Socket SocketScan Advanced Programming Manual

SocketScan™ Software

Advanced Programming Guide

A guide to help you program symbology and parameter settings for the
following Socket barcode scanning products:

• Secure Digital Scan Card Series 3

• CompactFlash Scan Card Series 5 and 5 Rx

• CompactFlash RFID Reader-Scan Card Series 6

• Socket Bluetooth® Cordless Hand Scanner Series 7 and 7 Rx

• Socket Bluetooth® Cordless Ring Scanner Series 9

NOTE: This guide pertains only to Socket barcode scanners made
after May 2006.

Please compare the revision letter of your product to the one listed
on page 4 to determine if this is the correct programming manual for
your product.

9/2009 Document # 6410-00234 E

Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2009 Socket Mobile, Inc. All rights reserved.

Socket, the Socket logo, SocketScan, and Business Mobility Now! are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Bluetooth wordmark is owned by the Bluetooth SIG,
Inc., and any use of the mark by Socket Mobile, Inc. is under license. All other brand and product
names are trademarks of their respective holders.

Reproduction of the contents of this manual without the permission of Socket Communications is
expressly prohibited. Please be aware that the products described in this manual may change
without notice.

Feel free to contact Socket Mobile at:

Socket Mobile, Inc.

39700 Eureka Drive
Newark, CA 94560
USA

Other than the above, Socket Mobile can assume no responsibility for anything from the application
of information contained in this manual.

Socket Mobile requests that you refrain from any applications of this product not described in this
manual. Pleas refrain from disassembling any products. Disassembly of such devices will void the
product warranty.

You can track new product releases, software updates and technical bulletins by visiting Socket’s
website at: http://www.socketmobile.com

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Contents

1 | Parameter Support 4

2 | Motorola SE-955 and CSE-600 7

Parameter Numbers 8

Setting Code Lengths via Serial Commands 11
Parameters (symbologies, laser on time, scan angle, etc.) 12
Numeric Barcodes 83

Setting up the EA15 (baud rate, stop bits, postamble, symbologies) 87
Optimizing Reading Performance 94
Setup Group Commands 96
Control Group Commands 107
Status Group Commands 107

Setting Code Lengths via Serial Commands 108

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1 | Parameter Support

Socket barcode scanners are built with different scanning engines, which give them different
scanning capabilities.

How to Use this Programming Guide

1. Look at the barcode label on the back of your product and/or package to determine the

product’s Revision (Rev) letter. The Rev letter is the letter after the part number (P/N), which
appears in the format 85xx-xxxx.

The Rev Letter in this
example is “A”

2. Check Table A on the next page to see if the Rev letter of your product falls within the range

listed.

3. If your product Rev letter falls within the range listed in the table, then make a note of which

scanning engine your product has (i.e., SE-955, CES-600 or EA15).

If your product has a Rev letter previous to the one listed in the table, then do not use this
guide. Please contact Socket technical support at http://support.socketmobile.com
correct document.

4. Refer to Table B on page 6 to determine whether the scanning engine in your product supports

the symbologies you want.

5. Turn to Chapter 2 or Chapter 3, depending on which scanning engine you have, to find

barcodes and/or serial commands for programming your device.

for the

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Table A: Engine Type/Product Cross Reference Table

Product No. Product Name

8510-00209 Secure Digital Scan Card 3E Any X
8510-00227 CF RFID Reader-Scan Card 6M B or later X
8510-00234 CompactFlash Scan Card 5E Any X
8510-00243 CompactFlash Scan Card 5M Any X
8510-00244 CompactFlash Scan Card 5P C or later X
8510-00248 CF RFID Reader-Scan Card 6P B or later X
8510-00265 Secure Digital Scan Card 3M Any X
8510-00266 Secure Digital Scan Card 3P Any X
8510-00272 CompactFlash Scan Card 5X Any X
8510-00275 CompactFlash Scan Card 5X HD Any X
8510-00287 CompactFlash Scan Card 5XRx Any X
8510-00288 Secure Digital Scan Card 3EL Any X
8510-00289 CompactFlash Scan Card 5EL Any X
8550-00002 Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9M Any X
8550-00005 Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7M (v1) D or later X
8550-00007 Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7E Any X
8550-00015 Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7P B or later X
8550-00018 Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9P (v1) C or later X
8550-00022 Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9M Any X
8550-00024 Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9P (v2) Any X
8550-00025 Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9M Any X
8550-00027 Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9P (v3) Any X
8550-00030
8550-00032
8550-00038
8550-00041
8550-00046 Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7NRx Any X
8550-00050
8550-00051
8550-00052

Bluetooth Cordless Ring Scanner 9M Any X

Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7M (v2) Any X

Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7EL Any X

Revision

Letter

Scanning Engine Type

SE-955 CSE-600 EA15

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Table B: Barcode Symbologies Supported

