System Setup
Some settings can be adjusted using the DataMan Quick Setup. However, you can access all the settings on the MX-
1502 by using the latest DataMan Setup Tool.
1. Download the latest DataMan Setup Tool onto your PC from the following URL:
http://www.cognex.com/support/mx-1000/
2. Connect your mobile device to a WiFi network.
3. Open the DataMan Quick Setup on the mobile device.
Make sure that you can see images on the phone coming from the reader, and trigger and see barcodes: launch the
DataMan Setup Tool on your PC and connect to the MX-1502 reader, which will then appear under
Network devices
.
Note
: The MX-1502 engine must be awake. You can check this by making sure that you can connect in the
DataMan Quick Setup or by pressing the trigger buttons.
While connected to the DataMan Setup Tool, you can enable/disable symbologies, adjust the hibernate and power off
times of the engine, adjust any data formatting and program scripting and more.
Installing the DataMan Setup Tool
The MX-1502 can be configured not only from the
DataMan Quick Setup
running on a mobile device, but also through a
WiFi network using the
DataMan Setup Tool
installed on your PC or laptop. This process is the
of the
DataMan Quick Setup.
Perform the following steps to use the DataMan Setup Tool:
1. Check the
MX-1502 Release Notes
for a full list of system requirements.
2. Download the latest DataMan Setup Tool from
http://www.cognex.com/support/dataman
and follow the on-screen
steps.
3. Connect to a WiFi network with your mobile phone used in your MX-1502 reader. The used WiFi network must be
the same to which the PC or laptop of the running Setup Tool is connected.
4. Start the DataMan Quick Setup on your reader because the DataMan Quick Setup must be running while using
the DataMan Setup Tool.
5. Start the DataMan Setup Tool on your PC or laptop. Select one or more MX-1502 readers you want to work with
and click
Connect
.
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System Setup
