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Recommended Weigh Station Scale: A&D FX-300i Configuration

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important.png Do not use the A&D FX-300i as an  Integrated Scale. When using an Integrated Scale with the Register app, we recommend the A&D FX-300iN scale. The FX-300iN is NTEP Certified.

Follow this guide to setup your A&D FX-300i scale for use with the Greenbits Weigh Station.

 

Power on the scale

Connect the scale to a power outlet and wait for the Standby indicator, then press ON-OFF to turn the scale on:

 

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Configure transmission rate

  1. Press and hold the SAMPLE button to enter the configuration menu. Release the button once the display changes to bASFnc.
  2. Press SAMPLE repeatedly until the display reads 5iF.
  3. Press PRINT once. The display will change to bPS, followed by a number.
  4. Press RE-ZERO repeatedly until the reading is:
    • bPS 4 for Integrated Scale. This sets the scale's transmission rate to 9600 bps.
    • bPS 2 for Weigh Station. This sets the scale's transmission rate to 2400 bps.
  5. Press PRINT to save this setting.
  6. Turn the scale off and then on again.

Configure data parity

  1. Press and hold the SAMPLE button to enter the configuration menu. Release the button once the display changes to bASFnc.
  2. Press SAMPLE repeatedly until the display reads 5iF.
  3. Press PRINT once. The display will change to bPS, followed by a number.
  4. Press the SAMPLE button repeatedly until you see btPr.
  5. Press RE-ZERO repeatedly to select either:
    • btPr 2 for Integrated Scale. This configures the scale to 8 bits, non parity.
    • btPr 0 for Weigh Station. This configures the scale to 7 bits, even parity.
  6. Press PRINT to save this setting.
  7. Turn the scale off and then on again.

Configure the scale to transmit weight readings to the Register app

  1. Press and hold the SAMPLE button to enter the configuration menu. Release the button once the display changes to bASFnc.
  2. Press SAMPLE repeatedly until the display reads dout.
  3. Press PRINT once. The display will change to Prt, followed by a number.
  4. Press RE-ZERO repeatedly until the display reads Prt 3.
  5. Press PRINT to save this setting.
  6. Turn the scale off and then on again.

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