Intermec MicroBar NX Reference guide

MB/NX/RM/00/E/970131

MicroBar NX

Reference Manual

Preliminary Edition

January 1997

MB/NX/RM/00/E/970131

Notice

The MicroBar NX products described in this manual comply with CE directives for electromagnetic

emission levels and electrical immunity.

The information contained in this manual is for informational purposes only and is subject to

change without notice. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without

the prior written permission of United Barcode Industries.

MicroBar products are covered by patents issued or pending in the USA and other countries.

MicroBar is a trademark of United Barcode Industries.

The configuration codes provided in the MicroBar LS/PS User’s Manual are not

compatible with the MicroBar NX.

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Contents

The topics in this manual are presented in alphabetical order for easy access. Use the

Contents

for a quick overview if you do not know where to find a particular item.

ASCII character codes...........................................................................................1

Beeps and LEDs..................................................................................................14

Power-up beeps and LEDs.................................................................14

Good read beeps / good read LED.....................................................15

Configuration beeps ...........................................................................17

Software version beeps and flashes...................................................17

Code mark...........................................................................................................18

Default code marks.............................................................................18

Composing custom code marks .........................................................19

AIM symbology identifiers...................................................................21

Compose interface number .................................................................................23

Which interface number? ...................................................................23

Composing an interface number ........................................................23

Concatenating configuration bar codes ...............................................................25

What is a configuration bar code? ......................................................25

Why concatenate?..............................................................................25

Limitations ..........................................................................................25

How to concatenate............................................................................25

Configuration modes ...........................................................................................27

Cloning mode .....................................................................................27

Configuration Password mode............................................................28

Temporary configuration mode...........................................................29

ScanPlus transparent configuration mode..........................................30

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Display data string mode ....................................................................31

Data reformatting.................................................................................................32

1. Activate reformatting and define the input data to be formatted .....32

2. Define the reformatting for the output data .....................................37

2.a. Quick-and-easy reformatting........................................................38

2.b. Advanced full-options reformatting ..............................................40

Default parameter settings...................................................................................45

Glossary...............................................................................................................46

Input devices........................................................................................................47

Input identification................................................................................................48

Input identifier position........................................................................48

Port 1 (RS-232) / Port 3 (Keyboard Wedge) .......................................48

Port 4 ..................................................................................................49

Port 5 ..................................................................................................49

Installation procedure ..........................................................................................50

General installation / configuration procedure ....................................50

Inter-character delay............................................................................................51

Predefined delay values......................................................................51

Compose inter-character delay...........................................................51

Inter-message delay ............................................................................................53

Predefined delay values......................................................................53

Compose inter-message delay ...........................................................54

Interfaces.............................................................................................................56

Interface types ....................................................................................56

Identifying the interface.......................................................................56

Keyboard wedge..................................................................................................57

Connection—All except Wyse, DEC 220 / 320 / 420 ..........................57

Connection—Wyse, DEC 220 / 320 / 420 ..........................................58

Predefined interface numbers.............................................................59

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Predefined data transmission settings................................................63

Preamble / postamble.........................................................................64

Interpreting and transmitting special keyboard keys ..........................66

End-of-transmission keyboard character status .................................66

Transmission delay.............................................................................66

Keyboard wedge—Additional preamble / postamble characters .........................67

Keyboard wedge—Emulating special keyboard keys..........................................72

Interpreting and transmitting special keyboard keys ..........................72

Special keys interpretation codes.......................................................73

Special keys transmission codes........................................................75

Laser scanner input devices................................................................................76

Laser trigger management .................................................................76

Consecutive same read data validation..............................................79

Magstripe input devices.......................................................................................80

Track selection ...................................................................................80

Transmission sequence......................................................................81

Track separator character...................................................................81

Start/end sentinels..............................................................................81

LRC check digit ..................................................................................81

Number codes .....................................................................................................82

Parameter list / data strings.................................................................................83

Interface numbers...............................................................................83

Data transmission parameters............................................................85

Input device parameters .....................................................................90

Symbology parameters.......................................................................93

MicroBar NX operating parameters ....................................................99

Data string values.............................................................................103

Preamble / postamble........................................................................................110

Product checklist ...............................................................................................111

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Reset all configuration parameters ....................................................................112

Reset factory defaults .......................................................................112

RS-232 input devices.........................................................................................113

Baud Rate.........................................................................................113

Data bits............................................................................................114

Parity.................................................................................................114

Stop bits............................................................................................114

ENQ / ACK / NAK software protocol .................................................115

XON/XOFF software protocol ...........................................................117

RTS/CTS hardware protocol.............................................................117

Transmission to the host system ......................................................118

Special keys interpretation—Output to keyboard wedge ..................120

RS-232—Output to host system ........................................................................124

Connection—RS-232 C, RS-232 TTL...............................................124

Connection—Dual RS-232 C............................................................125

Predefined interface numbers...........................................................126

Predefined interface numbers—RS-232 ...........................................126

Predefined data transmission settings ..............................................127

Baud Rate.........................................................................................128

Data bits............................................................................................129

Parity.................................................................................................129

Stop bits............................................................................................129

Hardware/software protocols timeout ...............................................130

ENQ / ACK / NAK software protocol .................................................131

XON/XOFF software protocol ...........................................................135

