MT8495’s interface, reading mode, data format and so on. The appendix lists the default configurations of MT8495. In most cases, user can use MT8495 without further configuration. 1.2 Product Requirements...
1.5 Custom Default You can create your own custom default. Scan Save Custom Default configuration barcode below and all the current settings of MT8495 will be saved to your custom default, overwriting, if any, the previous one. Scan Custom Default to reset MT8495 to the custom default settings.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 1.7 Write/Read Device ID User can write or read Device ID of up to 16 bytes of alphanumeric via USB VCP interface. To write Device ID: Host sends: WriteDeviceID:(desired Device ID). Device responds: same as write command...
Two types of HID device options are available: HID KBW* HID POS 2.3.2 Polling Rate The smaller the value, the faster MT8495 sends characters to the host. If the characters are missing in barcode data, please increase polling rate. ___________________________________________________________________________________...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 1ms* 10ms 2.3.3 Delay Before HID Release Below are available options of Delay Before HID Release (the period of time from valid data to release data). The configurable range is from 1 to 63ms; default is 1ms.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 1ms* 10ms 2.3.5 CapsLock CapsLock Off* CapsLock On 2.3.6 HID Prefix When HID Prefix is enabled, a prefix of Ctrl+Shift+r is added to each HID data, for host software development purpose. Disable HID Prefix* Enable HID Prefix...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 2.3.7 Keyboard Layout English (USA)* Czech French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Spanish Turkish Q Turkish F Mexican ___________________________________________________________________________________...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 (Latin American) 2.3.8 Virtual Keyboard To adapt to more regional applications, virtual keyboard can be enabled at the cost of data output speed. Please make sure all alphabet keys and number keys are available when using virtual keyboard.
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Since “Ctrl+I” is shortcut for italicizing text in some software applications, the result of above output sequence can be a regular A plus an italic F. Please note that Ctrl Mode is only supported by English (USA) keyboard layout.
3. Reading Mode 3.1 Trigger Mode In trigger mode, MT8495 starts scanning barcode when trigger is pressed. If trigger keeps being pressed within LED timeout, the scanning continues. When LED timeout expires or a barcode is scanned, the scanning stops. To restart scanning, the trigger be released and then pressed again.
In serial trigger mode, the trigger command is 7E 00 08 01 00 02 01 AB CD. When MT8495 receives trigger command, it responds with 02 00 00 01 00 33 31 and starts scanning. Scanning below configuration barcodes will allow/prohibit trigger command response.
3.3 Continuous Mode In continuous mode, MT8495 keeps scanning barcodes continuously. By default, after a successful scan, MT8495 enters a Scan Interval of 1000ms. During scanning, keeping the trigger pin low for 50ms will cause the scanning to pause. Likewise, during pause, keeping the trigger pin low for 50ms will restart the scanning.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 3.3.3 Scan Interval Scan interval is the period of time between two consecutive scans. The configurable range is from 0 to 25500ms; default is 1000ms. None 500ms 1000ms* 3000ms 5000ms 3.3.4 Identical Read Interval When identical read interval is enabled, a barcode (or an identical one) can be re-scanned only after the defined amount of interval expires.
Auto-sensing Mode 3.4.1 Auto-sensing Mode - Advanced Mode Setup By default MT8495 is in standard mode. Fast mode is created for better user experience, with all parameters already at optimal level, for which scan interval, identical read interval, LED timeout, auto-sensing sensitivity and image stabilization timeout are not applicable.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Standard Mode* Fast Mode 3.4.2 LED Timeout Please refer to 3.1.2 LED Timeout for configuration barcodes. 3.4.3 Scan Interval Please refer to 3.3.3 Scan Interval for configuration barcodes. 3.4.4 Identical Read Interval Please refer to 3.3.4 Identical Read Interval for configuration barcodes.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 4. Illumination and Aimer 4.1 Illumination Illumination is the white LED that provides supplemental light during scanning to increase image recognizability and adaptability to low ambient light condition. Normal: LED turns on during scanning. Always On: LED always stays on.
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Always Off Always On ___________________________________________________________________________________...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 90ms 120ms 5.4 Beep Frequency Medium* High 5.5 Configuration Barcode Beep 5.6 Good Read LED ___________________________________________________________________________________...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 6. Data Format The following is the complete data format: [Preamble] + [Code ID] + [Data] + [Postamble] + [Terminator] By default Code ID, Preamble and Postamble are disabled; terminator is 0x0D (Carriage Return). Data is the content encoded in a barcode, which can be further divided into [Start] + [Center] + [End] if the length of Start/End is defined.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 6.3 Code ID 6.3.1 Enable/Disable Code ID Enable Code ID Disable Code ID* 6.3.2 Reset Code ID Scanning below configuration barcode will reset all Code IDs to default. Please refer to Appendix B – Code ID for each symbology’s default Code ID.
