Intermec Sabre 1555 Programmer's Reference Manual page 127

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AC
ACC
ACK
AIM
antenna
ASCII
ASI
B
bar code
baud
BFR
bit
bps
BRC
BRR
byte
alternating current
high-level acknowledge setup command. A command that indicates that a message
was received.
low-level acknowledge character. A character that indicates that a message was
received.
Automatic Identification Manufacturers
passive device that converts RF energy into magnetic energy (RF signal)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard seven bit code
almost always transmitted with a parity bit for a total of eight bits per character. The
ASCII set consists of both control and printing characters. ASCII was established by
the American National Standards Institute to achieve compatibility between various
types of data communication equipment. Equivalent to the International ISO 7-bit
code. ASCII is the most commonly used code for non-IBM equipment.
Accepted PPP command and sending information
An automatic identification technology that encodes information into an array of
adjacent parallel rectangular bars and spaces of varying widths.
The number of discreet conditions or signal events per second. In RS-232 and RS-422/
485 systems, baud rate is the same as bits per second (bps).
binary frame response
An abbreviation for binary digit. A binary digit is a single element (0 or 1) in a binary
number. Eight bits equal one byte.
bits per second. The unit of measure used to describe the rate of data transmission. For
example, 1200 bits per second means that there are 1200 data bits transmitted per
second.
baud rate confirm
baud rate requested
A combination of eight bits in a predetermined pattern, designed to represent a digit or
an alphanumeric character.
Acronyms and Glossary
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