Communications - Microscan MS-890 User Manual

Contents
Communications by ESP.............................................................................................................. 3-2
Communications Serial Commands ............................................................................................. 3-2
RS-232/422 Host Port .................................................................................................................. 3-3
Host Port Parameters ................................................................................................................... 3-4
Host Protocol ................................................................................................................................ 3-5
Poll Address ................................................................................................................................. 3-7
ACK / NAK Options ...................................................................................................................... 3-8
Polling Mode Options ................................................................................................................... 3-9
Auxiliary Port Protocol ................................................................................................................ 3-10
Daisy Chain Autoconfigure ......................................................................................................... 3-19
Daisy Chain Scanner ID ............................................................................................................. 3-20
Auxiliary/Configuration Port System Data .................................................................................. 3-21
Preamble .................................................................................................................................... 3-22
Postamble................................................................................................................................... 3-23
LRC Status ................................................................................................................................. 3-24
Intercharacter Delay ................................................................................................................... 3-25
Response Timeout ..................................................................................................................... 3-26
With Microscan's ESP (Easy Setup Program), configuration changes can be made in the
ESP menus, then sent and saved to your scanner. The user can also send serial commands
to the scanner via the ESP's Terminal window.
This section includes connecting parameters and options for communicating by the auxiliary
port and various interfaces.
Note: When assigning characters in user-defined fields, the characters NUL, <, >, and ,
can only be entered through embedded menus, not through ESP or serial commands.
Note: Default settings for establishing communications are:
Baud =
Parity =
Stop Bits =
Data Bits =
Flow Control =
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