Response

This section will cover the possible responses the Ravas RedBox will sent after a request has been processed.

Overview

A Response carries the message_id of the request it answers, plus exactly one payload field. Check which payload field is set to know what you received — in C# that is response.PayloadCase, in nanopb response.which_payload. The table below shows the Response fields:

Response field	Description
result	The plain answer to a command: OK, or why it was refused. See RavasCode
parameter	One parameter's name, flags and value. See ParameterDescription
weight_ext	A weight reading. See WeighingResult_ext
alibi_entry	One record read out of the alibi memory. See AlibiEntry
wim_result	A completed weigh-in-motion measurement, sent to SUBSCRIBE_WEIGHT subscribers. Same AlibiEntry message, but a separate field so the client knows it is a brand new measurement
power_event	The device went to sleep, woke up, or is low on battery. See PowerEvent
printer_event	The printer connected, failed, or finished a print job. See PrinterEvent
scan_result	One network found by a WiFi scan. See WifiAPRecord
scan_done	The WiFi scan has finished, so the results are ready for GET_WIFI_APS. Sent to SUBSCRIBE_PARAMETERS subscribers
ota_progress	Progress of a firmware update, 0.0 to 1.0. Only appears while RAVAS service tooling is updating the device

Warning

Responses are not only answers. Once you subscribe, the RedBox sends weight_ext, power_event and printer_event messages on its own. Use message_id to pair a response with the request that caused it.

Weighing result

WeighingResult_ext is the primary way the RedBox reports its weight information. You receive it as the live feed after SUBSCRIBE_WEIGHT, and as the answer to GET_STATIC_WEIGHT_WITH_ALIBI and SET_SUM_FINAL.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
mode	Weighing_Mode	Static, static-automatic or in motion
scale_number	uint32	Scale number index
unit	WeightUnit	Weights are presented in kilogram or pounds
net	float	Net weight. If no tare is active this is the same weight as gross
gross	float	Gross weight
tare	float	Tare weight, as a negative number
single_measurement_progress	float	Weigh-in-motion progress of the calculation, 0.0 to 1.0
significant_digits	uint32	Number of digits after the decimal point. Must be used when displaying the weight
weight_can_be_shown	bool	See Validity flags
weight_can_be_used_stored_transmitted	bool	See Validity flags
in_zero_range	bool	Weight is within zero range
stable	bool	Weight is stable
safety_critical_error	bool	See Validity flags
scale_interval	float	Scale interval being used (e)
scale_interval_inv	float	1 / scale_interval, provided so you do not have to divide
status	RavasCode	Why the flags above are false. OK when nothing is wrong
scale_interval_index	uint32	Index into the scale interval array, for a multirange scale
alibi_nr	uint32	Unique weighing alibi number, set when this reading was stored in the alibi memory
total_update	TotalizingResult	The totalizing register. Not filled in in the answer to SET_SUM_FINAL
x_angle	float	Current x angle of the weighing platform in degrees
y_angle	float	Current y angle of the weighing platform in degrees
x_loadcenter	float	Position of the centre of the load on the x axis
y_loadcenter	float	Position of the centre of the load on the y axis
misc_io	uint32	Bitfield with the state of the general purpose inputs

Validity flags

The weight fields always carry a number, also when that number must not be used. Three booleans decide what you may do with net, gross and tare in this message, and status says why. Check them on every message — they change from one reading to the next.

Flag	When false
weight_can_be_shown	Put no weight on screen at all. Show the reason from status instead
weight_can_be_used_stored_transmitted	The weight may be shown to the operator, but must not be stored, printed, forwarded to another system or used in a transaction

weight_can_be_shown is false when the scale is in error or still warming up, overloaded or underloaded, tilted past its limit, or when the load sits too far off centre.

weight_can_be_used_stored_transmitted is false whenever status is not OK, and also while the reading is still moving or is negative.

