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Output Indicators 
Output Mode (Output 1) 
Output On (Output 1) 
Output On (Tube/Cap Detection Output 1) 
Output on Axial Non-Uniformity 
Output on Cap Unknown (Tube/Cap Detection Output 1) 
Output on Cap Unknown (Tube/Cap Detection Output 2) 
Output on Cap Unknown (Tube/Cap Detection Output 3) 
Output On Diagnostic Warning 
Output On Match or Good Read 
Output On Mismatch 
Output On Mismatch or No Read 
Output On No Read 
Output on Print Growth 
Output on Symbol Contrast 
Output On Symbol Quality 
Output On Trend Analysis 
Output on Tube/Cap Absence (Tube/Cap Detection Output 1) 
Output on Tube/Cap Absence (Tube/Cap Detection Output 2) 
Output on Tube/Cap Absence (Tube/Cap Detection Output 3) 
Output On Tube/Cap Detection 
Output on Tube/Cap Presence (Tube/Cap Detection Output 1) 
Output on Tube/Cap Presence (Tube/Cap Detection Output 2) 
Output on Tube/Cap Presence (Tube/Cap Detection Output 3) 
Output on Unused Error Correction 
Output State (Output 1) 
Output Status Disabled 
Output Status Enabled 
Overview of Matchcode 
Overview of Symbol Quality 

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Parameter Switch 
Parity 
Parity, Auxiliary Port 
Parity, Host Port 
Parse Table 
Paste 
Pause 
PDF417 
PDF417 (Symbology Type) 
Percent Cell Damage (Data Matrix Only) 
Pharmacode 
Pharmacode (Symbology Type) 

Summary of Contents for EZ Match

Page 1: ...EZ Match Imager User s Manual P N 83 000044 Rev C...

Page 2: ...we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement Disclaimer The information and specifications described in this manual...

Page 3: ...olbar 2 4 Autoconnect 2 12 View 2 14 Navigating in ESP 2 15 Send Receive Options 2 16 Chapter 3 Tube Cap Inspection Tube Cap Inspection Serial Commands 3 2 Capture and Test 3 3 Multi Operation 3 4 Mul...

Page 4: ...ation 6 7 External Trigger Polarity 6 12 Serial Trigger 6 13 Start Trigger Character Non Delimited 6 14 Stop Trigger Character Non Delimited 6 15 End of Read Cycle 6 16 Capture Mode 6 18 Capture Timin...

Page 5: ...Trend Analysis Output 2 8 43 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 2 8 43 Diagnostics Output 2 8 43 Tube Cap Detection Output 2 8 44 Configurable Output 3 8 45 Trend Analysis Output 3 8 45 ISO IEC 16022...

Page 6: ...11 16 Focal Distance Table Read Only 11 16 Pixel Sub Sampling 11 17 IP Threshold 11 18 IP Mode 11 20 Tube Cap Mode 11 21 Image Processing Timeout 11 23 Mirrored Image 11 25 Hollow Mode 11 26 Number o...

Page 7: ...tput Format Serial Commands 15 2 Output Format Status 15 3 Format Assign 15 4 Format Extract 15 5 Format Insert 15 7 Output Filter Configuration 15 9 Ordered Output Filter 15 13 Appendices Appendix A...

Page 8: ...ety of specific applications About This Manual This manual provides complete information on setting up installing and configuring the imager The chapters are presented in the order in which an imager...

Page 9: ...of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure IMPORTANT The EZ Match Imager is intended for connection to a UL listed direct plug in power unit marked Cla...

Page 10: ...sly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The EZ Match Imager has been tested for compliance with CE Conformit Europ enne standards...

Page 11: ...LexUriServ LexUriServ do uri CELEX 32002L0095 EN HTML and http eur lex europa eu LexUriServ LexUriServ do uri OJ L 2006 372 0032 0034 EN PDF Please contact your sales manager for a complete list of Mi...

Page 12: ...xii EZ Match User s Manual Statement of RoHS Compliance...

Page 13: ...ymbol decode performance Detailed setup information for installing the imager in your application can be found in the subsequent sections Step 1 Check Hardware 1 2 Step 2 Connect the System 1 3 Step 3...

Page 14: ...IS 0001 0035G 3 IB 131 Interface Box 99 000018 01 4 Power Supply 97 100004 15 90 264 VAC 24 VDC 5 Object Detector optional 99 000017 01 6 Host Cable 61 300026 03 Scanner Network Host 1 2 3 6 4 5 Hardw...

Page 15: ...t detector 5 to the IB 131 3 Connect the power supply 4 to the IB 131 3 Apply power to the imager Important If you are using a USB model you must connect the device to the host computer before powerin...

Page 16: ...ch is 30 The illustration below shows skew axis pitch axis and tilt axis Objects can be rotated at any angle however for best results objects should be aligned with the FOV field of view Note For accu...

Page 17: ...o install ESP from the CD 2 Click on the ESP icon to run the program Note ESP can also be installed from the Download Center at www microscan com ESP System Requirements 166 MHz Pentium processor reco...

Page 18: ...ection 3 Click Yes when this dialog appears Note If you need to select another model later click the Switch Model button near the top of the screen or use Model New Model in the menu toolbar Important...

Page 19: ...Manual 1 7 Quick Start Step 6 Select Protocol and Connect Choose the connection protocol you are using and click Connect Once you select your communications mode follow the simple prompts to establish...

Page 20: ...ion indicator in the status bar at the bottom right of your screen If your RS 232 connection attempt fails click the Autoconnect button select a different communications port and try again Note If you...

Page 21: ...rget pattern projected from the front of the imager Center the target pattern on the object At 2 to 3 inches the pattern resembles an X At 3 to 6 inches the pattern resembles a V Important The entire...

Page 22: ...ate an object in the imager s field of view Hold down the EZ Button for about one second and release when you hear one short beep The amber 20 LED will illuminate and you will see the blue target patt...

Page 23: ...d down the EZ Button for about two seconds and release when you hear two short beeps The 20 and 40 LEDs will illuminate 2 The imager will search camera settings to determine the best configuration for...

Page 24: ...ease Test Read Rate by ESP 1 Click the Test button to start the Read Rate test and Stop to end it If a tube or cap has been successfully detected or a symbol has been successfully decoded the object s...

Page 25: ...s I O Parameters Symbol Quality Matchcode and Diagnostics Click the Setup button to access a Camera Setup tree control and Video view and to Evaluate image captures Calibrate the imager set the Window...

Page 26: ...ent memory and saves to the imager for power on 1 Left click on the to expand the desired tree 2 Double click on the desired parameter and click once in the selection box to view options 5 Right click...

Page 27: ...list of all option settings that pertain to that specific element of imager operation For example the Communications menu shows a Host Port Connections option and then a list of the sub options Baud...

Page 28: ...count the percentage of decodes relative to the number of actual scans Click Stop to end the test Calibrate The calibration routine that will optimize the imager by comparing Read Rates at various ca...

Page 29: ...or configuration bar see the corresponding sections of this manual Open the Terminal view Decoded symbol data is shown in this table Click Capture and Decode to read the symbol in the field of view a...

Page 30: ...me file is selected under Open Important When you save menu changes to your hard drive these changes are not saved to your imager The illustration below shows how settings can be saved and received be...

Page 31: ...del will be terminated To connect to another model select New Model choose a new model from the menu and click OK Note All the models you have enabled by selecting will continue to appear in the Model...

Page 32: ...ying all supported readers Show Connect Prompt At startup displays the Would you like to connect to the EZ Match prompt Receive After Connect At startup loads the imager s settings into ESP This is no...

Page 33: ...trigger character select F2 then in the Ctrl row enter trigger character and click OK Then whenever the Ctrl F2 keystroke is pressed the trigger character will start the read cycle Note The F1 key is...

Page 34: ...ar Code Options Tab The Bar Code Options dialog allows you to set the size of user created symbols Sizing Information Sets the bar width or module width in mils or thousandths of an inch of user creat...

Page 35: ...ettings creates a condition in which Auto Sync will not automatically send imager settings to ESP or send ESP settings to the imager Show Target Pattern During Locate Allows you to determine whether t...

Page 36: ...ending a session The esp file will be saved in the location of your choice Connect to Readers via TCP IP When enabled shows an Ethernet option on the connection dialog Note This option should only be...

Page 37: ...type in the Model Memo field will appear in a context sensitive text box whenever your cursor hovers over the Model Memo item on the Options menu Memos created in Model Memo are specific to the model...

Page 38: ...t the default COM1 use the dropdown menu to change your port When you are connected you will see the green connection indicator in the status bar at the bottom right of your screen Important If you ar...

Page 39: ...ct cont If your RS 232 host settings cannot be changed to match the imager s settings Click Connect on ESP s menu toolbar and then select Connection Wizard When the connection dialog appears check the...

Page 40: ...wish to encode This is a useful tool for creating configuration symbols allowing you to configure your reader by reading the symbols you create Drag specific configuration values from the tree contro...

Page 41: ...enu items 2 Double click the desired parameter and single click in the selection box to view options 3 Place your cursor in the selection box scroll down to the setting you want to change and single c...

Page 42: ...eceive upload the imager s settings and save them as a file for future use For example if your imager has settings that you do not want to change choosing Yes would allow you to load those settings to...

Page 43: ...ed Add Remove Exception After you perform a Receive Reader Settings command and you click on the Add Exception option you may see a list of serial commands These are commands that may be in your image...

Page 44: ...2 18 EZ Match User s Manual Send Receive Options...

Page 45: ...to identify specific tube and cap characteristics and how to manage the data that is acquired during tube cap detection and symbol decoding operations Tube Cap Inspection Serial Commands 3 2 Capture a...

Page 46: ...r cap tip diameter hue saturation value Multi Operation K260 index operation frame count timeout database min database max Tube Cap Information K850 separator library index tube angle tube cap tip pos...

Page 47: ...symbol in the field of view and tests Multi Operation settings Bar Code Reader Tube Detection and Cap Detection Tube or cap detection results are shown in this field as well as symbol data when appli...

