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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................i
List of Figures ..........................................................................................................................iii
List of Tables ...........................................................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 General................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Communication Protocols...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2.1 Protocol Rules ................................................................................................ 1-2
1.3 Printer ..................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.4 Thermo Electron Warranty..................................................................................... 1-3
Disclaimer.......................................................................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2 Installation....................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 General................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Comm A Board (Option) Installation...................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Communication Configuration (Mother Board) COMM1 ....................................... 2-6
Chapter 3 Operation ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 General................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Printer Scroll........................................................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Print Formats.......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.3.1 Totals .............................................................................................................. 3-2
3.3.2 Batch ............................................................................................................... 3-2
3.3.3 Alarms ............................................................................................................. 3-3
3.3.4 Audit Trails ...................................................................................................... 3-3
3.4 Communication Set-Up.......................................................................................... 3-3
3.4.1 Clock/Calendar Set-Up................................................................................... 3-4
3.4.2 COMM A and Print Scroll Set-Up ................................................................... 3-5
3.4.3 Multidrop Operator Set-Up ............................................................................. 3-7
3.4.4 Printer Set-Up ................................................................................................. 3-8
3.4.5 Define Printing Format..................................................................................3-10
3.5 Communication Protocols.................................................................................... 3-14
3.5.1 Registers Definition....................................................................................... 3-15
3.5.2 Type, Limits and Format of Register ............................................................ 3-16
3.5.3 Decription of Register ................................................................................... 3-17
3.6 PC-Master Protocol.............................................................................................. 3-25
3.6.1 Description .................................................................................................... 3-25
3.7 Siemens 3964R....................................................................................................3-28
3.7.1 Write Register ............................................................................................... 3-28
3.7.2 Read Register............................................................................................... 3-29
3.8 Modbus................................................................................................................. 3-30
3.8.1 Read Register............................................................................................... 3-30
3.9 Allen Bradley DF1 (PLC-5) .................................................................................. 3-32