Warning

A weight you may show is not automatically a weight you may keep. The two flags are separate on purpose and have to be evaluated separately.

safety_critical_error is the third flag and works the other way round: true means the reading was withheld because of a dangerous condition — an overload, or the load tipping off the forks. Warn the operator; this is not an ordinary "no weight yet".

Where these rules come from

• Withholding the indication on a fault condition: NIST HB44 2.20 S.1.14.1.
• Indication ceilings on overload: OIML R76-1 4.2.3, OIML R51-1, HB44 2.20 S.1.7(a).
• The show/store split for negative values: OIML R76-1 4.2.3 allows negative values down to −20 d to be displayed, provided they are never transmitted, printed or used. OIML R51 grants no negative-indication allowance at all.
• Minimum capacity of 20 e: OIML R76-1 3.2. Nothing recorded on a fault: HB44 2.20 S.1.14.1.

The load-tipping check is a RAVAS safety check rather than a metrological one.

Displaying the weight

Note

Please take care to apply the specified rounding when converting from floating point to a string using the significant_digits field. For example: printf("%.*f", (int)weight.significant_digits, weight.net);

significant_digits is not cosmetic: showing more digits than the scale resolves misrepresents the instrument's resolution, and is not allowed under legal for trade.

A minimal, correct display routine therefore looks like this:

Example

void show_weight(const WeighingResult_ext *w)
{
    if (w->safety_critical_error) {
        display_warning(w->status); // Overload or tipping load: warn the operator
        return;
    }
    if (!w->weight_can_be_shown) {
        display_status(w->status);  // e.g. warming up, tilted, off centre
        return;
    }

    printf("%.*f %s%s", (int)w->significant_digits, w->net,
           w->unit == WeightUnit_kg ? "kg" : "lb",
           w->stable ? "" : " ~");
}

Store or transmit the value only when weight_can_be_used_stored_transmitted is true — and when the reading has to end up in the alibi record, use GET_STATIC_WEIGHT_WITH_ALIBI instead of copying a value out of the live feed.

Totalising result

The totalising result field provides information when the scale has a totalised weighing measurement.

Field	Type	Description
finalized	bool	The totalising action is finalised
need_to_see_zero	bool	Scale need to go to gross zero before you can totalise the next weight
biggest_scale_interval_index	uint32	Index of the biggest scale interval
number_of_weighings	uint32	Number of weighings in the register
total_net	float	Current total net weight
total_gross	float	Current total gross weight

Response fields

Parameters

Within the parameter response type the ParameterDescription is included. This description contains information about the parameter.

- Parameter description

The parameter description contains a set of information. Within this set of information the ParameterFlags and ParameterValue fields are included, as well as the following data:

Field	Type	Description
page_id	PageID	Which parameter page this parameter belongs to
parameter_id	uint32	Parameter number within that page
human_readable_name	string	Empty when you subscribed with "skip names", and in the updates after the first full pass
flags	Parameter_Flags	Bitfield
value	ParameterValue	The value itself

- Parameter flags

Within the flag field each bit relates to a specific flag. The next table gives an overview of the corresponding flags.

Field	Value	Description
FLAGS_NONE	0x00	No flags are set
READ_ONLY	0x01 (Bit 0)	Read only
SAVED_TO_FLASH	0x02 (Bit 1)	Saved to flash (retention)
LEGALLY_RELEVANT	0x04 (Bit 2)	Legally relevant. Cannot be modified if the system is sealed for legal for treade.
IS_CALIBRATION	0x08 (Bit 3)	Contains calibration data of the scale
WEIGHT_UNIT_TRANSLATED	0x10 (Bit 4)	Automatically converted if the WeightUnit is changed
USER_LEVEL_BITMASK	0x1C0 (Bit 6,7,8)	User-level required for writing

- Parameter value

The parameterValue contains one of the following types:

Field	Type	Description
s32_array	Sint32Array	Array of int32 values.
u32_array	Uint32Array	Array of uint32 values.
f32_array	Float32Array	Array of float32 values.
string_array	StringArray	Array of strings.
String	string	ASCII text
Sint32	int32
Uint32	uint32
Float32	float
Bool	bool
Uint64	uint64
referenced_page_id	PageID

Alibi

The Alibi response contains an alibi result for legal for trade weighing results. The alibi memory is the instrument's store of measurement data in the sense of WELMEC Guide 7.2, Extension L.

