norbar NorTronic ASCII User manual

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
NORTRONIC® ASCII MODE FUNCTION HANDBOOK
Part Number 34472 | Issue 2 | Original Instructions (English)
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CONTENTS
Introduction 2
Target Configurations 2
Result Data Configurations 2
Connection Via USB 3
Connection Via Bluetooth® 4
Bluetooth® via the USB Bluetooth® Adapter 4
Bluetooth® via Other Devices Such as Bluetooth®-Enabled Phones and Tablets 6
Icon Colour Connection Table 6
Implementation Advice 6
Summary of Commands 7
Idle 7
Sending Targets 8
Sending a Torque (only) Target 8
Confirm a Torque (only) Target 8
Sending a Snug Torque + Angle Target 9
Confirm a Snug Torque + Angle Target 9
Sending a Snug Torque + Angle Target with Final Torque Target 10
Confirm a Snug Torque + Angle Target with Final Torque Target 10
Sending an Audit Torque Target 11
Confirm an Audit Torque Target 11
Receiving Results from the NorTronic® 12
Result Data for mode RE:0 13
Result Data for mode RE:1 14
Result Data for mode RE:2 15
Get Reading Number 16
Next/Previous Target 16
Disable Tool 17
Calibration Date 18
Read Serial 18
Read Config 19
Set Config 20
End Of Message Character 20
Auto Disable 21
Units 22
Torque High Limit 23
Torque Low Limit 23
Angle High Limit 24
Angle Low Limit 24
Sleep After 25
Angle Display 25
Auto Zero 26
Active From 26
Vibrate 27
Wireless 27
Bluetooth® Key 28
Wireless Node Number 28
Auto Reset 29
Hold Time 29
Inverse Display 30
Multiplier Ratio 30
Complete Display 31
Warnings Display 31
Torque CRS 32
Date Format 32
Tool Lock 33
Auto Gyro Drift Compensation 34

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Live Data Format 34
Save 35
Delete Last 35
Delete All 36
Decrement Counter 36
Restore Defaults 37
Set Date & Time 38
Read Date & Time 38
Battery Status 39
INTRODUCTION
By using the ASCII Mode communication protocol, users can directly interface with the NorTronic® using
their own software and equipment to control and configure the tool and receive data. This is possible via
USB and Bluetooth® (on Bluetooth®-enabled tools).
This is an extremely powerful feature; it’s useful if you already have an application and wish to directly
integrate data capture and control from the NorTronic®. It’s also useful if you want to create a bespoke
solution tailored for your requirements, and have the tool work with that.
A great example would be integrating the NorTronic® into a production line, where you want to automatically
control the tool target and settings, and guide the operator through tightening all the bolts to the required
specifications while capturing the results.
Another example would be if you want to gather readings in a remote environment far away from computers.
You could use a phone to read the results from the NorTronic® and send these via the Internet to a remote
destination without needing to find a computer to connect to the tool and download everything.
The NorTronic® ASCII Mode interface is designed to be easy to understand and easy for programmers to
integrate into their software, and offers a huge range of commands that let you read and modify tool settings,
read and set targets, stream live readings from the tool, and more.
This operators’ manual documents the functionality provided by the ASCII Interface over USB or Bluetooth®
Low Energy (BLE). It commences by exploring the Command for each function and providing a guide to the
various parameters required to call each function. Example uses of each function are presented in order to
provide the user with assistance when developing a system that incorporates the ASCII Interface. Finally,
any necessary information is provided for each of these functions providing implementation advice and
common errors which can be avoided.
Target Configurations
There are 4 configurations of Target that can be sent to the tool which define how the tool will operate when
tightening:
• Torque only Target
• Snug Torque followed by Angle Target
• Snug Torque followed by Angle Target along with Final Torque Target
• Audit Torque Target
Result Data Configurations
There are 3 configurations that control how the tightening result data is delivered from the tool:
• Date and Time stamped results without OK/NOK status
• Results including OK/NOK status
• This mode streams results at approximately 10 readings per second and finishes with the final results
including OK/NOK status

