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HS-1 Handheld Scanner

HS-1 Handheld Scanner

User’s Manual

P/N 83-100001 Rev A

ii HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual

by Microscan Systems, Inc.

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HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual iii

Introduction

Microscan Limited Warranty Statement and Exclusions

What Is Covered?

Microscan Systems Inc. warrants to the original purchaser that products manufactured by it will be free

from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from the

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Quick Start

Check Hardware...................................................................................... 1-2

Connect the System ................................................................................ 1-3

Install ESP............................................................................................... 1-4

Select Model............................................................................................ 1-5

Select Protocol and Connect to Scanner ................................................ 1-6

Configure the HS-1.................................................................................. 1-8

Save Configuration in ESP...................................................................... 1-9

Chapter 2 Using ESP

Application Mode..................................................................................... 2-2

Menu Toolbar .......................................................................................... 2-3

Autoconnect ......................................................................................... 2-11

View...................................................................................................... 2-13

Navigating in ESP ................................................................................ 2-14

Send/Receive Options.......................................................................... 2-15

Chapter 3 Communications

Communications by ESP......................................................................... 3-2

Communications Serial Commands........................................................ 3-3

Communications Mode............................................................................ 3-4

Host Port Connections ............................................................................ 3-5

Host Port Protocol ................................................................................... 3-6

Keyboard Mapping .................................................................................. 3-7

Preamble ................................................................................................. 3-8

Postamble ............................................................................................... 3-9

Chapter 4 Read Cycle

Read Cycle by ESP................................................................................. 4-2

Read Cycle Serial Commands ................................................................ 4-3

Trigger Mode ........................................................................................... 4-4

Hand Presentation Timing....................................................................... 4-5

No Read Message................................................................................... 4-6

Beeper Volume........................................................................................ 4-7

Chapter 5 Symbologies

Symbologies by ESP............................................................................... 5-2

Symbologies Serial Commands .............................................................. 5-3

Code 39................................................................................................... 5-4

Codabar................................................................................................... 5-6

Interleaved 2 of 5..................................................................................... 5-8

Code 128/EAN 128 ............................................................................... 5-11

Code 93................................................................................................. 5-13

GS1 DataBar (RSS) .............................................................................. 5-14

MSI Code .............................................................................................. 5-15

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Introduction

Plessey Code ........................................................................................5-16

Industrial 2 of 5 ......................................................................................5-17

UPC/EAN...............................................................................................5-19

China Postal Code.................................................................................5-22

PDF417 .................................................................................................5-23

Symbology Identifier..............................................................................5-24

Chapter 6 Terminal

Terminal Window.....................................................................................6-2

Find..........................................................................................................6-3

Send ........................................................................................................6-4

Macros.....................................................................................................6-5

Terminal Window Menus.........................................................................6-6

Chapter 7 Utilities

Serial Utility Commands ..........................................................................7-2

Differences from Default..........................................................................7-3

Firmware..................................................................................................7-4

Default/Reset/Save..................................................................................7-5

Scanner Status Request..........................................................................7-6

Bar Code Configuration...........................................................................7-7

Appendices

Appendix A General Specifications .........................................................A-2

Appendix B Serial Configuration Commands ..........................................A-5

Appendix C Communications Protocol ....................................................A-8

Appendix D ASCII Table..........................................................................A-9

Appendix E Glossary of Terms..............................................................A-10

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About the HS-1 Handheld Scanner

The key features of the HS-1 Handheld Scanner are:

• Compact size

• CCD image sensor

• LED illumination

• No moving parts

• Low power draw

• ESP and K command support

About This Manual

This manual provides complete information on setting up, integrating, and configuring the

HS-1. The sections are presented in the order in which the HS-1 might be set up and

made ready for operation.

Highlighting

Serial commands, highlighted command fields, and default command settings are highlighted

in rust bold. Cross-references and web links are highlighted in blue bold. References to

ESP, its toolbar headings (Communications, Read Cycle, Symbologies, etc.), menu

topics, and other points of emphasis, are highlighted in Bold Initial Caps.

Host Communications

There are three ways to configure and test the HS-1:

•

Microscan’s Windows-based

ESP

(Easy Setup Program) Software, which offers point-and-click

ease of use and visual responses to user adjustments;

• Serial commands, such as <K200,0>, that can be sent from ESP’s Terminal or another

terminal program;

• Bar Code Configuration Mode, using symbols that can be created in ESP.

HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual vii

Introduction

Statement of Agency Compliance

The HS-1 has been tested for compliance with FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

regulations and has been found to conform to all applicable FCC Rules and Regulations.

To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this device must not be co-located

or operate in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

The HS-1 has been tested for compliance with CE (Conformité Européenne) standards

and guidelines, and has been found to conform to applicable CE standards, specifically

the EMC requirements EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003, ESD EN 61000-4-2, Radiated

RF Immunity EN 61000-4-3, ENV 50204, EFT EN 61000-4-4, Conducted RF Immunity EN

61000-4-6, EN 55022:1998+A1:2000+A2:2003 for Class A products, Class B Radiated

Emissions, and Class B Conducted Emissions.

The HS-1 has been tested by an independent electromagnetic compatibility laboratory in

accordance with the applicable specifications and instructions.

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Statement of Agency Compliance

Statement of RoHS Compliance

All Microscan readers with a ‘G’ suffix in the FIS number are RoHS-Compliant. All compliant

readers were converted prior to March 1, 2007. All standard accessories in the Microscan

Product Pricing Catalog are RoHS-Compliant except 20-500013-01 and 98-000039-02.

These products meet all the requirements of the European Parliament and the Council of

the European Union for RoHS compliance. In accordance with the latest requirements, our

RoHS-compliant products and packaging do not contain intentionally added Deca-BDE,

Perfluorooctanes (PFOS) or Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) compounds above the maximum

trace levels. To view the documents stating these requirements, please visit:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0095:EN:HTML

and

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:372:0032:0034:EN:PDF

Please contact your sales manager for a complete list of Microscan’s RoHS-Compliant products.

This declaration is based upon information obtained from sources which Microscan believes to be reliable, and

from random sample testing; however, the information is provided without any representation of warranty,

expressed or implied, regarding accuracy or correctness. Microscan does not specifically run any analysis on our

raw materials or end product to measure for these substances.

The information provided in this certification notice is correct to the best of Microscan’s knowledge at the date of

publication. This notice is not to be considered a warranty or quality specification. Users are responsible for

determining the applicability of any RoHS legislation or regulations based on their individual use of the product.

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1 Quick Start

Contents

This section is designed to get your HS-1 up and running quickly. Following these steps

will allow you to get a sense of the HS-1’s capabilities and to test symbol decode performance.

Detailed setup information for installing the HS-1 into your application can be found in the

subsequent sections.

Check Hardware ...........................................................................................................................1-2

Connect the System......................................................................................................................1-3

Install ESP ....................................................................................................................................1-4

Select Model.................................................................................................................................1-5

Select Protocol and Connect to Scanner......................................................................................1-6

Configure the HS-1 ...................................................................................................................... 1-8

Save Configuration in ESP ...........................................................................................................1-9

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Check Hardware

Item Description Part Number

1HS-1 Handheld Scanner 98-000106-01

2RS-232 Kit 98-000111-01

3USB Virtual COM Cable 98-000112-01

4Mounting Stand (optional; not shown) 98-000108-01

Hardware Required

Caution: Be sure that all cables are connected BEFORE applying power to the

system. Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables.

USB RS-232

HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual 1-3

Quick Start

Connect the System

USB

• Attach the RJ50 end of the scanner cable to the bottom of the handle.

• Attach the USB end of the cable to a USB port on the host computer.

RS-232

• Attach the RJ50 end of the scanner cable to the bottom of the handle.

• Attach the scanner cable to the power supply.

• Attach the 15-pin Dsub end of the scanner cable to the host computer.

• Plug in the power supply.

Hardware Configuration

USB RS-232

Caution: Be sure that all cables are connected BEFORE applying power

to the system. Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables.

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Install ESP

ESP Software can be found on the Microscan Tools CD that is packaged with the HS-1.

1. Follow the prompts to install ESP from the CD.

2. Click on the ESP icon to run the program.

Note: ESP can also be installed from the Download Center at www.microscan.com.

Minimum System Requirements

• 166 MHz Pentium processor (Pentium II processor recommended)

• Windows Vista, XP, or 2000 operating system

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher

• 64 MB minimum RAM (128+ MB RAM recommended)

• 80 MB hard drive space

• 800 x 600 minimum 256 color display (1024 x 768 32-bit color recommended)

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Quick Start

Select Model

When you start ESP, the following menu will appear:

If you need to select another model later, click Switch Model at the top of the screen.

1. Click the HS-1 button and then click OK. If you do not want to make this selection

every time you start ESP, uncheck “Show this dialog at startup”.

2. Select the default scanner name (HS-1-1), or type a name of your choice in the

Description text field and click OK.

3. Click Yes when this dialog appears:

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Select Protocol and Connect to Scanner

USB

•ESP will detect the scanner. The Select Device dialog will show the name of the scanner

and the firmware version:

• Click Connect.

• When you are connected successfully, the CONNECTED message will appear in a

green box in the status bar at the bottom right of the screen.

You are now ready to configure your scanner using ESP. Subsequent sections provide

more detailed information about ESP’s configuration options.

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Quick Start

RS-232

• In the Select Protocol dialog box, select RS-232.

• Check Baud Rate, Parity, Stop Bits, Data Bits, and Port, and click Connect.

• When you are connected successfully, the CONNECTED message will appear in a

green box in the status bar at the bottom right of the screen.

If the connection attempt fails, enable a different communications port, check your port

connections, and try again.

You are now ready to configure your scanner using ESP. Subsequent sections provide

more detailed information about ESP’s configuration options.

