PSC QS2500 Product Reference Manual

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i Installation ......................................................................................... 1 Keyboard Wedge .........................................................................................1 Wand Emulation .........................................................................................1 RS-232 ......................................................................................................1 USB ..........................................................................................................1 Programming the QS2500 ..................................................................... 2 Resetting the QS2500 ..................................................................................3 Interfaces ..................................................................................................3 Keyboard Wedge ...................................................................................3 Wand Emulation ....................................................................................6 RS-232 ................................................................................................7 Advanced Feature ..................................................................................8 Scan ....................................................................................................... 10 Beep/Tone/LED Settings ............................................................................ 13 Label Editing (includes Prefix/Suffix) ............................................................ 15 Symbology Settings ............................................................................20 UPC-A ..................................................................................................... 20 UPC-E ..................................................................................................... 22 EAN-13 .................................................................................................... 24 EAN-8 ..................................................................................................... 25 Code 39 ................................................................................................... 27 Interleaved 2 of 5 ..................................................................................... 30 Industrial 2 of 5 ........................................................................................ 31 Matrix 2 of 5 ............................................................................................ 32 Codabar ................................................................................................... 34 Code 128 ................................................................................................. 36 Code 93 ................................................................................................... 38 Code 11 ................................................................................................... 40 MSI/Plessey ............................................................................................. 41 UK/Plessey ............................................................................................... 43 Telepen ................................................................................................... 44 Standard 2 of 5 ........................................................................................ 46 Code 16K ................................................................................................. 47 PDF417 ................................................................................................... 48 Italian PharmaCode ................................................................................... 49 RSS Expanded .......................................................................................... 50 RSS Limited ............................................................................................. 51 RSS-14 .................................................................................................... 52 Appendix - Default Settings ..................................................................53 Appendix B - Bar Code Samples ............................................................55 Appendix C - ASCII Codes ....................................................................58 Appendix D - Parameter Setting List ......................................................60 Appendix E - Alphanumeric Characters ..................................................61

1 Installation Complete the following steps for the appropriate interface. Keyboard Wedge 1. Turn off the terminal or computer. 2. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the back of the terminal or computer. 3. Connect the QS2500 to the terminal or computer using the appropriate interface cable. 4. Turn the terminal or computer back on. Wand Emulation 1. Turn off the terminal or computer. 2. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the terminal or com- puter. 3. Turn the terminal or computer on. RS-232 1. Turn off the terminal or computer. 2. Connect the interface cable and the external power supply (DC adapter) shipped with your QS2500. If a power-off-terminal (POT) cable is shipped, no external power supply is required. 3. Secure the connector to the serial port on the back of the com- puter or terminal by tightening the two screws. 4. If required, plug the power supply into the power source. 5. Turn the terminal or computer on. USB 1. Plug the USB cable into the terminal or computer. NOTE If the QS2500 does not operate, turn off the terminal or computer immediately and check all connections. If necessary, go through the above steps again.

To program the QS2500, you must scan a series of programming bar codes in the correct order. The inside back cover of this manual con- tains a table of alphanumeric bar codes needed to program the various options. To program each option: 1. Scan the Start Program bar code above the list of options (see the table below). 2. Enter the option mode by scanning the Option bar code. 3. Find the alphanumeric entry for the option setting you want, and scan the alphanumeric characters located in Appendix E. 4. Scan the Finish bar code in Appendix E. 5. Scan the Exit bar code. Table 1. Interface Options Start Program Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Keyboard Wedge 00 RS-232 01 Wand Emulation 02 USB 03 Exit $ $ NOTES - An asterisk (*) in the table indicates the default setting. - A software utility, Configurator Express, is also available for programming and configuring the QS2500. Refer to the Readme file on the QS2500 prod- uct CD for additional information.

3 Resetting the QS2500 To return all QS2500 option settings to the factory defaults, scan the fol- lowing three bar codes, in the order shown: Interfaces The QS2500 supports four interfaces, Keyboard Wedge, RS-232, Wand Emulation and USB. The correct interface cable is included for the scan- ner interface type you ordered. Keyboard Wedge As a keyboard interface, the QS2500 supports most popular PCs and IBM terminals. The installation of the wedge is a fairly simple process that doesn’t require any changes of software or hardware. Keyboard Type: Select the keyboard type connector for your host com- puter. Keyboard Layout: The Keyboard Layout option supports many lan- guages. For details about keyboard languages, please refer to your operating system manual. Keyboard Speed: You can change the output speed of the QS2500 to match that of the host computer. Generally, set 00 or 01 for high speed. If output characters of bar codes get lost, you may need to set a slower speed. Start Program Default Value Initialization

