Symbology Id - Microscan MS-860 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:
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1. (close bracket character) indicating the presence of a symbology ID
2. 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, F = Codabar; G = Code 93, L = PDF417, a = Pharmacode,
e = Composite/RSS, L = PDF417 and Micro PDF417
3. Modifier
Serial Cmd: <K450,narrow
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 Check Digit
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
3 Enabled
4 Disabled
5 Enabled
7 Enabled
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 1 indicates EAN-128; otherwise the modifier is a 0.
• For all other codes, the modifier is 0.
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(see Explanation of Modifiers below)
margins,symbology identifier
1 = Enabled
Check Digit Full ASCII conversion performed
Output
N/A
Enabled
Disabled
N/A
Enabled
Disabled
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status>
2/5
–
(Code 39 only)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes