Avery 9860 User Manual

PROGRAMMER’S ADDENDUM

This addendum describes the software changes available in version 2.8 of
the Monarch® 9825® printer and version 5.5 of the Monarch® 9855® and
9860™ printers. This addendum contains information about

♦ printing HF (High Frequency) RFID tags (9855 only).
♦ using the verifier upload immediate commands.
♦ defining an Aztec two-dimensional bar code symbology.
♦ programming the AFI field for UHF tags (9855 only).

Note: Information in this document supercedes information in previous

versions. Check our Web site (www .paxar.com) for the latest
documentation and releas e information.

Audience

This addendum is for the System Administrator, who designs and prints
Monarch® Print er Control Language II (MPCLII) formats.

Printing HF RFID Tags (9855 only)

For more information about HF RFID tags, refer to the HF Setup Guide and
Supply Chart or the HF Application Notes, available on our Web site.

Using the Verifier Upload Immediate Commands

The Monarch® 938™ Verifier saves data from each bar code it scans. Use
immediate commands to uplo ad the following data from the verifier:

♦ Scan grade
♦ Bar code data

Immediate commands affect printer operation as soon as th e printer receives
them, even if they are included within a packet or within quotation marks.
Any data following an immediate command within quotation marks is ignored.

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To enable these commands, you must first send the control characters
packet and define the immediate command con trol character. The immediate
command control character is saved in non-volatile RAM so it is saved when
you turn off the printer. Once the immediate command control character is
defined, the immediate commands are enabled.

Defining the Control Characters Packet

Use the control characters packet (E) to chan ge the MPCLII control
characters, enable and dis able the immediate commands, a nd change the
default terminator character for job requests and ENQ's (inquiry requests).

Changes take effect with the firs t character following the e nd of header
character } of the config uration packet. Each control charact er must be
unique and cannot appear an ywhere else in your packet, except within
quotation marks. You can customize the trailer characters to work with your
host.

Note: Wait two seconds for the new characters to take effec t before

sending packets using the new characters.

Use the following syntax for the control characters packet. Notice all but the
first parameter are within quotation marks.

Syntax {I,E,"ANSI_cd","string1","string2"¦}

E1. E Control Characters Packet
E2. "ANSI_cd" ~123 Start of header { (left bracket)

~044 Parameter , (comma)
separator
~034 Quoted strings " (quotes)
~124 Field separator ¦ (pipe sign- use hex 7C)
~125 End of header } (right bracket)
~126 Data escape ~~ (double tilde)
character (optional)
def. ch. Immediate command character (optional).
Up to any three characters in the 0-255 decimal
range. The character must be defined before
this command can be used. Th e caret (~094) is
normally used.

Note: "ANSI_cd" includes seven separate parameters. The first five

parameters are required. The other parameters are optional.

E3. "string 1" Terminator for status requests and ENQ requests. Up to

any three characters in the 0-255 decimal range. The
default is "013". Sending "" disables this sequence.

E4. "string 2" Terminator for job requests and data uploads. Up to any

three characters in the 0-255 decimal range. The default
is none. Sending "" disables this sequence.

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After you change these parameters, all packets, including

any future config uration packets, must use the new
control characters. We recommend using the tilde and
ASCII character code sequence when sending this packet
multiple times. Also, set the packet delimiters to
characters within the 21 hex to 7E hex range.

Example {I,E,"~123~044~034~124~125~126~094"¦}

This does not change the control characters, but it enables the immediate
commands by defining the caret symbol (~094) as the command identifier.

Sending Verifier Upload Commands

Immediate commands consist of a three- or four-chara cter sequence you can
send in a packet or embed in your application. Each command must be sent
separately.

Syntax control character_immediate command

The printer can accept only one immediate command at a time. Sending a
command before the previous one is compl eted can result in an error.

Command Description

^VLE Enables verifier data logging.
^VLD Disables verifier data logging (default when the printer is reset).
^VLU Upload s the log file to the last port that received host da ta (serial, parallel,

USB, or Ethernet). Repeat this command until data is successfully uploaded.
Data can be cleared after it has been uploaded.

