Symbology Identifier - Microscan MS-9 User Manual

Symbology Identifier

Symbology Identifier
Used when the symbology type and how it's decoded needs to be known.
Usage:
Symbology ID is an AIM standard prefix set of characters that identify the
Definition:
symbol type.
When enabled, the scanner analyzes and identifies the symbology and
adds a three character identifying prefix to the data:
1.
2.
3.
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Serial Cmd:
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
Explanation of Modifiers for Code 39, Codabar, and I
• For Code 39, Codabar and I 2/5, the modifier indicates Check Digit and Check
Digit Output status.
• For Code 39 only, Full ASCII needs to be enabled to see modifiers 4, 5, and 7.
Modifier Check Digit
Disabled
0
Enabled
1
Enabled
3
Disabled
4
Enabled
5
Enabled
7
indicates a Code 39 symbol with Check Digit and Check Digit Output
Example:]A5
enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed.
For Other Symbologies
• For Code 128, a
• For all other symbologies, the modifier is 0.
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(close bracket character) indicating the presence of a symbology ID
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A, C, E, I, L, Q, b, d, p
A = Code 39; C = Code 128; E = UPC/EAN; F = Codabar; G = Code
93; I = I–2/5
Modifier (see Explanation of Modifiers
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1 = Enabled
Check Digit
Output
N/A
Enabled
Disabled
N/A
Enabled
Disabled
indicates EAN; otherwise the modifier is a 0.
1
below)
2/5
–
Full ASCII conversion performed
(Code 39 only)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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