Barcode Symbology SE-955 CSE-600 EA15

1D Symbologies

Bookland EAN (ISBN) X X
Chinese 2 of 5 X X
Codabar X X X
Code 11 X X X
Code 39 X X X
Trioptic Code 39 X X X
Code 39 Full ASCII X X X
Code 93 X X X
Code 128 X X X
Discrete 2 of 5 X X
EAN-8 X X X
EAN-13 X X X
GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) X X X
GS1 DataBar (RSS) X X
Industrial and Standard 2 of 5 X
Interleaved 2 of 5 X X X
ISBT-128 X X
MSI/Plessey X X X
UPC-A X X X
UPC-E X X X
UPC-E1 X X X
WebCode X

Postal/2D Symbologies

Australian Post X
Aztec/Aztec Mesa X
British Post X
BPO X
Canadian Post X
Codablock X
DataMatrix X
DutchPost X
EAN/UCC Composite X
JapanPost X
Matrix 2 of 5 X
Maxicode X
PDF417 X
MicroPDF417 X
Planet Code X
Postnet X
QR Code X
Standard 2 of 5 X
Telepen X
TCIF Linked Code (TLC)39 X
IATA 2 of 5 X
Code 49 X
OCR X

Table C: General and Data Option Parameters Supported

Parameter SE-955 CSE-600 EA15

Scan Angle X N/A
Laser On Time X N/A
Transmit Code ID X X N/A

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2 | Motorola SE-955 and CSE-600

This chapter provides the programmable parameters, programming barcodes, and serial commands
for the Socket barcodes scanners equipped with the Motorola (Symbol) SE-955 or CSE-600 barcode
scanning engine. Please refer to the tables in Chapter 1 to determine which scanning engine your
product uses, and which parameters/symbologies it supports.

IMPORTANT! Use the correct method to program your barcode scanner!

CSE-600: Can only be programmed with serial commands.

SE-955: Can be programmed with programming barcodes or serial commands.

To program using programming barcodes

Scan the appropriate barcodes included in this chapter. The new value permanently replaces the
existing memory value.

To program via serial commands:

Send the parameter through the scan engine’s serial port using the SSI command PARAM_SEND.
Hexadecimal parameter numbers are shown in this chapter below the parameter title, and options
appear in parentheses beneath the accompanying barcodes.

CSE-600

PC or Palm users to send serial commands to products using CSE-600. Download the utility from
Socket’s website at: http://www.socketmobile.com/support/downloads

: Socket has created a Configuration Utility (ScanParams.exe) that makes it easy for Pocket

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Parameter Numbers

Note: Barcodes for programming numbers (e.g., for setting barcode lengths) are on page 82.

UPC/EAN Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

UPC-A 0x01 12

UPC-E 0x02 13

UPC-E1 0x0C 14

EAN-8 0x04 15

EAN-13 0x03 16

Bookland EAN (ISBN)* 0x53 17

Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals 0x10 18

Decode UPC/EAN Redundancy 0x50 20

Transmit UPC-A Check Digit 0x28 21

Transmit UPC-E Check Digit 0x29 22

Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit 0x2A 23

UPC-A Preamble 0x22 24

UPC-E Preamble 0x23 25

UPC-E1 Preamble 0x24 26

Convert UPC-E to A 0x25 27

Convert UPC-E1 to A 0x26 28

EAN-8 Zero Extend 0x27 29

Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 Type 0xE0 30

UPC/EAN Security Level 0x4D 31

UCC Coupon Extended Code 0x55 33

Code 128 Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Code-128 0x08 34

GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) 0x0E 35

ISBT 128* 0x54 36

Code 39 Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Code 39 0x00 37

Trioptic Code 39 0x0D 38

Convert Code 39 to Code 32 0x56 39

Code 32 Prefix 0xE7 40

Set Length(s) for Code 39

Code 39 Check Digit Verification 0x30 43

Transmit Code 39 Check Digit 0x2B 44

Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion 0x11 45

0x12
0x13

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*

Not supported by CSE-600.

