16
Label Formatting Mode
As mentioned earlier, Label Formatting mode utilizes the current printer configuration to process
each tag printed. (For exception processing and fault handling, see the
<STX>KcFH
command.) The
specification for RFID programming is contained in the data fields of the DPL label format, as
described below.
Wx / W1x:
RFID
Syntax for RFID (spaces shown for readability):
a bbb c d eee ffff gggg jj…j
Where:
Field
Valid Inputs
Meaning
a
1, 2, and 3
Operation to perform, where:
1 = Read (report to host)
2 = Write
3 = Write / Verify
bbb
Wnx
RFID Hexadecimal Operation, where no ‘
n
’ is an implied 1.
c
0 Not
Used
d
0 Not
Used
eee
xyy
Lock after write, where:
x = 0 – Use printer setup to determine if lock is performed.
x = 1 – Lock after write.
yy = Lock Code, representing a 2-character hex value (UHF
Alien only).
ffff
0000 – 9998
Starting block number to begin writing (HF only).
gggg
0000 Not
Used
jj…j
Valid
hexadecimal
pairs per
character
followed by a
termination
character.
Data to write to the tag.
Note:
UHF must be 16 or 24.
The following example encodes, starting at block 001, “Datamax writes RFID best”:
<STX>L
D11<CR>
2W1x0000000010000446174616D61782077726974657320524649442062657374<CR>
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