Balluff BAM MD-VS-001-0002, Operation Manual

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Balluff BVS HS-P Family
Industrial Handheld Barcode Readers
4.4.1 Global Prefix/
Suffix
Up to 20 ASCII characters may be added as a prefix (in a position before the barcode data) and/
or as a suffix (in a position following the barcode data) as indicated in
Figure 7: Prefix and Suffix
Positions .
Figure 7: Prefix and Suffix Positions
Example:
Setting a Prefix In this example, we’ll set a prefix for all symbologies.
1 Determine which ASCII character(s) are to be added to readed barcode data. In this example,
we’ll add a dollar sign (‘$’) as a prefix.
2 Go to page 58 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode, then scan the
SET GLOBAL PREFIX barcode.
3 Reference the ASCII Chart on the inside back cover of this manual to find the hex value
assigned to the desired character. The corresponding hex number for the ‘$’ character is 24.
To enter this selection code, scan the ‘2’ and ‘4’ barcodes from
Appendix D: Keypad .
4 If less than the expected string of 20 characters are selected, scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode
to terminate the string.
5 Scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode once again to exit Programming Mode.
6 The resulting message string would appear as follows:
Readed barcode data: 12345
Resulting message string output: $12345
4.4.2 Global AIM ID
AIM label identifiers (as opposed to custom characters you select yourself as with label identifiers)
can be included with readed barcode data. AIM label identifiers consist of three characters as fol-
lows:
- A close brace character (ASCII ‘]’), followed by...
- A code character (see the table below), followed by...
- A modifier character (the modifier character is symbol dependent).
Prefix Suffix AIM ID Label ID Label ID Bar Code Data
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
AND
OR
OR...
NOTE
If you make a mistake before the last character, scan the CANCEL barcode to
abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning.
NOTE
This feature enables/disables addition of AIM IDs for all symbology types.