- Alibi entry

Field	Type	Description
status	RavasCode	Check for validity of alibi entry
id	Uint32	Unique Alibi ID
scale_index	Uint32	Scale ID
unit	WeightUnit	Kilogram or pounds
gross	Float	Stored gross weight
net	Float	Stored net weight
tare	Float	Stored tare weight. Negative for a tare taken with SET_TARE, positive for a manual or preset tare
num_decimals	uint32	Number of digits after the decimal separator. When converting weight values to text, this value must be used to limit the number of digits shown
timestamp	RtcTime	Deprecated, use utc_unix_time
utc_unix_time	uint64	Timestamp when the alibi is created, in seconds since 1970
type	Alibi_Type	What kind of weighing this record holds
number_of_weighings	uint32	In case of type: TOTAL_FINAL
duration_ms	Uint32	Duration that the measurement took, for WiM only. Otherwise set to 0

- Alibi type

This enumeration contains the alibi type of a specific alibi entry.

Field	Description
GENERIC	Reserved for future use
WEIGH_IN_MOTION	Weigh in Motion related alibi entry
TOTAL_FINAL	Final totalizing alibi
TOTAL_ONGOING	intermediate totalizing state

WiFi scan result

One scan_result response is sent per network found, after a GET_WIFI_APS request.

Field	Type	Description
ssid	string	Network name
mac	bytes	BSSID of the access point
rssi	int32	Signal strength in dBm
channel	uint32	WiFi channel
auth_mode	Wifi_AuthMode	Encryption used by the network

Power Event

The power event field describes any possible events that concern the power of the connected RedBox device.

Field	Description
POWER_NORMAL
POWER_LIGHT_SLEEP	Event sent when timer has elapsed. When all clients are disconnected the scale goes into sleep mode
POWER_DEEP_SLEEP	Not used at this moment
POWER_BATTERY_LOW	Signal to indicate that the battery is low and should be charged

Printer Event

The printer event field describes any printer related events.

Field	Description
PRINTER_REQUEST_CONNECT	Reserved for future use
PRINTER_CONNECTION_FAILED	Reserved for future use
PRINTER_CONNECTION_OK	Reserved for future use
PRINTER_PRINT_OK	Reserved for future use
PRINTER_PRINT_BUSY	Reserved for future use

Enums

- System preset

Value of the system parameter PRESET, indicating the standard configuration the device was set up with.

Field	Description
NOT_CONFIGURED	No standard configuration
ICP_STATIC_1LC	Configured for ICP with 1 loadcell
ICP_STATIC_2LC	Configured for ICP with 2 loadcells
ICP_WIM_1LC	Configured for WIM ICP with 1 loadcell
ICP_WIM_2LC	Configured for ICP with 2 loadcells
IFORKS_STATIC_4LC	Configured for Iforks with 4 loadcells
IFORKS_STATIC_6LC	Configured for Iforks with 6 loadcells
PALLET_JACK_STATIC_4LC	Configured for a pallet jack with 4 loadcells
PALLET_JACK_STATIC_6LC	Configured for a pallet jack with 6 loadcells

- BLE Mode

Field	Description
BLE_DISABLED	BLE adapter disabled
BLE_PERIPHERAL	Default
BLE_IFORKS_MASTER	Reserved for future use
BLE_IFORKS_SLAVE	Reserved for future use

- Display 3200 state

Value of the BLE parameter DISPLAY_3200_STATE.

