Puzzle Solver Technology™ adds further strength to the powerful engine of the WLS8600. Your WLS8600 reader is supplied with its own Quick Reference Guide, which provides connection, diagrams, reading diagrams, basic application parameter settings, default values, and specific technical features.
Connections should always be made with power OFF! CAUTION WLS8600 INTERFACE CABLE CONNECTIONS The WLS8600 reader incorporates a multi-standard interface, which can be connected to a Host by plugging the correct interface cable into the connector and closing the cable cover.
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INSTALLATION Follow the given procedure for correct cable insertion: Align Notch Arrow Slip the cover over the cable. Push the plastic boot into the rubber gasket. Take care that the tab on the plastic boot is aligned with the notch in the rubber gasket. ...
WLS8600 3 CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION METHODS 3.1.1 Reading Configuration Barcodes This manual can be used for complete setup and configuration of your reader by following the setup procedures in this chapter (see par. 3.2 for an overview). If you wish to change the default settings, this manual provides complete configuration of your reader in an easy way.
CONFIGURATION SETUP PROCEDURES For WLS8600 Series readers, follow the setup procedures in pars. 3.3, and 3.4. Proceed as shown in the following diagram: BEGIN SETUP Follow the procedure indicated below. 1. Restore default parameters Scan the Restore Default barcode at section 3.3, WLS8600 Setup.
WLS8600 WLS8600 SETUP Read the restore default parameters code below. Restore WLS8600 Default Ì$+$*oÎ After reading the above code, go to par. 3.4 Interface Selection.
CONFIGURATION INTERFACE SELECTION Read the interface selection code for your application. RS-232 Standard Ì$+CP0$-$Î POS TERMINALS Nixdorf Mode A Ì$+CM2EC0$->Î Fujitsu Ì$+CM1$-ÈÎ ICL Mode Ì$+CM0$-ÃÎ For POS terminal default settings refer to par. 4.12. Ì$+CP6$-BÎ...
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WLS8600 WEDGE IBM AT or PS/2 PCs Ì$+CP500$-aÎ IBM XT Ì$+CP503$-vÎ PC Notebook Ì$+CP505$-ÈÎ IBM SURE1 Ì$+CP506$-$Î IBM Terminal 3153 Ì$+CP504$-}Î IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx: To select the interface for these IBM Terminals, read the correct KEY TRANSMISSION code.
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CONFIGURATION WEDGE (CONTINUED) ALT MODE The ALT-mode selection allows barcodes sent to the PC to be interpreted correctly independently from the Keyboard Nationality used. You do not need to make a Keyboard Nationality selection. (default = Num Lock Unchanged). Make sure the Num Lock key on your keyboard is ON.
During this phase normal operations are suspended (the LED on the WLS8600 reader blinks). Two basic conditions must be met before the device is ready, the correct USB driver must be loaded and sufficient power must be supplied to the reader.
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CONFIGURATION USB-KBD Ì$+UA03$-:Î USB-KBD-ALT-MODE Ì$+UA04$-@Î USB-KBD-APPLE Ì$+UA05$-FÎ USB-COM* Ì$+UA02$-4Î USB-IBM-Table Top Ì$+UA00$-(Î USB-IBM-Hand Held Ì$+UA01$-.Î When configuring USB-COM, the relevant files and drivers must be installed from the USB Device Installation software. Contact WASP Technical Support for more information.
WLS8600 CHANGING DEFAULT SETTINGS Once your reader is setup, you can change the default parameters to meet your application needs. Refer to the preceding paragraphs for initial configuration in order to set the default values and select the interface for your application.
RS-232 PARAMETERS All WLS8600 Series readers ARITY ANDSHAKING ROTOCOL NTER CHARACTER ELAY IMEOUT ERIAL RIGGER Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î RS-232 DATA BITS 7 bits ÌCA0OÎ 8 bits ÌCA1RÎ 9 bits ÌCA2UÎ STOP BITS 1 stop bit ÌCB0QÎ 2 stop bits ÌCB1TÎ HANDSHAKING disable ÌCE0WÎ hardware (RTS/CTS) ÌCE1ZÎ software (XON/XOFF) ÌCE2]Î...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î RS-232 ACK/NACK PROTOCOL disable ÌER0sÎ enable ÌER1vÎ See par. 4.1.2 for details. FIFO disable ÌEC0UÎ enable ÌEC1XÎ See par. 4.1.3 for details. INTER-CHARACTER DELAY delay between characters transmitted to Host ÌCK3Î...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î RS-232 RX TIMEOUT timeout control in reception from Host ÌCL5Î Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = TIMEOUT disabled 01-99 = TIMEOUT from .1 to 9.9 seconds rx timeout 5 seconds See par.