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CONNECTION VIA USB
1) Power up the NorTronic® by switching on.
2) Plug in the USB cable (part # 39678 supplied with NorTronic®) between the mini USB connector on the
NorTronic® display panel and the USB Type A connector on a PC or tablet.
TIP: The user may need to remove the USB cover from the NorTronic® to achieve this.
The USB cover must be fitted for IP44 protection.
At this point the tool should be connected and appear as a virtual serial device on the host system. You may
begin using ASCII commands found in this document to communicate directly with the tool.
USB connector

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CONNECTION VIA BLUETOOTH®
You may connect to the NorTronic® via BLE in order to use the ASCII protocol. This requires a device which
contains compatible BLE 4.0 hardware (or newer). Most modern smartphones, tablets and laptops containing
Bluetooth® hardware will be compatible.
For convenience, we offer a USB Bluetooth® Adapter which is preconfigured to detect and
communicate with NorTronic® tools.
Bluetooth® via the USB Bluetooth® Adapter
1) Plug in the USB Bluetooth® Smart adapter (part # 43513) into a USB port on your PC, Tablet or Host
System.
When inserted, this USB adapter appears as a serial port instead of a Bluetooth® device. This is to
make it easier for you to interface with it in software, and to prevent it interfering with any existing
Bluetooth® hardware and software that may be installed on the system.
The USB Bluetooth® Adapter is controlled by a simple plaintext AT command protocol that lets you scan
for and connect to tools.
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST SEND THE MODEM THESE AT COMMANDS FOLLOWED BY EITHER A
CARRIAGE – RETURN, A NEWLINE, OR BOTH CHARACTERS (AS EXPRESSED VIA
THE FOLLOWING ESCAPE SEQUENCES: \r\n).
Once connected the modem will maintain that connection until you order it or the tool to disconnect.
NOTE: Only one connection can be made at a time, you cannot simultaneously connect to
multiple tools with one Bluetooth® adapter.
2) Use the ATS command to scan for tools; the modem will respond with any nearby tools it detects:
Command
Response
For each tool detected, this shows the tool MAC address, the BLE ID (4E4252) and a signal strength
indicator.
ATS (Scan for any nearby tools)
‘0007ADA926’ is the tools MAC address.

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3) Use the ATH command to stop scanning.
Command
Response
4) Select one of the MAC addresses reported by the modem and use the ATD command to connect to it.
When the modem successfully connects to the tool, it will respond with the text “DATA\r\n” as shown
below.
Command
Response
Now you are connected to the tool, the USB Bluetooth® modem functions as if it were a serial cable
connected to the tool (essentially, it functions exactly the same as if you were communicating with the tool
via USB). Therefore, you may switch to using ASCII commands found in this document to communicate
directly with the tool.
Possible errors you can encounter from the modem:
ERR1 - Unrecognised command
ERR2 - Unable to process command due to bad state (i.e. ATH when already hung up)
ERR3 - Command format is wrong or one of the command parameters are invalid
WARNING: UNLIKE THE MODEM, THE TOOL NEEDS BOTH CARRIAGE RETURN AND
NEWLINE CHARACTERS (/r/n, <CR><LF>) BEFORE IT WILL ACCEPT A
COMMAND. ONCE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO A TOOL YOU MUST
SWITCH TO USING BOTH CHARACTERS.
ATH (Hang up and stop searching)
OK
ATD 000780ADA926 (To connect to tool 000780ADA926)

