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USER MANUAL PowerScan PM8500 DATALOGIC

Industrial Handheld Area Imager Bar Code Reader with Datalogic's STAR Cordless System™

Three black and yellow barcode scanner devices with visible brand logos (no text or symbols on the devices themselves)

Product Reference Guide

Datalogic Scanning, Inc.

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Eugene, Oregon 97402

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Disclaimer

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Datalogic and the Datalogic logo are registered trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. in many countries, including the U.S.A and the E.U. All other brand and product names referred to herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Patents

This product is covered by one or more of the following patents:

Design Pat. AU 310201; AU 310202; CN 693980; CN 735959; HK 0602013.5M001; HK 0602013.5M002; JP 1305693; KR 30-0460940; US D570,843 S.

US Pat. 6,478,226 B2; 6,512,218 B1; 6,808,114 B1; 6,877,664 B1; 6,997,385 B2; 7,053,954 B1; 7,102,116 B2; 7,282,688 B2; 7,387,246.

European Pat. 996,284 B1; 999,514 B1; 1,128,315 B1; 1,396,811 B1.

Additional patents pending.

Preface 7

About this Guide 7

Manual Overview 7

Manual Conventions 8

References 8

Service and Support 8

PRODUCTS 8

SERVICE & SUPPORT 8

CONTACT US 8

Compliance 9

Aiming System 9

Power Supply 12

WEEE Compliance 13

Introduction.... 15

Overview 15

General View 16

Powerscan® M8500 Readers 16

BC-80X0 / C-8000 CRADLES 17

Using the Reader 18

Aiming System 18

Normal Operation....19

Configuration Methods ....19

Reading Configuration Codes 19

Using Datalogic Aladdin™ 19

Sending Configuration Strings from Host 19

Autoscanning 20

Normal Mode....20

Pattern Mode 20

Camera Control 20

Defining Data Formatting ....21

Concatenation 22

PowerScan M8500 Setup.... 23

Package Contents....23

Installation 23

BC-80X0 Interface Cable Connections 23

RS-232 Connection 24

USB 24

IBM USB POS 24

WEDGE Connection 25

PEN Emulation Connection 25

Network Connections 26

BC-8060 Network Connectors 26

Network Cabling 26

Network Termination 27

PowerScan® M8500 Battery Maintenance 28

Battery Charging 28

Replacing PowerScan® M8500 Batteries 28

Mounting The BC-80X0 / C-8000 Cradle.... 30

Desktop Mounting 31

Portable Desktop Use ....31

Fixed Desktop Use 32

Wall Mounting 33

System and Network Layouts 35

Stand-Alone Layouts 35

Contents

Multiple Stand-Alone Layouts....36

Multidrop STAR-System™ Network Layouts.... 37

Host Master Layout ....37

BC-8060 Master Layout ....38

Master BC-8060 Network Troubleshooting ....38

Setup Procedures 39

PowerScan® M8500/BC-80X0 Point-to-Point Setup 39

PowerScan® M8500/BC-80X0 Stand-Alone Setup 40

Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same Cradle 42

PowerScan® M8500/STAR-Modem™ in Stand-Alone Mode 42

PowerScan® M8500/STAR-System™ Setup 43

BC-8060 STAR-System™ Network Setup 45

Interface Selection 47

RS-232 47

POS Terminals 47

PEN 47

WEDGE....48

IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx: 48

KEY TRANSMISSION MODE 48

ALT MODE 49

WYSE TERMINALS 49

KEYBOARD TYPE 49

DIGITAL TERMINALS 50

USB Configuration 50

USB Start-up 50

Configuration Using Code Symbols.... 53

Configuration Parameters 53

Reading Configuration Barcodes 54

RS-232 PARAMETERS ....55

Baud Rate 56

Parity....56

Data Bits 57

Stop Bits 57

Handshaking....57

ACK/NACK Protocol....58

FIFO 58

Inter-character Delay 58

RX Timeout 59

Serial Trigger Lock 59

USB PARAMETERS 60

USB-COM 61

Handshaking....61

ACK/NACK Protocol....61

FIFO 61

Inter-character Delay 62

RX Timeout 62

Serial Trigger Lock 63

USB-KBD 64

Keyboard Nationality....64

FIFO 65

Inter-character Delay 66

Inter-code Delay 66

USB Keyboard Speed 66

WEDGE PARAMETERS 67

Keyboard Nationality....68

Caps Lock 69

Caps Lock Auto-Recognition (IBM AT compatible only)....70

Num Lock....70

Inter-character Delay 70

Inter-code Delay 71

Keyboard Setting 71

Control Character Emulation....73

PEN EMULATION 74

Operating Mode 75

Minimum Output Pulse 76

Conversion to Code 39 76

Conversion to Code 128....77

Overflow....77

Output Level 77

Idle Level 78

Inter-Block Delay 78

NETWORK PARAMETERS 79

RS-485 Network 80

Network Baud Rate 80

Slave Address Range 81

Network Warning Message 81

Reception Warning Message 81

Master Cradle Header 82

Master Cradle Terminator 83

DATA FORMAT 84

Code Identifier 85

Custom Code Identifier 86

Header 89

Terminator....90

Code Length Tx 91

Address Stamping 91

Address Delimiter 92

Time Stamping 92

Time Stamping Delimiter 93

Symbology Dependent Parameters 94

Symbology Specific Format 95

Symbology Headers....95

Headers....96

Symbology Terminators....96

Terminators....96

Symbology Character Substitution 97

Character Substitution 97

Symbology Character Deletion 97

Character Deletion 98

Symbology Specific Format Default 98

Concatenation 99

Define Concatenation 99

Concatenation Enable/Disable 99

Concatenation Length 99

First Concatenated Code Length 99

Second Concatenated Code Length....99

Third Concatenated Code Length 100

Fourth Concatenated Code Length 100

Concatenation with Intercode Delay.... 100

Concatenation Failure Transmission 100

Concatenation Timeout 100

Transmission After Timeout.... 101

Concatenation Result Code ID 101

CAMERA CONTROL 102

Exposure Mode 102

AIMING SYSTEM 103

Good Read Spot 103

CODE SELECTION 104

Issue Identical Codes 104

Linear Symbologies 105

UPC/EAN/JAN Family 105

Code 39 Family 106

Contents

Code 32 Family 107

Interleaved 2 of 5 Family 107

Codabar Family....108

Code 128 Family.... 109

Code 93 Family 110

GS1 Databar™ Family 111

2D Symbologies 112

PDF417 112

Micro PDF417 113

DataMatrix Family 113

QR Family 113

Micro QR....114

Postal Codes Family 114

Australian Table Selection 115

Intelligent Mail Barcode 115

Maxicode Family 115

Aztec 116

Composite Codes.... 116

READING PARAMETERS 117

Trigger Mode 118

Trigger Type 118

Flash Mode 118

Beeper Tone....118

Beeper Volume 119

Beeper Duration 119

Reads per Cycle.... 119

Scan Timeout.... 119

User Defined Beeper 120

User Defined Beeper Tone....120

User Defined Beeper Volume 120

User Defined Beeper Duration 120

Test User Defined Beeper 120

Code Ordering and Selection 121

Codes per Scan 121

Central Code Transmission.... 121

Order By Code Length.... 121

Order By Code Symbology 121

Autoscan 122

Autoscan Mode 122

Autoscan Aiming System 122

Autoscan Hardware Trigger 122

Autoscan Illumination System 122

Safety Time 123

Safety Time Duration.... 123

RADIO PARAMETERS 124

Radio Protocol Timeout.... 125

Radio RX Timeout 125

Power-Off Timeout 126

Reader Shut-Down 126

Transmission Mode 126

Beeper Control for Radio Response 127

Single Store 128

Batch Mode 129

Find Me 129

DISPLAY and KEYPAD PARAMETERS 130

DISPLAY PARAMETERS 131

Date and Time....131

Contrast 131

Font Size 131

Backlight 132

Display-Off Timeout.... 132

Display Mode.... 132

KEYPAD PARAMETERS 133

Keypad 133

Advanced Data Formatting.... 135

Format Definition 136

Method 1 - Extracting Information from Barcode .... 137

Method 2 - Manipulating the Barcode Data ....142

Match Conditions 151

Format Enable/Disable 152

Mismatch Result 153

References 155

RS-232 Parameters 155

Handshaking....155

ACK/NACK Protocol.... 156

PowerScan® M8500 Readers 156

FIFO 156

PowerScan® M8500 Readers 156

RX Timeout....157

Pen Parameters 157

Minimum Output Pulse 157

Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128.... 157

PowerScan® M8500 Series Readers 157

Overflow 157

Output and Idle Levels 158

Inter-Block Delay 158

Network Parameters 158

Slave Address Range First/Last 158

Network Warning Message 159

Reception Warning Message.... 159

Master Header/Terminator Selection 159

Data Format 160

Header/Terminator Selection 160

Define Special Key Sequence 161

Address Stamping 168

Address Delimiter 168

Time Stamping Format.... 168

Time Stamping Delimiter 168

Reading Parameters 168

Trigger Signal 168

Reads per Cycle....168

Safety Time....169

Configuration Editing Commands.... 169

Radio Parameters 170

Radio Protocol Timeout.... 170

Radio RX Timeout 170

Power-Off Timeout.... 170

Transmission Mode 171

Beeper Control for Radio Response 171

Single Store 171

Batch Mode 172

Find Me 172

Display Parameters 173

Display Mode 173

Default Parameters for POS Terminals 174

Message Formatting 175

Standard Message Formatting 175

Messages from Host to Reader 175

Cursor Control.... 176

Font Selection 177

Clearing Display.... 177

Contents

LED and Beeper Control 177

Setting RTC 177

Messages from SCANNER Command Keys 178

PowerScan M8500 Keypad 178

Technical Features 179

Technical Features 179

BC-80X0 / C-8000 184

System and Radio Features 185

Indicators 186

PowerScan® M8500 LED Indicators 186

Beeper 186

Good Read Spot 187

Default Settings 189

Host Configuration Strings.... 193

Serial Configuration Strings 194

Programming for Expert Users.... 209

Function Description 209

FindStringByStarting&EndingChar (FSTR) 210

FindStringByStartingChar&Len (FLSTR) 210

SelectString (SSTR) 210

FindPosition (FPOS) 211

StringLength (LSTR) 211

StringConcatenation 211

StringDiscard 211

InsertString (ISTR) 211

ReplaceString (RSTR) 211

Using Format Output in Format Definition 212

Code Identifier Table 213

Sample Barcodes 215

Test Code Symbols 215

Hex & Numeric Table.... 217

Hex Numeric Table 219

Autoscan Pattern Code 222

About this Guide

This Product Reference Guide (PRG) is provided for users seeking advanced technical information, including connection, programming, maintenance and specifications. The Quick Reference Guide (QRG) and other publications associated with this product are downloadable free of charge from the website listed on the back cover of this manual.

Typically, units are factory-programmed for the most common terminal and communications settings. If you need to modify any programmable settings, custom configuration can be accomplished by scanning the programming barcodes within this guide.

Programming can alternatively be performed using the Datalogic Aladdin™ Configuration application which is downloadable from the Datalogic website listed on the back cover of this manual. This multi-platform utility program allows device configuration using a PC. It communicates to the device using a serial or USB cable and can also create configuration barcodes to print.

Manual Overview

Chapter 1, Introduction gives an general description of the product.

Chapter 2. PowerScan M8500 Setup provides information needed to get the device up and running.

Chapter 3. Configuration Using Code Symbols defines options for all symbologies and provides programming barcodes necessary for configuring these features.

Chapter 4, Advanced Data Formatting, provides information about advanced formatting parameters.

Chapter 5. References gives additional, more detailed information for some complex parameters.

Chapter 6, Message Formatting explains the communication format between the reader and the host.

Appendix A, Technical Features lists physical and performance characteristics, as well as environmental and regulatory specifications and functions and behaviors of the reader's LED and Beeper indicators.

Appendix B, Host Configuration Strings provides a description of how to modify the device configuration using serial strings sent from the host.

Appendix C. Programming for Expert Users describes programming language for expert users who want to define a personalized code formatting.

Appendix D, Code Identifier Table lists Code IDs for various symbologies.

Appendix E, Sample Barcodes provides test code symbols allowing you to check the reader's functioning.

Appendix F, Hex & Numeric Table includes numeric barcodes to be scanned for certain parameter settings.

Manual Conventions

The following conventions are used in this document:

The symbols listed below are used in this manual to notify the reader of key issues or procedures that must be observed when using the reader:

Notes contain information necessary for properly diagnosing, repairing and operating the reader.

The CAUTION symbol advises you of actions that could damage equipment or property.

CAUTION

A WARNING symbol calls attention to actions that could result in personal injury.

WARNING

References

Current versions of the Product Reference Guide (PRG), Quick Reference Guide (QRG), Datalogic Aladdin™ Configuration application, and any other manuals, instruction sheets and utilities for this product can be downloaded from the website listed on the back cover of this manual. Alternatively, printed copies or product support CDs can be purchased through your Datalogic reseller.

Service and Support

Datalogic provides several services as well as technical support through its website. Log on to www.scanning.datalogic.com and click on the links indicated for further information including:

PRODUCTS

Search through the links to arrive at your product page where you can download specific Manuals and Software & Utilities including:

- Datalogic Aladdin™ a multi-platform utility program that allows device configuration using a PC. It provides RS-232 interface configuration as well as configuration barcode printing.

SERVICE & SUPPORT

• Technical Support - Product documentation and programming guides and Technical Support Department in the world
  • Service Programs - Warranty Extensions and Maintenance Agreements
• Repair Services - Flat Rate Repairs and Return Material Authorization (RMA) Repairs.
• Downloads – Manuals & Documentation, Data Sheets, Product Catalogues, etc.

CONTACT US

Information Request Form and Sales & Service Network

Compliance

Figure 1. POWERSCAN® PM8500 Reader Product Label

Aiming System Imager Beam Output Window DO NOT STAND US BEAM The product consists with in C# 20000000 MABO LIGHT. DO NOT STAND ATCO BEAM CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT MA. OUTPUT SAGARER 3.4 MHz BATTORI 19500000 800-850 mm NEMES 2001 Size Pig for patent listing OUTOCULAR GUBBER LIFE WIRE OPEN SIDE ENROLLS LIME Light RESISTED POLDING POLDERS CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT Desaropic Scanning Inc. - Vicer: POWERSCAN DB539 Eugene, Oregon USA Made in Boise Republica MPG DATE, January 2008 Serial No: 504P00000 This device complies with Part 16 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. © N263 CE C SE US 239045

Aiming System

The PowerScan® PM8500 aiming system meets the requirements for laser safety.

DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM This product complies with 21 CFR Subchapter J LASERLIGHT - DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT MAX OUTPUT RADIATION 1.4 mW EMITTED WAVELENGTH 830-880 nm BN60825-1: 2001 CAUTION - CLASS 2 LASER LIGHT WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE - LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS APERTURE

IDFE
LA LUCE LASER È VISIBILEALL'OCCHIO UMANO E VIENEEMESSA DALLA FINESTRAINDICATA NELLA FIGURA.	DIE LASER-STRAHLUNG ISTFÜR DAS MENSCHLICHE AUGESICHTBAR UND WIRD AMSTRAHLAUS-TRITTSFENTSTER AUSGESEN-DET (SIEHE BILD)	LE RAYON LASER EST VISIBLEÀ L'OEUIL NU ET IL EST ÉMISPAR LA FENÊTRE DÉSIGNÉESUR L'ILLUSTRATION DANS LAFIGURE	LA LUZ LÁSER ES VISIBLE ALOJO HUMANO Y ES EMITIDAPOR LA VENTANA INDICADAEN LA FIGURA.
LUCE LASER NON FISSARE ILFASCIOAPPARECCHIO LASER DICLASSE 2 MASSIMA POTENZAD'USCITA:LUNGHEZZA D'ONDA EMESSA:CONFORME A EN 60825-1(2001)	LASERSTRAHLUNG NICHT INDEN STRAHL BLICKENPRODUKT DER LASERKLASSE2 MAXIMALE AUSGANGSLEISTUNG:WELLENLÄGE:ENTSPR. EN 60825-1 (2001)	RAYON LASER EVITER DEREGARDER LE RAYON APPAREIL LASER DE CLASSE 2 PUISSANCE DE SORTIE:LONGUER D'ONDE EMISE:CONFORME A EN 60825-1(2001)	RAYO LÁSER NO MIRAR FIJOEL RAYO APARATO LÁSER DECLASE 2 MÁXIMA POTENCIADE SALIDA:LONGITUD DE ONDA EMITIDA:CONFORME A EN 60825-1(2001)

ENGLISH

The following information is provided to comply with the rules imposed by international authorities and refers to the correct use of your terminal.

STANDARD LASER SAFETY REGULATIONS

This product conforms to the applicable requirements of both CDRH 21 CFR 1040 and EN 60825-1 at the date of manufacture.

For installation, use and maintenance, it is not necessary to open the device.

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in exposure to hazardous visible laser light.

WARNING

The product utilizes a low-power laser diode. Although staring directly at the laser beam momentarily causes no known biological damage, avoid staring at the beam as one would with any very strong light source, such as the sun. Avoid allowing the laser beam to hit the eye of an observer, even through reflective surfaces such as mirrors, etc.

ITALIANO

The POWERSCAN ^® PM8500 Hand-Held Reader is not user-serviceable. Opening the case of the unit can cause internal damage and will void the warranty.

Power Supply

This device is intended to be supplied by a UL Listed or CSA Certified Power Unit marked "Class 2" or "LPS" output rated 5-30 V, minimum 0.75 A which supplies power directly to the scanner via the jack connector on the cable.

WEEE Compliance

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Statement

English

For information about the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), please refer to the website at www.scanning.datalogic.com.

Italian

The PowerScan® PM8500 cordless handheld Reader Family packs a lot of performance into an attractive, rugged, handheld device. It operates in commercial and industrial environments as well as the front office.

In all applications where mobility is a value, the PowerScan® PM8500 represents the key to increase productivity and flexibility in the working area. PowerScan® PM8500 communicates through a low power, license free radio in the 433 MHz band (910 MHz for USA version) and allows bi-directional communication between the base station and the host. PowerScan® PM8500 also includes a display and a 3-key keypad. Thanks to these features, the operator can receive information from the host, interact with the central system and visualize the code read. The cordless system offers scalable solutions to solve simple applications and complex projects:

• Point to point: each reader is associated with its own base station;
• Multipoint: up to 32 readers transmit data to one base station;
• Network: to cover a wide area, connecting up to 16 bases and 512 readers simultaneously working in automatic roaming.

PowerScan ^® PM8500 is 100% compatible with STAR-System ^™ , the Datalogic RF narrow band solution for mobile applications that provides the widest family of narrow band devices on the market. In addition, the main feature of PowerScan PM8500 are:

Omni-directional Operating	To read a symbol, simply aim at the code and pull the trigger. Since PowerScan® PM8500 is a powerful omni-directional reader, the orientation of the symbol is not important.
Decoding and Imaging	Thanks to powerful algorithms, PowerScan® PM8500 reliably decodes all major 1D (linear) barcodes, 2D stacked codes (such as PDF417), 2D matrix symbols (such as DataMatrix), postal codes (such as POSTNET, PLANET). The data stream — acquired from decoding a symbol — is rapidly sent to the host. The reader is immediately available to read another symbol.
Flash Memory	Flash technology allows upgrade of the PowerScan® PM8500 reader as new symbologies are supported or as improved decoding algorithms become available.
USA Driver License Parsing	The PowerScan® PM8500 reader can be set up to select and output a subset of data elements from USA Driver License PDF417 barcodes. This feature can be enabled using either Datalogic AladdinTM or the barcodes in the USA Driver License Parsing Quick Reference Guide (QRG), available on the Datalogic website.

Your PowerScan® reader is supplied with its own Quick Reference Guide, which provides connection, diagrams, reading diagrams, basic application parameter settings, default values, and specific technical features. You can use either the Quick Reference Guide or this Manual for initial configuration in order to set the default values and select the interface for your application. This manual provides all the necessary information for complete mechanical installation and system software configuration.

General View

Powerscan® M8500 Readers

Figure 2. PowerScan ^® M8500 Readers

LEDs POWERSCAN® M8500 Battery Cover Trigger

Figure 3. PowerScan ^® M8500 Reader with Display

PowerScan Display Keypad LEDs

BC-80X0 / C-8000 CRADLES

Figure 4. BC-8000

Scan Finder Button LEDs

The label on the cradle contains LED indicators and a scan finder button. When the button is pressed, the cradle transmits a “broadcast” message. All properly configured scanners (Radio RX Timeout set to keep the radio “awake”) linked to that base (through a bind or a join sequence) and within radio range coverage will emit a beep sequence once every 2 seconds for 30 seconds. A scanner is considered to be linked when the last transmission ends properly.

The scan finder works only in stand-alone layout (point to point or multiple readers).

Figure 5. Figure D - C-8000

ZONIMYCS LEDs

Using the Reader

Aiming System

The PowerScan® M8500 reader uses an intelligent aiming system similar to those on cameras. By partially pulling the trigger, the aiming system indicates a field of view to be positioned over the code:

Figure 6. Aiming System

Simple geometric shape with a red diamond at center and corner corners (no text or symbols)

When you pull the trigger completely a red beam illuminates the code. If the aiming system is centered and the entire symbology is within the aiming system, you will get a good read. The field of view changes size as you move the reader closer or farther away from the code.

Figure 7. Relative Size and Location of Aiming System Pattern
Linear barcode 2D Matrix symbol

Barcode image with red circular symbol in center, surrounded by red corner markers

QR code image with red square overlay and corner red corner markers

The field of view indicated by the aiming system will be smaller when the PowerScan® PM8500 is closer to the code and larger when it is farther from the code. Symbologies with smaller bars or elements (mil size) should be read closer to the unit. Symbologies with larger bars or elements (mil size) should be read farther from the unit. (See "Technical Features" starting on page 179 for further details).

Normal Operation

PowerScan® M8500 normally functions by capturing and decoding codes.

Point the reader at the target and pull the trigger partially to enable the aiming system. Then, pull it completely to capture and decode the image. The reader will repeatedly flash until the symbol is decoded or timeout is reached. In between the flashes of the reader, the aiming system keeps on showing the field of view on the target (see Figure 7 on page 18).

As you are reading code symbols, adjust the distance at which you are holding the reader.

The PowerScan ^® M8500 hand-held reader aiming system is designed for general reading and decoding of 1D and 2D symbols. Some variation in reading distance will occur due to narrow bar width and other factors.

If reading codes positioned on reflective surfaces, it may be necessary to tilt the reader with respect to the barcode and/or set the Camera Control parameters (see page 102).

Configuration Methods

Reading Configuration Codes

This manual can be used for complete setup and configuration. If you wish to change the default settings, you can configure the PowerScan® PM8500 reader by reading the programming code symbols in this manual. Configuration commands and their relative arguments are read individually using the symbols in this manual. See "Configuration Using Code Symbols" starting on page 53.

Using Datalogic Aladdin™

Datalogic Aladdin ^™ is a multi-platform utility program providing a quick and user-friendly configuration method via the RS-232/USB-COM interface. Aladdin, available on the CD-ROM provided, allows you to program the reader by selecting configuration commands through a user-friendly graphical interface running on a PC. These commands are sent to the reader over the current communication interface, or they can be printed as barcodes to be scanned.

It also provides the ability to perform a software upgrade for the connected device (see the Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line for more details).

Sending Configuration Strings from Host

An alternative configuration method is provided in Appendix B, Host Configuration Strings using the RS-232 or USB COM interface. This method is particularly useful when many devices need to be configured with the same settings. Batch files containing the desired parameter settings can be prepared to configure devices quickly and easily.

The PowerScan ^® M8500 reader incorporates a multi-standard interface, which can be connected to a Host by plugging the correct interface cable into the connector and closing the cable cover.

Autoscanning

Normal Mode

PowerScan® M8500 provides an autoscan command (see page 205), which when enabled, causes the reader to scan continuously and to monitor the central zone of its reading area. In this way, PowerScan® M8500 is ready to capture any image (containing a potential code) positioned on a uniform background.

