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LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions
(73-13583-265)
Revision B: June 2000
Special Operating
Instructions

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  • Page 1 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Special Operating Instructions...

  • Page 2: Custom Features

    RS-232 communication can be established with the host. Host Message When the LS 3603 is in RS-232 Host Mode, it accepts Host Messages that contain Host Command Strings. The format of the Host Message is as follows:...
  • Page 3 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 <STX><L1><L2><L3> <Host Command String> <..more commands if applicable..><ETX><LRC> Where: = 02h L1,L2,L3 = Three byte hexadecimal length of data from STX - LRC. Each byte of the hexadecimal length is sent as an ASCII character.

  • Page 4: Host Commands

    LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 used to identify value of param- eter. Host Commands Table 1: Host Commands Scanner Value Command Rep. Response Change Single If valid, the specified Parameter parameter is changed to the downloaded...
  • Page 5 Note: The parameter commands only affect the RS-232 host parameters; not the wand or Synapse host parameters. The LS 3603 accepts multiple single and group parameter change commands within one host message, and up to 25 host commands within one host message. The scanner only accepts...
  • Page 6 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision A: July 1999...
  • Page 7 • The third command is ignored. ACK String When the LS 3603 receives a host message it responds to the host to let the host know if the command was valid. If a configuration com- mand was successful, the LS 3603 sends an ACK STRING of the format: <STX><L1><L2><L3><ACK>...
  • Page 8 NAK String If the download was not successful for any rea- son (LRC incorrect or the data was invalid) an error condition occurs and the LS 3603 re- sponds with a NAK STRING of the format: <STX><L1><L2><L3><NAK><reason><error loc1><error loc2><error loc3><ETX><LRC>...
  • Page 9 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 <error loc1> The three byte error location <error loc2> indicates which byte of the <error loc3> download caused the error. When determining the error location the received STX is considered loca- tion one.
  • Page 10 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Param Group This allows the user to specify which group is being downloaded, or which group the single parameter is in if a single parameter download is being performed. Valid options are:...
  • Page 11 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Param ID This two byte field indicates what the parame- ter offset is within its group. This field is veri- fied for all commands. Use values of 00h and 00h when the Param ID is not applicable for the command.

  • Page 12: Data Transmission Format

    LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Data Transmission Format The length field is a hexadecimal value and each number should be converted to ASCII. For numeric values (0 - 9) this is done by add- ing 30h. For values A - F, this is done by send- ing the ASCII representation of the character (A = 41h, B = 42h, etc.) For example, if the...
  • Page 13 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 er mode which causes the green LED to remain on after a good decode. See Sample Data Transmissions for examples • changing a single parameter • changing two single parameters in one host message •...
  • Page 14 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Parameter Definition Tables Translations for Disabled and Enabled • Disabled = 00h • Enabled = 01h Set all reserved parameters values set to 00h when programming via a change group or change all parameters command.
  • Page 15 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 4: Code Type Enable Parameters Param Param Para- Options Default Group meter Enabled, Disabled Plessey Disabled Reserved EAN-128 Enabled, Disabled Disabled Code 39 Enabled, Disabled Full Disabled ASCII Reserved...
  • Page 16 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 5: Code Length Parameters Param Param Para- Options Default Group meter Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Code 2 - 31 D 2 of 5 Length 1* Code 0 - 31...
  • Page 17 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 6: Scan Format Parameters Param Param Para- Options Default Group meter Convert Enabled, Disabled UPC-E to Disabled UPC-A Convert Enabled, Disabled EAN-8 to Disabled EAN-13 (EAN Zero Extend) Transmit...
  • Page 18 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 6: Scan Format Parameters Param Param Para- Options Default Group meter Transmit Enabled, Disabled AIM Code Disabled ID Charac- Reserved ITF-14/ Enabled, Disabled EAN-13 Disabled Conversion MSI Check 0 = Mod...
  • Page 19 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 8: Common Bit Parameters Param Param Parameter Options Default Group Continuous Enabled, Disabled Laser On Disabled Buffer Code Enabled, Disabled Disabled Beep On Enabled, Disabled Good Disabled Decode Reserved...
  • Page 20 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 9: Common Byte Parameters Param Param Parameter Options Default Group Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Laser On 00-09 09 = Time-out (in 5 seconds 0.5 second increments) Reserved Reserved Reserved...

  • Page 21: Parameter Options

    LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 10: Serial Bit Parameters Param Param Parameter Options Default Group Beep on Bell Enabled, Disabled Disabled Check Enabled, Disabled Parity Disabled Reserved Reserved Reserved Table 11: Serial Byte Parameters...
  • Page 22 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 11: Serial Byte Parameters Param Param Parameter Options Default Group Software 0 = No Hand- Handshak- shaking, 1 = ACK/NAK, 2 = ACK/NAK & ENQ, 3 = ENQ Only, 4...
  • Page 23 (XOR) of all characters in the string excluding the STX character, but in- cluding the ETX character. The LS 3603 performs the software handshak- ing defined by the Software Handshaking Pa- rameter. This parameter is set for ACK/NAK by default.
  • Page 24 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Sample Data Transmissions Table 13: Data Transmission Examples Scanner Host Objective Host Message Transmission Light Green LED and Valid: ACK String: One Short Hi Beep 02h,30h,31h,36h, <Length=009> Full Length = 22 (22 30h,30h,35h,36h, <Command=67>...
  • Page 25 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 13: Data Transmission Examples Scanner Host Objective Host Message Transmission Change two single Valid: ACK String: params 02h,30h,31h,36h, <Length=009> Full Length = 22 (22 30h,30h,35h,30h, <Command=00> = 16h, = 30h, 31h,...
  • Page 26 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 13: Data Transmission Examples Scanner Host Objective Host Message Transmission Change one single Valid: ACK String: param and one group 02h,30h,31h,37h, <Length=009> 30h,30h,35h,30h, <Command=01> param Full Length = 23 (23...
  • Page 27 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Table 13: Data Transmission Examples Scanner Host Objective Host Message Transmission Software ID Request Valid ACK String: Full Length = 14 (14 02h,30h,30h,45h,3 <Length=?><data> = 0E, = 30h,45h); 0h,30h,35h,35h,00 02h,<3 byte Length = 005;...
  • Page 28 LS 3603-I265A Special Operating Instructions (73-13583-265) Revision B: June 2000 Continuous Laser On Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable the continuous laser scan mode. Enable Constant Laser-On Disable Constant Laser-On...