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A Data Packet consists of a string of characters transmitted by a digital weight indicator. The Data Packet either begins with Start string and ends with End string OR contains exactly the number of characters specified by the Packet length property. The current value displayed by the digital weight indicator is also contained within the Data Packet.

 

 

 

Start

The characters the indicate the start of a Data Packet.

End

The characters the indicate the end of a Data Packet.

Packet length

The number of characters in the data packet including (if specified) the Start and End characters (Optional)

 

When Packet length is greater than 0, the Start and End character string properties are ignored.

 

When debugging, try setting Packet Length to 1 and uncheck Show Ctrl Characters. Each character that is received will appear on the Scale data control.

Start position

Start position identifies where the weight starts within a Data Packet.

End position

End position identifies where the weight ends within a Data Packet.