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Software Guide
MDL – 1000 / 2000
Specification for Software Interface
Laser Scan Engine with Built-in Decoder

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Document：MDL-1000/2000 Specification for Software Interface
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................................7
2. OVERVIEW............................................................................................................8
3. INTERFACE...........................................................................................................9
3-1. Interface Signal ......................................................................................................9
3-2. Connection Method ..............................................................................................10
3-3. Serial Communication Specifications ...................................................................11
3-4. Hardware Handshake ..........................................................................................12
3-5. Communication Procedure (example)..................................................................13
3-6. ACK/NAK Protocol and Data Format ...................................................................20
3-7. Packet Format......................................................................................................21
4. PACKET...............................................................................................................22
4-1. Data Packet Table ................................................................................................22
4-2. Details on Data Packet.........................................................................................23
4-2-1 AIM_OFF..............................................................................................................23
4-2-2. AIM_ON ...............................................................................................................24
4-2-3. BEEP....................................................................................................................25
4-2-4. CMD_ACK............................................................................................................26
4-2-5. CMD_NAK............................................................................................................27
4-2-6. DEC_DATA...........................................................................................................28
4-2-7. EVENT .................................................................................................................29
4-2-8. LED_OFF .............................................................................................................30
4-2-9. LED_ON...............................................................................................................31
4-2-10. PARAM_DFLT ......................................................................................................32
4-2-11. PARAM_REQ.......................................................................................................33
4-2-12. PARAM_DATA......................................................................................................34
4-2-13. REPLY_REV ........................................................................................................35
4-2-14. REQ_REV ............................................................................................................36
4-2-15. SCAN_DIS ...........................................................................................................37
4-2-16. SCAN_ENB..........................................................................................................38
4-2-17. SLEEP..................................................................................................................39
4-2-18. START_DEC ........................................................................................................40
4-2-19. STOP_DEC..........................................................................................................41

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5．PARAMETER.......................................................................................................42
5-1 Table of Parameters .............................................................................................42
5-2 Common Elements to All Parameters ..................................................................48
5-2-1. Fixing the Length of Bar Codes............................................................................48
5-2-2. Value Settings ......................................................................................................49
5-2-3. Timing to Reflect the Changes to New Parameters .............................................50
5-2-4. Linear Code Consistency Verification ..................................................................51
5-2-5. UPC/EAN Consistency Verification ......................................................................52
5-2-6. UPC and EAN Supplemental Data Consistency Verification................................53
5-2-7. Decoding of UPC, EAN and JAN Supplemental Data..........................................54
5-2-8. Code ID ................................................................................................................55
6. POWER MODE....................................................................................................56
6-1. Continuous Power Mode......................................................................................56
6-2. Low Power Mode .................................................................................................56
6-3. Power Down Signal..............................................................................................56
7. TIMING CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................................57
8. PARAMETER MENUS.........................................................................................58
8-1 Parameter Menu Bar Codes ................................................................................58
8-2 Definition of Beeping Sound.................................................................................58
8-3 Setting Features with Parameter Menu................................................................59
8-4 Default Setting Parameters (0xC8) ......................................................................60
8-5 Parameter Scanning (0xEC) ................................................................................61
8-6 Beep Volume（0x8C）........................................................................................62
8-7 Beep Frequency（0x91）....................................................................................63
8-8 Beep Frequency Adjustment（Value Setting）（OxF0 0x91）.............................64
8-9 Scanning Time（0x88）......................................................................................65
8-10 Aiming Duration (0xED) .......................................................................................66
8-11 Scan Angle (0xBF) ...............................................................................................67
8-12 Power Mode (0x80)..............................................................................................68
8-13 Trigger Mode (0x8A) ............................................................................................69
8-14 Duplication Buffer Time-out (0x89）....................................................................71
8-15 Good Decode Buzzer (0x38)................................................................................72
8-16 “NO READ” Message (0x5E）.............................................................................73
8-17 Level of Linear Code Consistency Verification (0x4E) .........................................74
8-18 Verification Method (0x43) ...................................................................................76
8-19 UPC/EAN .............................................................................................................77
8-19-1 Enable/Disable UPC-A (0x01)..............................................................................77
8-19-2 Transmit UPC-A Check Digits（0x28）...............................................................78

