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Hand Held Scanner User’s Manual Date : January, 2000 Version : 2.0[...]
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CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW ............................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2 KEYBOARD INTERFACE ....................................... 4 2.1 I NSTALLATION ................................................................................... 4 2.2 I NSTALLED ON PC/AT WITHOUT KEYBOARD ........................................ 5 2.3 I [...]
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Page 2 7.3.3. Programming Sheet ................................................................. 23 7.3.4. Parameter Entry ...................................................................... 23 7.4. Q UALIFIER ...................................................................................... 24 7.4.1. Input ID ..............................[...]
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Page 3 Chapter 1 Overview First of all, thank you for choosing Unitech’s products. This decoder build-in scanner comes in one model and supports interfaces such as keyboard wedge, RS232 serial wedge, RS232 terminal wedge, wand emulation, and the latest USB interface. In most of the cases, simply selecting an appropriate cable with a device code w[...]
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Page 4 Chapter 2 Keyboard Interface As a keyboard Interface, the scanner is actually installed between PC (or terminal) and keyboard. See Figure 1 for reference. The scanner sends data to the host device by emulating the keyboard signals input and acts like an extension of the keyboard. 2.1 Installation This scanner can be installed easily by follo[...]
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Page 5 7) If nothing happens at step 6, check all cable connections first and make sure your PC or terminal has been powered. Contact technical support if problem remains after these checking. 8) Unless the scanner has been prior installed for the PC/terminal, user may have to select a proper device number from Group 1 of Appendix D. 9) The Default[...]
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Page 6 2.4 Installed as an USB Interface You can install the scanner with the USB interface cable to work with either PC or iMac USB port. See Figure 1.1 for reference. Your operating system may require the original setup CD to install the driver with initial setup. PC or iMAC Keyboard Figure 1.1. Installed as an USB Interface USB Interface Cable M[...]
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Page 7 your scanning speed, a longer interblock delay may ensure the data integrity. Function Code The scanner can emulate function and other special keys on the keyboard by scanning some pre-defined labels. Appendix B includes those labels for special keys on PC, Macintosh, and IBM terminals. As an option, you may also print these labels by printi[...]
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Page 8 Chapter 3 RS232 Serial Interface 3.1 Installation To use the scanner as a RS232 serial interface, a RS232 interface cable and a power adapter are required. See Chapter 8 for cable pinout and adapter specification. Figure 2 shows an installation diagram for your reference. Installation procedures: 1) Make sure the scanner’s cable has the ri[...]
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Page 9 3.2 Understanding the Operating Parameters Device Type You will need to select the device type to “Serial Interface” from Appendix A, Group 1 of Appendix D, or the following label. Serial Interface Baud Rate, Parity and Data Bit: These parameters set the scanner’s communication protocol that must be matched by the host. The default set[...]
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Page 10 BCC Character: BCC check character is calculated for entire data stream by using “Exclusive OR ” method. It is sent after data stream for data verification. Time Out: You can adjust the Time Out duration for handshaking and ACK/NAK protocol to fit applications. 3.3 Serial TTL This scanner supports serial TTL interface which follows the [...]
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Page 11 Chapter 4 Terminal Interface 4.1 Installation To install the scanner as a terminal interface, you need a DB25 RS232 cable, a terminal wedge “Y” cable and an AC adapter. See Figure 3 for reference. Figure 3. Installing as a Terminal Wedge Host Terminal AC adaptor SCANNER RS232 Cable "Y" Cable Original Cable female male Installa[...]
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Page 12 4) If the scanner has not been configured yet, you need to select “Terminal Wedge” device number from Appendix A, Group 1 of Appendix D, or the following label. Terminal Wedge 4.2 Understanding the Operating Parameters Baud Rate, Parity and Data Bit: These parameters set the scanner’s communication protocol which must be matched the s[...]
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Page 13 Chapter 5 Wand Emulation 5.1 Installation Figure 4 shows how a wand emulation scanner is installed to a data collection terminal. User needs to pay attention to the scanner pinout that should be the same as specified by the terminal. Figure 4. Installed as a Wand Emulation Scanner SCANNER 5.2 Understanding the Operating Parameters Code 39 O[...]
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Page 14 Output of Wand Emulation: (Appendix D, 3) Select one of the two choices for the polarity of data output: * High level for bar (black) and low level for space (white). * High level for space (white) and low level for bar (black). Level Duration of Minimum Width: (Appendix D, 3) Determine the minimum time duration for bar or space either 200 [...]
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Page 15 Chapter 6 Setup The scanner interface can be configured to fit the user's specific application. All configuration parameters are stored in a non-volatile memory, which is retained even if power is lost. 6.1 Bar Code Menu Setup The setup menu in Appendix D contains eight groups: * Group 1: Device selection. * Group 2: Beep and delay. * [...]