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Set UPC-A Code ID Set UPC-E0 Code ID Set UPC-E1 Code ID Set Code128 Code ID Set Code39 Code ID Set Code93 Code ID Set Codabar Code ID Set Interleaved 2/5 Code ID Set Industrial 2/5 Code ID...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Set GS1 Databar Code ID Set GS1 Databar Limited Code ID Set GS1 Databar Expanded Code ID Set QR Code Code ID Set Data Matrix Code ID Set PDF417 Code ID Set Micro QR Code Code ID...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Set Code16K Code ID Set MaxiCode Code ID Set Aztec Code ID 6.4 Terminator None CR (0x0D)* TAB (0x09) CF LF (0x0D 0x0A) 6.5 Data 6.5.1 Data Output Data can be divided into three parts: [Start] + [Center] + [End] They are valid only when Start/End Length is defined.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Send All* Send Start Only Send End Only Send Center Only 6.5.2 Data Length Set Start Length Set End Length Start/End Length can be 0 to 255 digits, converted into two-digit hex value (00 ~ FF) during configuration. Please refer to Appendix C – ASCII Table for corresponding hex value.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 UNICODE 6.7 RF Message Read Fail (RF) message is the message sent from MT8495 to the host device in the case of scanning failure. 6.7.1 Enable/Disable RF Message Enable RF Message Disable RF Message* 6.7.2 Set RF Message...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 3. Scan 4, 3, 4, F, 4, 4, 4, 5 respectively from 8.1 Data 0~F 4. Scan Save Configuration from 8.2 Save & Abort Note: In the case of entering odd number of hex value during configuration, the last byte of data becomes invalid.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 7. Symbologies 7.1 General Settings Scanning below configuration barcodes will enable/disable all symbologies or enable symbologies by default. Enable All Symbologies Disable All Symbologies Enable Default Symbologies* 7.2 Enhanced Decode Capability When enhanced decode capability is enabled, the decode capability for damaged, twisted barcode is enhanced.
Enable Inverse Barcodes Disable Inverse Barcodes* 7.4 Mirrored Barcode Mirrored barcode is printed with reversed direction perpendicular to the original barcode. Please note that when mirrored barcodes is enabled, MT8495 can *only* read mirrored barcodes. Enable Mirrored Barcodes Disable Mirrored Barcodes* 7.5 Check Digit of Commodity Barcode...
The supplement can be either 2 or 5 digits. Enable 2-digit Supplement Disable 2-digit Supplement* Enable 5-digit Supplement Disable 5-digit Supplement* 7.6.3 Supplement Required When supplement required is enabled, MT8495 can only output EAN-13 with supplement. Enable Supplement Required Disable Supplement Required* ___________________________________________________________________________________...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 7.6.4 Check Digit Send Check Digit* Not Send Check Digit 7.7 EAN-8 7.7.1 Enable/Disable EAN-8 Enable EAN-8* Disable EAN-8 7.7.2 Supplement Supplement, also known as addenda or add-on, is the add-on barcode encoded with supplementary information next to the main barcode on periodicals and paperback books.
Enable 2-digit Supplement Disable 2-digit Supplement* Enable 5-digit Supplement Disable 5-digit Supplement* 7.8.3 Supplement Required When supplement required is enabled, MT8495 can only output UPC-A with supplement. Enable Supplement Required Disable Supplement Required* 7.8.4 UPC-A to EAN-13 Scanning below configuration barcodes will allow/prohibit the conversion of UPC-A into EAN-13.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 7.8.5 Check Digit Send Check Digit* Not Send Check Digit 7.9 UPC-E0 7.9.1 Enable/Disable UPC-E0 Enable UPC-E0* Disable UPC-E0 7.9.2 Supplement Supplement, also known as addenda or add-on, is the add-on barcode encoded with supplementary information next to the main barcode on periodicals and paperback books.
The supplement can be either 2 or 5 digits. Enable 2-digit Supplement Disable 2-digit Supplement* Enable 5-digit Supplement Disable 5-digit Supplement* 7.10.3 Supplement Required When supplement required is enabled, MT8495 can only output UPC-E1 with supplement. Enable Supplement Required Disable Supplement Required* 7.10.4 Check Digit Send Check Digit*...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable Code16K Disable Code16K* 7.24.2 Min/Max Length Min Length = 00 Min Length = 04* Max Length = 32* Max Length = 255 7.25 QR Code 7.25.1 Enable/Disable QR Code Enable QR Code* Disable QR Code 7.25.2 Model 1 QR Code...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 7.25.3 QR Code Prefix (11) Enable QR Code Prefix (11) Disable QR Code Prefix (11)* 7.26 Micro QR Code Enable Micro QR Code* Disable Micro QR Code 7.27 Data Matrix 7.27.1 Enable/Disable Data Matrix Enable Data Matrix* Disable Data Matrix 7.27.2 Multicode...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 8.2 Save & Abort If there is an error reading data barcode during configuration, you may cancel 1/all data by scanning below configuration barcodes. For example, barcode data ‘1’, ‘2’ ,’3’ have been scanned respectively during configuration.
