Weighting device drivers

Here, you can find information on weighting device drivers: the ones available by default and tips on creating your own.

Currently supported devices

Precisa:

• XB320M
• 480S/BK1200D
• XB120A

Mettler Toledo:

• ICS429

Avery Weigh-Tronix

• ZM510

The devices are available to choose from the CompuTec Gateway Manager:

'CT Test Weight Scale' is a test driver that generates random weighting data for test purposes.

Custom driver creation and usage

It is possible to create your driver for a device not listed in the available devices list from the previous point.

note

If a required device is not on the list in the previous paragraph and you are unwilling or unable to create a driver, the CompuTec team can do it for you for a fee. To order such a service, please create a support ticket at CompuTec Support.

A driver creation

The following example is created using Microsoft Visual Studio.

1. Create a project:

   

2. Add dependencies to the provided libraries:

   • Computec.WeightScale.dll
   • CompuTec.ProcessForce.WeightScaleBase.dll

3. Prepare a class of the drive:

   

4. Implement the methods and update them in accordance with the device requirements:

   

You can check the class in the example driver (CT Test Weight Scale). You can download it from here.

Usage

Once the driver is created, place it in the following directory (this is the default installation directory):

Now, the driver should be available in the list in CompuTec Gateway Manager (please check the top screenshot on this page).