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Configure the HS-1

• Click the Connect button to establish communications between ESP and the HS-1.

• Click the Send/Recv button to send or receive commands.

• Click the Switch Model button to open the model menu, or to return to a previous model.

• Click the Parameters button to show the tabbed tree controls for Communication, Read

Cycle, and Symbologies.

• Click the Terminal button to display decoded symbol data, and to send serial commands

to the HS-1 using text or macros.

• Click the Utilities button to determine the Differences from Default in the current settings

and to identify the HS-1’s firmware.

For further details, see Microscan ESP Help in the dropdown Help menu.

HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual 1-9

Quick Start

Save Configuration in ESP

To make changes to a configuration setting:

Saving Options

•Send, No Save. Changes will be lost when power is re-applied to the HS-1.

•Send and Save. This activates all changes in current memory and saves to the HS-1 for

power-on.

1. Left-click on the +

to expand the

desired tree.

2. Double-click on the

desired parameter

and click once in the

selection box to view

options.

5. Right-click on the open

screen and select Save to

Reader to implement the

command in the HS-1.

4. Left-click again on the

open screen to complete

your selection.

3. Place your cursor in the

selection box, scroll down to

the setting you want to

change, and click once on

the setting.

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Save Configuration in ESP

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2 Using ESP

Contents

This section is designed to help you understand the basic structure and elements of ESP

(Easy Setup Program).

When you open ESP, unless otherwise specified in the ESP Preferences dialog accessible

from the Options heading on the menu toolbar, you will enter Application Mode (App

Mode) where you can access three configuration menus (Communications, Read Cycle,

and Symbologies), a Terminal interface, and a Utilities interface.

ESP can be used to configure the HS-1 in three main ways:

•Tree Controls: Each configuration menu contains a list of all option settings that pertain

to that specific element of HS-1 operation. For example, the Communications menu

shows a Host Port Connections option, and then a list of the sub-options Baud Rate,

Parity, Stop Bits, and Data Bits. Each of these sub-options is configurable by using

dropdown menus.

•Graphic User Interfaces: HS-1 settings can be configured using such point-and-click

tools as radio buttons, zoom in/zoom out sliders, spin boxes, check boxes, and drag-and-drop

functions.

•Terminal: ESP’s Terminal allows you to send serial configuration and utility commands

directly to the HS-1 by typing them in the provided text field.

Information about using ESP in specific applications is provided in subsequent sections.

For

ESP

system requirements, see

Minimum System Requirements

Application Mode...........................................................................................................................2-2

Menu Toolbar................................................................................................................................2-3

Autoconnect ................................................................................................................................2-11

View ............................................................................................................................................2-13

Navigating in ESP .......................................................................................................................2-14

Send/Receive Options ................................................................................................................2-15

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Application Mode

App Mode allows you to access configuration menus, Utilities tools, and a Terminal

where serial commands can be entered.

Menu toolbar.

Click this icon to Connect

to the scanner. Click here to open the Terminal or

Utilities views.

Click the Parameters

icon to return to full

App Mode view from

Terminal or Utilities.

Click on these tabs to

access configuration trees

like the one shown below.

HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual 2-3

Using ESP

Menu Toolbar

File > New

Whenever New is selected, the default configuration of ESP is

loaded.

Open/Save

When Save or Save As is selected, the ESP configuration is

saved to the host computer’s hard drive and available whenever

the same file is selected under Open.

Important: When you save menu changes to your hard drive,

these changes are not saved to the HS-1. The illustration below

shows how settings can be saved and received between ESP

and the HS-1, and ESP and the host hard drive.

Import/Export

Import converts the ASCII settings from a text file to ESP configuration settings.

Export converts the active ESP configuration settings to an ASCII text file.

(Save to Scanner)

(Receive Reader

Settings)

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Menu Toolbar

Model

In the Model menu you can select any of the models supported by ESP. When you choose

a different model, the connection to your present model will be terminated.

To connect to another model, select New Model, choose a new model from the pop-up

menu that appears, and click OK.

Note: When you save an ESP file, you are saving the settings of all the models defined in

that file.

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Using ESP

Options

The Options menu allows you to save memos and set up ESP

Preferences.

Note: Preferences will be saved and loaded into ESP whenever ESP

is opened next, whether or not you save the ESP file.

Preferences > General Tab

Reload Last File

At startup, reloads the last file saved to the host computer’s hard drive.

Show Model Prompt

At startup, shows the model menu displaying all supported readers.

Show Connect Prompt

At startup, displays the Would you like to connect to the HS-1? prompt.

Receive After Connect

At startup, loads the HS-1’s settings into ESP. (This is not recommended if you want to

preserve your ESP settings for future use.)

The Toolbar Style

options allow you to

determine how ESP

will display the mode

options in the two rows

at the top of the screen.

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Menu Toolbar

Preferences > Terminal Tab

Show Non-Printable Characters

When Show Non-Printable Characters is enabled, characters such as “CRLF” will be

displayed in the Terminal window. When Enhanced Format is checked, the characters

are displayed with more detailed formatting.

Change Keyboard Macros

Clicking the Change Keyboard Macros button brings

up the Function Keys dialog. In this dialog you can

select the desired function key and then enter your

macro keystrokes in the associated key map. For

example, to make Ctrl-F2 the keystroke to send a trigger

character, select F2, then in the Ctrl row, enter <trigger

character> and click OK. Then whenever the Ctrl-F2

keystroke is pressed, the trigger character will start the

read cycle.

Note: The F1 key is reserved for opening ESP Help and the F3 key is reserved for the

Find Next function.

Change Font

Allows you to modify the font used for decode data received from the HS-1 on the Terminal

screen.

Change Echo Font

Allows you to modify the font used for command characters typed into the Terminal view.

Enable Echo

Allows you to enter command characters in Terminal.

Display Incoming Data Even When Not in Focus

When Display Incoming Data Even When Not in Focus is enabled, data from the HS-1

will continue to appear in the Terminal even when ESP is not the top window.

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Using ESP

Preferences > Bar Code Options Tab

The Bar Code Options dialog allows you to set the size of user-created symbols.

Sizing Information

Sets the bar width or module width (in mils, or thousandths of an inch) of user-created

symbols.

Example: A bar width of 14 is 0.014 inches.

Caption

Allows you to define and position a human-readable caption for the symbol you create.

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Menu Toolbar

Preferences > Advanced Tab

Send XON with Autoconnect

Sends an

XON

(

Begin Transmission

) command to the HS-1 before starting the

Autoconnect

routine.

Ask to Save ESP File when Quitting

When enabled, prompts the user to save a .esp file when ending a session.

The .esp file will be saved in the location of your choice.

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Using ESP

Preferences > Advanced Tab (cont.)

Connect to Reader via TCP/IP

When enabled, shows an Ethernet option on the Select Protocol dialog.

Note:

This option should only be selected if you intend to connect using an Ethernet adapter.

Use Default Storage Location

When enabled, automatically stores data in ESP’s Application Data folder.

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Menu Toolbar

Document Memo

The information you type in the Document Memo field will appear in a context-sensitive text

box whenever your cursor hovers over the Document Memo item on the Options menu.

Model Memo

Similar to Document Memo, the information you type in the Model Memo field will appear

in a context-sensitive text box whenever your cursor hovers over the Model Memo item on

the Options menu. Memos created in Model Memo are specific to the model enabled

when the message was created.

Note:

Memos must be saved in a

.esp

file if you want them to available in your next session.

If you do not save your current session, any memos that you have entered during the session

will be discarded, and will be unavailable in your next session.

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Using ESP

Autoconnect

•

If your RS-232 connection attempt fails, you can use

Autoconnect

to establish a connection

between the HS-1 and the host.

• If your communications port is not the default COM1, use the dropdown menu to change

your port.

When you are connected, you will see the green connection indicator in the status bar at

the bottom right of your screen:

• Once you have

chosen the correct

port, click Start to

connect.

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Autoconnect (cont.)

If your RS-232 host settings cannot be changed to match the HS-1’s settings:

• Click Connect on ESP’s menu toolbar, and then select Connect on the dropdown

menu.

• When the Connection Settings dialog appears, check the Force Connect box and click

Connect.

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Using ESP

View

The View menu allows you to move quickly between interfaces without using the icon

buttons on the App Mode toolbar.

Notice that each menu item corresponds with the icon buttons at the top of the ESP window.

Bar Code Dialog

In the Bar Code Dialog you can create symbols by typing the text you wish to encode.

This is a useful tool for creating configuration symbols, allowing you to configure the

scanner by decoding the symbols you create.

Create a caption

for the symbol

that matches the

encoded data, or

write your own

caption.

Drag specific configuration

values from the tree

directly into this field to

encode new symbols.

Choose a spatial

orientation for

the new symbol.

The symbol you create

will be displayed in the

field at the bottom of the

Bar Code Dialog.

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Navigating in ESP

To make changes to configuration settings in the tree controls:

1. Left-click on the

+ to expand menu

items.

2. Double-click the

desired parameter

and single-click in

the selection box to

view options.

3. Place your cursor

in the selection

box, scroll down to

the setting you

want to change,

and single-click

the setting.

4. Left-click again on the open screen to

complete the selection.

5. Right-click on the open screen and

select Save to Reader to implement

the command in the HS-1. You can

send the command without saving it,

or you can send and save the command

simultaneously.

The X indicates that

the setting is default.

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Using ESP

Send/Receive Options

To access Receive, Save, and Default options, click the Send/Recv button. You can also

access these options by right-clicking in any of the configuration views.

Receiving

From the Send/Recv menu, select Receive Reader Settings.

Caution: Do not select this option if you do not want to upload the HS-1’s settings. For

example, if your ESP file has a number of custom settings that you want to maintain and

download into the HS-1, these settings would be lost by choosing Yes.

