ID TECH Omni
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1. For CR use CTRL N ASCII code 14h Set the Sequence in which Data Fields are Sent This command specifies the order in which data fields are transmitted to the host Each separate field is assigned an upper case alpha letter in the order in which it is created So the first data field created is A the second is B and so on SELECTION CODE JK Characters Assigned to Data Fields in the Transmission Order Desired EXAMPLE To transmit fields A B and C to the host so that the second and third data fields are reversed enter JKXENTER gt A lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER3 gt This means that data fields A B and C will be transmitted as A C and B Time Delay In addition to specifying the order in which data fields are transmitted to the host you can add a time delay between each field The amount of time delay is two digits multiplied by 100 milliseconds So if the time delay specified is 02 the time delay will be 200 milliseconds SELECTION CODE JM Two Digits for Time Dela Delete ONE Formula This command deletes a single formula stored in the reader s memory To do this you need to know the place the formula is stored in memory In other words if the formula to be deleted is the third formula stored in the reader s memory then you ll need to enter the number 3 SELECTION CODE JS One Digit to Indicate which Formula to Delete Reset Data Editing Group This command will clear the reader s memory2. SELECTION CODE F2 Turn On Fixed Length Turn Off Fixed Length Check Digit When Check Digit is selected the reader takes the last character in the de coded data stream as a check digit It then calculates the correct check digit for the remaining data and compares it to the last data character If it is the same the data is accepted If not the data 1s rejected With the Calculate and Send Check Digit option the reader will send the check digit as part of the data stream If the Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit option is selected the reader will strip it from the data stream before transmission If the Check Digit is not calculated the reader will assume the last data character read from the symbol is part of the data stream and will not make a comparison test SELECTION CODE F2 Do Not Calculate Check Digit but Send Whole Data Stream E Calculate and Send Check Digit Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit FEBRABAN Conversion If enabled the original 44 digit Interleaved 2 of 5 data will be converted to 48 digit FEBRABAN code Otherwise the original 44 digit data will not be changed SELECTION CODE F3 Convert to FEBRABAN Code H Do Not Convert to FEBRABAN Code Industrial 2 of 5 Settings Enable Disable Industrial 2 of 5 If enabled Industrial 2 of 5 symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the sym bology will be dis
3. SELECTION CODE G2 EAN 13 Enable A EAN 13 Disable B Enable Disable EAN g If enabled EAN 8 symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE G2 EAN 8 Enable EAN 8 Disable Cc D Send INduced Country Code Character The EAN symbology adds an extra digit to the beginning of the data to create a two digit country code If enabled the added induced character is the first character transmitted If disabled the induced character is not transmitted SELECTION CODE G2 nduced Character Enable E F Induced Character Disable Send Check Digit The check digit is mandatory in the EAN symbology If enabled the reader will send the decoded check digit as the last character in the data stream trans mitted If not the check character will be suppressed before transmission SELECTION CODE G2 Send Check Digit G Do Not Send Check Digit H 25 SELECTION CODE G2 Read Two Digit Addendum Pl Do Not Read Two Digit Addendum Read Five Digit Addendum This option operates in the same manner as the Read Two Digit Addendum option except it enables the reading of a five digit secondary symbol SELECTION CODE G2 Read Five Digit Addendum Do Not Read Five Digit Addendum i Addendum Required If a two or five digit addendum is enabled then enabling this option will require an addendum be present before a good read is
4. UPC A Disable B 22 Enable Disable UPC E UPC E is a special version of the UPC A specification It is a fixed format symbology and there are no variations allowed If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE G1 UPC E Enable C UPC E Disable D Send Number System Digit The first encoded digit in the UPC A symbol is the number system digit If enabled the first digit of the transmitted data stream is the number system digit followed by the manufacturer s number If disabled then the first digit transmitted is part of the manufacturer s number SELECTION CODE G1 end Number Digit E Do Not Send Number Digit F Send Check Digit The check digit is mandatory in the UPC symbology If enabled the reader will send the decoded check digit as the last character in the data stream trans mitted If not the check character will be suppressed before transmission SELECTION CODE G1 Send Check Digit G Do Not Send Check Digit H UPC E Expansion The UPC E symbology uses a special algorithm to suppress zeros in the encoded data The suppressed information can be restored by either the Omni reader or the host system If enabled the reader will restore the data to its original format If the host system is set up to do the expansion then this op tion should not be used Do Not Expand UPC E 23 Read Two Digit Addendum If enabled the reader will decode the two digit secondary symb
5. lt ENTER gt character JJ lt ENTER gt N lt ENTER gt Enter Field Sequence and DHBHFH JK lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt H lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt H lt ENTER gt F lt ENTER gt H lt ENTER gt Enter Exit Setup JZ lt ENTER gt Output Data FISH MARY lt CR gt 0123774965 lt CR gt 9612 lt CR gt N Do a CTRL N by holding down the lt CTRL gt key while pressing the N key then releasing both 43 Section 5 OPERATION Operating Procedure The Omni reader is easy to operate Just follow these simple steps 1 Make sure the reader is properly connected see sections 2 and 6 and is re ceiving sufficient power See Section 6 Troubleshooting if there is a cabling or power problem 2 To read a card slide the card in either direction through the reader slot with the bar code facing the optical head LED side or the magnetic stripe facing the magnetic head opposite side 3 Once the entire bar code or magnetic stripe has been read the LED indicator will light up as green to signal a good read If a good read is not obtained the LED indicator will light up as red 4 A beep will also sound to indicate a good read on the bar code or each magnetic track as appropriate If all three tracks have been read successfully the reader will beep three times 5 The decoded data will be transmitted to the host application Note Output data can be verified in Hyper Terminal or another serial communication program 44 S
6. 1 Field ID Character Contents Length GQ BOR O OC amp Track 2 Srn c 00 0 c co Track 3 ODOR RETRO Toe hoaaoag gs Start Sentinel State or Province City Name Address End Sentinel Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character Start Sentinel ANSI User Code ANSI User ID Jurisdiction ID DL Expiration date Birthdate Remainder of Jurisdiction ID DL End Sentinel Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character Start Sentinel Template Version Security Version Postal Code Class Restrictions Endorsements Sex Height Weight Hair Color Eye Color ID Reserved Space Error Correction Security End Sentinel Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character 55 13 35 29 noo he nee Az RS On ON mm RK WWW WR BRN RR Re nO Appendix D FULL ASCII TABLE Q o O H 9 2 o S S a O Q o bi 9 2 Q S S O i lu Character Code DEC ASCII Char o o 5 o Elo 1 Sja ola ASCII Char 57 Appendix E CONNECTOR PIN OUTS RS 232 Port Standard DB 9P Connector Pin Direction Signal TTL level 1 No Connection 3 To Omni Receive Data RxD 2 To Host Transmit Data TxD 5 Signal Ground 8 To Host Request To Send RTS 7 To Omni Clear To Send CTS 9 No Connection 58 Appendix F USB RS 232 INTERFACE The Omni reader is available with a cable that terminates in a Universal Serial Bus U
7. DEVICE MANAGER 2 Under PORTS COM amp LPT a Type B ID TECH device will have a dash between the words TECH and USB An Type A ID TECH device will not have a dash between the words TECH and USB Type A Device ID TECH USB Serial Port COM X Type B Device ID TECH USB Serial Port COMX Troubleshooting For most PCs the installation of this new driver will be trouble free Oc casionally however it may be necessary to update the driver or remove it entirely and re install it several times in order to make it work If the driver did not install properly try updating it first If this does not fix the problem remove the driver entirely 62 Updating the Driver 1 With the reader plugged in go to START CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM HARDWARE DEVICE MANAGER PORTS COM amp LPT and or UNI VERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLERS as appropriate 2 Locate any items like Unknown USB Device or ID TECH USB Serial Converter or ID TECH USB Serial Port that are marked with a yellow These need to be updated 3 Right click on the item and select PROPERTIES DRIVER and click UP DATE DRIVER 4 The HARDWARE UPDATE WIZARD window will open Select Install from a list or specific location Click NEXT 5 The host should display another window Please choose your search and installation options Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click NEXT You will be asked to select the hardware ty
