Mindeo FS580 User Manual

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FS580 Industrial Fixed Laser Barcode Scanner

User Manual

Version: FS580_UM_EN_V1.1.6

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Notice

Make sure you carefully read the following information to ensure that your barcode scanner is able to perform at the designed level.

1. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis.

2. The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or

design.

3. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. Please go to www.mindeo.cn for

latest service information.

4. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any loss or claim by third parties which may arise

from the use of this manual.

5. Do not throw or drop the scanner or subject it to strong impact. Otherwise that can damage the

scanner, interrupt program execution, corrupt memory contents, or interfere with proper operation.

6. Please do keep exit window clean, otherwise it may cause that the scanner decodes incorrectly or

fails to read the barcode.

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Notes about structure and electric circuit design

1. Use non-magnetic screws, or locating pins when mounting the scanner. Magnetic screws or locating

pins can cause element/mirror central position to change.

2. It is recommended to use a thread locking method, such as a Nylok patch.

3. It is not recommended to place magnetic material (e.g. dynamic speakers, ringers, vibrators,

inductors, metal parts) within 1 inch of the scanner’s optics. Evaluate placement of all magnetic or ferrous material during system layout to determine if 1 inch is sufficient. Please read section

“3-1

Important notes of installation”

for detail.

4. Leave sufficient space to accommodate the maximum size of the scanner.

5. Read section

“2-1 Electrical interface/Pin assignment”

carefully to learn about the electrical interface

design.

6. Read section

“2-2 Power management”

carefully to learn about the two power states.

7. Read section

“3-4 Scan angle”

carefully to learn about the scan angle of the scanner.

8. Do not hold the scanner vertically over the bar code. Please refer to section

“3-5 Tilt angle and dead

zone”

for details.

9. Refer to section

“5-13 PARAM_SEND”

, be noted that frequent permanent changes of parameter value are not recommended due to the limited write-cycles of flash memory. It is recommended to change parameter temporarily, if frequently modifying parameter is a must.

10. Read section

“6-4 SCI transactions notes”

carefully.

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Contents

Notice ...................................................................................................................................................... i

Notes about structure and electric circuit design ..................................................................................... ii

1 Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 1

1-1 Technical specifications .............................................................................................................. 1

1-2 Default settings for various types of barcode .............................................................................. 3

1-3 Decode zone ............................................................................................................................... 4

2 Get started ......................................................................................................................................... 5

2-1 Electrical interface/Pin assignment ............................................................................................. 5

2-2 Power management .................................................................................................................... 6

3 Installation guide ................................................................................................................................ 7

3-1 Notes of installation ..................................................................................................................... 7

3-2 Mounting ..................................................................................................................................... 8

3-3 Appearance of the scanner ......................................................................................................... 9

3-4 Scan angle ................................................................................................................................ 10

3-5 Tilt angle and dead zone ........................................................................................................... 11

4 Parameter menus ..............................................................................................................................12

4-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 12

4-2 Example: configure scanner ...................................................................................................... 13

4-3 RS232 interface ........................................................................................................................ 15

4-4 USB interface ............................................................................................................................ 18

4-5 Scan mode & some global settings ........................................................................................... 21

4-6 Indication ................................................................................................................................... 27

4-7 UPC-A ....................................................................................................................................... 28

4-8 UPC-E ....................................................................................................................................... 30

4-9 UPC-E1 ..................................................................................................................................... 32

4-10 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN) .............................................................................................................. 34

4-11 EAN-8 ..................................................................................................................................... 36

4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39) ..................................................................................... 38

4-13 Interleaved 2 of 5 .................................................................................................................... 41

4-14 Industrial 2 of 5........................................................................................................................ 43

4-15 Matrix 2 of 5 ............................................................................................................................ 44

4-16 Codabar .................................................................................................................................. 46

4-17 Code 128 ................................................................................................................................ 48

4-18 UCC/EAN 128 ......................................................................................................................... 50

4-19 ISBT 128 ................................................................................................................................. 52

4-20 Code 93 .................................................................................................................................. 54

4-21 Code 11 .................................................................................................................................. 56

4-22 MSI/Plessey ............................................................................................................................ 58

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4-23 UK/Plessey ............................................................................................................................. 60

4-24 China Post .............................................................................................................................. 62

4-25 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) ................................................................................. 63

4-26 GS1 DataBar Limited .............................................................................................................. 64

4-27 GS1 DataBar Expanded .......................................................................................................... 65

4-28 G1-G4 & FN1 substitution string setting .................................................................................. 66

4-29 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position ............................................................................... 70

4-30 String transmission .................................................................................................................. 71

5 Serial Communication Interface .........................................................................................................73

5-1 SCI message formats ................................................................................................................ 74

5-2 BEEP ........................................................................................................................................ 75

5-3 CMD_ACK ................................................................................................................................. 77

5-4 CMD_NAK ................................................................................................................................. 78

5-5 DECODE_DATA ....................................................................................................................... 80

5-6 LED_CTR .................................................................................................................................. 81

5-7 REQUEST_REVISION .............................................................................................................. 82

5-8 REPLY_REVISION ................................................................................................................... 83

5-9 START_DECODE ..................................................................................................................... 84

5-10 STOP_DECODE ..................................................................................................................... 85

5-11 PARAM_DEFAULTS ............................................................................................................... 86

5-12 PARAM_REQUEST ................................................................................................................ 87

5-13 PARAM_SEND ........................................................................................................................ 89

5-14 CUSTOM_DEFAULTS ............................................................................................................ 92

5-15 WAKEUP ................................................................................................................................ 93

5-16 CMD_RESTART ..................................................................................................................... 94

5-17 CMD_OUTPUTBUFFER_CTR ................................................................................................ 95

6 SCI transactions ................................................................................................................................96

6-1 ACK/NAK handshaking ............................................................................................................. 96

6-2 Transfer of decode data ............................................................................................................ 97

6-3 Transaction examples ............................................................................................................... 98

6-4 SCI transactions notes ............................................................................................................ 101

7 Glossary .......................................................................................................................................... 102

8 Barcode representing non-printable character ................................................................................. 103

9 ASCII table ...................................................................................................................................... 104

10 Test chart ...................................................................................................................................... 105

11 Return default parameters & firmware version ............................................................................... 107

12 Configuration alphanumeric value barcode (as Para. value) .......................................................... 108

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1 Specifications

1-1 Technical specifications

Table 1-1 Technical specifications @25°C

Item

Description

Input voltage

5 VDC ± 5%

Scanning current

RS232: 145mA (Typ.) / 235mA (Max.) USB: 145mA (Typ.) / 220mA (Max.)

Standby current

RS232: 0.9mA(Deep Sleep) or 25mA USB: 30mA

Laser

650nm laser diode

Scan rate

100±10 scans/second

Scanning angle

Wide (Default): 55°±5°, decode rate: 0.5 time/scan Narrow: 40°±5°, decode rate: 1 time/scan

Pitch angle

±65° (Condition: 100% UPC at 5 in. See Figure 1-1 )

Skew angle

±50° (Condition: 100% UPC at 5 in. See Figure 1-1 )

Roll angle

±35° (Condition: 100% UPC at 5 in. See Figure 1-1)

Decode capability

UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN/ISSN, Code 39, Code 39 full ASCII, Code 32, Trioptic Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5 (Discrete 2 of 5), Matrix 2 of 5, Codabar (NW7), Code 128, Code 93, Code 11 (USD-8), MSI/Plessey, UK/Plessey, UCC/EAN 128, ISBT128,China Post, GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS) variants

Indicator

Beeper, LED

Interface supported

RS232, USB Keyboard, USB virtual COM

Scan mode

Single scan, Continuous scan, Auto-detection, Scan Output Buffering, Command

Housing makings

Zinc alloy

Dimensions

Height× Width ×Depth: 35.7mm × 41.3mm × 17.2mm (maximum)

Weight

70g

Cable

RJ-45

Temperature

Operating: -10°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F); Storage: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

Humidity

5% to 90% (non-condensing)

Programming method

Method I: Manual (scanning special barcode in sequence) Method II: Send command via RS232 interface or USB virtual COM

Firmware upgrade

Online

Decoding depth & Max. resolution

(1 mil = 0.0254 mm)

4 mil: 45- 75 mm

5 mil: 45-105 mm 10 mil: 15-230 mm 15 mil: 30-350 mm 20 mil: 40-420 mm 30 mil: 40-600 mm 55 mil: 80-700 mm See section “1-3 Decode zone ” for more information.

