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MS-820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner USER`S MANUAL

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1. Note The lt Ce gt command has no immediate effect if not preceded by lt C gt or lt Cs gt End Read Rate Test Sending lt J gt ends both the Percent test and the Decodes Second test for both sin gle and multi symbol MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Counters Counter commands can be a numeric value from 00000 to 65 535 After reaching the maximum numeric limit of 65 535 the counter will automatically roll over and start counting again at 00000 To obtain the cumulative total of counts after the roll over has occurred add 65 536 per each roll over the scanner does not keep track of the num ber of roll overs to the current count Note All counter values will be lost if power is recycled to the scanner or the scanner receives a reset or save command Counters By ESP You can access Counters from the Utilities menu Click Request All or Request for a specific counter to display count Click Clear to set counter to zero Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Firmware Clear All Request Clear Taner fo Request Clear EE Ir Request Clear Noreac fo Request Clear EE Ir MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Counters Counters by Serial Command Trigger Counter Sending lt T gt displays the total number of triggers since the last reset Trigger Counter Reset Sending lt U gt sets the trigge
2. 0 DI my Q D r D du Partial Output Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt KYstatus start postion length gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Start Position Partial Output Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Allows you to determine the first character from the beginning of a sym bol to transmit lt KYstatus start postion length gt 1 1 to 2710 Length Partial Output Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Allows you to determine the number of characters to be transmitted lt KYstatus start postion length gt 63 1 to 2710 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 17 du Been eb Ou z us n us D Co Serial Verification Serial Verification Usage Definition These commands are useful in removing any doubt about the scanner s acceptance and response to host configuration commands For example if the current preamble is SOM and lt Kd1 START gt is entered the scanner will echo back lt Kd1 SOM gt since the attempted entry START exceeds the four character limit for that command There fore it is rejected and the existing SOM message is echoed back and remains the preamble message Allows the user to verify configuration command status Serial Command Echo Status Important ESP will not function whenever this command is enabled Definition Function Serial Cm
3. Aux Scanner e lt D gt is the only command that is accepted by the scanner from the auxiliary port All other commands are passed through to the host Data initiated from the Scanner e Scan data is transmitted to the auxiliary port at the same time it is transmitted to the host e Data transmission conforms with all parameters specified in the configuration menu e g Pre amble Postamble End of Read Cycle Data is initiated from the Host e All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in unpolled mode Host Scanner Aux Port Scanner Serial Cmd lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt 2 Half Duplex 3 12 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications Full Duplex Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Used when communication to and from the auxiliary port is required In Full Duplex mode all auxiliary port data and symbol data is sent directly to the host Symbol data is not displayed on the auxiliary port screen Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port e Auxiliary port data to the host is ignored if the Host S scanner is in a polled mode e Auxiliary port data or scanned data is sent to the host whenever it is received Scanner Auxiliary port data is not echoed Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent with
4. Q lt 2 D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 13 End of Read Cycle Read Cycle Timeout Usage It is useful in many tightly controlled applications which require a read cycle to end before the next object appears and therefore need the flexi bility of a timeout adjustment Definition Read Cycle Timeout is the time span of the read cycle and Is repre sented in 10 mS increments It is used in conjunction with External Edge or Serial Trigger Serial Cmd lt Khend of read cycle mode read cycle timeout gt Default 100 Corresponds to one second or 1000 mS Options 0 to 65535 Divide any positive number entered by 100 to determine the time in seconds Note A minimum setting of 2 is recommended Note Timeout or Timeout or New Trigger under End of Read Cycle must be enabled for Timeout Duration to take effect E O gt QO D e T 4 14 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle Good Decode Reads Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options This is a very useful feature to increase reliability of reads for symbolo gies that do not have internal error checking such as Pharmacode The number of decodes from 1 to 31 required per symbol before a sym bol s decoded data is sent It requires the scanner to successfully decode a symbol a designated number of times not necessarily consecutively before it is sent If it doesn
5. Default Options Used for viewing settings with binary characters when using serial com mand on a terminal 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 a carriage return will be shown as the two characters M When set to Hex the output is the hex character lt KSserial command echo status serial command beep status Control hex output gt Control 0 Control 1 Hex MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 13 Operation Command Output o Been EI rE Operation Command Output z z Important This option must be enabled for ESP to operate Usage Used when brackets are required to delineate certain scanner outputs such as counters Definition Controls the output of command brackets Serial Cmd lt K status gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Disabled When set to disabled the start and stop brackets lt and gt are not sent with responses to the operational commands such as lt T gt and lt N gt and utility commands such as counters and part number requests do not function Enabled Directs the scanner to bracket non bar code scanner data such as counters with com mand start and stop characters and echo the command to the host 6 14 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters
6. Output 1 Parameters D Usage This option provides switching to host software to control external o devices such as PLCs and relays It is useful for routing and sorting and to prevent mis packaging and mis routing Si Definition Sets the discrete output functions for specific user selected conditions G Output On Definition Allows the user to set the conditions under which an output or out puts will be activated Serial Cmd lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width unused trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Default Noread Options 0 Mismatch or Noread 3 Noread 1 Match 4 Trend Analysis 2 Mismatch Note f Output On is set to Mismatch or Noread Match or Mismatch a transition switching will not occur unless Matchcode Type is enabled and a master symbol is loaded into memory Mismatch or Noread Activates discrete output when the symbol data does not match that of the master sym bol or the symbol has not been decoded before the end of the read cycle Match Activates a discrete output when the symbol data matches the master symbol Note If you want to output for a good read and Matchcode is not enabled you can enable any output for Match Mismatch Activates a discrete output whenever the symbol data does not match that of the mas ter symbol Noread Activates a discrete output whenever the symbol data is not decoded before the end of the read cycle
7. Trend Analysis Activates discrete output when a trend analysis condition is met depending on the trend analysis option enabled MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 15 du Been eb Ou z us n us D Co Output 1 Parameters Active State Definition Sets the active state of the discrete output Serial Cmd lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width unused trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Default Normally Open Options 0 Normally Open 1 Normally Closed Pulse Width Definition Sets the time in 10mS increments that the discrete output remains active Serial Cmd lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width unused trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Default 5 05 seconds Corresponds to 50 mS displayed in the menu Options 1 to 255 0 01 to 2 55 seconds Divide the number entered on the com mand line by 100 for time in seconds Trend Analysis Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 6 16 Useful in cases in which the user doesn t want to shut down for one con dition but wants to monitor quality and read conditions Sets the trend condition Mismatch Noread or Reads Trigger that will activate the output Parameters associated with Trend Analysis Mode are Number To Output On and Trigger Evaluation Period The Number To Output On sett
8. 1 Power 10 to 28VDC out Output 2 Trigger in Signal ground Power Ground Output 3 2 3 4 Trigger in Receive data RS 422 a For NPN type connect pins 1 and 4 send signal to pin 2 b For PNP type connect pins 2 and 3 send signal to pin 4 Table A 5 Power 3 pin Connector Transmit data RS 422 Output 3 Receive data RS 422 Output 1 2 3 Transmit data RS 422 1 Power Ground 3 Power 10 to 28VDC in A 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual IB 131 Specifications Appendices Electrical Voltage Input Regulated 10 to 28VDC Cabling RS 232 Cable 61 300026 Multidrop Cable 61 100030 Daisy Chain Cable 61 100029 Mechanical Length 3 2 in 8 13 cm Width 3 15 in 8 cm Height 0 75 in 1 9 cm Scanner to IB 131 Mounting holes X 3 places 1 25 3 18 cm gt el el D 5 x gt 40MION DI oO D En ei FE O Power Supply 0 17 0 43 cm dia 3 places q e R 75 3 15 8cm wi 19 m Figure A 2 IB 131 Mechanical With this configuration the scanner commu nicates directly with the host through the IB 131 IB 131 99 400005 02 1 per MS 820 Host RS 232 Serial Cable 61 300026 for PC Power Supply 97 10004 05 for each scanner Trigger 99 440001 10
9. Decode Rate DR The number of decodes per second that a given scanner is capable of receiving gt el el D 5 x MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 37 Depth of Field The distance between the minimum and maximum range in which symbols have been read Discrete I O Inputs and outputs characterized by discrete signal transitions from one voltage level to another so that digital switching can occur Dynamic Setup Testing and configuration done with symbols in motion EPROM Erasable programmable read only memory Embedded Memory Onboard memory device such as EPROM or flash End of Read Cycle The time or condition at which the scanner stops expecting symbol information to decode Edge Allows a read cycle to be initiated by a trigger signal from an object detector when it detects the appearance of an object rising edge The read cycle ends with a good read a timeout or a new trigger ESP Easy Setup Program A portable proprietary Windows NT based program devel oped by Microscan Systems Inc Falling Edge A change of state to inactive associated with a level trigger in which the scanner stops searching for symbols See Rising Edge Fixed Code Length Increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Flash Memory Memory that can be changed by downloading new code and recalled on power on Focal Length The distance measured from the scanner to
10. With External Level enabled the read cycle does not end until the fall ing edge trigger or a timeout occurs The next read cycle does not begin until the next rising edge trigger MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle New Trigger Usage New Trigger is an effective way to end a read cycle when objects move past the scanner at irregular intervals not timing dependent Definition New Trigger ends the current read cycle and initiates a new one when a new trigger occurs New Trigger refers only to a rising edge trigger With either External Edge Serial or Serial or Edge enabled an edge or serial trigger ends a read cycle and initiates the next read cycle In the case of External Level a falling edge trigger ends the read cycle but the next read cycle does not begin until the occurrence of the next rising edge trigger See Figure 4 1 on page 4 7 and Figure 4 2 on page 4 8 Note When New Trigger is enabled and if not in External Level mode Laser On Off will have no effect When noreads occur the laser will remain on Timeout or New Trigger Usage Used 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 Timeout or New Trigger is identical to Timeout except that a timeout or a new trigger whichever occurs first ends the read cycle a JJ D
11. Postamble Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used for identifying and controlling incoming data For example defining the postamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed of on its own line Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the end of the decoded data lt Kestatus postamble character s gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Postamble Character s Serial Cmd Default Options 3 18 lt Kestatus postamble character s gt AM J Corresponds to carriage return line feed null null as displayed in the menu Up to four user defined ASCII characters including control characters Within a Serial Command To enter control characters within a serial command hold down the con trol key while typing the desired character Example lt Ke140 CNTL m CNTL j gt to enter M J Within an Embedded Menu Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as mnemonic characters such as lt CR gt lt LF gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt To enter a control character from within an embedded menu first type in a space with the space key This has the effect of allowing the control key to be recognized as a part of the control character Next hold down the control key while typing the desired character Example Space CNTL m Space CNTL j to enter MT MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Ma
12. The pulldown Terminal menu has Capture and Save Current Text as well as the functions defined above Terminal Help Capture Save Current Text Change Font Change Echo Font Disable Echo Change Background Color Default Settings MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 10 5 Capture lets you append data in real time to a text file of your choice While in operation the text file cannot be opened You can select Pause to interrupt the capture flow or Stop to end the flow and open the file Save Current Text Saves all text in the ter minal window to a text file of your choice oh T D 3 O Q di Terminal Window Functions 0 Le O E T e 10 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Utlities I Chapter Contents Utilities by ESP Menu cccccccccccssesseeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeessenaeeeeeseaeaas 11 2 Utilities by Serial Commande 11 3 SC Le E 11 5 COUN S eene 11 7 Bav e nt de BEE 11 9 Master AA EE 11 11 Fr VIA EE 11 16 Autodiscrimination EN 11 19 Scanner Status Requests cccccccssesseeeeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeesesssaeaeaas 11 20 Utility commands are generally commands that are performed during scanner opera tions to check read rates determine read rates or perform miscellaneous operations on scanner hardware Serial utility commands are not prefaced with a K nor do they require an
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14. SLL wys O oOo 7 o wyso O OoOO 4 Under Binary interpret 1s as true and the Os as not true For example bit 1 has a 1 in the Binary column indicating Command Received Bit 5 is also a 1 indi cating that the Scanner is in a read cycle Binary Bit Digits Value 7 6 5 4 KRAN lt 1 gt Extended Status The scanner responds to an extended status request lt 1 gt with several fields for example lt F gt lt 1 35 338200 12 35 338201 14 476C 33 33 gt These represent the status byte discussed above the boot part number 35 338200 12 the application part number 35 338201 14 the fpga part number 5 559001 18 flash checksum 476C current RAM parameter checksum 33 and flash param eter checksum 33 eh ch ch ch E EH E EH CH CH CH CH A ch eh 0000 0000 A E E hh E E hh E EH hh EH CH AE E EH EH CH A CH Ah CH 0 EI 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 D 8 9 A B C D E F lt K gt Configuration Command Status Returns the current status of all configuration commands 11 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual gt el el D 5 x Chapter Contents Appendix A General Specifications cccccccccsssssesseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeeeeeeeees A 2 Appendix B Electrical Gpectticatons rrr nerererene A 6 Appendix C IB 131 Interface Module cc ccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees A 10 Appendix D Serial Configuration Commande sssssssssnsserrrrrrrrrer
15. This feature Chapter 4 Read Cycle allows one trigger to pick up all the symbols AIAG and EAN 128 are two application standards that address this need Multisymbol allows the user to define up to 12 bar code symbols that can be read in a single read cycle The following conditions apply 1 All noread messages are posted at the end of the data string 2 If more than one symbol is within the scan beam at the same time symbol data may not be displayed in the order of appearance 3 If Matchcode Type is set to Sequential or if Trigger is set to Continuous Read 1 Output Number of Symbols will default to 1 if set to any number greater than 1 4 The maximum number of characters in any one bar code other than PDF417 is 64 For PDF417 it s 2710 5 The maximum number of characters in a single scan line is 102 Code 39 6 The maximum number of characters for all symbols is 788 includ ing preamble separators and LRC Table 4 1 Maximum Number of Characters by Number of Symbols Berbuerg a tard Symbol PDF Symbols Symbols i aaa Maximum Cumulative ax imum per Symbol Maximum 1 5 333 2710 13563 6 398 2320 13961 7 463 2030 14225 8 528 1804 14448 9 593 1622 14615 10 658 1474 14758 11 723 1350 14869 12 788 1246 14972 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual iE JJ D Q lt o D i O gt QO D e T M
16. a Q Q Q lt Rules that apply to both utility and configuration commands e A less than lt and greater than gt characters enclose the commands e Commands and data are case sensitive That is characters must be entered as upper or lower case as specified Serial Utility Commands These are sent during operations and are not followed by a lt A gt or lt Z gt See Table 11 1 Summary of Utility Serial Commands on page 11 3 Serial Configuration K Commands These begin with a single K character followed by a single character data fields and an initializing command as follows lt Kparameterdata data etc gt lt initializing command gt An initializing command lt A gt or lt Z gt may follow the command A lt Z gt initializes the scanner s memory and saves for power on an lt A gt initializes the scanner s memory but does not save for power on For example to enable UPC and save the change for power on send lt K1 gt lt Z gt To change Baud Rate and reset without saving changes for power on send lt Ka3 gt lt A gt Note Allow a 1 second delay after sending the lt A gt command before resuming com munications Serial Configuration Command Conventions e All data fields except the last must be followed by a comma without a space e The following characters cannot be used lt gt NUL e All fields preceding a modified field must be included e If there is no chang
17. can be sent from a terminal program They can also be sent from the Terminal window within ESP 3 Embedded onboard menus are accessed from a terminal window with a lt D gt command MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual ix About ESP ESP is composed of two basic modes Setup Mode and App Mode applications The icons shown here are used to move between these modes and are located in the upper left corner of the ESP window SE setup Mode In the App Mode click the Configuration icon to bring up the configuration views for Read Cycle Symbolo Tx gies O Matchcode and Diagnostics ae Note Throughout ESP the term reader applies to both readers and scanners For more information see Using ESP in chapter 2 Configuration Approvals This equipment is in compliance or approved by the following organizations e UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc e CUL UL mark of Canada e FCC Federal Communication Commission e CE Compliant e BSMI Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Safety Labels The following labels are located on the side and back of the MS 820 scanner 11 000024 01 ge __ Safety Label 11 000031 01 S N Label SW 7th St Renton WA 98055 apacer 1201 MICROSCAN ic Ca AUTION LASER LIGHT WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM 5 Maem eTo ecan com Ci PRODUCT CONFORMS TO USA DHHS 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER
18. gt P k Autodliscriminate Autodiscriminate Although Autodiscriminate is not a configuration command but it is included here as a convenient tool for enabling most symbol types Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Other Options Commonly used for quick setup mode to detect symbol type This is par ticularly useful for users who might be unfamiliar with their application s symbology Note It does not alter individual fields such as Start Stop Fixed Length etc These need to be setup individually Enables all available symbology types except PDF417 and UCC EAN 128 The user may also individually disable enable each symbology type lt P gt Enables all symbologies except noted above Code 39 only lt Q gt Enables Code 39 only lt R gt Enables Codabar only lt S gt Enables 2 5 only Note If using an I 2 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanned matches the symbol length enabled for the 2 5 symbol type default is 10 and 6 5 26 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter I O Pararreters Chapter Contents VO Parameters DY ESP vccssccccciccicceciccecncssteducctnncacnbnndeedavnastedeaedslacdenedaccecce 6 2 Symbol Data OU EE 6 3 Data Output Message FIOW ccccccccccesecsseeesssseeeeeeeeeeeesseeaeaeseeeeeeeeeeess 6 6 Noread Message nnnnnnnnennnnnnnnrannrnennrnnrrennsrnrrrrnrrnrrrrnnnnnnrrrnnsnnrrreennnnne 6 7 Bad Symbo
19. t achieve the number of good reads during the read cycle then a noread will be sent Note Higher settings will decrease throughput speed lt Kmgood decode reads gt 1 1 to 31 Note When setting up be sure to determine if the scanner s scan rate is capable of scanning your longest symbol the required number of times i JJ D Q Q lt 2 D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 15 Scanner Setup Scanner Setup The settings in this section are typically adjusted by qualified technicians They time are included here for special applications Before making changes to individual commands in this section it would be advisable to make a written record of current settings Gain Level Factory Setting Usage Can be useful for fine tuning gain or when portions of analog signals Spike as in the case of specular reflection or extraneous noise Caution Changes to Gain are typically done by qualified technicians i Definition Sets a voltage amplitude value for the analog circuitry Serial Cmd lt KDgain AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt Default 45 nominal Gain is optimized at the factory before shipment the default value may not be 45 o Options 10 to 255 O gt O Scan Speed LC Usage To ensure a minimum number of scans faster scan speeds are typically 4 used for fast moving symbols and or longer symbols with larger bar widths See Formulas for Number of Decodes on page
20. transition or character string that initiates a read cycle Watchdog Timer A security device that detects system crashes and attempts to reset the scanner Watchdog Reset A reset that is forced whenever the software locks up Wild Card User defined character entered into a master symbol to permit matches with variable characters 2S a Q Q Q lt A 42 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Numerics 1D Symbologies 5 3 A Active State I O Parameters 6 16 AGC 4 17 AGC Maximum 4 18 AGC Minimum 4 18 AGC Sampling Mode 4 17 AIAG 5 21 AIAG Identifiers 5 21 App Mode 1 9 2 3 2 6 App Mode button 1 9 2 6 Application Mode 2 3 Application Record EAN 128 5 8 Application Record Brackets EAN 128 5 9 Application Record Padding EAN 128 5 10 Application Record Separator EAN 128 5 8 Approvals 1 x As Soon As Possible output 6 4 ASCII Table including control characters A 18 Autoconnect 1 6 Autodiscriminate 11 19 Autodiscriminate Symbology Types 5 26 Automatic Gain Control 4 17 Automotive Industry Action Group 5 21 Aux Port Connections 3 9 Aux Port Mode 3 10 Auxiliary Port 3 9 Background Color 5 25 Baud Rate aux port 3 9 host port 3 3 Index Beeper 6 10 BSMI 1 x C Calibrate 2 2 Caution Summary 1 xii CE Compliance 1 x Changes in ESP 2 6 Check Digit Code 39 5 3 2 of 5 5 11 Check Digit Output Status Codabar 5 15 Checksum 11 18 Codabar 5 13 Code 128 5 6 Code 39 5 3 Code 93 5 1
21. 1mS increments O to 65000 0 to 65 seconds A zero 0 setting causes an indefinite wait MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications Intercharacter Delay Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used only when a host cannot receive data quickly enough and there is enough time between symbols to allow data to be completely transferred It is rarely used since any setting other than zero will slow down commu nications For example a 200 setting will result in a 1 5 second delay between each character that is transmitted The time interval in milliseconds between individual characters transmit ted from the scanner to the host lt KBintercharacter delay gt 0 O to 255 in milliseconds Zero 0 causes no delay between characters e O O 3 3 O S 3 T MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 21 Intercharacter Delay o c FS 2 z E F GO 3 22 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Read Cycle Chapter Contents Mubttsvmbol 4 3 dere EE 4 5 OIA TRO CN 4 11 Brlebang Ge Kee 4 12 Good Decode AOAC EE 4 15 Slot KI Ee a r 4 16 a JJ D Q lt o D Read cycles and triggering modes are at the heart of bar code scanning After you ve established communications and completed basic read rate testing you will need to address the spatial and timing parameters associated wi
22. 3 4800 6 38 4K 1 1200 4 9600 7 76 8K 2 2400 5 19 2K 8 300 a Not available in ESP Parity Aux Port Usage Definition Default Options Serial Cmd Only changed if necessary to match host setting An error detection routine in which one data bit in each character is set to 1 or O so that the total number of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd Even lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt 0 None 1 Even 2 Odd MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 9 9 pr O F 9 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Stop Bits Aux Port Usage Only changed if necessary to match host setting Definition Allows the user to select the last one or two bits in each character to indi cate the end of the character Serial Cmd lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID Sstatus daisy chain D gt Default One Options 0 One 1 Two Data Bits Aux Port Usage Only changed if necessary to match host setting Definition Number of bits in each character Serial Cmd lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt Default Seven Options O Seven 1 Eight Aux Port Mode Note The aux port interacts only with the host port via the 25 pin port except when in Daisy Chain mode When in Daisy Chain mode the aux port wil
23. 49 105 69 i 10 OA LF 42 2A 74 4A J 106 6A j 11 OB VT K 43 2B 75 4B K 107 6B k 12 OC FF ge 44 2C 76 4C L 108 6C 13 OD CR M 45 2D 77 4D M 109 6D m 14 OE SO N 46 2E 78 4E N 110 6E n 15 OF S O 47 2F 79 4F O 111 6F O 16 10 DLE p 48 30 0 80 50 P 112 70 p 17 11 DC1 Q 49 31 1 81 51 Q 113 71 q 18 12 DC2 R 50 32 2 82 52 R 114 72 r 19 13 DC3 SS 51 33 3 83 53 S 115 73 S 20 14 DC4 AT 52 34 4 84 54 T 116 74 t 21 15 NAK U 53 35 5 85 59 U 117 75 u 22 16 SYN V 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 V 23 17 ETB W 55 37 7 87 57 W 119 77 W 24 18 CAN X 56 38 8 88 58 X 120 78 X 25 19 EM AY 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79 y 26 1A SUB Z 58 3A 90 5A Z 122 ZA Z 27 1B ESC 59 3B d 91 5B 123 7B 28 LC FS oN 60 3C lt 92 5C 124 ZC 29 1D GS 61 3D 93 5D 125 7D 30 1E RS a 62 3E gt 94 5E gi 126 7E 31 1F US ge 63 3F 95 5F S 127 H D A 18 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Table A 9 Communication Protocol Commands Protocol Command Control Characters Mnemonic displayed Entered in menu or Se Effect of Command on Microscan menu serial command RES D 04 Reset REQ SE 05 Request EOT D 04 Reset STX B 02 Start of Text ETX C 03 End of Text ACK Ek 06 Acknowledge NAK U 15 Negative Acknowledge XON Q 11 Begin Transmission XOFF S 13 Stop Transmission MS 820 Industrial B
24. A 28 Note Scan beams move faster across symbols further out in the scan range since the moving beam is being projected from a spinning mirror Definition Allows the user to set the number of scans per second by controlling the spinning mirror motor speed Serial Cmd lt KEscan speed gt Default 800 scans per second Options 350 to 1100 4 16 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle Automatic Gain Control AGC Important AGC settings apply to both AGC gain control and symbol detection AGC Sampling Mode Usage AGC Sampling allows you to specify how automatic gain control sam pling will be done Definition AGC Is the acronym for Automatic Gain Control AGC increases the depth of field by attempting to maintain signal strength at a constant level regardless of the range of the bar code symbol Serial Cmd lt KDgain AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt Default Continuous Options 0 Disabled 1 Leading Edge 2 Continuous Disabled Definition When AGC Sampling is set to Disabled gain levels can only be manu ally controlled by the Gain command eg Usage Disabled is not recommended but can be useful in certain applications l in which symbols do not require a large depth of field a 0 Leading Edge z Usage Leading Edge is rarely used but in some cases can improve scan rates 5 when symbols are skewed and the leading edge of a symbol is difficult to D locate Definition Finds t
25. A 29 Laser High Warning 8 6 Laser Light Specifications A 2 Laser Low Warning 8 7 Laser Off Position 9 5 Laser On Position 9 5 Laser On Off Status 9 3 Leading Edge AGC Mode 4 17 LED Indicators A 3 Lifetime Hours 8 12 Linear Symbologies 5 3 Longitudinal Redundancy Check 3 19 Low Temperature Threshold 8 11 LRC 3 19 M Macros 10 4 Master Database 11 11 Master Symbol Data Enter 11 12 Master Symbol Data Delete 11 15 Master Symbol Data Request 11 14 Master Symbol Database Size 11 11 Master Symbol store next symbol 11 13 Master Symbols using 7 3 Match Counter 11 8 Match Length Matchcode 7 6 Match Start Position 7 5 Match I O Parameters 6 15 Matchcode by ESP menu 7 2 by Serial Command 7 2 Matchcode Type 7 4 Matchcode overview 7 3 Mechanical A 2 Microscan Defaults A 21 Mirror motor 4 16 Mirror Type A 3 Mismatch Symbol Data Output 6 3 Mismatch Counter 11 8 Mismatch Counter Reset 11 8 Mismatch or Noread I O Parameters 6 15 Mismatch I O Parameters 6 15 Model Selection 1 5 Motor Off 11 10 Motor On 11 10 Multidrop 3 6 Multidrop Addresses A 36 Multidrop Communications A 32 Multidrop IB 131 A 12 Multisymbol 4 3 Multisymbol Decode Rate Test 11 5 Multisymbol Percent Test 11 5 Multisymbol Separator 4 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Index Narrow Margins 5 23 Network Connector 25 pin IB 131 A 10 New Master Pin 7 9 New Trigger 4 13 No Symbol Message 6 9 Noise Interference A 31 N
