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MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual - Edition 1.3 - compatible with EasySet System mb9730en.cmd - 99/07/26 Regulatory Statements Intermec hereby declares that the MicroBar 9730 has been tested and found compliant with the below listed standards as required by the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and by the Low Voltage...
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B. Additional preamble / postamble characters—Keyboard wedge... 181 C. Number codes ... 187 D. Test codes... 189 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual RTS/CTS hardware protocol ... 131 transmission to the host system ... 132 special keys interpretation (output to keyboard wedge) ... 134 UDI / CICS ...
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Contents E. Technical data ...191 Input/output ports ...191 Index ...197 Overview...191 Input device priority management ...192 Output to host system...192 I/O port functions...193 I/O port pinouts ...194 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
1. Using EasySet - offline setup 1. select your Intermec product in EasySet ("Select reader" icon over the product image) 2. double-click the setup commands in EasySet to send them to the setup sheet 3. print out the setup sheet and read the configuration codes with a barcode reader - if you use a ScanPlus or MaxiScan 2200 barcode reader, print out and read the "ScanPlus /...
3. connect the power supply to the RS-232 cable and provide electrical power 4. select your Intermec product in EasySet ("Select reader" icon over the product image) 5. read the "start EasySet online setup" code (send it to the setup sheet and print it out, or read it from the Getting Started Guide or Installation Manual) 6.
- after a global reset, you must select the terminal / cash register used in your application (>> next section) and customize your setup parameters if required MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual reset factory defaults \46\42\60 2. Reset all parameters...
- green LED always on = no terminal / cash register selected - database of all supported terminals (look for your system configuration in the list) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 3. Terminal / cash register used in your application terminal selector (all terminals):...
PC 0-234037-00 Apple II GS 0-601003-00 Bull Questar 210 0-601069-02 IBM 3151 terminal 0-601040-00 IBM 3180 terminal 0-601000-00 other terminals 0-601xxx-xx system power OFF DIN/mini-DIN adaptor cable (standard wedge only) MicroBar and system power ON MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
3. Terminal / cash register used in your application connections keyboard wedge – Y-cable connection (DEC VT 220/320/420) system power OFF connect cables cable P/N 0-234037-06 MicroBar power ON system power ON MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
3. Terminal / cash register used in your application connections keyboard wedge – Y-cable connection (HP 700/xx, Wyse 60/65/xx) system power OFF MicroBar power ON connect cables system power ON MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual cable P/N : HP 0-235036-01 Wyse 0-235036-00...
3. Terminal / cash register used in your application connections RS-232 – direct connection system power OFF cable P/N 0-234032-00 connect cables MicroBar and system power ON MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
3. Terminal / cash register used in your application connections RS-232 – dual RS connection system power OFF data cable P/N 0-234032-01 connect cables MicroBar and system power ON MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- IMPORTANT: always unplug the optional power supply (if applicable) if you switch off the PC !!! standard PC - look in the terminal selector if you cannot find your system configuration in this section QWERTY English \41\4A\03\08\60 QWERTZ German \41\4A\03\0C\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual AZERTY French \41\4A\03\09\60...
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IBM 31xx, 32xx, 34xx - look in the terminal selector if you cannot find your system configuration in this section QWERTY English \41\4A\03\26\60 QWERTY Swedish / Finnish \41\4A\03\0D\60 QWERTY Norwegian \41\4A\03\0F\60 QWERTY Spanish \41\4A\03\11\60 AZERTY French \41\4A\03\27\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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\41\4A\24\09\60 DEC VT 220, 320, 420 - look in the terminal selector if you cannot find your system configuration in this section QWERTY PC type \41\4A\06\1A\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual AZERTY caps QWERTY \41\4A\03\29\60 QWERTY data entry \41\4A\24\06\60 QWERTZ numeric keypad...
