Some terminals drop information (characters) if data comes through too quickly. Intercharacter, interfunction, and intermessage
delays slow the transmission of data, which increases data integrity.
Intercharacter Delay:
An intercharacter delay is a delay of up to 99 milliseconds which is placed between the transmission of each character of scanned
data.
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Interfunction Delay:
An interfunction delay is a delay of up to 495 milliseconds (in multiples of 5) which is placed between the transmission of each
segment of the message string.
Intermessage Delay:
An intermessage delay is a delay of up to 495 milliseconds (in multiples of 5) which is placed between each scan transmission.
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Message String Descriptions
Prefix
Prefix Code ID
Scanned Data
1
2
Intercharacter Delay
Prefix
Prefix Code ID
Scanned Data
Interfunction Delays
1st Scan Transmission
Suffix Code ID
3
4
5
Suffix Code ID
2nd Scan Transmission
Intermessage Delay
Suffix
Record Suffix
Suffix
Record Suffix