8. ENTER gt JZ lt ENTER gt 798 lt lt ETX gt gt 9s delay AST lt lt ETX gt gt 2s delay C Do a CTRL C by holding down the lt CTRL gt key while pressing the C key then releasing both 42 EXAMPLE THREE B0123774965 FISH MARY 96124379F MSR Track 1 data Desired Output Divide it up into seven fields so that the 1st field is the first two characters 2nd field is all characters from the first field to the first character 3rd field is the first character 4th field is the data between marks 5th field is the next character 6th field is the next four characters 7th field 1s the remaining characters In addition a CR is inserted between fields in the data output record Only the 4th 2nd and 6th fields are outputted Formula IDkC02S S CO4AVOD SEND DHBHFH Field List Field A B Field B 0123774965 Field C Field D FISH MARY Field E A Field F 9612 Field G 4379F Field H lt CR gt Keystroke Sequence Enter Data Editing Setup E D FJ lt ENTER gt Enter Data Editing and Enable JA lt ENTER gt 1 lt ENTER gt Enter Code ID and k for MSR Track 1 JC lt ENTER gt k lt ENTER gt Enter Count and 02 JF lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 2 lt ENTER gt Enter Search String and the character JG lt ENTER gt lt ENTER gt Enter Search String and the character JG lt ENTER gt lt ENTER gt Enter Count and 04 JF lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 4 lt ENTER gt Enter Add Field amp the
9. ID TECH website www idtechproducts com and unzip it to this folder 2 Unplug the network cable to prevent it from downloading a different driver from the Windows website 59 3 Go to START CONTROL PANEL ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS If you find ID TECH USB Serial Driver V3 0 leave it The correct drivers are already installed Proceed to the next step f you find either ID TECH USB Serial Converter Drivers or FTDI USB Serial Drivers remove them Then proceed to the next step f you find nothing proceed to the next step 4 Plug an ID TECH USB RS 232 device into one of the USB ports A Found new hardware wizard window should appear on the screen If it does not appear please go to Checking the Installation and Modifying the COM Port Number 5 Select Install from a list or specific location and click NEXT The host should display another window Please choose your search and installation options 6 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click NEXT You will be asked to select the hardware type Select Show all devices and click NEXT 7 You will be asked to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select SHOW ALL DEVICES and HAVE DISK and then click NEXT 8 The INSTALL FROM DISK window will appear Click BROWSE 9 The LOCATE FILE window will appear Find CAD TECH USB Serial Driver V3 0 Select FTDIBUS INF and click OPEN 10 Click OK
10. On X Off 1 DC1 M1 DC3 M3 Industrial Bar Codes Code 39 Full ASCII Check Digit Send Check Digit Send Start Stop Minimum Length Maximum Length Interleaved 2 of 5 Fixed Length Check Digit Minimum Length Maximum Length Industrial 2 of 5 Fixed Length Check Digit Minimum Length Maximum Length Code 128 Minimum Length Maximum Length Codabar Send Start Stop Check Digit Minimum Length Maximum Length MSI Plessy Send Check Digit s Check Digits Minimum Length Maximum Length Enabled On Off No No 1 60 Enabled Off None 4 60 Enabled Off None 1 60 Enabled 1 60 Enabled No None 2 60 Enabled No Modulo 10 Modulo 10 1 60 49 Retail Barcodes UPC A E Send Number System Digit Send Check Digit Expand UPC E Read 2 5 Digit Addendum Addendum required Add Addendum Separator Send UPC A as EAN 13 EAN 13 8 Send Induced Country Code Digit Send Check Digit Read 2 5 Digit Addendum Addendum Required Add Addendum Separator Code ID UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 39 Interleaved 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Code 128 MSI Plessey Codabar MSR Track 1 MSR Track 2 MSR Track 3 Telepen Data Editing Edit On Off Unmatched Input 50 Enabled Enabled Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Enabled Enabled Yes Yes No No Yes Yes BoBTROC So hoao se Off Send Appendix B MAGNETIC STRIPE FORMAT The Omni reader is shipped from the factory with the f
11. Separator 1 e Cardholder Name variable f Separator 1 g Expiration date 4 h Optional Discretionary data variable i End Sentinel 1 j Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character 1 Track 2 a Start Sentinel 1 b Account Number 13 or 16 c Separator 1 d Expiration date Y YMM 4 e Optional discretionary data variable f End Sentinel 1 g Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character 1 52 California Driver s License Format Track 1 Field ID Character Contents a b Dos 2000 Track 2 moana gt 0s Start Sentinel Format Code Type C Commercial S Salesperson D Driver I Identification R Senior Citizen Name Line 1 Name Line 2 Address Line 1 City End Sentinel Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character Start Sentinel Identification Number ANSI User ID DL ID Alpha Translated 7 position DL ID number Check Digit Field Separator Expiration Date Field Separator Discretionary Data 8 position birthdate End Sentinel Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character ec 99 ce 9 53 29 29 29 13 Track 3 1an ovens BTA Eo mho Aaa sf Start Sentinel Class Endorsements State Code Zip Code Sex Hair Eyes Height Weight Restrictions Issue Date Office Employee ID LRE ID Fee Due Year Address Line 2 Reserved Space End Sentinel Linear Redundancy Check LRC Character 54 EIN OOP AD ee SOL KOR oce AAMVA Driver s License Format Track
12. allows you to create a data field by searching the scanned data for a data string that matches a data string specified in the formula If a match is found the scanned data will be divided into three fields the data from the search start point to the character before the searched data string the data string itself and the data remaining SELECTION CODE JG Characters that Constitute the Data String to be Searched for EXAMPLE In scanned data to search for the data string ABCDE enter JG lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt E lt ENTER gt This means that scanned data 1234567ABCDEFG will be divided into three fields 1234567 and ABCDE and FG Add a Data Field This command allows you to add a character string to scanned data before transmitting it to the host computer The character string you add will be transmitted as a separate data field This command is optional SELECTION CODE JJ Characters that Constitute the Data String to be Added EXAMPLE In scanned data to add one data field abcd to the scanned data 1234 enter JIKSENTER gt a lt ENTER gt b lt ENTER gt c lt ENTER gt d lt ENTER This means that additional field abcd can be added to output data string abcd and 1234 Note The added string can be comprised of any characters from the full ASCII table However the communication program used may not be able to accept the non printable characters Note
13. combination from the numeric keypad 33 Using the Data Editing Functions The data editing function is often applied to driver s licenses where the magnetic stripe contains three tracks of information about the license holder and the host application may need only certain details such as name address and birth date rather than all the data the stripe holds In the AAMVA format for example the unedited output for a driver s license might look like this TRACK 1 CABREA DOES JANE R 4310 S JEFFERSON ST TRACK 2 3636014028 198457 05 1219639924 TRACK 3 99192870 C F503121BLKBRN D69119980116 Track 1 contains the license holder s name and address Track 2 includes the expiration date and the holder s birthdate Track 3 includes such details as height weight sex hair and eye color You can identify exactly what fields the various bits of data occupy by referring to the AAMVA format in Appendix C Read the data from a sample license print it out and then mark the fields accordingly Now decide what fields of data you need and what fields of data you don t need For instance If you don t need eye and hair colors you can discard this data once it is read and decoded You don t need to send it to the host Once you know what data you ll need for your host application decide what order you ll need it in Should the name come first Should the city come last Is there other data or formatting you need If so you will h
14. full data editing capabilities The Omni can be connected to a single ended serial device such as a cash register PC or terminal through an RS 232 serial port or a USB port de pending on the reader interface This unit is fully programmable via keystroke commands The data can be formatted with preamble postamble and terminator characters to match the format expected by the host The programing codes are the same for both RS 232 and USB RS 232 units Please see Appendix E for details Power is obtained from a separate power supply module when the unit is con figured as an RS 232 device Power when the reader is connected via a USB port is obtained from the host Section 2 INSTALLATION Host Connections The Omni reader is connected to the host s RS 232 communications port The cable has a DB 9 connector at one end and is connected to the reader at the other end An adapter can be used to connect to a DB 25 RS 232 port The USB RS 232 version of the Omni is connected to one of the host s USB ports It is necessary to configure the unit as an RS 232 device by installing the ID TECH USB RS 232 drivers Please see Appendix F for details Data 1s transmitted to the host in an ASCII data format The reader s output can be formatted with terminating characters and special preamble and or postamble character strings to match the data format expected by the terminal The terminal must be configured to accept the data and to perfor