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8-19-3 UPC-A Preamble (0x22).......................................................................................79
8-19-4 Enable/Disable UPC-E (0x02）...........................................................................80
8-19-5 Transmit UPC-E Check Digits (0x29)...................................................................81
8-19-6 UPC-E Preamble (0x23) ......................................................................................82
8-19-7 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A (0x25) .........................................................................83
8-19-8 Enable/Disable UPC-E1 (0x0C) ...........................................................................84
8-19-9 Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digits (0x2A) ................................................................85
8-19-10 UPC-E1 Preamble (0x24) ....................................................................................86
8-19-11 Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A (0x26) .......................................................................87
8-19-12 Enable/Disable EAN-8 (0x04) ..............................................................................88
8-19-13 Enable/Disable EAN-13 (0x03) ............................................................................89
8-19-14 EAN Zero Extend (0x27) ......................................................................................90
8-19-15 Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 (0xE0)........................................................................91
8-19-16 Enable/Disable Bookland EAN (0x53) .................................................................92
8-19-17 UPC/EAN Supplementals (0x10) .........................................................................93
8-19-18 UPC/EAN Supplementals Verification Method (0x50)..........................................95
8-19-19 Code128/EAN128/UPC/EAN/JAN/Code93 Verification Method (0x4D)...............96
8-20 Code 128/EAN-128 ..............................................................................................97
8-20-1 Enable/Disable Code 128 (0x08) .........................................................................97
8-20-2 Enable/Disable UCC/ENA-128 (0x0E) .................................................................98
8-21 Code 39................................................................................................................99
8-21-1 Enable/Disable Code (0x00) ................................................................................99
8-21-2 Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 (0x0D) ............................................................100
8-21-3 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Code39 Italian Pharma Code) (0x56).................101
8-21-4 Code 32 Prefix (0xE7)........................................................................................102
8-21-5 Fixing the Length of Code 39 (0x12/0x13) .........................................................103
8-21-6 Code 39 Check Digit Verification (0x30) ............................................................104
8-21-7 Transmit Code 39 Check Digits (0x2B) ..............................................................105
8-21-8 Enable/Disable Code 39 Full ASCII (0x11).........................................................106
8-22 Code 93..............................................................................................................107
8-22-1 Enable/Disable Code 93 (0x09) .........................................................................107
8-22-2 Fixing the Length of Code 93 (0x1A/0x1B) ........................................................108
8-23 Interleaved 2of5 .................................................................................................109
8-23-1 Enable/Disable Interleaved 2of5 (0x06) .............................................................109
8-23-2 Fixing the Length of Interleaved 2of5 (0x16/0x17).............................................110
8-23-3 Interleaved 2of5 Check Digit Verification (0x31) ................................................ 111
8-23-4 Transmit Interleaved 2of5 Check Digits (0x2C)..................................................112
8-23-5 Convert Interleaved 2of5 to EAN-13 (0x52) .......................................................113
8-24 Industrial 2of5.....................................................................................................114
8-24-1 Enable/Disable Industrial 2of5 (0x05) ................................................................114
8-24-2 Fixing the Length of Industrial 2of5 (0x14/0x15) ................................................115
8-25 Codabar(NW7) ...................................................................................................116
8-25-1 Enable/Disable Codabar (NW7) (0x07)..............................................................116
8-25-2 Fixing the Length of Codabar (NW7) (0x18/0x19) .............................................117
8-25-3 Codabar CLSI Editing (0x36) .............................................................................118
8-25-4 No Transmit Codabar (NW7) Start/Stop Character (0x37) .................................119
8-26 MSI Plessey .......................................................................................................120
8-26-1 Enable/Disable MSI Plessey (0x0B) ..................................................................120
8-26-2 Fixing the Length of MSI Plessey (0x1E/0x1F) ..................................................121
8-26-3 MSI Plessey Check Digits (0x32).......................................................................122
8-26-4 Transmit MSI Plessey Check Digits (0x2E)........................................................123

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8-26-5 MSI Plessey Check Digit Algorithm (0x33).........................................................124
8-27 RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) ....................................................................125
8-27-1 Enable/Disable RSS-14 (0xF0 0x52) .................................................................125
8-27-2 Enable/Disable RSS-Limited (0xF0 0x53)..........................................................126
8-27-3 Enable/Disable RSS-Expanded (0xF0 0x54) .....................................................127
8-28 Transmit Code ID Character (0x2D)...................................................................128
8-29 Prefix/Suffix ........................................................................................................129
8-29-1 Prefix (0x69).......................................................................................................129
8-29-2 Suffix 1/2 (0x68/0x6A)........................................................................................130
8-30 Scan Data Transmission Format........................................................................131
8-31 Serial Parameter ................................................................................................132
8-31-1 Baud Rate (0x9C) ..............................................................................................132
8-31-2 Parity (0x9E) ......................................................................................................133
8-31-3 Software Handshaking (0x9F)............................................................................134
8-31-4 Decoded Data Packet Format (0xEE)................................................................135
8-31-5 Host Serial Response Time-out (0x9B)..............................................................136
8-31-6 Stop Bit (0x9D) ...................................................................................................137
8-31-7 Intercharacter Delay (0x6E) ...............................................................................138
8-31-8 Host Character Timeout (0xEF) .........................................................................139
8-32 Event Reporting .................................................................................................140
8-32-1 Decode Event (0xF0,0x00) ................................................................................140
8-32-2 Boot Up Event (0xF0, 0x02)...............................................................................141
8-32-3 Parameter Event (0x0F,0x03) ............................................................................142
8-33 Numeric Bar Codes............................................................................................143
8-34 Cancel ................................................................................................................144
8-35 Prefix/Suffix Values ............................................................................................145

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1. ABSTRACT
This specification provides interface specifications of an X1 laser scan engine with a built-in decoder
(“X1” is a tentative name of this product. This product shall be hereinafter called as “this scan
engine”).

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2. OVERVIEW
This scan engine is a compact laser scan engine with a built-in decoder, which is possible to be
installed in various handheld products such as handy terminals.
The host system controls this scan engine and inputs scanned data in serial communication.
This material provides information on the control method and the connection between this scan
engine and its host system.

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3. INTERFACE
3-1. Interface Signal
Signals used to connect this scan engine and host system are as follows:
Signal Input/Output Function Notes
RXD Input Serial Receive Data
TXD Output Serial Transmit Data
CTS Input Clear To Send
Request for the host system to transmit the
data at L-level
RTS Output Request To Send
Feasible to receive the data at L-level
Trigger Input Signal to Start the Decoding L Active
Buzzer Output Output of rectangular-wave for Buzzer drive.
Decode
LED
Output Output of the level signal for LED
Power
Down
Output Output for Power Mode of this scan engine.
Output of H-level signal in Low Power mode.
Aim/Wake Input Input to recover from Low Power Mode to
the aiming state. (L Active)
In the Continuous Power Mode, it is an input
of aiming control.

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3-2. Connection Method
The connection between the scan engine and the host system will be carried out as follows:
TXD RXD
RXD TXD
RTS CTS
CTS RTS
Trigger
Power Down
Aim/Wake
Buzzer Decode LED