Safety and Certification

Laser safety:EN60825-1,Class 1 EMC:EN55022,EN55024 Protection class:IP64

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Figure 1-1 Pitch, Skew and Roll

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1-2 Default settings for various types of barcode

Table 1-2 Default settings

Code type

Read

enable

Check digit verification

Check digit

transmission

Min. code

length

Proprietary

code ID

AIM

code ID

UPC-A

√ √ √

(12)2

]Em

UPC-E

√ √ √

(8)2

]Em

UPC-E1

√ √ √

(8)2

]Em

EAN-13

√ √ √

(13)2

]Em

EAN-8

√ √ √

(8)2

]Em

ISBN/ISSN1

√ √ √

(13)2

]Em

Code 39

√ - - 1 M

]Am

Interleaved 2 of 5

√ - - 6 I

]Im

Industrial 2 of 5

(Discrete 2 of 5)

- - - 4 H

]Im

Matrix 2 of 5

√ - - 6 X

]Im

Codabar (NW7)

√ - - 4 N

]Fm

Code 128

√ √ - 1 K

]Cm

UCC/EAN 128

√ √ - 1 K

]Cm

ISBT 128

√ √ - 1 K

]Cm

Code 93

√ √ - 1 L

]Gm

Code 11 (USD-8)

- √ - 4 V - MSI/Plessey

- - - 4 O

]Mm

UK/Plessey

√ √ - 1 U

]Mm

China Post

√ - -

(11)2

]Im

GS1 DataBar

√ - -

(16)2

]em

GS1 DataBar Truncated3

√ - -

(16)2

]em

GS1 DataBar Limited

√ - -

(16)2

]em

GS1 DataBar Expanded

√ - - 1 R

]em

Note:

The settings for ISBN/ISSN and EAN-13 must be the same except the code ID. 2 Fixed-length barcodes. 3The settings for GS1 DataBar Truncated and GS1 DataBar must be the same.

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1-3 Decode zone

Figure 1-2 Decode zone @25°C, scan angle: 55°

Table 1-3 Description of barcode patterns applied in Figure 1-2

Resolution

Barcode type

Wide-narrow element ratio

Barcode content

Contrast

4.0 mil

Code 128

2.5:1

123456789

80%

5.0 mil

Code 39

2.5:1

123

80%

7.5 mil

Code 39

2.5:1

ABCDEF

80%

10 mil

Code 39

2.5:1

123

90%

13 mil

100% UPC

1234546

90%

15 mil

Code 39

2.5:1

ABCD

80%

20 mil

Code 39

2.2:1

123

80%

30 mil

Code 39

2.2:1

80%

40 mil

Code 39

2.2:1

80%

55 mil

Code 39

2.2:1

80%

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2 Get started

2-1 Electrical interface/Pin assignment

The scanner provides a RJ-45 cable connector.

Figure 2-1 Electrical interface/Pin

Table 2-1 lists the pin assignments of the scanner.

Table 2-1 Electrical interface/Pin assignment

RS232 cable

USB cable

Power(+5V)

Reserved

Ground

+3.3V

(for interface auto selection purpose)

Ground

(for interface auto selection purpose)

TxD

Reserved

RxD

Reserved

CTS

D-

RTS

D+

Note: Voltage level of all RS232 Pin-outs (RXD, TXD, CTS and RTS) is 0V for logic low level and 3.3V for logic high level. A transceiver (MAX232) PCB is designed inside the RS232 cable, and it can achieve signal transition between TTL and RS232.

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2-2 Power management

The scanner has two power states (Awake and Sleep).

Awake

State

Sleep(Deep)

State

①

②

Figure 2-2 State machine of power management

① After finishing all operation, scanner will go to Sleep state base on Auto-sleep delay(see

“4-5

Scan mode & some global settings”

), and turn off laser, swing-mirror etc. ② Interrupted event(SCAN button is pressed or falling-edge of signal RXD occurs) will make the scanner go to Awake state.

Note: Once the scanner is awakened, at least Auto-sleep delay must elapse before it re-enters Sleep

state.

The scanner will automatically switch to the Sleep state whenever possible, so that the scanner can

consume as less current as possible. If RS232 cable is currently applied and Deep sleep(see

“4-5 Scan

mode & some global settings”

)is enabled, the scanner can enter Sleep State more deeply, and the supply current can drop to be 0.9mA. In other cases, the supply current in Sleep State is 25mA (RS232 cable) or 30mA (USB cable).

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3 Installation guide

3-1 Notes of installation

This section provides information for mounting and installing the scanner, including physical considerations.

IP64

With IP64 approval, it is not necessary to provide extra sealing protection.

Magnetism

Mounting screws and locating pins should be non-magnetic material. It is not recommended to place any magnetic material within 1 inch (2.54 cm) of the scanner’s optics without testing.

Figure 3-1 The zone without magnetic material placement

Optics

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3-2 Mounting

Top view

Bottom view

Side view

Back view

Figure 3-2 Mounting diagram

Notes: Mounting screws and locating pins should be non-magnetic material. It is not recommended to place any magnetic material within 1 inch of the scanner’s optics without testing.

Button

LEDs

Label

Beeper

Cable

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3-3 Appearance of the scanner

Figure 3-3 Appearance of the scanner

Cable

Scan Button

Laser exit window LEDs

Cable

Beeper Label

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3-4 Scan angle

Scan angle (Narrow): 40°±5°

Scan angle (Wide): 55°±5°

Figure 3-4 Scan angle

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3-5 Tilt angle and dead zone

While scanning a bar code, do not hold the scanner vertically over it. This can cause the issue of specular reflection which is the mirror-like reflection of light from a surface. In this case, the specular refection is caused because the laser light reflects directly back into the scanner from the bar code. This specular reflection can make decoding difficult. Tilt angle and dead zone are shown in Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5 Tilt angle and dead zone

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4 Parameter menus

4-1 Introduction

This section describes the programmable parameters, provides barcodes for programming, and hexadecimal equivalents for host parameter programming through SCI. The scanner is shipped with the factory default settings as described in this chapter. These factory-default-settings values are stored in flash memory and are preserved even when the scanner is powered down. Changes to the factory default values can be stored as custom defaults. These values are also stored in flash memory and are preserved even when the scanner is powered down. There are two methods to change the parameter values as described following.

Scan the appropriate barcodes as the example shown in the following Section of

“4-2 Instruction:

configure scanner by scanning configuration barcodes”

. The new values replace the existing memory values. Referring to the section of

“11 Return default parameters & firmware version”

, scan the Write to custom default setting (%%WCDF) barcode to set the new values as custom defaults. The factory default or custom default parameter values can be recalled by scanning the Restore factory defaults (%%%DEF) barcode, or the Restore custom default setting (%%RSDF) barcode.

Send parameters through the scanner’s serial port using the SCI command PARAM_SEND. The

parameters are described in details in later sections of this chapter. Instructions for changing parameter value using this method can be found in the section of

“5-13 PARAM_SEND”

. Note: When the scanner is scanning, ensure the laser beam crosses every bar and space of the barcode. See Figure 4-1.

√ ×

Figure 4-1 Scanning angle

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4-2 Example: configure scanner

Note: The factory default settings are indicated with asterisks (*) in this manual. The scanner offers 3 methods to configure scanner: single-scan setting、multiple-scan setting and command setting. 1、Single-scan setting

Scan the appropriate Single-scan setting barcode according to the user’s demand.

Example: Set Flow control to be none.

Steps: Scan the following barcode.

2、Multiple-scan setting

The steps of configuration are:

a) Scan the SETUP barcode on the parameter setting part.

b) Enter the option mode by scanning the Parameter name barcode.

c) To the right of the option barcode, the necessary alphanumeric inputs are listed. Scan these

alphanumeric entries (see

“12 Configuration alphanumeric value barcode”)

individually as Para.

Value.

d) Scan the END barcode, listed on the bottom of each parameter setting part.

Notes that only one parameter can be setup at each time.

Example: Set Flow control to be none.

Steps: Scan the following barcodes in order.

3、Command setting

Please refer to

“5-13 PARAM_SEND”

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Flow control

None

RTS/CTS (Host idle: Low RTS)

RTS/CTS (Host idle: High CTS)

ACK/NAK

03*

Baud rate

1200

2400

4800

9600

05*

19200

END

Single-scan setting

Alphanumeric entries

Option barcode

END barcode

SETUP barcode

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4-3 RS232 interface

Flow control:

None- The communication only uses TXD and RXD signals without any hardware or software handshaking protocol. RTS/CTS- If the scanner requests to send the barcode data to host computer, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS signal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data

communication. If there is no replied CTS signal from the host computer after the Response delay

timeout, the scanner will issue an error indication. By setting (Host idle: Low RTS or Host idle: High RTS), the scanner can be set to match the Serial Host RTS line.