USB PARAMETERS USB-COM Handshaking, Ack/Nack protocol, FIFO, Inter-character delay, Rx timeout, Serial trigger lock USB-KBD Keyboard nationality, FIFO, Inter-character delay, Inter-code delay, USB keyboard speed USB-IBM No parameter selection required. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î USB-COM HANDSHAKING disable ÌCE0WÎ hardware (RTS/CTS) ÌCE1ZÎ software (XON/XOFF) ÌCE2]Î RTS always ON ÌCE3`Î See par. 4.1.1 for details. ACK/NACK PROTOCOL disable ÌER0sÎ enable ÌER1vÎ See par. 4.1.2 for details. FIFO disable ÌEC0UÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î USB-COM INTER-CHARACTER DELAY delay between characters transmitted to Host ÌCK3Î Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds delay disabled RX TIMEOUT timeout control in reception from Host ÌCL5Î...
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Enter Configuratio Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î USB-KBD KEYBOARD NATIONALITY Not Available for USB-KBD-ALT-MODE Interface This parameter default value is restored through the Interface Selection code and not Restore Default. Belgian ÌFJ7yÎ English (UK) ÌFJ4pÎ French ÌFJ2jÎ German ÌFJ3mÎ Italian ÌFJ1gÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î USB-KBD The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs. Japanese ÌFJ8|Î Russian (Latin) ÌFJ9ÃÎ Russian (Cyrillic) ÌFJA0Î Hungarian ÌFJB3Î Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin) ÌFJC6Î Romanian ÌFJD9Î...
Enter Configuratio Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î USB-KBD INTER-CHARACTER DELAY delay between characters transmitted to Host ÌCK3Î Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds delay disabled INTER-CODE DELAY delay between codes transmitted to Host ÌFG.Î...
WEDGE PARAMETERS EYBOARD ATIONALITY RECOGNITION NTER CHARACTER ELAY NTER CODE ELAY EYBOARD ETTING EDGE ONTROL HARACTER MULATION Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î WEDGE KEYBOARD NATIONALITY Belgian ÌFJ7yÎ English (UK) ÌFJ4pÎ French ÌFJ2jÎ German ÌFJ3mÎ Italian ÌFJ1gÎ Spanish ÌFJ6vÎ Swedish ÌFJ5sÎ USA ÌFJ0dÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î WEDGE The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs. Japanese ÌFJ8|Î Russian (Latin) ÌFJ9ÃÎ Russian (Cyrillic) ÌFJA0Î Hungarian ÌFJB3Î Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin) ÌFJC6Î Romanian ÌFJD9Î...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î WEDGE CAPS LOCK AUTO-RECOGNITION (IBM AT COMPATIBLE ONLY) disable ÌFP0pÎ enable ÌFP1sÎ NUM LOCK toggle num lock ÌFL1kÎ num lock unchanged ÌFL0hÎ This selection is used together with the Alt Mode interface selection for AT or Notebook PCs. It changes the way the Alt Mode procedure is executed;...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î WEDGE INTER-CODE DELAY delay between codes transmitted to Host ÌFG.Î Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 seconds delay disabled KEYBOARD SETTING ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD SETTING The device (reader or cradle) can be used with terminals or PCs with various keyboard types...
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WEDGE Some ASCII characters may be missing as this depends on the type of keyboard: these are generally particular characters relative to the various national symbologies. In this case: • The first 4 characters (Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and Backspace) can only be substituted with keys not used, or substituted with each other.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î WEDGE CONTROL CHARACTER EMULATION Ctrl + Shift + Key ÌFO0nÎ Ctrl + Key ÌFO1qÎ...
