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Quadrus MINI Imager User’s Manual

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Matchcode by ESP
Matchcode Serial Commands
Matchcode Type
Matrix Size (Data Matrix Only)
Mechanical Specifications
Medium Pass (Calibration Progress Example)
Menu Toolbar
Micro QR Code
Micro QR Code (Add 65536)
MicroPDF417
MicroPDF417 (Add 1024)
Microscan Addresses
Microscan Default Parameters
Microscan ESP Help
Microscan HID IN Reports
Microscan HID IN Reports Disabled
Microscan HID IN Reports Enabled
Microscan HID Report Format
Microscan HID Report Format Examples
Microscan Symbol Quality Output
Microscan Symbol Quality Output by ESP
Minimum Good Reads
Minimum Number of Bars
Minimum Number of Bars (Pharmacode)
Minimum Number of Qualified Scan Lines
Minutes Since Reset
Mirrored (Mirrored Image)
Mirrored Image
Mismatch (Output 1 Trend Analysis Mode)
Mismatch (Output 1)
Mismatch (Symbol Data Output Status)
Mismatch Counter
Mismatch Counter Reset
Mismatch or No Read (Output 1)
Mismatch Replace
Model
Model Memo
Mounting the Imager
Multidrop
Multisymbol
Multisymbol Separator

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Summary of Contents for Quadrus MINI

Page 1: ...Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual P N 83 006300 Rev H...

Page 2: ...that 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 ma...

Page 3: ...sing ESP EZ Mode 2 2 Application Mode 2 3 Menu Toolbar 2 4 Autoconnect 2 12 View 2 14 Navigating in ESP 2 15 Send Receive Options 2 16 Using EZ Trax 2 18 Chapter 3 Communications Communications by ESP...

Page 4: ...mited 5 13 Stop Trigger Character Non Delimited 5 14 End of Read Cycle 5 15 Capture Mode 5 17 Capture Timing 5 22 Image Processing Timeout 5 24 Image Storage 5 25 Minimum Good Reads 5 27 Compare Mode...

Page 5: ...ity Output 1 7 37 Diagnostic Output 1 7 40 Configurable Output 2 7 41 Trend Analysis Output 2 7 41 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 2 7 41 Diagnostic Output 2 7 41 Configurable Output 3 7 42 Trend...

Page 6: ...Sampling 10 15 Camera Settings 10 16 Focal Distance 10 17 Focal Distance Table Read Only 10 18 Increment Focus Position 10 19 Decrement Focus Position 10 19 IP Threshold 10 20 Number of Symbols in Fie...

Page 7: ...mat Serial Commands 14 2 Output Format Status 14 3 Format Assign 14 4 Format Extract 14 5 Format Insert 14 7 Output Filter Configuration 14 9 Ordered Output Filter 14 13 Appendices Appendix A General...

Page 8: ...s manual provides complete information on setting up installing and configuring the imager The chapters are presented in the order in which an imager might be set up and made ready for operation Highl...

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

Page 10: ...sponsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The Quadrus MINI Imager has been tested for compliance with CE Conformit Europ enne standards and guidelines and has b...

Page 11: ...pa eu 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...

Page 12: ...xii Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Statement of RoHS Compliance...

Page 13: ...ls Detailed setup information for installing the imager into your actual application can be found in the subsequent chapters Step 1 Check Required Hardware 1 2 Step 2 Connect the System 1 3 Step 3 Pos...

Page 14: ...Adapter FIS 0001 0035G 3 IB 131 Interface Box 99 000018 01 4 Power Supply 90 264 VAC 24VDC USA Euro plug 97 100004 15 5 Object Detector 99 000017 01 6 Communication Cable 61 300026 03 Scanner Network...

Page 15: ...object 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 p...

Page 16: ...ever for best results symbols should be aligned with the FOV field of view In the case of linear symbols aligning the bars in the direction of their movement ladder orientation will minimize the chanc...

Page 17: ...e an Internet Explorer Security Warning that states The publisher could not be verified If you see this warning click Run to continue installation If downloading from the web 1 Go to the Download Cent...

Page 18: ...r 1 Click the button showing the Quadrus MINI 2 Click OK Note You can also double click the Quadrus MINI button to make your selection 3 Click Yes when this dialog appears Note If you need to select a...

Page 19: ...protocol you are using and click Next when the Select Protocol dialog appears If you choose RS 232 protocol Select the Quadrus MINI from the Select Device menu and click Finish Click Connect If you ch...

Page 20: ...r RS 232 connection attempt fails click the Autoconnect button select a different communications port and try again USB RS 232 Note If your RS 232 host settings cannot be changed to match the imager s...

Page 21: ...see the blue target pattern projected from the front of the imager Center the target pattern on the symbol At 2 to 3 inches the pattern resembles an X At 3 to 6 inches the pattern resembles a V Import...

Page 22: ...ate a symbol 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 patte...

Page 23: ...ate by EZ Button 1 Hold 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...

Page 24: ...on and quickly release Test Read Rate by ESP 1 Click the Test button to start the Read Rate test and Stop to end it If a symbol has been successfully decoded the symbol s data and related features wil...

Page 25: ...cycle functions in Dynamic Setup Click the Terminal button to display decoded symbol data and to send serial commands to the imager using text or macros Click the Utilities button to test Read Rate r...

Page 26: ...n current 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...

Page 27: ...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 Rate...

Page 28: ...he test will 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 a...

Page 29: ...in the operations bar or configuration bar see the corresponding chapters in this manual Click here to open the Terminal view Click this icon to return to EZ Mode Menu toolbar Camera Setup advanced Ca...

Page 30: ...he same 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 receiv...

Page 31: ...rted by ESP When you choose a different model the connection to your present model will be terminated To connect to another model select New Model choose a new model from the pop up menu that appears...

Page 32: ...isplaying all supported readers Show Connect Prompt At startup displays the Would you like to connect to the Quadrus MINI prompt Receive After Connect At startup loads the imager s settings into ESP T...