^VLC Only clears the data that has been uploaded, not all the logged data. Data is

cleared with this command after a successful upload. We recommend clearing
the log file after uploading .

Example ^VLE

Enables logging of scanned data from the verifier.
To prevent a loss of scanned data, we recommend uploading the data daily.

The maximum number of scans depends on the bar code data length and
memory. Generally, the print er can hold up to 7,000 scans. However, the
scanned data is saved in RAM, so it is cleared when you turn off the printer
or experience a power loss.

Note: After the maximum number of scans is reached, no error is

generated and subsequent scanned data is not logged.

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The following examples use th e caret (^) as the defined immedia te command
control character and the other control characters { , " ¦ } remain unc hanged.

Example

^VLE Starts a log file
1000 scans verifier scans 1000 bar codes
^VLU uploads 1000 scans
^VLU uploads the same 1000 scans again
500 scans verifier scans 500 bar codes
^VLU uploads 1500 scans (first 1000 scans sent again, plus 500 scans)
^VLC clears all 1500 scans

Example

^VLE Starts a log file
1000 scans verifier scans 1000 bar codes
^VLU uploads 1000 scans
500 scans verifier scans 500 bar codes
^VLC clears the uploaded 1000 scans, but not the 500 non-uploaded scans
^VLU uploads 500 scans
^VLC clears 500 scans

Example

^VLE Starts a log file
50 scans verifier scans 50 bar codes
100 scans verifier scans 100 bar codes
^VLU uploads 150 scans
^VLC clears 150 scans
^VLD disables logging of the verifier’s data

Sample Log File

A log file contains the bar code scan grade (numeric) and bar code data as
shown below:

{3.5,123456789012¦

3.0,876543212345¦

Scan Grade

2.4,028028111195¦

3.2,028028111155¦

2.8,222222222222¦}

Bar Code Data

The numeric scan grade is from 0.0 to 4.0 and a comma separates the scan
grade from the bar code data.

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Converting the Numeric Sca n Grade to a Letter Grad e

Use this chart to convert the nume ric scan grade to
its letter grade equivalent.

3.5 ≤

2.5 ≤

1.5 ≤

0.5 ≤

A
B
C
D
F

≤ 4.0
< 3.5
< 2.5
< 1.5
< 0.5

Defining an Aztec 2D Symbology

Aztec is a two-dimensional bar code s ymbology consisting of square
modules arranged around a square bulls eye pattern. For more information
about the Aztec bar code, refer to the ANSI/AIM BC13 ISS - Aztec Code
Specification from AIM Global.

Syntax B,field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column,

font,density,height,text,alignment,field rot¦

B1. B Bar Code Field.
B2. field# Unique number from 1-999 to identify this field.
B3. # of char Maximum number of characters. The actual maximum

number of characters is limited by the size of the label

and bar code density. Range: 0-2710. The default is 30.
B4. fix/var Fixed (F) or variable (V) length field.
B5. row Distance from bottom of th e print area to the pivot point

of the field. The pivot point varies, depending on how the

field is justified.

To easily identify the pivot points (marked with a circle),

a linear bar code is shown:

Left-Justified Fields

Printer Unit of Measure Row or

End Row

9855/
9860

9855/
9860

English (1/100 inch)
Metric (1/10 mm)
203 dpi Dots

English (1/100 inch)
Metric (1/10 mm)
300 dpi Dots

0-1599
0-4061
0-3246

0-1199
0-3045
0-3597

Row

Column or
End Column

0-399
0-1013
0-810

0-399
0-1013
0-1197

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B6. column Distance from the lower left edge of

the print area to the pivot point.

Use the previous tabl e for values.

Allow a minimum of 1/10 inch

between the scan e dge of bar code

and label edges or other data.
B7. font Bar code type. Use 37.
B8. density Bar code density. The default is 2.

Select the density from the following

table.