15. not be sent SELECTION CODE JB If No Formula Matches Data Do Not Send Data If No Formula Matches Data 1 Send All Data 35 Select Code ID lt s This command designates the bar code symbologies or magnetic stripe tracks that will be accepted as valid SELECTION CODE JC UPC A EAN 8 UPC E EAN8 MSR Track fm EXAMPLE To designate UPC A Code 39 Codabar and MSR Track 1 as the only valid sources of data enter JC lt ENTER gt a lt ENTER gt e lt ENTER gt j lt ENTER gt K lt ENTER Set Length Use this command to indicate a minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for valid data The first two digits set the minimum length and the second two digits set the maximum length This command is optional SELECTION CODE JD Two Digits for Minimum Length 3 Two Digits for Maximum Length EXAMPLE To set the minimum number of characters at six and the maximum at twelve enter JD lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 6 lt ENTER gt 1 lt ENTER gt 2 lt ENTER gt 36 Match String This command looks for a match between a data string designated in the data editing formula and a data string in the data scanned by the reader When this feature is enabled the only data sent to the host will be data that contains the matched data string The first two digits indicate the position in the scanned data at which the match is to begin Up to 60 characters can then be entered to speci
16. of all formulas disable the Data Editing feature and send the original data with the preamble postamble and terminator specified SELECTION CODE JX EXAMPLE To delete all data editing formulas from the reader s memory enter E D FJXENTER2JX ENTER2JZ ENTER Review Configurations This command allows you to view all the data editing formulas stored in the reader s memory as well as all other data editing settings SELECTION CODE JY EXAMPLE To view all data editing formulas in the reader s memory enter JY ENTER Exit Data Editing Mode Remember to enter JZ lt XENTER gt to save your settings and exit the Data Editing mode Omni Data Flow The Omni reader processes scanned data in the following order 1 Raw data is scanned and decoded and placed in an ASCII character format in the reader s memory 2 The bar code symbology and magnetic stripe track tests maximum minimum length check digit send sentinels etc are applied to the data 3 Following the successful completion of these tests the data is compared to each data editing formula stored in memory 4 If the data matches one of the data editing formulas it is processed and sent to the output port If the data does not match any of the formulas and the UNMATCHED INPUT function is set to DO NOT SEND the data will be discarded 40 5 f UNMATCHED INPUT is set to SEND the unmatched data is passed on to the message processing section of the reade
17. on the next window The following will appear Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware You will also notice a warning that the driver is not digitally signed Click NEXT A Windows XP warning will appear This driver is not digitally signed Click CONTINUE ANYWAY 60 11 The wizard will install the FTDIBUS INF driver When finished the following message will appear The wizard has finished installing the software for ID TECH USB High Speed Serial Converter 12 Click FINISH 13 A Found new hardware wizard window should again appear on the screen 14 As before select Install from a list or specific location and click NEXT The host should display another window Please choose your search and installation options 15 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click NEXT You will be asked to select the hardware type Select Show all devices and click NEXT 16 You will be asked to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select SHOW ALL DEVICES and HAVE DISK and then click NEXT 17 The INSTALL FROM DISK window will appear Click BROWSE 18 The LOCATE FILE window will appear Find CD TECH USB Serial Driver V3 0 Select FTDIPORT INF and click OPEN 19 Click OK on the next window The following will appear Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware You will also notice a warning that the driver is not digitally signe
18. registered If not then symbols with and without the addendum will be accepted SELECTION CODE G2 Addendum Required iM Addendum Not Required Add Separator Space This option is used with the Two and Five Digit Addendum options If en abled an ASCII space character is inserted between the data decoded from SELECTION CODE G2 Add Space Separator Not Add Space Separator 26 Magnetic Stripe Selections Group H The Omni reader can accept and decode data read from a magnetic stripe The parameters for reading the magnetic data can be programmed independently from any of the bar code selections 1 Enter MAGNETIC STRIPE SELECTIONS SETUP MODE by typing JE D FH 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character selection code for the feature you wish to change 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Save the change and exit the Group Setup Mode by typing HZ lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note To review the current setting s type HY lt ENTER gt while in Magnetic Stripe Selections Setup Mode To reset the current setting s to default type HX lt ENTER gt while in Magnetic Stripe Selections Setup Mode Track Selection There are three tracks on a magnetic stripe card that can contain encoded data This option selects the tracks that will be
19. restricted to a certain type of input i e Code 39 Code 128 etc Parse the Data The data can be divided into separate fields Rearrange the Data The fields that make up one track of data can be transmitted to the host in any order desired regardless of the order in which they occur on the magnetic stripe itself Insert Character Strings into the Data Additional fields of characters can be created and inserted into the data at any place on any track Delete Character Strings from the Data a Record Fields of characters can be deleted from the data before it is transmitted to the host Search for a Character String Data can be searched for a specified string of characters This string of characters can then be deleted moved or modified using other Data Editing commands Duplicate Fields Fields of data within a track can be duplicated and transmitted to the host as many times as desired and in any order desired Insert Time Delay Time delays can be inserted between fields of data to give the host time to complete an operation Please see Appendix C for standard magnetic stripe data formats 30 Data Fields By separating decoded data into blocks known as fields each block of data can be treated individually Fields can also be added to the data permitting user required characters or function codes to be included The fields are identified by a one character ID starting with the character A u
20. sets the minimum number of data characters that will be accepted for this symbology If the minimum length is set higher than the maximum length all readings will be rejected Maximum length sets the maximum number of data characters that will be accepted for this symbology If the maximum length is set lower than the minimum length all readings will be rejected To set the minimum and maximum length for a particular symbology Enter Setup Mode by typing E D FF 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Enter the selection code for the particular symbology selected such as F4 lt ENTER gt for Code 128 The reader should beep twice 4 Enter FU lt ENTER gt for minimum or FV lt ENTER gt for maximum The reader should beep twice 14 5 Enter one digit lt ENTER gt one digit lt ENTER gt from the keyboard The range is 01 to 60 The reader should beep twice after each lt ENTER gt 6 Save and exit by typing FZ lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times EXAMPLE To set the maximum length of a Code 39 bar code to 12 enter E D FF lt ENTER gt F 1 lt ENTER gt FV lt ENTER gt 1 lt ENTER gt 2 lt ENTER gt FZ lt ENTER gt Code 39 Settings Enable Disable Code 34 If enabled Code 39 symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE F1 Code 39 Enable Code 39 Disable iB Full ASCII
21. Code 39 Enabled Full ASCII Off Min Length 01 Max Length 60 No Check Digit Stop Start Send 120f5 Enabled Fixed Length Off Min Length 01 Max Length 60 No Check Digit FEBRABAN Enabled S2of5 Enabled Fixed Length Off Min Length 01 Max Length 60 No Check Digit Code 128 Enabled Min Length 01 Max Length 60 Codabar Enabled StopStart Not Send Min Length 01 Max Length 60 No Check Digit MSI Enabled Check Digit Not Send Min Length 01 Max Length 60 Check Digit Double Modulo 10 Telepen Enabled ASCII Mode Min Length 01 Max Length 60 29 Section 4 DATA EDITING In addition to adding preambles postambles and terminator characters the Omni can also rearrange drop or add to the data it reads from a bar code or magnetic stripe This enables the data to be sent to the host in the exact format expected by the application software thus eliminating the need for software modifications To accomplish this the decoded data is divided into smaller blocks of data known as fields in the manner desired or in accordance with established standards such as ISO AAMVA and CDL With these fields of data defined the order in which they are sent to the host can be changed They can also be added or eliminated as needed Specifically the following functions can be performed Validate the Data Data read from a bar code or magnetic stripe can be checked for length matched to a preset value or
22. E C2 One Character at a time Bar Code Postamble 0 to 16 ASCII characters The bar code postamble serves the same purpose as the preamble except it is added to the end of the scanned data after any terminator characters SELECTION CODE C3 One Character at a time EXAMPLE To set a four character bar code preamble of ABCD enter E D FC lt ENTER gt C2 lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt CZ lt ENTER gt Note For CR use CTRL N ASCII code 14h Magnetic Stripe Formatting Selections Group D Magnetic stripe output can also be formatted with the addition of preambles postambles and terminator characters The settings below will augment mag netic stripe data read by the Omni A fully formatted message block reflects the following model Preamble T1 ID T1 Data Track Separator T2 ID T2 Data Track Separator T3 ID T3 Data Terminator Postamble 1 Enter MAGNETIC STRIPE FORMATTING SETUP MODE by typing E D FD 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character selection code for the feature you wish to change 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Save the change and exit the Magnetic Stripe Setup Mode by typing DZ 8 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note To review the group 5 curren
