Synergy Controller App Note 4 Configuring a Barcode Scanner REV
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1. Scan the 0 symbol e Scan the 6 symbol Page 4 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 6 Add the Carriage Return Suffix if using the PS 2 Keyboard interface appended after the barcode data 5 Enable OCR A font recognition OCR A On a Scan the Add CR Suffix All Symbologies i mbol Add CR Suffix All Symbologies b Scan the Add Suffix symbol Add Suffix I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i g I d Scan the 9 symbol I I l i 9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Scan this group _ when using the c Scan the 9 symbol USB interface Don t scan this group when using the PS 2 keyboard interface e Scan the 0 symbol o g Scan the Save symbol f Scan the D symbol Page 5 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 7 Add the Prefix Delay before sending the barcode data a Scan the Interfunction Delay symbol Interfunction Delay 9 d Scan the Save symbol Save The barcode scanner is now configured for use with the Synergy Controller b Scan the 9 symbol c Scan the 92. i a e napisa l ae a ea a ee RT ee Ba A a RN b f Scrat E A AAA AA A e a T b on pA ic PS 2 Keyboard SEPETE Keyboard Interface hi Interface USB Interface USB Keyboard Connector Once the barcode scanner is plugged in configure the barcode scanner as follows Configuring the Barcode scanner We followed the steps below to configure the mageTeam 4800 for use with the Synergy controller and OCR A fonts If a different configuration or barcode scanner is required see Appendix A for alternative settings for other devices 1 Reset the barcode scanner to factory defaults The configuration steps listed below adjust the settings that differ from the factory defaults Standard Product Default Settings Page 3 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 2 Enable Control ASCII mode on the barcode TTI A Control ASCII Mode On 3 If using the Bar code reader with the USB interface scan the following i I l I using the USB USB Keyboard PC interface I 4 Add the CTRL F Prefix to be sent before the barcode data a Scan the Add Prefix symbol Add Prefix KANAAN VM TU LUULIN f Scan the Save symbol Save b Scan the 9 symbol c Scan the 9 symbol d
3. this scanner can read supports OCR text as well as conventional bar codes for use in a wide range of applications The original Synergy Controller has a PS 2 keyboard interface and a USB interface The new Synergy Micro Controller only has a USB interface 1 Hand Held Products part number 4800SR051C Industrial Bar Code Area Imager provides decoded output to PC XT AT PS 2 Keyboard Wedge TTL Level RS 232 IBM Retail Wand Emulation USB Retail USB 2 Hand Held Products part number 42206132 02 PS 2 keyboard wedge 3 Hand Held Products part number 42206161 01 USB Type A Interface The Synergy Controller VersaTenn V controller will work also Bar Code feature is available in software version 2 0 6 and newer These are both available from Tidal Engineering Corporation This note also describes the step by step process you can use to configure the barcode scanner Installation Installing the barcode scanner is a simple process Connecting the Barcode Scanner 1 Connect the appropriate cable to the handle of the mageTeam 4800 and screw on the retainer clip 2 Then either connect the PS 2 connector to the keyboard input on the Synergy Controller or connect the USB connector to the Synergy Micro The keyboard input on the two controller configurations can be located using the figures below Page 2 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 E iE ah rr i Pnr aE
4. H the controller Should load product2 vpl and start running it 12345b 74 Test Label 1 ABCDEF GH Test Label 2 Test the Bar Code scanner with Log File entries Alternatively create a list of part numbers employee names etc and print it This can be attached near the operator s station pate Application Employee RICHARD LAWRENCE Employee Name Employee Peter Paul Employee ID S N 01 0639 Serial Number P N TEL299 04 S N 01 0639 Part Number and Serial NumberTCweb16 Slave W O AeLIaO0 1le d ew Work Order Page 12 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Export the log file to view the entry COPY LOG FILE HERE CRAIG Trouble Shooting If the barcode scanner does not work with the Synergy Controller try the following trouble shooting steps Test Scanner on a PC To test the functioning of the scanner plug it into the keyboard port on you PC Open a test editor such as notepad Then scan Test Label 1 on the previous page If the scanner is functioning correctly the text 123456 78 should appear in notepad with a carriage return The Ctrl F prefix will not show up in notepad Alternatively you may use a program such as HyperTerminal which will show the ASCII character for CTRL F If the scanner does not output text or the output is incorrect then go back to the beginning of this manual and follow the scanner setup procedure one mo
5. Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Synergy Controller Bar Code Reader Applications Synergy Controller with Hand Held Products Bar Code Scanner Labeled Part Introduction The value of the ubiquitous Bar Code Scanner for speeding data entry and improving accuracy IS obvious to anyone that shops at a grocery store The Synergy Controller offers the advantages of bar code scanning to environmental test users This application note describes the capabilities of the Synergy Controller s bar code scanner feature and some typical applications This application note employs the Synergy Controller s powerful macro capability to automatically select and start an environmental test profile simply by scanning the OCR Optical Character Recognition plain text label on the part In addition the use of the bar code feature to log data such as product part numbers serial numbers employee id s and other data is demonstrated The Hand Held Products IT4800 OCR Barcode Scanner is used in this note with OCR A text however virtually any bar code reader can be used for this application Page 1 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Equipment We selected the Hand Help Products ImageTeam 4800 OCR scanner because it can be used with a PS 2 keyboard wedge as well as with a USB interface In addition
6. dit Format View Help off fileopen 1 PRODUCT1 vp1 run L off fileopen 1 PRODUCT vplI A carriage return at the end of the final line is required Notepad shows the text cursor below the final macro line indicating the carriage on the final line Load the Macro file as described in the main body of this application note 3 Test the Bar Codes When the following bar code is scanned the controller will open and start PRODUCT1 profile 498 2 099M When the following bar code is scanned the controller will open and start PRODUCT2 profile VBU0Q00022 Page 17 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 About Tidal Engineering Headquartered in Randolph NJ Tidal Engineering Corporation has been designing and building award winning embedded hardware and software for test and measurement and data acquisition applications since 1992 The company further provides product development services together with engineering support and is recognized for technical expertise in such areas as Embedded IEEE 488 and turnkey SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems Tidal s products are available exclusively through ADI American Distributors Inc an ISO 9002 certified distributor of electronic and electromechanical components and assemblies Tidal Engineering Corporation 2 Emery Avenue Ra
7. eopen command should be loaded on the Synergy Controller already FA Microsoft Excel Barcode Sample xls B File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help POF JD ee Gary i BEATAE o 41 123456 78 off fileopen 1 Product1 vpl 2 abcdef gh of fileopen 1 Product2 vpl 3 run 1 run 1 Sample Excel Macro spreadsheet We can create aS many barcode entries in the file as we need as long as they are unique However we can only load one csv file into the controller at a time so all the barcode identifiers we need should be in that file Once you have completed your macro file in Excel click on File Save As enter a file name and set the Save As type to CSV Comma Delimited csv and save the file Page 7 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 File name Barcode Sample csv Save as type Si fomma delimedi csvyl Saving the file as type CSV Importing the Macro File The Synergy Controller can import the csv macro file either from a floppy disk or from a USB Hard Disk Copy the macro file in csv form from the PC to the root directory of either a floppy disk or a USB Hard Disk Note that since the controller only supports one macro file when we import the file it replaces the internal macro file with the one being imported To Import the macro file click on Maintenance on the front panel scroll d
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9. o create your own just make sure they are called product1l vp and product2 vpl while using the example macro file shown above or provided with the application note Program producti vpl 7 x iOpen File Save File Edit Step Add Step Copy Step Delete Step L cmd cui cue time ajc 1 Set S00 50 0 00 00 00 2 SetPt 50 0 50 0 00 05 00 3 Sop off off Runtime 0 05 00 Alarm Internal Comm 2500 31 8 Example Profile Productl vpl Page 10 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Program product2 ypl ALARM 7 x iOpen Fileif Save File EditStep Add Step Copy Step Delete Step L Cmd CHi CH2 Time LIC 1 SEPT 20 0 0 0 00 00 00 2 wair 50 0 30 0 00 03 00 3 Sop Off off Runtime 0 05 00 Alarm Internal Com 2500 31 8 Example Profile Product2 vpl Page 11 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Test the Bar Code scanner with a Macro Having followed the steps above everything Is ready and the barcode scanner should be fully functional Printed below are two example OCR A Test Labels that can be scanned to test the configuration Now we can scan each label to load and run the appropriate profile in the controller When we scan 123456 78 the controller should load productl vpl and start running it When we scan ABCDEF G
