Baracoda RoadRunners Laser manual

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RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Summary 2 January 20 07 SUMMAR Y SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... ................ 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... ................. 3 [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 3 January 20 07 Introduction INTRODUC TION RoadRunners is a w i reles s dat a capt ure pr oduc t . - Wireless communication based on the Bluetooth protocol - Barcode reader thanks to a CMOS technology (1D & 2D) This document is detailing the protocol of communication between [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 4 January 20 07 Protocol of communication 1. Bidirectionnal packets 1.1. Gene ric packet All frames that are described in the foll owing have to follow the follow ing format of packe t. That is available for communication from the scanner to the host and from the h ost to the sca[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 5 January 20 07 1.2. Con tro l messag es 1.2.1. Specifics packets These 2 sequences w ill be recognized and pu rged for backward compatibility with other Baracod a produ cts. 1.2.2. Acknowledgment packets These messages acknowledge the reception of a valid message with the expect[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 6/46 January 20 07 2. Between the SCANNER and the REMOTE APPLICATION Code ID Description Payload 0x32–0x33 Barcode data Barcode string[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 7/46 January 20 07 3. Between the REMOTE AP LICATION and the SCANNER 3.1. Communication messages 3.1.1. Generic Code IDs Code ID 0x40-0x41 Description Get Commu nication D escriptor Payload None Response 2 bytes: {Wir e less link : (Bit 0: CSR B C02)} {Wired link: (Bit 0: Serial [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 8/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0x4A-0x4B Description Get Supp ort Da ta Payload Response 1Byte {Battery level (%)} 2Bytes {Size of CPU Version string} xBytes {CPU Version} 2Byt es {S ize of BT V ersion } xBytes {BT Ve rsion} 6Bytes {BDAdress} 1Byte {BT Secure Mode} 1Byte {Scanner Ope[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 9/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0x56-0x57 Description n.c Paylo ad n.c Response n.c Code ID 0x5C-0x 5D Description Dock Comm ands Payload {Code ID} “Parameters” Response If the device responds: {Code ID} “Response” Else: {0} Code ID 0x5E-0x 5F Description Bluetooth Commands Pa[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 10/46 January 20 07 3.2. Scanner messages 3.2.1. Generic Code IDs Code ID 0x62-0x63 Description Get Operating Mode Payload None Response 1 byte : {Bit 0 = 1:real time, Bit 0 = 1: batch} {(Bit 7: li mit ed – ie : no data loss mo de)} Code ID 0x64-0x65 Description Set Operating M[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 11/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0x6C-0x 6D Description Set RTC Time Payload 6 bytes : {YY}{MM}{DD}{HH}{MM}{SS} Response 1 byte : {Bit 0: Success} Code ID 0x6E-0 x6F Description Get Sending delay ( delay between beam ON and decoding process - only available for BRR-L product) Payload [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 12/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0x7A-0 x7B Description n.c Payload n.c Response n. c Code ID 0x7C-0x 7D Description n.c Payload n.c Response n. c Code ID 0x7E-0 x7F Description n.c Payload n.c Response n. c[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 13/46 January 20 07 3.3. User Interface messages Code ID 0x80-0x81 Description Get MMI De s cript or (Use r Interf a ce) Payload None Response 2 byte s : {(Bit 6: NA) (Bit 5: Red LED 1 – left one) (Bit 4: Green LED 1 – left one) (Bit 2: NA) (Bit 1: Red LED 0 – right one) (B[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 14/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0x88-0x89 Description Set MMI S ignal Payload (2 + 3n) bytes {Signal number, 0 - 3} {Number of steps, 0 - 4} For each ste p: {(Bit 6: NA) (Bit 5: Red LED 1) (Bit 4: Green LED 1) (Bit 2: NA) (Bit 1: Red LED 0) (Bit 0: Green LED 0)} {Buzzer frequency, 0 [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 15/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0x92-0x93 Description Get Beeps mode Payload Response 1 byte : {(Bit 0: Beep level 0=low , 1=high) (Bit 1: Read beep) (Bit 2 : ACK bee p)} Code ID 0x94-0x95 Description Set Beeps mode Payload 1 byte: {(Bit 0: Be ep lev el; 0= low, 1= hig h) (Bit 1: Rea[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 16/46 January 20 07 3.4. Miscellaneous messages (host to sc anner) Code ID 0xC0-0x C1 Description n.c Payload n.c Response n. c Code ID 0xC2-0x C3 Description Get / Set PostPrefix Payload Get : None Set : 1-33 bytes {PostPrefix length} “PostPref