Appendix E Serial Command Format; Serial Utility Commands - Microscan MS-9 User Manual

Serial Command Format
Appendix E — Serial Command Format
Serial commands are of two types: utility and configuration.
Rules that apply to both utility and configuration commands
1. A less than
<
2. Commands and data are "case sensitive." That is, characters must be entered as
upper or lower case, as specified.

Serial Utility Commands

These are sent during operations and are not followed by a
12-1, "Summary of Utility Serial Commands," on page 12-3.
Serial Configuration "K" Commands
These begin with a single K character followed by a 3-digit numeric single character,
data fields, and an initializing command, as follows:
<Knumeric parameter,data,data,...etc.><initializing command>
An initializing command
scanner's memory and saves for power-on; an
but does not save for power-on.
For example, to enable UPC and save the change for power-on, send <K473,1><Z>.
To change Baud Rate and reset without saving changes for power-on, send
<K100,a 3><A>.
Note: Allow a
1.5
munications.
Note: Previous serial commands had alphabetic parameters following the K and did not
insert a comma before the 1st field, as in <Kf5>. The new "numeric" commands
include a comma after the numeric parameter, as in <K140,5>.
Serial Configuration Command Conventions:
• All data fields (except the last) must be followed by a comma (without a space).
• The following characters cannot be used: , < > NUL.
• All fields preceding a modified field must be included.
• If there is no change in preceding fields, then commas alone can be entered in
these fields. For example, if only the last field in the following command is chang-
ing,
<K100,a 4,1,0,0>
• All fields following a modified field can be omitted. For example, to change Baud
Rate, send <K100,a3>.
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and greater than
>
or
<A> <Z>
second delay after sending the <A> command before resuming com-
can be entered as <Ka100,,,,0>.
characters enclose the commands.
may follow the command. A
initializes the scanner's memory
<A>
<A> or <Z>. See Table
initializes the
<Z>