The aiming system can be enabled to indicate the reading area of the potential code to be captured. The illumination system can also be enabled when the ambient light conditions are not sufficient to autodetect the potential code to be captured; furthermore, the illumination system increases in intensity for an instant when capturing and decoding an image. A safety time may be defined to prevent PowerScan® M8500 from reading the same code repeatedly.

If the decoding is completed successfully, the reader starts monitoring the reading area again. In case of decoding failure, PowerScan® M8500 keeps on decoding until a potential code is present in the central zone of the reading area.

Pattern Mode

The Autoscan pattern mode is particularly advised when reading barcodes positioned on a non-uniform background. In these cases PowerScan® M8500 may perceive some elements of the background as barcodes and start the decoding. To avoid this undesired effect, the Autoscan Pattern Code is placed in the PowerScan® M8500 reading area which prevents decoding. Using this code as the background, code reading takes place normally by presenting desired codes to be read over the Pattern Code. Between each code read, the Pattern Code must be presented to the reader.

The Pattern Code can be printed from this manual (see Autoscan Pattern Code in Appendix F).

In case of low ambient light conditions, PowerScan® M8500 automatically activates the illumination system. If desired, the illumination system can be enabled so that it is always active.

Camera Control

Exposure and Calibration

Three automatic control modes are available to optimize the reading performance:

• A utomatic based on entire image: camera control mode based on the analysis of the whole image. This mode works well in most standard applications. It is the default setting.
• Au tomatic based on central image: camera control mode based on the analysis of a restricted area positioned in the central zone of the image. This mode is suggested when reading small codes positioned in a dark and extensive background.
• A automatic for highly reflective surfaces: camera control mode allowing reading of codes on highly reflective surfaces. This mode is suggested, for example, when reading codes positioned on plastic or metal surfaces.

Refer to CAMERA CONTROL on page 102 for configuration codes.

Defining Data Formatting

The string of a decoded code to be sent to the host may be formatted as follows:

• defining simple data formatting (see page 84)
- defining advanced data formatting giving complete flexibility in changing the format of data (see Advanced Data Formatting on page 135).

When both simple and advanced data formatting are selected the info is processed in the following order:

1. the string of the decoded code is processed according to the advanced formatting rules;
2. the resulting string is processed according to the selection type rules of the simple data formatting;
3. character substitution is performed on the resulting string;
4. character deletion is performed on the resulting string;
5. code concatenation is performed;
6. code ID is attached to the resulting string;
7. global headers and terminators are attached to the resulting string;

The codes to be sent to the host may also be selected or ordered depending on the following two conditions:

One Code Per Scan

- PowerScan® M8500 sends the code being closest to the image center. If the "Central Code Transmission" command is enabled, only the code containing the image center will be transmitted (see page 205);

All Codes Per Scan

- The codes to be sent to the host may be ordered either by length or by symbology starting from the code being closest to the image center (see page 205). When enabling both these criteria, codes belonging to the same symbology are sent to the host depending on their length.

Concatenation

It is possible to concatenate up to 4 different codes, set their length and enable the Intercode Delay between them (the intercode delay is set in the specific interface parameters, see "Configuration Using Code Symbols" starting on page 53). When enabling the delay one or more global headers and terminators are added to the decoded data. The concatenation procedure may occur in different ways depending on the number of codes to be decoded per image:

One Code Per Scan

• If the code resulting from the single decoding of an image belongs to one of the code families to be concatenated, it is saved to the PowerScan® M8500 memory waiting for other codes to complete the concatenation.
• If the code belongs to the same family of a code previously saved, it overwrites the old one.
• If the code resulting from the decoding does not belong to one of the code families to be concatenated, it causes the concatenation failure and clears the temporary memory. If the "Concatenation Failure Transmission" command is set to "Tx codes causing failure" (see page 100), this code will be sent in the output message.

All Codes Per Scan

• All codes resulting from the decoding of an image and belonging to one of the families to be concatenated are saved to the PowerScan® M8500 memory waiting for other codes to complete the concatenation.
• If one or more codes resulting from the decoding belong to the same family of codes previously saved, they overwrite the old ones.
• When the image contains no code to be concatenated, the concatenation fails and the reader temporary memory is cleared. If the "Concatenation Failure Transmission" command is set to "Tx codes causing failure" (see page 100), the codes causing the concatenation failure will be sent in the output message.

Package Contents

The following parts are included in the PowerScan® PM8500 package contents:

• PowerScan® PM8500 Hand-Held Reader
- CD-ROM containing the PowerScan® PM8500 Configuration Tools software and PowerScan® PM8500 Reference Manual
• PowerScan® PM8500 Quick Reference Manual

You may want to save your packing material in case you need to ship the reader at some later time.

Installation

BC-80X0 Interface Cable Connections

The BC-80X0 incorporates a multi-standard interface, which can be connected to a Host by simply plugging the correct interface cable into the Host connector, placed on the base of the cradle. In addition the cradle must be connected to an external power supply.

Figure 8. BC-80X0 Connectors

Power Interface Cable

Figure 9. Disconnecting the BC-80X0 Cable

Close-up of a black robotic device with a circular highlight and directional arrows indicating movement or force (no text or symbols)

To disconnect the cable, insert a paper clip or other similar object into the hole corresponding to the Host connector on the body of the cradle.

Push down on the clip while unplugging the cable.

RS-232 Connection

USB

IBM USB POS

WEDGE Connection

PEN Emulation Connection

Network Connections

BC-8060 Network Connectors

The multidrop network is a bus system which is propagated from one BC-8060 cradle to another using individual cables. This is possible thanks to the RS-485 connector on the front panel of the cradle.

Figure 10. Network Connectors

RS-485 Power Supply RS-485 (BC-8060only) MULTI-INTERFACE RS-232, USB, Wedge, PEN Emulation

All cradles are connected together within the bus system through the Datalogic RS-485 splitter cable (CAB-428, part number 90A051950), which must be inserted in the RS-485 cradle connector.

Cable length should be kept to a minimum, as with all bus systems.

Network Cabling

The Multidrop line is made using RJ45 connectors and a cable having the following specifications:

• twisted pair AWG 24 wires
- 120 Ω im pedance
• maximum network cable length 1200 meters

Pin Function

1 RS-485 +
2 RS-485 -
3	N	.	C
4	V	D	C
5	V	D	C
6	N	.	C
7	V	D	C
8	V	D	C

Multidrop Cables Pin 1 Data and Power Supply Data only

RJ45 VDC- 5 RS-485- 2 RS-485+ 1 1 RJ45 5 2 2 1 Twisted Pair– RS-485 bus

Twisted Pair - Power supply RJ45 8 VDC+ 8 VDC- 5 2 RS-485- 2 RS-485+ 1 1 RJ45 Twisted Pair - RS-485 bus

When wiring the multidrop cables, note the following:

- Pin 8 (or 7) can be connected only if the power has to be propagated from a cradle to a STARGATE™ base station or STAR-Box™ converter via the cable.

- Pins 5 (or 4) should always be connected as r eference ground.

• To avoid excessive voltage drop, it is recommended not to propagate power between BC-8060 cradles when used as battery chargers but to supply each cradle individually. The total number of devices, which can be connected to a single power supply, depends on the power supply voltage, the wire length and resistance and therefore the voltage drop. Do NOT connect VDC+ between network devices that are individually powered.

Network Termination

The first and last cradles of the chain (the two ends of the bus) must be properly terminated. The cradle has an internal terminator that can be selected via jumper. For this selection you must open the device.

Figure 11. Terminator for Multidrop Network

No Termination Static Dynamic

Static termination works for all network configurations. However, the network is always under load even when no data transmission takes place.

Dynamic termination can be used for baud rates at or above 38400 and provides less load on the network when idle.

PowerScan® M8500 Battery Maintenance

Battery Charging

Once the system is connected and powered, you can place the PowerScan ^® M8500 into the cradle to charge the battery.

When the reader is correctly inserted in the cradle, the "Reader" red LED on the cradle goes on to indicate that the battery is charging. The "Reader" green LED on the cradle goes on when the battery is completely charged.

Close-up of a handheld electronic device with black body, yellow clasp, and antenna (no visible text or symbols)

Replacing PowerScan® M8500 Batteries

1. To change the battery pack in your PowerScan ^ M8500 scanner, push the Release Button as indicated by Arrow 1 and extract the battery pack from the reader handle.

Two-step illustration of a handheld barcode scanner, showing step 1 and step 2 with arrows indicating direction (no text or symbols on device)

When the batteries are extracted from the scanner, the timer maintains the current hour and date for about 1 minute.

1. Then, insert the new battery pack into the reader handle until a 'click' is heard and the Release Button moves back to its neutral position.

WARNING

Do not discharge the battery using any device except for the scanner. When the battery is used in devices other than the designated product, it may damage the battery or reduce its life expectancy. If the device causes an abnormal current to flow, it may cause the battery to become hot, explode or ignite and cause serious injury.

Lithium-ion battery packs may get hot, explode or ignite and cause serious injury if exposed to abusive conditions. Be sure to follow the safety warnings listed below:

• Do not place the battery pack in fire or heat.
• Do not connect the positive terminal and negative terminal of the battery pack to each other with any metal object (such as wire).
• Do not carry or store the battery pack together with metal objects.
• Do not pierce the battery pack with nails, strike it with a hammer, step on it or otherwise subject it to strong impacts or shocks.
• Do not solder directly onto the battery pack.
• Do not expose the battery pack to liquids, or allow the battery to get wet.
• Do not apply voltages to the battery pack contacts.

In the event the battery pack leaks and the fluid gets into your eye, do not rub the eye. Rinse well with water and immediately seek medical care. If left untreated, the battery fluid could cause damage to the eye.

CAUTION

Always charge the battery at 32^-104^ ( 0^-40^ ) temperature range.

Use only the authorized power supplies, battery pack, chargers, and docks supplied by your Datalogic reseller. The use of any other power supplies can damage the device and void your warranty.

Do not disassemble or modify the battery. The battery contains safety and protection devices, which, if damaged, may cause the battery to generate heat, explode or ignite.

Do not place the battery in or near fire, on stoves or other high temperature locations.

Do not place the battery in direct sunlight, or use or store the battery inside cars in hot weather. Doing so may cause the battery to generate heat, explode or ignite. Using the battery in this manner may also result in a loss of performance and a shortened life expectancy.

Do not place the battery in microwave ovens, high-pressure containers or on induction cookware.

Immediately discontinue use of the battery if, while using, charging or storing the battery, the battery emits an unusual smell, feels hot, changes color or shape, or appears abnormal in any other way.

Do not replace the battery pack when the device is turned on.

Do not remove or damage the battery pack's label.

Do not use the battery pack if it is damaged in any part.

Battery pack usage by children should be supervised.

As with other types of batteries, Lithium-Ion (LI) batteries will lose capacity over time. Capacity deterioration is noticeable after one year of service whether the battery is in use or not. It is difficult to precisely predict the finite life of a LI battery, but cell manufacturers rate them at 500 charge cycles. In other words, the batteries should be expected to take 500 full discharge/charge cycles before needing replacement. This number is higher if partial discharging / recharging is adhered to rather than full / deep discharging,

The typical manufacturer advertised useful life of LI batteries is one to three years, depending on usage and number of charges, etc., after which they should be removed from service, especially in mission critical applications. Do not continue to use a battery that is showing excessive loss of capacity, it should be properly recycled / disposed of and replaced. For most applications, batteries should be replaced after one year of service to maintain customer satisfaction and minimize safety concerns.

Collect and recycle waste batteries separately from the device in compliance with European Directive 2006/66/EC, 2002/95/EC, 2002/96/EC and subsequent modifications, US and China regulatory and others laws and regulations about the environment.

Mounting The BC-80X0 / C-8000 Cradle

The cradle package contains the following items:

• BC-80X0 / C-8000 Cradle
• BC-80X0 Quick Reference / C-8000 Quick Reference
• BC-8000 Antenna • 2 wall-mounting lock hinges

• 2 adhesive strips • 4 rubber feet

- 1 horizontal base • 1 inclined base

The cradle (either BC-80X0 or C-8000) can be mounted for portable or fixed desktop usage, or it can be fixed to a wall. The horizontal base allows portable and fixed desktop usage, while the inclined base provides desktop and wall mounting guaranteeing a comfortable handling of the PowerScan® M8500 reader.

Figure 12. BC-80X0/C-8000 Cradle mounted on the Horizontal Base

Black and yellow object resembling a medical or anatomical device with a protruding rod (no text or symbols visible)

Figure 13. BC-80X0/C-8000 Cradle mounted on the Inclined Base

Two black mechanical components with wires, shown from different angles (no text or symbols visible)

Desktop Mounting

For desktop usage, you can mount the cradle either on the horizontal base, for reduced overall dimensions, or on the inclined base for a more ergonomic removal and insertion of the reader onto the cradle.

Figure 14. Horizontal base

Mounting Tabs (4) Mounting Holes (2) Top View

Rubber Foot Seat (4) Adhesive Strip Seat (2) Cable Channels Bottom View

Figure 15. Inclined base

Mounting Tabs (4) Mounting Holes (4) Top View

Adhesive Strip Seat (2) Rubber Foot Seat (4) Cable Channels Bottom View

Portable Desktop Use

1. Correctly position the BC-80X0/C-8000 onto the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.

Diagram showing a mechanical component with labeled parts and directional arrows indicating motion or force

3D diagram of a mechanical component with two directional arrows indicating movement or force (no text or symbols)

1. Carefully clean the rubber foot seats of the base to remove any impurities that could reduce adhesion.
2. Remove the protective plastic from the rubber feet and stick them onto the bottom surface of the base.
3. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

Fixed Desktop Use

For fixed desktop installation, use the adhesive strips or fixing screws (not provided) according to your needs.

For mounting with adhesive strips:

1. Position the cradle onto the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.
2. Carefully clean the adhesive strip seats of the base to remove any impurities that could reduce adhesion.
3. Remove the protective plastic from one side of the adhesive strips and stick them onto the base surface.
4. Position the cables to be connected to the BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle along the dedicated channels, as shown in the figures below:

Horizontal base electronic component with wires and a central slot (no text or symbols visible)

Close-up of an inclined base component with wires and connectors (no text or symbols visible)

1. Remove the plastic from the other side of the strips and affix the base to the table.

2. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the ante nna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

For mounting with screws:

1. Position the cables to be connected to the BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle along the dedicated channels, as shown in the figures below:
2. Position the base on the table and affix it by means of the screws (not provided).
3. Position the cradle on the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.
4. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

Wall Mounting

Black and yellow object resembling a stylized microphone or antenna, no visible text or symbols

1. Remove the yellow caps and insert the two wall mounting lock hinges provided with your cradle.

Close-up of a hand holding a yellow object with a circular highlight, next to a close-up of a black mechanical component (no visible text or symbols)

1. Position the cables to be connected to the BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle along the dedicated channels (see figures on page 32.)

2. Complete the procedure using one of the following two methods:

If using the adhesive strips:

• Carefully clean the adhesive strip seats of the base to re move any impurities that could reduce adhesion.
• Remove the protective plastic from one side of the adhesive strips and stick them onto the base surface.
• Remove the plastic from the other side of the strips and affix the base to the wall as indicated in the figure below.

If using the mounting screws:

• Using the mounting holes on the base as a pattern, mark the wall where you desire to mount the BC-80X0/C-8000.
• Drill the appropriate size holes and insert the threaded dowels (not provided) into the holes.
• Position the base on the wall as indicated in the figure below and affix it by means of the screws (not provided).

Figure 16. Inclined Base Wall-Mounting

Black plastic object with a pointed tip and side profile (no text or symbols visible)

1. Attach the cradle on the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.
2. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

There are two basic system layouts that can be employed: Stand-alone systems (including Point-to-Point layouts) and Multidrop STAR-System™ Networks.

System and Network Layouts

Stand-Alone Layouts

Figure 17. Point-to-Point Reader Layout

PowerScan® M8500 BIND BC-80X0 Host

Figure 18. Stand-Alone Layout with Multiple Readers

graph TD
    A["Host"] --> B["PowerScan® M8500"]
    B --> C["JOIN"]
    B --> D["BIND"]
    B --> E["BC-80X0"]

In stand-alone systems, each cradle is connected to a single Host.

Multiple Stand-Alone Layouts

Many stand-alone connections can operate in the same physical area without interference, provided all readers and cradles in the system have different addresses.

Figure 19. Multiple Stand-alone Systems in the Same Area

graph TD
    subgraph Host
        A["Computer"] --> B["BC-80X0"]
        B --> C["PowerScan® M8500"]
        C --> D["BOOT"]
        D --> E["BC-80X0"]
        E --> F["PowerScan® M8500"]
        F --> G["BOOT"]
        G --> H["BC-60X0"]
        H --> I["PowerScan® M8500"]
        I --> J["BOOT"]
    end
    subgraph PowerScan® M8500
        K["Computer"] --> L["BC-80X0"]
        L --> M["PowerScan® M8500"]
        M --> N["BOOT"]
        N --> O["BC-60X0"]
        O --> P["PowerScan® M8500"]
        P --> Q["BOOT"]
    end
    style Host fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style PowerScan® M8500 fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style BC-80X0 fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style PowerScan® M8500 fill:#fcc,stroke:#333

Since the cradles can communicate to multiple PowerScan ^® M8500 readers, you might find it useful to employ one or more C-8000 battery chargers in addition to the BC-80X0 cradle, so that the battery re-charging operation can be performed for several scanners at the same time.

Figure 20. C-BOX Layout

graph TD
    A["PowerScan® M8500"] --> B["JOIN"]
    B --> C["BIND"]
    C --> D["BC-80X0"]
    D --> E["C-Box"]
    E --> F["Scanner"]
    F --> G["System cables to Host"]
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style E fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style F fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style G fill:#ccf,stroke:#333

In this layout the BC-80X0 cradle is connected by a dedicated cable using the RS-232 interface to a C-BOX connection box as part of a fixed scanner network. This allows the flexibility of a hand-held reading station integrated into a variety of fixed scanning applications so that all readers (both fixed and hand-held), in the system provide communications to the Host.

The various C-BOX models provide many interface types for the Host system such as RS-232, RS-485, and Profibus.

Multidrop STAR-System™ Network Layouts

Even though many stand-alone systems can operate in the same physical area without interfering with each other, it may be desirable to bridge data from multiple base stations in a network to a single Host. PowerScan® M8500 readers are compatible with STAR-System™ networks. These networks provide seamless active roaming for any RF reading device in the system.

Host Master Layout

Figure 21. Example of Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with Host as Master

graph TD
    A["Computer"] -->|RS-232| B["Internal Termination"]
    B -->|RS-485 + VDC| C["Internal Termination"]
    C -->|RS-485 Only| D["CAB-428 Splitter"]
    D -->|RS-485 + VDC| E["Internal Termination"]
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style E fill:#ffc,stroke:#333

A. Host Master with STAR-Link™
B. STAR-Box™ converter
C. BC-8060 slave cradles
D. STARGATE™ base stations

In this layout the Host acts as the Master using STAR-Link™ software. The Host is connected in RS-232 to a STAR-Box™ converter, which is connected to the first slave in the RS-485 network. In this way the base stations provide communications between a single Host and all readers in the system. STARGATE™ base stations are used as slaves in this network. The Slaves at the ends of the network must be terminated (reference the STARGATE™ and STAR-Box™ Installation Manuals and "Network Termination" on page 27).

See "PowerScan® M8500/STAR-System™ Setup" on page 43 and "BC-8060 STAR-System™ Network Setup" on page 45, or the Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line, for system configuration specifications.

BC-8060 Master Layout

Figure 22. Example of Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with BC-8060 as Master

graph TD
    A["USB, or RS-232, or Wedge, or Pen Emulation"] --> B["Internal Termination"]
    B --> C["RS-485 Only"]
    B --> D["RS-485 + VDC"]
    D --> E["CAB-428 Splitter"]
    E --> F["Internal Termination"]
    F --> G["RS-485 Only"]
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style E fill:#cff,stroke:#333
    style F fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style G fill:#fcc,stroke:#333

A. Host

B. BC-8060 Master cradle

C. BC-8060 Slave cradles

D. STARGATE™ base station

In this layout a BC-8060 cradle acts as the Master. The Host is connected to the BC-8060 Master using any one of the multi-standard interfaces (RS-232, USB, WEDGE, or PEN Emulation). The Master is then connected to the slaves in the RS-485 network. In this way the slave cradles provide communications between a single Host and all readers in the system. STARGATE™ base stations can also be used as slaves in this network. The devices at the ends of the network must be terminated (see "Network Termination" on page 27).

See "PowerScan® M8500/STAR-System™ Setup" on page 43 and "BC-8060 STAR-System™ Network Setup" on page 45, or the Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line, for system configuration specifications.

Master BC-8060 Network Troubleshooting

Two diagnostic strings can be sent via RS-232 from the Host to the Master cradle in order to have feedback about the network itself.

#+LSlave

Returns a list of all the Slaves recognized at boot up.

Example: In a network where the Master cradle has address 0188 and one Slave cradle with address 0001, the response is:

188

1

#+Alive

Executes a continuous Alive request to the slave xxxx in order to monitor the performance of the connection. A diagnostic message is displayed on the Host.

Example: If this command is sent for slave cradle with address 0032, the response is:

/*32: BC-80X0 SOFTWARE RELEASE 1.00 20/10/2006*/

if there are no communication errors

/\*32: FAIL\*/

if there are communication errors.

To exit from this command, reset the system by cycling power to the Master cradle.

Setup Procedures

For PowerScan ^® M8500 Series readers, the setup procedures depend on two basic applications, Stand-alone or STAR-System ^™ .

Stand-alone applications allow communication with the Host by either the BC-80X0 cradle (page 40), or by the STAR-Modem ^TM radio modem (page 42).

STAR-System ^TM applications allow communication with the Host through an RS-485 network by the STARGATE ^TM RF base station or by the BC-8000 cradle (page 43 and 45).

Proceed as shown in the following diagram:

graph TD
    A["Begin Setup by choosing the setup procedure for your PowerScan® reader as indicated below."] --> B["Stand Alone Applications\nPowerScan® M8500/BC-80X0\npage 39\npage 45\nOptional page 45 Step 1\nmultiple readers per BC-8000\nPowerScan® M8500/STAR-Modem™ in Stand Alone Mode"]
    A --> C["STAR-System™ Network Applications\nBC-8000\npage 43"]
    A --> D["STAR-System™ Applications\nPowerScan® M8500/STAR-System™\page 40\n• S T A R G A T E ™\n• BC-8000 Network\n• STAR-Modem™ in STAR-System™ Mode"]
    A --> E["End of Setup\nYour reader is now ready to read barcodes using the default settings."]

PowerScan ^® M8500/BC-80X0 Point-to-Point Setup

A rapid configuration procedure has been devised for point-to-point applications where a single reader is associated exclusively with its own BC-80x0 base station and where it is not necessary to set the Date and Time parameters.

A special pre-printed bind-address label provided in the BC-80x0 base station package can be used to bind the PowerScan ^® M8500 reader to the base station with the address coded on the label. The address is also written numerically on the label to be easily recognized. Valid addresses are in the range from 0000 to 1999. Make sure that all cradles used in the same area have different addresses.

To rapidly configure your point-to-point application:

1. Apply the bind-address label onto the BC-80x0 base station as indicated in the BC-80x0 Quick Reference Guide.

2. When the BC-80X0 cradle is connected and powered, read the Bind-Address label to pair the PowerScan ^* M8500 to the BC-80X0 cradle.
   The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8500 will blink: the reader is ready to be positioned onto the cradle.

3. Firmly position the reader onto the cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-80X0 cradle has been paired to the PowerScan ^® M8500, and the green LED on the reader will go off.

Close-up of a black handheld device with yellow and white latches, no visible text or symbols

If it ever becomes necessary to change the reader, just read the bind-address label applied to the cradle and position the new reader onto the cradle.

Do not use multiple readers with this configuration method.