Page 33: ...end a 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 k...

Page 34: ...nces Bar 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...

Page 35: ...ive Settings 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 whet...

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

Page 37: ...you 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 m...

Page 38: ...is not 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...

Page 39: ...settings cannot be changed to match the imager s settings Click Connect on ESP s menu toolbar and then select Connection Wizard When the Select Protocol dialog appears select RS 232 and click Next Wh...

Page 40: ...he text you 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...

Page 41: ...and menu 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 sin...

Page 42: ...to receive 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 settin...

Page 43: ...a Receive Reader Settings command1 and you click on the Add Exception option you may see a list of serial commands These are commands that may be in your imager s firmware but not included in or diff...

Page 44: ...nformation about using EZ Trax refer to the Help menu in EZ Trax software or the EZ Trax Quick Start Guide available on the Microscan Tools CD For information about how to configure the Quadrus MINI f...

Page 45: ...n also send serial commands to the imager via ESP s Terminal window Communications by ESP 3 2 Communications Serial Commands 3 3 Host Port Connections 3 4 Host Port Protocol 3 5 ACK NAK Options 3 7 Po...

Page 46: ...munications by ESP Click this button to bring up the App Mode view Click this button to bring up the Communication tree control To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click...

Page 47: ...hain 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 K1...

Page 48: ...1200 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 se...

Page 49: ...CK NAK 5 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 handshak...

Page 50: ...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 page 3 7 Serial Cmd K140 4 Definition...

Page 51: ...ing for 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...

Page 52: ...Options 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 3 6 To ena...

Page 53: ...rs with 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 allo...

Page 54: ...to the host 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...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...auxiliary port 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 fr...

Page 57: ...ata 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 58: ...mble Data Originating 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 a...

Page 59: ...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 set to timeou...

Page 60: ...a the auxiliary 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 s...

Page 61: ...ition Each reader 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...

Page 62: ...a Status Definition 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 Auxilia...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...the imager 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 t...

Page 65: ...text up 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 intege...

Page 66: ...ate 9600 Parity 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 Poin...

Page 67: ...ypes Microscan 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 b...

Page 68: ...rts HID 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 re...

Page 69: ...ial 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 M...

Page 70: ...t formats 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 th...

Page 71: ...300 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 MULT...

Page 72: ...report indicates which key is pressed The second report indicates no key pressed with all keycodes NUL 0x00 to indicate that all keys have been released In the case of the Quadrus MINI Imager each byt...

Page 73: ...es 8 bit 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...

Page 74: ...basic calibration 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 Quadrus MINI hold down th...

Page 75: ...he Delimited 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...

Page 76: ...aracter Example 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...

Page 77: ...le defining 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 th...

Page 78: ...e postamble 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...

Page 79: ...Quadrus MINI Imager s calibration options and explains the different ways that those options can be configured Calibration Serial Commands 4 2 Calibration Overview 4 2 Calibration Options 4 3 Calibrat...

Page 80: ...highest possible level of performance Autocalibration can be specially configured to optimize specific parameters such as focus gain shutter speed and symbol type The calibration process consists of f...

Page 81: ...al 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 enabled gai...

Page 82: ...est possible 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 qu...

Page 83: ...field of view This is accomplished with minimal processing of the image by analyzing a histogram of the image frame Before performing the focus calibration a value for shutter speed and gain is determ...

Page 84: ...rmacode 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...

Page 85: ...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 calibration p...

Page 86: ...l determined 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...

Page 87: ...scan 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 res...

Page 88: ...ed 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 focus position symbol type WOI framing WOI marg...

Page 89: ...mines 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 values are all t...

Page 90: ...cess is complete The calibration progress bar indicates that the process has been completed Saves the optimal configuration parameters determined by calibration results The Focus Shutter Gain and Qual...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...ogress 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 40 Focus...

Page 93: ...for an object at the center of the imager s field of view There is no terminal output for this operation Search Pass The purpose of Search Pass is to decode a symbol in as few configurations as possi...

Page 94: ...09 250 9 5 38 0 0 0 447 250 0 0 38 4236 2 28 447 250 9 4 38 0 0 0 492 250 0 0 38 4232 2 24 492 250 9 4 38 0 0 0 536 250 0 0 38 2128 1 24 536 250 9 5 38 0 0 0 572 250 0 0 38 0 0 0 572 250 9 0 38 2144 1...

Page 95: ...6 4 40 386 250 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 4...

Page 96: ...4 6432 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 2...

Page 97: ...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 configurations 7 Pharmacode is...

Page 98: ...4 20 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Additional Notes about Calibration...

Page 99: ...ameters Read Cycle by ESP 5 2 Read Cycle Serial Commands 5 3 Read Cycle Setup 5 4 Multisymbol 5 5 Trigger Mode and Filter Duration 5 6 External Trigger Polarity 5 11 Serial Trigger 5 12 Start Trigger...

Page 100: ...ead Cycle by ESP Click this button to bring up the Read Cycle tree control To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested options single...

Page 101: ...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 characte...

Page 102: ...ose 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 Continuous Mode or Rapid Mode 5 Select Num...

Page 103: ...ad unless in Rapid Capture Mode configured for triggered capture The maximum number of characters in a read cycle is 3 000 for all symbols All No Read messages are posted at the end of the data string...

Page 104: ...functions It is not recommended for normal 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...

Page 105: ...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 C...

Page 106: ...md K200 2 Usage 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 Le...

Page 107: ...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 Externa...

Page 108: ...l Cmd K200 trigger mode leading edge trigger filter trailing edge trigger filter Default 313 10 ms Options 1 to 65535 Trigger filter range 32 0 s to 2 10 seconds Usage Used to ignore spurious triggers...

Page 109: ...rity 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 Seri...

Page 110: ...e host command 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...

Page 111: ...l 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 ignores any Stop t...

Page 112: ...can be defined 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 a...