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AZERTY PC type \41\4A\04\0F\60 AZERTY VT type French \41\4A\2A\1D\60 QWERTZ PC type Swiss / French \41\4A\2A\20\60 QWERTY PC type Swedish / Finnish \41\4A\06\1F\60 QWERTY PC type Swedish / Finnish \41\4A\04\13\60 QWERTY VT type Swedish / Finnish \41\4A\2A\1E\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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\41\4A\03\1C\60 QWERTZ German \41\4A\03\20\60 Hewlett Packard 700/92 - look in the terminal selector if you cannot find your system configuration in this section QWERTY English \41\4A\04\04\60 QWERTZ German \41\4A\04\08\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual AZERTY French \41\4A\03\1D\60 AZERTY French \41\4A\04\05\60...
- predefined terminal selection also available with the terminal selector - PC serial port compatible - customize individual RS-232 settings to suit your system after reading this parameter AZERTY 102 keys PC/AT fast standard RS-232 C (9600, 7, E, 2) \41\4A\01\24\60 \41\4A\04\2D\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
End Selection (Appendix C) for special host system configurations MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual null interface - cancels the current interface settings (useful for test purposes if you want to read bar codes but...
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3. Terminal / cash register used in your application custom interface number MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
4. Output transmission settings - interface-specific parameters for communication with the host system - modify output transmission settings to optimize performance MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings...
FIELD EXIT HOME BACK TAB BACKSPACE right arrow left arrow up arrow down arrow CLEAR FIELD - LINE FEED characters emulated key PF10 PF11 PF12 PF13 PF14 PF15 PF16 PF17 PF18 PF19 PF20 PF21 characters MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
Example : if you compose <FF> (Form Feed) as the activation character, the input string 'A <FF> B C' will be transmitted as 'A <ctrl B> C' MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings keyboard wedge active on Form Feed character...
255 datastring characters or approximately 100 character pairs (send successive batches if you need more character pairs !) - keyboard remapping is editing !!! (if applicable) define: this option only available with EasySet applied after MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual data...
- avoids dropping characters if transmitting decoded data too fast for the host system none (*) \52\00\60 20 ms \52\14\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings keyboard wedge - use only if necessary as transmission is slower (all characters...
3. when no more messages are received before the end of an inter-message delay cycle, all the messages stored in the buffer are transmitted to the host system (First-In-First-Out, each message separated by the inter-message delay) none (*) \53\00\60 30 ms \52\1E\60 50 ms \52\32\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- Code 39 is transmitted in upper case - Code 128 is transmitted in lower case / upper case (full ASCII) lower case (*) \41\44\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings keyboard wedge \53\01\24\60 1000 ms (1 sec)
- 6 error beeps and no transmission if no ENQ received before end of timeout - ENQ/ACK/NAK exclusive with XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS not used (*) \47\3E\00\60 compose: \47\60 enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) used (ENQ 05h) \47\3E\05\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- 6 error beeps if no ACK (positive acknowledge) received from the host system before end of timeout - ENQ/ACK/NAK exclusive with XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS not used (*) \48\3E\00\60 compose: \48\60 enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings RS-232 used (ACK 06h) \48\3E\06\60...
- ENQ/ACK/NAK exclusive with XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS not used (*) \49\3E\00\60 compose: \49\60 enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) used (NAK 15h) \49\3E\15\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- "beep after transmission" if good read ("beep before transmission" also possible - see section 7 "Operating settings") - 6 error beeps if no response from the host system before end of timeout - RTS/CTS exclusive with ENQ/ACK/NAK and XON/XOFF not active (*) \4D\60 active \4A\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
(repeated for all characters in the message) 3. two ASCII characters corresponding to the two digits of the final hex value are added to the end of the transmitted message MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings RS-232 high RTS idle...
20 ms \52\14\60 40 ms \52\28\60 compose (ms): [range: 1-999 ms] \52\60 enter a number string and scan End Selection (Appendix C) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings RS-232 10 ms \52\0A\60 30 ms \52\1E\60 50 ms \52\32\60...
(First-In-First-Out, each message separated by the inter-message delay) none (*) \53\00\60 500 ms \53\07\34\60 2000 ms (2 sec) \53\1F\10\60 100 ms \53\01\24\60 1000 ms (1 sec) \53\0F\28\60 5000 ms (5 sec) \53\01\0E\08\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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(ms): [range: 1-6000 ms] \53\60 enter a number string and scan End Selection (Appendix C) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings RS-232...
