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  • Page 1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide Version 1.4...
  • Page 2 Liability Diamond Technologies Inc. shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this material. Those responsible for the use of this device must ensure that all necessary steps have been taken to verify that the applications meet all performance and safety requirements including any applicable laws, regulations, codes, and standards.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    User-Specified Reread Delay ......................16 2D Reread Delay ..........................16 Multiple Symbols ..........................16 Data Formatting............................. 16 No Read ............................. 16 Adding a Prefix or Suffix ........................17 Symbologies ............................18 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e...
  • Page 4 Data Matrix ............................28 MaxiCode ............................28 Aztec Code ............................28 Programmatic Interface ......................... 29 Command List ............................32 Symbology Chart ..........................69 ASCII Chart ............................72 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e...

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    About this Manual This Manual is meant to serve as a guide on how to use and modify your Creo Hand Held scanner. For further technical information beyond what is contained in this manual please visit www.Diamondt.com, where you can download datasheets, USB drivers, and further documentation on the Creo scanner.

  • Page 6: Getting To Know Creo

    Getting to Know Creo The Creo compact hand held scanner is a programmable multi-functional handheld companion scanner designed to accurately read barcodes. Despite different options and models, each Creo unit will have the following: Cable This allows your device to communicate with your host. This cable output will...

  • Page 7: Using The Creo

    Once the device is powered on, and the indication light is shining blue, the device is ready to use. Scanning Barcodes To scan a barcode with the Creo, simply ensure that the unit is powered on. Then, with the scan face pointed at a barcode, simply press the trigger button. Alternatively, you can press and hold the trigger button, while bringing either the barcode to the center of the reader’s aimer, or the readers aimer to the...
  • Page 8 To see the aimer, simply press and hold the Trigger button on the Creo while the unit is powered on. Examples of different aimers:...

  • Page 9: Interfacing To The Creo

    This will allow the reader to better see the code. Apon a successful read the Creo will vibrate and display its “smile”. If these features are not desired, they can be selectively disabled through programming commands.

  • Page 10: Usb Interface Parameters

    RS232-STD Standard Interface (Default). o RS232 also allows for configuration of specific communication parameters. If you are attempting to Connect a USB Creo to a PC you will first need the appropriate drivers which can be downloaded for free from www.Diamondt.com.

  • Page 11: Operating Modes

    The Creo can also operate in modes which are optimized for Cell Phone or LED display reading. These modes include a Mobile Phone trigger mode and a Mobile Phone presentation mode. Note in Mobile Phone mode the speed of scanning barcodes on paper may be slightly reduced.

  • Page 12: Creo User Feedback

    Creo when the trigger is pressed. Creo Smile and Vibration The Creo scanner features a green “smile” indicator and vibrational feedback upon a successful scan of a barcode. This assists operators in ensuring they have successfully scanned a code and received the data.

  • Page 13: Creo Beeper Volume

    Creo Beeper Volume The Creo Scanner also features a built-in beeper for audio feedback upon a successful scan of a code. This allows operators to hear as well as see, a successful code scan. Beep volume can be lowered, or muted entirely if you wish to use the scanner silently.

  • Page 14: Creo Defaults

    When the Creo is set to Trigger operating mode, the scanner will turn on when it receives a button press or a serial activate command is programmatically sent to the reader. The serial trigger activate and deactivate commands utilize the following format.

  • Page 15: Defining Reading Areas And What To Read

    Defining Reading Areas and What to Read Reread Delay The DLYRRD command sets the time period before the Creo can read the same bar code a second time. Setting a reread delay protects against accidental rereads of the same barcode. Longer delays are effective in minimizing accidental rereads.

  • Page 16: User-Specified Reread Delay

    The SHWNRD1 command can be used to instruct the reader to send a no read (NR message when the reader cannot read a code. If No Read is turned Off, the “NR” will not appear. Default = Off. Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 16...

  • Page 17: Adding A Prefix Or Suffix

    Adding a Prefix or Suffix You can easily add a Prefix or Suffix to the data stream coming from the Creo using the PREBK2 or SUFBK2 commands respectively. A prefix or suffix can be a single character or a group of characters and these can be applied to all barcodes read or to specific barcode symbologies.

  • Page 18: Symbologies

    Symbologies The Creo Scanner can read all common 1D and 2D barcodes. Each symbology can be specifically enabled or disabled allowing you to only read intended codes. Each symbology specifically can also be controlled in multiple different manners including, limiting or expecting certain code lengths, validating checksums or redundancies.

