scale
Purpose:
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Perform the interface task for weigh room scales, managing operations such as initialization, weight measurement, zeroing, spanning, and door control.
Enter:
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scale [n=ASC events base name] [m=minimum weigh time] [t=maximum weigh time] [s=stability requirement] [i=unique identifier of scale]
Where:
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n Optional. Specify the ASC events base name. The default is mettler. 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. T
Example:
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scale n=mettler m=5 t=60 s=5 &
The above example starts the scale task for a mettler scale, with 5 seconds as the minimum weigh time, with 60 seconds as the maximum weigh time and 5 micro-grams as the stability requirement. The scale program starts an ASC task using mettler within the event names. The /cell/mettler.cfg specification file is also read for handling commands to and from the mettler scale.