Baracoda BLUETOOTH L (1D) manual

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    © Baracoda RoadRunne rs Evolutio n Programming Guide Baracoda TM – Novem ber 2010 RoadRunne rs Evolutio n –L (1D) & - LA (Las er) Programming Guide Data Capture for W ork force in Motion LA (Las er)[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 2 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion SUMMARY SUMMARY ................................................................... 2 REVISION HISTORY .......................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION .................................................[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 3 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.8.6. S ET LENGTHS FOR C ODE 39 ....................................................... 31 2.8.7. I TALIAN P HARMA C ODE SETTINGS .................................................... 32 2.9. C ODE 93 S ETTINGS ...............[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 4 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Revision History Changes to the original manual are listed below. Document Date Description 1.0 11 July 08 Initial release 1.1 26 Aug. 08 Update “Batch” section & add “The d ifferent connection method” section 1.2 [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 5 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Introduction The RoadRunners E volution scan ner can be progra mmed by scanning ba rcode labels which contain commands for the decoder. Programming lab els must be Code128, with specific sta rting and endin g characters. These[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 6 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1. General Configuration 1.1. General de fault settings The reading of the "Reset to factory settings” label turns all the parameters of t he scanner back to default settings and switch es it off Reset to factory settin[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 7 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.2. Baracoda a dvanced feature s 1.2.1. Switch on delay In order to switch on the scann er in its standard mo de, you should just press the trigger. You can set up th e scanner to be s witched on only a fter keeping the trigg[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 8 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.2.4. No data loss mode and Baracoda Header Baracod a header: It is a proprieta ry data encapsula tion. It is necessary t o activate it to use the Baracoda keyb oard emulation (Kemul) and Ter minal. The Baracoda head er is en[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 9 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.3. Reading Mo de In Trigger mode , pressing the t rigger will activate the b eam. Trigger (*) The Aiming trigger mode has been developed for users who need to scan barcode s very clo se one to an other and they have to be su[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 10 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion The “ No duplicate scan” option has been d eveloped for user s who do not wan t to scan twice the same barcode consecuti vely. « no duplicate s cans » disabled (*) « no duplicate scans » ena bled + error signal  If[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 11 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.4. Operating Mode Real Time mode In real time mode, the barc ode is decoded and trans mitted t o the remote host with out an y delay. If the scanner is not conn ected, the da ta is lost. Real Time mode with No Data Loss opt[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 12 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.4.1. Real Time mode Erases all cap tured data stored in memory and force s the s canner in R eal time mod e. No oth er setting is changed. Importan t r eminder : if an ACK beep or buffer is needed, the scanner must be set i[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 13 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.4.5. Batch mode BATCH MODE Forces the RoadRu nners Evo lution in Batch mode. Erases all codes in memory When in batch mode, the scanner will wait for the appropria te command in order to start up loading t he barcodes: this[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 14 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.5. The differ ent connection methods There are two (2 ) different way t o create a connection from a Host and a scanner: - Slave mode (b y default) The Host (PC, Bara codaManager, …) i s creating the conne ction onto the [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 15 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.6. Buzzer and Led Settings You can use thes e options to enable o r disable the buzz er and / o r the Led. LED ON (*) LED OFF Good read beep on (*) Good read beep off ACK beep on (*) ACK beep off Beep level volume = H IGH ([...