This is useful if you want to receive (upload) the HS-1’s settings and save them as a file for

future use. For example, if your HS-1 has settings that you do not want to change, choos-

ing Yes would allow you to load those settings to ESP and save them in an ESP file for

later retrieval.

Receiving the HS-1’s settings will also assure that you will not be subsequently saving any

unwanted changes that you or someone else has made previously in ESP.

Saving

Send, No Save (<A>)

Saves ESP settings to current memory.

Send and Save (<Z>)

Activates all changes in current memory and saves to the HS-1 for power-on.

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Send/Receive Options

Defaulting

When you select Default Current Menu Settings or Default all ESP Settings, you are

only defaulting the ESP settings.

Advanced Options

Send Current View

This is the same as Save to

Reader > Send No Save except

that only the commands in the current

tree control are sent.

Send Current Command

Saves only the command that is

currently selected in the tree control.

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3 Communications

Contents

This section explains how to set up communications between the HS-1 and a host.

With Microscan’s ESP (Easy Setup Program), configuration changes can be made in the

ESP tree controls and then sent and saved to the HS-1. The user can also send serial

commands to the HS-1 via ESP’s Terminal.

Communications by ESP..............................................................................................................3-2

Communications Serial Commands..............................................................................................3-3

Communications Mode .................................................................................................................3-4

Host Port Connections..................................................................................................................3-5

Host Port Protocol.........................................................................................................................3-6

Keyboard Mapping........................................................................................................................3-7

Preamble.......................................................................................................................................3-8

Postamble.....................................................................................................................................3-9

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Communications by ESP

To open nested options,

single-click the +.

To change a setting,

double-click the setting

and use your cursor to

scroll through the

options.

HS-1 Handheld Scanner User’s Manual 3-3

Communications

Communications Serial Commands

Host Port Connections <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>

Keyboard Mapping <K116,keyboard mapping,caps lock mode,numeric key>

Communications Mode <K117,communications mode>

Host Port Protocol <K140,protocol>

Preamble <K141,status,preamble character(s)>

Postamble <K142,status,postamble character(s)>

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Communications Mode

Note: Each communications mode requires different cabling, which is included with the

product.

• The RS-232 interface requires an RS-232 cable (part of the RS-232 Kit, 98-000111-01).

• The USB HID interface requires a USB cable.

• The USB Virtual COM interface requires an RS-232 cable or USB Virtual COM cable

(98-000112-01).

Usage: Allows the user to determine the unit’s communications mode.

Serial Cmd: <K117,communications mode>

Default: USB HID

Options: 0 = RS-232

1 = USB HID

2 = USB Virtual COM

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Host Port Connections

The following settings define the basic transmission speeds and digital standards that

ensure common formatting.

Baud Rate, Host Port

Parity, Host Port

Stop Bits, Host Port

Data Bits, Host Port

Usage: Can be used to transfer data faster or to match host port settings.

Definition: The rate at which the HS-1 and host transfer data back and forth.

Serial Cmd: <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>

Default: 9600

Options: 1 = 1200 2 = 2400 3 = 4800

4 = 9600 5 = 19.2K 6 = 38.4K

Usage: Only changed if necessary to match host setting.

Definition: An error detection routine in which one data bit per character is set to 1 or 0

so that the total number of bits in the data field is either even or odd.

Serial Cmd: <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>

Default: Even

Options: 0 = None 1 = Even 2 = Odd

Usage: Only changed if necessary to match host setting.

Definition: One or two bits added to the end of each character to indicate the end of

the character.

Serial Cmd: <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>

Default: One

Options: 0 = One 1 = Two

Usage: Only changed if necessary to match host setting.

Definition: One or two bits added to the end of each character to indicate the end of

the character.

Serial Cmd: <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>

Default: Seven

Options: 0 = Seven 1 = Eight

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Host Port Protocol

Note: The preamble <K141> and postamble <K142> character strings can be used to

frame the decoded data in both protocol modes.

Point-to-Point (Standard)

Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS

Usage: In general, the point-to-point protocols will work well in most applications.

They require no address and must use RS-232 or RS-422 communications

standards.

Definition: Protocols define the sequence and format in which information is transferred

between the HS-1 and the host.

Serial Cmd: <K140,protocol>

Default: Point-to-Point

Options: 0 = Point-to-Point

1 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS

Usage: Used only with RS-232 or RS-422.

Definition: Standard Point-to-Point requires no address and sends the data to the

host whenever it is available, without a request or handshake from the host.

Serial Cmd: <K140,0>

Usage: An HS-1 initiates a data transfer with an RTS (request-to-send) transmission.

The host, when ready, responds with a CTS (clear-to-send) and the data is

transmitted. RTS and CTS signals are transmitted over two dedicated wires

as defined in the RS-232 standard. Used only with RS-232.

Definition: Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS (request-to-send/clear-to-send) is a simple

hardware handshake protocol that allows an HS-1 to initiate data transfers

to the host.

Serial Cmd: <K140,1>

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Communications

Keyboard Mapping

Caps Lock Mode

Numeric Key

Usage: Allows the user to determine the language layout of the keyboard.

Serial Cmd: <K116,keyboard mapping,caps lock mode,numeric key>

Default: English (U.S.)

Options: 0 = English (U.S.)

1 = English (UK)

2 = German

3 = French

4 = Japanese

5 = Spanish

6 = Italian

7 = Universal

8 = Swiss

9 = Czech

Usage: Allows the user to turn Caps Lock on or off.

Serial Cmd: <K116,keyboard mapping,caps lock mode,numeric key>

Default: Off

Options: 0 = Off

1 = On

2 = Free

Usage: Allows the user to select numeric or alphanumeric characters.

Serial Cmd: <K116,keyboard mapping,caps lock mode,numeric key>

Default: Alphanumeric Key

Options: 0 = Numeric Key

1 = Alphanumeric Key

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Preamble

Preamble Status

Preamble Characters

Usage: Useful for identifying and controlling incoming data. For example, defining

the preamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded

message to be displayed on its own line.

Definition:

Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the beginning

of the decoded data.

Serial Cmd: <K141,status,preamble character(s)>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled (within any protocol)

Serial Cmd: <K141,status,preamble character(s)>

Default: ^M (carriage return)

Options: To enter control characters within a serial command, hold down the Ctrl

key while typing the desired character.

Example: <K141,1,CTRL-m> to enter the control character ^M.

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Postamble

Postamble Status

Postamble Characters

Usage: Useful for identifying and controlling incoming data. For example, defining

the postamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded

message to be displayed on its own line.

Definition: Allows the user to enable or disable up to four postamble characters that

can be added to the end of the decoded data.

Serial Cmd: <K142,status,postamble character(s)>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled (within any protocol)

Serial Cmd: <K142,status,postamble character(s)>

Default: ^M^J (carriage return/line feed)

Options: To enter control characters within a serial command, hold down the Ctrl

key while typing the desired character.

Example: <K142,1,CTRL-m CTRL-j> to enter ^M^J.

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4 Read Cycle

Contents

After you’ve established communications you will need to address the timing and output

parameters associated with your application. This section explains those parameters.

Read Cycle by ESP ...................................................................................................................... 4-2

Read Cycle Serial Commands......................................................................................................4-3

Trigger Mode ................................................................................................................................ 4-4

Hand Presentation Timing ............................................................................................................ 4-5

No Read Message........................................................................................................................ 4-6

Beeper Volume............................................................................................................................. 4-7

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Read Cycle by ESP

To change a setting,

double-click the

setting and use your

cursor to scroll

through the options.

To open nested options,

single-click the +.

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Read Cycle

Read Cycle Serial Commands

Trigger Mode <K203,trigger mode>

Hand Presentation Timing <K205,time between identical decodes,illumination timeout>

No Read Message <K714,status,No Read message>

Beeper Volume <K752,beeper mode>

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Trigger Mode

Continuous / Hand Presentation Mode

The trigger is disabled, the scanner is always in the read cycle, and it will attempt to

decode and output every scan. The Hand Presentation Timing parameters, <K205>,

take effect to control how often the scanner will output the same symbol data, and how

long the illumination will stay on.

Triggered Mode

A read cycle is initiated by activating the handle trigger. The read cycle ends and illumination

turns off when the trigger is released or when a symbol is decoded.

Definition: Allows the user to determine whether the scanner will be in a continuous

read mode or a triggered mode.

Serial Cmd: <K203,trigger mode>

Default: Triggered Mode

Options: 0 = Continuous / Hand Presentation Mode

1 = Triggered Mode

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Read Cycle

Hand Presentation Timing

The following parameters only take effect when Continuous / Hand Presentation Mode

is enabled. See the <K203> command.

Time Between Identical Decodes

Illumination Timeout

Definition: In Continuous / Hand Presentation Mode, this parameter specifies how

often the scanner will output the same symbol data. When a symbol is

read, it is output immediately, and the Time Between Identical Decodes

timer is started. The same symbol will not be output again until the Time

Between Identical Decodes timer expires.

When set to 0, the reader will output every decode, as fast as possible, with

no delay.

Serial Cmd: <K205,time between identical decodes,illumination timeout>

Default: 0

Options: 0 – 65535 (0.1 second increments)

Definition: In Continuous / Hand Presentation Mode, this parameter specifies how

long the illumination will stay on when no symbols have been read. If no

symbols have been read for this amount of time, the illumination will be

turned off, and the reader will revert to an “auto-sense” mode of operation.

While the illumination is off, the reader will continue to look for symbols.

When the reader senses what may be a symbol, the illumination will turn

on, and the reader will attempt to decode with lighting on.

When set to 0, the illumination always stays on.