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Page 16 6.1.2 Bar Code Length Setting: The following example illustrates how to set Code 39 with a minimum length of 5 and a maximum length of 20: * Scan “Enter Group 5”. * Scan “F1” to select Code 39. * Scan “MIN LENGTH” to enter minimum length setting. * Scan “0” and “5” to select length 5. * Scan “MIN LENGTH” to end minim[...]
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Page 17 Those ID characters can be redefined through setup menu. The following example shows how to set Code 93 with ID ‘O’ and Code 128 without ID: * Scan “Enter Group 3”. * Scan “D2” to select Code ID. * Scan “1” for "Yes". * Scan “D3” to define IDs. * Scan “0” and “9” for selecting Code 93. * Scan “O” fr[...]
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Page 18 Here is an example how to define the output of “Label 0” as “START”, “Label 1” as “ACCEPT” and “Label 2” as “END”: * Scan “Enter Group 3” * Scan “B7” * Scan “0” to define “Label 0” * Scan “S”, “T”, “A”, “R” and “T” from Full ASCII chart * Scan “B7” to end “Label 0” * Scan ?[...]
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Page 19 The following label is called “Dump Settings” label. Before you scan the label, please open a text editor application(such like, Notepad, Word, etc..) Scan the following label, the settings of the scanner will dump to the screen as one or several ASCII string(s). Use any barcode printing software, select Code 39 symbology, and use the s[...]
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Page 20 The following issues should be observed: • The sequence of the strings that the scanner dumped is important. You have to print the bar code labels and scan them in the same sequence as the one that the scanner dumped. • When you scan the batch setup labels to configure a scanner, the previous settings on that scanner are reset to defaul[...]
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Page 21 Chapter 7 Output Data Editing The function described here can be replaced by the “Pre-defined Labels” function in 6.1.5 Predefined Labels . So if data-editing function is defined, “Pre-defined Labels” will be removed. They can not be defined at the same time. 7.1. General The purpose of Data Edit is allowing you to define and modify[...]
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Page 22 Formular Qualifier Modifier Input ID [Length] [Match] Input ID [Length] [Match] [Match] [Match] ... A-String: String to be added. O-String: Modified original data. [] : Optional. Figure 7.1 Formula Structure 7.3. Programming 7.3.1. Programming Sequence: Each Formula is entered into the Reader by the following sequence: Input_ID >> Len[...]
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Page 23 7.3.3. Programming Sheet The bold and italicized characters in following sections mean a barcode label on the Programming Sheet. Enter Group 10 Scan this label to start the formula input. Group Default Erase all formulas. Review To see the formulas programmed in the Wedge. If scanning this label during a formula input (without finished by s[...]
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Page 24 b) String Parameters A string is a set of characters, wild characters, or sequence of adjacent characters enclosed in double quotation marks, which are on the Programming Sheet. For example: " A * B # " Here * and # are wild characters on the setup sheet. 7.4. Qualifier There are three conditional fields in the Qualifier: Input ID[...]
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Page 25 7.4.2. Length: Format: LEN , Min , Max , Length field consists of two length parameters: minimum length (Min) and maximum length (Max). When defined, a formula will be performed if the length of the original data falls between MIN and MAX When missing, the following fields of current Formula are always processed. Example: LEN , 9 , 48 , mea[...]
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Page 26 Checks if the original data has 'A' at position 3, 'B' at position '4' and last character is '?'. MATCH , 10 , " * A* " , Checks if the original data includes a string with a digit as first character and "A*" followed at position 10. 7.5. Modifier Modifier has two types of fields: [...]
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Page 27 -- If N greater than the number of remaining characters counting from P, the remaining characters are included as valid. 7.6. Examples 7.6.1. Example 1 If the original data is Code 39 and content is "AA", output "ABC Company", and otherwise output the original data as it is. IN_ID , 0 , LEN , 2 , 2 , MATCH , 1 , " A[...]
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Page 28 -- From the position next to 'i', search for k. -- If above searches are all found, the result of the parameter will be the position where 'k' is located. If N is a string, the position evaluation of N is the same as P except that the searching position is starting from P+1. For both P and N, if string is defined, a valu[...]
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Page 29 Chapter 8 Pin Assignment and Specification 8.1 Pin Assignments The modular connector located at the bottom of the scanner handle has the pin numbering as shown at the right picture 8.1.1. Keyboard Interface The next table shows the modular connector pinout for keyboard interface: Pin Number Signal 1 Not Used 2 VCC(+5V, output) 3 DET 4 GND 5[...]
