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Page 4 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Datalogic reserves the right to make modifications and improvements without prior notification. Datalogic shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this material.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
DRAGON™ M Battery Maintenance............. 7 2.7.1 Battery Type....................7 2.7.2 Battery Charging ................... 8 2.7.3 Replacing DRAGON™ M Batteries............... 8 Mounting The OM-DRAGON™ / C-DRAGON™ Cradle ......10 2.8.1 Portable Desktop Use ................. 11 2.8.2 Fixed Desktop Use..................12 2.8.3 Wall Mounting ..................... 13 2.8.4...
Page 6 DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ Stand Alone Setup........23 4.4.1 Using Multiple M-Series Readers With Same Cradle........25 4.4.2 DRAGON™ M/STAR-Modem™ in Stand Alone Mode ....... 26 DRAGON™ M/STAR-System™ Setup ............27 OM-DRAGON™ STAR-System™ Network Setup ........29 Interface Selection ..................31 Changing Default Settings ................35 RS232 PARAMETERS ................
Page 7 Master Cradle Terminator ................63 DATA FORMAT..................64 Code Identifier..................... 67 Custom Code Identifier ................68 Header ......................69 Terminator....................70 Field Adjustment ..................71 Field Adjustment Character................. 72 Code Length Tx ..................72 Character Replacement ................73 Address Stamping (M Series only).............. 75 Address Delimiter (M Series only)...............
Page 8 Telepen ..................... 104 Delta IBM ....................105 Code 11 ....................106 Code 16K ....................107 Code 49 ....................107 RSS Codes ....................108 ADVANCED FORMATTING..............109 Concatenation................... 110 Advanced Formatting................113 RADIO PARAMETERS ................128 Radio Protocol Timeout................129 Power-Off Timeout..................129 Transmission Mode...................
Page 9 5.9.1 Display Mode .................... 155 5.10 Configuration Editing Commands ............. 156 5.11 Configuration Copying Commands ............157 5.11.1 Copy DRAGON D-Series ............... 157 5.11.2 Copy DRAGON M-Series............... 158 5.11.3 Copy OM-DRAGON™ ................159 5.12 C-DRAGON™ Configuration..............160 MESSAGE FORMATTING ............... 161 Messages from Host to Gun ..............
Page 10 OM-DRAGON™ / C-DRAGON™.............. 168 System and Radio Features..............169 Status Indicators ..................169 Reading Diagrams ..................171 HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS ............173 CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE..............186 HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE ..............189 viii...
Page 11: General View
DRAGON™ D/M READERS LEDs DRAGON™ D Cable Connector DRAGON™ M Battery Cover Laser Output Trigger Window Figure A – DRAGON™ D and M Series Readers LEDs Keypad Display Laser Output Window Figure B – DRAGON™ M Series Readers with Display...
Page 12 OM-DRAGON™ / C-DRAGON™ CRADLES Battery reconditioning button LEDs Figure C – OM-DRAGON™ Battery reconditioning button LEDs Figure D – C-DRAGON™...
Page 13: Introduction
Technology™, a patent from Datalogic, adds further strength to the Dragon™ powerful engine. In all applications where mobility is a value, the new Dragon™ M represents the key to increase productivity and flexibility in the working area. Dragon™ M communicates through a low power, licence free radio in the 433 MHz band (910 MHz for USA version) and allows bi-directional communication between the base station and the host.
Page 14: Installation
CAUTION DRAGON™ D INTERFACE CABLE CONNECTIONS The DRAGON™ D reader incorporates a multi-standard interface which can be connected to a Host by plugging an RS232, Wedge or Pen emulation cable into the connector and closing the cable cover as shown below.
Page 15: Om-Dragon™ Interface Cable Connections
RS232, WEDGE and PEN Emulation OM-DRAGON™ connectors The OM-DRAGON™ incorporates a multi-standard interface which can be connected to a Host by simply plugging an RS232, Wedge or Pen emulation cable into the Host connector, visible on the rear panel of the cradle.
Page 16: Rs232 Connection
DRAGON™ RS232 CONNECTION WEDGE CONNECTION...
Page 17: Pen Emulation Connection
PEN EMULATION CONNECTION NETWORK CONNECTIONS 2.6.1 OM-DRAGON™ Network Connectors The multidrop network is a bus system which is propagated from one cradle to another using individual cables. This is possible thanks to the two RS485 connectors on the rear panel of the cradle.
Page 18: Network Cabling
STARGATE™ base station or STAR-Box™ converter via the cable. Pins 5 (or 4) should always be connected as reference ground. To avoid excessive voltage drop, it is recommended to not propagate power between OM-DRAGON™ cradles when used as battery chargers but to supply each cradle...
Page 19: Network Termination
Dynamic termination can be used for baud rates at or above 38400 and provides less load on the network when idle. DRAGON™ M BATTERY MAINTENANCE 2.7.1 Battery Type You can install NiMh, NiCd or Alkaline AA batteries in the DRAGON™ M.
Page 20: Battery Charging
2.7.2 Battery Charging Once the system is connected and powered, you can place the DRAGON™ M into the cradle to charge the battery. When the scanner is correctly inserted in the cradle, the red LED on the cradle goes on to indicate that the battery is charging.
Page 21 INSTALLATION Open the battery cover. NOTE When the batteries are extracted from the scanner, the timer maintains the current hour and date for about 1 minute. Replace the old batteries with new ones, then screw the battery cover back into place.
Page 22: Mounting The Om-Dragon™ / C-Dragon™ Cradle
2 adhesive strips 3 mounting screws 4 rubber feet 3 threaded dowels 1 alignment plate The cradle (either OM-DRAGON™ or C-DRAGON™) can be mounted for portable or fixed desktop usage, or it can be fixed to a wall: Desktop Use Wall-mount Use...
Page 23: Portable Desktop Use
INSTALLATION 2.8.1 Portable Desktop Use desktop use, OM-DRAGON™ already correctly positioned onto the base. Base Carefully clean rubber feet seat of the base to remove any impurities that could reduce adhesion. Remove the protective plastic from the rubber feet and stick them...
Page 24: Fixed Desktop Use
DRAGON™ 2.8.2 Fixed Desktop Use For fixed desktop installation, use the adhesive strips. If you are installing several cradles and you desire to align them, you can use the alignment plate (see Alignment Plate Installation), otherwise continue with step 2.
Page 25: Wall Mounting
3. Using the mounting holes on the base as a pattern, mark the wall where you desire to mount the OM-DRAGON™. Drill three appropriate size holes. Insert the threaded dowels into the holes. Position the base on the wall and affix it by means of the three screws.
Page 26: Alignment Plate Installation
DRAGON™ 2.8.4 Alignment Plate Installation Snap the Alignment Plate into the holes provided on the base so that the plate remains extended from the side of the base. Snap the next base onto the remaining pins of the Alignment Plate.
Page 27: Dragon™ M System And Network Layouts