Serial Cmd: <K205,time between identical decodes,illumination timeout>

Default: 0

Options: 0 – 65535 (0.1 second increments)

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No Read Message

Note: A No Read message can only be transmitted when in Single symbol mode and no

decodes occur.

No Read Status

No Read Message

Note:

No Read

message is not output when the HS-1 is disabled (when an

<I>

command

has been sent).

Usage: Used in applications where the host needs serial verification that a symbol

has not been read.

Definition: When enabled, and if no symbol has been decoded before timeout or the

end of the read cycle, the No Read message will be transmitted to the host.

Serial Cmd: <K714,status,No Read message>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: Any combination of ASCII characters can be defined as the No Read

message.

Serial Cmd: <K714,status,No Read message>

Default: NOREAD

Options: 1 to 20 ASCII characters.

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Read Cycle

Beeper Volume

Definition: Allows the user to determine beeper volume.

Serial Cmd: <K752,beeper mode>

Default: High

Options: 0 = Off

1 = Medium

2 = High

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Beeper Volume

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5 Symbologies

Contents

This section describes the various symbol types that can be decoded by the HS-1.

See the following sites for additional symbology information:

http://www.aimglobal.org/standards/aimpubs.asp

http://barcodes.gs1us.org/dnn_bcec/Default.aspx?tabid=82

Symbologies by ESP.................................................................................................................... 5-2

Symbologies Serial Commands ................................................................................................... 5-3

Code 39........................................................................................................................................ 5-4

Codabar........................................................................................................................................ 5-6

Interleaved 2 of 5.......................................................................................................................... 5-8

Code 128/EAN 128 .................................................................................................................... 5-11

Code 93...................................................................................................................................... 5-13

GS1 DataBar (RSS) ................................................................................................................... 5-14

MSI Code ................................................................................................................................... 5-15

Plessey Code ............................................................................................................................. 5-16

Industrial 2 of 5........................................................................................................................... 5-17

UPC/EAN ................................................................................................................................... 5-19

China Postal Code ..................................................................................................................... 5-22

PDF417 ...................................................................................................................................... 5-23

Symbology Identifier................................................................................................................... 5-24

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Symbologies by ESP

To change a setting,

double-click the

setting and use your

cursor to scroll

through the options.

To open nested options,

single-click the +.

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Symbologies

Symbologies Serial Commands

Code 128/EAN 128 <K464,status,0,minimum symbol length,1,1,0,application record

separator character>

Code 39 <K470,status,check character status,check character output status,

0,0,minimum symbol length,full ASCII set>

Codabar <K471,status,0,start/stop match output status,0,symbol length status,

symbol length,check character status,check character output status>

Interleaved 2 of 5 <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Code 93 <K475,status,0,minimum symbol length>

PDF417 <K476,status>

DataBar Omnidirectional (RSS-14)

<K482,status>

DataBar Limited (RSS Limited) <K483,status>

DataBar Expanded (RSS

Expanded) <K484,status>

MSI Code <K486,status,check character mode,check character output status,

0,minimum symbol length>

Plessey Code <K487,status,check character output status,0,minimum symbol

length>

Industrial 2 of 5 <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,

format,symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

UPC/EAN <K489,UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,

supplementals required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,

UPC-A as EAN-13,UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

China Postal Code <K498,status,check digit mode,min length,max length>

Symbology Identifier <K753,0,symbology identifier status>

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Code 39

Check Character Status (Code 39)

Check Character Output Status (Code 39)

Usage: Code 39 is the most widely used non-retail 1D symbology.

Definition: An alphanumeric symbology with unique start/stop code patterns, composed

of 9 black and white elements per character, 3 of which are wide.

Serial Cmd: <K470,status,check character status,check character output status,0,0,

minimum symbol length,full ASCII set>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When enabled, the HS-1 will verify a Modulus 10 check character in order

to identify the decode as successful.

Serial Cmd: <K470,status,check character status,check character output status,

0,0,minimum symbol length,full ASCII set>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Usage: Check Character Output Status, when added to the symbol, provides

additional data security.

Definition: When enabled, the check character is read and output along with the symbol

data. When disabled, symbol data is output without the check character.

Note: With Check Character Output Status and an External or Serial

trigger option enabled, an invalid check character calculation will cause a

No Read message to be transmitted at the end of the read cycle.

Serial Cmd: <K470,status,check character status,check character output status,

0,0,minimum symbol length,full ASCII set>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Symbologies

Minimum Symbol Length (Code 39)

Full ASCII Set (Code 39)

Usage: Minimum Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data

integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted.

Definition: Specifies the exact number of characters that the HS-1 will recognize (this

does not include start and stop characters and check characters). The

HS-1 ignores any symbology that is less than the specified length.

Serial Cmd:

K470,

status,check character status,check character output status,0,0,

minimum

symbol length,full ASCII set>

Default: 0

Options: 0 to 32

Usage: Must be enabled when reading characters outside the standard character

set (0-9, A-Z, etc.)

The user must know in advance whether or not to use the Full ASCII Set

option. Since Full ASCII Set requires two code words to encode one

character, it is less efficient.

Definition: Standard Code 39 encodes 43 characters; zero through nine, capital “A”

through capital “Z”, minus symbol, plus symbol, forward slash, space,

decimal point, dollar sign, and percent symbol. When Full ASCII Set is

enabled, the HS-1 can read the full ASCII character set, from 0 to 255.

Serial Cmd:

K470,

status,check character status,check character output status,0,0,minimum

symbol length,

full ASCII set

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Codabar

Start/Stop Output Status (Codabar)

Symbol Length Status (Codabar)

Usage: Used in photo-finishing and library applications. Previously used in medical

applications, but not typically used in newer medical applications.

Definition: Codabar is a 16-bit character set (0 through 9, and the characters $, :, /, .,

+, and –) with start/stop codes and at least two distinctly different bar

widths.

Serial Cmd: <K471,status,0,start/stop output status,0,symbol length status,symbol

length,check character status,check character output>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition:

When enabled, the start and stop characters will be present in the data output

of the decoded symbol.

When disabled, the start and stop characters will not be present in the data

output of the decoded symbol.

Note: Because the start and stop characters are included as part of the

data, the characters must be included as part of the length in a fixed length

mode of operation.

Serial Cmd: <K471,status,0,start/stop output status,0,symbol length status,symbol

length,check character status,check character output>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When set to Any/Minimum, any symbol length is considered valid.

When set to Fixed, the HS-1 will check the symbol length against the

Symbol Length Status parameter.

Serial Cmd: <K471,status,0,start/stop output status,0,symbol length status,symbol

length,check character status,check character output>

Default: Any/Minimum

Options: 0 = Any/Minimum 1 = Fixed

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Symbologies

Symbol Length (Codabar)

Check Character Status (Codabar)

Check Character Output (Codabar)

Definition: Specifies the number of characters that the HS-1 will recognize, including

start and stop check characters. The

Note: When setting Symbol Length to any value other than 0, add 2 to

account for reserved spaces. For example, if your symbol has 3 characters,

set Symbol Length to 5.

Note: If Symbol Length is set to 0 and Symbol Length Status is set to Any/

Minimum, all symbol lengths are decoded.

Serial Cmd: <K471,status,0,start/stop output status,0,symbol length status,symbol

length,check character status,check character output>

Default: 6

Options: 0 to 32

Definition:

When disabled, the HS-1 will not perform any character checking calculations

on decoded Codabar symbols.

When set to

Modulus 16

, the HS-1 will perform a Modulus 16 check character

calculation on the symbol. If the symbol does not pass this calculation, it will

not be decoded.

Serial Cmd: <K471,status,0,start/stop output status,0,symbol length status,symbol

length,check character status,check character output>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled

1 = Enabled (Modulus 16)

Definition: When this field is disabled and a check character calculation is enabled, the

HS-1 will strip the verified check character from the symbol data output. This

condition must be accounted for if a minimum length is also being used.

When enabled, the HS-1 will output the check character as part of the

symbol data. This condition must be accounted for if a minimum length is

also being used.

Serial Cmd: <K471,status,0,start/stop output status,0,symbol length status,symbol

length,check character status,check character output>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Interleaved 2 of 5

Check Character Status (Interleaved 2 of 5)

Check Character Output Status (Interleaved 2 of 5)

Usage: Interleaved 2 of 5 has been popular because it is the most dense symbology

for printing numeric characters less than 10 characters in length; however,

Microscan does not recommend this symbology for any new applications

because of inherent problems such as truncation.

Definition: A dense, continuous, self-checking, numeric symbology. Characters are

paired together so that each character has five elements, two wide and

three narrow, representing numbers 0 through 9, with the bars representing

the first character and the interleaved spaces representing the second

character. (A check character is highly recommended).

Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Usage: This option is not typically used, but it can be enabled for additional security

in applications where the host requires redundant check character verification.

Definition: An error correcting routine in which the check character is added.

Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When enabled, a check character is sent along with the symbol data for

added data security.

Serial Cmd:

K472,

status,check character status,

check character output status

,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Symbologies

Symbol Length #1 (Interleaved 2 of 5)

Symbol Length #2 (Interleaved 2 of 5)

Rules

The Range Mode and Symbol Length parameters define several symbol length requirement

options.

Usage: Useful in applications where I 2/5 symbols of a specific length are

required.

Definition: The Symbol Length # 1 field is one of two fields against which the

decoded symbol is compared before accepting it as valid or rejecting it.

Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: 16

Options: 0 to 128

Usage: Useful in applications where I 2/5 symbols of a specific length are

required.

Definition: The Symbol Length # 2 field is one of two fields against which the

decoded symbol is compared before accepting it as valid or rejecting it.

Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: 6

Options: 0 to 128

Range Mode Length 1 Length 2 Required Symbol Length

Disable 0 0 Any

Disable >0 0 Exactly Length 1

Disable 0 >0 Exactly Length 2

Disable >0 >0 Exactly Length 1 or Length 2

Enable 0 0 Any

Enable >0 0 0 to Length 1

Enable 0 >0 0 to Length 2

Enable >0 Same value as

Length 1 Length 1 to maximum symbol length

Enable >0 >0 and not the

same as

Length 1

Length 1 < or = required length < or = Length 2

Length 2 < or = required length < or = Length 1

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Interleaved 2 of 5

Guard Bar (Interleaved 2 of 5)

Guard Bar Example

Range Mode Status (Interleaved 2 of 5)

Disabled

The Length parameters define the exact symbol length required. If neither matches the

decoded symbol then the symbol is rejected.

Enabled

Symbol Length # 1 and Symbol Length # 2 are combined to form a range of lengths that

are considered valid symbol lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5. Symbols that fall outside this

range are rejected. Either length can form the start or end of the range.

Definition:

guard bar

is a heavy bar surrounding the printed Interleaved 2 of 5 symbol.

It is usually 2x to 4x the width of the wide bar, and creates a quiet zone of

8x to 15x the minimum space element. This is useful to prevent false data

output, which can occur with highly tilted or skewed symbols.

Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: The Range Mode and Length parameters define several symbol length

requirement options.

Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol

length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Symbologies

Code 128/EAN 128

Enabled

The following conditions are true when Code 128/EAN 128 is Enabled:

• All Code 128-based symbols, including EAN/UCC-128, are decoded and output.

• If Symbology ID output is enabled, the symbology identifier always follows the AIM

standard.

• Function 1 parameters only take effect if an EAN/UCC-128 symbol is decoded. They

apply optional formatting to EAN/UCC-128 symbols by outputting the specified character

wherever an identifier separator is found.

Minimum Length (Code 128/EAN 128)

Maximum Length (Code 128/EAN 128)

Usage: Code 128 is a smaller symbology useful in applications with limited space

and high-security requirements.

Definition: A very dense alphanumeric symbology. It encodes all 128 ASCII characters,

it is continuous, has variable length, and uses multiple element widths

measured edge to edge.

Serial Cmd:

K464,

status

,min length,max length,function 1 output status

,function 1 out-

put character>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: This field specifies the number of characters that the scanner will recognize,

not counting start, stop and check digit characters. The scanner ignores

any symbol smaller than the specified length.

Serial Cmd: <K464,status,min length,max length,function 1 output status,function 1

output character>

Default: 1

Options: 1 to 48

Definition:

This field specifies the number of characters that the scanner will recognize,

not counting start, stop and check digit characters. The scanner ignores

any symbol longer than the specified length.

Serial Cmd:

<K464,status,min length,max length,function 1 output status,function 1

output character>

Default:

Options:

1 to 48

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Code 128/EAN 128

Function 1 Output Status

Function 1 Output Character

Serial Cmd: <

K464,

status

,min length,max length,function 1 output status

,function 1 output

character>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Serial Cmd: <

K464,

status

,min length,max length,function 1 output status

,function 1 output

character>

Default:

, (0x2C)

Options:

0x1 0xFF

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Symbologies

Code 93

Minimum Symbol Length (Code 93)

Usage: Used in some clinical applications.

Definition: Code 93 is a variable-length, continuous symbology employing four element

widths. Each Code 93 character has nine modules that may be either black

or white. Each character contains three bars and three spaces.

Serial Cmd: <K475,status,0,minimum symbol length>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: Specifies the minimum number of characters that the HS-1 will recognize,

not including the start and stop check characters. The HS-1 ignores any

symbol smaller than the specified length.

Note: When setting Minimum Symbol Length to any value other than 0,

add 1 to account for a reserved space. For example, if your symbol has 3

characters, set Symbol Length to 4.

Serial Cmd: <K475,status,0,minimum symbol length>

Default: 10

Options: 0 to 32

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GS1 DataBar (RSS)

Note: GS1 DataBar symbologies were previously known as “Reduced Space Symbology”,

or “RSS”.

DataBar Omnidirectional (RSS-14)

Note: DataBar Omnidirectional was previously known as “RSS-14”.

DataBar Limited (RSS Limited)

Note: DataBar Limited was previously known as “RSS Limited”.

DataBar Expanded (RSS Expanded)

Note: DataBar Expanded was previously known as “RSS Expanded”.

Usage: Used in the grocery, retail, and prescription drug industries where 14-digit

EAN item identification may be needed.

Definition: DataBar Omnidirectional is a minimum length symbology that encodes 14

digits, including a 1-digit indicator. DataBar Omnidirectional is 96 modules

wide. It can be stacked in two rows, it can read omnidirectionally if printed

in full height, or horizontally if height-truncated for small marking.

Serial Cmd: <K482,status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled

1 = Enabled

Usage: DataBar Limited is designed to be read by laser scanners and CCD readers.

It is not recommended for omnidirectional slot scanners.

Definition:

Encodes a smaller 14-digit symbol (74 modules wide) that is not omnidirectional.

Serial Cmd: <K483,status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled

1 = Enabled

Usage: Used to encode primary and supplementary data in retail point-of-sale and

other applications.

Definition:

DataBar Expanded is a variable length symbology that can encode supplementary

information in addition to the 14-digit EAN item identification number and is

capable of encoding up to 74 numeric or 41 alphabetic characters.

Serial Cmd: <K484,status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled

1 = Enabled

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Symbologies

MSI Code

Status (MSI Code)

Check Character Mode (MSI Code)

Check Character Output Status (MSI Code)

Minimum Symbol Length (MSI Code)

Usage: Used for inventory control and the identification of storage containers and

locations in warehouse environments.

Definition: MSI Code is a numeric, continuous symbology in which each character

consists of four bits in a binary format.

Serial Cmd: <K486,status,check character mode,check character output status,

0,minimum symbol length>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: This field is set to perform a Modulus 10 calculation by default. It can also

be set to perform a Double Modulus 10 calculation.

Serial Cmd: <K486,status,check character mode,check character output status,

0,minimum symbol length>

Default: Modulus 10

Options: 1 = Modulus 10 2 = Double Modulus 10

Definition: When this field is enabled, the HS-1 will output the check digit with symbol

data. When disabled, the HS-1 will not output the check digit with symbol

data.

Serial Cmd: <K486,status,check character mode,check character output status,

0,minimum symbol length>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition:

This field specifies the minimum number of characters the HS-1 will recognize,

including a check character.

Serial Cmd: <K486,status,check character mode,check character output status,

0,minimum symbol length>

Default: 6

Options: 0 to 32

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Plessey Code

Status (Plessey Code)

Check Character Output Status (Plessey Code)

Minimum Symbol Length (Plessey Code)

Usage: Used primarily in library and retail applications.

Definition: Plessey Code consists of pairs of wide and narrow bars representing binary

data which, taken in units of 12, define hexadecimal characters.

Serial Cmd: <K487,status,check character output status,0,minimum symbol length>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When this field is enabled, the check character will be output with symbol

data. When disabled, the check character will not be output with symbol

data.

Serial Cmd: <K487,status,check character output status,0,minimum symbol

length>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition:

This field specifies the minimum number of characters the HS-1 will recognize,

including a check character.

Serial Cmd: <K487,status,check character output status,0,minimum symbol length>

Default: 0

Options: 0 to 32

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Symbologies

Industrial 2 of 5

Status (Industrial 2 of 5)

Check Character Status (Industrial 2 of 5)

Check Character Output Status (Industrial 2 of 5)

Format (Industrial 2 of 5)

Usage: Used primarily in warehouse sortation, photo finishing, and the sequential

numbering of airline tickets.

Definition: Microscan recommends that Industrial 2 of 5 always be used with fixed

symbol length settings in any application. Symbol Length # 1 and Symbol

Length # 2 can both be set to 0 to allow the HS-1 to decode Industrial 2 of

5 symbols of varying lengths.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When this field is enabled, a check character is added.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When this field is enabled, the check character will be output with symbol

data. When disabled, the check character will not be output with symbol

data.

Serial Cmd:

K488,

status,check character status,

check character output status

,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: Defines the number of start and stop check characters.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default 3 start / 3 stop

Options: 0 = 3 start / 3 stop 1 = 2 start / 2 stop

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Industrial 2 of 5

Symbol Length # 1 (Industrial 2 of 5)

Symbol Length # 2 (Industrial 2 of 5)

Range Modes (Industrial 2 of 5)

Variable Length

To set for any length, Symbol Length # 1 and Symbol Length # 2 must both equal zero.

Minimum Length

To set for minimum length, both Symbol Length # 1 and Symbol Length # 2 must be

equal to each other and be any number other than zero.

Fixed Length

To set for a fixed length, Symbol Length #1 and Symbol Length #2 must not be equal to

each other.

Definition: This field specifies the number of characters that the HS-1 will recognize,

including start and stop characters and check characters. The HS-1

ignores any symbol with fewer than the specified number of characters.

Because Industrial 2 of 5 is a continuous symbology, it is prone to substitution

errors. Therefore, a symbol length must be defined and a symbol must contain

an even number of characters.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: 10

Options: 0 to 32

Definition: This field specifies the number of characters that the HS-1 will recognize,

including start and stop characters and check characters. The HS-1

ignores any symbol with fewer than the specified number of characters.

Because Industrial 2 of 5 is a continuous symbology, it is prone to substitution

errors. Therefore, a symbol length must be defined and a symbol must contain

an even number of characters.

Serial Cmd: <K488,status,check character status,check character output status,format,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

Default: 6

Options: 0 to 32

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Symbologies

UPC/EAN

UPC-A Status (UPC/EAN)

UPC-E Status (UPC/EAN)

EAN-8 Status (UPC/EAN)

Usage:

Used primarily in point-of-sale applications in the retail industry.