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Code 93 Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Code-93 0x09 46

Set Length(s) for Code 93

0x1A
0x1B

47

Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Interleaved 2 of 5 0x06 49

Set Length(s) for I 2 of 5

I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 0x31 52

Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 0x2C 53

Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 0x52 54

0x16
0x17

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Discrete 2 of 5 Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Discrete 2 of 5 0x05 55

Set Length(s) for D 2 of 5

0x14
0x15

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Chinese 2 of 5* Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Chinese 2 of 5*

0xF0
0x98

58

Codabar Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Codabar 0x07 59

Set Length(s) for Codabar

CLSI Editing 0x36 62

NOTIS Editing

0x18
0x19

0x37 63

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MSI Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

MSI 0x0B 64

Set Length(s) for MSI

MSI Check Digits 0x32 67

Transmit MSI Check Digit 0x2E 68

MSI Check Digit Algorithm 0x33 69

0x1E
0x1F

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GS1 DataBar (RSS)* Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

RSS-14

RSS-Limited

RSS-Expanded

0xF0
0x52
0xF0
0x53
0xF0
0x54

70

71

72

*

Not supported by CSE-600

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Code 11 Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Code 11 0x0A 73

Set Length(s) for Code 11

Code 11 Check Digit Verification 0x34 75

Transmit Code 11 Check Digits 0x2F 75

0x1C
0x1D

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Webcode** Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Webcode 0xF076 76

Set Length(s) for Webcode

GT Webcode 0xF079 76

0xF077
0xF078

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General and Data Options Parameter Number (Hex) Page Number

Laser On Time 0x88 77

Scan Angle 0xBF 78

Transmit Code ID 0x2D 79

Linear Code Type Security Level 0x4E 81

Bi-directional Redundancy 0x43 82

**

Not supported by SE-955.

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Setting Code Lengths via Serial Commands

While the length (number of characters/digits) of some barcodes is fixed (e.g., UPC, EAN, JAN), most
symbologies allow you to configure among various options for barcode length.

Depending on the option you choose, your scanner will be able to decode one of the following:

• One discrete length barcode

• Two discrete length barcodes

• Barcodes within a range of lengths within the scan engine capability

• Any length of barcodes within the scan engine capability

There are two lengths (L1 and L2) for each variable length code type. Please refer to the individual
code types in the following pages for the L1 and L2 parameter numbers for specific symbologies.

Code length option Length 1 value Length 2 value

One discrete length will be decoded Discrete length to decode 0x00

Two discrete lengths will be decoded Higher length value Lower length value

Setting Variable Code Lengths

Lengths within a range will be
decoded within the scanner capability

Any length barcode will be decoded
within the scanner capability

Lower length value Higher length value

0x00 0x00

CSE-600: Socket has created a Configuration Utility (ScanParams.exe) that makes it easy for Pocket
PC and Palm users to send serial commands to products using the CSE-600. Download the utility
from Socket’s website at: http://www.socketmobile.com/support/downloads

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UPC/EAN

Enable/Disable UPC-A

Parameter # 0x01

To enable or disable UPC-A, scan the appropriate bar code below.

*Enable UPC-A

(0x01)

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Disable UPC-A

(0x00)

Enable/Disable UPC-E

Parameter # 0x02

To enable or disable UPC-E, scan the appropriate bar code below.

*Enable UPC-E

(0x01)

Disable UPC-E

(0x00)

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Enable/Disable UPC-E1

Parameter # 0x0C

To enable or disable UPC-E1, scan the appropriate bar code below.

Note: UPC-E1 is not a UCC (Uniform Code Council) approved symbology.

Enable UPC-E1

(0x01)

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*Disable UPC-E1

(0x00)

Enable/Disable EAN-8

Parameter # 0x04

To enable or disable EAN-8, scan the appropriate bar code below.

*Enable EAN-8

(0x01)

Disable EAN-8

(0x00)

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Enable/Disable EAN-13

Parameter # 0x03

To enable or disable EAN-13, scan the appropriate bar code below.

*Enable EAN-13

(0x01)

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Disable EAN-13

(0x00)

Enable/Disable Bookland EAN

Parameter # 0x53

To enable or disable EAN Bookland, scan the appropriate bar code below.

Enable Bookland EAN

(0x01)

*Disable Bookland EAN

(0x00)

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Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals

Parameter # 0x10

Supplementals are appended characters (2 or 5) according to specific code format
conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2). Several options are available:

• If Decode UPC/EAN with Supplemental characters is selected, the scanner does

not decode UPC/EAN symbols without supplemental characters.

• If Ignore UPC/EAN with Supplemental characters is selected, and the

SE 824 is presented with a UPC/EAN symbol with a supplemental, the scanner
decodes the UPC/EAN and ignores the supplemental characters.

• If Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals is selected, scan Decode UPC/

EAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 20, then select a value from the

numeric bar codes beginning on page 83. A value of 5 or more is
recommended.

•Select Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode to enable the SE 824 to identify

supplementals for EAN-13 bar codes starting with a ‘378’ or ‘379’ prefix only. All
other UPC/EAN bar codes are decoded immediately and the supplemental
characters ignored.

•Select Enable 978 Supplemental Mode to enable the SE 824 to identify

supplementals for EAN-13 bar codes starting with a ‘978’ prefix only. All other UPC/
EAN bar codes are decoded immediately and the supplemental characters
ignored.