DRAGON™ M SYSTEM AND NETWORK LAYOUTS DRAGON™ M SYSTEM AND NETWORK LAYOUTS There are two basic system layouts that can be employed: Stand Alone systems and Multidrop STAR-System™ Networks. STAND ALONE LAYOUTS 3.1.1 Single Reader Layout 3.1.2 Multiple Reader Layout...
Page 28: Multiple Stand Alone Layouts
Multiple Stand Alone Systems in the Same Area Since the cradles can communicate to multiple DRAGON™ M scanners, you might find it useful to employ one or more C-DRAGON™ battery chargers in addition to the OM-DRAGON™ cradle, so that the battery re-charging operation can be performed...
Page 29: C-Box Layout
3.1.4 C-Box Layout In this layout the OM-DRAGON™ cradle is connected by a dedicated cable using the RS232 interface to a C-Box connection box as part of a fixed scanner network. This allows the flexibility of a hand-held reading station integrated into a variety of fixed scanning applications so that all readers (both fixed and hand-held), in the system provide communications to the Host.
Page 30: Multidrop Star-System™ Network Layouts
Host. Each OM-DRAGON™ cradle is designed to connect with other cradles in order to build an RS485 Multidrop cradle network that is STAR- System™...
Page 31: Om-Dragon™ Master Layout
STARGATE™ base station Example Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with OM-DRAGON™ as Master In this layout an OM-DRAGON™ cradle acts as the Master. The Host is connected to the OM-DRAGON™ Master using any one of the multi-standard interfaces (RS232, WEDGE, or PEN Emulation). The Master is then connected to the slaves in the RS485 network.
Page 32: Master Om-Dragon™ Network Troubleshooting
A diagnostic message is displayed on the Host. Example: If this command is sent for slave cradle with address 0032, the response is: /*32: OM-DRAGON SOFTWARE RELEASE 2.00 02/10/2002*/ if there are no communication errors /*32: FAIL*/ if there are communication errors.
Page 33: Configuration
CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION METHODS 4.1.1 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. 4.2 for an overview). If you wish to change the default settings, this manual provides complete configuration of your reader in an easy way.
Page 34: Sending Configuration Strings From Host
SETUP PROCEDURES For DRAGON™ D-Series readers, follow the setup procedures in pars. 4.3 and 4.7. For DRAGON™ M-Series readers, the setup procedures depend on two basic applications, Stand Alone or STAR-System™.
Page 35: Dragon™ D Setup
After reading the above code, go to par. 4.7 Interface Selection. DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ STAND ALONE SETUP Read the restore default parameters code below. Restore DRAGON™M Default Follow the procedure below to set the radio address and bind DRAGON M to the OM-DRAGON cradle. Enter configuration Set Date...
Page 36 To connect several readers to the same cradle see the following paragraph 4.4.1, ‘Using Multiple M Series Readers with Same Cradle'. Bind The green LED on the DRAGON™ M will blink; the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle.
Page 37: Using Multiple M-Series Readers With Same Cradle
Successive readers can be associated with the same cradle by following the configuration procedure substituting the Bind command with Join (step 7). Join The green LED on the DRAGON™ M will blink: the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle. Complete step 8. END of procedure.
Page 38: Dragon™ M/Star-Modem™ In Stand Alone Mode
To change the defaults see par.4.8. 4.4.2 DRAGON™ M/STAR-Modem™ in Stand Alone Mode To configure a DRAGON™ M reader to communicate with STAR-Modem™ in Stand Alone Mode, follow the procedure in par. 4.4 substituting steps 6 and 7 with those below: STAR-Modem™...
Page 39: Dragon™ M/Star-System™ Setup
CONFIGURATION DRAGON™ M/STAR-SYSTEM™ SETUP The following procedure allows configuring a DRAGON™ M reader to communicate with various STAR-System™ devices such as STARGATE™ RF base stations. Restore DRAGON™ M Default Enter configuration Set Date six digits for Day, Month and Year (DDMMYY)
Page 40 DRAGON™ Set Radio Address four digits from the Numeric Table in the range 0000-1999. All readers must have different addresses. First STAR-System™ Address Read the code above and the four-digit address of the First STAR-System™ device in the system. Set Last STAR-System™ Address Read the code above and the four-digit address of the Last STAR-System™...
Page 41: Om-Dragon™ Star-System™ Network Setup
Read the Bind code to pair the DRAGON™ M to the OM-DRAGON™ cradle for configuration. Bind The green LED on the DRAGON™ M will blink; the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle. Firmly insert the reader into the OM-DRAGON™ cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the OM-DRAGON™...
Page 42 PC or by reading the barcode selections in the Network section of this manual starting on page 58. If using configuration barcodes, it is advised to completely configure the cradles before reconfiguring the DRAGON™ M reader (see below).
Page 43: Interface Selection
CONFIGURATION INTERFACE SELECTION Read the interface selection code for your application. RS232 WEDGE IBM AT or PS/2 PCs IBM XT PC Notebook...
Page 44 DRAGON™ WEDGE (continued) IBM SURE1 IBM Terminal 3153 IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx: To select the interface for these IBM Terminals, read the correct KEY TRANSMISSION code. Select the KEYBOARD TYPE if necessary (default = advanced keyboard). KEY TRANSMISSION MODE...
Page 45 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.
Page 46 DRAGON™ WEDGE (continued) DIGITAL TERMINALS VT2xx/VT3xx/VT4xx APPLE APPLE ADB Bus...
Page 47: Changing Default Settings
In this manual, the configuration parameters are divided into logical groups making it easy to find the desired function based on its reference group. The first three groups are for Standard Interface parameter configuration for all DRAGON™ D series readers and DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ Stand Alone configurations only: •...
Page 48: Rs232 Parameters
RS232 PARAMETERS All DRAGON™ D Series readers DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ configurations only ARITY ANDSHAKING ACK/NACK P ROTOCOL FIFO NTER HARACTER ELAY IMEOUT ERIAL RIGGER (D-S ERIES ONLY Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
Page 49: Baud Rate
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RS232 150 baud 300 baud 600 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud 38400 baud...
Page 50: Parity
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RS232 ARITY none even parity odd parity 7 bits 8 bits 9 bits...
Page 51: Stop Bits
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RS232 1 stop bit 2 stop bits ANDSHAKING disable hardware (RTS/CTS) software (XON/XOFF) RTS always ON See par. 5.1.1 for details.
Page 52: Ack/Nack Protocol
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RS232 ACK/NACK P ROTOCOL disable enable See par. 5.1.2 for details, particularly on implementing this parameter with DRAGON™ M. FIFO disable enable See par. 5.1.3 for details.
Page 53: Inter-Character Delay
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RS232 NTER HARACTER ELAY delay between characters transmitted to Host Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds delay disabled IMEOUT timeout control in reception from Host Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = TIMEOUT disabled 01-99 = TIMEOUT from .1 to 9.9 seconds...