26. A 4 IB 131 Multidrop Setup cecccssseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeaeaes A 12 Figure A 5 Scanner IB 131 Daisy Chain Setup ccccccccsseseeeeeeeees A 12 Figure A 6 Object Detector 2 0 ccccseeeseeeceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeaaeees A 25 FOGA Ladder E A 27 Figure A 8 Picket Fence A A 28 Figure A 9 Angled Picket Fence cccccsssesecceeeceseeseeeecesseaeeeeeeeeeesaneaeees A 28 Figure A 10 Polling S QUENCE 2 0 cceceeeeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeaeaeees A 34 Figure A 11 Polling Geouence seresa A 35 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual vii List of Tables Table 4 1 Maximum Number of Characters by Number of Symbols 4 3 Table 11 1 Summary of Utility Serial Commands 11 3 Table 11 2 Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database 11 13 Table 11 3 Hex Value to Binary Conversion cccccceeceeeeeeaeeeeeeeeees 11 20 Table 11 4 e TEE UC 11 20 Table A t MS 820 Status Lights ee cesses scenic EENEG EE A 3 Table A 2 MS 820 Host Connector 15 pin cccccccccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas A 6 Table A 3 Host 25 pin Connector ccccceesseeeeeceeeeeeeecesseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeness A 10 Table A 4 Trigger 4 pin Connector 00 0 ccccseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeessasaeeeeeeeeeeeees A 10 Table A 5 Power 3 pin Connector cccccccccccscssesseeeeeeceeeeeeseeeesseeeeeeeeees A 10 Table A 6 Scanner 15 pin Connector 2 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees A 10 Table A 7
27. J FIS NO LISTED MANUFACTURED GD RD RDY PWR SERIAL NUMBER MODEL NUMBER 11 000031 01 AVOID EXPOSURE LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS APERTURE KE LC Ak BA GE DC Kies Aa4i vil dl LH FoR Gel a WW Tiet Stes i PRE eka TES CER TER RY BRERA a eS Se El EE Eh MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual xi Warning and Caution Summary This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide rea sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equip ment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic ular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For conn
28. L1 gt Output 1 Pulse lt L2 gt Output 2 Pulse lt L3 gt Output 3 Pulse lt I gt Disable Scanner lt H gt Enable Scanner lt KF gt Send Motor Off lt KE gt Send Motor On Master Database lt gt Master Symbol Database Size lt E gt Enable Master Symbol lt F gt Disable Master Symbol lt data gt Enter symbol data as master symbol lt Mmaster symbol Enter Data to Database for Specified Symbol number data gt Note lt K231 data gt does the same lt M gt Request Master Symbol Data For Specific Symbol Note lt K231 gt does the same lt M gt Request all Master Symbol Information Note lt K231 gt does the same lt gt Request Information for Master Symbol 1 lt gt Delete Master Symbol 1 lt Mmaster symbol Delete Master Symbol number gt Note lt K231 gt does the same Firmware lt gt Display Checksums of EPROM lt b gt Display Checksum for Boot Code lt la gt Display Checksum for Application Code lt gt Display Part Number lt b gt Display Boot Code Part Number lt a gt Display Application Code Part Number MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 3 Utilities by Serial Command Table 11 1 Summary of Utility Serial Commands Symbol Types lt P gt Autodiscriminate All Codes lt Q gt Enable Code 39 Only lt R gt Enable Codabar Only lt S gt Enable 2 5 Only Trigger lt char gt Serial Trigger Charac
29. MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 11 o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 1D Symbologies Symbol Length 1 Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options With 2 5 two symbol lengths can be defined When using only one symbol length in an application setting Symbol Length 2 to 0 zero to ensure data integrity is recommended Allows user to define the symbol length Because 2 5 is a continuous symbology it is prone to substitution errors Hence a symbol length must be defined and a symbol must contain an even number of digits Note If start stop or check digits are used they are not included in the symbol length count lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 sym bol length 2 gt 10 2 to 64 even Since 2 5 characters are paired symbol length must be set to an even number If Check Digit is enabled add 2 to your symbol length For example if your symbol is 10 characters plus a check digit then enable Symbol Length for 12 Note Typically when printing an I 2 5 symbol with an odd number of digits a O will be added as the first character Symbol Length 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 5 12 If using a second symbol a zero or any even symbol length from 2 to 64 may be specified If not using a second symbol set Symbol Length 2 to 0 to ensure data integrity Allows user
30. Master Symbol Decoded Symbol Master After Decode 002 Sequenced on match Sequenced because of 003 mmm pn dt Sequenced on match mu me 1 e Sequence skipped me TI ge You can access Master Symbol Database operations from the Utilities menu L In both tables when the expected number is missed by only 1 the sequence skips over the next number in order to resume the sequence 7 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode New Master Pin Usage Some applications require the line worker to change the master symbol This can be done by installing a switch at the location of the scanner It is very common to have a keyed switch so that accidental switching does not occur Definition After New Master Pin is enabled a pulse can be received on the new master pin which will cause the scanner to record the next decoded sym bol symbol s as the new master symbol s It is important to note that the enabling New Master Pin does not in l itself cause a master symbol to be recorded The master pin must then be activated momentarily for a minimum of 10 ms before a master 5 symbol can be scanned into memory See Electrical Specifications on page A 6 O Serial Cmd lt Kzstatus gt S Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled After New Master Pin has been enabled and the pin activated decodes will be saved in the master database beginning with master symbol 1 If
31. Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take effect 5 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual AIAG Chapter 5 Symbologies Usage Originally created for identifying and sorting automotive parts and pro cesses AIAG is now used in a wide variety of industries for everything from quality control to data processing Definition AIAG is not a symbol symbology but rather a standard that enables a user to add information to symbols and to filter data according to user defined identifiers up to 12 AIAG is the Automotive Industry Action Group standard and is applica ble to all symbologjies If when AIAG is enabled a decoded symbol has an AIAG ID it will be counted Otherwise the symbol will be rejected AIAG Status Serial Cmd lt KZAIAG status D1 status1 D2 status2 ID3 status3 ID4 status4 D5a 1D5b 1D5c status5 ID6 status6 ID7 status7 ID8 status8 ID9 status9 ID9 status10 D11 status11 D12 status12 gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note AIAG status must be enabled before other parameters can take effect AIAG Identifiers Definition Serial Cmd ESP Default Options AIAG has 12 Identifiers each of which allows you to enter up to 4 ASCII characters with the exception of ID 5 which allows you enter 3 sub identifiers of 4 characters each lt KZAIAG status D1 status1 D2 status2 D3 status3 1D4 status4 D
32. O Parameters by Serial Command Symbol Data Output lt Klsymbol data output mode when to output gt Noread Message lt Kkstatus message gt Bad Symbol Message lt KMstatus message gt No Symbol Message lt KNstatus message gt No Object Message lt KOstatus message gt Laser ON OFF Status lt KClaser on off status gt Beeper lt Kustatus volume gt Partial Output lt KY status start postion length gt Serial Verification lt KScommand echo status beep status control hex output gt lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width output mode trend analysis Output 1 mode trigger evaluation period number to output on reads per trigger threshold gt lt Kw output on active state pulse width output mode trend analysis Output 2 mode trigger evaluation period number to output on reads per trigger threshold gt lt K output on active state pulse width output mode trend analysis Output 3 mode trigger evaluation period number to output on reads per trigger threshold gt a For MS 710s with MS Sensors 6 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Symbol Data Output Usage Definition Symbol Data Output Mode the host Chapter 6 I O Parameters Used when the host needs symbol data only under certain conditions Defines the conditions under which decoded symbols are transmitted to T LG 0 DI my Q D r D du Serial Cmd Defau
33. STX start of text the data in this case a lt T gt an ETX end of text and an LRC character The scanner replies by transmitting its own address followed by an ACK acknowledg ing receipt of the command Upon receipt of an ACK the concentrator concludes the successful exchange with a RES In the example above the scanner only acknowledges a trigger counter request from the concentrator It does not respond to the trigger counter request until a subsequent poll For example tf the scanner s trigger count was 12 at the time the trigger counter request was received on a subsequent poll it would send 02T 00012 The 02 at the beginning of the string is the scanner s address Select Reset If the scanner receives bad data from the concentrator it transmits a SEL its select address and a NAK to the concentrator The concentrator re transmits the data up to three times The concentrator will end the sequence with a RES reset if no ACK is received MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 35 2 c Q Q Q lt Table A 10 Multidrop Addresses Poll Select Poll Select Ge GE Character Character SE Character Character ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX 01 Sc LC oa 1D 26 N 4E O 4F 02 e 1E 1F 27 P 50 Q 51 03 SP 20 21 28 R 52 S 53 04 S 22 23 29 T 54 U 55 05 24 25 30 V 56 W 57
34. Scanner User s Manual Connect to Scanner via the Concentrator Appendices 1 gt 5 You will need a multidrop concentrator and the required power supplies and cabling to communicate with your scanner s From the Communications drop down menu lt lt select Configure Multidrop to bring up the Multi drop Settings dialog Se If necessary change the default address to match the address of your multidropped scanner and Scheer ID sl ex fo click OK If the host serial port is not connected in ESP you M Second Mulbirop Conania Led 8 will see the following popup message ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop concen eirese em Ej trator Do you wish to establish a connection now Click Yes You will see a Serial Communication Parameters dialog as shown Notice that the Force Connection option is checked Do not change this Select the concentrator s host port communications settings When you click Connect you will be connecting to your concentrator which can then relay commands to the scanner whose address was set in the Multidrop Settings dialog Click Connect You should see the CONNECTED message in green at the bottom of the window along with the scanner s Multidrop address SS Click Retrieve Scanner Settings to upload scanner s configuration If upload fails return to the Serial Communication Parameters dialog and make the corrections fol Lamu
35. Send Receive ele Le TEE 2 7 Chapter 3 Communications Communications DYE SP senie aae 3 2 RO 292422 HAOSU POr EE 3 3 Ee 3 9 Behuele 3 17 Bot le EE 3 18 LROS AS eene 3 19 Response Bien 3 20 Intercharacter RE 3 21 Chapter 4 Read Cycle Multi Symbola a a a a 4 3 PJO LEET 4 5 Sna de LEE 4 11 Beleeg Eeer Cle wctss aceestone eters Rasa alter catty at tae al 4 12 Good Decode E 4 15 Scanner SCUD eere a a cee cal cat aal ke 4 16 Lasere E 4 20 Chapter 5 Symbologies oymbologies Dy ESP iicesccecconzscecsc gxzexenenedesenerscadescseieeneegonneededensgontesesncaess 5 2 TE SVIMDOlOGI EE 5 3 Stacked Gvmbologies 5 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Klee AE 5 23 SYVIMOOIOGY ID EE 5 24 Background GOOF EE 5 25 Aen 5 26 Chapter 6 UO Parameters O Parameters by ESP acria a 6 2 Symbol Data Quipull sosna a 6 3 Data Output Message FIOW ccccccccccccssssseeeeeeceeeeessssseeeeeseeceeeeeeeeeeeaaaas 6 6 Noread Message E 6 7 Bad Gvmbol Message 6 8 NO Symbol Meseage 6 9 Seele anne eee eee eee Sey ae Cee eee re Hace nee eee ee eee nee ee tester 6 10 Paria OUUU ssaa a R T 6 11 Serial Verification ssr ERA A R ER 6 12 Operation Command Output 6 14 Output 1 Parameter 6 15 lire e EE 6 19 Outputs EE 6 19 Quality TE TEE 6 20 Chapter 7 Matchcode Matchcode by ESP Men 7 2 Overview Of Maichcode ensenenannnnnennnnnenennnnnnnnnnensnnnnnrrrenrennnsrnnrnnnnne 7 3 Malchcode Ty De EE 7 4 Sequential Matching
36. Threshold is met a user defined message will be sent to the host See Output Message Flow on page 9 8 Bad Symbol Status Serial Cmd lt K status message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Bad Symbol Message Serial Cmd lt K status message gt Default BADCODE Options Up to seven ASCII characters except NUL The Bad Symbol output is tied to the transition counter If during a read cycle no symbol is decoded and the required setting for the Transition Sample Threshold is met a user defined message will be sent to the host 6 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters No Symbol Message Note No Symbol Message does not apply to multisymbol operations Usage Definition Used in determining if an object has an attached symbol When enabled sends a message to the host whenever an object is detected but no symbol is detected See Transition Counter Thresh old on page 6 8 T 0 DI my Q D r D du The No Symbol output is tied to the transition counter If during a read cycle no symbol is decoded and the required setting for the Transition Sample Threshold is NOT met a user defined message will be sent to the host See Output Message Flow on page 9 8 No Symbol Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt KNstatus message gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled No Symbol Message Se
37. Trigger the scanner will send the current symbol data immediately but send it only once A new symbol appearing in the scanner s range will be read and sent immediately pro vided it is not identical to the previous symbol read lt Kg1 gt Caution In automated environments Continuous Read 1 Output is not recom mended because there is no one to verify that a symbol was missed Note If Trigger is set to Continuous Read 1 Output Number of Symbols will default back to 1 if set to any number greater than 1 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle External Trigger Level Usage This mode is effective in an application where the speeds of the convey ing apparatus are variable and the time the scanner spends scanning each object is not predictable It also allows the user to determine if a noread has occurred Definition External Trigger Level allows the read cycle active state to begin when a trigger change of state from an external sensing device is received The read cycle endures until the object moves out of the sensor range and the active trigger state changes again iti Au thw SS TA Initiate Read Cycle rat i Object 1 moving in front of the detector beam causes a change in the trigger state initiating the read cycle oes t re AW Associated waveforms assume fer th External Trigger State is set to Active Closed pe i End Read Cycle Acton The same ob
38. a common ground line Since 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 being the most limited this interface is used frequently because of the large installed base of RS 232 equipment RS 422 RS 422 unlike RS 232 measures signals deferentially that is the receiver looks at the potentials between the two receive or transmit wires rather than the potential between signal and ground As a result cables if shielded can be up to 4000 feet 1219m tn length Like RS 232 RS 422 communication is designed for only two devices on a single line and must have a common ground It can be used wherever RS 232 is used RS 485 RS 485 like RS 422 can transmit up to 4000 feet 1219 m using differential voltages but unlike RS 422 its transmitters are turned off until a request for data is received from the host RS 485 is used exclusively in multidrop protocol MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 31 Appendix M Multidrop Comrunications a Kei c Q a This appendix describes the rules for setting et up a concentrator or controller to communi cate with a scanner in standard Multidrop pro tocol The diagram to the right shows a typical Mul Concentrator Polled Protocol tidrop network in which 1 to 50 scanners can Multidrop ONL
39. an ID that accompanies any data that it sends Serial Cmd lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt Options 4 Daisy chain Function Before the master scanner times out it checks its auxiliary port for data It should be set to wait at least 20mS for each secondary in the daisy chain If no data is received within the read cycle timeout the master sends a noread message to the host Otherwise the complete data is sent If for example the master scanner is set to timeout in 120mS the first secondary scanner downstream might be set to 100mS the next to 80mS and so forth thus assuring that at least 20mS elapses between transmissions Daisy chained scanners can send a series of symbols by enabling Multi symbol and a common multisymbol separator If the master scanner does not receive the expected number of symbols noread messages are appended to the data string to make up the difference between the num ber of symbols enabled in Multisymbol and the number of symbols read For example a master and two secondary scanners have Number of Symbols set to 3 and Multisymbol Separator defined as If the master and the first secondary scanner do not find symbols but the next secondary scanner registers a good read the transmitted results would be symbol data noread noread 9 pr O F 9 a The above example is based on the best case Ot
40. and test bar code symbol samples Detailed setup information for installing the scanner into the actual application can be obtained in the subsequent chapters ESP is Microscan s proprietary Easy Setup Pro gram a Windows based graphic user interface that resides on the user s host com puter and allows the user to fully configure test and operate Microscan s 1D and 2D symbology readers As an alternative to ESP you can setup the scanner by sending serial commands or by using the scanner s embedded menus MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 1 1 Step 1 Hardmere Required Refer to figure 1 1 Part Number i FIS O820 XXXX MS 820 scanner 2 CY ost computer DB 25 Null modem configuration cable plug to DB 9 EA GE socket 6ft or a 25 pin cable to the 25 pin port A 98 000014 01 IB 131 interface kit including 5 interface cable oe 61 000011 01 Null modem configuration cable 97 100004 05 120V e 97 100004 06 240V Power supply 99 4400021 03 Optional object detector a With either a terminal communications program or Microscan s ESP which runs under Windows operating system Windows 95 or higher including Windows NT and Windows XT b If using another host cable make certain it does not have RTS CTS connected to the host Caution If using your own power supply be certain that it is wired correctly and sup plies voltage is within the 10 to 28VDC limits Incorrect wiring
41. because of inherent problems such as truncation Definition A dense continuous self checking numeric symbology Characters are paired together so that each character has five elements two wide and three narrow representing numbers O through 9 with the bars repre senting the first character and the interleaved spaces representing the second character A check digit is highly recommended Important You must set Symbol Length in order to decode 2 5 sym bols Interleaved 2 of 5 Status Serial Cmd lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 sym bol length 2 gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Status Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage It is typically not used but can be enabled for additional security in appli cations where the host requires redundant check digit verification Definition An error correcting routine in which the check digit character is added Serial Cmd lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 sym bol length 2 gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Output Status Interleaved 2 of 5 if U lt S ei zA O D d Definition When enabled a check digit character is sent along with the symbol data for added data security Serial Cmd lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 sym bol length 2 gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled
42. ccccccecccccececeeceeeeeeeececeeeeeeeseeeaeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseaeees 7 5 Match fl e UN BEE 7 6 SEQUENCE OM NOK AG eener ere Ee 7 7 SEQUENCE Omi OEB 7 8 NOW Master F EE 7 9 Chapter 8 Diagnostics Diagnostics by ESP Men 8 2 Diagnostics by Serial Commande 8 2 EE eebe 8 3 Hours SINCE RESO EE 8 4 Warning Messages 8 5 Present Operating Temperature deg CC 8 9 High Temperature MrCSAOMG EE 8 10 Low Temperature Threshold A 8 11 bite ime FOU S E 8 12 Chapter 9 Laser Control Laser Control by ESP Men 9 2 Dee 9 3 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual EE EE 9 4 Chapter 10 Terminal Mode Terminal WINGOW eege 10 2 FIN PUNC HO esnean a acre te nee cee Cee ar mene ee 10 3 MACIOS E 10 4 Terminal Window Functions sessnneeeennnnesenenesnrneesrrrrnsrrrrrsrrrresnrrernnnne 10 5 Chapter 11 Utilities Uutes UE 11 2 Utilities by Serial Commande 11 3 Read EE 11 5 KEE eet 11 7 DEVICES e drei 11 9 VEER e 11 11 Big VE 11 16 A reel eil ll Ee EE 11 19 Scanner Status REGUCSIS EE 11 20 Appendices Appendix A General Specifications ccccccceceeeeeceseeeesseseeeeeeeeeeeeess A 2 Appendix B Electrical Specifications ssnnnnoennnnnnneneeeeenesrrern rrn rneneeeeee A 6 Appendix C IB 131 Interface Module AAA A 10 Appendix D Serial Configuration Commande A 13 Appendix E Serial Command Fommmat A 16 Appendix el A 18 Appendix G Embedded Menus nnnnsnnnnnnnsennnenennrnnnnnsssnnrnnnnssnnrreeennne A 20 Appendix
43. defining CR 34 as the master symbol will result in matches for CR134 CR234 but not CR2345 Entering the wild card at the end of the master symbol as in CR will result in matches for variable symbol lengths such as CR1 CR23 CR358 etc Wild Card character allows a user to define a wild card character as part of the master symbol lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt asterisk Any valid ASCII character MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode Sequence On Noread Usage Sequence On Noread is useful when the scanner needs to stay in sequence even if no decode occurs Definition When Sequence On Noread is Enabled and Matchcode is set to Sequential the scanner sequences on every match or noread When disabled it does not sequence on a noread Serial Cmd lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled When Sequence On Noread is enabled the master symbol will increment by one if either a match or a noread occurs If both Sequence On Noread and Sequence On Mismatch are enabled the master symbol will increment in every event match mismatch or noread In the special case where the expected number is missed by only 1 the sequence skips over the next number in orde
44. early warn ing that potential problems could arise They are particularly useful in factories that run 24 7 and can t afford down time Warning messages that relate to the environment and condition of the scanner can be defined and set to activate specific outputs Note When enabled the error condition will override all other opera tional modes configured for the output When enabled laser current and NOVRAM warning messages will be transmitted to the host or any active port whenever the pre defined con ditions are met When enabled warning messages will be transmitted to the host or any active port Note This option must be enabled before any other warning messages Serial Cmd Default Options can be transmitted ve O Co D lt K warning message status laser high status laser low status novram corrupt warning status gt Oo Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 8 5 Warning Messages Laser High When enabled a message is transmitted whenever the laser current exceeds a factory calibrated reference value which cannot be altered The message repeats once every 30 minutes until the condition is corrected Laser High Status Usage Alerts the user to impending laser failure Contact Omron Service Definition Enables the Laser High message Serial Cmd lt K warning message status laser high status laser low status novram corrupt
45. entire symbols when Sequential and Wild Card are NOT enabled and Start Position is equal to 0 Master Database Overview Usage Used where more than one master symbol is required as in a Multisym bol setup for matching and other matchcode operations Definition Allows you to define up to 10 master symbols as the master symbol data base which can be entered by keyboard scanned in displayed or deleted by serial or ESP commands Haus Dise EE Read Fuse Couar Dee Cetcl Seene symbol data Marian 5 pribal SC size here Daisies fer VMa cbeage Tee Rinad Syenbed rd 5 lected inde a Send Daaba to Haacht Loads the next symbol scanned l into selected index 2 Double click row to enter Loads the scanner s Saves the displayed data data into popup dialog box saved master symbols base to the scanner into ESP Master Symbol Database Size Definition Master Symbol Database Size allows you to select 1 to 10 master symbols for the master symbol database ESP First set the number of master symbols you want to include by using Master Symbol Database Size and entering the number Serial Cmd lt KMmaster symbol database size gt Default 1 Options 1 to 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 11 Master Database Enter Master Symbol Data Definition Allows you to enter master symbol data for a specific master symbol index number 1 to 10 provided the index number is not lar
46. for each scanner MS 820 i To Host Scanner 61 3000026 Power Trigge Power Supply Trigger 97 10004 05 99 440001 10 Figure A 3 IB 131 Typical Setup MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 11 2 a Q Q Q lt Multi drop This setup allows the user to link multiple scanners together using only one host IB 131 99 400005 02 1 per MS 820 Multidrop Cable 61 100030 connects multiple B 131s Power Supply 97 10004 05 for each scanner Trigger 99 440001 10 for each scanner Daisy Chain MS 911 lt 61 100031 6 feet am Scanner cable 3 feet 61 100030 10 feet Power supply 97 10004 05 Trigger 99 440001 01 Trigger Power Supply 99 440001 01 97 10004 05 Figure A 4 1B 131 Multidrop Setup A 12 This setup allows the user to link multiple scanners together using only one host IB 131 99 400005 02 1 per MS 820 Daisy Chain Cable 61 100029 connects multiple B 131s Power Supply 97 10004 05 for each scanner Trigger 99 440001 10 for each scanner Master Scanner Slave Scanner lt _ 61 100031 6 Feet Daisy Chain Cable 61 100029 1 Foot To Host 61 3000026 To Next Slave Scanner Power Supply Trigger Pow
47. gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Explanation of Modifiers for Code 39 Codabar and l 2 5 e For Code 39 Codabar and I 2 5 the modifier indicates Check Digit and Check Digit Output status e For Code 39 only Full ASCII needs to be enabled to see modifiers 4 5 and 7 ke heck Digit Full ASCII conversion perform Modifier Check Digit SEN j EE 39 only ormed 0 Disabled N A No 1 Enabled Enabled No 3 Enabled Disabled No 4 Disabled N A Yes 5 Enabled Enabled Yes 7 Enabled Disabled Yes Example A5 indicates a Code 39 symbol with Check Digit and Check Digit Output enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed For Other Symbologies e For Code 128 a 1 indicates EAN otherwise the modifier is a O e For all other symbologies the modifier is O o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 5 24 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Background Color Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options If the background is darker than the symbol then enable black back ground Typically the background is white but on PCBs for example they can be black Allows the user to choose which symbol background white or black the scanner can read lt Kxbackground color gt White 0 White 1 Black if U lt S ei zA O Ki D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 25 o Ei CH 2 O z
48. is decoded Enabling End of Read Cycle means that symbol data does not get sent to the host until the read cycle ends with a timeout or new trigger T LG 0 DI my Q D r D du Start of read cycle End of read cycle _ Read cycle Duration Host This is when host activates trigger expects output Figure 6 1 Read Cycle MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 5 Data Output Message Flow Data Output Message Flow The following flow chart shows the logic paths followed for Noread Bad Symbol and No Symbol outputs Notes When Symbol Detect is enabled the scanner will test for a Read Cycle minimum number of bar and space transitions as set in Transition Counter Threshold If that minimum thresh old is met a Bad Symbol message is sent otherwise a No Scans until end Symbol message is sent of read cycle y If conditions for a Bad Symbol No Symbol or No Object messages are met but the corresponding output is not enabled a Noread message will be output OI n eb Ou z us Been us D cS Co Does the scanner decode the Yes symbol Noread Is Symbol message sent Detect enabled if enabled Is Transition Counter Threshold met Bad Symbol message sent if enabled No Symbol message sent if enabled End of read cycle 6 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters et N
49. menu when the screen is refreshed To Define a Carriage Return as a Character Press SP then CR It is displayed as M on the command line and as lt CR gt in the menu when the screen is refreshed To Define a Space as a Character Press SP twice It is displayed as a blank space in the menu when the screen Is refreshed While it appears that nothing has been assigned the hex value 20 will be sent during data transmission To Select NUL as the Character Press SP then a O zero It is displayed as lt NUL gt in the menu when the screen is refreshed MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 17 Appendix F ASCII Table Table A 8 ASCII Table with Control Characters 2S a Q Q Q lt Dec Hex Mne Ctrl Dec Hex Ch Dec Hex Ch Dec Hex Ch 00 00 NUL 32 20 SP 64 40 96 60 01 01 SOH A 33 21 l 65 41 A 97 61 a 02 02 STX B 34 22 S 66 42 B 98 62 b 03 03 ETX C 35 23 67 43 C 99 63 C 04 04 EOT D 36 24 68 44 D 100 64 d 05 05 ENQ AE 37 25 69 45 E 101 65 e 06 06 ACK Ge 38 26 amp 70 46 F 102 66 f 07 07 BEL G 39 27 i 71 47 G 103 67 g 08 08 BS H 40 28 72 48 H 104 68 h 09 09 HT l 41 29 73
