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MS-860 Industrial Raster Reader User`s Manual

1. Autodiscriminate 9 32 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter I O Parameters 10 Chapter Contents O Parameters Dy ESP cri E 10 2 I O Parameters by Serial COMMANG cccececceeeeeeeeeeeeetenaeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeeas 10 3 SY MbOl Data OUtplts cidcid 10 4 Noreadd Message ae 10 7 Bad Symbol Message scissioni setanna ara a 10 8 No Symbol Message iii a 10 9 Output Indicators sakean vat ana a A 10 10 Senal VSMC ATOM adas 10 12 FATO lidia ia tata irradia 10 14 A O O 10 15 Qutput iee NO 10 16 610 Screener ene a e E er ere rt Serre a aer 10 23 CUTE O retroceso coil cae csc aot st xy E E ar a aea aae Ee eE 10 24 Qualy QU PUE ass scc5 caclastccssdesscezcneasasgenestanss dea dalla seas ichascecssadateressieace 10 25 Database Number Output c oooococcccccncccccccccnononccnnnnnnonononnnanonnnncnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnns 10 26 Symbol Position OUtpUt eee cece cence centr tenes eeeaeeeeeaeeesneeeeneeeeeeaaes 10 27 Read Duration Output c occococcccccconccccccnnononancnnnnnnnnncnnnnonnnnnn nn nana nn nn cnnnnnnnnn 10 30 This section includes instructions for setting up conditions for beeper and EZ Button controls and for changing input output of data messages and electrical transitions for control of internal and external devices Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a q
2. Glossary of Terms Embedded Memory Onboard memory device such as EPROM or flash End of Read Cycle The time or condition at which the reader 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 reader 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 reader to 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 sen
3. Ordered Output lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character placeholder character data decode direction check database number gt Number of Filters lt K745 number of filters involved gt 13 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Output Format Overview Output Format consists of a set of criteria expressed in Extraction and Insertion serial or ESP menu commands that can be chained together to control the presentation of data that is transmitted from decoded symbols If a symbol does not meet the defined criteria it is treated as a noread Note that Extraction and Insertion functions are independent of Ordered Output criteria The output format control can also work with all standard read modes such as Matchcode Multisymbol etc Commands can be chained together in an array of as many as 100 steps and applied to any symbol Output Format Status Definition Output Format Status is a master switch that controls Output For mat Extraction and or Insertion commands must be defined before an output occurs ESP When you set up Output Format in the ESP Output Format menu and click on Apply in the same menu Output Format Status will be changed to Enable in the reader and displayed as such in the Outputs configuration menu after you send a Retrieve Reader Settings com mand You can also enable disable Output Format from the Outputs menu by double clic
4. Usage To ensure a minimum number of scans faster scan speeds are typically used for fast moving symbols and or longer symbols with larger bar widths See Formulas for Number of Decodes on page A 27 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 K500 scan speed gt Default 50 x 10 low or medium density reader Options 30 to 120 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 17 Reader Setup Laser Power Usage Used to optimize read performance at different distances Typically higher power is used at greater distances Definition Allows the user or calibration routine to select laser power setting Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default High Power low or medium density reader Options 0 Low 1 Medium 2 High 7 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Automatic Gain Control AGC 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 ra
5. 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 ON 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79 y 26 1A SUB AZ 58 3A f 90 5A Z 122 7A Zz 27 1B ESC I 59 3B i 91 5B 123 7B 28 1C FS N 60 3C lt 92 5C 124 7C 29 1D GS lt 61 3D 93 5D 125 7D 30 1E RS E 62 3E gt 94 5E A 126 7E 31 1F US AT 63 3F 95 5F _ 127 7F D A 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communication Protocol Commands Plupemantedice entered in mene 19 nemo played on Microscan or me Effect of Command menu serial command RES D 04 Reset REQ SE 05 Request EOT D 04 Reset STX B 02 Start of Text ETX 26 03 End of Text ACK AF 06 Acknowledge NAK U 15 Negative Acknowledge XON Q 11 Begin Transmission XOFF 2S 13 Stop Transmission MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices A 15 Defaulting Saving Resetting Appendix F Defaulting S aving R esetting Understanding and controlling your reader s active saved and default settings is criti cal to the operation of your reader Software Reset Save Recall Commands lt A gt Reset does not save for power on lt Ard gt Reset and recall Microscan defaults lt Arp gt Reset and recall power on parameters lt Arc gt Reset and recall customer default parameters lt Z gt Save current settings for power on lt Zc gt Save curren
6. Default Options Used to increase data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read gt 10 1 to 2710 Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take effect Decode at End of Read Serial Cmd Default Options 9 26 lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Micro PDF417 Usage Used for labeling small items that need large capacity Definition A variant of PDF417 a very efficient and compact stacked symbology that can encode up to 250 alphanumeric characters or 366 numeric char acters per symbol Serial Cmd lt K485 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Serial Cmd lt K485 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Usage Used to increase data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition When enabled the Micro PDF symbol must contain the same number of characters as the symbol length setting before it can be considered a good read The reader wil
7. Definition Records the number of hours and minutes of operation since the last sys tem reset Serial Cmd Send lt K407 gt Returns lt K407 hours minutes gt Read Only 0 to 23 hours 0 to 59 minutes Ranges 12 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Diagnostics 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 Service Definition Enables the Laser High message Serial Cmd lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser High Message Definition Defines the Laser High message Serial Cmd lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt Default HI GH LASER Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NULL lt or gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 12 7 Laser Low 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 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Alerts th
8. eee eeseeeeeenneeeeneeeeenaeeeeeeees Configuration by Serial Command Overview of Configuration Database ee Setup for Configuration Database 0 00 0 eee Operation of Database oooocccccconccccccccnccaccccncnnnnnccnncnnnns Save Current Settings to Database 00 eee Load Current Settings to Database ees MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual iji Table of Contents Chapter 6 Communications Communications by ESPuniiinnndinnin vee tiene iee suis eel edeneeeceinenenies 6 2 Communications by Serial Command oomcccicccnnonccinncnnononnnnnannncnnnnnnnnnn no 6 2 RS 232 422 HOSE POTE e rna lcd apto 6 3 RS 232 Auxiliary Ports ireki mierina nienn iniaa adaini 6 8 Auxiliary Port System Data ooocoononicccccinnococcccccnononncnncnonncnnnnncnnnnncnnnnnnns 6 18 Preamble tic pt 6 19 Postamble sica ii 6 20 ERG talUs on italia 6 21 RESPONSE TIMGOUL cualidades 6 22 Chapter 7 Read Cycle Read Cycle by ESP irige cit aa e aeiaai 7 2 Read Cycle by Serial Command coocccccnnccononocinonaccnonanannnrn cnn no nnnnnnrna ran 7 3 Multisymbol cita lol e a tienen 7 4 A A E E E T 7 6 Serial Fao EEA a EET A A TT AEE 7 12 End of Read OEE a e Ee ea E a e a 7 14 Decodes Before OUtpUt oooooocccccnccoccccccccnoncnccnncnononnnnnnnanencnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnns 7 16 Reader SUD ii ia 7 17 AS A A T 7 22 Rasta SUP iia Ad nde 7 22 Chapter 8 Raster Laser Raster Laser Setup by ESP ooo eee eeeseeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeneeesenaeeenneeeeeneeeeeaaes
9. Daisy Chain Reader Number Definition Specifies the target reader by sequential number which will be receiving the new Daisy Chain ID The master reader is always O zero All second ary readers are numbered 1 n in the order that they are connected Note These numbers are for assigning IDs only and are not changeable Serial Cmd lt K151 daisy chain reader daisy chain reader D gt Options 1 n 0 for the master reader Daisy Chain Reader ID Definition A two character user defined ASCII message identifying a reader in the daisy chain Serial Cmd lt K151 daisy chain reader daisy chain reader D gt Default Sequential numbering of reader units resulting from the Daisy Chain Auto configure lt K150DAI SY gt command for example ID Master 1 ID Reader 1 2 ID Reader 2 3 etc Options Any two characters except NULL lt or gt Note After a secondary reader accepts a new ID it automatically invokes a reset with save command MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 17 Auxiliary Port System Data Auxiliary Port System Data Note Do not use this with Daisy Chain operation Auxiliary Port System Status Note This command only applies if Aux Mode is set to Command Processing See Command Processing Mode on page 6 14 Usage To check symbol data and error messages via the aux port Definition When enabled system data including decoded data and diagnostic warn ing mess
10. Default 2A Options Any pairings of hex digits representing an ASCII character for example 2A 00 disabled Placeholder Character Definition Placeholder Character is a type of wild card that requires identical data position For example Filter data 123 will match all of the 1234 123A but not 123 12345 12340 Filter data 123 A will match 1234A and 123BA but not 123 1234C or 1234ABCD Both Wildcard Character and Placeholder Character can be mixed in the same filter data Serial Cmd lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character place holder character data decode direction check database number gt Default 3F Options Any ASCII input as pair of hex digit e g 3F 00 disabled Wildcard Placeholder Matches Both Wildcard Character and Placeholder Character can be mixed in the same filter data You can regard wildcard marks as the end of matching whereas a placeholder requires identical data both before and after the placeholder For example Filter data 123 matches 123 123456 123ABC but not 12 Filter data 123 AB C will be interpreted as 123 Filter data 123 A matches 1234AB 123BAT but not 1234A or 123BATS Filter data 12 matches 1234 123456 123ABC but not 12 123 Filter data
11. Serial Cmd Default Options Determines the state at which inputs will react to input signals lt K730 input mode active state gt Active Closed 0 Active Open 1 Active Closed When set to Active Closed the input function is activated when the input state is energized When set to Active Open the input function is activated when the input state is de energized MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 15 Output 1 Output 1 Usage This option provides switching to host software to control external devices such as PLCs and relays It is useful for routing and sorting and to prevent mis packaging and mis routing Definition Sets the discrete output functions for specific user selected conditions Output On Definition Allows the user to set the conditions under which an output pulse will occur to output 1 Serial Cmd lt K810 output on active state pulse width output mode gt Default Mismatch or Noread Options 0 Mismatch or Noread 4 Trend Analysis 1 Match 5 Disabled 2 Mismatch 6 Diagnostic Warning 3 Noread 7 In Read Cycle 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
12. 0 any database 0 Any Index 1 Database 1 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Number of Filters Definition The number of filters that symbols will be compared against up to the specified number For example entering 7 means that filters 1 through 7 will be enabled Serial Cmd lt K745 number of filters involved gt Default 0 Options 0 to 12 Any number from 1 to 12 enables Output Filtering A zero 0 disables Output Filtering The reader will not perform any filtered output For example lt K745 1 gt enables Output Filters 1 setting lt K745 3 gt enables Output Filters 1 to filter 3 s setting lt K745 0 gt disables all output filters The reader will not perform any filtered output Examples to enable and setup filters 1 and 2 Filter 1 Symbology type Code 39 Length disabled Wildcard placeholder data AB 41422A lt K744 1 3 0 2A 3F 41422a gt Filter 2 Symbology type Code 128 Length 8 Wildcard placeholder data NBC FGH 4e42433f3f464748 lt K744 2 4 8 2A 3F 4e42433f3f464748 gt lt K745 2 gt enables Ordered Output It also enables filter index1 and filter index2 Let s say we have four symbols NBCXYFGH NBDXYFGH 123XYZ ABCDE The reader will registered two good reads only and transmit the following ABCDE NBCX YFGH MS 860 Industrial Rast
13. 8 6 Laser Status 3 7 Latch Mode 1 Unlatch on Input 1 10 18 Latch Mode 2 Unlatch Opposite Condition 10 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Latch Mode 3 Unlatch Enter Read Cycle 10 18 Latest Manual Version i ii Leading Edge 7 19 Length 13 5 13 7 Limitation of Liability i vii List of Serial Commands A 8 Load Current Settings from Database 5 7 Load New Master 3 5 Longitudinal Redundancy Check 6 21 Low Temperature 10 22 12 1 12 9 Low Temperature Message 12 9 Low Temperature Status 12 9 LRC Status 6 1 6 21 M Macros 14 1 14 4 Manual Adjustment 8 7 Master Database Overview 15 8 Master Reader 6 16 Master Symbol Database 15 1 15 8 Match 10 4 10 16 Match Green Flash 10 11 Match Length 11 1 11 7 Match Replace 11 1 11 12 Match Replacement Message 11 12 Match Start Position 11 1 11 6 Matchcode i v 11 1 Matchcode by ESP 11 1 11 2 Matchcode by Serial Command 11 1 11 2 Matchcode Type 11 1 Maximum Element 7 21 Mechanical A 2 Micro PDF417 9 27 Microscan Grading 15 16 Minimum Bars 9 25 Mismatch 10 4 10 16 10 19 Mismatch Green Flash 10 11 Mismatch Counter 15 5 Mismatch Counter Reset 15 5 Mismatch or Noread 10 16 Mismatch Replace 11 1 11 13 Mismatch Replacement Message 11 13 Model 2 5 Model Memo 2 8 Model Selection 1 4 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Modifiers for Code 39 Codabar and 2 5 9 30 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Ma
14. Definition Frame Definition Search Definition Configures the raster position that will be used during the calibration process and determines whether raster framing is performed lt K521 raster options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Search 0 AsIs 2 Search 1 Frame 3 Straight Useful when the raster pattern has already been aligned to the symbol Raster position does not change during calibration Raster will continue to operate as per the raster command lt K506 gt Similar to Search setting except at the end of calibration the raster is swept through its full range of motion again and the top and bottom location of the first symbol found are used to update the raster s top and bottom offset novram configuration Also the resulting configuration parameters are saved to the raster novram At the beginning of calibration the raster sweeps through its entire range of motion in an attempt to find a symbol When found the scan line is placed in the middle of the symbol and held as a straight line for the remainder of the calibration process If no symbol is found the scan line will be placed straight line and centered straight out of the window for the remainder of the calibration process MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Calibration Straight Definition The scan line is set as a centered straight line during calibration
15. Serial Cmd Send lt K231 gt to request all current master symbols Delete Master Symbol Data Definition Delete Master Symbol Data allows you to delete an enabled master symbol Serial Cmd Send lt K231 master symbol number gt to delete the master symbol Options 1 to 10 Store Next Symbol as Master Symbol Definition After you ve set the size in the database you can order the reader to scan in the next symbol as master symbol 1 Serial Cmd 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 Options 1 to 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 11 Digital Bar Code Digital Bar Code Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware _ Margins T Zoom Out Zoom In Laser Framing A Symbol Information When you click the Digital Bar Code tab and the Start button a digitized representation of the symbol in front of the reader will appear This routine is useful for conveying a sense of the symbol s readability and graphically indicating bad or unreadable portions of symbols extraneous noise etc A green waveform indicates a decoded symbol a red waveform indicates an undecoded symbol or other object The read triangles represent the width of the scan beam relative to the symbol The upward pointing arrows indi
16. full scan When enabled the extent of the laser arc is determined by the Laser On Position and Laser Off Position settings Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Manual Adjustment To adjust laser framing check the Laser Framing box as shown in o On Postion the illustration and click the Send 1 and Save button After saving handles will appear at Frami raming the upper and lower ends of the M Enabled laser frame when the cursor enters the Laser Framing pane When it touches either handle the cursor Dff Position becomes a double arrow Left click 95 and you can drag the handle to another position as shown dynami E 100 cally in the On Position and Off Position selector boxes Laser on only during sa Read Cycle Send and Save Note These buttons only affect this view Automatic Adjustment To adjust laser framing automati cally click the Calibration button and click the Auto Frame button If a symbol is in the raster laser pattern the reader will shorten the laser On Position and Off Position determining the full width of the symbol Laser Framing MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 8 7 Laser Setup Laser On Position Definition The Laser On Percentage of the full scan arc that the scan beam moves through before the laser turns ON For ex
17. 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 reader and the host or in the case of Multidrop between readers and a concentrator lt K140 protocol 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 O 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 Options 5 through 7 are special cases and are discussed later in this section Point to Point standard Usage Definition Serial Cmd 6 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 K140 0 gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications Point to Point with RTS CTS Usage A reader initiates a data transfer with an RTS request to send transmis sion The host when ready responds with a CTS clear to send and the data is transmitted CTS and RTS signals are transmitte
18. with the Direction of symbol travel exception that the scan width is shortened in proportion lt gt to scan tilt Scan Line Angled Picket Fence Improving the Number of Decodes After changing any of the parameters described in this section recalculate the number of decodes Scan Speed Scan speed is a function of motor speed and is adjustable A slower scan speed may allow greater symbol range and or higher decode rates but at the cost of fewer scans per sym bol Applies to both picket fence and ladder oriented symbols If your application allows it slowing scan speed the time in seconds that a symbol is fully within the scan width of the reader is an effective way to increase the number of decodes 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 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 it shortening the length of a picket fe
19. 0 a accepting ENE las settings to selected s index Load Current To Inds ain index Tracking Time Switch Mode a 800 eons y 45 3 10 127 ri Time x10 ms a Raster Top Raster Bottom Raster Speed 88 0 255 167 H 0 255 10 0 80 Time or number of raster sweeps ene Status Laser On Position Laser Off Position before switching to Saves database to a i the next index reader memory E fio 10 30 95 p Laser Power Background Color Time or number of Receives database Fiar whites raster sweeps to settings from the sequence indexes reader cane From ESP you enable Database by setting Number of Active Database I ndexes to any number other than zero The number chosen will cause that number of indexes in the database above to turn blue You can make changes to any setting in any row simply by double clicking and changing the resulting popup dialog MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Configuration Database Save Current Settings to Database You can change current settings in ESP by making changes in the Current row of the database or by making changes in the tree commands to the left of the database Saves settings currently enabled to the designated database index Serial Cmd lt K253 database index gt Load Current Settings from Database Loads selected database index settings into current reader settings Serial Cmd lt K253 database index gt Example lt K253 5 gt loads settings from da
20. 1 Connect the System Caution If using your own power supply see Safety Labels on page ix be certain that it is wired correctly and supply voltage is 10 to 28 VDC Incorrect wiring or voltage can cause equipment failures When setting up the system you will need the following Kem Part Number Description 1 FIS 0860 1XXXG MS 860 Reader 2 N A Host computer a 6 Null modem configura 3 61 000034 02 tion cable a 97 100004 15 US Power supply and a 90 264 VAC EU Power supply 24VDC 5 99 000017 01 Object detector a See the illustration for diagram of system Hardware Required Caution e Be sure all cables are connected BEFORE applying power e Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables To connect the system do the following 1 Connect the reader 1 to the Host 2 paleta Power with the null modem eo ae cable 3 2 Connect the power supply cable 4 to the reader s power con nector 3 If used connect the object detector cable 3 i Power 5 to the trigger con i oe We Power 25 pin host Trigger nector connector connector connector 4 Apply power to the Note Power connector pins are best identified by their relation system ship to the notches on the outside edge of the connector Connectors on MS 860 1 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Quick Start Step 2 Install ESP E
21. 2 Ordered Output 13 10 Rule 3 Ordered Output 13 10 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual S Safety Certifications A 2 Safety Labels i ix Save current settings as customer default parameters 15 16 A 16 Save current settings for power on 15 16 A 16 Save Current Settings to Database 5 7 Save for Power on 3 5 Saving 2 13 A 16 Scan Speed 7 17 A 22 Scan Speed Status 4 7 Scan Status 10 28 Scan Width A 21 A 22 Scanning Parameters A 2 Search 4 6 Secondary Reader 6 16 Select NUL as the Character A 13 Select Reader Model 1 1 Select Reset A 29 Select Sequence A 29 Send Current Command 2 14 Send Current View 2 14 Send Motor Off 15 7 Send Motor On 15 7 Send Receive Options 2 13 Separator 10 26 10 30 Separator Character 9 19 9 28 Separator Status 9 18 9 28 Sequence On Mismatch 11 1 11 10 Sequence On Noread 11 1 11 9 Sequence Step 11 1 11 11 Sequential Matching 11 1 11 5 Serial Command Beep Status 10 13 Serial Command Echo Status 10 12 Serial Command Format A 12 Serial Command Status Request A 13 Serial Communication Parameters A 27 Serial Configuration Commands A 8 Serial Data 7 9 Serial Data or External Edge 7 10 Serial Trigger 7 1 7 12 Serial Trigger Character 7 12 Serial Utility Commands A 12 Serial Verification 10 1 10 12 Service Message 12 1 12 10 Service Message Status 12 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 Service Threshold 10 21 Set th
22. 8 2 Raster Laser Setup by Serial COMMANG eee eeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenteeeeeeeees 8 2 Raster Seti tre 8 3 Laser Setup iii Ri 8 6 Chapter 9 Symbologies SYMbOlOGIES by ESP cios tetas 9 2 Symbologies by Serial COMMANG c ooccccncccnnocinononcconancnonancnonannnnnnn nn nnnnn nos 9 3 1DSyMbologiesS ATE OT iaa ib 9 4 Stacked SyMbologiesS cooooocococccnnoccccononcnonancnnnrnnn conocio nan nn nan nn nn nan nnnnnnnnnnos 9 26 Narrow Margins ococcconncccccnonnnnonononnnnncnnnn cnn nonnnn nan nnrnnn nr nn n cnn rra 9 29 SYVMBOlOGY MD eds 9 30 Background Co O aa e ar ae ena rerea eea aatan aea e Eeer aea ea iinn Siipi SE APER 9 31 AUtOdiSCriIMiNate oooooconcccnnocccnonocannonnccnnrnnnnnnn cnn nn n cnn rr nn crac nrnn rn 9 31 Chapter 10 I O Parameters iv O Parameters by ESP miii tati 10 2 I O Parameters by Serial Command oomccinncccnnnoccconannnnnannnnnnrncnanancnnnn nos 10 3 Symbol Data Output eee ee eeneeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeseeeeenaeeeseaeeenneeeeeaa 10 4 Noread Message ocoiinoioniar aii ic 10 7 Bad Symbol Message cococccncoccccococononnncnnonnnnnnnnnnnn cnc nana cnn nan nn nan nnnnn rra 10 8 No Symbol Message ccooccccocccconoccncnoonononcncnanono nono nnnnn cnn nnnn nara n rca nnnnnnnnn nn 10 9 Output Indicators oootacnrtaii ii e it 10 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Serial Verification ccccccccccceesseseeeeceececceeeseeaaeeseeceeeeceeeeseaueaaeeeseess 10 12 EZ IBUUOM tidad idea
