Sleep_reader, Get_reader_data – Argox PA-20 Basic Programming Manual User Manual
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Purpose: To set scanner module to sleep.
Syntax: SLEEP_READER(N%)
Example: SLEEP_READER (1) „Scanner to sleep
Description: N% is an integer variable.
N%
Meaning
0
Not sleep
1
To sleep
Purpose: To get data that is read from a specified reader ports.
Syntax: A$ = GET_READER_DATA$(N1%,N2%)
Example: ON READER(1) GOSUB SCAN
ENABLE READER(1)
…
SCAN:
…
A$=GET_READER_DATA$(1,4)
…
RETURN
Description: This command will get reader port data.
A$ is a string variable to be assigned to the result.
N1% is an integer variable, indicating the reader port (now we
only can choose 1).
N2% is an integer variable, indicating what kind of data to be
retrieved.
N2%
Meaning
1
Code Name
2
Full Code
3
Code ID
4
Data
The format of Full Code as follows:
Code
name
Preamble ID
*
Code
Length
Barcode
data
ID
*
Postamble
Suffix
The ID position depends on “Code ID position” setting.