Definition: UPC (Universal Product Code) is a minimum length, numeric, continuous

symbology. UPC can have two- or five-digit supplemental bar code data

following the normal code. The UPC Version A (UPC-A) symbol is used to

encode a 12-digit number. The first digit is the number system character,

the next five are the manufacturer number, the next five are the product

number, and the last digit is the checksum character.

EAN is the European version of the UPC symbology and is used in European

market applications.

When enabled, the HS-1 will read UPC-A symbols.

Serial Cmd:

K489,UPC-A status

,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: This field is enabled by default and will decode all UPC-E symbols.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,

UPC-E status

,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: This field is enabled by default and will decode all EAN-8 symbols.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,

EAN-8 status

,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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UPC/EAN

EAN-13 Status (UPC/EAN)

Supplementals Required (UPC/EAN)

Supplemental 2 Status (UPC/EAN)

Supplemental 5 Status (UPC/EAN)

Definition: This field is enabled by default and will decode all EAN-13 symbols.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,

EAN-13 status

,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: A supplemental is a 2 or 5-character symbol appended to the main symbol.

When enabled, the HS-1 decodes supplemental symbol data that has been

appended to the standard UPC or EAN symbol.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,

supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: A 2-character symbol appended to the main symbol.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: A 5-character symbol appended to the main symbol.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Symbologies

UPC-A as EAN-13 (UPC/EAN)

UPC-E as UPC-A (UPC/EAN)

EAN-8 as EAN-13 (UPC/EAN)

Definition: When enabled, UPC-A will be transmitted as EAN-13.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When enabled, UPC-E will be transmitted as UPC-A.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Definition: When enabled, EAN-8 will be transmitted as EAN-13.

Serial Cmd:

K489,

UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,supplementals

required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5 status,UPC-A as EAN-13,

UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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China Postal Code

Check Digit Mode

Minimum Symbol Length

Maximum Symbol Length

Serial Cmd:

K498,status

,check digit mode,min length,max length

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Serial Cmd:

K498,

status

check digit mode

,min length,max length

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enable, No Output 2 = Enable, Output

Serial Cmd:

K498,

status

,check digit mode,

min length

,max length

Default: 11

Options: 1 – 48

Serial Cmd:

K498,

status

,check digit mode,min length,

max length

Default: 48

Options: 1 – 48

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Symbologies

PDF417

Usage:

Used in applications where a large amount of information (over 32 characters

)

needs to be encoded within a symbol, typically where the symbol is transported

from one facility to another. For example, an automobile assembly line

might use a single symbol with multiple fields of information that will be

read at several stations along the way, without reference to a database.

Definition:

A two-dimensional, multi-row (3 to 90), continuous, variable length symbology

that has high data capacity for storing up to 2,700 numeric characters,

1,800 printable ASCII characters, or 1,100 binary characters per symbol.

Each symbol character consists of 4 bars and 4 spaces in a 17-module

structure.

Serial Cmd: <K476,status>

Default: Enabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

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Symbology Identifier

Explanation of Modifiers for Code 39, Codabar, and I-2/5

• For Code 39, Codabar, and Interleaved 2 of 5, the modifier indicates Check Character

and Check Character Output status.

• For Code 39 only, Full ASCII must be enabled to see modifiers 4, 5, and 7.

Example: ]A5 indicates a Code 39 symbol with Check Character and Check Character

Output enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed.

Explanation of Modifiers for Other Symbologies

• For Code 128/EAN-128, a 1 indicates EAN-128; otherwise the modifier is 0.

• For all other symbologies, the modifier is 0.

Definition: The Symbology Identifier is a standard prefix set of characters that

identifies the symbol type.

When enabled, the HS-1 analyzes and identifies the symbology and adds a

three-character identifying prefix to the data:

•

]

(closed bracket character) indicating the presence of a symbology identifier.

• A, C, E, F, G, I, e, P, M

(A = Code 39; C = Code 128/EAN-128; E = UPC/EAN; F = Codabar;

G = Code 93; I = Interleaved 2 of 5; e = GS1 DataBar (RSS); P = Plessey

Code; M = MSI Code)

• Modifier

Serial Cmd: <K753,0,symbology identifier status>

Default: Disabled

Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled

Modifier Check Character Check Character

Output Full ASCII conversion performed

(Code 39 only)

0Disabled N/A No

1Enabled Enabled No

3Enabled Disabled No

4Disabled N/A Yes

5Enabled Enabled Yes

7Enabled Disabled Yes

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Terminal

Contents

This section describes the Terminal window and Macro functions in ESP.

Terminal Window.......................................................................................................................... 6-2

Find .............................................................................................................................................. 6-3

Send............................................................................................................................................. 6-4

Macros.......................................................................................................................................... 6-5

Terminal Window Menus.............................................................................................................. 6-6

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Terminal Window

The following view will appear:

The Terminal allows you to send serial commands to the HS-1 by typing commands in the

Send

text field or directly in the Terminal screen, by copying and pasting, or by using Macros.

The Terminal screen also displays symbol data or information from the HS-1.

You can right-click on the screen to bring up a menu of several options for managing

data in the Terminal view.

Click this button to display the Terminal view.

Click on desired

Macro to run.

Click on arrows to Add Macro,

Remove Macro, or Edit Macro.

Macros listed

on this bar.

Clear screen

Terminal

screen

Type text here to

find matching text

in the Terminal

window.

Type serial commands

here, or directly in the

terminal screen.

Copy, paste, save

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Terminal

Find

The Find function allows you to enter text strings to be searched for in the Terminal window.

For example, data from a series of symbols has been sent to the Terminal and you want to

determine if a particular symbol whose data begins with “ABC” has been decoded.

1. Type “ABC” into the Find field.

2. Press Enter.

The first instance of “ABC” will be highlighted in the Terminal window.

3. Click the Find button to the left of the text field to locate additional instances of “ABC”.

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Send

The Send function allows you to enter serial commands and then send them to the HS-1.

1. Type the command into the Send box.

2. Press Enter to send the command to the HS-1.

3. Click the Send button to the left of the text field to send the command again.

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Terminal

Macros

Macros can be stored in a macro selection bar, edited in a separate window, and executed

by clicking on the macro name.

When you click on the macro name, the macro is executed in the Terminal window.

If the macro is a command, it is sent to the HS-1 at the same time that it is displayed.

Editing a Macro

When you click the arrow next to any macro and select Edit Macro, the following dialog

appears:

You can edit an existing Macro Name or Macro Value by typing a new name or value in

the corresponding text field and clicking OK.

Click on Next

Row to see the

next row of

macros

Click on the first arrow here to see Add

Macro or Default Macros.

When you default macros, the entire

macros set is restored to their original

macro commands.

Click on subsequent

arrows to edit macros.

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Terminal Window Menus

Right-click on the Terminal window to display the following menu:

Terminal Dropdown Menu

The dropdown Terminal menu has Capture Text, Save Current Text, Send File, Find

Next, and Find Previous functions, as well as the same functions defined above.

•Copy selected text to clipboard.

•Paste from Terminal or other text.

•Clear all text in Terminal window.

•Select All text in the Terminal window.

•Save... brings up a Save As dialog.

•Change Font... of text in Terminal; brings up a Font dialog.

•Change Echo Font... to change typed text; brings up a Font

dialog.

•Enable Echo enables Echo text (typed by user).

•Change Background Color of Terminal window.

•Non-Printable Characters allows you to hide non-printable

characters, or to show them in Standard or Enhanced format.

•Default Settings returns all of the above settings to default.

•Keyboard Macros allows you to create new keyboard macro

commands that can be sent from function keys (F2, F4, F5, etc.)

•Capture Text... lets you append data in real time to a

text file of your choice. While in operation, the text file

cannot be opened. You can select Pause to interrupt

the capture flow or Stop to end the flow and open the

file.

•Save Current Text... saves all text in the Terminal

window to a text file.

•Find Next searches for a user-defined section of text

in the Terminal.

•Find Previous operates in the same way as Find

Next, but searches backward through Terminal text.

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Utilities

Contents

Utility commands are generally commands that can be sent during HS-1 operations to

perform miscellaneous operations on HS-1 hardware. Serial utility commands are not

prefaced with a ”K” and a numeric value, nor do they require an initialization command

(<A> and <Z>). They can be entered from ESP’s Terminal or Utilities views.

Serial Utility Commands ............................................................................................................... 7-2

Differences from Default............................................................................................................... 7-3

Firmware....................................................................................................................................... 7-4

Default/Reset/Save....................................................................................................................... 7-5

Scanner Status Request............................................................................................................... 7-6

Bar Code Configuration................................................................................................................ 7-7

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Serial Utility Commands

Note: For a list of all K commands, see Serial Configuration Commands on page A-5.

Type Command Name

Part Number <#> Display Firmware Part Number

Device Control <H> Enable Scanner

<I> Disable Scanner (Continuous, external trigger)

Default/Reset/Save

<A> Reset (does not save for power-on)

<Z> Save Current Settings for Power-On

<Zrd>Recall Microscan Default Parameters and

Save for Power-On

Scanner Status Request <K?> Configuration Command Status

Trigger <char> Serial Trigger Character

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Utilities

Differences from Default

Clicking the

Differences from Default

button will cause

ESP

to check all stored configuration

settings and compare them to default settings. All settings that are different than default

will appear in the left column (shown below), and descriptions of those settings will appear

in the right column.

• To save the Differences from Default report, either as plain text or as a tab-delimited

text file, click Save As.

• Click Send and Save to send the settings to the HS-1 and save them, or Send to

Reader to send the settings without saving them.

Important: The use the Differences from Default feature, you must connect to the

HS-1 and Receive Reader Settings via the Send/Recv button on the toolbar.

Click this button for a list of ESP

configuration settings that are

different than default settings.

