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1. Page 5 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 WEATHERPROOFING Weatherproofed units are weather resis tant and not completely weatherproof Avoid direct contact with continuous rain and or ice snow by providing some protec tion If you have a unit with power and commu nication jacks on the side be sure to protect them so that water cannot enter the reader Units which are not ordered as weather proofed readers can become damaged if water enters the reader through one of the jacks Avoid using the reader under any condition that will allow water to enter the reader CLEARING MEMORY The memory of the DC readers can be cleared at any time using a serial com mand Additionally in the SSLOLT DC the reader can be cleared by scanning ina special barcode See the SSLOT DC Barcode Memory Clear command under the programming section for instructions on clearing the memory with a barcode PASSWORD The SMAG DC has a password protection feature which allows you to set a pass word in the reader The SSLOT DC does not currently have this feature but it will be added in for the next version When you set a password the reader is protected and you cannot upload data reset the reader or program the reader in any way until you reset the password back to its default of 00000 If you do not need the password function then simply2. SSLOT DC Return Record Size Settings X will return the record size settings ssst12 where sss is the record size t is the time setting option 1 is the ID1 setting option 2 is the ID2 setting option SSLOT DC ID Settings To set the internal ID fields or return the value of the ID fields use the following com mands lt null gt 1xxxxx sets ID1 to xxxxx lt null gt binary 0 lt null gt 2xxxxx sets ID2 to xxxxx lt null gt bianry 0 W returns the ID settings ID1 followed by ID2 The IDs may also be set by using a barcode To set the IDs you must make a barcode in code39 with the following format U1XXXXX sets ID1 to xxxxx U2KXXXX sets ID2 to xxxxx These commands can be used at anytime even if there is data in the reader If you have some data already in the reader and then change the IDs all data entered in after you have done this will show up with the new IDs The ID data for the previous records will remain undisturbed SSLOT DC Barcode Memory Clear The SSLOT DC memory can be optionally cleared by using a special barcode control card The barcode control card is of the format GRPxxxxxC where Xxxxx is the reader control number Page 13 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 Each reader has a control number embedded in it which is initially set to 00001 at the factory If you leave this control number alone and do not change it then the barcode which you must make to use for cl
3. data stream cannot be done when there is data in Page 8 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 the reader without loosing the current data in the reader This is because the memory in the reader is pre allocated to a specific record size So if you want to include the ID1 or ID2 fields it has to be set using this command when a reader is empty The same applies to the date and time stamping Also do not confuse this reset command with the J series reset command although you can still issue the J series reset command null U that command will reset not only the DC parameters defined in this manual but also the standard J parameters in the reader symbology selections magstripe selections etc Set Time This command sets the time in the time clock in the reader The format of the command is yymmddhhmmssw where yy year mm month dd day hh hour mm minute ss seconds W day of week 1 monday 7 sunday You should always reset the time in the reader after getting the reader from the factory because the time is not always set at the factory prior to shipment This command returns the following T bad time O time set Set Mode This command sets the operating mode of the reader DC or J emulation mode DC readers can be set to either DC mode or J emulation mode Please note that you should upload any data you have in the reader prior to issuing this comm
4. do not set the password By default the password is set to 00000 which means password disabled If you want the password protection then after performing your uloading functions set the password to whatever you want The reader is then protected until you set the password back to 00000 DUPLICATE READ FEATURE The SSLOT DC has an additional featuue which is not in the SMAG DC This feature allows you to activate duplicate read checking When this feature is activated every barcode which is scanned in is checked to see if it has already been scanned in already in the memory If it is the red led will flash informing you that the duplicte read has occured This is useful when the SSLOT DC is used for scanning barcodes in an entrance to a facility so that the same barcode is not used twice for admission RS232 LOGGING An additional feature in the SSLOT DC allows you to print to any RS232 device each transaction as it is occuring When this feature is turned on and a barcode is scanned in the reader will send out the rs232 port the date and time as well as the card number scanned This is useful for providing an audit trail for all scans Page 6 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 INTERNAL IDs An additional feature in the SSLOT DC allows you to set 2 different internal ID numbers each 5 characters long These ID numbers can
