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Code mark

MB/NX/RM/00/E/970131

Composing custom code marks

1. Select the Compose Code Mark code for your symbology.

2. Scan an identifying character and scan End Selection (

ASCII character codes).

Code marks should only be modified for keyboard wedge and RS-232 interfaces.

Ames Code—Compose Code Mark

Codabar—Compose Code Mark

Code 11—Compose Code Mark

Code 39—Compose Code Mark

Code 93—Compose Code Mark

Code 128 / EAN 128—
Compose Code Mark

Interleaved 2 of 5—Compose Code Mark

Matrix 2 of 5—
Compose Code Mark

Summary of Contents for MicroBar NX

Page 1: ...MB NX RM 00 E 970131 M i c r o B a r N X Reference Manual Preliminary Edition January 1997...

Page 2: ...ses 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 ar...

Page 3: ...iguration 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 numb...

Page 4: ...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 characte...

Page 5: ...oard 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...

Page 6: ...tput 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 Pre...

Page 7: ...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 1...

Page 8: ...des 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 1...

Page 9: ...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 18...

Page 10: ...Contents x Contents MB NX RM 00 E 970131...

Page 11: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 1 ASCII character codes NUL 00h SOH 01h STX 02h ETX 03h EOT 04h ENQ 05h ACK 06h BEL 07h End Selection...

Page 12: ...ASCII character codes 2 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 BS 08h HT or TAB 09h LF 0Ah VT 0Bh FF 0Ch CR 0Dh SO 0Eh SI 0Fh DLE 10h DC1 11h End Selection...

Page 13: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 3 DC2 12h DC3 13h DC4 14h NAK 15h SYN 16h ETB 17h CAN 18h EM 19h SUB 1Ah ESC 1Bh End Selection...

Page 14: ...ASCII character codes 4 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 FS 1Ch GS 1Dh RS 1Eh US 1Fh SP 20h 21h 22h 23h 24h 25h End Selection...

Page 15: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 5 26h 27h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 2Eh 2Fh End Selection...

Page 16: ...ASCII character codes 6 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 0 30h 1 31h 2 32h 3 33h 4 34h 5 35h 6 36h 7 37h 8 38h 9 39h End Selection...

Page 17: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 7 3Ah 3Bh 3Ch 3Dh 3Eh 3Fh 40h A 41h B 42h C 43h End Selection...

Page 18: ...ASCII character codes 8 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 D 44h E 45h F 46h G 47h H 48h I 49h J 4Ah K 4Bh L 4Ch M 4Dh End Selection...

Page 19: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 9 N 4Eh O 4Fh P 50h Q 51h R 52h S 53h T 54h U 55h V 56h W 57h End Selection...

Page 20: ...ASCII character codes 10 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 X 58h Y 59h Z 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5Eh _ 5Fh 60h a 61h End Selection...

Page 21: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 11 b 62h c 63h d 64h e 65h f 66h g 67h h 68h i 69h j 6Ah k 6Bh End Selection...

Page 22: ...ASCII character codes 12 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 l 6Ch m 6Dh n 6Eh o 6Fh p 70h q 71h r 72h s 73h t 74h u 75h End Selection...

Page 23: ...ASCII character codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 13 v 76h w 77h x 78h y 79h z 7Ah 7Bh 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh DEL 7Fh End Selection...

Page 24: ...contact your UBI representative green indicator LED red power up LED 4 3 1 2 Identifying the interface If the MicroBar NX has already been programmed with an interface number the green indicator LED...

Page 25: ...he barcode has been read successfully If Beep After Transmission is selected the same beep indicates that the bar code has been read and transmitted to the host system Number of good read beeps 1 Good...

Page 26: ...p Duration 300 ms Beep Duration Compose good read beep duration Compose Beep Duration 0 to 999 ms Example To make each beep last for half a second 500 ms 1 Scan Compose Beep Duration 2 Scan 5 0 0 then...

Page 27: ...setting error Six short beeps indicate a setup error incorrect configuration code for the selected interface type option not available interface number not available optional feature not implemented...

Page 28: ...preamble if present and before the barcode data M Code marks should only be activated for keyboard wedge and RS 232 interfaces Code Mark Not Transmitted Code Mark Transmitted Default code mark values...

Page 29: ...can End Selection ASCII character codes M Code marks should only be modified for keyboard wedge and RS 232 interfaces Ames Code Compose Code Mark Codabar Compose Code Mark Code 11 Compose Code Mark Co...

Page 30: ...E 970131 Standard 2 of 5 Compose Code Mark MSI Code Compose Code Mark Plessey Code Compose Code Mark Telepen Compose Code Mark UPC A Compose Code Mark UPC E Compose Code Mark EAN 8 Compose Code Mark...

Page 31: ...or keyboard wedge and RS 232 interfaces AIM Not Transmitted AIM Transmitted Identifier syntax AIM symbology identifiers consist of 3 characters which provide the following information the character in...

Page 32: ...on on the different processing options symbology AIM symbology identifier AIM processing options Ames Code X 0 Codabar F 0 2 4 Code 11 H 0 1 2 Code 39 A 0 1 2 4 Code 93 G 0 Code 128 EAN 128 C 0 1 Inte...

