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Industrial 2 of 5

Symbol Length # 1 (Industrial 2 of 5)

Symbol Length # 2 (Industrial 2 of 5)

Range Modes (Industrial 2 of 5)

Variable Length

To set for any length, Symbol Length # 1 and Symbol Length # 2 must both equal zero.

Minimum Length

To set for minimum length, both Symbol Length # 1 and Symbol Length # 2 must be

equal to each other and be any number other than zero.

Fixed Length

To set for a fixed length, Symbol Length #1 and Symbol Length #2 must not be equal to

each other.

Definition: This field specifies the number of characters that the reader will recognize,

including start and stop characters and check characters. The reader

ignores any symbol with fewer than the specified number of characters.

Because Industrial 2 of 5 is a continuous symbology, it is prone to substitution

errors. Therefore, a symbol length must be defined and a symbol must contain

an even number of characters.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: 10

Options: 0 to 32

Definition: This field specifies the number of characters that the reader will recognize,

including start and stop characters and check characters. The reader

ignores any symbol with fewer than the specified number of characters.

Because Industrial 2 of 5 is a continuous symbology, it is prone to substitution

errors. Therefore, a symbol length must be defined and a symbol must contain

an even number of characters.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: 6

Options: 0 to 32

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