23. Define the output you want with your matchcode setup a Symbol output Symbol Data Output Status on page 10 4 b Discrete output see Chapter 10 I O Parameters 4 Select the number of master symbols you want to create if more than one see Number of Master Symbols on page 15 9 5 Enter master symbol data in 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 Enable the New Master Pin command and activate a discrete input to store the next symbol scanned as the master symbol see Sequence Step on page 11 11 See also Number of Master Symbols on page 15 9 for more information details on entering requesting and deleting master symbols MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 3 Matchcode Type Matchcode Type Note When Matchcode is set to Enabled Wild Card or Sequential Number of Symbols will default back to 1 if set to any number greater than 1 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Disabled Enabled Sequential Matching Wild Card 11 4 Allows the user to choose the way that master symbols will be compared with subsequently scanned symbols Note First set Triggering Mode to External o
24. Definition ESP Serial Cmd Activates the link between Output 1 and Output 1 of the host connector for the duration set by Pulse Width Output 1 on page 10 17 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 1 status Click Output 1 Pulse to activate lt L1 gt Output 2 Pulse Definition ESP Serial Cmd Activates the link between Output 2 and Output 2 of the host connector for the duration set by Pulse Width Output 1 on page 10 17 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 2 status Click Output 2 Pulse to activate lt L2 gt Output 3 Pulse Definition ESP Serial Cmd 15 6 Activates the link between Output 3 and Output 3 of the host connector for the duration set by Pulse Width Output 1 on page 10 17 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 3 status Click Output 3 Pulse to activate lt L3 gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Extras Extras Disable Reader Send Motor Off Enable Reader Send Motor On Disable Reader Usage This feature is useful during extended periods of time when no symbols are being scanned or the reader is being configured Definition Sending lt I gt will turn the laser off and end the current read cycle ESP Click Disable Reader button Serial Cmd lt I gt Disabling laser scanning will not affect any downloaded commands to the reader Enable Reader Definition Causes the laser
25. Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Loads the reader s saved master symbols into ESP Double click a row to enter data into popup dialog box Qro nell Symbol into Selected Index Loads the next symbol read into selected index Saves the displayed database to the reader Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database Master Symbol Number Maximum Characters 1 2710 1355 903 667 542 451 387 338 WO CO Y 1 eA WIN 301 Pp o 271 15 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Number of Master Symbols Definition Number Of Master Symbols allows you to select 1 to 10 master sym bols for the master symbol database Serial Cmd lt K224 number of master symbols gt Note To request the number of master symbols Send lt K224 gt Default 1 Options 1 to 10 To Set the Number of Master Symbols in ESP 1 Click the Utilities button and click the Master Database tab 2 Click the Matchcode Type checkbox to enable Matchcode 3 Set the number of master symbols you want to include Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Master Symbol Database Size V Matchcode Type 10 Receive Reader s Database Scroll up or down to set the number of master symbols To Request the Number of Master
26. FCC Federal Communication Commission BSMI Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection ix Table of Contents 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 European models must use a similarly rated Class or Class II power supply that is cer tified to comply with standard for safety EN 60950 Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified her
27. Green flash LEDs will flash for less than 1 second when a match condition is met If mul tisymbol is enabled then green flash LEDs will illuminate only if all symbols qualify as a match If matchcode is disabled then this mode will activate the LED s on a good read Mismatch Green Flash Same as On Match except it illuminates on a mismatch Green Flash Duration Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options A visual verification that a good read has occurred When a good read occurs the Green flash LED s will illuminate and stay on for the time set for the Green Flash Duration value lt K750 green flash mode unused green flash duration gt 100 1 second 0 to 65535 in 10mS increments Beeper Output Condition Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Provides an audible verification that either a good read noread or EZ Button action has occurred A beep is emitted either after each good read of a symbol or after each noread according to the Beeper Output Condition selection Note Beeper will also sound if any of the following occur e the reader is defaulted 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 K 1 gt command is sent lt K702 beeper output gt On Good Read 0 Disabled 1 On Good Read 2 On Noread MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 11 Serial Verification Serial Verifica
28. In 10 Trigger In 11 Default configuration activated by connecting pin 11 to pin 7 In 12 Input 1 In 13 RxD In 14 TxD Out 15 Noread Output 3 Out 16 RxD In 17 Power ground In 18 Power 10 to 28 VDC In 19 TxD Out 20 Output 1 Out 21 Output 2 Out 22 Noread Output 3 Out 23 Input 1 In 24 New master In 25 New master In MS 860 Power Connector Connectors on the back of the MS 860 3 pin MicroChange 1 Power connector 1 Power ground 2 Host 25 pin connector 2 NC 3 Trigger connector 3 Power 10 to 28 VDC In MS 860 Trigger Connector 4 pin MicroChange 1 1 Power 10 to 28 VDC Out Cee 2 Trigger SS 3 Power ground 1 3 4 Trigger a Power ground Used for power return only Caution 1 Be sure all cables are connected BEFORE applying power 2 Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables Reader Connectors A 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Optoisolator Outputs Appendices Optoisolator circuits can transfer pulses between the reader and peripherals with no direct connection with the reader 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 lload 5mA lloag 50mA l oag 100mA Vout on 0 7V 0 9V
29. R gt enables the reader to decode Codabar symbols without changing reader configuration Sending lt S gt enables the reader to decode 2 5 symbols without changing reader con figuration MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 15 Defaulting Saving Resetting Defaulting Saving Resetting Understanding and controlling your reader s active saved and default settings is criti cal to the operation of your reader Software Reset Save Recall Commands lt A gt Reset does not save for power on lt Ard gt Reset and recall factory defaults lt Arp gt Reset and recall power on parameters lt Arc gt Reset and recall customer default parameters lt Z gt Save current settings for power on lt Zc gt Save current settings as customer default parameters lt Zrd gt Recall factory defaults and save for power on lt Zrc gt Recall customer default and save for power on lt Zp gt Reset and save factory settings Important The following commands need to be followed by a lt Z gt to be saved for power on Host Protocol Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Trigger Characters Delimited Start and Stop Preamble Postamble and Noread Message All other parameters are saved for power on without a lt Z gt However a lt Zrd gt affects all parameters See Defaulting Saving Resetting on page A 16 for a complete explanation of resets saves and defaulting 15 16 MS 860
30. Read Range Width 16 12 8 4 0 4 8 12 16 in A A 406 304 203 101 101 203304 4be mm Extended Range Scanner Read Range Width 1016 40 8 6 42 02 46 8 in ER sob ym 914 4 36 e Low Density sym 812 32 203 152 101 50 50 101152 203 mm Medium Density 355 14 711 4 28 304 12 609 24 254 10 oa y 508 20 030 a 203 8 TENE ate f 406 16 762 mm 762 mm 015 015 N 152 6 20 381 mm 304 7 12 381 mm Y High Density 508 mm som eS d T 005 191 T4 203 8 i aa pm 50 2 101 4 EE mm in ti mm in Scale je Typical q Scale in Typical ypical o so MS 860 scancone gt 90 Ranse o 101 MS 860 scan cone gt 90 nse MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 3 Electrical Specifications Appendix B Electrical Specifications Maximum Operating Power 5W max Power Input 10 to 28VDC 200mV p p max ripple 110 mA E 24VDC typical Outputs 1 2 3 1 to 28VDC rated optoisolated Ice lt 100mA 24VDC current limited by user Trigger Input 1 New Master 5 to 28 VDC rated optoisolated MS 860 Host Connector 25 pin D subminiature Pin Host RS232 Host amp Aux RS232 Host RS422 485 In Out 1 Chassis ground 2 TxD Out 3 RxD In 4 RTS Aux TxD Out 5 CTS Aux RxD In 6 Output 1 Out 7 Signal ground 8 Output 2 Out 9 Trigger
31. Single Beep Two Beeps Three Beeps 4uto Framing Options Raster Framing Laser Framing Calibration Options 10 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Input Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Disabled Definition VO Parameters For example an application is setup so that a mismatch stops the pro duction line by using outputs in a latch mode see Output Mode Out put 1 on page 10 18 A push button switch can be connected to the input pin so that when pressed it unlatches the output allowing the line to resume operations A programmable discrete input used to reset counters outputs or control optoelectrical settings lt K730 input mode active state gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Reset Counts 2 Unlatch Output When set to Disabled there is no effect on operation Reset Counts Usage Definition Primarily used in test mode Can also be used to reset counters daily When set to Reset Counts a transition to the active state of the input will cause the reader to reset the internal counters See Read Rate on page 15 3 Unlatch Output Definition This setting is used in combination with any of the three discrete outputs that are in Unlatch Mode 1 see Latch Mode 1 Unlatch on I nput 1 on page 10 18 A transition to the active state will clear any of the three outputs that were previously latched Active State Definition
32. Symbology Type Definition Serial Cmd Default Options User assigned symbology type that the reader will search for If a match is found the reader then checks Length lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character place holder character data decode direction check database number gt o 0 Any type 5 UPC 10 RSS 1 l 2 5 6 PDF417 11 MicroPDF 2 code 39 7 EAN 128 12 Composite 3 code 128 8 Code 93 4 Codabar 9 Pharmacode Symbol Length Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 13 12 User assigned symbol length that the reader will search for If the length is found the reader then checks Wild Card lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character place holder character data decode direction check database number gt O 0 any length O to 128 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Wildcard Character Definition Wildcard Character indicates that any number of characters that follow the wildcard will be regarded as matches For example 123 will match 123 123456 123ABC but not 12 Filter data 123 AB C will be interpreted as 123 Both Wildcard Character and Placeholder Character can be mixed in the same filter data Serial Cmd lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character place holder character data decode direction check database number gt
33. This is equivalent to Top Position Bottom Position 127 in the raster com mand lt K506 127 127 gt No permanent change is made to the raster novram configuration parameters Video Status Definition Video status includes both Gain and Tracking Gai When checked Gain and Tracking settings il are fixed and is not calibrated 50 When unchecked they become part of the Tracking V Fixed calibration procedure le Serial Cmd lt K521 raster options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Scan Speed Status Definition When checked Scan Speed is fixed and is not calibrated Scan Speed When unchecked it becomes part of the 500 IV Fixed calibration procedure Serial Cmd lt K521 raster options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Do not calibrate motor speed if using the calibration database MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 4 7 Calibration Options Laser Power Status Definition When checked Laser Power is not changed by calibration Laser power is minimized during the calibration process Laser Power When not checked laser power becomes part High v Iv Fixed of the calibration process Serial Cmd lt K521 raste
34. UPC E as UPC A or EAN 13 depending on the setting in the EAN status field Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 19 1D Symbologies Code 93 Usage Used occasionally in clinical industry 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 K475 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Usage Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition When enabled the reader will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field When disabled any length is considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt K475 status fixed symbol length status symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the reader will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length Seria
35. Warnings to Output 1 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 23 Output 3 Output 3 Serial Cmd lt K812 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Output 3 has the same parameters and default settings as Output 1 Trend Analysis output 3 Definition Applies trend analysis settings to Output 3 Serial Cmd lt K782 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Trend Analysis to Output 3 has the same parameters and default settings as Trend Analysis to Output 1 Diagnostic Warnings output 3 Definition Applies diagnostic warnings to Output 3 Serial Cmd lt K792 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Diagnostic Warnings to Output 3 has the same parameters and default settings as Diagnostic Warnings to Output 1 10 24 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual I O Parameters 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 outputs for visual verification 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 symbol data When enabled symbol data is followed by a separator followed by the five digits in the form of 00000 For example a certain symbol that has been avera
36. active The trigger will operate the same way as an external trigger Trigger mode Operation The read cycle endures for as long as the EZ Button is pressed unless a timeout occurs and Timeout is enabled for End Of Read Cycle As with Level Edge allows a read cycle to be initiated by pressing the External Edge EZ Button but unlike Level mode the read cycle ends with a good read output a timeout or a new trigger Unlatch Output When selected will unlatch any outputs that have been latched via Latch Mode 1 Unlatch on Input 1 on page 10 18 Unlatch Outputs Unlatch any outputs that have been latched via latch mode 1 See lt K81n gt com mands External Level 3 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual EZ Button Parameter Switch Toggles between custom defaults and power on settings as if lt Arc gt and lt Arp gt are received respectively Note that the button must be configured for parameter switch in both custom and power on settings in order to be able to toggle between the two Default on Power on Definition When enabled if the EZ Button is held down during power on the reader will default to customer defaults and save for power on This is the same as sending a lt Zrc gt command Serial Cmd lt K770 global status default on power on gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled EZ Button Auto Framing Definition Configures the reader s A
37. and UPC version E only UPC Status Usage Useful where both UPC Version A and Version E symbols are present Definition When enabled the reader attempts to read both versions Note The extra character identifies the country of origin Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled EAN Status Usage Used with EAN the European version of the UPC symbology Definition EAN is a subset of UPC When enabled the reader 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 EAN Note The extra character identifies the country of origin Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 17 1D Symbologies Supplementals Status Usage Reads Supplementals typically used in 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 reader reads supplemental sym bol data that has been appended to the standard UPC or E
38. and last bar of the symbol for most symbologies separated by a colon in the form of SPXXX YYY The scan position values correspond to the configurable laser on off position values in the lt K700 gt command XXX is the position of the first bar of the symbol YYY is the position of the last bar the ranges being O to 100 Note the scan width data is calculated from the beginning of the full scan width not the partial or auto framed width Example Assume a symbol with the data HELLO is read when its first bar is at 20 of the scan width The width of the symbol is 13 of the scan line The data output would be HELLO SP020 033 assuming no other outputs or formatting is enabled 10 28 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbol Position Separator VO Parameters Definition Inserts a user defined character between the decoded data and the sym bol position data Serial Cmd lt K758 raster status scan position separator gt Default Space Options Any ASCII character Raster Scan Position by Symbology Type Symbology Timing Raster position Scan position Code 39 Position information Code 128 is from the first 120f5 decode of the sym Location of raster Codabar bol when symbol was Location of symbol within the scan line of the Code 93 Symbol position decoded the first first decode Pharma Code _ from subsequent time RSS Limited decodes of the same UPC symbol is ignored ue The most
39. 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 10 16 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Trend Analysis Tracks the occurrences and frequency of mismatches noreads and the number of decodes per trigger and output the results to output 1 Disabled No output Diagnostic Warning Activates output 1 when a diagnostic warning condition is met When enabled the Out put State and Pulse Width settings lt K810 gt pulse latch have no affect on out put The output will remain active as long as one of the diagnostic warning conditions persists The output will go inactive whenever the warning condition no longer exists The output remains active as long as one of the diagnostic conditions is met In Read Cycle Output is active during the read cycle Output State Output 1 Definition Sets the output state of the discrete output Serial Cmd lt K810 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Default Normally Open Options 0 Normally Open 1 Normally Closed Pulse Width Output 1 Definition Sets the ti
40. for Serial Trigger Character to take effect 7 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Non delimited Start and Stop Characters Note If the serial trigger character that you assign is already assigned as an opera tional command for example a Z character that is used in the lt Z gt command the command will no longer function as intended Both Start and Stop non delimited characters can be defined and will function accord ing to the trigger event as follows When defining Start and Stop trigger characters the following rules apply In External Edge the reader looks only for the start trigger character and ignores any stop trigger character that may be defined In External Level the start trigger character begins the read cycle and stop trigger character ends it Note that even after a symbol has been decoded and the symbol data transmitted the reader remains in External Level trigger read cycle until a Stop character is received e In Serial Data amp Edge trigger mode command either a Start Trigger Character or a hardware trigger can start an Edge trigger read cycle Start Character non delimited Usage Useful in applications where different characters are required to start and end a read cycle Definition A single ASCII host serial trigger character that starts the read cycle and is not enclosed by delimiters such as lt and gt Serial Cmd lt K229 start trigger charact
41. fully isolated pulses as PNP or NPN circuits Inputs include trigger new master and input 1 Minimum Maximum Vin HIGH lin eHigH 10V 4mA 28V 33mA Vin Low lin Low OV OmA 2V 2mA Pulse Width min 48 uS Appendices Note Trigger pulses can be sent to the reader either through the host 25 pin connector or a separate 4 pin trigger connector 25 Pin Connector Input Examples Fully Optoisolated Isolated Reader PNP Source Isolated Reader Not Optoisolated Non isolated Reader PNP Source Non isolated Reader MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 7 Serial Configuration Commands Appendix C Serial 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 applicable chapter Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Command Title Format EZ Button EZ Button Modes lt K771 position 1 mode 0 9 position 2 mode 0 9 position 3 mode 0 9 gt EZ Button Options lt K770 global status default on power on gt EZ Button Auto Framing lt K773 raster status laser status gt Calibration Options Calibration Options lt K521 raster options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Communications Host Port Connections
42. 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 single and multi symbol Sending a lt J gt will end the read cycle MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 3 Counters 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 and report any errors To obtain the cumulative total of counts after the roll over has occurred add 65 536 per each roll over the reader does not keep track of the number of roll overs to the current count Note All counter values will be lost if power is re cycled to the reader or the reader receives a reset or Save command Counters by ESP You can access Counters from the Utilities menu Right click the appropriate counter option and select Request to display count or Clear to set counter to zero Or right click on Counters and select Request All Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Request All Clear All Request Clear Trigger 100000 ts Request Clear Good Read 00000 Request Clear Noread 00000 Request Clear mimar 00000 Read Rate i 15 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Counters by Serial Comm
43. illuminate for a set period of time Serial Cmd lt K750 green flash mode unused green flash duration gt Default Good Read Options 0 Disabled 3 Match 1 Good Read 4 Mismatch 2 Static Presentation Disabled Green flash LEDs are disabled Good Read Green Flash Green flash LEDs will flash for less than one second when a good read condition is meet or when matchcode is enabled and a match occurs Static Presentation Green Flash Static Presentation is used in conjunction with Continuous Read mode When operating in Static Presentation mode whenever the EZ trigger is pressed the reader will search for a symbol in Continuous Read mode When a symbol is placed in the FOV and a good read occurs the green LED will illuminate and stay on for the dura tion of time set in Green Flash Duration Only one read will occur during that time unless more than one symbol is enabled in Number of Symbols Note f Static Presentation mode is selected but the reader is not in Continuous Read Green Flash Mode will revert to the default Good Read To use Static Presentation 1 Enable Continuous Read see Trigger on page 3 6 2 Select the number of symbols see Multisymbol on page 7 4 3 Enable Static Presentation in Green Flash Mode 4 Select the read time in Green Flash Duration see Green Flash Duration on page 10 11 10 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Match Green Flash
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45. long as the symbol continues to be scanned If End Of Read Cycle is set to New Trigger the reader will send the current symbol data immediately but send it only once A new symbol appearing in the reader s range will be read and sent immediately pro vided it is not identical to the previous symbol read Serial Cmd lt K200 1 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 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 7 Trigger External Level Usage This mode is effective in an application where the speeds of the convey ing apparatus are variable and the time the reader spends scanning each object is not predictable It also allows the user to determine if a noread has occurred MEA Active W gt Initiate Read Cycle Object 1 moving in front of J _ AS the detector beam causes a 0 change in the trigger state initi Object JA ating the read cycle Associated waveforms detector aa assume External Trigger State is set to Active Closed Lo A The same object moving gt out of the detector beam Active causes another change in a the trigger state ending are L End Read Cycle Object the read cycle 0 detector a External Level Trigger D
46. lt K100 baud rate parity stop bits data bits gt Host Protocol lt K140 protocol gt Auxiliary Port lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain status daisy chain I D gt Daisy Chain Auto Configure lt K150DAI SY gt Daisy Chain Scanner ID lt K151 daisy chain scanner daisy chain scanner D gt Auxiliary Port System Status lt K146 aux status gt Preamble lt K141 status preamble gt Postamble lt K142 status postamble gt LRC lt K145 status gt Response Timeout lt K143 timeout gt Read Cycle Multisymbol lt K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator gt Trigger Mode lt K200 trigger mode trigger filter duration gt External Trigger State lt K202 external trigger state gt Serial Trigger Character lt K201 serial trigger character gt Start Serial Trigger Character lt K229 start trigger character gt Stop Serial Trigger Character lt K230 stop trigger character gt End of Read Cycle lt K220 end of read cycle mode read cycle timeout gt Decodes Before Output lt K221 number before output decodes before output mode gt Configuration Database Control Database Setup lt K253 index gain AGC mode tracking raster top raster bottom raster speed laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power background color gt Database Operation lt K2
47. new parameters or place commas where unchanged data fields occur Serial Cmd lt K140 7 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK gt For User Defined Multidrop first select Multidrop lt K140 F140 5 gt then User Defined Multidrop lt K140 140 F7 gt Address 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 Note Definitions of commands in User Defined and User Defined Multidrop must be duplicated in host applications to enable poll and select sequences to execute cor rectly during 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 7 RS 232 Auxiliary Port RS 232 Auxiliary Port Note The aux port cannot be used with RTS CTS 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 These com
48. on page 11 11 Sleep Mode If sleep mode is enabled the EZ Button will shut off the mirror motor and laser To exit sleep mode tap the EZ Button once quickly Label Configuration Enables label configuration mode when this button position is selected To disable simply tap the Configuration Button once quickly In normal read ing modes it is required to read a special Code 128 label with a special codeword used by AIM to signify reader programming When entering label configuration by the EZ Button the special Code 128 label is not required MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 3 5 EZ Button Options EZ Button Options The EZ Button provides a convenient way to perform programmable operations both globally and for each of the three programmable button positions The EZ Button has three positions each of which can be user programmed to perform a variety of functions Global Status of EZ Button Definition Determines the basic function of the EZ Button Serial Cmd lt K770 global status default on power on gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 2 Trigger 4 Parameter Switch 1 Enabled 3 Unlatch Output Disabled When selected the EZ Button is disabled Enabled When selected the function of each button position can be determined by the EZ But ton Mode lt K771 gt command Trigger When selected the EZ Button will act as a trigger for the reader All other button opera tions will not be
49. opposite condition a good read occurs Latch Mode 3 Unlatch Enter Read Cycle Definition The programmable output goes active when the Output On condition has been met and is held active until a new read cycle begins NOTE All of the Output On modes are suppressed when any Output on Warning is active for Output 1 see lt K780 gt command 10 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Trend Analysis Output 1 Usage Definition Example Useful in cases in which the user doesn t want to shut down for a single condition but wants to monitor quality and read conditions Applies trend analysis settings to Output 1 With Trend Analysis the user can track the occurrences and frequency of mismatches noreads and the number of decodes per trigger and out put the results to any of three outputs Trend analysis mode Noread Number to Output On 4 Number of Triggers 25 In this example the reader will activate an output whenever 4 noreads occur within 25 triggers read cycles With the exception of Service threshold diagnostic outputs remain active as long as the diagnostic condition is detected Trend Analysis Mode Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Mismatch Definition Noread Definition Sets the trend condition Mismatch Noread or Decodes Trigger that will activate the output lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period n
50. or to access the utilities or terminal window click on the App Mode button ae App Mode To return to the Easy Mode click on the EZ Mode button 2 EZ Mode To make changes to a configuration setting in the menu trees Parameters Read Cycle Default Continuous Event Off Read Cycle Timeout 375 Target Time before Decode ws 1 250 0 1 Left click on the to expand tree ESP Values 2 Double click on parame ter and click once in selec tion box to view options 3 Place your cursor in the selection box scroll down to the setting you want to change and click once on the setting pee 4 Left click again On the open screen to com plete the selection 5 Right click on the open screen and select Save to Reader to implement the command in the reader 2 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Using ESP Send Receive Options To access Receive Save and Default options click the Send Recv button You can also access this selector by right clicking in any of the configuration views v Send Recv Receiving From the Send Recv selector select Receive Reader Settings Caution Do not select this option if you do not want to upload the reader s settings For example if your ESP file has a number of custom settings that you want to main tain and download into the reader these settings would be lost by choosing Yes
51. settings will be applied sequentially and repeatedly during the read cycle Useful in applications in which a variety of symbol conditions require dif ferent settings that can be applied in real time For example a package with a Code 39 and Code 128 symbol appearing consistently in different locations as they move through the scan range during a read cycle can be read by the reader if the proper settings are in the active configuration database MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Configuration Database Setup for Configuration Database Definition When setting up the configuration database for each index number 1 to 10 the values for 11 parameters can be defined applied during the read cycle as enabled by Number of Active Indexes on page 5 4 Serial Cmd lt K253 index gain AGC mode tracking raster top raster bottom raster speed laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power background color gt Default O Index Options 1 to 10 indexes O disabled When setting up the database the following parameters can be changed Parameter PR ieee ee Reference Gain Yes See lt K504 gt Gain Level on page 7 17 AGC mode No O Automatic Gain Control AGC Tracking Yes See lt K520 gt Tracking on page 7 17 Raster Top Yes See lt K506 gt Top Offset on page 8 4 Raster Bottom Yes See lt K506 gt Bottom Offset on page 8 4 Raster Speed Ye
52. symbol length will be accepted Definition When enabled the reader will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field If disabled any length is considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt K470 status check digit status check digit output status large intercharac ter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the reader will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default 10 Default 1 to 128 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 5 1D Symbologies Full ASCII Set 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 symbol words to encode one charac ter 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 dec imal point dollar sign and percent symbol When Full ASCII Set is enabled t
53. the master reader to the host and auxiliary ports of each secondary reader e Resets each secondary reader e Verifies that each secondary reader has acquired the new settings Serial Cmd lt K150DAISY gt Note All secondary readers must be set to Serial for Daisy Chain to function See Trigger on page 7 6 When setting up a daisy chain operation do the following 1 Set the master the reader connected to the host reader to Serial This sets all the readers in the daisy chain to Serial when the command is carried out Before Autoconfigure you must set the master reader to Serial S Host Master Secondary Secondary Reader Reader Reader S S S 2 Send lt K150DAISY gt command 3 If necessary set the master reader to Edge After Autoconfigure you may set the master reader to Edge E but the other readers must remain in Serial S Host Master Secondary Secondary Reader S Reader S Reader 6 16 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications Daisy Chain Remote Secondary ID Note Not in ESP Usage This command provides a handy way to assign custom daisy chain IDs to specific readers that were assigned during the daisy chain autoconfigure process Definition Assigns a new daisy chain ID to a daisy chain secondary reader The com mand is sent to the master reader to configure the other secondary read ers
54. through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 12 1 Diagnostics by ESP Diagnostics by ESP Ah Parameters iV y Y Diagnostics r lagnosti Di ti Counts iagnostics carl 0 Click this button to bring Resets 0 up the Diagnostic menu Boweron Gaves 0 Custom Default Saves 0 To open nested options Hours Since Reset Read Only single click the Laser High Laser Low High Temperature Low Temperature Service Message i Status Disabled To change a setting double click the Service Message SERVICE setting and use your Threshold 300 cursor to scroll CTE Secos through the options Minutes Diagnostics by Serial Command Diagnostics lt K406 gt returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt read only Hours Since Reset lt K407 gt returns lt K407 hours minutes gt lt K400 warning message status laser high status laser low sta tus novram reset warning status gt lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low Power on Resets Counts Warning Messages Laser High Laser Low message gt High Temperature lt K402 high temperature stat
55. to change typed in text or commands Change Background Color of terminal window Default Settings changes all the above back to default settings The pulldown Terminal menu has Capture and Save Current Text as well as the functions defined above Capture Text Save Current Text Change Font Change Echo Fort Disable Echo Change Background Color Show Non Printable Characters Default Settings Find Next Find Previous F3 Shift F3 Terminal Help 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 e Save Current Text saves all text in the terminal window to a text file of gt your choice MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 14 5 Terminal Window Functions 14 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter U tl itie S 15 Chapter Contents Utilities By ESP anagem a a E A 15 2 Read Rate ii 15 3 Counters Pursnic tdci cidcid rapidas edo cdo ced a 15 4 Device Control vin a 15 6 Master Symbol Database coomicconoconnnncnninnccnnrecccnnnen cananea 15 8 Digital Bar Code miii pias 15 12 LLL ic Lk ansia ti ear 15 13 DIMDOLTYPO rior aer een cine re cate dns cayad av eaea xu sien et SE 15 15 Defaulting Saving ReSetting oo eee ceeceeeeeeeeneeeeenaeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeeeeeaees 15 16 Uti
56. to upload scan ner s configuration If upload fails return to c the Connection Set _Comect_ _ Cancel tings dialog and make the corrections 8 Follow the same procedure for connecting other scanners to your multidrop network 2 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Using ESP View View indicates the current view with a dot before the item and view Help allows you to quickly move to other views which are also s Coal accessed by clicking the icons on the toolbars ehi It also allows you to access the Barcode Dialog Calibration Raster Terminal Barcode Dialog sar Output Format In the Barcode Dialog you can create bar code symbols by Barcode Dialog directly typing in the text bar code text you want to appear in Code 128 bar code symbols This is a very useful tool for creating configuration symbols which allows you to configure your reader by reading the bar code symbols you print out To configure the size text and caption parameters see Bar Code Options tab on page 2 8 ojx Print Save As Bar Code Value lt gt Rotation fo Degrees y New Caption Same As Bar Code Value C Specify Add start configuration code Add end configuration code Save Settings Differences from Default Settings MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 2 11 Navigating in ESP Navigating in ESP To change reader settings
57. 0 to 255 AGC Maximum Gain Definition Limits the maximum range of the available gain Serial Cmd lt K504 gain level AGC sampling mode AGC min AGC max gt Send lt K504 gt for a readout Default 255 low or medium density reader Options 0 to 255 Symbol Detect Status Definition During the read cycle the reader counts the number of bar and space transitions defined in the Transition Counter If the count matches or exceeds the threshold the reader will perform AGC routines When enabled a bad symbol or no symbol message can be output rather than a noread message depending on the number of transition counts Serial Cmd lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Symbol Detect can only be used when AGC Sampling Mode on page 7 19 lt K504 gt is set to Fixed Gain and No Symbol Message on page 10 9 lt K716 gt output is enabled 7 20 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Transition Counter Usage Can be useful in certain application where extraneous objects in the field of view might require a higher threshold Definition Determines the number of bar space transitions that are sampled before AGC can be resolved Definition Determines the number of bar space transitions that must be read before a symbol is considered present and AGC can be resolved Serial Cmd lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt Defau
58. 02 high temperature status high temperature message gt Low Temperature lt K403 low temperature status low temperature message gt A 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Service Message lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt Output Format Output Format Status lt K743 output format status gt Extraction Mode lt K740 output start position length gt Insertion Mode lt K741 output length hex string gt Multisymbol Output lt K742 symbol number status gt Ordered Output ee a a Number of Filters lt K745 number of filters involved gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 11 Serial Command Format Appendix D Serial Command Format Serial commands are of two types utility and configuration Rules that apply to both utility and configuration commands e A less than lt and greater than gt characters enclose the commands unless non delimited commands are used See Trigger Mode on page 7 6 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 lt A gt or lt Z gt Serial Configuration K Commands These begin with a single K character followed by a three digit numeric a comma data fields separa
59. 1 0V ton Typ 30uS 20uS 30uS toff Typ 1000uS 150uS 75uS a Voltage drop across output when activated Scanner Outputs E l Load Outputs Output Circuit Examples Fully Optoisolated This circuit is fully optoisolated and is the recommended configuration It allows the user to apply 1 to 28 VDC to the circuit Caution The maximum current that can pass through the optoisolator is 100mA Not Optoisolated Reader Grounded In this diagram power is applied exter nally but the reader s power ground is used to complete the circuit This setup involves some risk to the optoisolator if excessive voltages are applied Caution The maximum current that can pass through the optoisolator is 100mA MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Isolated Reader Scanner Outputs Outputs Power ground Non isolated Reader Scanner Output Outputs Power ground Host 1 to 28 V Input Host 1 to 28 V Input Electrical Specifications Additional Isolated Output Circuit Examples Secondary Relay 1 to 28V Isolated Reader PLC RELAY Power Isolated Reader 2 Scanner Outputs m Input Scanner Outputs PLE Output Outputs m GND y Power ground Outputs Y Power ground A 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Optoisolator Inputs All discrete inputs can be
60. 1 4 Sequential Matching dci 11 5 Match Start PositiON cocoa ie nie 11 6 MatchLength comico etarras 11 7 Wild Card Character comimos aire aeii iraani 11 8 Sequence On NOread wai scscoeci caches nthe ees at riirii nienia airi 11 9 Sequence On Mismatch 2 c ccceccseccsssectesseecescteeseadeeebesenseseeceesenceesoeeceieee 11 10 SEQUENCE SLED miocardio 11 11 New Master PIN ica cintia ir 11 11 EI 11 12 Mismatch Replace veo a oaeveneexeeeten seers 11 13 This section explains the matchcode output functions and the master symbol database setup Note When assigning characters in user defined fields the characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 1 Matchcode by ESP Matchcode by ESP Matchcode Matchcode Type Disabled Sequential Matching Increment Match Start Position 0 Match Length 1 Wild Card See te Enabled Sequence on Mismatch Disabled Sequence Step er ee New Master Pin Disabled Match Replace Disabled Mismatch Replace Disabled Replacement String MISMATCH ESP Values Matchcode Click this button to bring up the Matchcode menu To change a setting double click the setting and u
61. 10 14 PUE ze chet a tt len todo ET 10 15 Output rra as cave eee 10 16 QOUTPUL2 5 ae cb ieee tease 10 23 QUIPUES din Maced coven be 10 24 Quality QUIPUL 2 tartas 10 25 Database Number OUtPDUt cooococcconnoccccnoncnoncccnannnononononnnnnccnnononnnn cnn nannncnns 10 26 Symbol Position OuUtp t ziir iao i eiiiai 10 27 Read Duration Output ieiti acen ainat ea ai 10 30 Chapter 11 Matchcode Matchcode by ESP kruinen eaea a aa 11 2 Matchcode by Serial Command 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeneeeenaas 11 2 Overview of Matchcode coooooccccocccccoocncnnonccononcnonann nc nano nornnn nn nan nnr cnn nn 11 3 Using Master Symbols sosisini ieie ii ii 11 3 Maichcode Type ssia a e a a dai 11 4 Sequential Matchihg sosisini ii i aain 11 5 Match Start Position suisia eae aep rd 11 6 M tch Length ae e e n tan 11 7 Wild Card Characters cocino ia aaen aeiia 11 8 Sequence on Noread issii ic nico 11 9 Sequence on MisMatch tocino tii indices 11 10 SEQUENCE Stepska isiA 11 11 New Master Pido 11 11 Match Replace viii asii 11 12 Mismatch Replace comicios 11 13 Chapter 12 Diagnostics Diagnostics by ESP E eee eeeeeaeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeeseeeeeeenaeeeeaas 12 2 Diagnostics by Serial Command 1 0 eeeeeeeeeceeteeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeenaeeeeaas 12 2 Diagnostic Messages Overview c 0ooccooccccccccccnoncnononcnnnonnncnno nn ronncnnna nn 12 3 COUNTS ii A eae teeter 12 4 Hours Since Last Reset 1 cc5 cesceescietedete ces iiaii 12 6 Laser HIQW coccion 12 7 La
62. 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Half Duplex Mode Communications Usage Used to display symbol data on an auxiliary screen close to the reader 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 reader is in a polled mode e Auxiliary port data or scanned data is sent to the host whenever it is received e Auxiliary port data is not echoed e Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent without a preamble or a postamble Data initiated from the Reader e Scan data is transmitted to the auxiliary port at the same time it is transmitted to the host Data transmission conforms with all parameters specified in the configuration menu e g Pre amble Postamble End of Read Cycle Data initiated from the Host e All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in unpolled mode Host Aux Port Ne Reader Host Aux Port K Reader Host Aux Port NZ Reader Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 2 Half Duplex MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader Us
63. 123 A matches 1234A 123BA 123BATS but not 1234 1234C MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 13 Ordered Output Data Definition Serial Cmd Default Options User assigned data that the reader will search for lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character placeholder character data decode direction check database number gt Null Any pairing of hex digits representing ASCII characters e g 41422A AB 00 disabled Decode Direction Definition Serial Cmd Default Options The current symbol decode direction is compared with the direction of the filter If decode direction comparison succeeded then move to the next item lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character placeholder character data decode direction check database number gt Any Direction 0 Any direction 1 Forward 2 Reverse Check Index Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 13 14 The configuration database of the first decode of a symbol is compared with the filter indexes as enabled If a match occurs the current symbol is a qualified symbol and will be saved for output If it does not match the remaining filters are searched again starting again with symbology type lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character placeholder character data decode direction check database number gt O
64. 13 Raster Options 4 6 Raster Picket Fence Calculation A 21 Raster Setup 7 1 7 22 8 1 8 3 Raster Status 3 7 8 3 10 27 Raster Sweep Rate 8 5 Raster Laser i iv 8 1 Raster Laser Setup by ESP 8 1 8 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 Raster Laser Setup by Serial Command 8 1 8 2 Read Cycle i iv 7 1 Read Cycle by ESP 7 1 7 2 Read Cycle by Serial Command 7 1 7 3 Read Cycle On Off 8 5 Read Cycle Timeout 7 15 Read Duration Output 10 1 10 30 Read Ranges A 3 Read Rate 1 7 3 4 15 1 15 3 Read Rate by ESP 15 3 Read Rate by Serial Command 15 3 Reader Connectors A 4 Reader Setup 7 1 7 17 Recall customer default parameters and save for power on 15 16 A 16 Recall factory default parameters and save for power on 15 16 A 16 Receiving 2 13 Request All Master Symbols Data 15 11 Request Checksum 15 14 Request Master Symbol Data 15 11 Request Part Number 15 14 Request the Number of Master Symbols in ESP 15 9 Required 9 18 9 28 Reset 15 16 A 16 Reset and recall customer default parameters 15 16 A 16 Reset and recall factory defaults 15 16 A 16 Reset and recall power on parameters 15 16 A 16 Reset Counts 10 15 Resets 12 4 Resetting A 16 Resolution 12 10 Response Timeout 6 1 6 22 RS 232 A 25 RS 232 Auxiliary Port 6 1 6 8 RS 232 422 Host Port 6 1 6 3 RS 422 A 25 RS 485 A 25 RSS 9 22 RSS Expanded 9 21 RSS Limited 9 22 RSS 14 9 23 Rule 1 Ordered Output 13 10 Rule
65. 14 Terminal Mode MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Pulldown Menus Bar Code Options tab Sets up the sizing font and caption parameters for the bar codes that you can create and print from the Bar General Terminal Bar Code Options Advanced Code Options Dialog under View Sizing Information ESP Preferences Sizing Information Sets the bar height in inches and bar Bawian 14 Mis widths in thousands of an inch of the symbols A bar width of 13 is 0 013 inches Caption Sets the characteristics of caption font and its placement in relation to K comal the symbol Advanced tab As indicated Example Document Memo Whatever you type into the Document Memo will appear in a text box whenever your cursor hovers over the Document Memo option Model Memo Memos created in Model Memo are specific to the model enabled when the message was created 2 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Using ESP Connect Menu Autoconnect Generally Autoconnect will be the quickest way that view Help ESP can get connected to a reader Autoconnect will try connecting at the most common communications settings Autoconnect and step through the various settings until they match up with the host s settings Connect Disconnect Connect Configure Multidrop When you select Connect you will need to manually select the communications settings from a popup
66. 52 number of active indexes database cycles gt Database Mode lt K254 mode count time gt Save Current to Database lt K253 database index gt Load Current from Database lt K253 database index gt A 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Reader Setup Tracking lt K520 tracking gt Scan Speed lt K500 scan speed gt Automatic Gain Control lt K504 gain level AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt Symbol Detect Status lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt Maximum Element lt K502 maximum element gt Raster Laser Raster Setup lt K506 raster status top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read cycle on off gt Laser Setup lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Symbologies Code 39 lt K470 status check digit status check digit output status large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status default symbol length full ASCII set gt Code 128 EAN 128 lt K474 status 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 Interleaved 2 of 5 lt K472 status check digit status check digit output
67. 65 535 resets Ranges Resets Usage Useful for detecting unwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Definition Returns Resets for all the warm resets including lt A gt lt Ard gt lt Arp gt and lt Arc gt Serial Cmd Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt Read Only O to 65 535 resets Ranges 12 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Diagnostics Power on Saves Usage Definition Serial Cmd Read Only Ranges Useful for detecting unwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Returns the number of times the scanner saves for the power on resets including lt Z gt lt Zrd gt Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt O to 65 535 power on saves Customer Default Saves Usage Definition Serial Cmd Read Only Ranges Useful for detecting unwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Returns the number of customer default saves lt Zc gt Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt O to 65 535 custom default saves MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 12 5 Hours Since Last Reset Hours Since Last Reset This command is READ ONLY Usage Useful as a troubleshooting tool that can help pinpoint the cause of a reset
68. 85 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 reader 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 Noread A non read A condition that occurs when the reader is set up to decode sym bols 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 Nul A non printed ASCII character that acts as a space holder Number of Decodes The number of times a symbol is scanned by the reader 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 33 Glossary of Terms 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
69. 860 Point to Point COM1 9600 E v Note For specific information on any of the icons shown above in the operations bar or configuration bar see specific chapters in this document MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 2 3 Pulldown Menus Pulldown Menus File New Whenever New is selected the default configuration of SEN Model Options ESP is loaded New Ctrl N Open Save Open Ctrl o Save Ctrl S When Save or Save As is selected the ESP configuration is saved to the host computer s hard drive and available Save As whenever the same file is selected under Open Important When you save menu changes to your hard drive these changes are not saved to your reader The Import illustration shows how settings can be saved and received Print Ctrl P between ESP and the reader and ESP and the host hard E ane 1 Untitled esp Exit Save to Reader Receive Reader Settings Import Export Import converts the ASCII settings from a text file to ESP configuration settings Export converts the active ESP configuration settings to an ASCII text file 2 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Using ESP Model In Model you can select between models When you choose another model your current connection with your present model will be terminated To connect to another model select New Model choose a new model and click OK Note that all the models you hav
70. AN codes Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2 Required Disabled UPC Supplementals will not be decoded Enabled When enabled the reader 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 Separator Status Note UPC must be enabled for EAN to take effect Definition Allows the user to insert a character between the standard UPC or EAN symbol and the supplemental symbol when Supplementals is set to Enabled or Required Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplement
71. Code 39 Status 9 4 Code 93 9 20 Code 93 Status 9 20 Command Conventions A 12 Communication Protocol Commands A 15 Communications i iv 6 1 A 2 by Serial Command A 8 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications by ESP 6 1 6 2 Communications by Serial Command 6 1 6 2 Composite 9 28 Concatenating Commands A 13 Configuration by Serial Command 5 2 Configuration by ESP 5 2 Configuration Database i iii 4 3 5 1 Configuration Database Window 5 6 Configure for Multidrop A 26 Configure Multidrop 2 9 A 27 Configure the Reader 1 1 1 9 Connect 2 9 Connect Menu 2 9 Connect the System 1 1 1 2 Connect via the Concentrator A 27 Connectors on MS 860 1 2 Continuous 7 19 Continuous Read 7 6 Continuous Read 1 Output 7 7 Control Characters A 13 Control Hex Output 10 13 Count Time 5 5 Counter by ESP 15 4 Counters 15 1 15 4 Counters by Serial Command 15 5 Counts 12 1 12 4 Customer Default Parameters A 16 Customer Default Saves 12 5 D Daisy Chain Autoconfigure 6 16 Daisy Chain ID 6 15 Daisy Chain ID Status 6 15 Daisy Chain Mode 6 13 Daisy Chain Reader ID 6 17 Daisy Chain Reader Number 6 17 Daisy Chain Remote Secondary ID 6 17 Data 13 14 Data Bits Aux Port 6 9 Data Bits Host Port 6 4 Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port 6 10 6 11 6 12 Data initiated from the Host 6 10 6 11 6 12 Data initiated from the Reader 6 10 6 11 6 12 Database Cycles 5 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reade
72. Definition Each reader 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 K101 aux 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 Note All secondary readers must be set to Serial for Daisy Chain to function See Trigger on page 7 6 Usage Used in a daisy chain setup in cases where the host needs to know which reader sent the data Definition A one or two character prefix which identifies the particular daisy chain reader from which the data is being sent Serial Cmd lt K101 aux 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 15 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Daisy Chain Autoconfigure Note Not in ESP Usage For quick setup and configuration of the daisy chain network Definition Daisy Chain Autoconfigure is issued to the master reader in the daisy chain and the software responds as follows e Counts the number of secondary readers in the daisy chain e Assigns an internal ID number 1 n to each secondary reader where the first secondary reader is number 1 and it s own ID being a 0 e Propagates the communications settings and the relevant operating modes of
73. Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Chapter Contents Appendix A General Specifications eee eeeeeeeecenneeeeeeeeenneeeeenaeeeeeneees A 2 Appendix B Electrical Specifications eee eeceeeeeneeeeneeenneeeeeneeeeeeeees A 4 Appendix C Serial Configuration Commands oooococcccncconnocccnnonnnonannnanannnnns A 8 Appendix D Serial Command Format eeceeeeseeeeeneeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseeeeeaas A 12 Appendix E ASCII TablO oocoooocconncoccnnoncccnnoccnononcnnnrnccnnno non nnn cnn nan nnnnn cnn A 14 Appendix F Defaulting Saving Resetting ooooonnnncnnnnocicnocccannoccccnnannnnnnos A 16 Appendix G Symbol Configuration oooooonnccnnnnocinnonccnnnancnnnccnnnrnn coca nnnnnnos A 18 Appendix H Formulas for Number of Decodes A 20 Appendix Operational Tips cc eeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeaeeesneeeensaeeeeeaas A 23 Appendix J Embedded Menus c cccceceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeees A 24 Appendix K Interface Standards 0 cccccccccceeceeeceeceeeeseaeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeee A 25 Appendix L Multidrop Communications c cccceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeteeeeeeeees A 26 Appendix M Glossary Of Term cc cceesseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeesneeeeeeeeeeeaas A 31 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 1 General Specifications Appendix A General Specifications Mechanical Height 4 28 109mm 3 07 78 Width 3 74 95mm De
74. MICROSCAN MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual P N 83 000860 Rev D Copyright 2007 by Microscan Systems Inc 1201 S W 7th Street Renton WA U S A 98057 425 226 5700 FAX 425 226 8682 ISO 9001 2000 Certification No 06 1080 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 of Microscan 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 Latest Manual Version For the latest version of this manual see the Download page on our web site at www microscan com downloadcenter For technical support e mail helpdesk microscan com Microscan Systems Inc 1201 S W 7th Street Renton WA 98057 U S A Tel 425 226 5700 Fax 425 226 8250 helpdesk microscan com Microscan Europe Tel 31 172 423360 Fax 31 172 423366 Microscan Asia Pacific R O Tel 65 6846 1214 Fax 65 6846 4641 ii MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader U
75. Margin Status Symbology Identifier Background Color oe ER E Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled 9 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Symbologies by Serial Command Symbologies Code 39 lt K470 status check digit status check digit output status large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length full ASCII set gt Code 128 EAN 128 lt K474 status 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 Interleaved 2 of 5 lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt lt K471 status start stop match status start amp stop output status large Codabar intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt UPC EAN lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Code 93 lt K475 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt RSS Expanded lt K484 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt RSS Lim
76. NEXT ITEM B PREVIOUS ITEM CR THIS ITEM oo COMMUNICATIONS gt Menu navigation commands are case sensitive Use the space bar or N to advance to the 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 program When exiting the program you will be prompted to save your active set tings 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 not visible when you call up the program with the lt D gt command If this occurs exit the embedded menu with a ESC E and N sequence and repeat the lt D gt command A 24 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Appendix K 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 RS232 and RS422 Microscan devices use RS232 RS422 and RS485 multidrop RS232 RS232 defines an interface between two devices such as the reader and host It differs from the other interfaces by dedicating individual pins to specific functions and b
77. Position is set to 1 or greater When Match Start Position is set to 0 no comparison will occur Serial Cmd lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mis match gt Default 1 Options 1 to 2710 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 7 Wild Card Character Wild Card Character Usage For example with Wild Card Character defined as the default asterisk 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 provided that the number of wild card characters matches or exceeds the number of characters present Definition Wild Card Character allows a user to define a wild card character as part of the master symbol Serial Cmd lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Default asterisk Options Any valid ASCII character 11 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Matchcode Sequence On Noread Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Sequence On Noread is useful when the reader needs to stay in sequence even if no decode occurs When Sequence On Noread is Enabled and Matchcode is set to Sequential th
78. SP stands for Easy Setup Program ESP is Microscan s proprietary reader setup and testing software It is not meant to be a tool for a real time production environment the purpose of ESP is to provide a quick and easy way to set up and configure your reader With your Imager connected to a host computer Windows 98 or higher you can use ESP for configuration and Imager control If downloading from your Microscan Tools CD 1 Insert your Microscan Tools CD in your computer s CD drive 2 Choose ESP Software from the main menu 3 Launch Setup exe under ESP and follow the prompts If downloading from the web 1 Go to http www microscan com downloadcenter 2 Create a new myMicroscan member account or if you are already a member enter your user name and password 3 Click the Download Software link and extract the latest version of ESP to a directory of your choice Note where your ESP exe file is stored on your hard drive 4 At the end of the install process the following icon should appear on your desktop 5 Click the ESP icon to start the program MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 1 3 Select Reader Model Step 3 Select Reader Model When you start the program the following menu will appear Select a Model oja Quadus EZ MS 3 Laser MS 3 CCD MS 9 MS 710 2 npa gt MS 820 MS 850 MS 860 MS 880 MS Q Description MS 860 1 M Show this window at Startup OK Ca
79. Space Options Any ASCII character except lt gt and NULL Example Assume a symbol with the data HELLO is read using database number 3 and the sep arator is set to space The data output would be HELLO DBO3 assuming no other out puts or formatting were enabled It is important to note that if the symbol is read with more than one database setting the database number output will be associated with the first time the symbol is read 10 26 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Symbol Position Output The location and in some cases the size of a decoded symbol can be determined dynamically When enabled raster height and scan locations relative to the reader are calculated and appended to the symbol data output In most linear symbologies the actual width of the symbol is added to the scan line location Raster Status Usage Locates the decoded symbol in the raster position Definition Locates the decoded symbol in the Status raster position RP C Static Line The raster position is a 3 digit number from 0 to 255 indicating the height of the raster line with 0 at the top when the reader is in the upright position as shown here gt 255 167 Y Serial Cmd lt K758 raster status scan status separator gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled When enabled the location of the symbol within the raster pattern is appended to the sym
80. Symbols in ESP 1 Click the Utilities button and the Master Database tab 2 Click on the Receive Reader s Database button MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 9 Master Symbol Database Enter Master Symbol Data Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Allows you to enter master symbol data for a specific master symbol index number 1 to 10 provided the index number is not larger than the number of symbols enabled by the Number Of Master Symbols see page 15 9 For example if Number Of Master Symbols is set to 2 you will not be able to enter data for symbols 3 through 10 lt K231 master symbol number master symbol data gt 1 blank 1 to 10 any combination of ASCII text up to the maximum indicated in Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database on page 15 8 For example to enter data for master symbol 9 after making certain that Number Of Master Symbols is enabled for 9 or more symbols send lt K231 9 data gt To enter master symbol data 1 Double click on each index number you want to setup and copy or type in your data in the Database Size Y Matchcade Type popup data entry box fo 2 Click on the Send Database to Reader button 1 Note You can also click Receive E Reader s Database to enter the 5 reader s current database settings 7 8 Caution Since the total number of characters available for the master Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital B
81. This is useful if you want to receive upload the reader s settings and save them as a computer file for later retrieval For example if your reader has settings that you do not want to change choosing Yes would allow you to load those settings to ESP and save as an ESP file for later retrieval Receiving the reader s settings will also assure that you will not be subsequently saving any unwanted changes that you or someone else previously made in ESP Savi n g Receive Reader Settings 1 Send No Save Send No Save same as lt A gt Lock Reader Send and Save This saves ESP settings to current Default Current Menu Settings memory Default all ESP Settings 2 Send and Save Advanced Options b same as lt Z gt This activates all changes in current memory and saves to the reader for power on 3 Send and Save as Customer Defaults same as lt Zc gt This option will be visible only if you had checked Enable Send and Save as Customer Defaults in ESP Preferences in the Options menu Use this to save your own set of default settings that you can quickly retrieve with a lt Zrc gt command For more on defaulting and saving settings see Defaulting Saving Resetting on page A 16 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 2 13 Send Receive Options Defaulting When you select Default Current or Default all ESP you are only defaulting the ESP settings Advanced Options Send Current Vie
82. able Symbol Data Output on page 10 4 Mismatch Replacement Message Definition Creates the ASCII string that will replace the configured master symbol data that is read whenever a mismatch occurs Serial Cmd lt K736 status message gt Default MATCH Options 1 to 128 valid ASCII characters MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 13 Mismatch Replace 11 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Diagnostics 12 Chapter Contents Diagnostics by ESP icon aiii 12 2 Diagnostics by Serial COMMAN eee eects eeneeeeeeeeeeeneeseeaeeeteteeeetteeeaas 12 2 Diagnostic Messages OVervieW oooonococcccnoncnccnoncnnnonnnnnnnnncnnn nn nnnnn nn nnnnncnnnns 12 3 COUNTS seiiieecnchatistentiedl wailed ete eli nae 12 4 Fours Since Last Reset cui e at laca 12 6 E E E E cad liaeihscatleap neti ander abel 12 7 Laser LOW iii did 12 8 High Temperature A aeaa aa aE a r aiaa ra aa 12 9 LOW Temperature srira earna E ESA 12 9 Semic M ssage aiana E e aa a a EEEE EE 12 10 This section describes warning and operating messages and their settings 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 sending lt K 400 1 1 gt Note When assigning characters in user defined fields the characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered
83. ad Match Counter Reset 15 5 Grading 15 16 Green Flash Duration 10 11 Green Flash Mode 10 10 Guard Bar 9 13 H Half Duplex Mode 6 11 Hardware Default A 17 Hardware Required 1 2 Hex String 13 7 High Temperature 12 1 12 9 High Temperature Message 12 9 High Temperature Status 12 9 Highlighting i viii Host Communications i viii Host Connector 25 pin MS 850 A 4 Host Port Connections 6 3 Host Protocol 6 4 Hours Since Last Reset 12 1 12 6 2 5 symbol 1 6 1 0 Parameters i iv 10 1 I O Parameters by ESP 10 1 10 2 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual I O Parameters by Serial Command 10 1 10 3 Import Export 2 4 Improving the Number of Decodes A 22 In Read Cycle 10 17 Index i vi Input 10 1 10 15 Insertion by ESP 13 6 Insertion by Serial Command 13 7 Insertion Mode 13 1 13 6 Install ESP 1 1 1 3 Interface Standards A 25 Interleaved 2 of 5 9 11 Interleaved 2 of 5 Status 9 11 K K Commands A 12 L Label Configuration 3 5 Label Speed A 22 Ladder A 20 Large Intercharacter Gap 9 5 9 15 Laser Current High 10 21 Laser Current Low 10 22 Laser Framing 8 7 Laser Framing Status 4 8 Laser High 12 1 12 7 Laser High Message 12 7 Laser High Status 12 7 Laser Light A 2 Laser Low 12 1 12 8 Laser Low Message 12 8 Laser Low Status 12 8 Laser Off Position 8 8 Laser On Position 8 8 Laser On Off 8 6 Laser Power 7 18 8 8 Laser Power Status 4 8 Laser Setup 7 1 7 22 8 1
84. ader and host to different ground potentials Operate the reader in excessive temperature environments MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 23 Embedded Menus Appendix Embedded 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 Because of size space limitations of embedded menus their structures and terms may not pre cisely match those of ESP or this manual 1 With your host connected to MS 860 set your host communications settings as follows 9600 baud 7 Data Bits 1 Stop Bits and None Parity 2 Set Flow Control to None 3 Make the communications port selection Usually COM 1 for Windows Upon connection send a lt D gt command to bring up the main menu o MAIN MENU b 35 3386081 TOPICS DESCRIPTION 1 gt COMMUNICATIONS HOST PROTOCOL amp HOST AUX PORT CONFIG 2 gt READ CYCLE TRIGGERING TIMEOUTS ETC 3 gt SYMBOLOGY 1 AND CODE PARAM SYMBOLOGIES AND GLOBAL CODE PARAMETERS 4 SYMBOLOGY 2 MORE SYMBOLOGIES 5 gt SYMBOLOGY 3 MORE SYMBOLOGIES 6 gt 1 0 CONDITION DISCRETE 1 0 7 gt SCANNER OUTPUT DATA MESSAGES BEEPER etc 8 gt OUTPUT FILTERING OUTPUT FILTERING 9 gt DATABASE SETUP CONFIGURATION DATABASE 1 gt SCANNER SETUP AGC RASTER LASER FRAMING BUTTON ETC 11 gt DIAGNOSTICS WARNING MESSAGES SERVICE TIME ETC ESC MAIN MENU OR EXIT N NEXT ITEM M PREVIOUS MENU SP
85. ages will be routed to the aux port Serial Cmd lt K146 aux status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 6 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications Preamble Preamble Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used for identifying and controlling incoming data For example defining the preamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed on its own line Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the front of the decoded data lt K141 status preamble character s gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled within any protocol Preamble Character s Serial Cmd Default Options lt K141 status preamble character s gt CR 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 K141 1 CTRL 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
86. al to Bottom Offset or click on the Static Line option Note Assigning a larger value to Top Offset than Bottom Offset will park the raster mirror in its home default position 8 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Raster Laser Raster Sweep Rate Usage If your application allows it a slower sweep rate can produce more scans per second and higher read rates To determine the minimum read rate for your application see Raster Picket Fence Calculation on page A 21 Definition The raster sweep rate is the number of sweeps per second the raster mirror completes A sweep is one pass of the raster up or down The maximum sweep rate is limited by the size of the arc the raster must move through Serial Cmd lt K506 raster status top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read cycle on off gt Default 10 Options O to 80 To maximize the number of scans per symbol use the lowest effective sweep rate required for the application Important The MS 860 is physically different from the MS 850 in trigger polarity and the calculation of raster sweeps Read Cycle On Off Usage This feature should only be used when the raster sweep rate is at least twice the required trigger rate decoded outputs per second Definition When Read Cycle On Off is enabled and Laser On Off is also enabled the raster mirror stops at top offset at the end of triggered read cycle Serial Cmd lt K506 raster statu
87. 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 CTRL m Space CTRL j to enter M7 J MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 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 cumu latively added in a column and each resulting odd integer is assigned a 1 and each even integer a 0 two 1s 0 two Os 0 a 1 and a 0 1 The extra LRC character is then appended to the transmission and the receiver connected to the host port performs the same addition and compares the results Serial Cmd lt K145 status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 21 Response Timeout Response Timeout Usage Used only when a response is required from the host While in Multi drop if the reader does not receive an ACK or NAK from the host after sending polled data it will act on a fault The reader can be set to wait indefinitely by setting Response Timeout to zero Definition Time the reader will wait b
88. als status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 9 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Separator Character Note f Separator Character has been changed to any other character and you wish to re define the separator as a comma you will need to use ESP or the embedded menu Usage As required by the application Definition Allows the user to change the separator character from a comma to a new character Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default comma Options Any ASCII character Note Whenever Separator Character is defined as a comma sending a lt K473 gt command will return the current settings including the separator character comma which appears after the separator status comma Supplementals Type Usage As required by symbology used in application Definition Allows the user to select 2 character or 5 character supplement or both Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Both Options 0 Both 1 2 char only 2 5 char only UPC E Output to UPC A Usage Useful for applications that require UPC A output Definition Allows the user to output
89. ample if set for 30 the laser will be off during the first 30 percent of the scan Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default 10 Options 10 to 90 Laser Off Position Definition Percentage of the full scan arc that the scan beam moves through before the laser turns OFF Notes The combined values of Laser On Position and Laser Off Position can not exceed 100 percent the total arc of one scan Laser Off Position must always exceed the value of Laser On Position for an actual laser scan to take place Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default 95 Options 15 to 95 Laser Power Usage Used to optimize read performance at different distances Typically higher power is used at greater distances Definition Allows the user or calibration routine to select laser power setting Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default High Power for low or medium density reader Options 0 Low 1 Medium 2 High Low power 0 6 mW Medium power 1 0 mW High power 1 5 mW 8 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Symbologies 9 Chapter Contents Symbologies by ESP aiii 9 2 Symbologies by Serial COMMANG oooomccinccccnnococonocanononcnnnonn conan non n
90. and Noread Counter Sending lt N gt displays the total number of noreads that have occurred since the last reset Noread Counter Reset Sending lt O gt sets Noread Counter to 00000 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 trigger counter to 00000 Good Read Match Counter Sending lt V gt displays the total number of good reads matching the master symbol if Matchcode is enabled This counter is always enabled but will only work as a match count when Matchcode is enabled If Matchcode 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 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 5 Device Control Device Control Outputs You can access Device Control from the Utilities menu Outputs Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Output 1 Pulse Output 2 Pulse Output 3 Pulse geosgescesscepososoecoseessesssesesosses Eesoceccoceccesecoccosecoosesesooocoosed Output 1 Pulse
91. and green flash Starts a Read Rate test e Two Beeps and green flashes Starts a Calibration e Three Beeps and green flashes Save for Power on Using the EZ Button The EZ Button has three positions selectable by the length of time that the button is held down as indi cated by one two and three beeps and percentage LEDs in succession For example for three beeps press and hold the EZ Button You will first hear a single beep and see the 20 LED turn ON Continue to hold and you will hear two quick beeps and see the 40 LED turn ON Do not release until you hear three quick beeps or see the 60 LED turn ON Programmable Beeps Each beep condition 1 2 or 3 can be programmed for any of 8 options as presented in EZ Button Modes on page 3 4 Programmable Options The EZ Button can also be programmed for alternative operations including restore fac tory defaults as well as a quick save feature for calibration results See EZ Button Options on page 3 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 3 3 EZ Button Modes EZ Button Modes Usage Useful for performing multiple repetitive tasks at the work site Definition Provides six user selectable functions for each of the three EZ Button positions Serial Cmd lt K771 position 1 mode 0 9 position 2 mode 0 9 position 3 mode 0 9 gt Defaults lt K771 1 2 3 gt as highlighted in the table Options 0 through 9 for each pos
92. anual 11 11 Match Replace Match Replace Status Usage Useful when a user defined message is needed in place of the match code message Definition When enabled the Match Replace message is output instead of the bar code data when a match occurs Serial Cmd lt K735 status message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note In addition to enabling Match Replace you will need to have done the following 1 Enable a triggered read cycle in Trigger on page 7 6 2 Enable Matchcode Type on page 11 4 3 Enable Symbol Data Output on page 10 4 Match Replacement Message Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 11 12 Creates the ASCII string that will replace the configured master symbol data that is read whenever a match occurs lt K735 status message gt MATCH 1 to 128 valid ASCII characters MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Matchcode Mismatch Replace Status Usage Useful when a user defined message is needed in place of the mismatch code message Definition When enabled the Mismatch Replace message is output instead of the bar code data when a mismatch occurs Serial Cmd lt K736 status message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note In addition to enabling Mismatch Replace you will need to have done the following 1 Enable a triggered read cycle in Trigger on page 7 6 2 Enable Matchcode Type on page 11 4 3 En
93. anual 6 5 RS 232 422 Host Port Multidrop See also MS 860 Quick Start Help for Multidrop setup See also Multidrop Communications on page A 26 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 reader 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 Serial Cmd If selecting Multidrop lt K140 5 gt an address must be defined and appended to the command string Format lt K140 5 address 01 to 50 gt Options 01 through 50 Note Readers linking up to a Microscan MS 5000 multidrop concentrator must be con figured in standard multidrop protocol 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 K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK 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 K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK gt Default No address Options Any ASCII character except a null 6 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manua
94. ar Code Firmware Master Symbol Receive Reader s Database Send Database to Reader Index Master Symbol Data Master 4 Symbol Data Enter data here symbol database is 128 changes to the Number Of Master Symbols will re allocate the number 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 The Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database table on page 15 8 specifies the maximum number of characters available to each symbol according to the number of master symbols defined from 1 through 10 See Number of Master Symbols on page 15 9 15 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Request Master Symbol Data Definition Returns master symbol data for any enabled master symbols from 1 to 10 For example to request master symbol 5 enter lt K231 5 gt The reader transmits the following format lt K231 5 data gt If no master symbol data available the output will be lt M5 gt Serial Cmd Send lt K231 master symbol number master symbol data gt to request the current master symbol for a specific master symbol Returns all master symbols if no number is added before the question mark Options 1 to 10 Request All Master Symbols Data Definition Returns master symbol data for all enabled master symbols from 1 to 10
95. aster Reader User s Manual 7 9 Trigger Serial Data or External Edge Usage Serial Data or External Edge is seldom used but can be useful in an application that primarily uses an external sensing device but occasion ally needs to be manually triggered An auxiliary terminal can be con nected to the aux port so the user can send the serial trigger character through the reader to the host Definition In this mode the reader accepts either a serial ASCII character or an external trigger pulse to start the read cycle Serial Cmd lt K200 5 gt 7 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Trigger Filter Duration Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Trigger Filter Duration is useful where trigger bounce or noise pulses could cause false triggers Trigger Filter Duration is the minimum time that must elapse before a trigger pulse is considered valid lt K200 trigger mode trigger filter duration gt 10 1 mS 0 1 mS to 500 mS in 0 1 mS increments 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 Users can select the trigger state that will operate with their systems If using the Microscan object detector use Active Closed Determines whether a positive or negative transition will initiate the read cycle l
96. atch or mismatch When set to Disabled the master symbol will not sequence whenever consecutive mismatches occur lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled The reader will sequence the master to one more less than the decoded symbol As an example of Sequence On Mismatch Enabled consider the following decodes Tii Sabo Master symbol after decode 001 001 002 002 002 003 003 abc 004 sequenced on mismatch 004 004 005 005 def 006 sequenced on mismatch 006 ghi 007 sequenced on mismatch 007 007 008 As an example of Sequence On Mismatch Disabled consider the following decodes El bal Master symbol after decode 001 001 002 002 002 003 003 abc 004 sequenced because of previous match 004 004 005 005 def 006 sequenced because of previous match 006 ghi 006 not sequenced because of previous mismatch 006 006 007 11 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Matchcode Sequence Step Usage Useful in applications in which it is desirable to count by intervals other than 1 Definition Sequencing in Matchcode operations can occur in steps from 1 to 32 768 Sequencing performs like a mechanical counter by displaying positive integers and a specific number of digits after roll overs For example 000 3 997
97. ate gt Serial Trigger Character lt K201 serial trigger character gt Start Serial Trigger Character lt K229 start trigger character gt Stop Serial Trigger Character lt K230 stop trigger character gt End of Read Cycle lt K220 end of read cycle mode read cycle timeout gt Decodes Before Output lt K221 number before output decodes before output mode gt Configuration Database Control Database Setup lt K253 index gain AGC mode tracking raster top raster bottom raster speed laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power background color gt Database Operation lt K252 number of active indexes database cycles gt Database Mode lt K254 mode count time gt Save Current to Database lt K253 database index gt Load Current from Database lt K253 database index gt Reader Setup Tracking lt K520 tracking gt Scan Speed lt K500 scan speed gt Automatic Gain Control lt K504 gain level AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt Symbol Detect Status lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt Maximum Element lt K502 maximum element gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Multisymbol Multisymbol Usage Definition Conditions Commonly used in shipping applications where a shipping symbol con tains individual bar codes for part number quantity
98. atus separator gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Separator Character Note f Separator Character has been changed to any other character and you wish to re define the separator as a comma you will need to use ESP or the embedded menu Usage As required by the application Definition Allows the user to change the separator character from a comma to a new character Serial Cmd lt K453 mode separator status separator gt Default comma Options Any ASCII character 9 28 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies 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 reader 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 K450 narrow margins status symbology identifier gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Do not use Narrow Margins with Large I ntercharacter Gap enabled in Code 39 or Codabar MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 29 Symbology ID Symbology ID Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used when the symbolo
99. ault Options The type of trigger event that will initiate the read cycle lt K200 trigger mode trigger filter duration gt Continuous Read 0 Continuous Read 3 External Edge 1 Continuous Read 1 Output 4 Serial Data 2 External Level 5 Serial Data amp External Edge Continuous Read Usage Definition Serial Cmd 7 6 Continuous Read is useful in testing symbol readability or reader func tions It is not recommended for normal operations In Continuous Read trigger input options are disabled the reader is always in the read cycle and it will attempt to decode and output every scan crossing a symbol When To Output and Noread options have no effect on Continuous Read lt K200 0 gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Continuous Read 1 Output Usage Continuous Read 1 Output 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 hand presented Definition In Continuous Read 1 Output the reader self triggers whenever it decodes a new symbol or a timeout occurs If End Of Read Cycle is set to Timeout and the symbol doesn t change the reader will repeat the output at the end of each timeout period For example if Timeout is set to one second the reader sends the symbol data immediately and repeats the output at intervals of one second for as
100. bar Click on Macro to run Next Row ReadRate percent Read Rate decodefsec EndReadRate Calibrate Savetonovram Defaulscanner Reset For Help press F1 M5 860 1 M5 860 EE Point to Point COMI 9600 E 7 7 Terminal Window 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 bar code data or information from the reader in blue You can also right click in the terminal screen to bring up a handy option box 14 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 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 bar codes have been scanned into the terminal view and you want to determine if a particular bar code starting with ABC has been read 1 Type ABC into the Find box P Autoconnect Switch Model H Find lasc 2 Press Enter 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 14 3 Macros Macros Macros can be stored in a macro selection bar edited in a separate window and executed by clicking on the macro name Move to Start gt Default Macros Add Macr
101. 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 reader 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 reader 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 usually 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 reader will accept symbol input Reader 1 A reader a bar code de
102. bol data output with a separator The raster position is formatted with a leading identifier of RP and the number is a zero padded 3 digit number in the form of RPXXX The raster location value corresponds to the configurable raster offsets in the lt K506 gt command in Raster Setup on page 8 3 Example For example assume a symbol with the data HELLO is read when the raster is at an offset of 053 and the separator is set as a space The data output would be HELLO RP053 assuming no other outputs or formatting is enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 27 Symbol Position Output Scan Status Usage Locates the decoded symbol in the scan position Definition Locates the decoded symbol in the scan position E SP fo The scan position is a 3 digit number from 0 to r Erme 100 indicating the nearest point from the upper ree or lower extremity of the symbol to the nearest J 3 edge of the entire scan width 100 F pases angel Min Send and Save Defaut Note These buttons only affect this view Serial Cmd lt K758 raster status scan position separator gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled When enabled the location of the symbol within the scan line is appended to the symbol data output with a separator The scan position is formatted with a leading identifier of SP plus two zero padded three digit numbers corresponding to the first
103. cated the symbol s margin Zoom In Zoom Out You can zoom in by sliding the Zoom lever to the right You may have to scroll right or left to locate your symbol but the results will be striking Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Margins T Zoom Out Zoom In Laser Framing A Symbol Information 15 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Firmware Firmware Update Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Firmware Update Select a file to download Start Firmware Verification App Code Request Part No 35 343001 18 app Code Request Check sum DBEF Firmware Update is used to download application code to the reader Application code versions are specific to your reader 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 reader 2 Apply power to the reader 3 In the Firmware Update pulldown window select App Code This will open a file dialog box 4 Navigate to the appropriate file a mot file and open the file 5 Allow a minute or so for the firmware to download As application code begins to download to the reader the reader will go silent the reade
104. cess of changing a reader s settings to conform to a spe cific application A physical arrangement of components Concentrator ntermediary device that relays data from readers to a host and com mands from the host to the reader 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 reader events Daisy Chain Linkage of master and secondary readers 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 Decode Rate DR The number of decodes per second that a given reader is capable of receiving 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 31
105. d matches the code length enabled for the 2 of 5 code type default is 10 and 6 See Interleaved 2 of 5 on page 9 11 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 4 3 Calibrating a Symbol Calibrating a Symbol 1 Position symbol so that the raster scan lines are evenly spread above and below the sym bol and will be parallel with the symbol length as shown in the illustration 2 Enable those settings required for your spe cific application 3 Start the calibration procedure See Calibration Methods on page 4 3 If in the default Search mode Raster Options on page 4 6 the raster pattern will change to a single line move to its top Calibration Setup most position and sweep slowly down until it finds a symbol If no symbol is found the raster will go to a straight line centered on its raster sweep Calibration Start Symbol Found 4 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Calibration Calibration Dialog 1 In App Mode click the Calibration button on the icon bar at the top of ESP to open the calibration menu lt 2 In the Fixed Parameter Calibration area you can select one or more parameters that you do NOT want to change cabanon 3 Wait for the calibration to cycle through the various settings looking for the best combination A Calibration Successful message should eventually appear 4 Click Save to save for pow
106. d over two dedi cated wires as defined in the RS 232 standard Used only with RS 232 Definition Point to Point with RTS CTS request to send clear to send is a simple hardware handshaking protocol that allows a reader to initiate data transfers to the host Serial Cmd lt K140 1 gt Point to Point with XON XOFF Usage 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 Definition This option enables the host to send the XON and XOFF command as a single byte transmission command of start Q or stop S Serial Cmd lt K140 2 gt Point to Point with RTS CTS amp XON XOFF Usage Used only with RS 232 Definition This option is a combination of Point to Point with RTS CTS and Point to Point with XON XOFF Serial Cmd lt K140 3 gt Polling Mode D Usage 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 Definition 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 Serial Cmd lt K140 4 gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s M
107. d read or with a noread when a No Decode Timeout occurs the trigger state initiating the read cycle 50 AA Initiate Read Cycle E p Object 1 moving in front of the Active gt detector beam causes a change in Object detector Initiate Second Read Cycle Associated waveforms Object 2 moving in front of the assume External State NA detector beam causes another is set to Active Closed gt 2 1 gt change in the trigger state This Active MH XA signal initiates a new read cycle Object A ee ends the previous i cycle unless Timeout is enabled and a AS detector A good read or timeout has not 9 occurred External Edge Trigger Serial Cmd lt K200 3 gt Important Level and Edge apply to the active logic state Open or Closed that exists while the object is in a read cycle between the rising edge and falling edge Ris ing 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 Serial Data Usage Highly recommended in any application where conveying speed is con stant or if spacing object size or timeouts are consistent Definition In Serial Data the reader 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 Cmd lt K200 4 gt MS 860 Industrial R
108. d so forth Rule 1 Each symbol decoded must match one of the filters before it can be saved to a read cycle record However an exception exists whenever the number of symbols required for a read cycle exceeds the number of active filters In this case unfiltered symbols can be placed into unfiltered output positions For example if the number of symbols required is 6 but there are only 4 active filters the last 2 positions can be filled by any un filtered qualified symbol Rule 2 The user can use the same filter setup multiple times For example if filters 1 2 amp 3 are setup to filter on Data Matrix symbol type and in the order that they are decoded qualified Data Matrix symbols will be output in filters 1 2 amp 3 positions Rule 3 All qualified symbols will be sorted and output in the filter position they match If a symbol matches filter 3 it will be output as the 3rd symbol If a filter does not have a symbol qualified for it a NOREAD message will be output in place of the symbol if Noread message is enabled For example if filter 3 does not have a symbol that meets it s requirements a NOREAD message will be output in the 3rd output position 13 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Ordered Output by ESP e Click on the Ordered Output tab Output Format Ordered Output Filter CodeyT ype aaa Wildcard Placeholder Matching Data Number A Double c
109. dee ii 3 2 EZ Button by Serial COMMANG 0 0 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesenaeeeseeeeeetaeeeeenaes 3 2 EZ Button Operativo 3 3 EZ Button Modest ias 3 4 EZ Button Optio Sweat ia vn ee 3 6 This section includes instructions for setting up and using the EZ Button MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 3 1 EZ Button by ESP EZ Button by ESP nn mnnm 1 0 Parameters 10 Symbol Data Output Good Read Noread Message Enabled Click the button shown above to Symbol Message Disabled bring up the I O Parameters menu Symbol Message Disabled Output Indicators Serial Verification EZ Button Enabled Input 1 Disabled Output 1 Parameters Output 2 Parameters Output 3 Parameters Quality Output Database Number Output Disabled Symbol Position Output FR A A AE EZ Button by Serial Command EZ Button lt K771 position 1 mode 0 9 position 2 model0 9 position 3 EZ Button Modes mode 0 9 gt EZ Button Options lt K770 global status default on power on gt EZ Button Auto Framing lt K773 raster status laser status gt 3 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual EZ Button EZ Button Operation The MS 860 EZ Button provides a quick and easy way to perform routine tasks such as Read Rate test and Calibration 6000 4 READ 100 Def a u t S STATUS 80 60 a In the default positions the following operations occur E 40 e Single Beep
110. der will output a number preceding the symbol data This number will represent either the number of decoded scans per second or the percentage of successful decoder per total number of scans Make a note of the decode rate It will be a useful reference when calculating the number of decodes See Formulas for Number of Decodes on page A 20 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 and select Decodes Sec Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware e Percent T Clear Output Read Rate by Serial Command Enter Single Symbol Decodes Second Test Sending lt C gt instructs the reader 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 positioning the scanning device during installation Enter Single Symbol Percent Test Sending lt Cp gt instructs the reader to transmit the percentage of decodes and any scanned symbol data Extended Read Rate Sending lt Ce gt instructs the reader to transmit the decodes per second along with the transitions scan position and raster position Note The lt Ce
111. dialog Configure Multidrop To connect to the reader by Multidrop you will need a multidrop concentrator such as the MS 5000 and the required power supplies and cabling to communicate with your scanner s 1 From the Communications drop down menu in ESP select Config Multidrop Settings ure Multidrop to bring up the Mul tidrop Settings dialog 2 If necessary change the default address to match the address of Iti rl pa idropped scanner and Aies in y ere CR mm If the host serial port is not con nected in ESP you will see the fol lowing popup message Y Second Multidrop Concentrator Used V Multidrop Used ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop concentrator Do you wish to establish a connection now 3 Click Yes You will see a Connection Settings Cancel dialog as shown on the next page Address 01 ETx CR vi MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 2 9 Connect Menu 4 Select the concentra tor s host port communi MA cations settings When you click Con nect you will be con necting to your concentrator which can then relay commands to Baud the scanner whose address was set in the Parity Multidrop Settings dia log Stop Bits 5 Click Connect 6 You should see the CON Data Bits NECTED message in green at the bottom of Patt COm1 the window along with the scanner s Multi PP is drop address 7 Retrieve Scanner Set Force Connect tings
