JPH0610631B2 - How to set the specifications of the electronic toll scale - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric charge scale, and more particularly to a specification setting method for an electronic charge balance in which different specifications are set for each country.

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electronic toll scale, in order to set different specifications for each country, each specification item is switched by a display switch or is input by a remote key or a panel key.

According to the problem to be solved by the invention, it is necessary for a human to perform setting work for all electronic toll scales, which requires a considerable amount of time, and
Occurrence of input errors is inevitable.

Measures for solving problems Set specification items such as price rounding method, date sequence, currency symbol, etc. and status codes indicating specific contents of these specification items for each part equipment, and use each country's country code as an index. By storing the status table in which the status code for each specification item is set, connecting this external device to the electronic charge scale, and inputting the country code for each country, Specific contents of the specification items are collectively input to the electronic fee scale by a status code and stored in the memory.

Function If a status table is set in the external device, the status code for each specification item corresponding to the country code can be entered in the electronic charge scale in a batch, and the data setting is easy and input. There is no mistake.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the electronic charge balance 1 has a built-in CPU 2, and the CPU 2 has a memory 3, a RAM (random access memory) 4, a ROM (read-on memory) 5 that retains the contents even when the power is turned off. Are connected. The memory 3 comprises a non-volatile RAM, an EEPROM, a battery backed-up RAM, or the like.

In addition, the CPU 2 includes a weighing unit 6 including a load cell and the like.
, The printer unit 7 is connected via the printer controller 8, and the key operation unit 9 is connected to the key controller 10.
The display unit 11 is connected via the display controller 12
Connected through. Further, an interface 13 is connected to the CPU 2, and an external device 14 is connected via the interface 13. As the external device 14, a CMT, a personal computer or the like is adopted.

Thus, the external device 14 has a memory (not shown), and stores the status table shown in Table 1. In other words, this status table is
(Netherlands), BE (Belgium), SA (South Africa), AU (Australia), etc. Country codes are arranged, and 01 (SZR LP), 00 (SNT MN), 0 in the row.
Specification items such as 3 (SPi NT), 02 (SiN TLK), etc. are arranged. The status codes shown in Table 2 are set at the intersections of these country codes and specification items.

That is, the contents of this status code are determined for each specification item, and in Table 2, the specification item 08 (SPR CE) "price rounding", 09 (SDA TS) "date order", OA ( STA Ni) “Simultaneous label unit simultaneous printing”,
OB (SMO NY) Only the 4 items of "monetary symbol" are shown in Table 2.

For example, in status code 0, use item 08 (SPR
CE) The content is "round the price" and "Refer to the date switch", and the contents of other specification items are not set.

For status code 1, specification item 08 (SPR C
E) In "Price Marume", "1 rounded down to the last digit of the display"
"On", 09 (SDA TS) "Date order" is "Date" order, OA (STA Ni) "Weighing label unit simultaneous print" is "No simultaneous print". , OB (SMO NY) "f" in "monetary symbol".

Furthermore, in status code 2, the specification item 08 (SPR
CE) "Price rounding" means "After rounding down the last digit of the display to 4 digits, then rounding down the lowest digit of the display to 2 rounds, 7 rounds down", 09 (SDA TS) "Date In order,
In the order of “year”, OA (STA Ni) “simultaneous printing on weighing label unit” is “kg printing next to weight” and OB (SM
O NY) "F" in "monetary symbol". In this way, 16 types of status code 2 from 0 to F are sequentially set.

In such a configuration, in order to set the specifications for the destination country of the electricity charge balance 1, a plurality of electronic charge balances 1 are connected in parallel to the external device 14 as shown in FIG. input. By inputting this country-specific code, the specification items shown in Table 1 are collectively input and stored in the memory 3 of each electronic charge balance 1.

For example, if the country code is "NL (Netherlands)", the specification items in Table 1 are entered in a lump, but some specification items shown in Table 2 will be explained. Since the status code of the specification item 08 (SPR CE) “price rounding” is “1”, the content of “rounding down one digit below the display lowest digit” is set. Also, 09
(SDA TS) In "Date order", the status code is "2", so the order is "day month year". Furthermore, since the status code is 1 in OA (STA Ni) "Simultaneous label unit simultaneous printing", "No simultaneous printing"
Is. In the case of OB (SMO NY) "monetary symbol", the status code is "1", and thus "f".

In this way, an extremely large number of specification items can be entered all at once by simply specifying the country code, so it is possible to enter them in a short time, and enter them into multiple electronic charges 1 at the same time. be able to.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of electronic toll scales 1 and the external device 14 may be connected in a loop to input data.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method for rounding a price in an electronic fee base provided with a memory that retains stored contents even when the power is turned off as described above and a unit that allows input and output of data from an external device. The specification table such as date sequence or currency symbol and status codes indicating the specific contents of these specification items are set, and the status table in which the status code for each specification item is set using the country code of each country as an index By storing this in the device, connecting this external device to the electronic charge scale, and inputting the country code, the specific contents of the specification items are collectively displayed by the status code for each specification item corresponding to the country code. Since the data is input to the electronic charge scale and stored in the memory, the specification items necessary for the country can be collectively input only by inputting the country code. Moreover, since the data can be input by an external device, the data can be stored in a large number of electronic toll scales at the same time, which is efficient, and an input error does not occur.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are connection diagrams showing a connection state of an electronic charge balance to an external device. 1 ... Electronic charge scale, 3 ... Memory, 14 ... External device.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Ichikawa 6-78 Minamimachi, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside the Mishima Plant of Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-57-77920 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic charge balance equipped with a memory, which retains stored contents even when the power is turned off, and a means capable of inputting / outputting data from an external device, in a price rounding method, date sequence, currency symbol, etc. Of the specification items and status codes indicating the specific contents of these specification items are set, and a status table in which the status code of each of the specification items is set using the country code of each country as an index is stored in the external device. By connecting an external device to the electronic charge scale and inputting the country code, the specific contents of the specification items are collectively input to the electronic charge scale by the status code for each specification item corresponding to the country code. A method for setting specifications of an electronic fee scale, characterized in that it is stored in the memory.