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MK-5500

 

 

2D Imager Barcode Scanner

 

 

Configuration Guide

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

V1.4

Summary of Contents for MK-5500

Page 1: ...MK 5500 2D Imager Barcode Scanner Configuration Guide V1 4 ...

Page 2: ...SB HID KBW 8 2 7 USB Country Keyboard Types 9 2 8 Convert Case 12 2 9 USB COM Port Emulation 12 3 General Configuration 13 3 1 Trigger Mode 13 3 2 Continue Mode 13 3 3 Video Reverse 14 3 4 Beeper Good Read 14 3 5 Beeper Tone Good Read 14 3 6 Beeper Duration Good Read 15 3 7 Beeper Number Good Read 15 3 8 Barcode Scanning Delay 16 4 Data Formatting 17 4 1 General Configuration 17 4 2 Add Prefix 18 ...

Page 3: ...8 Industrial 2 of 5 33 5 2 9 Code 39 34 5 2 10 Coda bar 35 5 2 11 Code 93 38 5 2 12 GS1 128 40 5 2 13 MSI 41 5 3 2D Symbologies 43 5 3 1 PDF 417 43 5 3 2 QR Code 45 5 3 3 Data Matrix 47 5 3 4 Maxi code 48 5 3 5 Aztec 49 5 3 6 Hanxin 50 5 4 Postal Symbologies 51 5 4 1 China Postal Code 51 5 4 2 Telepen 52 6 Appendix 53 6 1 Appendix 2 AIM ID Table 53 6 2 Appendix 4 Digit Barcodes 57 ...

Page 4: ...echnology and MK 5500 2D BARCODER READER patented Hercules technology the MK 5500 2D BARCODER READER features fast scanning and decoding accuracy Barcodes rotated at any angle can still be read with ease When scanning a barcode simply center the aiming beam or pattern projected by the MK 5500 2D BARCODER READER over the barcode 1 3 Factory Defaults Scanning the following barcode can restore the en...

Page 5: ...e The host device can receive scanned data and send commands to control the engine or to access alter the configuration information of the engine via the TTL 232 or USB interface 2 1 TTL 232 Cable Select Before using Serial Communication interface scanner must be set as TTL 232 cable Please reset the scanner after set 232 cable 232 Cable Reset ...

Page 6: ...ation interface provided by the MK 5500 is based on TTL level signals TTL 232 can be used for most application architectures For those requiring RS 232 an external conversion circuit is needed The conversion circuit is available only to some models Serial communication Default serial communication parameters are listed below Make sure all parameters match the host requirements Parameter Factory De...

Page 7: ...6 2 3 Baud Rate Baud rate is the number of bits of data transmitted per second Set the baud rate to match the Host requirements 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 ...

Page 8: ...ne Parity 7 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit None Parity 7 Data Bits 2 Stop Bits Even Parity 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Even Parity 7 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Even Parity 7 Data Bits 2 Stop Bits Odd Parity 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Odd Parity 7 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Odd Parity 7 Data Bits 2 Stop Bit ...

Page 9: ...ble Reset 2 6 USB HID KBW When you connect the MK 5500 to the Host via a USB connection you can enable the USB HID KBW feature by scanning the barcode below Then MK 5500 transmission will be simulated as USB keyboard input The Host receives keystrokes on the virtual keyboard It works on a Plug and Play basis and no driver is required USB HID KBW ...

Page 10: ...2 7 USB Country Keyboard Types Keyboard layouts vary from country to country The default setting is 1 U S keyboard 1 U S 2 UK 3 Denmark 4 France 5 Finland 6 Turkey_F 7 Italy 8 Norway 9 Albania 10 Belgium ...

Page 11: ...10 11 Bosnia 12 Brazil 13 Croatia 14 Czech 15 Dutch 16 Estonia 17 Germany 18 Greek 19 Hungary 20 Irish 21 Latvia 22 Lithunnia ...