1. Configure the BC-80X0 cradle; refer to the "BC-80X0 Quick Reference Guide".

END of procedure. YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ CODES.

PowerScan ^® M8500/BC-80X0 Stand-Alone Setup

Read the restore default parameters code below.

1.

Restore PowerScan ^® M8500 Default

Follow the procedure below to set the radio address and bind PowerScan ^® M8500 to the BC-80X0 cradle.

2.

Enter Configuration

3.

Set Date

six digits for Day, Month and Year (DDMMYY)

4.

Set Time

four digits for Hour and Minutes (HHMM)

5.

Set Radio Address

+

four digits for the PowerScan ^* M8500 Address (from 0000 to 1999).

All readers used in the same area must have different addresses.

6.

Exit and Save Configuration

1. Read the Bind code to pair the PowerScan ^e M8500 to the BC-80X0 cradle. The reader is dedicated to the cradle. Any previously bound reader will be excluded.

To connect several readers to the same cradle see "Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same Cradle" on page 42

Bind

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8500 will blink; the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle.

1. Firmly insert the reader into the BC-80X0 cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-80X0 cradle has been paired to the PowerScan ^* M8500, and the green LED on the reader will go off.

green LED

1. Read the BC-80X0 restore default code:

Restore BC-80X0 Default

Go to "Interface Selection" on page 47.

Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same Cradle

If you want to use several M-Series readers with the same BC-80X0 cradle, you must first Bind the cradle with one of the readers (see previously described configuration procedure).

Successive readers can be associated with the same cradle by following the configuration procedure substituting the Bind command with Join (see step 7. on page 41).

7.

Join

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8500 will blink: the reader is ready to be positioned onto the cradle. Complete step 8. on page 41.

END of procedure.

CAUTION

All readers associated with the same cradle must have different addresses.

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ BARCODES.

To change the defaults see "Configuration Parameters" on page 53.

PowerScan ^® M8500/STAR-Modem ^™ in Stand-Alone Mode

To configure a PowerScan ^® M8500 reader to communicate with STAR-Modem ^™ in Stand-alone Mode, follow the procedure in "PowerScan ^® M8500/BC-80X0 Stand-Alone Setup" on page 40, substituting steps 6 and 7 with those below:

6.

STAR-Modem™ Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the STAR-Modem ^™ .

7.

Exit and Save configuration

END of procedure.

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ BARCODES.

To change the defaults see "Configuration Parameters" on page 53.

PowerScan ^® M8500/STAR-System ^TM Setup

The following procedure allows configuring a PowerScan ^® M8500 reader to communicate with various STAR-System ^™ devices such as STARGATE ^™ RF base stations.

1.

Restore PowerScan ^® M8500 Default

2.

Enter Configuration

3.

Set Date

+

six digits for Day, Month and Year (DDMMYY)

4.

Set Time

+

four digits for Hour and Minutes (HHMM)

1. Set the connection according to the length of the codes to be read:

Code Length ≤240 Characters

Code Length >240 Characters

(not for systems with BC-8000 as Master)

6.

Set Radio Address

+

four digits from the Numeric Table in the range 0000-1999.

All readers must have different addresses.

7.

First STAR-System™ Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the First STAR-System™ device in the system.

8.

Set Last STAR-System™ Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the Last STAR-System™ device in the system.

Whenever the system is composed of a single base station, the first and last base station addresses (steps 7 and 8) must have the same value.

9.

Exit and Save Configuration

END of procedure.

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ BARCODES.

To change the defaults see "Configuration Parameters" on page 53.

BC-8060 STAR-System™ Network Setup

When the BC-8060 cradle model is used in an RS-485 network, it must be initially configured. To do this using configuration barcodes, follow the procedure below using any PowerScan ^® M8500 reader.

1.

Set BC-8060 Address

+

four digits for the BC-8060 Address (from 0000 to 1999).

All cradles used in the network must have different addresses.

2.

Exit and Save configuration

1. Read the Bind code to pair the PowerScan ^® M8500 to the BC-8060 cradle for configuration.

Bind

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8500 will blink; the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle.

1. Firmly insert the reader into the BC-8060 cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-8060 cradle has been paired to the PowerScan ^® M8500, and the green LED on the reader will go off.

green LED

1. Read the BC-8060 restore default code:

1. Read the desired Enable Network code.

Enable RS-485 Master

Enable RS-485 Slave

END of procedure.

For Host Master Network Layouts (see page 37), the network configuration parameters can be changed through STAR-Link™ software running on the PC. Star-Link™ software can be downloaded free from the web site: www.scanning.datalogic.com.

For BC-8060 Master Network Layouts (see page 38), the network configuration parameters can be changed either through the Datalogic Aladdin™ configuration software running on the PC or by reading the barcode selections in the Network section of this manual starting on page 79. If using configuration barcodes, it is advised to completely configure the cradles before reconfiguring the PowerScan® M8500 reader (see below).

After completing the BC-8060 cradle configuration and connections in the network, you must reconfigure the PowerScan ^® M8500 reader using the STAR-System ^™ procedure on page 43.

Interface Selection

Read the interface selection code for your application.

RS-232
Standard

POS TERMINALS

Nixdorf Mode A

ICL Mode

Fujitsu

For POS terminal default settings refer to page 174.

PEN

WEDGE

IBM AT or PS/2 PCs

IBM XT

PC Notebook

IBM SURE1

IBM Terminal 3153

IBM TERMINALS 31XX, 32XX, 34XX, 37XX:

To select the interface for these IBM Terminals, read the correct KEY TRANSMISSION code. Select the KEYBOARD TYPE if necessary (default = advanced keyboard).

KEY TRANSMISSION MODE

make-only keyboard

make-break keyboard

WEDGE (continued)

KEYBOARD TYPE

◆ advanced keyboard

typewriter keyboard

ALT MODE

The ALT-mode selection allows barcodes sent to the PC to be interpreted correctly independently from the Keyboard Nationality used. You do not need to make a Keyboard Nationality selection. (Default=NumLock Unchanged).

Make sure the NumLock key on your keyboard is ON.

IBM AT - ALT mode

PC Notebook - ALT mode

WYSE TERMINALS

ANSI Keyboard

PC Keyboard

ASCII Keyboard

VT220 style Keyboard

DIGITAL TERMINALS

VT2xx/VT3xx/VT4xx

USB Configuration

The USB interface is available for BC-80x0 and C-8000 devices and is compatible with the following Operating Systems:

Windows 98 (and later) IBM POS for Windows

Mac OS 8.0 (and later) 4690 Operating System

USB Start-up

As with all USB devices, upon connection, the Host performs several checks by communicating with the device. During this phase normal operations are suspended. Two basic conditions must be met before the device is ready, the correct USB driver must be loaded and sufficient power must be supplied to the reader.

1. For all systems, the correct USB driver for the default USB-KBD interface is included in the Host Operating System and will either be loaded automatically or will be suggested by the O.S. and should therefore be selected from the dialog box (the first time only).

Normally the Host supplies sufficient power to the device and the start-up phase ends correctly. (The reader's LED stops blinking and the reader emits the beep OK signal).

In rare cases, if the Host does not supply sufficient power to the device, a dialog box will appear on the Host and the device will be blocked (the reader's LED continues blinking). In this case, disconnect the USB device cable at the Host (the reader's LED stops blinking), and then try a different USB port as indicated by the Operating System message. (The device emits the beep OK signal. You can now read codes).

graph TD
    A["Connect device to Host"] -->|reader LED blinks| B["Load drivers (if requested)"]
    B -->|reader LED off - BEEP OK| C["Select desired USB interface code (USB-KBD is default)"]
    C --> D["Load drivers (if requested)"]
    D --> E["Read test codes. Device is READY"]

1. At this point you can read the USB interface configuration code according to your application. Load drivers from the O.S. (if requested). When configuring the USB-COM interface, the relevant files and drivers must be installed from the USB Device Installation software, which can be downloaded from the web page http://www.scanning.datalogic.com.

The device is ready. Successive start-ups will automatically recognize the previously loaded drivers.

USB Parameters

USB-KBD

USB-KBD-ALT-MODE

USB-KBD-APPLE

USB-COM*

USB-IBM-Table Top

USB-IBM-Hand Held

* When configuring USB-COM, the relevant files and drivers must be installed from the USB Device Installation software, which can be downloaded from the web site http://www.scanning.datalogic.com.

NOTES

Chapter 3

Configuration Using Code Symbols

This section provides programming barcodes to configure your reader by changing the default settings. For details about additional methods of programming, see "Configuration Methods" on page 19.

You must first enable your reader to read barcodes in order to use this section. If you have not done this, go to Setup Procedures, starting on page 39 and complete the appropriate procedure.

Configuration Parameters

Once the reader is set up, you can change the default parameters to meet your application needs. Refer to "Default Settings" on page 189 for initial configuration in order to set the default values and select the interface for your application.

The configuration parameters are divided into logical groups, making it easy to find the desired function based on its reference group.

The first four groups are for Standard Interface parameter configuration for all PowerScan M8500/BC-80X0 Stand-alone configurations only.

• "RS-232 PARAMETERS" on page 55
- "USB PARAMETERS" on page 60
• "WEDGE PARAMETERS" on page 67
• "PEN EMULATION" on page 74

This group of parameters is applicable only to BC-8060 Network configurations:

• "NETWORK PARAMETERS" on page 79

The following parameter groups are common to all interface applications:

• "DATA FORMAT" on page 84 parameters control the messages sent to the Host system.
• "CAMERA CONTROL" on page 102 covers the control mode managing the camera.
• "AIMING SYSTEM" on page 103 allows you to enable or disable the Aiming System.

- "CODE SELECTION" on page 104 parameters allow configuration of a personalized mix of codes, code families and their options.

- "READING PARAMETERS" on page 117 control various operating modes and indicators status functioning.

- "RADIO PARAMETERS" on page 124 allow configuration of radio control parameters.

- "DISPLAY and KEYPAD PARAMETERS" on page 130 (some M8500 series models only) allow configuration of reader display parameters.

Reading Configuration Barcodes

You must first enable your reader to read barcodes in order to use this section. If you have not done this, go to Setup Procedures, starting on page 39 and complete the appropriate procedure.

To configure your reader:

1. Read the instructions for the setting that you want to configure.
2. If needed, go to Appendix F with the hex-numeric table and bookmark it or print it so you can use it during the device configuration.
3. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page of configuration.
4. Modify the desired parameters in one or more sections, following the procedures given for each group.
5. Read the Ex it and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page of configuration.

Reference notes providing detailed information for the more complex parameters are given in "References" beginning on page 155.

RS-232 PARAMETERS

PowerScan ^® M8500/BC-80X0 configurations only

Baud Rate on page 56

Parity on page 56

Data Bits on page 57

Stop Bits on page 57

Handshaking on page 57

ACK/NACK Protocol on page 58

FIFO on page 58

Inter-character Delay on page 58

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

= Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

RS-232 PARAMETERS

Baud Rate

300 baud

1200 baud

4800 baud

19200 baud

600 baud

2400 baud

◆ 9600 baud

38400 baud

Parity

none

odd parity

even parity

RS-232 PARAMETERS

Data Bits
7 bits

9 bits

◆ 8 bits

Stop Bits
◆ 1 stop bit

2 stop bits

Handshaking

◆ disable

hardware (RTS/CTS)

software (XON/XOFF)

RTS always ON

See "Handshaking" on page 155 for details.

RS-232 PARAMETERS

ACK/NACK Protocol

◆ disable

enable

See "ACK/NACK Protocol" on page 156 for details on implementing this parameter with PowerScan® M8500.

FIFO

disable

◆ enable

See "FIFO" on page 156 for more information.

Inter-character Delay

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

RS-232 PARAMETERS

RX Timeout

timeout control in reception from Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = TIMEOUT disabled

01-99 = TIMEOUT from .1 to 9.9 seconds

◆ rx timeout 5 seconds

See "RX Timeout" on page 157 for details.

Serial Trigger Lock

disabled

enable and select characters

Read 2 characters from the Hex & Numeric Table in the range 00-FE where:

• First Character enables device trigger
• Second Character inhibits device trigger until the first character is received again.

USB PARAMETERS

USB-COM

Handshaking on page 61

ACK/NACK Protocol on page 61

FIFO on page 61

Inter-character Delay on page 62

RX Timeout on page 62

Serial Trigger Lock on page 63

USB-KBD

Keyboard Nationality on page 64

FIFO on page 65

Inter-character Delay on page 66

Inter-code Delay on page 66

USB Keyboard Speed on page 66

USB-IBM

No parameter selection required.

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

USB-COM

Handshaking

◆ disable

software (XON/XOFF)

hardware (RTS/CTS)

RTS always ON

See "Handshaking" on page 155 for details.

ACK/NACK Protocol

◆ disable

enable

See "ACK/NACK Protocol" on page 156 for details on implementing this parameter with PowerScan® M8500.

FIFO

disable

◆ enable

See "FIFO" on page 156 for more information.

USB PARAMETERS

USB-COM (cont)

Inter-character Delay

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

RX Timeout

timeout control in reception from Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = TIMEOUT disabled

01-99 = TIMEOUT from.1 to 9.9 seconds

◆ rx timeout 5 seconds

See "RX Timeout" on page 157 for details.

USB PARAMETERS

USB-COM (cont)

Serial Trigger Lock

disabled

enable and select characters

Read 2 characters from the Hex & Numeric Table in the range 00-FE where:

• First Character enables device trigger
• Second Character inhibits device trigger until the first character is received again.

USB PARAMETERS

USB-KBD

Keyboard Nationality

Not Available for USB-KBD-ALT-MODE Interface.

This parameter default value is restored through the Interface Selection code and not Restore Default.

Belgian

French

Italian

Swedish

English (UK)

German

Spanish

USA

USB PARAMETERS

USB-KBD (cont)

The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs.

Japanese

Russian (Cyrillic)

Russian (Latin)

Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin)

Hungarian

Czech Republic

Romanian

FIFO

disable

◆ enable

See "FIFO" on page 156 for details.

USB PARAMETERS

USB-KBD (cont)

Inter-character Delay

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

Inter-code Delay

delay between codes transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

USB Keyboard Speed

Normal

Fast

WEDGE PARAMETERS

PowerScan ^® M8500/BC-80X0 configurations only

Keyboard Nationality on page 68

Caps Lock on page 69

Caps Lock Auto-Recognition (IBM AT compatible only) on page 70

Num Lock on page 70

Inter-character Delay on page 70

Inter-code Delay on page 71

Keyboard Setting on page 71

Control Character Emulation on page 73

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

= Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

WEDGE PARAMETERS

Keyboard Nationality

Belgian

French

Italian

Swedish

English (UK)

German

Spanish

USA

WEDGE PARAMETERS

The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs.

Japanese

Russian (Cyrillic)

Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin)

Czech Republic

Caps Lock

◆ caps lock OFF

Russian (Latin)

Hungarian

Romanian

caps lock ON

Select the appropriate code to match your keyboard caps lock status.

Caps lock manual configuration is ignored when Caps Lock Auto-Recognition is enabled.

For PC Notebook interface selections, the caps lock status is automatically recognized; therefore this command is not necessary.

WEDGE PARAMETERS

Caps Lock Auto-Recognition (IBM AT compatible only)

disable

◆ enable

Num Lock

toggle num lock

◆ num lock unchanged

This selection is used together with the Alt Mode interface selection for AT or Notebook PCs.

It changes the way the Alt Mode procedure is executed; therefore it should be set as follows:

• if your keyboard Num Lock is no normally on use num lock unchanged
• if your keyboard Num Lock is nor mally off use toggle num lock

In this way the device will execute the Alt Mode procedure correctly for your application.

Inter-character Delay

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

Inter-code Delay

delay between codes transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

Keyboard Setting

Alphanumeric Keyboard Setting

The device (reader or cradle) can be used with terminals or PCs with various keyboard types and nationalities through a simple keyboard setting procedure.

The type of computer or terminal must be selected before activating the keyboard setting command.

Keyboard setting consists of communicating to the device how to send data corresponding to the keyboard used in the application. The keys must be set in a specific order.

Press and release a key to set it.

Some characters may require more than one key pressed simultaneously during normal use (refer to the manual of your PC or terminal for keyboard use). The exact sequence must be indicated to the reader in this case pressing and releasing the different keys.

Example:

If one has to press the "Shift" and "4" keys simultaneously on the keyboard to transmit the character "\" to the video, to set the "\", press and release "Shift" then press and release "4".

Each pressed and released key must generate an acoustic signal on the device; otherwise repress the key. Never press more than one key at the same time, even if this corresponds to the normal use of your keyboard.

Press "Backspace" to correct a wrong key entry. In this case the device emits 2 beeps.

"CAPS LOCK" and "NUM LOCK" must be off before starting the keyboard setting procedure. "SHIFT" must be pressed for each character and cannot be substituted by "CAPS LOCK".

setting the alphanumeric keyboard

Read the code above.

Press the keys shown in the following table according to their numerical order.

Some ASCII characters may be missing as this depends on the type of keyboard: these are generally particular characters relative to the various national symbologies. In this case:

• The first 4 characters (Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and Backspace) can only be substituted with keys not used, or substituted with each other.
• Characters can be substituted with other single symbols (e.g. "SPA CE") even if not included in the barcode set used.
• Characters can be substituted with others corresponding to your keyboard.

The device signals the end of the procedure with 2 beeps indicating the keys have been registered.

Do not place the reader onto the BC-80X0 cradle during this procedure. Otherwise, the battery charging will occur, modifying the LED's functioning.

WEDGE PARAMETERS

Control Character Emulation

◆ Ctrl + Shift + Key

Ctrl + Key

PEN EMULATION

PowerScan ^® M8500/BC-80X0 configurations only

Operating Mode on page 75

Minimum Output Pulse on page 76

Conversion to Code 39 on page 76

Overflow on page 77

Output Level on page 77

Idle Level on page 78

Inter-Block Delay on page 78

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

Operating Mode

The operating mode parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes.

- interpret mode

Interprets commands without sending them to the decoder.

transparent mode

Sends commands to the decoder without interpreting them.

PEN EMULATION

Minimum Output Pulse

200 μs

◆ 600 μs

1 ms

high resolution code emulation
400 μs

800 μs

1.2 ms

low resolution code emulation

See "Minimum Output Pulse" on page 157 for details.

Conversion to Code 39

◆ disable conversion to Code 39

Transmits codes in their original

format. ◆ enable conversion to Code 39

Converts codes read into Code 39 format.

See "Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128" on page 157 for details.

Conversion to Code 128

enable conversion to Code 128

Converts codes read into Code 128 format.

See "Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128" on page 157 for details.

Overflow

narrow

wide

◆ medium

See "Overflow" on page 157 for details.

Output Level

normal

(white = logic level 0) inverted

(white = logic level 1)

See "Output and Idle Levels" on page 158 for details.

PEN EMULATION

Idle Level

normal

(black level)

inverted

(white level)

See "Output and Idle Levels" on page 158 for details.

Inter-Block Delay

delay between character blocks transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the Hex & Numeric Table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from .1 to 9.9 seconds

◆ delay disabled

See "Inter-Block Delay" on page 158 for details.

NETWORK PARAMETERS

BC-8060 model configurations only

RS-485 Network on page 80

Network Baud Rate on page 80

Slave Address Range on page 81

Network Warning Message on page 81

Reception Warning Message on page 81

Master Cradle Header on page 82

Master Cradle Terminator on page 83

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

NETWORK PARAMETERS

RS-485 Network

◆ disable RS-485 network

enable RS-485 slave

enable RS-485 master

See "Multidrop STAR-System™ Network Layouts" on page 37 for details.

If a BC-8060 cradle is errantly configured as a Slave but not connected to a network, it may not be able to receive further commands from the reader. In this case it can be reconfigured by executing the BIND procedure, which returns the cradle to Stand-alone configuration.

Network Baud Rate

9600

19200

◆ 38400

NETWORK PARAMETERS

Slave Address Range

First Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the First Slave device in the system.

Last Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the Last Slave device in the system.

See "Slave Address Range First/Last" on page 158 for details.

Network Warning Message

◆ network warning message not transmitted

network warning message transmitted

See "Network Warning Message" on page 159 for details.

Reception Warning Message

reception warning message not transmitted

◆ reception warning message transmitted

See "Reception Warning Message" on page 159 for details.

NETWORK PARAMETERS

Master Cradle Header

◆ no header

one character header

two character header

three character header

four character header

five character header

six character header

seven character header

eight character header

After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table.

Valid characters are in the range:

00-FE

Example:

four character header

Read

+ 41 + 42 + 43 + 44 = Header ABCD

For more details about default and WEDGE Interface Extended Keyboard values, see "Master Header/Terminator Selection" and "Header/Terminator Selection" on page 160, and "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161.

NETWORK PARAMETERS

Master Cradle Terminator

◆ no terminator

one character terminator

two character terminator

three character terminator

four character terminator

five character terminator

six character terminator

seven character terminator

eight character terminator

After selecting one of the desired Terminator codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table.

Valid characters are in the range:

00-FE

Example:

two character terminator

Read

+ 0D + 0A = Terminator CR LF

For more details about default and WEDGE Interface Extended Keyboard values, see "Master Header/Terminator Selection" and "Header/Terminator Selection" on page 160, and "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161.

DATA FORMAT

NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES

Symbology Independent Parameters

Code Identifier on page 85

Custom Code Identifier on page 86

Header on page 89

Terminator on page 90

Code Length Tx on page 91

Address Stamping on page 91

Address Delimiter on page 92

Time Stamping on page 92

Time Stamping Delimiter on page 93

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

Enter Reader Configuration

DATA FORMAT

Exit and Save Reader Configuration

Code Identifier

◆ disable

AIM standard

Datalogic standard

custom

DATA FORMAT

Custom Code Identifier

The following procedure sets a new Code Identifier for a specific barcode symbology:

1. Read the Enter Reader Configuration code at the top of the page.
2. Read one of the following codes that corresponds to the r equired barcode symbology.
3. Define 1 or 2 identifying characters for each code type. If only 1 identifying character is required, the second character must be selected as FF (disabled). Read the hexadecimal value corresponding to the character(s) you want to define as identifiers for the symbology selected in step 2: valid characters are in the range 00-FD.

Example: To define Code 39 Code Identifier = @

Valid characters are in the range:

00-FD

Code 39

Read

+ 40 + FF

= @

EAN/UPC

CODE 128

CODABAR

CODE 93

CODE EAN 128

2/5 INTERLEAVED

CODE 39

DATA FORMAT

Custom Code Identifier — continued

CODE 32

PDF 417

MICRO PDF 417

MAXICODE

DATAMATRIX

QR CODE

MICRO QR

AZTEC

AUSTRALIAN POSTAL

INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE

JAPAN POSTAL

DATA FORMAT

Custom Code Identifier — continued

PLANET POSTAL

POSTNET POSTAL

KIX POSTAL

RM4SCC POSTAL

GS1 DATABAR

DATA FORMAT

Header

no header

two character header

one character header

three character header

four character header

five character header

six character header

seven character header

eight character header

After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters are in the range 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) described on page "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161.

Example: Valid characters are in the range:

00-FE

four character header

Read

+ 41 + 42 + 43 + 44 = Header ABCD

For more details see "Header/Terminator Selection" on page 160 and "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161.

DATA FORMAT

Terminator

no terminator

one character terminator

two character terminator

three character terminator

four character terminator

five character terminator

six character terminator

seven character terminator

eight character terminator

After selecting one of the desired Terminator codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters are in the range 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s). See "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161 for more information.

Example: Valid characters are in the range:

00-FE

two character terminator

Read

+ 0D + 0A

= Terminator CR LF

For more details see "Header/Terminator Selection" on page 160 and "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161

Code Length Tx

◆ code length not transmitted

code length transmitted in fixed 4-digit format

code length transmitted in variable-digit format

The code length is transmitted in the message after the Headers and Code Identifier characters. The code length is calculated after performing any field adjustment operations.

Address Stamping

◆ disable reader address stamping

enable reader address stamping

◆ disable cradle address stamping

enable cradle address stamping

See "Address Stamping" on page 168 for details.

