Symbology Id - Microscan MS-3 User Manual

Symbology ID

Symbology ID

Usage: Used when the symbology type and how it's decoded needs to be known.
Definition: Symbology ID is an AIM standard prefix set of characters that identify the
symbol type.
When enabled, the reader analyzes and identifies the symbology and
adds a three character identifying prefix to the data:
1.
2.
3.
Serial Cmd: <K450, 0,symbology identifier
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Explanation of Modifiers for Code 39, Codabar, and I
• For Code 39, Codabar and I–2/5, the modifier indicates Check Digit and Check
Digit Output Status.
• For Code 39 only, Full ASCII needs to be enabled to see modifiers 4, 5, and 7.
Modifier
0
1
3
4
5
7
Example:]A5 indicates a Code 39 symbol with Check Digit and Check Digit Output
Status enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed.
For Other Codes
• For Code 128, a
• For all other codes, the modifier is 0.
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] (close bracket character) indicating the presence of a symbology ID
A, C, E, I, L, Q, b, d, p, P, M
A = Code 39; C = Code 128 or EAN-128; E = UPC/EAN;
I = I–2/5; P = Plessy; M = MSI Code
Modifier Explanation of Modifiers
(see
1 = Enabled
Check Digit
Check Digit
Output
Disabled N/A
Enabled Enabled
Enabled Disabled
Disabled N/A
Enabled Enabled
Enabled Disabled
1 indicates EAN-128; otherwise the modifier is a 0.
below)
status>
2/5
–
Full ASCII conversion performed
(Code 39 only)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes