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1. 22 Contents 2 154722 Introduction The iVu Plus BCR sensor is a barcode reader used to read a variety of barcodes and to optionally compare data to known values The sensor has an integrated color touch screen display or a remote display connection making installation setup and configuration easy without requiring a PC Quick Start Overview This guide is designed to provide the necessary information to get the iVu Plus BCR up and running quickly It provides an overview of the sensor and illus trates how to set up the sensor to read barcodes The flow chart at left provides an overview of the process Related Information The following documentation is available on the Product CD iVU Plus BCR Datasheet iVu Series Remote Display Datasheet iVu Sensor Reference iVu Plus BCR User s Manual iVu Plus BCR Communications Guide iVu Plus BCR with Remote Display Datasheet iVu Plus BCR Integrated Datasheet In addition there is integrated Help built into the sensor itself NOTE Before setting up the sensor remove all packaging If using an iVu with an integrated touch screen carefully remove the plastic cover from the sensor s touch screen display and put aside You should replace the cover after configuring the sen sor to protect the display WARNING Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection Never use this product as a sensing device for2. 8 Acquiring a Good Image 9 Setting Up a Barcode Application 12 Compare Data 13 Compare Data 13 Setting up for Data Compare 13 Trigger Modes 15 External Single Mode 15 Continuous Mode 16 External Gated Mode
3. 16 Command 17 Industrial Ethernet Only 17 iVu Plus Communications Overview 18 Serial and Ethernet Output 18 Communication Channels 19 Multiple Inspections 20 Adding a New Inspection 20 Changing Running Inspections 21 Changing Inspection Name or ID
4. 2 Adjust focus while monitoring the focus number To ensure the best image adjust the focus until the Focus Number peaks 3 Replace the Lens Enclosure on the camera C Mount Models D C A B E C A C Mount Lens B Lens Enclosure C Retainer Ring optional D Filter optional E Filter Retainer Ring Tool NOTE Filter Kits are available separately iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 11 Setting Up a Barcode Application This section describes how to set up the iVu Plus BCR sensor 1 Go to Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode gt Barcode Type to select one or more Barcode Types from the list NOTE To ensure optimal performance select only the barcode types for your application For example if you use only one of the of the barcode types listed for All Linear uncheck the box next to All Linear and select a radio button next to the desired linear barcode type If you use only DataMatrix uncheck all the boxes except the one next to DataMatrix 2 Go to Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode gt Barcode Count to select the number of barcodes 1 to 10 to be read at one time Once the sensor has been set up as described Each successfully read barcode is marked by a green bounding box If annotations are on the barcode data is also displayed Any case where data does not compare is marked with a solid red bounding box If the barcode is mar
5. Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Mode and select Exit Demo Mode When you exit Demo Mode the sensor reboots into its normal operating mode with default settings NOTE You may return to Demo Mode any time by going to Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Mode and se lecting Demo Live Mode Overview The iVu Plus BCR can be configured to evaluate one or more of the supported barcode types and can look for a specific number of barcodes from 1 to 10 The barcode types are selected on the integrated touch screen by accessing Main Menu gt Inspection gt Bar code gt Barcode Type The barcode count is selected on the touch screen by going to Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode gt Barcode Count This section describes some general iVu Plus BCR concepts 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 7 Read No Read Pass Fail Match No Match The following describes what is meant by Read No Read Pass Fail and Match No Match A Read condition occurs when the configured number of barcodes are found in a scan These barcodes must be error free A No Read condition occurs when the configured number of barcodes are not found in a scan If the sensor is configured where Data Compare is disabled Pass and Fail are the same as Read and No Read If the sensor is using the Data Compare feature Pass indicates that a good barcode was found and the data compared If the sensor is using the Data Compare feature Fail ind
6. 1 Changing Inspection Name or ID To change the name or ID of an inspection go to Main Menu gt Inspection gt Stored Inspections gt Set Name ID Select the inspection from the list iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 22 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722
7. cation channel configuration options Command Channels Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Ethernet Serial I O Ethernet Serial I O Ethernet Serial I O Command Channel Yes No No Yes Yes No Industrial Ethernet Yes No Yes No Yes No Data Export Yes No Yes No No Yes Image Export Yes No Yes No Yes No iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 19 Multiple Inspections The iVu Plus BCR supports multiple inspections that facilitate storing and controlling up to 30 inspections of different types of barcodes By default Inspection 1 is crated with Data Matrix and Linear Barcodes enabled Adding a New Inspection To add a new stored inspection 1 Go Main Menu gt Inspection gt Stored Inspections and click Add New 2 Select Rename to type a new name for the new inspection 3 Click Done The new inspection with automatically begin running iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 20 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 Changing Running Inspections To change the running inspection 1 From the Home screen click the yellow button in the top center of the screen that displays the currently running inspection This will display all the stored inspections 2 Select the inspection to start and click the Start Running button that appears below it iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 2
8. ctive the sensor continues to capture images and run barcode scans until a successful Read occurs or the External Trigger input signal becomes inactive The External Gated mode uses the Scan Time Limit parameter Main Menu gt Inspection gt Properties gt Scan Time Limit to limit the amount of time the sensor will attempt to decode barcodes on an image iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 16 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 NOTE A No Read condition will not occur in External Gated mode while the external trigger is active Command In Command mode the sensor will capture images when Trigger commands are received The various trigger command modes descri bed above can also be set through a command channel Refer to Communications Chapter 6 for specific commands The commands can come from either Serial I O or Ethernet I O Industrial Ethernet Only When Industrial Ethernet communication channel is enabled triggers can be received from the modes mentioned above Triggers through Industrial Ethernet will not be executed if selected Trigger Mode is Continuous Scan If it is desired to receive triggers only through Industrial Ethernet channel select the Industrial Ethernet Only iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 17 iVu Plus Communications Overview Serial and Ethernet Output The iVu Plus provides for communicating with other devices via Ethernet o
9. de If not equal inspection will be marked as Fail NOTE If the sensor reads more than one barcode in the field of view only the first barcode data that the sensor reads can be compared Setting up for Data Compare This section describes how to set up the data compare feature For this example the reference data will be from a previously decoded barcode 1 Go to the Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode gt Data Compare gt Compare to Enable data compare 2 Go to the Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode gt Data Compare gt Set Data and click the Show last read data button 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 13 3 Press the Yes button 4 Press the Home icon to return to the main screen For all subsequent triggers when the sensor reads the barcode data it will compare it against this reference data iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 14 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 Trigger Modes The iVu Plus BCR has five trigger modes that determine how the sensor captures and processes images External Single Continuous External Gated Command Industrial Ethernet Only You can select one of the trigger modes by accessing Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger on the iVu touch screen display External Single Mode In External Single mode the sensor depends on an external trigger For each trigger the sensor captures an image and executes one scan throu
10. gh the configured barcode types looking for the specified number of barcodes This trigger mode uses the Scan Time Limit parameter Main Menu gt Inspection gt Properties gt Scan Time Limit to limit the amount of time the sensor will attempt to scan for barcodes on an image 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 15 Continuous Mode In Continuous mode the sensor uses internal timing to continuously capture images For each captured image the sensor scans through the configured barcode types looking for the specified number of barcodes If the specified number of barcodes is found a Read event occurs If the specified number of barcodes is not found the sensor captures another image and repeats the scan There are two param eters that are used to fine tune how Continuous Scan mode operates Same Code Reject Time set at the bottom of Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger time in seconds that must elapse before the scan ner will report a previously scanned symbol again A different symbol will be read immediately Scan Time Limit Main Menu gt Inspection gt Properties gt Scan Time Limit limits the amount of time the sensor will attempt to scan for barcodes on an image NOTE A No Read condition will not occur in Continuous mode as another image capture and scan automati cally follows External Gated Mode External Gated mode is similar to Continuous mode While an external trigger input signal is a
11. iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 154722 9 7 2012 Rev D Contents Introduction 3 Installing and Connecting the Sensor 4 iVu Plus BCR with Integrated Display 5 iVu Plus BCR with Remote Display 5 Sensor Modes 7 Demo Mode 7 Live Mode Overview 7 Read No Read Pass Fail Match No Match 8 Output 1 Output 2 and Output 3
12. iVu Plus BCR with Remote Display The cable connections on the iVu Plus with remote display are shown below and power I O connections B are defined in the Power I O Connections table below A B C D A Remote Display Connector B Power I O Connector C USB Connector D Ethernet Connector NOTE Microlens model shown C Mount model connections are identical iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 5 Power I O Connections Pin Wire Color Description Direction 2 Brown 10 30V dc Input 7 Blue Common Signal Ground Input 6 Pink External Trigger Input 5 Gray Remote Teach Input 1 White Output 1 Output 8 Red Ready Output 4 Yellow Strobe Out 5V dc only Output 3 Green Output 2 Output 9 Orange Output 3 Output 10 Light Blue RS 232 TX Output 11 Black RS 232 Signal Ground Output 12 Violet RS 232 Rx Input iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 6 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 Sensor Modes Demo Mode The first time you power up the iVu Plus BCR sensor it starts in Demo Mode Demo Mode uses stored images and inspection parame ters that demonstrate how the sensor is set up without having to worry about focus lighting or triggers In this mode you can learn how to make adjustments working with the sensor types while observing how the adjustments affect the sensor results To exit Demo Mode go to
13. icates that either no good barcode was found or the data did not compare A Match condition occurs when the required number of barcodes are found and the compare is successful A No Match condition occurs when the required number of barcodes are found but the compare is not successful Output 1 Output 2 and Output 3 The sensor has three output signals that you can configure for Pass Fail Read No Read Match No Match System Error and Missed Trigger The default settings are Pass for Output 1 Fail for Output 2 and Pass for Output 3 NOTE For all outputs the default setting is Latched which means that the signal is active until the results of an inspection cause a change in the signal output If Pulsed is selected the default pulse width is 50 ms iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 8 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 Acquiring a Good Image The iVu Series sensor needs to capture a good image to ensure that it can read the barcode s correctly 1 Go to Main Menu gt Imager gt Auto Exposure to run the Auto Exposure routine 2 Check the lighting Make sure that the lighting is constant and consistent unchanging over time no shadows or hot spots Capture the barcode with lighting that optimizes its contrast and separates it from the background Depending on the target this may mean the integral ring light is not the best choice and other Banner lights should be considered Adjust the mount
14. ing angle to provide the clearest image of the barcode The mounting bracket lets you easily position and adjust the sensor on your line Typically a slight angle will help with read robustness 3 If needed go to Main Menu gt Imager gt Auto Exposure to run the Auto Exposure routine a second time or adjust Gain and Exposure manually Main Menu gt Imager gt Gain Main Menu gt Imager gt Exposure 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 9 4 Go to Main Menu gt Imager gt Focus to adjust the focus while monitoring the Focus Number For Micro lens Models Only 1 Use the supplied 1 16 hex key to loosen the Focusing Window locking screw D then adjust focus on the iVu Series sensor using the clear Focusing Window B 2 Adjust focus while monitoring the focus number To ensure the best image adjust the focus until the Focus Number peaks NOTE Turning the Focusing Window counter clockwise focuses on closer objects while turning the Focusing Window clockwise focuses on more distant objects 3 Once the best image has been acquired lock the focusing window Micro Lens Models A Lens B Focusing Window C Locking Clip D Locking Screw E Filter Cap optional F Filter optional NOTE Filter Kits are available separately iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 10 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 For C Mount Models Only 1 Remove the Lens Enclosure
15. ked with a dotted red bounding box this indicates a checksum error or quiet zone violation Any barcodes in the field of view that the sensor does not detect for example because they are not one of the barcode types selec ted are unmarked iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 12 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 Compare Data Compare Data The iVu Plus BCR has a data compare feature for comparing read barcode data against reference data Data can be manually entered by accessing the Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode gt Data Compare gt Set Data screen Data of up to 3200 characters can be entered Additionally the data compare feature provides for masking characters within the data There are two other ways to enter compare data Importing the last read data while viewing the Set Data screen The new data is effective on the first trigger that occurs after this action Using Remote Teach When a Remote Teach occurs the data of the first read barcode is saved as Data Compare input Inspections executed on the next trigger will use the new data for comparison with subsequently read barcodes If the previous input data con tained any masked characters Remote Teach will retain the masked characters only if the new data is of the same length as the previous input data If the length does not match masking is removed The sensor tries to compare full length of this string with the data read from the barco
16. onfigure IP Address Port number Subnet Mask and Gateway Type of Data to Export listed below Output Format listed below Type of Data to Export Pass Fail Output Inspection Name Barcode Count Data Length Symbol Type Barcode Data Frame Number Inspection Time ms Serial Port Settings Baud Rates Start Bits Stop Bits Data Bits Parity Control Output Format Start String Delimiter End String iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 18 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 Communication Channels The iVu Plus BCR supports up to four communications channels To access the channels go to Main Menu gt System gt Communica tions Command Channel a bi directional communication protocol that currently supports ASCII and enables other devices to remotely control the iVu Plus sensor and access sensor results Industrial Ethernet a bi directional communication channel that allows the user to control the sensor and access sensor results using Ethernet IP Modbus TCP or PCCC protocol Data Export used to export selected inspection data to a remote device Image Export used to export inspection images to a remote device Data export and command channel can be configured for either Ethernet or Serial I O but not both image export is only available over Ethernet The table below briefly summarizes valid communi
17. personnel protection Doing so could lead to seri ous injury or death This product does NOT include the self checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow its use in personnel safety applications A sensor failure or malfunction can cause either an ener gized or de energized sensor output condition CAUTION Electrostatic Discharge Avoid the damage that electrostatic discharge ESD can cause to the Sensor Always use a proven method for preventing electrostatic discharge when installing a lens or attaching a cable 154722 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 3 Installing and Connecting the Sensor The iVu Plus BCR sensor requires a bracket for mounting Three brackets are available from Banner The brackets allow the sensor to be mounted either perpendicular to the part or at an adjustable angle Available iVu Brackets SMBIVURAL SMBIVURAR SMBIVUU Thread three M4 x 4mm screws through the bracket into the mounting holes in the bottom of the sensor Tighten all three screws iVu Plus BCR Quick Start Guide 4 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154722 iVu Plus BCR with Integrated Display The cable connections on the iVu Plus with integrated display are shown below and power I O connections C are defined in the Power I O Connections table below C A B A USB Connector B Ethernet Connector C Power I O Connector NOTE Microlens model shown C Mount model connections are identical
18. r a UART serial communications port RS 232 In order to establish an Ethernet connection to the sensor the external device must be configured with the correct IP address and correct TCP port to communicate If planning to use the serial communications connection port settings for baud rate data bits parity and stop bits must be configured on the iVu Plus to match the settings of the external device The iVu Plus BCR RS232 port or ethernet port can be used to output barcode data to other applications To access the Data Export screen go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Data Export The user can enable or disable this feature When enabled if the sensor is configured for either External Single or External Gated trigger modes every trigger results in the transmission of out put data if the sensor does not successfully read a barcode the output will be NO_READ if the sensor is configured for Continuous trigger mode the sensor will only transmit output barcode data upon a successful read To access the Serial Output screen go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Serial I O When RS 232 serial output is enabled the user can configure Serial Port Settings listed below Type of Data to Export listed below Output Format listed below To access the Ethernet Output screen go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Ethernet I O When ethernet output is enabled the user can c
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