String Transmission - CONCORD BS501 series User Manual

String transmission

Note: The information in this chapter is closely related to the chapter of String setting.
Format of barcode data transmission
Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix
Prefix transmission: By setting Enable, prefix will be appended before the data transmitted.
Suffix transmission: By setting Enable, suffix will be appended after the data is transmitted.
Code name transmission: By setting Enable, code name will be transmitted before code data.
Preamble transmission: By setting Enable, preamble will be appended before the data transmitted.
Postamble transmission: By setting Enable, postamble will be appended after the data is transmitted.
Code ID transmission: Code ID can be transmitted in the format of either Proprietary ID or AIM ID.
Refer to the chapter of Default setting for each barcode.
Code length transmission: The length of code data string can be transmitted before the code data when
Enable is selected. The length is represented by a number with two digits.
Case conversion: The characters within code data or the whole output string can be set in either upper
case or lower case.
FN1 substitution transmission: The scanner supports a FN1 substitution feature for keyboard wedge,
USB and RS-232 interface. The replacement string of FN1 can be chosen by user (see chapter of
G1-G6 & FN1 substitution string setting).
All-non-printable-character string transmission with string setting: By setting enable, all string settings,
e.g. Preamble transmission or Insert G1 string setting, are active for an all-non-printable-character string.
Here a non-printable character means a character with ASCII value between 0x00 to 0x1F.
Transmit the first N data characters only: The scanner supports to only transmit the first N data
characters of a barcode. The number of N can be set as a digit between 1 and 99.
Transmit the last N data characters only: The scanner supports to only transmit the last N data
characters of a barcode. The number of N can be set as a digit between 1 and 99.
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