ACK/NAK- If Decode data packet format is set to Packeted, after barcode data transmitted, the

scanner expects either an ACK (acknowledge) or NAK (not acknowledge) response from the host. When a NAK is received, the scanner transmits the same data again and waits for either an ACK or NAK. After three unsuccessful attempts to send data when NAK are received, the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data. When the scanner finishes receiving the command from host, it will send ACK/NAK to host. See

“5-3

CMD_ACK”

and

“5-4 CMD_NAK ”

for more information.

Note: If Decode data packet format is set to Raw, the scanner will not wait for ACK/NAK after

transmitting decoded data completely. Response delay: This delay is the time that the scanner waits for a handshaking acknowledgment (NAK or ACK) from the host. Host-character delay: This delay is the time that the scanner waits for the host to send the next character in serial communication. Decode data packet format:

Raw- Scanner sends raw decoded data directly.

Packeted- The decoded data is sent in data packet (see

“5-5 DECODE_DATA”)

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Flow control

None

RTS/CTS (Host idle: Low RTS)

RTS/CTS (Host idle: High RTS)

ACK/NAK

03*

Response delay

01-99 (100 ms)

01-99

20*

Baud rate

1200

2400

4800

9600

05*

19200

38400

57600

115200

Parity

None

00*

Odd

Even

Data bit

8 bits

00*

Stop bit

1 bit

00*

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

2 bits

Host-character delay

01-99 (10ms)

01-99

20*

Decode data

packet format

Raw

00*

Packeted

END

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4-4 USB interface

USB device type:

HID keyboard– By setting, the scanner is used as a USB HID keyboard emulation device. USB virtual COM– By setting, the scanner emulates a USB virtual COM device. If a Microsoft Windows PC is connected to the scanner, a driver is required to install on the connected PC. The driver will use the next available COM Port number. The driver and the installation guide can be found in the associated CD and on the manufacturer’s website. A Windows-based software COM_Text is recommended to display the barcode data in text format. COM_Text emulates some kind of serial-key typing. While emulating as a USB virtual COM, the scanner will send the data in data packet format if the

Decode data packet format is Packeted (see

“4-3 RS232 Interface”)

. The scanner also follows the

Flow control (see

“4-3 RS232 Interface”)

flow control, if it is set ACK/NAK.

Note: After changing USB Device Types, the scanner will restart automatically. Keyboard layout: The scanner supports different national keyboard layouts. Inter-character delay: This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted. Numeric key:

Alphabetic key- The scanner will output code result as alphabetic key.

Numeric key- The scanner will output code result as pressing numeric keypad ( ‘0’, ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’,

‘6’, ‘7’, ‘8’, ‘9’, ‘.’, ‘+’, ‘-‘, ‘/’, ‘*’ only).

Alt+ keypad- The scanner will output code result as pressing Alt+ numeric key (on keypad). Note that

the Num Lock control key must be ON. This setting can be specially adapted for use with different

national keyboard layout.

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

USB device type

HID keyboard

00*

HID keyboard for Apple Mac

USB virtual COM

Keyboard layout

USA

00*

Turkish F

Turkish Q

French

Italian

Spanish

Slovak

Denmark

Japanese

German

Belgian

Russian

Inter-character delay

0 ms

5 ms

01*

10 ms

20 ms

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

40 ms

60 ms

Numeric key

Alphabetic key

00*

Numeric keypad

Alt+ keypad

END

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4-5 Scan mode & some global settings

Scan mode:

Single scan- A scanning attempt is active once if trigger button is pressed or the command

STAR_DECODE is received. A scanning attempt stops when there is a successful reading or the

command STOP_DECODE is received or no barcode is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapses.

Continuous scan- The scanner always keeps scanning, and it does not matter when the trigger button

is pressed or Stand-by duration is elapsed or the command STOP_DECODE is received.

Auto-detection- The scanner will start scanning if any nearby object has been detected. The scanner

stops scanning when there is a successful reading or the command STOP_DECODE is received or no

barcode is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. The Auto-detection function works again

only when the object leaves the scanner. The SCAN button is still valid when Auto-detection enabled.

Output-buffering Scan- The SCAN button acts as a toggle switch. Press the SCAN button to activate

or stop scanning. When scanning, it does not matter when Stand-by duration is elapsed or the

command STOP_DECODE is received. And the scanner will store the barcode data into a buffer

(buffer size: 1K byte). Until the SCAN button is pressed again to stop scanning, the scanner will send

all the barcode data in the buffer to host. When the unused space in the buffer is not enough to store

the current barcode data, the scanner will beep to warn and discard the current barcode data.

Note: Restoring the default settings by the host command or scanning the barcode that will not affect

the scan mode settings. Standby duration: The duration time for a single scanning attempt. Same barcode delay time: If a barcode has been scanned and output once successfully, the laser beam must be off or moved away from the barcode beyond delay time to active next scanning the same barcode. When this feature is set to be “0xFF”, then the delay time is indefinite. Multiple confirm: If this parameter is set to be larger than zero, the scanner will require several successful reads of same-decoded-data to confirm a valid reading. The number of successful reads can be different according to different types of barcode. As the number of Multiple confirm gets larger, the scanner’s aggressiveness decreases. The number of successful reads required for different types of barcode is listed below, which is related to the parameter of Multiple confirm.

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Table 6-1 The number of successful reads.

Barcode type

Multiple confirm (m)

m=0

m=1

m=2

m>=3

EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, Code93, China Post, UK Plessey

2 3 4

m+1

UPC-E, Codabar, Interleaved 2/5, Code39, Industry2/5, Matrix 2/5, Code11, MSI Plessey, UPC-E1

3 4 4

m+1

UCC/EAN128, Code128, GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Limited, GS1 DataBar Expand, ISBT 128

1 2 3

m+1

Global Max./Min. code length: These two lengths are defined as the valid range of decoded barcode data length. Make sure that the minimum length setting is no greater than the maximum length setting, otherwise the labels of the symbol will not be readable. In particular, the same value can be set for both minimum and maximum reading length to force the fixed length barcode decoded. Notes:

1. Only set the Max./Min. code length for the specific code type to be zero, can Global Max./Min. code length be valid.

2. Please refer to the settings of max./min. length for each specific code type in later sections

3. The number of check digits is included in max./min. code length.

4. These two settings have no effect on the symbols with fixed-length, e.g. UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8 and China Post. Global G1-G4 string selection: The scanner offer one or two string group for all symbols. By setting one or two digits to indicate which string group you want to apply. You may refer to the chapters of

“4-28

G1-G4 & FN1 substitution string setting”

and

“4-29 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position”

. Example: Group 1 → set 01 or 10. Group 2 and 4 → set 24 or 42. All valid settings include 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44.

Setting value

Description

None

01、10、11

Only Group 1

02、20、22

Only Group 2

03、30、33

Only Group 3

04、40、44

Only Group 4

12、21

Group 1 first, then Group 2

13、31

Group 1 first, then Group 3

14、41

Group 1 first, then Group 4

23、32

Group 2 first, then Group 3

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Setting value

Description

24、42

Group 2 first, then Group 4

34、43

Group 3 first, then Group 4

Element amendment: If it is enabled, the scanner can read the barcode comprised with bars and spaces in different scale. Character output restraint:

Disable- the scanner will output all the barcode data . Printable character only- If this option is selected, the scanner will output the printable characters only, i.e. in ASCII from 20H to 7EH. Alphanumeric character only- If this option is selected, the scanner will output the alphanumeric

characters only, i.e. “A”-“Z”, “a”-“z”, “0”-“9”. Decoder optimization: If it is enabled, the scanner will optimize the decoder with error correction. This function is not effective for all types of barcodes. Scan angle: If narrow angle (40°) is selected, the decode rate is 1 time/scan; if wide angle (55°) is selected, the decode rate is 0.5 time/scan. Auto-sleep delay: After responding to the host’s requirement, the scanner will automatically enter deep

sleep state within Auto-sleep delay time. The scanner will be awakened while the SCAN button is

pressed or a command WAKEUP (0x00) is received again. “No read” response: If it is enabled, while the scanner receives the STOP_DECODE command or fails to

decode a barcode within the Stand-by duration time, “NR” will be transmitted as decode data.