Page 33: ...List if available 3 If you still do not know which number to enter contact your UBI representative Entering an interface number usually only modifies data transmission parameter settings but in some...

Page 34: ...Compose interface number 24 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Compose Host System Interface Number End Selection...

Page 35: ...single custom bar code which corresponds to your own particular setup configuration you then only need to read 1 or 2 concatenated codes instead of a whole series of codes Limitations Do not create co...

Page 36: ...nd of code character which you must also remove when you concatenate the codes 3 Use the individual data strings to create a single data string and remove the 60 end of code characters for each code e...

Page 37: ...e same configuration for example 1 Connect the special cloning cable to port 3 of each MicroBar NX unit ask your UBI representative for details if you do not have this cable 2 Scan Source Copy From wi...

Page 38: ...char1 char2 char3 Code 39 start stop character obligatory fourth character generated automatically char1 char2 and char3 are user defined password characters To deactivate the password 1 Read the cor...

Page 39: ...til you switch off the MicroBar NX Temporary Configuration Mode Restore current configuration Restore Current Configuration quits temporary configuration mode and returns the MicroBar NX to its curren...

Page 40: ...you will configure the ScanPlus and not the MicroBar NX ScanPlus transparent configuration mode remains active until you switch off the ScanPlus ScanPlus Transparent Configuration Mode Example To use...

Page 41: ...s are useful if you want to concatenate configuration bar codes Concatenating configuration bar codes or if you want to send commands directly from the host terminal to the MicroBar NX in RS 232 Slave...

Page 42: ...Activate reformatting and define the input data to be formatted Before the MicroBar NX can reformat the data it receives you must activate data reformatting for one or more input ports 1 1 Activate d...

Page 43: ...formatting for selected input ports Select the input ports you want to assign for data reformatting selecting an input port activates the data reformatting function Not Active Reformat Data Port 1 Or...

Page 44: ...es supported If you only want to reformat data for some symbologies select the corresponding codes below data of the other symbologies will not be reformatted All Symbologies Reformat Data Ames Code R...

Page 45: ...eformatting MB NX RM 00 E 970131 35 Interleaved 2 of 5 Reformat Data Matrix 2 of 5 Reformat Data MSI Code Plessey Code Reformat Data Standard 2 of 5 Reformat Data Telepen Reformat Data UPC EAN Reforma...

Page 46: ...of this manual 3 Scan End Selection provided with the number codes to finish Compose the numerical value 0 if you want to reset any length The quick and easy reformatting option 2 a Quick and easy re...

Page 47: ...ata for transmission 2 a Quick and easy reformatting you can define 1 or 2 blocks of characters from the original input string and insert a string of ASCII characters between the blocks if required 2...

Page 48: ...e ASCII code with the decimal value corresponding to the position of the first character in Block 1 ASCII character codes scan Define End Of Block 1 and scan the ASCII code with the decimal value corr...

Page 49: ...E 970131 39 Define character blocks ASCII string for transmission Activate Quick And Easy Reformatting Define Start Of Block 1 Define End Of Block 1 Define Start Of Block 2 Define End Of Block 2 Inser...

Page 50: ...Data 1 1 Activate data reformatting for selected input ports above Example input data string characters 1 2 3 4 5 6 input data string format SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK ignore the 4th character EOT and d...

Page 51: ...er etc You can enter the same ASCII character more than once if you want to repeat an input character a number of times If you do not enter the ASCII position codes for one or more of the characters r...

Page 52: ...of the additional character you want to define ASCII character codes for RS 232 host systems ASCII character codes and Keyboard wedge Additional control characters for keyboard wedge host systems 3 I...

Page 53: ...ms using the Number codes provided at the end of this manual if you enter 1 the delay will be 50 ms if you enter 2 the delay will be 100 ms to define a delay of 1 second 1000 ms 50 ms x 20 you must e...

Page 54: ...d Keyboard wedge Additional control characters 3 Scan the ASCII code of the substitution character you want to define if the substitution character is ASCII character DEL 7Fh the input character will...

Page 55: ...indicated by in this manual Use the Reset Factory Defaults code to reset all the MicroBar NX parameters to their factory default settings Reset all configuration parameters Parameter list data string...

Page 56: ...st system your MicroBar NX is connected to keyboard wedge MicroBar NX connected between a keyboard and the host system data from the MicroBar NX is transmitted in keyboard emulation mode to provide in...

Page 57: ...w power wand emulation device 50 mA modular plugs undecoded magstripe reader 5 DB 9 pin connector RS 232 TTL input device electronic scales barcode reader magstripe reader 1 pen DB 9 pin connector 2 p...

Page 58: ...reamble or postamble the input identification string is inserted between the preamble postamble and the barcode data preamble Input_id barcode data postamble or preamble barcode data Input_id postambl...

Page 59: ...Input identification MB NX RM 00 E 970131 49 Port 4 4 3 1 2 Compose Input Identifier Port 4 No Input Identifier Port 4 Port 5 4 3 1 2 5 Compose Input Identifier Port 5 No Input Identifier Port 5...

