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Quadrus EZ Reader User’s Manual
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Symbologies
Code 128
Fixed Symbol Length Status (Code 128)
Fixed Symbol Length (Code 128)
Note: Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take
effect.
Usage:
Code 128 is a smaller symbology useful in applications with tight spots and
high security needs.
Definition:
A very dense alphanumeric symbology. It encodes all 128 ASCII characters,
it is continuous, has variable length, and uses multiple element widths
measured edge to edge.
Serial Cmd: < K474,status ,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length>
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: < K474, status ,fixed symbol length status ,fixed symbol length>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled
Usage:
Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity
by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted.
Definition:
It 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: < K474, status,fixed symbol length status, fixed symbol length >
Default: 10
Options: 1 to 128