scanner message help

Hello All,
I have a project where I’m trying to take up to six Accusort scanners (threw an Ethernet switch) Ethernet to a compact Logix L23E I’m using on demand messaging. I have the scanner set up and I get the bar code data in my tag “Scanner_1” My question is how can I compare all of my bar codes then if they all match send out the bar code threw the serial port.
I also know that I will have to strip off some of the data because the sequence number and a few other data points will not be equal.
I’m sure I’m not giving enough information here so hit me up with your questions

hi can i get the example of the program

mad@imap said:

Hello All,
I have a project where I’m trying to take up to six Accusort scanners (threw an Ethernet switch) Ethernet to a compact Logix L23E I’m using on demand messaging. I have the scanner set up and I get the bar code data in my tag “Scanner_1” My question is how can I compare all of my bar codes then if they all match send out the bar code threw the serial port.
I also know that I will have to strip off some of the data because the sequence number and a few other data points will not be equal.
I’m sure I’m not giving enough information here so hit me up with your questions

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If you have the bar code data in one tag, Scanner_1, and you know the format .. I'm guessing 12 - 15 characters per bar code plus a sequence number .. you copy each bar code to a separate tag. For example, bar code 1 is characters 1 - 12, copied to Barcode_1. Characters 16 - 28, copied to Barcode_2. You can use a FIND instruction to see if BARCODE_1 matches the rest (find 1 in 2, 1 in 3, 1 in 5, 1 in 5, 1 in 6) If it is not found (result = 0), stop comparing since it failed and you send no message. You will need to check if there is a bar code in each tag, since you said 'up to ' 6 scanners.

Sending it out the serial port is another message instruction, which I'm sure you know how to do.

I think you're about 7 years off

or at least 4 years off since "Last Activity: May 12th, 2014 08:10 PM"

Post over a few month old should have a different shade or something.