Page 60: ...on the host system 4 Scan the interface number for your host system Predefined interface numbers for your interface or Compose interface number 5 Customize the data transmission settings for your int...

Page 61: ...the MicroBar NX can avoid dropping characters if it is transmitting decoded data too rapidly This feature can only be used with keyboard wedge and RS 232 interfaces Predefined delay values No Delay 1...

Page 62: ...Inter character delay 52 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Compose Inter Character Delay max 999 ms End Selection...

Page 63: ...a message an inter message delay cycle is activated If the MicroBar NX receives a new message before the end of the inter message delay it stores the previous message in a rolling buffer memory and t...

Page 64: ...ay 54 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Compose inter message delay Example To make your MicroBar NX insert a 200 ms delay between messages 1 Scan Compose Inter Message Delay on the next page 2 Scan 2 0 then 0 3 S...

Page 65: ...Inter message delay MB NX RM 00 E 970131 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Compose Inter Message Delay max 6000 ms End Selection...

Page 66: ...pose interface number Keyboard wedge RS 232 Identifying the interface If the MicroBar NX has already been programmed with an interface number the green indicator LED of the MicroBar NX will flash a nu...

Page 67: ...keyboard from the host computer 3 Use the appropriate keyboard wedge cables to connect the MicroBar NX between the keyboard and the host computer 4 Connect your data input devices to the MicroBar NX 5...

Page 68: ...isconnect the keyboard from the host computer 3 Use the appropriate keyboard wedge cable to connect the MicroBar NX between the keyboard and the host computer 4 Connect your data input devices to the...

Page 69: ...is not among the predefined interface numbers you must compose the number yourself Compose interface number IBM PC AT and compatibles N 200 QWERTY English N 201 AZERTY French N 204 QWERTZ German N 205...

Page 70: ...ge 60 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 IBM 31xx 32xx 34xx N 230 QWERTY English N 231 AZERTY French N 232 AZERTY international N 234 QWERTZ German N 2310 QWERTY data entry N 2313 AZERTY data entry N 2314 QWERTZ nu...

Page 71: ...Keyboard wedge MB NX RM 00 E 970131 61 DEC VT 220 320 420 N 410 QWERTY PC type N 411 AZERTY PC type N 414 QWERTZ PC type DEC VT PC 510 N 271 AZERTY PC type N 2717 AZERTY VT type French...

Page 72: ...20 QWERTY English N 221 AZERTY French N 224 QWERTZ German Hewlett Packard 700 92 N 260 QWERTY English N 261 AZERTY French N 264 QWERTZ German Wyse 60 65 99GT 120 N 300 QWERTY 102 keys PC AT fast N 301...

Page 73: ...for keyboard wedge Interface N 200 preamble none postamble Enter end of transmission keyboard character status lower case inter character delay none inter message delay none In this section the prede...

Page 74: ...r the barcode data Input identification No preamble no postamble No Preamble No Postamble Compose preamble postamble Each preamble and postamble can contain a maximum of 10 characters Compose Preamble...

Page 75: ...Keyboard wedge MB NX RM 00 E 970131 65 Predefined postamble codes Enter Carriage Return Tab Field Advance Field Exit Down Arrow...

Page 76: ...ission keyboard character status The MicroBar NX transmission format is different according to the symbologies used Symbologies Character formats and MicroBar NX transmission format By default the Mic...

Page 77: ...Keyboard wedge Additional preamble postamble characters MB NX RM 00 E 970131 67 Keyboard wedge Additional preamble postamble characters PF 1 PF 2 PF 3 PF 4 PF 5 PF 6 PF 7 PF 8 End Selection...

Page 78: ...Keyboard wedge Additional preamble postamble characters 68 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 PF 9 PF 10 PF 11 PF 12 PF 13 PF 14 PF 15 PF 16 PF 17 PF 18 End Selection...

Page 79: ...Keyboard wedge Additional preamble postamble characters MB NX RM 00 E 970131 69 PF 19 PF 20 PF 21 PF 22 PF 23 PF 24 DEL ENTER RETURN SEND End Selection...

Page 80: ...Keyboard wedge Additional preamble postamble characters 70 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 FIELD FIELD EXIT HOME END TAB Ctrl i ALT BACK TAB BACK SPACE ARROW RIGHT ARROW LEFT End Selection...

Page 81: ...Keyboard wedge Additional preamble postamble characters MB NX RM 00 E 970131 71 ARROW UP ARROW DOWN CLEAR FIELD DUP ESC LINE FEED RESET End Selection...

Page 82: ...Return and Tab No symbologies support the encoding of other function keys such as PF1 and PageDown The Special keys interpretation codes provided below allow you to interpret different Code 39 charact...

Page 83: ...y Active If Separate 2 Character Label Or If Preceded By A Hyphen 4 Only Active If Separate 2 Character Label Example original Code 39 bar code with L dual characters Backspace interpreted and transmi...

Page 84: ...mbination DEL A PF1 0A ENTER B PF2 0B RETURN C PF3 0C SEND D PF4 0D FIELD E PF5 0E FIELD EXIT F PF6 0F HOME G PF7 0G END H PF8 0H TAB I PF9 0I ALT J PF10 0J BACK TAB K PF11 0K BACK SPACE L PF12 0L M P...

