Symbology Id - Microscan MS-820 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 scanner analyzes and identifies the symbology and
adds a three character identifying prefix to the data:
1. ] (close bracket character) indicating the presence of a symbology ID
2. A, C, E, I, L, Q, b, d, p
A = Code 39; C = Code 128 or EAN; E = UPC/EAN;
F = Codabar; G = Code 93; I = I–2/5; L = PDF417
3. Modifier (see
Serial Cmd: <Konarrow margins,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.
Check Digit
Modifier Check Digit
Output
0 Disabled
1 Enabled Enabled
3 Enabled Disabled
4 Disabled
5 Enabled Enabled
7 Enabled Disabled
Example:]A5 indicates a Code 39 symbol with Check Digit and Check Digit Output
enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed.
For Other Symbologies
• For Code 128, a 1 indicates EAN; otherwise the modifier is a 0.
• For all other symbologies, the modifier is 0.
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Explanation of Modifiers below)
status>
1 = Enabled
2/5
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Full ASCII conversion performed
(Code 39 only)
N/A No
No
No
N/A Yes
Yes
Yes