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AccuLazr™ AL5010 Product Line Manual Setup 69
To create user-defined messages:
Under Message Format, select User Defined Message.
A Message Definitions tab becomes available. For the serial port, select
Message Definitions – Port #1(or 2) (example shown below). For network
communications, select Message Definitions – Net#1(or 2).
To define message framing:
Header - Character string specified for the header. Sent at beginning of
every message.
Trailer - Character string specified for the trailer. Use to terminate every
message.
Seq # - When enabled, a sequence number consisting of the specified
number of digits is inserted just after the header.
Check Digit - When enabled, a two-character hexadecimal check character
is inserted just prior to the trailer.
Include Multi-Bar code in single message (checkbox) - Affects how the
reader handles multiple bar code transmissions. If enabled, the bar codes
are sent in one message (between one header and trailer) and each bar
code is separated by the specified “separator.” If disabled, all bar codes are
always sent as a complete message (with a header and trailer).
Bar Code Separator - String used to separate multiple bar codes (see above.
Power Up/Connect Message - String that is always sent on reader
initialization. Note that for a Network connection, this string is always sent
when the socket connection is made.
To define Serial Port 1 message content:
The message drop-down lists define the message options for each bar code.
The message content can be defined for transmissions from the reader’s
serial port #1 as well as any network connection (via Net#1). These
messages are based on various conditions. For each condition, there are
options for what message can be sent. These options include:
Send Bar Code - Bar code (with padding and/or stripping) is sent.
Repeat Character - Send a message consisting of the specified character
repeated for the minimum number of characters for the bar code (example is
“???????” no-read message).
User Specified Message - Send a message defined string for this condition.
Category 1: Read, No Read, or Multiple Bar Code
These three conditions are mutually exclusive, so only one of these three
messages can be sent for any bar code.
Read - If disabled, nothing is sent for a valid read; otherwise either the bar
code or a user specified message is sent.
No Read - If disabled, nothing is sent for a no-read; otherwise either the
specified “repeated character” or the user specified message is sent.
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