Page 48: ...ration serial command K260 Click the EZ Match button and then the Multi Operation tab to display the following view Note Default Multi Operation configuration shown below Each operation can be assigne...

Page 49: ...unt from 1 to 6 or on a user defined timeout 1 ms to 65535 ms The Multi Operation read cycle is defined to work with the same features and configuration settings as a normal read cycle Important Multi...

Page 50: ...ion Definition Specifies the operational flow of the read cycle and allows up to 3 different operations to be sequenced in a single read cycle The operation field is a bit field and multiple processes...

Page 51: ...ration Timeout is configurable in 1 ms increments Serial Cmd K260 index operation frame count timeout database min database max Options 1 to 65535 in 1 ms increments Definition Specifies the starting...

Page 52: ...is shown in the Tube Cap Library view Important The default Tube Cap Library configuration shown below is only one example of how the database can be configured The Tube Cap Library database can be mo...

Page 53: ...n Active Tube Cap Library Indexes by Serial Command Definition Determines the number of active tube cap library indexes that will be used during a tube cap detection operation Serial Cmd K257 number o...

Page 54: ...and down arrows or typing dimension values directly in the text fields provided Click Revert to return to the previous settings for the selected index Click Default to return to the default settings f...

Page 55: ...the tube cap library Serial Cmd K258 index tube diameter cap base length cap tip length cap base diameter cap tip diameter hue saturation value Options 1 to 100 Definition The diameter of the tube in...

Page 56: ...Cmd K258 index tube diameter cap base length cap tip length cap base diameter cap tip diameter hue saturation value Options 0 32767 mm 10 Definition The length of the cap tip millimeters 10 Note If t...

Page 57: ...caps are tapered Serial Cmd K258 index tube diameter cap base length cap tip length cap base diameter cap tip diameter hue saturation value Options 0 32767 mm 10 Definition If the cap has a tip this...

Page 58: ...iameter hue saturation value Options 0 360 Definition Describes the vibrancy of the color The lower the saturation the more grayness is present causing the color to appear faded Serial Cmd K258 index...

Page 59: ...62 568 5 152 60 0 168 0 10 554 490 6 152 65 0 168 0 10 551 419 7 120 58 0 159 0 9 525 462 8 125 90 158 157 85 292 263 505 9 116 79 136 136 102 356 470 533 10 116 78 157 134 85 235 232 556 11 154 90 16...

Page 60: ...n the following order of precedence TA_ all CA_ all No Read all Note The functions in the above view can also be set using the K850 and K851 serial commands Click the EZ Match button and then the Mess...

Page 61: ...configured to show a user defined Separator a detected tube or cap s specific Tube Cap Library Index a detected test tube s Tube Angle and a detected test tube s Tube Cap Tip Position Serial Cmd K850...

Page 62: ...iew Serial Cmd K850 separator tube cap library index tube angle tube cap tip position cap color match status tube diameter Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When Tube Cap Tip Po...

Page 63: ...30 which defines the magnitude of the hue further divides the H ue value to allow more resolution This is useful in providing a distinction between different shades of a color For example the color PI...

Page 64: ...lue output from this mode will offer the last matched cap library index for color and dimension If both a color and dimension match has occurred the last cap library index that both color and dimensio...

Page 65: ...t condition Serial Cmd K851 cap presence message index cap absence message index cap unknown message index tube presence message index tube absence message index Default 2 Options 1 to 10 Definition T...

Page 66: ...finition Tube Cap Detection message database index that will be used for a Tube Absent condition Serial Cmd K851 cap presence message index cap absence message index cap unknown message index tube pre...

Page 67: ...ent to the number of the Tube Cap Detection message you wish to change Type the ASCII characters of the new message and click Save The new message will appear on the corresponding dropdown menu in the...

Page 68: ...sages can be modified to meet the requirements of the specific application Note A read cycle or read operation will format the No Read CA_ and TA_ messages in the following order of precedence TA_ all...

Page 69: ...erial commands to the imager via ESP s Terminal window Communications by ESP 4 2 Communications Serial Commands 4 3 Host Port Connections 4 4 Host Protocol 4 5 Poll Address 4 7 ACK NAK Options 4 8 Pol...

Page 70: ...nications by ESP Communications by ESP Click the Parameters button and then the Communication tab To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click the setting and use your curs...

Page 71: ...ID status daisy chain ID RS 422 Status K102 status Host Port Protocol K140 protocol address Preamble K141 status preamble characters Postamble K142 status postamble characters Response Timeout K143 re...

Page 72: ...2 2400 3 4800 4 9600 5 19 2K 6 38 4K 7 57 6K 8 115 2K 9 230K Usage Only changed if necessary to match host setting Definition An error detection routine in which one data bit per character is set to 1...

Page 73: ...Polling Mode Usage Used only with RS 232 or RS 422 Definition Standard Point to Point requires no address and sends the data to the host whenever it is available without a request or handshake from t...

Page 74: ...e Used only with RS 232 Definition This option is a combination of Point to Point with RTS CTS and Point to Point with XON XOFF Serial Cmd K140 3 Definition See the ACK NAK Options command K147 on pag...

Page 75: ...e See USB HID Interface on page 4 24 for protocol information relating to USB Serial Cmd K140 protocol address Default 1 Options 1 to 50 1 Poll address 0x1C Select address 0x1D 2 Poll address 0x1E Sel...

Page 76: ...or more data are detected depending on what is enabled As with Polling Mode K140 5 the imager can optionally perform the REQ and RES event sequences in ACK NAK mode If the sender does not receive an A...

Page 77: ...K147 The values of protocol characters can be changed but the protocol events cannot be disabled The polling mode address is configured in the K140 command see Poll Address on page 4 7 To enable true...

Page 78: ...h dedicated RS 422 ports Usage RS 232 is an industry standard RS 422 is used when greater cable lengths are required and or where noise interference is an issue Definition RS 422 if enabled allows com...

Page 79: ...display data transmissions originating from the host and relay data from other imagers set in tandem daisy chained Usage Can be used to transfer data faster or to match an auxiliary device Definition...

Page 80: ...n i d status daisy chain i d Default None Options 0 None 1 Even 2 Odd Usage Only changed if necessary to match host setting Definition Allows the user to select the last one or two bits in each charac...

Page 81: ...ort does not include a preamble or a postamble Communications with the auxiliary port is always in Point to Point protocol even if the host is in a polled protocol mode Data Originating from the Host...

Page 82: ...Data transmission conforms with all parameters specified in the configuration menu e g Preamble Postamble End of Read Cycle Data Originating from the Host All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port...

Page 83: ...riginating from the Imager Data is not sent to the auxiliary port Data Originating from the Host All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in unpolled mode Usage When communication to and from the...

Page 84: ...the daisy chain If no data is received within the read cycle timeout the primary reader sends a No Read message to the host Otherwise the complete data is sent If for example the primary reader is se...

Page 85: ...iary port and direct externally triggered read cycle data in one of two ways Symbol data including the serial trigger if used will be transmitted to the last port from which a command was sent If the...

Page 86: ...ader in a daisy chain can be assigned a one or two character ID that will appear in front of decoded data and identify its source Serial Cmd K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits dai...

Page 87: ...tion When enabled system data will be routed to the Auxiliary Port This includes decoded data and diagnostic warning messages When disabled system data will not be routed to the Auxiliary Port Serial...

Page 88: ...Serial S Usage For quick setup and configuration of your daisy chain network Definition The command to autoconfigure the daisy chain is sent to the primary imager and the software responds in the foll...

Page 89: ...ager does not receive an ACK or NAK from the host after sending polled data it will act on a fault The reader can be set to wait indefinitely by setting Response Timeout to zero Definition The time th...

Page 90: ...p to and including the ETX end of text What this means is that the binary representation of all the characters in a transmission are cumulatively added in a column and each resulting odd integer is as...

Page 91: ...y None Stop Bits 2 Data Bits 8 K140 5 12 Polling Mode Address 12 K148 08 09 18 0B 0C 0D Default RES 0x04 REQ 0x08 EOT 0x09 STX 0x18 ETX 0x0B ACK 0x0C NAK 0x0D K102 0 RS 232 Point to Point polling K102...

Page 92: ...roscan HID Report ID 1 Keyboard Report ID 2 The imager always outputs the same data for both report types The user may enable or disable either report type Regardless of the report type used by the ho...

Page 93: ...Reports are used as a channel for standard Microscan imager communication command input and symbol data output There are two types of Microscan HID Reports Note The imager is always able to receive c...

Page 94: ...Trigger It is not possible to send commands to the imager as Keyboard OUT Reports To send commands to the imager via USB the host application must establish a connection with the imager and send Micro...

Page 95: ...to be sent and received from the same interface LENGTH Size 1 byte Value 0 62 Note Length indicates the number of valid data bytes in the fixed length data field This is necessary because the USB HID...

Page 96: ...K714 These commands enable External Edge set a 3 second timeout and request the No Read configuration command NUL padding 35 bytes IN report to host 1_62_ K714 1 A LONG MESSAGE STREAMED OVER MULTIPLE...

Page 97: ...rt indicates which key is pressed The second report indicates no key pressed with all keycodes NUL 00 in hex to indicate that all keys have been released In the case of the EZ Match each byte output i...

Page 98: ...t data values into Keycode data in the following ways 8 Bit Data Value Keycode Data 0x00 to 0x1F and 0x7F to 0xFF Decimal key unless otherwise noted CR 0x0D Enter key TAB 0x09 Tab key ESC 0x1B ESC key...

Page 99: ...alibration can be initiated from the EZ Button 3 beeps Note that this only changes the camera image processing and symbology settings of the imager To default the USB EZ Match hold down the EZ Button...

Page 100: ...elimited Trigger defined by K201 or enable and use the Undelimited Start Trigger Character K229 To use Serial and Edge Mode you must use the Delimited Trigger defined by K201 or enable and use the Und...

Page 101: ...le Consider the Postamble command Imagine that your application requires the ASCII character to be the postamble in your symbol decode output The ASCII characters and can only be entered as hex pairs...