Page 113: ...highly controlled applications when the maximum length of time between objects can be predicted It assures that a read cycle ends before the next symbol appears giving the system extra time to decode...

Page 114: ...Useful in applications 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 Tim...

Page 115: ...he only 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 D...

Page 116: ...the number of stored images allowed will be 0 Rapid Capture Mode Usage Number of Captures is used to specify the number of captures to be processed in Rapid Capture Mode Definition Sets the total num...

Page 117: ...efinition 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...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...e captures 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 th...

Page 120: ...the imager 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 o...

Page 121: ...capture time between captures time 1 time 2 time7 Entering 0s will result in no time between captures Entering a different value in each field will vary the time delays accordingly Note You must ente...

Page 122: ...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 123: ...mory has been filled At that point the imager will stop saving additional images In this mode you will always have the first image captured because the saving process stops once memory has been filled...

Page 124: ...mber of 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 Cycl...

Page 125: ...er User s Manual 5 27 Read Cycle 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...

Page 126: ...s two symbols At the end of the read cycle Number of Symbols is re set to 1 This causes the imager to format the output as if only one symbol was processed If the data in both symbols is identical onl...

Page 127: ...Set Trigger Mode K200 to External Edge Set Capture Mode K241 to Rapid Capture Once these Read Cycle parameters are set you will be ready to connect to EZ Trax For a description of how to configure EZ...

Page 128: ...5 30 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Setting Up the Imager for EZ Trax...

Page 129: ...s1us org dnn_bcec Default aspx tabid 82 Symbologies by ESP 6 2 Symbologies Serial Commands 6 3 Data Matrix 6 4 Aztec Code 6 6 QR Code 6 7 Micro QR Code 6 8 Code 39 6 9 Code 128 EAN 128 6 12 BC412 6 15...

Page 130: ...mbologies by ESP Click this button to bring up the Symbologies tree control To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Click this button to bring up...

Page 131: ...ter output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode status UPC EAN K473 UPC status EAN status supplemental status separator status separator character supplemental type forma...

Page 132: ...with sizes from 8x18 to 16x48 All ECC 200 symbols 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 symbol...

Page 133: ...ptions 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...

Page 134: ...built on a square grid with a square bull s eye pattern at the center Aztec Code can encode up to 3 832 numeric or 3 067 alphabetical characters or 1 914 bytes of data The level of Reed Solomon error...

Page 135: ...racters 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 labellin...

Page 136: ...uire higher data density than that provided by standard QR Code Some application examples are automotive inventory vehicle ID and mobile phone URL encodation Definition Micro QR Code is a 2D matrix sy...

Page 137: ...output 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 symb...

Page 138: ...ymbol length full ASCII set Default Disabled 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...

Page 139: ...r it is 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 percen...

Page 140: ...gainst 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 r...

Page 141: ...ive Serial 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 bra...

Page 142: ...on record 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 i...

Page 143: ...ed symbol length Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Usage Check Character Output added to the symbol provides additional security Definition When enabled the check character character is re...

Page 144: ...ength 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 m...

Page 145: ...ed a 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...

Page 146: ...r status range mode status Default Disabled 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 i...

Page 147: ...ed symbol 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 c...

Page 148: ...are the 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 g...

Page 149: ...character type check character output Default 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...

Page 150: ...pass 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 ch...

Page 151: ...When 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 a...

Page 152: ...ame read 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 dig...

Page 153: ...h appears 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 3 32 fo...

Page 154: ...ementals 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 wil...

Page 155: ...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 disabled any length will be considered...

Page 156: ...Serial 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 Fi...

Page 157: ...nd camera parameters before decoding Postal Symbologies For optimal decode results with a Standard Density SD imager Set Focal Distance to 6 and configure gain and shutter settings for a high contrast...

Page 158: ...symbol that is 200 pixels across would have a sampling density of 200 dots per inch The following table shows the range of supported sampling densities Symbology Minimum Sample Density Maximum Sample...

Page 159: ...by the imager See POSTNET Status PLANET Status and USPS4CB Status for more detail about U S Post symbologies Australia Post When Australia Post is enabled K460 2 the imager will only decode Australia...

Page 160: ...and B fields Australia Post allow 0 FCC Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Usage PLANET Postal Alphanumeric Encoding Technique is a symbology used by the United States Postal Service to trac...

Page 161: ...4 state symbols can also be printed easily in a variety of media including dot matrix inkjet and laser Definition If U S Post and USPS4CB Status are both enabled the imager will decode USPS4CB symbol...

Page 162: ...alphabetic 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...

Page 163: ...ler 14 digit symbol 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 w...

Page 164: ...reference 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...

Page 165: ...st to assemble codewords for decoding Definition 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 i...

Page 166: ...d K485 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 D...

Page 167: ...t The ASCII characters and can only be entered as hex pairs For K453h 3C For K453h 3E For K453h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 3 32 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII char...

Page 168: ...ad separately and some rows may be omitted from data output if there are decoding problems Multisymbol should be used to decode and output multiple rows of data Definition When OCR Status is Enabled t...

Page 169: ...in financial applications to encode bank account numbers bank routing numbers check numbers and other information on a single row There are standard guidelines for how data is represented on checks a...

Page 170: ...rue omnidirectionality Given the following OCR B text one would not know if the final output should be HOHOHOHO right orientation left to right or OHOHOHOH left orientation right to left since both H...

Page 171: ...ault Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When Uncertain Characters is enabled the imager will decode OCR strings and include characters that the algorithm is unable to identify Uncertain...

Page 172: ...ns 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition When Special Character is enabled period characters in OCR text strings are not output Serial Cmd K461 status active template orientation single row background uncer...

Page 173: ...0707070700 five OCR A characters Definition Length defines the number of hex values in the template string Important The template string must include a NULL 00 terminator Serial Cmd K462 length templa...

Page 174: ...103070707070707070702070707070707070700 two lines of eight OCR A characters ABDEFGHI JKLMNO K462 28 010307070707070707070207070707070700 one line of eight and one line of 6 OCR A characters ABDEFGHI O...