PEN EMULATION PERATING INIMUM UTPUT ULSE ONVERSION TO VERFLOW UTPUT EVEL EVEL NTER LOCK ELAY Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
PEN EMULATION The operating mode parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes. OPERATING MODE interpret mode Ì$]8Î Interprets commands without sending them to the decoder. transparent mode Ì$[4Î Sends commands to the decoder without interpreting them.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î PEN EMULATION MINIMUM OUTPUT PULSE high resolution code emulation 200 µs ÌDG0\Î 400 µs ÌDG1_Î 600 µs ÌDG2bÎ 800 µs ÌDG3eÎ 1 ms ÌDG4hÎ 1.2 ms ÌDG5kÎ low resolution code emulation See par.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î PEN EMULATION CONVERSION TO CODE 39 disable conversion to Code 39 ÌDA0PÎ Transmits codes in their original enable conversion to Code 39 format. ÌDA1SÎ Converts codes read into Code 39 format. See par.
DATA FORMAT NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES DENTIFIER USTOM DENTIFIER EADER ERMINATOR PECIAL IELD DJUSTMENT IELD HARACTER ENGTH HARACTER EPLACEMENT Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
(check digit tested or not, check digit tx or not, etc.). • When customizing the Wasp Standard code identifiers, 1 or 2 identifier characters can be defined for each code type. If only 1 identifier character is required, the second character must be selected as FF (disabled).
CUSTOM CODE IDENTIFIER define custom code identifier(s) ÌEH/Î Read the above code. (Code Identifiers default to Wasp standard, see table on previous page). Select the code type from the code table in Appendix for the identifier you want to ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT HEADER no header ÌEA00*Î one character header ÌEA01.Î two character header ÌEA022Î three character header ÌEA036Î four character header ÌEA04:Î five character header ÌEA05>Î six character header ÌEA06BÎ seven character header ÌEA07FÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT TERMINATOR no terminator ÌEA10-Î one character terminator ÌEA111Î two character terminator ÌEA125Î three character terminator ÌEA139Î four character terminator ÌEA14=Î five character terminator ÌEA15AÎ six character terminator ÌEA16EÎ seven character terminator ÌEA17IÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT Available only for Wedge IBM AT-PS/2 and USB-KBD Interfaces It is necessary to define each Special Key by following the procedure given in par. 4.3.2. NOTE Select one or more of the following Special Keys according to your needs. Special Key 1 Ì9CÄÎ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT FIELD ADJUSTMENT disable field adjustment ÌEF0[Î Field adjustment allows a number of characters n, to be added to or subtracted from the barcode read. The adjustment can be different for each enabled code type. To define the field adjustment: ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT FIELD ADJUSTMENT CHARACTER Read the field adjustment character code: field adjustment character ÌEG-Î Read the hexadecimal value corresponding to the character you want to use for field adjustment. Valid characters are in the range 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 42.
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT CHARACTER REPLACEMENT disable character replacement ÌEO0mÎ This parameter allows up to three characters to be replaced from the barcode read. These substitutions are stored in memory. To define each character replacement: ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DATA FORMAT Example: The following strings define: First Character Replacement: substitution in Code 39 barcodes of all occurrences of the 0 character with the 1 character. Second Character Replacement: substitution in Code 39 barcodes of all occurrences of the A character with the B character.
POWER SAVE LEEP TATE NTER LEEP IMEOUT Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups. = Read the code and follow the procedure given = Default value ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î POWER SAVE SLEEP STATE disable ÌBQ0nÎ enable ÌBQ1qÎ See par. 4.4.1 for details. ENTER SLEEP TIMEOUT enter sleep timeout ÌBR@Î Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = Enter Sleep state immediately 01-99 = corresponds to a max.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î READING PARAMETERS TRIGGER TYPE hardware trigger ÌBK1eÎ Restores TRIGGER MODE software trigger ÌBK0bÎ Enables FLASH MODE always on ÌBK3kÎ TRIGGER SIGNAL trigger active level ÌBA0NÎ trigger active pulse ÌBA1QÎ See par. 4.5.1 for details. TRIGGER CLICK ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î READING PARAMETERS TRIGGER-OFF TIMEOUT trigger-off timeout ÌBD$Î Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = disables the trigger-off timeout 01-99 = corresponds to a max. 99-sec. delay after the trigger press to allow the reader to turn off automatically. ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î READING PARAMETERS SAFETY TIME safety time ÌBE&Î Limits same code consecutive reading. Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = no same code consecutive reading until reader is removed (no decoding) for at least 400 ms. 01-99 = timeout from .1 to 9.9 seconds before a consecutive read on same code.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î READING PARAMETERS BEEPER TONE tone 1 ÌBH0\Î tone 2 ÌBH1_Î tone 3 ÌBH2bÎ tone 4 ÌBH3eÎ BEEPER TYPE monotone ÌBJ0`Î bitonal ÌBJ1cÎ BEEPER LENGTH long ÌBI0^Î short ÌBI1aÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î READING PARAMETERS GOOD READ SPOT DURATION disable ÌBV0xÎ short ÌBV1{Î medium ÌBV2~Î long ÌBV3ÅÎ AIMING SYSTEM disabled ÌBj09Î enabled ÌBj1<Î...