[input_id] [symbology_id] [symbology_id] <data> transmitted as 2 ASCII decimal digits - available for 99 characters max transmitted as 1 ASCII decimal digit - available for 9 characters max <data> [input_id] [postamble] [input_id] [postamble] \4A\4B\0F\60 \4A\4B\0B\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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16-bit value \4A\4B\0D\60 available for 65535 (64 K) characters max (most significant byte transmitted first) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings message length information transmitted as 8-bit value - available for 255 characters max \4A\4B\09\60...
- the MicroBar can send an input identification string before or after the barcode data to identify the input port (and input device !) used position [message_length] [preamble] [LRC] before barcode data (*) \4A\46\00\00\01\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings input port identifier [input_id] [symbology_id] [input_id] [symbology_id] <data> [input_id] [postamble] <data>...
(*) \4A\46\00\01\00\60 port 4 - true RS-232 C input device, undecoded laser gun, CCD scanner in laser emulation, 1 pen, 2 pens with dual pen adaptor - dual pen adaptor provides an extra port (port 6) for port 4...
5 - RS-232 TTL input device, undecoded laser gun, CCD scanner in laser emulation, 1 pen, undecoded magstripe reader none (*) \4A\46\00\05\00\60 port 6 - 1 pen in extra port provided by a dual pen adaptor on port 4...
(*) \47\59\60 custom [message_length] [preamble] [LRC] not transmitted (*) \45\56\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings symbology identifier - activates AIM symbology identifier transmission for all symbologies [input_id] [symbology_id] - activates custom transmission for all symbologies...
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End Selection (Appendix A and B) - default = D Code 39: [range: 2] - enter an ASCII / Special Wedge Characters string and scan End Selection (Appendix A and B) - default = * MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \45\59\04\60 \45\59\01\60...
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ASCII / Special Wedge Characters string and scan End Selection (Appendix A and B) default = I MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings symbology identifier Code 128 / EAN 128: [range: 2] - enter an ASCII / Special Wedge Characters string...
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End Selection (Appendix A and B) - default = D Telepen: [range: 2] - enter an ASCII / Special Wedge Characters string and scan End Selection (Appendix A and B) - default = * MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \45\59\0E\60 \45\59\0C\60 \45\59\0F\60...
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ASCII / Special Wedge Characters string and scan End Selection (Appendix A and B) default = A MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings symbology identifier UPC-E: [range: 2] - enter an ASCII / Special Wedge Characters string...
- you can use up to 24 consecutive characters (or more if you start with a string of '?' wildcards to indicate the start position of the actual filter) - '*', '?', '<num>', '<not num>' are wildcards MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual define:...
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MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 4. Output transmission settings data editing (EasySet 3.0 and later) - use a backslash '\' in front of '*', '?' and '\' if you want to include them as actual characters in your filter ('\*' = '*', '\?' = '?', '\\' = '\') - '<num>' and '<not num>' are available in a...
: \* = *, \? = ?, \\ = \) 2. define the output reformatting you want to apply to this input - select a scenario - define the reformatting for the selected scenario MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
MicroBar to apply to the matching input string MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual Reset all resets all the scenarios and reformatting in the "Reformat data" window (does not affect scenarios and reformatting in...
Example: enter "+H" if you only want to reformat messages which begin with the characters "+H" if you leave the "Input mask" field empty, the MicroBar will reformat input messages with any characters received on the selected port MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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It is not necessary to add wildcard characters after the string of 1, 2 or 3 character constants. If you want to look for the characters additional backslash in front of these characters to distinguish them from wildcard characters. Examples MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual in the input message, you must put an Input mask input string...
Before refomatting, grid length is limited to 200 characters if no length is specified in the "Length" field for the selected scenario. The maximum grid length is 2000 characters (maximum input string length). MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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To limit the risk of this happening, you can : - use the data reformatting - reset command in EasySet to clear the 5 scenarios in the MicroBar - always start with scenario 1, then scenario 2, etc. when you define new reformatting MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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– they will be copied before or after this location as requested MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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Output string grid reformatting action indicators : output string with specified characters if applicable : MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual Insert before / after systematically inserts one or more characters in the output string in the output string, click the location where you want to insert the new characters –...