50. number of charac ters in Daisy Chain ID must be the same in all scanners MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 15 e O O 3 3 O S 3 T o Q pr 2 5 z E F GO RS 232 Auxiliary Port Daisy Chain ID Status Note Enable disable and length must be the same in all scanners Usage Used in a daisy chain setup in cases where the host needs to know which scanner in a daisy chain setup sent the data Definition Each scanner 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 lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Daisy Chain ID Usage Used in a daisy chain setup in cases where the host needs to know which scanner sent the data Definition A one or two character prefix which identifies the particular daisy chain scanner from which the data is being sent Serial Cmd lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain I D gt Default 1 Options Any one or two ASCII characters 3 16 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications Preamble Preamble Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used for identifying and controlling incoming data For example definin
51. or voltage can cause software or equipment failures Ka a I SOH Network i Power Trigger TU Figure 1 1 Hardware Configuration 1 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Step 2 Connect the System Refer to figure 1 2 L Connect the scanner 1 tothe IB 131 interface box 4 using the supplied cable 5 If making up your own cable make certain that you con nect transmit pins to receive pins Connect the IB 131 4 at the HOST 25 pin connector to the computer 2 via a null modem cable 3 1 Connect the power supply 6 to the B 131 s POWER connector Connect power to the system Caution Chapter 1 Quick Start Figure 1 2 Hardware Configuration 1 Be sure all cables are connected BEFORE applying power 2 Always power down BEF
52. publications and documentation Definition A supplemental is a 2 or 5 digit symbol appended to the main symbol When set to Enabled or Required the scanner reads supplemental symbol data that has been appended to the standard UPC or EAN sym bols Serial Cmd lt KsUPC EAN status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2 Required Disabled UPC Supplementals will not be decoded Enabled When enabled the scanner will try to decode a main and a supplemental However if a supplemental is not decoded at the end of the read cycle the main will be sent by itself The UPC main and supplemental symbols are considered to be one symbol and will be treated as such Required When set to Required and either the main or supplemental symbol is not read a single noread condition results The UPC main and supplemental symbols are treated as one symbol For example if Supplementals is set to Required Separator is enabled and an asterisk is defined as the UPC separator character then the data will be displayed as MAIN SUPPLEMENTAL Note Under no circumstances will supplemental symbol data be sent without a main symbol Note If additional symbols other than the main or supplemental will be read in the Same read cycle Number of Symbols should be set accordingly MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 17 if U lt S ei
53. receives a NAK instead of the ACK after transmitting its data string it will re attempt to send the data string up to three times If the scanner still does not receive an ACK it will send a RES reset and discard the data in its buffers e If the scanner transmits data to the concentrator and the concentrator responds with an ACK or NAK but the scanner doesn t receive the concentrator s response the scanner will timeout and send a REQ to the concentrator and request another response If after three retries the number of times it transmits a REQ to the con centrator the scanner receives no response it ends the transmission with a RES reset A 34 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Select Sequence gt 5 Unlike poll requests select commands always originate from the host and consist of p serial configuration or operation commands to devices that are configured in Multidrop gt The scanner complies with the command when it is polled during the cycle Start of Sequence End of Sequence Concentrator RES 1F REQ STX lt T gt ETX LRC RES Scanner 02 1F ACK 1F ACK Figure A 11 Polling Sequence A RES reset is the first command in the select sequence The 1F hex is the select address associated with Scanner O2 address It is followed by a REQ request The scanner responds with its own select address 1F hex and an ACK acknowledge The concentrator then transmits an
54. the center of the depth of field or focal point Focus The point at which the tip of the scan beam Is at its narrowest Full Duplex Auxiliary port data is sent directly to the host but not displayed on the auxiliary port screen Gain Optimal signal strength Good Match The event occurring when a scanned symbol matches the master symbol information that is stored in the memory of the device Good Read A decode The successful scanning and decoding of the information encoded in a symbol Half Duplex Auxiliary port data is sent directly to the host and displayed on the auxil lary port screen Host A computer PLC or other device that is used to execute commands and process data and discrete signals Host Port The pins or connections on a scanner or other device that physically connect with a host and using the RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 standards pass data and Serial commands from one device to another Initialize Implement serial configuration commands into the scanner s active memory Input A channel or communications line Decoded data or a discrete signal that is received by a device See Output 2S a Q Q Q lt A 38 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Intercharacter Delay The time interval in milliseconds between individual characters transmitted from the scanner to the host Intercharacter Gap The extra space between the last element of one character and the firs
55. using the formulas in Formulas for Number of Decodes on page A 27 Once you ve mounted the scanner established a good read rate with a stationary sym bol and calculated the number of decodes for your symbol speed you can begin decod ing with moving symbols Number of Decodes To ensure reliable scanning you need to apply a minimum of five decodes to each sym bol This means that all variables symbol speed read range etc are significant Note Variations between symbols are common For this reason the greater number of sample symbols tested the more likely you are to achieve optimum decode rates In general the number of decodes of a given symbol can be increased by e Increasing symbol height e Decreasing symbol length e Increasing scan rate Spinning mirror speed e Slowing symbol speed A 26 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Appendix J Fonrulas for Nuntber of Decodes To ensure reliable scanning the scanner should apply a minimum of five scans to each symbol Use the formulas below to predict the number of decodes that your symbol will receive If the number of decodes you derive from one of these calculations is less than the min imum plug in the minimum number of decodes 5 and solve for another parameter that might be changed such as symbol speed or scans per second Note While the formulas given here solve for the predicted number of decodes you may also use the for
56. 0 Trigger Mode 4 5 Trigger State 4 10 Trigger Threshold 6 18 U UL 1 x UPC Status 5 16 UPC EAN 5 16 User Defined Multidrop 3 8 User Defined Point to Point 3 6 Utilities by ESP Menu 11 2 by Serial Command 11 3 L MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Terms and Conditions of Sale OMRON 5 7 10 11 12 13 Offer Acceptance These terms and conditions these Terms are deemed part of all quotes agreements purchase orders acknowledgments price lists catalogs manuals brochures and other documents whether electronic or in writing relating to the sale of products or services collectively the Products by Omron Electronics LLC and its subsidiary companies Omron Omron objects to any terms or conditions proposed in Buyers purchase order or other documents which are inconsistent with or in addition to these Terms Prices Payment Terms All prices stated are current subject to change with out notice by Omron Omron reserves the right to increase or decrease prices on any unshipped portions of outstanding orders Payments for Products are due net 30 days unless otherwise stated in the invoice Discounts Cash discounts if any will apply only on the net amount of invoices sent to Buyer after deducting transportation charges taxes and duties and will be allowed only if i the invoice is paid according to Omron s payment terms and ii Buyer has no past due amounts Inter
57. 2 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanned matches the symbol length enabled for the 2 5 symbol type default is 10 and 6 See I nter leaved 2 of 5 on page 5 11 2 Consult LED Indicators on page A 3 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 1 7 Step 7 Test for Read Rate If you don t have a test symbol print out this page and use the symbol here for testing 20 mil Code 39 Test Symbol You can also find test symbols on the back of the Microscan Marketing CD jacket The 20 mil refers to the width of the narrowest bar e g 7 5 mil 0075 or 1905 mm By ESP After connecting to the scanner ESP will open in Easy Setup Mode 1 Click the Test button in Easy Setup Mode to begin the read rate test 2 Follow the instructions in Easy Setup Mode screen 3 To end the Read Rate test click the Stop button Note If the scanner is in the default Continuous Read mode it will read and beep repeatedly as long as a readable symbol remains in the read range and the read cycle configuration has not changed Note See Formulas for Number of Decodes on page A 27 for additional infor mation on scan width and depth of field By Serial Commands Send an lt C gt to begin the read rate test Send a lt J gt to end the read rate test 1 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 8 Configure the Scanner B
58. 2 specifies the maximum number of characters available to each symbol according to the number of master symbols defined from 1 through 10 See Master Symbol Database Size on page 11 11 Table 11 2 Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database Number of Maximum Number of Maximum Master Symbols Characters Master Symbols Characters 1 2045 6 340 2 1022 7 291 3 681 8 254 4 510 9 226 5 408 10 203 Store Next Symbol Scanned as Master Symbol Definition Serial Cmd Options ESP After you ve set the size in the database you can order the scanner to store the next symbol decoded as the master symbol lt Gmaster symbol number gt To store the next symbol scanned as master symbol 1 send lt G gt or lt G1 gt For all symbols numbers except 1 the number must be included 1 to 10 In the Master Database tab in the Utilities menu 1 Select the master symbol index number in which you want to store the symbol data 2 Click Read Symbol into Selected I ndex Head Symbol into Selected Indes The next symbol decoded will be read into the selected index MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 13 Master Database Request Master Symbol Data Definition ESP Serial Cmd Default Options 11 14 Returns master symbol data for any enabled master symbols from 1 to 10 For example for a database in which the master symbol data
59. 5a 1D5b D5c status5 ID6 status6 D7 status7 D8 status8 D9 status9 1D9 status10 D11 status11 1D12 status12 gt Each Identifier can be individually changed 1 Double click on the individual identi fier to bring up the screen shown on the right 2 Select a character and click anywhere in the Symbol Type ESP window Status1 is Enabled by default Status 2 through 12 are Disabled 1 to 12 status settings 1 to 12 user defined identifiers MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 21 if U lt S ei zA O D d AIAG Default identifiers for ID1 through ID12 are as follows ID1 1D2 ID3 1D4 ID5a I1D5b ID5c 1D6 ID7 ID8 IDI 1D10 1D11 1D12 N P Q V S M G H EZ EB ED EC EL EX The following rules apply 1 Number of Symbols lt KLnumber gt must be set to the number of Al AG symbols required per read cycle The number of AIAG IDs enabled has no effect 2 Any noread messages will be added to the end of the output with no ID prefix For example the following symbols S123 N456 P678 and Q987 are scanned in order but the third symbol P678 fails to be decoded The noread output will appear at the end of the data array as follows 123 N456 Q987 NOREAD 3 Symbol output is not sorted Allows any number of symbols with same ID if the data field is different o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 5 22 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbolo
60. 600 baud communicat ing with a scanner that is set at 38 4K baud Restore User saved Settings to Active Memory e Restores user defined settings to active memory e Initializes serial configuration commands in active memory and resets counters to zero Acti By Serial Command Send lt An gt command to the scanner By ESP There is no equivalent ESP command User Saved Microscan Settings Defaults Restore Microscan Defaults to Active Memory e Restores Microscan defaults to active memory e Initializes serial configuration commands in active memory and resets counters to zero 1 e Does not save settings for power on Memory By Serial Command Send lt Ad gt command to the scanner User Saved Microscan Settings Defaults By ESP Right click in the configuration window and select Default all ESP Settings Initialize Initialize 1 See your Omron sales representative to access the latest application codes MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 21 Restore Microscan Defaults to Active Memory and for Power on fa Caution Defaulting the scanner to Microscan default settings will overwrite user saved settings Initialize S e Restores Microscan defaults to memory l Q wi e Restores Microscan defaults to user Saved set tings for power on Memory e Initializes serial configuration commands in User Saved Microscan active memory and resets counters to zero Eo ae By Serial Command Se
61. 9 Command Beep Status 6 13 Command Echo Status 6 12 Communication Protocol Commands A 19 Communications 3 1 by ESP menu 3 2 by Serial Command 3 2 Communications loss of A 24 Communications Specifications A 3 Configuration by ESP A 26 by Serial Command A 26 Connect 2 5 Connect the System 1 3 Continuous Read 4 5 Continuous Read 1 Output 4 6 Continuous AGC Mode 4 17 Control Characters A 17 Control Hex Output 6 13 Counts 8 3 Counts power ons 8 2 cUL 1 x MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual l 1 Index D Daisy Chain ID 3 16 Daisy Chain Mode 3 14 Daisy Chain IB 131 A 12 Data Bits aux port 3 10 host port 3 4 Data Output 6 3 Data Output Message Flow 6 6 Decode Rate A 27 Decodes 4 15 Decodes per Trigger 6 18 Decodes per Trigger Trend Analysis 6 17 Decodes Second Test 11 5 Default Commands A 21 Defaulting 2 7 Defaulting Saving Initializing A 21 Defaults A 21 Device Control 11 9 DFALT C 8 8 DFALT F 8 8 Diagnostics by ESP menu 8 2 Disclaimer 1 ii EAN Status 5 16 EAN 128 5 10 Easy Setup Mode 1 9 2 2 2 6 Easy Setup Program 1 viii 1 4 Electrical Specifications A 6 Electrical IB 131 A 11 Emissions Specifications A 2 End of Read Cycle 4 12 End of Read Cycle output 6 5 End Read Rate Test 11 6 Enter Master Symbol Data 11 12 Environmental Specifications A 2 ESP Easy Setup Program 1 viii Extended Rate Test 11 6 Extended Status 11 20 External Trigger Edge 4 8 External Trigger Le
62. Cat No MS820MAN MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner USER S MANUAL MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual ii Copyright 2003 by Microscan Systems Inc ISO 9001 Certification No 00 1047 All rights reserved The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and or service Microscan manufactured equipment and is not to be released reproduced or used for any other purpose without written permission Throughout this manual trademarked names might be used Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name we state herein 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 manual are subject to change without notice MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 1 Hardware Heoured 1 2 Step 2 Connect the System ccccccccccceeeesseeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseaeaseseeeeees 1 3 e SE Msta EE 1 4 Step 4 Select Scanner Model 1 5 SLED ST AUIOCONNCC eet eelere 1 6 Step 6 Position Symbol ANd Gcanner 1 7 Step 7 Test for Head Rate dA a A 1 8 Step 8 Configure the Gcanner 1 9 Chapter 2 Using ESP EASY SEUD MOGO saana 2 2 Applicaton MOCO E 2 3 PUIG e in WE LEE 2 4 Making Changes d S Pereri li ee ei elec 2 6
63. Contact your Omron reprensentative 8 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 8 Diagnostics Present Operating Temperature deg C This command is READ ONLY Usage Used for setting Over Temperature Threshold and Under Tempera ture Threshold Definition Indicates temperature of the environment immediately outside of the scanner A thermal sensor on the main PCB measures the internal temperature of the scanner From this a case differential constant is subtracted to yield an estimated external temperature Serial Cmd Send lt K gt Returns lt K degrees Celsius gt Note When viewing the Present Operating Temperature allow at least 20 minutes after startup for the scanner s inside and outside temperatures to stabilize T g D Q O O 7 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 8 9 o O F O c O F High Temperature Threshold High Temperature Threshold A message can be defined that will display when a user set High Temperature Threshold has been reached The message repeats once every 30 minutes until the condition is corrected This value is a reference to the external ambient temperature in the environment around the scanner High Temperature Degrees Usage Helps ensure that the scanner is being used within its temperature speci fication Also since hotter environments tend to shorten the life of elec tronics components a u
64. Definition Code 93 is a variable length continuous symbology employing four ele ment widths Each Code 93 character has nine modules that may be either black or white Each character contains three bars and three Spaces Code 93 Status Serial Cmd lt K status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 93 Usage Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field When disabled any length would be considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt K status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Code 93 Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default 10 Options 1 to 64 if U lt S ei zA O D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 19 Stacked Symbologies Stacked Symbologies PDF417 Usage Used where a large amount of information over 32 characters needs to be encoded within a symbol typica
65. H Detaultngo Gavimo lomtalhzmmg A 21 Appendix Position Object Detector ccccccccccccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees A 25 Appendix J Formulas for Number of Decodes ssssseeeeneeeseener reenen A 27 Appendix K Operational Tue A 30 Appendix L Interface Standards ccccccccccccccececcceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees A 31 Appendix M Multidrop Communtcatons A 32 Appendix N Glossary Of TermS cccccceccssseeeeeeeseeeeseeeeesesaeeeeeeeeeeaeas A 37 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual List of Figures Figure 1 1 Hardware Configuration ccccccccccssssssseeeseeeeeeeeeessasaaeeeeeeseeees 1 2 Figure 1 2 Hardware Configuration cccccccccsssssessseeeeceeeeeeeesseesaeeeseeseeees 1 3 Figure 1 3 Symbol Scanner Position ccccccceeeeeceeaseeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaes 1 7 Figure 2 1 How Settings are Saved ou eeeecccccccccccceceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseasaaeaeeeeseeees 2 4 Figure 4 1 Trigger Level cccccescccccssscececeeeeeeceesseeeeceaeseeesseaeeeessenseeesseas 4 7 Figure 4 2 Trigger Edge ccccsssceccceesseececeueececeeeueeeeceaceeeeeseneeessnegeeeeseas 4 8 FIGURE e Ke e EE 6 5 PIQUE RE FAMINO E 9 4 Fig r 9 2 Laser Om e LEE 9 5 Figure 9 3 Laser O POSION sorsara a n 9 5 Figure A 1 MS 820 Dimensions ccccecsesseeeeeeescccesseeeeeesccceseserees A 2 Fig re A 2 IB T31 Mechanical sessionis onserer en deai A 11 Figure A 3 IB 131 Typical Setup A 11 Figure
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67. Network 25 pin Connector cccccecceseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeeees A 10 Table A 8 Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands 000002 A 13 Table A 9 ASCII Table with Control Characters ccccccccssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees A 18 Table A 10 Communication Protocol Commande sssseeseseeennreeeeeeeenee A 19 Table A 11 Multidrop Addresses ccccccccccssseeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeesaeeeseeeeesaeaaees A 36 About the 820 Scanner The MS 820 scanner can decode high density bar code symbols from 3 to 30 inches Its IP65 and heavy industrial rating makes it ideal for applications such as conveyors assembly lines or embedding within machinery Its application code resides in an onboard flash memory chip that can be easily updated by downloads A user interface program the ESP Easy Setup Program can be down loaded and runs on Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems Alternately configuration commands can be sent from an embedded menu driven terminal program or directly by host serial command strings Contact your Omron representative 1 See your Omron sales representative to access the latest application codes viii MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual About This Manual This manual provides complete information on setting up installing and configuring the MS 820 scanner The chapters follow the ESP menus which are pres
68. ORE disconnecting any cables 1 When wiring the IB 131 to a host computer which has a 25 pin connector cross pins 2 and 3 When wiring the IB 131 to a host computer which has a 9 pin connector do NOT cross pins 2 and 3 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 1 3 Step 3 Install Espl ESP is short for Easy Setup Program With your scanner connected to a host computer with Windows operating system you can use the ESP to configure and control the scanner 1 Insert your CD into your Computere CD drive 2 Launch Setup exe under ESP and follow the prompts Contact your Omron representative for Software information 1 You can also access the scanner through its embedded menus See Embedded Menus on page A 20 1 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 4 Select Scanner Model When you start the program the following menu will appear Note If you need to select another model later you can find it in the App Mode under Model on the menu bar 1 In the Model dialog box select your model If you do not want to make this selection every time you load ESP uncheck Show this window at Startup 2 Select the default name for example MS 820 1 or type in a file name of your choice and click OK 3 Click Yes when the connect to the scanner dialog appears MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 1 5 Step 5 Autoco
69. Pulldown Menus Pulldown Menus File New File Model Options Connect View Whenever New is selected the default configura ZER tion of ESP is loaded Oper Open Save Save When Save or Save As is selected the ESP con Save Ag figuration is saved to the host computer s hard drive and available whenever the same file is Print selected under Open Import Important When you save menu changes to your hard drive these changes are not saved to Export your scanner Figure 2 1 shows how settings can be saved and received between ESP and the scan EE ner and ESP and the host hard drive 2 CAMANUAL MASTER Options esp 3 Options esp Receive Reader Settings 4 C MANUAL MASTERS 405 1 esp Exit Save to Reader File Open Host hard Figure 2 1 How Settings drive are Saved Import Export Export converts the active ESP configuration settings to an ASCII text file Import converts the ASCII settings from a text file to ESP configuration settings Model ee ere Model Options Ce When you select New Model you can define configuration settings MS 3 CCD p for another model When you save to the hard drive you will be saving the settings of all the models defined in a single ESP file New Model 2 4 VS 310 Scanner User s Manual Chapter 2 Using ESP Options You can use the Options menu to tell ESP how you wish s _ it to p
70. Receive Send and Save Note These buttons only affect this vie e L fe O O Benn V us 7 e gt Use your cursor to adjust the end Figure 9 1 Laser Framing position for Laser Framing 9 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 9 Laser Control Laser On Position Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Percentage of the full scan arc that the scan beam moves through before the Laser On laser turns ON For example if set for Position 30 the laser will be off during the first 30 percent of the scan When Laser Framing is disabled the laser is ON for 100 percent of the full scan When Laser Framing Status is enabled the laser remains OFF from the start of the scan and remains OFF for the specified percentage of the scan which is up to 70 percent of the scan as specified by this command Figure 9 2 Laser On Position lt KClaser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position gt 10 1 to 80 Laser Off Position Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Percentage of the full scan arc that the scan beam moves through before Laser Off Position the laser turns OFF Notes The combined values of Laser On Position and Laser Off Position cannot exceed 100 percent the total arc of one scan Laser Off Position must always exceed the value of Laser On Posi tion for an actual laser scan to take
71. Saved Microscan By ESP Settings Defaults Right click in the configuration window and select Save to Reader then Send and Save Note Allow a 1 second delay after sending the lt Z gt command before resuming opera tions Save Only Factory Settings for Power on e Initializes serial configuration commands in active memory and resets counters to zero lt Zp gt Initialize e Saves all factory settings for power on factory i settings include but are not limited to Focus Factory Settings Gain Tracking and Scan Speed By Serial Command DEE TEE Send lt Zp gt command to the scanner Settings Defaults By ESP Right click in the configuration window and select Save to Reader then Send and Save Including Factory Note Allow a 1 second delay after sending the lt Z gt command before resuming opera tions MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 23 Initializing Initializing occurs whenever any command or set of commands is implemented Initializing is a part of all save and default functions It is also used as a follow on to implement serial configuration commands e Initializes serial configuration commands into active memory and resets counters to zero Initialize e Does not save settings for power on Y By Serial Command emory Send lt A gt after a serial configuration command or a string of serial configuration commands for exam User Saved Microscan ple lt Kd1 gt lt A gt Setti
72. Send Receive Options 2 8 VS 310 Scanner User s Manual Chapter Contrunications T CH Chapter Contents 5 Communications by ESP 3 2 3 FS 202 4 Host POl EE 3 3 RS 232 Auxiliary POWs extsienetaceutacinedextenececeeceed tanibeceensaeceeceunSenseedeeheertesddeddaes 3 9 d Wie SG E 3 17 oO Katie 3 18 T LRC OIA E 3 19 Response Tmeout 3 20 Intercharacter Delai 3 21 With Microscan s ESP Easy Setup Program configuration changes can be made in the ESP menus then sent and saved to your scanner The user can also send Serial commands to the scanner via the ESP s Terminal window This section includes connecting parameters and options for communicating by the aux iliary port and various interfaces Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands Note Default settings for establishing communications are Baud 9600 Parity Even Stop Bits One Data Bits Seven Flow Control None MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 1 Communications by ESP Communications by ESP Parameters ESP Value E Communications EL RS232 422 Hast Port El Host Port Connections e Communication Click this button to bring up 2 Baud Rate a600 2 the Communications menu s Parity Even Q Stop Bits One C a he Data Bits Seven single click the E AS232 Ausilliarny Port E E Preamble Disabled E We G
73. Serial Cmd Default Options Modulus 16 Allows the user to select the check digit type Codabar will use lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large inter character gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Disabled O Disabled 2 NW 7 1 Modulus 16 3 Both Used in the photo finishing market NW 7 Used in Japanese markets Check Digit Output Status Codabar Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options For additional security a check digit can be added to the symbol When enabled the check digit character is sent along with the symbol data When disabled symbol data is sent without the check digit lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled if U lt S ei zA O D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 15 o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 1D Symbologies UPC EAN Usage Used primarily in POS application in the retail industry It is commonly used with Microscan scanners in applications in combination with Match code when there is a need to verify that the right product is being placed in the right packaging Definition UPC Universal Product Code is a fixed length numeric continuous sym bology UPC
74. Symbol A one or two dimensional decodable pattern that can be recognized and decoded by a bar code scanner or 2D reader Symbology A code type such as Code 39 or Code 128 with special rules to define the widths and positions of bars and spaces to represent specific numeric or alohanumeric information Symbol Density Symbol size as measured by the narrow bar width Symbol Height SH Regardless of orientation the measurement taken along the length of a symbol s individual bars gt ee B D 5 x MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 41 Symbol Length SL Regardless of orientation the measurement taken across the symbol s bars from one end to the other including the quiet zone Symbol Speed SS the distance per second that a symbol moves in a dynamic appli cation Symbol Transitions The transition of bars and spaces on a symbol used to detect the presence of a symbol on an object Tilt Symbol or scanner rotation around the centerline of the scan beam Timeout The termination of a read cycle or other routine by time Timeout Duration The actual time that elapses during a read cycle or other timed routine Tracking Adjustment of the precision of analog to digital conversion Transmit Send or convey signals or information from one device to another Transparent Data that passed between the auxiliary port and the host with keyed data echoed to the auxiliary port Trigger A signal
