Bluetooth For Non-Bluetooth Scales

    BT enabled: RS232 BT dongles. Of course, there are many manufacturers of such devices but according to our experience Agrident recommends to use devices from “Roving Networks”. http://www.rovingnetworks.com/bluetooth-serial-adapters.php The most simply module is the Firefly. It has no internal battery and needs to be powered from an external power supply.

  • Page 13: Appendix A - Rs232 Wiring

    All these dongles are Bluetooth Class 1 devices. In combination All these dongles are Bluetooth Class 1 devices. In combination with the corresponding Agrident readers they allow wireless with the corresponding Agrident readers they allow wireless with the corresponding Agrident readers they allow wireless communication over a distance of up to 100 meter.

  • Page 14: Glossary

    APR500 – Weight from scale 8. Glossary • Weight from scale A feature of the APR500 which allows receiving the electronic weight from a supported scale via RS232 or Bluetooth. • Data Terminal Equipment, e.g. PC • Data Communication Equipment, e.g. RFID reader •...

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