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Delete selection Move before / after Copy before / after Delete systematically Delete / Replace systematically Replace systematically Delete / Replace systematically Insert before / after popup menu Input string Input string Input string Output string MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- use reset factory defaults to reset all the symbology parameters to their factory default settings) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual disable all symbologies \41\4B\60 5. Symbologies...
\41\53\60 start/stop not transmitted (*) \43\4D\60 A, B, C, D \43\4F\60 DC1, DC2, DC3, DC4 \43\51\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Codabar active \41\52\60 a, b, c, d \43\4E\60 a, b, c, d/ t, n, *, e \43\50\60...
- 2 adjacent Codabar codes scanned in a single sweep can be transmitted as a single message - if the scanner is configured to transmit start/stop characters, MicroBar will only transmit first start and last stop (intermediate start/stop characters not transmitted)
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= start character of second code : barcode_2 (right) (<start = A>)...<stop = D> barcode_2 (right) (<start = D>)...<stop = A / B / C / D> concatenated codes only MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \43\58\60 codes stop \43\5B\60...
- default format = Standard 43 Characters active (*) \41\4C\60 format standard 43 characters (*) \42\4A\60 - extra characters encoded using 1 of 4 control characters ($, %, /, +) combined with a letter : MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual not active \41\4D\60 full ASCII \42\4B\60...
" $ " and " * " accepted \42\4E\03\60 check digit modulo 43 - provides extra validation of data checked and transmitted \42\50\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual not used (*) \42\4F\60 checked but not transmitted 5. Symbologies Code 39 transmitted \42\4C\60 "...
1. MicroBar receives a "multiread" string (Code 39 bar code beginning with multiread indicator character) and stores it in memory 2. each new multiread string is added to the multicode message in the MicroBar memory checked but not transmitted \42\53\60 checked but not transmitted \42\55\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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- default multiread indicator character = <space> not active (*) \42\56\3E\00\60 compose multiread character: \42\56\60 enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Code 39 active (default multiread character = space) \42\56\00\60...
(maximum 255 characters) - the multiread indicator character is not transmitted with the message - default multiread indicator character = <space> not active (*) \45\40\3E\00\60 active (default multiread character = space) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual active \41\5E\60 \45\40\00\60...
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\45\40\60 enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Code 93...
\41\5B\60 EAN 128 identifier - the ]C1 AIM identifier for EAN 128 is automatically added by default in front of EAN 128 bar codes include ]C1 identifier (*) \47\5A\01\60 active \41\5A\60 remove ]C1 identifier \47\5A\00\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- used as separator when multiple identifiers and their fields are concatenated GS (ASCII 29) (*) \46\52\3E\1D\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Code 128 / EAN 128 - enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A)
5 scans transmit 2 concatenated codes - only transmits if 2 codes are read before end of timeout or trigger release - does not transmit if only 1 code MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \4A\48\01\60...
- especially recommended for variable length Interleaved 2 of 5 and if "consecutive same read data validation" (data decoding security parameters) is not activated mod 10 checked and transmitted \42\5F\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 not used (*) \43\43\60 checked but not transmitted...
- for codes with an odd number of characters, you can add a last character printed as 5 narrow bars (not transmitted) 1 fixed length = 14 characters (*) \43\44\0E\60 checked but not transmitted \43\42\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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MicroBar will only read codes with the lengths you have defined MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 compose 1 or 2 or 3 fixed lengths: - enter a number string and scan End Selection for...
(*) \41\59\60 check digit mod 10 checked and transmitted (*) \44\5A\60 double mod 10 checked and transmitted \44\5B\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies MSI Code active \41\58\60 checked but not transmitted \44\5C\60 checked but not transmitted \44\5D\60...
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MicroBar will only read codes with the lengths you have defined MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies Standard 2 of 5 best - cancels any fixed length settings and accepts any...