Page 54: Serial Trigger Lock (D Series Only)
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RS232 (D S ERIAL RIGGER ERIES disable enable and select characters Read 2 characters from the Hex/Numeric table in the range 00-FE where: − First character enables device trigger − Second character inhibits device trigger until the first character is received again.
Page 55: Wedge Parameters
WEDGE PARAMETERS All DRAGON™ D Series readers DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ configurations only EYBOARD ATIONALITY RECOGNITION NTER HARACTER ELAY NTER 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.
Page 56: Keyboard Nationality
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE EYBOARD ATIONALITY Belgian English French German Italian Spanish Swedish...
Page 57 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE Japanese Russian (Latin) Russian (Cyrillic) Hungarian Yugoslavian Romanian Czechoslovakian The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs.
Page 58: Caps Lock
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE caps lock OFF caps lock ON Select the appropriate code to match your keyboard caps lock status. Note: For PC Notebook interface selections, the caps lock status is automatically recognized, therefore this command is not necessary. RECOGNITION disable enable...
Page 59: Num Lock
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE toggle num lock num lock unchanged 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, therefore it should be set as follows: •...
Page 60: Inter-Character Delay
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE NTER HARACTER ELAY delay between characters transmitted to Host Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds delay disabled NTER ELAY delay between codes transmitted to Host Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled...
Page 61: Keyboard Setting
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE EYBOARD ETTING ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD SETTING The reader can be used with terminals or PCs with various keyboard types and nationalities through a simple keyboard setting procedure. The type of computer or terminal must be selected before activating the keyboard setting command.
Page 62 DRAGON™ M Series Only When working with DRAGON™ M series readers, the keyboard setup functioning is signaled by the LEDs on the OM-DRAGON™ cradle. Each key stroke corresponds to a double blinking of the green LED. By pressing the Backspace key the red LED on the OM-DRAGON™ cradle blinks, while the green LED stays on.
Page 63: Control Character Emulation
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration WEDGE ONTROL HARACTER MULATION Ctrl + Shift + Key Ctrl + Key...
Page 64: Pen Emulation
PEN EMULATION All DRAGON™ D Series readers DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ configurations only 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.
Page 65: Operating Mode
PEN EMULATION The operating mode parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes. PERATING interpret mode Interprets commands without sending them to the decoder. transparent mode Sends commands to the decoder without interpreting them.
Page 66: Minimum Output Pulse
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration PEN EMULATION INIMUM UTPUT ULSE high resolution code emulation 200 µs 400 µs 600 µs 800 µs 1 ms 1.2 ms low resolution code emulation See par. 5.2.1 for details.
Page 67: Conversion To Code 39 And Code 128
Converts codes read into Code 39 format. enable conversion to Code 128 Converts codes read into Code 128 format. ► = default value for DRAGON™ D Series readers = default value for DRAGON™ M Series readers See par. 5.2.2 for details.
Page 68: Overflow
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration PEN EMULATION VERFLOW narrow medium wide See par. 5.2.3 for details. UTPUT EVEL normal (white = logic level 0) inverted (white = logic level 1) See par. 5.2.4 for details.
Page 69: Idle Level
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration PEN EMULATION EVEL normal (black level) inverted (white level) See par. 5.2.4 for details. NTER LOCK ELAY delay between character blocks transmitted to Host Read 2 numbers from the table where: 00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from .1 to 9.9 seconds DELAY disabled See par.
Page 70: Network Parameters
NETWORK PARAMETERS OM-DRAGON™ Network configurations only RS485 N ETWORK ETWORK LAVE DDRESS ANGE ARNING ESSAGE ASTER RADLE EADER ASTER RADLE ERMINATOR Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
Page 71: Rs485 Network
RS485 Master See par. 3.2 for details. If an OM-DRAGON™ cradle is errantly configured as a Slave but not connected to a network, it may not be able to receive further commands from the gun. In this case it can be reconfigured by...
Page 72: Network Baud Rate
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration NETWORK PARAMETERS ETWORK 9600 19200 38400 LAVE DDRESS ANGE First Address Read the code above and the four-digit address of the First Slave device in the system. Last Address Read the code above and the four-digit address of the Last Slave device in the system.
Page 73: Warning Message
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration NETWORK PARAMETERS ARNING ESSAGE warning message not transmitted warning message transmitted See par. 5.3.2 for details.
Page 74: Master Cradle Header
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration NETWORK PARAMETERS ASTER RADLE EADER no header one character header two character header three character header four character header five character header six character header seven character header eight character header After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters for all readers are in the range: 00-FE Example:...
Page 75: Master Cradle Terminator
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration NETWORK PARAMETERS ASTER RADLE ERMINATOR no terminator one character terminator two character terminator three character terminator four character terminator five character terminator six character terminator seven character terminator eight character terminator After selecting one of the desired Terminator codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters for all readers are in the range: 00-FE Example:...
Page 76: Data Format
DATA FORMAT NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES DENTIFIER USTOM CODE DENTIFIER EADER ERMINATOR IELD DJUSTMENT IELD HARACTER ENGTH HARACTER EPLACEMENT DDRESS TAMPING DDRESS ELIMITER TAMPING ELIMITER 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 Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
Page 77: Code Identifier Table
DATA FORMAT CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE CODE AIM STANDARD DATALOGIC Custom STANDARD 2/5 interleaved ] I y 2/5 industrial ] X y 2/5 normal 5 bars ] S y 2/5 matrix 3 bars ] X y EAN 8 ] E 4...
Page 78 Custom Code Identifiers default to Datalogic Standard. • When customizing the Datalogic 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).
Page 79: Code Identifier
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT DENTIFIER disable Datalogic standard AIM standard custom...
Page 80: Custom Code Identifier