75. V ad Parameters ESP Values d kel E Diagnostics Diagnostics H Counts Read Orly H Hours Since Reset Fead Only BCEE To bring E Warming Messages Disabled p the Diagnostic menu e een Enabled ce Laser Low Enabled To change a setting B NOVRAM Corrupt Warning Status Enabled Geet eg Present Operating Temperature ed setting and use your cursor to scroll E High Temperature Threshold through the options Ln Degrees Ba be Message HI TEMP l Low Temperature Threshold Degrees 1 To open nested options z Message LO TEMP single click the EL Lifetime Hours Hours Threshold 2500 Message SERVICE o O F O c O F Diagnostics by Serial Command Command Title Format Counts lt K_ gt read only power ons resets Hours Since Last Reset lt K gt read only hours minutes lt K warning message status laser high status laser low Warning Message Status status novram corrupt warning status gt Laser High Warning lt K laser high message gt Laser Low Warning lt K laser low message gt Ar lt K degrees Celsius gt High Temperature Threshold lt K degrees message gt Low Temperature Threshold lt K degrees message gt Lifetime Hours lt K hours10 message gt 8 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Counts Chapter 8 Diagnostics These commands are READ ONLY T D Q O O y O 7 Power on Usage Used for detec
76. Y communicate with a host via an intermediary ae RS 485 Interface device a concentrator or a controller Scanner 01 Scanner 02 Scanner 03 Configure the Scanner for Multidrop 1 With the scanner connected to the host do Retrieve Scanner Settings 2 Select Multidrop in the Protocol configu ration menu EJ DAAN i i 2 BEZDASS Hoot Pori You will see the following message tege Important You must change your pream Bai Fate aaa Park Ever ble and postamble characters so that they chee Has Se are not CR or NULL Data Dis 5 miraci eT This allows data to move through the con Hoe F Slatin centrator without interference H REZI callin Pipa Pantiyun pa ATSACTS e Drees Panteri rath rna 3 Click OK vd Piya Si Aa E eg a LAC 4 Next go to Preamble Characters still in cea ted the Protocol menu and double click on Intesoharscier Delay Characters 5 This will open up an ASCII character table Select any character other than CR For example select LF Repeat the above for Postamble Check the multidrop address Enter a number from Q1 to 50 Right click in the window and select Save to Scanner and Send and Save Your scanner is now in multidrop From here on you will need to use the concen trator to relay commands and data between the scanner or scanners and the host 10 Next go to Connect to Scanner via the Concentrator on page A 33 O CON On A 32 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code
77. al Command 4 2 Read Cycle Timeout 4 14 Read Ranges A 3 Read Rate 1 8 11 5 l 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Reads Trigger Status 6 20 Reset A 24 Resets 8 3 Response Timeout 3 20 Restore Commands A 21 Restore Microscan Defaults A 21 A 22 Restore User saved Settings A 21 RS 232 A 31 RS 232 Auxiliary Port 3 9 RS 232 422 Host Port 3 3 RS 422 A 31 RS 422 Status 3 8 RS 485 A 31 S Safety Certifications A 5 Safety Class A 2 Safety Labels 1 xi Save Active Settings except Factory for Pow er on A 23 Save Active Settings including Factory for Power on A 23 Save Commands A 21 Saving 2 7 Saving settings A 23 Scan Rate A 29 Scan Speed 4 16 Scan Width A 29 Scanner Connector 15 pin IB 131 A 10 Scanner Setup 4 16 Scanner Status Byte 11 20 Scanner Status Requests 11 20 Scanner Type 4 19 Scanning Parameters A 3 Select Sequence A 35 Send Receive Options 2 7 Sensor A 25 Separator Character EAN 128 5 8 UPC EAN 5 18 Separator Quality Output Separator 6 20 Sequence On Mismatch 7 8 Sequence On Noread Matchcode 7 7 Sequential Matching Matchcode 7 5 Serial Command Beep Status 6 13 Serial Command Echo Status 6 12 Serial Command Format A 16 Serial Command Status Request A 17 Serial Commands Utilities 11 3 Serial Commands concatenating A 17 Serial Configuration Commands A 16 Serial Configuration Summary Protocol 3 2 Serial Data 4 9 Serial Data or Edge 4 9 Serial Trigger 4 11 Serial Trigger Characte
78. al performance at 25 C 77 F using grade A symbols Some performance characteristics may vary at high temperatures or other environmental extremes Microscan Systems Inc Specifications subject to change MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 5 Appendix B Electrical Specifications Maximum Operating Power 3 6 Watts Cabling Power Input 10 to 28VDC 200mV p p max ripple 120 mA 24VDC typical Trigger New Master 4 5 to 28 VDC optoisolated Outputs 1 2 3 1 to 28VDC optoisolated rated Ice lt 100MA 24VDC current limited by user Table A 2 MS 820 Host Connector 15 pin RS232 RS232 RS422 485 Out Power 10 to 28 VDC TxD __Power Signal ground Trigger In el Rs AuxTxD TxD Out o Opti Sow e Default configuration In oT moer fn ER 1 Be sure all cables are connected BEFORE applying power 13 Crhassisground 2 Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables a See lI B 131 I nterface Module on page A 10 for more trigger information b See IB 131 I nterface Module on page A 10 for more output information c The default is activated by connecting pin 8 to ground pin 4 See By Hardware Default on page A 22 d Chassis ground used to connect chassis body to earth ground only Not to be used as power or signal return 2 a Q Q Q lt ER 7 Caution If using your own power supply verify correct connection of pow
79. ar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices gt el el D 5 x Appendix G Entbedded Menus In addition to ESP you can also use a communications menu such as Microsoft s Hyper Terminal to establish communication with Microscan s embedded menus os KG a Q Q Q lt 1 With your host connected to the configuration port set your host communications settings as follows 9600 7 1 and Even 2 Set Flow Control to None 3 Make the communications port selection Usually COM 1 or COM 2 for desktops and COM 1 for laptops Upon connection send a lt D gt command to bring up the main menu a MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INC b CONFIGURATION PROGRAH HAIN MENU 35 338201 14 TOPICS DESCRIPTIONS 1 COMMUNICATIONS HOST PROTOCOL AND HOST PORT 2 OPERATIONS TRIGGERING TIMEOUTS ETC 3 CODE TYPES 1 CODE 39 P F417 I 2 OF 5 UPC CODE 128 A CODE TYPES 2 CODE 93 CODABAR ETC 5 GLOBAL CODE PARAMETERS MARGINS SYMB ID BACKGROUND AIAG ETC 6 SCANNER OUTPUT BARCODE SECHER RELAYS OUTPUT HODES ETC 7 SCANNER SETUP GAIN SCAN SPEED TRANSITION COUNT ETC 8 DIAGNOSTICS SETUP WARNING MESSAGES OPERATION TIME ETC Oe ESC HAIN MENU OR EXIT N NEXT ITEM H PREVIOUS MENU SP NEXT ITEM B PREVIOUS ITEM CR THIS ITEM HAN COMMUNICATIONS e 4 Press the return key CR to see the communications menu Menu navigation commands are case sensitive Use the space bar or N to advance to t
80. aracter to indicate the end of the character lt Kabaud rate parity stop bits data bits gt One 0 One 1 Two MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 3 9 pr O F 9 RS 232 422 Host Port Data Bits Host Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Only changed if necessary to match host setting Number of bits in each character lt Kabaud rate parity stop bits data bits gt Seven 0 Seven 1 Eight Host Protocol Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options In general the point to point protocols will work well in most applica tions They require no address and must use RS 232 or RS 422 commu nications standards Protocols define the sequence and format in which information is trans ferred between the scanner and the host or in the case of Multidrop between scanners and a concentrator lt Kfprotocol gt Point to Point 0 Point to Point 4 Polling Mode D 1 Point to Point with RTS CTS 5 Multidrop 2 Point to Point with XON XOFF 6 User Defined 3 Point to Point with RTS CTS amp 7 User Defined Multidrop XON XOFF If selecting one of the options from O0 to 4 Point to Point Point to Point with RTS CTS Point to Point with XON XOFF Point to Point with RTS CTS and XON XOFF or Polling Mode D use the lt K140 protocol gt format Option 5 through 7 are special cases and discussed later in this section P
81. ard Allows the user to enter user defined wild card characters in the master symbol Sequential Instructs the scanner to sequence after each match numeric only and compare sym bols or portions of symbols for sequential numbers 7 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode Sequential Matching Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Match Start Position Usage Definition Example Serial Cmd Default Options Used in tracking product serial numbers that increment or decrement sequentially With Sequential enabled under Matchcode Type Sequential Match ing determines if a count is in ascending incremental or descending decremental order lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Increment 0 Increment 1 Decrement D D O gt O O Q D Match Start Position is useful in defining specific portions of a symbol for comparisons For example if a symbol contains a part number manufac turing date and lot code info but the user is only interested in the part number information Match Start Position can be set to only sort on the part number and ignore the rest of the characters Match Start Position determines 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 thos
82. base size has been set to 5 or more send lt M5 gt to request master symbol data for 5 The scanner transmits master symbol 5 data in the following format lt 5 data gt If no master symbol data Is available the output will be lt 5 gt 1 Click the Utilities button and the Master Database tab 2 Click on the Receive Reader s Database button Read Hate Counters Device Control Master Database Firmware Master Symbol Database Size JM Matcheode Type Reda simia mie ee eben dp Es d Receiwe Reader s Database Send Database to Reader lt Mmaster symbol number gt Returns all master symbols if no num ber is added before the question mark Caution Be sure to add the or you will delete the master symbol s Returns all master symbols if no number is included 1 to 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Delete Master Symbol Data Definition This command will delete the master symbol data for a selected master symbol number ESP 1 Click the Utilities button to access the master symbol 2 Click the Master Database tab and double click the symbol num ber you want to delete 3 Delete text and click OK to delete in ESP Master H 1 Symbol Dats Ej 4 Click Send Database to Reader to save in the scanner Serial Cmd lt Mmaster symbol number gt deletes the master symbol for the selected symbol index Caution If no number is added before the questi
83. c ters it is continuous has variable length and uses multiple element widths measured edge to edge Code 128 Status Serial Cmd lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status out put format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 128 Definition When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field When disabled any length would be considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 sta tus output format application record separator status application record separa tor character application record brackets application record padding gt this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 sta tus output format application record separator status application record separa tor character application record brackets application record padding gt Default 10 Options 1 to 64 Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Symbol Length to take effect Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled E Symbol Length Code 128 ei Usage Fixed Symbol Le
84. can have two or five digit supplemental symbol data follow ing the normal symbol The U P C Version A U P C A symbol is used to encode a 12 digit number The first digit is the number system character the next five are the manufacturer number the next five are the product number and the last digit is the checksum character When enabled the scanner will read UPC version A and UPC version E only UPC EAN Status Serial Cmd lt KsSUPC EAN status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus Separator character gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled EAN Status Usage EAN is the European version of the UPC symbology and is used in Euro pean market applications Note UPC EAN must be enabled for EAN to take effect Definition EAN is a subset of UPC When enabled the scanner will read UPC version A UPC version E EAN 13 and EAN 8 It also appends a leading zero to UPC version A symbol information and transmits 13 digits If transmitting 13 digits when reading UPC version A symbols is not desired disable UPC EAN Note The extra character identifies the country of origin Serial Cmd lt KsSUPC EAN status EAN status supplementals status separator status separator character gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 5 16 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Supplementals Status UPC EAN Usage Reads Supplementals typically used in
85. cept NUL lt or gt 8 12 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Laser Control Chapter Contents Laser Control by ESP Men 9 2 er 9 3 LaSer TWIG D 9 4 By regulating the time that the laser is on during each scan the laser beam width can narrowed to a precise arc This is called laser framing and it is very useful when there is a need to avoid highly reflective objects to filter out unwanted signals or to avoid scanning the wrong symbols In addition the laser can be set so that it only turns on during a read cycle T rmm Q D 2 O r e o MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 9 1 Laser Control by ESP Menu Laser Control by ESP Menu Click this icon to bring up the Laser Control view 8 Laser Control On Position Off Position m HU Laser on only during Read Cycle Heceivg Send and Save Default Note These buttons only affect this view You can also adjust laser parameters from the Read Cycle menu E E Laser Setup G Laser On Off Disabled d z Laser Framing Status Enabled z i Laser On Position z0 2 H Laser Of Positron DU d 9 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 9 Laser Control Laser On Off Usage Laser On Off extends the life of the laser It is useful where there are sig nificant time gaps between symbols It also provides visual confirmation of a read cycle dura
86. d Default Options 6 12 When enabled a configuration command received from the host is echoed back to D the host with the resultant settings Ge Scanner If a command with multiple fields 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 change lt KScommand echo status command beep status control hex output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Serial Command Beep Status Chapter 6 I O Parameters Important ESP will not function whenever this command is enabled Usage Definition Function Serial Cmd Default Options Used to audibly verify the acceptance and validity of a command Causes the scanner to beep once whenever a K command is entered to indicate that the command was accepted and processed If an invalid command is entered the scanner beeps 5 times to indicate an invalid entry However this does not necessarily mean that all data fields have been entered incorrectly Only one bad field needs to be found in order to activate the 5 beep response lt KSserial command echo status serial command beep status Control hex output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled T 0 DI my Q D r D du Control Hex Output Usage Definition Serial Cmd
87. d for Active Open the triggering device interrupts the current to the optoisolator to activate the read cycle lt Kjexternal trigger state gt Active Closed 0 Active Open 1 Active Closed MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle Serial Trigger Usage Definition Useful in applications where a read cycle needs to be initiated and or ended by user defined serial characters An on line host command composed of a single ASCII host serial trigger character that initiates or ends the read cycle Serial Trigger Character Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Note Serial Data or Serial Data amp Edge triggering mode must be enabled for Serial Trigger Character to take effect Useful in applications where a single serial character enclosed in angle brackets initiates the read cycle A trigger character is one that starts the read cycle is enclosed by delim iters lt gt and can only be sent when the trigger mode is set to Serial Data or Serial Data amp Edge lt Kiserial trigger character gt GS corresponds to displayed in the embedded menu Any single ASCII character including control characters except NUL OOH an existing host command character or an on line protocol char acter a JJ D Q lt 2 D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 11 i O gt QO D e T End of Read Cycle End of Read Cycl
88. dress Used when connecting to a concentrator or other device that does not match standard multidrop protocol User Defined Multidrop allows the user to customize the polling protocol If selecting User Defined Multidrop 7 complete the format by either choosing new parameters or place commas where unchanged data fields occur lt Kf7 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK gt For User Defined Multidrop first select Multidrop lt KF5 gt then User Defined Multidrop lt KF7 gt Any single character 02 hex to 7E hex in the ASCII table can be assigned as the address character The character chosen is used as the poll character and the subsequent ASCII character becomes the select character For example if a B 02 hex is selected as the address C 03 hex becomes the select address that the host will use in sending host select commands Definitions of commands in User Defined and User Defined Multidrop must be dupli cated in host applications to enable poll and select sequences to execute correctly dur ing transmission Note Typically parameters in User Defined Multidrop are defined by first enabling Multidrop then enabling User Defined Multidrop This pre loads multidrop charac ters into the parameters Then changes are made to individual characters to match the host or other requirements Host RS 422 Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 3 8 Only changed if necessary to match host setti
89. drop the communications settings from a popup dialog View View Help View tells you what view is current and allows you to quickly move Configuration to other views which are also accessed by clicking the icons on the Calibration toolbars Raster Terminal Utility VS 310 Scanner User s Manual 2 5 Making Changes in ESP Making Changes in ESP To change scanner settings or to access the utilities or terminal window click on the App Mode button App Mode To return to the Easy Setup Mode click on the Setup Mode button Setup Mode See the succeeding chapters and Appendices to see specific configuration command explanations for both ESP and serial commands To make changes to a configuration setting in the menu trees 1 Left click on the to ESP Values expand tree Read Crce zs Muleviniol 2 Double click on parame Trigg ter and click once in selec H Sena Tagger tion box to view options 2 Frei of Read ck che Treoug 3 Place your curser in the Read Cade Timeout Tann selection box scroll down tee Carta Maw Ter to the setting you want to Captuse Mode Tinggi o ew T pee change and click once on the setting 4 Left click again on the 5 Right click on the open screen and select open screen to complete Save to Scanner to implement the com the selection mand in the scanner 2 6 VS 310 Scanner User s Manual Chapter 2 Using ESP Send Receive Options To access save and receive options f
90. e Mil One thousandths of an inch or 0 0254 mm In bar coding a measurement stan dard that identifies a symbol by the width of its narrowest element Mismatch An event that occurs when the scanned symbol does not match the master symbol that is stored in the memory of the scanner Multisymbol A scanner mode which allows a scanner to read more than one symbol in a single read cycle Multidrop A communications protocol for networking two or more scanners or other devices with a concentrator or controller and characterized by the use of individual device addresses and the RS 485 standard Narrow bar width The width of the narrowest bar of a specific bar code symbol expressed in thousands of an inch or mils as defined by standard code types Narrow Margins Allows the scanner to read symbols with quiet zones less than 8 times the width of the narrow bar element Non delimited A command that is not bracketed by pre defined characters gt el el D 5 x MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 39 Noread A non read A condition that occurs when the scanner is set up to decode symbols but no symbol is scanned during the read cycle Normally Closed A discrete output state that is only active when open Normally Open A discrete output state that is only active when closed NOVRAM Non volatile random access memory Data that is saved for power on is saved to NOVRAM Null Also spelled N
91. e Note When to Output must be set to End of Read Cycle before this command can be active Definition The read cycle is the time during which the scanner will attempt to read and decode a bar code symbol At the end of a read cycle the scanner stops reading symbols and sends the symbol data or noread message to the host End of Read Cycle Mode Definition Serial Cmd Default Options A read cycle can be terminated by a new trigger a timeout or a combina tion of both lt Khend of read cycle mode read cycle timeout gt Timeout 0 Timeout 1 New Trigger 2 Timeout amp New Trigger Note When operating in Continuous Read or Continuous Read 1 Output the scan ner is always in the read cycle Timeout Usage Definition 4 12 Typically used with Serial or Edge and Continuous One It is effective in highly controlled applications when the maximum length of time between objects can be predicted It assures that a read cycle ends before the next bar coded object appears giving the system extra time to decode and transmit the data to the host Timeout ends the read cycle when the time set in Timeout elapses or times out If in Continuous Read 1 Output a timeout initiates a new read cycle and allows the same symbol to be read again With either External Edge Serial Data or Serial Data amp Edge enabled a timeout ends the read cycle and symbol data or a noread mes Sage is sent to the host
92. e trigger evaluation period number to output on reads per trigger threshold gt Output 3 lt K output on active state pulse width output mode trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on reads per trigger threshold gt MATCHCODE Master symbol database size lt KMnumber of master symbols gt Matchcode lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mis match gt New Master Pin lt Kzstatus gt A 14 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Table A 8 Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Command Title Format ag DIAGNOSTICS B Counts lt K_ gt returns power ons resets Hours Since Last Reset lt K gt returns hours minutes S Warning Message Status EE high status Laser low status Laser High Warning lt K laser high message gt Laser Low Warning lt K laser low message gt Present Operating Temperature lt K gt returns degrees Celsius High Temperature Threshold lt K degrees message gt Low Temperature Threshold lt K degrees message gt Lifetime Hours lt K hours10 message gt a For MS 710s with MS Sensors MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 15 Appendix E Senal Command Fonret Serial commands are of two types utility and configuration 2
93. e Temperature 29 to 70 C BE GA eg 20 to 158 8 81 cm Humidity Up to 90 non condensing _ Side y IN L Emissions and Immunity d i UE General immunity for ITE equipment EN 55024 98 259 o General immunity for heavy industry EN iy BEE 61000 6 2 98 0 37cm aes Radiated and conducted emissions of ITE equip a 6 58cm ment EN 55022 98 Class A oe 1 57 cm A Laser Light ES i A0 l M4 f 59 Type Laser Diode 3 56 om 3 8 mm deep 6 58 om Output Wavelength 650nM nominal Infrared Option 780nM nominal i Boom F Safety class Visible laser CDRH Class Il 650nM Infrared laser CDRH Class 1 780nM l i Figure A 1 MS 820 Dimensions Operating Life 50 000 hours 25 C A 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Scanning Parameters Scanning mirror type Rotating 10 faceted Scans rate 350 to 1100 scans per second default is 800 Options Single line raster Scan width angle Typically 60 Pitch 50 gt ee B D 5 x Communication RS 232 RS 422 485 Daisy chain DeviceNet and Ethernet can be used with an accessory B 131 Interface Symbologies Standard offering Code 128 Code 39 Code 93 Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC EAN PDF417 Application Standards AIAG UCC EAN 128 FIS Options FIS Light Density Line 001 Visible Low Density Single Line 002 Visible High Density Single Line 003 Visible Low Density Raster 004 Visible High Dens
94. e in preceding fields then commas alone can be entered in these fields For example if only the last field in the following command is chang ing lt Ka4 1 0 0 gt can be entered as lt Ka 0 gt All fields following a modified field can be omitted For example to change Baud Rate send lt Ka3 gt A 16 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Concatenating Configuration Commands Commands can be concatenated added together in a single string or data block Serial Command Status Request To ensure that any command was received and accepted you can send the Show Scanner Status command lt gt The status of a specific serial command can be requested by entering the command fol lowed by a question mark gt el el D 5 x Entering Special Characters in Serial Commands To enter control characters within a serial command hold down the control key while typing the desired character Entering Special Characters in Embedded Menus Control Characters Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as mne monic characters such as lt CR gt lt LF gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt Press SP the space bar once then enter the control character by holding down the control key and simultaneously pressing the desired character For example to define a line feed press SP then Control and J simultaneously It is displayed as J on the command line and as lt LF gt in the
95. e in this menu can be transmitted Usage Alerts the user to NOVRAM failure Contact Omron Serial Cmd lt K warning message status laser high status laser low status novram corrupt warning status gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note If you suspect that erroneous defaults are occurring enable NOVRAM Mes sages by sending lt K 1 1 gt This will allow the NOVRAM messages if present to be viewed Warning messages for NOVRAM can appear in one of five formats lt NVRAM C gt This message indicates an error in user settings The message repeats once every 30 minutes If this message is received restore customer settings and send a lt Z gt com mand If the condition persists contact you Omron representative lt NVBAD D gt Indicates that diagnostic lifetime hours power on counts and reset counts have been lost The message repeats once every 30 minutes Contact your Omron representative o O F O c O F lt NVBAD L gt Indicates a problem with laser current factory reference The message repeats once every 30 minutes Contact your Omron reprensentative lt DFALT C gt Indicates that the customer NOVRAM settings have been defaulted either by a customer initiated default or by a problem with the scanner This message is sent ONLY ONCE lt DFALT F gt Indicates that the factory NOVRAM settings have been defaulted This message is sent ONLY ONCE upon reset
96. e of the master symbol when Matchcode Type is set to Enabled or Sequential For example if Match Start Position is set to 3 the first 2 characters read in the symbol will be ignored and only the 3rd and subsequent char acters to the right will be compared up to the number of characters specified by Match Length lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt O O to 50 Note Match Start Position must be set to 1 or greater to enable this feature AO zero setting will disable this feature MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 7 5 Le O S e S wbd us i Match Length Match Length Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options For example if Match Length is set to 6 in a 10 character symbol and Match Start Position is set for 2 only the 2nd through 7th characters from left to right will be compared Defines the length of the character string that will be compared with that of the master symbol when Match Start Position is set to 1 or greater When Match Start Position is set to 0 no comparison will occur lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt 1 1 to 50 Wild Card Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options For example with Wild Card character defined as the default asterisk
97. e sent 11 18 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Autodiscrimination You can enable most or specific symbol types by the following operational commands Default Code 39 only Options lt P gt Enables most symbol types lt Q gt Enable Code 39 only lt R gt Enable Codabar only lt S gt Enable 2 5 only MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 19 Scanner Status Requests Scanner Status Requests lt gt Scanner Status Byte The scanner responds to a status request lt gt with a single ASCII character for exam ple a symbol F To determine the status 1 Look up the hex conversion in an ASCII to hex table Table A 9 ASCII Table with Control Characters on page A 18 The ASCII F character corresponds to 46 in hex 2 Look up the binary conversion for 46 in table 11 3 For example the 4 in binary would be O 1 O O as read from binary digits 3 through O the 6 the binary digits 7 through 4 which is O 1 1 O Note that for this example the binary bits are read from left to right 3 Next enter your binary values in table 11 4 in the Binary column next to the appropriate bit Table 11 3 Hex Table 11 4 Scanner Status yae to Pinary Conversion 0 o Commanderror deteted LI 1 Commandreceved 2 o Communication error detected 3 o Flash sector unprotect failure 4 o Scan motor or reading disable 5 1 Scannerisinareadcyde
98. econd SW 4 inches DR 1000 decodes per second Figure A 8 Picket Fence Er x 1000 3 17 complete decodes Angled Picket Fence Calculation The number of complete scans for angled picket fence Is calculated the same as that for picket fence with the Direction of label travel exception that the scan width is shortened in proportion to scan tilt AMS Scan Line Figure A 9 Angled Picket Fence A 28 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Improving the Number of Decodes After changing any of the parameters described here recalculate number of decodes Scan Speed Scan speed is a function of motor speed and is adjustable A slower scan rate may allow greater symbol range and or higher decode rates but at the cost of a lower decode rate scans When you lower scan speed you lower the decode rate gt el el D 5 x Range Adjusting the symbol s range if possible is one of the quickest and most effective ways to improve decode rates However in some applications you may need to select a less than optimum range or one that is beyond the fringes of the ranges Scan Width Increasing scan width will increase the number of scans in a picket fence oriented appli cation Scan width is linked with scan range and changing one will usually require a change in the other Symbol Speed Applies to both picket fence and ladder oriented symbols If your application allows it sl