5. Symbologies Telepen Telepen - alphanumeric full ASCII symbology - letter case defined - default format = ASCII not active (*) \42\43\60 format ASCII (*) \47\4C\60 active \42\42\60 numeric \47\4B\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- deactivate EAN-13 for unregular UPC-E with number system equal to 1 (usually the first printed character) all active (*) \41\56\60 reactivates all deactivated UPC/EAN families UPC-A deactivated \43\5D\60 EAN-8 deactivated \43\5F\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies UPC / EAN not active \41\57\60 UPC-E deactivated \43\5E\60 EAN-13 deactivated \44\40\60...
5. Symbologies UPC / EAN add-on digits not required but transmitted if read (*) \44\43\60 add-on 2 not active (*) \44\41\60 add-on 5 not active (*) \46\46\60 required and transmitted \44\42\60 active \46\44\60 active \46\45\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- regular UPC-A has a transmitted number system equal to 0 - to transmit the additional leading character (country code), select the "UPC-A transmitted as EAN-13" option transmitted (*) \44\44\60 not transmitted <data> <check digit> not transmitted MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \46\48\60 \44\45\60...
- to transmit the additional leading character (country code), select the "UPC-A transmitted as EAN-13" option UPC-A transmitted as EAN-13 (*) \44\4F\60 UPC-E transmitted as UPC-E (*) \44\4C\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 5. Symbologies UPC / EAN not transmitted <data> <check digit> UPC-A transmitted as UPC-A...
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5. Symbologies UPC / EAN EAN-8 transmitted as EAN 8 (*) \44\50\60 UPC-E transmitted as UPC-A \44\4D\60 EAN-8 transmitted as EAN-13 \44\51\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- IMPORTANT ! - Do not read the 'port 4' and 'port 5' activation codes in this section if the scanner you are using is already reading correctly as this could deactivate the MicroBar for your scanner !!! - if this happens, use another barcode reader (a pen for example) to read each of the port...
- some laser scanners can be activated according to the level of the CTS signal received (voltage level activation) not active (*) \49\43\00\60 high level active \49\43\02\60 compose activation character: - enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) low level active MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \49\42\60 \49\43\01\60...
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LASER SAFETY: CAUTION - LASER LIGHT CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM. 2 sec \49\44\02\60 8 sec \49\44\08\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices laser scanners / CCD scanners in laser emulation 1 sec \49\44\01\60 3 sec \49\44\03\60...
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(Appendix C) number of non-read characters sent to the host system (max 20) compose non-read ASCII character: - enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) - character used to indicate a non-read MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \49\45\60...
(*) \45\4B\01\60 compose number of consecutive same reads before transmission: [range: 1-10] MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices laser scanners / CCD scanners in laser emulation - enter a number string and scan End Selection...
(*) \48\44\00\60 LRC check digit checked but not transmitted (*) \48\43\00\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices magstripe readers compose separator character: - enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) checked and transmitted...
- correct input port (no value = 'any port') - correct input type (no value = 'any input type') - correct message length (no value = 'any length') - correct input mask characters') MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual define: incoming data value 'any...
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6. Input devices scales / weighing machines - if the data editing and scale solicitation functions have an identical input scenario, data editing has priority (scale solicitation will not occur !!!) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- use adaptor cable 0-234032-02 to connect an RS-232 device to port 4 enable \4A\46\02\04\01\60 enable communication with RS-232 C input devices on port 4 baud rate \4A\46\03\04\00\60 1200 \4A\46\03\04\02\60 disable (*) \4A\46\02\04\00\60 \4A\46\03\04\01\60 2400 \4A\46\03\04\03\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
4. the MicroBar sends an ACK character to the RS-232 input device at the end of transmission if the message is understood, or a NAK character (15h) if the message is not understood space \4A\46\05\04\04\60 \4A\46\06\04\02\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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- there is no hardware/software protocols timeout for RS-232 input devices not active (*) \4A\46\07\04\00\60 not active \4A\46\09\04\00\60 not active \4A\46\0B\04\00\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 4 active (ENQ 05h) \4A\46\07\04\01\60 active (ACK 06h) (*) \4A\46\09\04\01\60 active (NAK 15h) (*)
- when RTS / CTS is activated, the MicroBar waits for an RTS from the RS-232 input device and sends a CTS when it is ready to receive data not active (*) \4A\46\0E\04\00\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 4 \4A\46\0D\04\01\60 \4A\46\0E\04\01\60...
