Microscan MS-4 manuals

Microscan MS-4 Specifications (202 pages)

Brand: Microscan | Category: Bar code readers | Size: 2.51 MB |

English

Table of contents

MS-3 Laser Scanner

1

Microscan Systems, Inc

2

Microscan Europe

2

Microscan Asia Pacific R.O

2

Table of Contents

4

Chapter 11 Utilities

6

List of Figures

7

List of Tables

7

About the MS-3 Laser Scanner

9

About This Manual

9

Host Communications

9

Highlighting

9

Product Labels

10

Warning and Caution Summary

11

Quick Start

13

Step 1 — Hardware Required

14

Step 2 — Connect the System

15

1–Quick Start

16

Quick Start

17

Step 5 — Start Calibration

18

Step 6 — Test for Read Rate

19

Step 7 — Save Settings

20

Communications

21

2–Communications

22

Communications

23

Host Port Parameters

24

RS422 Status

25

Auxiliary Port

26

Transparent Mode

27

Half Duplex Mode

28

Full Duplex Mode

29

Daisy Chain Mode

30

Command Processing Mode

32

Daisy Chain ID Status

34

Daisy Chain ID

34

Protocol

35

Protocol By Serial Command

36

Protocol by Embedded Menu

37

Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS

39

Polling Mode D

40

Multidrop

40

User Defined Point-to-Point

40

Protocol

41

User Defined Multidrop

42

Response Timeout

44

Intercharacter Delay

45

Preamble Characters

46

Postamble Characters

47

3–Protocol

48

Read Cycle/Trigger

49

Read Cycle by Serial Command

50

Read Cycle by Embedded Menu

51

Trigger Mode

52

Continuous Read 1 Output

53

External Trigger Level

54

External Trigger Edge

55

Serial Data

56

Serial Data or External Edge

56

Trigger Filter Duration

57

External Trigger State

58

Serial Trigger Character

59

4–Read Cycle/Trig

60

Read Cycle/Trigger

61

Good Decode Reads

62

Read Cycle

63

New Trigger

64

Timeout or New Trigger

64

Timeout Duration

65

Multisymbol

66

Multisymbol Separator

67

Symbology

69

Symbology by Embedded Menu

70

Symbology by Serial Command

71

Autodiscriminate

72

Narrow Margins

73

Symbology ID

74

Background Color

75

Code 39 Status

76

Check Digit Status (Code 39)

76

Check Digit Output (Code 39)

76

Symbology

77

Full ASCII Set (Code 39)

78

Fixed Symbol Length (Codabar)

80

Interleaved 2 of 5

82

5–Symbology

84

Separator Status (UPC/EAN)

86

Code 128

88

UCC/EAN-128

89

Code 93 Status

92

Fixed Code Length (Code 93)

92

Pharmacode

93

Bar Widths (Pharmacode)

94

Matchcode

95

Matchcode by Serial Command

96

Matchcode by Embedded Menu

97

Overview of Matchcode

98

Using Master Symbols

99

Matchcode Type

100

Match Start Position

101

Match Length

101

Wild Card Character

102

Sequence On Noread

103

Sequence On Mismatch

104

Master Symbol Database

105

Request Master Symbol Data

106

Delete Master Symbol Data

107

New Master Pin

108

Scanner Setup

109

7–Scanner Setup

110

Scanner Setup

111

Scan Speed

112

Laser On/Off Status

113

Laser Framing

114

Laser On Position

115

Laser Off Position

116

Laser Power

117

Automatic Gain Control

118

AGC Minimum

119

AGC Maximum

119

Transition Counter

120

Bar Detection

121

Data Outputs

123

8–Data Outputs

124

Data Outputs

125

Symbol Output

126

When to Output Symbol Data

127

As Soon As Possible

128

End of Read Cycle

128

Message Output

129

Noread Message

130

Bad Symbol Message

131

No Symbol Message

132

Serial Verification

133

Control/Hex Output

134

Operational Command Output

134

Quality Output

135

Partial Output

136

Beeper Output

137

Discrete I/O

139

9–Discrete I/O

140

Discrete I/O

141

Output 1

142

Output Polarity

143

Pulse Width

143

Number to Output On

143

Output 2

144

Output 3

144

Diagnostics

145

Diagnostics by Serial Command

146

Diagnostics by Embedded Menu

147

Warning Messages Overview

148

Warning Message Status

149

Laser High Warning

150

Laser Low Warning

151

NOVRAM Corrupt Warning Status

152

Power-on Count

153

Time Since Last Reset

154

Utilities

155

Utilities by Serial Command

156

Utilities

157

Counters

158

Part Number

159

Checksum

160

Read Rate

161

Device Control

162

Symbol Type

164

Defaulting/Saving/Resetting

165

Factory Default Parameters

166

Default/Reset Definitions

166

Code Types Enable Commands

167

Scanner Status Requests

168

Appendices

169

A–Appendices

170

Appendices

171

Scanner Pin Assignments

172

Caution:

