1D Symbologies
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MS-860 Industrial Raster Reader User’s Manual
Code 93
Code 93 Status
Fixed Symbol Length
Status
Symbol Length
Usage:
Used occasionally in clinical industry.
Definition:
Code 93 is a variable length, continuous symbology employing four ele-
ment widths. Each Code 93 character has nine modules that may be
either black or white. Each character contains three bars and three
spaces.
Serial Cmd:
<
K475,status
,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length>
Default:
Disabled
Options:
0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
Usage:
Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that
only one symbol length will be accepted.
Definition:
When enabled, the reader will check the symbol length against the sym-
bol length field. When disabled, any length is considered a valid symbol.
Serial Cmd:
<
K475,
status,
fixed symbol length status
,symbol length>
Default:
Disabled
Options:
0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
Definition:
Specifies the exact number of characters that the reader will recognize
(this does not include start and stop and check digit characters). The
reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length.
Serial Cmd:
<
K475,
status,fixed symbol length status,
fixed symbol length
>
Default:
10
Options:
1 to 128
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