DATA FORMAT

Address Delimiter

◆ disable reader address delimiter

◆ disable cradle address delimiter

enable reader address delimiter and select characters

Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE

enable cradle address delimiter and select characters

Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE

See "Address Delimiter" on page 168 for details.

Time Stamping

◆ disable

hour/minutes/seconds month/day/year

hour/minutes/seconds day/month/year

hour/minutes/seconds

month/day/year

day/month/year

See "Time Stamping Format" on page 168 for details.

DATA FORMAT

Time Stamping Delimiter
◆ disable

select delimiter

Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE.

See "Time Stamping Delimiter" on page 168 for details.

Symbology Dependent Parameters

Symbology Dependent Parameters

Symbology Specific Format on page 95

Symbology Headers on page 95

Headers on page 96

Symbology Terminators on page 96

Terminators on page 96

Symbology Character Substitution on page 97

Character Substitution on page 97

Symbology Character Deletion on page 97

Character Deletion on page 98

Symbology Specific Format Default on page 98

Define Concatenation on page 99

Concatenation Enable/Disable on page 99

Concatenation Length on page 99

Concatenation with Intercode Delay on page 100

Concatenation Failure Transmission on page 100

Concatenation Timeout on page 100

Transmission After Timeout on page 101

Concatenation Result Code ID on page 101

The “Symbology Specific Format Default” code on page 98 allows you to restore the default values for symbology dependent parameters related to a specific code family.

Symbology Specific Format

Symbology Specific Format

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
2. Formatting:

0 = select all - Stop
1 = select right - followed by Step 3
2 = select left - followed by Step 3
3 = select middle - followed by a number in the range 000-999 for the starting character and then, by Step 3
4 = discard right - followed by Step 3
5 = discard left - followed by Step 3
6 = discard middle - followed by a number in the range 000-999 for the starting character and then, by Step 3

1. Set the number of characters to select/discard in the range 000-999.

Symbology Headers

Symbology Headers

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
2. Set the number of characters in the range 0-5.
3. Read the corresponding characters as Hex values from the Hex/Numeric table. Valid values are in the range:

• 00-7F for RS-232, USB BULK, USB COM, USB Generic HID
• 00-9B for Wedge and USB Keyboard

1. Read the following code to enable the configuration you have set.

Headers

Headers

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
   2.0 = disabled

1 = enabled

Symbology Terminators

Symbology Terminators

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
2. Set the number of characters in the range 0-5.
3. Read the corresponding characters as Hex values from the Hex/Numeric table. Valid values are in the range:

• 00-7F for RS-232, USB BULK, USB COM, USB Generic HID
• 00-9B for Wedge and USB Keyboard

1. Read the following code to enable the configuration you have set.

Terminators

Terminators

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
2. 0 = disabled

1 = enabled

Symbology Character Substitution

Symbology Character Substitution

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
2. Read the corresponding character as Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table which identifies the character to be substituted. Valid value is in the range 00-7F.
3. Read the corresponding character as Hex v alue from the Hex/Numeric table which identifies the new substituting character. Valid value is in the range 00-7F.
4. Read the following code to enable the configuration you have set.

Character Substitution

Character Substitution

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.

2.0 = disabled

1 = enabled

Symbology Character Deletion

Symbology Character Deletion

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.
2. Read the corresponding character as Hex v value from the Hex/Numeric table which identifies the character to be deleted. Valid value is in the range 00-7F.
3. Read the following code to enable the configuration you have set.

DATA FORMAT

Character Deletion

Character Deletion

1. Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.

2. 0 = disabled 1 = enabled

Symbology Specific Format Default

Symbology Specific Format Default

Select a Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.

Concatenation

Define Concatenation

Define Concatenation

1. Select the number of codes to concatenate in the range 2-4.
2. Select the Datalogic Standard Code Identifier for each code to concatenate (repeat for same code types) from the table in Appendix D.
3. Read the following code to enable the configuration you have set.

Concatenation Enable/Disable

Disabled Enabled

Concatenation Length

First Concatenated Code Length

Set First Concatenated Code Length

Read the number in the range 000-255.

000 = any code length

Second Concatenated Code Length

Set Second Concatenated Code Length

Read the number in the range 000-255.

000 = any code length

Third Concatenated Code Length

Set Third Concatenated Code Length

Read the number in the range 000-255.

000 = any code length

Fourth Concatenated Code Length

Set Fourth Concatenated Code Length

Read the number in the range 000-255.

000 = any code length

Concatenation with Intercode Delay

Disabled Enabled

This parameter is enabled with concatenation activated (see "Concatenation" on page 22 for details).

Concatenation Failure Transmission

TX Codes Causing Failure No Code TX

See "Concatenation" on page 22 for details.

Concatenation Timeout

Concatenation Timeout

05-99 = timeout from 5 to 99 seconds.

DATA FORMAT

Transmission After Timeout

No Code Transmission First Code Transmission

Second Code Transmission Third Code Transmission

Concatenation Result Code ID

No Code Identifier Use First Code Identifier

Use Second Code Identifier Use Third Code Identifier

Use Fourth Code Identifier

CAMERA CONTROL

CAMERA CONTROL

Exposure Mode

Automatic (Entire Image)

Automatic (Central Part of Image)

Automatic for Highly Reflective Surfaces

See "Camera Control" on page 20 for details.

AIMING SYSTEM

See "Aiming System" on page 18 for more information.

disable Aiming System

enable Aiming System

Good Read Spot

A green Good-Read Spot will be projected in the field of view when the reading is successful.

disabled

enable short enable medium

enable long enable continuous

CODE SELECTION

CODE SELECTION

Disable All Symbologies Disable All Linear Symbologies

Disable All 2D Symbologies

Issue Identical Codes

This parameter manages the code transmission when more than one code containing the same information is detected in a single scan.

All identical codes are transmitted to the Host when the parameter is enabled; if disabled, only one of the identical codes is sent.

Disabled Enabled

Linear Symbologies

Linear Symbologies

UPC/EAN/JAN Family on page 105

Code 39 Family on page 106

Code 32 Family on page 107

Interleaved 2 of 5 Family on page 107

Codabar Family on page 108

Code 128 Family on page 109

Code 93 Family on page 110

GS1 DatabarTM Family on page 111

UPC/EAN/JAN Family

EAN/UPC/JAN Disabled EAN/UPC/JAN Enabled

Add-On Disabled Add-On Enabled

UPCE Expansion Disabled UPCE Expansion Enabled

CODE SELECTION

Code 39 Family

Code 39 Std - Disabled Code 39 Std - No Check Digit Control

Code 39 Std - Check Digit Control without Transmission

Code 39 Std - Check Digit Control and Transmission

Code 39 Full ASCII - Disabled Code 39 Full ASCII- Enabled

Code Length Check - Disabled Code Length Check - Enabled

Minimum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Maximum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

CODE SELECTION

Code 39 Family (continued)

Start-Stop Character Transmission - Disabled

Start-Stop Character Transmission - Enabled

Code 32 Family

Disabled Enabled

Interleaved 2 of 5 Family

Disabled Enabled - No Check Digit Control

Enabled - Check Digit Control and without Transmission

Enabled - Check Digit Control and Transmission

Code Length Check - Disabled Code Length Check - Enabled

Minimum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Interleaved 2 of 5 Family (continued)

Maximum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Codabar Family

Disabled Enabled - No Check Digit Control

Enabled - Check Digit Control without Transmission

Enabled - Check Digit Control and Transmission

Code Length Check - Disabled Code Length Check - Enabled

Minimum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Maximum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

CODE SELECTION

Code 128 Family

Code 128 - Disabled Code 128 - Enabled

Code Length Check - Disabled Code Length Check - Enabled

Code 128 - Min. Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Code 128 - Max. Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

EAN 128 - Disabled EAN 128 - Enabled

EAN 128 - Code Length Check Disabled

EAN 128 - Code Length Check Enabled

CODE SELECTION

Code 128 Family (continued)

EAN 128 - Min. Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Maximum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Code 93 Family

Disabled Enabled

Code Length Check - Disabled Code Length Check - Enabled

Minimum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

Maximum Code Length

Read the number in the range 001-255.

CODE SELECTION

GS1 Databar™ Family

Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Enable GS1 DataBar Expanded

Disable GS1 DataBar Limited Enable GS1 DataBar Limited

Disable GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional

Enable GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional

Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked

Enable GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked

Disable GS1 DataBar Stacked Enable GS1 DataBar Stacked

CODE SELECTION

2D Symbologies

2D Symbologies

PDF417 on page 112

Micro PDF417 on page 113

DataMatrix Family on page 113

QR Family on page 113

Postal Codes Family on page 114

Australian Table Selection on page 115

Maxicode Family on page 115

Aztec on page 116

Composite Codes on page 116

PDF417

Disabled Enabled

Macro PDF417 Unbuffered Mode Macro PDF417 Buffered Mode

The following command carries out its specific function and does not require reading the Enter or Exit and Save Configuration codes.

Abort Macro PDF417 Buffered Mode

It stops buffering the read codes at any time. All the buffered codes will not be saved.

CODE SELECTION

Micro PDF417

Disabled Enabled

DataMatrix Family

Disabled Enabled

Minimum Code Length

Read the number in the range 0001-3600.

Maximum Code Length

Read the number in the range 0001-3600.

Rectangular Style – Disabled Rectangular Style - Enabled

QR Family

Disabled Enabled

CODE SELECTION

Micro QR
Disabled Enabled

Postal Codes Family
All Disabled Australian Post - Enabled

Japan Post - Enabled PLANET - Enabled

POSTNET - Enabled POSTNET with B and B' - Enabled

POSTNET and PLANET - Enabled POSTNET with B and B' and PLANET -

Enabled

KIX Code - Enabled Royal Mail Code (RM4SCC) - Enabled

Australian Table Selection

N Table C Table

Intelligent Mail Barcode

Disabled Enabled

Maxicode Family

Maxicode Mode 0 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 0 Enabled

Maxicode Mode 1 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 1 - Enabled

Maxicode Mode 2 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 2 - Enabled

Maxicode Mode 3 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 3 - Enabled

CODE SELECTION

Maxicode Family (continued)

Maxicode Mode 4 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 4 - Enabled

Maxicode Mode 5 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 5 - Enabled

Maxicode Mode 6 - Disabled Maxicode Mode 6 - Enabled

Aztec

Disabled Enabled

Composite Codes

Before enabling this symbology, it is necessary to enable the linear barcode family (among GS1 DATABAR, EAN128 or UPC/EAN) contained in the composite code to be read.

Disabled Enabled

Keep Linear Part Discard Linear Part

READING PARAMETERS

Trigger Mode on page 118

Trigger Type on page 118

Flash Mode on page 118

Beeper Tone on page 118

Beeper Volume on page 119

Beeper Duration on page 119

Reads per Cycle on page 119

Scan Timeout on page 119

User Defined Beeper

User Defined Beeper Tone on page 120

User Defined Beeper Volume on page 120

User Defined Beeper Duration on page 120

Test User Defined Beeper on page 120

Code Ordering and Selection

Codes per Scan on page 121

Central Code Transmission on page 121

Order By Code Length on page 121

Order By Code Symbology on page 121

AutoScan

Autoscan Mode on page 122

Autoscan Aiming System on page 122

Autoscan Hardware Trigger on page 122

Autoscan Illumination System on page 122

Safety Time on page 123

Safety Time Duration on page 123

READING PARAMETERS

Trigger Mode

Trigger Level Trigger Pulse

Trigger Type

Normal Trigger Software Trigger

Flash Mode

Flash ON Duration

Read a number in the range

01-99, which corresponds to a max 9.9 seconds duration.

Flash OFF Duration

Read a number in the range

01-99, which corresponds to a max 9.9 seconds duration.

Beeper Tone

Tone 1 Tone 2

Tone 3 Tone 4

READING PARAMETERS

Beeper Volume

Beeper OFF Low Volume

Medium Volume High Volume

Beeper Duration

Beeper Duration

Read a number in the range 01-99, which corresponds to a max 99 ms duration.

Reads per Cycle

One Read per Cycle Multiple Reads per Cycle

Scan Timeout

Define Timeout

Read a number in the range 01-99, which corresponds to a max 99 seconds duration. The timeout is activated when the decoding fails.

READING PARAMETERS

User Defined Beeper

In addition to the standard configuration settings for good/wrong reading and indicating errors, the PowerScan® M8500 basic software program can also manage the beeper (User Defined Beeper) when the reader is controlled by a Host PC. The beeper can be activated by a command from the Host to the reader via the current communication interface.

User Defined Beeper Tone

Tone 1 Tone 2

Tone 3 Tone 4

User Defined Beeper Volume

Beeper OFF Low Volume

Medium Volume High Volume

User Defined Beeper Duration

Set Duration

Read a number in the range

01-99, which corresponds to a

max 990 ms duration.

Test User Defined Beeper

The following command carries out its specific function and does not require reading the Enter or Exit and Save Configuration codes.

Test User Defined Beeper

Code Ordering and Selection

Codes per Scan

One Code per Scan All Codes per Scan

Central Code Transmission

The following command is available when working in "one code per scan".

Disabled Enabled

See "Defining Data Formatting" on page 21 for details.

Order By Code Length

The following command is available when working in "all codes per scan".

Disabled Enabled - Increasing Order

Enabled - Decreasing Order

Order By Code Symbology

The following command is available when working in "all codes per scan".

Set Order

1. Select the number of codes in the range 0-9.
2. Select the Datalogic Standard Code Identifier for each above defined code from the table in Appendix D.

See "Defining Data Formatting" on page 21 for details.

READING PARAMETERS

Autoscan

Autoscan Mode

Disabled Enabled in Normal Mode

Enabled in Pattern Mode

See "Autoscanning" on page 20 for details.

Autoscan Aiming System

Disabled Enabled

Autoscan Hardware Trigger

Disabled Enabled

Autoscan Illumination System

Disabled Enabled

The following commands can be activated only when One Code per Scan is enabled.

Safety Time

Disabled Enabled

Valid only with software trigger or autoscan enabled.

See "Safety Time" on page 169 for details.

Safety Time Duration

Set Duration

Read a number in the range

01-99, where 01 corresponds to

100 ms and 99 to 9.9 seconds.

RADIO PARAMETERS

PowerScan ^® M8500 Series readers only

Radio Protocol Timeout on page 125

Radio RX Timeout on page 125

Power-Off Timeout on page 126

Transmission Mode on page 126

Beeper Control for Radio Response on page 127

Single Store on page 128

Batch Mode on page 129

Find Me on page 129

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

= Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

RADIO PARAMETERS

Radio Protocol Timeout

radio protocol timeout

Read a number from the table where: 02-19 = timeout from 2 to 19 seconds

◆ 2 seconds

See "Radio Protocol Timeout" on page 170 for details.

Radio RX Timeout

radio RX timeout

◆ disable

specify timeout

always on

Read 2 numbers in the range 05-99:

05-99 = Radio RX timeout range from 05 to 99 seconds.

This functionality is available only for stand-alone layout.

See "Radio RX Timeout" on page 170 for details.

RADIO PARAMETERS

Power-Off Timeout

Power-off timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99:

00 = Power-off disabled; reader always ready

01-99 = corresponds to a max. 99 hour delay before power-off.

◆ power-off after 4 hours.

See "Power-Off Timeout" on page 170 for details.

Reader Shut-Down

The following label is a complete command and does not require reading of the Enter and Exit configuration codes.

Transmission Mode

One Way

Two-ways

See "Transmission Mode" on page 171 for details.

RADIO PARAMETERS

Beeper Control for Radio Response

normal

only good reception

only good decode

off

See "Beeper Control for Radio Response" on page 171 for details.

RADIO PARAMETERS

Single Store

◆ disable

two attempts

four attempts

six attempts

eight attempts

one attempt

three attempts

five attempts

seven attempts

nine attempts

See "Single Store" on page 171 for details.

Batch Mode

◆ disable batch

enable automatic batch

enable normal batch

See "Batch Mode" on page 172 for details.

The following batch management parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes.

start normal batch transmission

delete batch data

Find Me

disable

◆ enable

See "Find Me" on page 172 for details.

DISPLAY AND KEYPAD PARAMETERS

Display Parameters

Date and Time on page 131

Contrast on page 131

Font Size on page 131

Backlight on page 132

Display-Off Timeout on page 132

Display Mode on page 132

Keypad Parameters

Keypad on page 133

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

= Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each programming page.

DISPLAY and KEYPAD PARAMETERS

DISPLAY PARAMETERS

Date and Time

set date

Read 6 numbers for DDMMYY

set time

Read 4 numbers for HHMM

Contrast

lighter

darker

Read the code until the desired contrast is reached.

Font Size

◆ small

medium

large

DISPLAY and KEYPAD PARAMETERS

Backlight

◆ backlight off

backlight on

Display-Off Timeout

timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99: 00 = disables display timeout (always on) 01 to 99 = timeout from 1 to 99 seconds.

◆ display-off after 8 seconds.

◆ delay disabled

Display Mode

normal

local echo

clear display after decode

See "Display Mode" on page 173 for details.

KEYPAD PARAMETERS

Keypad

disable 3-key keypad

◆ enable 3-key keypad and select characters

Read 3 HEX characters in the range 00-FE, corresponding to the left, center and right keys respectively.

FF = KeyID disabled

◆ left = '<'

center = '='

right = '>'

See "PowerScan M8500 Keypad" on page 178 for details.

NOTES

Chapter 4

Advanced Data Formatting

Advanced data format has been designed to offer you complete flexibility in changing the format of barcode data before transmitting it to the host system. Advanced Formatting Parameters allow code concatenation and advanced formatting of messages towards the Host. It cannot be used with Pen Emulation connections.

Up to 5 advanced code management formats can be defined by completing the four given procedures following the desired order:

• "Format Definition"
• "Mismatch Result"
• "Format Enable/Disable"
• "Match Conditions"

The formats defined will be restored to default values when reading the general "Restore Default" code given in "PowerScan® M8500/BC-80X0 Stand-Alone Setup" on page 40.

graph TD
    A["Read the Enter Configuration Command"] --> B["Define Format 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5"]
    B --> C["Choose the method and define the format"]
    C --> D["Method 1 Extract information from barcode"]
    C --> E["Method 2 Manipulate barcode data"]
    D --> F{Define another?}
    E --> F
    F --> G["Define Mismatch Result"]
    F --> H["Enable or Disable the Format"]
    G --> I["Define one or more Match Conditions"]
    H --> I
    I --> J["Read the Exit and save Configuration Command"]
    J --> K["Define Mismatch Result"]
    K --> G

Format Definition

STEP 1 FORMAT DEFINITION

Define Format 1 Define Format 2

Define Format 3

Define Format 4 Define Format 5

STEP 2

FORMAT DEFINITION

Method 1 - Extracting Information from Barcode

Method 1 allows extracting one or more fields by position or by characters from the decoded barcode. These fields are sent to the host computer as data of the output message, while the characters not included in the formatting procedure will be deleted and not inserted in the output message.

These two kinds of extraction (by position / by character) can be used together within the same format definition; furthermore, it possible to complete the new format by adding a new string of characters. Since there is no fixed rule, the procedures can be freely put in order and repeated according to your requirement.

The only limit is determined by the size of the internal reserved memory used to define the format.

graph TD
    A["Begin Form at D e finition 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5"] --> B["Add"]
    A --> C["Add"]
    C --> D["Extraction by Position"]
    C --> E["Add"]
    E --> F["Extraction by Characters"]
    E --> G["Add"]
    G --> H["Add new string"]
    H --> I["Add"]
    I --> J["Add"]
    J --> K["Add"]
    K --> L["Add"]
    L --> M["Add"]
    M --> N["Add"]
    N --> O["Add"]
    O --> P["Add"]
    P --> Q["Add"]
    Q --> R["Add"]
    R --> S["Add"]
    S --> T["Add"]
    T --> U["Add"]
    U --> V["Add"]
    V --> W["Add"]
    W --> X["Add"]
    X --> Y["Add"]
    Y --> Z["Add"]
    Z --> A

Example Method 1 Extracting Information from Barcode

Decoded code:

Formatting procedure : Add new string + Extract field by position + Add new string + Extract field by character + Add new string

Add New String
String character(s) End String Add

Field Extraction by Position
Field
Starting Position
Field Ending Position
End Selection Add

+1+

+3+

• 

Add New String
String character(s) End String Add

+32+31+

• 
• Field Extraction by Character
  End Selection Including Starting and Ending Characters Add

Field Starting Characters
Field Ending Character

+4F + 47 +

+72+

Add New String
String character(s) End String End Format

+32+31+

Output message: <21DAT21OGICpr21>

FIELD EXTRACTION BY CHARACTER

a) Define Field Starting Character(s)

Field Starting Character(s)

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the starting character(s) of the field to be extracted. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

b) Define Field Ending Character(s)

Field Ending Character(s)

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the ending character(s) of the field to be extracted. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

c) Field Delimiter Selection

Include Start/End Characters

OR

Discard Start/End Characters

d) EITHER Add Field or String

Add

• To add other fields selected by characters read the code and repeat this procedure from stepa for each field to be selected;
• To add a new string of characters read the code and follow the procedure described on page 141.
• To add the procedure selecting new fields by position read the code and follow the description given on page 140.

OR End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

FIELD EXTRACTION BY POSITION

a) Define Field Starting Position

Field Starting Position

Read a number corresponding to the field starting position.

b) Define Field Ending Position

Field Ending Position Last Position

Read a number corresponding to the field ending position.

OR

Read this code to set the field ending position to the last position of the code:

c) End Field Selection

End Selection

Read the code to end the field selection.

d) EITHER Add Field or String

Add

• To add other fields selected by position read the code and repeat this procedure from stepa for each field to be selected;
• To add a new string of characters read the code and follow the procedure described on page 141.
• To add the procedure selecting new fields by characters read the code and follow the description given on page 139.

OR End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

ADD NEW STRING

a) Define New String

String Character(s)

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the character(s). Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

b) End String

End String

Read the code to end the string defined in step a.

c) EITHER Add Procedure

Add

• To add the procedure extracting fields by characters, follow the steps given on page 139;

- To add the procedure extracting fields by position follow the steps given on page 140.

OR

End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

Method 2 - Manipulating the Barcode Data

Method 2 allows modifying the barcode data by means of one of the following procedures:

• String insertion;
• String deletion;
• String substitution;
• Field deletion.

Once the data has been modified, it is sent to the host computer as data of the output message.

Unlike Method 1 this method does not allow associating different procedures together. This means that each format definition corresponds to a single procedure. Despite this, it possible to add a new string of characters to the beginning or ending part of the formatted barcode.

The only limit is determined by the size of the internal reserved memory used to define the format.

STRING INSERTION

To complete this procedure proceed as follows:

graph TD
    A["Define Format 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5"] --> B{Add String?}
    B -->|YES| C["Add new String"]
    B -->|NO| D["Insert String"]
    C --> E["Add new String"]
    D --> F{Add String?}
    F -->|YES| G["Add new String"]
    F -->|NO| H["End Format Definition"]
    G --> H

Example:

Decoded code:

Formatting procedure: Add new string + Insert String

Add New String String character(s) End String Add + 31 + 37 + + + +

String Insertion Procedure Insert String String Position End Selection End Format ++ 31 + 32 + 33 + + 5 +

Output message: <17DATA123LOGICproduct>

String Insertion Procedure

a) Insert String
Insert String

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the characters to be inserted. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

b) Define String Position
String Position

Read a number corresponding to the string position within the barcode.

c) End Selection
End Selection

Read the code to end the field selection.

d) EITHER Add String
Add

To add a new string of characters read the code and follow the procedure described on page 150.

OR End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

STRING DELETION

To complete this procedure proceed as follows:

graph TD
    A["Define Format 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5"] --> B{Add String?}
    B -->|YES| C["Add new String"]
    B -->|NO| D["Delete String"]
    C --> E["End Format Definition"]
    D -->|Delete| F["Add new String"]
    F --> G{Add String?}
    G -->|YES| H["Add new String"]
    G -->|NO| I["End Format Definition"]

Example:

Decoded code:

Formatting procedure: Delete First String + Delete Second String + Add New String.

