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Symbologies
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 999,999.
In binary format, each input can have up to 19 ones and zeros.
Important: When Pharmacode is enabled, other linear symbologies will not
decode properly. Disable Pharmacode before reading other linear symbologies.
Serial Cmd: < K477, status ,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,minimum
number 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 will be considered valid.
Serial Cmd: < K477, status, fixed symbol length status ,fixed symbol length,minimum
number of bars,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value >
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled
Definition: Specifies the exact number of bars that must be present for the reader to
recognize and decode the Pharmacode symbol.
Serial Cmd: < K477, status,fixed symbol length status, fixed symbol length ,minimum
number of bars,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value >
Default: 5
Options: 1 to 16
Definition: Sets the minimum number of bars that a Pharmacode symbol must have to
be considered valid.
Serial Cmd: < K477, status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length, minimum
number of bars ,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value >
Default: 2
Options: 1 to 16