
Functions
Leuze electronic
BCL 600i/BCL 601i
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After starting the autoConfig function via the display, switching input or from a superior control, it is suffi
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cient to position a bar code label with the desired code type and number of digits in the reading field of the
device.
Afterward, bar codes with the same code type and number of digits are recognized and decoded.
4.4
Stand-alone connection
The bar code readers of the BCL 600i series can be operated as single “stand-alone” devices. The device
features multiple M 12 connectors / sockets for the electrical connection of the supply voltage, the interface
and the switching inputs and outputs.
1
Switching inputs/outputs
2
Supply voltage
3
PC / PLC host interface
Figure 4.3: Stand-alone connection
4.5
Networking - Leuze multiNet plus
In the Leuze multiNet plus network, up to 32 bar code readers can be networked together. The respective
network devices transmit the read data when requested to by the BCL 600i (or MA 31) network master.
For this purpose, each device is assigned its own station address, which is set using the display of the
corresponding device.
The master then transmits the data of all network devices via its host interface to a superior PLC control
system or a computer, i.e. it “collects” the scanner data in the network and transmits it to an interface on
the host computer. This reduces interface costs (CPs) and time spent programming the software.
1
BCL 600i master
2
To PC/PLC
3
BCL 601i slave 1
4
BCL 601i slave 2
5
BCL 601i slave n
6
Terminating resistor on the last slave
Figure 4.4: Networking possibilities using the multiNet plus
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1
2
1
3
4
5
2
1
6