10. ontrollers This appendix provides the setup procedure the test bar codes and Macro files to demonstrate this scanner with Synergy Controllers The setup and example bar codes in this Appendix are Code 39 bar codes The following three steps are described in this appendix 1 Setup Scanner 2 Create and Load the Macro File 3 Test the scanner with the example product bar codes provided Page 15 of 18 Synergy Controller August 2010 Revision C Application Note 4 Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 1 Setup Scanner Scan the Bar Codes below in the order printed Defaults set All Defaul send ascii key lt CTRLF gt send ascii key lt CTRLF gt Send all that remains send extended key lt Enter gt vA HID KEYBOARD EMULATION Page 16 of 18 Erase All Rules Begin New Rule send pause send extended key lt Enter gt i Save Rule Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 2 Create and Load the macro File Edit the macro file in Notepad or other plain text editor as shown below Note that a carriage return at the end of the final line is required Barcode test A csv Notepad File E
11. own and click on Macro Utilities About File Utilities Date and Time Macro Utilities Alarm Internal Com 2500 31 8 Click on the Import Macros folder Page 8 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Maintenance Screen Macro Uilities Back Export Macros Import Macros Alarm Internal Comm 2500 31 8 The import screen will appear Click on Browse and then select the file you want to import then click the Select button Maintenance Screen ALARMI Select Source File ALARM import Macros Drive List File List Import File Name al barcode Alarm Internal Com 2500 31 8 Then click the Import button Maintenance Screen ALARM import Macros Back Import File Name Floppy Diski barcode cs Alarm Internal Comm 2500 31 8 Page 9 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 A message box will then let you know if the import was successful or not loppyDisk barcode csy has been successtully imported into the macro table Alarm Internal Comm 2500 31 8 Now that the file is imported we can now use the barcode scanner Testing the Setup Creating the Profiles To create the profiles either enter the example profiles as shown below or copy the profiles provided with this application note to a disk and load them on the controller You can als
12. re time IF the problem continues to persist consult your scanner s user manual Test Macros on the Synergy Controller If the scanner is functioning correctly the next step is to test the macro feature of the Synergy Controller Plug a standard PS 2 keyboard into the Synergy Controller To run a macro press CTRL F then type the Macro name 123456 78 and hit enter The macro should run successfully If it does not run successfully you should check your macro file on your PC for syntax accuracy and save it to a disk or USB key Then import the macro into the Synergy Controller and try running it again Page 13 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Appendix A Barcode Interface Specifications This is the specification for the barcode scanner setup for use with other barcode scanners The format required by the Synergy Controller is as follows CTRL S 400ms pause Barcode Data Carriage Return Carriage Return Any barcode scanner that can attach via a keyboard wedge and can be configured with the above format will work with the Synergy Controller Page 14 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Appendix C Symbol LS2208 USB Scanner Setup The Symbol LS2208 USB Scanner is a popular low cost bar code scanner that is compatible with both the Synergy Micro and Synergy Nano c
13. symbol Page 6 of 18 Synergy Controller Application Note 4 August 2010 Revision C Tidal Engineering Corporation 2010 Controller Setup No changes are required to any settings on the Synergy Controller for this barcode application however we did import a macro file The macro file provides the look up table used to interpret the barcode scans and execute an action based on the barcode Macro File Format The macro file used by the Synergy Controller is a simple comma separated file easily generated with Microsoft Excel or any other program that can save to csv files The file layout consists of two columns the barcode text column A and a communication command or string of commands to execute when that barcode text is entered column B The communication commands can be any valid communication commands separated by a semicolon The command string length can be up to 900 characters A communications command list for the Synergy Controller is available in the technical manual and downloaded from www TidalEng com synergy htm As an example of this let s assume that want to stop the chamber load and run the profile Productl vpl after the barcode text 123456 78 is scanned First open a blank spreadsheet in Excel Then enter 123456 78 in column A and the command string off fileopen 1 Productl vpl run 1 for column B Note The profiles that we specify in the fil
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