DECODING PARAMETERS PREAD VERFLOW ONTROL NTERDIGIT ONTROL ECODING AFETY ™ UZZLE OLVER Before changing these parameter values read the descriptions in par. 4.6. CAUTION Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DECODING PARAMETERS INK SPREAD disable ÌAX0{Î enable ÌAX1~Î See par. 4.6.1 for details. OVERFLOW CONTROL disable ÌAW1|Î enable ÌAW0yÎ See par. 4.6.2 for details. INTERDIGIT CONTROL disable ÌAV0wÎ enable ÌAV1zÎ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î DECODING PARAMETERS DECODING SAFETY one read ÌED0WÎ (decoding safety disabled) two reads ÌED1ZÎ three reads ÌED2]Î four reads ÌED3`Î Required number of good reads before accepting code. PUZZLE SOLVER™ disable ÌAU0uÎ...
CODE SELECTION CONFIGURATION EAN/UPC F AMILY 2/5 F AMILY 39 F AMILY 128 F AMILY ODABAR AMILY GS1 DATABAR C ...
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Code selections may be performed according to two different procedures: Auto-configuration, allowing an automatic recognition and selection of the code families to be read; Manual configuration, requiring configuration and selection of each code family to be read. AUTO-CONFIGURATION The following codes do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes. In auto-configuration mode the reader enters a particular state, during which it reads, recognizes and saves all information received from the decoding of an existing code (with the exception of MSI, Code 49 and Code 16k code types).
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION DISABLE ALL CODE FAMILIES ÌAZ0ÃÎ The reader allows up to 10 code selections. This does not limit the number of CODES enabled to 10, as it depends on the code family. NOTE SINGLE •...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION EAN/UPC FAMILY disable the family ÌAA0MÎ Read the desired family code NOTE: Since the EAN/UPC without ADD ON code selection is enabled by default, to correctly enable another selection, first disable the family. EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E with and without ADD ON ÌAA8eÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION WITH ADD ON 2 ONLY EAN 8/EAN 13 ÌAAK7Î UPC A/UPC E ÌAAM=Î WITH ADD ON 5 ONLY EAN 8/EAN 13 ÌAAL:Î UPC A/UPC E ÌAAN@Î WITH AND WITHOUT ADD ON ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION SELECT EAN/UPC PREFIXES When scanning the following codes, barcodes starting with the selected prefixes will be read and transmitted only if the ADD ON is present. If no ADD ON is found, the barcode will not be read. Barcodes starting with different characters are read regardless of ADD ON presence and transmitted always NOTE without ADD ON.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION Example: The following string allows reading and transmitting with ADD ON all EAN/UPC starting with the 434/439, 977 and 978 prefixes: EAN/UPC Autodiscrimination ADD ON by Prefix. 434/439: enables reading and transmission with ADD ON of all EAN/UPC barcodes starting with 434/439 prefixes.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION EAN/UPC CHECK DIGIT TX SELECTIONS For each code type in this family you can choose to transmit the check digit or not CHECK DIGIT TRANSMISSION NO CHECK DIGIT TRANSMISSION EAN 8 ÌAAG1oÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION CONVERSION OPTIONS UPC E to UPC A conversion ÌAAAÄÎ UPC E to EAN 13 conversion ÌAABÇÎ UPC A to EAN 13 conversion ÌAACÊÎ EAN 8 to EAN 13 conversion ÌAAD"Î Enable only ISBN conversion ÌAP1nÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION 2/5 FAMILY disable the family ÌAC0QÎ Read the desired family code Read a check digit selection Interleaved 2/5 ÌAC1TÎ CHECK DIGIT TABLE no check digit control Ì12Î Normal 2/5 (5 Bars) ÌAC2WÎ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION CODE 39 FAMILY disables the family ÌAB0OÎ Read the desired family code Read a check digit selection CHECK DIGIT TABLE Standard Code 39 no check digit control ÌAB1RÎ...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION CODE 128 FAMILY disable the family ÌAI0]Î Read the desired family code Code 128 ÌAI11=Î control without transmission of ISBT 128 check digit ÌAI31CÎ enabling ISBT 128 automatically EAN 128 disables Puzzle Solver™.
