Atron Systems CK Series Installation manual

RS-232 Programming Instructions
Model: CK-Series Scales Ver: 1.59, July 2003
www.atronsystems.com © 2005, All rights reserved.
Advanced RS-232 Programming for CK-Series Scales
1. Make sure that the scale is OFF and then turn the scale ON.
2. Press the
TARE
key at any time during the Weight Display’s count-up self-test.
3. The displays will then show:
4. Press
0
,
0
,
0
,
0
, and then
TARE
.
5. The displays should look like this:
6. Press the
4
key (Speed Key 4) until the displays show:
7. Press the
TARE
key. Now use the
4
key (Speed Key 4) to select the RS-232 Type Setting you desire which
can be oFF, toLEdo, nCi ECr, nCi GEn, tEC, EASY, or Printr. The screen looks like this (default is shown):
a. oFF: RS-232 is disabled.
b. toLEdo: Emulates Toledo 8213; used by many Sanyo, Casio, Sharp, Uniwell, Swintec, etc.
c. nCiECr: Emulates NCI / Weightronix ECR; used by Samsung, Sharp, Casio, etc.
d. nCiGEn: Emulates NCI / Weightronix General; used by many PCs and POS Systems.
e. tEC: Emulates TEC; used by TEC registers with RS-232 scale interface and many POS Systems.
f. EASY: Easy Weigh; used by all Easy Weigh software and products.
g. Printr: To connect scale to a serial printer; you must also follow CK-Series Printer Setup Instructions.
8. Press
TARE
and then press the
4
key (Speed Key 4) until the displays show:
9. Press the
TARE
key. Now use the
4
key (Speed Key 4) to select the baud rate you desire which can be 2400,
4800, 9600, or 19200. The screen looks like this (default is shown):
10. Press
TARE
4
TARE
. Now use the
4
key (Speed Key 4) to select the RS-232 mode that you desire which can
be 7 E 1, 7 o 1, or 8 n 1. The screen looks like this (the default setting is shown here):
These settings are defined as follows:
a. 7 E 1: 7 Data bits, Even parity, and 1 Stop bit.
b. 7 o 1: 7 Data bits, Odd parity, and 1 Stop bit.
c. 8 n 1: 8 Data bits, No parity, and 1 Stop bit.
If further problems persist, please contact the Atron Systems Service Department at 973-227-8882.

RS-232 Programming Instructions
Model: CK-Series Scales Ver: 1.59, July 2003
www.atronsystems.com © 2005, All rights reserved.
11. Press
TARE
4
TARE
. Now use the
4
key (Speed Key 4) to select the Scale mode that you desire which can
be 0, 1, 2, or 3 (defined below.) The screen looks like this (the default setting is shown here):
a. 0 = Standard scale operation (default.)
b. 1 = Only the Zero key will operate in Sales mode.
c. 2 = Same as 1 but Unit Price is always OFF and Total Price is always showing “PoS”.
d. 3 = Scale will work same as 0 except that it will go into mode 2 whenever the scale receives any data
via the RS-232 port; after there is 3 seconds of inactivity in the RS-232 port the scale will then
resume to work same as mode 0.
12. Press
TARE
and then the
ZERO
key and the display will go to the Initial State (all zeroes.)