Formulas for Number of Decodes
MS-850 Raster Scanner User’s Manual
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Single Scan Line Picket Fence Calculation
For single scan line picket fence scanning (
Top Offset
) setting equal to
Bottom
Offset
), use the following formula:
1
SW
(Scan Width) (picket fence formula only) is the width
across the scan beam, at a given distance from the
scanner, in which a label can be read.
LL
(Label Length) (picket fence formula only) is the length
of the longest printed label to be read plus the length
of the quiet zones.
LS
(Label Speed) is the distance per second that a symbol
moves through the scan.
DR
(Decode Rate) is the number of decodes per second
that a given symbol receives (as derived from a sta-
tionary scan test).
Example:
Angled Picket Fence Calculation
The number of complete scans for angled picket
fence is calculated the same as that for picket
fence, with the exception that the scan width is
shortened in proportion to scan tilt.
Note
: While the formulas given here solve for
the predicted number of decodes, you may also
use the formulas to solve for other parameters
that might be changed, such as label speed,
label length, etc.
Direction of label travel
Scan Line
SW LL
–
(
)
LS
--------------------------- DR
×
3
–
number of complete decodes
=
LL
2 inches (including quiet zones)
=
LS
100 inches per second
=
SW
4 inches
=
DR
1000 decodes per second
=
4 2
–
(
)
100
---------------- 1000
×
3
–
17 complete decodes
=
Direction of label travel
Scan Line