112. e 20 LED turns ON Note This assumes the EZ button is in its default A Ez Epy mode of operation 20 By ESP After connecting to the reader ESP will open in EZ Mode 1 Click the Test button in EZ 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 reader is in the default Continuous Read mode and not in read rate or calibration 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 By Serial Commands From a terminal window Send an lt C gt to begin the read rate test Send a lt J gt to end the read rate test MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 1 7 Calibrate the Reader Step 7 Calibrate the Reader If after doing the read rate test the results are not satisfactory try the calibration rou tine During the calibration routine the reader attempts various settings to determine the optimum decode rate for the given conditions In this process it might do the following e Adjust laser power e Adjust AGC gain and tracking e Adjust scan motor speed Enable Autodiscrimination read several symbol types The test will end automatically when the optimum combination of settings has been achieved See Calibration Overview on page 4 3 for fuller explanation By EZ Button 0000 z reap 200 Press and hold
113. e output 4 length 3 hex string 656e64 Note that 656e64 end lt K741 0 gt This ends the sequence and could have been done with a 740 command as well MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 7 Multisymbol Output Format Status Multisymbol Output Format Status Symbol Output Format Status corresponds directly with symbols setup in Multisym bol if Number of Symbols in Multisymbol is set to the default 1 then only Symbol 1 in Symbol Output Format Status will be enabled See Multisymbol on page 7 4 Multisymbol Number Usage Allows the user to set up as many symbols that are already assigned in Multisymbol for output and filter formatting Definition Specifies the symbol in a multisymbol operation to which output format status is being applied Serial Cmd lt K742 symbol number status gt Options 1 to 12 as applicable to symbol number Output Format Status Serial Cmd lt K742 symbol number status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Enabled means output format control is assigned to a symbol number specified in the first field for example lt K742 9 1 gt enables symbol number 9 13 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Output Format Status by ESP Note Multisymbol Output Format Status table is found on the right side of the Output Format tab in the Output Format menu Multisymbol Output Format Status Symbol 1 Symbo
114. e Number of Master Symbols in ESP 15 9 Setup for Configuration Database 5 3 Setup Mode 2 12 Single Line Ladder Calculation A 20 Single Scan Line Picket Fence Calculation A 20 Sleep Mode 3 5 Software Default A 17 Specular reflection 1 6 Stacked Symbologies 9 1 9 26 Start amp Stop Match Status 9 14 Start amp Stop Output Status 9 14 Start Character non delimited 7 13 Start Position 13 5 Static Presentation Green Flash 10 10 Status 10 26 10 30 11 12 11 13 Stop Bits Aux Port 6 9 Stop Bits Host Port 6 3 Stop Character non delimited 7 13 Store Next Symbol as Master Symbol 15 11 Straight 4 7 Supplementals Status 9 18 Supplementals Type 9 19 Sweep Rate A 21 Symbol Configuration A 18 Symbol Data Output 10 1 10 4 Symbol Data Output Status 10 4 Symbol Density A 22 Symbol Detect Status 7 20 Symbol Dimensions A 22 Symbol Length 9 5 9 7 9 15 9 20 9 24 13 12 A 21 Symbol Length 1 9 12 Symbol Length 2 9 12 Symbol Position Output 10 1 10 27 Symbol Position Separator 10 29 Symbol Ratio A 22 Symbol Speed A 20 A 21 Symbol Type 15 1 15 15 Symbologies i iv 9 1 A 2 Symbologies by ESP 9 1 9 2 Symbologies by Serial Command 9 1 9 3 Symbology Detect 4 9 Symbology ID 9 1 9 30 Symbology Type 13 12 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual T Table of Contents i iii Terminal Mode i vi 14 1 Terminal Pulldown Menu 14 5 Terminal tab 2 7 Terminal Window 14 1 14 2 Terminal Wind
115. e enabled by selecting will continue to appear in the Model menu and that the same menu is repeated when clicking the Switch Model icon gt Switch Model e MS 560 1 New Model When you save your ESP file you will be saving the settings of all the models defined in a single ESP file MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 2 5 Pulldown Menus Options You can use the Options menu save ESP Preferences memos and set up ESP Preferences 7 General Terminal Bar Code Options Advanced Note Preferences will be saved and be cae A loaded into ESP when ESP is opened next I Reload Last Fie Show Both Icon and Test whether or not you save the ESP file to the I Show Model Prompt Only Show Icon computer I Skip Easy Setup Mode Only Show Text IV Show Connect Prompt Preferences A Default Settings Caca General tab Reload Last File At startup reloads the last file saved to the computer Show Model Prompt At startup remembers the last connected model and displays it in the Connecting dialog whenever you attempt to connect Skip Easy Mode At startup Skips the Easy Mode and opens directly in the application mode Show Connect Prompt At startup displays the Would you like to connect prompt Receive After Connect At startup loads the reader s settings into ESP This is not recommended if you want to preserve your ESP settings for future use Enable S
116. e fashion as it interprets serial data 3 Any valid command may be entered via symbols including operational commands Because the data is treated like serial input multiple symbols may be used to rep resent one command as long as the symbols are presented individually and in the correct order 4 Read rate command may also be used to enter read rate from symbol configura tion mode 5 When in read rate the reader will read the symbologies that were enabled prior to entering the configuration mode However it will read a lt J gt in code 128 regard less of current enable disable state of code 128 Once the lt J gt is issued the reader exit both read rate and symbol configuration To exit read rate and remain in symbol configuration you present the start symbol once again Symbols read in read rate will not configure the reader To start a read rate test scan this symbol MANI Exiting Symbol Configuration There are multiple ways of exiting symbol configuration The first way is to simply read or serially enter the lt J gt command Other ways include any command that executes a software reset These commands include the save family as well as the reset family e g lt Z gt lt Zc gt lt Zrd gt lt Zrc gt lt A gt lt Arc gt and lt Ard gt When exiting symbol configuration with the symbol lt J gt the reader will beep in response To end the read rate test a
117. e reader sequences the master symbol on every match or noread When disabled it does not sequence on a noread lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled As an example of Sequence on Noread Enabled consider the following series of decodes bal ai Master symbol after decode 001 001 002 002 002 003 003 noread 004 sequenced on noread 004 004 005 005 noread 006 sequenced on noread 006 noread 007 sequenced on noread 007 007 008 As an example of Sequence on Noread Disabled consider the following series of decodes ra bal Master symbol after decode 001 001 002 002 002 003 003 noread 003 not sequenced 003 003 004 004 noread 004 not sequenced 004 noread 004 not sequenced 004 004 005 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 9 Sequence On Mismatch Sequence On Mismatch Note Matchcode must be set to Sequential for this command to function Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 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 When set to Enabled the master symbol sequences on every decode m
118. e user selectable ASCII text can be inserted You can perform up to 100 instances of extraction and insertion for all symbols being scanned in the read cycle See Multisymbol Output Format Status on page 13 8 13 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Extraction by Serial Command Output Definition ESP Serial Cmd Default Options An Output identifies the step involved in an output format process For example if the routine involves a series of four Extraction and or Insertion steps each of these steps is controlled by assigning sequential output numbers from 1 to 4 Output appears in the Advanced Formatting tab lt K740 output start position length gt none Must be entered 1 to 100 Start Position Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Length Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Specifies the precise character in the data sequence from left to right where the selection for output begins lt K740 output start position length gt O Zero is disabled It also marks the end of a format cell array 0 to maximum characters per symbol 0 is disabled Specifies the length of the output string lt K740 output start position length gt o 0 to maximum characters per symbol 0 is disabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 5 Inse rtion Mode Insertion Mode Usage Useful in adding designators or separators to add mea
119. e user to impending laser failure Contact Service Enables the Laser Low message lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Low Message Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 12 8 Defines the Laser Low message lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt LOW LASER Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NULL lt or gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Diagnostics High Temperature High Temperature Status Serial Cmd lt K402 high temperature status high temperature message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled High Temperature Message Serial Cmd lt K402 high temperature status high temperature message gt Default HI GH_TEMP Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NULL lt or gt Low Temperature Low Temperature Status Serial Cma lt K403 low temperature status low temperature message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Low Temperature Message Serial Cmd lt K403 low temperature status low temperature message gt Default HI GH_ TEMP Options Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NULL lt or gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 12 9 Service Message Service Message Definition The service timer is reset on power on Thus the timer
120. e with a RES In the example above the reader only acknowledges a trigger counter request from the concentrator It does not respond to the trigger counter request until a subsequent poll For example if the reader 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 reader s address Select Reset If the reader 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 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 29 Multidrop Communications Multidrop Addresses Poll Select Poll Select ee Character Character aaa Character Character ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX 01 N 1C 1D 26 N 4E O 4F 02 at 1E 1F 27 P 50 Q 51 03 SP 20 21 28 R 52 S 53 04 22 23 29 T 54 U 55 05 24 25 30 V 56 WwW 57 06 amp 26 27 31 X 58 Y 59 07 28 29 32 Z 5A 5B 08 a 2A 2B 33 5C 5D 09 2C 2D 34 A 5E _ 5F 10 a 2E 2F 35 60 a 61 11 0 30 1 31 36 b 62 C 63 12 2 32 3 33 37 d 64 e 65 13 4 34 5 35 38 f 66 g 67 14 6 36 7 37 39 h 68 i 69 15 8 38 9 39 40 j 6A k 6B 16 3A A 3B 41 6C m 6D 17 lt 3C 3D 42 n 6E o 6F 18 g
121. ead cycle but the next read cycle does not begin until the occurrence of the next rising edge trigger 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 Useful 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 Read Cycle Timeout Usage Useful in many tightly controlled applications which require a read cycle to end before the next object appears and therefore need the flexibility 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 K220 end of read cycle read cycle timeout gt Default 100 Corresponds to one second or 1000 mS Options 1 to 65535 Divide any positive number entered by 100 to determine the time in seconds Timeout does not function when in Continuous or Level read cycle modes Continuous 1 The reader will only read a given symbol once until a timeout occurs or a different symbol is presented Note A minimum setting of 2 is recommended Note Ti
122. ead messages disabled If Multisymbol is enabled Multisymbol Separator characters must match in all readers 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 reader up the line Symbology ID enable disable must be the same in all readers 9 All but the master reader must have their diagnostic warning mes sages disabled Daisy Chain ID Status enable disable and the number of charac ters in Daisy Chain ID must be the same in all readers Command Processing Mode Usage Allows user to send configuration from the Host port or the AUX port Definition When enabled Command Processing allows commands to be entered via the aux port The following rules apply 1 2 Bar code data including the serial trigger if used will be transmit ted to the last port from which a command was sent If a reset occurs all data will be transmitted to the host port Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt Options 5 Command Processing 6 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications Daisy Chain ID Status Note Enable disable and length must be the same in all readers Usage Used in a daisy chain setup in cases where the host needs to know which reader in a daisy chain setup sent the data
123. ecimal format each part can be up to 999999 In binary format each input have up to 19 ones and zeros Note It is recommended that you disable AGC before enabling Pharmacode Pharmacode Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Disabled O Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 9 24 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 reader will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt 10 4 to 16 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Minimum Bars Definition Specifies the direction that a bar can be read Serial Cmd lt K477 s
124. ed symbol length gt Default 14 Options 1 to 74 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 21 1D Symbologies RSS Limited Usage RSS Limited is designed to be read by laser and CCD readers It is not recommended for omnidirectional slot readers Definition Encodes a smaller 14 digit symbol 74 modules wide that is not omnidi rectional Serial Cmd lt K483 status gt Default Disabled Options O Disabled 1 Enabled 9 22 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies RSS 14 Usage Used in the grocery retail and prescription drug industries where full 14 digit EAN UCC item identification may be needed Definition RSS 14 Reduced Space Symbology is a fixed length symbology that encodes 14 digits including a 1 digit indicator digit and is 96 modules wide It can be stacked into two rows read omnidirectional if printed in full height or not if height truncated for small marking Serial Cmd lt K482 status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 23 1D Symbologies Pharmacode Usage Definition Pharmacode is used mostly with packaging for the pharmaceuticals industry The symbol encodes up to five different numbers each with its own color which may be entered in decimal or binary format with a 1 represented by a thick bar and a 0 represented by a thin bar Bar width is independent of height In d
125. efinition External Level allows the read cycle 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 Serial Cmd lt K200 2 gt Important Level and Edge apply to the active logic state Open or Closed that exists while the object is in a read cycle between the rising edge and falling edge Ris ing 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 7 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle External Edge Usage This mode is highly recommended in any application where conveying speed is constant or if spacing object size or timeouts are consistent Definition External Trigger Edge as with Level allows the read cycle 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 External Trigger Edge as with Level allows the read cycle 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 goo
126. efore timing out if ACK NAK and ETX are enabled and a host response is expected Serial Cmd lt K143 response timeout gt Default 2 x 10 20mS Options O to 255 in 10mS increments 0 to 2 55 seconds A zero 0 setting causes an indefinite wait 6 22 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Read Cycle 7 Chapter Contents Read Cycle iby ESP escocia ie 7 2 Read Cycle by Serial COMMANG cocooccnncccnnnacicnccnnnnonn conan cnn nono conan rcnnnr rr 7 3 MultisymbDol caco occasion ii io dr bic 7 4 A cit ce nadine catch ened bated aaae eE Sats Fede d riana aeaaee 7 6 Serial THIS iii a eai 7 12 End Of Read CyclEsnsr ir raro e da 7 14 Decodes Before QUtpUt ooiioninn cta hana 7 16 Reader Set picar aa 7 17 laser SSW P roe csvayecccasicnencees andre 7 22 RASTER Selina 7 22 After you ve established communications and completed basic read rate testing you will need to address the spatial and timing parameters associated with your application In a typical operation a bar coded item moves along a line past a reader A trigger or timer activates a read cycle during which the reader actively searches for symbols You will need to decide how to initiate the read cycle and how and when to end it Note When assigning characters in user defined fields the characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands Note You can learn the current setting of any paramete
127. ein may result in hazardous laser light radiation exposure There are no user serviceable parts in the reader Opening the reader voids the Microscan Systems warranty and could expose the user to laser diode power of up to 7mW 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 gt gt gt x MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Q ICK S tart l Chapter Contents Step 1 Connect the System ee eeeseeeeeeeeeeneeeseeeeeeneeeeeaeeseeeeeeeneeeee 1 2 Step 2 Install ESP coin a 1 3 Step 3 Select Reader Model oooccoonccccccccococococcconononccnncnanonocnncnnnnnn cnn nnnnnnncns 1 4 Step 4 Autoconnect iii ro 1 5 Step 5 Position Symbol and Reader coccccnccccinocccononcncononononnncnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnns 1 6 Step 6 Test for Read Rate ooooniocccccnnicccccccococonccccononancncconcnancnccnncnnnnn cnn ncnnnnn 1 7 Step 7 Calibrate the Reader oococcccinococioccccnnocccnonnnononnccnnnnnnnnnn nn nnnnncnnnr rca 1 8 Step 8 Configure the Reader s inisini aeii iniii 1 9 This section is designed to get the reader up and running quickly so the user can get a sense of its capabilities and test sample symbols Detailed setup information for configuring the reader for your specific application can be obtained in the subsequent chapters MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 1 1 Connect the System Step
128. ement with a functionally equivalent unit and return without charge for service or return freight What Is Excluded This limited warranty specifically excludes the following 1 Any products or parts that have been subject to misuse neglect accident unauthorized repair improper installation or abnor mal conditions or operations 2 Any products or parts that have been transferred by the origi nal purchaser 3 Customer mis adjustment of settings contrary to the procedure described in the Microscan Systems Inc owners manual 4 Upgrading software versions at customer request unless required to meet specifications in effect at the time of purchase 5 Units returned and found to have no failure will be excluded 6 Claims for damage in transit are to be directed to the freight carrier upon receipt Any use of the product is at purchaser s own risk This limited warranty is the only warranty provided by Microscan Systems Inc regarding the product Except for the limited warranty above the product is provided as is To the maximum extent permitted by law this express warranty excludes all other warranties express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and Technical support ques tions may be directed to helpdesk microscan com Register your product with Microscan www microscan com register fitness for a particular purpose Microscan Systems Inc does not warrant that the functions contained
129. 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 reader or reader s mem ory and is compared with subsequently read symbols Master Reader First reader in a daisy chain mode and linked directly to the host and in tandem to secondary readers Matchcode The ability to compare symbol data being scanned against a master sym bol that is stored in the memory of the reader Embedded Menu Configuration options embedded in the reader s erasable memory ESP Menu Easy Setup Program Configuration program that runs in Windows based operating systems 95 and above 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 reader Multisymbol A reader mode which allows a reader to read more than one symbol in a single read cycle Multidrop A communications protocol for networking two or more readers or other devices with a concentrator or controller and characterized by the use of individual device addresses and the RS 4
130. end Analysis 2 Diagnostics 2 Trend Analysis 3 Diagnostics 3 Quality Output status gt Database Number Output lt K759 status separator gt Symbol Position Output lt K758 raster status scan status separator gt Read Duration Output lt K706 status separator gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 3 Symbol Data Output Symbol Data Output Usage Useful when the host needs symbol data only under certain conditions Definition Defines the conditions under which decoded symbols are transmitted to the host Symbol Data Output Status Serial Cmd lt K705 symbol output status when to output gt Default Good Read Options O Disabled 2 Mismatch 1 Match 3 Good Read Note f set to Match or Mismatch Symbol Output Status will not take effect unless Matchcode Type is enabled and a master symbol is loaded into memory Disabled Usage Useful when an application only needs to use the discrete outputs and can allow the reader to do the decision making When Disabled the host does not need the symbol data and the communication lines are used only for setup and status checks Definition When set to Disabled the reader will not transmit any data that is gen erated during a read cycle symbols noreads etc Match Usage Match is used in an application that requires specific symbol information and needs to sort route or verify based on matching the
131. end and Save as Factory Settings At startup enables the Send and Save as Factory option in the Send Recv com mand 2 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Terminal tab When Show Non Printable Charac ters is checked characters such as CRLF will be displayed in the terminal window When Enhanced Format is checked the characters are displayed with more detailed formatting Change Keyboard Macros In this dialog you can first select the function key and then enter your macro keystrokes in the associated key map For example to make Ctrl F5 the keystroke to enable send a trigger character select F5 then in the Ctrl Using ESP ESP Preferences General Terminal Bar Code Options Advanced Change Font c Change Echo Font c M Enable Echo F Show Non Printable Characters Change Keyboard Macros Blue Background Color Display incoming data even when not in focus Default Settings DK Cancel row enter lt trigger character gt and click OK Then whenever the Ctrl F5 keystroke is pressed the trigger character will start the read cycle Change Font Sets the font characteristics for the commands that you type in the terminal window Change Echo Font Sets the font characteristics for text that is echoed back to the screen from the reader Toolbar Style By user selection displays toolbar buttons as icons text only or both default Note See also Chapter
132. endices i vi A 1 Application Mode 2 3 Application Record EAN 128 9 8 Application Record Brackets 9 9 Application Record Padding 9 10 Application Record Separator Character 9 9 Application Record Separator Status 9 9 Approvals Pending i ix As Is 4 6 As Soon As Possible 10 6 ASCII Table with Control Characters A 14 Auto Frame 3 5 Autoconnect 1 1 1 5 2 9 Autodiscriminate 9 1 9 31 Autodiscrimination 1 8 Automatic Adjustment 8 7 Automatic Gain Control AGC 7 19 Aux Port Connections 6 8 Aux Port Mode 6 9 Auxiliary Port System Data 6 1 6 18 Auxiliary Port System Status 6 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Background Color 9 1 9 31 Bad Symbol Message 10 1 10 8 Bad Symbol Status 10 8 Bar Code Options tab 2 8 Bar Width Status 9 25 Barcode Dialog 2 11 Baud Rate aux port 6 8 Baud Rate Aux Port 6 8 Baud Rate Host Port 6 3 Beeper Output Condition 10 11 Bottom Offset 8 4 C Calibrate 2 2 Calibrate the Reader 1 1 1 8 Calibrating a Symbol 4 1 4 4 Calibration i iii 3 5 4 1 Calibration by ESP 4 1 4 2 Calibration by Serial Command 4 1 4 2 Calibration Dialog 4 1 4 5 Calibration Methods 4 3 Calibration Options 4 1 4 6 Calibration Overview 4 1 4 3 Caution A 4 Check Digit Output 9 4 Check Digit Output Status 9 11 9 16 Check Digit Status 9 4 9 11 Check Digit Type 9 16 Check Index 13 14 Codabar 9 14 Codabar Status 9 14 Code 128 Status 9 7 Code 128 EAN 9 7 Code 39 9 4