Deep sleep:

Disable- When Stand-by duration is elapsed, the scanner will enters normal sleep state. Any external

interrupt can wake up the scanner. It is not necessary to send a command WAKEUP (0x00) before sending any other commands.

Enable- When Stand-by duration is elapsed, the scanner will enters sleep state deeply, and the

supply current will drop to be 0.9mA. And at this case, it is necessary to send a command WAKEUP

(0x00) and delay for 15ms, before sending any other commands. Character encoding system: A character encoding system consists of a code that pairs each character from a given repertoire. Common examples include Morse code, the Baudot code, the ASCII and Unicode. If the data received does not display with the proper characters, it may be because the barcode being scanned was created using a character encoding system that is different from the one the host program is expecting. Try alternate options to find the proper one.

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Scanning mode

Note 1

Single Scan

Continuous Scan

Auto-detection

Output-buffering Scan

Standby duration

01-99 (100ms)

01-99

40*

Same barcode delay time

00-FF16(100ms) (00:None)

00-FF16

00 0A*

Double confirm

00-09 (00:None)

00-09

00*

Global max. code length

04-99

99*

Global min. code length

01-99

04*

Global G1-G6 string

selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Element amendment

Disable

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Enable

01*

Character output restraint

Disable

00*

Printable character only

Alphabetic & Numeric only

Decoder optimization

Disable

Enable

01*

Scan angle

Wide (56°)

00*

Narrow (40°)

Auto-sleep delay

Note 2

1 second

5 seconds

10 seconds

30 seconds

03*

1 minute

3 minutes

10 minutes

30 minutes

1 hour

3 hours

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Never

“No read” response

Disable

00*

Enable

Deep sleep

Disable

00*

Enable

Character encoding system

ASCII

00*

UTF-8

Windows-1251

END

Note 1: This configure will not be changed when the scanner scans load default setting barcode or receives PARAM_DEFAULTS command. Note 2: The tolerance is ±20%.

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4-6 Indication

Power on alert: After power-on or restart, the scanner will generate alert signal (Beeper beeping and LED flashing). LED indication: When the scanner decodes successfully, the LED will glitter. Beeper indication: After each successful reading, the scanner will beep to indicate a good barcode reading, and its beep tone duration is adjustable. Beep tone duration: This parameter can be adjusted for a good reading upon favorite usage. Volume of beeper: This parameter can be adjusted for different level of the volume of the beeper.

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Power on alert

Disable

Enable

01*

LED indication

Disable

Enable

01*

Beeper indication

Disable

Enable

01*

Beep tone duration

01-09 (25ms)

01-09

03*

Volume of beeper

Low

Middle

High

02*

END

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4-7 UPC-A

Read: Format

System character

Data digits (10 digits)

Check digit

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Code ID is a one-or-two-character string used to represent the symbol upon a

succeeding reading. If you want application to transmit Code ID, you must set Code ID transmission to

be enabled. Refer to the chapter of

“4-30 String transmission”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Global insertion group selection of the chapter of

“4-5 Scan mode&

some global settings”

. Supplement digits: The Supplement digits barcode is the supplemental 2 or 5 characters. Format

System character

Data digits (10 digits)

Check digit

Supplement digits 2 or 5

Truncation/Expansion:

Truncate leading zeros- The leading “0” digits of UPC-A data characters can be truncated when the feature is enabled. Expand to EAN-13- It extends to 13-digits with a “0” leading digit when the feature is enabled. Truncate system character- The system character of UPC-A data can be truncated when the feature is enabled. Add country code- The country code (“0” for USA) can be added when the feature is enabled.

SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit trans.

Disable

Enable

01*

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Code ID setting

00-FF

(ASCII)

00-FF

<A>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Supplement digits

None

00*

2 digits

5 digits

2 or 5 digits

Truncation/Expansion

None

00*

Truncate leading zeros

Expand to EAN-13

Truncate system character

Add country code

Ink Spreading

Canceling

Note 1

Disable

00*

Enable

END

Note 1: If enabled, the scanner can more easily read the UPC-A barcode printed with ink spreading. But it may cause the scanner to decode some well-printed UPC-A barcode wrongly. Please ask the advice from the support engineer of the manufacturer before applying this function.

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4-8 UPC-E

Read: Format

System character “0”

Data digits (6 digits)

Check digits

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Supplement digits: Format

System character “0”

Data digits (6 digits)

Check digit

Supplement digits 2 or 5

Truncation/Expansion:

Truncate leading zeros - Refer to Truncation/Expansion of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Expand to EAN-13 - It extends to 13-digits with “0” digits when the feature is set to be enabled. Example: Barcode “01236547”, Output: “0012360000057”. Expand to UPC-A - It extends to 12-digits when the feature is set to be enabled.

Example: Barcode “01236547”, Output: “012360000057”.

Truncate system character - The system character “0” of UPC-E data can be truncated when this feature is enabled. Add country code - The country code (“0” for USA) can be added when the feature is enabled.

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit trans.

Disable

Enable

01*

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<D>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Supplement digits

None

00*

2 digits

5 digits

2 or 5 digits

Truncation/Expansion

None

00*

Truncate leading zeros

Expand to EAN-13

Expand to UPC-A

Truncate system character

Add country code

END

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4-9 UPC-E1

Read: Format

System character “1”

Data digits (6 digits)

Check digits

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Supplement digits: Format

System character “1”

Data digits (6 digits)

Check digit

Supplement digits 2 or 5

Truncation/Expansion:

Expand to EAN-13 - It extends to 13-digits with “0” digits when the feature is set to be enabled. Example: Barcode “11236597”, Output: “0112365000097”. Expand to UPC-A - It extends to 12-digits when the feature is set to be enabled. Example: Barcode “11236597”, Output: “112365000097”. Truncate system character - The system character “1” of UPC-E1 data can be truncated when the feature is enabled. Add country code - The country code (“0” for USA) can be added when the feature is enabled.

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit trans.

Disable

Enable

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<D>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Supplement digits

None

00*

2 digits

5 digits

2 or 5 digits

Truncation/Expansion

None

00*

Expand to EAN-13

Expand to UPC-A

Truncate system character

Add country code

END

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4-10 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN)

Read: Format

Data digits (12 digits)

Check digit

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

EAN-13 code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Supplement digits: Format

Data digits (12 digits)

Check digit

Supplement digits 2 or 5

ISBN/ISSN: The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) and ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) are two kinds of barcode for books and magazines. The ISBN is 10 digits with leading “978” and the ISSN is 8 digits with leading “977” of the EAN-13 symbol. Example:

Barcode “9780194315104”, Output: “019431510X”. Barcode “9771005180004”, Output: “10051805”.

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit transmission

Disable

Enable

01*

EAN-13 code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<A>*

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Supplement digits

None

00*

2 digits

5 digits

2 or 5 digits

ISBN/ISSN conversion

Disable

00*

Enable

Ink Spreading Canceling

Note 1

Disable

00*

Enable

ISBN/ISSN code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<B>*

END

Note 1: If enabled, the scanner can more easily read the EAN-13 barcode printed with ink spreading. But it may cause the scanner to decode some well-printed EAN-13 barcode wrongly. Please ask the advice from the support engineer of the manufacturer before applying this function.

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4-11 EAN-8

Read: Format

Data digits (7 digits)

Check digit

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Supplement digits: Format

Data digits (7 digits)

Check digit

Supplement Digits 2 or 5

Truncation/Expansion: Refer to Truncation/Expansion of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit trans.

Disable

Enable

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<C>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Supplement digits

None

00*

2 digits

5 digits

2 or 5 digits

Truncation/Expansion

None

00*

Truncate leading zero

Expand to EAN-13

END

Page 44

4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)

Read: Format

Start character(*)

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

End character(*)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Each symbol has own max./min. code length. If both setting of max./min. code length are “00”s, the setting of global max./min. code length is effective. The length is defined as to the actual barcode data length to be sent. Label with length exceeds these limits will be rejected. Make sure that the minimum length setting is no greater than the maximum length setting, otherwise all the labels of the symbol will not be readable. In particular, you can see the same value for both minimum and maximum reading length to force the fixed length barcode decoded. Refer to

“4-5 Scan mode & some

global settings”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Start/End transmission: The start character and end character of Code 39 are “*”s. You can transmit all data digits including two “*”s. “*” as data character: By setting Enable, “*” can be recognized as data character. Convert Code 39 to Code 32: Code 32 is a variant of Code 39 used by the Italian pharmaceutical industry. Note that Code 39 must be enabled in order for this parameter to function. Format of Code 32

“A” (optional)

Data digits (8 digits)

Check digit

Code 32 Prefix “A” transmission: By setting Enable, the prefix character “A” can be added to all Code 32 barcodes. Trioptic Code 39 read: Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking of magnetic tapes and computer cartridges. Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters. Format of Trioptic Code 39

Start character ($)

Data digits (6 digits)

End character ($)

Trioptic Code 39 Start/End transmission: The start character and end character of Trioptic Code 39 are “$”s. You can transmit all data digits including two “$”s.