DENTIFIER define custom code identifier(s) Read the above code. (Code Identifiers default to Datalogic Standard, see table on previous page). Select the code type from the code table in Appendix B for the identifier you want to change. You can define 1 or 2 identifier characters for each code type. If only 1 identifier character is required, the second character must be selected as FF (disabled).
Page 81: Header
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT EADER no header one character header two character header three character header four character header five character header six character header seven character header eight character header After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters for all readers are in the range: 00-FE Example:...
Page 82: Terminator
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT ERMINATOR no terminator one character terminator two character terminator three character terminator four character terminator five character terminator six character terminator seven character terminator eight character terminator After selecting one of the desired Terminator codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters for all readers are in the range: 00-FE Example:...
Page 83: Field Adjustment
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT IELD DJUSTMENT disable field adjustment 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: Read the enable field adjustment code: enable field adjustment...
Page 84: Field Adjustment Character
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT IELD DJUSTMENT HARACTER Read the field adjustment character code: field adjustment character Read the hexadecimal value corresponding to the character you want to use for field adjustment. Valid characters for all readers are in the range: 00-FE Example: To define the field adjustment character = A:...
Page 85: Character Replacement
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT HARACTER EPLACEMENT disable character replacement 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: Read one of the following character replacement codes: first character replacement second character replacement third character replacement...
Page 86 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration 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.
Page 87: Address Stamping (M Series Only)
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT (M S DDRESS TAMPING ERIES ONLY disable reader address stamping disable cradle address stamping enable reader address stamping enable cradle address stamping See par. 5.4.3 for details. (M S DDRESS ELIMITER ERIES ONLY disable reader address delimiter disable cradle address delimiter enable reader address delimiter and...
Page 88: Time Stamping (M Series Only)
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DATA FORMAT (M S TAMPING ERIES ONLY disable hour/minutes/seconds month/day/year hour/minutes/seconds day/month/year hour/minutes/seconds month/day/year day/month/year See par. 5.4.5 for details (M S TAMPING ELIMITER ERIES ONLY disable select delimiter Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE. See par.
Page 89: Power Save
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 Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
Page 90: Sleep State
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration POWER SAVE LEEP TATE disable enable See par. 5.5.1 for details. For M-series readers, sleep state is entered immediately after reading a code and is not configurable. NTER LEEP IMEOUT enter sleep timeout Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = Enter Sleep state immediately 01-99 = corresponds to a max.
Page 91: Reading Parameters
READING PARAMETERS RIGGER RIGGER IGNAL RIGGER IMEOUT LASH EADS PER YCLE AFETY EEPER NTENSITY EEPER IMING YSTEM 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 Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
Page 92: Trigger Type
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration READING PARAMETERS RIGGER hardware trigger software trigger Restores TRIGGER MODE Enables FLASH MODE RIGGER IGNAL trigger active level trigger active pulse See par. 5.6.1 for details.
Page 93: Trigger-Off Timeout
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration READING PARAMETERS RIGGER IMEOUT trigger-off timeout 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. trigger-off timeout disabled See par.
Page 94: Reads Per Cycle
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration READING PARAMETERS EADS PER YCLE one read per cycle multiple reads per cycle See par. 5.6.3 for details. AFETY safety time 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.
Page 95: Beeper Intensity
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration READING PARAMETERS EEPER NTENSITY * very low intensity low intensity medium intensity high intensity * This sets the beeper OFF for data entry, while for all other beeper signals it has the meaning very low intensity. The Intensity parameter is effective for all operating conditions described in par.
Page 96: Aiming System
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration READING PARAMETERS IMING YSTEM disabled 300 ms 500 ms 1 sec...
Page 97: Decoding Parameters
DECODING PARAMETERS PREAD VERFLOW ONTROL NTERDIGIT ONTROL ECODING AFETY ™ UZZLE OLVER Before changing these parameter values read the descriptions in par. 5.7. CAUTION Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
Page 98: Ink-Spread
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DECODING PARAMETERS PREAD disable enable See par. 5.7.1 for details. VERFLOW ONTROL disable enable See par. 5.7.2 for details.
Page 99: Decoding Safety
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DECODING PARAMETERS NTERDIGIT ONTROL disable enable See par. 5.7.3 for details. ECODING AFETY one read two reads (decoding safety disabled) three reads four reads Required number of good reads before accepting code.
Page 100: Puzzle Solver
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DECODING PARAMETERS ™ UZZLE OLVER disable enable In the case of damaged or poorly printed codes, this parameter allows reading multiple parts of the single code to reconstruct it. To read codes using this technology, simply move the illuminated bar over the code so that each line of the code is scanned.
Page 101: Code Selection
CODE SELECTION EAN/UPC F AMILY FAMILY 39 F AMILY 128 F AMILY ODABAR AMILY LESSEY ELEPEN ELTA RSS C ODES 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 Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
Page 102 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION DISABLE ALL CODE FAMILIES The reader allows up to 5 code selections. This does not limit the number of CODES enabled to 5, as it depends on the code family. NOTE SINGLE •...
Page 103: Ean/Upc Family
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION EAN/UPC F AMILY disable the family 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 WITHOUT ADD ON EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E...
Page 104 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION WITH ADD ON 2 AND 5 EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E EAN 8/EAN 13 UPC A/UPC E WITH ADD ON 2 ONLY EAN 8/EAN 13 UPC A/UPC E WITH ADD ON 5 ONLY EAN 8/EAN 13 UPC A/UPC E...
Page 105 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration 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 EAN 8 EAN 13 EAN 13 UPC A...
