Panasonic Micro-Imagechecker PV310 - Serial (Per Start); Serial (Async.); Selecting and Setting the Output Data to the External Device; Formats of the Commands from the External Device

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RS-232C Communication
11.2 Serial (Per Start) / Serial (Async.)
When PV310 communicates with the external device through "Serial (Per Start)” or “Serial (Async.)“, you can set a
communication method, output data and format for output data or a command received from the external device. To
do so, select “ENVIRONMENT” > "Data Output Settings" > "General Output", and “ENVIRONMENT” > "Serial
Communication" from the menu bar.
11.2.1 Selecting and Setting the Output Data to the External Device
Select “ENVIRONMENT” > “Data Output Settings” > “General Output” from the menu bar to choose outputting
setting and outputting data.
Item Option Description
Output Setting No/Serial (Per Start)/Computer Link/Serial
(Async.) /Ethernet/Card
Select the output destinations or methods
Output Data Scan/Judgment/Num. Calcu./Statistics Select the output data
Output Digits 1 to 11 (Output Setting: Not available in
Computer Link)
Set the maximum number of digits to output.
Unused Digits Comma separated/Filled with "0" (Output
Setting: Not available in Computer Link)
If the digit number of the data is less than the
output digit number you have set, select "Comma
separated" to delete the unused digit of the data
or "Filled with ‘0”" to treat it as "0".
The following items are available only in Computer Link mode. Refer to page 283 for further details:
• PLC Model
• Start Register
• Timeout and Data Type
11.2.2 Formats of the Commands from the External Device
Select “ENVIRONMENT” > “Serial Communication” > “Command” to specify the format of receiving command.
These formats are available only for the following commands; %L, %T, %H, %G, %C, %N
Item Selection Description
Format: To specify how to segment each item of the commands from the external device
Comma
separated
Insert commas between the items.
Fixed Length
Separate a command into 4-digit data each. Do not insert a symbol to
separate each item.
Unused Digits: To determine what is specified as unused digits if each item of the commands is less than 4 digits
when “Fixed Length” is specified.
Filled with
"Blanks"
If the digit number of each item is less than 4, the unused digits are replaced
with "Blanks".
Filled with "0"
If the digit number of each item is less than 4, the unused digits are filled with
'0'.