Option Alphanumeric Entry Keyboard Type IBM AT, PS/2 00* Reserved 01 - 06 Keyboard Layout USA 00* Belgium 01 Danish 02 France 03 Germany 04 Italian 05 Portuguese 06 Spanish 07 Swedish 08 Switzerland 09 UK 10 Latin American 11 Japan 12 Keyboard Speed 0–8 (0 = high clock rate; 8 = low clock rate) 00–08 01* Start Program $ $ Exit

5 Function Key: When this option is enabled, the QS2500 outputs bar code ASCII values from 01hex to 1Fhex as function-key presses in your appli- cation. See the table of ASCII codes In Appendix C on page 58. Numeric Key: If your application accepts only keypad numeric code, use setting 01 to make the QS2500 output code as numeric-keypad presses when it reads digits. If you use setting 02, Caps Lock and output will be independent. Caps Lock: By selecting Caps Lock or No Caps Lock, the QS2500 can get Caps Lock status. Power-On Simulation: All PCs check the keyboard status during the power-on selftest. It is recommended that you enable this function if you are working without a keyboard installation. It simulates keyboard timing and passes the keyboard status to the PC during power-on. Intercharacter Delay: This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted. If the transmission speed is too high, the system may not be able to receive all characters. You may need to adjust the delay to make the system work properly. Block Transmission Delay: This is a delay timer between bar code data outputs. The feature is used to transfer continually with shorter bar code data or multifield scanning. Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Function Key Disable 00* Enable 01 Numeric Key Alphabetic key 00* Numeric keypad only 01 Alt+Keypad 02 Caps Lock Caps lock 00 No caps lock 01* $ Start Program

0–99 (10 msec.) 00–99 10* Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Interface selection Keyboard Wedge 00* Wand Emulation 01 Bar/Space Polarity Bar high/Space low 00* Bar low/Space high 01 Idle Polarity Idle low 00* Idle high 01 Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry $ $ Exit $ Start Program

7 RS-232 CTS = Clear To Send (Hardware Signal) RTS = Request To Send (Hardware Signal) Xon = Transmit On (ASCII Code 11hex) Xoff = Transmit Off (ASCII Code13hex) ACK = Acknowledge (ACSII Code 06hex) NAK = Not Acknowledge (ASCII Code 15hex) Flow Control None: The communication uses only TxD and RxD signals, with- out regard for any hardware or software handshaking proto- col. RTS/CTS: If the QS2500 wants to send the bar code data to the host computer, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS sig- nal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data communication. If there is no replied CTS signal from the host computer after the timeout (response delay) duration, the QS2500 will issue five warning beeps. Output Speed (pixels per second) 660 00 1250 01 2500 02 5000 03* 10000 04 20000 05 Margin Delay (pixels) 15 (Default) 00–99 (x 10 pixels) 15* 00–99 Transmit Delay (Milliseconds) 30 (default) 00–99 (x 10 msec.) 30* 00–99 Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry $ $ Exit

sends an Xoff code to inform the QS2500 to suspend data trans- mission and an Xon to continue. ACK/NAK: When the ACK/NAK protocol is used, the QS2500 waits for an ACK (acknowledge) or NAK (not acknowledge) from the host computer after data transmission. It then resends the data in response to a NAK. Intercharacter Delay: This is the delay time between outputs of data character. It is the same as the intercharacter delay of the key- board wedge. Block Transmission Delay: This is the delay time between outputs of bar code data. It is the same as the block transmission delay of the keyboard wedge. Response Delay: This delay is used for serial communication. It is the amount of time the QS2500 waits for handshaking acknowledgment from the host computer. Advanced Feature PSC Aux. Port: This configures the QS2500 flow control to connect to the Auxiliary (AUX) port of some PSC omni-directional scanners. The QS2500 will assert RTS high to signal the scanner that data will be sent immediately after RTS is asserted. When connecting to a PSC scanner aux. port, additional program- ming is required to enable transmission of code IDs for all symbologies to be scanned. Mode B: This configures the RS-233 flow control to communicate to some Wincor (SNI) terminals.