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION CODE 93 disable the code ÌAK0aÎ Code 93 ÌAK1dÎ control without transmission of check digit CODABAR FAMILY disable the family ÌAD0SÎ Read the desired equality control code ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION The Codabar ABC code below uses a fixed start/stop character transmission selection. Codabar ABC ÌAD212)Î no start/stop character equality control but transmission. Codabar ABC Forced Concatenation enable Codabar ABC with forced concatenation ÌAD2321Î...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION disable the family ÌAE0UÎ Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. no check digit control ÌAE1XÎ MOD10 check digit control no check digit transmission ÌAE2[Î MOD10 check digit control check digit transmission ÌAE3^Î...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION CODE 11 disable the family ÌAG0YÎ Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. no check digit control ÌAG1\Î Type C check digit control check digit transmitted ÌAG21<Î...
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION CODE 16K disable the code ÌAJ0_Î Code 16K ÌAJ1bÎ To read stacked codes, simply move the reader over the code so that each line of the code is scanned. During this process a series of brief “ticks” indicates that reading is proceeding correctly.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î CODE SELECTION GS1 DATABAR™ CODES disable the family ÌAQ0mÎ DISABLE CODE ENABLE CODE disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Linear and Stacked ÌAQ10IÎ enable GS1 DataBar Expanded Linear and Stacked ÌAQ11MÎ disable GS1 DataBar Limited ÌAQ20LÎ...
ADVANCED FORMATTING NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES ONCATENATION DVANCED ORMATTING Please follow the setup procedure carefully for these parameters. NOTE The Advanced Formatting parameters may not be compatible with the IBM USB POS interface selection. NOTE Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of page. Read configuration codes precisely following the numbered procedure given.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING CONCATENATION disable ÌEI0aÎ enable ÌEI1dÎ Permits the concatenation of two codes defined by code type and length. It is possible to set a timeout for the second code reading and to define code transmission if the timeout expires. The order of transmission is CODE 1-CODE 2.
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Since you can concatenate codes from different families, you must select the Code ID character of the resulting code. The Code ID character will be sent in the output message only if it is enabled according to the Code Identifier selection (Wasp, AIM, or Custom). Concatenation Timeout timeout ÌEJ3Î...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING no code transmitted after timeout ÌEM0iÎ only code 1 transmitted (if read) after timeout ÌEM1lÎ only code 2 transmitted (if read) after timeout ÌEM2oÎ either code 1 or code 2 transmitted after timeout ÌEM3rÎ...
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ADVANCED FORMATTING ADVANCED FORMATTING Advanced formatting has been designed to offer you complete flexibility in changing the format of barcode data before transmitting it to the host system. This formatting will be performed when the barcode data meets certain criteria, which you will define in the following procedure. Up to 4 advanced code management formats can be defined and saved in memory.
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Begin Format Definition begin Format 1 definition ÌHA0TÎ begin Format 2 definition ÌHA1WÎ begin Format 3 definition ÌHA2ZÎ begin Format 4 definition ÌHA3]Î Match Code Type match code type ÌHB&Î Read the above code + the code type to match from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix any code type ÌHB0VÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Match with Predefined Characters no match ÌHD0HE00ÄÎ match with 1 character ÌHD1]Î match with a 2-character string ÌHD2`Î match with a 3-character string ÌHD3cÎ match with a 4-character string ÌHD4fÎ After selecting the predefined match code, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Divide Code into Fields divide code into fields ÌHF.Î Read one number in the range 1 to 5 to divide the code into fields. Define Code Fields define code fields Each code field length can be set by either: a) defining a field separator character to be found in the code itself.