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Bluetooth® Via Other Devices Such as Bluetooth® -
Enabled Phones and Tablets
It is possible to connect to the NorTronic® using any BLE compliant device. This includes most modern
smartphones, tablets and many laptops, as well as computers fitted with modern Bluetooth® hardware.
Because of the massive amount of possibilities, Norbar cannot advise on how to achieve connection this way
as there are simply too many options; it will be the responsibility of the user to understand their device and
how to write their software to achieve the means of connection.
NOTE: However, we can provide information about the NorTronic® Bluetooth® GATT profile, which
you will need to form the connection.
Please contact Norbar and ask for details on connecting the NorTronic® Bluetooth® to your own Bluetooth®
devices to learn more.
Icon Colour Connection Table
Interface
Connection Type
Icon Colour
Information
USB
Normal
White
Connected to PC or Tablet
TDS®
Green
Connected to TDS®
Receive Results
Orange
TDS® Receive Results mode
Bluetooth®
Connected
White
Connected via Bluetooth®
Implementation Advice
• If you have multiple messages to send to the tool, you must wait for the response to each message
before sending the second message. This is because the tool will flush its input buffer once it has
finished processing the current message.
• The USB Bluetooth® dongle presents itself to the host device (i.e. computer) as a serial port. However,
there is no physical serial port hardware, so any attempts to configure serial port parameters will be
ignored; for instance, do not attempt to change or set baud rate or parity, as these settings have no
effect.
• Do not plug the USB Bluetooth® dongle directly into a PC; this can result in poor Bluetooth®
performance because of all the nearby metal. It is advisable to use a USB extension cable and plug the
USB Bluetooth® dongle into that.
• Similarly, it is good practice to keep the USB dongle away from potential sources of interference like
metal objects and surfaces, Wi-Fi devices, cordless phones, and other Bluetooth® devices. All of these
things can negatively impact Bluetooth® performance.
Possible tool errors you can encounter when connected to a tool:
ERR:1 - Means the tool is not displaying the RUN screen, so the command cannot be performed.
ERR:2 - Means the command is unrecognised or command format is wrong or one of the command
parameters are invalid (example: TR:P command when no previous target to select)

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SUMMARY OF COMMANDS
• (IDLE) reset tool to idle state, run screen, exit all menus, etc
• (TR:N/TR:P) NEXT/PREVIOUS TARGET
• (TR:C) GET TARGET (tool reports its currently selected target)
• (TR:#) GET READING NUMBER (tool reports the # of readings for a Target and its current reading
number)
• (TR:L) LIVE TARGET (push a target to the tool and immediately select it. If the tool runs out of space,
overwrite last target)
• (RE:) RESULT DATA – This has 3 modes RE:0, RE:1 & RE:2 (DT:) DISABLE/ENABLE TOOL
• (CD) CALIBRATION DATE (Read)
• (RS) READ SERIAL (Read the tools serial #, capacity etc)
• (RC) READ CONFIG (Tool Settings)
• (SC:) SET CONFIG (Tool Settings)
• (SV) SAVE (mimic save button functionality on tool)
• (DL) DELETE LAST READING (from tools memory)
• (DA) DELETE ALL READINGS (from tools memory)
• (RD) RESTORE DEFAULTS but stay in ASCII mode
• (DC) DECREMENT COUNTER (Target with NUM>1)
• (DAT:S) SET DATE & TIME
• (DAT:C) READ DATE & TIME
• (BS) BATTERY STATUS
Idle
• The tool will show the run screen (if not already displayed) and select the 1st target in memory.
Command
Response
Example
IDLE
OK

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Sending Targets
Targets are set with the “TR:L” message and take effect immediately after they are received. The TR:L
message can be used to set any of the target parameters that a user might set via the tool’s menu system,
facilitating torque only, torque and angle, torque, angle and final torque, and audit mode targets. This section
describes how to use them to set each of the different target types.
Sending a Torque (only) Target
Command
TR:L: = Accept this target & switch to it
UNT0 = Units (0 = N·m, 1 = dN·m, 2 = cN·m, 3 = kgf·m, 4 = kgf·cm, 5 = gf·m,
6 = lbf·ft, 7 = lbf·in, 8 = ft·lb, 9 = in·lb, 10 = oz·fin, 11 = in·oz
(in this case N·m)
SNG0 = Snug Torque value (in this case, 0) Not Enabled
ANG0 = Angle Target (degrees – in this case, 0) Not Enabled
TRQ234.5 = Final Torque Target (in this case, 234.5)
ADT0 = Audit mode (0= disabled, 1= enabled) Not Enabled
NUM3 = Number of Readings for the Target (in this case 3)
Response
Example
Confirm a Torque (only) Target
Command
Response
Example
NOTE: The tool will clamp torque targets within a range spanning the tool’s current Active From
limit up to the tool’s max capacity. Check the response message to ensure the target you
requested was actually set!
TR:L:UNT0,SNG0,ANG0,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
TR:L:UNT0,SNG0,ANG0,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG0,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
TR:C
TR:C
OK:UNT0,SNG0.0,ANG0,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG0,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3 (acknowledgement, followed by currently
selected target)
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG0,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3

