Serial In Mode - Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n User Manual

Serial Data Collection and Global Positioning System

Serial In Mode

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Using Serial In mode, your camera accepts text strings from a connected
external device. The information is then added to specified image headers.
Serial In and Serial Out modes can work simultaneously.
NOTE: The Scan-Shoot and Scan-Shoot Multi features allow connectivity
of serial bar code scanners. To enable, please contact your dealer
of Kodak products.
1. Choose Serial Port from the Tools menu then choose Serial In.
2. Select a Serial In option, described below.
Menu
Choice
None No data transmitted
GPS A text string from the
connected GPS device is
written to the header of the
just-captured image.
New The text string from the
connected device is written
to the header of
subsequent images.
Previous A text string from the
connected device is written
to the header of previously
captured images.
Scan-Shoot A scanned bar code value is
written to the image
header.
Scan-Shoot Up to eight scanned bar
Multi code values are written to
the image header.
Status This option appears when
you select New or Previous.
Action
Serial port is unavailable.
If a TRIMBLE GPS card is
inserted in the camera, the
TRIMBLE card overrides the
serial port GPS functionality.
Text string must be 250 valid
characters, or less. Valid
characters consist of ASCII
characters, carriage return,
and line termination.
When you select New Images
or Previous Image, a Serial In
Status option becomes
available.
File type must be Raw. Select
Scan-Shoot, scan a bar code,
then capture an image.
File type must be Raw. Select
Scan-Shoot Multi, scan up to
eight bar codes, then capture
an image.
See
Comments
page 15-3.
April 29, 2004