Honeywell 1280i Insert a string, Insert symbology name, Insert bar code length, <CR, E908F40902, 1234567890AB <tab><tab, 1234567890**ABCDEFGHIJ

Command string: E908F40902

E9 is the “Send all but the last characters” command

08 is the number of characters at the end to ignore

F4 is the “Insert a character multiple times” command

09 is the hex value for a horizontal tab

02 is the number of times the tab character is sent

The data is output as: 1234567890AB <tab><tab>

Insert a string

BA Send “ss” string of “nn” length in the output message, leaving the cursor in the current position. Syntax = BAnnnns...s where nnnn stands for the length of the string, and s...s stands for the string. The string is made up of hex values for the characters in the string. Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A-2for decimal, hex and character codes.

B9 and BA Example: Look for the string “AB” and insert 2 asterisks (**)

Using the bar code above, send all characters up to but not including “AB.” Insert 2 asterisks at that point, and send the rest of the data with a carriage return after.

Command string: B900024142BA00022A2AF10D

B9 is the “Send all characters up to a string” command

0002 is the length of the string (2 characters)

41 is the hex value for A

42 is the hex value for B

BA is the “Insert a string” command

0002 is the length of the string to be added (2 characters)

2A is the hex value for an asterisk (*)

2A is the hex value for an asterisk (*)

F1 is the “Send all characters” command

0D is the hex value for a CR

The data is output as:

1234567890**ABCDEFGHIJ

<CR>

Insert symbology name

B3 Insert the name of the bar code’s symbology in the output message, without moving the cursor. Only symbologies with a Honeywell ID are included (see Symbology Charts on page A-1). Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A-2for decimal, hex and character codes.

Insert bar code length

B4 Insert the bar code’s length in the output message, without moving the cursor. The length is expressed as a numeric string and does not include leading zeroes.

B3 and B4 Example: Insert the symbology name and length

Send the symbology name and length before the bar code data from the bar code above. Break up these insertions with spaces. End with a carriage return.

Command string: B3F42001B4F42001F10D

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