Specifications
Chapter 4  Read Cycle/Trigger
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Serial Trigger Character
Serial Trigger Character (delimited)
Note: Serial Data or Serial Data or Edge triggering mode must be enabled for 
Serial Trigger Character to take effect.
Definition: A single ASCII host serial trigger character that initiates the read cycle.
Serial Trigger Character is considered an on-line host command and 
requires the same command format as all host commands: that is, to 
be entered within angle brackets delimiters < >.
Usage: Allows the user to define the trigger character that initiates the read 
cycle.
Definition: A delimited trigger character is one that either starts or ends the read 
cycle and is enclosed by delimiters such as < >.
Usage: Allows the user to define the trigger character that initiates the read 
cycle.
Serial Cmd: <K201,serial trigger character>
Default: ^] (corresponds to <GS> displayed in the embedded menu)
Options: Any single ASCII character, including control characters, except NUL 
(00H), an existing host command character, or an on-line protocol char-
acter. Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in 
the menu as mnemonic characters.










