SPP-R200II Command Manual
Rev. 1.00
BIXOLON
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BS M S
Function
Sentinel character set up commands
Code:
ASCII
BS
M
S
pL
pH
fn1
n
Hex
08
4D
53
pL
pH
fn1
n
Decimal
08
77
83
pL
pH
fn1
n
Range:
0 ≤ n ≤ 2
(pL+pHx256) = 2
fn=49
Default:
Depends on memory switch 8-6~7 setting value.
Description:
■
Sets sentinel characters by n value as follows:
n
Mode
Description
0, 48
Normal
Transmits data as normal data without sentinel characters.
1, 49
1-byte sentinel
character
Adds 1-byte sentinel characters to the beginning and the end of card data and then
transmits to host.
STX: 1 Track (%), 2, 3 Track (;), EXT: 1, 2, 3 Track (?)
2, 50
Multi-byte
sentinel characters
Adds Start characters and End characters to the beginning and the end of card data
and then transmits to host.
- When set to 1-byte sentinel character mode, 1-byte sentinel characters are
added to the beginning parts and the end parts of each track data.
-1 Track sentinel characters: STX (%), EXT (?)
-2 Track sentinel characters: STX (;), EXT (?)
-3 Track sentinel characters: STX (;), EXT (?)
- When set to Multi-byte sentinel characters mode, the header and the footer, which have been used in normal mode,
are not used any more and the specified Start characters and End characters are added to the beginning parts and
the end parts of each track data to be transmitted.
- When set to Multi-byte sentinel characters mode but Start characters and End characters are not set by fn2 and fn3 of
BS M S command respectively, the default Start and End characters are applied to card data to be transmitted to host.