Data formats
Each instrument manufacturer has his own idea of the most reasonable measured data transmission. The result is, unfortunately, a great variety in existing data formats and transmission protocols.
In many cases, even individual instruments by the same manufacturer greatly vary in the data transmission method.
An interface has the task to electrically adjust the instrument interfaces and to know the various protocols and convert them into a uni format. BOBE Industrie-Elektronik's interfaces distinguish four different instrument groups: Mitutoyo Digimatic, OptoRS232, RS232C and Sylvac SY4 (old). The MultiRS232 (Multiport) group is combination of OptoRS232 and RS232C.
Depending on the interface group, various transmission protocols are processed:
Mitutoyo Digimatic
The following instruments can be connected to interfaces with the Digimatic interface, original cables of the measuring instrument manufactures:
- All instruments with Digimatic interface (Mitutoyo, Marposs, PAV and Kröeplin) (instruments which are to be fed externally can only be processed by the C Box.)
- Mahr Exd typs and Extramess 2000 inductive micrometer.
OptoRS232
The following instruments can be connected to interfaces with OptoRS232, original cable "SIMPLEX" of the measuring instrument manufactures:
- Standard OptoRS232 instrument
- Sylvac manual instrument
- Helios manual instrument
- Mahr manual instrument
- Tesa Digico 10 clock
- Various Bowers instruments
- Various Preisser instruments
- Various FMS instruments
- TESA Hite level measuring instrument
- Tesa DigitCal OptoRS232
- Tesa digi-cal capa µ system
- Tesa micromaster capa µ system
- Tesa TTD20/60 (with OptoRS232 card)
- Mahr 1085 clock
- Mauser digital 6
MultiRS232 (Multiport)
(use cable with the designation B00xx)
The following instruments can be connected to interfaces with Multi RS232 interface, the name of cable are "B0xxx":
- Tesa Digit micrometer screw with TTL-RS232 interface
- Tesa DigitCal caliper with TTL-RS232 interface
- Tesa Digico 1/2 and Compac clock with TTL-RS232 interface
- All instruments listed under OptoRS232 (original cables can be used)
- All instruments listed under RS232C.
RS232C
The following instruments can be connected to interfaces with RS232C interface, original cable "DUPLEX" of the measuring instrument manufactures or BOBE cable "PC0xxx):
- Heidenhain VRZ/ND counter
- Helios Unitron counter
- Kern scales type 510
- Mahr 817 CI level measuring instrument
- Mahr 150x IC incremental counter
- Mettler PM3000 scale
- Precisa Series 300 scale
- Sartorius MC1 scale
- Sony U12/30/60/LZ51-C instrument key
- Sylvac 80/100
- Trimos level measuring instrument
- Tesa MicroHite Power Panel
- Tesa MicroHite Series 10/11
- Tesa MicroHite Series 10/11
- Tesa MicroHite 06
- Tesa MicroHite 04
- Tesa MicroHite 1D with 1200
- Tesa MicroHite 2D with 4800
- Tesa MicroHite 1D72D
- Tesa TT10
- Tesa TTD20
- Tesa Tronic TTD60
Please note that equivalent units can be assigned accordingly. Please request instruments not listed.
Sylvac SY4 (only M-Box 27 and M-Box 29)
The following instruments can be connected to interfaces with SY4 interface:
- Sylvac Digimet caliper
- Mauser external screw-type micrometer
- Various FMS instruments
- Various Blankenhorn instruments
- Various Helios instruments
- Various Mahr instruments
- Various Preisser instruments