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 1 BY: EITHER field separator ÌHG0`Î Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator Ì01Î Ì12Î match character ÌHG3iÎ Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. field length ÌHG1cÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 2 BY: EITHER field separator ÌHG0`Î Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator Ì01Î Ì12Î match character ÌHG3iÎ Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. field length ÌHG1cÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 3 BY: EITHER field separator ÌHG0`Î Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator Ì01Î Ì12Î match character ÌHG3iÎ Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. field length ÌHG1cÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 4 BY: EITHER field separator ÌHG0`Î Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator Ì01Î Ì12Î match character ÌHG3iÎ Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. field length ÌHG1cÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 5 BY: EITHER field separator ÌHG0`Î Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator Ì01Î Ì12Î match character ÌHG3iÎ Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. field length ÌHG1cÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING First Additional Fixed Field no fixed field ÌHI0dÎ 1 character fixed field ÌHI1gÎ 2 character fixed field ÌHI2jÎ 3 character fixed field ÌHI3mÎ 4 character fixed field ÌHI4pÎ 5 character fixed field ÌHI5sÎ 6 character fixed field ÌHI6vÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Second Additional Fixed Field no fixed field ÌHJ0fÎ 1 character fixed field ÌHJ1iÎ 2 character fixed field ÌHJ2lÎ 3 character fixed field ÌHJ3oÎ 4 character fixed field ÌHJ4rÎ 5 character fixed field ÌHJ5uÎ 6 character fixed field ÌHJ6xÎ...
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Field Transmission number of fields to transmit ÌHK8Î Read one number in the range 1 to 7 for the number of fields to transmit. Include only fields to be transmitted. Field Order Transmission Read the codes corresponding to the fields to transmit in the order in which they are to be transmitted.
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Exit and Save Configuration Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Standard Formatting do not apply standard formatting ÌHL0jÎ apply standard formatting ÌHL1mÎ After performing Advanced Formatting on the barcode read, Standard Formatting (Headers, Code Length, Code ID, Terminators) can be applied to the message to be transmitted. End Format Definition end Format 1 definition ÌHM0lÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING Enable Advanced Format no Advanced Formats enabled ÌHN0nÎ Advanced Format 1 enable ÌHN11NÎ disable ÌHN10JÎ Advanced Format 2 enable ÌHN21QÎ disable ÌHN20MÎ Advanced Format 3 enable ÌHN31TÎ disable ÌHN30PÎ Advanced Format 4 enable ÌHN41WÎ...
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Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î ADVANCED FORMATTING No Match Result clear data - no transmission ÌHO0pÎ transmit data using standard format ÌHO1sÎ This selection determines the action to be taken when codes read do not conform to the advanced format requisites (no match).
WLS8600 REFERENCES RS-232 PARAMETERS 4.1.1 Handshaking Hardware handshaking: (RTS/CTS) The RTS line is activated by the decoder before transmitting a character. Transmission is possible only if the CTS line (controlled by the Host) is active. RTS/CTS handshaking Software handshaking: (XON/XOFF)
REFERENCES 4.1.2 ACK/NACK Protocol WLS8600 Readers This parameter sets a transmission protocol in which the Host responds to the reader after every code transmitted. The Host sends an ACK character (06 HEX) in the case of good reception or the NACK character (15 HEX) requesting re-transmission, in the case of bad reception.
WLS8600 4.1.4 RX Timeout When the RS-232 interface is selected, the Host can be used to configure the device by sending it command strings (see Appendix A). This parameter can be used to automatically end data reception from the Host after the specified period of time.
REFERENCES 4.2.4 Output and Idle Levels The following state diagrams describe the different output and idle level combinations for Pen emulation: idle OUTPUT: Normal black space IDLE: Normal white barcode output OUTPUT: Normal black idle space IDLE: Inverted white barcode output space OUTPUT: Inverted white...
WLS8600 4.3.1 Header/Terminator Selection The header/terminator selection is not effected by the reading of the restore default code. In fact, header and terminator default values depend on the interface selection: RS-232: no header, terminator CR-LF WEDGE: no header, terminator ENTER These default values are always restored through the reading of RS-232 or WEDGE interface selection code, see chapter 2.
Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration Ì$+;Î Ì$-?Î 4.3.2 Define Special Key Sequence The Special Key(s) for Wedge IBM AT-PS/2 and USB-KBD interface users can be associated with a sequence of keyboard keys that otherwise could not be selected, i.e. ALT + F6, SHIFT + F1. These Special Keys can be used for: Headers/Terminators Character Replacement Field Adjustment...