Page 175: ...t a preset OCR template Passport ISBN Price Field MICR E 13B The Row Count dropdown menu allows the user to set the number of rows in the OCR string 1 3 If User Defined is selected on the Templates dr...

Page 176: ...button The image can be flipped by checking or un checking the Mirror Image box and contrast can be enhanced by clicking the Contrast box Data from the OCR string is displayed in the field under Attri...

Page 177: ...symbols Usage Used when the leading and trailing edges of the symbols are smaller than the standard margin or other objects encroach into the margins Definition Allows the imager to read 1D symbols w...

Page 178: ...ample Y0 indicates a POSTNET symbol For non bar codes OCR for example a range of 3 F may be assigned by the manufacturer For all other symbologies the modifier is 0 Definition Symbology Identifier is...

Page 179: ...enabled the imager will attempt to decode for white background first and if there is no decode will then attempt to decode for black background Usage Symbol backgrounds are often White or other very...

Page 180: ...6 52 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Background Color...

Page 181: ...11 2D Symbology Qualification 7 12 Read Duration Output 7 18 Output Indicators 7 19 Beeper 7 23 LED Configuration 7 24 Serial Verification 7 25 EZ Button 7 27 EZ Button Modes 7 29 Configurable Output...

Page 182: ...Parameters by ESP Click this button to bring up the I O Parameters tree control Click this button to bring up the App Mode view To open nested options single click the To change a setting double clic...

Page 183: ...fo output grade output Database Identifier Output K759 status separator EZ Button K770 global status default on power on load configuration database save for power on EZ Button Modes K771 single beep...

Page 184: ...led 1 Match 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...

Page 185: ...Enabled 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...

Page 186: ...s useful in applications in which symbol data needs to be moved quickly to the host typically when the host is making decisions based on symbol data Definition Enabling As Soon As Possible causes symb...

Page 187: ...part of these numbers preceding the dot 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...

Page 188: ...defined minimum number of bars 2 Failed to decode start stop character doesn t apply to UPC GS1 DataBar RSS MicroPDF417 or Pharmacode 3 Failed user defined minimum number of scan lines that qualify f...

Page 189: ...Important The ASCII characters and can only be entered as hex pairs For K714h 3C For K714h 3E For K714h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 3 32 for a detailed explanation of how to enter AS...

Page 190: ...ut not decodable Definition Sets the requirements that will qualify an object or a symbol before outputting a decode or message When enabled sends a message to the host whenever an object meets the qu...

Page 191: ...he minimum number of scans that have the required number 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 qu...

Page 192: ...Qualification Checks first for matches to 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...

Page 193: ...for symbol 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 symbo...

Page 194: ...n 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 neither Dimension...

Page 195: ...bol dimension 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...

Page 196: ...entation 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 Orie...

Page 197: ...the 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...

Page 198: ...ier on page 3 32 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 applicati...

Page 199: ...ow of five 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 en...

Page 200: ...Mode is 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...

Page 201: ...he target pattern will remain OFF except during the read cycle If the EZ button or operational command overrides this setting the target pattern will remain on at all times Always ON The target patter...

Page 202: ...fication 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...

Page 203: ...n a send 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 occ...

Page 204: ...e the 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 ima...

Page 205: ...ields 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 ch...

Page 206: ...terminal 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...

Page 207: ...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 208: ...r to load the Configuration 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 calibrat...

Page 209: ...er Functions in the same way as new master pin input whenever the associated button position is selected The new master pin s Consecutive Decode requirement holds true for this function Usage Useful f...

Page 210: ...igned a lower position so that it will be activated first Bar Code Configuration Enables bar code configuration mode whenever the associated button position is selected When enabled the imager can acc...

Page 211: ...match Activates a discrete output whenever the symbol data does not match that of the master symbol No Read Activates a discrete output whenever the symbol data is not decoded before the end of the re...

Page 212: ...on the trend analysis option enabled Usage Typically used when a discrete indication is needed to flag a symbol quality condition Definition Activates discrete output when a symbol quality condition...

Page 213: ...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 Warn...

Page 214: ...condition but wants 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...

Page 215: ...es equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers Note Bad Symbol output is not supported when Q Mode is enabled This also applies to Trend A...

Page 216: ...period before activating the associated output Serial Cmd K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on decodes trigger threshold Default 0 Options 0 to 255 Definition When se...

Page 217: ...tive state when Symbol Contrast Threshold is met Serial Cmd K800 output on symbol contrast symbol contrast threshold output on print growth print growth threshold output on axial non uniformity axial...

Page 218: ...ets the user know if symbol quality is less than acceptable Definition If enabled toggles Output 1 to an active state when UEC Threshold is met Serial Cmd K800 output on symbol contrast symbol contras...

Page 219: ...acceptable level 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...

Page 220: ...in 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 un...

Page 221: ...nction Note ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 2 is not supported when Q Mode is enabled Diagnostics Output 2 Note Output On under Output 2 Parameters must be set to Diagnostic Warning for this outpu...

Page 222: ...tput to function Note ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 3 is not supported when Q Mode is enabled Diagnostics Output 3 Note Output On under Output 3 Parameters must be set to Diagnostic Warning for...

Page 223: ...uses a 16 bit counter that increments each time an imager setting is saved for power on with a Z command Power On Flash Saves Power On Flash Saves uses a 16 bit counter that increments each time an im...

Page 224: ...ours uses 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...

Page 225: ...d can only be entered as hex pairs For K409h 3C For K409h 3E For K409h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 3 32 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values Thre...

Page 226: ...e end of 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...

Page 227: ...Read image No Read or Good Read If a No Read condition or a Good Read condition occurs the first image of either kind will be output Mismatch If a Good Read occurs during the read cycle but the image...

Page 228: ...ting 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 K...

Page 229: ...ure mode 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 Go...

Page 230: ...th data capture 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...

Page 231: ...nition 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 enabl...