  • Page 19: Codabar

    All Symbologies On* Codabar Default All Codabar Settings Enable Codabar* Disable Codabar Code 39 Default All Code 39 Settings Disable Code 39 Enable Code 39* Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 19...

  • Page 20: Code 39 Full Ascii

    ASCII* Code 93 Default All Code 93 Settings Enable Code 93* Disable Code 93 Matrix 2 of 5 Default All Matrix 2 of 5 Settings Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 20...

  • Page 21: Code 32 Pharmaceutical

    Disable Code 39 Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical* Interleaved 2 of 5 Default All Interleaved 2 of 5 Settings Enable Interleaved 2 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5* of 5 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 21...

  • Page 22: Code 11

    Default All Code 11 Settings Disable Code 11* Enable Code 11 Code 128 Default All Code 128 Settings Disable Code 128 Enable Code 128* GS1-128 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 22...

  • Page 23: Upc-A

    Default All Code GS1- 128 Settings Disable Code GS1-128 Enable Code GS1-128* UPC-A Default All UPC-A Settings Disable Code GS1-128 Enable UPC-A* UPC-E0 Default All UPC-E0 Settings Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 23...

  • Page 24: Upc-E1

    Enable UPC-E0* Disable UPC-E0 UPC-E1 Enable UPC-E1 Disable UPC-E1* EAN/JAN-13 Default All EAN/JAN- 13 Settings Disable EAN/JAN-13 Enable EAN/JAN-13* EAN/JAN-8 Default All EAN/JAN- 8 Settings Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 24...

  • Page 25: Msi

    Default All MSI Settings Disable MSI* Enable MSI GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Default All GS1 Databar Omnidirectional Settings Enable GS1 Databar Disable GS1 Databar Omnidirectional* Omnidirectional Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 25...

  • Page 26: Gs1 Databar Limited

    Enable GS1 Databar Limited Limited* GS1 DataBar Expanded Default All GS1 Databar Expanded Settings Enable GS1 Databar Disable GS1 Databar Limited* Limited PDF417 Default All PDF417 Settings Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 26...

  • Page 27: Micropdf417

    Default All MicroPDF417 Settings Enable MicroPDF417 Disable MicroPDF417* GS1 composite Codes Enable GS1 Composite Disable GS1 Composite* QR Code Default All QR Settings Enable QR* Disable QR Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 27...

  • Page 28: Data Matrix

    MaxiCode Default All Data Matrix Settings Enable Data Matrix* Disable Data Matrix Aztec Code Default All Aztec Code Settings Enable Aztec Code* Disable Aztec Code Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 28...

  • Page 29: Programmatic Interface

    Programmatic Interface The Creo scanners support programming via either reading programming barcodes or via a host programmatic configuration through the USB Serial, or RS232 interface. This is helpful when programming larger numbers of scanners. The following describes the command format used when sending commands to the Creo.
  • Page 30 Example: Disable scanning of Data Matrix symbology codes and store in non-volatile memory Host: [SYN]M[CR] IDMENA0. Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 30...
  • Page 31 Example: Turn off the scanner’s illumination lights and store in volatile memory but command is misspelled. Host: [SYN]M[CR]SCMLED0! Scanner: SCMLED0[ENQ]! In this example the command was rejected as the tag value was incorrect and not understood by the scanner. Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 31...