Page 85: ...keyboards and can be used to transmit ASCII characters that are not available on the keyboard corresponding to your interface number If you read bar codes containing such characters you will be able...

Page 86: ...232 character from the host system software activation Scan Compose Activation Character and scan the ASCII character you want to use as the RS 232 trigger Not Active Compose Activation Character CTS...

Page 87: ...ar NX to control the timeout period before deactivation and are valid for all laser trigger configurations 2 sec 1 sec 3 sec 8 sec Marker beam The marker beam is a spot of light to make aiming easier...

Page 88: ...ot been successfully decoded when the trigger is released or the timeout period is reached particularly useful to indicate unread codes when scanners are used in autostand mode for example see above T...

Page 89: ...can also increase the reliability of the barcode data transmitted by configuring the MicroBar NX to transmit data for codes of 1 2 or 3 fixed lengths only Symbologies Barcode length and data security...

Page 90: ...ces 80 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Magstripe input devices Track selection The MicroBar NX can read 1 track or 2 tracks from a possible total of 1 2 or 3 tracks Read All Tracks Track 1 Or 3 Track 2 Tracks 1...

Page 91: ...ack 1 Track 3 Track separator character Scan Compose Separator Character and scan an ASCII character to define the track separator character ASCII character codes Compose Separator Character default S...

Page 92: ...Number codes 82 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Number codes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 End Selection The same number codes are provided on the inside back cover of this manual...

Page 93: ...French 41 4A 1F 24 60 IBM 31xx 32xx 34xx N 230 QWERTY English 41 4A 03 26 60 N 231 AZERTY French 41 4A 03 27 60 N 232 AZERTY international 41 4A 03 28 60 N 234 QWERTZ German 41 4A 03 2A 60 N 2310 QWE...

Page 94: ...60 Wyse 60 65 99GT 120 N 300 QWERTY 102 keys PC AT fast 41 4A 04 2C 60 N 301 AZERTY 102 keys PC AT fast 41 4A 04 2D 60 N 304 QWERTZ 102 keys PC AT fast 41 4A 04 30 60 RS 232 predefined host system int...

Page 95: ...Down Arrow 45 54 04 02 0F 60 compose 45 54 60 special keys interpretation Code 39 not active 42 57 60 always active 42 58 60 only active if separate 2 character label or if preceded by a hyphen 42 59...

Page 96: ...01 60 odd 46 02 60 mark 46 03 60 space 46 04 60 none 46 00 60 stop bits 2 45 60 1 44 60 time out hardware and software 1000 ms 51 0F 28 60 unlimited 51 00 60 compose 1 to 2500 ms 51 60 ENQ Hex 05 not...

Page 97: ...compose 45 53 60 postamble no postamble 45 54 3E 00 60 Carriage Return Line Feed 45 54 3E 0D 3E 0A 60 Carriage Return 45 54 3E 0D 60 Line Feed 45 54 3E 0A 60 compose 45 54 60 inter character delay see...

Page 98: ...e mark transmitted 45 55 60 Default code marks Symbology Compose code mark Ames Code 45 59 05 60 D Codabar 45 59 04 60 Code 11 45 59 10 60 Code 39 45 59 01 60 D Code 93 45 59 0D 60 D Code 128 EAN 128...

Page 99: ...AIM symbology identifiers Ames Code X 0 Codabar F 0 2 4 Code 11 H 0 1 2 Code 39 A 0 1 2 4 Code 93 G 0 Code 128 EAN 128 C 0 1 Interleaved 2 of 5 I 0 1 2 Matrix 2 of 5 X 0 Standard 2 of 5 S 0 1 2 MSI Co...

Page 100: ...60 3 sec 49 44 03 60 8 sec 49 44 08 60 marker beam off 4A 5B 60 on 4A 5A 60 autostand mode off 4A 59 60 on 4A 58 60 code not read message not active 49 45 3E 00 60 compose ASCII character 49 45 60 co...

Page 101: ...00 60 transmitted 48 44 01 60 LRC check digit checked but not transmitted 48 43 00 60 checked and transmitted 48 43 01 60 RS 232 input devices baud rate 9600 49 47 05 60 300 49 47 00 60 600 49 47 01...

Page 102: ...49 49 60 transmit character by character active 49 5C 60 transmit on timeout not active 49 5F 60 active default 2 5 s 49 5E 60 compose timeout before transmission max 5 s 4A 40 60 ASCII control code t...

Page 103: ...C2 DC3 DC4 43 51 60 CLSI library system not active 43 53 60 active 43 52 60 check digit AIM recommendation not used 46 56 60 checked and transmitted 46 54 60 checked but not transmitted 46 55 60 conca...

Page 104: ...t stop characters only 42 4E 02 60 only 42 4E 01 60 and accepted 42 4E 03 60 check digit not used 42 4F 60 modulo 43 check digit checked and transmitted 42 50 60 checked but not transmitted 42 51 60 F...

Page 105: ...ctive 41 5B 60 active 41 5A 60 CIP 128 French pharmaceutical codes not active 47 5D 00 60 active 47 5D 01 60 FNC1 separator character EAN 128 norms GS function character ASCII 29 46 52 60 Interleaved...