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Page 30 TTL RS232 Interface: The following table shows pinout for TTL RS232 interface at modular connector: Pin Number Signal 1 Not Used 2 VCC(+5V, output) 3 DET 4 GND 5 RXD 6 TXD 7 Power Input (+5V) 8 CTS 9 RTS 10 Not Used Note: (1) DET signal is bi-directional I/O pin and for internal use only. (2) CTS and RXD are input signals and take 0V to 5V [...]
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Page 31 DB9 Female (Front View) 1 5 6 9 Pin Number Signal 2 TXD 3 RXD 5 GND 7 CTS 8 RTS 9 VCC 8.1.3. Terminal Interface To use the scanner as a terminal Interface, an “Y” cable is used. One end of this cable is connected to the standard RS232 adapter cable shown above and the other two are for the host and terminal. Host Side connector The conn[...]
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Page 32 Terminal Side connector The connector for the terminal is a DB25 male and has following pinout: DB25 Male (Front View) 1 13 14 25 Pin Number Signal 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 CTS 5 RTS 6 DTR 7 GND 8 CD 20 DSR 8.1.4. Wand Emulation The pinout on modular connector at the bottom of the scanner is: Pin Number Signal 1 Not Used 2 VCC(+5V, output) 3 Not Used [...]
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Page 33 On the other end of the wand emulation cable is a squeeze released DB9 female connector. The pinout for this connector is: Pin Number Signal 1 Not Used 2 Bar Code Output 3 Not Used 4 Not Used 5 Not Used 6 Not Used 7 GND 8 Not Used 9 Power Input 8.2 Specification * Power: - Operating Voltage: +5V ± 5% DC. * Temperature: - Operating: 0 ° C [...]
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Appendix A. Quick Setup Sheet Page A. 1 Device Type PC AT[PS/2] PS/2 Macintosh USB IBM Terminal Keyboardless Code39 Wand Emulation Serial Interface Terminal W edge Scanner Mode Trigger Flash UPC-E Default Cut Leading Digit Send Check Digit UPC - A Conversion Beep None Medium Terminator Enter Field Exit Scan Code U.S. Alt Key[...]
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Appendix A. Quick Setup Sheet Page A. 2 EAN-8 Default Cut Leading Digit Cut Check Digit EAN-13 Default Cut Leading Digit Cut Check Digit ISBN Conversion Character Delay 1 ms 20 ms Code ID No Yes UPC-A Default Cut Leading Digit Cut Check Digit Supplement Code No Yes Menu Setup Enable / Disable Display Version Display Version Factory Default Factory [...]
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Page D. 1 Appendix D. Setup Menu D.1 Device Selection and Default: Enter Group 1 Group Default Device ID Device Type . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 00 – IBM PC/XT 01 – IBM PC/AT, PS/2 MOD 40, 60, 80, USB etc. 02 – IBM PS/2 MOD30(8086) 25, 56, 70, 90 08 – IBM 3196/3197 09 – IBM 3476/3477 10 – IBM 3191/3192/3270PC 11 – IBM 3486/3487/3488 13 – [...]
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Page D. 2 D.2 Beeps and Delays Enter Group 2 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Beep Tone: 0 -- None 1 -- Low 2 -- Medium 3 -- High 4 -- Low to High 5 -- High to Low Interblock Delay: 0 -- 0 ms 1 -- 10 ms 2 -- 50 ms 3 -- 100 ms 4 -- 500 ms 5 -- 1 seconds 6 -- 3 seconds 7 -- 5 seconds Intercharacter Delay: 0 -- 0 ms 1 -- 1 ms 2 -- 2 ms 3 -- 5 ms 4 --[...]
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Page D. 3 D.3 Keyboard Wedge Settings Enter Group 3 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Function Code: 0 -- Off 1 -- ON Caps-Lock: 0 – Auto Trace(PC/XT,AT) 1 – Lower Case 2 – Upper Case Language (For PC/XT/AT): 0-U.S. 5-Norwegian :-Danish 1-U.K. 6-Italian 2-Swiss 7-German 3-Swedish 8-French 4-Spanish 9-Alt Key Mode Output of Wand Emulation: 0?[...]
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Page D. 4 D.4 RS232 Settings Enter Group 4 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Baud Rate: 0 -- 300 4 – 4800 1 -- 600 5 – 9600 2 -- 1200 6 – 19200 3 – 2400 7 – 38400 C 1 Parity: 0 – Even 3 -- Space 1 – Odd 4 -- None 2 – Mark C 2 Data Bit: 0 – 7 1 – 8 C 3 Handshaking (for serial wedge): 0 -- Ignore 1 – RTS Enable at Power up 2 –[...]