Page 106 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION CONVERSION OPTIONS UPC E to UPC A conversion UPC E to EAN 13 conversion UPC A to EAN 13 conversion EAN 8 to EAN 13 conversion enable only ISBN conversion enable only ISSN conversion enable both ISBN and ISSN conversion disable both ISBN and ISSN conversion...
Page 107: 2/5 Family
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION 2/5 F AMILY disable the family Read the desired family code Read a check digit selection Interleaved 2/5 CHECK DIGIT TABLE no check digit control Normal 2/5 (5 Bars) check digit control and transmission Industrial 2/5 (IATA) Check digit control without transmission Matrix 2/5 (3 Bars)
Page 108: Code 39 Family
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION 39 F AMILY disable the family Read the desired family code Read a check digit selection CHECK DIGIT TABLE Standard Code 39 no check digit control Full ASCII Code 39 check digit control and transmission check digit control without transmission...
Page 109 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION The pharmaceutical codes below are part of the Code 39 family but have no check digit selections. Code CIP39 French pharmaceutical code Code 32 Italian pharmaceutical code CODE LENGTH (optional) The code length selection is valid for the entire Code 39 family set code length Read the code + 4 numbers for the code length where: First 2 digits = minimum code length.
Page 110: Code 128 Family
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION 128 F AMILY disable the family Read the desired family code Code 128 control without transmission of check digit EAN 128 control without transmission of check digit Transmit GS Before Code Code EAN 128 uses the ASCII <GS> character to separate a variable length code field from the next code field.
Page 111 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION ISBT 128 Enabling ISBT 128 automatically disables Puzzle Solver. CODE LENGTH (optional) The code length selection is valid for the entire Code 128 family set code length Read the code + 4 numbers for the code length where: First 2 digits = minimum code length.
Page 112 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION ODABAR AMILY disable the family Read the desired equality control code Read a start/stop transmission selection START/STOP CHARACTER TRANSMISSION Standard Codabar no transmission no start/stop character equality control Standard Codabar start/stop character equality control transmission The Codabar ABC code below uses a fixed start/stop character transmission selection.
Page 113 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION Codabar ABC Forced Concatenation enable Codabar ABC with forced concatenation non start/stop character equality control but transmission CODE LENGTH (optional) The code length selection is valid for the entire Codabar family set code length Read the code + 4 numbers for the code length where: First 2 digits = minimum code length.
Page 114: Msi
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION disable the family Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. no check digit control MOD10 check digit control no check digit transmission MOD10 check digit control check digit transmission MOD11 - MOD10 check digit control no check digit transmission MOD11 - MOD10 check digit control...
Page 115: Plessey
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION LESSEY disable the family Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. Standard Plessey no check digit control check digit control check digit transmitted check digit control check digit not transmitted Anker Plessey no check digit control check digit control...
Page 116: Telepen
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION ELEPEN disable the family Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. Numeric Telepen no check digit control check digit control check digit transmitted check digit control check digit not transmitted Alphanumeric Telepen no check digit control check digit control...
Page 117 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION ELTA disable the family Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. no check digit control Type 1 check digit control Type 2 check digit control...
Page 118 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION disable the family Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections. no check digit control Type C check digit control check digit transmitted Type C check digit control check digit not transmitted Type K check digit control check digit transmitted Type K check digit control...
Page 119: Code 16K
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION disable the code Code 16K To read stacked codes, simply move the illuminated bar 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.
Page 120: Rss Codes
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration CODE SELECTION RSS C ODES disables the family DISABLE CODE ENABLE CODE disable RSS Expanded Linear and Stacked enable RSS Expanded Linear and Stacked disable RSS Limited enable RSS Limited disable RSS 14 Linear and Stacked enable RSS 14 Linear and Stacked...
Page 121: Advanced Formatting
ADVANCED FORMATTING NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES ONCATENATION DVANCED ORMATTING Please follow the setup procedure carefully for these parameters. NOTE Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of page . Read configuration codes precisely following the numbered procedure given.
Page 122: Concatenation
Enter configuration Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING ONCATENATION disable enable 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.
Page 123 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 (Datalogic, AIM, or Custom). Concatenation Timeout...
Page 124 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Transmission after Timeout no code transmitted after timeout only code 1 transmitted (if read) after timeout only code 2 transmitted (if read) after timeout either code 1 or code 2 transmitted after timeout...
Page 125: Advanced Formatting
ADVANCED FORMATTING DVANCED ORMATTING 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.
Page 126 Enter configuration Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Begin Format Definition begin Format 1 definition begin Format 2 definition begin Format 3 definition begin Format 4 definition Match Code Type match code type Read the above code + the code type to match from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix B. any code type Match Code Length match code length...
Page 127 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Match with Predefined Characters no match match with 1 character match with a 2-character string match with a 3-character string match with a 4-character string After selecting the predefined match code, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Range of characters = 01-FE.
Page 128 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Divide Code into Fields divide code into fields 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.
Page 129 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 1 BY: EITHER field separator Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 01-FE. discard separator include separator field length Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length. this is the last field (variable length) Field 1 Terminators no field terminators...