Page 106: ...60 check digit double mod 10 checked and transmitted 44 5B 60 checked but not transmitted 44 5D 60 Plessey Code activation not active 41 5D 60 active 41 5C 60 check digit not transmitted 44 57 60 tran...

Page 107: ...ion active 41 56 60 not active 41 57 60 UPC A deactivated 43 5D 60 UPC E deactivated 43 5E 60 EAN 8 deactivated 43 5F 60 EAN 13 deactivated 44 40 60 add on digits not required but transmitted if read...

Page 108: ...44 44 60 not transmitted 44 45 60 UPC E number system transmitted 44 48 60 not transmitted 44 49 60 re encoding UPC A UPC E EAN 8 UPC A transmitted as EAN 13 44 4F 60 UPC A transmitted as UPC A 44 4E...

Page 109: ...face no interface driver selected no transmission keyboard wedge RS 232 C RS 232 TTL Symbologies Ames Code Codabar Code 11 Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 EAN 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 MSI Code Pl...

Page 110: ...01 29 60 Beeps and LEDs good read beeps 1 beep 45 4A 00 60 2 beeps 45 4A 01 60 no beep 45 49 00 60 timing of good read beeps before transmission 45 52 60 after transmission 45 51 60 duration of good r...

Page 111: ...f 5 4A 4D 03 60 Telepen 4A 4D 0F 60 UPC EAN 4A 4D 05 60 1 3 Compose input barcode data length compose default any length max 120 4A 4F 60 2 Define the reformatting for the output data 2 a Quick and ea...

Page 112: ...before transmission define substitution characters 4A 4C 60 reset all substitution definitions 4A 4C 3E 00 60 cancel current definition in progress 04 02 30 60 Input identification input identifier p...

Page 113: ...11 60 2 12 60 3 13 60 4 14 60 5 15 60 6 16 60 7 17 60 8 18 60 9 19 60 ASCII character codes NUL 00h 3E 00 60 SOH 01h 3E 01 60 STX 02h 3E 02 60 ETX 03h 3E 03 60 EOT 04h 3E 04 60 ENQ 05h 3E 05 60 ACK 06...

Page 114: ...60 DC2 12h 3E 12 60 DC3 13h 3E 13 60 DC4 14h 3E 14 60 NAK 15h 3E 15 60 SYN 16h 3E 16 60 ETB 17h 3E 17 60 CAN 18h 3E 18 60 EM 19h 3E 19 60 SUB 1Ah 3E 1A 60 ESC 1Bh 3E 1B 60 FS 1Ch 3E 1C 60 GS 1Dh 3E 1D...

Page 115: ...0B 60 2Ch 0C 60 2Dh 0D 60 2Eh 0E 60 2Fh 0F 0F 60 0 30h 10 60 1 31h 11 60 2 32h 12 60 3 33h 13 60 4 34h 14 60 5 35h 15 60 6 36h 16 60 7 37h 17 60 8 38h 18 60 9 39h 19 60 3Ah 1A 60 3Bh 1B 60 3Ch 1C 60 3...

Page 116: ...7h 27 60 H 48h 28 60 I 49h 29 60 J 4Ah 2A 60 K 4Bh 2B 60 L 4Ch 2C 60 M 4Dh 2D 60 N 4Eh 2E 60 O 4Fh 2F 60 P 50h 30 60 Q 51h 31 60 R 52h 32 60 S 53h 33 60 T 54h 34 60 U 55h 35 60 V 56h 36 60 W 57h 37 60...

Page 117: ...25 60 f 66h 20 26 60 g 67h 20 27 60 h 68h 20 28 60 i 69h 20 29 60 j 6Ah 20 2A 60 k 6Bh 20 2B 60 l 6Ch 20 2C 60 m 6Dh 20 2D 60 n 6Eh 20 2E 60 o 6Fh 20 2F 60 p 70h 20 30 60 q 71h 20 31 60 r 72h 20 32 6...

Page 118: ...18 60 PF 2 04 02 19 60 PF 3 04 02 1A 60 PF 4 04 02 1B 60 PF 5 04 02 1C 60 PF 6 04 02 1D 60 PF 7 04 02 1E 60 PF 8 04 02 1F 60 PF 9 04 02 20 60 PF 10 04 02 21 60 PF 11 04 02 22 60 PF 12 04 02 23 60 PF...

Page 119: ...0 FIELD 04 02 04 60 FIELD EXIT 04 02 05 60 HOME 04 02 06 60 END 04 02 07 60 TAB Ctrl i 04 02 08 60 ALT 04 02 09 60 BACK TAB 04 02 0A 60 BACK SPACE 04 02 0B 60 ARROW RIGHT 04 02 0C 60 ARROW LEFT 04 02...

Page 120: ...Preamble postamble 110 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Preamble postamble Keyboard wedge Preamble postamble RS 232 Preamble postamble...

Page 121: ...0 E 970131 111 Product checklist all systems MicroBar NX the right cable for your host system MicroBar NX Installation Guide options external power supply UBI pen barcode reader dual pen adaptor this...