Page 12: ...11 23 Macedonia 24 Spain 25 Poland 26 Portugal 27 Romania 28 Russia 29 Japan ...

Page 13: ...o Lower Case Example When the Convert All to Lower Case feature is enabled barcode data AbC is transmitted as abc 2 9 USB COM Port Emulation If you connect the engine to the Host via a USB connection the USB COM Port Emulation feature allows the Host to receive data in the way as a serial port does A driver is required for this feature USB COM Port Emulation ...

Page 14: ...er or using a serial trigger command When in manual trigger mode the scanner scans until a barcode is read or until the hardware trigger is released When in serial mode the scanner scans until a barcode has been read or until the deactivate command is sent Trigger Mode 3 2 Continue Mode This set the scanner to work in Continue mode Continue Mode ...

Page 15: ...14 3 3 Video Reverse On Off 3 4 Beeper Good Read On Off 3 5 Beeper Tone Good Read Low Middle High ...

Page 16: ...15 3 6 Beeper Duration Good Read Normal Short 3 7 Beeper Number Good Read 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 17: ...16 3 8 Barcode Scanning Delay No Delay Delay 500MS Delay 2000ms ...

Page 18: ...17 4 Data Formatting 4 1 General Configuration Add CR Add LF Add CRLF Add TAB ...

Page 19: ...hexadecimal values of a desired prefix and then scan the Save barcode Refer to Appendix 4 ASCII Table for hexadecimal values of characters Example Set the custom Prefix to ODE 1 Check the hex values of ODE in the ASCII Table ODE 4F 44 45 2 Scan the Set Custom Prefix barcode 3 Scan the numeric barcodes 9 9 4 F 4 4 4 and 5 in Appendix 5 4 Scan the Save barcode ...

Page 20: ...d suffix and then scan the Save barcode Refer to Appendix 4 ASCII Table for hexadecimal values of characters Example Set the custom Suffix to ODE 1 Check the hex values of ODE in the ASCII Table ODE 4F 44 45 2 Scan the Set Custom Suffix barcode 3 Scan the numeric barcodes 9 9 4 F 4 4 4 and 5 in Appendix 5 4 Scan the Save barcode 4 4 Clear All Prefix and Suffix Clear all prefix and suffix ...

Page 21: ...ettings Enable Disable All Symbologies If the Disable All Symbologies feature is enabled the engine will not be able to read any non programming barcodes except the programming barcodes Enable All Symbologies Disable All Symbologies ...

Page 22: ...nd the minimum is valid The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming Command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Code 128 max length command 020A03 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 90 Code 128 min length command 020A02 The parameter of this command can be set from 0 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 1...

Page 23: ...st one as its check digit used to verify the accuracy of the data Transmit EAN 8 Check Digit Do Not Transmit EAN 8 Check Digit Add On Code An EAN 8 barcode can be augmented with a two digit or five digit add on code on code on code to form a new one In the examples below the part surrounded by blue dotted line is an EAN 8 barcode while the part circled by red dotted line is add on code ...

Page 24: ... Code Add On Code Required EAN 8 Add On Code Required EAN 8 Add On Code Not Required ENA JAN 8 Addenda Separator When this feature is enabled there is a space between barcode and addenda When this feature is disabled there is no space Enable ENA JAN 8 Addenda Separator Disable ENA JAN 8 Addenda Separator UPC ...

Page 25: ...ts of EAN 13 Enable Disable EAN 13 Enable EAN 13 Disable EAN 13 Transmit Check Digit Transmit EAN 13 Check Digit Do Not Transmit EAN 13 Check Digit Add On Code Enable 2 Digit Add On Code Disable 2 Digit Add On Code Enable 5 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code ...

Page 26: ...here is a space between barcode and addenda When this feature is disabled there is no space Enable ENA JAN 13 Addenda Separator Disable ENA JAN 13 Addenda Separator ISBN Translate When enable this feature and is scanned ENA13 Book land symbols are translated into their equivalent ISBN number format Enable ISBN Translate Disable ISBN Translate ...