String Deletion Procedure Delete String Loop + 4C +4F + End Selection Add + 6F +64 + +

Add New String String Character(s) End String End Format + 33 + 31 + + +

Output message:

String Deletion Procedure

a) Delete String
Delete

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the string character(s) to be deleted. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

b) (optional) Select Other Strings to be Deleted
Loop

Read the code above and repeat the procedure from step a.

c) End Selection
End Selection

Read the code to end the selection.

d) EITHER Add String
Add

To add a new string of characters read the code and follow the procedure described on page 150.

OR End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

STRING SUBSTITUTION

To complete this procedure proceed as follows:

graph TD
    A["Define Format 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5"] --> B{Add String?}
    B -->|YES| C["Add new String"]
    B -->|NO| D["Substitute String"]
    C --> E["Add"]
    D --> F{Add String?}
    F -->|YES| G["Add new String"]
    F -->|NO| H["End Format Definition"]
    G --> H

Example

Decoded code:

Formatting procedure: Add new string + String substitution + Add new string.

Add New String String Substitution Procedure String Character(s) End String Add + 34 + 33 + Substitute String Substituting String + 4 1

String Substitution Procedure Add New String End Selection Add + 37 + + String Character(s) End String End Format + 34 + 33 + +

Output message: <43D7T7LOGICproduct43>

String Substitution Procedure

a) Define String to be Substituted

Substitute String

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the characters of the string to be substituted. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

b) Define Substituting String

Substituting String

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the characters of the substituting string. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

c) End Selection

End Selection

Read the code to end the selection.

d) EITHER Add String

Add

To add a new string of characters read the code and follow the procedure described on page 150.

OR End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

FIELD DELETION

To complete this procedure proceed as follows:

graph TD
    A["Define Format\n1, 2, 3, 4, or 5"] --> B{Add String?}
    B -->|YES| C["Add new String"]
    B -->|NO| D["Delete Field"]
    C --> D
    D --> E{Delete}
    E -->|Yes| F["Add new String"]
    E -->|No| G["End Format Definition"]
    F --> G

Example

Decoded code:

Formatting procedure: Delete First Field + Delete Second Field + Add New String.

Field Deletion Procedure
Delete 1

^st Field Starting Character

1^st Field Ending Character
+41+

+4C + 4F +
Field Deletion Procedure

End Selection Loop

2nd Field Starting Character

+70+72+

2 ^nd Field Ending Character

Field Deletion Procedure Add New String
+75+
End Selection Add

String Character(s) End String End Format

+35+31+

Output message:

Field Deletion Procedure

a) Delete Field
Delete

Read the code to enable the command deleting the field.

b) Define Field Starting Character

Field Starting Character

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the starting characters. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

c) Define Field Ending Character

Field Ending Character

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the ending character/s. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

d) End Field Selection

End Selection

Read the code to end the field selection.

e) (optional) Select Other Fields to be Deleted

Loop

Read the following code and repeat the procedure from step b for each field to be deleted.

f) EITHER Add String

Add

To add a new string of characters read the code and follow the procedure described on page 150.

OR End Format Definition

End Format Definition

Read the code to end the format definition.

ADD NEW STRING

a) Define New String

String Character

Read the Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the starting characters. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

b) End String and Define Procedure

End String Plus Procedure

Read the code to end the string selection and continue defining a new procedure belonging to Method 1.

OR

End String and Format

End String & Format

Read the code to end the string and the format definition.

Match Conditions

By setting one or more of the following conditions it is possible to select the codes to be formatted. Follow the given steps to define the desired condition.

MATCH WITH PREDEFINED SUBSTRING

Define Matching Substring

Match with Substring

Read the above code and:

1. read a number in the range 1-5 corresponding to the desired format number;
2. set the number of characters defining the matching string in the range 00-10;
3. read the corresponding character as Hex value from the Hex/Numeric table identifying the substring character/s. Valid values are in the range 00-7F.

(optional) Define Substring Position

Matching Substring Position

Read the above code and:

1. read a number in the range 1-5 corresponding to the desired format number;
2. read the number corresponding to the substring position in the range 0-255;

AND/OR

MATCH CODE LENGTH

Define Code Length

Match Code Length

Read the above code and:

1. read a number in the range 1-5 corresponding to the desired format number;
2. read the number in the range 0-255;

AND/OR

MATCH SYMBOLOGY

Define Code Symbology

Match Symbology

Read the above code and:

1. read a number in the range 1-5 corresponding to the desired format number;
2. set the number of the matching code symbologies in the range 0-4;
3. select the Datalogic Standard Code Identifier from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix D.

Format Enable/Disable

Format 1 Format 2

0 = d i s a b l e d 0 = d i s a b l e d

1 = enabled 1 = enabled

Format 3 Format 4

0 = d i s a b l e d 0 = d i s a b l e d

1 = enabled 1 = enabled

Format 5 Disable All Formats

0 = d i s a b l e d

1 = e n a b l e d

Mismatch Result

The result of each format may be set in case the match conditions previously selected are not satisfied.

Once the desired formats have been enabled and a code has been read, the results corresponding to each format will be concatenated together and transmitted in the output message. For this reason, it is strongly advised to set the mismatch result for each format.

Example

Decoded Code:

Format definition:

Format	Enable/Disable	Match Condition	Function	Mismatch Result
Format 1 Enabled		Code having a length of 16 characters	Select field from position1 to position3	No string
Format 2 Disabled // /
Format 3 Enabled		Code having a length of 25 characters	Substitute string "ab" with string "12"	Unformatted read code
Format 4 Enabled		Code having the sub-string "AT" in position 2	Insert string "789" in position 7	Unformatted read code
Format 5 Enabled		Code belonging to the PDF417 symbology	Delete string "DA" and "pr"	Unformatted read code

Output message:

Format 1 Format 3

Format 4

Format 6

Define Mismatch Result

Mismatch Result

Read the code at left and:

1. read a number in the range 1-5 corresponding to the desired format number;
2. 0 = empty string as output 1 = unformatted read code as output.

NOTES

RS-232 Parameters

Handshaking

Hardware handshaking: (RTS/CTS)

The RTS line is activated by the decoder before transmitting a character. Transmission is possible only if the CTS line (controlled by the Host) is active.

Figure 23. RTS/CTS handshaking

Signals at EIA levels RTS TX Transmitted data Transmitted data CTS Host busy

Software handshaking: (XON/XOFF)

During transmission, if the Host sends the XOFF character (13 Hex), the decoder interrupts the transmission with a maximum delay of one character and only resumes when the XON character (11 Hex) is received.

Figure 24. XON/XOFF handshaking

TX Transmitted data Transmitted da RX FF Host busy XON XO Host ready

ACK/NACK Protocol

PowerScan ^® M8500 Readers

The transmission protocol takes place between reader, cradle and Host. The reader passes its data (code read) to the cradle, which sends it to the Host. The management of responses (from Host or cradle) depends on the Transmission Mode parameter, see page 171.

In the following descriptions the completed transmission is indicated by the Beeper Control for Radio Response parameter with its default setting to Normal, see page 171.

When ACK/NACK is disabled (in One-Way tx mode), there is no control from cradle to Host transmission, the reader responds with the good reception tone.

Figure 25. ACK/NACK disabled

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® M8500"] -->|data| B["BC-80X0"]
    B -->|data| C["Host"]
    B -->|cable| C
    A <-->|good RX beep| B

Figure 26. ACK/NACK enabled

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® M8500"] -->|data| B["BC-80X0"]
    B -->|data| C["Host"]
    B -->|good RX beep| A
    B -->|NACK| B
    B -->|data| B
    B -->|ACK| B
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333

When ACK/NACK is enabled (in Two-Way tx mode), the Host sends an ACK character (06 HEX) in the case of good reception or the NACK character (15 HEX) requesting re-transmission, in the case of bad reception. Only after the ACK character is received by the BC-80X0 does the reader respond with the good reception tone.

If the BC-80X0 does not receive an ACK or NACK, transmission is ended after the RX Timeout, see page 157. See also Radio Protocol Timeout, page 170.

When ACK/NACK protocol is enabled, FIFO must be disabled manually, see below.

FIFO

PowerScan ^® M8500 Readers

If enabled, the BC-80X0 collects all messages sent by PowerScan ^® M8500 and sends them in order of acquisition to the connected Host.

If disabled, PowerScan ^® M8500 blocks message transmission until the BC-80X0 has completed transmission towards the Host.

RX Timeout

When the RS-232 interface is selected, the Host can be used to configure the device by sending it command strings (see Appendix B, Host Configuration Strings).

This parameter can be used to automatically end data reception from the Host after the specified period of time.

If no character is received from the Host, after the timeout expires, any incomplete string (any string not terminated by ) is flushed from the device buffer.

Pen Parameters

Minimum Output Pulse

This parameter sets the duration of the output pulse corresponding to the narrowest element in the barcode. In this way the code resolution is controlled by the signal sent to the decoder, independently of the physical resolution of the code read.

The shortest pulse (200 s) corresponds to a high-resolution code emulation and therefore a shorter transfer speed to the decoder (for decoders able to work on high resolution codes). Likewise, longer pulses correspond to low-resolution code emulation and therefore a longer transfer time to the decoder.

Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128

PowerScan ^® M8500 Series Readers

When using these readers it is possible to choose between converting the decoded codes into either Code 39 format or Code 128 format. It is not possible to disable conversion.

Overflow

This parameter generates a white space before the first bar and after the last bar of the code. The selections are as follows:

narrow=space 10 times the minimum output pulse.

medium=space 20 times the minimum output pulse.

wide = space 30 times the minimum output pulse.

Output and Idle Levels

The following state diagrams describe the different output and idle level combinations for Pen emulation:

Figure 27. Output and Idle Levels

OUTPUT: Normal idle bar IDLE: Normal space barcode output OUTPUT: Normal idle space bar IDLE: Inverted space barcode output OUTPUT: Inverted idle space bar IDLE: Normal space barcode output OUTPUT: Inverted idle space bar IDLE: Inverted space barcode output OUTPUT: Normal black white OUTPUT: Normal black white OUTPUT: Inverted white IDLE: Normal black OUTPUT: Inverted white IDLE: Inverted black

Inter-Block Delay

For the PEN Emulation interface, data are sent to the Host in fixed size blocks of 20 characters each. The inter-block delay parameter allows setting a delay between each block sent to the Host.

Network Parameters

Slave Address Range First/Last

These parameters define the valid addresses for the Slave cradles on the network. Valid values are in the range 0 to 1999. However, the maximum number of cradles in a single network is 16, (including the Master if present). All cradles in the system must have different addresses.

To reduce system boot time, it is recommended to number the Slaves consecutively, while it is not necessary that the Master cradle address is contained in the range. The network addresses correspond to the radio addresses, see "BC-8060 STAR-System™ Network Setup" on page 45.

At system power-up, the Master searches for and initializes all the Slaves found in the valid address range. During this phase the yellow LED on the Master cradle blinks. The time to complete the start up procedure varies depending on the complexity of the network but is typically between a few seconds to a few minutes. Start up cannot be interrupted. At the end of this procedure the system will be operative and can collect data from all devices.

CAUTION

All Slaves must be powered up either before or together with the Master. Slaves successively powered will not be recognized by the system even if their address is in the specified range.

Network Warning Message

The Master cradle can transmit warning messages to the Host regarding some network errors.

/*Slave xxxx not responding*/: when the Master can no longer communicate with the specified Slave previously identified at start up.

/*Frame out of sequence for terminal xxxx*/: if a reader is sending data packets out of sequence. This can happen if there are transmission problems on the network (either connection or communication), or if the reader has correctly transmitted data to a device not on the network (reader configuration error).

The message is sent in the following format:

"Message" CR LF

Reception Warning Message

The Master cradle can transmit warning messages to the Host regarding wrong reception of data. Example:

/*Two-Ways Out of Sequence! (....)*/

This message is transmitted to the Host by the Master cradle when the Master cradle receives a closing string from the Host for a Two-way tx communication, but this was either not open or already closed, therefore the data will be lost. See page 171.

Master Header/Terminator Selection

In addition to the standard header/terminator selection, the Master cradle can add its own header/terminator to the entire message sent to the Host.

In the STAR-System ^TM network headers and terminators for all RF Devices are disabled by default.

The Master header and terminator default values are as follows depending on the interface selection towards the Host:

• RS-232: no header, terminator CR-LF
- WEDGE: no header, terminator ENTER

See "Header/Terminator Selection" on page 160 and "Define Special Key Sequence" on page 161.

Data Format

For an overview of Message Formatting see Chapter 6.

Header/Terminator Selection

The header/terminator selection is not effected by the reading of the restore default code. In fact, header and terminator default values depend on the interface selection:

• RS-232: no header, terminator CR-LF
- WEDGE: no header, terminator ENTER

These default values are always restored through the reading of RS-232 or WEDGE interface selection code, see "Interface Selection" on page 47.

For the WEDGE interface, the following extended keyboard values can also be configured:

EXTENDED KEYBOARD TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE
	IBM AT IBM 3153 APPLE ADB	IBM XT	IBM 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx	Wyse Digital
HEX KEY	KEY KEY KEY
83 ENTER ENTER FIELD EXIT RETURN
84 TAB TAB TAB
85	F1	F1	F1	F1
86	F2	F2	F2	F2
87	F3	F3	F3	F3
88	F4	F4	F4	F4
89	F5	F5	F5	F5
8A	F6	F6	F6	F6
8B	F7	F7	F7	F7
8C	F8	F8	F8	F8
8D	F9	F9	F9	F9
8E	F10	F10	F10	F10
8F	F11	ESC	F11	F11
90	F12	BACKSPACE	F12	F12
91	HOME	HOME	ENTER	F13
92	END	END	RESET	F14
93	PG UP	PG UP	INSERT	F15
94	PG DOWN	PG DOWN	DELETE	F16
95		-	FIELD -	UP
96	-	-	FIELD +	DOWN
97	-	-	ENTER (Paddle)	LEFT
98		*	PRINT	RIGHT
99 ESC	ESC		ESC
9A	CTRL (Right)	CTRL (Right)		CTRL (Right)
9B	Euro	Space	Space	Space

For all devices using IBM AT (compatible) Wedge or USB-KBD interfaces, all values from 9C to FE send the relative simulated keypress when available or else the relative ALT-Mode sequence. See the Hex to Character Conversion Table in Appendix F.

For all devices using other Wedge interfaces, all values from 9C to FE send the Space character.

Define Special Key Sequence

The Special Key(s) for Wedge IBM AT-PS/2 and USB-KBD interface users can be associated with a sequence of keyboard keys that otherwise could not be selected, i.e. ALT + F6, SHIFT + F1. These Special Keys can be used for:

• Headers/Terminators
• Character Replacement
• F i e l d A d j u s t m e n t
• C u s t o m C o d e I D
• Advanced Formatting – Define Field
• Advanced Formatting – Additional Fixed Field

Follow the procedure to define the desired Special Key sequence:

1. Read the Enter Configuration code above and select the Special Key to define (one at a time):

Define Special Key 1 Define Special Key 2

Define Special Key 3 Define Special Key 4

Define Special Key 5

1. Read only one code to be associated with the special key sequence:

SHIFT CTRL

OR

OR

ALT CTRL + SHIFT

OR

OR

ALT + SHIFT CTRL + ALT

OR

1. Select the character to be associated with the Special Key sequence by reading the codes corresponding to the 3 character values from Appendix F.

Then, read the Exit and Save Configuration code above to complete the Special Key sequence.

The character values having the ^S and ^A symbols require SHIFT or ALT keys or key combinations in step 2, in particular:

s = the character is obtained in combination with SHIFT

A = the character is obtained in combination with ALT

The following character values change according to the keyboard nationality.

CHAR\KEYB	ITA	USA	FR	BE	DE	UK	ES	SW	JP
!016	S	016^S	04A 03E	016	S	016^S	016^S	016^S	016^S
"01E	S	052^S	026 026	01E	S	01E^S	01E^S	01E^S	01E^S
#052	A	026^S	026^A	026^A	05D 05D	026	A	026^S	026^S
025	S	025^S	05B 05B	025	S	025^S	025^S	025^A	025^S
%02E	S	02E^S	052^S	052^S	02E^S	02E^S	02E^S	02E^S	02E^S
&036	S	03D^S	016 016	036	S	03D^S	036^S	036^S	036^S
'	04E 052	025	025 05D		S	052	04E 05D	03D	S
(	03E^S	046^S	02E 02E	03E	S	046^S	03E^S	03E^S	03E^S
)046	S	045^S	04E 04E	046	S	045^S	046^S	046^S	046^S
*	05B^S	03E^S	05D	05B^S	05B	03E^S	05B^S	05D^S	052^S
+	05B 055	S	055^S	04A^S	05B 055	S	05B 04E	04C	S
,	041	041	03A	03A	041	041	041	041	041
-	04A	04E	036	055	04A	04E	04A	04A	04E
.	049	049	041^S	041^S	049 049	049	049	049
/	03D^S	04A 049	S	049^S	03D^S	04A	03D^S	03D^S	04A
0	045	045	045^S	045^S	045 045	045	045	045
1	016	016	016^S	016^S	016 016	016	016	016
2	01E	01E 01E	S	01E^S	01E 01E	01E	01E	01E
3	026	026	026^S	026^S	026 026	026	026	026
4	025	025	025^S	025^S	025 025	025	025	025
5	02E	02E 02E	S	02E^S	02E 02E	02E	02E	02E
6	036	036	036^S	036^S	036 036	036	036	036
7	03D	03D	03D^S	03D^S	03D 03D	03D 03D	03D
8	03E	03E 03E	S	03E^S	03E 03E	03E	03E	03E
9	046	046	046^S	046^S	046 046	046	046	046
:049	S	04C^S	049 049	049	S	04C^S	049^S	049^S	052
;041	S	04C	041 041	041	S	04C 041	S	041^S	04C
<	061 041	S	061 061	061	041	S	061 061	041	S
=045	S	055 055	04A 045		S	055	045^S	045^S	04E^S
>061	S	049^S	061^S	061^S	061^S	049^S	061^S	061^S	049^S
?	04E	04A^S	03A^S	03A^S	04E^S	04A^S	04E^S	04E^S	04A^S
@04C	A	01E^S	045^A	01E^A	015^A	052^S	01E^A	01E^A	054
[054	A	054	02E^A	054^A	052^S	054	054^A	03E^A	05B
\	00E	05D	03E^A	061^A	04C^S	061 00E	A	04E^A	051
]	05B^A	05B	04E^A	05B^A	054^S	05B	05B^A	046^A	05D
^055	S	036^S	046^A	054	00E 036	S	054^S	05B^S	055
_04A	S	04E^S	03E	055 04A	S	04E^S	04A^S	04A^S	051^S
'(accent)	-	00E	03D^A	05D^A	055^S	00E	054	055^S	054^S
a	01C	01C	015	015	01C	01C	01C	01C	01C
b	032	032	032	032	032	032	032	032	032
c	021	021	021	021	021	021	021	021	021
d	023	023	023	023	023	023	023	023	023
e	024	024	024	024	024	024	024	024	024
f	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B
g	034	034	034	034	034	034	034	034	034
h	033	033	033	033	033	033	033	033	033
i	043	043	043	043	043	043	043	043	043
j	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B
k	042	042	042	042	042	042	042	042	042
l	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B
m	03A	03A	04C	04C	03A	03A	03A	03A	03A
n	031	031	031	031	031	031	031	031	031
o	044	044	044	044	044	044	044	044	044
p	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D
q	015	015	01C	01C	015	015	015	015	015
r 02D	02D 02D 02D	02D 02D	02D 02D 02D
s 01B	01B 01B 01B	01B 01B	01B 01B 01B
t 02C	02C 02C 02C	02C 02C	02C 02C 02C
u 03C	03C 03C 03C	03C 03C	03C 03C 03C
v 02A	02A 02A 02A	02A 02A	02A 02A 02A
w 01D	01D 01A 01A	01D 01D	01D 01D 01D
x 022	022 022 022	022	022 022	022 022
y	035	035	035	035	01A	035	035	035	035
z 01A	01A 01D 01D	035	01A 01A	01A 01A
	-	054^S	025^A	046^A	052 054	S	052^A	03D^A	05B^S
|	00E^S	05D^S	036^A	016^A	04C	061^S	016^A	061^A	06A^S
	-	05B^S	055^A	045^A	054	05B^S	05D^A	045^A	05D^S
~	-	00E^S	01E^A	04A^A	04E	05D^S	-	05B^A	055^S$

To use upper case letters, it is necessary to read one of the SHIFT commands from step 2 before the value corresponding to the lower case letters.

The following key values are common to all the keyboard nationalities.

KEYB KEY	ITA	USA	FR	BE	DE	UK	ES	SW	JP
ENTER 05A 05A 05A	05A 05A 05A	05A 05A 05A	05A 05A 05A	05A
TAB	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D
F1	005	005	005	005	005	005	005	005	005
F2	006	006	006	006	006	006	006	006	006
F3	004	004	004	004	004	004	004	004	004
F4	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C
F5	003	003	003	003	003	003	003	003	003
F6	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B
F7	083	083	083	083	083	083	083	083	083
F8	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A
F9	001	001	001	001	001	001	001	001	001
F10	009	009	009	009	009	009	009	009	009
F11	078	078	078	078	078	078	078	078	078
F12	007	007	007	007	007	007	007	007	007
Home	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C
End	269	269	269	269	269	269	269	269	269
PG UP	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D
PG down	27A 27A	27A 27A	27A 27A 27A	27A 27A 27A
Up arrow	275	275	275	275	275	275	275	275	275
Down arrow	272	272	272	272	272	272	272	272	272
Left arrow	26B 26B	26B 26B	26B 26B 26B	26B 26B 26B
Right arrow	274	274	274	274	274	274	274	274	274
Esc	076	076	076	076	076	076	076	076	076
Ctrl right	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	214
€	02E^A	02E^A	024^A	024^A	024^A	025^A	02E^A	02E^A	-
SPACE	029	029	029	029			029		029

If Caps Lock Auto-Recognition is disabled, it is necessary to verify that the keyboard caps lock status matches the reader one.

EXAMPLES

- Defining Special Key Sequences -

1. The following example allows defining Special Key 1 as SHIFT + F5:

enter

configuration define Special Key 1 SHIFT

Read + + +

codes from Appendix F

corresponding to the character value for F5

exit & save configuration

+

003

+

1. The following example allows defining Special Key 2 as CTRL + S (upper case):

enter

configuration define Special Key 2 CTRL + SHIFT

Read + + +

codes from Appendix F

corresponding to the character value for s (lower case)

exit & save configuration

+

01B

+

1. The following example allows defining Special Key 3 as Alt + F6:

enter

configuration define Special Key 3 ALT

Read + + +

codes from Appendix F

corresponding to the character value for F6

exit & save configuration

+

00B

+

1. The following example allows defining Special Key 4 as Alt + Shift + F1:

enter

configuration define Special Key 4 ALT + SHIFT

Read + + +

codes from Appendix F

corresponding to the character value for F1

exit & save configuration

+

005

+

- Integrating Special Keys in Headers/Terminators -

1. The following example allows setting Special Key 1 (defined in example 1 above) as terminator:

enter configuration

one character terminator special key 1

exit & save configuration

1. The following example allows setting Special Ke y 2 (defined in example 2 above) as header:

enter configuration one character header special key 2

exit & save configuration

1. tHe following example allows setting Special Key 3 (defined in example 3 above) as header:

enter configuration one character header special key 3

exit & save configuration

1. The following example allows setting Special Key 4 (defined in example 4 above) and ENTER character as terminators:

enter configuration

two character terminator special key 4

ASCII characters corresponding to the HEX value for character ENTER

83

exit & save configuration

+

Address Stamping

It is possible to include the reader address in the message sent to the host. The Reader Address Stamping and the Cradle Address Stamping parameters consist of a 4-digit number in the range 0000 to 1999.

For message output format, refer to "Message Formatting" starting on page 175

Address Delimiter

The Address Delimiter allows a character to be included to separate the reader Address stamping field from the next field in the message. Any character can be included in the hexadecimal range from 00 to FE.