172

Serial Utility Commands

176

Appendix F — ASCII Table

178

Customer Default Parameters

180

Hardware Default

182

Reader Status Requests

183

Entering Symbol Configuration

184

Using Configuration Symbols

184

Appendix I — Object Detector

186

Appendix K — Operational Tips

189

Appendix L — Embedded Menus

190

Polling Sequence

194

Select Sequence

195

Microscan MS-4 User Manual (390 pages)

Brand: Microscan | Category: Bar code readers | Size: 3.74 MB |

English

Table of contents

MS-4 Imager

1

User’s Manual

1

Disclaimer

2

Latest Manual Version

2

Technical Support

2

Warranty and Terms of Sale

2

Table of Contents

3

Chapter 5 Read Cycle

4

Chapter 6 Symbologies

4

Chapter 7 I/O Parameters

4

Introduction

5

Chapter 8 Symbol Quality

5

Chapter 9 Matchcode

5

Chapter 14 Output Format

7

About the MS-4 Imager

8

About This Manual

8

Highlighting

8

Host Communications

8

Warning and Caution Summary

9

MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

10

Statement of RoHS Compliance

11

1 Quick Start

13

Step 2 — Connect the System

15

Step 4 — Install ESP

17

Step 5 — Select Model

18

MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 1-7

19

Locate by EZ Button

20

Locate by ESP

21

Step 8 — Calibrate Settings

22

Step 9 — Test Read Rate

23

Help menu

24

Saving Options

25

2 Using ESP

27

Calibrate

28

Application Mode

29

Menu Toolbar

30

MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 2-5

31

Preferences

32

Terminal Tab

33

Bar Code Options Tab

34

Grade Report Options Tab

35

Advanced Tab

36

Document Memo

37

Model Memo

37

Connecting

38

Bar Code Dialog

39

Navigating in ESP

40

Send/Receive Options

41

Defaulting

42

Advanced Options

42

Using EZ Trax

43

3 Communications

45

Communications by ESP

46

MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 3-3

47

Host Port Connections

48

Host Port Protocol

49

Polling Mode

50

ACK / NAK Options

51

Polling Mode Options

52

RS-422 Status

53

Auxiliary Port Connections

54

Stop Bits, Auxiliary Port

55

Data Bits, Auxiliary Port

55

Transparent Mode

56

Half Duplex Mode

57

Full Duplex Mode

58

Daisy Chain Mode

59

Command Processing Mode

60

Daisy Chain ID Status

61

Daisy Chain ID

61

Daisy Chain Autoconfigure

63

Response Timeout

64

LRC Status

65

Point-to-Point (Main Port)

66

Polling Mode (Main Port)

66

ACK / NAK (Main Port)

66

Auxiliary Port

66

USB HID Interface

67

Report Options

68

Keyboard IN Reports

69

Microscan HID Report Format

70

Report Format Examples

71

Keyboard Report Format

72

Field Descriptions

73

USB HID Configuration Options

74

Read Cycle Mode

75

Communications

75

Symbologies

75

Preamble

77

Postamble

78

4 Calibration

79

Calibration Serial Commands

80

Calibration Overview

80

Calibration Options

81

Symbol Type

83

Row and Column

85

Straight Line

86

Straight Line Framed

86

Line Scan Height

87

Processing

87

Calibration by ESP

88

After Calibration

89

Initiating Calibration

90

Read Rate LEDs

91

Beeper / Green Flash

91

Terminal

92

Medium Pass

93

Fine-Tune Pass

94

5 Read Cycle

97

Read Cycle by ESP

98

Read Cycle Serial Commands

99

Read Cycle Setup

100

Multisymbol

101

Trigger Mode and Duration

102

Continuous Read 1 Output

103

External Level

104

External Edge

104

Serial Data

105

Serial Data or External Edge

105

Trigger Filter Duration

106

External Trigger Polarity

107

Serial Trigger

108

End of Read Cycle

110

Read Cycle Timeout

111

Capture Mode

112

Number of Captures

113

Rapid Capture Mode

113

Timed Capture

114

Triggered Capture

115

Capture Timing

116

Time Between Captures

117

Image Processing Timeout

118

Image Storage

119

Image Storage Example

120

Minimum Good Reads

121

6 Symbologies

123

Symbologies by ESP

124

Symbologies Serial Commands

125

Data Matrix

126

MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 6-5

127

Check Digit Status (Code 39)