Page 27: ...Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of UPC E Enable Disable UPC E0 E1 Enable UPC E0 Disable UPC E0 Enable UPC E1 Disable UPC E1 UPCE0 Check Digit Enable UPC E0 Check Digit Disable UPC E0 Check Digit ...

Page 28: ... read UPC E barcodes that have addenda Enable UPC E0 Required Disable UPC E0 Required UPCE0 Addenda Separator Enable UPC E0 Separator Disable UPC E0 Separator UPCE0 Number System The number system digit of UPC symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be programmed so it will be not transmitted Enable UPC E0 Number System Disable UPC E0 Number System ...

Page 29: ...28 UPCE0 Addenda Enable 2 Digit Addenda Disable 2 Digit Addenda Enable 5 Digit Addenda Disable 5 Digit Addenda ...

Page 30: ...PC A Enable Disable UPC A Enable UPC A Disable UPC A UPC A Check Digit Enable UPC A Check Digit Disable UPC A Check Digit UPC A Addenda Required When required is scanned the scanner will only read UPC E barcodes that have addenda Enable UPC A Required Disable UPC A Required ...

Page 31: ...r system digit of UPC symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be programmed so it will be not transmitted Enable UPC A Number System Disable UPC A Number System UPC A Addenda Enable 2 Digit Addenda Disable 2 Digit Addenda Enable 5 Digit Addenda Disable 5 Digit ...

Page 32: ... and minimum value can be set using Programming Command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Interleaved 2 of 5 max length command 020404 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 80 Interleaved 2 of 5 min length command 020403 The parameter of this command can be set from 2 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum value i...

Page 33: ... the minimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Matrix 2 of 5 max length command 020803 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 80 Matrix 2 of 5 min length command 020802 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10...

Page 34: ...he maximum and the minimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Industrial 2 of 5 max length command 020603 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 48 Industrial 2 of 5 min length command 020602 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of t...

Page 35: ...ctory Defaults of Code 39 Enable Disable Code 39 Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Transmit Start Stop Character Transmit Start Stop Character Do not Transmit Start Stop Character Code 39 Check Character No Check Char Validate and Transmit Validate no Transmit ...

Page 36: ...e 39 Code Page Code 39 code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters Code 39 Code page Message Length Message length can be set to the maximum value minimum value The value is valid between the maximum and the minimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Code 39 max length command 020308 ...

Page 37: ...mum is valid The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Coda bar max length command 020206 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 60 Coda bar min length command 020205 The parameter of this command can be set from 2 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maxim...

Page 38: ...37 Transmit Start Stop Character Transmit Start Stop Character Do not Transmit Start Stop Character Coda bar Check Character No Check Char Validate and Transmit Validate no Transmit ...

Page 39: ...um is valid The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Code 93 max length command 020D03 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 80 Code 93 min length command 020D02 The parameter of this command can be set from 0 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum ...

Page 40: ... 93 barcode with append character ex Space character it buffers the data until it reads a Code 93 barcode which does not have append character Then the data is transmitted in the order that the barcodes were read Enable Code 93 Append Disable Code 93 Append Code 93 Code Page Code 39 code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters Code93 Code page ...

Page 41: ...um is valid The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail GS1 128 max length command 020B03 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 80 GS1 128 min length command 020B02 The parameter of this command can be set from 0 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum ...

Page 42: ...nimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail MSI max length command 020E04 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 48 MSI min length command 020E03 The parameter of this command can be set from 4 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum value is 25 Pr...

Page 43: ...ValidateType10Transmit ValidateType10 ThenType11CharTransmit ValidateType10 ThenType11CharNoTransmit ValidateType10NoTransmit Validate2Type10NoTransmit Validate2Type10CharTransmit Validate2Type10CharNoTransmit DisableMSICheck ...