Page 232: ...interface using the tree controls in ESP and using serial commands For detailed information about how to use the EZ Trax user interface for configuration refer to the Help menu in EZ Trax software or...

Page 233: ...Z Trax output is enabled the imager will attempt to output all enabled EZ Trax options EZ Trax will not function unless enabled Selects the communication port that will be used to transfer image files...

Page 234: ...of 1 represents the highest compression and lowest image quality and 100 represents the lowest compression and highest image quality If a symbol is decoded during an image capture the symbol type and...

Page 235: ...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 JPEG quality object info output grade output...

Page 236: ...ven when manipulated and saved multiple times When Lossless is enabled the JPEG Quality setting has no effect Compressed Outputs the image in JPEG format Image quality is determined by the JPEG Qualit...

Page 237: ...so included Serial Cmd K757 comm port image mode image format JPEG quality object info output grade output Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Definition Symbol quality information will be o...

Page 238: ...7 58 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Configuring EZ Trax Output...

Page 239: ...ymbol Quality output is not supported when Q Mode is enabled Symbol Quality Serial Commands 8 2 Overview of Symbol Quality 8 3 Symbol Quality by ESP 8 4 Symbol Quality Separator Data Matrix Output Mod...

Page 240: ...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 cell...

Page 241: ...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 242: ...lity by ESP Tree Control Click this button to bring up the Symbol Quality tree control To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested opt...

Page 243: ...as a PDF file an HTML file a CSV file or an RTF file click the Save Report button Reports appear in the viewing area underneath the Data Matrix Grading and Save Report buttons The imager s field of vi...

Page 244: ...s the user to determine the position of the symbol within the imager s field of view and to optimize the imager s camera settings for symbol quality evaluation Click the Calibrate button to optimize c...

Page 245: ...eport without file path prompt Returns all settings to default Click the Include Image check box to output the captured symbol image with your saved report as a Bitmap or JPEG image file This informat...

Page 246: ...pairs For K708h 3C For K708h 3E For K708h 2C See ASCII Character Entry Modifier on page 3 32 for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values Symbol Quality Separator by ESP...

Page 247: ...ade 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 Mode specifies...

Page 248: ...2 0 if SC 40 D 1 0 if SC 20 F 0 0 if SC 20 If enabled the symbol contrast is appended to the symbol data according to the ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output Mode setting Serial Cmd K709 symbol contr...

Page 249: ...AN 08 C 2 0 if AN 10 D 1 0 if AN 12 F 0 0 if AN 12 If enabled the axial non uniformity is appended to the symbol data according the ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output Mode setting Serial Cmd K709 sy...

Page 250: ...tree control Once you have set these Data Matrix evaluation parameters go to the Preferences Tab and set your Data Matrix Grading Report output preferences After your output preferences are set click...

Page 251: ...te time decode time pixels per element ECC level matrix size quiet zone symbol angle a Total Read Time applies globally to all three Symbol Quality standards Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enab...

Page 252: ...light for both x and y directions When enabled the pixels per element value is appended to the symbol data Serial Cmd K710 percent cell damage total read time capture time locate time decode time pix...

Page 253: ...ecode 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 to...

Page 254: ...ymbol Quality tree control Once you have set these Data Matrix evaluation parameters go to the Preferences Tab and set your Data Matrix Grading Report output preferences After your output preferences...

Page 255: ...his section explains the Quadrus MINI s matchcode output functions and the master symbol database setup Matchcode by ESP 9 2 Matchcode Serial Commands 9 3 Overview of Matchcode 9 4 Matchcode Type 9 5...

Page 256: ...atchcode by ESP Click this button to bring up the Matchcode tree control Click this button to bring up the App Mode view To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click the se...

Page 257: ...sequence on mismatch Number of Master Symbols K224 number of master symbols New Master Pin K225 status Enter Master Symbol Data K231 master symbol number master symbol data Request Master Symbol Data...

Page 258: ...mmand and activate 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 again...

Page 259: ...efault 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 master symbol...

Page 260: ...s the portions 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 Enab...

Page 261: ...default 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 f...

Page 262: ...y match 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...

Page 263: ...ur Definition 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 Cm...

Page 264: ...e Provides 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...

Page 265: ...es 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 mismatc...

Page 266: ...decoded 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 re...

Page 267: ...ds 10 3 Video 10 4 Evaluation 10 5 Calibration 10 9 Window of Interest 10 10 Configuration Database 10 13 Dynamic Setup 10 14 Pixel Sub Sampling 10 15 Camera Settings 10 16 Focal Distance 10 17 Focal...

Page 268: ...mera and IP Setup by ESP To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Click this button to bring up the Camera...

Page 269: ...Hollow Mode K517 hollow mode status Number of Symbols in Field of View K518 number of symbols in field of view Damaged Symbol K519 damaged symbol status Focal Distance K525 focal distance Increment Fo...

Page 270: ...d 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 s read rate and decodes per second and a...

Page 271: ...of Captures 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...

Page 272: ...oll bars 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 i...

Page 273: ...ecked 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 betwee...

Page 274: ...he line 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...

Page 275: ...several 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 u...

Page 276: ...the desired 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 use...

Page 277: ...ol that 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 cli...

Page 278: ...a setting of 639 it will automatically be reduced to 632 although a user request for this setting would still show 639 Definition Defines the row position of the upper left starting point of the windo...

Page 279: ...n applications 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...

Page 280: ...e events occur Read Rate is represented graphically in real time as the user makes adjustments to the time delay between image captures The Delay Adjustment slider allows the user extremely precise co...

Page 281: ...ed to 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 dimension...

Page 282: ...he image sensor pixels The shutter speed setting in relation to the speed of the object is critical If a slow shutter speed is selected to capture fast moving objects blurring or smearing of the image...

Page 283: ...s a means for configuring the focal distance of the imager The input value is in terms of inches and is divided by 100 internally For example 400 sets the imager to a focal distance of 4 inches It is...