Page 122: ...It is often easier to reset individual parameters General reset procedure 1 Switch off the host system and disconnect the MicroBar NX power supply if applicable 2 Reconnect the MicroBar NX power supp...

Page 123: ...ces MB NX RM 00 E 970131 113 RS 232 input devices Use the configuration codes in this section if your application has an RS 232 C or RS 232 TTL input on Port 4 of the MicroBar NX Baud Rate 9600 300 60...

Page 124: ...RS 232 input devices 114 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Data bits Seven Eight Parity Even Odd Mark Space None Stop bits One Two...

Page 125: ...of message character is received from the RS 232 input device the MicroBar NX sends an ACK character if the message is understood or a NAK character 15h if the message is not understood The ACK chara...

Page 126: ...nput devices 116 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 ENQ enquiry character ENQ Not Active ENQ HEX 05 ACK positive acknowledge character ACK Not Active ACK HEX 06 NAK negative acknowledge character NAK Not Active NAK...

Page 127: ...a the MicroBar NX transmits the XOFF character ASCII DC3 To restart the flow it sends the XON character ASCII DC1 Activating XON XOFF deactivates the RTS CTS and ENQ ACK NAK protocols Not Active Activ...

Page 128: ...fault end of message character To compose a different end of message character scan Compose End Of Message Character and scan an ASCII character ASCII character codes Transmit On End Of Message Charac...

Page 129: ...ection to finish Number codes or inside back cover of this manual Transmit On Timeout Not Active Transmit On Timeout default 2 5 s Compose Timeout Before Transmission max 5 s ASCII control code transm...

Page 130: ...de with L dual characters Backspace interpreted and transmitted as code39 L12 1 not activeCODE39 L12 2 always activeCODE312 3 separate 2 characters or hyphenCODE39 L12 4 separate 2 charsCODE39 L12 cod...

Page 131: ...e 2 Character Label Or If Preceded By A Hyphen 4 Only Active If Separate 2 Character Label Single character with ASCII value 7Fh You must select Data Bits 8 for the RS 232 input device if you want to...

Page 132: ...END D 83h PF4 0D 9Bh FIELD E 84h PF5 0E 9Ch FIELD EXIT F 85h PF6 0F 9Dh HOME G 86h PF7 0G 9Eh END H 87h PF8 0H 9Fh TAB I 88h PF9 0I A0h ALT J 89h PF10 0J A1h BACKTAB K 8Ah PF11 0K A2h BACKSPACE L 8Bh...

Page 133: ...es MB NX RM 00 E 970131 123 UDI CICS For special keyboard wedge applications the MicroBar NX converts ASCII character FF 0Ch to wedge character ENTER and ASCII character DC1 11h to wedge character TAB...

Page 134: ...wand emulation device 50 mA 1 Switch off the host system 2 Use the RS 232 cable to connect the MicroBar NX to the host system 3 Connect your data input devices to the MicroBar NX 4 Connect the externa...

Page 135: ...oded pen low power wand emulation device 50 mA 1 Switch off the host system 2 Disconnect the terminal from the host system 3 Use the dual RS 232 cable to connect the MicroBar NX between the terminal a...

Page 136: ...your interface number is not among the predefined interface numbers you must compose the number yourself Compose interface number Predefined interface numbers RS 232 N 100 Standard RS 232 C 9600 7 E 2...

Page 137: ...are 1000 ms ENQ Hex 05 not used ACK Hex 06 not used NAK Hex 15 not used XON XOFF software inactive RTS CTS hardware inactive RTS CTS management low RTS idle LRC longitudinal redundancy check inactive...

Page 138: ...RS 232 Output to host system 128 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Baud Rate 9600 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 19200 38400...

Page 139: ...RS 232 Output to host system MB NX RM 00 E 970131 129 Data bits Seven Eight Parity Even Odd Mark Space None Stop bits Two One...

Page 140: ...tocol XON XOFF software protocol RTS CTS hardware protocol 1000 ms Unlimited Timeout value 0 Compose timeout Compose Timeout minimum 1 ms maximum 2500 ms Example To set a hardware and software timeout...

Page 141: ...eeps Indicator LED Timing of good read beeps 6 error beeps indicate a transmission failure if the timeout expires before transmission Hardware software protocols timeout above in this section ENQ ACK...

Page 142: ...NX waits to receive the ENQ character from the host system before transmitting data after a good read If no character is received before the end of the specified timeout Hardware software protocols ti...

Page 143: ...nd of the protocol timeout before reading a new bar code Hardware software protocols timeout above in this section If there is no positive acknowledge ACK before the end of the specified timeout the M...

Page 144: ...roBar NX will emit 6 error beeps if it receives a negative acknowledge NAK 3 times after sending a message or if the timeout is reached and no ACK has been received Not Used NAK HEX 15 To use a differ...

Page 145: ...DC3 after the specified timeout RS 232 Hardware software protocols timeout To restart the flow it sends the XON character ASCII DC1 When XON XOFF is active the MicroBar NX beeps after transmission wh...

Page 146: ...sted before transmission of each character Data is only transmitted when CTS is activated high If CTS is not used by the host system the MicroBar NX keeps the level high When RTS CTS is active the Mic...