  • Page 32: Command List

    Command List The below table includes the programmatic commands for the Creo Compact scanners. Selection Setting * indicates Default Serial Command Description ## indicates a numeric value Product Default Settings Setting Custom Defaults Set Custom Defaults MNUCDF Save following commands as custom...
  • Page 33 Brazil (MS) KBDCTY59 Bulgaria (Cyrillic) KBDCTY52 Bulgaria (Latin) KBDCTY53 Canada (French legacy) KBDCTY54 Canada (French) KBDCTY18 Canada (Multilingual) KBDCTY55 Croatia KBDCTY32 Czech KBDCTY15 Czech (Programmers) KBDCTY40 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 33...
  • Page 34 Greek (Polytonic) KBDCTY60 Hebrew KBDCTY12 Hungarian (101 key) KBDCTY50 Hungry KBDCTY19 Iceland KBDCTY75 Irish KBDCTY73 Italian (142) KBDCTY56 Italy KBDCTY5 Japan ASCII KBDCTY28 Kazakh KBDCTY78 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 34...
  • Page 35 Russian (Typewriter) KBDCTY68 KBDCTY21 Serbia (Cyrillic) KBDCTY37 Serbia (Latin) KBDCTY36 Slovakia KBDCTY22 Slovakia (QWERTY) KBDCTY49 Slovakia (QWERTZ) KBDCTY48 Slovenia KBDCTY31 Spain KBDCTY10 Spanish variation KBDCTY51 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 35...
  • Page 36 KBDNPE0 Control Character Output On KBDNPE1 Keyboard Modifiers *Control + X Off KBDCAS0 DOS Mode Control + X KBDCAS1 Windows Mode Control + X KBDCAS2 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 36...
  • Page 37 7 Data, 2 Stop, Parity Odd 232WRD7 8 Data, 1 Stop, Parity Even 232WRD5 *8 Data, 1 Stop, Parity None 232WRD2 8 Data, 1 Stop, Parity Odd 232WRD8 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 37...
  • Page 38 BELBEP1 Reader will respond with a beep after receiving a BEL character. This can be used to confirm command communications. *Beep on BEL Off BELBEP0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 38...
  • Page 39 Range 1-9 BEPRPT# Good Read Delay *No Delay DLYGRD0 Minimum time before SCANNER can read another barcode Short Delay (500ms) DLYGRD500 Medium Delay (1000ms) DLYGRD1000 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 39...
  • Page 40 Allows for the use of a user defined character to trigger the SCANNER. SCANNER will scan until either Deactivation character is received, time out occurs or barcode is successfully scanned. Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 40...
  • Page 41 Mobile Phone Presentation Presentation Mode – Cell Phone PAPSPC Presentation mode mode optimized for cell phone and LED screen reading LED Illumination Presentation PWRLDC0 Mode Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 41...
  • Page 42 = on Bottom PDCBOT## 60% is default of bottom when centering = on Left PDCLFT## 40% is default of top when centering = on Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 42...
  • Page 43 PDFXPR0 Decode Security Very high DECSEC0 Very high most permissive reading High DECSEC1 High reading tolerance *Medium DECSEC2 Medium reading tolerance DECSEC3 Low reading tolerance Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 43...
  • Page 44 200 milliseconds SCNDLY200 Sets a delay between Aimer Delay when a trigger is activated and the scanner acquires and image for processing. Aiming light will appear Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 44...
  • Page 45 If no centering windows is defined reader will only read codes in center of field of view. *Centering Off DECWIN0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 45...
  • Page 46 Output Sequence editor command. *Discard Partial Sequence SEQTTS0 Discard data that is a partial sequence of the sequence which has been programmed into the reader using the Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 46...
  • Page 47 Video Reverse Video Reverse Only VIDLDP1 Only read inverted codes (where black bars are represented as white spaces, and white Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 47...
  • Page 48 See Adding a Prefix or Suffix in this guide. Clear One Suffix SUFCL2 Clear All Suffixes SUFCA2 Function Code Transmit *Enable RMVFNC0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 48...
  • Page 49 Drop Prefix/Suffix Data Format Required, Drop DFM_EN4 Prefix/Suffix Data Format Non-Match Error *Data Format Non-Match Error Tone DFMDEC0 Tone Data Format Non-Match Error Tone DFMDEC1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 49...
  • Page 50 Codabar Concatenation *Off CBRCCT0 CBRCCT1 Require CBRCCT2 Codabar Message Length Minimum (2-60)*4 CBRMIN## Maximum (2-60)*60 CBRMAX## Code 39 Default All Code 39 Settings C39DFT C39ENA0 C39ENA1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 50...
  • Page 51 Validate, But Don’t I25CK21 Transmit Validate, and Transmit I25CK22 Interleaved 2 of 5 Message Minimum (2 - 80) *4 I25MIN## Length Maximum (2 - 80) *80 I25MAX## Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 51...
  • Page 52 Default All Straight 2 of 5 Industrial R25DFT settings *Off R25ENA0 R25ENA1 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Minimum (1 - 48) *4 R25MIN## Message Length Maximum (1 - 48) *48 R25MAX## Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 52...
