ALYA Gina communication protocol

Supported device types and versions
Communication line configuration
Communication station configuration
I/O tag configuration
Literature
Changes and modifications
Document revisions

Supported device types and versions

This protocol is used to read the weighted values from scales produced by ALYA Poprad. It can be used only when a single scale is connected to a line since it does not contain addressing of the scale.
For communication with more scales, the ALYA SPOOL protocol may be used.

Communication line configuration

• Category of communication line: Serial (RS-232 or RS-422), SerialOverUDP Device Redundant, TCP/IP-TCP
• Parameters of the serial line:
  • Baud rate: 2400 Baud
  • 8 data bits
  • 1 stop bit
  • Parity: Odd

Note: to get the communication started with a specific device, the DTR and RTS signals had to be set to ON, therefore the SerialOverUDP Device Redundant communication line together with a MOXA NPort-5110 serial server set to the UDP mode could not be used (the UDP mode does not support the setting of DTR and RTS signals to a fixed value). Instead, the MOXA NPort-5110 serial server had to be switched to a Real COM mode and a Serial line had to be configured.

Communication station configuration

• Communication protocol: Alya Gina

• The station address is unimportant.

Station protocol parameters

Communication station - configuration dialog box - "Protocol parameters" tab.
They influence some of the optional parameters of the protocol.

Table 1

I/O tag configuration

Possible I/O tag types: AI

Addresses of I/O tags:

• NET - net weight of the load
• TARA - tare - the weight of the packaging

Note: If a scale sends a message, which means that the platform is not stabilized yet, the NET and TARA I/O tags will have invalid values.

Literature

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Changes and modifications

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Document revisions

• Ver. 1.0 – July 8, 2015 – creating a document
• Ver. 1.1 - January 25, 2023 - support for TCP/IP-TCP line