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RoadRunners BRR-L & BBR-LA Programming Guide
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming Guide 1/ INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 2/ GENERAL CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1/ Reset all parameters: .....................................................
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 1/ Introduction Please verify that your Roadrunners has a firmware version equal or superior to 3.1 before using it with this programming Guide. Some functionality may not work with older versions of the firmware. Refer to the BaracodaManager documentation in order to know how to upgrade your scanner. The RoadRunners can be programmed by scanning barcode labels which contain commands for the 1D decoder. Programming la
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2/ General Configuration 2.1/ Reset all parameters: The reading of the "Default settings” label turns all the parameters of the BRR-L back to default settings and switches it off. Reset to factory defaults 2.2/ Erase all barcodes in memory The RoadRunners has the ability to store barcodes in its internal memory (both in batch mode and in Real Time with “No Data Loss Mode” ON). By reading the following
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.3.2/ Shutdown timers There are two differents ‘shutdown timers’ : - when connected timer : delay between the last scanned barcode and the switch off when the scanner is connected to a host - Not connected timer : delay between the last scanned barcode and the switch off when the scanner is not connected to any host It is possible to set those timers to ‘infinite’. In that case, the scanner will stay all the time O
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.3.4/ Timestamp Option Time stamp can be configured (ON/OFF, set new date and new time) by the following configuration barcodes Timestamp on Timestamp off (*) START Read « Set Timestamp » label Read intermediary label Corresponding to the next digit to set for the Timestamp (from Appendix 1) NO Finished ? (1) YES Read « END of config » label END Programming procedure for “set Timestamp” option.
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 For example: to set the current time at 16th May 2007, 3.25 pm, the user will scan: - “Set Timestamp” label, - “0” label, - “7” label, - “0” label, - “5” label, - “1” label, - “6” label, - “1” label, - “5” label, - “2” label, - “5” label, - “0” label, - “0” label, - “end of config” label. 2.4/ Reading Mode • In trigger mode, pressing the trigger will activate the beam. • The Aiming trigger mode has been develo
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.5/ Operating Mode Real Time mode (standard mode): barcodes are transmitted in real time to the remote host device/terminal (with optional acknowledgment beep from the host to the scanner). User can choose if the scanner, when not connected, should read, memorize and later automatically upload the barcodes or shouldn’t read the barcodes (no beam). Batch mode: Barcodes are stored in the scanner even if the reader is co
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.5.2/ Batch mode BATCH MODE. Forces the RoadRunners in Batch mode. Erases all codes in memory. When in batch mode, The BRR will wait the appropriate command in order to start uploading the barcodes: this command can come • from the Baracoda Manager • from reading the “discharge” barcode here after If this barcode is read when the reader is in batch mode and connected, the reader will automatically upload to th
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.6/ Cradle / RS232 jack 2.6.1/ Cradle By default, the scanner Bluetooth is always ON. (It wasn’t the case for CPU version < 3.00) Disable dock UART (*) 2.6.2/ RS232 jack To communicate with the scanner through the RS232 cable instead of Bluetooth way, you have to scan this barcode. Parameters are : Enable Dock UART Baud rate : 115200 Parity : none Data bits : 8 Stop bit : 1 Note : When the RS232 cable is
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.8/ Bluetooth commands 2.8.1/ Bluetooth name You can change the scanner Bluetooth name; name that you see during a search of Bluetooth peripheral. (Feature enabled for CPU firmware version > 3.00) START Read « Set BT name » label Read intermediary label Corresponding to the next character to set for the BT Name (from Appendix 1) NO Finished ? YES Read « END of config » label END Set BT Name End of
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RoadRunners BRR-L & BRR-LA Programming guide Nov 2007 2.8.2/ Sniff settings The higher the Sniff period, the higher is the latency and the smaller is the power consumption. Default value is 150ms. Sniff period = 200ms Sniff period = 150ms (*) Sniff period = 300ms Sniff period = 100ms Sniff period = 500ms 2.8.3/ Power emission settings You can configure your scanner to work at 20 dBm (default setting) or 10 dBm. Due to local laws, y
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 2.9/ Prefix and suffix The barcode string can be added a prefix, a postprefix, a suffix and/or a postsuffix. These can come as described below: prefix postprefix barcode suffix postsuffix 2.9.1/ Prefix/suffix You can add a prefix and/or a suffix (strings of more than 32 characters will not be accepted) to every barcode sent to the host device. There is no prefix/suffix in default settings. PREFIX on SUFFIX on
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 2.9.2/ Postrefix/postsuffix You can add a postprefix and/or a postsuffix (strings of more than 32 characters will not be accepted) to every barcode sent to the host device. (Feature enabled for CPU firmware version ≥ 3.16) There is no postprefix/postsuffix in default settings. POST PREFIX on POST SUFFIX on POST PREFIX off (*) POST SUFFIX off (*) START Read « Set postp
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 3/ Decoder settings 3.1/ Symbology default settings Sets the defaults decoder settings for all the symbologies Set Decoder Default Settings 3.2/ Symbology Identifier AIM Identifier will be transmitted at the beginning of the barcode. More information about the AIM Identifier available in Appendix2 Symbology identifier - AIM - not transmitted (*) Symbology identifier - AIM - transmitted 3.3
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 3.5/ Set decoder barcode length You can set a fixed length for the barcode decoding. The scanner will only decode barcodes of this length. (Feature enabled for CPU firmware version ≥ 3.16) START Read « Set barcode length » label Read intermediary label Corresponding to the next digit to set for the length (see Appendix 1) (5 digits max) NO Finished ? (1) YES Read « END of config » label END Programming procedure
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 Codabar - check digit (AIM recommendation) - checked and transmitted Codabar – barcode length Min=6 (*) Codabar - check digit (AIM recommendation) - checked but not transmitted Codabar - barcode length - any length 3.7/ Code 11 Settings Code 11 - not active (*) Code 11 - check digits - checked and transmitted (*) Code 11 - active Code 11 - check digits - checked but not transmitte
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 Code 39 - format - full ASCII Code 39 - check digit - not used (*) Code 39 - start/stop - not transmitted (*) Code 39 - check digit - modulo 43 - checked and transmitted Code 39 - start/stop - transmitted Code 39 - check digit - modulo 43 - checked but not transmitted Code 39 - start/stop - accepted characters - * only (standard Code 39) (*) Code 39 - barcode length - any length
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 3.10/ Code 128 Settings 3.10.1/ General Code 128/EAN 128 - not active Code 128/EAN 128 - barcode length - any length (*) Code 128/EAN 128 – active (*) Code 128/EAN 128 - barcode length - minimum length = 6 3.10.2/ EAN 128: Group Separator ‘FNC1’ included in an EAN128 code is transmitted by default as ‘GS’ (Group Separator – 0x1D). (Feature enablde for CPU firmware version > 3.00) Enable GS transmiss
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RoadRunners BRR-L Programming guide dec 2006 The common request to replace ‘GS’ by the | (pipe) can be done through the scan of : (Feature enabled for CPU firmware version > 3.00) Define | as GS Even if the “AIM ID transmit” is disabled, it is possible to enable the AIM ID transmission for EAN128. (Feature enabled for CPU firmware version > 3.00) Enable AIM ID transmission for EAN128 Disable AIM ID transmission for EAN128 (*) 3
