Setup Menu: 2. Communications - Stanley Theta Controller User Manual

2.8.2 Setup Menu: 2. Communications

Communication Screens
This area displays the setting of the serial Communications ports on the bottom of the Theta.
To change the operation of the serial ports the Theta firmware must be changed.
eTB – Allows the controller to communicate to the Controller Gateway software on a
computer. See Appendix A. Toyota – an error proofing protocol used in handheld tool
applications in Toyota facilities.
OPEN – An error proofing / data collection protocol used in tool applications at Ford, Honda
and other facilities. This protocol can be used by others as it does not take special equipment
like the Toyota protocol.
The Theta controller supports the following MID's (Rev 1 only) on the OPEN protocol.
MID Description
1 MID_COMMUNICATIONS_START
3 MID_COMMUNICATIONS_STOP
10 PS_NUMBERS_UPLOAD_REQUEST
14 PS_SELECTED_SUBSCRIBE
17 PS_SELECTED_UNSUBSCRIBE
18 SELECT_PS
19 SET_PS_BATCH_SIZE
20 RESET_PS_BATCH_SIZE
30 JOB_NUMBERS_UPLOAD_REQUEST
34 JOB_SELECTED_SUBSCRIBE
37 JOB_SELECTED_UNSUBSCRIBE
38 SELECT_JOB
39 RESTART_JOB
40 TOOL_DATA_UPLOAD_REQUEST
42 DISABLE_TOOL
43 ENABLE_TOOL
60 LAST_TIGHTENING_RESULTS_DATA_SUBSCRIBE
63 LAST_TIGHTENING_RESULTS_DATA_UNSUBSCRIBE
70 ALARM_SUBSCRIBE
73 ALARM_UNSUBSCRIBE
80 READ_TIME_UPLOAD_REQUEST
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Options Screen
Select Communications by pressing the
SETUP interactive menu button on the Run
screen.
Press 2 or highlight selection and press
Toggle button.
The Theta controller has two serial
communication ports. COM 1 must be used
for eTB. COM 2 can be used for error
proofing or data collection network protocols,
barcode reading and printing of fastening
cycle data.
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