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Synergy Controller              Application Note 4 

August 2010, Revision - C 

               Tidal Engineering Corporation © 2010 

 

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Appendix A – Barcode Interface Specifications 

 

This is the specification for the barcode scanner setup for use with other barcode 
scanners. 
 
The format required by the Synergy Controller is as follows:   
[CTRL+S][400ms pause][Barcode Data][Carriage Return] [Carriage Return] 

 
Any barcode scanner that can attach via a keyboard wedge, and can be configured 
with the above format will work with the Synergy Controller. 

Summary of Contents for Synergy Controller

Page 1: ...oller s bar code scanner feature and some typical applications This application note employs the Synergy Controller s powerful macro capability to automatically select and start an environmental test...

Page 2: ...M Retail Wand Emulation USB Retail USB 2 Hand Held Products part number 42206132 02 PS 2 keyboard wedge 3 Hand Held Products part number 42206161 01 USB Type A Interface The Synergy Controller VersaTe...

Page 3: ...Barcode scanner We followed the steps below to configure the ImageTeam 4800 for use with the Synergy controller and OCR A fonts If a different configuration or barcode scanner is required see Appendi...

Page 4: ...SCII mode on the barcode 3 If using the Bar code reader with the USB interface scan the following 4 Add the CTRL F Prefix to be sent before the barcode data a Scan the Add Prefix symbol b Scan the 9 s...

Page 5: ...rn Suffix if using the PS 2 Keyboard interface appended after the barcode data a Scan the Add CR Suffix All Symbologies symbol b Scan the Add Suffix symbol c Scan the 9 symbol d Scan the 9 symbol e Sc...

Page 6: ...gineering Corporation 2010 Page 6 of 18 7 Add the Prefix Delay before sending the barcode data a Scan the Interfunction Delay symbol b Scan the 9 symbol c Scan the 9 symbol d Scan the Save symbol The...

Page 7: ...micolon The command string length can be up to 900 characters A communications command list for the Synergy Controller is available in the technical manual and downloaded from www TidalEng com synergy...

Page 8: ...oppy disk or from a USB Hard Disk Copy the macro file in csv form from the PC to the root directory of either a floppy disk or a USB Hard Disk Note that since the controller only supports one macro fi...

Page 9: ...on Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Page 9 of 18 The import screen will appear Click on Browse and then select the file you want to import then click the Select button...

Page 10: ...barcode scanner Testing the Setup Creating the Profiles To create the profiles either enter the example profiles as shown below or copy the profiles provided with this application note to a disk and...

Page 11: ...Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Page 11 of 18 Example Profile Product2 vpl...

Page 12: ...the controller When we scan 123456 78 the controller should load product1 vpl and start running it When we scan ABCDEF GH the controller should load product2 vpl and start running it Test the Bar Code...

Page 13: ...you may use a program such as HyperTerminal which will show the ASCII character for CTRL F If the scanner does not output text or the output is incorrect then go back to the beginning of this manual a...

Page 14: ...This is the specification for the barcode scanner setup for use with other barcode scanners The format required by the Synergy Controller is as follows CTRL S 400ms pause Barcode Data Carriage Return...

Page 15: ...atible with both the Synergy Micro and Synergy Nano controllers This appendix provides the setup procedure the test bar codes and Macro files to demonstrate this scanner with Synergy Controllers The s...

Page 16: ...Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Page 16 of 18 1 Setup Scanner Scan the Bar Codes below in the order printed...

Page 17: ...e final line is required Load the Macro file as described in the main body of this application note 3 Test the Bar Codes When the following bar code is scanned the controller will open and start PRODU...

Page 18: ...e company further provides product development services together with engineering support and is recognized for technical expertise in such areas as Embedded IEEE 488 and turnkey SCADA Supervisory Con...

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