Printronix T5000 setup guide Read Tag

Chapter 3 RFID PGL Commands

Read Tag

Read Tag is not a command, but an element of the ALPHA and BARCODE commands. See “Alphanumerics” and “Bar Codes” in the IGP/PGL Programmer’s Reference Manual for more information.

Purpose Embed RFID data into an ALPHA or BARCODE data field.

Format <RDI>position,length[,format];

<RDI>	The RFID Data Indicator character, as
	defined by the RFREAD parameter in the
	ALPHA or BARCODE commands. See
	the ALPHA and/or BARCODE command
	description for details.
position	The decimal number that specifies the
	starting position of the data inside the
	transponder.
length	The decimal number that specifies the
	length of the data to be read.
format	Replace the optional format parameter
	with any non-zero number to convert the
	data to hexadecimal format.

Example

Write tag contents, then read and insert the tag contents into an ALPHA field.

~CREATE;READTAG

//Create the READTAG form.

RFWRITE;AT1;*HELLOTAG*

//Program the string “HELLOTAG” into the tag

ALPHA

//The following ALPHA element is defined below: RFREAD@;AF1;27;3;5;0;0

//RFID Data Indicator character is “@”.

//Dynamic field number of this ALPHA element is 1.

STOP

//Terminate the ALPHA element definition.

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