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

00*

Enable

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<M>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Format

Standard

00*

Full ASCII

Start/End transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

“*” as data character

Disable

00*

Enable

Convert Code 39 to Code 32

Disable

00*

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Enable

Code 32 Prefix “A” transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Trioptic Code 39 read

Disable

00*

Enable

Trioptic Code 39 Start/End

transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

END

Note 1: If Trioptic Code 39 is set Enable, Code 39 is forced Enable. Note 2: If Code 39 is set Disable, Trioptic Code 39 is forced Disable.

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4-13 Interleaved 2 of 5

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

00*

USS

OPCC

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

06*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<I>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-14 Industrial 2 of 5

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

04*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<H>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-15 Matrix 2 of 5

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

00*

Enable

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

06*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<X>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-16 Codabar

Read: Format

Start character

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

End character

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Start/End type: Codabar has four pairs of Start/End pattern; you may select one pair to match your application. Start/End transmission: By setting Enable, the start and end character of a Codabar barcode will be transmitted. Start/End character equality: By setting Enable, the start and end character of a Codabar barcode must be the same.

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

00*

Enable

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Min. code length

00-99

04*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<N>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Start/End type

ABCD/ABCD

00*

abcd/abcd

ABCD/TN*E

abcd/tn*e

Start/End transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Start/End character equality

Disable

00*

Enable

END

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4-17 Code 128

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Truncate leading zeros: The leading “0” digits or all “0” digits of Code 128 barcode characters can be truncated when the feature is enabled.

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Reserved

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<K>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Truncate leading zeros

Disable

00*

All leading “0”s

Only the first “0”

END

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4-18 UCC/EAN 128

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max. /Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A

.”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Truncate leading zeros: The leading “0” digits or all “0” digits of UCC/EAN 128 barcode characters can be truncated when the feature is enabled.

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Reserved

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<K>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Truncate leading zeros

Disable

00*

All leading “0”s

Only the first “0”

END

Page 58

4-19 ISBT 128

Read: Format

Start character(“=” or “&”)

Data digits (variable)

Check digit (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Reserved

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00- FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<K>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-20 Code 93

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

2 check digits (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<L>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-21 Code 11

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

1 or 2 check digits (optional)

Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, 1 or 2 check digits will be transmitted upon the selected check digit verification method.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

00*

Enable

Check digit verification

Disable

One digit

01*

Two digit

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

04*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<V>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

Page 64

4-22 MSI/Plessey

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

1 or 2 check digits (optional)

Check digit verification: The MSI/Plessey has one or two optional check digits. There are three methods to verify check digits, i.e. Mod10, Mod10/10 and Mod 10/11. 1 or 2 check digits will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, 1 or 2 check digits will be transmitted upon the selected check digit verification method.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

00*

Enable

Check digit verification

Disable

00*

1 digit (Mod 10)

2 digit (Mod 10/10)

2 digit (Mod 10/11)

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

04*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<O>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-23 UK/Plessey

Read: Format

Data digits (variable)

2 check digits (optional)

Check digit verification: The UK/Plessey has two optional check digits. The check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit verification

Disable

Enable

01*

Check digit transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<U>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-24 China Post

Read: Format

11 Data digits

Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max. /Min. code length of

“4-12 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)”

. The code length of China Post is 11. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Max. code length

00-99

11*

Min. code length

00-99

11*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<T>*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

END

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4-25 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated)

GS1 DataBar Truncated is structured and encoded as the same as the standard GS1 DataBar format, except its height is reduced to a 13 modules minimum; while GS1 DataBar should have a height greater than or equal to 33 modules. Read:

Format

16 Data digits

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Conversion:

UCC/EAN 128- Refer to Code ID transmission of “

4-30 String transmission

”, ]Cm will be identified as AIM ID. UPC-A or EAN-13- Barcode beginning with a single zero as the first digit has the leading “010” stripped and the barcode reported as EAN-13. Barcode beginning with two or more zeros but not six zeros has the leading “0100” stripped and the barcode reported as UPC-A.

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<R >*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Conversion

None

00*

UCC/EAN 128

UPC-A or EAN-13

END

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4-26 GS1 DataBar Limited

Read: Format

16 Data digits

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Conversion: Refer to Conversion of

“4-25 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated)”

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option barcode

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<R >*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Conversion

None

00*

UCC/EAN 128

UPC-A or EAN-13

END

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4-27 GS1 DataBar Expanded

Read: Format

Data characters (variable)

Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of

“4-7 UPC-A”

Conversion:

UCC/EAN 128- Refer to Code ID transmission of

“4-30 String transmission”

, ]Cm will be identified as

AIM ID.

SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option bar code

Option

Alpha. value

Read

Disable

Enable

01*

Max. code length

00-99

99*

Min. code length

00-99

01*

Code ID setting

00-FF16 (ASCII)

00-FF16

<R >*

Insert group selection

00-44 (00:None)

00-44

00*

Conversion

None

00*

UCC/EAN 128

END

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4-28 G1-G4 & FN1 substitution string setting

Format of barcode data transmission

Prefix

Code name

Preamble

Code ID

Code length

Code data

Code ID

Postamble

Suffix

Suffix string setting: The <enter > key is represented in different ASCII when it is applied by different OS. For a Windows/DOS OS, <enter> is represented as <CR><LF> (0x0D 0x0A); for an Apple MAC OS, <enter> is represented as <CR> (0x0D); for a Linux/Unix OS, <enter> is represented as <LF> (0x0A). Prefix/Suffix string setting & Preamble/Postamble string setting: They are appended to the data automatically when a barcode is decoded. Example: Add a symbol of “$” as a prefix for all type of barcode. Steps:

1) Look up in the ASCII table to find the value of $→24.

2) Scan SETUP and Prefix string setting barcode.

3) Scan 2 and 4 barcode.

4) Scan END barcode.

5) Refer to

“4-30 String transmission”

, set Prefix transmission to be Enable.

Scanning steps: Scan the following barcodes in order.

Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 string setting: The scanner offers 4 positions and 4 character strings to insert among the barcode data string. Example: Set G1 string to be “AB”.

Original code data

“1 2 3 4 5 6”

Output code data

“1 2 A B 3 4 5 6”

Steps:

1) Look up in the ASCII table to find the value of A→41, B→42.

2) Scan SETUP and Insert G1 string setting barcode “8005”.

3) Scan 4, 1 and 4, 2 barcode.

4) Scan END barcode.

5) Refer to the chapter of

“4-29 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position”

6) Refer to the chapter of

“4-5 Scan mode & some global settings”

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Testing barcode:

FN1 substitution string setting: The FN1 character (0x1D) in an UCC/EAN128 barcode, or a Code 128 barcode, or a GS1 DataBar barcode can be substituted with a defined string. Example: Set FN1 substitution string to be “ABCD”.

Original code data (hexadecimal)

“31 1D 32 1D 33 1D 34 1D 35”

Output code data (hexadecimal)

“31 41 32 42 33 43 34 44 35”

Steps:

1) Set FN1 substitution string to be ABCD.

2) Refer to

“4-30 String transmission”

, enable FN1 substitution transmission.

In this example, because the interface of the scanner is RS232, so set “8209” to 02.

Scanning steps: Scan the following barcodes in order.

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Testing barcode:

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SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option bar code

Option

Alpha. value

Prefix string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

Suffix string setting

0-22 characters

00-FF16

<ENTER>

0D0A*

Preamble string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

Postamble string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

Insert G1 string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

Insert G2 string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

Insert G3 string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

Insert G4 string setting

0-22 characters (Default: None)

00-FF16

FN1 substitution string setting

0-4 characters

00-FF16

<SP>

20*

END

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4-29 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position

Format of barcode data transmission

Prefix

Code name

Preamble

Code ID

Code length

Code data

Code ID

Postamble

Suffix

Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 string position: The scanner offers 4 positions to insert strings among the symbol. In case of the insertion position is greater than the length of the symbol, the insertion of string is not effective. Code ID position: It is allowed to select different positions of code ID placement.