  • Page 53 Maximum (1 - 80) *80 C11MAX## Code 11 Redundancy Range (0-10)*0 C11VOT## Code 128 Default All Code 128 128DFT Settings 128ENA0 128ENA1 ISBT Concatenation *Off ISBENA0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 53...
  • Page 54 TELMIN## Maximum (1 - 60) *60 TELMAX## Telepen Redundancy Range (0-10)*0 TELVOT## UPC-A Default All UPC-A Settings UPADFT UPBENA0 UPBENA1 UPC-A Check Digit UPACKX0 UPACKX1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 54...
  • Page 55 UPEDFT UPEEN00 UPEEN01 UPC-E0 Expand *Off UPEEXP0 UPEEXP1 UPC-E0 Redundancy Range (0-10)*0 UPEVOT## UPC-E0 Addenda Required Required UPEARQ1 *Not Required UPEARQ0 UPC-E0 Addenda Separator UPEADS1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 55...
  • Page 56 E13ARQ0 Required Required E13ARQ1 EAN/JAN-13 Beginning with *Don’t Require 5 Digit Addenda ARQ2900 290 Addenda Required Require 5 Digit Addenda ARQ2901 *Don’t Require Addenda ARQ3780 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 56...
  • Page 57 Default All EAN/ JAN 8 Settings EA8DFT EA8ENA0 EA8ENA1 EAN/JAN-8 Check Digit EA8CKX0 EA8CKX1 EAN/JAN-8 Addenda *2 Digit Addenda Off EA8AD20 2 Digit Addenda On EA8AD21 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 57...
  • Page 58 MSIMAX## MSI Redundancy Range (0-10)*0 MSIVOT## GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Default All GS1 DataBar RSSDFT Omnidirectional Settings RSSENA RSSENA1 GS1 Databar Omnidirectional Range (0-10)*0 RSSVOT## Redundancy Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 58...
  • Page 59 *Off CBFENA0 CBFENA1 Codablock F Msg. Length Minimum (1 - 2048) *1 CBFMIN#### Maximum (1 - 2048) *2048 CBFMAX#### Label Code LBLENA1 * Off LBLENA0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 59...
  • Page 60 GS1-128 Emulation EANEMU1 GS1 DataBar Emulation EANEMU2 GS1 Code Expansion Off EANEMU3 EAN8 to EAN13 Conversion EANEMU4 *GS1 Emulation Off EANEMU0 TCIF Linked Code 39 T39ENA1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 60...
  • Page 61 *Uses Digimarc Decoder then Both DIGIENA3 Decoders Uses Digimarc Decoder then DIGIENA5 Alternates Decoders Data Matrix Default All Data Matrix Settings IDMDFT Data Matrix IDMENA1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 61...
  • Page 62 Required MaxiCode Msg. Length Minimum (1-150) *1 MAXMIN MaxiCode Msg. Length Maximum (1-150) *150 MAXMAX Aztec Code Default all Aztec Code settings AZTDFT AZTENA1 AZTENA0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 62...
  • Page 63 InfoMail On POSTAL2 Combination 2D Postal Codes InfoMail and British Post On POSTAL8 Intelligent Mail Bar Code and POSTAL20 Postnet with B and B Fields On Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 63...
  • Page 64 Code and Postnet On Planet, Postal-4i, Intelligent Mail Bar POSTAL29 Code and Postnet with B and B Fields On Planet Code Check Digit Transmit PLNCKX1 *Don’t Transmit PLNCKX0 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 64...
  • Page 65 Factory default data format DFMDF3 Restore factory default data format Imaging Default Commands Image Snap Default all Imaging Commands IMGDFT See overview in this guide on Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 65...
  • Page 66 Exposure (1-7874 microseconds) SNPEXP *Gain – None SNPGAN1 Gain – Medium SNPGAN2 Gain – Heavy SNPGAN4 Gain – Maximum SNPGAN8 Target White Value (0-255)*125 SNPWHT### Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 66...
  • Page 67 IMGHIS0 Histogram Stretch On IMGHIS1 *Noise Reduction Off IMGFSP0 Noise Reduction On IMGFSP1 Invert Image around X axis IMGNVX1 Invert Image around Y axis IMGNVY1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 67...
  • Page 68 IMGXFR0 Protocol – None (default USB) IMGXFR2 Protocol – HModem Compressed IMGXFR3 Protocol – HModem IMGXFR4 Ship Every Pixel IMGSUB1 Ship Every 2 Pixel IMGSUB2 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 68...

  • Page 69: Symbology Chart

    All Symbologies Codabar Code 11 Code 128 0,1,2,4 Code 32 < Pharmaceutical (PARAF) Code 39 (supports 0,1,3,4,5,7 Full ASCII mode) TCIF Linked Code 39 (TLC39) Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 69...
  • Page 70 Straight 2 of 5 0,1,3 IATA Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Telepen 0,1,2,3,8,9,A,B,C UPC-A UPC-A with Add- UPC-A with Extended Coupon Code UPC-E UPC-E with Add- UPC-E1 Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 70...
  • Page 71 Symbology Possible modifiers All Symbologies Australian Post British Post Canadian Post China Post InfoMail Intelligent Mail Bar Code Japanese Post KIX (Netherlands) Post Korea Post Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 71...

  • Page 72: Ascii Chart

    Planet Code Postal-4i Postnet ASCII Chart ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII Char. Char. Char. Char. ‘ “ & ’ < > Creo Compact Hand Held Scanner User Guide v 1.3 P a g e | 72...

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