(*) \4A\46\0F\04\00\60 transmit on Carriage Return + Line Feed \4A\46\10\04\04\02\0D\60 transmit on Carriage Return (0Dh) (*) \4A\46\10\04\3E\0D\60 compose end-of-message character: \4A\46\10\04\60 - enter an ASCII character and scan End Selection (Appendix A) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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(*) \4A\46\13\04\00\60 compose timeout before transmission (ms): [range: 0-5000 ms] \4A\46\14\04\60 enter a number string and scan End Selection (Appendix C) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 4 active \4A\46\0F\04\01\60 active \4A\46\13\04\01\60...
- the commands are mutually exclusive - only for keyboard wedge applications ! not active (*) \4A\46\16\04\00\60 original message string transmitted single-character / dual-character special keys interpretation do not transmit ASCII characters 00h-20h without MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual \4A\46\15\04\00\60...
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- the RS-232 input device must have " data bits = 8 " if you want to use this option ! active \4A\46\16\04\04\60 Example ( single character 88h = <Tab> ) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 4 original message: transmitted as:...
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CLEAR FIELD - LINE FEED RESET CTRL PF24 character > 7Fh emulated key PF10 PF11 PF12 PF13 PF14 PF15 PF16 PF17 PF18 PF19 PF20 PF21 PF22 PF23 character > 7Fh MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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CLEAR FIELD - LINE FEED RESET CTRL PF24 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 4 characters emulated key PF10 PF11 PF12 PF13 PF14 PF15 PF16...
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. Ixx msg<Tab>xx <Tab> original message: transmitted as: msg . Ixx msg . Ixx <Tab> original message: transmitted as: msg . Ixx msg . Ixx x - . I x <Tab> msg - . Ixx ms<Tab>xx MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- the MicroBar converts ASCII character FF (0Ch) to wedge character <Enter> and ASCII character DC1 (11h) to wedge character <Tab> not active (*) \4A\46\17\04\00\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 4 \4A\46\17\04\01\60 active...
- for data received from RS-232 TTL input devices (electronic scales, barcode readers, magstripe readers, . . .) connected to Port 5 of the MicroBar enable \4A\46\02\05\01\60 enable communication with RS-232 TTL input devices on port 5 baud rate \4A\46\03\05\00\60 1200 \4A\46\03\05\02\60 disable (*) \4A\46\02\05\00\60 \4A\46\03\05\01\60 2400 \4A\46\03\05\03\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
4. the MicroBar sends an ACK character to the RS-232 input device at the end of transmission if the message is understood, or a NAK character (15h) if the message is not understood space \4A\46\05\05\04\60 \4A\46\06\05\02\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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- there is no hardware/software protocols timeout for RS-232 input devices not active (*) \4A\46\07\05\00\60 not active \4A\46\09\05\00\60 not active \4A\46\0B\05\00\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 5 active (ENQ 05h) \4A\46\07\05\01\60 active (ACK 06h) (*) \4A\46\09\05\01\60 active (NAK 15h) (*)
- when RTS / CTS is activated, the MicroBar waits for an RTS from the RS-232 input device and sends a CTS when it is ready to receive data not active (*) \4A\46\0E\05\00\60 active \4A\46\0D\05\01\60 active \4A\46\0E\05\01\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
(*) \4A\46\0F\05\00\60 transmit on Carriage Return + Line Feed \4A\46\10\05\04\02\0D\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 5 transmit on Carriage Return (0Dh) (*) \4A\46\10\05\3E\0D\60 compose end-of-message character:...
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- only applies if transmit on end-of-message character is active not active (*) \4A\46\13\05\00\60 compose timeout before transmission (ms): [range: 0-5000 ms] (default = 2500 ms) \4A\46\14\05\60 enter a number string and scan End Selection (Appendix C) active \4A\46\0F\05\01\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual active \4A\46\13\05\01\60...
