Ascii Character Entry Modifier - Microscan MS-4X User Manual

ASCII Character Entry Modifier

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
Serial Cmd Format: <Knnnh,00-FF>
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:
Consider the Postamble command:
Serial Cmd: <K142,status,postamble
Imagine that your application requires the ASCII character
symbol decode output.
The ASCII characters <, >, and
postamble in your 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.)
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ASCII Table
character(s)>
,
can only be entered as hex pairs. So, to make
,
. This is because the only field that is being
Serial Configuration Command
for conversions).
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