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15–56 ASCII Host Commands
Publication 2755-833
MF - Configure Host Message Format
Command Format: MFabcdefghhhiiijkl
Function: Configures the format of messages sent to the
host.
Parameters: abcdefghhhiiijkl
a through g are Yes (1) and No (0) responses to
the following parameters (in sequence shown):
Command
Parameters
Parameter Function Valid Values
a Send bar code data? 1=Yes, 0=No
b Send package count? 1=Yes, 0=No
c Send bar code symbology? 1=Yes, 0=No
d Send source identifier? Ignored①
e Send header message? Ignored ①
f Send no-read message? Ignored①
g Expand UPC-E? 1=Yes, 0=No
hhh Label delimiter character
ASCII Decimal Value
000 to 254
255 = None.
iii Start character
ASCII Decimal Value
000 to 254
255 = None.
j End message control character
0 = CRLF
1 = CR
2 = LF
3 = ETX
4 = None
5 = CR ETX
6 = LF ETX
7 = CR LF ETX
k Transmission check method
0=None
1=LRC
2=Checksum-LSB first
3=Checksum-MSB first
l Send performance indicator? 1=Yes, 0=No
① These parameters retained for compatibility with existing decoders. The
presence of each string type indicates that the string should be sent.
Response: = rr <end>
rr = response code
<end>= end of message control code