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AccuLazr™ AL5010 Product Line Manual Setup 73

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.

Multiple Bar Code - If disabled, a multiple bar code condition will be reported

as a “Read” of the first bar code reported. Otherwise, the specified

“repeated character” or the user-specified message is sent.

Category 2: Match, No Match, No Match Read

These conditions are IN ADDITION to the conditions specified in Category 1.

If a condition in both categories is met, these messages will be appended. If

you desire to only generate a message based on Category 2 conditions, all

messages in Category 1 should be disabled.

Match - If the bar code matches any of the match codes, this message is

sent. Options include sending the bar code or a user specified message.

No Match - If the bar code does not match any of the match codes (or was a

no-read), this message is sent. Options include sending a “repeated

character” or a user specified message.

No Match Read - If a valid bar code was read, but it does not match any of

the match code, this message is sent. Options include sending the bar code

or a user specified message.

Category 3: Append QQ, Heart Beat Message, and Heart Beat Timeout

Append QQ (code quality) to message (checkbox) - When selected a two

digit “code quality” indication (number from 00 to 99) is appended to the bar

code message. The code quality value is separated from the message with

the specified separator.

Heart Beat Message - When enabled, if no other message is sent for the

time period specified in Heart Beat Time Out, the specified heart beat

message string is sent. A time-out of zero disables the heart beat message.

Heart Beat Time Out (0-30,000 ms) - 0 = Disable Heart Beat Message, 1-

30,000 = Delay before sending Heart Beat Message

See also: Modify Settings > Network in Appendix C.

05-AL5010_Setup_R20.doc Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.