Chapter 4 Read Cycle; Multisymbol; Table 4-1 Maximum Number Of Characters By Number Of Symbols - Microscan MS-820 User Manual

Multisymbol

Usage: Commonly used in shipping applications where a shipping symbol con-
tains individual symbols for part number, quantity, etc. This feature
allows one trigger to pick up all the symbols. AIAG and EAN- 128 are two
application standards that address this need.
Definition: Multisymbol allows the user to define up to 12 bar code symbols that
can be read in a single read cycle.
Conditions The following conditions apply:
1. All noread messages are posted at the end of the data string.
2. If more than one symbol is within the scan beam at the same time,
symbol data may not be displayed in the order of appearance.
3. If Matchcode Type is set to Sequential or if Trigger is set to
Continuous Read 1 Output, Number of Symbols will default to
1 (if set to any number greater than 1).
4. The maximum number of characters in any one bar code (other than
PDF417) is 64. For PDF417 it's 2710.
5. The maximum number of characters in a single scan line is
(Code 39).
6. The maximum number of characters for all symbols is 788, includ-
ing preamble, separators, and LRC.

Table 4-1 Maximum Number of Characters by Number of Symbols

Number of
Symbols
1-5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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Chapter 4 Read Cycle

PDF Symbols
Non-PDF Symbol
Cumulative
Maximum
Maximum
per Symbol
333 2710
398 2320
463 2030
528 1804
593 1622
658 1474
723 1350
788 1246
102
Cumulative
Maximum
13563
13961
14225
14448
14615
14758
14869
14972
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