MS-4X Imager User Manual
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Read Cycle
Multisymbol
Number of Symbols
Multisymbol Separator
Important:
The ASCII characters
<
,
>
, and
,
can only be entered as hex pairs:
For <: <K222h,,3C>
For >: <K222h,,3E>
For
, : <K222h,,2C>
See ASCII Character Entry Modifier for a more detailed explanation of how to enter
ASCII characters as hex values.
Note: If No Read messages are disabled and there are No Reads occurring, separators
will only be inserted between symbol data outputs.
Usage: Multisymbol is commonly used in shipping applications where a shipping
symbol contains individual symbols for part number, quantity, etc. This
feature allows on trigger to pick up all the symbols.
Definition: Multisymbol allows the user to define up to 100 symbols that can be read
in a single read cycle.
Conditions: The following conditions apply:
• Each symbol must be different to be read, unless in
Rapid Capture
Mode, configured for “triggered capture”.
• The maximum number of characters in a read cycle is 3,000 for
all
symbols.
•
All No Read messages are posted at the end of the data string, un
less
output filtering is enabled.
• If more than one symbol is within the field of view at the same time
,
symb
ol data may not be displayed in the order of appearance.
•
If
Matchcode Type
is set to
Sequential
or if
Trigger
is set to
Continuous
Read 1 Output, the imager will behave as if Number of Symbols were
set
to 1, regardless of the user-defined configuration.
Definition: Number of Symbols is the number of different symbols that can be read in
a single read cycle.
Serial Cmd: <K222,number of symbols, multisymbol separator>
Default: 1
Options: 1 to 100
Usage: Used to delimit or separate data fields with a user defined character.
Definition:
Any valid ASCII character, inserted between each symbol read when Multisymbol
is set to any number greater than 1.
Serial Cmd: <K222,number of symbols,multisymbol separator>
Default: , (comma)
Options: Any available ASCII character.
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