•Select Enable Smart Supplemental Mode to enable the SE 824 to identify

supplementals for EAN-13 bar codes starting with a ‘378’, ‘379’, or ‘978’ prefix only.
All other UPC/EAN bar codes are decoded immediately and the supplemental
characters ignored.

Note: To minimize the risk of invalid data transmission, we recommend

selecting whether to read or ignore supplemental characters.

Select the desired option by scanning one of the following bar codes.

Decode UPC/EAN With Supplementals

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(0x01)

Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals (continued)

*Ignore UPC/EAN With Supplementals

(0x00)

Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals

(0x02)

Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode

(0x04)

Enable 978 Supplemental Mode

(0x05)

Enable Smart Supplemental Mode

(0x03)

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Decode UPC/EAN Supplemental Redundancy

Parameter # 0x50

With Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals selected, this option adjusts the number
of times a symbol without supplementals will be decoded before transmission. The range
is from 2 to 20 times. Five or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC/EAN
symbols with and without supplementals, and the autodiscriminate option is selected.

Scan the bar code below to select a decode redundancy value. Next scan two numeric bar
codes beginning on page 82 Single digit numbers must have a leading zero. To change
the selection or cancel an incorrect entry, scan the Cancel bar code on page 84.

Decode UPC/EAN

Supplemental Redundancy

(Default: 7)

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Transmit UPC-A Check Digit

Parameter # 0x28

Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the symbol with or without the UPC-A
check digit.

*Transmit UPC-A Check Digit

(0x01)

Do Not Transmit UPC-A Check Digit

(0x00)

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Transmit UPC-E Check Digit

Parameter # 0x29

Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the symbol with or without the UPC-E
check digit.

*Transmit UPC-E Check Digit

(0x01)

22

Do Not Transmit UPC-E Check Digit

(0x00)

Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit

Parameter # 0x2A

Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the symbol with or without the UPC-E1
check digit.

*Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit

(0x01)

Do Not Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit

(0x00)

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UPC-A Preamble

Parameter # 0x22

Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of
a UPC-A symbol. Select one of the following options for transmitting UPC-A preamble to
the host device: transmit system character only, transmit system character and country
code (“0” for USA), or transmit no preamble.

No Preamble

(<DATA>)

(0x00)

*System Character

(<SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)

(0x01)

System Character & Country Code

(< COUNTRY CODE> <SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)

(0x02)

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UPC-E Preamble

Parameter # 0x23

Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of
a UPC-E symbol. Select one of the following options for transmitting UPC-E preamble to
the host device: transmit system character only, transmit system character and country
code (“0” for USA), or transmit no preamble.

No Preamble

(<DATA>)

(0x00)

*System Character

(<SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)

(0x01)

System Character & Country Code

(< COUNTRY CODE> <SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)

(0x02)

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UPC-E1 Preamble

Parameter # 0x24

Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of
a UPC-E1 symbol. Select one of the following options for transmitting UPC-E1 preamble to
the host device: transmit system character only, transmit system character and country
code (“0” for USA), or transmit no preamble.

No Preamble

(<DATA>)

(0x00)

*System Character

(<SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)

(0x01)

System Character & Country Code

(< COUNTRY CODE> <SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)

(0x02)

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Convert UPC-E to UPC-A

Parameter # 0x25

Enable this parameter to convert UPC-E (zero suppressed) decoded data to UPC-A format
before transmission. After conversion, data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC­A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit).

Scan DO NOT CONVERT UPC-E TO UPC-A to transmit UPC-E (zero suppressed)
decoded data.

Convert UPC-E to UPC-A

(Enable)

(0x01)

*Do Not Convert UPC-E to UPC-A

(Disable)

(0x00)

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Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A

Parameter # 0x26

Enable this parameter to convert UPC-E1 (zero suppressed) decoded data to UPC-A
format before transmission. After conversion, data follows UPC-A format and is affected by
UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit).

Scan DO NOT CONVERT UPC-E TO UPC-A to transmit UPC-E1 (zero suppressed)
decoded data.

Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A

(Enable)

(0x01)

*Do Not Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A

(Disable)

(0x00)

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EAN Zero Extend

Parameter # 0x27

When enabled, this parameter adds five leading zeros to decoded EAN-8 symbols to make
them compatible in format to EAN-13 symbols.

Disable this parameter to transmit EAN-8 symbols as is.

Enable EAN Zero Extend

(0x01)

*Disable EAN Zero Extend

(0x00)

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Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 Type

Parameter # 0xE0

When EAN Zero Extend is enabled, you can label the extended symbol as either an
EAN-13 bar code, or an EAN-8 bar code.

When EAN Zero Extend is disabled, this parameter has no effect on bar code data.

*Type Is EAN-13

(0x00)

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Type Is EAN-8

(0x01)