Appendix 3 Interfaces
Bar Code Wand Interface
Theprinterwasoriginallydesignedforconnectionofabar
code
wandorscannerviaaconnectorontheCPUboardaccessible
throughaslotintheprinter'srearplate.
IftheCode128barcodecontainsFNC3,thedatawillbetreat
ed
asasetupstringandwillchangetheprinter
'
ssetupaccordingly.A
setupbarcodemaycontainasingleparameteroracombinati
on
ofupto3or4setupparameters.Refertothe EasySetBarCode
WandSetup manualformoreinformationonhowtoproduce
setupbarcodes.
Theprinterwillacknowledgethatabarcodehasbeensucces
s-
fullyreadbyemittingashortbeepsignal.
IfnoFNC3characterisfoundinthebarcode,thedatawillbe
storedinabufferwhichcouldbereadbyspecifyingthe"wan
d:"
device.Thebufferissmall,soitisrecommendedtouseshor
t
barcodedata(max.16characters)andreadthebufferregul
arly
toavoidoverflow.
Formoredemandingapplicationsorforreadingbarcodesot
her
Bar Code Wand
Interface
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