SETUP Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option bar code

Option

Alpha. value

Insert G1 string position

00-99

00*

Insert G2 string position

00-99

00*

Insert G3 string position

00-99

00*

Insert G4 string position

00-99

00*

Code ID position

Before code data

00*

After code data

END

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4-30 String transmission

Format of barcode data transmission

Prefix

Code name

Preamble

Code ID

Code length

Code data

Code ID

Postamble

Suffix

Prefix transmission: By setting Enable, prefix will be appended before the data transmitted. Suffix transmission: By setting Enable, suffix will be appended after the data is transmitted. Code name transmission: By setting Enable, code name will be transmitted before code data. Preamble transmission: By setting Enable, preamble will be appended before the data transmitted. Postamble transmission: By setting Enable, postamble will be appended after the data is transmitted. Code ID transmission: Code ID can be transmitted in the format of either Proprietary ID or AIM ID. Refer to the chapter of

“1-2 Default settings for various types of barcode”

. Code length transmission: The length of code data string can be transmitted before the code data when Enable is selected. The length is represented by a number with two digits. Case conversion: The characters within code data or the whole output string can be set in either upper case or lower case. FN1 substitution transmission: The scanner supports a FN1 substitution feature for keyboard wedge, USB and RS-232 interface. The replacement string of FN1 can be chosen by user (see chapter of

“4-28

G1-G4 & FN1 substitution string setting”

SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option bar code

Option

Alpha. value

Prefix transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Suffix transmission

Disable

Enable

01*

Code name

transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Preamble transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

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SETUP

Multiple-scan setting

Single-scan setting

Option bar code

Option

Alpha. value

Postamble

transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Code ID transmission

Disable

00*

Proprietary ID

AIM ID

Code length

transmission

Disable

00*

Enable

Case conversion

Disable

00*

Upper (data only)

Lower (data only)

Upper (whole string)

Lower (whole string)

FN1 substitution

transmission

Disable

00*

Keyboard wedge/USB

RS232

Keyboard wedge/USB/RS232

END

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5 Serial Communication Interface

Note: SCI is supported for RS232 interface or USB virtual COM only.

This section describes the system requirements of the Serial Communication Interface (SCI), which provides a communication link between a scanner and a host via RS232 interface or USB virtual COM. SCI allows the host to configure the scanner. All communication between the scanner and the host occur over the hardware interface lines using the SCI protocol. The host and the scanner exchange messages in packets. A packet is a collection of bytes framed by the proper SCI protocol formatting bytes. The maximum number of bytes per packet allowed by the SCI protocol for any transaction is 257 (255 bytes of data + 2 bytes of checksum). Decode data may be sent as ASCII data (unpacked), or as part of a larger message (packeted), depending on the scanner configuration.

Table 5-1 SCI commands

No.

Command name

Operation code

Description

BEEP

0x42(‘B’)

Sound the beeper.

CMD_ACK

0x59(‘Y’)

Positive acknowledgement.

CMD_NAK

0x4E(‘N’)

Negative acknowledgement.

DECODE_DATA

0x50(‘P’)

Decode data in SCI packet format.

LED_CTR

0x4C(‘L’)

Turn on/off the led.

REQUEST_REVISION

0x56(‘V’)

Request scanner’s software revision.

REPLY_REVISION

0x52(‘R’)

Reply scanner’s software revision.

START_DECODE

0x53(‘S’)

Tell scanner to attempt to decode a barcode.

STOP_DECODE

0x45(‘E’)

Tell scanner to abort a decode attempt.

PARAM_DEFAULT

0x25(‘%’)

Load scanner’s default settings.

PARAM_REQUEST

0x3F(‘?’)

Request values of certain parameters.

PARAM_SEND

0x23(‘#’)

Parameter transmission.

CUSTOM_DEFAULTS

0x26(‘&’)

Custom defaults option to write/restore.

CMD_RESTART

0x5e(‘^’)

Tell scanner to restart as soon as possible.

WAKUP

N/A

Wakeup scanner after it has been in sleep state.

CMD_OUTPUTBUFFER_CTR

0x62(‘b’)

Control output buffer.

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5-1 SCI message formats

The general packet format for SCI message is as following:

Length

Opcode

Status

Data

Checksum

Table 5-2 lists the descriptions of fields that occur in all messages. These descriptions are repeated for each opcode. For messages that use the Data field, the specific type of data is described in that field in later sections.

Table 5-2 Field descriptions

Field name

Format

Size

Description

Length

Information length (not including checksum)

1 Byte

Length of message not including the check sum bytes. Maximum value is 0xFF.

Opcode

See

Table 5-1

for details

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 5-1: Parameter property

(For PARAM_REQUEST and PARAM_SEND only.)

Bit 6: Change type(apply to parameter

transmission)

Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0 = First time packet is sent 1 = Subsequent transmission attempts

Bit 5-1:

0=Maximum parameter value 1= Minimum parameter value 2= Permanent parameter value 3= Temporary parameter value 4=Default 0 parameter value

5=Custom default parameter value 6-15=Reserved Bit 6:

0 = Temporary change

1 = Permanent change Bit 7:

0=Command is from the scanner 1=Command is from the host

All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Data

See individual sections for details

Variable

number

of Bytes

Checksum

2’s complement sum of message contents excluding checksum

2 Bytes

Checksum of message formatted as High-Byte Low-Byte

Note: The checksum is a 2 byte checksum and must be sent as High-Byte followed by Low-Byte. Checksum = 0x10000 - Length - Opcode - Status - Data.

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5-2 BEEP

Description: Ask the scanner to sound the beeper. Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Beep Code

Checksum

0x04

0x42

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x04

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x42

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 1-7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 7: always be 1(message is from the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Beep Code

See

Table 5-3

1 Byte

Number that identifies a beep sequence.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

This command instructs the scanner to sound the beep sequence indicated by the Beep Code field. In Table 5-3, Duration (a relative term) is the length of a sound, Pitch (a relative term) is the pitch of the sound, and Number of Beeps indicates the times of a repeated beep pitch at the specified duration.

Table 5-3 Beep code definitions

Beep

Code

Duration

(ms)

Pitch

No. of

beeps

Beep

Code

Duration

(ms)

Pitch

No. of beeps

0x00

High

1 (Short)

0x0D

1569

High

4 (Long)

0x01

193

High

2 (Short)

0x0E

2011

High

5 (Long)

0x02

315

High

3 (Short)

0x0F

241

Low

1 (Long)

0x03

436

High

4 (Short)

0x10

684

Low

2 (Long)

0x04

558

High

5 (Short)

0x11

1126

Low

3 (Long)

0x05

Low

1 (Short)

0x12

1569

Low

4 (Long)

0x06

193

Low

2 (Short)

0x13

2011

Low

5 (Long)

0x07

315

Low

3 (Short)

0x14

382

Hi-Lo-Hi-Lo

4 (Fast Warble)

0x08

436

Low

4 (Short)

0x15

965

Hi-Lo-Hi-Lo

4 (Slow Warble)

0x09

558

Low

5 (Short)

0x16

191

Hi-Lo

2 (Mix 1)

0x0A

241

High

1 (Long)

0x17

191

Lo-Hi

2 (Mix 2)

0x0B

684

High

2 (Long)

0x18

292

Hi-Lo-Hi

3 (Mix 3)

0x0C

1126

High

3 (Long)

0x19

282

Lo-Hi-Lo

3 (Mix 4)

For example: Host sends beep command to scanner (Beep code: 0x06)

Length

Opcode

Status

Beep Code

Checksum

0x04

0x42

0x80

0x06

0xFF 0x34

The method of calculating Checksum:

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Checksum=0x10000-0x04-0x42-0x80-0x06. Host Requirements The host sends this command to cause the scanner to beep. Scanner Requirements When the scanner receives this command, it beeps the sequence provided in the Beep code field. If ACK/NAK handshaking is enabled and a valid beep code (see

Table 5-3

) is received, the scanner

replies ACK. Otherwise it sends NAK_DENIED (see

“5-4 CMD_NAK”

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5-3 CMD_ACK

Description: Positive acknowledgment of received packet. Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x59

Field Descriptions

Field name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x03

1 Byte

Length of Field

Opcode

0x59

1 Byte

Identifies the command being sent.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 7:

0=Command is from the scanner

1=Command is from the host All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Checksum

2’s complement sum of message contents excluding checksum

2 Bytes

Checksum of message

CMD_ACK message is sent to the SCI packet transmitter when the received packet passes the checksum check and no negative acknowledgment conditions apply. If the data to be sent is in response to a command (e.g. REQUEST_REVISION), CMD_ACK message is not in need.

ACK/NAK handshaking can be disabled, but this is not recommended. It is not necessary to respond to a valid ACK or NAK message.

For example: Scanner sends ACK.

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x59

0x00

0xFF 0xA4

Host Requirements

The host must send a CMD_ACK or response data within the programmable Response delay to

acknowledge receipt of all messages, unless noted otherwise in the message description section. Scanner Requirements

If the scanner does not receive an ACK within Response delay, it sends the previous message again.

The scanner retries twice more (with the retransmit status bit set) before declaring a transmit error.

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5-4 CMD_NAK

Description: Negative acknowledgment of received packet Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Cause

Checksum

0x04

0x4E

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x04

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x4E

1 Byte

Identifies the opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 7:

0=Command is from the scanner

1=Command is from the host All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Cause

Reason code

1 Byte

Identifies the reason the NAK occurred:

01＝NAK_OVERFLOW(Data Overflow, with

baud rate of 115200b/s)

02＝NAK_RESEND(Checksum failure)

04＝NAK_BAD_CONTEXT(Unexpected or

unknown message)

08＝NAK_DENIED(Host denies executing the

require of Opcode)

40＝NAK_NO_PARA (The parameter requests

to be changed doesn’t exist)

80＝NAK_OUT_OF_RANGE(The parameter

requests to be changed exceeds the range)

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Byte

Checksum of message.

This message is sent when the received packet fails the checksum verification or some error occurred while handling the message.

ACK/NAK handshaking can be disabled, but this is not recommended. It is not necessary to respond to a valid ACK or NAK message.

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For example: Scanner sends NAK.

Length

Opcode

Status

Cause

Checksum

0x04

0x4E

0x00

0x40

(the parameter requested is not exist)

0xFF 0x6E

Table 5-4 describes NAK types supported by the scanner.

Table 4-5 Scanner-supported NAK types

NAK Type

Meaning

Receiver Action

NAK_OVERFLOW

Data Overflow

While receiving message with the baud rate 115200B/s, scanners receive buffer may occur overflow. If the message length is greater than 7, the scanner fails to receive and process the data without delay, and reply NAK_OVERFLOW to host.

NAK_RESEND

Checksum incorrect.

Ensure checksum is correct. Send packet again with resend bit set (with the retransmit status bit set).

NAK_BAD_CONTEXT

The parameter want to be changed do not exist

Do not send the same message again. Ensure the correct message is sent.

NAK_DENIED

The parameter want to be changed exceeds the range

NAK_NO_PARA

Host does not recognize the command.

NAK_OUT_OF_RANGE

Host is unable to comply with the requested command (e.g., scan mode setting code is out of range).

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5-5 DECODE_DATA

Description: Decode data in SCI packet format Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Decode Data

Checksum

0x50

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

Length of message (not including checksum).

1 Byte

Length Field Opcode

0x50

1 Byte

Identifies the opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission attempts

Bit 7: always be 0(message is from the

scanner)

All unused bits recommend to be set to

Decode Data

<data>

Variable

Data is decoded data including prefix and suffix sent in ASCII format.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

When the scanner uses this opcode Decode data packet format is selected to send decoded barcode

data to the host. The decoded data is contained in the Decode Data field.

For example: the decode data is “1234”, the DECODE_DATA message sent to host is as following.

Length

Opcode

Status

Decode Data

Checksum

0x07

0x50

0x00

0x31 0x32 0x33 0x34

0xFE 0xDF

Host Requirements If ACK/NAK handshaking is enabled, the host responds ACK to the scanner when received correct data packet. Scanner Requirements

Decode data is sent in this format if Decode data packet format is selected via parameter. The host

responds to this message with a CMD_ACK, if ACK/NAK handshaking is enabled.

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5-6 LED_CTR

Description: LED control, it can control LED0 (red) and LED1 (blue).

Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

LED Option

LED Status

Checksum

0x05

0x4C

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x05

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x4C

1 Byte

Identifies the opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 7: always be 1(message is from the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

LED Option

Bit 0-7: Each bit controls one LED. And

it can control multiple LEDs at the same time.

1 Byte

Bit 0:

1=Control LED0 0= Don’t control LED0

Bit 1:

1=Control LED1 0= Don’t control LED1

Bit2-7: reserved to be 0.

LED Status

Bit 0-7: Each bit controls one LED’s

status

1 Byte

Bit 0: 1=LED0 ON 0=LED0 OFF Bit 1: 1=LED1 ON 0=LED1 OFF Bit2-7: reserved to be 0.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

For example: Host controls LED0 and LED1 at the same time (turn on LED0 and turn off LED1).

Length

Opcode

Status

LED Option

LED Status

Checksum

0x05

0x4C

0x80

0x03

0x02

0xFF 0x2A

Host Requirements None. Scanner Requirements Scanner turns on LED0 and turns off LED1.

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5-7 REQUEST_REVISION

Description: Request the software revision string from the scanner Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x56

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x03

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x56

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent 1= Subsequent transmission attempts

Bit 7: always be 1(message is from

the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

For example:

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x56

0x80

0xFF 0x27

Host Requirements The host sends this message to request revision information from the scanner. The scanner responds with REPLY_REVISION. Scanner Requirements The scanner sends its revision string to the host. See

“5-8 REPLY_REVISION”

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5-8 REPLY_REVISION

Description: Reply to REQUEST_REVISION command with software revision string Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Revision

Checksum

0x52

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

Length of message (not including checksum).

1 Byte

Length Field Opcode

0x52

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission Bit 7: always be 0(message is from the scanner) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Revision

ASCII data

variable

Software revision in ASCII (see following for details).

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

For example: If the HW/SW_REVISION is “FS580_HW1.0_SW1.0”, the REPLY_REVISION message is:

Length

Opcode

Status

Revision

Checksum

0x16

0x52

0x00

0x46 0x53 0x35 0x38 0x30 0x5F 0x48 0x57 0x31 0x2E 0x30 0x5F 0x53 0x57 0x31 0x2E 0x30 0x20 0x2D

0xFA 0xF0

Host Requirements None. Scanner Requirements The scanner sends its Revision field data string to the host in the following format: HW/SW_REVISION<space>SCANNER_ID Resolving: HW/SW_RIVISION: the version string of hardware and software information. SCANNER_ID: the ID information of scanner. Scanner ID Listed:

Scanner ID

Product

Scanner ID

Product

0x2C

FS380

0x1A

ME4144

0x2D

FS580

0x1B

ES4200

0xAB

uE988

0x1C

ES4290

0xAB

uE966

0x3A

ME5110

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5-9 START_DECODE

Description: Ask the scanner to attempt to decode a barcode Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x53

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x03

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x53

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission Bit 7: always be 1(message is from

the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

This command asks the scanner to start a scan and a decode session. The decode session ends with a successful decode, or a scan session time-out, or a STOP_DECODE command. For example: Host sends START_DECODE command

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x53

0x80

0xFF 0x2A

Host Requirements None. Scanner Requirements The scanner must attempt decode a barcode once whatever the scan mode is, after receiving the START_DECODE command.

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5-10 STOP_DECODE

Description: Ask scanner to abort a decode attempt Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x45

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x03

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x45

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission Bit 7: always be 1(message is from

the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

This command asks the scanner to stop a scan and a decode attempt. For example:

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x45

0x80

0xFF 0x38

Host Requirements None. Scanner Requirements The scanner stop decoding operation, after receiving a STOP_DECODE command (if ACK/NAK handshaking is enabled, the scanner will respond with an ACK or NAK).

Note: When Scan mode is Continuous, after receiving STOP_DECODE command, the scanner will not

stop scanning.

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5-11 PARAM_DEFAULTS

Description: Set the parameters to default values Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Setting type

Checksum

0x04

0x25

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x04

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x25

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission Bit 7: always be 1(message is from the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Setting type

Default setting type

1 Byte

0-255. 0: Default setting 0 (Mindeo standard)

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

For example: return all parameters to the factory default setting values.

Length

Opcode

Status

Setting type

Checksum

0x04

0x25

0x80

0x00

0xFF 0x57

Host Requirements The host sends this command to reset the scanner’s parameter settings to the factory default values. Scanner Requirements

Upon receiving this command, the scanner’s resets all parameters (except Scan mode) to the factory

default values. The behavior is the same as scanning factory defaults configuration barcode, see section

“11 Return default parameters & firmware version”

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5-12 PARAM_REQUEST

Description: Request values of selected parameters Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter code

Checksum

0x3F

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

Length of message (not including checksum).