133. er s Manual 6 11 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Full Duplex Mode Usage Used when communication to and from the auxiliary port is required Definition 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 sae reader is in a polled mode Auxiliary port data or scanned data is sent to x the host whenever it is received e Auxiliary port data is not echoed Reader e Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent without a preamble or a postamble Data initiated from the Reader e Scan data is not sent to the auxiliary port Host a Reader Data initiated from the Host All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in Host ani unpolled mode x A Reader Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt 3 Full duplex 6 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications Daisy Chain Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Options Function Used in applications where e A symbol might be scanned in both ladder and picket fence directions A bar code symbol may be present on multiple sides of a package e Bar code symbols are presen
134. er Reader User s Manual 13 15 Ordered Output 13 16 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Terminal Mode 14 Chapter Contents Terminal Window iii a cia 14 2 Find FUNCION ca Sock bee oe ses ML Le eect 14 3 MaChOS 32522255250 22hc5 8223 aos lid 14 4 Terminal Window Functions cccccccccnccinnnnonanononnnonnnnonononononononcnnnnnannnnnnos 14 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 Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 14 1 Terminal Window Terminal Window To use the terminal mode click on the Terminal button S Terminal You will see the following window Type text here to find in terminal Clear Copy paste window Scroll down to recall Type serial Terminal screen and save previous commands command here screen ESP Untitled E File Model Options Connect View Terminal Help B gt gt E rea ix F2 Mode Autoconnect Switch Model Configuration Calibration Raster Lasetgy Terminal Utilities Output Format 9 1 BA Find y send y Click on Macro arrow to Macro Add Macro Remove list on Macro or Edit Macro this
135. er gt Default Null disabled Options Two hex digits representing an ASCII character except lt gt XON and XOFF Stop Character non delimited Usage Useful in applications where different characters are required to start and end a read cycle Definition A single ASCII host serial trigger character that ends the read cycle and is not enclosed by delimiters such as lt and gt Serial Cmd lt K230 stop trigger character gt Default Null disabled Options Two hex digits representing an ASCII character except lt gt XON and XOFF See Appendix E ASCII Table for ASCII character information MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 13 End of Read Cycle End of Read Cycle 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 reader will attempt to read and decode a symbol At the end of a read cycle the reader stops reading symbols and sends the symbol data or noread message to the host End of Read Cycle Mode Definition A read cycle can be terminated by a new trigger a timeout or a combina tion of both Serial Cmd lt K220 end of read cycle read cycle timeout gt Default Timeout Options O Timeout 1 New Trigger 2 Timeout amp New Trigger Note When operating in Continuous Read or Continuous Read 1 Output the reader is always in the read cycle Timeout Usage Typically used
136. er of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt Even 0 None 1 Even 2 Odd MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications 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 K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID 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 K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt Default Seven Options 0 Seven 1 Eight Aux Port Mode Definition Determines the flow of data between the auxiliary port device s the reader and the host Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 3 Full duplex 1 Transparent 4 Daisy chain 2 Half duplex 5 Command Processing MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 9 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Transparent Mode Usage Often used in conjunction with handheld readers Employs an auxiliary readout t
137. er on same as a lt Z gt command Use the Test Start the calibration Choose between These are the parameters button to starta procedure by clicking Raster Framing that can be adjusted during read rate test the Calibrate button and Laser Framing the calibration procedure alibration Configuration Database P x Fixed Parameter Calibration Calibrate Framing Select Cea peed I Decodes per Second Raster Framing zl 500 Fixed Start Raster or Laser _B gt paster Frame Gain le If checked the framing procedure o j 3 associated l C Static Line Tracking E J Sint will e lt not change during ier Al calibration Taaie Laser Power 88 H Fixed SES Bottom Offset Raster Options ler Search al See Raster Options on Sweep Laser Frame page 4 6 10 V Symbology Detect Reset y Click Save to save Reset for power on Click Stop to end parameters Test or Calibration in this group Calibration Display MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 4 5 Calibration Options Calibration Options Before starting the calibration routine you can make changes to the parameters that will be included in the process If you make no changes calibration will use the default parameters as described in this section Note The changes made in this section will only apply to EZ Button lt gt and lt CAL gt defaults Raster Options Definition Serial Cmd Default Options As Is Usage
138. es MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Overview of Configuration Database Configuration by ESP Click this Button to bring up the Calibration menu Calibration Then Click on the Configuration Database tab Calibration Configuration Database Index Gain AGC Mode Tracking Raster Raster Raster Framing Laser On Laser Off Laser Background Top Bottom Speed Status Position Position Power Color Current 50 Continuous 45 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 1 50 Continuous 45 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 2 50 Continuous 45 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 3 50 Continuous 45 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White Configuration by Serial Command Configuration Database Control Database Setup lt K253 index gain AGC mode tracking raster top raster bottom raster speed laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power background color gt Database Operation lt K252 number of active indexes database cycles gt Database Mode lt K254 mode count time gt Save Current to Database lt K253 database index gt Load Current from Database lt K253 database index gt Overview of Configuration Database Definition Usage Up to 10 configuration database indexes can be set up either manually or derived in part from calibration results as explained in Chapter 4 Calibration When enabled these
139. etc This feature allows one trigger to pick up all the symbols AIAG and UCC EAN 128 are two application standards that address this need Allows the user to set up conditions that will allow more than one symbol to be decoded and output 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 linear symbol is 128 5 The maximum number of output characters for all symbols is 3072 including separators and optimal formatting Number of Symbols Usage Definition Conditions Serial Cmd Default Options 7 4 Commonly used where a shipping symbol contains individual symbols for part number quantity etc UCC EAN 128 is an example of a symbology that address this need Number of Symbols allows the user to define up to 12 bar code sym bols that can be read in a single read cycle The following conditions apply 1 When Number of Symbols is set to Single the read cycle ends when one symbol is decoded and output 2 When Number of Symbols is set to Multiple all decoded symbol data for both the same and different symbols are ou
140. extreme position closest to the edge of Position values may scan from either the main or supplemental UPC supple scans and symbols The most extreme First bar and last bar position values may come mental y position closest from different symbols and scans enabled and both main and supplemental Main symbol First decode Supplemental The scan in which both to the top or bot tom of the raster pattern of either Note At least one position value is from the first decode of the main symbol The other two values may be from the supplemental There is no indi RSS Expanded RSS Stacked which allows the symbol to fully decode symbol fully decodes symbols are the main and sup the main or sup cation as to which position value corresponds to decoded lemental are P plemental which symbol but some assumptions can be Poed made if the symbols are moving in a ladder orien tation E Location of the The most extreme position closest to the edge JPE SuUppIg Anen Dorh plc raster when the of scan from either the main or supplemental required scan line symbols were First bar and last bar position come from differ q decoded ent symbols but the SAME scan Pp The average ras Average first and last bar position Position values are ter position will Note If the symbol is moving fast position PDF417 eral a lines in correspond to the information may tend to converge toward the which a codewo
141. gies Background Color Usage 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 Definition Allows the user to choose which symbol background Spaces and sur rounding medium the reader can read Serial Cmd lt K451 background color gt Default White Options 0 White 1 Black 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 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 UCC EAN 128 PDF417 Micro PDF417 and RSS The user may also individually disable enable each symbology type lt P gt Code 39 only lt P gt Enables all codes except noted above lt Q gt Enables Code 39 only lt R gt Enables Codabar only lt S gt Enables 2 5 only Note If using an 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 31
142. ging 00100 decodes 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 Quality Output Separator Serial Cmd lt K704 quality output separator decodes trigger status decode direc tion status gt Default comma Options Any ASCII character Note For all serial configuration commands the following characters cannot be used lt gt and NULL Decodes Trigger Status Serial Cmd lt K704 quality output separator decodes trigger status decode direc tion status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Decode Direction Output Definition If enabled the decode direction is appended to the barcode output with a quality output separator as an F forward or an R reverse Serial Cmd lt K704 quality output separator decodes trigger status decode direc tion status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 25 Database Number Output Database Number Output When enabled the database number is appended to the data with a separator The data base number is formatted with a leading identifier of DB and the number is a zero padded 2 digit number Status Serial Cmd lt K759 status separator gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Separator Serial Cmd lt K759 status separator gt Default
143. gle Symbol Percent Test 15 3 Entering Special Characters in Embedded Menus A 13 Entering Special Characters in Serial Commands A 13 Entering Symbol Configuration A 18 Environmental A 2 Exceptions 2 14 Exiting Symbol Configuration A 19 Extended Read Rate 15 3 External Edge 7 9 External Level 7 8 External Trigger State 7 11 Extraction by ESP 13 4 Extraction by Serial Command 13 5 Extraction Mode 13 1 13 4 Extras 15 7 EZ Button i iii 3 1 10 1 10 14 EZ Button Auto Framing 3 7 EZ Button by ESP 3 1 3 2 EZ Button by Serial Command 3 1 3 2 EZ Button Modes 3 1 3 4 EZ Button Operation 3 1 3 3 EZ Button Options 3 1 3 6 F Factory Default Parameters A 17 File 2 4 Filter 1 13 15 Filter 2 13 15 Filter Index 13 12 Filters 1 and 2 13 15 Find Function 14 1 14 3 Firmware 15 1 15 13 Firmware Update 15 13 Firmware Verification 15 14 Firmware Checksum Verification 15 14 FIS Options A 3 Fixed Symbol Length 9 21 9 26 9 27 Fixed Symbol Length Status 9 5 9 7 9 15 9 20 9 21 9 24 9 26 9 27 Fixed Threshold Value 9 25 Formulas for Number of Decodes A 20 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Frame 4 6 Full ASCII Set 9 6 Full Duplex Mode 6 12 Fully Optoisolated A 5 A 7 G Gain A 22 Gain Level 7 17 General Specifications A 2 General tab 2 6 Global Status of EZ Button 3 6 Glossary of Terms A 31 Good Read 10 5 Good Read Green Flash 10 10 Good Read Match Counter 15 5 Good Re
144. gy type and how it s decoded needs to be known Symbology ID is an AIM standard prefix set of characters that identify the symbol type When enabled the reader 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 2 A C E l L Q b d p P M A Code 39 C Code 128 or EAN 128 E UPC EAN 1 2 5 F Codabar G Code 93 L PDF417 a Pharmacode e Composite RSS L PDF417 and Micro PDF417 3 Modifier see Explanation of Modifiers below lt K450 narrow margins symbology identifier status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Explanation of Modifiers for Code 39 Codabar and l 2 5 e For Code 39 Codabar and l 2 5 the modifier indicates Check Digit and Check Digit Output Status For Code 39 only Full ASCII needs to be enabled to see modifiers 4 5 and 7 Modifier Check Digit ETa Full e io 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 Status enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed For Other Codes e For Code 128 a 1 indicates EAN 128 otherwise the modifier is a O For all other 9 30 codes the modifier is O MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbolo
145. h for 12 Note Typically when printing an 2 5 symbol with an odd number of digits a O will be added as the first character Options 0 to 128 Important When setting Symbol Length to any number other than 0 add 1 to account for a reserved space For example if your symbol has 3 characters set Symbol Length to 4 9 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Guard Bar Usage Useful when 2 5 multisymbols are enabled to prevent false data out put This typically occurs with highly tilted or skewed symbols Definition A guard bar is a heavy bar at least 2 times the width of the wide bar sur rounding the printed 2 5 symbol and helping to prevent false reads Serial Cmd lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Range Mode Status Usage Useful in applications where symbol lengths may vary Definition Allows user the option to define a minimum and maximum symbol length range for 2 5 Serial Cmd lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled When enabled the symbol length range is defined by the values set in Symbol Length 1 and Symbol Length 2 For example if the symbol lengths are defined as 10 and 6 a symbol
146. hat a given symbol receives as derived from a stationary Ladder scan test Single Scan Line Picket Fence Calculation For single scan line picket fence scanning use the following for lt Direction of label travel gt mula Label SW SL x DR 3 number of complete decodes I placement area Scan line Picket Fence 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 A 20 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Raster Picket Fence Calculation For raster picket fence scanning the number of decodes ND that can be applied to a given symbol Direction of symbol travel can be calculated once the sweep rate SR is known q4 Sweep Rate SR Sweep rate is the number of raster sweeps up or HII down that occur per second and can be set in ESP Since the sweep rate cannot exceed 30 you first need to ensure that your application can achieve this by solving for sweep rate The sweep rate should gener Raster pattern ally be set as low as possible in order to maximize the number of scans on a given symbol _ Raster The formula for determining Sweep Rate SR is as Picket Fence follows t SR 2x SS SW SL SR Sweep Rate the number of pa
147. he 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 readers have Number of Symbols set to 3 and Multisymbol Separator defined as If the master and the first secondary reader do not find symbols but the next secondary reader registers a good read the transmitted results would be symbol data noread noread a The above example is based on the best case Other factors such as baud rate dynamic focus timing 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 13 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Conditions The conditions for a daisy chain application are as follows Host Secondary 1 The master reader s trigger must be Serial or External the secondary readers triggers are LS ES configured for Serial 2 All readers are enabled to Daisy Chain Master mode 3 Each reader s auxiliary port must be connected to the Host port of 10 its secondary reader Each secondary reader in the daisy chain must be set to send its data no less than 20mS before its preceding reader All but the master reader must have Postamble enabled and set to CR M only All but the master reader must have their nor
148. he reader can read the full ASCII character set from O to 255 lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Code 128 EAN Usage Code 128 EAN is useful in applications with tight spots and high security needs Definition A very dense alphanumeric symbology It encodes all 128 ASCII charac ters it is continuous has variable length and uses multiple element widths measured edge to edge Code 128 Status Serial Cmd lt K474 status 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 Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Code 128 must be Enabled for EAN 128 to function Fixed Symbol Length Status Usage Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only a fixed symbol length will be accepted Definition When enabled the reader will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field When disabled any length is considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator status application record separator charac
149. he reader in a read cycle mode 2 Place a special Code 128 configuration start symbol in the readers field of view Use this symbol or one that you have created yourself TAT If the reader is able to read the start symbol it will begin to beep and the perfor mance LEDs will be activated 3 When the reader starts to beep remove the configuration symbol from the reader s field of view The beeping will end and the reader will be in the configuration mode During the configuration mode the LEDs will emit a side to side Knight Rider pattern to let you know you are currently ready to configure You can create your own start symbol by encoding the following in Code 128 FNC4 lt _CFG gt A 18 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Using Configuration Symbols Once in symbol configuration mode serial command data encoded in Code 128 symbols is read by the reader as serial input Configuration symbols must meet the following conditions 1 The only valid configuration symbols are Code 128 2 Symbol data may contain more than one command but individual symbols must be presented one at a time This is because only the first symbol in a read cycle record will be used as a possible configuration symbol A symbol that is presented to the reader must be read 25 times consecutively to be used as a valid symbol Once this is done the reader will interpret the symbol data in the sam
150. hich 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 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 End of Read Cycle Note See End of Read Cycle on page 7 14 for options to end the read cycle Usage End of Read Cycle is useful in timing based systems in which the host is not ready to accept data at the time it is decoded Definition 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 Start of read cycle End of read cycle Read cycle Timeout Host This is when host activates trigger expects output Read Cycle 10 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Noread Message Usage Used in applications where the host needs serial verification that a sym bol has not been read and especially useful in new print verification Definition When enabled and if no symbol has been decoded before timeout or the end of the read cycle the noread message will be transmitted to the host Noread Status Serial Cmd lt K714 status noread message gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Noread Me
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152. it Output Status added to the symbol provides additional security When enabled the check digit character is read and sent along with the symbol data When disabled symbol data is sent without the check digit Note With Check Digit Output Status and an External or Serial trig ger option enabled an invalid check digit calculation will cause a noread message to be transmitted at the end of the read cycle lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Large Intercharacter Gap Usage 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 Definition When enabled the reader can read symbols with gaps between symbol characters that exceed three times 3x the narrow element width Serial Cmd lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large intercharac ter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Usage Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only a fixed
153. ited lt K483 status gt RSS 14 lt K482 status gt lt s A Pharmacode n a a PDF417 lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read gt Micro PDF417 lt K485 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Composite lt K453 mode separator status separator gt Narrow Margins Symbology ID lt K450 narrow margins status symbology identifier gt Background Color lt K451 background color gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 1D Symbologies 1D Symbologies Code 39 Usage Definition Code 39 is considered the standard for non retail bar code applications An alphanumeric symbol with unique start stop symbol patterns com posed of 9 black and white elements per character of which 3 are wide Code 39 Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Enabled Note This is the only symbol type enabled by default 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Output Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 9 4 Check Dig
154. ition as shown in the table The positions are selected by the length of time the button is held When you want to select position one you press and hold the button until one beep along with a single green flash is emitted from the reader and the 20 LED turns ON To select position two you continue to hold until you hear two short beeps and see two green flashes and the 40 LED turn ON Finally to select position three you continue to hold the button until you hear three short beeps and see three green flashes and the 60 LED turn ON For example if you want to select the function for position three you will hear one short beep then two short beeps and finally three short beeps and the 20 40 and 60 LEDs turn ON in progression The following table lists the options for the three positions with the default positions highlighted EZ Button Options Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 1 beep and green flash 2 beeps and 3 green flashes 3 beeps and 3 green flashes 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Read Rate 1 Read Rate 1 Read Rate 2 Calibration 2 Calibration 2 Calibration 3 Save for Power on 3 Save for Power on 3 Save for Power on 4 Auto Framing 4 Auto Framing 4 Auto Framing 5 Load New Master 5 Load New Master 5 Load New Master 6 Sleep Mode 6 Sleep Mode 6 Sleep Mode 7 8 Unused 7 8 Unused 7 8 Unused 9 Symbol Configuration 9 Symbol Configura
155. king on Output Format Serial Cmd lt K743 output format status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format Status must be enabled in order for any Output Format com mands to function MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 3 Extraction Mode Extraction Mode Usage Useful in scanning symbols in which only a portion or portions of the symbol data needs to be transmitted and sorted Definition Selects a portion of the symbol data to be transmitted and ignores the rest Extraction by ESP peegsenrensenssensesusgensssacenseneey Output Format Ordered Output 1 Click Read Insertion And Extraction Setup 2 Select text to be Symbol This extracted will display in Original the current symbol data Reader test label 1 1 06 under Original b gt Read Symbol Insert Undo 3 Click Extract Format Reader lt q The extracted selected text will appear in this field 4 Click Apply or proceed with additional extractions and insertions Apply Clear 5 Click Test Note When you click Apply Symbol 1 in Symbol Output Format Status Enable Output Formatting window will automatically be enabled Output Format Extraction After selecting and entering the extracted portion or portions of a symbol you can proceed to Insertion mode wher
