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DCX Series User's Guide
Version 2.11 Rev. 0
13 August 2013

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  • Page 1 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013...
  • Page 2 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 INTRODUCTION There are four models of readers in the DCX Series: The DCX readers are stand-alone data collection readers which are available in fixed-mount and portable versions. • Smart Slot DCX (barcode) •...
  • Page 3 You can communicate with the readers using your own software, reader is full. software provided by your dealer, or using IBC’s DCX utility soft- ware, which is located on our website. There are two reader identification fields which can be stored along with scanned data.

  • Page 4: Operational Modes

    In the Online Mode (“J” emulation mode), the reader emulates ing the programming commands or the utility software. In many and IBC J series reader. Scanned data is transmitted immedi- cases, the factory defaults for the reader may be sufficient for ately and not stored in the non volatile memory.

  • Page 5: Programming Commands

    %U. Note that any spaces shown in the commands are not part of the command. They are used solely for readability. To program any TCP/IP related parameters, refer to the IBC TCP/IP Programmers Guide.

  • Page 6: Version Command

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Reset Record Size Command \ x x d r s data size min=4, max=40 include the date when saving data 0=no, 1=yes include the reader id when saving data...

  • Page 7: Get Time Command

    Sets the reader id field to xxxxx. 5 characters are required. If less than 5 characters, pad with blanks. The g command is used for backward compatibility with older IBC utility software. The preferred method to setting the ID is to use the X109 command.

  • Page 8: Set Reader Mode

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Set Reader Mode online mode (use this also for Hybrid Mode in combination with the X108 command, page 42) prox dump mode collection mode Sets the mode of the reader.

  • Page 9: Clear Log

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Get Log Item Returns a logged data record. The format of the data record will be date/time, reader id, reader description, data. Date/time, reader id, and reader description are optional items and will only be in the data record if they were turned on using the \ command.

  • Page 10: Reset Reader

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Restart Reader <null> X Restarts the reader. Changing some parameters, such as the baud rate, requires the reader to be powered down and then restarted. Alternatively, you can issue the restart command to restart the reader.
  • Page 11 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Code 39 Barcode Settings X001 e c t s d ll x p s 1 = enable code39; 0 = disable code39 reading 1 = enable code39 check digit; 0 = disable check digit checking 1 = include check digit with data;...

  • Page 12: Code 39 Suffix

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Code 39 Suffix X017 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be appended to code39 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 13 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Standard 2 of 5 Barcode Settings X002 e c t d ll x p s 1 = enable S2of5; 0 = disable S20f5 reading 1 = enable S2of5 check digit; 0 = disable check digit checking 1 = include check digit with data;...
  • Page 14 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 S2of5 Suffix X021 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to S2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 15 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Industrial 2 of 5 Barcode Settings X003 e c t d ll x p s 1 = enable ind2of5; 0 = disable ind20f5 reading 1 = enable ind2of5 check digit; 0 = disable check digit checking 1 = include check digit with data;...
  • Page 16 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Industrial 2 of 5 Suffix X031 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 17 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode Settings X004 e c t d ll x p s 1 = enable i2of5; 0 = disable i20f5 reading 1 = enable i2of5 check digit; 0 = disable check digit checking 1 = include check digit with data;...
  • Page 18 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Industrial 2 of 5 Suffix X019 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 19 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Upc A Barcode Settings X005 e d x p s 1 = enable upca; 0 = disable upca reading 1 = include direction indicator; 0 = don’t include extra bars setting, 0 thru 4 1 = upca prefix on;...

  • Page 20: Upc A Suffix

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Upc A Suffix X027 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 21 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Ean13 Barcode Settings X006 e d x p s 1 = enable ean13; 0 = disable ean13 reading 1 = include direction indicator; 0 = don’t include extra bars setting, 0 thru 4 1 = ean13 prefix on;...

  • Page 22: Ean13 Suffix

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Ean13 Suffix X029 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 23 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Code128 Barcode Settings X007 e c t d ll x p s 1 = enable code128; 0 = disable code128 reading 1 = enable code128 check digit; 0 = disable check digit checking 1 = include check digit with data;...