- only for keyboard wedge applications ! not active (*) \4A\46\16\05\00\60 original message string transmitted single-character / dual-character special keys interpretation MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 5 do not transmit ASCII characters 00h-20h without \4A\46\15\05\00\60...
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. Ixx msg . Ixx x - . I x - . I msg - . Ixx msg - . Ixx original message: transmitted as: <Tab> msg88xx msg<Tab>xx MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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CLEAR FIELD - LINE FEED RESET CTRL PF24 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 5 character > 7Fh emulated key PF10 PF11 PF12 PF13 PF14 PF15...
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BACKSPACE right arrow left arrow up arrow down arrow CLEAR FIELD - LINE FEED RESET CTRL PF24 characters emulated key PF10 PF11 PF12 PF13 PF14 PF15 PF16 PF17 PF18 PF19 PF20 PF21 PF22 PF23 characters MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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2 characters Example ( ". I" dual-character combination = <Tab> ) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 6. Input devices RS-232 input devices on port 5 original message: transmitted as: msg .
UDI / CICS - special keyboard wedge applications - the MicroBar converts ASCII character FF (0Ch) to wedge character <Enter> and ASCII character DC1 (11h) to wedge character <Tab> not active (*) \4A\46\17\05\00\60 active \4A\46\17\05\01\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
7. Operating settings 7. Operating settings - settings that affect the way your product operates (beeps / green indicator LED) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
1 (*) \45\4A\00\60 none \45\49\00\60 duration 60 ms \45\49\3C\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 7. Operating settings beeps / green indicator LED compose frequency (Hz): [range: 100-4000 Hz] - enter a number string and scan End Selection (Appendix C) \4B\46\60 \45\4A\01\60...
(ms): [range: 0-999 ms] \45\49\60 enter a number string and scan End Selection (Appendix C) timing before transmission (*) \45\52\60 good read LED on (*) \45\4F\01\10\60 80 ms (*) \45\49\01\10\60 300 ms \45\49\04\2C\60 after transmission \45\51\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
- only for RS-232 host applications - useful to indicate successful or unsuccesful processing by your application - when it receives the specified beep command from the RS-232 host system, the MicroBar 9730 will : - emit a beep (internal MicroBar beeper)
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7. Operating settings beeps / green indicator LED MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
EPROM version: Smart cable standard software version (if applicable) : - screen display : * MicroBar 9730 * V02-01C2B * 1A03SC_ * - EPROM software version beeps as above, then series of low beeps / flashes for Smart cable standard software version : MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 8.
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Smart cable special software version ("B" for example) : - screen display : * MicroBar 9730 * V02-01C2B * 1A03SCB * - EPROM / Smart cable beeps / flashes as above + extra short beeps at the end to indicate special version (2 beeps for "B")
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MicroBar 4. switch off the ScanPlus / MaxiScan 2200 to deactivate transparent configuration mode at the end of MicroBar setup MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual 8. Configuration modes and utilities transparent display data string mode - displays data string and checksum values on a terminal screen when you read configuration bar codes (the EasySet "View - Data String"...
"update current configuration" is selected update current configuration \46\41\02\60 permanently saves any temporary configuration actions and quits temporary configuration mode MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual restore current configuration - ignores any temporary configuration actions and quits temporary configuration mode \46\41\01\60...
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@ (40h) \20\20\60 B (42h) \22\60 D (44h) \24\60 F (46h) \26\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual end selection \64\60 A. ASCII character codes A (41h) \21\60 C (43h) \23\60 E (45h) \25\60 G (47h) \27\60...
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A. ASCII character codes H (48h) \28\60 J (4Ah) \2A\60 L (4Ch) \2C\60 N (4Eh) \2E\60 end selection \64\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual I (49h) \29\60 K (4Bh) \2B\60 M (4Dh) \2D\60 O (4Fh) \2F\60...
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P (50h) \30\60 R (52h) \32\60 T (54h) \34\60 V (56h) \36\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual end selection \64\60 A. ASCII character codes Q (51h) \31\60 S (53h) \33\60 U (55h) \35\60 W (57h) \37\60...