5. save double this number The same pertains to the other parameters returned Read Time This command returns the time which is stored in the reader The format of the com mand is The command returns the date time and day of week in the format YYMMDDHHMSSdw Page 10 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 Clear log This command clears all of the log transaction entries in the reader and is usually issued after you have completed uploading all of the transactional data The format of the command is cl Please note that witht he SSLOT DC you can also clear the log by scanning a barcode See the section entitled SSLOT DC Barcode Memory Clear Transactional Log Upload Reset This command resets the position for uploading transactional information and should be issued every time you start a full upload of the log The format of the command is Ir Set Duplicate Read on off SSLOT DC only The duplicate read feature if turned on will flash the red led whenever you scan in a card which has already been scanned in The format of the command is dx where xX 0 no duplicate checking 1 duplicate checking The default in the reader is duplicate checking off Upload Transactional Log Item This command uploads one transaction from the Transactional Log in the reader Each time this command is sent to a reader the next transaction is returned After all trans a
6. MAG DC 30 for the SSLOT DC By default the reader id size is set to 150 for the SMAG DC and to 20 for the SSLOT DC The format of this command is SMAG DC sss where sss id size 4 150 SSLOT DC ssst12 where sss id size 4 30 t time stamp O off 1 on 1 1D1 O don t include 1 include 2 ID2 0 don t include 1 include In a DC reader there is 128K of memory available for storage Some overhead is asso ciated with storing data and therefore the full 128K is not available for use but a good rule to use when calculating record size is that 120K will always be available To calcu late the number of records which you will be able to store divide 120000 by your record size If you also have date and time stamping on default in SMAG DC optional in SSLOT DC add 6 to your record size when doing this calculation Additionally for the SSLOT DC add an additional 5 characters if you want ID1 included with your data and an additional 5 if you want ID2 included with your data Please note that sss above is the record size exclusive of the time date stamp ID1 or ID2 This command also clears the memory and all memory counters so after executing this command all transactional data in the reader is lost so use this command wisely Please note that in the SSLOT DC this command is the only command which can be used to set ID1 or ID2 to be included in the data Telling the reader that you want the D1 field and or the ID2 field in your
7. TIMI ere International Bar Code DC SERIES User s Guide Functionality AA AA 4 COMMUNI CATIONS assists Zane AABANG AGA 5 CS AA E E A E E 5 WeatherproOfin aaa ia aaia anamma aasia biaia 6 Clearing Memory ssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnnnn nennen nnne 6 PASSWOUG E ANA AA 6 Duplicate Read Feature AA AA 6 RS232 LOGGING aa GAAN erence 6 Internal IDS AAP AA AA AA 7 Programming AA A nr ete eee aeaea raakana saah Haaa Ainaa Esaa 8 Page 3 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 FUNCTIONALITY The DC readers are stand alone portable readers which may be used for any type of data collection where portability is required Major features of the DC products are 128k bytes battery backed up RAM storage for saving transactional data Time and Date stamping for all transactions RS232 serial port for uploading data RS232 logging to a printer SSLOT DC only Easily programmed using serial commands Notification of duplicate reads SSLOT DC only 10 year lithium battery backup for memory Red and Green status leds J series reader emulation 2 unique ID numbers for data identification SSLOT DC only Password protection SMAG DC only Straight text or comma delimited upload formats The DC readers contain 128k of memory in which data transactions are stored Every time a barcode is read or a mag
8. and The format of this command is m where m 1 J emulation mode 2 DC mode Please note that is a vertical bar not a lower case L Page 9 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 Set RS232 Logging on off SSLOT DC only In the SSLOT DC you can log each transaction to a printer or PC if you wish on line Whenever a card is scanned the card along with the date and time will be sent out the serial port You can therefore connect the serial port to a serial printer if you wish to have a hard copy log of each transaction as it goes through the reader The format of the command is sx where X 0 no rs232 logging 1 rs232 logging on The default in the reader is rs232 logging off Return Number of Records This command returns the number of total available slots for storing data in the reader as well as the number of records stored and the number of records uploaded The format of this command is z The command will return tttttaaaaabbbbbcccccddddd where ttttt total available slots per bank aaaaa total slots used bank 1 bbbbb total slots used bank 2 ccccc total records uploaded bank 1 ddddd total records uploaded bank 2 Data which is stored in the reader is stored in two banks of memory Each bank contains 64k The ttttt figure above tells you the total slots available in each bank so to find out the total numberr of records that your unit can