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 9. Batch Setup Configuring multiple devices by scanning barcode one by one can be toublesome. To solve such issue, MT8495 supports batch setup where user can create a single QR Code containing multiple configurations acceptable by MT8495.
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Set Preamble None Postamble Disable Set Postamble None Code ID Disable Set Code ID None Terminator CR (0x0D) Data Output Send All Set Start Length Data Length Set Start Length Encoding Format Data Length Enable/Disable Disable...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Full ASCII Code39 Disable Code93 Enable/Disable Enable Max Length Min Length Codabar Enable/Disable Enable Max Length Min Length Send Start & Stop Not Send Verification None Check Digit Not Send Interleaved 2/5 Enable/Disable Disable Max Length...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Check Digit Not Send ChinaPost 2/5 Enable/Disable Disable Max Length Min Length Verification Disable Check Digit Not Send Code11 Enable/Disable Disable Max Length Min Length Verification 1bit Check Digit Not Send MSI Plessey Enable/Disable Disable Max Length...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Max Length Min Length Code16K Enable/Disable Disable Max Length Min Length QR Code Enable/Disable Enable Model 1 QR Code Disable QR Code Prefix (11) Disable Micro QR Code Enable/Disable Enable Data Matrix Enable/Disable Enable Multicode Disable...
MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Send Center Only Example: to send the middle “ABC” out of a “1234567890ABC1234567890” barcode 1. Convert ‘10’ to Hex equivalent as 0A 2. Scan Set End Length 3. Scan 0, A respectively from 8.1 Data 0~F 4.
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Appendix E – Batch Setup Parameter Function Parameter Remark Please make sure this Barcode Configurability 00000000 function is enabled during batch setup UBS HID 01000001 USB VCP 01000002 HID KBW 01010000 HID POS 01010001 Polling Rate – 1ms 01040001 Polling Rate –...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Trigger Command Response – Enable 020A0001 Continuous Mode 02000002 Trigger Control – Off 020A0010 Trigger Control – On 020A0011 Scan Interval – Unlimited 02050000 Scan Interval – 500ms 02050005 Change the last two Scan Interval – 1000ms...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Mute 04000000 Unmute 04000001 Beep Frequency – Low 04010000 Beep Frequency – Medium 04010001 Beep Frequency – High 04010002 Configuration Barcode Beep – On 04020000 Configuration Barcode Beep – Off 04020001 Power Up Beep – On 04030000 Power Up Beep –...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Alt Mode 04070011 Numeric Keypad – Number Keys On 040C0000 Numeric Keypad – Number Keys Off 040C0001 Numeric Keypad – Symbol Keys On 040C0002 Numeric Keypad –Symbol Keys Off 040C0003 Enable Mirrored Barcode 04080000 Disable Mirrored Barcode...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Set QR Code Code ID 05030012 Set Data Matrix Code ID 05030013 Set PDF417 Code ID 05030014 Set Micro QR Code Code ID 05030015 Set Han Xin Code ID 05030016 Set MicroPDF417 Code ID 05030017 Set Standard 2/5 Code ID...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Not Send Codabar Check Digit 07094100 Enable Interleaved 2/5 070A0000 Disable Interleaved 2/5 070A0100 Interleaved 2/5 Min Length = 00 070A1000 Interleaved 2/5 Min Length = 04 070A1004 Change the last two digits for other options...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Standard 2/5 Max Length = 32 07201120 Standard 2/5 Max Length = 255 072011FF Enable Standard 2/5 Verification 07202000 Disable Standard 2/5 Verification 07202100 Send Standard 2/5 Check Digit 07203000 Not Send Standard 2/5 Check Digit...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Send MSI Plessey Digit 070E3000 Not Send MSI Plessey Check Digit 070E3100 Enable UK Plessey 07210000 Disable UK Plessey 07210100 UK Plessey Min Length = 00 07211000 UK Plessey Min Length = 04 07211004 Change the last two...
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MT8495 User’s Manual V1.0 Code16K Min Length = 04 07231004 digits for other options Code16K Max Length = 32 07231120 Code16K Max Length = 255 072311FF Enable QR Code 07140000 Disable QR Code 07140100 Enable Model 1 QR Code 07141000...
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