9 Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Flow Control None 00* RTS/CTS 01 Xon/Xoff 02 ACK/NAK 03 PSC Aux. Porta 04 Mode B 05 Intercharacter Delay 0–99 (msec.) 00–99 00* Block Transmission Delay 0–99 (10 msec.) 00–99 00* Response Delay 0–99 (100 msec.) 00–99 20* Baud Rate 300 Baud 00 600 Baud 01 1200 Baud 02 2400 Baud 03 4800 Baud 04 9600 Baud 05* 19200 Baud 06 38400 Baud 07 $ Start Program

ning. The light source of the QS2500 stops scanning when there is a successful read or no code is decoded after the standby duration has elapsed. Momentary: The trigger button acts as a switch. Pressing the but- ton activates scanning and releasing the button stops scanning. Alternate: The trigger button acts as a toggle switch. Pressing the button activates or stops scanning. Timeout off: The trigger button must be pressed to activate scan- ning, and the QS2500 stops scanning when no code is decoded after the standby duration has elapsed. Continue: The QS2500 always keeps reading, and it does not mat- ter whether the trigger button is pressed or the standby dura- tion has elapsed. Parity None 00* Odd 01 Even 02 Data Bit 8 bits 00* 7 bits 01 Stop Bit 1 bit 00* 2 bits 01 a. Reading PDF417 through the Aux. Port is host dependent. Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry $ $ Exit

11 Test only: The QS2500 always keeps a constant reading, and same- label reading is allowed without double confirmation. The fea- ture can test the performance of the QS2500 for reading speed and sensitivity. Standby Duration: A timeout duration of 1 to 99 seconds can be set. It is effective only when the CCD scanning mode is operated in timeout-off mode and good-read off mode. Same Bar Code Delay Time: If the bar code has been scanned twice, then only the first bar code will be accepted. Double Confirm: If this option is enabled, the QS2500 will require a sev- eral successful decodings to confirm the bar code data. Larger settings will make misreads less likely. If a double confirm is set, the multifield scan function will be disabled. Multifield Scan: The QS2500 can be read many sets of bar code data on the same scanning line at the same time, even if they are different kinds of bar code symbology. Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Scanning Mode Good-read off 00 Momentary 01* Alternate 02 Timeout off 03 Continue 04 Test only 05 Standby Duration 0–99 (sec.) 01–99 10* Same Bar Code Delay Time 0–99 (10 msec.) 01–99 50* Start Program

length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with length exceeding these limits will be rejected. Make sure that the minimum-length set- ting is no greater than the maximum-length setting; otherwise, the labels of the symbology will not be readable. In particular, you can set the same value for both minimum and maximum lengths to force decoding of only fixed-length bar codes. This setting has no effect on certain symbologies of fixed length. Inverted Image Scan: With this option enabled, the QS2500 will scan black/white bar codes with a white/black background. CTS Trigger: This operation enables an external device to control scan- ning by applying an external trigger signal to the CTS input. When active, this signal causes scanning to begin as the QS2500’s trigger is depressed. Visible Scan Field Indicator: This function allows a visible indicator to be emitted when the trigger is pulled. Double Confirm 0–99 (0 = no double con- firm) 00–09 00* Multifield Scan Disable 00* Enable 01 Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry $ $ Exit NOTE Set the minimum/maximum length if you have a special demand for individual bar codes. Include the checksum digits if you want to set global minimum/maximum code length.

13 Beep/Tone/LED Settings Power-On Alert: After power-on, the QS2500 will generate an alert signal to indicate a successful self-test. LED Control: After each successful bar code reading, the LED above the QS2500 will light up. Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Global Minimum Code Length 0–63 00–63 04* Global Maximum Code Length 0–63 00–63 63* Inverted Image Scan Disable 00* Enable 01 CTS Trigger Disable 00* Enable 01 Visible Scan Field Indicator Disable 00* 30 second 01 60 second 02 90 second 03 120 second 04 150 second 05 180 second 06 Continuous 07 Start Program $ $ Exit

beep. Beep Loudness/Beep-Tone Frequency/Beep-Tone Duration: You can adjust the loudness, tone, and duration of the good-read beep. Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Power-On Alert Disable 00 Enable 01* LED Indication Disable 00 Enable 01* Buzzer Indication Disable 00 Enable 01* Beep Loudness 0–07 00–07 03* Beep-Tone Frequency 0–99 (100Hz) 00–99 26* Beep-Tone Duration 0–99 (10 msec.) 00–99 10* Beep/Lamp Option 1: Beep & LED after decode Disable 00 Enable 01* Beep/Lamp Option 2: Beep & LED after data transmis- sion Disable 00 Enable 01 Start Program

