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Receiving Results from the NorTronic
The ASCII mode interface is a "live" interface; results are gathered and reported as they happen, so it is
intended that the tool remain connected to the host device while performing work. In applications such as
production lines, this lets the host device control tool behaviour such as by locking it to prevent further work if
a mistake was made on a joint.
There are three different "verbosity" levels for the results which can be configured by the user depending on
requirements:
RE:0
- Returns timestamped readings and current target when a joint is finished
RE:1
- Returns current target when joint begins, final result when finished, plus OK/NOK assessment
RE:2
- Returns current target when joint begins, a live stream of readings during the joint, then the final
result when it is finished, plus OK/NOK assessment
Once configured, the setting persists until the next time you change it. Therefore, it is not necessary to set it
before every joint the tool performs.
Command
RE:0
Response
OK:0
The above example shows selecting RE:0 as the verbosity for results. To use RE:1 or RE:2, just change the
0 to the appropriate number. The tool will respond with the appropriate OK:x number to match. The next time
the tool is used to apply torque, the new output format will be used.
NOTE:
A joint is considered as "beginning" when the torque rises above the Active From
threshold on the tool. If the torque does not rise above this point there will be no output
from the tool regardless of the RE verbosity level.
NOTE:
OK/NOK assessments provide the tool's opinion as to whether the work was successfully
completed, bad, or unfinished.
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