RTS/CTS hardware protocol.............................................................136

LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check)............................................137

Preamble / postamble.......................................................................138

Transmission delay...........................................................................139

RS-232—Slave mode........................................................................................140

Activation ..........................................................................................140

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How to use slave mode ....................................................................140

Software version identification...........................................................................142

Version indications ...........................................................................142

Symbologies......................................................................................................143

Available symbologies ......................................................................143

Default symbologies .........................................................................144

Character formats and MicroBar NX transmission format ................144

Barcode length and data security .....................................................145

Symbologies—Activation...................................................................................146

Disable All Symbologies ...................................................................146

Symbology activation codes .............................................................147

Symbologies—Ames Code................................................................................150

Activation..........................................................................................150

Symbologies—Codabar.....................................................................................151

Activation..........................................................................................151

Default values...................................................................................151

Start/stop ..........................................................................................152

CLSI library system...........................................................................152

Check digit (AIM recommendation) ..................................................153

Concatenation ..................................................................................155

Symbologies—Code 11.....................................................................................156

Activation..........................................................................................156

Default values...................................................................................156

Check digits......................................................................................156

Symbologies—Code 39 (*)................................................................................157

Activation..........................................................................................157

Default values...................................................................................157

Start/stop ..........................................................................................159

Check digit........................................................................................160

Multiread...........................................................................................161

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Special wedge keys emulation..........................................................161

Symbologies—Code 93.....................................................................................162

Activation ..........................................................................................162

Default values...................................................................................162

Multiread...........................................................................................163

Symbologies—Code 128 / EAN 128..................................................................164

Activation ..........................................................................................164

Default values...................................................................................164

CIP 128 French pharmaceutical codes.............................................164

EAN-128 norms (auto-discriminating)...............................................165

Symbologies—EAN-8, EAN-13..........................................................................166

Symbologies—EAN 128 ....................................................................................167

Symbologies—Interleaved 2 of 5.......................................................................168

Activation ..........................................................................................168

Default values...................................................................................168

Check digit........................................................................................169

Barcode length..................................................................................170

Symbologies—Matrix 2 of 5...............................................................................171

Activation ..........................................................................................171

Symbologies—MSI Code...................................................................................172

Activation ..........................................................................................172

Default values...................................................................................172

Check digit........................................................................................172

Symbologies—Plessey Code ............................................................................173

Activation ..........................................................................................173

Default values...................................................................................173

Check digit........................................................................................173

Symbologies—Standard 2 of 5 ..........................................................................174

Activation ..........................................................................................174

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Default values...................................................................................174

Check digit mod 10...........................................................................175

Barcode length .................................................................................176

Symbologies—Telepen .....................................................................................177

Activation..........................................................................................177

Format ..............................................................................................177

Symbologies—UPC/EAN code families (*)........................................................178

Activation..........................................................................................178

Default values...................................................................................179

Add-on digits.....................................................................................180

Check digit........................................................................................181

Transmission of number system.......................................................182

Re-encoding UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8................................................183

Test codes.........................................................................................................184

One-dimensional symbologies .........................................................184

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................186

Before you contact your UBI representative . . . ...............................186

If you still have a problem . . ............................................................186

Power-up problems...........................................................................187

Operating problems ..........................................................................188

Configuration problems ....................................................................190

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ASCII character codes

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ASCII character codes

NUL (00h)

SOH (01h)

STX (02h)

ETX (03h)

EOT (04h)

ENQ (05h)

ACK (06h)

BEL (07h)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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BS (08h)

HT or TAB (09h)

LF (0Ah)

VT (0Bh)

FF (0Ch)

CR (0Dh)

SO (0Eh)

SI (0Fh)

DLE (10h)

DC1 (11h)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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DC2 (12h)

DC3 (13h)

DC4 (14h)

NAK (15h)

SYN (16h)

ETB (17h)

CAN (18h)

EM (19h)

SUB (1Ah)

ESC (1Bh)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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FS (1Ch)

GS (1Dh)

RS (1Eh)

US (1Fh)

SP (20h)

! (21h)

" (22h)

# (23h)

$ (24h)

% (25h)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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& (26h)

’ (27h)

( (28h)

) (29h)

* (2Ah)

+ (2Bh)

, (2Ch)

- (2Dh)

. (2Eh)

/ (2Fh)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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0 (30h)

1 (31h)

2 (32h)

3 (33h)

4 (34h)

5 (35h)

6 (36h)

7 (37h)

8 (38h)

9 (39h)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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: (3Ah)

; (3Bh)

< (3Ch)

= (3Dh)

> (3Eh)

? (3Fh)

@ (40h)

A (41h)

B (42h)

C (43h)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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D (44h)

E (45h)

F (46h)

G (47h)

H (48h)

I (49h)

J (4Ah)

K (4Bh)

L (4Ch)

M (4Dh)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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N (4Eh)

O (4Fh)

P (50h)

Q (51h)

R (52h)

S (53h)

T (54h)

U (55h)

V (56h)

W (57h)

End Selection

ASCII character codes

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X (58h)

Y (59h)

Z (5Ah)

[ (5Bh)

\ (5Ch)

] (5Dh)

^ (5Eh)

_

(5Fh)

‘ (60h)

a (61h)

End Selection

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