Mitutoyo MF Series - Data Output Operation

6. Specifications
No. 99MBA091A
6-9
6.7.3 Data output operation
A displayed value on the counter unit can be output by inputting an external load signal or
commands from a peripheral, such as a personal computer.
(1)Data output
A) For the external load signal
Only the data on the axis on which the external load box switch is pressed is output to
a peripheral.
B) For the command from peripheral
Data is output to a peripheral by inputting the following character strings (commands)
from the peripheral, such as a personal computer.
List of command from peripheral
(2) Output format
The Output data is output in the specified format.
Below are given output examples of various kinds of data for a signal-axis counter and
multi-axes counter.
１)Single-axis counter output
A) If “123.4567” is displayed on the X-axis counter
B) If “0.0000” is displayed on the Y-axis counter
２)Multi-axes counter output
A coordinate data of each axis is the same as the output format of a single-axis counter.
For two-axes）
X-axis data
，
Y-axis data
CR LF
For three-axes）
X-axis data
，
Y-axis data
，
Z-axis data
CR LF
X
＋
1 2 3
．
4 5 6 7
CR LF
Y
＋
0 0 0
．
0 0 0 0
CR LF
Input command Output data
X CR LF X-axis data
Y CR LF Y-axis data
Z CR LF Z-axis data
A CR LF Three-axes data