Page 102: ...ing the preamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed on its own line Definition Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the front...

Page 103: ...ostamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed on its own line Definition Allows the user to enable or disable up to four postamble characters that can be ad...

Page 104: ...4 36 EZ Match User s Manual Postamble...

Page 105: ...Match Imager s calibration options and explains the different ways that those options can be configured Calibration Serial Commands 5 2 Calibration Overview 5 2 Calibration Options 5 3 Calibration by...

Page 106: ...ing symbols at the highest possible level of performance Calibration can be specially configured to optimize specific parameters such as gain shutter speed and symbol type The calibration process cons...

Page 107: ...s general guidelines for shutter speed configurations based on various line speeds The configurations shown depend on the imager s optical configuration and on symbol element size Definition When enab...

Page 108: ...ossible image quality and performance Fast Shutter The calibration process will concentrate on achieving the fastest possible shutter setting that will still provide good performance The image quality...

Page 109: ...acode will be considered during calibration Any new symbologies successfully decoded during calibration will remain enabled at the end of the process All enabled symbologies will remain enabled For ex...

Page 110: ...ed the camera WOI will be zoomed in both vertically and horizontally regardless of which WOI mode is enabled to include the symbol plus an additional margin area This is done to accelerate the calibra...

Page 111: ...ed by the WOI Margin parameter Refer to the diagram below Column If the calibration process is successful the Window of Interest columns will be modified to vertically frame the symbol plus an additio...

Page 112: ...can height parameter and will be configured for full row resolution If the symbol is horizontal the image row size will be set by the scan height parameter and will be configured for full column resol...

Page 113: ...r is expressed in number of pixels If the margin causes the image to exceed the maximum image size it will be reduced accordingly Serial Cmd K529 gain shutter speed symbol type WOI framing WOI margin...

Page 114: ...on routine Determines the amount of time and effort the imager will spend attempting to decode a symbol for each parameter configuration Low Medium High Definable Focus Shutter Gain and Image Quality...

Page 115: ...omplete Saves the optimal configuration parameters determined by calibration results The Focus Shutter Gain and Quality indicator bars remain stationary at the end of calibration to provide a visual r...

Page 116: ...ration interface in ESP In ESP the Calibrate button starts the calibration routine To initiate calibration by serial command enter the serial command CAL from a terminal such as ESP s Terminal interfa...

Page 117: ...ration progress as follows Beeper Green Flash The beeper and green LED flash are used to indicate calibration status as shown in the table below LEDs Calibration Progress 20 Search Pass in progress 20...

Page 118: ...e of Search Pass is to decode a symbol in as few configurations as possible during calibration This process is designed to identify symbology type and to identify any other image processing parameters...

Page 119: ...0 386 250 16 5 61 8464 4 48 386 250 20 4 63 8472 4 56 386 250 24 5 65 8488 4 72 386 250 28 5 67 8504 4 88 386 250 32 5 69 8512 4 96 386 250 36 5 71 8528 4 112 386 250 40 6 73 8584 4 168 386 250 44 5 7...

Page 120: ...2 3 120 386 250 41 6 86 6448 3 136 386 250 42 5 88 6464 3 152 386 250 43 5 90 6476 3 164 386 250 44 5 93 6488 3 176 386 250 45 5 95 6506 3 194 386 250 46 6 97 6524 3 212 386 250 47 5 100 6538 3 226 38...

Page 121: ...of 5 symbol is decoded during calibration then code length 1 will be set to the decoded symbol length at the end of calibration Otherwise the symbol lengths will be restored to their original configur...

Page 122: ...5 18 EZ Match User s Manual Additional Notes about Calibration...

Page 123: ...his section explains those parameters Read Cycle by ESP 6 2 Read Cycle Serial Commands 6 3 Read Cycle Setup 6 4 Multisymbol 6 5 Trigger Mode and Duration 6 7 External Trigger Polarity 6 12 Serial Trig...

Page 124: ...Read Cycle by ESP Read Cycle by ESP To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested options single click the Click the Parameters button a...

Page 125: ...e read cycle timeout Minimum Good Reads K221 minimum good reads Multisymbol K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator Start Trigger Character K229 start character Stop Trigger Character K230 stop c...

Page 126: ...n the trigger type to be used if serial choose a serial character if external choose either Level or Edge 3 Designate how the read cycle should end Timeout New Trigger Last Frame 4 Select Capture Mode...

Page 127: ...s output filtering is enabled If more than one symbol is within the field of view at the same time symbol data may not be displayed in the order of appearance If Matchcode Type is set to Sequential or...

Page 128: ...II characters as hex values Note If No Read messages are disabled and there are No Reads occurring separators will only be inserted between symbol data outputs Usage Used to delimit or separate data f...

Page 129: ...mal operations Definition In Continuous Read trigger input options are disabled the imager is always in the read cycle and it will attempt to decode and transmit every capture If a single symbol stays...

Page 130: ...so effective in applications where the objects are presented by hand Definition In Continuous Read 1 Output the imager self triggers whenever it decodes a new symbol or a timeout occurs If End of Read...

Page 131: ...This mode is highly recommended in any application where conveying speed is constant or if spacing object size or read cycle timeouts are consistent Definition External Edge as with Level allows the r...

Page 132: ...Read has occurred Definition In Serial Data the imager accepts an ASCII character from the host or controlling device as a trigger to start a read cycle A Serial Data trigger behaves the same as an E...

Page 133: ...active state must be delayed for the specified filter duration after the disappearance of the object s falling edge for the trigger to be rendered inactive Usage Trigger Filter Duration allows the ima...

Page 134: ...larity Usage Allows users to select the trigger polarity that will be used in their application Definition Determines the active state of the trigger signal applied to the cable input of the imager Se...

Page 135: ...and and requires the same command format as all host commands It must be entered within angle bracket delimiters or in the case of non delimited triggers it must define individual start and stop chara...

Page 136: ...ined and will function according to the trigger event When defining Start trigger characters the following rules apply In External Edge the imager looks only for the Start trigger character and ignore...

Page 137: ...and will function according to the trigger event When defining Stop trigger characters the following rules apply In External Edge the imager looks only for the Start trigger character and ignores any...

Page 138: ...Usage Typically used with Serial Data and Edge and Continuous Read 1 Output It is effective in highly controlled applications when the maximum length of time between objects can be predicted It assure...

Page 139: ...ns that require an alternative way to end the read cycle For example if an assembly line should stop completely or the intervals between objects are highly irregular Definition Timeout and New Trigger...

Page 140: ...ly limiting time factor is integration and transfer timing Usage Continuous Capture is useful in applications with slower line speeds or where symbol spacing may be random or not time dependent Defini...

Page 141: ...s maximum value When configured to switch operations on a specified frame count and the operation completes before this maximum value is reached the image frame count will increase automatically to ma...

Page 142: ...ition In Timed Rapid Capture decoding occurs independent of and simultaneous with capturing thus allowing precise timing or no delay at all between captures Also consecutive captures are regarded as t...

Page 143: ...mined Number of Captures is met or until the predetermined End of Read Cycle condition is met whichever occurs first Note If End of Read Cycle is set for New Trigger and the read cycle qualifications...

Page 144: ...Enabled When Pre Processing is enabled the imager performs pre processing tasks while an image is being captured Since some of the processing is complete when the image has been captured the time requ...

Page 145: ...er s field of view at the beginning of the capture sequence Definition Time Before First Capture in a moving line application is the time between an external trigger event and the occurrence of the fi...

Page 146: ...rame captures in Rapid Capture Mode Serial Cmd K242 time before 1st capture time between captures time 1 time 2 time7 Entering 0s will result in no time between captures Entering a different value in...

Page 147: ...e A Cap Absence or Tube Absence will qualify for image storage when Store on No Read is selected In a Multi Operation read cycle with output set to As Soon As Possible only the results from the last o...

Page 148: ...images In this mode you will always have the first image captured because the saving process stops once memory has been filled Last Mode In this mode image storage continues after available memory li...

Page 149: ...Symbols 1 Frame 1 No Read Frame 2 No Read Frame 3 Good Read Symbol 1 Read Cycle Result Good Read Stored Frame None Number of Symbols 1 Frame 1 No Read Frame 2 No Read Frame 3 No Read Read Cycle Resul...

Page 150: ...er s Manual Minimum Good Reads Minimum Good Reads Definition This value specifies the number of times a symbol needs to be read to qualify as a Good Read Serial Cmd K221 minimum good reads Default 1 O...

Page 151: ...mbologies http www aimglobal org standards aimpubs asp http barcodes gs1us org dnn_bcec Default aspx tabid 82 Symbologies by ESP 7 2 Symbologies Serial Commands 7 3 Data Matrix 7 4 QR Code 7 6 Code 39...

Page 152: ...ymbologies by ESP Symbologies by ESP To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested options single click the Click the Parameters button...

Page 153: ...supplemental type format UPC E as UPC A Code 128 EAN 128 K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator status application record...

Page 154: ...can be recognized by the upper right corner module being light binary 0 instead of dark Definition When enabled will decode ECC 200 Data Matrix symbols Serial Cmd K479 ECC 200 status ECC 000 status EC...

Page 155: ...s 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When enabled will decode ECC 140 symbols Serial Cmd K479 ECC 200 status ECC 000 status ECC 050 status ECC 080 status ECC 100 status ECC 140 status ECC 120 status ECC...

Page 156: ...numeric data can be encoded using this symbol Therefore less space is required to encode the same amount of data in a QR Code symbol than in a conventional symbol lowering the cost of labelling Three...

Page 157: ...status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII set Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Usage Check Character Output Status added to the symbol prov...

Page 158: ...ed Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When enabled the imager will check the symbol length against the symbol length field If disabled any length will be considered valid Serial Cmd K470 status c...

Page 159: ...s less efficient Definition Standard Code 39 encodes 43 characters zero through nine capital A through capital Z minus symbol plus symbol forward slash space decimal point dollar sign and percent symb...

