We need to link our PC to a chemical balance and read the
mass from the balance into excell. can this be done? if
so, what are the basic require to do it?

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"LABORATORY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| We need to link our PC to a chemical balance and read the
| mass from the balance into excell. can this be done? if
| so, what are the basic require to do it?

"LABORATORY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We need to link our PC to a chemical balance and read the
> mass from the balance into excell. can this be done? if
> so, what are the basic require to do it?


1. Balance with RS232 serial output.
2. Serial cable.
3. Programming on a PC to monitor the serial port and transfer the data to
Excel.

Those are the basics, the specifics will require a fair amount of malice and
aforethought.


HTH
Chris

Seems to me he posted in the right area. He said "We need to link our PC to
a chemical balance and read the
mass from the balance into excell. can this be done? " I believe linking a
pc to the balance would fall into the hardware catagory. Like perhaps
connecting to and monitoring a serial port or even a game port. Oh well,
back to your tv show.