Ctrl Char Mapping - Honeywell VX6 Reference Manual

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Ctrl Char Mapping

Control character mapping is accessed by clicking on the Ctrl Char Mapping button on the
Barcode tab.
This screen allows two functions to be configured, character translation and character
replacement.
Character Translation
If "Translate All" is checked and "Send Key Messages" is checked, unprintable ASCII characters
(characters below 20H) in scanned barcodes are assigned to their appropriate 2 keystroke CTRL
code sequence (CTRL + letter) when the barcodes are sent in Key Message mode.
"Step 13: Start Key Output Thread".
When "Translate All" is not checked and "Send Key Messages" is checked, any CTRL code
which has a keyboard equivalent is passed as a keystroke (enter, tab, escape, backspace, etc.); any
CTRL code which does not have a keyboard equivalent is dropped. Please see "Step 13: Start
Key Output Thread".
In Block mode ("Send Key Messages" is not checked) CTRL codes are always passed through as
a single CTRL code value.
Character translation includes the barcode data and any prefix or suffix.
Character Replacement
Additionally, in both output modes control characters can be replaced with user defined data. The
user-defined data can be text, hat-encoded or hex-encoded.
This mapping is independent of the "Translate All" function. If a control character is replaced by
another control character, the replacement is performed only on the barcode data. Please see
"Step 7: Replace Control Characters".
VX6 Reference Guide
Figure 4-6 Scanner Properties / Barcode / Ctrl Char Mapping
Barcode
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