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DataMan 8700 - Targetting DMCC Commands for Handheld

Information how to and which command have to be send to DataMan 8700 + base to target handheld instead base

02/25/2025

Question

While using Dataman SDK you can experience problem while getting readresults from DataMan 8700 + base. In that situation changing DMCC-Target is needed.

Answer

For the DataMan 8700, the reader does not have a dedicated IP address. To send a DMCC command to the reader, you must first connect to the Base Station and use a targeting DMCC which targets the reader.

The two targeting commands are COM.DMCC-TARGET and COM.DMCC-DEFAULT-TARGET. After using these commands, every DMCC sent to the Base Station now targets the reader.

Steps:

  • connect with Terminal software (Hercules/Putty) to DM IPs
  • Send  getter command: ||>GET DEVICE.NAME\r\n  - reply should be base name fe.DM8700Base-86F30A
  • Send setter command: ||>SET COM.DMCC-TARGET 1\r\n  - no response
  • Send getter command: ||>GET DEVICE.NAME\r\n - reply should be handheld name fe. DM8700DX-8E6FD0 

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