Honeywell 4800dr Serial Programming Commands, Conventions, Menu Command Syntax, Query Commands

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Serial Programming Commands

The serial programming commands can be used in place of the programming barcodes. Both the serial commands and the programming barcodes will program your document reader. For complete descrip- tions and examples of each serial programming command, refer to the corresponding programming bar- code in this manual.

The device must be set to a TTL-232 interface or UBSB COM Port Emulation interface (see page 1-5). The following commands can be sent via a PC COM port using terminal emulation software.

Conventions

The following conventions are used for menu and query command descriptions:

parameter A label representing the actual value you should send as part of a command.

[option]	An optional part of a command.
{Data}	Alternatives in a command.
bold	Names of menus, menu commands, buttons, dialog boxes, and windows that appear on the
	screen.

Menu Command Syntax

Menu commands have the following syntax (spaces have been used for clarity only):

Prefix Tag SubTag {Data} [, SubTag {Data}] [; Tag SubTag {Data}] […] Storage

Prefix	Three ASCII characters: SYN M CR (ASCII 22,77,13).
Tag	A 3 character case-insensitive field that identifies the desired menu command group. For
	example, all TTL-232 configuration settings are identified with a Tag of 232.
SubTag	A 3 character case-insensitive field that identifies the desired menu command within the tag
	group. For example, the SubTag for the TTL-232 baud rate is BAD.
Data	The new value for a menu setting, identified by the Tag and SubTag.
Storage	A single character that specifies the storage table to which the command is applied. An
	exclamation point (!) performs the command’s operation on the device’s volatile menu
	configuration table. A period (.) performs the command’s operation on the device’s non-
	volatile menu configuration table. Use the non-volatile table only for semi-permanent changes
	you want saved through a power cycle.

Query Commands

Several special characters can be used to query the device about its settings.

^What is the default value for the setting(s).

?What is the device’s current value for the setting(s).

*What is the range of possible values for the setting(s). (The device’s response uses a dash (-) to indicate a continuous range of values. A pipe () separates items in a list of non- continuous values.)

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