Col

Bar Code
Type

Aztec 2 0.0099 0.010
3 0.0148 0.0133
4 0.0197 0.0167
5 0.0247 0.0233
6 0.0296 0.0266
7 0.0345 0.0333
8 0.0394 0.0366
9 0.0444 0.0433
10 0.0493 0.0466
11 0.0542 0.0533
12 0.0592 0.0566
13 0.0641 0.0633
14 0.069 0.0666
15 0.074 0.0733

Density
Selector

203 dpi
Element Size
(dots/mils)

300 dpi
Element Size
(dots/mils)

Data
Length

Char
Set

0-2710 00H to

FFH

B9. height Bar code height, in 1/100 inches, 1/10 mm, or dots.

Use 0.
B10. text Appearance of text with bar code. Options:

0 Default

8 No text, bar code only
B11. alignment Alignment of bar code data in the field. Use L (left).

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B12. field rot Field rotation. Field rotation rotates the whole field.

Rotation is affected by the pivot point, which varies

depending on how text is justified. The lower left corner

of the field is the pivot point. The default is 0. Options:

0 Top of field points to top of sup ply

1 Top of field points to left of supply

2 Top of field points to bottom of supply

3 Top of field points to right of suppl y

Example B,3,2000,V,50,40,37,7,0,0,L,0¦

Defines a bar code field (field #3) with up to 2000 characters of variable
length starting at row 50, column 40. The Aztec bar code uses a density of 7
(0.0345 element size). No text is shown with the bar code. The bar code is
left-aligned with no field rotation.

{F,1,A,R,G,3000,832,"TEST"¦
B,1,2000,V,50,300,37,7,0,0,L,0¦
R,53,0,0,0,1,""¦}
{B,1,N,1¦
1,"Monarch Brand Printers"¦}

Defining Option 53 (Optional Aztec Bar Code Settings)

You can use Option 53 to set the error control level , enable ECI data, enable
a menu symbol, and add app ended data to an Aztec bar c ode.

Note: Typically, these settings are not used. When using Opti on 53, the

printer may take longer to imag e the bar code and require more time
to print the format.

Syntax R,53,error_ctrl,ECI,menu_sym,str_append,"string"¦

R1. R Option Header.
R2. 53 Option 53.
R3. error_ctrl Error control level. Some damaged bar codes may still

be scannable if the error control level is high enough.

Options:

0 Default level

1-99

101-104

201-232

300
R4. ECI Sets the ECI Data flag. The default is 0. Options:

0 Disable

1 Enable
R5. menu_sym Sets the Menu Symbol flag. The default is 0. Options:

0 Disable

1 Enable

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R6. str_append Structured append information. Range: 1-26. The

default is 1.
R7. "string" String to append. Range: 0-24. The default is “”. Must

be enclosed in quotation marks.

Example R,53,0,0,0,1,""¦

Uses option 53 to set the error control to 0, disables the ECI data and menu
symbol flags, and does not append any data to the bar code .

Programming the AFI Field for UHF RFID Tags (9855 only)

Use Option 64 to program the AFI memory in the EPC memory ban k (field)
for UHF RFID tags. Unlike the AFI field for HF tags, currently, the AF I field
cannot be locked for UHF tags.

Note: Do not apply a lock to the EPC memory bank since the AFI memory

is part of the EPC memory bank. If the EPC memory bank is locked,
the AFI memory cannot be programmed (the printer errors).
For more information about using EPC data or locking fields, refer to
the Multi-Protocol Application Notes (available on our Web site).

Syntax R,64,field,"code",lock¦

R1. R Option Header.
R2. 64 Option 64.
R3. field Memory field to program. Use A (AFI).
R4. "code" Byte code. This is an 8-bit (1 byte) character to program,

enclosed within quot ation marks. Range: 0-255. Use

the ASCII character or the tilde followed by the equivalent

three-character decimal value. For example, the letter

“A” can be entered as “A” or “~041”.
R5. lock Lock code. Use 0 (no lock).

Example X,5,16,0,0¦

R,64,A,"A",0¦

Programs the character “A” into the AFI memory field. The data is not
locked (0).

Example X,5,16,0,0¦

R,64,A,"~046",0¦

Programs the character “F” into the AFI memory field. The data is not
locked (0).

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