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Format (Industrial 2 of 5)
Definition: Sets the number of start and stop characters
Serial Cmd: <K488,
bol length #1,symbol length #2>
Default: 3 start/3 stop
Options: 0 = 3 start/3 stop
Symbol Length #1 (Industrial 2 of 5)
Usage: With Industrial 2/5, two symbol lengths can be defined. When using only
one symbol length in an application, setting Symbol Length #2 to 0
(zero) to ensure data integrity is recommended.
Definition:
Specifies a number of characters that the reader will recognize, including
a check digit character.
Allows user to define the symbol length as any length, a minimum length,
or a fixed length.
Serial Cmd: <K488,
bol length
Serial Cmd: <K472,
bol length
Default: 10
Options: 0 to 32
Rules:
• Both Symbol Length #1 and Symbol Length #2 must be saved at
the same time for the command to take effect.
• To set for any length, Length #1 and Length #2 must both equal
zero.
• To set for minimum length, both Symbol Length #1 and Symbol
Length #2 must be equal to each other and be any number other
than zero.
• To set fixed lengths, Length #1 and Length #2 must not be equal to
each other and either one greater than zero.
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status,check digit status,check digit output
#1,symbol length #2>
status,check digit status,check digit output status,format,
#1,symbol length #2>
Chapter 4 Symbologies
1 = 2 start/2 stop
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