Motorola DS3478 xii Symbol DS3478 Product Reference Guide

xii Symbol DS3478 Product Reference Guide
Chapter 15: Advanced Data Formatting
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 15-1
Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions ................................................................................... 15-1
Creating ADF Rules ...................................................................................................... 15-2
ADF Programming Example ......................................................................................... 15-2
Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule ..................................................................... 15-3
Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule ............................................................................. 15-3
Alternate Rule Sets ....................................................................................................... 15-3
Rules Hierarchy (in Bar Codes) .................................................................................... 15-5
Default Rules ................................................................................................................ 15-5
Special Considerations for Multipoint Networks ............................................................ 15-5
ADF Bar Codes ............................................................................................................. 15-6
Special Commands ....................................................................................................... 15-8
Pause Duration ....................................................................................................... 15-8
Begin New Rule ...................................................................................................... 15-8
Save Rule ................................................................................................................ 15-8
Erase ....................................................................................................................... 15-9
Quit Entering Rules ................................................................................................. 15-9
Disable Rule Set ..................................................................................................... 15-10
Criteria .......................................................................................................................... 15-11
Code Types ............................................................................................................. 15-11
Code Lengths .......................................................................................................... 15-18
Message Containing a Specific Data String ............................................................ 15-23
Actions .......................................................................................................................... 15-27
Send Data ............................................................................................................... 15-27
Setup Field(s) .......................................................................................................... 15-31
Modify Data ............................................................................................................. 15-36
Pad Data with Spaces ............................................................................................. 15-37
Pad Data with Zeros ................................................................................................ 15-41
Beeps ...................................................................................................................... 15-46
Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) ........................... 15-46
Send Right Control Key ........................................................................................... 15-82
Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters ...................................................... 15-83
Turn On Rule Sets .................................................................................................. 15-88
Turn Off Rule Sets .................................................................................................. 15-89
Alphanumeric Keyboard ................................................................................................ 15-90
Appendix A: Standard Default Parameters
Appendix B: Programming Reference
Symbol Code Identifiers ................................................................................................ B-1
AIM Code Identifiers ..................................................................................................... B-3