M5P

Purpose:

Interface with the M5P weigh room scale to obtain weights, zero the device, and manage shared memory for scale operations.

Enter:

M5P [n=ASC events base name] [m=minimum weigh time] [t=maximum weigh time] [s=stability requirement] [i=unique ID of scale]

Where:

n Optional. Specify the ASC events base name. The default is M5P.
m Optional. Specify the minimum weigh time in seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
t Optional. Specify the maximum weigh time in seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
s Optional. Specify the stability requirement in micro-grams. The default is 5 micro-grams.
i Optional. Specify a unique scale identifier. The default is S1.

Example:

M5P n=M5P m=5 t=60 s=5 i=S1 &

The above example starts the task for an M5P scale with 5 seconds as the minimum weigh time, 60 seconds as the maximum weigh time, and 5 micrograms as the stability requirement. M5P starts an ASC task using M5P within the event names. The /cell/M5P.cfg specification file is also read for handling commands to and from the M5P scale.

Notes:

Ensure that the minimum weigh time does not exceed the maximum weigh time as the program will reverse them if necessary.

See Also:

scale