Interleaved 2 Of 5 - Microscan MS-9 User Manual

Symbologies by Serial Command

Interleaved 2 of 5

It is has been popular because it is the most dense symbology for print-
Usage:
ing numeric characters less than 10 characters in length; however We do
not recommend this symbology for any new applications because of
inherent problems such as truncation.
A dense, continuous, self-checking, numeric symbology. Characters are
Definition:
paired together so that each character has five elements, two wide and
three narrow, representing numbers 0 through 9, with the bars repre-
senting the first character and the interleaved spaces representing the
second character. (A check digit is highly recommended.)
Important: You must set Symbol Length in order to decode I 2/5 sym-
bols.
Interleaved 2 of 5 Status
Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check digit status,check digit output,symbol length
#1,symbol length #2>
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
Check Digit Status (Interleaved 2 of 5)
It is typically not used but can be enabled for additional security in appli-
Usage:
cations where the host requires redundant check digit verification.
An error correcting routine in which the check digit character is added.
Definition:
<K472,status,check digit
Serial Cmd:
#1,symbol length #2>
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
Check Digit Output Status (Interleaved 2 of 5)
Definition: When enabled, a check digit character is sent along with the symbol data
for added data security.
<K472,status,check digit
Serial Cmd:
#1,symbol length #2>
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
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1 = Enabled
status,check digit output,symbol length
1 = Enabled
status,check digit
1 = Enabled
output,symbol length