Page 147: ...l High RTS Idle The MicroBar NX reverses the levels but not the data of the RTS CTS protocol high becomes low and low becomes high Low RTS Idle High RTS Idle LRC Longitudinal Redundancy Check LRC calc...

Page 148: ...identification string before or after the barcode data Input identification No preamble no postamble No Preamble No Postamble Compose preamble postamble Each preamble and postamble can contain a maxi...

Page 149: ...RS 232 Output to host system MB NX RM 00 E 970131 139 Predefined postamble codes Carriage Return Line Feed Carriage Return Line Feed Transmission delay Inter character delay Inter message delay...

Page 150: ...e standard RS 232 output parameters to suit your system if required 2 Obtain the desired command strings Put the MicroBar NX into Display Data String Mode Configuration modes Display data string mode...

Page 151: ...in a command file The values displayed in Display Data String Mode are hexadecimal values Make sure that the values you send from the host system correspond to these values In our example the MicroBar...

Page 152: ...is displayed on the screen MicroBar NX V1 4_ Copyright UBI STC JAN 17 1997 Software version beeps green indicator LED flashes Each digit of the software version number N N is indicated by a number of...

Page 153: ...configure the ScanPlus Available symbologies To optimize the performance of your MicroBar NX and to ensure trouble free scanning do not select symbologies that you do not need Symbologies Activation S...

Page 154: ...bar code Reset all configuration parameters but you will then have to completely reconfigure your MaxiScan 2200 It is often easier to scan Disable All Symbologies and reactivate individual symbologie...

Page 155: ...you to configure the MicroBar NX to only accept codes which meet certain length requirements the safest option if you know that all the codes in your application have fixed lengths As well as barcode...

Page 156: ...e All Symbologies deactivates all the symbologies activated If you want to deactivate individual symbologies use the Not Active codes for each symbology Disable All Symbologies does not reset the indi...

Page 157: ...logy activation codes Ames Code Not Active Ames Code Active Codabar Not Active Codabar Active Code 11 Not Active Code 11 Active Code 39 Not Active Code 39 Active Code 93 Not Active Code 93 Active The...

Page 158: ...tive Interleaved 2 of 5 Not Active Interleaved 2 of 5 Active Matrix 2 of 5 Not Active Matrix 2 of 5 Active MSI Code Not Active MSI Code Active Plessey Code Not Active Plessey Code Active Standard 2 of...

Page 159: ...9 Telepen Not Active Telepen Active UPC EAN code families Select the desired UPC EAN format configuration and scan UPC EAN Active to enable UPC EAN Not Active UPC EAN Active UPC A Deactivated UPC E De...

Page 160: ...Symbologies Ames Code 150 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Symbologies Ames Code Activation Not Active Active...

Page 161: ...ies Codabar Activation Not Active Active Default values Start stop bars Not Transmitted CLSI library system Not Active Check digit AIM recommendation Not Used Concatenation Read Adjacent Codes As Sing...

Page 162: ...2 DC3 DC4 CLSI library system Libraries in the CLSI system used in the United States require the insertion of spaces within the 14 character label for example the label 39990000192148 is transmitted a...

Page 163: ...character AIM has a recommended character Each Codabar data character has a value assigned to it Not Used Checked And Transmitted Checked But Not Transmitted AIM data character values data character v...

Page 164: ...ncluding Start Stop characters are added together to make a total 2 The data character which must be added to this total to make a multiple of 16 is the check character Example message A 0 1 2 3 4 B c...

Page 165: ...rs only intermediate start stop characters are not transmitted These concatenation functions are also available for the ABC format used by the American Blood Commission which has the following restric...

Page 166: ...NX RM 00 E 970131 Symbologies Code 11 Activation Not Active Active Default values Check digits 1 Check Digit Checked And Transmitted Check digits 1 Check Digit 2 Check Digits Checked And Transmitted C...

Page 167: ...l ASCII characters are encoded using one of the four control characters in combination with a letter Full ASCII conversion chart Code 39 on the next page Active Not Active Standard 43 Characters Full...

Page 168: ...I 49 I i 69 J LF 0A J 2A J J 4A J j 6A K VT 0B 2B K K 4B K k 6B L FF 0C L 2C L L 4C L l 6C M CR 0D M 2D M M 4D M m 6D N SO 0E N 2E N N 4E N n 6E O SI 0F 2F O O 4F O o 6F P DLE 10 0 0 30 P P 50 P p 70...

Page 169: ...Symbologies Code 39 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 159 Start stop Transmission Not Transmitted Transmitted Accepted characters Only Only And Accepted...

Page 170: ...Not Transmitted French CIP check digit The CIP check digit is used in the French pharmaceutical industry It is only used for codes with seven characters Checked And Transmitted Checked But Not Transm...

Page 171: ...memory until a label is read which does not begin with the multiread indicator character or until the memory is full maximum 255 characters The default indicator character is a space To compose anoth...

Page 172: ...Symbologies Code 93 162 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Symbologies Code 93 Activation Not Active Active Default values Multiread Not Active...

Page 173: ...he bar codes is stored successively in memory until a label is read which does not begin with the multiread indicator character or until the memory is full maximum 255 characters The default indicator...