23. MPLE To set a four character magnetic stripe preamble of ABCD enter E D FD lt ENTER gt D2 lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt DZ lt ENTER gt Note For CR use CTRL N ASCII code 14h Bar Code Selections Bar code selections for the Omni are separated into two groups Industrial and Retail Industrial bar codes may contain a variable number of characters Retail bar codes always contain a specific number of characters Industrial Bar Codes Group P 1 Enter INDUSTRIAL BAR CODE SETUP MODE by typing E D FF 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character selection code for the bar code symbology you wish to change 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Save the change and exit the Industrial Bar Code Setup Mode by typing FZ 8 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note To review the group 5 current setting s type FY lt ENTER gt while in the Indus trial Bar Code Setup Mode To reset the current setting s to its group default type FX lt ENTER gt while in Industrial Bar Code Setup Mode Minimum and Maximum Length Options You can set minimum and maximum length standards for a particular indus trial bar code symbology You cannot set a minimum or maximum length for a retail bar code Minimum length
24. Not Send Check Digit Code 128 Setting Enable Disable Code 128 If enabled Code 128 symbology will be read subject to the reading restric tions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE F4 Code 128 Enable ode 128 Disable Note The Check Digit is manditory for Code 128 Codabar Settings Enable Disable Codabar If enabled Codabar symbology will be read subject to the reading restric tions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE F5 Codabar Enable Codabar Disable Send Start Stop Characters Codabar uses the A B C and D characters as Start and Stop characters giv ing 16 unique Start Stop character combinations Some applications require that these characters be transmitted with the data while others specify that they must not be sent SELECTION CODE F5 Send Start Stop Do Not Send Start Stop iil Check Digit When Check Digit is selected the reader takes the last character in the de coded data stream as a check digit It then calculates the correct check digit for the remaining data and compares it to the last data character If it is the same the data is accepted If not the data is rejected With the Calculate and Send Check Digit option the reader will send the check digit as part of the data stream If the Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit option is selected
25. OMNI Combined Bar Code and Magnetic Stripe Reader RS 232 Interface and USB RS 232 User s Manual Agency Approved Specifications for subpart B of part 15 of FCC rule for a Class A com puting device Limited Warranty ID TECH warrants this product to be in good working order for a period of one year from the date of purchase If this product is not in good working order as warranted above or should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during the warranty period repair or replacement shall be provided by ID TECH This warranty does not cover incidental or consequential damages incurred by consumer misuse or modification of said product For limited warranty service during the warranty period please contact ID TECH to obtain an RMA number and instructions for returning the product 2005 International Technologies amp Systems Corporation The in formation contained herein is provided to the user as a convenience While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy ID TECH is not responsible for damages that might occur because of errors or omis sions including any loss of profit or other commercial damage The specifications described herein were current at the time of publication but are subject to change at any time without prior notice ID TECH is a registered trademark of International Technologies amp Systems Corporation Omni and Value through Innovation are trade marks of Internationa
26. SB connector Most computers have multiple USB ports into which a wide variety of peripherals can be installed Since USB devices are designed to be plug and play the computer will search for a previously installed driver when the Omni 1s connected If one cannot be found the computer will prompt you to make a selection as to where the driver can be found The Omni reader is shipped from the factory with default configuration set tings already programmed See Appendix A for details These settings are satisfactory for most applications To operate and configure the unit as a RS 232 device it is necessary to download and install the ID TECH USB RS 232 drivers V3 0 These drivers support advanced USB electronics in the latest ID TECH products utilizing a USB RS 232 interface They also work with all previous generations of ID TECH products using the USB RS 232 interface They replace the ID TECH USB RS 232 drivers V2 0 For purposes of these instructions older ID TECH USB RS 232 devices are referred to as Type A devices Newer ID TECH USB RS 232 devices are referred to as Type B devices There are two drivers to install for each reader The serial converter driver and the serial port driver Installing the Drivers The following steps are specifically for Windows XP operating system For Windows 98 2000 or Windows me the procedure is similar 1 Create a folder named TD TECH USB Serial Driver V3 0 Download the driver from the
27. Standard Code 39 symbology supports only 43 characters This can be ex panded by using character pairs to identify the full ASCII 128 character set When this option is ON the reader will search for these character pairs and transmit only the Full ASCII single character equivalent to the host If Full ASCII is enabled and used to read a standard Code 39 symbol any combina tion of the defined character pairs will be reported to the host as the single character equivalent When this option is OFF and a Full ASCII Code 39 symbol is scanned the reader will report each of the characters in the Full ASCII pair as individual characters The reader has no way of telling if the symbol is encoded in standard Code 39 or Full ASCII Code 39 SELECTION CODE F1 Full ASCII On Full ASCII Off li Check Digit When Check Digit is selected the reader takes the last character in the de coded data stream as a check digit It then calculates the correct check digit for the remaining data and compares it to the last data character If it is the same the data is accepted If not the data is rejected With the Calculate and Send Check Digit option the reader will send the check digit as part of the data stream If the Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit option is selected the reader will strip it from the data stream before transmission If the Check Digit is not calculated the reader will assume the last data character read from the symbol is part of the dat
28. a stream and will not make a comparison test SELECTION CODE F1 Do Not Calculate Check Digit but Send Whole Data Stream E Calculate and Send Check Digit Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit Send Start Stop Characters A unique character is used as the first and last character in a Code 39 symbol It is printed as an asterisk Some applications require that these characters be transmitted with the data while others specify that they must not be sent SELECTION CODE F1 end Start Stop Do Not Send Start Stop EXAMPLE To disable the Full ASCII Code 39 enter E D FF lt ENTER gt F 1 lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt FZ lt ENTER gt li Interleaved 2 of 5 Settings ENable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 If enabled Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology will be read subject to the read ing restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE F2 Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable 16 Fixed Length Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols are commonly printed in a fixed format contain ing a fixed number of characters If this option is ON the first Interleaved 2 of 5 symbol scanned after power up will set the length of any other symbols scanned afterwards If the succeeding scans do not match the length of the first scan the scan is rejected by the reader Power must be reset before an Interleaved 2 of 5 symbol of a different length will be accepted
29. ave to add fields that contain that data Knowing what fields you need to add drop and re arrange will enable you to make full use of the commands on the following pages 34 Data Editing Commands 1 Enter DATA EDITING mode by typing E D FJ 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character selection code for the function you wish to enable or set 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Type the command you wish to enter 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Continue to add commands to the data editing formula as desired 8 Save the formula and exit the data editing mode by typing JZ lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note JZ should only being entered at the end of the entire data editing formula not after each command See examples page 41 Data Editing On OH Use this command to turn the Data Editing function on or off SELECTION CODE JA Data Editing Off ooo Data Editing On EXAMPLE To turn the Data Editing function on enter E D FJSENTER gt JA lt ENTER gt 1 lt ENTER gt Unmatched Input Send Do Not Send This command enables or disables the transmission of data that does not meet the restrictions of the data editing formula s When SEND ALL DATA is selected data that does not match any of the formulas will be transmitted anyway along with any preambles or postambles When DO NOT SEND is selected unmatched data will