ix string” Response Get : 1-33[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 17/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0xC8-0x C9 Description Get / Set Ba rcode length Payload Get : None Set : 2 bytes {authorized barcode length} Response Get : 2 bytes {au thorized barcode length} Set : 1 byte {(Bit 0:Success)} Code ID 0xCA-0 xCB Description Get & erase stored barco[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 18/46 January 20 07 3.5. Barcode messages Code ID 0xE0-0 xE1 Description Get B arcod e Vers ion Payload None Response “Barcode Version String” or {0} if not applicable Code ID 0xE2-0 xE3 Description Get Mode Payload None Response 1 byte : {0 = trigger, 1 = autoscan, 2 = disab[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 19/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0xEC-0 xED Description Set Prefix Payload 1-33 bytes: {Prefix length} “Prefix String” Response 1 byte : {(Bit 0:Success)} Code ID 0xEE-0x EF Description Get Suffix Payload None Response 1-33 bytes: {Suffix length} “Suffix String” Code ID 0xF0- [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 20/46 January 20 07 Code ID 0xFA-0x FB Description Get and erase stored barcodes Payload None Response 1 byte: {(Bit 0:Success)} Code ID 0xFC-0 xFD Description Erase stored barcodes Payload None Response 1 byte: {(Bit 0:Success)} Code ID 0xFE-0xFF Description Barcod e decod er Co[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 21/46 January 20 07 ANNEXE 1 : SMARTMODULE DEVELOPER IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE The configuration frames are as follow: Header : 1 By te Lengt h: 2 B y tes (MSB, LSB) Pa yload: 0 to 655 3 5 Byte s. Set PinCode (0x01) (flash only) Command Head er Length Payl oad Answ er Set PinCode 0x01[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 22/46 January 20 07 Get Mode (0x04) Command He ader Le ngth Payl oad Answer Get mode 0x04 00 00 - 0x04 00 02 {Mode (1byte) | Sw itch role (1byte)} 0 x01 if MA STER, 0 x0 0 if S LAV E 0x01 if want automatic switch role, 0x00 otherwise Set Remote BDA (0x05) (Used by Master Mode of [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 23/46 January 20 07 When setting only MinSniff and MaxSniff values, the default value 0x08 will be used for Sniff attempts and Sniff timeout. Typically va lues: Full speed (full power) MinS ni f f = 0 MaxSniff = 0 Low P o wer: (snif f of 50 0ms O nly) (l ow spe ed) MinS ni f f = [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 24/46 January 20 07 mode (1 byte)] 0x41 00 01 00 if not Argument is : 0x01 to enable encryption, 0x00 to disable Get Encryption Mode (0x40) Command Header Length Payload Answer Get Encryption mode 0x40 00 00 - 0x40 00 01 [encryption] Get Local Bluetooth Address (0x43) Command Hea[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 25/46 January 20 07 ANNEXE 2 : BARCODE DECODER 1D - FRAME CONFIGURATION FOR BRR-L DECODER SETTING VIA SERIAL CONNEXION 1/ frame format Header Type Size (Bytes) Command 1B yte 1B yte 1B yte 2/ Header The Header field defines the type of sy mbology to select; it is 1 byte long (ACS[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 26/46 January 20 07 3/ Type The Type field defines the ty pe of command to be sent to the reader, it is 1 by te long. Type Des cription A Get config : asks the reader to give the configuration options for the selected symbology. (1) (*) B Set config : sets an optio ns configurati[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 27/46 January 20 07 5/ Commands This field contains the commands, its leng th must be the one specified in the Size field. There are three types of comma nds : 5.1/ Set Config (Type "B") This command is made up of 1 or 2 bytes. The first one contains information for con[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 28/46 January 20 07 CODE 93 (Header "B") Bit Op tion LSB 0 FREE 1 FREE 2 FREE 3 FREE 4 FREE 5 FREE 6 FREE MSB 7 FREE CODE 128 / EAN 128 (Header "C") Bit Op tion LSB 0 GS transmit (EAN128) 1 AIM Symb ID transmit (EAN128) 2 FREE 3 FREE 4 FREE 5 FREE 6 FREE MSB 7[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 29/46 January 20 07 CODE 39 (Header "E") Bit Op tion LSB 0 Enable/Disable start-stop transmission 1 Enable/Disable Full ACSII Mode 2 Enable/Dis able "*" as start-stop char acter 3 Enable/Dis able "$" as start-stop char acter 4 FREE 5 FREE 6 FREE MSB [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 30/46 January 20 07 MATRIX 2 OF 5 (Head er "I") Bit Op tion LSB 0 FREE 1 FREE 2 FREE 3 FREE 4 FREE 5 FREE 6 FREE MSB 7 FREE CODE 11 (Header "J") Bit Op tion LSB 0 FREE 1 FREE 2 FREE 3 FREE 4 FREE 5 FREE 6 FREE MSB 7 FREE MSI (Head er "K ") Bit Op tio[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 31/46 January 20 07 EAN 8 (Header "M") Bit Op tion LSB 0 FREE 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 EAN 8 transmitted as EAN 13 