99. ection to a UL listed direct plug in power unit marked Class II and rated 10 to 28 VDC at 2 7 watts or greater European models must use a similarly rated Class or Class II power supply that is certified to comply with standard for safety EN 60950 WARNING Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous laser light radiation exposure WARNING There are no user serviceable parts in the scanner Opening the scan ner voids the warranty and could expose the user to laser diode power of up to 7 mW WARNING The laser beam can be harmful to eyesight Avoid eye contact with the laser beam Never point the beam at other people or in a direction where people may be passing xii MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Quick Start l Chapter Contents Step 1 Hardware Heoured 1 2 Step 2 Connect the System ccccccccccceeeseeeeseseeeeceeeeeeeseesasaeesseeeeeeeees 1 3 sten ostal ke e S E REEE NE 1 4 Step A Select Scanner Model 1 5 Step 5 ee ue EE 1 6 Step 6 Position Symbol and Scanner ssssssseseeesseeeesesrrrrrrnrrrrrreenennnn 1 7 Step 7 Test for Read Hate 1 8 Step 8 Configure the Scanner nnnnnnnneensnsenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnrnnrereennnnene 1 9 This chapter is designed to get your scanner up and running quickly using Microscan s ESP so the user can get a sense of its capabilities
100. ed 1 Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 9 if U lt S ei zA O D d o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 1D Symbologies Application Record Padding EAN 128 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Padding is the insertion of zeros to make up the maximum length of a variable application record data field except for the last field which does not require padding When enabled padding is included When disabled padding is omitted Note Padding is never added to fixed length fields or to the last data field of a symbol Enabling or disabling Record Padding will have no effect on these lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status out put format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect 5 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage It is has been popular because it is the most dense symbology for print ing numeric characters less than 10 characters in length however Omron does not recommend this symbology for any new applications
101. ented in the order in which a scanner might be setup and made ready for industrial operation Chapter 1 Quick Start provides overall step by step instructions for getting your scanner operational with specific go to references to other chapters and appendices Chapter 3 Communications through Chapter 8 Diagnostics are general setup and configuration options Chapter 9 Laser Control will help you setup your raster and laser framing envel ops Chapter 10 Terminal Mode describes the use of the Terminal window The appendices include specifications reference tables of serial commands ASCII char acters multidrop setup and addresses as well as other useful information relating to bar coding and electrical and mechanical setups for the scanner Highlighting Serial commands selections inside instructions and menu defaults are highlighted in red bold Cross references are highlighted in blue bold Web links and outside refer ences are highlighted in blue bold italics References to menu topics are highlighted in Bold Initial Caps References to topic headings within this manual or other documents are enclosed in quotation marks Host Communications There are three ways the scanner can communicate with a host 1 Microscan s Windows based ESP the preferred method which offers point and click ease of use and visual responses to user adjustments 2 Serial commands such as lt Kr1 gt
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103. er Defined Point to Point first select Point to Point lt KfO gt and then User Defined lt Kf6 gt Example To select an unpolled ACK NAK User Defined protocol with LRC disabled send lt KfO gt lt Kf6 F U gt lt KcO gt ACK and NAK will be displayed in the menu lt Kf6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt No assignment Any ASCII character except a null Control characters can be used to define RES through NAK in serial commands Allows the handshaking protocol to be initiated from the host if not con figured in an unpolled mode Messages sent to the host will include the scanner s defined protocol The status of From Host determines if mes Sages sent from the host to the scanner must include the defined proto col If From Host is disabled the defined protocol is not included If From Host is enabled the defined protocol must be included lt Kf6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 7 e O O 3 3 O S 3 T 9 pr O F 9 RS 232 422 Host Port User Defined Multidrop Note Any ASCII character except a null 00 and a A 01 can be assigned as an address Control characters can be used to define RES through NAK in serial com mands See See Communication Protocol Commands on page A 19 Note Usage Definition Serial Cmd Ad
104. er Sie H Postamble Enabled ouble clic e i A setting and use your LAC Status Disabled cursor to scroll gt Response Timeout 12 through the options n ptencharacter Delay 0 Communications by Serial Command Auxiliary Port lt Kyaux port mode baud parity stop bits data bits daisy chain status daisy chain D gt lt Kdstatus preamble gt 3 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications RS 232 422 Host Port Includes host port connections and host protocols Host Port Connections Baud Rate Host Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options R Can be used to transfer data faster or to match host port settings 9 The rate at which the scanner and host transfer data back and forth lt Kabaud rate parity stop bits data bits gt 9600 e 0 600 3 4800 6 38 4K gt 1 1200 4 9600 7 57 6K S 2 2400 5 19 2K 8 300 Parity Host Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Only changed if necessary to match host setting An error detection routine in which one data bit in each character is set to 1 or O so that the total number of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd lt Kabaud rate parity stop bits data bits gt Even 0 None 1 Even 2 Odd Stop Bits Host Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Only changed if necessary to match host setting One or two bits added to the end of each ch
105. er Supply Trigger 97 10004 05 99 440001 10 97 10004 05 99 440001 10 Figure A 5 Scanner IB 131 Daisy Chain Setup MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Appendix D Senal Configuration Commands The following table is a list of all the available serial configuration commands also called K commands These commands are also listed at the beginning of each appli cable chapter For utility operational commands see Table 11 1 Summary of Util ity Serial Commands on page 11 3 Table A 8 Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Command Title Format COMMUNICATIONS Host Port Connections lt Kabaud parity stop bits data bits gt Host Protocol lt Kfprotocol gt RS422 Status lt Kbstatus gt Auxiliary Port lt Kyaux port mode baud parity stop bits data bits daisy chain sta tus daisy chain D gt Preamble lt Kdstatus preamble gt Postamble lt Kestatus postamble gt LRC lt Kcstatus gt Response Timeout lt KAresponse timeout gt Intercharacter Delay lt KBintercharacter delay gt READ CYCLE Multisymbol lt KLnumber of symbols multisymbol separator gt Trigger Mode lt Kgtrigger mode filter time gt External Trigger State lt Kj external trigger state gt Serial Trigger Character lt Kiserial trigger character gt End of Read Cycle lt Khend of read cycle read cycle ti
106. er and ground lines Incorrect connections or use of Chassis ground Power ground and Signal ground lines could cause equipment and or software failure A 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Optoisolator Outputs Optoisolator circuits can transfer pulses between the scanner and peripherals with no direct connection with the scanner s internal circuitry However not every optoisolator configuration provides complete isolation The following diagrams show both fully optoisolated and non optoisolated circuits They are only examples and do not repre sent all the possible wiring configurations gt we D 5 x load F50 MA l ioaga 100 MA Scanner Outputs Vout 0n 0 5V 1 0V Output ton Typ 0 7mS 0 8mS toff Typ SUS SHS a Voltage drop across output when activated Output Circuit Examples Fully Optoisolated Isolated Scanner Host This circuit is fully optoisolated and is Power the recommended configuration It 1 to 28 V allows the user to apply 1 to 28 VDC to Scanner Outputs the circuit Output Caution The maximum current that can pass through the optoisolator is 100mA Input Outputs Power ground Not Optoisolated Scanner Grounded Non isolated Scanner Host In this diagram power is applied exter nally but the scanner s power ground is 1 to 28V used to complete the circuit This setup earner Outputs invol
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108. erform at startup Options Connect View Help Note The settings you select here will be saved and be Reload Last loaded into ESP when ESP is opened next whether or not Skip ESM Mode you save the ESP file to the computer Connect Prompt Recerve After Connect Enable Send and Save Inecluc Model Prompt at Startup Reload Last At startup reloads the last file saved to the computer AS A A A A A Skip ESM Mode Skips the Easy Setup Mode and opens directly in the App Mode Connect Prompt enabled by default At startup asks if you would like to connect to the scanner Receive After Connect At startup loads the scanner s settings into ESP This is not recommended if you want to preserve your ESP settings for future use Enable Send and Save Including Factory Enables the Send and Save Including Factory option in the Send Recv command Model Prompt at Startup enabled by default At startup prompts you to select a scanner model If this is unchecked then ESP will automatically load the last model accessed Connect Generally Autoconnect will be the quickest way that ESP can get connected to a scanner Autoconnect will try con necting at the most common communications settings and Autoconnect step through the various settings until they match up with Connect View Help Connect the host s settings Disconnect When you select Connect you will need to manually select egen i Configure Multi
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110. ew of the bar code symbol Check the bar code symbol for readability by doing a decode rate test If there is any question about the symbol s readability contact your Omron representative After changing any parameter that might affect decode rate repeat decode rate test Clean the scanner window with a clean dry Q tip or cotton cloth on a regular basis Do Not Aim the scanner into direct light or sunlight Aim the scanner into an external object detector or other light emitting device Obstruct the scanner window with mounting hardware or other objects Connect chassis of scanner and host to different ground potentials Operate the scanner in excessive temperature environments A 30 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Appendix L Interface Standards Interface Standards established by the Electronic Industries Association EIA specify such things as the signaling voltage levels maximum cable lengths and number of drivers With Microscan devices selection of interface is made by pin assignment and in the case of the host communications by software switching between RS 232 and RS 422 Microscan devices use RS 232 RS 422 and RS 485 multidrop gt el el D 5 x RS 232 RS 232 defines an interface between two devices such as the scanner and host It dif fers from the other interfaces by dedicating individual pins to specific functions and by requiring both devices to share
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112. g the preamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed of on its own line 1 Enabled within any protocol l oo Up to four user defined ASCII characters including control characters can be defined and added to the front or end of the data string that is Q sent from the scanner to the host 3 lt Kdstatus preamble character s gt 3 Disabled 0 Disabled D 5 d Preamble Character s Serial Cmd Default Options lt Kdstatus preamble character s gt M corresponds to carriage return null null null Up to four user defined ASCII characters including control characters Within a Serial Command To enter control characters within a serial command hold down the con trol key while typing the desired character Example lt Kd141 CNTL m gt to enter M Within an Embedded Menu Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as mnemonic characters such as lt CR gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt To enter a control character from within an embedded menu first type in a space with the space key This has the effect of allowing the control key to be recognized as a part of the control character Next hold down the control key while typing the desired character Example Space CNTL m to enter M MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 17 9 pr O F 9 Postamble Postambie
113. ger than the number of symbols enabled by the Master Symbol Database Size see page 11 11 For example if Master Symbol Database Size is set to 2 you will not be able to enter data for symbols 3 through 10 ESP L Set the number of master symbols you want to create in Master Symbol Database Size 2 Double click in the row of the index number you want to setup Read Fiste Countess Device Control Master Database Fame Datsbere Sis D Maicheede Type Band Symbol into Selected eier H Send Daiabsre jo Poa Cancel 3 Copy or type data into the Master Symbol dialog box and click OK 4 Click Send Database to Reader to save to the scanner Serial Cmd lt Mmaster symbol number master symbol data gt Dadian Sin Default 1 Options 1 to 10 any combination of ASCII text up to the maximum in Table 11 2 For example to enter data for master symbol 9 after making certain that master symbol database size is enabled for 9 or more symbols send lt M9 data gt Caution Since the total number of characters available for the master symbol data base is 2045 changes to the Master Symbol Database Size will re allocate the num ber of characters available for each master symbol and could cause existing master symbols to be deleted except master symbol 1 unless it also exceeds the size limitation 11 12 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Table 11
114. gies Large Intercharacter Gap Code 39 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Large I ntercharacter Gap is helpful for reading symbols that are printed out of specification Caution Do not use Large I ntercharacter Gap with Narrow Margins enabled since a large intercharacter gap over 3x could cause a narrow margins 5x to be interpreted as an intercharacter gap When enabled the scanner can read symbols with gaps between symbol characters that exceed three times 3x the narrow element width lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII setz Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 39 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field If disabled any length would be considered a valid sym bol lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII setz Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Code 39 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 5 4 Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and st
115. gies Narrow Margins Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used when the leading and trailing edges of the symbols are smaller than the standard margin or when other objects encroach into the margins Allows the scanner to read symbols with quiet zones less than 8 times the width of the narrow bar element Quiet zone is the space at the leading and trailing ends of a symbol Each quiet zone can be as narrow as only five times the width of the narrow bar element when Narrow Margins is enabled lt Konarrow margins status symbology identifier status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Do not use Narrow Margins with Large Intercharacter Gap enabled in Code 39 or Codabar MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 23 if U lt S ei zA O Ki D d Symbology ID Symbology ID Usage Used when the symbology type and how it s decoded needs to be known Definition Symbology ID is an AIM standard prefix set of characters that identify the symbol type When enabled the scanner analyzes and identifies the symbology and adds a three character identifying prefix to the data 1 close bracket character indicating the presence of a symbology ID Zi A C E l L Q b d p A Code 39 C Code 128 or EAN E UPC EAN F Codabar G Code 93 l 2 5 L PDF417 3 Modifier see Explanation of Modifiers below Serial Cmd lt Konarrow margins symbology identifier status
116. h unique start stop patterns composed of 9 black and white elements per character of which 3 are wide Code 39 Status Serial Cmd lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output status large intercharac ter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII setz Default Enabled Note This is the only symbol type enabled by default Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Status Code 39 Serial Cmd lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII setz Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Output Status Code 39 Usage Check digit Output added to the symbol provides additional security Definition When enabled the check digit character is read and compared along with the symbol data When disabled symbol data is sent without the check digit Note With Check Digit Output and an External or Serial trigger option enabled an invalid check digit calculation will cause a noread mes Sage to be transmitted at the end of the read cycle Serial Cmd lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII setz Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled if U lt S ei zA O D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 3 o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 1D Symbolo
117. he next item CR return key to select a highlighted item B to return to the previous item M to return to the previous menu and ESC to return to the Main menu or to exit the pro gram When exiting the program you will be prompted to save your active settings for power up Y or N Typing Y will be equivalent to saving with a lt Z gt command 1 If you are using Microsoft s HyperTerminal program you may find that the initial screen is unviewable when you call up the program with the lt D gt command If this occurs simply exit the embedded menu with a ESC E and N sequence and repeat the lt D gt command A 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Appendix H Defaulting Saving Initializing Active Memory is where the scanner s settings are stored during current use and are initialized by an lt A gt command Microscan Defaults are where the scanner s default application boot programs are stored They can only be changed by changing the application boot codes User Saved Settings are where user defined settings are saved for power on gt el el D 5 x Defaulting Defaulting occurs when default settings either Microscan or user Saved are restored Defaulting might be necessary if you have to make temporary changes communica tions between the scanner and another device are lost or interrupted or you are using incompatible equipment for example a terminal that is set at 9
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119. he leading edge of a symbol by looking for a 40uS quiet zone fol lowed by the number of transitions stores the highest value of the sam ples and adjusts the AGC accordingly at the end of the scan Conti nuous Usage Continuous is the default and the preferred mode for sampling analog signal amplitude Definition Samples AGC throughout the scan at the rate averages the sample val ues and adjusts the AGC value at the end of the scan MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 17 E O gt QO D e T Scanner Setup AGC Minimum Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Default Options Decreasing the minimum allows the AGC to compensate for brighter closer in symbols but could degrade performance over the scanning area Limits the minimum range of the available gain lt KDgain AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt 110 Enabled 50 to 135 AGC Maximum Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Increasing the maximum allows the AGC to compensate for darker fur ther out symbols but could degrade performance over the scanning area Limits the maximum range of the available gain lt KDgain AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt 144 125 to 255 Symbol Detect Status Definition Serial Cmd Default Options During the read cycle the scanner counts the number of bar and space transitions defined in the Transition Counter If the count matches or exceeds the threshold the
120. her factors such as baud rate number of characters in a given symbol and the number of secondaries in the daisy chain can affect timing and may need to be included in your calculations for complete accuracy 3 14 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Conditions The conditions for a daisy chain application are as L All scanners are enabled to Daisy Chain Chapter 3 Communications The master scanner s trigger must be Serial or External the secondary scanners triggers are configured for Serial Master mode Each scanner s auxiliary port must be connected to the Host port of its secondary scanner Each secondary scanner in the daisy chain must be set to send its data no less than 20mS before its preceding scanner All but the master scanner must have Postamble enabled and set to CR M only 6 All but the master scanner must have their noread messages disabled 10 If Multisymbol is enabled Multisymbol Separator characters must match in all scanners and Number of Symbols must be set to number large enough to include all the symbols it may itself read plus the number of symbols that it will be expected to relay to the host or the next scanner up the line Symbology ID enable disable must be the same in all scanners All but the master scanner must have their diagnostic warning mes Sages disabled Daisy Chain ID Status enable disable and the
121. implifies connecting to the scanner by providing separate ports for the host power supply trigger and network The network port is used for mul tidrop or daisy chain configurations See the following pages for configuration diagrams and a list of cables offered for ease of connectivity when using the IB 131 Table A 6 Scanner 15 pin Connector External ground Power 10 to 28 VDC out Transmit data RS 232 Transmit RS 232 RS 422 Receive data RS 232 Receive RS 232 RS 422 RTS Power Signal Ground CTS Trigger out Output 2 RTS Aux Transmit RS 232 RS 422 Signal ground Output 1 Output 1 Default configuration O oN OIUA AWIN e Trigger Trigger out m O Trigger CTS Aux Receive RS 232 RS 422 m m Default configuration m kA elo OIN DU A WIN e Output 3 m LA Receive data RS 422 m N New master OMR out m D Transmit data RS 422 m LA External ground m UI Output 3 m D Output 2 m e Receive data RS 422 m UI Output 1 2 3 H N Output 1 2 3 H tO Transmit data RS 422 Table A 7 Network 25 pin Connector 25 New master OMR in Ground Table A 4 Trigger 4 pin Connector Aux Receive RS 232 Aux Transmit RS 232
122. in an application that primarily uses an external sensing device but occasionally needs to be manually triggered An auxiliary terminal can be connected to the aux port so the user can send the serial trigger character through the scanner to the host Definition In this mode the scanner accepts either a serial ASCII character or an external trigger pulse to start the read cycle Serial Cmd lt Kg5 gt iE JJ D Q lt o D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 9 E O gt QO D e T Trigger Trigger Filter Duration Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Useful where trigger bounce could cause false triggers Trigger Filter Duration can prevent trigger bounce from falsely trigger ing the scanner by limiting the time in which trigger pulses can be received lt Kgtrigger mode trigger filter duration gt 78 x 128uS 9984uS 2 to 255 corresponding to 256uS to 03s in 128uS steps External Trigger State Note External Level External Edge or Serial Data or Edge trigger mode must be enabled for External Trigger to take effect Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 4 10 Users can select the trigger state that will operate with their systems If using the Microscan object detector use Active Open When enabled for Active Closed the triggering device imposes a current on the optoisolator to activate the read cycle When enable
123. ing allows the user to select the number of times that the selected trend condi tion occurs before activating the output Trigger Evaluation Period sets the number of triggered events to evaluate for trend condition Example Trend analysis mode Noread Number to Output On 4 Trigger Evaluation Period 25 In this example the scanner will activate the output when 4 noreads occur within a period of 25 trigger events read cycles lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width unused trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Noread 0 Mismatch 1 Noread 2 Decodes per Trigger MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Mismatch Ue Definition Output will be activated when the number of Mismatches equals the U value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Trigger Evaluation Period Noread S Definition The output will be activated when the number of noreads equals the me value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Trigger Evaluation Period Decodes per Trigger Definition Monitors the number of good reads per triggered read cycle If the num ber of decodes per trigger falls below the value entered in Decodes per Trigger a trend condition is set If this trend condition matches the number set in Number to Output On the output will be activated Number of Triggers Definitio
124. ing up to a Microscan MS 5000 multidrop concentrator must be configured in standard multidrop protocol 9 pr O F 9 User Defined Point to Point Usage Used for developing custom protocols in polled or unpolled mode Definition User Defined Point to Point allows the user to customize the point to point protocol Serial Cmd lt Kf6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt User Defined Address Definition User Defined is considered to be in a polled mode only if an address has been assigned Serial Cmd lt Kf6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt Default No address Options Any ASCII character except a null 3 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications User Defined Example Example Serial Cmd Default Options From Host Definition Serial Cmd Default Options An ACK NAK protocol can be configured using User Defined The scan ner will transmit data to the host when an ACK is received If a NAK or response timeout occurs the scanner will re send the data to the host up to 3 more times before aborting Tip To use User Defined Point to Point first select Point to Point lt K140 0 gt and then User Defined lt K140 f6 gt Example To select an unpolled ACK NAK User Defined protocol with LRC disabled send lt KfO gt lt Kf6 F U gt lt KcO gt ACK and NAK will be displayed in the menu Tip To use Us
125. initialization command lt A gt and lt Z gt They can be entered from within any terminal program or from within ESP in the Terminal window Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Utilities by ESP Menu Utilities by ESP Menu E Read Fate Counters Device Control Master Database Utilities Click this button to ir Decodes ec GH Cart bring up the Utilities menu Percent yf Clear Output 11 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Utilities by Serial Command Table 11 1 Summary of Utility Serial Commands Command Type Command Name Read Rate lt Cp gt Enter Single Symbol Percent Rate Test lt C gt Enter Single Symbol Decode Rate Test lt Cm gt Enter Multisymbol Percentage Rate Test lt Cs gt Enter Multisymbol Decode Rate Test lt al gt PDF Information lt Ce gt Extended Read Rate lt j gt Exit Decode Rate and Percent Rate Test Counters lt T gt Trigger Counter lt U gt Trigger Counter Reset lt V gt Good Read Match Counter lt W gt Good Read Match Counter Reset lt N gt Noread Counter lt O gt Noread Counter Reset lt X gt Mismatch Counter lt Y gt Mismatch Counter Reset Device Control lt
126. is set to zero the warning message will be disabled lt K degrees message gt 1 Celsius O to 50 zero disables Definition Serial Cmd Default Options The user can enter a message of up to 10 characters that will be dis played whenever the ambient temperature falls below the Low Temper ature Threshold lt K degrees message gt LO TEMP Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NUL lt or gt T D Q O O y O 7 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 8 11 o O F O c O F Lifetime Hours Lifetime Hours A message can be defined that will be transmitted whenever the scanner s elapsed time clock exceeds the set hours threshold The message repeats one time every 30 min utes Hours Threshold Usage Used for setting up a preventive maintenance program Definition A user can set a time in hours that will cause a message to be sent when ever the scanner s run time exceeds this value The elapsed time is the time the scanner is powered up Serial Cmd lt K hours10 message gt Default 2500 x 10 25 000 hours Options O to 65534 Note Hours entered are 1 10 of the actual hours Message Definition The user can enter a message of up to 10 characters that will be dis played whenever the hours threshold is reached or exceeded Serial Cmd lt K hours10 message gt Default SERVI CE Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string ex
127. ition Serial Cmd Used only with RS 232 This option is a combination of Point to Point with RTS CTS and Point to Point with XON XOFF lt Kf3 gt Polling Mode D Usage Definition Serial Cmd When in Polling Mode D an address of 1 is automatically displayed on the configuration screen However during transmission a 1C hex poll address FS and a 1D hex select address GS are substituted for the 1 Like Point to Point Polling Mode D requires a dedicated connection to the host but unlike Point to Point it requires an address and must wait for a poll from the host before sending data lt Kf4 gt MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 5 RS 232 422 Host Port Multidrop Note See also Multidrop Communications on page A 32 Usage The MS 5000 can be used as a concentrator to a single host port connec tion Definition Multidrop allows up to 50 devices to be connected to a single RS 485 host with the scanner assigned an unique address from 01 to 50 When Multidrop is selected the protocol characters for RES REQ etc are assigned automatically Multidrop Each address has its own separate poll and select address from 1C to 7F Addresses hex Options 01 through 50 Serial Cmd If selecting Multidrop lt K140 5 gt fan address must be defined and appended to the command string Format lt Kf5 address 01 to 50 gt Format lt K140 5 address 01 to 50 gt Note Scanners link
