Ascii Character Entry Modifier - Microscan QX Hawk User Manual

ASCII Character Entry Modifier

Commands that require ASCII text fields, such as Preamble and Postamble commands,
can be sent to the imager as hex pairs (see Appendix G,
Serial Cmd Format:
To enter ASCII fields as hex values (00 to FF), add a lower-case h directly after the command's
K number, and then enter the hex value that corresponds with the desired ASCII character.
Example:
Serial Cmd: <K142,status,postamble
The ASCII characters <, >, and
postamble in the symbol decode output, enter the Postamble command as follows:
<K142h,,3E>
Note that the "status" field contains only a
changed is the "postamble character(s)" field. (See
Conventions for a more detailed explanation of this command shortcut.)
Protocol Selection
Protocol
Serial Cmd: <K160,protocol,address,protocol port>
Options: 0 = Point-to-Point
1 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS
2 = Point-to-Point with XON/XOFF
3 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS and XON/XOFF
4 = ACK/NAK
5 = Polling Mode
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<Knnnh,00-FF>
character(s)>
,
can only be entered as hex pairs. So, to make
ASCII
,
. This is because the only field that is being
Serial Configuration Command
Appendices
Table, for conversions).
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