9. ctions have been uploaded this command returns END The format of the command is l lowercase L Page 11 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 For the SMAG DC the command returns YYMMDDHHMMSSiiiiiiiiiiiii where YYMMDDHHMMSS is the date time iiiiiiiil is the data scanned in or END For the SSLOT DC the command returns where YYMMDDHHMMSS is the date time 11111 is the ID1 field 22222 is the ID2 field iiiiiiiii is the data scanned in Or END A carriage return is always found at the end of the transmission After all items have been uploaded this command returns END For the SSLOT DC if date and time stamping is not on and or ID1 or ID2 are not on then only the data is returned If any of the optional items date time ID1 ID2 are turned on then they will appear in the data stream in the order shown above For the SSLOT DC if comma delimited records are being sent then commas will follow every field except the data field To upload all information in the log first issue the Ir command for a reset to the begin ning of the log and then continue to issue commands reading the data until you re ceive the last record which will be END Once you are sure that you have received all of the data then clear the log with the cl command Please note that during the time that you have uploaded data another transaction could have occured in the reader if the reader is bei
10. earing the memory will be GRP00001C We strongly suggest changing the control number in the reader so that you can add additional security to the reader To change the control number you must send the following command to the reader serially So0000nnnnn where 00000 is the old control number nnnnn is the new control number The nnnnn new control number can be alphanumeric it does not have to be numbers only Once you send this command the new control number nnnnn will take effect and you will then need to make a barcode which is GRPnnnnnC Please note that the control barcode must be in Code39 Page 14
11. lf With the SSLOT DC you can optionally program it to notify you when a card which is read is already in the memory duplicate read Also with the SSLOT DC rs232 logging is supported as well as a feature to clear the memory using a special barcode The SSLOT DC also contains a feature for the embedding of 2 ID fields which are 5 characters in length each These ID fields can be used for holding static information such as a reader identifier or maybe an event code or training class code They can be changed through a serial command and also with a barcode Optionally the reader can be programmed to return the ID fields along with each uploaded record for easy sorting of uploaded data The SMAG DC has a password feature which allows you to set a 5 character password in the reader Once this pass word is set you cannot reset the reader upload any data or reprogram the reader without first resetting the password see Password section COMMUNICATION Communications to from the DC readers is achieved using RS232 either with an attached cable or an IBC supplied cable which connects to the RS232 communica tions jack on the side on the reader For models with internal batteries this jack is on the bottom of the reader For models with an external battery or ac adaptor this jack is on the side of the reader Please do not confuse the two jacks The power plug is smaller than the rs232 p
12. lug and therefore it is possible to put the power plug into the rs232 jack although it won t fit very well Doing this can cause damage to the reader All communications to from the DC read ers is done at a baud rate of 9600 baud with the settings 8 data bits and no parity You can communicate with the readers using your own software software pro vided by your dealer or using one of the IBC utility packages located on our website If you are testing communications with the reader and it appears that you are not communicating first check the communi cations cable to be sure it is seeded prop erly in the jack on the DC reader If it looks ok try sending the J series com mand V to the reader followed by a carriage return which tells the reader to return its firmware identification After sending the V command the return should return its internal identification LED S DC readers contain two leds on the front of the reader one red and one green During normal operation theses leds are off The Green led will turn on after a good read The red led will turn on if the unit is full and also for a bad read In the case of a SSLOT DC running in duplicate check ing mode the red led also will turn on when a duplicate card has been scanned While in the J emulation mode both leds are normally off and operate according to the J programming defaults which you have programmed the reader to
