1. DS5502 Fixed Mount Scanner Product Reference Guide
  2. Signature Capture Code
  3. Start / Stop Patterns
  • DS5502 Product Reference Guide
Start / Stop Patterns
Start / Stop Patterns

Start / Stop Patterns

This section lists the accepted start / stop patterns. The bar and space widths are expressed as multiples of X.
You must use the same pattern on either side of a signature capture box. The type value is reported with the captured signature to indicate the purpose of the signature captured.
Start / Stop Pattern Definitions
Bar/Space Patterns
Type
B
S
B
S
B
S
B
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
Table 2 lists selectable parameters used to generate the image of the captured signature.
User Defined CapCode Parameters
Parameter
Defined
Width
Number of pixels
Height
Number of pixels
Format
JPEG, BMP, TIFF
JPEG quality
1 (most compression) to 100 (best quality)
Bits Per Pixel (not applicable to JPEG format)
1 (2 levels)
4 (16 levels)
8 (256 levels)
BMP format does not use compression, JPEG and TIFF formats do.