Auto Trickler - FX120i and Arduino Uno

Hi there

I am a complete newbie and would appreciate assistance please :).

I would like to build my own auto trickler for reloading.

My current setup is: FX120i digital balance (https://scalenet.com/pdf/FX-i_Precision_Scales.pdf)
Arduino Uno
RS232 to TTL converter connected to the Uno's RX, TX, GRD and 3.3V pins.

For now I would like like to display the weight on serial monitor.

The code I currently have just provide me with a lot of random number.

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial mySerial(0, 1);  

void setup()  
{
  Serial.begin(19200);  
  mySerial.begin(19200);

}

void loop() 
{
 while (mySerial.available()){
   Serial.println(mySerial.read(),HEX);
}
 }

Thanks.

smithchristof:

SoftwareSerial mySerial(0, 1);

Pins 0 and 1 are Serial on the Uno. You are using Serial for communication with Serial Monitor. You can't use those pins for Serial and SoftwareSerial. You need to connect your RS232 to TTL converter to different pins on the Uno and update the above line accordingly.

Thanks very much.

My output now become this:

53
54
2C
2D
30
30
30
30
30
2E
30
32
20
47
4E
D
A

How do I convert that to something meaning full?

Maybe read page 32-33 of your manual for the scale?