ProScale RF Receiver User Manual Linear Digital Measuring Systems Accurate Technology, Inc. 270 Rutledge Rd.
This document is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America. No part of this document may be reproduced by any means, electronic or otherwise, without the expressed written permission of Accurate Technology, Inc. © 2004 Accurate Technology, Inc. Firmware Version 1.000 Attention The ProScale RF Receiver is only compatible with ProScale General Purpose Displays that are equipped with an integral RF transmitter AND firmware version 2.05 or above.
Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................. 4 Terms........................................................................................................... 5 Installation.................................................................................................... 7 Configuration................................................................................................ 7 Command Format ......................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ProScale/ProPanel RF receiver system. This radio receiver unit is designed to be used in conjunction with Accurate Technology, Inc. ProScale™ linear measuring systems that are equipped with integral RF transmitters (display firmware version 2.05 or above). The purpose of this system is to provide a one-way wireless data communication channel between a ProScale measuring system and a computer or other computing device.
Terms This section provides a brief description of terms used within this manual. ASCII Text – Standard English text that is used in conjunction with computers. This can include upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation. Field – A field is an individual data element such as position, units or other information. Delimiter – A character that is used to separate individual fields from one another, such as a space or tab.
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Installation The ProScale RF receiver is simple to install and connect to a PC. 1. Connect the low voltage DC power supply (provided) to the rear of the receiver. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet. The top green LED on the front of the receiver will illuminate. 2. Connect the male (pin) end of the DB-9 serial cable (provided) to the rear of the receiver. Connect the female (socket) end to the PC serial port. Note: If using a newer laptop computer, there may be no RS-232 port installed on your PC.
Command Format The receiver uses a standard format for all configuration commands. 1. A single command letter. Lower case letters allow the current parameter state to be viewed without modification. Upper case letters allow the user to change the parameter configuration. 2. One or more parameter characters. Parameter characters are only used when modifying parameters. They have no effect when parameters are viewed (lower case command letters).
Output Modes There are six output modes available on the ProScale RF receiver. The first five are ASCII text formats and are outlined below: Mode 0 1 2 3 4 Description Position only Position with units type (MM or IN) Position with display (transmitter) ID Position with units and display ID Full Message Display, see next page. The fifth mode is a binary data mode that provides partial message emulation for Accurate Technology’s ProRF two-way radio system.
Full Message Display The full message display mode provides two types of messages depending on the type of signal received.
described below in an outline format. For detailed information regarding the ProRF communication format, review the document entitled: “ProRF System Definition and Communications Protocol Architecture” available from Accurate Technology, Inc.
Command Format Examples The following examples demonstrate how to configure various parameters of the ProScale RF receiver system.
Echo Mode To display the current echo mode (from default), type in: e The receiver responds with: Echo mode on To change the echo mode to off, type: E0 Use 0 (zero) for off and 1 for on The receiver responds with: Echo mode off Record Start Marker To display the current record start marker status (from default), type in: m The receiver responds with: Marker mode off To change the record start marker mode to on, type: M1 Use 0 (zero) for off and 1 for on The receiver responds wit
Baud Rate To display the current baud rate (from default), type in: b The receiver responds with: Baud rate = 9600 To change the baud rate to 19200, type: B19200 The receiver responds with: Baud rate will be = 19200 The baud rate change becomes effective 1 second after the command is issued to allow the change message to be sent at the old baud rate.
Position Output Examples All examples are terminated with carriage return/line feed (CR/LF), not shown. Output mode 0 example in inches 5.637 Output mode 0 example in millimeters 28.35 Output mode 1 example in inches with delimiter 5.637 IN Output mode 1 example in millimeters with delimiter 5.637 MM Output mode 2 example in inches with delimiter, unit ID 3 5.637 3 Output mode 2 example in millimeters with delimiter, unit ID 2 5.
Output mode 5 position packet message, position 8.537 inches from display unit ID 1, signal strength 5, message 34. Byte Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Value 255 1 ‘A’ ‘5’ 34 13 1 0 1 1 1 ‘‘ ‘‘ ‘‘ ‘8’ ‘.
Defaulting the Receiver to Factory Values In the event that the user wishes to restore the receiver to factory values, complete the following: 1. Remove the four screws from the bottom of the receiver and remove the top cover. 2. Locate and press the small pushbutton on the circuit board labeled DEFAULT. 3. The AC LED will flash once to indicate that the factory parameters have been restored. 4. Replace the top cover and re-install the four bottom screws.