Page 130 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 2 BY: EITHER field separator Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 01-FE. discard separator include separator field length Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length. this is the last field (variable length) Field 2 Terminators no field terminators...
Page 131 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 3 BY: EITHER field separator Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 01-FE. discard separator include separator field length Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length. this is the last field (variable length) Field 3 Terminators no field terminators...
Page 132 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 4 BY: EITHER field separator Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 01-FE. discard separator include separator field length Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length. this is the last field (variable length) Field 4 Terminators no field terminators...
Page 133 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING DEFINE FIELD 5 BY: EITHER field separator Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 01-FE. discard separator include separator field length Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length. this is the last field (variable length) Field 5 Terminators no field terminators...
Page 134 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING First Additional Fixed Field no fixed field 1 character fixed field 2 character fixed field 3 character fixed field 4 character fixed field 5 character fixed field 6 character fixed field After selecting one of the Additional Fixed Field codes, read the corresponding character(s) from the HEX table.
Page 135 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Second Additional Fixed Field no fixed field 1 character fixed field 2 character fixed field 3 character fixed field 4 character fixed field 5 character fixed field 6 character fixed field After selecting one of the Additional Fixed Field codes, read the corresponding character(s) from the HEX table.
Page 136 Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Field Transmission number of fields to transmit 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, see example.
Page 137 ADVANCED FORMATTING Standard Formatting do not apply standard formatting apply standard formatting DRAGON™ D: 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. DRAGON™ M: After performing Advanced Formatting on the barcode read, Standard Formatting (Code Length, Code ID) can be applied to the message to be transmitted.
Page 138 Enter configuration Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING Enable Advanced Format no Advanced Formats enabled Advanced Format 1 Enable disable Advanced Format 2 Enable disable Advanced Format 3 Enable disable Advanced Format 4 Enable disable...
Page 139 Enter configuration Exit and Save Configuration ADVANCED FORMATTING No Match Result clear data - no transmission transmit data using standard format This selection determines the action to be taken when codes read do not conform to the advanced format requisites (no match). •...
Page 140: Radio Parameters
RADIO PARAMETERS DRAGON™ M Series readers only ADIO ROTOCOL IMEOUT OWER IMEOUT RANSMISSION EEPER ONTROL FOR ADIO ESPONSE ATTERY INGLE TORE ATCH Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
Page 141: Radio Protocol Timeout
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RADIO PARAMETERS ADIO ROTOCOL IMEOUT radio protocol timeout Read a number from the table where: 02-19 = timeout from 2 to 19 seconds 2 seconds See par. 5.8.1 for details. OWER IMEOUT power-off timeout Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = Power-off disabled;...
Page 142 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RADIO PARAMETERS RANSMISSION One-Way Two-Ways See par. 5.8.3 for details.
Page 143 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RADIO PARAMETERS EEPER ONTROL FOR ADIO ESPONSE normal only good decode only good reception See par. 5.8.4 for details. ATTERY OM-DRAGON CRADLE ONLY alkaline NiMh auto-detect...
Page 144 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RADIO PARAMETERS INGLE TORE disable one attempt two attempts three attempts four attempts five attempts six attempts seven attempts eight attempts nine attempts See par. 5.8.5 for details...
Page 145 Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration RADIO PARAMETERS ATCH disable batch enable normal batch in enable automatic batch in RAM enable normal batch in EEPROM enable automatic batch in EEPROM See par. 5.8.6 for details The following batch management parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes.
Page 146: Display Parameters
DISPLAY PARAMETERS DRAGON™ M Series readers only ATE AND ONTRAST ACKLIGHT ISPLAY IMEOUT ISPLAY EYPAD 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 Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
Page 147: Contrast
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DISPLAY PARAMETERS ATE AND set date Read 6 numbers for DDMMYY set time Read 4 numbers for HHMM ONTRAST lighter darker Read the code until the desired contrast is reached.
Page 148: Backlight
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DISPLAY PARAMETERS small medium large ACKLIGHT backlight off backlight on ISPLAY IMEOUT timeout Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = disables display timeout (always on) 01 to 99 = timeout from 1 to 99 seconds. display-off after 8 seconds.
Page 149: Keypad
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration DISPLAY PARAMETERS ISPLAY Normal local echo clear display after decode See par. 5.9.1 for details. EYPAD disable reader keypad enable reader keypad and select characters Read 3 HEX characters in the range 00-FE, corresponding to the left, center and right keys respectively.
Page 150: References
DRAGON™ REFERENCES RS232 PARAMETERS 5.1.1 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. Signals at EIA levels Transmitted data...
Page 151: Transmission Mode
NACK character (15 HEX) requesting re-transmission, in the case of bad reception. data cable DRAGON    D Host ACK or NACK ACK/NACK enabled If the reader does not receive an ACK or NACK, transmission is ended after the RX Timeout, see par.
Page 152 (06 HEX) in the case of good reception or the NACK character (15 HEX) requesting re-transmission, in the case of bad reception. Only after the ACK character is received by the OM-DRAGON™ does the reader respond with the good reception tone.
Page 153: Pen Parameters
5.2.2 Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128 DRAGON™ D Series Readers When using these readers it is possible to convert all codes to Code 39. By disabling this option the decoded codes will be transmitted in their original format; except for...
Page 154: Output And Idle Levels
DRAGON™ 5.2.3 Overflow This parameter generates a white space before the first bar and after the last bar of the code. The selections are as follows: narrow = space 10 times the minimum output pulse. medium = space 20 times the minimum output pulse.
Page 155: Inter-Block Delay
