MC40 Integrator Guide
Decoders
Configures which bar code decoders are enabled or disabled. For best performance disable all unnecessary decoders.
Touch Decoders. The Barcode input screen appears. A check in the checkbox indicates that the decoder is
enabled. By default the most commonly used decoders are enabled (shown below with an asterisk). The supported
decoders are:
UPC-A*
EAN-8*
Interleaved 2 of 5
GS1 DataBar Expanded
PDF417*
MicroQR
MicroPDF
UK Postal
Canadian Postal
Codabar*
Trioptic 39
Korean 3 of 5
Matrix 2 of 5
Touch
to return to the previous screen.
Decoder Params
Use Decode Params to configure individual decoder parameters.
• UPCA
– Report Check Digit - The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data.
Enables or disables this option. A check in the checkbox indicates that the option is enabled (default - enabled).
– Preamble - Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System
Character. Select the appropriate option to match the host system.
There are three options for transmitting a UPCA preamble:
♦ Preamble None - Transmit no preamble.
♦ Preamble Sys Char - Transmit System Character only (default).
♦ Preamble Country and Sys Char - Transmit System Character and Country Code ("0" for USA). Select
the appropriate option to match the host system.
• UPCE0
– Report Check Digit - The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the
data. Enables or disables this option. A check in the checkbox indicates that the option is enabled (default
- disabled).
– Preamble - Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System
Character. Select the appropriate option to match the host system.
4-10
UPC-E0*
Code 128*
GS1 DataBar*
Datamatrix*
Composite AB
Aztec*
USPostnet
Japanese Postal
Dutch Postal
MSI
Discrete 2 of 5
Code 11
UPC-E1
EAN-13*
Code 39*
GS1 DataBar Limited
QR Code*
Composite C
Maxicode*
USPlanet
Australian Postal
US4state FICS
Code 93
Chinese 2 of 5
TLC 39
MN000112A01 - September 2013