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SCANTEAM 6980 User’s Guide
Output Data Format
Note: See DIP Switch Feature Selection chart on page 8 for factory
default settings.
Character Frame:
Start Bit: One
Data Bit: 8, 7 (optional)
Parity: None, Odd, Even (optional)
Stop Bit: One
Single Track:
{STX} {SS} <TRACK DATA> {ES} {CHECKSUM OF DATA} {ETX}
Dual Track:
Track 2 data follows track 1 data or precedes track 3 data.
{STX} {SS} <TRACK 1 or 2 DATA> {ES} {CHECKSUM} {DLE}
{STX} {SS} <TRACK 2 or 3 DATA> {ES} {CHECKSUM} {ETX}
Triple Track:
Track 1 data followed by track 2 data, and then track 3 data.
{STX} {SS} <TRACK 1 DATA> {ES} {CHECKSUM} {DLE}
{STX} {SS} <TRACK 2 DATA> {ES} {CHECKSUM} {DLE}
{STX} {SS} <TRACK 3 DATA> {ES} {CHECKSUM} {ETX}
Where: <STX> = START OF TEXT CHARACTER
<DLE> = DATA LINK ESCAPE CHARACTER
<ETX> = END OF TEXT CHARACTER
SS = Start sentinel % Track 1 for ISO, CA DMV, AAMVA
; Track 2 for ISO, CA DMV, AAMVA
; Track 3 for ISO
% Track 3 for AAMVA
! Track 3 for CA DMV
ES = End sentinel ? Tracks 1, 2, 3 for ISO, CA DMV, AAMVA
ISO = International Standards Organization (ISO # 7811)
CA DMV = California Department of Motor Vehicles
AAMVA = American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Data characters in braces, “{ },”and not in boldface are optional.