30. b juPcE X jDefaut b c 1 1 EAN8 5 Jeans petauitz d le 1 Code39 jDefaut e TT TEENEMI TEN jg industial2of5 Default g h Code 28 i wsiPlesssy petauit zi J 1 1 Codabr jDefaultt j Kk j MSRirak Default k MSRTrack2 JjDefaut z Im MSR Track 3 Defautzm n Teepen Defautzn 6 Press ENTER The reader should beep twice 7 Save the change and exit the group setup mode by entering IZ lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note To review the group 5 current setting s type IY lt ENTER gt while in the Group Setup Mode To reset the current setting s to its group default type IX lt ENTER gt while in the Group Setup Mode EXAMPLE To change Code ID for Code 128 from h to w enter E D FIXENTER gt h lt ENTER gt w lt ENTER gt IZ lt ENTER gt Bar Code Message Formatting Selections Group C gt Scanned bar code data can be formatted with the addition of preambles postambles and terminator characters The settings below will augment bar code data scanned by the Omni A fully formatted message block reflects the following model Preamble Code ID Data Terminator Postamble 1 Enter BAR CODE MESSAGE FORMATTING SETUP MODE by typing E D FC 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character selection code for the feature you wish to
31. change 4 Press ENTER The reader should beep twice 5 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Save the change and exit the Bar Code Setup Mode by typing CZ 8 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note To review the groups current setting s type CY ENTER while in the setup mode To reset the current setting s to its group default type CX lt ENTER gt while in Bar Code Setup Mode Bar Code Terminator Character Enter and Line Feed Enter Line Feed or None For some applications it may be convenient to end a string of bar code scan data with a terminator character For example with keyboard entry it is common to have the opera tor signify the end of the data input with the Enter keystroke The termina tor character serves this function SELECTION CODE C1 RETURN and Line Feed RETURN Line Feed None EXAMPLE To set the bar code terminator character to Line Feed enter E D FC lt ENTER gt C1 lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt CZ lt ENTER gt Bar Code Preamble 0 to 16 ASCII characters The bar code preamble is a string of characters that can be added to the beginning of scanned bar code data These can be special characters for identifying a specific scanning station to format a message header expected by the receiving host They can be any characters from the full ASCII table Please see Appendix D SELECTION COD
32. d Click NEXT A Windows XP warning will appear This driver is not digitally signed Click CONTIN UE ANYWAY 20 The wizard will install the FTDIPORT INF driver When finished the following message will appear The wizard has finished installing the software for ID TECH USB High Speed Serial Port 21 Click FINISH Both drivers are now installed and the USB RS 232 device should be fully functional For Type AID TECH USB RS 232 devices it will be necessary to reinstall the driver for each unit connected to the host For Type B ID TECH USB RS 232 devices it will only be necessary to install the driver once for each PC and USB port 61 Checking the Installation and Modifying the COM Port Number 1 Go to START CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM HARDWARE DEVICE MANAGER PORTS COM amp LPT Find TD TECH USB Serial Port COMX where X can be any COM port number If you cannot find it please go to Troubleshooting 2 Double click on ID TECH USB Serial Port COMX 3 Select PORT SETTINGS ADVANCED COM PORT NUMBER and change it to a valid number usually COM3 or COM4 4 Click OK on all open windows to close them For Type AID TECH USB RS 232 devices each device will be assigned to a unique virtual com port number For Type B ID TECH USB RS 232 devices each USB port will be assigned a unique virtual com port number Telling Whether the Installed Device is Type A or Type B 1 Go to START CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM HARDWARE
33. decoded Note that the magnetic stripe reader must have heads aligned for reading the specified tracks Track 1 Ony B Track 3Only C racks 1 amp 2 ID racks 2 amp 3 IE F All Tracks Send Start Stop Sentinel The tracks of a magnetically encoded card contain special Start Stop Sentinel characters If this option is enabled the Start Stop Sentinel characters will be transmitted as part of the data stream If this option is not selected the Senti nel characters are suppressed before transmission SELETION CODE H2 end Start Stop Sentinels A Do Not Send Start Stop Sentinels IB 27 Track Two Send Accout Number Only Track Two of a magnetically encoded credit card includes the account number information as well as other information If this option is selected all other data contained on the track is suppressed before transmission SELECTION CODE H3 rack 2 Send Account Number Onl rack 2 Not Limited to Account Number B Track Separator One character from the Full ASCII Table This option allows the user to select the character used to separate data decoded from each track when using mul tiple track magnetic stripe readers H4 lt ENTER gt lt SELECTED CHARACTER gt lt ENTER gt Note For no track separator enter N Default is lt ENTER gt Reviewing Contiguration Settings The reader s current settings can be reviewed by following these steps 1 Locate the group that c
34. e to indicate the reader is now in the Setup Mode for group X 6 Type the two character selection code for the feature that you wish to change 7 Press the lt Enter gt key The reader will beep twice to indicate the code is accepted by the reader as a valid code for Setup Group X 8 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 9 Press the lt Enter gt key The reader will beep twice to indicate the code is accepted by the reader as a valid code for that particular feature 10 Repeat Steps 6 to 9 for any other features that you wish to change in the same Setup Group 11 Save the changes and exit Setup Mode by typing XZ Of course X must be the same group name entered in Step 4 12 Press the lt Enter gt key The reader will sound four beeps to indicate the new settings have been saved in the reader and the reader is back to the normal reading mode EXAMPLE To set the reader s beep volume to LOW enter following setup code in Notepad E D FB lt Enter gt B Enter 1 Enter BZ Enter The setup routine is always the same regardless of group Enter group setup mode 2 Enter the feature selection code 3 Change the setting for that feature 4 Save the change and exit The reader s response is always the same regardless of group Two slow beeps indicate the code has been accepted by the reader Four slow beeps indicate the reader has saved the settings and has exited the setup mode succ
35. e type of flow control or handshaking must be used between two devices to prevent data from being transmitted before the receiving device Is ready to accept it Handshake signals interrupt the flow of data until the receiving device is ready SELECTION CODE E4 X On X Off A RTS CTS B Stop Bit The stop bit function defines the number of bits used to end the data frame Older equipment sometimes requires extra time after receiving a character in order to process it and therefore requires two stop bits SELECTION CODE E5 A bit B EXAMPLE To set the reader to 9600 bps 7 bits Even enter E D FE lt XENTER gt E2 lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt E3 lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt EZ lt ENTER gt General Selections Group B The basic operating parameters of the Omni reader can be programmed with this group of selections Enter GROUP SETUP MODE by typing E D FB Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice Type the two character selection code for the feature you wish to change Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice Type the one character code for the change you wish to make Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice Save the setting and exit the Group Setup Mode by typing BZ Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times COND Un ps DOC B2 3 Note To review the group 5 current setting s type BY lt ENTER gt while in Group Setup Mode To reset the current setting s to its gr
36. ection b TROUBLESHOOTING The Omni reader is easy to install and use Most problems encountered can be attributed to Incorrect Interface Cabling Incorrect Configuration Setup Bad Magnetic Stripe Quality Poor Bar Code Quality General Procedures The troubleshooting process can be simplified by following these simple diag nostic procedures 1 The unit should emit two beeps when power is first applied and the LED should turn green If this does not happen the unit is not receiving power 2 Once it has been confirmed that the unit is correctly powered try swiping a credit card If the decode is successful the LED will turn amber and the data will be sent out accompanied by a beep The LED will turn green after the data has been transferred If the decode fails the LED will turn red for about 2 seconds to indicate a bad read with no beep 3 Once the unit has indicated a good read then proceed to check the inter face cabling connections 45 Serial Interface Problems Serial interface problems fall into two primary categories Incorrect cabling and incorrect port setup Do you have the right cables The serial interface has a number of standard cables with male female and 25 or 9 pin connectors The correct pin outs for the reader are listed in Appendix E Make sure that your cables match these pin outs and the pin outs for your computer or terminal Are the communications parameters correct T