Page 284: ...presents a focal distance that is supported by the imager The values are specified in 1 100ths of an inch but the focal distance increments and decrements are not that fine The focal distance is defin...

Page 285: ...tance values shown in the imager response Send K526 Response K526 30 202 212 225 241 264 410 447 466 481 492 502 511 519 526 533 539 545 550 556 561 565 570 574 578 582 586 590 594 597 601 The current...

Page 286: ...shold value to each and every 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 fixed...

Page 287: ...Definition The numerical value of a single cycle mode increment Serial Cmd K512 threshold mode fixed threshold value cycle min cycle max cycle step adaptive contrast percent Default 10 Options 0 to 2...

Page 288: ...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 side they must be parallel Note Numbe...

Page 289: ...erns are distorted margins are distorted 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...

Page 290: ...ymbol IP Threshold BC412 Symbology 2D Enhanced Narrow Margins Large Intercharacter Gap Code 39 Large Intercharacter Gap Codabar Guard Bar Status Interleaved 2 of 5 Codeword Collection PDF417 Print Gro...

Page 291: ...n it attempts to read horizontally Horizontal This setting forces the imager to read horizontally Vertical This setting forces the imager to read vertically Definition This mode assumes that the whole...

Page 292: ...nts will be processed Definition 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 Ho...

Page 293: ...everse of 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...

Page 294: ...down 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 p...

Page 295: ...peeds 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 re...

Page 296: ...ced by 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 be...

Page 297: ...less of how it is configured This is because image distortion must be corrected before any other image processing can occur Autocalibration does not perform skew correction It is assumed that during a...

Page 298: ...10 32 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Skew Correction...

Page 299: ...Quadrus MINI Imager s performance in your application Configuration Database Serial Commands 11 2 Number of Active Indexes 11 3 Configuration Database Status 11 4 Database Mode 11 11 Save Current Set...

Page 300: ...speed gain focal distance digital zoom row pointer column pointer row depth column width threshold mode fixed threshold value processing mode narrow margins background color symbology type Save Curren...

Page 301: ...sed automatically during the read cycle If Number of Active Indexes is set to 0 only the current imager settings will be used not database entry settings Serial Cmd K252 number of active indexes datab...

Page 302: ...threshold value processing mode narrow margins background color symbology type Options 1 to 10 Serial Cmd K255 index shutter speed gain focal distance sub sampling row pointer column pointer row dept...

Page 303: ...ymbology type Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 4 1 2 16 1 Definition The image dimension settings can be applied as a Window of Interest or a Region of Interest depending on the image dimension m...

Page 304: ...nsion 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 gain focal...

Page 305: ...tput Pixels Per Element Data Matrix Only Microscan Symbol Quality Output Error Correction Level Data Matrix Only Microscan Symbol Quality Output Matrix Size Data Matrix Only Microscan Symbol Quality O...

Page 306: ...nter column pointer row depth column width threshold mode fixed threshold value processing mode narrow margins background color symbology Default Both Options 0 White 1 Black 2 Both Definition This fi...

Page 307: ...ode Add 4096 If enabled Pharmacode will be active for this database index DataBar 14 RSS 14 Add 8192 If enabled DataBar 14 will be active for this database index Important If the stacked and non stack...

Page 308: ...hen Q Mode is enabled Aztec Code Add 131072 If enabled Aztec Code will be active for this database index Note Aztec Code is only supported when Q Mode is enabled Postal Symbologies Add 262144 If enabl...

Page 309: ...cts the event 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 modifica...

Page 310: ...w image 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...

Page 311: ...ed 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 Intere...

Page 312: ...example 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 Not...

Page 313: ...ensions is 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...

Page 314: ...ves the imager s current active configuration settings to database index 5 Save Current Settings to Configuration Database by ESP Definition Allows current active configuration settings to be saved to...

Page 315: ...panded status 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...

Page 316: ...st Selected Index Settings Request Selected Index Settings Example K255 5 This command phrase returns the configuration settings for database index 5 Definition Returns configuration settings for the...

Page 317: ...Database Request All Configuration Database Settings Example K255 This command phrase returns the configuration settings for all 10 database indexes Definition Returns configuration settings for all...

Page 318: ...11 20 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Request All Configuration Database Settings...

Page 319: ...us MINI Imager User s Manual 12 1 12 Terminal Contents This section describes the Terminal window and macro functions in ESP Terminal Window 12 2 Find 12 3 Send 12 4 Macros 12 5 Terminal Window Menus...

Page 320: ...e Terminal 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 this button to display the Termin...

Page 321: ...e a series 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...

Page 322: ...User 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 o...

Page 323: ...the same 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...

Page 324: ...ge Background 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 settin...

Page 325: ...ity commands 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...

Page 326: ...Database Index n NEWM New Master Load Status Display All Firmware Part Numbers a Display Application Code Part Number b Display Boot Code Part Number Part Number p Display Profile Module Part Numbers...

Page 327: ...n Imager Status Byte K All Status Request Imager Status K All Descriptor Status Request Request Commands K All Range Status Request Knnn Single Status Request Knnn Single Descriptor Status Request Knn...

Page 328: ...e Configuration Database is not active regardless of how the imager is configured Read Rate by Serial Command Enter Decodes Second Test Sending C instructs the imager to transmit the decodes per secon...

Page 329: ...at 00000 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 c...

Page 330: ...ending V displays the total number of good reads matching the master symbol or if Master Symbol is not enabled the number of good reads since the last reset This counter is always enabled but will onl...

Page 331: ...isable 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...

Page 332: ...mited text file 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 Def...

Page 333: ...dex 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 s...

Page 334: ...eeds the 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 Sym...

Page 335: ...ertain 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...

Page 336: ...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 337: ...le G5 will 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 th...

Page 338: ...r 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 339: ...the host 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 fi...

Page 340: ...the 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...

Page 341: ...ts checksum 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...

