Chapter
6
Operating instructions
ICR 84x Image Code Reader
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Operation
6.3.2
Configuring the ICR for the application with the Setup Assistant
To configure the ICR with the Setup Assistant a PC must be connected to the ICR and the
“CLV Setup“ software installed on the PC. To use the optional image output function of the
ICR (recommended), an Ethernet connection to the ICR must be established and the
“ImageFTP“ PC program (supplied with the ICR) is required.
Features of the Setup Assistant
The Setup Assistant is a separate program started from CLV Setup. It provides a step-by-
step, interactive guide to configuring the ICR.
The Assistant attempts to establish communication with the ICR, determine the required
parameter values for reading an application-specific DataMatrix code, and transfer these
values to CLV Setup for subsequent ICR parameterization (reading trigger, data output).
Once communication has been established, the Assistant uploads the recent parameter
values from the ICR (initial commissioning: default setting), which are also copied
automatically to CLV Setup.
The Setup Assistant provides the following features:
•
Connection Assistant
(Establishes the communication via the auxiliary interface or via Ethernet)
•
Ethernet Assistant
(Scans the network and assigns the IP address to the ICR).
The ICR images can only be output for a general reading check if communication takes
place via the fast Ethernet connection.
•
Scanner Adjustment
(Starts the “ImageFTP“ program for displaying the image, mapps the code in sharp
focus by the ICR in its image memory)
•
DataMatrix AutoSetup
(Prepares and performs AutoSetup)
•
Display of the determined parameter values
(You can carry out a final check before the values are transferred to CLV Setup)
Note
If the Setup Assistant is started from CLV Setup, CLV Setup is locked. When all the steps in
the Assistant have been completed or if the Assistant has been terminated, the system
automatically returns to CLV Setup. If the Assistant is terminated, no parameter values will
be changed in the ICR or in CLV Setup.
If DataMatrix AutoSetup has been successful, the Assistant transfers (among other things)
the following parameter values permanently to the ICR and to CLV Setup (after user
confirmation):
•
Fixed symbol size
•
Minimum cell size
•
Printing procedure
•
Code background
The ICR now only decodes DataMatrix codes that match the determined values.
The “ImageFTP“ program can be started in CLV Setup or in the Assistant and runs as a
server under Windows, independent of the Assistant and CLV Setup.