REFERENCES 5.2.5 Inter-Block Delay For the PEN Emulation interface, data are sent to the Host in fixed size blocks of 20 characters each. The inter-block delay parameter allows setting a delay between each block sent to the Host. NETWORK PARAMETERS 5.3.1 Slave Address Range First/Last These parameters define the valid addresses for the Slave cradles on the network.
Page 156: Master Header/Terminator Selection
DRAGON™ The message is sent in the following format: "Message" CR LF 5.3.3 Master Header/Terminator Selection In addition to the standard header/terminator selection, the Master cradle can add its own header/terminator to the entire message sent to the Host. In the STAR-System™ network headers and terminators for all RF Devices are disabled by default.
Page 157 REFERENCES For the WEDGE interface, the following extended keyboard values can also be configured: EXTENDED KEYBOARD TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE IBM AT IBM XT IBM 31xx, 32xx, Wyse IBM 3153 34xx, 37xx Digital APPLE ADB ENTER ENTER FIELD EXIT RETURN BACKSPACE HOME HOME...
Page 158: Set Custom Extended Header/Terminator Keys
Enter configuration Exit & Save configuration 5.4.2 Set Custom Extended Header/Terminator Keys The extended Header/Terminator keys for Wedge Interface users can be customized by defining them through a simple keyboard setting procedure. For example, the Numeric Keypad keys can be set for use as Headers or Terminators by substituting the default extended keys using this procedure.
Page 159 DRAGON™ M Series Only When working with DRAGON™ M series readers, the keyboard setup functioning is signaled by the LEDs on the OM-DRAGON cradle. Each key stroke corresponds to a double blinking of the green LED. By pressing the Backspace key the red LED on the OM-DRAGON cradle blinks, while the green LED stays on.
Page 160: Address Stamping
DRAGON™ 5.4.3 Address Stamping It is possible to include the reader and cradle addresses in the message sent to the host. The Reader Address Stamping and the Cradle Address Stamping parameters consist of a 4-digit number in the range 0000 to 1999.
Page 161: Sleep State
REFERENCES POWER SAVE 5.5.1 Sleep State This mode allows the µP in the reader to enter a “Sleep” state for minimum power consumption. For D-series readers, this command is only valid when hardware trigger type is selected. Before entering Sleep mode, the following are verified: •...
Page 162: Reads Per Cycle
DRAGON™ 5.6.3 Reads per Cycle In general, a reading cycle corresponds to the ON + OFF times of a device. The resulting effects of this parameter on code reading depend on other related configuration conditions. Here are the definitions of ON and OFF times.
Page 163: Overflow Control
Radio Protocol Timeout This parameter sets the valid time to wait before transmission between the M series reader and OM-DRAGON cradle is considered failed. This parameter should be set taking into consideration the radio traffic (number of readers in the same area).
Page 164: Transmission Mode
5.8.2 Power-Off Timeout If this command is enabled, after the desired timeout in hours, the DRAGON™ batteries are disconnected and all power consumption ceases. To restore power, press the trigger once. The reader will now be ready to read codes.
Page 165: Beeper Control For Radio Response
5.8.5 Single Store When single store mode is enabled, if the DRAGON™ M fails to transmit a code to the cradle, it enters a special operating mode that prevents the user from reading barcodes. When such operating mode is entered, the trigger no longer enables barcode reading but is used to retry transmission itself for the number of attempts selected in configuration.
Page 166: Batch Mode
DRAGON™ 5.8.6 Batch Mode This Operating Mode allows storing read codes in the internal gun memory. The stored codes are transmitted to the base station at a later time according to the type of batch mode selected. Batch mode can be enabled either manually (normal batch mode) or automatically.
Page 167: Display Mode
REFERENCES The code which has a transmission pending is shown on the display in reverse video indicating that it cannot be deleted. The selection of batch mode in EEPROM provides the advantage of permanently saving data in the EEPROM to avoid losing them if for example the batteries run down.
Page 168: Configuration Editing Commands
Command Description Restore DRAGON™ reader default configuration (see the relative Quick Reference Manual for default settings) Transmit the DRAGON™ D or DRAGON™ M Software release Transmit DRAGON™ reader configuration in ASCII format. This command is not effective with Pen emulation interface.
Page 169: Configuration Copying Commands
REFERENCES 5.11 CONFIGURATION COPYING COMMANDS Copy DRAGON    D-Series 5.11.1 Procedure: Connect the master (correctly configured reader) and the slave (reader to be configured) together through two RS232 serial interface cables and external power supply. Accessory cables and power supply are available from your Datalogic distributor to provide this connection.
Page 170: Copy Dragon M-Series
The configuration will be copied from the master to the slave DRAGON M. The slave DRAGON M signals the end of the procedure with a series of beeps. It is now ready to be used with its own OM-DRAGON™ cradle.
Page 171: Copy Om-Dragon
Copy Configuration $+ZZ3$- The configuration will be copied from the master OM-DRAGON™ to the slave OM-DRAGON™. The reader signals the end of the procedure with a series of beeps. Repeat the procedure above to configure other slave cradles. Note: The master OM-DRAGON™ can be configured for any interface.
Page 172: Battery Type
DRAGON™ 5.12 C-DRAGON™ CONFIGURATION It is possible to configure the C-DRAGON™ battery charger for the particular battery installed in the DRAGON™ M reader. Selecting the proper battery type increases battery charging efficiency and decreases the time necessary for complete charging.
Page 173: Message Formatting
[Header] [Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Code ID] [Code Length] [Terminator] [Items in square brackets are optional.] For DRAGON™ M models with display, if the RS232 interface is selected for communication between the Host and the OM-DRAGON™ cradle, then the following additional communications between Host and Gun can occur: •...
Page 174: Cursor Control
DRAGON™ • If you have not enabled the Gun Address Stamping or the Gun Address Delimiter, you must not specify them. In this case all messages will be implicitly addressed to the 'binded' gun of the cradle directly connected to the serial line.
Page 175: Font Selection
MESSAGE FORMATTING are written to: the current one and the one below it. You will need two ESC E commands to step from one row to the next when using the large font. • The cursor column position is affected by the currently selected font. Therefore, column 6 is 36 pixels from the left border only if you last selected the 6x8 font;...
Page 176: Led And Beeper Control
DRAGON™ 6.1.4 LED and Beeper Control Emit short High tone + short delay ESC [ 0 q Emit short Low tone + short delay ESC [ 1 q Emit long Low tone + short delay ESC [ 2 q Emit good read tone...
Page 177: Messages From Gun Command Keys
MESSAGE FORMATTING MESSAGES FROM GUN COMMAND KEYS The DRAGON™ M series guns with display have 3 command keys that can each be associated with a character to send to the host. By pressing the keys on the gun, the associated character with its relative message formatting is sent to the Host.
Page 178: Technical Features
