Problem reading Serial Port C#.net 2.0 to get Weighing machine output

Question

I\'m trying to read weight from Sartorius Weighing Scale model No BS2202S using the following code in C#.net 2.0 on a Windows XP machine:

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Answer 1

Since someone else will probably have trouble with this in the future, hand shaking is a selectable option.

In most of the balances you will see the options for Software, Hardware 2 char, Hardware 1 char. The default setting for the Sartorius balances is Hardware 2 Char. I usually recommend changing to Software.

Also if it stops working all together it can often be fixed by defaulting the unit using the 9 1 1 parameter. And then resetting the communication settings.

An example of how to change the settings can be found on the manual on this page:

http://www.dataweigh.com/products/sartorius/cpa-analytical-balances/