15 Label Editing (includes Prefix/Suffix) Prefix Characters: Up to 22 ASCII characters may be sent before data. Suffix Characters: Up to 22 ASCII characters may be sent after data. Preamble/Postamble Characters: These characters are affixed to the data automatically when each bar code is decoded. Example: Add a prefix/suffix or preamble/postamble for all symbologies. In this example, you can send a ‘$’ symbol as a prefix for all symbologies by com- pleting the following steps: 1.Scan the Start Program and Prefix Characters Setting bar codes below. 2.Use the ASCII code table (see Appendix C - page 58) to find the ASCII value for $(24hex). 3.Scan the bar codes for 2 and 4 on the inside back cover of this manual. 4.Scan the Finish bar code on the inside back cover. 5.Scan the Exit bar code. Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 Character Setting: The QS2500 offer four positions and four characters to insert into the symbol data. Example: Bar code: “1 2 3 4 5 6”. Output: “1 2 A B 3 4 C D 5 6”. Beep/Lamp Option 3: Beep & LED after data transmis- sion & CTS active Disable 00 Enable 01 Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Exit Prefix Data Suffix

Setting bar code below. 2.Use the ASCII code table (see Appendix C on page 58) to find the ASCII value for A (41) and B (42). 3.Scan the hex digit bar codes for 4, 1 and 4, 2 on the inside back cover of this manual. 4.Scan the Finish bar code on the inside back cover. 5.Repeat the same procedure for the G2 charac- ters. 6.Scan the Exit bar code. 7.Insert the data group 1–4 position. (page 17.) Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Prefix None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Suffix None 00 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code * Preamble None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Postamble None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code $ Start Program

17 Preamble Transmission: The preamble will be appended before the code data. Postamble Transmission: The postamble will be appended after the code data. Insert Data Group 1–4 Position: The QS2500 offers four positions to insert characters into the bar code data. The position default value of “00” indicate no character insertion. Insert G1 Characters Setting None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Insert G2 Characters Setting None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Insert G3 Characters Setting None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Insert G4 Characters Setting None 00* 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Exit NOTE Make sure insertion positions are not greater than the number of bar code characters; otherwise, the data will not be inserted.

Code ID Transmission: Enable this option to transmit the code ID. See page 20. Code Length Transmission: A number of data digits can be transmitted before the code data. The total length of the bar code is the number of characters of bar code data without truncated leading or ending digits. Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Preamble Transmission Disable 00* Enable 01 Postamble Transmission Disable 00* Enable 01 Insert Data Group 1 Position 0–63 (0 = no insertion) 00* 00–63 1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code Insert Data Group 2 Position 0–63 (0 = no insertion) 00* 00–63 Insert Data Group 3 Position 0–63 (0 = no insertion) 00* 00–63 Insert Data Group 4 Position 0–63 (0 = no insertion) 00* 00–63 Code ID Position Before code data 00* After code data 01 $ Start Program Exit

19 Code Name Transmission: This function is used to show unknown bar code symbologies that include all readable symbologies of the QS2500. The code name will be transmitted before the bar code data to identify the symbology. Case Conversion: You can set the alpha characters to be displayed as either uppercase or lowercase. Order of transmission precedence: Prefix Code Name Preamble Code ID Code Length Bar Code Data Code ID Postamble Suffix Insert Groups or Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Code ID Transmission Disable 00* Enable 01 Code Length Transmission Disable 00* Enable 01 Code Name Transmission Disable 00* Enable 01 Case Conversion (for bar code alpha data only) Disable 00* Uppercase 01 Lowercase 02 Exit

mit the checksum. Truncate Leading/Ending: The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be truncated. The QS2500 will beep instead of reading anything when the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate ending value. Code ID Setting: The code ID is a character used to represent the bar code type. The code ID is affixed to the beginning or end of the transmitted data if the feature is selected. If you want your application to transmit the code ID, you must set the code ID transmission option to 01 first. See page 19. Insertion Group Selection: The QS2500 offers one or two insertion groups for a symbology. Set one or two digits to indicate which insertion group you want to insert. See pages 15–17 for information about insertion groups. Examples: Group 2 ¤ set 02 or 20 Group 1 and 4 ¤ set 14 or 41 Supplement Digits: The supplement-digits bar code is the supplemental 2 or 5 characters for WPC code. Format: Truncate Leading Zero: The leading zeros in bar code data can be trun- cated. Examples: Bar code: “00054321” Output: “54321” Leading Zero Data Digits (11 Digits) Check Digit Leading Zero Data Digits (11 Digits) Check Digit Supplemental Digits (2 or 5)

21 Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry Read Disable 00 Enable 01* Checksum Verification Disable 00 Enable 01* Checksum Transmission Disable 00 Enable 01* Truncate Leading 0–15 00–15 00* Truncate Ending 0–15 00–15 00* Code ID Setting 00–ffhex ASCII code 00–ffhex* Insertion Group Selection 0–44 00–44 00* Supplement Digits None 00* 2 digits 01 5 digits 02 UCC/EAN 128 03 Auto Detection 04 Truncate Leading Zero Disable 00 Enable 01* $ Start Program $ $ Exit