1 Byte

Length Field Opcode

0x3F

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 5-1: Unused Bit 6: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0 = First time packet is sent

1 = Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 5-1: Reserved Bit 6: Reserved Bit 7: always be 1(message is from the

host)

All unused bits recommend to be set to

Request Data

Parameter1, Parameter2, …

Variable

Each parameter code has 4 bytes; Host can request several parameters at the same time.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

The host uses this message to request some specific parameters from the scanner. For example: the value of scanner parameter “0301” is 01, when host queries value of the parameter “0301”, the PARAM_REQUEST sent by host is as following:

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter code

Checksum

0x07

0x3F

0x80

0x30 0x33 0x30 0x31

0xFE 0x76

the PARAM_SEND responded by scanner is as following:

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter code

Data type

parameter

Checksum

0x0A

0x23

0x00

0x30 0x33 0x30 0x31

0x44

0x30 0x31

0xFE 0x6A

Host Requirements The host requests the scanner’s current values for specific parameters by listing the parameter codes in the Request Data field. If the host asks for a parameter which is not supported by the scanner, the scanner responds with NAK. The scanner’s response to this command is PARAM_SEND, not ACK. Depending on the time-out setting,

and the number of parameters requested, this reply may fall outside the programmable Response delay.

If this occurs, this is not a time-out error. To compensate, increase the Response delay.

Scanner Requirements When the scanner receives this message, it processes the information by formatting a PARAM_SEND

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message containing all requested parameters supported and their values. The programmable Response

delay can be exceeded when processing this message, depending on the time-out set and the number

of parameters requested.

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5-13 PARAM_SEND

Description: the command performs two optional operations:

1) The scanner responds to a PARAM_REQUEST.

2) The host demands scanner to change particular parameter values.

Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter

code

Data

type

Parameter

value

…

Checksum

0x23

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

Length of message (Not including checksum).

1 Byte

Length Field Opcode

0x23

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 5-1: Unused Bit 6: Change type Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0 = First time packet is sent

1 = Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 5-1:Reserved Bit 6:

0 = Temporary change

1 = Permanent change Bit 7:

0=Command is from the scanner 1=Command is from the host

All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Parameter Code

Parameter code

4 Bytes

Each parameter code has 4 bytes

Data type

Note

‘H’ (0x48) or ‘D’ (0x44) or ‘S’ (0x53)

1 Byte

‘ H’: The type of the parameter value is

hexadecimal, the length of parameter value is 2 bytes.

‘D’: The type of the parameter value is decimal,

the length of parameter value is 2 bytes.

‘S’: The parameter value is a string ended with

‘\0’ (0x00), the length of parameter value is

1-23 bytes

Parameter Value

Variable

1-23

… Variable

Next parameter（parameter code, data type, parameter value）….

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

Note: When data type is ‘S’, it supports 8001-8009 option barcode only. This message is sent by the scanner in response to the PARAM_REQUEST message, or by the host to change the scanner’s parameter values.

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Example 1: to set parameter Flow control to be None (see

“4-3 RS232 interface”

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter code

Data

type

Parameter

value

Checksum

0x0A

0x23

0xC0

0x30 0x33 0x30 0x31

0x44

0x30 0x30

0xFD 0xAB

Example 2: to set parameter Code ID setting of UPC-A to be U (0x55).

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter code

Data type

Parameter

value

Checksum 0x0A

0x23

0xC0

0x31 0x31 0x30 0x34

0x48

0x35 0x35

0xFD 0x9B

Example 3: to set parameter Prefix string setting to be ABCD.

Length

Opcode

Status

Parameter code

Data type

Parameter value

Checksum

0x0D

0x23

0xC0

0x38 0x30 0x30 0x31

0x53

0x41 0x42 0x43 0x44 0x00

0xFC 0xEA

Host Requirements The host transmits this message to change the scanner’s parameters. Please be sure that the Change Type bit (bit 6 of the Status byte) in the Status field is set as desired. Scanner Requirements

When the scanner receives a PARAM_SEND, it interprets and stores the parameters, then ACKs

the command (if ACK/NAK handshaking is enabled). These parameters are stored permanently only if the Change Type (bit 6 of the Status byte) is set to 1. Frequent permanent changes are not recommended due to the limited write-cycles of flash memory. If bit 6 is set to 0 the changes are temporary, and are lost when the scanner is powered down. If the scanner changes the parameter, it issues the requested beep sequence and stores the requested parameter values.

Host Scanner

(1)

PARAM_SEND

(2)

Store parameters

and ACK

The scanner issues a PARAM_SEND in response to a PARAM_REQUEST from the host. It

responds to the PARAM_REQUEST message by sending all supported parameter values. No value is sent for any unsupported parameter. If none of the requested values is supported, the scanner responds to the host with NAK.

When the scanner sends PARAM_SEND message, the Change Type bit (bit 6 of Status byte) can

be ignored.

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Host Scanner

(1)

PARAM_REQUEST

(2)

PARAM_SEND

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5-14 CUSTOM_DEFAULTS

Description: Two optional operations: 1) Write current setting to Custom Defaults, or 2) Set the parameters to custom default values. Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Operation option

Checksum

0x04

0x26

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x04

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x26

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent 1= Subsequent transmission

Bit 7: always be 1(message is from

the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Operation option

‘S’ or ‘L’

1 Bytes

‘S’: Write to Custom Defaults ‘L’: Restore Custom Defaults

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

For example:

1) Write to Custom Defaults:

Length

Opcode

Status

Operation option

Checksum

0x04

0x26

0x80

0x53

0xFF 0xC3

2) Restore Custom Defaults:

Length

Opcode

Status

Operation option

Checksum

0x04

0x26

0x80

0x4C

0xFF 0x0A

Host Requirements The host sends this command to program or restore the custom default parameter values. Scanner Requirements Upon receiving this command, the scanner writes/stores the current parameter settings to the custom defaults buffer. They can be recovered at any time by sending a restore action. If the restore action is requested, reset all default parameters as follows:

If custom defaults were set by sending Write to Custom Defaults command, send Restore Custom

Defaults command to retrieve and restore the scan scanner custom default settings.

If no custom defaults were set, send Restore Custom Defaults to restore the factory default values.

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5-15 WAKEUP

Description: Wakeup scanner when it’s been in Sleep state Command format: Null (0x00)

If RS232 cable is currently applied and Deep sleep(see

“4-5 Scan mode & some global settings”

)is

enabled, the scanner can enter Sleep State more deeply. And at this case, it is necessary to send a command WAKEUP (0x00) and delay for 15ms, before sending any other commands.

Host Requirements Once the WAKEUP command is sent, the host must wait at least 15 ms for the scanner to be ready, then but send other any commands within 30 seconds (default, see

“4-5 Scan mode& some global settings”

). Scanner Requirements The scanner must not return to deep Sleep state for at least 30 seconds after waking up.

The mechanism to wake up a scanner in this manner also works if characters other than

WAKEUP(0x00) are sent to the scanner. There is, however, no guarantee that these commands are interpreted correctly upon power-up. Therefore, it is not recommended that characters other than

WAKEUP be used to awaken the scanner. The WAKEUP command has no effect if the scanner is in Awake state. If the host is unsure of the scanner power state, it can send some WAKEUP commands anytime it wants to communicate with the scanner, and waits at least 15 ms then sends the command.

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5-16 CMD_RESTART

Description: Ask the scanner to restart. Packet Format

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x5E(‘^’)

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Format

Size

Description

Length

0x03

1 Byte

Length Field

Opcode

0x5E

1 Byte

Identifies this opcode type.

Status

Bit 0: Identifies transmit status Bit 6-1: Unused Bit 7: Command source

1 Byte

Bit 0:

0=First time packet is sent

1= Subsequent transmission attempts Bit 7: always be 1(message is from the host) All unused bits recommend to be set to 0.

Checksum

2's complement sum of message contents excluding checksum.

2 Bytes

Checksum of message.

For example: the host sends the command to restart the scanner.

Length

Opcode

Status

Checksum

0x03

0x5E

0x80

0xFF 0x1F

Host Requirements The host sends command CMD_RESTART to tell the scanner to restart once. This command is only supported by RS232 interface or USB Virtual COM. Scanner Requirements If ACK/NAK handshaking is enabled, the scanner responds with ACK or NAK and restart, when the command CMD_RESTART received.