A&D BM-252 - Description of the Item Data Format

46 BM series
10.5. Description Of The Item "Data Format"
A&D standard format 5if type 0
This format is used when the peripheral equipment can receive the A&D format.
If an AD-8121B is used, set the printer to MODE 1 or 2.
This format consists of fifteen or sixteen characters excluding the terminator.
When numerical characters without a decimal point exceed eight characters for the BM-20, BM-22
and BM-252, the format becomes sixteen characters.
A header of two characters indicates the balance condition.
The polarity sign is placed before the data with the leading zeros. If the data is zero, the plus sign
is applied.
The unit, consisting of three characters, follows the data.
DP (Dump print) format 5if type 1
This format is used when the peripheral equipment can not receive the A&D format.
If an AD-8121B is used, set the printer to MODE 3.
This format consists of sixteen characters excluding the terminator.
A header of two characters indicates the balance condition. No overload header is used.
The polarity sign is placed before the data, with spaces in place of leading zeros, if the data
is not zero or overloaded.
The unit, consisting of three characters, follows the data.
KF format 5if type 2
This is the Karl-Fischer moisture meter format and is used when the peripheral equipment can
only communicate using this format.
This format consists of fourteen characters excluding the terminator.
This format has no header characters.
The polarity sign is placed before the data, with spaces in place of leading zeros, if the data is not
zero or overloaded.
This format outputs the unit only for a stable value.
Header Data Unit Terminator
Stable header Stable header of counting mode
Unstable header
Overload header
Header Data Unit Terminator
Stable header Stable header of counting mode
Unstable header
Header Data Unit Terminator
Stable value
Unstable value
Data Unit Terminator