129

Fixed Symbol Length (Code 39)

130

Full ASCII Set (Code 39)

131

Code 128 / EAN 128

132

(Code 128 / EAN 128)

133

Check Digit Output (BC412)

135

Fixed Symbol Length (BC412)

135

Interleaved 2 of 5

136

Symbol Length (Code 93)

139

Start / Stop Match (Codabar)

140

Start / Stop Output (Codabar)

140

Symbol Length (Codabar)

141

Check Digit Type (Codabar)

142

Check Digit Output (Codabar)

142

UPC / EAN

143

Separator Status (UPC / EAN)

144

Supplemental Type (UPC / EAN)

145

GS1 DataBar (RSS)

147

DataBar Limited

148

DataBar-14

148

Fixed Symbol Length (PDF417)

149

Codeword Collection (PDF417)

150

MicroPDF417

151

Composite

152

Narrow Margins

153

Symbology Identifier

154

Background Color

155

7 I/O Parameters

157

I/O Parameters by ESP

158

I/O Parameters

159

Symbol Data Output

160

When to Output Symbol Data

161

No Read Message

162

Bad Symbol Message

164

No Symbol Message

164

Minimum Number of Bars

165

Start/Stop Status

165

2D Symbology Qualification

166

Symbol Size 1

167

Symbol Size 2

167

Symbol Size Tolerance

167

Dimension Mode

168

Dimension 1

169

Dimension 2

169

Dimension Tolerance

169

Orientation Mode

170

Orientation Value

171

Read Duration Output

172

Output Indicators

173

Static Presentation Mode

174

Mismatch

174

Target Pattern

175

Green Flash Duration

176

LED Configuration

178

Serial Verification

179

Control/Hex Output

180

EZ Button

181

Default on Power-On

182

Load Configuration Database

182

Save for Power-On

182

EZ Button Modes

183

EZ Button Operation

184

Configurable Output 1

185

Trend Analysis

186

Symbol Quality

186

Diagnostic Warning

186

In Read Cycle

186

Output State

187

Pulse Width

187

Output Mode

187

Trend Analysis Output 1

188

Trend Analysis Mode

189

Trigger Evaluation Period

190

Number to Output On

190

Decodes/Trigger Threshold

190

Output on Symbol Contrast

191

Output on Print Growth

191

Symbol Contrast Threshold

192

Print Growth Threshold

193

Diagnostic Output 1

194

Configurable Output 2

195

Trend Analysis Output 2

195

Diagnostic Output 2

195

Configurable Output 3

196

Trend Analysis Output 3

196

Diagnostic Output 3

196

Power-On / Reset Counts

197

Time Since Reset

198

Service Message

199

Frame Information

200

Image Output

201

Communication Port

202

File Format

202

JPEG Quality

202

Image Output Example

203

Database Identifier Output

204

Quality Output

205

Configuring EZ Trax Output

206

EZ Trax Output

207

Comm Port

207

Image Mode

207

Image Format

207

Object Info Output

208

Grade Output

208

8 Symbol Quality

213

Overview of Symbol Quality

215

Symbol Quality by ESP

216

Report Tab

217

Locate Tab

218

Preferences Tab

219

Symbol Quality Separator

220

Data Matrix Output Mode

221

Symbol Contrast

222

Print Growth

222

(Data Matrix Only)

223

Total Read Time

225

Capture Time

225

Locate Time

225

Decode Time

226

Quiet Zone (Data Matrix Only)

227

9 Matchcode

229

Matchcode by ESP

230

Matchcode Serial Commands

230

Overview of Matchcode

231

Matchcode Type

232

Sequential Matching

233

Match Start Position

233

Match Length

233

Wild Card Character

234

Sequence on No Read

235

Sequence on Mismatch

236

Match Replace

237

Mismatch Replace

238

New Master Pin

239

Camera and IP Setup

241

Camera and IP Setup by ESP

242

Evaluation

245

Histogram

246

Threshold (Histogram)