Page 342: ...lect Default Current Menu Settings or Default All ESP Settings it is important to note that only ESP settings are defaulted To save these defaults to the reader itself you need to follow up with a Sav...

Page 343: ...fault 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 c...

Page 344: ...figuration Sending this request will return the current settings of all commands starting with the lowest K command value and ending with the highest K command value K All Descriptor Status Request Th...

Page 345: ...f database slots for the specific command Knnn Single Descriptor Status Request This request returns the basic functional description of all fields in the requested K command Knnn Single Range Status...

Page 346: ...ns uy path filename Y Modem Download Transfer Options dy path filename Image Library Request op 9 Manages files in a selected directory File Source Explanation Nothing All files in root directory All...

Page 347: ...acknowledge the symbol with a beep green flash and echo the serial data to the host If the command causes the imager to produce more serial output such as serial verification or counter requests the d...

Page 348: ...13 24 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Other Operational Serial Commands...

Page 349: ...ction explains how to control the formatting and filtering of decoded symbol data for output Output Format Serial Commands 14 2 Output Format Status 14 3 Format Assign 14 4 Format Extract 14 5 Format...

Page 350: ...ut index 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...

Page 351: ...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 must set up the format using the inse...

Page 352: ...Formatted 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 positi...

Page 353: ...or insert 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...

Page 354: ...racters 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 i...

Page 355: ...ndexes 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 ind...

Page 356: ...sert Format Insert by ESP The Format Insert process is very similar to the Format Extract process except that Insert allows you to enter characters using the Insertion Calculator shown above Notice th...

Page 357: ...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 358: ...the symbology type allowed to occupy this location in multisymbol output Note To filter or order a symbol the symbol must meet all the requirements of the selected filter index Serial Cmd K744 filter...

Page 359: ...rd placeholder 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...

Page 360: ...123 12345 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 wil...

Page 361: ...all output 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...

Page 362: ...14 14 Quadrus MINI Imager User s Manual Ordered Output Filter...

Page 363: ...ppendix C Quadrus MINI ESD Safe A 6 Appendix D Serial Configuration Commands A 8 Appendix E Communications Protocol A 15 Appendix F ASCII Table A 24 Appendix G Interface Standards A 25 Appendix H Obje...

Page 364: ...or USB type A connector Indicators LEDS Read Performance Power Read Status Green Flash Good Read Blue Target Pattern Symbol locator Beeper Good Read match mismatch No Read serial command confirmation...

Page 365: ...76 mm in 30 mil 2D 20 mil 1D 15 mil 2D 10 mil 1D 10 mil 2D 7 5 mil 1D 7 5 mil 2D 5 mil 1D 5 3 6 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 Focus Position in Standard Density Depth of Field Focus Position 51 76 102 127 152 178 mm...

Page 366: ...l Imager High Density USB 5VDC FIS 6300 0005G Megapixel Imager Ultra High Density USB 5VDC FIS 6300 0006G Megapixel Imager Q Mode Standard Density RS 232 422 485 5VDC FIS 6300 0007G Megapixel Imager Q...

Page 367: ...ault is activated by connecting pin 8 to ground pin 4 c Chassis ground Used to connect chassis body to earth ground only Not to be used as power or signal return Pin Host RS 232 Host Aux RS 232 Host R...

Page 368: ...The Quadrus MINI ESD Safe has all the functionality of the standard Quadrus MINI with the added feature of the electrostatic dissipative enclosure The Quadrus MINI ESD Safe conforms to EN 61340 5 1 Pr...

Page 369: ...Dissipative Cable Dissipative Conductivity ohms 7 74 x 10E 01 3 22 x 10E 07 1 42 x 10E 08 3 08 x 10E 08 6 56 x 10E 03 Triboelectric volts 1 00 x 10E 00 8 00 x 10E 01 4 00 x 10E 00 6 00 x 10E 01 2 40...

Page 370: ...hutter speed focus position symbol type WOI framing WOI margin line scan height Autocalibrate CAL Read Cycle Trigger Mode Filter Duration K200 trigger mode leading edge trigger filter trailing edge tr...

Page 371: ...cation record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding Code 93 K475 status fixed symbol length status symbol length PDF417 K476 st...

Page 372: ...Trend Analysis Output 2 K781 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on Trend Analysis Output 3 K782 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on Diagnostic...

Page 373: ...age Window of Interest K516 row pointer column pointer row depth column width Hollow Mode K517 hollow mode status Number of Symbols in Field of View K518 number of symbols in field of view Damaged Sym...

Page 374: ...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 number...

Page 375: ...ow the 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...

Page 376: ...ges for 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...

Page 377: ...Protocol 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...

Page 378: ...disabled 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...

Page 379: ...dition 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 H...

Page 380: ...nual 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 A...

Page 381: ...ACK 0x06 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_T...

Page 382: ...AGER_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...

Page 383: ...is aborted 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 rejec...

Page 384: ...responds 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...

Page 385: ...re timeout 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...

Page 386: ...43 2B 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 1...

Page 387: ...both 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...

Page 388: ...so that its beam will bounce off the approaching object and the resulting pulse will be sent to the imager to begin the read cycle Typically a detector is positioned so that it will detect the presenc...

Page 389: ...Quadrus MINI Imager has a hard coated window that should only be cleaned with alcohol 100 isopropyl Mounting When mounting the Quadrus MINI Imager do not insulate the stand mount The bottom panel is t...

Page 390: ...e driver 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 C...

Page 391: ...ense agreement 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 drive...

Page 392: ...ge the reader s COM Port 1 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 Ex...

Page 393: ...or computer processing Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC An integrated circuit that is customized for a particular kind of use rather than general use All vision system elements including f...

Page 394: ...r field is bracketed by predefined characters Decode Rate The number of good reads per second ahieved by an imager Darkfield Illumination Lighting of objects surfaces or particles at very shallow or l...

Page 395: ...ol Length Increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Focal Distance In camera based vision the distance from the front of the camera to the object being viewed I...

