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KF format RS-232C connection: internal setting
USB connection: no function
□ This is the Karl-Fischer moisture meter format.
□ Consists of 14 characters (excluding the terminator).
□ Has no header characters.
□ The polarity sign (1 character) is placed before the data if the data is not overloaded or zero.
□ The data is zero-suppressed (leading zeros are replaced with spaces).
□ When stable, the unit is output. When not stable, the unit is not output.
MT format RS-232C connection: internal setting
USB connection: no function
□ Used when connecting to devices manufactured by other companies. However, there is no
guarantee of compatibility.
□ The length of data depends on the length of the unit
□ Has a 2-character header.
□ The data is zero-suppressed (leading zeros are replaced with spaces).
NU format RS-232C connection: internal setting
USB setting: internal setting
□ This format outputs only numerical data.
□ Consists of 9 characters (excluding the terminator).
□ The data is padded with polarity and zeros (filling the data’s higher order’s surplus part with
zeros).
□ If the data is zero, the polarity is positive.
+ _ _ _ 1 2 3 . 4 5 _ _g CR LF
Data Unit Terminator
_
means “space”
_
_ _g_
_ ___
S _ _ _ 1 2 3 . 4 5_ _ g CR LF
Data Unit Terminator
_
Header
With the unit when stable
No unit when unstable
S _
When stable(Output with a command)
S D
When unstable(Output with a command)
S I
When overloaded
_
means “space”
_ _
When stable(Output with the PRINT key)
_ D
When unstable(Output with the PRINT key)
+ 0 0 1 2 3 . 4 5 CR LF
Data Terminator