Send configuration settings

to the HS-1 without saving

by clicking Send to Reader.

Click Save As to save the

report as plain text or a

tab-delimited text file.

Send configuration settings to the

HS-1 and save in ESP by

clicking

Send and Save

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Firmware

Firmware Verification

ESP allows you to send a request to the HS-1 for the application code part number.

• Click the Firmware tab.

• Click the Request Part No. button.

• The application code part number will be displayed in the text field to the right of the

Request Part No. button.

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Utilities

Default/Reset/Save

Understanding and controlling your HS-1’s active, saved, and default settings is critical to

its successful operation.

Reset

Reset (“A” command) affects only current settings (active memory) and does not save for

power-on.

Save for Power-On

Power-on parameters (“

” commands) are saved, recalled, and loaded into current parameters

when power is cycled to the HS-1.

Important: The following commands must be followed by a <Z> to be saved for power-on:

Host Protocol, Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, Trigger Characters (Delimited,

Start, Stop), Preamble, Postamble, and No Read Message.

All other parameters are saved for power-on without a <Z>. However, a <Zrd> affects all

parameters.

Function Serial Cmd ESP (first, right-click in any

menu tree)a

a. When you right-click in a menu tree and select Default Current Menu Settings or Default

All ESP Settings, it is important to note that only ESP settings are defaulted. To save these

defaults to the HS-1 itself, you need to follow up with a Save to Reader, Send and Save

command.

Reset

(not saved

for power-on)

Reset <A> Save to Reader,

Send No Save

Save for Power-on

Save Current Settings for Power-On <Z> Save to Reader,

Send and Save

Recall Microscan Default Parameters

and

Save for Power-On <Zrd> No

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Scanner Status Request

<K?> Configuration Command Status

This is the fastest way to learn the HS-1’s current configuration. Sending this request will

return the current settings of all commands, starting with the lowest K command value and

ending with the highest K command value.

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Utilities

Bar Code Configuration Mode

Bar Code Configuration Mode is enabled when the scanner decodes the following Code

128 symbol:

After reading this symbol, the scanner remains in Bar Code Configuration Mode until it

decodes a symbol with <A>, <Z>, or <Zrd> (Reset, Save Current Settings for Power-On,

or Recall Microscan Default Parameters and Save for Power-On) or receives one of these

commands from its communication port.

While in bar code configuration mode, the reader decodes symbols and processes the

symbols data as if they were serial communication data.

Configuration symbols can be created in ESP, using the Bar Code Dialog.

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Bar Code Configuration Mode

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Appendices

Contents

Appendix A General Specifications.............................................................................................. A-2

Appendix B Serial Configuration Commands ............................................................................... A-5

Appendix C Communications Protocol......................................................................................... A-8

Appendix D ASCII Table .............................................................................................................. A-9

Appendix E Glossary of Terms................................................................................................... A-10

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General Specifications

Appendix A — General Specifications

Mechanical

Height: 6.3” (160 mm)

Width: 2.8” (68 mm)

Depth: 3.5” (88 mm)

Weight: 7.8 oz. (220 g) including cable

Environmental

Operating Tempurature: 0° to 50° C (32° to 122° F)

Storage Tempurature: –20° to 60° C (–4° to 140° F)

Humidity:

20% to 85% (non-condensing)

Shock: Withstands drops of 6’ (1.8 meters) to concrete

Symbologies

UPC/EAN, Code 39, Code 128/EAN-128, Interleaved

2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Codabar,

Code 93, MSI Code,

Plessey Code, China Postal Code, GS1 DataBar,

PDF417

Light Collection Options

Sensor:

2,048 pixel CCD image sensor

Optics:

660 nm visible LED

Communications

Standard Interface:

USB, RS-232

Read Parameters

Decode Rate:

230 decodes/second

Depth of Field: 2.8 to 3.5” (70 to 90 mm)

Ambient Light Immunity:

Sunlight: up to 278 ft. candles

(3,000 lux)

Indicators

Status Indicators: Audible tones, visible feedback

with multi-color LED

Electrical

Power: 5VDC

Typical: 240mA Peak: 750mA Idle: 95mA

HS-1 Dimensions

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Appendices

Read Ranges

Note: All values based on a Grade A symbols.

Narrow Bar Width Read Range Distance

.0040” (0.102 mm) 2.9 to 3.3” (75 to 85 mm)

.0050” (0.127 mm) 2.5 to 4.5” (65 to 115 mm)

.0104” (0.264 mm) 1.1 to 8.6” (30 to 220 mm)

.0156” (0.370 mm) 1.1 to 14.1” (30 to 360 mm)

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General Specifications

Safety Certifications

FCC, CE, RoHS/WEEE

ISO Certification

ISO 9001:2000 Certified Quality Management System

Issued by TUV USA Inc., Member of TUV NORD Group, Cert. No. 06-1080

Product specifications are given for typical performance at 25°C (77°F) using grade A labels. Performance

characteristics may vary at high temperatures or other environmental extremes. Warranty–One year limited

warranty

on parts and labor. Extended warranty available.

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Appendices

Appendix B — Serial Configuration Commands

Note: For a list of utility commands such as read rate requests, device control options, and

scanner status requests, see Serial Utility Commands on page 7-2.

Communications

Host Port Connections <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>

Keyboard Mapping <K116,keyboard mapping,caps lock mode,numeric key>

Communications Mode <K117,communications mode>

Host Port Protocol <K140,protocol>

Preamble <K141,status,preamble characters>

Postamble <K142,status,postamble characters>

Read Cycle

Trigger Mode <K203,trigger mode>

Hand Presentation Timing <K205,time between identical decodes,illumination timeout>

No Read Message <K714,status,No Read message>

Beeper Volume <K752,beeper mode>

Symbologies

Code 128/EAN 128 <K464,status,0,minimum symbol length,1,1,0,application record

separator character>

Code 39

K470,

status,check character status,check character output status,

0,0,minimum symbol length,full ASCII set>

Codabar

K471,

status,0,start/stop match output status,0,symbol length status,

symbol length,check character status,check character output

status>

Interleaved 2 of 5

K472,

status,check character status,check character output status,

symbol length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar,range mode status>

Code 93 <K475,status,0,minimum symbol length>

PDF417 <K476,status>

DataBar Omnidirectional (RSS-14) <K482,status>

DataBar Limited (RSS Limited) <K483,status>

DataBar Expanded (RSS Expanded) <K484,status>

MSI Code

K486,

status,check character mode,check character output status,

0,minimum symbol length>

Plessey Code <K487,status,check character output status,0,minimum symbol

length>

Industrial 2 of 5

K488,

status,check character status,check character output status,

format,symbol length #1,symbol length #2>

UPC/EAN <K489,UPC-A status,UPC-E status,EAN-8 status,EAN-13 status,

supplementals required,supplemental 2 status,supplemental 5

status,UPC-A as EAN-13,UPC-E as UPC-A,EAN-8 as EAN-13>

China Postal Code <K498,status,check digit mode,min length,max length>

Symbology Identifier <K753,0,symbology identifier status>

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Serial Configuration Commands

Serial Command Format

Serial commands are of two types: utility and configuration.

Rules that apply to both utility and configuration commands

• A less than < and greater than > character enclose the commands.

• Commands and data are “case sensitive.” That is, characters must be entered as upper

or lower case, as specified.

Serial Utility Commands

These are sent during operations and are not followed by <A> or <Z>.

Serial Configuration “K” Commands

These begin with a single “K” character followed by a 3-digit numeric character, data

fields, and an initializing command, as follows:

An initializing command <A> or <Z> may follow the command. A <Z> initializes the HS-1’s

memory and saves for power-on; an <A> initializes the HS-1’s memory but does not save

for power-on.

For example, to enable UPC and save the change for power-on, send <K473,1><Z>.

To change Baud Rate and reset without saving changes for power-on, send

<K100,3><A>.

Serial Configuration Command Conventions

• All data fields (except the last) must be followed by a comma (without a space).

• NUL cannot be used. The characters <, >, and , can be used, but only if entered as hex

pairs.

• All fields preceding a modified field must be included.

• If there is no change in preceding fields, then commas alone can be entered in these

fields. For example, if only the last field in the following command is changing,

<K100,4,1,0,0> can be entered as <K100,,,,0>.

• All fields following a modified field can be omitted. For example, to change Baud Rate

only, send <K100,3>.

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Concatenating Configuration Commands

Commands can be concatenated (added together) in a single string or data block. For

example, <K145,1><K220,1><K450,1><A> enables LRC, sets End of Read Cycle mode

to New Trigger, enables Narrow Margins, and resets the data buffers (without saving the

changes for power-on).

Serial Command Status Request

To ensure that any command was received and accepted, you can send the Show Scanner

Status command: <?>.

The status of a specific serial command can be requested by entering the command followed

by a question mark. For example, send <K142?> to request the status of Postamble.

Entering Control Characters in Serial Commands

To enter control characters within a serial command, hold down the Ctrl key while typing the

desired character.