5 FREE 6 - MSB 7 FREE RSS 14 (Header "N") Bit Op tion LSB 0 LINKAGE FLAG PRINT 1 APPLICATION ID PRINT 2 FREE 3 FREE 4 FREE 5 FREE 6 FREE MSB 7 FREE RS S Lim[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 32/46 January 20 07 5.2/ Usual Commands (Type "D") The method described above allows a fast a nd effective setting of a whole set of configurations for a given symbology. It excl usively allows a simultaneous configuration of all the options available for a given sy mbo[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 33/46 January 20 07 X UPC-A/EAN 8 transmitted as EAN 13 D, M Y UPC-A/EAN 8 transmitted as UPC-A/EAN 8 D, M Z UPC-E transmitted as UPC-A L a UPC-E transmitted as UPC -E L b - c - d Disable Max. length A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K e Enable Max. length (3) A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K f E[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 34/46 January 20 07 5.3/ Special Commands (Type "E") Some commands require more than a Boolean digit and require one or more arguments. Special commands will be used in th is case (defined code "E" in type field). It is ma de of one byte corresponding to th e [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 35/46 January 20 07 6/ Examples Here are some examples to i llustrate each type of frame to be sent to the d ecoder and the possible answer from the decoder.. 6.1 Ge t Config Example 1.1 – Getting configuration of Code 39 symbology. Frame to be sent to th e decoder: ‘E’ ‘[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 36/46 January 20 07 6.2 Set Config Example 2.1 – Setting a configur ation of Codabar symbology. Frame to be sent to th e decoder: ‘F’ ‘B’ 2 $03 , $01 Head er Typ e Siz e Co mman d Readin g this fram e, the dec ode r understa nds: The user wants to set a configuration (T[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 37/46 January 20 07 Example 2.2 – Setting a configuration of all symbologies. Frame to be sent to th e decoder: ‘A’ ‘B’ 1 $13 Head er Typ e Siz e Co mman d Readin g this fram e, the dec ode r understa nds: The user wants to set a configuration (Type "B ") for [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 38/46 January 20 07 6.4 Special command Example 4.1 – Sending a special command to Code39 symbology. We now want set a larger frame of Min-Max length for Code39 symbology. Frame to be sent to th e decoder: ‘E’ ‘E’ 3 ‘C’ , 2 , 40 Head er Typ e Siz e Co mman d Readin [...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 39/46 January 20 07 ANNEXE 3 : BARCODE DECODER 2D - FRAME CONFIGURATION FOR BRR-F DECODER SETTING VIA SERIAL CONNEXION 1/ Command syntax Tag SubTag {Da ta} [,SubTag {Data}] [;Tag SubTag {Data}] […] Storage [option] : An optional part of a co mmand. {Data} : Alternat ives in a c[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 40/46 January 20 07 2/ symbology configuration commands Here is the list of th e configurations av ailable for each sy mbology: TA G Symbology SubTag Setting (* indicates default) Command (# indicates a numeric entry) DFT Default all C odabar settings CBRDFT. Off CBRE NA0. ENA *O[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 41/46 January 20 07 DFT Default all C ode11 set tings X25DFT. *Off X25ENA0. ENA O n X25ENA1. MIN Min length (1-80) *4 X25MIN##. X25 Matrix 2 of 5 MAX Max length (1-80) *80 X25MAX##. DFT Default all Matrix 2 of 5 settings C11DFT. *Off C11ENA0. ENA O n C11ENA1. 1 check digit C11CK2[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 42/46 January 20 07 DFT Def ault all EAN 13 setting s E13DFT. Off E1 3ENA0. ENA *On E13ENA1. EAN 13 check digit Off E13CKX0. CKX * EAN 13 chec k digit On E13CKX1. *ISBN translate Off E13NSX0. ISB I SBN trans late On E13NSX1 . * EAN 13 2 Digit Addenda Off E13AD20. AD2 EAN 13 2 Dig[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 43/46 January 20 07 DFT Default all 16K settings 16KDFT. *Off 16KENA0. ENA On 16KENA1. MIN Min length (0-160) *1 16KM IN##. 16K Code 16K MAX Max length (0-160) *160 16KMAX##. DFT Default all C ode49 set tings C49DFT. Off C49ENA0. ENA *On C49ENA1. MIN Min length (1-81) *1 C49MIN##[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 44/46 January 20 07 3/ other config uration commands TAG Su bTag Setting Command Off ALLENA0. ALL ENA On ALLENA1. AIM Symbology Identifie r transmit (all symbologies) PREBK2995C81. BK2 AIM Symbology Identifie r transmit (EAN128) PREBK2495C81. PRE CA2 Do not tra nsm it AIM ID PREC[...]

RoadRunners – Communication Protocol TF - Protocol of communication 45/46 January 20 07 The BRR-F replies : field Code ID length Payload ASCII - - - C39DFT [ACK] ,ENA1 [ACK] ,SSX0 [ACK] ,A SC0 [ACK] ,APP0 [AC K] ,CK20 [ACK] ,B32 0 [ACK] ,MIN0 [ACK] ,MAX48 [ACK] ,DC P2 [A CK] . [ACK] is the ACK ascii character (0x06) Hex FE 00 3F 43 33 39 44 46 54[...]

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