6 controlling the scanner from the pos system – SCANTECH ID (Champtek company) ORION O-3050 User Manual

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The ORION O-3050

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1.6

CONTROLLING THE SCANNER FROM THE POS
SYSTEM

The ORION O-3050 can be controlled from the POS system via the RS232C
interface. Control is achieved by transmitting the following single byte
commands to the scanner. In the Scantech default setting the following
commands are available (more details upon request):

ASCII code

function

byte is also called:

05 Hex

power-up re-initialization

ENQ or <Ctrl-E>

OE Hex

enable (cancels disable)

Shift Out or <Ctrl-N>

OF Hex

disable

Shift In or <Ctrl-O>

12 Hex

sleep

DC2 or <Ctrl-R>

14 Hex

wake (cancels sleep)

DC4 or <Ctrl-T>

When the scanner is disabled (indicated by the blinking red LED), the motor of
the scanner will stay on until the scanner goes into sleep mode.

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