Example: To enter a carriage return and line feed (^M^J), enter <K141,1,CNTL-m CNTL-j>

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Communications Protocol

Appendix C — Communications Protocol

Communications Protocol Command Table

Protocol Command

(Mnemonic displayed on menu)

Control Characters

(Entered in menu or

serial command)

Hex

Value Effect of Command

RES ^D 04 Reset

REQ ^E 05 Request

EOT ^D 04 Reset

STX ^B 02 Start of Text

ETX ^C 03 End of Text

ACK ^F 06 Acknowledge

NAK ^U 15 Negative Acknowledge

XON ^Q 11 Begin Transmission

XOFF ^S 13 Stop Transmission

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Appendix D — ASCII Table

Dec Hex Mne Ctrl Dec Hex Ch Dec Hex Ch Dec Hex Ch

00 00 NUL ^@ 32 20 SP 64 40 @ 96 60 `

01 01 SOH ^A 33 21 ! 65 41 A 97 61 a

02 02 STX ^B 34 22 “ 66 42 B 98 62 b

03 03 ETX ^C 35 23 # 67 43 C 99 63 c

04 04 EOT ^D 36 24 $ 68 44 D 100 64 d

05 05 ENQ ^E 37 25 % 69 45 E 101 65 e

06 06 ACK ^F 38 26 & 70 46 F 102 66 f

07 07 BEL ^G 39 27 ' 71 47 G 103 67 g

08 08 BS ^H 40 28 ( 72 48 H 104 68 h

09 09 HT ^I 41 29 ) 73 49 I 105 69 i

10 0A LF ^J 42 2A * 74 4A J 106 6A j

11 0B VT ^K 43 2B + 75 4B K 107 6B k

12 0C FF ^L 44 2C , 76 4C L 108 6C l

13 0D CR ^M 45 2D - 77 4D M 109 6D m

14 0E SO ^N 46 2E . 78 4E N 110 6E n

15 0F SI ^O 47 2F / 79 4F O 111 6F o

16 10 DLE ^P 48 30 0 80 50 P 112 70 p

17 11 DC1 ^Q 49 31 1 81 51 Q 113 71 q

18 12 DC2 ^R 50 32 2 82 52 R 114 72 r

19 13 DC3 ^S 51 33 3 83 53 S 115 73 s

20 14 DC4 ^T 52 34 4 84 54 T 116 74 t

21 15 NAK ^U 53 35 5 85 55 U 117 75 u

22 16 SYN ^V 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 v

23 17 ETB ^W 55 37 7 87 57 W 119 77 w

24 18 CAN ^X 56 38 8 88 58 X 120 78 x

25 19 EM ^Y 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79 y

26 1A SUB ^Z 58 3A : 90 5A Z 122 7A z

27 1B ESC ^[ 59 3B ; 91 5B [ 123 7B {

28 1C FS ^\ 60 3C < 92 5C \ 124 7C |

29 1D GS ^] 61 3D = 93 5D ] 125 7D }

30 1E RS ^^ 62 3E > 94 5E ^ 126 7E ~

31 1F US ^_ 63 3F ? 95 5F _ 127 7F D

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Communication Protocol Commands

Appendix E — Glossary of Terms

Aberration

— The failure of an optical lens to produce an exact point-to-point correspondence

between the object and its resulting image. Various types are chromatic, spherical, coma,

astigmatism and distortion.

Absorption — The loss of light of certain wavelengths as it passes through a material and

is converted to heat or other forms of energy. (–)

Active Illumination — Lighting an area with a light source coordinated with the acquisition

of an image. Strobed flash tubes and pulsed lasers are examples.

ADC — See Analog-to-Digital Converter.

A/D Converter — See Analog-to-Digital Converter.

AGC — See Automatic Gain Control.

Ambient Light — Light which is present in the environment of the front end of a

reader

and generated from outside sources. This light, unless used for actual illumination,

will be

treated as background noise by the reader.

Analog — A smooth, continuous voltage or current signal or function whose magnitude

(value) is the information.

Analog-to-Digital Converter (A/D Converter or ADC) — A device that converts an

analog voltage or current signal to a discrete series of digitally encoded numbers (signal)

for computer processing.

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) — An integrated circuit that is customized

for a particular kind of use, rather than general use. All vision system elements including

firmware can be integrated into one ASIC.

Automatic Gain Control (AGC) — Adjustment to signal strength that seeks to maintain a

constant level regardless of the distance between a reader and symbol.

Auxiliary Port — RS-232 connection to an auxiliary terminal or device for remote viewing.

Baud Rate — The number of discrete signal events per second; bits per second.

CCD — See Charge-Coupled Device.

Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) — A semiconductor device with an array of light-sensitive

elements that converts light images into electrical signals.

Check Character — A Modulus 43 or Modulus 10 character that is added to encoded

symbol data for additional data integrity.

Connector — A plug or socket on a device or cable providing in/out connectivity for various

circuits and pins.

Concentrator

— Intermediary device that relays data from readers to a host and commands

from the host to the readers or other devices.

DAC — See Digital-to-Analog Converter.

Daisy Chain — Linkage of primary and secondary readers allowing data to be relayed up

to the host via auxiliary port connections.

Decode — A Good Read. The successful interpretation and output of the information

encoded in a symbol.

Default — Restores ROM or flash settings and initializes serial commands.

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Delimited — A delimited command or field is bracketed by predefined characters.

Decode Rate — The number of good reads per second ahieved by a reader.

Darkfield Illumination — Lighting of objects, surfaces, or particles at very shallow or low

angles, so that light does not directly enter a reader’s optical hardware.

Depth-of-Field — The in-focus range of a reader. Measured from the distance behind an

object to the distance in front of the object with all objects appearing in focus.

Diffused Lighting — Scattered soft lighting from a wide variety of angles used to eliminate

shadows and specular glints from profiled, highly reflective surfaces.

Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) — A VLSI circuit used to convert digitally processed

images to analog for display on a monitor.

Digital Signal Processor (DSP) — A VLSI chip designed for ultra-high-speed arithmetic

processing.

Discrete I/O — Inputs and outputs characterized by discrete signal transitions from one

voltage level to another so that digital switching can occur.

Direct Memory Access (DMA)

— A capability provided by some computer bus architectures

that allows data to be sent directly to memory from an attached device.

DSP — See Digital Signal Processor.

EPROM — See Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory.

Embedded Memory — Onboard memory device such as EPROM or flash.

End of Read Cycle — The time or condition at which the reader stops expecting symbol

information to decode.

Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) — A memory chip that retains

data when its power supply is turned off; “non-volatile memory”.

External Edge — Allows a read cycle to be initiated by a trigger signal from an object

detector when it detects the appearance of an object (rising edge). The read cycle ends

with a good read, a timeout, or a new trigger.

External Level — Allows a read cycle to be initiated by a trigger signal from an object

detector. The read cycle ends when the object moves out of the detector’s range.

Falling Edge — A change of state (to inactive) associated with a level trigger.

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

— A semiconductor device containing programmable

interconnects and logic components.

Firmware — Software hard-coded in non-volatile memory (ROM), and closely tied to

specific pieces of hardware.

Fixed Symbol Length — Increases data integrity by ensuring that only a symbol length

will be accepted.

Focal Distance — In optics, the distance from the lens to the focal plane.

Focal Plane — Usually found at the image sensor, it is a plane perpendicular to the lens

axis at the point of focus (–).

Focus — Any given point in an image at which light converges; the focal point.

FPGA — See Field-Programmable Gate Array.

Full Duplex — A communications system in which signals can travel simultaneously

between devices.

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Glossary of Terms

Good Read — A decode. The successful scanning and decoding of the information

encoded in a bar code symbol.

Half Duplex — A communications system in which signals can travel between devices in

both directions, but not simultaneously.

Host — A computer, PLC, or other device that is used to execute commands and process

data and discrete signals.

Image Sensor — A device that converts a visual image to an electrical signal; a CCD, for

example.

Initialize — Implement serial configuration commands into the reader’s active memory.

Input — A channel or communications line. Decoded data or a discrete signal that is

received by a device.

Ladder Orientation — A linear symbol orientation in which the bars are parallel to the

symbol’s direction of travel.

Light-Emitting Diode (LED) — A semiconductor device that emits light when conducting

current.

Lens — A transparent piece of material with curved surfaces which either converge or

diverge light rays.

Multidrop — A communications protocol for networking two or more readers or other

devices with a concentrator (or controller) and characterized by the use of individual

device addresses and the RS-485 standard.

Normally Closed — A discrete output state that is only active when open.

Normally Open — A discrete output state that is only active when closed.

Object Plane — An imaginary plane in the field of view, focused by a reader’s optical

system at the corresponding image plane on the sensor.

Output — A channel or communications line. Data or discrete signals that are transmitted

or displayed by a device.

Parity — An error detection routine in which one data bit in each character is set to 1 or 0

so that the total number of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd.

Picket Fence Orientation — A linear symbol orientation in which the bars are perpendicular

to the symbol’s direction of travel.

Pitch — Rotation of a linear or 2D symbol around an axis parallel to the symbol length on

the substrate.

PLC — See Programmable Logic Controller.

Port — Logical circuit for data entry and exit. (One or more ports may be included within a

single connector.)

Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

— An electronic device used in industrial automation

environments such as factory assembly lines and automotive manufacturing facilities.

Protocol — The rules for communication between devices, providing a means to control

the orderly flow of information between linked devices.

Random Access Memory (RAM) — A data storage system used in computers, composed

of integrated circuits that allow access to stored data in any sequence without movement

of physical parts.

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Appendices

Read Cycle — A programmed period of time or condition during which a reader will accept

symbol input.

Read-Only Memory (ROM) — A data storage medium used in computers and other

electronics, primarily used to distribute firmware.

Skew — Rotation of a linear or 2D symbol around an axis parallel to the symbol height on

the substrate. See the illustration under the definition of Pitch.

Substrate — The surface upon which a symbol is printed, stamped, or etched.

Symbol Transitions — The transition of bars and spaces on a symbol, used to detect the

presence of a symbol on an object.

Symbology — A symbol type, such as Code 39 or Code 128, with special rules to define

the widths and positions of bars and spaces to represent specific numeric or alphanumeric

information.

Tilt — Rotation of a linear or 2D symbol around an axis perpendicular to the substrate.

See the illustration under the definition of Pitch.

Trigger — A signal, transition, or character string that initiates a read cycle.

Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)

— The creation of integrated circuits by combining

thousands

of transistor-based circuits on a single chip.

VLSI

— See

Very Large-Scale Integration

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