A&D FX 120i - Data Logger?

[bpm990d]

Anyone know of a relatively inexpensive data logger for one of these?

 

[rijndael]

I do not, but it sure seems like it'd be an easy add-in to the AutoTricker v4 App.

 

[Chris Edmondson]

Anyone know of a relatively inexpensive data logger for one of these?

I may have one I wrote a couple years back. It's a basic serial port interface, I'll go through my archives and post back...

 

[Chris Edmondson]

I may have one I wrote a couple years back. It's a basic serial port interface, I'll go through my archives and post back...

Found it. I was using this for weighing bullets I think, the idea was to place a bullet on the scale and click the WEIGH button (or just press enter). The program collect the weights and computes the statistics.

Here's a screen shot from my dev environment, let me know if this looks like it could work for you, I can share the source code, or make you a downloadable executable program.

 

[bpm990d]

I may have one I wrote a couple years back. It's a basic serial port interface, I'll go through my archives and post back...

Wow that's fantastic. I have a V4 that I'm using on it for all my 600 - 1K yard loads. I wanted to use the data logger on the A&D to have a better understanding of my thrown powder charges that I use for short range. I have a Culver, Sinclair BR & Hornady throwers.

Is your application a windows app or somthing that could run on Android? I'm running my tablet at the reloading bench but I do have a windows machine in the basement.

Would I need a seperate serial to bluetooth adapter? I know there is one in my system, but I think it's integrated into the thrower and not the scale. Not sure if that matters or not.

 

[Chris Edmondson]

Wow that's fantastic. I have a V4 that I'm using on it for all my 600 - 1K yard loads. I wanted to use the data logger on the A&D to have a better understanding of my thrown powder charges that I use for short range. I have a Culver, Sinclair BR & Hornady throwers.

Is your application a windows app or somthing that could run on Android? I'm running my tablet at the reloading bench but I do have a windows machine in the basement.

Would I need a seperate serial to bluetooth adapter? I know there is one in my system, but I think it's integrated into the thrower and not the scale. Not sure if that matters or not.

I did have to cobble together a serial port physical interface. Let me see what is involved and make sure my app still works, it's been quite a while since I played with it. I did verify the serial port setup did NOT interfere with the AutoTrickler settings; either system could be installed without causing a conflict.

It is a Windows app. I have written Android apps but the additional development time I'd need isn't worth it for a non-commercial app.

A serial to USB (or Bluetooth) adapter will be needed, unless you have access to a dinosaur-era PC with a serial port.

 

[bpm990d]

A serial to USB (or Bluetooth) adapter will be needed, unless you have access to a dinosaur-era PC with a serial port.

I have a Serial to Bluetooth adaptor that I used for an old astronomy mount.

 

[Chris Edmondson]

I have a Serial to Bluetooth adaptor that I used for an old astronomy mount.

OK, I found the needed part to make this work, it's made specifically for this scale. Trust me, I tried every imaginable serial to USB converter and cable combination, nothing worked, this one does.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UWJED9I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I installed my software on my Windows 11 PC, configured the serial port; it works .

I see a few lazy programmer things I'd brush up, then I can send you a link to download and install.

 

[Recko555]

If I understand what you are wanting to do, there is already a program that writes your weights to excel. It is "WinCT" (windows communication tool), specifically RsKey.