marposs Merlin - Standard Protocol N°1 (DOP-STD01); Global Data

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The following is a description of the standard data output protocol on a serial port
for the Merlin software, denominated DOP-STD01.
OUTPUT MESSAGE FORMAT
START
Name Characters Meaning
Start 1 Start message character: <STX>
2 <CR><LF>
GLOBAL DATA
Name Characters Meaning
Date 8 Date test was performed in “DD/MM/YY” format
Hour 8 Time test was performed in “HH:MM:SS” format
Program 20 Name of part program used
Serial number 20
Serial number or progressive number of piece
within the active batch
Piece result 2
Code that indicates the result of the measure-
ment performed on the piece: G (good), T(trend),
R(eject), NV(not valid)
Number of
characteristics
2
Number of characteristics sent (only non auxiliary
characters are sent)
2 <CR><LF>
CHARACTERISTIC DATA
The following information is sent for each characteristic
Name Characters Meaning
Name 3 Name of the characteristics.
Value 12
Absolute or relative measurement value, as di-
splayed. The value is formatted according to the
precision setup for the characteristic. The decimal
separator is always represented by a point. The
sign is always indicated.
Measurement
unit
4
Measurement unit symbol, as displayed (μm,
mm, °C…)
Result 3
Code that indicates the result of the measurement perfor-
med on the single characteristic: G,T+,T-,R+,R-,NV+,NV-
2 <CR><LF>
7.3 Standard protocol N°1 (DOP-STD01)