IDEC WB1F Series, User Manual

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2. Installation & wiring 3. Functions 4. Support tool 5. Appendix 1. Overview
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General terms, abbreviations, and terminology used in this manual
General terms, abbreviations, and terminology used in this manual
The general terms, abbreviations, and terminology used in this manual are as follows.
Item Details
WB1F An abbreviation for the WB1F-100S1B and the WB1F-100S1S.
RS-232 type
The type that uses RS-232 for the communication interface. (The cable end must be fabri-
cated.)
(WB1F-100S1B)
USB type
The type that uses USB for the communication interface.
(WB1F-100S1S)
Communication interface Refers to the RS-232 interface and the USB interface.
Prevention time of same
read
The wait time to prevent reading the same barcode twice when reading barcodes consecu-
tively.
Number of characters
Refers to the total number of 1-byte codes that are sent and received from the RS-232 inter-
face and the USB interface.
AIM ID An abbreviation for AIM-compliant symbology identification ID.
AI An abbreviation for Application Identifier which GS1 standardized.
Pitch
Refers to the rotation angle of the barcode symbols for the axis parallel to the bar height.
For details, refer to
F
P. 5-3 "5. 2. 2 Angular characteristics" .
Skew
Refers to the rotation angle of the barcode symbols for the axis parallel to the barcode sym-
bol length. For details, refer to
F
P. 5-3 "5. 2. 2 Angular characteristics" .
Tilt
Refers to the rotation angle of the barcode symbols for the axis perpendicular to the bar-
code symbol. For details, refer to
F
P. 5-3 "5. 2. 2 Angular characteristics" .
Light receiving axis
The axis that provides the image of the reflected light from the barcode to the WB1F inter-
nal CCD.
Reading timeout
The time after a reading request turns on until reading is automatically turned off. This time
is applied when a factor does not occur that is supposed to turn reading off such as reading
succeeded, external trigger input off, and the stop reading command.
Receive buffer A storage area that temporarily stores received data.
Send buffer A storage area that temporarily stores send data.
Quiet zone The margins to the left and right of the barcode.
Control characters
ASCII codes 00H to 1FH and 7FH. In this manual, they are expressed using . For details,
refer to
F
P. 5-11 "5. 7 ASCII code table" .
Prefix
Character data that is added to the beginning of output data and communication com-
mands.
Suffix Character data that is added to the end of output data and communication commands.
Output
Output is the general term for communication output, OK output, NG output, PWM output,
and the indicator LED.
Input
Input is the general term for the Operation button, external trigger input, and communica-
tion input.
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