Chatillon DFE I - Using Hyperterminal Commands

40 DF II Series User Manual
USING HYPERTERMINAL COMMANDS
The DF II Series can accept and execute commands through the RS232, USB or the Bluetooth® communi-
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strument under a computer program control. The string commands are sent as strings of ASCII characters.
The following string commands are recognized:
Command Response Description
F Toggles between Normal and Data
Collect Modes
P Steps through Peak Modes: Normal,
Tension Peak, Compression Peak
R Resets the gauge: zeroes all modes.
S ^N-MODE^^^<CR><LF> or Sends currently selected mode:
TP-MODE^^^<CR><LF> or Normal, Tension Peak, Compression
CP-MODE^^^<CR><LF> Peak, Data Collect
U Steps through Units
X or ? ±99.999^lb<CR><LF> or Sends data on display with the position
±9999.9^kg<CR><LF> or of the decimal place the same as on
±99.999^N<CR><LF> display.
±99.999^oz<CR><LF> or
±9999.9^g^<CR><LF> or If “Transmit Limits” is set to transmit
±99.999^N^<CR><LF> without units ^ is replaced by ^^.
ERROR^^^^^<CR><LF> Response during force
overload.
Y Opens RS232 output and sends
continuous data stream when in
Data Collect mode.
Z Zeroes the currently selected mode:
Normal, Tension Peak or Compression
Peak