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Sending a Snug Torque + Angle Target
Command
TR:L: = Accept this target & switch to it
UNT0 = Units (0 = N·m, 1 = dN·m, 2 = cN·m, 3 = kgf·m, 4 = kgf·cm, 5 = gf·m,
6 = lbf·ft, 7 = lbf·in, 8 = ft·lb, 9 = in·lb, 10 = oz·fin, 11 = in·oz
(in this case N·m)
SNG123.4 = Snug Torque value (in this case, 123.4)
ANG30 = Angle Target (degrees – in this case, 30)
TRQ0 = Final Torque Target (in this case, 0) Not Enabled
ADT0 = Audit mode (0= disabled, 1= enabled) Not Enabled
NUM3 = Number of Readings for the Target (in this case 3)
Response
Example
Confirm a Snug Torque + Angle Target
Command
Response
Example
NOTE: The tool will clamp snug torque within a range spanning the tool’s current Active From
limit up to the tool’s max capacity. Check the response message to ensure the target you
requested was actually set!
TR:L:UNT0,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ0,ADT0,NUM3
TR:L:UNT0,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ0,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ0,ADT0,NUM3
TR:C
TR:C3
OK:UNT0,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ0,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ0,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ0,ADT0,NUM3

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Sending a Snug Torque + Angle with Final Torque Target
Command
TR:L: = Accept this target & switch to it
UNT0 = Units (0 = N·m, 1 = dN·m, 2 = cN·m, 3 = kgf·m, 4 = kgf·cm, 5 = gf·m,
6 = lbf·ft, 7 = lbf·in, 8 = ft·lb, 9 = in·lb, 10 = oz·fin, 11 = in·oz
(in this case N·m)
SNG123.4 = Snug Torque value (in this case, 123.4)
ANG30 = Angle Target (degrees – in this case, 30)
TRQ234.5 = Final Torque Target (in this case, 234.5)
ADT0 = Audit mode (0= disabled, 1= enabled) Not Enabled
NUM3 = Number of Readings for the Target (in this case 3)
Response
Example
Remarks
You will see the following if you try to send a Target whilst NOT displaying the RUN screen.
TR:L:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
ERR:1
Confirm a Snug Torque + Angle with Final Torque Target
Command
Response
Example
NOTE: The tool will clamp snug and torque targets within a range spanning the tool’s current
Active From limit up to the tool’s max capacity. Check the response message to ensure
the target you requested was actually set!
TR:L:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
TR:L:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
TR:C
TR:C3
OK:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3
OK:UNT8,SNG123.4,ANG30,TRQ234.5,ADT0,NUM3 (acknowledgement, followed by currently
selected target)

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Sending an Audit Torque Target
Command
TR:L: = Accept this target & switch to it
UNT0 = Units (0 = N·m, 1 = dN·m, 2 = cN·m, 3 = kgf·m, 4 = kgf·cm, 5 = gf·m,
6 = lbf·ft, 7 = lbf·in, 8 = ft·lb, 9 = in·lb, 10 = oz·fin, 11 = in·oz
(in this case N·m)
SNG0 = Snug Torque value (in this case, 0) Not Enabled
ANG3 = Angle Target (degrees – in this case, 3)
TRQ234.5 = Final Torque Target (in this case, 234.5)
ADT1 = Audit mode (0= disabled, 1= enabled) Enabled
NUM3 = Number of Readings for the Target (in this case 3)
Response
Example
Confirm an Audit Torque Target
Command
Response
Example
NOTE: The tool will clamp torque targets within a range spanning the tool’s current Active From
limit up to the tool’s max capacity. Check the response message to ensure the target you
requested was actually set!
TR:L:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
TR:L:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
TR:C
TR:C
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3