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A. ASCII character codes X (58h) \38\60 Z (5Ah) \3A\60 \ (5Ch) \3C\60 ^ (5Eh) \3E\3E\60 end selection \64\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual Y (59h) \39\60 [ (5Bh) \3B\60 ] (5Dh) \3D\60 _ (5Fh) \3F\60...
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` (60h) this character not available b (62h) \20\22\60 d (64h) \20\24\60 f (66h) \20\26\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual end selection \64\60 A. ASCII character codes a (61h) \20\21\60 c (63h) \20\23\60 e (65h) \20\25\60 g (67h) \20\27\60...
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A. ASCII character codes h (68h) \20\28\60 j (6Ah) \20\2A\60 l (6Ch) \20\2C\60 n (6Eh) \20\2E\60 end selection \64\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual i (69h) \20\29\60 k (6Bh) \20\2B\60 m (6Dh) \20\2D\60 o (6Fh) \20\2F\60...
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(70h) \20\30\60 r (72h) \20\32\60 t (74h) \20\34\60 v (76h) \20\36\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual end selection \64\60 A. ASCII character codes q (71h) \20\31\60 s (73h) \20\33\60 u (75h) \20\35\60 w (77h) \20\37\60...
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A. ASCII character codes x (78h) \20\38\60 z (7Ah) \20\3A\60 | (7Ch) \20\3C\60 ~ (7Eh) \20\3E\60 end selection \64\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual y (79h) \20\39\60 { (7Bh) \20\3B\60 } (7Dh) \20\3D\60 DEL (7Fh) \20\3F\60...
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B. Additional preamble / postamble characters—Keyboard wedge \04\02\00\60 RETURN \04\02\02\60 FIELD + \04\02\04\60 HOME \04\02\06\60 end selection \64\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual PF 24 \04\02\2F\60 ENTER \04\02\01\60 SEND \04\02\03\60 FIELD EXIT \04\02\05\60...
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TAB = Ctrl i \04\02\08\60 BACK TAB \04\02\0A\60 ARROW RIGHT \04\02\0C\60 ARROW UP \04\02\0E\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual B. Additional preamble / postamble characters—Keyboard wedge end selection \64\60 \04\02\07\60 \04\02\09\60 BACK SPACE \04\02\0B\60 ARROW LEFT \04\02\0D\60...
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B. Additional preamble / postamble characters—Keyboard wedge CLEAR \04\02\10\60 \04\02\12\60 LINE FEED \04\02\14\60 end selection \64\60 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual ARROW DOWN \04\02\0F\60 FIELD - \04\02\11\60 \04\02\13\60 RESET \04\02\15\60...
D. Test codes Codabar 123456 Code 93 CODE-93 EAN 128 ]C1EAN 128 Standard 2 of 5 123456 MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual D. Test codes Code 39 CODE-39 Code 128 CODE-128 Interleaved 2 of 5 12345678901234 Matrix 2 of 5...
Input/output ports Overview - port 4 and port 5 are input ports - port 5 is Intermec input device compatible input data - ports 1, 2 and 3 are output ports - ports 1, and 2 can also be used as input ports when free (depending on output interface)
Y active single active single passive single smart comments Cxx compatible (601xxx-xx) ScanPlus 1800 ST compatible ScanPlus 1800 ST compatible ScanPlus 1800 ST compatible ScanPlus 1800 ST compatible ScanPlus 1800 ST compatible ScanPlus 1800 ST compatible MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
10-pin female modular plug, unscreened input input 9-pin subD female, unscreened MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual E. Technical data Input/output ports devices to system for standard wedge passive cable - UBI 601xxx (except Wyse & DEC compatible 220/320/420)
Power GND comments WA/DL compatible using the UBI dual pen adaptor cable option electronic scales or any other RS-232 C input device Intermec input device compatible including left hand key connectors power supply Power GND MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual...
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RTS (output) do not connect do not connect do not connect CTS (input) +5V (I/O) +5V (I/O) MicroBar 9730 - Installation Manual magstripe data iso2 clk iso2 clk iso1 data iso1 do not connect do not connect...
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