Page 44: ...ge Length Message length can be set to the maximum value minimum value The data is valid between the maximum and the minimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail PDF417 max length command 021F06 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 2750 PDF417 min length command 021F05 The parameter of thi...

Page 45: ...44 Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum value is 25 Programming command Max 021F0625 Min 021F0510 ...

Page 46: ... minimum is valid The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail QR max length command 023703 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 7089 QR min length command 023702 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum va...

Page 47: ...rs a QR barcode with append character ex Space character it buffers the data until it reads a QR barcode which does not have append character Then the data is transmitted in the order that the barcodes were read Enable QR code Append Disable QR code Append QR Code Page QR code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters QR Code Page ...

Page 48: ...imum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Data Matrix max length command 023603 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 3116 Data Matrix min length command 023602 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maxim...

Page 49: ...d the minimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Maxi Code max length command 023403 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 150 Maxi Code min length command 023402 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the m...

Page 50: ...d minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Aztec max length command 023306 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 3832 Aztec min length command 023305 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum value is 25 Programming command Ma...

Page 51: ... minimum The maximum value and minimum value can be set using Programming command Please check the programming command guide for the detail Hanxin max length command 023803 The parameter of this command can be set from min to 7833 Hanxin min length command 023802 The parameter of this command can be set from 1 to max Example Set the Barcode Message length of the minimum value is 10 the maximum val...

Page 52: ...5 4 Postal Symbologies 5 4 1 China Postal Code Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of China Postal Code Enable Disable China Postal Code Enable China Postal Code Disable China Postal Code ...

Page 53: ...52 5 4 2 Telepen Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Telepen Enable Disable Telepen Enable China Telepen Disable China Telepen ...

Page 54: ...tical Tab 0c 12 FF Form Feed 0d 13 CR Carriage Return 0e 14 SO Shift Out 0f 15 SI Shift In 10 16 DLE Data Link Escape 11 17 DC1 XON Device Control 1 12 18 DC2 Device Control 2 13 19 DC3 XOFF Device Control 3 14 20 DC4 Device Control 4 15 21 NAK Negative Acknowledgment 16 22 SYN Synchronous Idle 17 23 ETB End of Trans Block 18 24 CAN Cancel 19 25 EM End of Medium 1a 26 SUB Substitute 1b 27 ESC Esca...

Page 55: ...9 Single Quote 28 40 Right Closing Parenthesis 29 41 Right Closing Parenthesis 2a 42 Asterisk 2b 43 Plus 2c 44 Comma 2d 45 Minus Dash 2e 46 Dot 2f 47 Forward Slash 30 48 0 31 49 1 32 50 2 33 51 3 34 52 4 35 53 5 36 54 6 37 55 7 38 56 8 39 57 9 3a 58 Colon 3b 59 Semi colon 3c 60 Less Than 3d 61 Equal Sign 3e 62 Greater Than 3f 63 Question Mark ...

Page 56: ...70 F 47 71 G 48 72 H 49 73 I 4a 74 J 4b 75 K 4c 76 L 4d 77 M 4e 78 N 4f 79 O 50 80 P 51 81 Q 52 82 R 53 83 S 54 84 T 55 85 U 56 86 V 57 87 W 58 88 X 59 89 Y 5a 90 Z 5b 91 Left Opening Bracket 5c 92 Back Slash 5d 93 Right Closing Bracket 5e 94 Caret Circumflex 5f 95 _ Underscore ...

Page 57: ...f 67 103 g 68 104 h 69 105 i 6a 106 j 6b 107 k 6c 108 l 6d 109 m 6e 110 n 6f 111 o 70 112 p 71 113 q 72 114 r 73 115 s 74 116 t 75 117 u 76 118 v 77 119 w 78 120 x 79 121 y 7a 122 z 7b 123 Left Opening Brace 7c 124 Vertical Bar 7d 125 Right Closing Brace 7e 126 Tilde 7f 127 DEL Delete ...

Page 58: ...57 6 2 Appendix 2 Digit Barcodes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F ...

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