Integrating the Brecknell 6700U Series Scale to APOS - Step by Step Guide

3 min. readlast update: 06.25.2024

Please ensure you use these settings to properly integrate the Brecknell 6700U Series scale to your APOS system

  • Set the protocol as SCP02
  • Databits =8
  • Parity = none
  • Stop bit = 1
  • Baudrate : 9600 

Below are the steps to navigating to the correct setttings on the brecknell 6700U Series Scale (pay close attention to the bolded steps)

  1. Power on the indicator by pressing and holding the [ON/OFF] key. The display will go through a display test then go into regular weigh mode.
  2. Press the [HOLD] + [ON/OFF] key for 3 seconds. The indicator shows confg to indicate that you are in Setup Menu mode.
  3. Press the [UNIT] key until the indicator display shows user.
  4. Press the [TARE] key and the indicator display shows reset.
  5. Press the [UNIT] key until you see the com port you are using for your software; com1 (USB port) or com2 (serial port)
  6. Press the [TARE] key to select the desired com port.
  7. The indicator's display shows bud.rt. Press the [TARE] key go into the baud rate setting and confirm it is approprioate baud rate for your software. To toggle to another baud rate setting, press the [UNIT] key until the one is displayed. (i.e. 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400)
  8. Press the [TARE] key and the display shows bud.rt. Press the [UNIT] key and the display shows bt.fmt. Press the [TARE] key to go into the setting and confirm it is the approprioate bit format for your software. To select another bit format setting, press the [UNIT] key until the desired selection is displayed. (i.e. 8n1, 7E1, 7O1)
  9. Press the [TARE] key and the display shows bt.fmt. Press the [UNIT] key until the display shows lyout.
  10. Press the [TARE] key to go into your selection and press the [UNIT] key until the display shows correct protocol needed for your software. *Most common as follows scp02 = ECR protocol
  11. Press the [TARE] key and lyout will be displayed.
  12. Press the [ZERO] key to display the com port that you were changing.
  13. Press the [UNIT] key until the display shows other.
  14. Press the [TARE] key until the display shows nld.rg.
  15. Press the [UNIT] key until legacy is displayed.
  16. Press the [TARE] key and a number will be displayed.
  17. Press the [UNIT] key until a 2 is displayed.
  18. Press the [TARE] key and legacy will be displayed.
  19. Press and release the [ZERO/ON/OFF] key until you are all the way out of the Setup Menu mode and into the Normal Weigh mode.
  20. Test scale with software. If scale fails communication, contact Brecknell Tech Support at 800-242-2807 for further testing. 

 

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