37. epen code will be translated into 2 digit numeric pair Otherwise ASCII or Numeric data will be sent out accor ding to the AIM specification SELECTION CODE F8 ASCII Mode iD 21 Retail Bar Codes Group C Retail bar codes are based on the Uniform Code Council product code encod ing algorithms These are commonly referred to as the UPC EAN symbolo gies 1 Enter RETAIL BAR CODE SETUP MODE by typing E D FG 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character selection code for the bar code symbology you wish to modify 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Save the change and exit the Group Setup Mode by typing GZ lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Note To review the current setting s type GY lt ENTER gt while in Group Setup Mode To reset the current setting s to default type GX lt ENTER gt while in Group Setup Mode EXAMPLE To set the current settings to default enter E D FG lt ENTER gt GX lt ENTER gt GZ lt ENTER gt UPC Settings Enable Disable UPC A UPC A is a fixed format symbology and there are no variations allowed If enabled UPC A symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE G1 UPC A Enable
38. essfully Four quick beeps indicate the code entered is invalid and has been rejected by the reader Before proceeding to enter the next code make sure the reader gives the correct number of beeps when ENTER is depressed Default Settings The Omni reader is shipped from the factory with the default settings already programmed In the following sections the default settings are shown in boldface For a list of all default settings please see Appendix A By default the reader has been programmed with the least restricted settings thus making the Omni reader able to read most bar code labels and standard format magnetic stripe cards out of box The reader s output data format can be reconfigured to meet the expectations of the host application To reset the reader to the factory default follow these steps On an AT compatible computer enter any communication program Hyper Terminal is recommend in the Windows environment 2 Turn on the CAPS LOCK feature on the keyboard as the configuration code is case sensitive 3 Enter the GROUP SETUP MODE by typing E D FA 4 Press the Enter key The reader will beep twice 5 Type AW 6 Press the Enter key The reader will beep twice 7 Type AZ 8 Press the lt Enter gt key The reader will sound four beeps Note To check the firmware version type AY ENTER before AZ ENTER Serial Interface Parameters Group E This group of settings specifies the
39. fy the actual string to be matched If you need to match more than one character string simply add another match command to the formula This command is optional SELECTION CODE JE Two Digits for Position at which to Begin Match Up to 60 Characters for Match String EXAMPLE To begin the match string at position 8 and designate the match string as ABCDE enter JEXENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 8 lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt E lt ENTER gt This means that input data 1234567ABCDE will match the data string in the Match String formula and will therefore be considered valid Note The first position is 01 not 00 Create a Data Field This command allows you to create a data field that begins with the first position in the scanned data and extends a specified number of characters For instance if the new data field is to be eight characters long the undivided field of data will be divided into two fields the first eight characters long and the second the remaining data characters SELECTION CODE JF Two Digits for Position at which First Data Field Ends EXAMPLE In scanned data 15 characters long to create a first data field of 7 characters and a second data field of 8 characters enter JFSENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 7 lt ENTER This means that input data 1234567ABCDEFG will divide into two fields 1234567 and ABCDEFG 37 Search for a Data String This command
40. he communication parameters baud rate data bits start stop bits and parity for the reader must match those of the computer or terminal Is the data stream overrunning the computer terminal port The reader can continuously transmit and receive data However it is possible that it is exceeding the rate at which the computer terminal can receive it Lower the baud rate of the system and reader or add interblock delays in the data stream to give the host system time to process each message as it is received Have you connected the reader to the correct port You may have connected the reader to Com 1 and set the parameters for Com 2 or another serial port or vice versa Have you installed the drivers for USB RS 232 correctly You can check to see if the correct virtual com port has been established for the reader in Windows Device Manager 46 Scanning Contigurations One common problem is incorrect configuration setup You may be trying to read a bar code with the check digit enabled but the bar code was printed without it The default settings for the reader are the most frequently used parameters If these work use them That way when someone inadvertently changes the settings they can be reset by entering the return to default codes If you must use different settings it is advisable to make a master sheet with the desired configuration keystrokes in the proper order The operator can then enter the sequential order to retur
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42. l Technologies amp Systems Corporation Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction Description Section 2 Installation Host Connections Section 3 Configuration Default Settings Serial Interface Parameters General Selections Bar Code Message Formatting Selections Magnetic Stripe Formatting Selections Bar Code Selections Magnetic Stripe Selections Reviewing Configuration Selections Section 4 Data Editing Data Fields Data Editing Formulas The Formula Sequence Data Editing Functions Data Editing General Commands Data Flow Examples Section 5 Operation Operating Procedure Section 6 Troubleshooting General Procedures Serial Interface Problems Scanning Configuration 30 31 32 33 34 35 40 41 44 45 46 47 Appendix A Default Settings Default Settings List Appendix B Magnetic Stripe Data Output Format Magnetic Stripe Default Data Format Appendix C Magnetic Stripe Standard Data Formats ISO Credit Card California Driver s License AAMVA Driver s License Appendix D Full ASCII Table ASCII Characters Appendix E Connector Pin Outs RS 232 Ports Appendix F USB RS 232 Interface Installing the Drivers Troubleshooting 48 51 52 53 55 56 58 59 62 Section 1 INTRODUCTION Description The Omni slot reader can scan and decode most popular bar codes and or read 1 2 or 3 tracks of magnetic stripe information depending on the model In addition it has
43. m the appropriate processing Care must be taken to ensure that the RS 232 parameters baud rate data bits Start Stop characters parity and handshaking method match those expected by the terminal Just transmitting the data to the serial port does not necessarily mean it will appear on the screen as if it were entered manually If the host is programmable such as a PC running in terminal mode a communication program such as Procomm or Hyper Terminal can be used to display the data There is insufficient power available on a standard RS 232 serial port to power the Omni so an external wall mounted power module must be used Connect the power cable from this unit to the power receptacle located on the DB 9 connector Care must be taken to ensure the power module operates within SVDC 10 When operating the USB RS 232 version of the Omni power is obtained from the USB port No external power module is necessary Section 3 CONFIGURATION The Omni reader must be appropriately configured to your application Configuration settings enable the reader to work with the host system These settings are programmed into the reader through the keyboard Once pro grammed these configuration settings are stored in the reader s non volatile memory so they are not affected by the cycling of power Bar Code Input The reader may need to be configured to accept the desired bar code data and format it for transmission to the host This include
44. n to the original configuration Is the proper bar code symbology enabled Each symbology is individually enabled or disabled It is sometimes desirable to enable only those that will be used thereby eliminating any errors due to the operator scanning the wrong bar code symbol Does the selected symbology format options match the symbol The scanned data from each bar code symbology can be restricted to elimi nate the scanning of unwanted symbols The restrictions are individually set for each symbology Is the reader able to read bar codes The Omni is available in magnetic stripe only and bar code only versions as well as in a combo version that read both bar codes and magnetic stripes Please check the model number with your supplier to make sure the Omni is configured to read the media you want it to read 47 Appendix A DEFAULT SETTIINGS The Omni reader is shipped from the factory with the following bar code default settings already programmed Terminal Selection Type General Selection Beep Volume Interblock Delay Code ID Scan Verification Automatic Verification Bar Code Message Formatting Terminator Character Preamble Postamble Magentic Stripe Message Formatting Terminator Character Preamble Postamble RS 232 Port Settings Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Handshaking Stop Bit s X On X Off RS 232 Serial High 0 milliseconds Off Off 01 CRLF None None CR None None 9600 8 None X