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WLS8600 Read only one code to be associated with the special key sequence: SHIFT Ì12Î CTRL Ì23Î Ì45Î CTRL + SHIFT Ì34Î ALT + SHIFT Ì56Î CTRL + ALT Ì67Î...
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REFERENCES Select the character to be associated with the Special Key sequence by reading the codes corresponding to the 3 character values from Appendix C. Then, read the Exit and Save Configuration code above to complete the Special Key sequence. The character values having the symbols require SHIFT or ALT keys or key combinations in step 2, in particular:...
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MESSAGE FORMATTING KEYB CHAR To use upper case letters, it is necessary to read one of the SHIFT commands from step 2 before the value corresponding to the lower case letters. NOTE The following key values are common to all the keyboard nationalities. KEYB ENTER Home...
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WLS8600 KEYB CHAR Up arrow 275 Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Ctrl right € SPACE If Caps Lock Auto-Recognition is disabled, it is necessary to verify that the keyboard caps lock status matches the reader one. NOTE EXAMPLES - Defining Special Key Sequences -...
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MESSAGE FORMATTING the following example allows defining Special Key 2 as CTRL + S (upper case): enter configuration define Special Key 2 CTRL + SHIFT Ì$+;Î ÌFQ9D2BÎ Ì34Î Read codes from Appendix C corresponding to exit & save configuration the character value for s (lower case) Ì$-?Î...
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WLS8600 the following example allows setting Special Key 2 (defined in example 2 above) as header: enter configuration one character header special key 2 exit & save configuration Ì$+;Î ÌEA01.Î Ì9DÆÎ Ì$-?Î Read the following example allows setting Special Key 3 (defined in example 3 above)
MESSAGE FORMATTING POWER SAVE 4.4.1 Sleep State When using interfaces other than USB, this mode allows the µP in the reader to enter a “Sleep” state for minimum power consumption.This command is only valid when hardware trigger type is selected. Before entering Sleep mode, the following are verified: •...
WLS8600 READING PARAMETERS 4.5.1 Trigger Signal This mode determines how the reading phase is controlled when the hardware trigger operating mode is selected: • trigger active level: the reader goes ON when the trigger is pressed and goes OFF when it is released •...
MESSAGE FORMATTING When one read per cycle is selected, the device decodes only one code during the ON period and immediately turns the reader OFF. It is only possible to read another code when the next ON time occurs. In multiple reads per cycle, the ON period is extended so that the device can continue decoding codes until an OFF event occurs.
WLS8600 4.6.3 Interdigit Control The interdigit control parameter verifies the interdigit spacing for code families Code 39 and Codabar. ADVANCED FORMATTING 4.7.1 Match Conditions Selecting an Advanced Formatting and specifying a Match restriction (Code Type, Code Length, Predefined Characters) the code will be transmitted according to the order of the defined formats.
CONFIGURATION EDITING COMMANDS The following commands carry out their specific function and then exit the configuration environment. Command Description Restore WLS8600 reader default configuration Ì$+$*oÎ (see the relative Quick Reference Guide for default settings) Ì$+$!KÎ Transmit the WLS8600 software release Transmit WLS8600 reader configuration in Ì$+$&_Î...
WLS8600 CUSTOM DEFAULT CONFIGURATION Read the following code to set the reader user-defined configuration as custom default configuration: Save User-defined Configuration as Custom Default Ì$+$0ÂÎ Read the following code whenever you need to restore the custom default configuration: Restore Custom Default Configuration Ì$+$1$Î...
MESSAGE FORMATTING 4.11 CONFIGURATION COPYING COMMANDS 4.11.1 Copy WLS8600 Series Procedure: Connect the master (correctly configured reader) and the slave (reader to be configured) together through two RS-232 serial interface cables and external power supply. RS-232 Cables: CAB471 & CAB472...
WLS8600 4.12 DEFAULT PARAMETERS FOR POS TERMINALS The default values of the RS-232 and Data Format parameters for POS terminals are listed in the following table: NIXDORF Mode A FUJITSU ICL Mode RS-232 Group Baud Rate 9600 9600 9600 Parity...
TECHNICAL FEATURES TECHNICAL FEATURES WLS8600 Electrical Features Power Supply 4 to 30 VDC Max. Consumption @ 4V 420 mA @ 5V 310 mA @ 30 V 62 mA Sleep Mode 4 mA Good Read LED (green) Reading Indicators Good Read Spot (green), Beeper...
