Character Entry Per Trigger: Sin - Panasonic LP-GS Series Serial Communication Command Manual

3-5-2 Character entry per trigger: SIN

When "Characters specified by SIN command" is set for character objects or barcode/2D code objects, input characters
with this command. Send this command per each marking.
⿎ Setting request data
Start
SIN
code
⿎ Readout request data
Start
SIN
code
⿎ Response data for readout
Start
SIN
code
⿎ Data description
Data length
Name
String No. Max. 2*
Marking character Max. 198
Total data length Max. 201
* Setting request data are variable length.
Reference
• Refer to "2-3-6 Character data input method" (P.38) for details on the character input method and character types with
input restrictions.
• To use this SIN command, set "Characters specified by SIN command" of the functional character to the file in Laser
Marker NAVI smart beforehand.
• When the file with "Characters specified by SIN command" function is selected, transmit this command by every marking
triggers. Otherwise marking trigger ready does not turn ON, and marking is not available.
• Characters specified by SIN command cannot be set together with the following functions in one file.
• Registered characters (via I/O)
• External offset function by I/O
• On-the-fly marking at regular intervals
• On-the-fly marking with multiple triggers
• For response data for readout, the characters input with the one-byte characters are read out in ASCII code. The
characters input with the two-byte characters are read out in the character code, Shift JIS code or GB 2312 code,
selected in the system settings. If any characters which belong to the non-supported character code are in the data, the
readout request cannot be accepted.
• SIN command can be accepted even without marking character data.
• For the barcode/2D code objects to input the control codes in the code data, follow the input method specified in the
system settings. Refer to "Inputting control codes to bar code/2D code character strings" (P.40).
[String No.], [Marking character]
S
(,[String No.], [Marking character]...)
[String No.]
R
Max. 2-byte
[String No.], [Marking character]
A
Max. 201-byte
Data contents
[byte]
"00"–"15"
The number of input characters
allowed is max. 99 characters.
It is the length including the separator ",".
The maximum value that can be set to one string number.
Max. 16 string No. can be set at once.
(Check
sum)
(Check
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sum)
(Check
sum)
If the string No. is not set in the selected file,
the SIN command can not be accepted.
Including these characters, max. 299 digits
of characters in total can be set in one
character object or barcode/2D code object.
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Remarks
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