Page 160: ...t the symbol length field If disabled any length will be considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record...

Page 161: ...erial Cmd K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets...

Page 162: ...ord padding Default Options Any ASCII character 7 bit Definition If an EAN conforming symbol is decoded and EAN formatting applies this feature places bracket characters around the application identif...

Page 163: ...ed Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Usage Check Character Output added to the symbol provides additional security Definition When enabled the check character character is read and compared along with the...

Page 164: ...in order to decode I 2 5 symbols unless Range Mode is enabled Serial Cmd K472 status check character status check character output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode s...

Page 165: ...valid symbol If Range Mode is enabled Symbol Length 1 and Symbol Length 2 form a range into which the length of the symbol must fall to be considered valid Usage Useful in applications where I 2 5 sym...

Page 166: ...sabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Usage Useful in applications where I 2 5 symbols of a specific length are required Definition When Range Mode is disabled the imager checks the value of the symbol...

Page 167: ...mbol length status symbol length Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When disabled the imager will accept any Code 93 symbol provided is doesn t exceed the system s maximum capabi...

Page 168: ...he same When enabled the imager will not decode Codabar symbols unless the start and stop characters are the same Serial Cmd K471 status start stop match start stop output large intercharacter gap fix...

Page 169: ...efault Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When disabled the imager will accept any Codabar symbol provided it doesn t exceed the system s maximum capabilities When enabled the imager wil...

Page 170: ...either calculation it will not be decoded Serial Cmd K471 status start stop match start stop output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check character type check charact...

Page 171: ...enabled the imager will read UPC Version A and UPC Version E only Serial Cmd K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator status separator character supplemental type format UPC E as UPC...

Page 172: ...ad cycle Number of Symbols should be set accordingly Separator Status UPC EAN Usage Reads Supplementals typically used in publications and documentation Definition A supplemental is a 2 to 5 digit sym...

Page 173: ...ears after the separator status comma Important The ASCII characters and can only be entered as hex pairs For K473h 3C For K473h 3E For K473h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 4 33 for a d...

Page 174: ...als status separator status separator character supplemental type format UPC E as UPC A Default Both Options 0 Both 1 2 characters only 2 5 characters only Definition When disabled the imager will out...

Page 175: ...s bar width status direction fixed threshold value Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When enabled the imager will check the symbol length against the symbol length field If disa...

Page 176: ...Cmd K477 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length minimum number of bars bar width status direction fixed threshold value Default Mixed Options 0 Mixed 1 All Narrow 2 All Wide 3 Fixed Th...

Page 177: ...tic characters Serial Cmd K484 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled non stacked 2 Enabled stacked and non stacked Definition When enabled...

Page 178: ...74 modules wide that is not omnidirectional Serial Cmd K483 status Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Usage Used in the grocery retail and prescription drug industries where 14 digit EAN i...

Page 179: ...to a database Definition A two dimensional multi row 3 to 90 continuous variable length symbology that has high data capacity for storing up to 2 700 numeric characters 1800 printable ASCII characters...

Page 180: ...finition When set to Multiple PDF codewords are collected from multiple images and assembled throughout the read cycle until the read cycle ends or the symbol is fully decoded It is important to note...

Page 181: ...5 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Serial Cmd K485 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length Default Disabl...

Page 182: ...ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 4 33 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values Usage Allows reading by both linear and 2D readers Definition Combines 2D and line...

Page 183: ...ger uses a 5x margin requirement for standard linear symbols Serial Cmd K450 narrow margins symbology identifier status Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition Symbology ID is an ISO...

Page 184: ...Code 39 symbol with Check Character and Check Character Output enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed Explanation of Modifiers for Code 128 and QR Code For Code 128 a 1 indicates EAN 128 otherwi...

Page 185: ...8 24 Serial Verification 8 25 EZ Button 8 27 EZ Button Modes 8 29 Configurable Output 1 8 31 Trend Analysis Output 1 8 34 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 1 8 37 Diagnostics Output 1 8 40 Tube Cap...

Page 186: ...I O Parameters by ESP I O Parameters by ESP To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested options single click the Click the Parameters...

Page 187: ...t coordinates LED Configuration K737 LED mode ISO IEC 16022 grade Image Output K739 image output mode communication port file format JPEG quality Target Flood LEDs K750 green flash LED status target p...

Page 188: ...ymbol contrast symbol contrast threshold output on print growth print growth threshold output on axial non uniformity axial non uniformity threshold output on unused ECC unused ECC threshold Configura...

Page 189: ...tch 2 Mismatch 3 Good Read Usage It is useful when an application only needs to use the discrete outputs and can allow the imager to do the decision making When Disabled the host does not need the sym...

Page 190: ...bled Usage Good Read is used when an application requires all symbol data to be transmitted It s typically used in tracking applications in which each object is uniquely identified Definition With Goo...

Page 191: ...n As Possible output filters are applied to each Multi Operation index but do not apply across Multi Operation indexes Output Filter 1 will apply to the first output of each Multi Operation index and...

Page 192: ...is the relevant number and is interpreted here 2D Symbols 1 Failed to locate symbol no finder pattern 2 Failed to locate four corners or failed to qualify user defined dimensions in pixels 3 Failed t...

Page 193: ...No Read Message will only be transmitted if Symbol Data Output is set to Match Mismatch or Good Read No Read Message can be set to any ASCII character Important The ASCII characters and can only be en...

Page 194: ...t Can tell the user if a qualified symbol is present but not decodable Definition Sets the requirements that will qualify an object or a symbol before outputting a decode or message When enabled sends...

Page 195: ...umber of bars set in Minimum Number of Bars Note This is a percentage value from 0 to 100 Serial Cmd K717 minimum number of bars minimum number of qualified scan lines start stop status Default Disabl...

Page 196: ...o symbol size If qualified attempts to decode If no decodes are found within the specified read cycle parameters outputs a No Read message Enable Both Same as Object Qualification except that if no ob...

Page 197: ...ymbol sizes for a specified number of elements In the case of rectangular symbols checks the shorter side Serial Cmd K718 finder pattern status symbol size mode symbol size 1 symbol size 2 symbol size...

Page 198: ...ualified attempts to decode If no decodes are found within the specified read cycle parameters outputs a No Read message Enable Both Same as Object Qualification except that if neither Dimension 1 nor...

Page 199: ...imension for a specified number of pixels In the case of rectangular symbols checks the shorter side Serial Cmd K718 finder pattern status symbol size mode symbol size 1 symbol size 2 symbol size tole...

Page 200: ...on Value If qualified attempts to decode If no decodes are found within the specified read cycle parameters outputs a No Read message Enable Both Same as Object Qualification except that if Orientatio...

Page 201: ...orientation of the symbol in degrees clockwise from the default 0 orientation For Data Matrix symbols sets the finder L pattern with the example to the right showing the default 0 orientation For QR C...

Page 202: ...n page 4 33 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values Usage Useful in evaluating actual read cycle timing results especially when initially setting up an application to...

Page 203: ...ive status LEDs on the side of the imager Green Flash Mode Disabled Green flash LEDs are disabled Good Read Green flash LEDs will flash when a Good Read condition is met or when Matchcode is enabled a...

Page 204: ...s selected but the imager is not in Continuous Read the Green Flash will not occur To use Static Presentation 1 Enable Continuous Read 2 Select the number of symbols 3 Enable Static Presentation in Gr...

Page 205: ...at all times ON Only When in the Read Cycle The target pattern will remain OFF except during the read cycle If the EZ Button or operational command overrides this setting the target pattern will rema...

Page 206: ...ion that a Good Read has occurred Definition When a Good Read occurs the green LEDs will illuminate and stay on for the time set in the Green Flash Duration value Serial Cmd K750 green flash mode targ...

Page 207: ...nd save command is sent from ESP At the conclusion of a calibration procedure When a Z Zp Zrd or K701 1 command is sent Usage An audible verification that either a Good Read or a No Read has occurred...

Page 208: ...Status LED indicates read cycle status and the Good Read LED illuminates upon a Good Read at the end of a read cycle In a Read Rate test these LEDs represent the percentage of Good Reads per images ca...

Page 209: ...is processed some of the fields may have been processed properly while others were not The changes will appear in the string echoed back so that the user will know which fields did or did not change S...

Page 210: ...inal Definition Determines the response to a Serial Command Echo or status request command When set to Control two characters are transmitted to represent a non displayable character For example a car...

Page 211: ...the EZ Button will unlatch any logic outputs that have been latched Parameter Switch The parameter switch toggles between custom defaults and power on settings The condition is the same as that achie...

Page 212: ...r to load the IP Database with calibration results When the user performs a calibration using the EZ Button all the database entries are moved down one index and the results of the calibration are sav...

Page 213: ...henever the associated button position is selected The new master pin s Consecutive Decode requirement holds true for this function Usage Useful for performing multiple repetitive tasks at the work si...

Page 214: ...n Enables bar code configuration mode whenever the associated button position is selected When enabled the imager can accept configuration commands from symbols To disable quickly press and release th...

Page 215: ...ad 0 Negative 5 0 Pulse Usage This option provides discrete signalling to host software to control external devices such as PLCs and relays It is useful for routing sorting and to prevent mis packagin...

Page 216: ...output when a trend analysis condition is met depending on the trend analysis option enabled Typically used when successful decodes are occurring but a discrete output is needed to flag a trend in qu...

Page 217: ...d Cycle The programmable output is active when the Output On condition has been met and is held active until a new read cycle begins Note All of the Output On modes are inhibited when any Output on Wa...

Page 218: ...s to monitor quality and read conditions Definition Applies Trend Analysis settings to Output 1 With Trend Analysis the user can track the occurrences and frequency of mismatches No Reads and the numb...

Page 219: ...e trigger window selected in Number of Triggers Bad Symbol Output will be activated when the number of Bad Symbol occurrences equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window...

Page 220: ...d before activating the associated output Serial Cmd K780 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold Default 0 Options 0 to 255 Definition When set to this mo...

