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April 29, 2004
Serial Data Collection and Global Positioning System
Serial In Mode
Using Serial In mode, your camera accepts text strings from a connected
external device. The information is then added to specified image headers.
Serial In and Serial Out modes can work simultaneously.
NOTE: The Scan-Shoot and Scan-Shoot Multi features allow connectivity
of serial bar code scanners. To enable, please contact your dealer
of Kodak products.
1. Choose Serial Port from the Tools menu then choose Serial In.
2. Select a Serial In option, described below.
Menu
Choice
Action
Comments
None
No data transmitted
Serial port is unavailable.
GPS
A text string from the
connected GPS device is
written to the header of the
just-captured image.
If a TRIMBLE GPS card is
inserted in the camera, the
TRIMBLE card overrides the
serial port GPS functionality.
New
The text string from the
connected device is written
to the header of
subsequent images.
Text string must be 250 valid
characters, or less. Valid
characters consist of ASCII
characters, carriage return,
and line termination.
Previous
A text string from the
connected device is written
to the header of previously
captured images.
When you select New Images
or Previous Image, a Serial In
Status option becomes
available.
Scan-Shoot
A scanned bar code value is
written to the image
header.
File type must be Raw. Select
Scan-Shoot, scan a bar code,
then capture an image.
Scan-Shoot
Multi
Up to eight scanned bar
code values are written to
the image header.
File type must be Raw. Select
Scan-Shoot Multi, scan up to
eight bar codes, then capture
an image.
Status
This option appears when
you select New or Previous.
See
page 15-3
.