Page 396: ...nput A channel or communications line Decoded data or a discrete signal that is received by a device Integration Exposure of pixels on a CMOS sensor IP See Image Processing Ladder Orientation A linear...

Page 397: ...ic Controller PLC An electronic device used in industrial automation environments such as factory assembly lines and automotive manufacturing facilities Progressive Scan A non interlaced scan that dou...

Page 398: ...mped or etched Symbol Transitions The transition of bars and spaces 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 ru...

Page 399: ...ration AGC All Descriptor Status Request All Range Status Request All Status Request Always Ask Before Auto Sync Occurs Ambient Light Analog Analog to Digital Converter Any Symbology Add 1 Appendices...

Page 400: ...072 B Background Color Background Color Configuration Database Bad Symbol Output 1 Trend Analysis Mode Bad Symbol Message Bad No Symbol Output Dimension Mode Bad No Symbol Output Orientation Mode Bad...

Page 401: ...d IP Setup by ESP Camera and IP Setup Serial Commands Camera Settings Capture Capture and Decode Capture Mode Capture Text Capture Time Capture Timing CCD CE Mark Change Background Color Change Echo F...

Page 402: ...ial Commands Compare Mode Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Composite Concatenating Configuration Commands Concentrator Configurable Output 1 Configurable Output 2 Configurable Output 3 Configur...

Page 403: ...hain Mode Damaged Symbol Darkfield Illumination Data Output Filter Configuration Data Bits Auxiliary Port Data Bits Host Port Data Matrix Data Matrix Add 2 Data Matrix ECC 000 Data Matrix ECC 050 Data...

Page 404: ...utput Filter Configuration Database Mode Decode Decode Rate Decode Time Decodes per Trigger Status Quality Output Decodes Trigger Output 1 Trend Analysis Mode Decodes Trigger Threshold Output 1 Decrem...

Page 405: ...mic Range Dynamic Setup E EAN 128 Status Code 128 EAN 128 EAN Status Edge Enhancement Editing a Macro Effects of Protocol Commands Electrical Specifications Embedded Memory Enable Both Dimension Mode...

Page 406: ...Other Symbologies External Edge External Level External Trigger Polarity Extract Range EZ Button EZ Button Configuration EZ Button Disabled EZ Button Enabled EZ Button Modes EZ Button Operation EZ But...

Page 407: ...Code 128 EAN 128 Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 39 Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 93 Fixed Symbol Length Status DataBar Expanded Fixed Symbol Length Status MicroPDF417 Fixed Symbol Length Status PDF...

Page 408: ...ad Symbol Data Output Status Good Read Match Counter or Good Read Counter Good Read Match Counter Reset Grade Data Matrix Output Mode Gradient Gray Scale Green Flash Duration Green Flash Mode Green Fl...

Page 409: ...ibrary Request Image Output Image Output Communication Port Image Output Example Image Output File Format Image Output JPEG Quality Image Process Looping Image Processing Image Processing Timeout Imag...

Page 410: ...IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 1 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 2 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output 3 ISO IEC 16022 Symbol Quality Output by ESP ISO IEC 16022 Unused ECC Data Matrix Only J Jap...

Page 411: ...tion Linear 1D Symbols Linear Stacked Symbology Qualification Load Configuration Database Load Current Settings from Configuration Database Load Current Settings from Configuration Database by ESP Loa...

Page 412: ...nabled Microscan HID Report Format Microscan HID Report Format Examples Microscan Symbol Quality Output Microscan Symbol Quality Output by ESP Minimum Good Reads Minimum Number of Bars Minimum Number...

Page 413: ...ge Noise Non Printable Characters Normally Closed Normally Open Number of Active Indexes Number of Active Indexes by ESP Number of Captures Number of Focal Distances Number of Image Frames Number of S...

Page 414: ...Status Output Format Status by ESP Output Format Status Disabled Output Format Status Enabled Output Frame Number Output Image on Good Read Output Image on Mismatch Output Image on No Read Output Ima...

Page 415: ...trix Only Placeholder Output Filter Configuration PLANET Status PLC Point to Point Main Port Point to Point Standard Point to Point with RTS CTS Point to Point with RTS CTS and XON XOFF Point to Point...

Page 416: ...ocessing Time Programmable Logic Controller Progressive Scan Protocol Protocol Command Mnemonics Protocol Configuration Examples Pulse Output 1 Pulse Width Output 1 Q Q Mode QR Code QR Code Add 4 Quad...

Page 417: ...ve After Connect Receive Settings from the Reader Receiving Region Region of Interest ROI Region of Interest ROI by ESP Regular Mirrored Image Regular and Mirrored Mirrored Image Reload Last File Repl...

Page 418: ...Configuration Database Save Current Settings to Configuration Database by ESP Save Current Text Save for Power On Save for Power On by EZ Button Saved for Power on Saving Saving Options Scattering Se...

Page 419: ...rial Verification Service Message Service Message Resolution Service Message Threshold Service Unit Output 1 Setting Up the Imager for EZ Trax Show Connect Prompt Show Model Prompt Show Non Printable...

Page 420: ...Supplemental Type UPC EAN Supplementals Status UPC EAN Switch Mode Switch Model Symbol Angle Data Matrix Only Symbol Contrast Threshold Output 1 Symbol Data Output Symbol Data Output Status Symbol Di...

Page 421: ...t Pattern Always OFF Target Pattern Always ON Target Pattern ON When in the Read Cycle Target Pattern ON When Not in the Read Cycle Target System by EZ Button Terminal Terminal Dropdown Menu Terminal...

Page 422: ...r Mode and Duration Triggered Capture Two Beeps EZ Button Position 2 Two Dimensional Symbology Qualification Two Dimensional Symbols U U S Post POSTNET PLANET USPS4CB Ultra High Density Read Range Uni...

Page 423: ...atchdog Timer When to Output Symbol Data White Background Width Column Width Wild Card Character Wildcard Output Filter Configuration Window of Interest Window of Interest WOI by ESP Window of Interes...

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