H H H H Correct entry or exit from Configuration mode Good read of a command L L L Command read error WLS8600 READER DATA ENTRY ¹ Good Read Spot Meaning Beeper one beep² Correct read of a code in normal mode...
TECHNICAL FEATURES READING TABLE WLS8600 Typical reading distance with good quality codes 2.1 - 13.3 cm / 0.8 - 5.2 in 3.5 - 24.2 cm / 1.4 - 9.5 in 2.9 - 42.8 cm / 1.1 - 16.8 in 2.3 - 55.1 cm / 0.9 - 21.7 in 6.3 - 78.5 cm / 2.5 - 30.9 in...
WLS8600 HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS SERIAL CONFIGURATION STRINGS SPECIAL CONFIGURATION COMMANDS DESCRIPTION STRING Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration $+$* Restore Default Transmit Software Release (not for PEN emulation) $+$! $+$& Transmit Device Configuration in ASCII (not for PEN emulation) Set Custom Default...
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HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS WEDGE DESCRIPTION STRING Keyboard Nationality Belgian English (UK) French German Italian Spanish Swedish Keyboard Nationality Japanese Russian (Latin) (IBM AT compatible only) Russian (Cyrillic) Hungarian Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin) Romanian Czech Republic Caps Lock caps Lock ON caps Lock OFF Caps Lock Auto-Recognition disable...
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= HEX values representing an ASCII character. a = ASCII character of the WASP STANDARD Code Identifier from the table on page 39. b = Hex value of the first Custom Code Identifier character from 00 to FD;...
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= a number from the Hex/Numeric Table e, f, g, h = HEX values representing an ASCII character a = ASCII character of the WASP STANDARD Code Identifier from the table on page 39. d = a number in the range 01-32 from the Hex/Numeric Table...
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WLS8600 POWER SAVE DESCRIPTION STRING Sleep State disable enable Enter Sleep Timeout (100 ms) BR00-BR99 READING PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION STRING Trigger Type software trigger hardware trigger always on Trigger Signal trigger active level trigger active pulse Trigger Click disable enable BD00 - BD99...
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HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS DECODING PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION STRING Ink-spread disable enable Overflow Control disable enable Interdigit Control disable enable Puzzle Solver disable enable Decoding Safety one read two reads three reads four reads CODE SELECTION DESCRIPTION STRING DISABLE ALL FAMILY CODES EAN/UPC disable EAN/UPC family EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E without ADD ON...
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WLS8600 CODE SELECTION (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING AAI0 UPC A check digit transmission disable enable AAI1 AAJ0 UPC E check digit transmission disable enable AAJ1 conversions UPC E to UPC A UPC E to EAN 13 UPC A to EAN 13...
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HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS CODE SELECTION (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING Codabar disable Codabar family AD111 Standard no start/stop character equality control nor transmission no start/stop character equality control AD112 but transmission AD121 start/stop character equality control but no transmission AD122 start/stop character equality control and transmission ABC Codabar no start/stop character equality control...
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WLS8600 CODE SELECTION (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING Code 11 disable the family no check AG21 Type C with tx AG22 Type C no tx Type K with tx AG31 Type K no tx AG32 Type C and K with tx AG41...
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CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE 2/5 Interleaved ÌNOÎ 2/5 Industrial ÌPQÎ 2/5 normal 5 bars ÌOPÎ 2/5 matrix 3 bars ÌQRÎ EAN 8 ÌABÎ EAN 13 ÌBCÎ UPC A ÌCDÎ UPC E ÌDEÎ EAN 8 with 2 ADD ON ÌJKÎ EAN 8 with 5 ADD ON ÌKLÎ...
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WLS8600 UPC A with 5 ADD ON ÌGHÎ UPC E with 2 ADD ON ÌHIÎ UPC E with 5 ADD ON ÌIJÎ Code 39 ÌVWÎ Code 39 Full ASCII ÌWXÎ CODABAR ÌRSÎ ABC CODABAR ÌSTÎ Code 128 ÌTUÎ EAN 128 ÌklÎ...
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CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE ÌZ[Î Code 16K ÌpqÎ Code 11 ÌbcÎ Code 49 ÌqrÎ GS1 DATABAR Expanded Linear and Stacked ÌtuÎ GS1 DATABAR Limited ÌvwÎ GS1 DATABAR 14 Linear and Stacked ÌuvÎ...