45. ol when it is scanned with the primary symbol and add the data to the end of the transmis sion If not any two digit secondary symbol will be ignored SELECTION CODE G1 Read Two Digit Addendum K Do Not Read Two Digit Addendum L Read Five Digit Addendum This option operates in the same manner as the Read Two Digit Addendum option except it enables the reading of a five digit secondary symbol SELECTION CODE G1 Read Five Digit Addendum M Do Not Read Five Digit Addendum N Addendum Required If a two or five digit addendum is enabled then enabling this option will require an addendum be present before a good read is registered If not then symbols with and without the addendum will be accepted SELECTION CODE G1 Addendum Required lo P Addendum Not Required Add Separator Space This option is used with the Two and Five Digit Addendum options If en abled an ASCII space character is inserted between the data decoded from the primary UPC symbol and the addendum symbol SELECTION CODE G1 Add Space Separator Q Not Add Space Separator R Convert UPC A to EAN 1 SELECTION CODE G1 Do Not Convert to EAN 13 Convert to EAN 13 24 EAN Settings Enable Disable EAN 13 EAN 13 is a fixed format symbology and there are no variations allowed If enabled EAN 13 symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded
46. ollowing magnetic stripe default settings already programmed Magnetic Track Basic Data Format Track 1 lt SS1 gt lt T Data gt lt ES gt lt CR gt Track 2 lt SS2 gt lt T Data gt lt ES gt lt CR gt Track 3 lt SS3 gt lt T3 Data gt lt ES gt lt CR gt where SSl start sentinel track 1 SS2 start sentinel track 2 SS3 start sentinel track 3 for ISO for CDL for AAMVA ES end sentinel all tracks lt CR gt Carriage Return Start or End Sentinel Characters in encoding format which come before the first data character start and after the last data character end indicating the beginning and end respectively of data Track Separator A designated character which separates data tracks Terminator A designated character which comes at the end of the last track of data to separate card reads LRC Check character following end sentinel CDL Old California Drivers License format Note The lt CR gt commands shown above for tracks 1 amp 2 and 2 amp 3 denote the default character for this position the Track Separator position The lt CR gt command shown for track 3 denotes the default character for this position the Terminator posi tion 51 Appendix C MAGNETIC STRIPE STANDARD DATA FORMATS International Standards Organization ISO Credit Card Format Track 1 Field ID Character Contents Length a Start Sentinel 1 b Format Code B 1 c Account Number 13 or 16 d
47. ontains the settings you want to review 2 On an AT compatible computer enter any communication program Hyper Terminal is recommend in the Windows environment 3 Enter the setup mode for that group by typing E D FX lt Enter gt X in this case is the single alpha character identified with the group located in Step 1 4 The reader will respond with two beeps after lt ENTER gt is depressed 5 Review the settings for the group by typing XY lt ENTER gt X is the same single alpha character as typed in Step 3 6 After lt ENTER gt is depressed the reader will display the current settings for the group onto the screen for user to review followed by two beeps from the reader 7 Exit the setup mode after reviewing the settings by typing XZ lt ENTER gt X is the same single alpha character as typed in Step 3 8 The reader will respond with four beeps Hyper Terminal must be configured correctly Append Line Feed to Incoming Line End 28 EXAMPLE To review the reader s current settings for the Code 39 bar code first find the settings for Code 39 listed in the Industrial Bar Codes setup group The single alpha character group name is F Then in Notepad type E D FF lt ENTER gt F Y lt ENTER gt A sample response is shown below Remember to end the review by typing FZ lt ENTER gt This will take the reader out of the setup mode and bring it back into its normal reading mode Industrial Bar Code Setting
48. oup default type BX lt ENTER gt while in the Group Setup Mode EXAMPLE To set the current settings to the group default enter E D FB lt ENTER gt BX lt ENTER gt BZ lt ENTER gt Beep Volume The beep volume can be adjusted to two different levels or turned off en tirely SELECTION CODE B1 Code Track ID Each bar code symbology or MSR track can be assigned a CODE ID charac ter This character is added to the beginning of the scanned data The host can use this character to ensure that the data received came from the appropriate type of symbol SELECTION CODE B5 Scan Veritication In order to insure accuracy of scanned data from poor contrast bar code labels a second confirmation swipe can be required before the reader will accept the data When this option is enabled the reader requires the card to be swiped a second time and both swipes are compared If they match the data is considered good SELECTION CODE B6 Note This function applies to bar codes only Code ID Definition Group I If the Code ID option is enabled in General Setup the user can select the character used to identify each symbology 1 Enter CODE ID DEFINITION SETTINGS MODE by typing E D FI 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Enter the characters in the left column to select the symbology 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Enter one character for the new ID a juPcA pefaut a
49. p to and including Z in the order they were created These fields can then be sent to the host in the order you specified For example if the credit card data on Track 2 of the magnetic stripe is 1234567890123456 9912xxxxxxx It is divided into seven fields A B C D E F and G as shown below 1234567890123456 9912xxxxxxx A B C D E F If your application software needs the data sent in the following format 9912 lt ENTER gt 1234567890123456 lt ENTER gt You can create that format by selecting only the fields you need reversing the order in which they are sent to the host and then creating a new field lt ENTER gt to insert after each field We do this by using the fields as defined above and adding a new field Field B 1234567890123456 Field D 9912 Field G lt ENTER gt and then sending Field Dj Field Hj Field Bj Field G to the host 31 Data Editing Formulas The set of instructions programmed into the reader to define data fields and than arrange them into a format is known as the data editing formula A maximum of four formulas can be resident in the reader s memory at any one time If more than one formula is stored in memory the reader will apply the first formula to the decoded data If the data format matches the format credit card driver s license etc of the first formula then it will re arrange add and drop the data fields as you have indicated and output the reformatted da
50. parameters used for serial communica tions The settings will be active for the host terminal serial interface 1 Enter SERIAL INTERFACE SETUP MODE by typing E D FE 2 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 3 Type the two character code for the feature you wish to change 4 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 5 Type the one character code for the change you wish to make 6 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep twice 7 Save the setting and exit the Group Setup Mode by typing EZ 8 Press lt ENTER gt The reader should beep four times Baud Rate The baud rate is the speed at which data is transmitted and received mobs o Er Fru 4800 bps E 9600 bps 19200 bps Data Bits Set the number of data bits used to define a character SELECTION CODE E2 Parit Serial communication can define a parity check bit to be added to each character This check bit can be true for an odd number of 1 bits or an even number of 1 bits in the data character The user may also choose to define the parity bit as a MARK true or a SPACE false Selecting NONE results in no parity bit i v 2 XN 8 e 8 ex I c ms b wm e Note The reader must use a total of 10 or 11 bits to define a character frame If you select 7 data bits with the None parity option the reader will for mat the character frame as 8 data bits and no parity Handshaking Som
51. pe Select Show all devices and click NEXT 7 You will be asked to select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select HAVE DISK and then click NEXT 8 The INSTALL FROM DISK window will appear Click BROWSE 9 The LOCATE FILE window will appear Find CAD TECH USB Serial Driver V3 0 Select FTDIBUS INF or FTDIPORT INF as appropriate and click OPEN 10 Click OK on the next window You will notice a warning that the driver is not digitally signed Click NEXT A Windows XP warning will appear This driver is not digitally signed Click CONTINUE ANYWAY 11 The wizard will update the driver When finished the message The wiz ard has finished installing will appear 12 Click FINISH 13 Repeat the above steps if both drivers must be updated 63 Removing the Driver 1 With the reader plugged in go to START CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM HARDWARE DEVICE MANAGER PORTS COM amp LPT and or UNI VERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLERS 2 Locate any items like Unknown USB Device or ID TECH USB Serial Converter or ID TECH USB Serial Port marked with a yellow 3 Right click on the item and select the UNINSTALL option to remove the driver 4 The CONFIRM DEVICE REMOVAL window will open Click OK 5 After the driver has been removed unplug and then plug the reader in again 6 A Found new hardware wizard window should appear on the screen Install the driver again 64 ID TECH 10721 Wal
