Serial Data Collection and Global Positioning System

Serial In Mode

Using Serial In mode, your camera accepts text strings from a connected

 

external device. The information is then added to specified image headers.

 

Serial In and Serial Out modes can work simultaneously.

 

NOTE: The Scan-Shoot and Scan-Shoot Multi features allow connectivity

 

 

of serial bar code scanners. To enable, please contact your dealer

 

 

of Kodak products.

 

 

 

1. Choose Serial Port from the Tools menu then choose Serial In.

 

 

2. Select a Serial In option, described below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu

Action

Comments

 

 

Choice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

No data transmitted

Serial port is unavailable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GPS

A text string from the

If a TRIMBLE GPS card is

 

 

 

connected GPS device is

inserted in the camera, the

 

 

 

written to the header of the

TRIMBLE card overrides the

 

 

 

just-captured image.

serial port GPS functionality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New

The text string from the

Text string must be 250 valid

 

 

 

connected device is written

characters, or less. Valid

 

 

 

to the header of

characters consist of ASCII

 

 

 

subsequent images.

characters, carriage return,

 

 

 

 

and line termination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous

A text string from the

When you select New Images

 

 

 

connected device is written

or Previous Image, a Serial In

 

 

 

to the header of previously

Status option becomes

 

 

 

captured images.

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan-Shoot

A scanned bar code value is

File type must be Raw. Select

 

 

 

written to the image

Scan-Shoot, scan a bar code,

 

 

 

header.

then capture an image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan-Shoot

Up to eight scanned bar

File type must be Raw. Select

 

 

Multi

code values are written to

Scan-Shoot Multi, scan up to

 

 

 

the image header.

eight bar codes, then capture

 

 

 

 

an image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

This option appears when

See page 15-3.

 

 

 

you select New or Previous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n manual Serial In Mode