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Property

Value

Sector

Factory-Floor Interfaces

Group

ASC Protocols

Connector

Barcode Reader ASCII

Name

Barcode



Barcode Reader compatible with ASCII encoding 

  • Name: Barcode
  • Version: 1.0.23.0
  • Protocol: ASCII Slave CSV
  • Interface: Serial or TCP/IP
  • Runtime: Multiplatform
  • Configuration:
    • Devices / Protocols

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Overview

Communication Driver Information

Driver name

Barcode

Assembly Name

T.ProtocolDriver.Barcode

Assembly Version

1.0.2.0

Available for Linux

False

Devices supported 

Any equipment compatible with ASCII encoding

Manufacturer

N/A

Protocol

Serial or TCP/IP

Protocol Options

BlockSize, Start Char and End Char

PC Requirements

Standard PC Ethernet interface board, RS485 or RS232 port

Multi-threading

Only one instance per channel is allowed

Max number of nodes

Onlye Only one Node should be used for each channel


Channel Configuration

Protocol Options

  • BlockSize: Defines the maximum length of a single item, the default value is 256.

  • StartChar:

    Determines

    Specifies the character that

    indicates

    marks the

    message start. When empty, starts

    beginning of a message. Only one character is expected. If left empty, the driver will start receiving the message

    with

    upon detecting any character.

  • EndChar:

    Determines

    Specifies the character that

    indicates

    marks the

    message end. When empty, stops

    end of a message. Only one character is expected. If left empty, the driver will stop receiving the message

    when

    once it reaches the defined block size

    length.

Settings

Serial and MultiSerial channels:

  • Consult the Serial Port configuration from your equipment

TCP/IP channels:

  • ListeningPort: Defines the TCP/IP port that will be listening for the connections

    or when the message ends.

Settings

Serial and MultiSerial channels:

  • Consult the Serial Port configuration from your equipment

TCP/IP channels:

  • ListeningPort: Defines the TCP/IP port that will be listening for the connections.

Node Configuration

Primary Station 

The PrimaryStation and the BackupStation are not used and should be blank.

Point Configuration

The syntax for the Barcode communication points is: <Number of Bytes>

  • <Number of Bytes>: means how many bytes (characters) the Tag will receive.

The value 0 (zero) means that the Tag will receive the whole message

E.g.: The message received was “ABCDXYZ”

Case1:

TagName

Address

Value

TagA

4

ABCD

TagB

3

XYZ

 

Case2:

TagName

Address

Value

TagC

0

ABCDXYZ


AccessType

This is an unsolicited driver, meaning it does not continuously request data. Instead, it receives information whenever the master sends a message. Follow the configuration settings below to set it up correctly:

AcceptUnsolicited: True

ReadEnable: Never

Driver Revision History

Barcode Revision History

Version 

Notes

1.0.2.0

Initial release on new documentation standards.

1.0.3.0

New end condition for reading unsolicited messages. Enable the use of the char data type for both StartChar and EndChar parameters.



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