Page 221: ...l Cmd K800 output on symbol contrast symbol contrast threshold output on print growth print growth threshold output on axial non uniformity axial non uniformity threshold output on unused ECC unused E...

Page 222: ...w if symbol quality is less than acceptable Definition If enabled toggles Output 1 to an active state when Unused ECC Threshold is met Serial Cmd K800 output on symbol contrast symbol contrast thresho...

Page 223: ...vel of symbol quality Definition Conforms to ISO IEC 16022 symbol quality grading A B C D Serial Cmd K800 output on symbol contrast symbol contrast threshold output on print growth print growth thresh...

Page 224: ...main active as long as one of the diagnostic warning conditions is met The output will become inactive once it detects that there are no diagnostic warning conditions Serial Cmd K790 unused 1 service...

Page 225: ...on Output 1 default setting for Output On is Presence Detection Mode Tube Detection Output On fields will show Tube Detection results Cap Detection Output On fields will show Cap Detection results Out...

Page 226: ...ed on the mode selected Tube Detection or Cap Detection the output will be asserted if the read cycle results in an Absence condition Unknown Since there is no Tube Unknown condition the output will b...

Page 227: ...w for this output to function Diagnostics Output 2 Note Output On under Output 2 Parameters must be set to Diagnostic Warning as shown below for this output to function Serial Cmd K811 output on outpu...

Page 228: ...elected Tube Detection or Cap Detection the output will be asserted if the read cycle results in a Presence condition Absence Based on the mode selected Tube Detection or Cap Detection the output will...

Page 229: ...wn below for this output to function Diagnostics Output 3 Note Output On under Output 3 Parameters must be set to Diagnostic Warning as shown below for this output to function Serial Cmd K812 output o...

Page 230: ...elected Tube Detection or Cap Detection the output will be asserted if the read cycle results in a Presence condition Absence Based on the mode selected Tube Detection or Cap Detection the output will...

Page 231: ...f the already formatted data and the F that precedes the frame number Output Coordinates Disabled When Output Coordinates is set to Disabled the coordinates are not output as part of the symbol data E...

Page 232: ...m the last operation are retained Therefore if two operations are active the first resulting in a No Read condition and the second not resulting in a No Read condition no image will be stored No Read...

Page 233: ...selects the format of the image file to be output Note If JPEG is the chosen image file format the resolution of the image will be determined by the setting in the JPEG Quality field Serial Cmd K739 i...

Page 234: ...e of 3 captures Number of Symbols 1 Frame 1 No Read Frame 2 No Read Frame 3 No Read Read Cycle Result No Read Output Frame Frame 1 Number of Symbols 1 Frame 1 No Read Frame 2 No Read Frame 3 Good Read...

Page 235: ...during the read cycle the symbol data output will be data capture_DB02 If the database is not active no identifiers will be attached to output Separator Important The ASCII characters and can only be...

Page 236: ...n The separator character separates quality output data from symbol data Serial Cmd K704 separator decodes trigger status Default Options Any ASCII character Definition When this feature is enabled th...

Page 237: ...e customer parameter section of flash memory with a Zc command Power On Tube Cap Library Saves Power On Tube Cap Library Saves uses a 16 bit counter that increments each time an imager setting is save...

Page 238: ...ses a 16 bit counter that increments every 60 minutes Minutes Minutes uses a 16 bit counter that increments every 60 seconds Note Time counts are reset at power on but not with an A or Z command Seria...

Page 239: ...only be entered as hex pairs For K409h 3C For K409h 3E For K409h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 4 33 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values Threshold...

Page 240: ...efinition When EZ Trax output is enabled the imager will attempt to output all enabled EZ Trax options EZ Trax will not function unless enabled Serial Cmd K757 status comm port image mode image format...

Page 241: ...nt in the same image capture and one of them is successfully decoded no image will be output No Read and Good Read Outputs the first No Read or Good Read image in the read cycle Mismatch Outputs the i...

Page 242: ...EG image compression A value of 1 represents the highest compression and lowest image quality and 100 represents the lowest compression and highest image quality Serial Cmd K757 status comm port image...

Page 243: ...Parameters Color Definition The imager will generate and send a color image Serial Cmd K757 status comm port image mode image format JPEG quality object info output grade output color Default Disable...

Page 244: ...8 60 EZ Match User s Manual EZ Trax Output...

Page 245: ...on parameters Symbol Quality by ESP 9 2 Symbol Quality Serial Commands 9 3 Overview of Symbol Quality 9 4 Symbol Quality Separator Data Matrix Output Mode 9 5 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 9 7 I...

Page 246: ...Quality by ESP Symbol Quality by ESP To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested options single click the Click the Parameters button...

Page 247: ...symbol quality separator data matrix output mode ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output K709 symbol contrast print growth axial non uniformity unused ECC Microscan Symbol Quality Output K710 percent cel...

Page 248: ...lity Output and Microscan Symbol Quality Output Total Read Time Symbol Quality Separator and Output Mode are common to both ISO IEC 16022 and Microscan Grading Parameters The enabled Symbol Quality pa...

Page 249: ...r K708h 3E For K708h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 4 33 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values Symbol Quality Separator by ESP Definition Inserts a s...

Page 250: ...arameters Grade If in Grade Mode a grade A B C D is appended to the symbol data Value If in Value Mode the calculated value for the given parameter is appended to the symbol data Definition Output Mod...

Page 251: ...ed the symbol contrast is appended to the symbol data according to the ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output Mode setting Serial Cmd K709 symbol contrast print growth axial non uniformity unused ECC Def...

Page 252: ...axial non uniformity is appended to the symbol data according the ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output Mode setting Serial Cmd K709 symbol contrast print growth axial non uniformity unused ECC Default...

Page 253: ...Matrix evaluation parameters go to the Preferences tab and set your Data Matrix Grading Report output preferences After your output preferences are set click the Data Matrix Grading button There will...

Page 254: ...e locate time decode time pixels per element ECC level matrix size quiet zone symbol angle Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition Capture time in milliseconds is a fixed overhead tha...

Page 255: ...Cmd K710 percent cell damage total read time capture time locate time decode time pixels per element ECC level matrix size quiet zone symbol angle Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definit...

Page 256: ...e decode time pixels per element ECC level matrix size quiet zone symbol angle Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When this feature is enabled the symbol orientation is appended...

Page 257: ...you ve set these evaluation parameters go to the Preferences tab and set your Data Matrix Grading Report output preferences After your output preferences are set click the Data Matrix Grading button T...

Page 258: ...9 14 EZ Match User s Manual Microscan Symbol Quality Output by ESP...

Page 259: ...on explains the EZ Match Imager s matchcode output functions and the master symbol database setup Matchcode by ESP 10 2 Matchcode Serial Commands 10 2 Overview of Matchcode 10 3 Matchcode Type 10 4 Ma...

Page 260: ...Pin K225 status Enter Master Symbol Data K231 master symbol number master symbol data Request Master Symbol Data K231 for all or K231 master symbol number Delete Master Symbol Data K231 master symbol...

Page 261: ...ctivate the discrete input to store the next symbol read as the master symbol Definition Matchcode allows the user to store master symbol data in the imager s memory compare that data against other sy...

Page 262: ...on mismatch Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2 Wild Card 3 Sequential Disabled Has no effect on operations Enabled Instructs the imager to compare symbols or portions of symbols with the...

Page 263: ...ortions of symbols that will be matched by defining the first character in the symbol from left to right that will be compared with those of the master symbol when Matchcode Type is set to Enabled or...

Page 264: ...fault asterisk defining CR 34 as the master symbol will result in matches for CR134 and CR234 but not CR2345 Entering the wild card at the end of the master symbol as in CR will result in matches for...

Page 265: ...or No Read When disabled it does not sequence on a No Read Serial Cmd K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on No Read sequence on mis...

Page 266: ...ion When set to Enabled the master symbol sequences on every decode match or mismatch When set to Disabled the master symbol will not sequence whenever consecutive mismatches occur Serial Cmd K223 mat...

Page 267: ...des a convenient shortcut for applications that need to output a predefined text string whenever a symbol matches a master symbol Definition Outputs a user defined data string whenever a match occurs...

Page 268: ...a convenient shortcut for applications that need to output a predefined text string whenever a symbol does not match a master symbol Definition Outputs a user defined data string whenever a mismatch...

Page 269: ...in the read cycle as long as it does not exceed the Number of Master Symbols parameter Serial Cmd K225 status Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition The new master status responds w...

Page 270: ...10 12 EZ Match User s Manual New Master Pin...

Page 271: ...dow of Interest 11 10 IP Database 11 14 Dynamic Setup 11 15 Camera Settings 11 16 Focal Distance Read Only 11 17 Focal Distance Table Read Only 11 17 Pixel Sub Sampling 11 18 IP Threshold 11 18 IP Mod...

Page 272: ...d IP Setup by ESP Camera and IP Setup by ESP Click the Setup button to bring up the Camera Setup menu To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click the setting and use your...

Page 273: ...number of symbols in field of view Damaged Symbol Status K519 damaged symbol status Focal Distance Read Only K525 focal distance Focal Distance Table Read Only K526 number of focal distances focal dis...

Page 274: ...ymbol in the field of view at any time and to decode the symbol data Similar to the Capture and Decode function in the Configuration views Initiates the Test routine Allows the user to test the imager...

Page 275: ...tures under Capture Mode in the Camera Setup menu tree to the left of the tabs If you click Save the current image will be saved to the location of your choice Note An image can only be saved in the f...

Page 276: ...rs in order to bring the image into view 3 To generate a histogram click and drag your cursor diagonally across the symbol or a portion of the symbol The image will be surrounded by an area of interes...

Page 277: ...by default To adjust the threshold manually 1 Uncheck the Enable Autothreshold box 2 Move the threshold marker vertical green dashed line in the Histogram chart Hint This should be midway between the...

Page 278: ...ne anywhere in the window You can also use your keyboard arrows to move the line incrementally in any direction As with the histogram the line scan compares light and dark pixels but in a spatial dist...