247

Line Scan

248

Calibration

249

Window of Interest

250

Window of Interest by ESP

251

Top (Row Pointer)

252

Left (Column Pointer)

252

Height (Row Depth)

252

Width (Column Width)

252

Configuration Database

253

Dynamic Setup

254

Pixel Sub-Sampling

255

Shutter Speed

256

Focal Distance

258

Number of Focal Distances

259

IP Threshold

260

Cycle Max

261

Cycle Step

261

Damaged Symbol

264

Standard

265

Fast Linear Mode

265

Horizontal

265

Vertical

265

Hollow Mode

266

Mirrored Image

267

Illumination Brightness

268

Skew Correction

269

Line Speed

270

Symbol Direction

271

Configuration

273

Database

273

Number of Active Indexes

275

Configuration Database Status

276

Row Pointer

277

Column Pointer

277

Row Depth

277

Column Width

277

Threshold Mode

278

Fixed Threshold Value

278

Processing Mode

278

Symbology Type

279

Database Mode

281

Image Process Looping

282

Image Dimensions

283

Region of Interest (ROI)

284

Notes on Symbol Type

287

Terminal

291

Terminal Window

292

Editing a Macro

295

Terminal Window Menus

296

Utilities

297

Serial Utility Commands

298

Utilities

299

Read Rate

300

Counters

301

Counters by Serial Command

302

Device Control

303

Master Database

304

Master Symbol Database Size

305

Enter Master Symbol Data

306

Request Master Symbol Data

307

Request New Master Status

308

Delete Master Symbol Data

309

Firmware

310

Firmware Verification

311

Request Checksum

312

Bar Code Configuration

313

Default / Reset / Save

314

Customer Default Parameters

315

Microscan Default Parameters

315

Imager Status Requests

316

Image Library Request

318

Output Format

319

Output Format Serial Commands

320

Output Format Status

321

Format Assign

322

Format Extract

323

Format Extract by ESP

324

Format Insert

325

Format Insert by ESP

326

Output Filter Configuration

327

Filter Number

328

Length

329

Wildcard

329

Placeholder

329

Database Index

330

Ordered Output Filter

331

Appendices

333

A-2 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

334

General Specifications

334

MS-4 Imager Dimensions

334

A-4 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

336

A-6 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

338

Serial Configuration Commands

338

A-8 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

340

Serial Command Format

342

Communications Protocol

344

ACK / NAK Data Flow Examples

345

Error Condition

346

Transfer 1

347

Transfer 2

347

Error Condition 1

349

Error Condition 2

350

Error Condition 3

352

Appendix E — ASCII Table

353

Appendix G — Object Detector

355

Appendix H — Operational Tips

356

(For use with Windows

357

Changing the COM Port

359

Glossary of Terms

366

Hyperlink Index

367

2 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

368

MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 3

369

4 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 5

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6 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 7

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8 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 9

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10 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 11

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12 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 13

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14 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 15

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16 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 17

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 19

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20 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 21

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22 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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MS-4 Imager User’s Manual 23

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24 MS-4 Imager User’s Manual

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Microscan MS-4 User's Guide (43 pages)

Brand: Microscan | Category: Bar code readers | Size: 0.80 MB |

English

Table of contents

Microscan MS-3

1

Laser Scanner

1

CAUTION

2

Letter to our Customers

3

Contents

6

Table of Contents

7

Introduction

8

Where to find user

10

Related topics

11

What this guide covers

12

About devices

13

About device drivers

14

Chapter 1: Introduction

15

Adding devices

17

Types of diagnostics

18

Setting general

23

Setting barcode

24

Setting location

24

Setting the Use

25

Use Sub Process list

26

Associating the sub

27

Where scripts are

28

Plug-in default

29

Profile default

30

Overriding output

31

About device initialization

32

Microscan MS-3 Laser

34

Workflow

35

Profiles tab

36

Update this profile

36

About Microscan

37

MS-3 Laser tasks

37

Setting the

38

Laser task

38

❑ Scan a barcode

39

Profile name list

41

Agilent Technologies

43

Microscan MS-4 User Manual (2 pages)

Brand: Microscan | Category: Bar code readers | Size: 1.79 MB |

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MS-4 Imager

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