For message output format, refer to "Message Formatting" starting on page 175.

Time Stamping Format

The Time Stamping parameter sets the format for hour and date information. It consists of 1 or 2 groups of numbers, each one made up of 6 decimal digits.

For example, setting the Hour/Minutes/Seconds/Month/Day/Year format, the information 17:03:16 on June 12, 2009 will be formatted as 170316061209.

Time Stamping Delimiter

The Time Stamping Delimiter allows a character to be included to separate the Time Stamping field from the next field in the message. Any character can be included in the hexadecimal range from 00 to FE.

Reading Parameters

Trigger Signal

This mode determines how the reading phase is controlled when the hardware trigger operating mode is selected:

• trigger active level: the reader goes ON when the trigger is pressed and goes OFF when it is released
• trigger active pulse: the reader goes ON at the first trigger press and goes OFF only at a second press

Reads per Cycle

In general, a reading cycle corresponds to the ON + OFF times of a device.

The resulting effects of this parameter on code reading depend on other related configuration conditions. Here are the definitions of ON and OFF times.

• For readers using the software trigger parameter (FL ASH MODE), a reading cycle corresponds to the flash on + flash off times. Code reading takes place during the flash on time.

• For readers using the bar dware trigger parameter, a reading cycle corresponds to a trigger press (ON) + one of the following OFF events:

• trigger release (for trigger active level)

• a second trigger press (for trigger active pulse)

When one read per cycle is selected, the device decodes only one code during the ON period and immediately turns the reader OFF. It is only possible to read another code when the next ON time occurs.

In multiple reads per cycle, the ON period is extended so that the device can continue decoding codes until an OFF event occurs. For software trigger mode, the flash on period is immediately reset after each read and therefore extended. If another code is decoded before the reset flash on period expires, it is again reset and the effect is that the device remains ON, decoding codes until the flash on or timeout period expires.

The Safety Time parameter should be used in this case to avoid unwanted multiple reading of the same code, see below.

Safety Time

Safety time prevents the device from immediately decoding the same code more than once. Same code consecutive reading can be disabled requiring the reader to be removed from the code (no decoding) for at least 400 ms, or a timeout can be set up to 9.9 seconds before the decoder will accept the same code. Reading is immediate if the code changes.

The safety time parameter is not applicable when reading stacked codes or when setting one read per cycle in hardware trigger operating mode, since these settings require voluntary action by the user.

Configuration Editing Commands

The following commands carry out their specific function and do not require reading the Enter or Exit and Save Configuration codes.

Command Description

Restore PowerScan ^® M8500 reader default configuration.

Transmit the PowerScan ^® M8500 reader Software release.

Transmit the PowerScan ^® M8500 current configuration in ASCII format to Host.

Transmit the PowerScan ^® M8500 current data format configuration in ASCII format to Host.

Radio Parameters

Radio Protocol Timeout

This parameter sets the valid time to wait before transmission between the M8500 series reader and BC-80X0 cradle is considered failed.

This parameter should be set taking into consideration the radio traffic (number of readers in the same area).

If the RS-232 interface is used with ACK/NACK enabled, this parameter should be at least equal to the RX Timeout parameter for low traffic environments. It should be increased if there are many readers in the same area.

It can be set between 2 and 19 seconds.

Radio RX Timeout

When the scanner is used in a standalone layout (point-to-point or with multiple readers) it can be configured to receive “asynchronous” messages from the host at any time.

There are two modes which can enable the scanner to receive messages from the host:

1. Enable “2 way” Communication Protocol – After the transmission of each barcode, the scanner waits for an acknowledgement from the host. ^1

A message can be sent by the host accompanying this acknowledgement, or in place of it, to display something on the screen or execute a command (such as sound a beep sequence, turn an LED on or off, etc.). If no acknowledgement or message is received from the host within a programmable timeout duration, the radio will be switched off and an “error transmission” beep will be sounded.

1. I independent of the Selected Protocol – The scanner can be configured to keep the radio receiver “awake” for a defined period of time following each transmission. Any message coming from the host1 before expiration of the timeout is accepted. The parameter “Radio RX Timeout” is used for specifying how long the scanner have to wait for a message after receiving each code transmission.

In this mode, the radio can also be “awakened” by pressing the trigger. The scanner can receive a message only if it is linked to the Base (i.e. the scanner has been joined to the Base and has had at last one “valid” transmission after the last power-on). Setting the “Radio RX timeout” value to “00” specifies that the radio never goes into sleep mode (always awake the scanner can receive a message at any time). Choosing this setting will, of course, consume battery life more quickly.

Power-Off Timeout

If this command is enabled, after the desired timeout in hours, the PowerScan ^® batteries are disconnected and all power consumption ceases. To restore power, press the trigger once. The reader will now be ready to read codes.

Power-off does not affect configuration parameters.

Transmission Mode

This parameter determines whether the reader receives responses or messages from the Host or not. In One-Way tx mode, neither Host nor cradle responds to the reader. In Two-Way tx mode, the reader must receive a response from either the cradle or the Host.

The cradle responds (empty message) to the reader, only after good transmission to the Host, for the following conditions: ACK/NACK enabled (page 156); WEDGE or PEN interface. For these conditions, it is suggested to prolong the Radio Protocol Timeout (page 170).

Enabling Two-Way tx mode temporarily disables FIFO buffering (see page 156).

With ACK/NACK disabled, the Host responds to the reader (through the cradle) with an answer message (message to reader display or command to reader), see "Messages from Host to Reader" on page 175, and the following figure.

Figure 28. Transmission Mode = Two Ways

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® M8500"] -->|message| B["BC-80X0"]
    B -->|data| C["Host"]
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Beeper Control for Radio Response

For M8500 series readers, the data entry good read tone normally results in two beeps; the first indicates that the reader has decoded the code; the second indicates whether BC-80X0 has received the data.

This can be changed according to the following selections:

• Normal: both good decode and good r eceptions are signaled (two beeps).
• Only Good Decode: only the first beep indicating a good read is signaled.
• Only Good Reception: only the second beep indicating a good reception is signaled.
• Off: Neither good read nor good r eception beeps are signaled.

For all configurations, any transmission errors will always be signaled.

Single Store

When single store mode is enabled, if the PowerScan ^ M8500 fails to transmit a code to the cradle, it enters a special operating mode that prevents the user from reading barcodes.

When such operating mode is entered, the trigger no longer enables barcode reading but is used to retry transmission itself for the number of attempts selected in configuration. Once the transmission is successful the reader returns to the standard mode. If transmission is not successful after the number of configured attempts, the code is discarded.

Single store may be useful if you often read codes at the limit of the coverage area and there is a chance that code transmission can fail. In such case single store allows you to move to a more favorable position or location (i.e. closer to the cradle) and retry transmission without the necessity of re-reading the code since it is already stored in the reader.

Conversely, if single store is disabled, and the user wants to retry transmission, the code must be read again, and therefore the attempt must be made from basically the same location. If the user gives up, he does not know if the transaction was successful. (Actually the transmission could have been successful but the cradle may have been unable to acknowledge the message). There are applications in which there is no risk of transmission failure. In such cases it may be better to disable single store so that the user perceives a more consistent behavior of the trigger in that it always corresponds to code reading.

Batch Mode

This Operating Mode allows storing read codes in the internal reader memory. The stored codes are transmitted to the base station at a later time according to the type of batch mode selected.

Batch mode can be enabled either manually (normal batch mode) or automatically.

Normal batch mode temporarily suspends radio communication between reader and base station allowing codes to be stored in the reader on a FIFO (first in, first out) basis. This can be useful, for example, if codes must be read from a location where there is no radio network. Upon returning to the system working area, this mode requires reading the Start Normal Batch Transmission barcode to successively transmit the list of stored codes to the base station. The FIFO management assures that the first code read will be the first code to be transmitted to the base station.

The Delete Batch Data barcode allows canceling all barcode data stored in the reader.

Automatic batch mode allows codes to be stored in the reader on a FIFO basis whenever the reader is out of radio range. In this case radio communication is not suspended and transmission is attempted after each code read. If transmission cannot be successfully completed, then the code is added to the list. When the reader returns in range, transmission of the codes to the base station resumes automatically, according to the selected communication protocol, upon simply pressing and releasing the trigger or by successfully reading a new code.

In batch mode, the selected Transmission Mode determines the behavior of the reader at the time the list of codes is transmitted. If One-way mode is enabled, the codes are transmitted one after the other without interruption. In Two-way mode, after transmitting each code, the reader waits for the Host answer message to be shown on the display. Therefore, in Two-way transmission mode and normal batch mode, the Start Normal Batch Transmission barcode must be read after each code to continue; whereas with automatic batch mode, just pull and release the trigger after each code.

3-KEY MODEL

Each code is listed on the reader display together with its identifying position number and its total number of characters. The three keys under the display have the following function in batch mode:

Key Function

▲ (left) Key Scroll up in listENTER (center) Key Delete highlighted code▼ (right) Key Scroll down in list

The code which has a transmission pending is shown on the display in reverse video, indicating that it cannot be deleted.

Find Me

If enabled, after a timeout of a few minutes in which PowerScan ^® M8500 is not used, it enters stand-by mode and its green LED starts blinking in order to signal its location.

Display Parameters

Display Mode

The user can control the reader display behavior according to the following selections:

Normal mode: When a barcode is read with the reader:

• The code is sent to the Host.
- The reader display is NOT CLEARED. Therefore if any previous data was displayed on the reader screen it remains.
- There is no Local Echo to the reader display.

Clear Display After Decode mode: When a barcode is read with the reader:

• The code is sent to the Host.
- The reader display IS CLEARED. Therefore if any previous data was displayed on the reader screen it is cancelled and the screen remains blank.
- There is no Local Echo of the code to the reader display.

Local Echo mode: When a barcode is read with the reader:

• The code is sent to the Host.
• The reader display IS CLEARED.
- The code is also sent to the reader display (Local Echo).
- The cursor is positioned after the last printed character on the reader display.

HOST MESSAGES SENT TO THE READER are always written to the reader display.

Default Parameters for POS Terminals

The default values of the RS-232 and Data Format parameters for POS terminals are listed in the following table:

	NIXDORF Mode A FUJITSU ICL Mode
RS-232 Group
Baud Rate 9600 9600 9600
Parity Odd None Even
Data Bits 8 8 8
Stop Bits 1 1 1
Handshaking	Hardware (RTS/CTS)	None	RTS always ON
ACK/NACK Protocol	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
FIFO	Disabled	Enabled	Enabled
Inter-Character Delay	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
RX Timeout	9.9 sec	2 sec	9.9 sec
Serial Trigger Lock	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Data Format Group
Code Identifier	Custom	Custom	Custom
Header	No Header	No Header	No Header
Terminator	CR	CR	CR
Field Adjustment	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Code Length TX	Not Transmitted	Not Transmitted	Not Transmitted
Character Replacement	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Address Stamping	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Address Delimiter	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Time Stamping	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Time Delimiter	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled

The table below lists all the Code Identifiers available for the POS terminals:

CODE	NIXDORF Mode A	FUJITSU	ICL Mode
UPC-A	A0	A	A
UPC-E	C0	E	E
EAN-8	B	FF	FF
EAN-13 A	F	F
Code 39	M	None	C [code length]
Codabar	N	None	N [code length]
Code 128	K	None	L [code length]
Interleaved 2 of 5	I	None	I [code length]
Code 93	L	None	None
Industrial 2 of 5	H	None	H [code length]
UCC/EAN 128	P	None	L [code length]
MSI	O	None	None
GS1 DATABARTM	E	None	None
Other	None	None	None

Standard Message Formatting

The system always provides scanner to host data communication using the following message formatting:

Output Message from PowerScan ^ M8500 or standard PowerScan ^ M8500 Stand-alone Towards Host

[Header] [Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] [Cradle_Addr] [Cradle_Addr_delimiter] [Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Code ID] [Code Length] CODE [Terminator]

[Items in square brackets are optional.]

Output Message from PowerScan ^® M8500 STAR-System ^TM Towards Host

[Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Header] [Code ID] [Code Length] CODE [Terminator]

[Items in square brackets are optional.]

For PowerScan ^® M8500 models with display, if the RS-232 interface is selected for communication between the Host and the BC-80X0 cradle, then the following additional communications between Host and Scanner can occur:

• The Host can send messages to any scanner associated with that cradle to control the Scanner's display, LEDs and beeper.
• The Scanner can send up to 3 user-defined characters to the Host using the 3 command keys on the Scanner.

Messages from Host to Reader

The general format to enable the Scanner for a two-way communication is:

[Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] MESSAGE [CR]

If you have enabled the Scanner Address Stamping or the Scanner Address Delimiter, you must specify them in every message.

The format for other asynchronous messages is:

[Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] [DC2] MESSAGE [CR]

where DC2 is ASCII 0x12 (^R) character.

• If you have not enabled the Scanner Address Stamping or the Scanner Address Delimiter, you must not specify them. In this case all messages will be implicitly addressed to the 'binded' Scanner of the cradle directly connected to the serial line.
• The Scanner can only receive messages if two-way mode is enabled. (See "Transmission Mode" on page 171.
• Messages cannot start with '\$+' because they would be interpreted as a configuration command.
• You can send a message to the Scanner only while it is on. This happens when it has sent a message to the host and the radio timeout has not yet expired. (See "Radio Protocol Timeout" on page 170).
• If you want to control the Scanner's beeper from the host, you will also probably want to disable the good transmission beep that is emitted when the code is received from the cradle. (See "Beeper Volume" on page 119).

The message field can store plain text and escape sequences.

• Escape sequences are interpreted as commands.
• Plain text is directly printed on the display. If writing beyond the end of line, the display does not wrap automatically. Extra characters are ignored. Control characters are not interpreted (i.e. LF, FF, etc.).

Cursor Control

ESC [n A Up n rows, no scroll

ESC [n B Down n rows, no scroll

ESC [n C Right n columns

ESC [nD Left n columns

ESC [G] CR

ESC [r;c H Move to row r, column c

(ESC[1;1H is the upper left character position of the display)

ESC D Down 1 row, with scroll

ESC E CR and cursor down 1 row with scroll

ESC M Up 1 row and scroll

- Since CR is used as the message terminator, you must use ESC [G or ESC E to print a CR.

- The cursor row position is not affected by the currently selected font. The display always has 4 rows, so when writing with the large font, actually two rows are written to: the current one and the one below it. You will need two ESC E commands to step from one row to the next when using the large font.

- The cursor column position is affected by the currently selected font. Therefore, column 6 is 36 pixels from the left border only if you last selected the 6x8 font; otherwise it could be 48 or 72 pixels from the left border.

Font Selection

ESC [0 m Normal mode

ESC [7 m] Reverse mode

ESC # 4 Large font: subsequent characters are written on the current row and the row below it using the 12x16 font which allows for two rows of eight characters on the display.

ESC # 5 Normal font: subsequent characters are written using the 6x8 font, which allows for four rows of sixteen characters on the display.

ESC # 7 Medium font: subsequent characters are written using the 8x8 font, which allows for four rows of twelve characters on the display.

Clearing Display

ESC [0 K From cursor position to end of line inclusive

ESC [1 K From beginning of line to cursor position (not inclusive)

ESC [2K] Entire line

ESC [0 J From cursor position to end of display inclusive

ESC [1 J From beginning of display to cursor position (not inclusive)

ESC [2 J Entire display; moves cursor to upper left corner on display

LED and Beeper Control

ESC [0 q Emit short High tone + short delay

ESC [1 q Emit short Low tone + short delay

ESC [2 q Emit long Low tone + short delay

ESC [3 q Emit good read tone

ESC [4 q Emit bad tx tone

ESC [5 q Wait 100 ms

ESC [6 q Turn on the green LED

ESC [7 q Turn off the green LED

ESC [8 q Turn on the red LED

ESC [9 q Turn off the red LED

The LED control escape sequences are intended to activate the LEDs for short periods of time and can be used in combination with the Beeper. The LED and Beeper will be controlled by the system after the entire command sequence is interpreted.

Example:

ESC [6 q ESC [3 q ESC [7 q

Turns on the green LED, emits a good read tone, and turns off the green LED.

ESC [6 q ESC [5 q ESC [7 q

Turns on the green LED for 100 ms and then turns off the green LED.

Setting RTC

ESC [0p ddmmyy

Set date to day, month, year

ESC [1 p h h m m

Set time to hours, minutes; seconds are automatically set to 00.

Messages from SCANNER Command Keys

PowerScan M8500 Keypad

The PowerScan ^® M8500 series scanners with display have 3 command keys that can each be associated with a character to send to the host.

By pressing the keys on the scanner, the associated character with its relative message formatting is sent to the Host. For example, keys can be used to select items from a menu sent to the scanner display by the application program.

The general format is:

[Header] [Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] ] [Cradle_Addr] [Cradle_Addr_delimiter] [Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Code ID] [Code Length] KeyID [Terminator]

[Items in square brackets are optional.]

The messages are handled by the system as if they were barcodes, that's why KeyID can have so many fields appended to it. If in your application there is some chance of reading a 1-char barcode identical to KeyID, the way you can distinguish between the two is to enable the Code ID: The KeyID is the only 1-character long EAN 8 code.

Refer to "Network Parameters" on page 158 for a compete description of the optional message fields in square brackets.

The default characters associated with each key (KeyID) are shown in the following table:

Default Key Identifiers
	Key	KeyID
▲	(left) Key	'<'
ENTER	(center) Key	='
▼	(right) Key	'>'

Appendix A

Technical Features

Technical Features

PowerScan® M8500 Family Common Features

Electrical Features
Battery Type 2150 Li-Ion battery pack
Time of recharge	max. 4 hours with external power supply max. 10 hours with Host power
Operating autonomy (continuous reading)	30,000 reads (typical)
Display (Only available with some models)	LCD 4 lines x 16 chars Programmable font and backlight
Indicators	Good Read LED green Good Read Spot green Beeper
Radio Features European Models USA Models
Radio Frequency 433.92 MHz 910 MHz
Bit rate 19200 baud 36800 baud
Range (in open air) 50 m 30 m
System Configuration	BC-80X0 STARGATE ^TM
Max. number of devices per base station	32
Max. number of devices in the same reading area	2000
Environmental Features
Operating Temperature	-10° to +50°C (+14° to +122°F)
Storage Temperature	-20° to +70°C (-4° to +158°F)
Humidity	0 to 95% NC
Drop Resistance	2 m / 6.6 ft (over 50 drops to concrete)
IP Sealing	IP65 (IP64 for models with display)
Mechanical Features
Weight (with batteries)	about 360 g (12.70 oz)
Dimensions	212 x 109 x 71 mm (8.34 x 4.29 x 2.79 in)
Material	Polycarbonate molded with rubber
Decoding Capability
1D	Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 32, Code 128, EAN 128, Code93, UPC/EAN/JAN, Codabar, GS1 DataBar ^TM
2D	Aztec, PDF417, Micro PDF417, Macro PDF417, Maxicode, DataMatrix (ECC200), QR, Micro QR, Composite Codes
Postal Codes	PLANET, Japan Post, Australia Post, Intelligent Mail Barcode, KIX Code, Royal Mail Code (RM4SCC)

PowerScan® M8500 Family Common Features (continued)

Optical Features
Sensor 1280 x 1024 pixel element, 2D CMOS Array
Illuminator LED array
Wavelength In the range 630 ~ 670 nm
LED Safety Class Class 1 to EN 60825-1
Aiming System Visible Laser Diode
Wavelength 650 nm
Laser Safety Class Class 2 - EN 60825-1; Class II CDRH
Ambient light 0 - 100000 lux

PowerScan® M8500™

Optical Features
Focus distance 140 mm
Field of view 28°(H)×23°(V)
Horizontal field of view at distance (d) in mm	0.52d+15
Vertical field of view at distance (d) in mm	0.42d+12
Max Resolution	Linear codes - mm (mils)	PDF417 - mm (mils)	Datamatrix - mm (mils)
	0.10 (4) 0.10 (4)	0.17 (6.6)
Depth of field*
1D (linear):	X-dimension mm (mils)		DOF cm (in)
Code39 0.13 (5)			7.5 to 15.5 (2.95 to 6.10)
	0.5 (20)		5.5 to 36.5 (2.17 to 14.37)
EAN13 0.33 (13)			5.0 to 27 (1.97 to 10.63)
2D:	X-dimension mm (mils)		DOF cm (in)
PDF417 0.13 (5)			8.0 to 18.5 (3.15 to 7.28)
	0.25 (10)		4.0 to 25.5 (1.57 to 10.04)
QR 0.19 (7.5)			8.0 to 16.5 (3.15 to 6.5)
	0.25 (10)		7.0 to 19.5 (2.76 to 7.68)
DataMatrix 0.19 (7.5)			8.0 to 16.5 (3.15 to 6.5)
	0.25 (10)		7.0 to 19.5 (2.76 to 7.68)
Skew ±40°
Pitch ±35°
Rotation 360°
Print Contrast (Min.) 15%

* Reading distances are measured from the nose of the reader.
NOTE: Typical performance at 20°C / 68°F on high quality bar codes.

PowerScan® M8500™ HD

Optical Features
Focus distance 65 mm
Field of view 27° (H) x 22° (V)
Horizontal field of view at distance (d) in mm	0.50d + 13
Vertical field of view at distance (d) in mm	0.40d + 10
Max Resolution	Linear codes - mm (mils)	PDF 417 - mm (mils)	Datamatrix - mm (mils)
	0.05 (2 mils) 0.08	(3 mils) 0.10 (4 mils)
Depth of field*
1D (linear):	X-dimension mm (mils)		DOF cm (in)
Code39 0.08 (3) 4.5 to 8.0 (1.77 to 3.15)
	0.13 (5) 3.5 to 9.5 (1.38 to 3.74)
	0.51 (20) 6.0 to 18.5 (2.36 to 7.28)
EAN13 0.33 (13) 5.0 to 14 (1.97 to 5.51)
2D:	X-dimension mm (mils)		DOF cm (in)
PDF417 0.08 (3)			5.0 to 8.5 (1.97 to 3.35)
	0.13 (5)		4.5 to 9.5 (1.77 to 3.74)
	0.25 (10)		3.0 to 13.0 (1.18 to 5.12)
QR 0.10 (4)			5.5 to 7.5 (2.17 to 2.95)
	0.19 (7.5)		5.0 to 8.0 (1.97 to 3.15)
	0.25 (10)		4.5 to 9.5 (1.77 to 3.74)
DataMatrix	0.10 (4)		5.5 to 7.5 (2.17 to 2.95)
	0.19 (7.5)		5.0 to 8.0 (1.97 to 3.15)
	0.25 (10)		4.5 to 9.5 (1.77 to 3.74)
Skew	±40°
Pitch	±35°
Rotation	360°
Print Contrast (Min.)	23%

Reading distances are measured from the nose of the reader. NOTE: Typical performance at 20^ C / 68^ F on high quality bar codes.

PowerScan® M8500™ WA

Optical Features
Focus distance 110 mm
Field of view 57° x 46°
Horizontal field of view at distance (d) in mm	1.09d + 38
Vertical field of view at distance (d) in mm	0.85d + 30
Max Resolution	Linear codes - mm (mils)	PDF 417 - mm (mils)	Datamatrix - mm (mils)
	0.13 (5 mils) 0.13	(5 mils) 0.19 (7.5 mils)
Depth of field*
1D (linear):	X-dimension mm (mils)		DOF cm (in)
Code39 0.13 (5)			2.5 to 10.0 (0.98 to 3.94)
	0.51 (20)		1.5 to 32 (0.59 to 12.60)
EAN 13 0.33 (13)			1.5 to 26.0 (0.59 to 10.24)
2D:	X-dimension mm (mils)		DOF cm (in)
PDF417 0.13 (5)			3.0 to 10.5 (1.18 to 4.13)
	0.25 (10)		1.5 to 21.5 (0.59 to 8.46)
QR 0.19 (7.5)			5.5 to 8.5 (2.17 to 3.35)
	0.25 (10)		3.0 to 12.5 (1.18 to 4.92)
DataMatrix 0.19 (7.5)			5.5 to 8.5 (2.17 to 3.35)
	0.25 (10)		3.0 to 12.5 (1.18 to 4.92)
Skew ±40°
Pitch ±35°
Rotation 360°
Print Contrast (Min.)	15%

Reading distances are measured from the nose of the reader.
NOTE: Typical performance at 20°C / 68°F on high quality bar codes.

