Code 128 - Microscan MS-9 User Manual

Code 128

Code 128 is a smaller symbology useful in applications with tight spots
Usage:
and high security needs.
A very dense alphanumeric symbology. It encodes all 128 ASCII charac-
Definition:
ters; it is continuous, has variable length, and uses multiple element
widths measured edge to edge.
Code 128 Status
Serial Cmd: <K474,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length>
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
Fixed Symbol Length Status (Code 128)
Definition: When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the sym-
bol length field. When disabled any length would be considered a valid
symbol.
Serial Cmd: <K474,status,fixed symbol length
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
Symbol Length (Code 128)
Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data
Usage:
integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted.
Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize
Definition:
(this does not include start and stop and check digit characters). The
scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length.
Serial Cmd: <K474,status,fixed symbol length
Default: 10
Options: 1 to 64
Note: Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Symbol Length to take
effect.
1 = Enabled
status,fixed symbol length>
1 = Enabled
status,fixed symbol
MS-9 Scanner User's Manual
Chapter 5 Symbologies
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