Operations Commands - Microscan MS-850 User Manual

Chapter 3 Serial Configuration

Operations Commands

Triggering Mode
Format: <Kgtriggering mode,filter time>
triggering mode:
0 = Continuous Read
1 = Continuous Read 1 Output
2 = External Level
3 = External Edge
4 = Serial Data
5 = Serial Data & Edge
Example: To select External Edge, send <Kg3>.
End of Read Cycle
Format: <Khend of read cycle mode,timeout>
end of read cycle mode:
0 = Timeout
1 = New Trigger
2 = Timeout & New Trigger
Example: To select Timeout and change the timeout value to 6 seconds, send
<Kh0,600>.
Serial Trigger Character
Format: <Kiserial trigger character>
serial trigger character:
Default is ^].
Any available ASCII character.
Example: To define the Serial Trigger Character as a lowercase c, send <Kic>.
External Trigger Level
Format: <Kjexternal trigger level>
external trigger level (initiates a read cycle):
0 = Negative 1 = Positive
Example: To change External Trigger Level to Negative, send <Kj0>.
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trigger filter time (in 128 µs increments):
Default is 78 (9984 µs; approx. 10 ms)
Any number between 2 and 255.
timeout (in 10 millisecond increments):
Default is 100 (one second).
Any number between 0 and 65535.