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Pharmacode
Pharmacode
Fixed Symbol Length Status (Pharmacode)
Fixed Symbol Length (Pharmacode)
Minimum Number of Bars (Pharmacode)
Usage: Used mostly with packaging for the pharmaceuticals industry.
Definition:
Encodes up to five different numbers, each with its own color which may be
entered in decimal or “binary” format with a 1 represented by a thick bar and
a 0 represented by a thin bar. Bar width is independent of height.
In decimal format, each part can be up to 999999.
In binary format, each input have up to 19 ones and zeros.
Serial Cmd:
< K477,status ,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,min. no. of
bars,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled
Definition:
When enabled, the reader will check the symbol length against the symbol
length field. If disabled, any length would be considered a valid symbol.
Serial Cmd:
< K477, status, fixed symbol length status ,fixed symbol length,min. no. of
bars,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled
Definition:
This 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 symbology not having the specified length.
Serial Cmd:
< K477, status,fixed symbol length status, fixed symbol length ,min. no. of
bars,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value>
Default: 10
Options: 4 to 16
Definition:
Sets the minimum number of bars that a pharmacode symbol must have to
be considered as a valid symbol.
Serial Cmd:
< K477, status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length, min. no. of
bars ,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value>
Default: 4
Options: 4 to 16