13. netic stripe is read the data read is stored into the memory along with a date time stamp The date time stamp is optional for the SSLOT DC and may be programmed off The reader can be programmed to accept specific length cards or programmed to accept all card lengths up to a specific maximum as well as specific barcode symbologies Programming of the barcode or magnetic stripe selection information is achieved by using the same command set for J series readers Both the SMAG DC and the SSLOT DC are available with either a DB9 cable for communications and power or two jacks on the side of the reader for power and communications cable connections which allow them to be used as portables with an external battery or an ac adaptor A thrid version of these readers is available with an internal 9 volt battery fully portable model For applications where the readers will be used to collect data at stationary points time and attendance trade show lead gathering training class attendance where ac power is available the model with side jacks is the preferable model as an ac adaptor can be used to power the reader If ac power is unavailable for any short period of time a 9 volt battery may also be used using a special 9 volt adaptor cable offered by IBC Models which have the internal battery operate off of a 9 volt battery which is housed in a small compartment located on the bottom of the reader This model al
14. ng polled on line so therefore it is a good idea to just before you clear the log issue another Ir command and then a command to make sure that there is no new data in the reader If there is not then you will get the END again otherwise you will get the new data SMAG DC Password Control Version 3 x allows for the setting of a 5 character password in the SMAG DC Once this password is set you cannot upload from the reader or reprogram the reader in any way until the proper password is sent to the reader The following commands are used for doing this along with checking the reader to see if it is password protected SxXXXX where xxxxx is the password disables the password in the reader so that you can upload and reprogram Be aware that once the reader is turned off the password protection will go back into effect so you must do this every time you start a communication session with the reader ooooonnnnn changes the reader password from 00000 to nnnnn Page 12 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 p returns a status character telling you if the reader s password is enabled Returns a 0 for password not enabled 1 for password enabled SSLOT DC Comma Delimited Mode The data uploaded from a SSLOT DC can optionally be comma delimited To set or reset this option use the following command yx where x 0 for not comma delimited default and 1 for comma delimited
15. optionally be stored and transmitted with each card scan The ID s may be used to store reader identification codes or event codes so that uploaded data can be re sorted and then grouped by the codes You can set these IDs using a serial command and also with a barcode Page 7 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S GUIDE Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 PROGRAMMING The following commands are commands which are specific to the DC reader series For commands relating to specific symbologies as well as magnetic stripe track selection consult the J series manual Please note that commands must be sent to the reader serially unless otherwise noted All serial commands must be sent followed by a carriage return hexadecimal 13 unless the reader is set up in protocol mode for networking with reader addressing All DC readers by default are shipped from the factory set up in non protocol mode If you wish to change the readers to operate in protocol mode you must re program them Some of the commands which are sent to the reader will receive responses back from the reader Other commands will not If a response is generated the possible responses are listed here with each command Reset Record Size and Clear Memory This command resets the reader clears the memory in the reader and sets the record size for data in the reader The minimum allowable id size is 4 and the maximum is 150 for the S
16. so has an on off switch located on the bottom of the reader so you can turn the reader off and conserve power when the reader is not in use Using an internal 9 volt battery the SSLOT DC and SMAG DC are com pletely portable The SMAG DC will oper ate for approximately 8 hours with a 9 volt battery The SSLOT DC will operate for about 6 hours using a fully charged bat tery Both readers can operate in J reader emulation mode In this mode the reader will operate like a standard IBC J series reader utilizing the same command sets and functionality as a standard J reader A built in memory protection feature noti fies you when the reader is full and data must therefore be uploaded to a PC There are 2 leds red and green on the reader which are used to notify you of a good read as well as duplicate reads SSLOT DC only and notification of when the reader is full You can upload the transactional informa tion in the DC reader into your computer easily by writing a simple program to Page 4 llibe DC PRODUCTS USER S Version 3 0 10 MAY 1999 GUIDE upload the data Also you can utilize one of the IBC utility software programs for this purpose SSLOT DC readers can be programmed to upload the data in a straight text format no delimiters or in a comma delimited format Be aware that data uploaded from a DC reader is not cleared until you specifically tell the reader to clear itse
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