Operating instructions

Combics 2 enables a second weighing
platform to be connected, either to the
COM1 port or to the UniCOM universal
port.
The standard COM1 port is operated in
the RS-232 mode. The second weighing
platform can be operated in any of the
following modes:
– SBI
– xBPI-232 (factory setting)
– ADC-232
The optional UniCOM port can be oper-
ated either in the RS-232 mode or in
the RS-485 mode. You can operate a
second weighing platform in any of the
following modes:
– SBI (RS-232 mode)
– XBPI-232 (RS-232 mode)
– ADC-232 (RS-232 mode)
– IS485 (RS-485 mode, xBPI
communication mode, factory setting)
– ADC-485 (RS-485 mode)
The standard COM1 port or the
universal UniCOM port or both can
be used as printer ports.
The data record can be set to any of
the following communication modes:
– SBI (factory setting)
– xBPI-232
– xBPI-485 (only optional UniCOM port)
– MP8-binary (only COM1 port)
– SMA
You can operate the COM1 port and
the UniCOM port independently of one
another (i.e., for transferring data and
controlling equipment via a PC while
simultaneously outputting data to the
COM1 printer port).
In the SBI communication mode,
you can control a display unit and
a connected weighing platform by
sending ESC commands from a PC
to the communications port (COM1
or UniCOM). For further details, see
the section entitled “Data Input
Format” in this chapter.
Preparation
Configuring the Interface Port:
(The previous page shows a general
view)
§ Turn on the indicator: press e
> A self-test is run.
§ While the self-test is running, press )
> Access the menu
§ Select Setup (SETUP): press k several
times
> SETUP is displayed
§ Open the Setup menu:
Press )
§ Select the desired interface port
(“COM1” or “UniCOM”):
press k several times
> The selected interface port COM-1
or UNICOM is displayed
§ Access the interface menu:
Press )
> For the COM1 and UniCOM ports,
the following settings are possible
(see overview on the previous page):
§ Select the desired setting:
– Open the menu: press )
– Select setting: press k (several times,
if necessary)
– Confirm and save setting: press )
The selected menu item is identified
by a circle (
o ).
– To exit the menu item level and return
to the next higher level, press (
– To exit the menu completely, press )
for more than 2 sec.
Generating SBI Data Output
Under items 6.1 and 6.3 in the
operating menu, you can define
which data is output when an output
command is received:
– The displayed value, with or without
stability check
– Automatic printout of the displayed
value with or without stability or
time-dependent automatic data
output.
– Output of a configurable printout
defined using menu items 7.7.x to 7.10.x
(see next page). You can configure your
printout by putting together several
blocks of information. Please refer to
the section entitled “Configuring Print-
outs” in this chapter for detailed
instructions and sample printouts.
Unless you have selected a configurable
printout (menu setting 6.1.7), the
current value displayed on the indicator
(weight with unit, calculated value,
numeric or alphabetic ID) is output.
To configure the print mode, select
the “Manual/automatic data output"
setting in the interface configuration
menu (menu item 6.1);
options include “Print on request"/
“Automatic printout", either with or
without the stability, and “Configurable
printout” (6.1.7). If you select the time-
dependent automatic output mode,
you also need to define the number of
display intervals under menu item 6.3.
As a rule, data is output only when the
scale has stabilized (factory setting). If
you prefer to have data output without
stability, you need to configure the
print mode of the interface accordingly
(menu item 6.1.1 or 6.1.4).
Line format:
A printed line can have up to 20
characters. The first 6 characters, called
the header, identify the subsequent
value. You can disable header printout,
in which case a printed line contains up
to 14 characters (menu item 7.2; factory
setting: With header).
For more details, please see “Operating
Menu Overview” in the chapter entitled
“Settings.”
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