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Chapter 3 - Programming the Bioptic Scanner Interface
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3-1
Printing Single Bar Codes ...................................................................................................3-1
Menu Bar Code Security Settings ....................................................................................... 3-1
Setting Custom Defaults......................................................................................................3-1
Resetting the Custom Defaults............................................................................................3-2
Programming the Scanner Interface - Plug and Play .......................................................... 3-2
RS232 Serial Port Interface.................................................................................................3-2
RS232 OPOS Scanner Only - Dual Cable.....................................................................3-2
USB Interface ...................................................................................................................... 3-3
USB PC or Macintosh Keyboard ...................................................................................3-3
USB HID ........................................................................................................................3-3
USB Serial Commands.................................................................................................. 3-4
USB Host Power............................................................................................................3-5
Host System Plug and Play Codes...................................................................................... 3-6
RS485............................................................................................................................3-6
IBM 46XX - Scanner Only..............................................................................................3-7
IBM Port 17 Interface - Scanner Only............................................................................3-7
RS485 Packet Mode...................................................................................................... 3-7
USB - IBM SurePos.......................................................................................................3-8
NCR Host System Scanner Only - Dual Cable..............................................................3-8
Verifone
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Ruby Terminal Default Settings ....................................................................3-9
Gilbarco
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Terminal Default Settings.............................................................................. 3-9
Wincor Nixdorf Terminal Default Settings......................................................................3-9
Wincor Nixdorf Beetle™ Terminal Default Settings.....................................................3-10
Keyboard Country Layout..................................................................................................3-10
Keyboard Style ..................................................................................................................3-20
Keyboard Conversion........................................................................................................3-21
Keyboard Modifiers............................................................................................................ 3-22
RS232 Baud Rate..............................................................................................................3-24
RS232 Word Length: Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Parity.......................................................3-25
RS232 Receiver Timeout ..................................................................................................3-27
RS232 Handshaking..........................................................................................................3-27
RS232 Timeout............................................................................................................3-29
Host Communications Timeout Beeper.......................................................................3-29
XON/XOFF ..................................................................................................................3-29
ACK/NAK.....................................................................................................................3-30
NAK Retries................................................................................................................. 3-31
Support BEL/CAN in ACK/NAK ................................................................................... 3-31
RS232 Defaults............................................................................................................3-32