Code 128/Ean - Microscan MS-3 User Manual

Code 128/EAN

Code 128/EAN

Usage: Code 128/EAN is useful in applications with tight spots and high security
needs.
Definition: A very dense alphanumeric symbology. It encodes all 128 ASCII charac-
ters; it is continuous, has variable length, and uses multiple element
widths measured edge to edge.
Code 128/EAN Status
Serial Cmd: <K474,
record separator character>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Note: Status includes both Code 128 and EAN.
Note: Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Symbol Length to take effect.
Minimum Symbol Length (Code 128/EAN)
Note: Minimum Symbol Length is enabled by setting the default to any value other
than zero.
Usage: Minimum Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data
integrity by ensuring that only minimum length symbols will be accepted.
Definition: Specifies a number of characters that the reader will recognize, including
start and stop and check digit characters. The reader ignores any symbol
smaller than the specified length.
Serial Cmd: <K474, status,unused,minimum symbol
record separator character>
Default: 0
(0 = any length)
Options: 0 to 32
Application Record Separator Character (Code 128/EAN)
Note: Application Record Separator Character Status is enabled by setting the
parameter to any value other than a null.
Definition: Allows the user to define an ASCII character as an application record sep-
arator.
Serial Cmd: <K474,
record separator
Default: Null (0x00)
Options: User Defined ASCII character
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status,unused,minimum symbol length,1,1,unused,application
1 = Enabled
status,unused,minimum symbol
character>
(disabled, no separator output)
length,1,1,unused,application
length,1,1,unused,application