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Receiving Results from the NorTronic®
The ASCII mode interface is a “live” interface; results are gathered and reported as they happen, so it is
intended that the tool remain connected to the host device while performing work. In applications such as
production lines, this lets the host device control tool behaviour such as by locking it to prevent further work if
a mistake was made on a joint.
There are three different “verbosity” levels for the results which can be configured by the user depending on
requirements:
RE:0 - Returns timestamped readings and current target when a joint is finished
RE:1 - Returns current target when joint begins, final result when finished, plus OK/NOK assessment
RE:2 - Returns current target when joint begins, a live stream of readings during the joint, then the final
result when it is finished, plus OK/NOK assessment
Once configured, the setting persists until the next time you change it. Therefore, it is not necessary to set it
before every joint the tool performs.
Command
Response
The above example shows selecting RE:0 as the verbosity for results. To use RE:1 or RE:2, just change the
0 to the appropriate number. The tool will respond with the appropriate OK:x number to match. The next time
the tool is used to apply torque, the new output format will be used.
NOTE: A joint is considered as “beginning” when the torque rises above the Active From
threshold on the tool. If the torque does not rise above this point there will be no output
from the tool regardless of the RE verbosity level.
NOTE: OK/NOK assessments provide the tool’s opinion as to whether the work was successfully
completed, bad, or unfinished.
RE:0
OK:0

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Result Data (RE:0)
• Torque & Angle Results are output after each successful ‘End of Test’ in the following format:
15/12/16 13:13:31,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m, 239.5,2
Date, Time, Snug Torque Target, Angle Target, Final Torque Target, Audit Status, Units, Torque Result,
Angle Result
Example 1
Remarks
When torque goes above ‘Active From’: N/A
During tightening: N/A
End of Test:15/12/16 13:13:31,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,226.5,2 (Normal CSV output )
Example 2 (Reading # = 0)
Remarks
When torque goes above ‘Active From’: N/A
During tightening: N/A
End of Test:15/12/16 13:13:31,0,3,234.5,Y,N N·m,226.5,2 (Normal CSV output )
TR:L:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:0
OK:0
15/12/16 13:13:31,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,226.5,2
15/12/16 13:14:01,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,226.9,1
15/12/16 13:14:29,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,221.7,3
TR:L:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM0
OK:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM0
RE:0
OK:0
15/12/16 13:13:31,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,226.5,2
15/12/16 13:14:01,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,226.9,1
15/12/16 13:14:29,0,3,234.5,Y,N·m,221.7,3

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Result Data (RE:1)
This mode returns the current target when joint begins, the final result when finished, plus OK/NOK
assessment.
When the torque goes above ‘Active From’, the tool will output the current active Target preceded by “RE:T:”
in the following format once per event: RE:T:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:T:,Target Units, Snug Torque, Target,Angle, Target,Final, Torque Target, Audit Status, # of results
for Target.
When the joint has been finished Torque & Angle Results are output preceded by “RE:F:”. They are
combined with the OK/NOK assessment for each part of the result in the following format:
RE:F:226.5,C,OK,30,OK,1,NOK
RE:F:,Torque Result, Torque Direction, Torque Status OK/NOK, Angle Result, Angle Status OK/NOK,
Result Count, Result Count OK/NOK.
This provides not only the result readings, but an assessment of whether each individual part of the result is
OK.
Torque Direction is either “A” for anticlockwise or “C” for clockwise.
Angle Result is always a positive integer; please use Torque Direction to infer direction of rotation.
Torque Status is OK if the torque is within the upper and lower torque limits as defined in tool settings.
Angle Status is OK if the angle is within the upper and lower angle limits as defined in tool settings.
Result Count is OK if no repetitions were defined, or if the number of requested repetitions is reached.
Example 1
RE:1
OK:1
RE:T:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:F:226.5,C,OK,30,OK,1,NOK
RE:T:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:F:226.1,C,OK,30,OK,2,NOK
RE:T:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:F:228.5,C,OK,30,OK,3,OK