128. ity Raster 009 Visible Medium Density Single Line 010 Visible Medium Density Raster LED Indicators Table A 1 MS 820 Status Lights LED State Status PWR Red On Scanner has power RDY Green On Scanner is ready to read GD RD Green On Label is qualified as good MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 3 Read Ranges Ki D High Density T Scan Width O mm 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 200 in 5 0 5 400 15 10 5 Typical scan 0 0 area gt 90 mm in Range Medium Density Scan Width mm 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 200 Lo 1 in 5 0 5 400 15 020 y aw 250 10 015 200 150 010 f S 100 0075 50 Typical scan 0 0 area gt 90 mm in Range Ressity 127mm a For 0033 884mm symbols call Omron Symbol i a 0075 508mm A 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Low Density l gt Scan Width Kei mm 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 200 es Se ee ee in 5 0 5 Symbol 5 750 T 30 Density mm inches mm inches 0075 e 700 191mm 229 9 305 12 600 500 T 20 020 450 040 wo omm 202 4 762 15 350 7 300 250 10 200 150 100 50 Typical scan 0 0 area gt 90 mm in Bo Safety Certifications FCC CDRH CE UL cUL TuV BSMI Product specifications are given for typic
129. ject moving out of the detector at F ect beam causes another change in the trigger cau i state ending the read cycle i d lecht Ka E Figure 4 1 Trigger Level Serial Cmd lt Kg2 gt I mportant Level and Edge apply to the active logic state Active Open or Active Closed that exists while the object is in a read cycle between the rising edge and fall ing edge Rising edge is the trigger signal associated with the appearance of an object Falling edge is the trigger signal associated with the subsequent disappearance of the object iE JJ D Q lt 2 D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 7 Trigger External Trigger Edge Usage Highly recommended in any application where conveying speed is con Stant or if spacing object size or timeouts are consistent Definition External Trigger Edge as with Level allows the read cycle active State to begin when a trigger change of state from an external sensing device is received However the passing of an object out of sensor range does not end the read cycle The read cycle ends with a good read output or depending on End of Read Cycle setting a timeout or new trigger occurs F i Initiate Read Cycle Esch Fe A l E Object 1 moving in front of the detector Aci d h beam causes a change in the trigger state A initiating the read cycle Associated waveforms assume detector External Trigger State is
130. ject as long as 1 the object passes within range of the detector and 2 direct or reflected light from the detector does not interfere with the scanner s reception As the item continues to move down the line its symbol moves into the scanner beam and is read by the scanner The drawing below shows a symbol in the picket fence direction with the object detector positioned so as not to cause interference gt el el D 5 x Bar coded Object Bar coded Object Object Detector Scanner Figure A 6 Object Detector MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 25 By Serial Command L Position a stationary symbol in front of a functioning scanner at the scan distance used in your application 2 Enter a lt C gt command to see the decodes per second The decode rate is the number of decoded scans per total number of scan It will appear at the beginning of the data strings Note You can also enter a lt Cp gt command to see the percentage of decodes per scans 3 Make a note of the decode rate You will need this when calculating the number of decodes see Formulas for Number of Decodes on page A 27 4 End the test by sending the lt J gt command 2 a Q Q Q lt By ESP See Read Rate on page 11 5 Testing with a Moving Symbol Before testing with a moving symbol it is highly recommended that you calculate the expected number of decodes by
131. k on Next Click on any arrow to Add Row to see Default or Edit macros the next row When you default macros the of macros entire macros set is restored to their original macro commands When you click on the macro name the macro is executed in the terminal window If this is a serial command the command is also sent to the scanner at the same time it IS displayed Editing a Macro When you click the arrow next to a any macro and select Edit the following appears Macro Entry Macro Hame Macro Value C p You can edit an existing macro or type in a new macro name and define it in the Macro Value text box Click OK 0 Le O T T Les 10 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 10 Terminal Mode Terminal Vindow Functions Right click on the terminal window to display the following Paste Clear Select All Save Change Font Change Echo Font Disable Echo Change Background Color Default Settings Copy selected text to clipboard Paste from terminal or computer text Clear all text in terminal window Select All text in the terminal window Save brings up a save as dialog box Change Font of data text brings up a text dialog Change Echo Font to change typed in text or commands e Change Background Color of terminal win dow Default Settings changes all the above back to default settings Terminal Pulldown Menu
132. l Matching ccccccceesesesseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeesseeeeeeeeees 7 5 Match Lengt NEE 7 6 SEQUENCE OnhNoread aereis EE E AEAEE 7 7 Sequence On Mismatch 1 0 cceeseeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeesesaaaeeeeeeeees 7 8 New Master Pin ccccccccccsecceceeeeecseeeeeeeeeeceeseessueeeseeessuaeessueeesseeeessaaess 7 9 This section explains the matchcode output functions and setup See also Master Database on page 11 11 for more information details on using ESP for entering requesting and deleting master symbols Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 7 1 D D O gt O O Q D Matchcode by ESP Menu Matchcode by ESP Menu Parameters Mabchoode options Katcheode oe Matchcode Type Disabled H Sequential Matching Increment Cie taig DURON LO n Match Start Position 0 bring up the Matchcode menu Match Length 1 Q eo Mild Card Ki To change a setting e Nee Enabled E double click the setting ee Get lt and use your cursor to po sequence op Mismatch Disabled scroll through the ne New Master Pin Disabled i N Matchcode by Serial Command Command Title Master symbol database size lt KMnumber of master symbols gt Immens lt Kntype sequential matching match start posi Matchcode Type tion match length wild card cha
133. l Message 6 8 No Symbol Message 6 9 PCCD SP aA 6 10 Parua et 6 11 Serial Verification ccccccccecccsssessseeeeeeeceeeeaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeaeaeeeseeeeeeees 6 12 Operation Command Output 6 14 Output 1 Parameters 2 0 cccceeeeeeececceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeceeeeeeesseeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 15 Output 2 Parameters ccccccceeceeseeeceeeeeeecseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeeeseeeeeeeeees 6 19 Output 3 Parameters s sirena anA aE EEEE 6 19 Qualy QUD E 6 20 This section includes instructions for setting up data and discrete I O controls of inter nal and external devices Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 1 T 0 DI my Q D r D du LO Parameters by ESP du Been ER UO Parameters by ESP z us e D JIL LA s man Farameters E 0 Pararneters To Fall l H Symbol Data Output Good Read ea SE to bring up the Norad Message Enabled SEET Bad Symbol Message Disabled To open nested options E Ho Symbol Message Disabled single click the gt Beeper On Good Read E Partial Output Disabled E Serial Verification To change a setting pe Operation Command Output Enabled double click the Cutout 1 P t setting and use your 2 Output Parameters cursor to scroll ER Output 2 Parameters through the options Output E Parameters e 0 ality Output I
134. l also interact with the configuration port 9 pin port or the wiring box network ports Definition Determines the flow of data between the auxiliary port device s the scanner and the host Serial Cmd lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 3 Full duplex 1 Transparent 4 Daisy chain 2 Half duplex 3 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications Transparent Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Often used in conjunction with handheld scanners Employs an auxiliary readout to detect mis applied bar code symbols In Transparent mode data is passed between the auxiliary port and the host The scanner buffers data from the auxiliary port and echoes the keyed data on the auxiliary port Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port Auxiliary port data is passed through to the host whenever a return key is pressed at the auxiliary port or symbol data is sent Whenever aux port data is sent with symbol data the aux port data will appear between the preamble and the symbol data Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent with a preamble and a postamble If the scanner is in a polled mode to the host auxiliary port data will NOT pass through lt D gt is the only command accepted by the Aux nest Port Scanner scanner from the auxiliary por
135. led 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Codabar Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the fixed symbol length field When disabled any length would be considered a valid symbol lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Codabar Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt 10 1 to 64 Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take effect Note Because of symbology limitations setting Symbol Length to any number less than four will produce undetermined results 5 14 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Check Digit Type Codabar Definition
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137. lly where the symbol is transported from one facility to another For example an automobile assembly line might use a single symbol with multiple fields of information that will be read at several stations along the way without reference to a database Definition A two dimensional multi row 3 to 90 continuous variable length sym bology that has high data capacity for storing up to 2700 numeric charac ters 1800 printable ASCII characters or 1100 binary character per symbol Each symbol character consists of 4 bars and 4 spaces in a 17 module structure PDF417 Status PDF417 Serial Cmd lt K status usused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status PDF417 Usage Used to increase data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition When enabled the PDF symbol must contain the same number of characters F as the symbol length setting before it can be considered a good decode The E scanner will ignore any symbol not having the specified length ek Serial Cmd lt K status usused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt E Default Disabled q Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled fi Symbol Length PDF417 Definition Specifies the exact number of characters the scanner will recognize Serial Cmd lt K status usused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default 10 Options 1 to 2710
138. lt Options Disabled Usage Definition Match Usage Definition Mismatch Usage Definition lt Klsymboldata output mode when to output gt Good Read O Disabled 2 Mismatch 1 Match 3 Good Read Disabled is useful when an application only needs to use the discrete outputs and can allow the scanner to do the decision making When set to Disabled the host does not need the symbol data and the communi cation lines are used only for setup and status checks When set to Disabled the scanner will not transmit any data that is gen erated during a read cycle symbols noreads etc Match is used in an application that requires specific symbol data infor mation and needs to sort route or verify based on matching the specific symbol data When set to Match the scanner transmits symbol data whenever a sym bol data matches a master symbol However if Matchcode Type is set to Disabled it transmits on any good read Note A noread can still be transmitted if Enabled Mismatch is typically used as a flag within the host system to prevent an item from being routed in the wrong container With Mismatch enabled the scanner transmits symbol data whenever the symbol data information does NOT match the master symbol Note A noread can still be transmitted if enabled MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 3 du Been eb Ou z us n us D Co Symbol Data O
139. ly white for black and white symbol and at least 10 times the width of the narrowest bar as measured in thousands of an inch The zones can be other than white as long as their densities remain consistent and they have the required contrast relative to the bars RAM Random Access Memory Memory that is lost after power is recycled to the unit Raster Multiple stacked scans produced by a separate oscillating mirror or by a spin ning mirror with varying facet angles Read Cycle A programmed period of time or condition during which the scanner will accept symbol input Reader 1 A scanner A bar code device that can read and decode symbols 2 A device that reads and decodes 2D matrix codes Read Range The distances in which a symbol can be reliably read as measured from the front of the scanner See Depth of Field 2S a Q Q Q lt A 40 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Reed Solomon Error Correction Code A linear error correcting block code suited to the correction of character errors which could be in bar or matrix codes the oblitera tion or removal of part of the symbol Read Range The distances in which a symbol can be reliably read as measured from the front of the scanner See Depth of Field Relay An electrical switch that allows a low power to control a higher one Reset Sets all counters to zero Rising Edge A change of state to active that ini
140. meout gt Good Decode Reads lt Km good decode reads gt Automatic Gain Control lt KDgain AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt Scan Speed lt KEscan speed gt Transition Counter lt KHsymbol detect status transition counter gt Scanner Type lt KPdensity gt Laser Controls lt KClaser on off laser framing status laser on position laser off posi tion gt SYMBOLOGIES lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output status large inter Code 39 character gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII set gt lt Ktcode 128 status fixed symbol length status symbol length UCC Code 128 EAN 128 status output format application record separator status appli cation record separator character application record brackets applica tion record padding gt Interleaved 2 of 5 lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 symbol length 2 gt MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 13 gt el el D 5 x 2 a Q Q Q lt Table A 8 Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Command Title Format lt Kqstatus start amp stop match status start amp stop output sta Codabar tus large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output gt lt K status raster sweeps before decode attempt fixed length sta PDF417 tus symbol le
141. mulas to solve for other parameters that might be changed such as symbol speed symbol length etc gt el el D 5 x Single Line Ladder Calculation For single scan line ladder scanning use the following for mula 1 Direction of label travel SH ND 22 x DR 3 ee ND Number of Decodes is the number of decodes that a given symbol can be expected to achieve in a given application SH Symbol Height is a measurement of the height of indi vidual bars Figure A 7 Ladder SS Symbol Speed is the distance per second that a symbol moves through the scan DR Decode Rate is the number of scans per second that a given symbol receives as derived from a stationary scan test Example Scan Line SH 1 inch SS 100 inches per second DR 900 decodes per second ND KE x 900 3 6 complete decodes 1 The 3 component in the formula is included to allow for AGC acquisition an incomplete first scan and an incomplete last scan This applies only if the number inside the parentheses equals 4 or more If the number equals 3 then only subtract 2 to derive 1 good scan MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 27 Single Scan Line Picket Fence Calculation x lt 5 For single scan line picket fence scanning use the following formula C Q d np SNE pr 3 SS Direction of label travel bn eg pi Example e SL 2 inches including quiet zones Scan Line SS 100 inches per s
142. n The number of trigger events to examine within the trend analysis event Serial Cmd lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width unused trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Default O Options O to 255 Number to Output On Usage For example if Number to Output On is set to 3 and Output 1 is set to Noread then Output 1 will not be activated until 3 noreads have occurred Definition Sets the number of events matches mismatches noreads etc as con figured by Output On that must occur before activating the associated output Serial Cmd lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width unused trend analysis mode num ber of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Default 1 Options 1 to 255 Note The number of matches etc for this setting does not need to be sequential MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 17 du Been eb Ou z us n us D Co Output 1 Parameters Decodes per Trigger Definition Helpful Hints Serial Cmd Default Options 6 18 When Reads Trigger trend analysis mode is enabled the Reads per Trigger Threshold value is the minimum number of successful reads required during a read cycle You can determine the expected number of scans during a read cycle by multiplying the enabled Number of Scans per second times the number of seconds in the read cycle lt Kvoutput on active
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144. n one of the following ways a Use ESP to type in master symbol data directly into the Utilities menu b Send a serial command with symbol data in the form of lt Mmaster sym bol data gt or lt data gt for single master symbol only c Send a lt Gmaster symbol number gt command to scan next symbol in as the master symbol D D O gt O O Q D Enable the New Master Pin command and activate a discrete input to store the next symbol scanned as the master symbol see New Master Pin on page 7 9 See also Master Database on page 11 11 for more information details on using ESP for entering requesting and deleting master symbols MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 7 3 Matchcode Type Matchcode Type Note If Matchcode is set to Wild Card or Sequential Number of Symbols will default back to 1 if set to any number greater than 1 Definition Allows the user to choose the way that master symbols will be com pared with subsequently scanned symbols Note First set Triggering Mode to External or Serial Serial Cmd lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt E Default Disabled 2 Options 0 Disabled 2 Wild Card 1 Enabled 3 Sequential Options N Has no effect on operations Enabled Instructs the scanner to compare symbols or portions of symbols with the master sym bol Wild C
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146. nd lt Zd gt command to the scanner By ESP 1 Right click in the configuration window and select Default all ESP Settings 2 Right click and select Save to Reader and Send and Save By Hardware Default If a software default reset is not possible it may be necessary to reset the scanner by Shorting connecting specific pins This procedure has the same effect as the lt Zd gt software command 1 Apply power to the scanner 2 If using an IB 131 locate pins 7 and 11 on the host connector see I B 131 Interface Module on page A 10 Caution Be certain that the correct pins are located Connecting the wrong pins could cause serious damage to the unit 3 Momentarily connect these wires or pins and listen for a series of short beeps 4 Within 3 seconds connect them again A longer beep should be heard If not repeat the process A 22 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Saving Power on settings are those that are saved by a lt Z gt or lt Zp gt command and are loaded into active memory whenever power to the scanner is recycled gt el el D 5 x Save Active Settings except Factory for Power on e Initializes serial configuration commands into active memory and resets counters to zero e Saves all current settings except factory settings to user Saved settings for power on Initialize By Software Command Send lt Z gt command to the scanner User
147. nding lt L2 gt activates the link between Output 2 and Output 2 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 2 status Output 3 Pulse Sending lt L3 gt activates the link between Output 3 and Output 3 of the host connector regardless of Master Symbol or Output 3 status Disable Reader Sending lt I gt will turn the laser off and end the current read cycle This feature is useful during extended periods of time when no symbols are being scanned or the scanner is being configured Disabling laser scanning will not affect any downloaded commands to the scanner Note Disable Laser Scanning does not relate to Laser On Off which when enabled also turns off the laser but only between read cycles MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 9 Device Control Enable Reader Sending lt H gt will turn the laser on continuously Note Enable Laser Scanning does not relate to Laser On Off command Send Motor Off Sending lt KF gt turns the spinning mirror motor off This command is useful for long idle periods Note Laser turns off whenever motor is off Send Motor On Sending lt KE gt turns the spinning mirror on if not already running Note The spinning mirror reaches full speed after a short time delay see Chapter 7 Matchcode 11 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Master Database Important Master Database is used only for comparing
148. ne ation NET TTT Gan Pimi ou Band Bas Jeer sl Da Bits Seet E Son i 5 Follow the same procedure for connecting other scanners to your multidrop network Note For more information see your scanner user s manual or Microscan s MS 5000 Multidrop Concentrator User s Manual 83 005000 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 33 Polling Sequence Data that is transmitted to the host Symbol data noread messages counters etc via concentrators is solicited by poll requests from the host The polling sequence example is by poll address 1E ASCII hex value for Scanner 02 and a REQ request The scanner responds by first transmitting its own address LE followed by a STX start of text character and then the data Next it transmits an ETX end of text character and an LRC longitudinal redundancy check character If the concentrator or controller receives the data from the scanner and is able to vali date it with an LRC calculation it responds with an ACK acknowledgment If the scan ner in turn receives the ACK the scanner ends this exchange with a RES reset 2 c Q Q Q lt Start of Sequence End of Sequence Y Y Concentrator RES 1E REQ ACK Scanner 02 1E STX DATA ETX LRC RES Figure A 10 Polling Sequence Polling Reset e If the scanner has no information it responds to a poll request by transmitting a RES reset e If the scanner
149. ng Enables RS 422 When RS 422 is enabled RS 232 is disabled lt Kbstatus gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications RS 232 Auxiliary Port Note The aux port cannot be used when the host port is set to RS 422 or Multidrop As with the host port parameters the auxiliary terminal s settings baud rate parity stop bits and data bits must be identical with those of the auxiliary device Usage Definition Aux Port Connections These commands set the communication parameters with the auxiliary port which can be used to configure menus send data to the host dis play data transmissions originating from the host of the scanner and relay data from other scanners set in tandem daisy chained An auxiliary port connects the scanner to a remote display or to other scanners that can display or transfer data As with the host port parameters the auxiliary terminal s settings baud rate parity stop bits and data bits must be identical with those of the auxiliary device e O O 3 3 O S 3 T Baud Rate Aux Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Can be used to transfer data faster or match an auxiliary device The rate at which the scanner and host transfer data back and forth lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt 9600 O 600
150. ng and use your p Sumbolagy ID Disabled a z Background Color white through the options Symbologies by Serial Command lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output status large interchar Code 39 acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII set gt lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt eeneg lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 sym bol length 2 gt lt Kqstatus start amp stop match status start amp stop output status large Codabar intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt UPC EAN lt KSUPC EAN status UPC status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character gt Code 93 lt K status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt PDF417 lt K status usused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Narrow Margins l Symbology Identifier lt Konarrow margins symbology identifier status gt Background Color lt Kx background color gt Code 128 5 Symbologies 5 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies 1D Symbologies Code 39 Usage Code 39 is considered the standard for non retail symbology Definition An alphanumeric symbol wit
151. ngs Defaults By ESP Right click in the configuration window and select Save to Reader Send No Save This will initialize all serial configuration changes that have been made in the current ESP session Note Allow a 1 second delay after sending the lt A gt command before resuming com munications 2 a Q Q Q lt Loss of Communi cations Making changes to communications with the host such as Baud Rate Parity Stop Bits LRC etc without corresponding changes in linked device s can result in the loss of menu access through If this should occur you should restore the scanner s defaults See Defaulting on page A 21 A 24 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Appendix Position Object Detector In a typical operation a scanner will wait for bar code data only during a triggered read cycle A read cycle is initiated by a trigger and can be in the form of a serial command from the host internal trigger or a signal from an object detector external trigger When an object detector also called a sensor package detector etc is used it is set up so that its beam will bounce off the approaching object and the resulting pulse will be sent to the scanner to begin the read cycle Typically a detector is positioned so that it will detect the presence of an object before its symbol can be scanned An object detector is mounted in almost any position relative to the ob
152. ngth gt lt KsUPCstatus EAN status supplementals status separator sta UPC EAN tus separator character gt Code 93 lt K status fixed symbol length status symbol length gt lt K status raster sweeps before decode attempt usused fixed PDF417 symbol length status symbol length gt lt KZAIAG status ID1 status1 ID2 status2 D3 status3 1D4 MAG status4 I D5a 1D5b 1D5c status5 ID6 status6 ID7 status7 1D8 status8 D9 status9 ID9 status10 D11 status11 ID12 Status LA Narrow Margins Symbology Identifier lt Konarrow margins symbology identifier status gt Background Color lt Kx background color gt I O PARAMETERS Symbol Data Output lt KlIsymbol output status when to output gt Noread Message lt Kkstatus message gt Bad Symbol Message lt KMstatus message gt No Symbol Message lt KNstatus message gt No Object Message lt KOstatus message gt Laser On Off Status lt KClaser on off status gt Beeper lt Kustatus volume gt Partial Output lt KYstatus start postion length gt Serial Verification lt KScommand echo status command beep status control hex output gt Output 1 lt Kvoutput on active state pulse width output mode trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on reads per trigger threshold gt Output 2 lt Kwoutput on active state pulse width output mode trend analysis mod
153. ngth helps prevent truncations and increases data 2 integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted q Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize 2 Te 5 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies EAN 128 Status Usage Sometimes called the shipping code it is used as a standard to track a product from site to site with a single symbol that contains categories of information identifiable across industries worldwide Definition A subset of Code 128 with extended features utilizing application identifi ers to define meaning and format of fields that immediately follow them See the Uniform Code Council Inc at www uc council org Serial Cmd lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 sta tus output format application record separator status application record sepa rator character application record brackets application record padding gt Note Code 128 serial command fields for K precede EAN 128 Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2 Required Note Code 128 must also be Enabled for EAN 128 to function Note If Enabled the scanner can read symbols with or without a function 1 character in the first position Note The reply from a lt Kt gt request may appear to have an extra field e g lt Kt gt lt Kt6 6 16 6 6 6 6 8 gt However the third comma in from the right i
154. nnect 1 In the Connecting to dialog select your communications port under COM Port Connecting to a M5 820 Select the COM Pork com Press Start to auboconmect E 2 Click the Start button 3 Allow time for the autoconnect routine to test all of the combinations You will see a blue progress bar fill across the Connecting to dialog When connected the CONNECTED message will appear in a green box in the sta tus bar on the bottom right of the dialog Tip If connection fails enable a different Com port and try again Tip If you do not see either the CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED message at the bot tom of your dialog try expanding the ESP window horizontally 1 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 6 Position Syntol and Scanner 1 Set up a bar code symbol at the scanning distance you will be using in your application 2 2 Avoid bright light or IR light from other sources including other scanners 3 Pitch symbol or scanner a minimum of 15 to avoid specular reflection the return of direct non diffused light Skew Bar code ave label D lt Tilt SCH EX axis oy Scanner A A Pitch axis Scan line Figure 1 3 Symbol Scanner Position 4 Code 39 is the default symbol type enabled If you are uncertain as to your symbology type enable all codes see Autodiscriminate on page 5 26 1 If using an
155. nual Chapter 3 Communications LRC Status Longitudinal Redundancy Check Usage Used when extra data integrity is required Definition An error checking routine that verifies the accuracy of transmissions It is the exclusive OR of all characters following the STX start of text up to and including the ETX end of text What this means is that the binary representation of all the characters in a transmissions are 6 cumulatively added in a column and each resulting odd integer is CH assigned a 1 and each even integer a 0 two 1s 0 two Os 0 al 5 and a 0 1 The extra LRC character is then appended to the trans mission and the receiver usually the host performs the same addition EC and compares the results Serial Cmd lt Kcstatus gt D Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled o MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 19 o Q pr 2 5 z F GO Response Timeout Response Timeout Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 3 20 Used only when a response is required from the host While in Multi drop if the scanner does not receive an ACK or NAK from the host after sending polled data it will act on a fault The scanner can be set to wait indefinitely by setting Response Timeout to zero Time the scanner will wait before timing out if ACK NAK and ETX are enabled and a host response is expected lt KAresponse timeout gt 1L2mS in
