Datalogic Gryphon I GPS4400, Product Reference Manual

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Data Editing References
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Data Editing
When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host
computer along with the bar code data. This combination of bar code data
and supplementary user-defined data is called a “message string.” The Data
Editing features can be used to build specific user-defined data into a mes-
sage string.
There are several types of selectable data characters that can be sent before
and after scanned data. You can specify if they should be sent with all sym-
bologies, or only with specific symbologies. Figure 3 shows the available
elements you can add to a message string:
Figure 3. Breakdown of a Message String
Prefix S u ffix AIM ID L ab el ID L ab el ID B a r Code D a t a
00 - 20 Ch a r a cter s (ASCII)
L ab el ID Tr a n s mi ss ion:
En ab le thi s option to
tr a n s mit the L ab el ID yo u
config u re for the s c a nned
s ym b ology.
AIM ID: Thi s f u nction i s us ed to identify a nd di s pl a y the
common l ab el identifier for it s s ym b ology. When en ab led,
thi s ID code will b e tr a n s mitted b efore the s c a nned ba r
code d a t a .
OR...
Additional advanced editing is available. See the Advanced formatting
features in the Datalogic Aladdin configuration software, or contact
Technical Support (as described on
page 2 ) for more information.
Please Keep In Mind...
• Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement. Data edit-
ing is a sophisticated feature allowing highly customizable output for
advanced users. Factory default settings for data editing is typically set
to NONE.
• A prefix or suffix may be applied only to a specified symbology (refer-
ence
1D Code Selection, starting on page 79
) or across all symbologies (set
via the Global features in this chapter).
• You can add any character from the
ASCII Chart
(from 00-FF) on the
inside back cover of this manual as a prefix, suffix or Label ID.
• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to
appear on the output.