  • Page 24: Code128 Suffix

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Code128 Suffix X025 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.

  • Page 25: Codabar Settings

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Codabar Settings X008 e c t s d ll x i p s 1 = enable codabar; 0 = disable codabar 1 = enable check digit; 0 = disable check digit checking 1 = include check digit with data;...

  • Page 26: Codabar Suffix

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Codabar Suffix X023 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.

  • Page 27: Barcode Masking

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Barcode Masking X033 ll p1 ll1 p2 ll2 (mask 1, part 1) X034 p3 ll3 p4 ll4 p5 ll5 (mask 1, part 2) X035 ll p1 ll1 p2 ll2...

  • Page 28: Serial Settings

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 General Barcode Options X037 t n a m k b c barcode timeout value, 1 thru 9, default=5 0 = normalization off; 1 = normalization on, priority=small; 2 = normalization on, priority=large 0 = no alpha delete;...

  • Page 29: Restart Command

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Restart Command X015 1 This command restarts the reader. Either this command or the NULL X command may be used to restart the reader. Track 1 Settings Part 1 X039 e q c s l d a m b p x 1=track 1 enabled;...
  • Page 30 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Track 1 Settings Part 2 X040 ll ss restrict track 1 reading to cards with a length of ll. Set to 00 for any length. seperator character translation. If this parameter is set to a non 00 value, then any seperator characters in the magstripe will be converted to this value.
  • Page 31 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Track 2 Settings Part 1 X041 e q c s l d a m b p x 1=track 2 enabled; 0=disabled 1=use track 1 character set (default); 0=use track 2 character set 1=use c start sentinel;...
  • Page 32 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Track 2 Prefix X056 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 33 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Track 3 Settings Part 1 X043 e q c s l d a m b p x 1=track 3 enabled; 0=disabled 1=use track 1 character set (default); 0=use track 2 character set 1=use c start sentinel;...
  • Page 34 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Track 3 Prefix X056 aaa bbb ccc ddd eee aaa-eee 3-digit ascii value for a character, max=126, 000=end You can program up to 5 characters to be prepended to ind2of5 data. To set a character use the 3-digit decimal value for the character, i.e.
  • Page 35 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Magstripe Masking X061 ll p1 ll1 p2 ll2 (track 1, mask 1, part 1) X062 p3 ll3 p4 ll4 p5 ll5 (track 1, mask 1, part 2) X063 ll p1 ll1 p2 ll2...
  • Page 36 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Example: Magstripe data is 1234567890 Command: X033 10 06003..Result: Command: X033 06000..Result: 67890 To insert a character in the masked data, set the p(x) parameter to 00 and in the ll(x) parameter specify the character to insert, using the 3-digit decimal value of the character.
  • Page 37 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Proximity General Input Settings X073 m k b p s 1 = accept wiegand data only; 2 = accept only aba data; 3 = accept wiegand and aba 1 = masking on; 2=masking off 1=beep on good read;...
  • Page 38 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Wiegand Input Formats X074 bbb sss sl b bss bl b 1st format, part 1 X075 iss il b sc ic uc 1st format, part 2 X076 bbb sss sl b bss bl b...
  • Page 39 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Proximity Masking X080 p1 ll1 p2 ll2 (format 1, part 1) X081 p3 ll3 p4 ll4 p5 ll5 (format 1, part 2) X082 p1 ll1 p2 ll2 (format 2, part 1)

  • Page 40: Speaker Control

    DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Speaker Control X095 s fff gg 1=beep on reader startup, 0=no beep speaker frequency, adjustable from 001 to 255 speaker time for a good read, in 100ms increments Speaker Duty Cycle...
  • Page 41 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 USID Card Options (21 Character Cards) X104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Active personnel 1=on, 0=off Retired 1=on, 0=off Reserve 1=on, 0=off Sponsor 1=on, 0=off Dependent...
  • Page 42 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 Online Mode Hybrid Options X108 x y Transmit Time 1=on, 0=off Store Data 1=on, 0=off NOTES • This command is only valid when the reader is in mode 1 (online mode).
  • Page 43 DCX Series User’s Guide Version 2.11 Rev. 0 13 August 2013 SPACE FOR USER NOTES...

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