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 16 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.7. Bluetooth settings 1.7.1. Bluetooth name You can chan ge the scanner Bluetoo th name; name that y ou see during a sear ch of Bluetooth peripheral. Programming procedu re for “Set Blueto oth Name” Set BT Name End of c[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 17 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.7.2. Sniff period settings Change the Snif f period. If the h igher is the latency an d the smaller is the po wer consump tion. Default value is 1 50ms. Sniff period = 150ms (*) Sniff period = 100ms Sniff period = 200ms Sni[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 18 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.7.3. Security (code PIN) settings Some Bluetooth device will not accept connections with d evices that do n ot have a security code. Disable BT security code Enable BT security code ( *) 1.7.4. RF Power emission settings Fo[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 19 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.8. Data forma t The barcode string can be added a timestamp, prefix es and/or suffixes. The symbology p refix/suffix can be added by BaracodaManager only. These can come a s described below: Timestamp Data prefix Data (whic[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 20 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Set Timestamp END of configuration Noted tha t the timestamp must fit th e specific following format: {YY} {MM} {DD} {HH} { MM} {SS} The setting is made by scan ning the 0-9 labels (Appendix 1) as on a calculator; follo wing [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 21 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.8.2. Data Prefix/Suffix You can add a data prefix a nd/or suffix (strings of mor e than 32 characters will not be accepted) to every barcode sent to the host device. There is no data prefix or suffix in default settings. En[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 22 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Set Data prefix Set Data suffix End of configuration 1.8.3. Barcode Prefix/Suffix You can ad d a barcode p refix a nd/or suffix (strings o f more tha n 32 characters will no t be accepted) to every barcode sent to the host de[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 23 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.8.4. AIM Symbology Identifier AIM Identifier will b e transmitted at the beginning of the barcode. More infor mation abou t the AIM Ident ifier is available in Appen dix2. AIM Symbology ident ifier - not transmitted (* ) AI[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 24 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2. Decoder Parameters 2.1. Decoder defaul t settings Sets the defaults decod er settings for all t he symbologies Set Decoder Default Sett ings 2.2. Enable/Dis able All Symbol ogies Even if all symbolo gies are disa bled, the[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 25 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Set barcode length END of config 2.4. Voting Standard voting set is two (2). This mean s that a ba rcode is considered r ead by the d ecoder if the same data is decoded twice. Cha nging this pa rameter will enable a stronger [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 26 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.5. Min/Max le ngth per symbol ogy The following i s a procedure to follow for every ba rcode symbology . The decoder offers t he possibility to limit the reading of a barcode to a minimu m and a maximum length, if it is fo [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 27 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.5.1. Symbology table Header Selected Symbology SELECT ALL Code 93 Code 128 / EAN 128 Code 39 Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 (industrial 2 of 5) Code 11 MSI  Only the variable length s ymbologies appear. 2.6. [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 28 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.6.2. Codabar Start/Stop characters Not transmitted (*) Transmitted 2.6.3. Codabar Check Digit Verification (AIM recommendation) Not used (*) Checked and transmitted Checked but not transmi tted 2.6.4. Set Lengths for Codaba[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 29 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.7. Code 11 Se ttings 2.7.1. Enable/Disable Code 11 To enable or disable Code 11, scan the appropriate barcode below. Code 11 - not active (*) Code 11 - active 2.7.2. Code 11 check digit(s) verification 1 digit (*) 2 digits [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 30 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.8. Code 39 se ttings 2.8.1. Enable/Disable Code 39 To enable or disable Code 39, scan the appropriate barcode below. Enable (*) Disable 2.8.2. Enable/Disable Code 39 Full ASCII Code 39 - format - standard 43 charac ters (*)[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 31 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.8.4. Accepted Code 39 characters Code 39 - start/stop - accepted characters - * only (stand ard Code 39) (*) Code 39 - start/stop - ac cepted characters - $ only (Trioptic Code 3 9) Code 39 - start/stop - ac cepted characte[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 32 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.8.7. Italian PharmaCode settings Italian PharmaCode is b ased on Code39 encoding scheme, thus its set tings are Code39 settin gs. Code 39 – Italian Pharmacod e – not a ctive (*) Code 39 – Italian