Programming the Scanner
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Serial Interface Control
♦ Record Suffix, Handshaking & Time Out Setting ♦
PROGRAM END(Exit)
Family Code Selection Parameter Selection Option Code
STX/ETX Control
Disable STX/ETX transmission
Enable STX/ETX transmission
STX/ETX are two characters used to indicate the starting and ending of the total
data frame transmitted via serial interface.
0
1
Record Suffix
None
CR (0DH)
LF (0AH)
CRLF (0D0AH)
TAB (09H)
SPACE (20H)
EOT (04H)
User defined character (1 character)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7, (00-7F)
Preamble
None
1-15 characters
Maximum 15-character input; scan “FIN” to terminate this selection.
FIN
[00-7F],[FIN]
Postamble
None
1-15 characters
Maximum 15-character input; scan “FIN” to terminate this selection.
FIN
[00-7F],[FIN]
FACTORY DEFAULT
The record suffix and postamble differ in that the record suffix is always last and follows a postamble.
Serial Interface Message String :
STX Preamble Data Length Prefix Symbol ID
Scanned Data
Suffix Symbol ID Postamble ETX Record Suffix
1 character 1-15 characters 2-3 digits 1 or 2 characters variable length 1 or 2 characters 1-15 characters 1 character 1 character