Page 279: ...al complex simultaneous calibration operations and to follow the progress of those operations using cues such as progress bars real time representations of calibration values and other dynamic user fe...

Page 280: ...esired symbol is located The programmable window of interest increases decode speed improves threshold and makes it easy to select specific symbols from among several in the field of view The user pro...

Page 281: ...you want to isolate for reading Notice that the surrounding area goes black You can use the handles on the image area that you have just drawn to resize the region of interest You can also click on th...

Page 282: ...101 it will automatically be reduced to 100 although a user request for this setting would still show 101 Definition Defines the row position of the upper left starting point of the window Serial Cmd...

Page 283: ...size in rows of the window Maximum value is defined as the maximum row size of the image sensor minus the Top value Serial Cmd K516 row pointer column pointer row depth column width Default Monochrom...

Page 284: ...ions that require several different imager configurations to be applied sequentially and it allows the user to perform far more complex operations than would be possible with only one set of configura...

Page 285: ...vents occur Read Rate is represented graphically in real time as the user makes adjustments to the time delay between image captures The user can control Capture Number of Captures and Number of Symbo...

Page 286: ...ch is the recommended method A higher gain value will increase the brightness of the image but the visual noise reduction performance of the system is reduced Before configuring gain settings the desi...

Page 287: ...4 Options N A Focal Distance is factory preset Definition Specifies the number of focal distances supported by the imager 1 Serial Cmd K526 number of focal distances focal distance Default 1 Options N...

Page 288: ...320 x 240 16 1 At this sampling rate 1 pixel is output for every 16 pixels sampled The image will be sampled 4 1 vertically and 4 1 horizontally for a combined 16 1 ratio An image with dimensions of 6...

Page 289: ...very symbol A cycle fixed routine loops through a pre defined range of values Cycle Min to Cycle Max by pre defined increments Cycle Step Serial Cmd K512 threshold mode threshold value cycle min cycle...

Page 290: ...alue of a single cycle mode increment Serial Cmd K512 threshold mode threshold value cycle min cycle max cycle step adaptive contrast percent Default 10 Options 0 to 255 Definition A percentage value...

Page 291: ...en decode The candidate symbols cannot be side by side they must be parallel Fast Linear Mode FLM Direction Both The Imager tries to read both horizontally and vertically It decides which direction to...

Page 292: ...elected and a Cap Unknown condition is detected it will not qualify until the end of the operation This allows more opportunity for a Cap Present condition to be detected Serial Cmd K533 tube cap dire...

Page 293: ...K533 tube cap direction tube cap rotation cap unknown qualify tube cap presence before output cap unknown presence before output Default 3 Options 1 255 Definition This value specifies the minimum num...

Page 294: ...re that the symbol is decoded successfully Usage Useful in higher speed applications where image processing time is long enough that not all captures have an opportunity to be processed Definition Spe...

Page 295: ...ackground is enabled the bars of linear symbols and the elements of 2D symbols are recognized as light on a dark background Usage Symbol backgrounds are often White or other very light colors If the b...

Page 296: ...f the captured image Both Regular and Mirrored When Both is enabled regular and mirrored images will be processed Usage Enable this setting when the imager is viewing a mirrored image as when it is be...

Page 297: ...on When set to Regular Elements the imager will decode data matrix symbols with solid elements but will not decode data matrix symbols with hollow elements When set to Hollow Elements the imager will...

Page 298: ...usually considers the whole image as one candidate but when Number of Symbols in Field of View is set to 2 FLM will try to locate the candidates first and then decode The symbols cannot be side by sid...

Page 299: ...istorted or missing on one or both sides of a symbol or portions of data are damaged Definition When enabled the imager will make additional attempts and try different processes in order to decode the...

Page 300: ...on perceptible LED flashing Definition This feature allows the user to adjust the brightness of the illumination LEDs Since the imager has control over the brightness of the illumination it can provid...

Page 301: ...s As you can see this causes the image to shrink along the y axis This is because the symbol is moving perpendicular to the CMOS sensor s row read out In other words the bottom of the symbol is read o...

Page 302: ...decreasing the image height or the row size of the image which reduces the amount of travel represented during the image frame read out Note that the amount of distortion will not be changed because...

Page 303: ...ess of how it is configured This is because image distortion must be corrected before any other image processing can occur Calibration does not perform skew correction It is assumed that during calibr...

Page 304: ...Horizontal Linear 1D Symbols is applied to the captured RGB image to produce a gray scale image that is designed specifically to provide the best suitable image for a linear symbol that is horizontall...

Page 305: ...retrieved from the imager Important When color processing is enabled the additional color image storage restricts the maximum full size image capacity of the imager from 6 to 3 This is because both a...

Page 306: ...ermining a color match This mode allows for the highest color resolution and is able to detect different pigments shades and levels of brightness A color s brightness can be changed by selecting a dif...

Page 307: ...ed to fine tune the EZ Match Imager s performance in your application IP Database Serial Commands 12 2 Number of Active Indexes 12 3 IP Database Status 12 4 Database Mode 12 10 Save Current Settings t...

Page 308: ...row pointer column pointer row depth column width threshold mode fixed threshold value processing mode narrow margins background color symbology type color filter color Save Current Settings to Databa...

Page 309: ...set of configuration parameters Definition This feature allows you to set the number of database records groups of settings that will be used automatically during the read cycle If Number of Active I...

Page 310: ...ound color symbology type color filter color Options 1 to 10 Serial Cmd K255 index shutter speed gain focal distance sub sampling row pointer column pointer row depth column width threshold mode fixed...

Page 311: ...image dimension settings can be applied as a Window of Interest or a Region of Interest depending on the image dimension mode selected in the Database Mode command Serial Cmd K255 index shutter speed...

Page 312: ...dimension mode selected in the Database Mode command Serial Cmd K255 index shutter speed gain focal distance sub sampling row pointer column pointer row depth column width threshold mode fixed thresh...

Page 313: ...ance sub sampling row pointer column pointer row depth column width threshold mode fixed threshold value processing mode narrow margins background color symbology type color filter color Default White...

Page 314: ...for this database index Code 39 Add 16 If enabled Code 39 will be active for this database index Codabar Add 32 If enabled Codabar will be active for this database index Code 93 Add 64 If enabled Cod...

Page 315: ...ed as follows K484 2 If the DataBar Extended status parameter in the K484 command is set to either DISABLED or ENABLED the imager will only read non stacked DataBar Extended symbols Color Filter EZ Ma...

Page 316: ...ent that causes the imager to load the next database entry to current active settings When Frame Count Time expires and Image Process Looping is enabled the next database entry with modifications to c...

Page 317: ...is captured Note An exception to this is the first database index a new image is always captured when the first database index is used When a camera setting has been modified from one database settin...

Page 318: ...Definition Determines how the image dimension parameters will be implemented Serial Cmd K256 switch mode frame count time image process looping image dimensions Default 0 Options 0 Window of Interest...

Page 319: ...le DB1 and DB3 determine the size of the captured image WOI while DB2 has no impact The image WOI is not configurable It is automatically set up by the database according to the ROI settings Note Sinc...

Page 320: ...set to Region of Interest the database image dimension parameters are IP and decode settings and they determine the region or area of the captured image to be processed Threshold Mode Fixed Threshold...

Page 321: ...t active configuration settings to database index 5 Save Current Settings to IP Database by ESP Definition Allows current active configuration settings to be saved to a selected database index Serial...

Page 322: ...atus is Enabled The current DataBar 14 status does not change if it is configured as Enabled Stacked and the database DataBar Expanded status is Enabled Data Matrix ECC level is determined by the curr...

Page 323: ...P Database Request Selected Index Settings Example K255 5 This command phrase returns the configuration settings for database index 5 Definition Returns configuration settings for the selected databas...

Page 324: ...P Database Settings Request All IP Database Settings Example K255 This command phrase returns the configuration settings for all 10 database indexes Definition Returns configuration settings for all i...

Page 325: ...EZ Match User s Manual 13 1 13 Terminal Contents This section describes the Terminal window and macro functions in ESP Terminal Window 13 2 Find 13 3 Send 13 4 Macros 13 5 Terminal Window Menus 13 6...

Page 326: ...screen also displays symbol data or information from the imager You can also right click on the Terminal screen to bring up a menu of further options Click the Terminal button to bring up the Termina...

Page 327: ...ries of symbols have been scanned into the Terminal view and you want to determine if a particular symbol whose data begins with ABC has been read 1 Type ABC into the Find box 2 Press Enter The first...

Page 328: ...s Manual Send Send The Send function allows you to enter serial commands and then send them to the imager 1 Type the command into the Send box 2 Press Enter 3 Click the Send button to the left of the...

Page 329: ...ame time that it is displayed Editing a Macro When you click the arrow next to any macro and select Edit the following appears You can edit an existing macro or type in the Macro Name text field and d...

Page 330: ...kground Color of Terminal window Non Printable Characters allows you to hide non printable characters or to show them in Standard or Enhanced format Default Settings returns all the above settings to...

Page 331: ...mmands are not prefaced with a K and a numeric code nor do they require an initialization command A and Z They can be entered from within any terminal program or from ESP s Terminal or Utilities windo...

Page 332: ...P_U Cap Unknown Counter CAP_R Cap Counter Reset TUBE_A Tube Absence Counter TUBE_P Tube Presence Counter TUBE_R Tube Counter Reset L1 Programmable Output 1 L2 Programmable Output 2 L3 Programmable Out...

Page 333: ...Microscan Default Parameters and Save for Power On ZrdWB Reset Microscan Default White Balance Parameters and Save for Power On Zrc Recall Customer Default Parameters and Save for Power On Zl Save Cur...

Page 334: ...of the symbol in relation to the field of view This test is very useful in aligning and positioning the imager during setup Enter Percent Test Sending Cp instructs the imager to transmit the percentag...

Page 335: ...0000 To obtain the cumulative total of counts after the rollover has occurred add 65536 per each rollover the imager does not keep track of the number of rollovers to the current count Note All counte...

