Intermec Sabre 1555 User manual

Sabre 1555 RFID &
P/N 072414
Programmer’s Reference Manual
Bar Code Reader

Sabre 1555 RFID &
P/N 072414-001
Programmer’s Reference Manual
Bar Code Reader
Sabre 1555 PDT Rev. 2.15
RFID Board Rev. 3.10
LCD Board Rev. 1.4

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Contents

Contents
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Table of Contents
Before You Begin 1
Purpose 1-3
Intended Audience 1-3
Guide Topics 1-3
Related Documentation 1-4
Bar Code Conventions 1-4
Typographical Conventions 1-5
Getting Started 2
1555 Portable Data Terminal and Standard Versions 2-3
Setting Up the 1555 2-3
PDT Version 2-4
Standard Version 2-4
Configuring Your Sabre 1555 2-4
Configuring the 1555 Using EasySet 2-5
Starting EasySet 2-5
Configuring the 1555 Using the Mode Button, Trigger, and
LCD 2-5
Sabre 1555 Features 2-6
Trigger 2-6
Mode Button 2-6
Mode Button + Trigger 2-6
Quick Mode Select 2-6
Using Quick Mode Select 2-7
Customizing Quick Mode Select 2-7
Interactive Configuration of the 1555 Using a Host System 2-8
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Operational Modes 3
Autonomous Mode 3-3
Quick Mode Select 3-6
Bar Code Read 3-6
Tag Identify 3-6
Tag Read 3-6
Tag Write 3-6
Tag Read/Write (Tag RW) 3-6
Tag Filter 3-6
Tag Filter/Read (Tag FR) 3-6
Tag Filter/Write (Tag FW) 3-6
Tag Filter/Read/Write (Tag FRW) 3-6
Tag Filter Settings 3-6
Tag Read Settings 3-7
Tag Write Settings 3-7
LCD Settings 3-8
Communication 3-8
Reset 3-8
Data Buffer 3-8
Firmware Versions 3-9
Exit Setup 3-9
Main Communications Port Command Set 3-10
Command Types 3-10
Configuration Commands 3-11
Interactive Commands 3-11
Dialog with the Host System 3-11
Interactive Programming Mode 4
System Requirements 4-3
Communications Interface 4-3
RS-232 TTL Interface for PDT Version 4-3
RS TTL Interface for Standard Version 4-4
Baud Rate Parameter 4-4
Default RS-232 Parameters 4-5
Hardware Protocol 4-5
Point-to-Point Protocol 4-5
Frame Format 4-5
Maximum Frame Size 4-6
Proprietary DLE (Data Link Escape) 4-6
Example 1 (0x7F in the data) 4-7
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Example 2 (0xEE in the checksum 1) 4-7
Frame Fields 4-7
STX Delimiter 4-7
TYPE 4-7
<CMD/RESP> <[PARM/DATA]> 4-7
FRAME_MANAGEMENT (FM) 4-8
CHK (Checksum) 4-9
ETX Delimiter 4-10
Frame Acknowledgment 4-11
Implementation Rules 4-12
Checksum Calculation 4-13
PPP Frame Type 4-16
<TYPE> Definitions 4-16
Binary Frame Response (BFR = 0x01) 4-17
Numerical ASCII Data (NAD = 0x02) 4-18
Accepted PPP Command and Sending Information (ASI =
0x03) 4-18
External Synchronization Attempt (ESA = 0x04) 4-18
How to Use the ESA Command 4-19
Accepted Command (ACC = 0x06) 4-21
Interactive Mode Command Error Command (IEC = 0x07)
4-21
Download Application Program (DAP = 0x09) 4-21
Interactive Mode Command (IMC = 0x0A) 4-21
Setup Mode Command (SMC = 0x0D) 4-21
Product Event (PEV = 0x0E) 4-21
Not Accepted Command (NAC = 0x15) 4-22
Product Version Identification (PVI = 0x16) 4-22
Resend Last Message (RLM = 0x19) 4-22
Product Resend Command (PRC=0x3F) 4-23
Application Examples 4-23
Typical Host Frame Communication Algorithms 4-24
Sample Algorithm for Command Transmission
Procedure 4-25
Sample Algorithm for Command Reception
Procedure 4-26
Sample Algorithm for Low-Level Acknowledgment
Procedure 4-27
Lite Acknowledgment Option 4-27
Remote Control Interface 4-28
Command Types 4-29
Interactive Mode Commands (IMC = 0x0A) 4-30
Audio/Visual Function 4-31
RFID Function 4-34
Data Buffer Function 4-39
Bar Code Function 4-40
User Control Function 4-41
Setup Commands (SMC = 0x0D) 4-43
Setup Command Tables 4-43

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Physical Interface Command 4-43
RFID Auto Configuration Commands 4-46
Bar Code Decoding Commands 4-52
Data Decoding Security Commands 4-73
Data Transmission Setting Commands 4-74
Operating Setting Commands 4-77
Configuration Utility Commands 4-79
Examples of Interactive Mode and Setup Commands 4-81
Interactive Mode 4-81
Online Setup 4-83