It also enables a nearly effortless transfer
to a PC of macros that may have been written and stored in
a Super II scale. Once stored in the PC, they can be easily
transferred to other Super II scales so that the macro can be
duplicated in any number of scales, providing identical scale
operation at every workstation.
The program also allows the transfer and
storage of Super II scale setups such as the print formats
that may have been entered for a particular model printer, sample
size and accuracy setups for sampling parts when counting, set
points for activating alarms, special weighing units such as
ounces, grains, kilograms etc. Any and all scale setups can, when
using SuperTalk, be permanently stored in your PC, providing
a backup if the setups in your scale are lost or
inadvertently changed, and simplifying scale programming if new
scales that must operate in exactly the same manner are later
added to your packaging line. SuperTalk can also be used for
editing setup information. For example, a macro developed for one
workstation and one operator can be modified in SuperTalk to suit
the needs of a similar application elsewhere that uses a different
Super II scale.
SuperTalk files can be imported into other
database applications and spreadsheets. In Microsoft™ Excel, for
example, simply open the Transaction Log files using the File,
Open, ‘All Files’ commands and the Excel Text Wizard will walk
you through a fast and easy sequence that will place your file in
the spreadsheet, just the way you want it. Additionally, existing
Excel files that were not generated in a scale can also be
exported and saved as SuperTalk files and downloaded into any
number of Super II scales.
SuperTalk and its operating instructions are
available on CD ROM. The kit includes a cable and connector that
makes it easy to hook up your scale to your PC, and can be
purchased from your local Setra Systems scale dealer.