156. oint to Point standard Usage Definition Serial Cmd 3 4 Used only with RS 232 or RS 422 Standard Point to Point requires no address and sends data to the host whenever it is available without any request or handshake from the host lt KfO gt MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 3 Communications Point to Point with RTS CTS Usage Definition Serial Cmd Point to Point with XON XOFF Transmitter On Off Usage Definition Serial Cmd A scanner initiates a data transfer with an RTS request to send trans mission The host when ready responds with a CTS clear to send and the data is transmitted CTS and RTS signals are transmitted over two dedicated wires as defined in the RS 232 standard Used only with RS 232 Point to Point with RTS CTS request to send clear to send is a Simple hardware handshaking protocol that allows a scanner to initiate data transfers to the host lt Kf1l gt If an XOFF has been received from the host data will not be sent to the host until the host sends an XON During the XOFF phase the host is free to carry on other chores and accept data from other devices Used only with RS 232 This option enables the host to send the XON and XOFF command as a single byte transmission command of start Q or stop S lt Kf2 gt 6 O O 3 3 d CH Q O gt V Point to Point with RTS CTS amp XON XOFF Usage Defin
157. on Test Sending lt Cm gt instructs the scanner to transmit the percentage of scans decoded and symbol data if any for multiple symbols Enter Multisymbol Decode Rate Test Sending lt Cs gt instructs the scanner to transmit the decode rate and symbol data if any for multiple symbols MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 5 Read Rate Enable PDF Information Sending the lt a1 gt check box will cause PDF417 symbology data to be prefaced with information consisting of error correction level number of rows number of columns number of informative code words and the number of data characters This feature can be disabled by using the exit read rate command lt J gt Enable Extended Rate Test for Single and Multisymbol Sending lt Ce gt after lt C gt or lt Cs gt will generate a an extended mode that applies to both single and multiple symbols Extended mode instructs the scanner to output the decode rate the symbol data and the transition data Symbol Information Number of symbol Decode rate E 7 bar and space transitions SR Decodes Sec MICROSCAN4 TRANS 66 SH8 Decodes Sec MICROSCAN4 TRANS 67 HRS Decodes Sec MICGKOSCAN4 TRANS 66 832 Decodes Sec MICKOSCAN4 TRANS 65 808 Decodes Sec MICROSCAN4 TRANS 6 HA Decodes Sec MICGKOSCAN4 TRANS 65 32 Decodes Sec MICGKOSCAN4 TRANS 64 Note Example shows output when Postamble is enabled and defined as a carriage return and a line feed
158. on of the ESP Easy Setup Program When you start up ESP unless otherwise specified you will enter the Easy Setup mode for initial setup From there you move easily into the App Mode application mode where you can access several configuration and utilities menus MS 911 Scanner User s Manual 2 1 Easy Setup Mode Easy Setup Mode In Easy Setup Mode you are presented with the Test option and if appropriate for your application Calibration After connecting to your scanner or reader the Setup Mode will first appear This will provide you with instructions specific to your model that will help you in positioning testing and if appropriate calibrating Test Click the Test button to start the read rate test for a quick indication of the read capa bilities and the limits of your application When Decodes per Second is unchecked the test will count the percentage of decodes relative to the number of actual scans Click Stop to end the test Calibrate Some models include a calibration routine that will optimize reads by comparing read rates at various settings in focal lengths scan speeds and gain settings GEAR Upili Test button Click here to change from percentage of good decodes to decodes per second Calibration is avail able on some models Welcome to Easy Setup Program Note This view may be Slightly different for each model 1 Boston your reader at the distance f
159. on mark all master symbols will be deleted Options 1 to 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 15 Firmware Firmware Read Hate Counters Device Control Master Database Firmware Firmware Update C E Stat Firmware Yeritication Select the firmware Request Part Mo Select the firmware Request Checksum Firmware Update Application code versions are specific to your scanner Consult with your sales represen tative before downloading application code If needed an application code will be sent to you in the form of a mot file To download application code 1 First make sure the host is connected to your scanner 2 Apply power to the scanner 3 Before updating you should verify the current firmware see Firmware Verifi cation Part Number on page 11 17 4 Click in the Firmware Update text box and select the file type you want to down load This will open a file locator box 5 Navigate to the appropriate file a mot file and open the file As application code begins to download to the scanner the scanner will go silent the scanner s RDY and GD RD LEDs will flash intermittently and a progress indicator at the bottom of the ESP window will let you know when the download is complete Caution Do not interrupt power or disconnect the host cable while download is in progress 11 16 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Man
160. op and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII setz 10 1 to 64 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Full ASCII Set Code 39 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Must be enabled when reading characters outside the standard character set 0 9 A Z etc User must know in advance whether or not to use Full ASCII Set option Since Full ASCII Set requires two code words to encode one character it is less efficient 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 percent symbol When Full ASCII Set is enabled the scanner can read the full ASCII character set from O to 255 lt Kpstatus check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII set gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled if U lt S ei zA O Ki D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 5 1D Symbologies Code 128 Usage Code 128 is a smaller symbology useful in applications with tight spots and high security needs Definition A very dense alphanumeric symbology It encodes all 128 ASCII chara
161. oread Counter 11 8 Noread Counter Reset 11 8 Noread Message 6 7 Noread I O Parameters 6 15 Normally Closed 6 16 Normally Open 6 16 Not Optoisolated A 9 NOVRAM Corrupt Warning Status 8 8 Null Modem Cable 1 2 NULs defining A 17 Number of Decodes A 26 Number of Symbols 4 4 Number to Output On 6 17 NVRAM C 8 8 NVRAN D 8 8 O Object Detector A 25 Operating Life A 2 Operation Command Output 6 14 Operational Serial Commands 11 3 Operational Tips A 30 Optoisolator Inputs A 9 Output 1 11 9 Output 2 11 9 Output 2 Parameters 6 19 Output 3 11 9 Output 3 Parameters 6 19 Output Circuit Samples A 7 Output Format EAN 128 5 8 Output On I O Parameters 6 15 P Package detector A 25 Padding Application Record EAN 128 5 10 Parity aux port 3 9 host port 3 3 Part Number firmware 11 17 Partial Output 6 11 PDF Information 11 6 PDF417 5 20 PDF417 Status 5 20 Percent Test 11 5 Picket Fence Calculation Angled A 28 Single Scan Line A 28 Pitch 1 7 Point to Point standard 3 4 with RTS CTS 3 5 with RTS CTS amp XON XOFF 3 5 with XON XOFF 3 5 Polling Mode D 3 5 Polling Sequence A 34 Position Symbol and Scanner 1 7 Postamble Characters 3 18 Power Connector 3 pin IB 131 A 10 Power Supply 1 2 Power on 8 2 8 3 Preamble Characters 3 17 Present Operating Temperature 8 9 Protocol Commands A 19 Pulldown Menus 2 4 Pulse Width I O Parameters 6 16 Q Quality Output 6 20 R Range A 29 Read Cycle 4 12 by ESP Menu 4 2 by Seri
162. oread Me ssage D Usage Used in applications where the host needs serial verification that a sym o bol has not been read and especially useful in new print verification 3 Definition When enabled and if no symbol has been decoded before timeout or the D end of the read cycle the noread message will be transmitted to the G host Noread Status Serial Cmd lt Kkstatus message gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Noread Message Definition Any combination of ASCII characters can be defined as the noread message Serial Cmd lt Kkstatus message gt Default NOREAD Options O to 7 ASCII characters Note Noread Message will only be transmitted if Symbol Data Output Symbol Data Output on page 6 3 is set to Match Mismatch or Good Read Noread Message can be set to any ASCII characters except NULL lt gt and comma MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 7 Bad Symbol Message o Been cE Bad Symbol Message z z Note Bad Symbol Message does not apply to multisymbol operations Usage Used in verifying the presence of a symbol that has not been decoded Definition When enabled a message is sent to the host when a symbol is detected de but not decoded See Transition Counter Threshold on page 6 8 The Bad Symbol output is tied to the transition counter If during a read cycle no symbol is decoded and the required setting for the Transition Sample
163. os arrow to Add Macro Click on Macro to Run Remove Macro or Edit Macro The terminal screen allows you to enter serial commands in red from the macro box by copying or directly from your keyboard The terminal screen also displays symbol data or information from the scanner in blue You can also right click in the terminal screen to bring up a handy option box 0 Le O E T es 10 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 10 Terminal Mode Find Function The Find box allows you to enter text strings to be searched for in the terminal window For example a series of symbols have been scanned into the terminal view and you want to determine if a particular symbol starting with ABC has been read 1 Type ABC into the Find box Mont Terminal Utilities A E Find aec 2 Press the return key The first instance of ABC will be high lighted in the terminal window 3 Press the F3 key to search again for the next instance of ABC 4 Press Shift F3 to search for the previous instance of ABC oh T D 3 O Q di MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 10 3 Macros Macros Macros can be stored in a macro selection bar edited in a separate window and exe cuted by clicking on the macro name Default Macros Add Macro Reset Savetonovram Reader Status Read Rate decode sec s GuadnusE2 1 SC Next Row Clic
164. ous Read Options 0 Continuous Read 3 External Edge 1 Continuous Read 1 Output 4 Serial Data 2 External Level 5 Serial Data amp Edge Continuous Read Usage Useful in testing bar code symbol readability or scanner functions It is not recommended for normal operations Definition In Continuous Read trigger input options are disabled the scanner is always in the read cycle and it will attempt to decode and transmit every scan crossing a symbol When To Output and Noread options have no affect on Continuous Read Serial Cmd lt KgQ gt a JJ D Q lt o D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 5 E O gt QO D e T Trigger Continuous Read 1 Output Usage Definition Serial Cmd Can be useful in applications where it is not feasible to use a trigger and all succeeding symbols contain different information It is also effective in applications where the objects are band presented In Continuous Read 1 Output the scanner self triggers whenever it decodes a new bar code symbol or a timeout occurs If End Of Read Cycle is set to Timeout and the symbol doesn t change the scanner will repeat the output at the end of each timeout period For example if Timeout is set to one second the scanner sends the symbol data immediately and repeats the output at intervals of one second for as long as the symbol continues to be scanned If End Of Read Cycle is set to New
165. out a preamble or a postamble lt D gt is the only command that is accepted by the scanner from the auxiliary port All other commands are passed through to the host e O O 3 3 O S 3 T Data initiated from the Scanner e Scan data is not sent to the auxiliary port Host Se Scanner Data initiated from the Host All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in Host aah unpolled mode 7 Scanner lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 3 Full duplex MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 13 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Daisy Chain Mode Usage Used in applications where e A symbol might be scanned in both ladder and picket fence directions e A bar code symbol may be present on multiple sides of a package e Bar code symbols are presented at different depths Definition In a daisy chain application scanners are connected in tandem or daisy chain and decoded data is relayed from one scanner to another on up to the host A master scanner has its host port linked to the host computer and its auxiliary port linked to the host port of the first secondary scanner in the chain Thereafter each secondary s auxiliary port is linked to the host port of the secondary that is further from the host in the daisy chain Each scanner in the daisy chain can be assigned
166. outputs for visual verification For example a certain symbol that has been averaging 00100 reads per read cycle suddenly drops to 00012 this would be a good indication that a problem has arisen even though good reads are still occurring Definition Allows the host to track the number of good reads per trigger by append ing a five digit numeric field to the end of bar code symbol data du Been eb Ou z us n us D Co Quality Output Separator Serial Cmd lt KJ quality output separator reads trigger status gt Default comma Options any ASCII character Note If Quality Output Separator has been changed to any other character and you want to re define the separator as a comma you will need to define it in the embedded menu or default the scanner by a lt Zd gt command Note For all serial configuration commands the following characters cannot be used lt gt NUL Reads Trigger Status Definition When enabled bar code data is followed by a separator followed by the five digits in the form of 00000 Serial Cmd lt KJ quality output separator reads trigger status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 6 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Matchcode 7 Chapter Contents Matchcode by ESP Men 7 2 Overview Of Matchcode cccccccccceceeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeaeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaaas 7 3 Matchcode Type EE 7 4 Sequentia
167. owing symbol speed the time in seconds that a symbol is fully within the scan width of the scanner is an effective way to increase the number of decodes Laser Framing Narrowing the laser frame may not increase the decode rate but it will minimize the opportunity of extraneous reads Symbol Dimensions Symbol Density and Symbol Ratio Not usually an option in most applications but changes to symbol parameters can affect number of decodes calculations and possibly decode rates If your application allows shortening the length of a picket fence symbol means the sym bol will be in the read range longer and hence receive a greater number of scans Increasing the height of a ladder symbol means it will receive more scans Changing symbol density and or symbol ratio is another way ranges decode rates can be altered Gain This adjustment typically made by qualified technicians is referenced in the Scanner Setup menu under Read Cycle See Scanner Setup on page 4 16 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 29 2S a Q Q Q lt Appendix K Operatonal Tips Do Check inputs symbol speed length height etc to ensure the desired number of decodes per symbol For optimum decodes mount scanner so that your symbols pass through the center of the depth of field minimum maximum range You find the center by moving your symbol in and out during a read rate test Avoid excessive tilt pitch and sk
168. place T rmm Q D 2 O r e o Figure 9 3 Laser Off Position lt KClaser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position gt 90 20 to 100 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 9 5 Laser Framing el Been es O O Benn 3 eil 9 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Tenminal Mode 10 Chapter Contents Terminal Window EN 10 2 Sieft VC tle RE 10 3 MATOS ccc E E uta eestadee omcesenteeaeecoee 10 4 Terminal Window Funchons cece eeeeseeeseueeaesueeeaeeueusaeeaaeees 10 5 This section describes the terminal window and macro functions Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 10 1 oh T D 3 O Q di Terminal Window Terminal Window To use the terminal mode click on the Terminal button CH Terminal You will see the following window ESP Untitled Fie Model Options Connect View Tamna Help gt Ki Copy paste and save i Setup Mods ee Sych Rose Type in text Clear E fig e dE screen ities window Terminal screen Click here to see more macros Hest Flow Solse Pat Number Stat Decodes Senond End Decodes Seo Macro List NW D on this bar Heach ES L 5 710 M l Click on Macr
169. r 4 11 Serial Utility Commands A 16 Serial Verification 6 12 Setup Mode 1 9 2 6 Skew 1 7 Special Characters in Embedded Menus A 17 Special Characters in Serial Commands A 17 Specular reflection 1 7 Stand Alone IB 131 A 11 Start amp Stop Match Codabar 5 13 Start Position 6 11 Stop Bits aux port 3 10 host port 3 3 Supplementals UPC EAN 5 17 Supplementals Status UPC EAN 5 17 Symbol Data Output 6 3 Symbol Data Output Mode 6 3 Symbol Density A 29 Symbol Dimensions A 29 Symbol Height A 27 Symbol Length Codabar 5 14 Code 128 5 6 Code 39 5 4 Code 93 5 19 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 1 5 Index PDF417 5 20 Utility Serial Commands summary 11 3 Symbol Length 1 12 of 55 12 Vv Symbol Length 2 5 12 View 2 5 Symbol Ratio A 29 Symbol Speed A 27 A 29 W Symbol Type 11 19 Warning Messages diagnostics 8 5 Symbologies A 3 Warning Summary 1 xii by ESP menu 5 2 Warranty Statement 1 iii Symbology ID 5 24 When to Output Symbol Data 6 4 T Wild Card Character Matchcode 7 6 Windows 1 4 Terminal 1 ix Terminal Mode 10 1 Terminal Window 10 2 Terminal Window Functions 10 5 Test 2 2 Test for Read Rate 1 8 Tilt 1 7 Timeout 4 12 Timeout or New Trigger 4 13 Transition Counter 4 18 Transparent Mode 3 11 Trend Analysis Mode 6 16 Trend Analysis I O Parameters 6 15 Trigger Connector 4 pin IB 131 A 10 Trigger Counter 11 8 Trigger Counter Reset 11 8 Trigger Filter Duration 4 10 Trigger Input 4 pin A 1
170. r counter to 00000 Good Read Match Counter Sending lt V gt 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 only work as a match count when Master Symbol is enabled If Master Symbol is not enabled this counter records the number of good reads This count can be requested at any time Good Read Match Counter Reset Sending lt W gt sets the Match Counter to 00000 Noread Counter Sending lt N gt displays the total number of noreads that have occurred since the last reset Noread Counter Reset Sending lt QO gt sets Noread Counter to 00000 Mismatch Counter With Matchcode enabled sending lt X gt displays the number of decoded symbols since the last reset that do not match the master symbol Mismatch Counter Reset Sending lt Y gt sets the Mismatch Counter to zero 11 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Device Control By ESP Head Hate Counters Device Control Master Database Firmware Outputs Output 2 Pulse Output 3 Pulse Estras Disable Reader Send Motor OFf Enable Reader Send Motor Un Device Control By Serial Command Output 1 Pulse Sending lt L1 gt activates the link between Output 1 and Output 1 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 1 status Output 2 Pulse Se
171. r to resume the sequence For example a 002 is expected but a 003 is read The next master symbol will be 004 See the tables under Sequence On Mismatch on page 7 8 for examples of this D D O gt O O Q D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Sequence On Mismatch Sequence On Mismatch Note Matchcode must be set to Sequential for this command to function Usage Enable this parameter if every trigger event should have a decode and more than one consecutive mismatch may occur Disable this parameter if every trigger event should have a decode but no more than one consecutive mismatch may occur 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 Cmd lt Knmatchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Le O S e Oo wbd us i As an example of Sequence On Mismatch Enabled consider the following decodes Master Symbol Decoded Symbol Master After Decode Sequenced on match Sequenced on mismatch mm Je 1 2004 T Sequenced on mismatch mu Im 1 pe Sequence skipped me Jam 1 07 Sequenced on mismatch 007 As an example of Sequence On Mismatch Disabled consider the following decodes
172. racter sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Request Master Symbol information Scan in next symbol as Master Symbol Delete master symbol 1 7 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode Overview of Matchcode Usage Matchcode is used in applications to sort route or verify data based on matching the specific symbol in a variety of ways as defined in this sec tion For example a manufacturer might sort a product based on dates that are embedded in the symbol Definition With Matchcode you can store master symbol data in the scanner s memory compare this data against the scanned symbols and define how symbol data and or discrete signal output will be directed A master sym bol database can be set up for up to 10 master symbols See Master Database on page 11 11 Using Master Symbols 1 Set Triggering Mode to External or Serial see Trigger on page 4 5 2 Set Matchcode Type to an option that fits your application see Matchcode Type on page 7 4 3 Define the output you want with your matchcode setup a Data output Symbol Data Output on page 6 3 b Discrete output see Chapter 6 Output 1 Parameters Output 1 Param eters on page 6 15 4 Select the number of master symbols you want to create if more than one send a lt K224 number of master symbols gt command see Master Database on page 11 11 5 Enter master symbol data i
173. ram the Sinica recone re d by the soechoation a for the Saves Calibration results if available Ee e Ends the read rate test Auto Discard ne o some models clicking Auto Discriminate will enable most available symbology types 2 2 VS 310 Scanner User s Manual Chapter 2 Using ESP Application Mode From Easy Setup Mode you can click on the App Mode button to access specific con figuration menus utilities and a terminal window where serial commands can be entered E App Mode Note that the App Mode and Setup Mode buttons appear in the same position to allow easy switching between these primary modes The icons on this Click here to open Click here to toolbar are for operations a terminal window access read rate and other utilities ESP Untitled Pulldown menus i Fike Model Options Cormect View Help Click this icon to l return to Easy Setup mode Click this icon to return to this view from Utilities or Terminal Click on icons in this toolbar to access configuration menu Note This view may be slightly different for Canen miN trees to make spe ge Seen Er cific changes in con Aas Hoat Pat figuration 2 Host Pot Conmections JE e Meee Mem TI Note For specific information on any of the icons shown above in the operations bar or configuration bar see specific chapters in this document VS 310 Scanner User s Manual 2 3
174. regie 5 21 Narrow Ode Soe tac ose ah orere ee etchant ate ic ca neasaiicosmaataseataeneedenideceteaactedees 5 23 OY O EE 5 24 PACK OOUNO ClO serari a 5 25 AE e elen E 5 26 This section describes the various symbol types that can be read and decoded by the scanner Code 39 is enabled by default To enable all codes right click Autodiscrimination under Symbol Type in the Utilities menu and select Enable or send a lt P gt serial command to the scanner from the Terminal window 1 Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands See www aimusa org standards for additional information about symbologies 1 If using an I 2 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanned matches the symbol length enabled for the 2 5 symbology type default is 10 and 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 1 if U lt S ei zA O D d Symbologies by ESP Symbologies by ESP Parameters ESP Values E Symbologies UI 1D Symbologies Symbalagies Code 29 Enabled Click this button to bring BI Code 126 Disabled up the Symbologies E Interleaved 2 of 5 Disabled menu E Codabar Disabled E UPC EAN Disabled BI Code 93 Disabled To open nested options E stacked Symbologies single click the gt o POR Disabled To change a setting Di AAG l Disabled double click the H Marrow Margin Status Disabled setti
175. rial Cmd Default Options lt KNstatus message gt NOLABEL Up to seven ASCII characters except NUL MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Beeper 7 Sc Beeper 5 e Usage Can be used as an audible verification that either a good read or a noread has occurred Definition A beep is emitted either after each good read of a bar code symbol or Co after each noread Note Beeper will also sound if any of the following occur e the scanner is defaulted e a send save command from ESP or an Exit command from any embedded menu e a lt Z gt lt Zp gt lt Zd gt or lt KS 1 gt command is sent Beeper Status Serial Cmd lt Kustatus volume gt Default On Good Options 0 On Good Read 1 On Noread Beeper Volume Serial Cmd lt Kustatus volume gt Default Level 4 Options 0 Off 3 Level 3 1 Level 1 4 Level 4 2 Level 2 5 Level 5 6 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Partial Output Usage Definition Chapter 6 I O Parameters In Multisymbol mode partial output is performed on each separate symbol For example if Start Position is set to 3 and Partial Length is set to 5 the following symbols are transmitted as follows 1234567890 as 34567 1234 as 34 123456789 abcde as 34567 cde two symbols with separator 12 as blank When enabled allows you to pre select portions of symbols to be transmit ted by the scanner T
176. rom the Configuration views click the Send Recv button Configuration Gend h Zen You can also access this selector by right clicking in any of the configuration views Saving You have 3 choices for saving 1 Send No Save This saves ESP settings to current send Wo Save memory Seti and Save Default Current Menu Settings 2 SENE ANG SAVE Default all ESP Settings This activates all changes in current memory and Saves to the scanner for power on Similar to the lt Z gt command 3 Send and Save Including Factory Includes all settings including changes to factory settings For Multidrop setup see Multidrop Communications on page A 32 For Matchcode setup see Chapter 7 Matchcode For more on defaulting and saving settings see Defaulting Saving Initializing on page A 21 Recenve Header Settings Receiving From the Send Recv selector select Receive Reader Settings This is useful tf you want to receive upload the scanner s settings and save them as a computer file for later retrieval and to verify that your ESP settings have been saved or that you have not saved any unwanted changes that you or someone else previously made in ESP Defaulting When you select Default Current or Default all ESP you are only defaulting the ESP settings To default the scanner see Defaulting Saving Resetting on page A 21 for a more information VS 310 Scanner User s Manual 2 7
177. rren A 13 Appendix E Serial Command Format senn0annannnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnenennenene A 16 Appendix F ASCII Table A 18 Appendix G Embedded Menus A 20 Appendix H Defaulting Saving INitiAliZing cceccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeees A 21 Appendix Position Object Detector cc ccceceeseseeeeeeeeeeesesseseeeeeeeeees A 25 Appendix J Formulas for Number of Decodes A 27 Appendix K Operational Te A 30 Appendix L Interface Standards cccccccccesesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeseees A 31 Appendix M Multidrop Communication A 32 Appendix N Glossary Of Terme A 37 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 1 Appendix A General Specifications 2 Le D Q Key Features e Multiple symbol and symbology reading e Industrial IP65 rated enclosures Mechanical Depth 2 59 65 8mm Width 3 47 88 1mm d Height 1 38 35 0mm i Weight 7 5 oz 2129 4 Environmental tb Ambient Light Immunity 450 foot candles indoor fluorescent incandes EN cent mercury vapor sodium vapor 1800 foot ey KE candles soft outdoors To Enclosure rating IP65 Operating temperature 1 38 Front 0 to 50 C 3 50 cm 32 to 122 F yy Storag
178. rt and stop characters a b c or d to match before a valid read can occur lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large inter character gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Used to verify matching Causes the start and stop characters to be transmitted with bar symbol data lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large inter character gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled if U lt S ei zA O D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 13 o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 1D Symbologies Large Intercharacter Gap Codabar Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options It is helpful for reading symbols that are printed out of specification Caution Do not use Large I ntercharacter Gap with Narrow Margins enabled since enabling Large I ntercharacter Gap over 3x could Cause a narrow margins 5x to be interpreted as an intercharacter gap Instructs the scanner to read symbols with gaps between characters exceeding three times the narrow element width lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop output match large inter character gap fixed symbol length status fixed fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Disab
179. s actually the application record separator character in the default setting if U lt S ei zA O D d MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 5 7 1D Symbologies Output Format EAN 128 Usage Application Record is useful in applications in which the software can utilize application record formatting to help automate the processing of its EAN 128 data Definition Offers an option between Standard EAN 128 and Application Record format Serial Cmd lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 sta tus output format application record separator status application record sep arator character application record brackets application record padding gt Default Standard Options 0 Standard 1 Application Record Standard When set to Standard EAN 128 application identifiers and data fields are sent but none of the formatting Separators parentheses padding will be included Application Record A variation of EAN 128 that allows the user to define separators between data fields enclose application identifiers in parentheses and enable padding zeros for variable length fields Note If an illegal Application Record format is detected the scanner will process it as a noread and output a noread message if enabled o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 5 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Application Record Separator Sta