Page 174: ...he FNC1 start character used Activation Not Active Active Default values CIP 128 French pharmaceutical codes Not Active FNC1 separator character for EAN 128 norms GS function character ASCII 29 CIP 12...

Page 175: ...e GS function character ASCII 29 by default and can be substituted by your own ASCII character used for example for keyboard wedge interfaces where the GS character can not be transmitted Compose Othe...

Page 176: ...Symbologies EAN 8 EAN 13 166 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Symbologies EAN 8 EAN 13 Symbologies UPC EAN code families UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13...

Page 177: ...Symbologies EAN 128 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 167 Symbologies EAN 128 Symbologies Code 128 EAN 128...

Page 178: ...Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 168 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 Activation Not Active Active Default values Check digit Not used Number of characters Any Length...

Page 179: ...d 2 of 5 and if the Consecutive same read data validation feature is not activated Laser scanner input devices Consecutive same read data validation Not Used Check digit mod 10 Checked And Transmitted...

Page 180: ...fixed lengths using the number codes 1 Scan Define 1 Or 2 Or 3 Fixed Lengths Use Number Codes 2 Use the number codes provided on the back cover of this Installation Guide to enter 1 2 or 3 lengths an...

Page 181: ...Symbologies Matrix 2 of 5 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 171 Symbologies Matrix 2 of 5 Activation Not Active Active...

Page 182: ...MSI Code Activation Not Active Active Default values Check digit mod 10 Checked And Transmitted Check digit Check Digit Mod 10 Checked And Transmitted Checked But Not Transmitted Check Digit Double M...

Page 183: ...Symbologies Plessey Code MB NX RM 00 E 970131 173 Symbologies Plessey Code Activation Not Active Active Default values Check digit Not Transmitted Check digit Not Transmitted Transmitted...

Page 184: ...raight 2 of 5 and Industrial 2 of 5 Activation Select the desired Standard 2 of 5 format and scan Active to enable Not Active Active Identicon 6 Start Stop Bars Computer Identics 4 Start Stop Bars Def...

Page 185: ...Symbologies Standard 2 of 5 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 175 Check digit mod 10 Not Used Checked And Transmitted Checked But Not Transmitted...

Page 186: ...d on the back cover of this Installation Guide to enter 1 2 or 3 lengths and scan End Selection after each length If you only enter 1 or 2 fixed lengths scan End Selection twice after the last length...

Page 187: ...Symbologies Telepen MB NX RM 00 E 970131 177 Symbologies Telepen Activation Not Active Active Format ASCII Numeric...

Page 188: ...tive UPC EAN to enable To reactivate a deactivated family you must reactivate all the families by scanning Reactivate All UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 In the case of an unregular UPC E with number system...

Page 189: ...ctivated Add On 5 Deactivated Not Required But Transmitted If Read Check digit UPC A Transmitted Check digit UPC E Transmitted Check digit EAN 8 Transmitted Check digit EAN 13 Transmitted UPC A number...

Page 190: ...Symbologies UPC EAN code families 180 MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Add on digits Not Required But Transmitted If Read Required And Transmitted Add On 2 Not Active Active Add On 5 Not Active Active...

Page 191: ...ck digit UPC EAN code format leading character number system data check digit UPC A check digit Transmitted Not Transmitted UPC E check digit Transmitted Not Transmitted EAN 8 check digit Transmitted...

Page 192: ...eading character number system data check digit A regular UPC A has a transmitted number system equal to 0 To transmit the additional leading character country code select the parameter UPC A Transmit...

Page 193: ...he target bar code format UPC EAN code format leading character number system data check digit A regular UPC A has a transmitted number system equal to 0 To transmit the additional leading character c...

Page 194: ...NX RM 00 E 970131 Test codes One dimensional symbologies Codabar 123456 Code 39 CODE 39 Code 93 CODE 93 Code 128 CODE 128 EAN 128 C1EAN 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 12345678901234 Standard 2 of 5 123456 Mat...

Page 195: ...Test codes MB NX RM 00 E 970131 185 MSI Code 12345666 Plessey Code 80001495050 EAN 8 12345670 EAN 13 1234567890128 UPC A 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 7 UPC E 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 7...

Page 196: ...nd a solution in the following Troubleshooting tables you can try a general reset of the MicroBar NX Reset all configuration parameters If you can not solve the problem yourself please contact your UB...

Page 197: ...ber for your system if necessary Predefined interface numbers section for your interface Compose interface number and reconfigure too many green LED flashes at power up in spite of correct interface t...

Page 198: ...ou have finished correctly the MicroBar NX may be waiting for an End Selection for example symbology not selected activate the required symbology Symbologies Activation symbology not supported by the...

Page 199: ...es and only activate the symbologies you need Symbologies Activation MicroBar NX interprets part of the label as a separate code smaller code inside the label use the Define 1 Or 2 Or 3 Fixed Lengths...

Page 200: ...anned End Selection once or twice if required for the previous parameter no success beeps green indicator LED when reading a configuration code installation problem check MicroBar NX power supply conn...

Page 201: ...MB NX RM 00 E 970131 Number codes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 End Selection...

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