Codabar - Microscan MS-3 User Manual

Codabar

Usage: Used in photo-finishing and library applications. Formerly used in some
medical applications but not typically used in newer applications.
Definition: Codabar is a 16-character set (0 through 9, and the characters $, :, /, .,
+, and –) with start/stop codes and at least two distinctly different bar
widths.
Codabar Status
Serial Cmd: <K471,status,start & stop match status,start & stop output,large inter-
character gap,fixed symbol length status,symbol length,check digit
type,check digit output status>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Start & Stop Match Status (Codabar)
Usage: Used to increase security of symbology.
Definition: Requires the Codabar start and stop characters (a, b, c, or d) to match
before a valid read can occur.
Serial Cmd: <K471,status,start & stop match
tus,large intercharacter gap,fixed symbol length status,symbol
length,check digit type,check digit output status>
Default: Enabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Start & Stop Output Status (Codabar)
Usage: Used to verify matching.
Definition: Causes the start and stop characters to be transmitted with symbol data.
Serial Cmd: <K471,status,start & stop match
tus,large intercharacter gap,fixed symbol length status,symbol
length,check digit type,check digit status,check digit output status>
Default: Enabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
status,start & stop output sta-
1 = Enabled
status,start & stop output sta-
1 = Enabled
MS-3 Laser Scanner User's Manual
Chapter 5 Symbologies
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