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. 2010 Oct 18;10(10):9337–9348. doi: 10.3390/s101009337

Table 1.

Serial Data Format for R320 indicator.

Format Description
Format 1 <STX><SIGN><WEIGHT(7)><STATUS><ETX>
Format 2 <STX>SIGN<WEIGHT7><S1><S2><S3><S4><UNITS(S)><ETX>
where:
STX:
Start of transmission character (ASCII 02).
ETX:
End of transmission character (ASCII 03).
SIGN:
The sign of the weight reading (space for positive, dash (-) for negative).
WEIGHT(7):
A seven character string containing the current weight including the decimal point. If there is no decimal point, then the first character is a space. Leading zero blanking applies.
STATUS:
Provides information on the weight reading. The characters G/N/U/O/M/E represent Gross/Net/Underload/Overload/Motion/Error, respectively.
UNITS(3):
A three character string, the first character being a space, followed by the actual units (eg. ^kg or ^^t). If the weight reading is not stable, the unit string is sent as ^^^.
S1:
Displays G/N/U/O/E representing Gross/Net/Underload/Overload/Error, respectively.
S2:
Displays M/^ representing Motion/Stable, respectively.
S3:
Displays Z/^ representing centre of Zero/Non-Zero, respectively.
S4:
Displays—representing single range.