Oxford Instruments 233 - Printing Output; Serial Output

4. After clearing any block number, the active block will be block number 1.
PRINTING OUTPUT
Readings taken in Regular Mode, Continuous Mode or Scan Mode can be
printed. To print readings and/or statistics, connect the serial printer to the gage
with the cable supplied from Oxford Instruments. Select the memory location
and the type of information to be printed as described below. If the printer is
connected to the gage while the readings are being taken, the reading will be
transferred directly to the printer and printed out. If the printer is not connected to
the gage while readings are being taken, the readings are stored in the statistics’
memory and can be printed out later. To print the statistics and/or readings
perform the following steps.
1. Select the memory location to print from.
2. Press the PRINT key.
3. The main display will show “P-A”. Repeatedly pressing the PRINT key
causes the display to scroll through the available printing options.
P-A
=
Print Stats, Data, and Histogram
P-S
=
Print Stats only
P-d
=
Print Data only
P-H
=
Print Histogram only
P-
=
No Printing
4. To start the printing, press the ENTER key when the required option is
displayed or wait for 3 seconds when the required option is displayed.
SERIAL OUTPUT
The stored readings can be uploaded to a PC with the Oxford Instruments upload
cable.
1. Connect the cable to the serial output port of the gage and connect the
other end of the cable to a PC that has software suitable for receiving
serial data.
2. Select the memory location from which to upload readings.
3. Press the DUMP key to begin the data transfer.
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