Configuring Your Scale Hardware

No additional scale configuration is necessary for use with BarTender.

When you use an Adam AZextra scale, the Capture stable weight automatically option is always selected, and the Capture/Redo button is always visible.

Adam AZextra scales support the following protocols:

• Label 1: Specifies that the label is printed in English with a pound sign (£) shown. This is the default option in BarTender.

• Label 2: Specifies that the label is printed in Spanish with a dollar sign ($) shown.

• Label 3: Specifies that the label is printed with the weight only.

Adam AZextra scales return data only one time after they acquire a stable weight. If re-weighing is required, all items must be removed from the scale to allow it to return to 0 and then put back on the scale for re-weighing.

When you use a scale in the DIGI DI-162 series, BarTender communicates to the scale by using the Standard Command Type. To configure the correct settings, press the [T] key three times on the DIGI display while holding down the [REZERO] button. The SPEC numbers must have the following settings in order to communicate with BarTender.

SPEC number	Settings (bits 3 2 1 0)
3	1011
4	0100
5	0011
6	0010
7	0000
8	1110

SPEC numbers 0 through 2 are not relevant to the scale's communication with BarTender.

SPEC 3 and 4 specify the serial port settings. In this case, baud = 9600, data length = 8 bits, stop bits = 1, no parity, and no handshake.

SPEC 5 specifies the Standard Command Type. This means that the scale outputs weight data only in response to the <ENQ> command.

SPEC 6 instructs the scale to return weight data when queried, even if the weight is unstable.

SPEC 7 removes extraneous information, such as the scale number and header, from the data that is sent to BarTender.

SPEC 8 includes the Status and Weight Condition bytes in the data that is sent to BarTender.

To work with BarTender, the EPL03 protocol must be selected on the scale.

When you use the Fairbanks UPS Output protocol, the scale returns data in a predefined format when it receives a <CR> command from BarTender. To configure the scale for this mode, set the Pr.F (Print Function) menu item to Poll.

Additionally, configure the serial port settings to match the serial port settings on the computer. Some models, such as the 2455 series, have fixed serial settings (9600 baud, 7 bits, odd parity, 2 stop bits). When these scales are used, you must manually configure the serial port settings on the computer to match the settings of the scale. For information about any fixed serial settings that your scale may have, refer to the scale documentation.

For most Janner Waagen scales, BarTender communicates to the scale by using the Janner Waagen Online protocol, also called the SysTec ONLINE protocol. For this protocol to work, you must set the Cont.out options to Off. On the IT4000E and similar models, you can find this setting on the "Service Mode | General" menu.

Select the interface that you want to connect to the host computer. For a serial interface, set the host port to the COM port on the scale COM that will be attached to the host computer. Note that this is not referring to the host computer's COM port but the scale's COM port. If the scale has an Ethernet port, you can also select that option. You can find this setting in the "Select Function | Settings | Configuration | Basic Settings | Host port" menu. This setting is typically COM1.

If you select a serial interface, configure the Com1: Protcl (or the other COM port that you previously selected) option to None. Verify that the remainder of the serial port settings for the scale match the settings on the computer. You can find these settings on the "Service Mode | Interface | <COM port that was set previously (usually COM1)>" menu. Typically, these settings are as follows:

Com1: Baud - 9600

Com1: Databits - 8

Com1: Parity - None

Com1: Ctrl - None

Com1: Protcl - None (required setting)

If you select an Ethernet interface, you must set the Protocol option to None, and the Port value must match the value that is used on the computer. You can find these settings on the "Service Mode | Interface | <Ethernet port set previously> menu. Be aware that any firewalls that are between the scale and the computer may need to have this port opened manually, including firewall software on the computer.

BarTender supports both the Marel M1100 and M2200 scale models. When these scales are used with BarTender, the serial port settings on the scale must match those on the computer.

When you use a Mettler Toledo scale, BarTender communicates to the scale by using the "MT-SICS (Level 1)" protocol. You must configure the COM port on the scale to the SICS setting. On the IND560 and similar models, you can find this setting in the "Setup | Communications | Connections | COM" menu.

Some older models of Mettler Toledo scales, such as the PS60, do not support the "MT-SICS (Level 1)" protocol. In these cases, BarTender uses the L command to retrieve the weight value from the scale.

When you use an Ohaus scale, BarTender uses the Ohaus "IP" and/or "SP" commands to retrieve the weight data from the scale. We recommend that you configure the scale in the "Command/Response" mode. When you do this, the scale does not continuously send unsolicited data to BarTender.

For scale models in the Ohaus 3000 series, the scale defaults to continuous output when the scale is powered on. To stop the continuous output, you must set the "PRINT | A.PRINT" menu item to OFF. Be aware that the menu structure for different Ohaus scales may vary. If you cannot locate the continuous output option, refer to the scale's user manual.

The data output format on Ohaus scales is highly configurable. For most models, you configure the format by using the "CONTENT" menu. The returned weight format should be the numeric weight value followed by the units (for example, 54.6 lb). Header information on the model should not be used.

BarTender does not support the built-in tare feature on the Ohaus scales because of uncertainty in the response format. Therefore, you do not have the option to use the scale's settings in the Tare Control Method option of the Scale properties dialog. Instead, you must use the Use PC option so that BarTender emulates the scale's tare feature. Configure the scale to return the gross weight by using the "CONTENT" menu.

When you use tola and tical weights with the Ohaus Navigator scale, you must manually configure them on the Advanced tab of the Scale properties dialog.

No additional scale configuration is necessary for use with BarTender.

For most Rice Lake scales, BarTender communicates to the scale by using "EDP Commands." For this protocol to work, set the "STREAM CONTINUOUS PORT" option on the scale to OFF. On the Rice Lake 520 and similar models, you can find this setting on the "CONFIGURATION | SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS | EDP COMM PORT" menu.

The Rice Lake TP series and similar scales support a different protocol. BarTender requests weight data by using the "C1 C2 <CR> <LF>" command format as specified in the scale's user manual. For these scales, the only configuration that is needed is to verify that the serial port settings for the scale match the settings on the computer.

BarTender supports the Scanvaegt 411, 8300, 8400, and 8500 series of scales. To make Scanvaegt scales work correctly with BarTender, set the scale to Requested Serial Output (RSO) mode. Additionally, make sure that the serial port settings for the scale match the settings on the computer.

By default, Soehnle scales return "No data received" if they detect no weight on the scale. To configure the scale so that it returns a value of "0," change the UCAL 6 setting to one (print at G+T=0).

BarTender supports the SysTec IT1 scale model. BarTender communicates with the scale by using the "MT-SICS (Level 0)" protocol. The scale must be configured to the ONLINE SICS setting.