Page 336: ...will only work as a match count when Master Symbol is enabled If Master Symbol is not enabled this counter records the number of Good Reads This count can be requested at any time Good Read Match Cou...

Page 337: ...Counters to 00000 Tube Absent Counter Sending TUBE_A displays the total number of Tube Absences that have occurred since power on or since the last Tube Counter Reset occurred Imager response format T...

Page 338: ...ble Reader Sending I will turn the imager OFF end the current read cycle and will not allow the imager to enter another read cycle until turned ON This feature is useful during extended periods of tim...

Page 339: ...le click Save As Click Send and Save to send the settings to the imager and save them or Send to Reader to send the settings without saving them Important The use the Differences from Default feature...

Page 340: ...x row to type data directly into the index b Click the Read Symbol into Selected Index to enter the next decoded symbol Usage Used where more than one master symbol is required as in a Multisymbol set...

Page 341: ...size limitation The table below specifies the maximum number of characters available to each symbol according the number of master symbols defined from 1 to 10 Definition Number of Master Symbols allo...

Page 342: ...tain that master symbol database size is enabled for 9 or more symbols send K231 9 data Important The ASCII characters and can only be entered as hex pairs See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 4...

Page 343: ...kets in the following format 5 If no master symbol data is available the output will be 5 Serial Cmd K231 master symbol number Caution Be sure to add the or you will delete the master symbol Note This...

Page 344: ...cause the next symbol read to be entered as master symbol 5 ESP In the Master Database tab under the Output Format menu 1 Select the master symbol index number in which you want to store the symbol d...

Page 345: ...Database tab and double click the symbol number you want to delete 3 Delete text and click OK Serial Cmd K231 master symbol number To delete a master symbol enter the database number and a comma but...

Page 346: ...ost 2 Apply power to the imager 3 Before updating you should verify the current firmware 4 Click in the Firmware Update text box and select the file type you want to download This will open a file loc...

Page 347: ...code type to see its part number displayed in the text field to the right of the Request Part No button Request Part Number by Serial Command When you send a request for all product part numbers the i...

Page 348: ...cksum displayed in the text field to the right of the Request Checksum button Request Checksum by Serial Command When you send a request for all available firmware checksums the imager returns b BOOT_...

Page 349: ...a Save to Reader Send and Save command EZ Button Resets not saved for power on Reset A Save to Reader Send No Save No Reset and recall Microscan defaults Ard No No Reset and Recall Microscan White Ba...

Page 350: ...ault Parameters Microscan default parameters are contained in the firmware and cannot be changed Software Defaults Microscan default parameters can be recalled loaded into current settings with Ard co...

Page 351: ...ands starting with the lowest K command value and ending with the highest K command value Knnn Single Status Request This request will return the value of the variables associated with the requested K...

Page 352: ...ent settings of all commands within the user defined range starting with the lowest user defined K command value and ending with the highest user defined K command value Knnn Single Range Request This...

Page 353: ...adjust the aspect ratio A 2048 x 64 image can be sent Important The column values of all images must be divisible by 4 and must be in gray scale not color Image Library Request op 9 Manages files in a...

Page 354: ...processed as if the data were streamed in through the serial port The imager will acknowledge the symbol with a beep green flash and echo the serial data to the host If the command causes the imager...

Page 355: ...ning Tube and Cap Unable to locate a cap Learning Tube and Cap Unable to locate a tube Learning Tube and Cap Unable to add Library full Learning Tube and Cap Please enable a cap detecting operation Im...

Page 356: ...the human eye which means that some processing or correction of the detected image is necessary to ensure that the final image realistically represents the colors of the original image White Balance c...

Page 357: ...explains how to control the formatting and filtering of decoded symbol data for output Output Format Serial Commands 15 2 Output Format Status 15 3 Format Assign 15 4 Format Extract 15 5 Format Insert...

Page 358: ...dex start location length Format Insert K741 output index length hex string Format Assign K742 symbol number status Format Status K743 output format status Output Filter Configuration K744 filter numb...

Page 359: ...However Format Assign Format Insert and Format Extract must be properly set up as well Output Format Status by ESP Definition This is a global enable disable parameter In order to use formatting you m...

Page 360: ...tted output status for symbol 1 2 Formatted output status for symbol 2 10 Formatted output status for symbol 10 Definition Status refers to the user defined formatting of a selected symbol position in...

Page 361: ...ert command to continue building the output string Continue this process until you are finished building the string Serial Cmd K740 output index start location length Options 1 to 100 Definition Defin...

Page 362: ...s 2 4 The Sample Symbol example on the Symbol Parse dialog shows the selected character positions extracted and output as desired Simultaneously the data string from the actual selected symbol is disp...

Page 363: ...must be entered in order to insert longer character sequences For example if you wish to insert a 10 character sequence in user defined output you would need three commands with consecutive index num...

Page 364: ...ormat Insert by ESP Notice that Extract and Insert share the same Parse Table The Format Insert process is very similar to the Format Extract process except that Insert allows you to enter characters...

Page 365: ...n the order the symbols are decoded Output Filter Configuration Rule 3 All qualified symbols will be sorted and output in the matching filter position If a symbol matches filter 3 it will be output as...

Page 366: ...laceholder data unused database index Options 1 to 10 Definition Specifies the symbology type allowed to occupy this location in multi symbol output Note To filter or order a symbol the symbol must me...

Page 367: ...aceholder data unused database index Default 0 Options 0 to 64 Definition This is the character to be used in the data output field when performing a data filter comparison The wildcard character repr...

Page 368: ...5 or 1234C Filter data 123 A This will match 1234A and 123BA but not 123 1234C or 1234ABCD Filter data 123 A This will match 1234AB and 123BAT but not 1234A or 123BATS Filter data 12 This will match 1...

Page 369: ...utput filters Any non zero numeral will enable filtering to be performed using the filter indexes covered by this value For example if the number of filters is 1 then only filter index 1 will be appli...

Page 370: ...15 14 EZ Match User s Manual Ordered Output Filter...

Page 371: ...ns A 5 Appendix C Serial Configuration Commands A 8 Appendix D Communications Protocol A 15 Appendix E ASCII Table A 24 Appendix F Interface Standards A 25 Appendix G Using an External Trigger A 26 Ap...

Page 372: ...ata Matrix ECC 0 200 QR Code Stacked Symbologies PDF417 MicroPDF417 GS1 DataBar Composite and Stacked Linear Symbologies Code 39 Code 128 BC412 Interleaved 2 of 5 Pharmacode UPC EAN Codabar Code 93 Re...

Page 373: ...91 4 mm to 114 3 mm 0075 19 mm 010 25 mm 4 5 114 3 mm 3 4 to 4 9 86 4 mm to 124 5 mm 010 25 mm 015 38 mm 5 5 139 7 mm 2 9 to 5 6 73 7 mm to 142 2 mm EZ Match Narrow bar width Field of View maximum Rea...

Page 374: ...r of TUV NORD Group 2010 Microscan Systems Inc All rights reserved Specifications subject to change Product specifications are given for typical performance at 25 C 77 F using grade A labels Performan...

Page 375: ...ager s internal circuitry However not every optoisolator configuration provides complete isolation The following diagrams show both fully optoisolated and non optoisolated circuits They are only examp...

Page 376: ...anner s power ground is used to complete the circuit This setup involves some risk to the optoisolator if excessive voltages are applied Caution The maximum current that can pass through the optoisola...

Page 377: ...aximum VIN HIGH IIN HIGH 4 5 V 3 0mA 28 V 23mA VIN LOW IIN LOW 0 V 0mA 2 0V 1mA Pulse Widthmin 48 S Isolated PNP Source V Signal V CC Input Input V Signal V CC Input Input NPN Source trigger only Isol...

Page 378: ...st Port Protocol K140 protocol address Preamble K141 status preamble characters Postamble K142 status postamble characters Response Timeout K143 response timeout LRC K145 status Auxiliary Port System...

Page 379: ...rackets application record padding Code 93 K475 status fixed symbol length status symbol length PDF417 K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length unused codeword collection Phar...

Page 380: ...rend Analysis Output 2 K781 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on decodes trigger threshold Trend Analysis Output 3 K782 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period numbe...

Page 381: ...g Mismatch Replace K736 status mismatch replacement string Camera and IP Setup IP Timeout K245 image processing timeout IP Threshold K512 threshold mode fixed threshold value cycle min cycle max cycle...

Page 382: ...tabase K255 index Request Selected Index Settings K255 index Request All Database Settings K255 Database Mode K256 switch mode frame count time image process looping image dimensions Output Format For...

Page 383: ...e command A Z initializes the imager s memory and saves for power on an A initializes the imager s memory but does not save for power on For example to enable UPC and save the change for power on send...

Page 384: ...or power on Serial Command Status Request To ensure that any command was received and accepted you can send the Show Reader Status command The status of a specific serial command can be requested by e...

Page 385: ...col Command Mnemonic displayed on menu Control Characters Entered in menu or serial command Hex Value Effect of Command RES D 04 Reset REQ E 05 Request EOT D 04 Reset STX B 02 Start of Text ETX C 03 E...

Page 386: ...bled ETX 0x00 disabled ACK 0x06 NAK 0x15 LRC disabled HOST_TX K141 0 IMAGER_TX ACK HOST_TX K141 IMAGER_TX ACK IMAGER_TX K141 0 HOST_TX ACK IMAGER_TX symbol data HOST_TX NAK host rejects IMAGER_TX symb...

Page 387: ...Transfer 1 RES 0x00 disabled REQ 0x00 disabled STX 0x00 disabled ETX 0x00 disabled ACK 0x06 NAK 0x15 LRC enabled HOST_TX K141 0 a IMAGER_TX ACK HOST_TX K141 B IMAGER_TX ACK IMAGER_TX K141 0 a HOST_TX...

Page 388: ...Communications Protocol Setup 3 Transfer 1 Transfer 2 RES 0x00 disabled REQ 0x00 disabled STX 0x28 ETX 0x29 ACK 0x06 NAK 0x15 LRC enabled HOST_TX K141 0 H IMAGER_TX ACK HOST_TX K141 k IMAGER_TX ACK IM...