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Page D. 5 D.5 Scanner Port: Enter Group 5 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Terminator: 0 — Enter 1 — Return (on digits keypad) 2 — Field Exit or Right Ctrl 3 — None D 1 Code ID: 0 – disable 1 – Enable Note: This setting doesn’t affect EAN128 Code ID. EAN128 has its own Code ID setting on page D.7. D 2 Define Code ID: 00–Code 39 Ful[...]
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Page D. 6 D.6 Magnetic Reader Enter Group 6 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Terminator 0 — Enter 1 — Return (on digits keypad) 2 — Field Exit or Right Ctrl 3 — None E 1 Start/Stop Sentinel 0—No Send 1 — Send E 2 Track Selection 0—All Tracks 1—Track1 & track2 2—Track1 & track3 3—Track2 & track3 4—Track 1 5—Track[...]
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Page D. 7 D.7 Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 of 5 / Code 32 / EAN128 Enter Group 7 Gr oup Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Code 39: 0/ 1 --Disable/ Enable. 2/ 3-- Full ASCII / Standard. 4--Check Digit (CD) Calculate & Send. 5-- CD Calculate, not send. 6 -- CD not Calculate. 7/ 8 -- Send/ No Send Start/Stop 0 - 48 -- Min length 0 / Max length 48 F 1 I 2 of[...]
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Page D. 8 D.8 Code 128 / MSI Code / Code 93 / Codabar/ Label Code: Enter Group 8 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Code 128: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable 1-64 -- Min Length 1 / Max Length 64 MSI /Pleasey Code: 0 /1 -- Disable /Enable 2/ 3 -- Check Digit Send / No Send 4 -- Check Digit Double Module 10 5 -- Check Digit Module 11 plus 10 6 -- Check Digit [...]
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Page D. 9 D.9 UPC / EAN / Delta Code Enter Group 9 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UPC-A: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable 2 /3 -- Leading Digit Send / No Send 4 /5 -- Check Digit Send / No Send UPC-E: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable 2 /3 -- Leading Digit Send / No Send 4/ 5 -- Check Digit Send / No Send 6/ 7 -- Zero Expansion On / Off 8 /9 – Disable /Enable NS[...]
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Page D. 10 D.10 Data Editing: Enter Group 10 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + - Review IN_ID LEN MATCH O-STR “ * # Enter Backspace , Exit Code Type: 0 -- Code 39 Full 12 -- EAN 128 1 -- Code 39 Std. 13 -- Code 32 2 -- EAN-13 14 -- Delta Co de 3 -- UPC-A 15 – Label Code 4 -- EAN-8 16 – Plessey Code 5 -- UPC-E 17 -- Code 11(Special) 6 -- I 2[...]
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Page D. 11 D.11 Dump Setup Strings: See Section 6.3 for how to use the labels below. Dump Settings Dump Settings on PC/AT[...]
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Page E. 1 Appendix E. Full ASCII Chart ( Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing ) NUL (%U) SOH ($A) STX ($B) ETX ($C) EOT ($D) ENQ ($E) ACK ($F) BEL ($G) BS ($H) HT ($I) LF ($J) VT ($K) FF ($L) CR ($M) SO ($N) SI ($O) DLE ($P) DC1 ($Q) DC2 ($R) DC3 ($S) DC4 ($T) NAK ($U) SYN ($V) ETB ($W) CAN ($X) EM ($Y) SUB ($Z) ESC (%A) FS[...]
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Page E. 2 RS (%D) US (%E) SP ! (/A) ” (/B) # (/C) $ % & (/F) ’ (/G) ( (/H) ) (/I) * (/J) + , (/L) - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : (/Z) ; (%F) < (%G) = (%H) > (%I)[...]
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Page E. 3 ? (%J) @ (%V) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ (%K) (%L) ] (%M) ^ (%N) _ (%O)[...]
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Page E. 4 ` (%W) a (+A) b (+B) c (+C) d (+D) e (+E) f (+F) g (+G) h (+H) i (+I) j (+J) k (+K) l (+L) m (+M) n (+N) o (+O) p (+P) q (+Q) r (+R) s (+S) t (+T) u (+U) v (+V) w (+W) x (+X) y (+Y) z (+Z) { (%P) | (%Q) } (%R) ~ (%S) DEL (%T)[...]
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Page F. 1 Appendix F. Bar Code Test Chart EAN-13 3 045214 834123 EAN-8 8012 3453 UPC-A UPC-E 0 2 123457 9 9 ISBN 957-630-239-0 9 7 8 9 5 7 6 3 0 2 3 9 8 0 7 2 0 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 0987654321 Code 39 W + E + D + G + E Code 39 with C/D U N I TE C H - E EAN 128 (01)054123456789(01)659344 Code 128 Unitech 128 Codabar A 223 5700059 9876 B MSI Code 0 6[...]