SSI Communication Notes

SSI Communication Notes

  • When not using hardware handshaking, space messages sufficiently apart. The host must not communicate with the scanner if the scanner is transmitting.
  • When using hardware handshaking, frame each message properly with handshaking signals. Do not try to send two commands within the same handshaking frame.
  • There is a permanent/temporary bit in the PARAM_SEND message. Removing power from the scanner discards temporary changes. Permanent changes are written to non-volatile memory. Frequent changes shorten the life of the non-volatile memory.