Baracoda L (1D) manual

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

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

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 5 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Introduction The RoadRunn ers Evolution sca nner can be progra mmed by scanning b arcode labels whic h contain command s for the decoder. Programming la bels must be Code128, with specific sta rting and endin g characters. Th[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 6 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1. General Configuration 1.1. General d efault settings The reading of the "Reset to factor y settings” label turns all the parameters o f the scanner back to default settings and switches it off Reset to factory setti[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 7 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.2. Baracoda advanced featur es 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 t he scanner to be s witched on only after keeping the trigge[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 propr ietary data encap sulation. It is necessary to 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 (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 9 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.3. Reading M ode In Trigger mode , pressing th e trigger will activate th e beam. Trigger (*) The Aiming trigger mode has been developed for users who need to scan barcod es very clo se one to an other and they have to be s[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 » enabled + error signal  If[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 bar code is decoded and trans mitted t o the remote host with out an y delay. If th e scanner is not con nected, the d ata is lost. Real Time mode with No Data Loss o[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 s tored in memory a nd force s t he scann er in Real ti me mod e. No other setting is changed. Importa nt r eminder : if a n ACK beep or bu ffer is n eeded, th e scanner must b[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 13 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.4.5. Batch mode BATCH MODE Forces the Road Runners Evo lution in Batch mode. Erases all codes in memor y When in bat ch mode, the scann er will wait for the app ropriate com mand in order to start uploading the barcodes: t[...]

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

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 15 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.6. Buzzer an d Led Settings You can use thes e options to enable o r disable the buz zer 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 (Lase r) – 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 you see during a sear ch of Bluetooth peripheral. Programming proced ure for “Set Blueto oth Name” Set BT Name End of c[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 S[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 a ccept connections with d evices that do not 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 (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 19 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 1.8. Data form at The barcode string can be added a timestamp, prefix es and/or suffixes. The symbology p refix/suffix can b e added by BaracodaManager only. These can come a s described below: Timestamp Data prefix Data (wh[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 followin g format: {YY} {MM} {DD} {HH} {MM} {SS} The setting is made by scanning the 0-9 labels (App endix 1) as on a calcula tor; following[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 more than 32 characters will not be accepted) to every barcode sent to the host device. There is no data prefi x or suffix in default s ettings. [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 add a barco de prefix and /or suffix (strings of more th an 32 ch aracters will n ot b e a ccepted) to e very barcode sent to the host[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 in formation abo ut the AIM Ident ifier is available in App endix2. AIM Symbology ident ifier - not transmitted (* ) A[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 24 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2. Decoder Parameters 2.1. Decoder defau lt settings Sets the defaults d ecoder settings for all t he symbologie s Set Decoder Default Sett ings 2.2. Enable/Di sable All Symbo logies Even if all symbo logies are disa bled, t[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 m eans that a ba rcode is considered r ead by the d ecoder if the same data is decoded twice. Ch anging this p arameter will enable a stronger[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 26 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.5. Min/Max l ength per symbo logy The following i s a procedure t o follow for every b arcode symbology . The decoder offers t he possibility to limit the reading of a barcode to a minimu m and a maximu m length, if it is [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 (Lase r) – 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 Codab[...]

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

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

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 - accepte d characters - * only (stan dard Code 39) (*) Code 39 - start/stop - ac cepted characters - $ only (Trioptic Code 3 9) Code 39 - start/stop - ac cepted charac[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 32 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.8.7. Italian PharmaCode settings Italian PharmaCode is based on Code39 encoding scheme, thus its settings are Code39 settin gs. Code 39 – Italian Pharmacod e – not a ctive (*) Code 39 – Italian Pha rmacode – active[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 app ropriate barcode below. Disable Enable (*) 2.10.2. Set lengths for Code 128/EAN 128 Code 128/EAN 128 - barco[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 co de is transmitted by default as ‘GS’ (Grou p Separator – 0x1D). Enable GS transmiss ion (*) Disable GS Transmis sion There is also the possibilit y t[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 t ransmit” is d isabled, it is possibl e to enable the AIM ID transmission f or EAN128. Enable AIM ID transmission fo r EAN128 Disable AIM ID trans mission f[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 dis[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 Setting s 2.13.1. Enable/Disable Standard 2 of 5 To enable or disable Standard 2 of [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 (Lase r) – 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 digi t - UPC-A/EAN 13 - not t ransmitted 2.14.3. Transmit UPC-E Check Digit UPC / EAN - check digit - UPC - [...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 [...]

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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/ISB N –[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 42 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.15. GS1 Data Bar (RSS) 14 Se ttings 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 - transmitte[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 43 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion 2.16. GS1 Data Bar (RSS) Limit ed 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 Limit[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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 lette rs (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 (Lase r) – 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 (Lase r) – 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 (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 47 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Decimal numbe rs (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 (Lase r) – Programming Guid e v1.8 - 48 - Data Capture for W ork force in Motion Control Chara cters: Name Programming label CR EOT ETX LF NUL SOH STX TAB[...]

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    RoadRunners Evoluti on –L (1D) & -LA (Lase r) – 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) ch aracter string: ] c m where ] : SI indicator c : Symbology Id entification m : Modifier char acters (option al) Symbology Chara[...]