Introduction; Mode Of Operation - HBM WE2108 Serie Referenzhandbuch

Scale electronic unit (NSW)
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The WE2108 can be remotely controlled by a computer or a PLC through the serial interface.
The commands and queries allow the following functions:
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The computer interface works bidirectionally, commands (to the WE2108) and answers (to
the opposite unit) are transferred as string of ASCII characters (measured value output
optionally also binary).
Three possibilities are offered on the PC side:
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When a printer is used on the WE2108, the operating mode of the interface must be
changed over in the menu and a simultaneous computer interface is then not possible.
WE2108

Introduction

Mode of operation

Query of the displayed measured value
Controlling scale operation (taring, gross/net switch−over, zeroing)
Setting the user characteristic (either calibration with calibration weights or entering
known values)
Reading the entire parameter set out from a preset WE2108 (filters, limits, print protocol
etc.). These parameters can then be copied in further units.
Direct communication with the aid of the ASCII commands through a terminal program
(e.g. transp.exe, HBM)
Communication by software produced by the user
Use of the HBM program WE2108 panel (contained on the documentation CD ROM,
Order No. 1−WE2108/DOC). It integrates the parameter setting, measured value display
(not legal−for−trade) and calibration functions under a Windows interface.
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