User's Guide

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HEXAPAD 10 BC USB
8.5.4.14 epcdecode - EPC id decoding of the tag
Command
epcdecode value
Function
Check (no value) or change the decryption type for the EPCID reading of the tag.
Description
The tag to be read may be encoded for a particular application, for example, for checkout
applications the tag will be encoded in the GS1 standard, for maintenance applications the
tag may be encoded in ASCII. Tag EPCID decoding returns a readable result for each
application.
Pattern
None
Values
None
No decoding is performed and the epcid result of the tag is reported in
hexadecimal.
GS1string
Standard GS1 that returns the "GS1 element string".
GS1epcuri
GS1 pattern that returns the "EPC Tag URI".
GS1EPCPUREURI
Standard GS1 that returns the "EPC Pure Identity URI".
GS1Gtin13
Standard GS1 that returns code GTIN13 without the serial number.
GS1Sgtin13
Standard GS1 that returns code GTIN13 + serial number.
ASCII
Decodes the EPCID of the tag according to the Ascii table.
Wiegand26
Decodes the last 3 bytes of tag EPCID in Sitecode + ID.
magstripe
Decodes the last 4 bytes of the EPCID of the tag in decimal.
Notes
For the GS1 standard, the sgtin-96 and sgtin-198 schemes are supported.
The wiegand26 and magstripe values can be used in conjunction with the autoid type
tagop.
Example
To read the GTIN13 + serial number of a tag encoded in the GS1 standard:
epcdecode gs1sgtin13<CR>
ok - parameter has been changed.<CR>
To read the GS1 element string of a tag encoded in the GS1 pattern:
epcdecode gs1string<CR>
ok - parameter has been changed.<CR>
Errors
When the value reported is not among the specified:
error - value out of range<CR>
When more than one value is passed to the command:
error - too many args.<CR>