Page 389: ...x06 NAK 0x15 LRC enabled HOST_TX K141 0 H IMAGER_TX ACK HOST_TX K100 n IMAGER_TX ACK HOST_TX IMAGER_TX K100 8 0 0 1 X HOST_TX ACK IMAGER_TX HOST_TX K141 0 H IMAGER_TX ACK HOST_TX K100 n IMAGER_TX ACK...

Page 390: ...TX 0x1D ACK Unit responds with its address HOST_TX STX T ETX IMAGER_TX 0x1D ACK Unit responds with its address HOST_TX RES Terminate Transfer 2 HOST_TX RES 0x1C REQ Poll Unit 1 for data IMAGER_TX 0x1C...

Page 391: ...orted HOST_TX RES 0x1C REQ Poll Unit 1 for data IMAGER_TX 0x1C STX T 00000 ETX HOST_TX Nothing Host should ACK here timeout reached IMAGER_TX REQ Unit requests an ACK again HOST_TX NAK Host rejects da...

Page 392: ...ds with its address HOST_TX STX T ETX LRC IMAGER_TX 0x1D ACK Unit responds with its address HOST_TX RES Terminate Transfer 2 HOST_TX RES 0x1C REQ Poll Unit 1 for data IMAGER_TX 0x1C STX T 00000 ETX LR...

Page 393: ...meout reached IMAGER_TX REQ Unit requests an ACK again HOST_TX NAK Host rejects data frame Retry Event IMAGER_TX 0x1C STX T 00000 ETX LRC Unit sends again HOST_TX ACK Host receives data IMAGER_TX RES...

Page 394: ...75 4B K 107 6B k 12 0C FF L 44 2C 76 4C L 108 6C l 13 0D CR M 45 2D 77 4D M 109 6D m 14 0E SO N 46 2E 78 4E N 110 6E n 15 0F SI O 47 2F 79 4F O 111 6F o 16 10 DLE P 48 30 0 80 50 P 112 70 p 17 11 DC1...

Page 395: ...th device chassis are connected to a common ground a ground loop potential and the possibility of noise interference exists Therefore cable lengths are limited to a maximum of 50 feet 19 7m Despite be...

Page 396: ...signal ground NPN This can be done by relays or by a transistor sourced signal If a 5 volt device is used in combination with an IC 332 it must be connected as a 10 28 volt device 10 28 Volt Devices...

Page 397: ...Z Match Imager has a hard coated window that should only be cleaned with alcohol 100 isopropyl Mounting When mounting the EZ Match Imager do not insulate the stand mount The bottom panel is the hottes...

Page 398: ...is available at www microscan com or on the Microscan Tools CD Installing the USB to Serial Virtual COM Port Driver 1 Download the driver files from the Microscan website or Microscan Tools CD If the...

Page 399: ...greement and clicking Next you may see a Windows Security warning that states Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software If you receive this warning choose the Install this driver soft...

Page 400: ...Right click on My Computer in the Windows Start menu and select Properties 2 Select the Hardware tab in the System Properties dialog and click the Device Manager button 3 Expand the Ports COM LPT item...

Page 401: ...rated circuit that is customized for a particular kind of use rather than general use All vision system elements including firmware can be integrated into one ASIC Architecture The hardware organizati...

Page 402: ...f objects surfaces or particles at very shallow or low angles so that light does not directly enter a reader s optical hardware Depth of Field The in focus range of an imaging system Measured from the...

Page 403: ...ance from the front of the camera to the object being viewed In optics the distance from the lens to the focal plane Focal Plane Usually found at the image sensor it is a plane perpendicular to the le...

Page 404: ...Exposure of pixels on a CMOS sensor IP See Image Processing Ladder Orientation A linear symbol orientation in which the bars are parallel to the symbol s direction of travel LED See Light Emitting Di...

Page 405: ...utomotive manufacturing facilities Progressive Scan A non interlaced scan that doubles the number of visible picture lines per field by displaying all picture lines at once Protocol The rules for comm...

Page 406: ...paces on a symbol used to detect the presence of a symbol on an object Symbology A symbol type such as Code 39 or Code 128 with special rules to define the widths and positions of bars and spaces to r...

Page 407: ...bout Calibration Advanced Options Advanced Tab After Calibration AGC All Descriptor Status Request All Range Status Request All Status Request Always Ask Before Auto Sync Occurs Always OFF Always ON A...

Page 408: ...Symbol Trend Analysis Mode Bad Symbol Message Bad No Symbol Output Dimension Mode Bad No Symbol Output Orientation Mode Bad No Symbol Output Symbol Size Mode Bar Code Configuration EZ Button Modes Bar...

Page 409: ...r Cap Base Diameter Cap Base Length Cap Counter Reset Cap Detection Cap Detection Operation Cap Presence Message Cap Present Counter Cap Tip Diameter Cap Unknown Counter Cap Unknown Message Cap Unknow...

Page 410: ...ssing Mode Command Response from Imager to Host Commands from Host to Imager Communication Port Communication Protocol Command Table Communication Protocols Communications Communications by ESP Commun...

Page 411: ...a Output Filter Configuration Data Bits Auxiliary Port Data Bits Host Port Data Matrix Data Matrix Symbology Type Data Matrix Output Mode Data Originating from the Auxiliary Port Full Duplex Mode Data...

Page 412: ...gger Threshold Trend Analysis Mode Default Default Reset Save Default Macros Default on Power On Default Output Configuration Default Settings Defaulting Defaults Definable Processing Delete Master Sy...

Page 413: ...080 ECC 100 ECC 120 ECC 130 ECC 140 ECC 200 Edge Enhancement Editing a Macro Effects of Protocol Commands Electrical Specifications Embedded Memory Enable Both Dimension Mode Enable Both Orientation M...

Page 414: ...Interleaved 2 5 External Edge External Level External Trigger Polarity Extract Range EZ Button EZ Button Configuration EZ Button Disabled EZ Button Enabled EZ Button Mode Disabled EZ Button Modes EZ B...

Page 415: ...d Symbol Length Status DataBar Expanded Fixed Symbol Length Status MicroPDF417 Fixed Symbol Length Status PDF417 Fixed Symbol Length Status Pharmacode Fixed Threshold Value IP Database Status Fixed Th...

Page 416: ...Matrix Output Mode Gradient Gray Scale Green Flash Duration Green Flash Mode Guard Bar Status Interleaved 2 of 5 H Half Duplex Half Duplex Mode Hardware Configuration Hardware Default Hardware Requir...

Page 417: ...led Clear Imager Position Relative to Symbol Imager Status Requests Implementing the Host Operating System API and Establishing a Connection with the HID Interface Import Export Index IP Database Stat...

Page 418: ...Mode 2 Unlatch Opposite Condition Latch Mode 3 Unlatch Re enter Read Cycle LED LED Aperture Window LED Configuration Left Column Pointer Left Tube Cap Direction Length Length Format Extract Length For...

Page 419: ...ata Output Status Match Length Match Replace Match Start Position Matchcode Matchcode by ESP Matchcode Serial Commands Matchcode Type Matrix Size Data Matrix Only Mechanical Medium Processing Medium P...

Page 420: ...nd Multi Operation Index Multisymbol Multisymbol Separator N Narrow Margins Narrow Margins IP Database Status Narrow Margins Symbology ID Navigating in ESP New ESP File New Master Load Status New Mast...

Page 421: ...Read Cycle Open Image after Save Open Save Operation Operational Tips Options Ordered Output Filter Orientation Mode Orientation Value Other Operational Serial Commands Output Output 1 Pulse Output 2...

Page 422: ...end Analysis Output on Tube Cap Absence Tube Cap Detection Output 1 Output on Tube Cap Absence Tube Cap Detection Output 2 Output on Tube Cap Absence Tube Cap Detection Output 3 Output On Tube Cap Det...

Page 423: ...ling Mode Polling Mode Main Port Polling Mode Data Flow Examples Polling Mode Options Port Position the Imager Postamble Postamble Characters Postamble Status Power On Reset Counts Power On Power On F...

Page 424: ...cle Read Cycle by ESP Read Cycle Serial Commands Read Cycle Setup Read Cycle Timeout Read Duration Output Read Duration Output Mode Read Duration Output Separator Read Next Symbol as Master Symbol Rea...

Page 425: ...ected Index Settings Resets RES NAK Defaults Response Timeout Right Tube Cap Direction ROM Rotating Tube Cap Rotation Row Row and Column Row Depth IP Database Status Row Pointer IP Database Status RS...

Page 426: ...ce on No Read Sequential Matching Serial Command Beep Status Serial Command Echo Status Serial Command Format Serial Command Status Request Serial Configuration Command Conventions Serial Configuratio...

Page 427: ...t Codabar Start Location Start Trigger Character Non Delimited Start Stop Status Statement of Agency Compliance Static Tube Cap Rotation Static Presentation Mode Status Format Assign Status Byte Stop...

Page 428: ...uality Serial Commands Symbol Size 1 Symbol Size 2 Symbol Size Mode Symbol Size Tolerance Symbol Transitions Symbol Type Symbol Type IP Database Symbologies Symbologies by ESP Symbologies Serial Comma...

Page 429: ...Analysis Output 1 Trend Analysis Output 2 Trend Analysis Output 3 Trigger Trigger Character Trigger Counter Trigger Counter Reset Trigger Filter Duration Trigger Mode Trigger Mode and Duration Trigger...

Page 430: ...e Cap Mode Tube Cap Presence Before Output Tube Cap Rotation Tube Cap Tip Position Two Beeps Position 2 Two Characters Only Two Dimensional Symbology Qualification Two Dimensional Symbols U Unlatch Ou...

Page 431: ...er When to Output Symbol Data Width Column Width Wild Card Character Wildcard Window of Interest Window of Interest WOI by ESP Window of Interest WOI Framing Window of Interest WOI Margin Window of In...

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