Ucc/Ean-128 - Microscan MS-820 User Manual

UCC/EAN-128

UCC/EAN-128

Definition: A subset of Code 128, with extended features.
See the Uniform Code Council, Inc. at
Usage: Used as a standard for shipping labels.
Note: Code 128 must be Enabled for UCC/EAN-128 to function.
UCC/EAN-128 Status
Serial Cmd: <Kt,,,UCC/EAN-128
tor status,application record separator character,application record
brackets,application record padding>
Note: Code 128 serial command fields for K precede UCC/EAN-128.
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Enabled: If Enabled, the scanner can read labels with or without a function 1
character in the first position.
Required: If set to Required, the label must have a function 1 in the first position
and conform to EAN format in order to decode the bar code symbol.
Output Data Format (UCC/EAN-128)
Definition: Offers an option between Standard UCC/EAN-128 and Application
Record format.
Usage: Application Record is useful in applications in which the software can
utilize application record formatting to help automate the processing of
its UCC/EAN-128 data.
Serial Cmd: <Kt,,,UCC/EAN-128
tor status,application record separator character,application record
brackets,application record padding>
Default: Standard
Options: 0 = Standard
Standard: In Standard UCC/EAN-128 application identifiers and data fields are
sent, but none of the formatting (separators, parentheses, padding)
will be included.
Application Application Record is a variation of UCC/EAN-128 that allows the user
Record: to define separators between data fields, enclose application identifiers
in parentheses, and enable padding (zeros) for variable length fields.
Note: If an illegal Application Record format is detected, the scanner will process it
as a noread and output a noread message (if enabled).
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status,output format,application record separa-
1 = Enabled 2 = Required
status,output format,application record separa-
1 = Application Record