BC-80X0 / C-8000

Electrical and General Features
Supply Voltage
External Power 10 to 30 VDC
Host Power 5 VDC ±10%
Power Consumption
External Power max. 10 W (charging)*
Host Power max. 500 mA (charging)
Indicators	Ext. Power /Data yellow LEDHost Power/Datayellow LEDReader batt. state green/red LEDAux. batt. state green/red LED (BC-8000/C-8000 only)beeper
Recharge Time
External Power max. 4 hours with 2150 mAh Li-Ion battery
Host Power max. 10 hours with 2150 mAh Li-Ion battery
Host Interfaces BC-80X0 C-8000
RS-232 300 to 38400 baud 9600 baud
WEDGE	IBM AT or PS/2, XT, PC Notebook, IBM SURE1, IBM 3153, 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx terminals, Wyse terminals, Digital VT terminals, Apple ADB Bus supported Not supported
PEN Emulation Selectable minimum pulse from 200 μS to 1.2 mS Not supported
USB	USB-KBD, USB-KBD-ALT-MODE, USB-KBD APPLE, USB-COM, USB-IBM-Table Top, USB-IBM-Hand Held USB-COM
Environmental Features
Working Temperature	-20° to +50 °C / -4° to +122 °F**
Storage Temperature	-20° to +70 C / -4° to +158°F
Humidity	90% non condensing
Protection	IP40
Mechanical Features
Weight without cable	about 380 g / 13.4 oz
Dimensions (without antenna)	204 x 108 x 95 mm / 9.44 x 4.25 x 3.74 in
Material	ABS

* Having a switching regulator inside, the BC-80X0 and C-8000 draw the same power, regardless of the supply voltage. i.e. as the input voltage increases the current drawn decreases.
** Batteries must be charged at a temperature ranging from 0° to +40 °C / +32° to +104 °F.

System and Radio Features

Radio Features European Models USA	Models
Radio Frequency 433.92 MHz 910 MHz
Bit Rate 19200 36800
Range (in open air) 50 m 30 m
System Configurations BC-8000 model only STARGATE ^TM
Maximum number of devices per base station	32	255
Maximum number of devices in the same reading area	2000
Maximum number of base stations in network	16 (including cradle Master)

Indicators

PowerScan® M8500 LED Indicators

The PowerScan® M8500 family uses green LED indicators to signal the following reader functions:

STATUS BEHAVIOR
Power ON	At power-on, the LEDs blink briefly, then light up for 2 seconds to signal the power supply is present.
Normal Function	The LED lights up after a good decoding and will switch off only at the next trigger press.

Beeper

The PowerScan® M8500 basic software provides beeper signals for good/wrong reading and for indicating errors. Its tone, volume and duration can be directly configured by using the codes given in the PowerScan® M8500 Reference Manual available on the website.

The application program can also manage the beeper (User Defined Beeper) when the reader is controlled by a Host PC. It is possible to activate the beeper by sending a command from the Host to the reader via the current communication interface.

Symbol	Meaning
L low tone
M medium tone
H high tone

POWERSCAN ^® M8500 READER START-UP

Beeper Meaning
LLL Parameters loaded correctly
HHH long tones	Parameter loading error, reading or writing error in the non volatile memory
HLHL Hardware error in EEPROM
HML reader correctly initialized

POWERSCAN® M8500 READER CONFIGURATION

Beeper Meaning

H H H H Correct entry or exit from Configuration mode

L Good read of a command

M L Enter configuration

M L M L Exit configuration

short H Good read of a command

long L Command read error

POWERSCAN® M8500 POWER

Beeper LED Meaning
10 short H 10 short blinks Low Battery
H M LL Power off
10 short H 10 short blinks Low battery
H M L	off	Power off

POWERSCAN® M8500 BIND & JOIN COMMANDS

Beeper LED Meaning
	Blinking	Command accepted; reader ready to be inserted into the cradle
L		Success
H L long tones		Failure
H M L	off	Power off
no sound	blinking	Command accepted; reader ready to be inserted into the cradle
H	off	BIND command succeeded
M L H M L M L	off	JOIN command succeeded
L	off	BIND or JOIN command not succeeded

Good Read Spot

A green Good-Read Spot will be projected in the field of view when the reading is successful.

BC-80X0/C-8000 POWER/COMMUNICATION

Aux LED Host LED		Meaning
Yellow Yellow
OFF OFF Device off
ON		Power applied through an external power supply
	ON	Power applied through the Host
Flashing	Flashing	Transmission over the Host port

BC-80X0/C-8000 CHARGE STATUS

Reader LED			Meaning
Red Green Beeper
OFF OFF	No reader battery inserted
ON Reader battery in charge
	ON	single beep Reader battery completely charged
Flashing orange Reader battery fault
Alternating red/green		repetitive beep	Charging out of temperature range, over-current or over-voltage conditions
Alternating red/green every 30 seconds		beep every 30 seconds	Reader not correctly inserted onto cradle, no charging takes place

Spare LED (not for BC-8010)			Meaning
Red Green Beeper
OFF OFF	No Spare battery inserted in the SBS-3000 slot
ON Spare battery in charge
	ON Spare battery completely charged
Flashing orange Spare battery fault
Alternating red/green repetitive beep			Charging out of temperature range, over-current or over-voltage conditions
Alternating red/green every 30 seconds		beep every 30 seconds	Spare battery not correctly inserted into SBS-3000, no charging takes place

Default Settings

Configuration Field Default Setting
RS-232 Communication
Baud Rate 115200
Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits No parity; 8 Data bits; 1 Stop bit
Handshake None
ACK/NACK Protocol None
FIFO Enabled
Intercharacter Delay 0
Intercode Delay 0
RX Timeout 10 seconds
Serial Trigger Lock Disabled
Serial Trigger Lock Disable Character NUL
Serial Trigger Lock Enable Character NUL
USB COM Emulation
Handshake None
ACK/NACK Protocol None
FIFO Enabled
Intercharacter Delay 0
Intercode Delay 0
RX Timeout 10 seconds
USB Keyboard Emulation
FIFO Enabled
Intercharacter Delay 0
Intercode Delay 0
*Keyboard Nationality USA
*Keyboard Speed	Normal
WEDGE-Communication
*Keyboard Nationality USA
CapsLock	OFF
CapsLock Auto-Recognition	ON
NumLock	OFF
Intercharacter Delay 0
Intercode Delay 0
IBM USB Interface DEFAULT SETTINGS
device usage	Handheld

*The default values of these parameters are set when reading the interface selection.

Data Format-Symbology Independent ParametersCode Identifier DisabledCustom Code Identifier DisabledCode Length Disabled*Header No headers*Terminator	CR and LF terminators for RS-232, USB BULK,USB COM, USB Generic HIDENTER terminator for Wedge, USB Kbd
Data Format-Symbology Dependent ParametersSymbology Specific Format Select AllHeader Symbology No headersTerminator Symbology No terminatorsSymbology Character Substitution No character to substituteSymbology Character Deletion No character to delete
Data Format-ConcatenationConcatenation DisabledDefine Concatenation 2 EAN/UPC codes concatenatedSet First Concatenated Code Length 000 = any lengthSet Second Concatenated Code LengthSet Third Concatenated Code LengthSet Fourth Concatenated Code LengthConcatenation with Intercode Delay DisabledConcatenation TimeoutConcatenation Failure TransmissionTransmission after TimeoutConcatenation Result Code ID	000 = any length000 = any length000 = any length10 secondsTx codes causing failureNo code transmissionNo code Identifier
Advanced FormattingFormat enable/disable	Disabled
Camera ControlExposure Mode	Automatic, based on entire image
Code SelectionIssue Identical Codes	Enabled

*The default values of these parameters are set when reading the interface selection.

EAN/UPC
Selection	Enabled
Add-On	Disabled
UPCE Expansion	Disabled
Code 39
Selection Enabled - no check digit
Code39 Full ASCII	Disabled
Code Length Check	Disabled
Minimum Length	001
Maximum Length	255
Start/Stop Character	Disabled
Code 32
Selection	Disabled
Interleaved 2 of 5Selection DisabledCode Length Check DisabledMinimum Length 014Maximum Length 255
CodabarSelection DisabledCode Length Check DisabledMinimum Length 001Maximum Length 255
Code 128Code128 Selection EnabledCode Length Check DisabledMinimum Length 001Maximum Length 255
EAN 128Selection DisabledCode Length Check DisabledMinimum Length 001Maximum Length 255
Code 93Selection DisabledCode Length Check DisabledMinimum Length 001Maximum Length 255
PDF417Selection EnabledOption Macro PDF417 Buffered ModeMicro PDF417 Disabled
GS1 DataBarTM FamilyGS1 DataBar Expanded DisabledGS1 DataBar Limited DisabledGS1 DataBar Omnidirectional DisabledGS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked DisabledGS1 DataBar Stacked Disabled
Data MatrixSelection Enabled - normal & invertedRectangular Style EnabledMinimum Code LengthMaximum Code Length	00013600
QRSelection Enabled
microQRSelection Disabled
Postal CodesSelection Disabled
Australian TableSelection N Table
IMBSelection Disabled
MaxicodeMaxicode Mode 0 DisabledMaxicode Mode 1 DisabledMaxicode Mode 2 DisabledMaxicode Mode 3 DisabledMaxicode Mode 4 DisabledMaxicode Mode 5 DisabledMaxicode Mode 6 Disabled
AztecSelection Disabled
Composite CodesSelection DisabledDiscard Linear Part Enabled
Reading ParametersTrigger Mode Trigger levelTrigger Type Normal triggerFlash ON 2 secFlash OFF 2 secBeeper Tone Tone 1Beeper Volume High volumeBeeper Duration 50 msReads per Cycle One read per cycleScan Timeout 5 secUser Defined Beeper Tone Tone 1User Defined Beeper VolumeUser Defined Beeper DurationCodes per ScanCentral Code TransmissionOrder by Code LengthOrder by Code SymbologyAutoscan Mode DisabledAutoscan Aiming SystemAutoscan Hardware TriggerAutoscan Illumination SystemSafety Time	High Volume100 msOne code per scanDisabledDisabledDisabledEnabledEnabledDisabledDisabled500 ms (if Autoscan mode or Software trigger type is selected and the Multiple Reads per Cycle option is enabled.
Radio CommunicationRadio Protocol TimeoutRadio RX Timeout disabledTransmission ModeBeeper Control for Radio ResponseFind Me	2sone-waynormalenabled
Display and KeyboardDisplay ModeBacklightKeypad	local echoonenabled with default keymap ‘<’=’’

Appendix B

Host Configuration Strings

In this section we provide a description of how to modify the device configuration using serial strings sent from the Host.

This method requires the RS-232 or USB-Com interface.

The device configuration can be changed by receiving commands from the Host through the serial interface. When this method is used, the programming sequence format is the following:

graph TD
    A["Command"] --> B["CR-+"]
    B --> C["Carriage return character (0D Hex.)"]
    B --> D["Exit and Save configuration"]
    B --> E["Character sequence in following tables"]
    E --> F["Enter configuration environment"]

Example:

Multiple command programming sequence:

graph TD
    A["$+"] --> B["BG1"]
    B --> C["AC410132BH0$-"]
    C --> D["CR"]
    D --> E["Carriage return character (0D Hex.)"]
    D --> F["Exit and save new configuration"]
    F --> G["Matrix 2/5 3 bars: no check digit, variable length code from 1 to 32 characters"]
    G --> H["Beeper tone 1"]
    H --> I["Beeper low intensity"]
    I --> J["Enter configuration environment"]

Each configuration parameter setting removes the condition previously active for that parameter.

The device buffer can contain about 400 characters. If your programming string goes over this value, you must split it into separate groups and send each group after a delay of at least 3 seconds to give the reader time to empty the buffer and interpret the commands.

Serial Configuration Strings

SPECIAL CONFIGURATION COMMANDS
DESCRIPTION	STRING
Enter Configuration	+
Exit and Save Configuration	-
Restore Default	+*
Transmit Software Release (not for PEN emulation)	+!
Transmit Device Configuration in ASCII (not for PEN emulation)	+&
Set Custom Default	+0
Restore Custom Default	+1

These commands do not require \$-.

INTERFACE SELECTION
DESCRIPTION			STRING
RS-232	Standard		CP0
	ICL Mode		CM0
	Fujitsu		CM1
	Nixdorf Mode A		CM2EC0
WEDGE for	IBM AT		CP500
	for IBM Terminals: 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx; make-break keyboard		CP501
	for IBM Terminals: 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx; make-only keyboard		CP502
	Keyboard Type for IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx	typewriter	FK0
		advanced	FK1
	for IBM XT		CP503
	for IBM Terminal 3153		CP504
	for IBM PC Notebook		CP505
	for IBM SURE1		CP506
	for IBM AT - ALT mode		CP507
	for IBM PC Notebook - ALT mode		CP508
	for Wyse Terminal - ANSI Keyboard		CP509
	for Wyse Terminal - PC Keyboard		CP510
	for Wyse Terminal - ASCII Keyboard		CP511
	for Wyse Terminal - VT220 style Keyboard		CP514
	for Digital Terminals VT2xx/3xx/4xx		CP512
PEN EMULATION			CP6
USB USB-KBD			UA03
	USB-KBD-ALT-MODE		UA04
	USB-KBD-APPLE		UA05
	USB-COM		UA02
	USB-IBM-Table Top		UA00
	USB-IBM-Hand Held		UA01

RS-232
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Baud Rate 300		CD1
	600	CD2
	1200	CD3
	2400	CD4
	4800	CD5
	9600	CD6
	19200	CD7
	38400	CD8
Parity none		CC0
	even	CC1
	odd	CC2
Data Bits 7		CA0
	8	CA1
	9	CA2
Stop Bits 1		CB0
	2	CB1
Handshaking disable		CE0
	RTS/CTS	CE1
	XON/XOFF	CE2
	RTS always On	CE3
ACK/NACK Protocol disable		ER0
	enable	ER1
FIFO disable		EC0
	enable	EC1
Inter-character Delay(ms)		CK00 - CK99
RX Timeout (100 ms)		CL00 - CL99
Serial Trigger Lock	disable	CR0
	enable and select characters	CR1ab

a = Hex values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE enabling the device trigger.

b = HEX values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE inhibiting the device trigger.

USB
DESCRIPTION		STRING
USB-COM
Handshaking disable		CE0
	RTS/CTS	CE1
	XON/XOFF	CE2
	RTS always ON	CE3
ACK/NACK Protocol disable		ER0
	enable	ER1
FIFO disable		EC0
	enable	EC1
Inter-character Delay (ms)		CK00 - CK99
RX Timeout (100 ms)		CL00 - CL99
Serial Trigger Lock disable		CR0
	enable	CR1ab
USB-KBD
Keyboard Nationality Belgian		FJ7
(not for USB-KBD-ALT-MODE) English (UK)		FJ4
	French	FJ2
	German	FJ3
	Italian	FJ1
	Spanish	FJ6
	Swedish	FJ5
	USA	FJ0
Keyboard Nationality Japanese		FJ8
(IBM AT compatible only) Russian (Latin)		FJ9
	Russian (Cyrillic)	FJA
	Hungarian	FJB
	Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin)	FJC
	Romanian	FJD
	Czech Republic	FJE
FIFO disable		EC0
	enable	EC1
Delays Inter-Character	(ms)	CK00 - CK99
	Inter-Code (s)	FG00 - FG99
USB Keyboard Speed normal		UT10
	fast	UT01

a = Hex values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE enabling the device trigger.

b = HEX values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE inhibiting the device trigger.

WEDGE
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Keyboard Nationality Belgian		FJ7
	English (UK)	FJ4
	French	FJ2
	German	FJ3
	Italian	FJ1
	Spanish	FJ6
	Swedish	FJ5
	USA	FJ0
Keyboard Nationality Japanese		FJ8
(IBM AT compatible only) Russian (Latin)		FJ9
	Russian (Cyrillic)	FJA
	Hungarian	FJB
	Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin)	FJC
	Romanian	FJD
	Czech Republic	FJE
Caps Lock caps Lock ON		FE1
	caps Lock OFF	FE0
Caps Lock Auto-Recognition disable		FP0
(IBM AT compatible only) enable		FP1
Num Lock toggle num lock		FL1
	num lock unchanged	FL0
Delays	Inter-Character (ms)	CK00 - CK99
	Inter-Code (s)	FG00 - FG99
Control Character Emulation	Ctrl + Shift + Key	FO0
	Ctrl + Key	FO1

PEN
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Operating Mode interpret (does not require + or-)		]
	transparent (does not require+ or -)	[
Minimum Output Pulse 200	μs	DG0
	400μs	DG1
	600μs	DG2
	800μs	DG3
	1 ms	DG4
	1.2 ms	DG5
Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128	disable conversion to Code 39(D series only)	DA0
	enable conversion to Code 39	DA1
	enable conversion to Code 128(M series only)	DA2
Output Level normal		DD0
	inverted	DD1
Idle Level normal		DE0
	inverted	DE1
Overflow narrow overflow		DH0
	medium overflow	DH1
	wide overflow	DH2
Inter-block Delay(100 ms)		CK00-CK99
NETWORK
DESCRIPTION		STRING
RS-485 Network Disable Network		RZ0
	Enable RS-485 Slave	RZ1
	Enable RS-485 Master	RZ2
Slave Address Range Minimum Address		JB0000-1999
	Maximum Address	JC0000-1999
Network Baud Rate 9600		JE0
	19200	JE1
	38400	JE2
Network Warning Message not transmitted		JG0
	transmitted	JG1
Transmission Warning not transmitted		JH0
Message transmitted		JH1
Master Header no header		JA00
	one character	JA01x
	two characters	JA02xx
	three characters	JA03xxx
	four characters	JA04xxxx
	five characters	JA05xxxxx
	six characters	JA06xxxxxxx
	seven characters	JA07xxxxxxx
	eight characters	JA08xxxxxxxx
Master Terminator no terminator		JA10
	one character	JA11x
	two characters	JA12xx
	three characters	JA13xxx
	four characters	JA14xxxx
	Five characters	JA15xxxxx
	six characters	JA16xxxxxx
	seven characters	JA17xxxxxxx
	eight characters	JA18xxxxxxx

x=Hex value from FE representing an ASCII character

DATA FORMAT
NOT FOR PEN EMULATION INTERFACES
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Code Identifier disable		EB0
	Datalogic standard	EB1
	AIM standard	EB2
	custom	EB3
Custom Code Identifier		EHabc
Headers no header		EA00
	one character	EA01x
	two characters	EA02xx
	three characters	EA03xxx
	four characters	EA04xxxx
	five characters	EA05xxxxx
	six characters	EA06xxxxxx
	seven characters	EA07xxxxxxx
	eight characters	EA08xxxxxxxxx
Terminators no terminator		EA10
	one character	EA11x
	two characters	EA12xx
	three characters	EA13xxx
	four characters	EA14xxxx
	five characters	EA15xxxxx
	six characters	EA16xxxxxx
	seven characters	EA17xxxxxxx
	eight characters	EA18xxxxxxxxx

a = ASCII character.
b, c, x = HEX values representing an ASCII character.

a = ASCII character of the DATALOGIC STANDARD Code Identifier from the table in Appendix D.

b = Hex value of the first Custom Code Identifier character from 00 to FD;

FF = disable Code Identifier

c=Hex value of the second Custom Code Identifier character from 00 to FD;

FF = disable second character of Custom Code Identifier

x = Hex value from 00 to FE

DATA FORMAT (continued)
NOT FOR PEN EMULATION INTERFACES
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Code Length Tx not transmitted		EE0
	transmitted in variable-digit format	EE1
	transmitted in fixed 4-digit format	EE2
Field Adjustment disable		EF0
	right addition	EFa0d
	left addition	EFa1d
	right deletion	EFa2d
	left deletion	EFa3d
Field Adjustment Character		EGe
Character Replacement disable character replacement		EO0
	first character replacement	EO1afg
	second character replacement	EO2afg
	third character replacement	EO3afg
Address Stamping disable reader address stamping		RU0
	enable reader address stamping	RU1
	disable cradle address stamping	RW0
	enable cradle address stamping	RW1
Address Delimiter	disable reader address delimiter	RV0
	enable reader address delimiter and select character	RV1h
	disable cradle address delimiter	RY0
	enable cradle address delimiter and select character	RY1h
Time Stamping disable		IL0
	hour/minutes/seconds/month/day/year	IL1
	hour/minutes/seconds/day/month/year	IL2
	hour/minutes/seconds	IL3
	month/day/year	IL4
	day/month/year	IL5
Time Stamping Delimiter disable time stamping delimiter		IM0
	enable time stamping delimiter and select character	IM1h

a = ASCII character.
d = a number from the Hex/Numeric Table
e, f, g, h = HEX values representing an ASCII character

a=ASCII character of the DATALOGIC STANDARD Code Identifier from the table in Appendix D.

d=a number in the range 01-32 from the Hex/Numeric Table

e=Hex value from to FE

f= Hex value of the character to be replaced from 00 to FE

g = Hex value of the new character to insert from 00 to FE

FF = replace with no new character (remove character)

h = a HEX value in the range from 00 - FE representing the ASCII character.