DRAGON™ TECHNICAL FEATURES DRAGON™ D Electrical Features Supply Voltage 4 to 20 Vdc Consumption @ 4V 250 mA @ 5V 170 mA @ 20 V 40 mA Sleep Mode 2 mA Laser Features Light Source VLD between 630~680 nm Scan Rate 35 ±...
Page 179: Dragon™ M
TECHNICAL FEATURES DRAGON™ M Electrical and General Features Battery Type 2 AA NiMh* batteries Recharge Time 2 hours Operating autonomy 60,000 reads (typ. continuous reading) LCD 4 lines x 16 chars Display Programmable font and backlight (Only available with some models)
Page 180: Om-Dragon™ / C-Dragon
Weight (without cable) about 600 g. Dimensions 185 x 115 x 104 mm Material Having a switching regulator inside, the OM-DRAGON™ and C-DRAGON™ draw the same power, regardless of the supply voltage. i.e. as the input voltage increases the current drawn decreases.
Page 181: System And Radio Features
16 (including cradle Master) in network STATUS INDICATORS The reader has two indicator LEDs and a Beeper. The OM-DRAGON™ and C- DRAGON™ cradles have three indicator LEDs. They signal several operating conditions which are described in the tables below. DRAGON™ D/M READER START-UP Meaning ¹...
Page 182 ² The data entry good read tone is user-configurable with all the Beeper commands in the Reading Parameters section. For M-series readers, normally this results in two beeps; the first indicates that the reader has decoded the code, the second indicates whether OM-DRAGON™ has received the data. See also par.5.8.4. DRAGON™M POWER...
Page 183: Reading Diagrams
TECHNICAL FEATURES OM-DRAGON™/C-DRAGON™ CHARGE STATUS Red LED Green LED Meaning Charging End of charge No battery inserted Flashing Discharging (see par. 2.7.2) Flashing Flashing Shorted or open battery OM-DRAGON™/C-DRAGON™ POWER/COMMUNICATION Yellow LED Meaning Power applied Error in reading EEPROM parameters...
Page 184 DRAGON™ DRAGON™ D101 High Density 16 cm EAN13 0.33 mm (13 mils) 0.06 mm (2.5 mils) 0.08 mm (3 mils) 0.06 mm (2.5 mils) 0.08 mm (3 mils) 0.13 mm (5 mils) 0.19 mm (7.5 mils) EAN13 0.33 mm (13 mils) DRAGON™...
Page 185: A Host Configuration Strings
HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS In this section we provide a description of how to modify the device configuration using serial strings sent from the Host. This method requires the RS232 interface. The device configuration can be changed by receiving commands from the Host through the serial interface.
Page 186 DRAGON™ SERIAL CONFIGURATION STRINGS ENTER/EXIT 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) $& These commands do not require $-.
Page 187 HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS RS232 (continued) Data bits Stop bits Handshaking disable RTS/CTS XON/XOFF RTA always On ACK/NACK Protocol disable enable FIFO disable enable Inter-character delay (ms) CK00 - CK99 RX Timeout (100 ms) CL00 - CL99 Serial Trigger Lock disable (D series only) enable and select characters CR1 ab...
Page 188 DRAGON™ PEN EMULATION DESCRIPTION STRING interpret (does not require $+ or $- ) Operating mode transparent (does not require $+ or $- ) Minimum output pulse 200µs 400µs 600µs 800µs 1 ms 1.2 ms Conversion to Code 39 and disable conversion to Code 39...
Page 189 HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS NETWORK (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING Master Terminator no terminator JA10 one character JA11 x two characters JA12 xx three characters JA13 xxx four characters JA14 xxxx Five characters JA15 xxxxx six characters JA16 xxxxxx seven characters JA17 xxxxxxx eight characters JA18 xxxxxxxx Hex value from 00 to FE representing an ASCII character...
Page 190 = HEX values representing an ASCII character. a = ASCII character of the DATALOGIC STANDARD Code Identifier from the table on page 65. b = Hex value of the first Custom Code Identifier character from 00 to FE ;...
Page 191 = a number from the Hex/Numeric Table e, f, g h = HEX values representing an ASCII character a = ASCII character of the DATALOGIC STANDARD Code Identifier from the table on page 65. d = a number in the range 01-32 from the Hex/Numeric Table...
Page 192 DRAGON™ 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 Trigger Signal trigger active level trigger active pulse Trigger-off Timeout (s) BD00 - BD99 FLASH ON (100 ms)
Page 193 HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS 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 with ADD ON with and without ADD ON EAN 8/EAN 13 without ADD ON with ADD ON 2 ONLY with ADD ON 5 ONLY with ADD ON 2 AND 5 UPC A/UPC E...
Page 194 DRAGON™ CODE SELECTION (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING Code 39 CIP 39 Code 32 code length AB* xxxx disable Code 2/5 family Interleaved 2/5 no check digit control AC11 xxxx check digit control and transmission AC12 xxxx check digit control without transmission...
Page 195 HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS CODE SELECTION (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING Code 128 disable Code 128 family enable Code 128 - control without transmission of check digit AI11 enable EAN 128 - control without transmission of check digit AI21 transmit GS before Code disable enable ISBT 128 enable ISBT 128...
Page 196: Single Store
DRAGON™ CODE SELECTION (continued) DESCRIPTION STRING Code 11 disable the family no check Type C with tx AG21 Type C no tx AG22 Type K with tx AG31 Type K no tx AG32 Type C and K with tx AG41...
Page 197: Font Size
HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS DISPLAY PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION STRING Date IA ddmmyy Time IB hhmm Contrast lighter darker Font Size small medium large Backlight Display-Off Timeout If a Display Mode normal local echo clear display after decode Keypad disabled keys enable and select KeyID characters IK1 bbb ddmmyy = numbers from the Hex/Numeric Table representing day, month, year...
Page 198: B Code Identifier Table
DRAGON™ CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE 2/5 Interleaved 2/5 Industrial 2/5 normal 5 bars 2/5 matrix 3 bars EAN 8 EAN 13 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 with 2 ADD ON EAN 8 with 5 ADD ON EAN 13 with 2 ADD ON...
Page 199 CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE UPC A with 5 ADD ON UPC E with 2 ADD ON UPC E with 5 ADD ON Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII CODABAR ABC CODABAR Code 128 EAN 128 Code 93 CIP/39 CIP/HR Code 32 ISBT 128...
Page 200 DRAGON™ Plessey Anker Plessey Standard Delta IBM Telepen Code 16K Code 11 Code 49 RSS Expanded Linear and Stacked RSS Limited RSS 14 Linear and Stacked...
Page 201: C Hex And Numeric Table
HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE C HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE OPEN THIS PAGE TO READ THE DESIRED HEX AND NUMERIC SELECTIONS...
Page 202 HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE HEX / NUMERIC TABLE char char char < > SPACE " & Backspace Cancels an incomplete configuration sequence...
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Datalogic Dragon Reference Manual

General View

1 Introduction

2 Installation

3 Dragon™ M System and Network Layouts

4 Configuration

Rs232 Parameters

Wedge Parameters

Pen Emulation

Network Parameters

Data Format

Code Identifier Table

Power Save

Reading Parameters

Decoding Parameters

Code Selection

Advanced Formatting

5 References

6 Message Formatting

7 Technical Features

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