52. r where any previously defined postamble preamble and terminator characters are added before the data is sent to the output port Examples EXAMPLE ONE 76440057320712 Symbology Code 128 Desired Output Divide the input data record into two fields with one consist ing of the first six digits and the second containing the remaining data The output should have a lt CARRIAGE RETURN gt or lt CR gt inserted after each field Formula ID h C 06 A lt ENTER gt SEND ACBC Field List Field A 764400 Field B 57320712 Field C lt CR gt Keystroke Sequence Enter Data Editing Setup E D FJ lt ENTER gt Enable Data Editing JA lt ENTER gt 1 lt ENTER gt Enter Code ID as h for Code 128 JC lt ENTER gt h lt ENTER gt Define first six characters as Field A and remaining data as Field B JF lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 6 lt ENTER gt Enter Add Field C as the ENTER key JJ lt ENTER gt lt N lt ENTER gt Define Field Sending Sequence of ACBC JK lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt C ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt Save Exit Setup JZ lt ENTER gt Output Data 764400 lt CR gt 57320712 CR N Do a CTRL N by holding down the lt CTRL gt key while pressing the N key then releasing both 41 EXAMPLE TWO AST79S8X Symbology Code 39 Desired Output The input record must be Code 39 and be exactly seven characters in length with the seventh character being an X It is divided into three fields the first th
53. ree characters the next three characters and the last character The output should reverse the order of the first two fields delete the last character and add an lt ETX gt ASCII code 03 at the end of each field In addition a time delay of 900 milliseconds should be added between the fields after the F1 and another delay of 2000 milliseconds added to the end of the record ID e LEN 07 07 M 07 XC 03 C 03 A 03 SEND BD DLY 09 AD DLY 20 Formula Field A AST Field B 798 Field C X Field D lt ETX gt Field List Enter Data Editing Setup Enter Data Editing and Enable Enter Code ID and e for Code 39 Enter Length and 0707 Enter Match and 07X Enter Count and 03 Enter Count and 03 Enter Add Field amp lt ETX gt character Enter Field Sequence and BD Enter Add Delay and 09 Enter Field Sequence and AD Enter Add Delay and 20 Enter Exit Setup Output Data Keystroke Sequence E D FJXENTER JA lt ENTER gt 1 lt ENTER gt JC lt ENTER gt e lt ENTER gt JD lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 7 lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 7 lt ENTER gt JE lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 7 lt ENTER gt X lt ENTER gt JF lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 3 lt ENTER gt JF lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 3 lt ENTER gt JI lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt JK lt ENTER gt B lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt JM lt ENTER gt 0 lt ENTER gt 9 lt ENTER gt JK lt ENTER gt A lt ENTER gt D lt ENTER gt JM lt ENTER gt 2 lt ENTER gt 0 lt
54. regarded SELECTION CODE F3 Industrial 2 of 5 Enable Industrial 2 of 5 Disable Fixed Length Industrial 2 of 5 symbols are commonly printed in a fixed format contain ing a fixed number of characters If this option is ON the first Interleaved 2 of 5 symbol scanned after power up will set the length of any other symbols scanned afterwards If the succeeding scans do not match the length of the first scan the scan is rejected by the reader Power must be reset before an Interleaved 2 of 5 symbol of a different length will be accepted SELECTION CODE F3 Turn On Fixed Length Turn Off Fixed Length Check Digit When Check Digit is selected the reader takes the last character in the de coded data stream as a check digit It then calculates the correct check digit for the remaining data and compares it to the last data character If it is the same the data is accepted If not the data is rejected With the Calculate and Send Check Digit option the reader will send the check digit as part of the data stream If the Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit option is selected the reader will strip it from the data stream before transmission If the Check Digit is not calculated the reader will assume the last data character read from the symbol is part of the data stream and will not make a comparison test SELECTION CODE F3 Do Not Calculate Check Digit but Send Whole Data Stream E Calculate and Send Check Digit Calculate but Do
55. s enabling it for the correct bar code symblogy setting any check digit start stop codes preamble post amble and min max symbol length Default settings enable all least restric tive settings Magnetic Stripe Input The reader may need to be configured to accept the desired magnetic stripe data and format it for transmission to the host The encoded data can be ANSI ISO AAMVA and California Drivers License magnetic stripe formats The reader can be configured to read any track 1 only 2 only 3 only 1 amp 2 2 amp 3 or 1 2 amp 3 In addition track start stop sentinels can be sent or suppressed and track 2 account number information only can be selected along with user selectable track separator characters Default settings enable reading on all available tracks depending on whether the reader is equipped to read one two or three tracks Configuration Setup Procedure 1 On an AT compatible computer enter any communication program Hyper Terminal is recommend in the Windows environment 2 Turn on the CAPS LOCK feature on the keyboard as the configuration code is case sensitive 3 Identify the settings that you wish to change All options are covered in the various setup groups explained in this manual The reader s related setting features are grouped together 4 Enter the GROUP SETUP MODE by typing E D FX where X is the group name identified in Step 3 5 Press the lt Enter gt key The reader will beep twic
56. t setting s type DY lt ENTER gt while in the Mag netic Stripe Formatting Setup Mode To reset the current setting s to its group default type DX lt ENTER gt while in Formatting Mode Magnetic Stripe Terminator Character Enter and LF Enter Line Feed or None For some applications it may be convenient to end a string of magnetic stripe data with a terminator character For example with keyboard entry it is common to have the operator signify the end of the data input with the Enter keystroke The terminator character serves this function SELECTION CODE D1 RETURN and Line Feed RETURN IB None lp EXAMPLE To set the magnetic stripe terminator character to Line Feed enter E D FD lt ENTER gt D1 lt ENTER gt C lt ENTER gt DZ lt ENTER gt Magnetic Stripe Preamble 0 to 16 ASCII characters The magnetic stripe preamble is a string of charac ters that can be added to the beginning of magnetic stripe data These can be special characters for identifying a specific reading station to format a mes sage header expected by the receiving host They can be any characters from the full ASCII table Please see Appendix D SELECTION CODE D2 One Character at a time Magnetic Stripe Postamble 0 to 16 ASCII characters The magnetic stripe postamble serves the same purpose as the preamble except it is added to the end of the read data after any terminator characters SELECTION CODE D3 One Character at a time EXA
57. ta to the host However if the data does not match the criteria spelled out in the first formula then the criteria of the second formula stored in memory will be applied And so on This process will continue for each of the successive formulas until a match is found If no matches are found for any of the formulas programmed into the reader then the unedited data record will be transmitted to the host by default unless DO NOT SEND DATA has been selected The number of formulas the reader will store is limited by the amount of memory available Caution should therefore be used when entering a number of long formulas as all might not fit 32 The Formula Sequence A basic data editing formula for the Omni has the following structure The optional commands are enclosed in brackets CODE ID LENGTH MATCH DIVIDE ADD SEND In other words 1 Identify the bar code symbologies and or magnetic stripe tracks to which this formula will apply 2 Specify data length parameters if desired 3 Specify the characters if any you would like to match 4 Indicate how you want to divide the data record 5 Add a character string if desired 6 Send the edited data record to the host computer Several code IDs can be specified following the CODE ID command and several ADD commands can be programmed as long as they are grouped together and placed prior to the SEND command Note For non printable ASCII code use the Alt numeric key
58. the reader will strip it from the data stream before transmission If the Check Digit is not calculated the reader will assume the last data character read from the symbol is part of the data stream and will not make a comparison test SELECTION CODE F5 Do Not Calculate Check Digit but Send Whole Data Stream i E Calculate and Send Check Digit Calculate but Do Not Send Check Digit 20 MSI Plessey Settings Enable Disable MSI Plessey If enabled MSI Plessey symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the sym bology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE F7 MSI Plessey Enable MSI Plessey Disable Check Digit The MSI Plessey symbology requires a check digit and can optionally have two check digits The reader can either send the check digit s as part of the data or strip it before transmission to the host SELECTION CODE F7 Send Check Digit Do Not Send Check Digit Select only one of the following check digit schemes ELECTION CODE F7 ne Mod 10 Check Digit if il wo Mod 10 Check Digits Telepen Setting Enable Disable Telepen If enabled Telepen symbology will be read subject to the reading restrictions specified by this set of options If disabled the data from the symbology will be disregarded SELECTION CODE F8 elepen Enable Telepen Disable Numeric ASCII Mode If set to Numeric Mode each original Tel
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