Pharmac ode – activ[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 33 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.10. Code 128 Settings 2.10.1. Enable/Disable Code 128/EAN 128 To enable or disable Code 128/EAN 128, scan the appro priate barcode below. Disable Enable (*) 2.10.2. Set lengths for Code 128/EAN 128 Code 128/EAN 128 - barcod[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 34 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.10.3. EAN 128: Group Separator ‘FNC1’ included in an EAN128 cod e is transmitted by default as ‘GS’ (Grou p Separator – 0x1D). Enable GS transmission (*) Disable GS Transmission There is also the possibilit y to r[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 35 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.10.4. Enable/Disable AIM ID Transmission Even if the “AIM ID tr ansmit” is disab led, it is possibl e to enable the AIM I D transmission f or EAN128. Enable AIM ID transmission fo r EAN128 Disable AIM ID transmis sion f[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 36 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.11.3. Set lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 - barcode length - minimum length = 6 (* ) Interleaved 2 of 5 – ba rcode length- any leng th 2.12. MSI Code Settings 2.12.1. Enable/Disable MSI To enable or disa[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 37 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.12.3. Set lengths for MSI MSI Code - barcode length - any length MSI Code - barcode length - minimum length = 6 (*) 2.13. Standard 2 of 5 Settings 2.13.1. Enable/Disable Standard 2 of 5 To enable or disable Standard 2 of 5 [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 38 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.13.3. Set lengths for Standard 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 - barcode l ength - any length Standard 2 of 5 - barcode l ength - minimum len gth = 6 (*) 2.14. UPC/ EAN Settings 2.14.1. Enable/Disable UPC/EAN UPC / EAN - active (*) [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 39 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.14.2. Transmit EAN13 Check Digit UPC / EAN - check digit - UPC - A and EAN13 - transmit ted (*) UPC / EAN - check digit - U PC-A/EAN 13 - not t ransmitted 2.14.3. Transmit UPC-E Check Digit UPC / EAN - check digit - UPC - E[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 40 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.14.6. Transmit UPC number system for UPC-E UPC / EAN - UPC number s ystem - UPC - E - transmitted (*) UPC / EAN - UPC number system - UPC-E - not transmitted 2.14.7. UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN conversions UPC / EAN - re - encoding U[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on – L (1D) & 2.14.8. ISSN/ISBN settings UPC / EAN UPC / EAN UPC / EAN – UPC / EAN 2.14.9. Add- on digits settings UPC / EAN UPC / EAN UPC / EAN UPC / EAN UPC / EAN – Add UPC / EAN L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Progra mming Guide v1.8 ISSN/ISBN settings UPC / EAN – ISSN/ISBN – Active (*) UPC / EAN – ISSN/ISBN – [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 42 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.15. GS1 DataB ar (RSS) 14 Set tings 2.15.1. Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar 14 GS1 DataBar 14 - active (*) GS1 DataBar 14 – not ac tive 2.15.2. GS1 DataBar 14 Check Digit Transmission GS1 DataBar 14 - check digit - transmitted[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 43 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.16. GS1 DataB ar (RSS) Limite d Settings 2.16.1. Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Limited - active (*) GS1 DataBar Limited – not active 2.16.2. GS1 DataBar Limited Check Digit Transmission GS1 DataBar Limite[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 44 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 3. APPENDIX 1: ASCII Table (A-Z, a-z, 0- 9, punctuation, Control characters) Capital letter s (A-Z): Name Programming label Name Programming label A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 45 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Small letters (a-z): Name Programming label Name Programming label a n b o c p d q e r f s g t h u i v j w k x l Y m z[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 46 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Ponctuation: Name Programming label Name Programming label Space < ! = " > # ? $ @ % [ & ] ' ^ ( _ ) { * | + } , ~ - : . ; / LFLF$LF LF $[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 47 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Decimal number s (0-9): Name Programming label 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 48 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Control Charac ters: Name Programming label CR EOT ETX LF NUL SOH STX TAB[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Laser) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 49 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 4. APPENDIX 2 – AIM symbology identifiers structure The SI prefix is a two (2 ) or three (3) cha racter string: ] c m where ] : SI indicator c : Symbology Id entification m : Modifier chara cters (option al) Symbology Chara[...]