Field	Description
DISCONNECTED	No 3200 display connected
SCANNING	Looking for the configured display
BONDING	Pairing in progress
CONNECTED	Display connected

- WiFi Mode

Field	Description
WIFI_DISABLED	Wifi adapter disabled
WIFI_SOFTAP	Soft AP: connect to station: if failed create acces-point (default)
WIFI_STATION	Only connect to WiFI station

- WiFi Authentication Mode

Field	Description
WIFI_AUTH_OPEN	No encryption
WIFI_AUTH_WEP	WEP encryption
WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK	WPA-PSK encryption
WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK	WPA2-PSK encryption
WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK
WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_ENTERPRISE	WPA2 enterprise encryption
WIFI_AUTH_WPA3_PSK	WPA3 PSK encryption
WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_WPA3_PSK
WIFI_AUTH_WAPI_PSK	WAPI PSK encryption
WIFI_AUTH_OWE	OWE encryption
WIFI_AUTH_MAX	Marks the end of the list

- WiFi connect state

Value of the WiFi parameter STA_CONNECT_STATE: the result of the last attempt to join a network. Clear it with the WIFI_CLEAR_MESSAGE request.

Field	Description
SUCCESS	Connected
NO_AP_FOUND	The configured network was not seen
NO_AP_FOUND_W_COMPATIBLE_SECURITY, NO_AP_FOUND_IN_AUTHMODE_THRESHOLD, NO_AP_FOUND_IN_RSSI_THRESHOLD	Network seen, but rejected on security or signal strength
AUTH_FAIL, ERR_802_1X_AUTH_FAILED, AUTH_EXPIRE, HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT	Wrong password or authentication refused
ASSOC_FAIL, ASSOC_NOT_AUTHED, TRANSMISSION_LINK_ESTABLISH_FAILED, TIMEOUT, BEACON_TIMEOUT	The connection could not be established
AUTH_LEAVE, ASSOC_LEAVE, STA_LEAVING, PEER_INITIATED, AP_INITIATED, ROAMING	The connection was dropped afterwards
GROUP_KEY_UPDATE_TIMEOUT, GROUP_CIPHER_INVALID, PAIRWISE_CIPHER_INVALID, NOT_AUTHORIZED_THIS_LOCATION, NOT_ENOUGH_BANDWIDTH, UNSPECIFIED	Other reasons reported by the WiFi stack

- Weighing Mode

Field	Description
STATIC	Static mode (default)
IN_MOTION	In motion measurement
STATIC_AUTOMATIC	Static measurement, started automatically by the scale

- Weight Unit

Field	Description
kg	Weights are converted to kilogram (kg)
lb	Weights are converted to pounds (lb)

- Legal for trade Mode

Field	Description
DISABLED	No legal for trade
OIML	OIML regulation
NTEP	NTEP regulation
MEASUREMENT_CANADA	Measurement Canada

- Loadcell status

Value of the loadcell parameter STATUS.

Field	Description
UNKNOWN	Diagnostic action not performed
ERROR_FLOATING	Loadcell is not detected (resistance > 3 kΩ)
ERROR_SHORT	Loadcell is shorted (resistance < 100 Ω)
DETECTED_OK	Loadcell detected OK
PENDING_CONNECTION	Detection still in progress
REDBOX_UNAVAILABLE	The loadcell is on an external RedBox that is unbound, has sent nothing for 10 s, or refused this master

- RS232 protocol

Field	Description
RS232_DISABLED	No protocol selected
RS232_ASCII_PC	Legacy ASCII protocol
RS232_REDBOX	Ravas RedBox protocol
RS232_DISPLAY3200	Ravas 3200 display protocol
RS232_CLINOMITE	Legacy ClinoMite protocol
RS232_HYDRAULIC_WEIGHING_IO	Hydraulic weighing I/O interface

- RS485 protocol

Field	Description
RS485_DISABLED	No protocol selected
RS485_RAVAS_LINK	RAVAS Link protocol
RS485_ASCII_PC	Legacy ASCII protocol
RS485_REDBOX	Ravas RedBox protocol