180. s as a configuration port Bar Code The medium or symbol on which a symbol is printed or etched Bar Code Data The information that is transmitted from a decoded bar code symbol Baud Rate The number of discrete signal events per second Bits per second Capture The act of grabbing or recording a frame by a sensor A frame or succession of frames that are captured Check Digit A Modulus 43 or Modulus 10 digit that is added to the symbol message for additional data integrity Configuration A setup or process of changing a scanner s settings to conform to a specific application A physical arrangement of components Concentrator Intermediary device that relays data from scanners to a host and com mands from the host to the scanner or other devices Connector Physical device plug or socket on a device or cable to provide in out con nectivity for various circuits and pins Counter Memory space provided to keep track of scanner events Daisy Chain Linkage of master and secondary scanners to allow data to be relayed up to the host via auxiliary port connections Decode A good read The successful scanning and decoding of the information encoded in symbol Default verb Restore Microscan or customer default settings initialize serial com mands and reset all counters Defaults noun The settings that are restored whenever a default takes place Delimited A command or field that is bracketed by pre defined characters
181. scanner will perform AGC routines The results of this test are also made known in output messages See Bad Symbol Message on page 5 8 and No Symbol Message on page 5 9 lt KHsymbol detect status transition counter gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Transition Counter Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 4 18 Can be useful in certain application where extraneous objects in the field of view might require a higher threshold Determines the number of bar space transitions that are sampled before AGC can be resolved lt KHsymbol detect status transition counter gt 14 1 to 255 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle Scanner Type Usage This field is READ ONLY and is set by a qualified technician during fac tory setup Definition This field displays the current factory set scanner density type Serial Cmd lt KPdensity gt Default The default depends on the type of scanner that was ordered Options 0 Low Medium Density 1 High Density iE JJ D Q Q lt 2 D MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 19 Laser Setup Laser Setup See Chapter 9 Laser Control for detailed list of commands and controls E O gt QO D e T 4 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Syimbologies Chapter Contents 9111910 918 IT EE 5 2 le leiere 5 3 SET en ee ee 5 20 Eege
182. ser may want to set the temperature threshold closer to the nominal temperature of 25 Definition A user can set a temperature value that when exceeded will cause a high temperature message to be displayed If High Temperature Threshold is set to zero then the warning message will be disabled Serial Cmd lt K degrees message gt Default 50 Celsius Options 0 to 50 zero disables High Temperature Message Definition The user can enter a message of up to 10 characters that will be dis played whenever High Temperature Threshold is exceeded Serial Cmd lt K degrees message gt Default HI TEMP Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NUL lt or gt 8 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 8 Diagnostics Low Temperature Threshold A message can be defined that will display when a user set Low Temperature Threshold has been reached The message repeats once every 30 minutes until the condition is corrected This value is a reference to the external ambient temperature in the environment around the scanner Low Temperature Degrees Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Low Temperature Message Helps ensure that the scanner is being used within its temperature speci fication The user can set a low temperature value that whenever the ambient temperature falls below it causes a low temperature message to be dis played If Low Temperature Threshold
183. set to Active Closed Eh Initiate Second Read Cycle WW d Object 2 moving in front of the detector Acts 8 beam causes another change in the trigger state This signal initiates a new read cycle and ends the previous read cycle unless Lit je eT boiechur Kl Timeout is enabled and a good read or tim eout has not occurred Figure 4 2 Trigger Edge Serial Cmd lt Kg3 gt Important Level and Edge apply to the active logic state Active Open or Active Closed that exists while the object is in a read cycle between the rising edge and fall ing edge Rising edge is the trigger signal associated with the appearance of an object Falling edge is the trigger signal associated with the subsequent disappearance of the object i O gt QO D e T 4 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle Serial Data Usage Effective in a highly controlled environment where the host knows pre cisely when the object is in the scan zone It is also useful in determining if a noread has occurred Definition In Serial Data the scanner 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 External Edge trigger Serial commands are entered inside corner brackets such as lt t gt Serial Cmd lt Kg4 gt Serial Data or Edge Usage Serial Data or Edge is seldom used but can be useful
184. state pulse width unused trend analysis mode num ber of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt 0 O to 65 535 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Output 2 Parameters Serial Cmd lt Kwoutput on active state pulse width not used trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt T 0 DI my Q D r D du Output 2 has the same parameters and default settings as Output 1 El Output 2 Parameters os Output Oni Mismatch or Woread Active State Normally Oper Pulse Width 5 l Trend Analysis Trend Analysis Mode Noread a Number of Triggers 0 Number to Output On 1 ne Decades per Trigger 0 Output 3 Parameters Serial Cmd lt K output on active state pulse width not used trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes per trigger gt Output 3 has the same parameters and default settings as Output 1 E Qutput 3 Parameters Output On Mismatch or Noread Active State Normally Open Pulse Width 5 Trend Analysis Trend Analysis Mode Noread Number of Triggers 0 Number to Output On n Decades per Trigger 0 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 6 19 Quality Output Quality Output Usage Host system can monitor scanning performance printing process scan ning environment changes etc by setting thresholds in their processing or displaying the
185. t All other commands will pass through to the host Data initiated from the Scanner e Transmission to the auxiliary port occurs imme diately upon a good read e Scan data to the auxiliary port does not include a preamble or a postamble e Communications with the auxiliary port is always in Point to Point protocol even if the host is in a polled protocol mode Data initiated from the Host e All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in unpolled mode Aux Scanner Scanner lt Kyaux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt 1 Transparent MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 3 11 e O O 3 3 O S 3 T o Q pr 2 5 z F GO RS 232 Auxiliary Port Half Duplex Mode Usage Used to display symbol data on an auxiliary screen close to the scanner Definition In Half Duplex mode all auxiliary port data and symbol data is sent directly to the host Symbol data is displayed on the auxiliary port screen at the same time the data is sent to the host Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port e Auxiliary port data to the host is ignored if the scanner is in a polled mode Auxiliary port data or scanned data is sent to the host whenever it is received Auxiliary port data is not echoed Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent without a preamble or a postamble
186. t element of the adjacent character of a specific bar code symbol Ladder Symbol Orientation A bar code symbol in which the bars are parallel to the symbol s direction of travel Large I ntercharacter Gap Allows the scanner to read symbols with gaps between symbol characters that exceed three times 3x the narrow element width Laser Framing Setting scan width size by adjusting the on off duration of the laser beam Laser On Off When enabled the laser is ON only during the read cycle provided the scanner is enabled for a Serial or External trigger LED Light emitting diode Level The condition in which a read cycle initiated by a trigger signal from an object detector remains active and ends when the object moves out of the detector s range Longitudinal Redundancy Check LRC An error checking routine that verifies the accuracy of transmissions Master Symbol A symbol or symbol data that is stored in a scanner or reader s mem ory and is compared with subsequently read symbols Master Scanner First scanner in a daisy chain mode and linked directly to the host and in tandem to secondary scanners Matchcode The ability to compare symbol data being scanned against a master sym bol that is stored in the memory of the scanner Embedded Menu Configuration options embedded in the scanner s erasable memory ESP Menu Easy Setup Program Configuration program that runs in Windows based operating systems 95 and abov
187. ter Restore Save lt A gt Reset does not save for power on lt Ad gt Restore Default Settings lt An gt Restore Saved Settings lt Z gt Reset Save for power on lt Zp gt Save Factory Settings lt Zd gt Save Restore Factory Defaults Status Requests lt gt Scanner Status lt 1 gt Extended Scanner Status lt K gt Configuration Status a See Appendix H Defaulting Saving Initializing 11 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Read Rate By ESP You can access Read Rate from the Utilities menu To start or end a read rate test right click Read Rate and select Start or Stop To change from percent read rate to decodes per second first end the read rate by selecting Stop then right click select Decodes Sec Head Hate Counters Device Control Masher Database Firmware Decodes sec Percent ee Clear Output Read Rate by Serial Command Enter Single Symbol Percent Test Sending lt Cp gt instructs the scanner to transmit the percentage of decodes and any scanned symbol data Enter Multisymbol Percent Enter Single Symbol Decodes Second Test Sending lt C gt instructs the scanner to transmit the decodes per second and symbol data if any The decode rate can vary dramatically due to the angle and location of the symbol in relation to the scan line This test is very useful in aligning and timing the scanning device during installati
188. th your application In a typical operation a bar coded item moves along a line past a scanner A sensor or timer acti vates a read cycle during which the scanner actively searches for bar code symbols You will need to decide how to initiate the read cycle and how and when to end it This sec tion addresses these issues Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 4 1 Read Cycle by ESP Parameters E Read Cycle Triggering E Multisymbol Read Cycle ei EE Click this Button to bring Kode Continuous Read up the Read Cycle menu 2 Trigger Filter Duration ra External Trigger State Active On Serial Trigger GS To change a Setting el double click the EE setting and use your Mode Timeout cursor to scroll Head Cycle Timeout 100 rougi tne ODEON Good Decode Reads 1 E Scanner Setup Factor Settings To open nested options W Laser Setup single click the box Read Cycle by Serial Command E O gt QO D e T lt KClaser on off laser framing status laser on position laser off posi Laser Controls Hons g p p 4 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Multisymbol Commonly used in shipping applications where a shipping symbol con Usage Definition Conditions tains individual symbols for part number quantity etc
189. the scanner is configured for a multisymbol read cycle Number of Symbols is greater than 1 the remaining decodes will be saved in each consecutive master symbol location For example if Number of Symbols is set to 3 and New Master Pin is then activated at the end of the next read cycle the decoded symbol symbols will be saved as master symbols 1 2 and 3 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 7 9 New Master Pin Le O S G S wbd us I N 7 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Diagnostics O Chapter Contents Diagnostics by ESP Menu cccccceccseseseeeeeecseeeeeeeeeseanseeeeess 8 2 Diagnostics by Serial Commande 8 2 GOUN E 8 3 mp Hours SINCE Heset 8 4 Warning Meseages 8 5 Present Operating Temperature deg Cl 8 9 High Temperature Threshold c cecccessesessesessesessesessesereeeesees 8 10 L Low Temperature Thresbold 8 11 2 LMC TING He er H 8 12 Important Since Warning Messages and NOVRAM Messages are not enabled by default these messages will not be displayed However if you suspect that erroneous defaults are occurring enable Warning Messages and NOVRAM Messages by send ing lt K 1 1 gt Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 8 1 Diagnostics by ESP Menu Diagnostics by ESP Menu i
190. tiates and in some cases ends a read cycle with a new trigger an edge trigger or the leading edge of a level trigger See Falling Edge ROM Read Only Memory Memory that cannot be changed Scanner A reader A scanning device that is comprised of a scan head and a decoder integrated in one package Scan Speed The number of scans per second that a scanner projects from the spin ning mirror Scan Width SW is the width across the scan beam at a given distance from the scan ner in which a symbol can be read Secondary Scanner A scanner linked to the master or preceding scanner in a daisy chain which relays symbol data to the host See Daisy Chain Send Transmit data from one device to another Separator A character that separates data fields Serial Commands Online data strings such as lt D gt or lt P gt sent from a host or auxil lary terminal to a scanner or other device Serial Configuration Host Configuration Serial commands that change configura tion distinguished from operational command by the fact that they can modify non vol atile memory for power on configuration Skew Symbol or scanner rotation around the center of the skew axis which is per pendicular to the plane of the scan beam Specular Reflection The direct mirror like reflection of light back to the source caus ing saturation and bad reads Supplemental A character or data string that is appended to the main bar code sym bol
191. ting unwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Definition Returns the number of times the scanner has been re powered or a watchdog reset occurs Serial Cmd Send lt K_ gt Returns lt K_power ons resets gt Read Only O to 65 535 power ons Ranges Resets Usage Used for detecting unwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Definition Resets include watchdog reset lt A gt lt Z gt lt Zd gt and hardware defaults A watchdog reset is a reset that is forced whenever the software locks up Serial Cmd Send lt K_ gt Returns lt K_power ons resets gt Read Only O to 65 535 resets Ranges MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 8 3 Hours Since Reset Hours Since Reset This command is READ ONLY Usage Used as a troubleshooting tool that can help pinpoint the cause of a reset Definition Records the number of hours and minutes of operation since the last sys tem reset Serial Cmd Send lt K gt Returns lt K hours minutes gt Read Only O to 23 hours O to 59 minutes Ranges o O F O c O F 8 4 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 8 Diagnostics Warning Messages Important Note Warning Message Status must be enabled before any warnings in this menu can be displayed Usage Definition Function Warning Message Status These messages serve as a flag to service a scanner or as an
192. tion and minimizes laser exposure to people Definition When enabled the laser is ON only during the read cycle When disabled the laser operates continuously Check this box to enable Laser On Off On Position LU a Z M Framing Enabled OFF Position m HU Laser on only during E Read Cycle Aeceve Send and Save Default Note These buttons only affect this view Serial Cmd lt KClaser on off laser framing status laser on position laser off posi tion gt Default Disabled Options O Disabled 1 Enabled T rmm Q D 2 O r e o MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 9 3 Laser Framing Laser Framing To adjust laser framing click the Laser Control button and Laser On Off arrows up or down as shown here Usage This is useful to avoid highly reflective objects for filtering out unwanted Signals and avoiding the wrong symbols Definition Sets the percentage of time the laser is ON during each scan so that only a selected portion of the scan width is effectively scanned When Laser Framing is disabled the laser is ON during the full scan arc Serial Cmd lt KClaser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position gt Default Disabled Check this to enable Use your cursor to adjust the start Laser Framing position for Laser Framing Wn Position Al Off Position az OU Laser on only during E Read Cycle
193. to define a second symbol length for l 2 of 5 lt Krstatus check digit status check digit output symbol length 1 sym bol length 2 gt 6 2 to 64 even Since 2 5 characters are paired symbol length must be set to an even number If Check Digit is enabled add 2 to your symbol length For example if your symbol is 10 characters plus a check digit then enable Symbol Length for 12 Note Typically when printing an I 2 5 symbol with an odd number of digits a O will be added as the first character MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Codabar Usage Used in photo finishing and library applications Formerly used in some medical applications but not typically used in newer applications Definition Codabar is a 16 character set 0 through 9 and the characters and with start stop codes and at least two distinctly different bar widths Codabar Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt Kqstatus start amp stop match start amp stop match output large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Start amp Stop Match Status Codabar Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Start amp Stop Output Status Codabar Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used to increase security of symbology Requires the Codabar sta
194. tus EAN 128 Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect Definition Serial Cmd Default Options When enabled a separator character is inserted between application records lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status out put format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Application Record Separator Character EAN 128 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Defines an ASCII character as an application record separator lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status out put format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt comma User Defined ASCII character Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect Application Record Brackets EAN 128 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Options When enabled parentheses are added to enclose application identifiers lt Ktstatus fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status out put format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Disabled 0 Disabl
195. ual Chapter 11 Utilities Firmware Verification Part Number You can send a request for scanner s current firmware part numbers By ESP 1 From the Utilities menu you can access Firmware Verification from the Firm ware tab 2 Select the firmware code you want to check and click Request Part No to see the associated part number Firmware Yerhicatior App Code sl Request Part No 25 338501 17 By Serial Command Upon sending lt gt the scanner returns software part numbers for application code lt a gt and boot code lt b gt Individual part numbers for Application Code and Boot Code are returned when their respective commands lt a gt and lt b gt are sent MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 11 17 Firmware Firmware Verification Checksum A checksum verifies a scanner s flash memory By ESP 1 From the Utilities menu you can access Firmware Verification from the Firm ware tab 2 Select the firmware code you want to check and click Request Checksum to see the associated part number Firmware Yerhicatior App Code sl Request Part No 25 3386501 17 App Code Request Checksum Et By Serial Command Upon sending lt gt the scanner returns two 4 digit hex numbers that are the check sums for boot code and the application code Individual checksums for Boot Code and Application Code are returned when their respective commands lt b gt and lt a gt ar
196. ul A non printed ASCII character that acts as a space holder Number of Decodes The number of times a symbol is scanned by the scanner during one pass through the laser beam Object Detector A photo electric device used to sense the presence or absence of an object also referred to as a package detector Output A channel or communications line Data or discrete signals that are transmit ted or displayed by a device Output Format The modification of data output according to a user defined index of Extraction and Insertion commands Parity An error detection routine in which one data bit in each character is set to 1 or O zero so that the total number of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd Picket Fence Symbol Orientation A bar code symbol in which the bars are perpen dicular to the symbol s direction of travel Pitch Symbol or scanner rotation around the center of a line parallel to the scan beam Point to Point A protocol consisting of a single communications event typically used to connect a bar code scanner to a terminal or host computer Port Logical circuit for data entry and exit One or more ports may be included within a single connector Protocol The rules for communication between devices providing a means to control the orderly flow of information between linked devices Quiet Zones Specified clear non printed areas immediately before and after the bar code symbol The area is usual
197. ultisymbol Number of Symbols Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Number of Symbols is the number of different symbols that can be read in a single read cycle lt KLnumber of symbols multisymbol separator gt 1 1 to 12 Multisymbol Separator Usage Definition ESP Serial Cmd Default Options Used to delimit or separate data fields with a user defined character The character that s inserted between each symbol scanned when Multi symbol is set to any number greater than 1 To select a new multisymbol separator double click on Separator and select a character in the popup window Parameters Program alues Head Cycle Triggering ER Trigger Multilabel Number of Labels 1 1 End of Read Cycle Mode Optoelectic Control Scanner Setup lt KLnumber of symbols multisymbol separator gt Note If Multisymbol Separator has been changed to any character other than the default comma and you wish to re define the separator as a comma use ESP as shown below or the embedded menu comma Any available ASCII character except lt gt NUL MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 4 Read Cycle Trigger Trigger Mode Note This command does not need to be followed by an lt A gt command Definition The type of trigger event that will initiate the read cycle Serial Cmd lt Kgtrigger mode trigger filter duration gt Default Continu
198. utput Good Read Usage Definition 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 With Good Read enabled the scanner transmits symbol data on any good read regardless of Matchcode Type setting Note A noread can still be transmitted if enabled When to Output Symbol Data Definition This command allows the user to choose when symbol data can be sent to the host Serial Cmd lt KlIsymbol data output mode when to output gt Default As Soon As Possible Options 0 As Soon As Possible 1 End of Read Cycle As Soon As Possible Usage As Soon As Possible is 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 symbol data to be sent to the host 6 4 immediately after a symbol has been successfully decoded Note More than one decode might in fact be required to qualify as a good decode depending on how Decodes Before Output is set MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual End of Read Cycle Note See End of Read Cycle on page 4 12 for options to end the read cycle Usage Definition Chapter 6 I O Parameters End of Read Cycle is useful in timing based systems in which the host is not ready to accept data at the time it
199. vel 4 7 External Trigger State 4 10 F FCC 1 x File 2 4 Find Function Terminal 10 3 Firmware 11 16 Firmware Verification 11 17 Firmware Verification checksum 11 18 FIS Options A 3 Fixed Symbol Length Code 128 5 6 Code 39 5 4 Code 93 5 19 Fixed Symbol Length Status Codabar 5 14 Formulas for Number of Decodes A 27 From Host 3 7 Full ASCII Set 5 5 Full Duplex Mode 3 13 Fully Optoisolated circuit A 7 G Gain A 29 Gain Level 4 16 General Specifications A 2 Glossary of Terms A 37 Good Decode Reads 4 15 Good Read Symbol Data Output 6 4 Good Read Match Counter 11 8 Good Read Match Counter Reset 11 8 H Half Duplex Mode 3 12 Hardware Required 1 2 Hex Output 6 13 High Temperature Threshold 8 10 Highlighting 1 ix Host Communications 1 ix Host Connector 25 pin IB 131 A 10 Host Port Connections 3 3 2 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Host Port Parameters 3 3 Host Protocol 3 4 Host RS 422 Status 3 8 Hours Since Reset 8 4 Hours Threshold 8 12 2 5 5 11 UO Parameters by ESP Menu 6 2 by Serial Command 6 2 IB 131 Interface Module A 10 Immunity Specifications A 2 Initializing resetting Commands A 24 Install ESP 1 4 Intercharacter Delay 3 21 Interface A 3 Interface Standards A 31 Interleaved 2 of 5 5 11 K K Commands A 16 L Ladder Calculation single line A 27 Large Intercharacter Gap Codabar 5 14 Code 39 5 4 laser beam 1 xil Laser Contorl by ESP menu 9 2 Laser Framing 9 4
200. ves some risk to the optoisolator if excessive voltages are applied Input Caution The maximum current that i can pass through the optoisolator is 100 mA Outputs Power ground MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual A 7 Additional Isolated Output Circuit Examples Secondary Relay 1 to 28V Isolated Scanner PLC RELAY Power 2 a Q Q Q lt Isolated Scanner Scanner Outputs Power Scanner Outputs Outputs Power ground Outputs Power ground A 8 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Appendices Optoisolator Inputs All discrete inputs can be fully isolated pulses as PNP or NPN circuits gt el el D 5 x Maximum Input Vin HIGH IIN HIGH 4 5V 3 0MA 28V 23MA Vin Low lin Low 0V OmA 2 0V 1 mA Pulse Widthmin 48 uS New master pin input is internally grounded Input Examples Fully Optoisolated NPN Source PNP Source Isolated Scanner trigger only Isolated Scanner New master pin input is internally grounded Not Optoisolated NPN Source Non isolated Scanner PNP Source Non isolated Scanner trigger only New master pin input is internally grounded MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 2S a Q Q Q lt Table A 3 Host 25 pin Connector Appendix C IB 131 Interface Module The IB 131 interface module s
201. warning status gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser High Message Definition Defines the Laser High message Serial Cmd lt K laser high message gt Default HI LASR Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NUL lt or gt o O F O c O F 8 6 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 8 Diagnostics Laser Low When enabled a message is transmitted whenever the laser current falls below a fac tory calibrated reference value which cannot be altered The message repeats once every 30 minutes until the condition is corrected Laser Low Status Usage Alerts the user to impending laser failure Contact Omron Service Definition Enables the Laser Low message Serial Cmd lt K warning message status laser high status laser low status novram corrupt warning status gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Low Message Definition Defines the Laser Low message Serial Cmd lt K laser low message gt Default LO LASR Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NUL lt or gt T g D Q O O 7 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 8 7 Warning Messages NOVRAM Corrupt Warning Status When enabled a 7 character message is sent whenever the system detects a warning condition Important Note Warning Corrupt Message Status must be enabled before the NOVRAM messag
202. y ESP To make change scanner settings or to access the utilities or terminal window click on the App Mode button App Mode To return to the Easy Setup Mode click on the Setup Mode button ow Setup Mode See Chapter 2 Using ESP for detailed explanation of ESP features By Serial Commands From your terminal program or the terminal screen in ESP you can enter serial string commands configuration and utility commands as described herein See Serial Configuration Commands on page A 13 and Summary of Utility Serial Commands on page 11 3 Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt KA gt To see all K commands send lt K gt By Embedded Menu From your terminal program you can send a lt D gt command to access the embedded menus See Embedded Menus on page A 20 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual 1 9 1 10 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter Using ESP Z Chapter Contents EASY Setup MOde c cccccccccccesssccesanccccesescccccedseessenceeceencoscocadeasaenacesecsseeess 2 2 elei te Be e 2 3 Pulldown Menus sesississsieniisns narea na EEEren RE h 2 4 Making Changes in Eh 2 6 Send Receive OPTIONS cece ecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeessesaaaseeeeeeeeeees 2 7 This section is designed to help you understand the structure elements and applicati
203. zA O D d o Ei CH 2 O z gt P k 1D Symbologies Separator Status UPC EAN Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Allows user to distinguish between the main and Supplemental sym bols Allows the user to insert a character between the standard UPC or UPC EAN symbologies and the supplemental symbol when Supplementals is set to Enabled or Required lt KsUPC status UPC EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Separator Character UPC EAN Note If Separator Character has been changed to any other character and you wish to re define the separator as a comma you will need to define it in the embedded menu or default the scanner by a lt Zd gt command Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options As required by the application Allows the user to change the separator character from a comma to a new character lt KsUPC EAN status UPC status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character gt comma Any ASCII character Note Whenever Separator Character is defined as a comma sending a lt Ks gt com mand will return the current settings including the separator character comma which appears after the separator status comma 5 18 MS 820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner User s Manual Chapter 5 Symbologies Code 93 Usage Used occasionally in clinical industry

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