Printronix T5000e setup guide EPC Programming Example, Alpha

Chapter 3 RFID PGL Commands

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.

EPC Programming Example

This programming example shows reading and writing dynamic EPC data to a tag.

~CREATE;HEX;431

//Create a form named HEX.

RFWRITE;HEX;RF3;16;AT1;

//Write Tag with data from dynamic RFID element 3. //Length of data is 16, format is HEX.

ALPHA

//The following ALPHA element is defined below. //It will be used to print the contents of the tag.

RFREAD@;AF1;16;10;10;0;0

//Read Tag Indicator character is “@”. Incorporate read //data into Dynamic ALPHA field number 1. Length of //ALPHA field is 16 characters. Place ALPHA field at //dot position (10,10) on the form.

STOP

//Terminate the ALPHA element definition.

END

~EXECUTE;HEX

//Execute the form with dynamic data.

~RF3;“68656C6C6F746167”

//Dynamic data (in HEX) for Tag Write is //“68656C6C6F746167”.

~AF1;*@1,16,1;*

//Print the data in AF1.

~NORMAL

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