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Result Data (RE:2)
This mode returns the current target when joint begins, a stream of readings as the joint progresses, and the
final result when finished, plus OK/NOK assessment.
Just like with RE:1, when the torque goes above ‘Active From’, the tool will output the current active Target
preceded by “RE:T:” in the following format once per event:
RE:T:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:T:,Target Units, Snug Torque, Target,Angle, Target,Final, Torque Target, Audit Status, # of results
for Target.
Once the RE:T message is sent, it will then proceed to stream approximately 10 live readings per second,
preceded by the live data marker “RE:D:” until the ‘End of Test’ condition: RE:D:218.7,C,2
RE:D:, Torque Reading, Torque Direction, Angle Reading
This can be used for monitoring purposes by a remote device, for instance to show a live readout of torque
on a mobile phone as the operator performs the work. It can also be used for graphing purposes, or to
observe the rate of progression of a joint.
Torque Reading is the latest reading from the tool transducer
Torque Direction is the either “A” for anticlockwise or “C” for clockwise
Angle Reading is the latest angle reading from the tool
When the joint has been finished, just like with RE:1, Torque & Angle Results are output preceded by
“RE:F:”.:” in the following format:RE:F:225.9,C,OK,3,OK,1,NOK
RE:F:,Torque Result, Torque Direction, Torque Status OK/NOK, Angle Result, Angle Status OK/NOK,
Result Count, Result Count OK/NOK.
This provides not only the result readings, but an assessment of whether each individual part of the result is
OK.
Torque Direction is either “A” for anticlockwise or “C” for clockwise.
Angle Result is always a positive integer; please use Torque Direction to infer direction of rotation.
Torque Status is OK if the torque is within the upper and lower torque limits as defined in tool settings.
Angle Status is OK if the angle is within the upper and lower angle limits as defined in tool settings.
Result Count is OK if no repetitions were defined, or if the number of requested repetitions is reached.
Example 1
RE:2
OK:2
RE:T:UNT0,SNG0,ANG3,TRQ234.5,ADT1,NUM3
RE:D:0.0,C,0
RE:D:181.4,C,0
RE:D:186.5,C,0
.
.
.
RE:D:218.2,C,2
RE:D:218.5,C,2
RE:D:225.8,C,3
RE:F:225.8,C,OK,3,OK,1,NOK

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Get Reading Number (TR:#)
Command
Response
Example
Next/Previous Target (TR:N/TR:P)
• These commands are used when the tool has multiple Targets in memory (that are not linked). Sending
these commands cycles between available standalone targets by deactivating the current Target, then
displaying and activating the next Target.
Command
Response
Remarks
• The Response is the currently selected Target.
TR:N (For next target)
TR:P (For previous target)
OK: UNT0,SNG0,ANG5,TRQ700,NUM0 (The currently selected Target)
TR:# (Report reading number)
OK:1,3 (Confirm current reading number, total number of readings for the Target)

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Disable Tool (DT)
• When a tool has been Disabled, the tool can be on, but will not operate and will display the following
screen. The red border will constantly flash until the tool is Enabled again.
This is to be preserved over power cycles.
X
Disabled
Command
Response
Example
DT:1 (Disable tool)
DT:0 (Enable tool)
OK:1 (Tool Disabled)
OK:0 (Tool Enabled)

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Calibration Date (CD)
• Read the Tool’s Calibration date and return the result in the following format (dd/mm/yy hr:min:sec)
Command
Response
Example
Read Serial (RS)
• Read the tools serial #, Capacity etc (Factory Configuration)
Command
Response
Example
CD
OK:26/01/17
RS
Serial number :
Part number :
Version number :
Wireless :
Capacity (Units) :

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Read Config (RC)
Read Tool settings.
Command
Response
RC
EOM Character (EOM): None
Auto Disable (AUD): 0
Units (UN): (show the chosen Unit of operation.)
Torque High Limit (THL):4
Torque Low Limit (TLL):4
Angle High Limit (AHL):4
Angle Low Limit (ALL):4
Sleep After (SA) :120
Angle Display (AD) :ON
Auto Zero (AZ) :ON
Active From (AF) :7.0
Vibrate (VB) :ON
Wireless (WL) :ON (Bluetooth®& non-Bluetooth® tools; enable/disable wireless)
Node Number (NN) :2 (Non-Bluetooth®tools only)
Bluetooth® Key (NN) :4e4252 (Bluetooth®tools only)
Auto Reset (AR): OFF
Hold Time (HT): 4
Inverse Display (ID) : OFF
Multiplier Ratio (MR) :1.000
Complete Display (CD) : ON
Warnings Display (WD) : ON
Torque CRS (TC) :31.8 (dependant on Tool Torque Capacity)
Date format (DF): 0
Tool lock (TL): 0
Auto Gyro Drift Comp (AGD): ON
Live Data Format (LDF): LEGACY