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Timeout (in 10 ms incs)
Default:
100 (one second). Corresponds to 1000 ms displayed in the
menu.
Options:0 to 65535. Divide the number entered on the command line by 100
for time in seconds.
Note: Timeout or Timeout & New Trigger under End of Read Cycle (page 2-14)
must be enabled for Timeout (in 10 ms incs) to take effect.
Allows you to define the duration of the timeout period.
Serial Trigger Character
Default: ^]. Corresponds to <GS> displayed in the menu.
Options: Any single ASCII character, including control characters, except
NUL (00H), an existing host command character,
1
or an on-line
protocol character. Control characters entered on the command
line are displayed in the menu as mnemonic characters.
Note
: See “Defining Special Characters” on page 2-4 and Table A-5, “ASCII
Table with Control Characters,” on page A-5.
Note:
Serial Data (page 2-12) or Serial Data & Edge (page 2-12) must be
enabled for Serial Trigger Character to take effect. “N/A” is displayed in the
menu when all other triggering modes are enabled.
\
Allows you to define a single ASCII character as the host serial trigger
character that initiates the read cycle. The serial trigger is considered an on-
line host command and requires the same command format as all host
commands (that is, to be entered within the < > brackets).
External Trigger Level
Default: Positive
Options: Positive,
Negative
Note:
External Level (page 2-12), External Edge (page 2-12), or Serial Data &
Edge (page 2-12) must be enabled for External Trigger Level to take effect. “N/
A” is displayed in the menu when all other triggering modes are enabled.
Allows you to determine whether a positive or negative transition will initiate
the read cycle.
Note:
If using the Microscan object detector (P/N 99-440001-03), use positive
trigger level.
1. For example, assigning an upper case D would nullify the <D> (Enter Menu Configuration)
command. For a list of operational commands used by the scanner, see Chapter 4, “Opera-
tional Commands.”