CODE SELECTION
DESCRIPTIONSTRING
Disable All Symbologies			AZA0
Disable All Linear Symbologies			AXA0
Disable All 2D Symbologies			AYA0
Issue Identical Codes disabled			AWB0
	enabled		AWB1
LINEAR SYMBOLOGIES
UPC/EAN/JAN disabled			AEA0
	enabled		AEA1
	Add-on	disabled	AEB0
		enabled	AEB1
	UPCE extension enabled		AEC0
		disabled	AEC1
Code 39 Standard disabled			ABA0
		no ccheck digit control	ABA1
		check digit control without transmission	ABA2
		check digit control and transmission	ABA3
	Full ASCII disabled		ABB0
		enabled	ABB1
	Code Len Check disabled		ABC0
		enabled	ABC1
	Minimum Code Length		ABDd
	Maximum Code Length		ABEd
	Start/Stop Char TX enabled		ABF0
		disabled	ABF1
Code 32 disabled			ABL0
	enabled		ABL1

d = a number from the HEX/Numeric Table
d = a number in the range 001-255

CODE SELECTION - LINEAR SYMBOLOGIES
DESCRIPTION			STRING
Interleaved 2/5 disabled			ACA0
	enabled – no check digit control		ACA1
	enabled – check digit control and without transmission		ACA2
	enabled – check digit control and transmission		ACA3
	Code Len Check disabled		ACB0
		enabled	ACB1
	Minimum Code Length		ACCd
	Maximum Code Length		ACDd
Codabar disabled			ADA0
	enabled – no check digit control		ADA1
	enabled – check digit control and without transmission		ADA2
	enabled – check digit control and transmission		ADA3
	Code Len Check disabled		ADB0
		enabled	ADB1
	Minimum Code Length		ADCd
	Maximum Code Length		ADDd
Code 128 disabled			AAA0
	enabled		AAA1
	Code Len Check disabled		AAB0
		enabled	AAB1
	Minimum Code Length		AACd
	Maximum Code Length		AADd
EAN 128 disabled			AOA0
	enabled		AOA1
	Code Len Check disabled		AOB0
		enabled	AOB1
	Minimum Code Length		AOCd
	Maximum Code Length		AODd
Code 93 disabled			AFA0
	enabled		AFA1
	Code Len Check disabled		AFB0
		enabled	AFB1
	Minimum Code Length		AFCd
	Maximum Code Length		AFDd
GS1 DataBarTM Family	GS1 DataBar Expanded	disabled	AMA0
		enabled	AMA1
	GS1 DataBar Limited	disabled	AMB0
		enabled	AMB1
	GS1 DataBar Omni-directional	disabled	AMC0
		enabled	AMC1
	GS1 DataBar Expanded	disabled	AMD0
	Stacked enabled		AMD1
	GS1 DataBar Stacked	disabled	AME0
		enabled	AME1

d = a number from the HEX/Numeric Table
d = a number in the range 001-255

CODE SELECTION - 2D SYMBOLOGIES
DESCRIPTION			STRING
PDF417 disabled			AGA0
	enabled		AGA1
	Macro PDF417 unbuffered mode		AVB0
		buffered mode	AVB1
	Micro PDF417 disabled		AGB0
		enabled	AGB1
DataMatrix disabled			AHA0
	enabled		AHA1
	Minimum Code Length		AHCe
	Maximum Code Length		AHDe
	Rectangular Style disabled		AHE0
		enabled	AHE1
QR Family disabled			AIA0
	enabled		AIA1
Micro QR disabled			AIB0
	enabled		AIB1
Postal Codes all disabled			ALA0
	Australian Post - enabled		ALA1
	Japan Post - enabled		ALA2
	PLANET - enabled		ALA3
	POSTNET - enabled		ALA4
	POSTNET with B and B' - enabled		ALA5
	POSTNET and PLANET - enabled		ALA6
	POSTNET with B and B' and PLANET - enabled		ALA7
	KIX Code - enabled		ALA8
	Royal Mail Code (RM4SCC) - enabled		ALA9
Australian Table N Table			ALB0
	C Table		ALB1
IMB disabled			ALC0
	enabled		ALC1
Maxicode Mode 0	disabled		AJL0
		enabled	AJL1
	Mode 1	disabled	AJM0
		enabled	AJM1
	Mode 2	disabled	AJN0
		enabled	AJN1
	Mode 3	disabled	AJO0
		enabled	AJO1
	Mode 4	disabled	AJP0
		enabled	AJP1
	Mode 5	disabled	AJQ0
		enabled	AJQ1
	Mode 6	disabled	AJR0
		enabled	AJR1
Aztec	disabled		AKA0
	enabled		AKA2

CODE SELECTION - 2D SYMBOLOGIES (continued)
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Composite Code disabled		ANA0
	enabled	ANA1
	Discard Linear disabled	ANB0
	Part enabled

e = a number from the HEX/Numeric Table
e = a number in the range 0001-3600

READING PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Trigger Mode trigger level		BAA0
	trigger pulse	BAA1
Trigger Type normal trigger		BAB0
	software trigger	BAB1
Flash On Duration		BB0f
Flash Off Duration		BB1f
Beeper Tone tone 1		GBA1
	tone 2	GBA2
	tone 3	GBA3
	tone 4	GBA4
Beeper Volume off		GBB0
	low	GBB1
	medium	GBB2
	high	GBB3
Beeper Duration		GBCf
Reads per Cycle one read per cycle		BCA0
	multiple reads per cycle	BCA1
Scan Timeout		BEAf
User Defined Beeper Tone tone 1		GBD1
	tone 2	GBD2
	tone 3	GBD3
	tone 4	GBD4
User Defined Beeper Volume off		GBE0
	low	GBE1
	medium	GBE2
	high	GBE3
User Defined Beeper Duration		GBFf
Perform User Defined Beep**		$?GGG

**this command carries out its specific function and does not need \+ and \-.

CODE ORDERING AND SELECTION
Code per Scan one code per scan		BCB0
	all codes per scan	BCB1
Central Code Transmission disabled		OAA0
	enabled	OAA1
Order by Code Length disabled		OAB0
	enabled - increasing order	OAB1
	enabled - decreasing order	OAB2

f = a number from the HEX/Numeric Table
f = a number in the range 01-99

READING PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
AUTOSCAN
Autoscan Mode	disabled	BBA0
	enabled in normal mode	BBA1
	enabled in pattern mode	BBA2
Autoscan Aiming System	disabled	BBB0
	enabled	BBB1
Autoscan Hardware Trigger	disabled	BBC0
	enabled	BBC1
Autoscan Illumination System	disabled	BBD0
	enabled	BBD1
Safety Time	disabled	BGA0
	enabled	BGA1
Safety Time Duration		BGBf
Good Read Spot	disabled	BIA0
	enable short	BIA1
	enable medium	BIA2
	enable long	BIA3
	enable continuous	BIA4

f = a number from the HEX/Numeric Table
f = a number in the range 01-99

RADIO PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Radio Protocol Timeout enable (seconds)		RH02-RH19
Radio RX Timeout		RR00-RR99
Power-Off Timeout		RP00-RP99
Reader Shut-Downa		$?XYZ
Transmission Mode	one-way	RI0
	two-way	RI1
Beeper Control For Radio Response	normal	BF0
	only good decode	BF1
	only good reception	BF2
	off	BF3
Single Store	disable	RO0
	one attempt	RO1
	two attempts	RO2
	three attempts	RO3
	four attempts	RO4
	five attempts	RO5
	six attempts	RO6
	seven attempts	RO7
	eight attempts	RO8
	nine attempts	RO9
Find Me	disable	Bk0
	enable	Bk1

a. This command carries out its specific function and does not need \+ and \-.

DISPLAY PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Date		IAddmmyy
Time		IBhhmm
Contrast	lighter	IC0
	darker	IC1
Font Size	small	ID0
	medium	ID1
	large	ID2
Backlight	off	IE0
	on	IE1
Display-Off Timeout		IFa
Display Mode	normal	IG0
	local echo	IG1
	clear display after decode	IG2
Keypad	disabled keys	IK0
	enable and select KeyID characters	IK1bbb

ddmmyy = numbers from the Hex/Numeric Table representing day, month, year

hhmm = numbers from the Hex/Numeric Table representing hour, minutes

a = a number from the Hex/Numeric Table

b=HEX values representing an ASCII character

a=a number in the range 00-99 (sec.) from the Hex/Numeric Table

00 = Timeout disabled (always on).

b=3 Hex values from 00 to FE representing the left, center and right keys.

FF = KeyID disabled.

NOTES

Appendix C

Programming for Expert Users

This document is addressed to expert users who are familiar with software programming languages and want to define a personalized code formatting. The provided programming language allows creating either simple or complex formatting expressions by means of the basic functions connected together through the following operators: (, ), -, +.

The syntax to be used to transmit the expressions to the PowerScan® M8500 is the following:

\+ELBformatting expression\-

where:

• is a number in the range 1-5 corresponding to the format to be defined;
• is the conventional character used as terminator of the command;
• the formatting expression uses ASCII characters when containing text strings. For this reason, the string must be inserted between two quotation marks. The following example shows the ASCII conversion of the "ABC" string:

+ELB1 414243+#DS^C\- .$

Function Description

All the functions and conventions to be used within the formatting expressions are listed below:

FUNCTION NAME DESCRIPTION
FSTR	Searches for a defined substring by its starting and ending string.
FLSTR Searches for a defined substring by it	s starting string and its length.
SSTR Extracts a defined substring from the original string.
FPOS Searches for a position of a defined substring within the original string.
LSTR Returns a string length.
ISTR Insert a substring in the original string.
RSTR	Substitutes a defined substring contained in the original string with a new one.
CONVENTIONS DESCRIPTION
+ Concatenates two strings or fields.
- Deletes a substring or a field from the original string.
#DS Returns the string which has been decoded by the library.
#F	Returns the result of a format which has been previously defined. Thevalue is in the range 1-4.

FindStringByStarting&EndingChar (FSTR)

This function has the following syntax:

FSTR⇒string

This function searches for a substring having a defined starting character ("string_start") and a defined ending character ("string_stop") within the "source_string". It returns the string you searched for, or an empty one in case of failure.

If searching for a substring having characters already known, the "string_start" and "string_stop" arguments must share the same value.

The "mode" argument allows managing the starting character ("string_start") and the ending character ("string_stop"):

0 = include both starting and ending character
1 = include only starting character
2 = include only ending character
3 = discard both starting and ending character

FindStringByStartingChar&Len (FLSTR)

This function has the following syntax:

FLSTR⇒string

This function searches for a substring having a defined starting character ("string_start") and a defined length ("len") within the "source_string". It returns the string you searched for, or an empty one in case of failure.

If searching for a substring having a length already known, the "string_start" and "string_stop" arguments must share the same number.

The "mode" argument allows managing the starting character ("string_start"):

0 = include starting character

1 = discard starting character

SelectString (SSTR)

This function has the following syntax:

SSTR⇒string

It extracts a substring whose characters are between "pos_start" and "pos_end" from the "source_string".

If "pos_end" is longer than the "source_string" length, no error will be generated since the exceeding characters are ignored.

The first character of every string is in position 1.

FindPosition (FPOS)

This function has the following syntax:

FPOS⇒position

This function searches for a defined substring within the "source_string" and returns its position. If the substring is not found, the returned value is 1.

StringLength (LSTR)

This function has the following syntax:

LSTR⇒length

This function returns the length of the defined string.

StringConcatenation

This function has the following syntax:

string1 + string2→string

This function allows concatenating two different strings in order to get a single string as result.

StringDiscard

This function has the following syntax:

string1 - string2⇒string

This function discards all the strings having the same value as "string2" which can be found in "string1". If no "string2" is found within "string1", the result returns "string1".

InsertString (ISTR)

This function has the following syntax:

ISTR⇒string

This function inserts a new string ("string1") within the "source_string" and places it in the defined "position".

If the value of the "position" argument is longer than "source_string" length, "string1" will be placed after the last character of the source string.

ReplaceString (RSTR)

This function has the following syntax:

RSTR→string

This function searches for "string1" within the "source_string". All the strings having the same value as "string1" within the "source_string" will be replaced by "string2".

If no "string1" is found in the "source_string", the result returns the "source_string".

Examples

The string transmitted is "12345abcdef3790" and corresponds to the #DS function, as defined in the programming language.

1. expression SSTR<#DS,1,5> + SSTR<#DS,11,15> + SSTR<#DS,6,9> result "12345f3790abcd"

2. expression ⇒ FSTR<#DS, }616263~, }616263~, 0> + SSTR<#DS,LSTR<#DS> -3, LSTR<#DS>
result ⇒ "abc3790"

3. expression ⇒ FS TR<#DS, }616272~, }616261~, 0>
result ⇒ "" null string

4. expression ⇒ # DS - FSTR<#DS, }616263~, }6566~, 0>
result "123453790" 

During the format definition the decoded string represented by #DS does not change.

Using Format Output in Format Definition

The input used by the above functions to define the code formatting usually corresponds to the decoded code (#DS). Actually, the formatting expression of each function can also format the result (output) produced by a preceding code formatting.

The format output is represented as follows:

#F<n>, where:
<n> = format number in the range 1-4 

#F = format output 

Being Format 5 not included in other format expression, the format number is in the range 1-4. Furthermore, since a format expression operates upon the output of the preceding formats, the expression defining Format 1 will never contain the result of another format.

Example

The following expression is used to define Format 3:

#DS + FSTR<#F2, "6173", "6263", 0> 

The expression input consists of the decoded code and the result produced by Format 2 (#F2).

The FSTR function searches for a defined substring within the #F2 result; then, it concatenates this substring and the decoded code. The result corresponds to #F3 output.

Appendix D

Code Identifier Table

EAN/UPC CODABAR

CODE 128 EAN 128

CODE 93 CODE 32

CODE 39 INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5

PDF417 MICRO PDF417

DATAMATRIX MAXICODE

QR MICRO QR

AUSTRALIA POST IMB

JAPAN POST POSTNET

PLANET GS1 DATABAR

KIX CODE RM4SCC

AZTEC

Appendix E

Sample Barcodes

The sample barcodes in this appendix are typical representations for their symbology types.

Test Code Symbols

Scan these 1D and 2D test symbols to check that the reader is imaging and decoding properly, according to your configuration.

QR

PDF417

DataMatrix (Normal)

DataMatrix (Inverse)

Appendix F

Hex & Numeric Table

CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE
char decimal hex char decimal hex char decimal hex
NUL	000 00		*	042 2A		U	085 55
SOH	001 01		+	043 2B		V	086 56
STX	002 02		,	044 2C		W	087 57
ETX	003 03		-	045 2D		X	088 58
EOT	004 04		.	046 2E		Y	089 59
ENQ	005 05		/	047 2F		Z	090 5A
ACK	006 06		0	048 30		[	091 5B
BEL	007 07		1	049 31		\	092 5C
BS	008 08		2	050 32		]	093 5D
HT	009 09		3	051 33		^	094 5E
LF	010 0A		4	052 34		_	095 5F
VT	011 0B		5	053 35		`	096 60
FF	012 0C		6	054 36		a	097 61
CR	013 0D		7	055 37		b	098 62
SO	014 0E		8	056 38		c	099 63
SI	015 0F		9	057 39		d	100 64
DLE	016 10		:	058 3A		e	101 65
DC1	017 11		;	059 3B		f	102 66
DC2	018 12		<	060 3C		g	103 67
DC3	019 13		=	061 3D		h	104 68
DC4	020 14		>	062 3E		i	105 69
NAK	021 15		?	063 3F		j	106 6A
SYN	022 16		@	064 40		k	107 6B
ETB	023 17		A	065 41		l	108 6C
CAN	024 18		B	066 42		m	109 6D
EM	025 19		C	067 43		n	110 6E
SUB	026 1A		D	068 44		o	111 6F
ESC	027 1B		E	069 45		p	112 70
FS	028 1C		F	070 46		q	113 71
GS	029 1D		G	071 47		r	114 72
RS	030 1E		H	072 48		s	115 73
US	031 1F		I	073 49		t	116 74
SPACE	032 20		J	074 4A		u	117 75
!	033 21		K	075 4B		v	118 76
"	034 22		L	076 4C		w	119 77
#	035 23		M	077 4D		x	120 78
$	036 24		N	078 4E		y	121 79
%	037 25		O	079 4F		z	122 7A
&	038 26		P	080 50		{	123 7B
'	039 27		Q	081 51		|	124 7C
(	040 28		R	082 52		}	125 7D
)	041 29		S	083 53		~	126 7E
			T	084 54		DEL	127 7F
CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE (continued)
char decimal hex char	decimal hex char	hex char decimal hex
€	128 80		a	170 AA		O	213 D5
□	129 81		«	171 AB		Ö	214 D6
,	130 82		¬	172 AC		x	215 D7
ENTER	131 83		-	173 AD		∅	216 D8
TAB	132 84		°	174 AE		Ü	217 D9
F1	133 85		-	175 AF		Ü	218	DA
F2	134 86		°	176 B0		Ü	219 DB
F3	135 87		±	177 B1		Ü	220	DC
F4	136 88		2	178 B2		Y	221	DD
F5	137 89		3	179 B3		p	222 DE
F6	138 8A		'	180 B4		ß	223 DF
F7	139 8B		μ	181 B5		à	224 E0
F8	140	8C	¶	182 B6		á	225 E1
F9	141 8D		.	183 B7		â	226 E2
F10	142 8E		,	184 B8		ä	227 E3
F11	143 8F		1	185 B9		ä	228 E4
F12	144 90		°	186 BA		å	229 E5
HOME	145 91		»	187 BB		æ	230 E6
END	146 92		1⁄4	188 BC		ç	231 E7
Pg UP	147 93		1⁄2	189 BD		è	232 E8
Pg Down	148 94		3⁄4	190	BE	é	233 E9
↑	149 95		¿	191	BF	ê	234	EA
↑	150 96		À	192 C0		ë	235 EB
←	151 97		Á	193 C1		ì	236	EC
→	152 98		Â	194 C2		í	237 ED
ESC	153 99		Ä	195 C3		î	238	EE
CTRL(Right)	154 9A		Ä	196 C4		ï	239	EF
€	155	9B	Ä	197 C5		ð	240 F0
œ	156	9C	Æ	198 C6		ñ	241 F1
□	157 9D		Ç	199 C7		ò	242 F2
ž	158 9E		È	200 C8		ó	243 F3
Ÿ	159 9F		É	201 C9		ô	244 F4
NBSP	160 A0		É	202 CA		ö	245 F5
i	161 A1		É	203 CB		ö	246 F6
ç	162 A2		I	204 CC		÷	247 F7
£	163 A3		í	205 CD		ø	248 F8
α	164 A4		Í	206 CE		ù	249 F9
¥	165 A5		ï	207 CF		ú	250 FA
¡	166 A6		Đ	208 D0		ù	251 FB
§	167 A7		Ñ	209 D1		ü	252	FC
..	168 A8		ò	210 D2		ý	253 FD
©	169 A9		Ó	211 D3		Reserved	254	FE
			Ô	212 D4		Reserved	255	FF

HEX NUMERIC TABLE

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

AUTOSCAN PATTERN CODE

NOTES

NOTES

NUMERICS

2D Matrix symbol 18

A

About this Guide 7_

ACK/NACK Protocol 58, 61, 156

Address Delimiter 92, 168

Address Stamping 91,168

Aiming System 9,18,103

Aladdin™ 19

All Codes Per Scan 21, 22

Alphanumeric Keyboard Setting 71

Alt Mode 49

Australian Table Selection 115

Autoscan 122

Aiming System 122

Autoscan Aiming System 122

Autoscan Mode 122

Hardware Trigger 122

Illumination System 122

Autoscanning 20

Normal Mode 20

Pattern Mode 20

Aztec code 116

B

Backlight 132

Batch Mode 129, 172

battery

WARNINGS 29

Battery Charging 28

Baud Rate 56

Network 80

BC-8060

Master Layout 38

Network Connectors 26

STAR-System™ Network Setup 45

BC-80X0

Interface Cable 23

BC-80X0 / C-8000 184

Cradles 17

BC-80X0 / C-8000 CRADLES 17

BC-80X0/C-8000

Charge Status 188

Power/Communication 188

Beeper 186

Duration 119

Tone 118

User Defined 120

Volume 119

Beeper Control for Radio Response 127, 171

C

Camera Control

Exposure and Calibration 20

Caps Lock 69

Central Code Transmission 121

Character Deletion 98

Character Substitution 97

Clearing Display 177

Codabar Family 108

Code 128 Family 109

Code 32 Family 107

Code 39 Family 106

Code 93 Family 110

Code Identifier 85

Code Length Tx 91

Code Ordering and Selection 121

Codes per Scan 121

Composite Codes 116

Concatenation 22

Define 99

Enable/Disable 99

Failure Transmission 100

Intercode Delay 100

Length 99

Result Code ID 101

Timeout 100

Transmission After Timeout 101

Configuration Editing Commands 169

Connections

Network 26

Contrast 131

Control Character Emulation 73

Conversion to Code 39 76

Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128 77, 157

Cursor Control 176

Custom Code Identifier 86

D

Data Bits 57

Data Format 84,160

Datalogic Aladdin™ 19

DataMatrix Family 113

Date and Time 131

Default Key Identifiers 178

Default Parameters for POS Terminals 174

Default Settings 189

Defining Special Key Sequences 166

Desktop Mounting 31

DIGITAL TERMINALS 50

Display Mode 132, 173

Display Parameters 173

Display-Off Timeout 132

Driver License Parsing 15

E

Exposure and Calibration 20

Exposure Mode 102

F

Field Deletion 148

Field Extraction by Character 139, 140

FIFO 58, 61, 65, 156

Find Me 129, 172

FindPosition (FPOS) 211

Fixed Desktop Use 32

Flash Mode 118

Font Selection 177

Font Size 131

Format Definition 136

Format Enable/Disable 152

G

General View 16

Good Read Spot 187

GS1 Databar™ 111

H

Handshaking 57, 61, 155

Header 89

Header/Terminator Selection 160

Hex & Numeric Table 217

Host Configuration Strings 193

Host Master Layout 37

I

IBM 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx 160

IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx

Interface 48

IBM USB POS 24

Idle Level 78

Indicators 186

Installation 23

Integrating Special Keys in Headers/Terminators 167

Inter-Block Delay 78, 158

Inter-character Delay 58, 62, 66, 70

Inter-code Delay 66,71

Interface

IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx 48

PEN 47

POS Terminals 47

RS-232 47

Wedge 48

Interface Selection 47

Interleaved 2 of 5 Family 107

Issue Identical Codes 104

K

Key Transmission Mode 48

Keyboard Nationality 64, 68

Keyboard Setting 71

Keyboard Type 49

KeyID 178

Keypad 133

L

LED and Beeper Control 177

Linear Symbologies 105

M

Master Cradle Header 82

Master Cradle Terminator 83

Master Header/Terminator Selection 159

Match Conditions 151

Maxicode Family 115, 116

Message Formatting 175

Messages from Host to Reader 175

Micro PDF417 113

Minimum Output Pulse 76, 157

Mismatch Result 153

N

Network

Baud Rate 80

Cabling 26

Connections 26

Parameters 158

Termination 27

Troubleshooting 38

Warning Message 81, 159

Normal Mode 20

Num Lock 70

0

Omni-directional Operating 15

One Code Per Scan 21

Operating Mode 75

Order By Code Length 121

Order By Code Symbology 121

Output and Idle Levels 158

Output Level 77

Overflow 77

P

Parity 56

Pattern Mode 20

PDF417 112

PEN 74

PEN Emulation Connection 25

Pen Interface 47

Portable Desktop Use 31

POS Terminals

Interface 47

Postal Codes 114

Power Supply 12

Power-Off Timeout 126, 170

Product Specifications 179

Q

QR Family 113, 114

R

Radio Parameters 124, 170, 206

Radio Protocol Timeout 125, 170

Radio RX Timeout 125, 170

Reading Configuration Barcodes 54

Reading Parameters 168

Reads per Cycle 119, 168

Reception Warning Message 81, 159

RS-232

Baud Rate 56

Data Bits 57

Handshaking 57

Interface 47

PARAMETERS 55

Parity 56

Stop Bits 57

RS-232 Connection 24

RX Timeout 59,62,157

S

Safety Time 123,169

Scan Timeout 119

Serial Configuration Strings 194

Serial Trigger Lock 59, 63

Service & Support 8_

Setting RTC 177

Setup Procedures 39

Single Store 128,171

Slave Address Range 81, 158

Software handshaking

(XON/XOFF) 155

Stand-Alone Layouts 35

Standard Message Formatting 175

Stop Bits 57

String Deletion Procedure 145

String Insertion Procedure 143

Symbology Character Deletion 97

Symbology Character Substitution 97

Symbology Headers 95

Symbology Specific Format Default 98

Symbology types 215

System and Network Layouts 35

T

Terminator 90, 96

Test Code Symbols 215

Test User Defined Beeper 120

Time Stamping 92

Time Stamping Delimiter 168

Time Stamping Format 168

Transmission After Timeout 101

Transmission Mode 126, 171

Trigger

Mode 118

Signal 168

Type 118

U

UPC/EAN/JAN Family 105

USB 24

USB Connection 24

USB Keyboard Speed 66

USB PARAMETERS 60

USB Parameters 60

USB Reader Configuration 50

USB Start-up 50

USB-COM 61

ACK/NACK Protocol 61

Handshaking 61

USB-KBD 64

User Defined Beeper 120

Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same

Cradle 42

Using the Reader 18

W

Wall Mounting 33

Warning Message, Network 81, 159

Wedge 48,197

Connection 25

Interface 48

Parameters 67

WEEE Compliance 13

WYSE Terminals 49

X

XON/XOFF

Software handshaking 155

Australia

Datalogic Scanning Pty Ltd

Telephone: [61] (2) 9870 3200

[e-mail]

France and Benelux

Datalogic Scanning Sarl

Telephone: [33].01.64.86.71.00

[e-mail]

Germany

Datalogic Scanning KK

Telephone: [phone]

[e-mail]

Latin America

Datalogic Scanning, Inc

Telephone: [phone]

[e-mail]

Singapore

Datalogic Scanning Singapore PTE LTD

Telephone: [phone]

[e-mail]

Spain and Portugal

Datalogic Scanning Sarl Sucursal en España

Telephone: [phone]

[e-mail]

United Kingdom

Datalogic Scanning LTD

Telephone: [phone]

[e-mail]

DATALOGIC™

www.scanning.datalogic.com

Datalogic Scanning, Inc.

959 Terry Street

Eugene, OR 97402

USA

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

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