156. l Communications User Defined Example Example An ACK NAK protocol can be configured using User Defined The reader will transmit data to the host when an ACK is received If a NAK or response timeout occurs the reader 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 6 gt Example To select an unpolled ACK NAK User Defined protocol with LRC disabled send lt K140 0 gt lt K140 6 F U gt lt K145 0 gt ACK and NAK will be displayed in the menu Tip To use User Defined Point to Point first select Point to Point lt K140 0 gt and then User Defined lt K140 6 gt Serial Cmd lt K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK gt Default No assignment Options Any ASCII character except a null Control characters can be used to define RES through NAK in serial commands 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 Communication Protocol Commands on page A 15 Usage Used when connecting to a concentrator or other device that does not match standard multidrop protocol Definition User Defined Multidrop allows the user to customize the polling protocol If selecting User Defined Multidrop 7 complete the format by either choosing
157. l 2 Symbol 3 Symbol 4 Symbol 5 Symbol 6 Symbol 7 Symbol 8 Symbol 9 Symbol 10 Symbol 11 Symbol 12 Click on checkbox to enable or disable OOUUUE Multisymbol Output Format Status Special Rules for Using Multisymbol with Output Format 1 Unless you want to assign output formatting to more than one symbol at a time in your multisymbol sequence disable all symbols except the one to which you are applying the output formatting 2 The 12 symbols in Multisymbol Output Format Status correspond to multisym bols the 12 filters in Ordered Output apply only to the order of output and have no relationship to Multisymbol or Symbol Output Format Status MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 9 Ordered Output Ordered Output Usage Useful in sorting several symbols into multiple categories with specific fields and a defined order of output Definition Ordered Output involves filtering and ordering In the filtering stage each symbol in a read cycle is read and matched against a user defined database of up to 12 filters which search on sym bology type symbol length and data contents A given symbol must meet all three criteria in any one of the filters in order to be included In the ordering stage symbols are transmitted in the order that they match up with the filters A symbol matching filter 1 will transmit first another matching filter 2 will transmit next an
158. l Cmd lt K475 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default 10 Options 1 to 128 9 20 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies RSS Expanded Usage Used to encode primary and supplementary data in retail point of sale and other applications Definition RSS Expanded is a variable length symbology that can encode supple mentary information in addition to the 14 digit EAN UCC item identifica tion number and is capable of encoding up to 74 numeric or 41 alphabetic characters Serial Cmd lt K484 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Definition When enabled the reader will check the symbol length against the sym bol length field minus the embedded check digit If disabled any length would be considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt K484 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Usage Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the reader will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K484 status fixed symbol length status fix
159. l ignore any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K485 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default 10 Options 1 to 366 Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take effect MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 27 Stacked Symbologies Composite When set to Enabled or Required will attempt to decode the composite component of a linear symbol The linear symbol can be RSS14 RSS Expanded RSS Limited UCC EAN 128 UPC A EAN 13 EAN 8 and UPC E Usage Allows reading by both linear and 2D readers Definition Combines 2D and linear width modulated symbology on the same symbol where different messages can be read by each reader type Serial Cmd lt K453 mode separator status separator gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2 Required Note When Composite is set to Enabled or Required all UPC symbols are consid ered part of a Composite symbol Enabled If set to Enabled and it only decodes the linear component it will output only the linear component Required If set to Required it must decode both the linear and the composite components oth erwise it outputs a noread Separator Status Usage Allows user to distinguish between the main and Supplemental sym bols Definition This separator separates the linear symbol and the composite component Serial Cmd lt K453 mode separator st
160. lication record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 9 1D Symbologies Application Record Padding 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 K474 status 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 Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect 9 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage It is has been popular because it is the most dense symbol for printing numeric characters less than 10 characters in length however Microscan does not recommend this symbology for any new applica
161. lick on a row er sme RE ERAS to bring up the popup 2 Aw Type g below for filter 1 Use this option to specify the Type in data that you want symbol type Ta AN the symbol to match Click Send or Send and Save to send settings to the reader Number of Filters X Receive Send Send and Save lt lt Note These buttons only affect this view ARANA mere Set Number of Filters Filter 4 1 Criteria Code Type Any Type Select the Number of Filters 1 to 6 Double click on the filter number you wish to define Length 0 e In the Ordered Output Filter Settings aout Enter Match String you can select from the fields shown and Matro omg add text to be matched wild cards etc ASCII Lookup CR y Add to Match Sting es Apply to add to the Ordered Output Sener ipa Wildcard Ch a X Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional ildcard Character filter e Click Send to save to current memory or Send and Save to save for power on Placeholder Character v Cancel MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 11 Ordered Output Ordered Output by Serial Command Filter Index Definition The filter sequence number from 1 to 12 Serial Cmd lt K744 filter index symbology type length wildcard character place holder character data decode direction check database number gt Default O 0 disabled Options Range 0 to 12
162. lity commands are generally commands that are performed during reader operations to check read rates determine read rates or perform miscellaneous operations on reader hardware Serial utility commands are not prefaced with a K and a numeric code nor do they require an 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 on Serial Commands To preserve continuity with other Microscan products some serial configuration commands may include Os zeros or 1s as placeholders In order for a these commands to be implemented the placeholder values or commas must be included Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 1 Utilities by ESP Utilities by ESP Utilities Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Click this button to bring up the Utilities menu e Decodes sec c Percent T Clear Output Note Utility commands are not accessible by embedded menus 15 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Read Rate When in a read rate mode the rea
163. lity commands as described herein Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 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 24 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 1 9 Configure the Reader 1 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Using ESP 2 Chapter Contents EZ MOda eaer heee Se ein E e E MEAS She a eee ead 2 2 Application Modeie c0scn cessed ache tii 2 3 Pulldown Menu vico e eia aeri 2 4 Connect Menu is iain ie an eae ine 2 9 VIEW Shi asa Ee A see eae 2 11 Navigating in ESP cuina dad 2 12 Send Receive Options ico did 2 13 This section is designed to help you understand the structure elements and application of the ESP Easy Setup Program When you start up ESP unless otherwise specified you will enter the EZ 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 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 2 1 EZ Mode EZ Mode In EZ Mode you are presented with the Test option and if appropriate for your appli cation Calibration After connecting to your reader or reader the Setup Mode will first appear This will provide you with instructions specific t
164. lt 16 low or medium density reader Options 1 to 255 Note Transition Counter is used for both AGC and symbol detection routines see No Symbol Message on page 10 9 Maximum Element Usage Caution Do not change this parameter unless instructed by a your tech nical representative Definition Maximum Element represents the maximum bar element width that s allowed before a video reset occurs defaults to white as measured in the percentage of the reader s full scan width NOT the framed scan width Serial Cmd lt K502 maximum element gt Default 400 low or medium density reader Options 50 to 5000 in increments of 0 01 of scan Note Values represent the reader s full scan width NOT the framed area MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 21 Laser Setup Laser Setup See Laser Setup on page 8 6 for details on laser setup Raster Setup See Raster Setup on page 8 3 for details on raster setup 7 22 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Raster Laser 8 Chapter Contents Raster Laser Setup Dy ESP vicio arica 8 2 Raster Laser Setup by Serial Command coocccccoccccnococononaconononcnn cnc naar narnnnnns 8 2 RASTER SOU PEE AEE EA A E AE E 8 3 Laser STU deee RO A 8 6 This section explains the setup and adjustments for the raster and the laser setups Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial com
165. mands MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 8 1 Raster Laser Setup by ESP Raster Laser Setup by ESP To open nested options m single click the Raster Laser Click on this button to bring up the Raster Laser menu Parameters Raster Laser Settings Raster Setup Laser Setup Laser On Off Disabled Laser Framing Disabled Laser On Position Laser Off Position To change a setting double click on the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Note Raster setup commands in the ESP are accessed from the Read Cycle Triggering menu or from the Raster Laser or Calibration menus on the ESP toolbar Raster Laser Setup by Serial Command Raster Laser lt K506 raster status top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read Raster Setup cycle on off gt lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off Laser Setup position laser power gt 8 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Raster Laser Raster Setup You can setup and make changes to the reader s raster parameters in ESP in the Read Cycle menu the Calibration menu or the Raster Laser menu preferred Usage Definition Raster scanning is useful when symbols vary in placement and a single scan line cannot be counted on to cross the symbol and for reading stacked symbologies such as PDF417 The
166. mands 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 reader and relay data from other readers set in tandem daisy chained If the reader s host port needs to be dedicated to the host but configuration must be done on the fly the auxiliary port can be set to accept configuration changes by Command Processing Mode see Command Processing Mode on page 6 14 An auxiliary port connects the reader to a remote display or to other readers that can display or transfer data Aux Port Connections 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 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 reader and host transfer data back and forth lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain D gt 9600 0 600 3 4800 6 38 4K 1 1200 4 9600 7 57 6K 2 2400 5 19 2K 8 115 2K Parity Aux Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 6 8 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 numb
167. me in 10mS increments that the discrete output remains active Serial Cmd lt K810 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Default 50 mS 0 05 seconds Options 1 to 65535 0 01 to 65 535 seconds MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 17 Output 1 Output Mode Output 1 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Pulse Definition Sets the condition in which the discrete output is de activated lt K810 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Pulse N l Latch Mode 2 Latch Mode 3 O Pulse 1 Latch Mode 1 3 This is the default mode of operation in which the programmable output is activated when the Output On condition has been met and held active for the duration of the selected pulse width Latch Mode 1 Unlatch on Input 1 Definition The programmable output goes active when the Output On condition is met and will remain active until the state of input 1 changes from inac tive to active Important To unlatch using the EZ Button the button s status must be set to unlatch mode See Unlatch Outputs on page 3 6 Latch Mode 2 Unlatch Opposite Condition Definition The programmable output goes active when the Output On condition is met and will remain active until the opposite condition selected under Output On occurs For example if Noread is enabled under Output On the programmable output will go active upon a noread and remain active until the
168. meout or Timeout or New Trigger under End of Read Cycle must be enabled for Read Cycle Timeout to take effect MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 15 Decodes Before Output Decodes Before Output Note When setting up determine if the reader s scan speed is capable of scanning your longest symbol the required number of times Decodes Before Output Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Useful when the highest level of reliability is required When consecutive is enabled the number set in Decodes Before Out put must be achieved consecutively before decoded data is sent For example if Number Before Output is set to 5 then the data will be output whenever five decodes occur in succession When the default non consecutive is set whenever a cumulative number of decodes is achieved decoded data is sent For example if non consec utive is enabled and Decodes Before Output is set to 10 then data will be sent when the total number of decodes reaches 10 regardless of the number of bad reads between decodes lt K221 number before output decodes before output mode gt Non consecutive 0 Non consecutive 1 Consecutive Number Before Output Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 7 16 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 required per
169. mitted with symbol data lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output sta tus large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit status check digit output status gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Large Intercharacter Gap Usage 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 Definition Instructs the reader to read symbols with gaps between characters exceeding three times the narrow element width Serial Cmd lt K471 status start stop match status start stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Usage Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition When set to Enabled the reader will check the symbol length against the Fixed Symbol Length field Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit t
170. n assigned a polling address and you wish to access the reader s menu Defaulting the reader by lt Zrd gt resets the configuration parameters to Microscan default values Defaulting might be necessary if you have make temporary changes communications between the reader and another device are lost or interrupted or you are using incompatible equipment for example a terminal that is set at 38 4K baud communicating with a reader that is set at 115 2K baud Resets A commands affect only the current settings active memory and are not saved for power on or recall Active Memory is where the reader s active settings are stored during use These are not available on power on unless saved by a Z command 1 There are no menu options or host commands for resetting the configuration program MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 17 Symbol Configuration Appendix G Symbol Configuration You can configure your reader by presenting Code 128 symbols that the MS 860 reader responds to as serial commands Note Your reader does not need to be enabled for Code 128 in order to enter symbol configuration Entering Symbol Configuration The symbol used to enter configuration is the 7 character code 128 symbol shown below It is not required that the reader be configured to read code 128 symbols to read this start symbol or the following configuration symbols To setup for symbol configuration 1 Put t
171. n flash duration gt Beeper lt K702 beeper output gt Serial Verification lt K701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 9 Serial Configuration Commands Complete List of Serial Configuration Commands Input 1 lt K730 input mode active state gt Output 1 lt K810 output on active state pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis 1 lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics 1 lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Output 2 lt K811 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis 2 lt K781 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics 2 lt K791 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Output 3 lt K812 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis 3 lt K782 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics 3 lt K792 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Quality Output lt K704 quality output separator decodes trigger s
172. n 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 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 13 ASCII Table Appendix E ASCII Table ASCII Table with Control Characters 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 65 41 A 97 61 a 02 02 STX B 34 22 66 42 B 98 62 b 03 03 ETX AG 35 23 67 43 C 99 63 c 04 04 EOT D 36 24 68 44 D 100 64 d 05 05 ENQ E 37 25 69 45 E 101 65 e 06 06 ACK F 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 41 29 73 49 l 105 69 i 10 0A LF a 42 2A 74 4A J 106 6A j 11 OB VT K 43 2B 75 4B K 107 6B k 12 oc FF SL 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 SI 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 SR 50 32 2 82 52 R 114 72 r 19 13 DC3 4S 51 33 3 83 53 S 115 73 S 20 14 DC4 ANT 52 34 4 84 54 T 116 74 t 21 15 NAK U 53 35 5 85 55 U 117 75 u 22 16 SYN V 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 v 23 17 ETB
173. nce symbol means the symbol will be in the scan 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 etc can be altered A 22 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Appendix Operational Tips Do Check inputs scan speed length height etc to ensure the desired number of decodes per symbol Connect reader to host before connecting power to the reader disconnect power before disconnecting the host from the reader For optimum decodes mount reader 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 skew of the symbol Check the symbol for readability by doing a decode rate test If there is any ques tion about the symbol s readability contact your Microscan representative at helpdesk microscan com After changing any parameter that might affect decode rate repeat decode rate test Clean the reader window with a clean dry Q tip or cotton cloth on a regular basis Do Not Aim the reader into direct light or sunlight Aim the reader into an external object detector or other light emitting device Obstruct the reader window with mounting hardware or other objects Connect chassis of re
174. ncel l Skip Easy Setup Mode __ Cancel Note If you need to select another model later click the Switch Model button 1 Select MS 860 from the menu and click OK If you do not want to make this selection every time you load ESP uncheck Show this window at Startup 2 Click Yes when the connect to the reader dialog appears i y T J Would you like to connect to the MS 860 No 1 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Quick Start Step 4 Autoconnect 1 In the Connecting to dialog if your communications port is not the default COM1 use the pull down arrow to change your communications port Connecting to a MS 860 Select the COM Port Com1 Press Start to autoconnect 2 Click the Start button When connected the CONNECTED message will appear in a green box in the status bar on the bottom right of the dialog M3 860 1 M5 860 CONNECTED 3 If the connection attempt fails enable a different Com port check connections and try again Tip If you do not see either the CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED message at the bottom of your dialog try expanding the ESP window horizontally Important When you connect to the reader the reader s settings will be loaded into ESP MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 1 5 Position Symbol and Reader Step 5 Position Symbol and Reader Note Code 39 is the default code type enabled If you are uncertain as
175. nd embedded menus For most applications calibration is the only optical setup required This section also includes an explanation of Auto Frame commands the routine for constraining the width of the scan beam MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 4 1 Calibration by ESP Calibration by ESP 1 gt re Calibration Click this Button to bring up the Calibration menu Calibration Configuration Database y Fixed Parameter Calibration E Calibrate Framing Select a Decodes per Second Raster Framing z 500 IV Fixed Raster Frame o Static Line Tracking Fixed Rastering E Top Offset Laser Power 88 z Hin v I Fired t ff i ie Bottom O Raster Options 1167 5 Search bd Sweep l Laser Frame Me z V Symbology Detect Save r Reset Calibration by Serial Command Calibration Options lt K521 raster options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Calibration Options 4 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Calibration Calibration Overview When a Calibrate command is sent all symbologies are enabled except PDF417 and Pharmacode The reader looks for readable bar code symbols and records the highest read rates it encounters while stepping through various settings Any new symbologies decoded during calibration are enabled at the end of calibration However no previou
176. nd the symbol configuration program scan this symbol UL This will terminate symbol configuration mode Changes made in configuration will remain in effect just as would changes made in the menus or by serial commands MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 19 Formulas for Number of Decodes Appendix H Formulas for Number of Decodes To ensure reliable scanning apply a minimum of five decodes to each symbol Use the formulas below to calculate 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 for your application plug in the minimum number of decodes 5 and solve for another parameter that might be changed such as scan speed or scans per second Note While the formulas given here solve for the predicted number of decodes you may also use the formulas to solve for other parameters that might be changed such as scan speed symbol length etc Single Line Ladder Calculation For single scan line ladder scanning use the following for mula Direction of label travel gt E x DR 3 ND number of decodes 1 SS l Scan Line SH Symbol Height ladder formula only is a measurement of the height of individual bars SS Scan Speed is the distance per second that a symbol moves through the scan DR Decode Rate is the number of decodes per second t
177. ndustrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications by ESP E Communication Click this button to bring up the Communications menu To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Parameters Communications R5232 422 Host Port Host Port Connections Host Protocol R5232 Auxilliary Port Point to Point Preamble Disabled Preamble Characters CR Postamble Enabled Response Timeout 2 LRC Status Aux Port System Data Status Disabled Disabled Bates Communications by Serial Command Communications Host Port Connections lt K100 baud rate parity stop bits data bits gt Host Protocol lt K140 protocol gt Auxiliary Port lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain status daisy chain ID gt Daisy Chain Auto Configure lt K150DAI SY gt Daisy Chain Scanner ID lt K151 daisy chain scanner daisy chain scanner D gt Auxiliary Port System Status lt K146 aux status gt Preamble lt K141 status preamble gt Postamble lt K142 status postamble gt LRC lt K145 status gt Response Timeout lt K143 timeout gt 6 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Communications RS 232 422 Host Port Includes host port connections and host protocols Host Po
178. ng 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 10 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters No Symbol Message Note No Symbol Message does not apply to multisymbol operations Usage Useful in determining if an object has an attached symbol Definition When enabled sends a message to the host whenever an object is detected but no symbol is detected 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 Transition Counter on page 7 21 Note AGC page 7 19 must be disabled when this feature is used No Symbol Status Serial Cmd lt K716 no symbol status no symbol message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled No Symbol Message Serial Cmd lt K716 no symbol status no symbol message gt Default NO_SYMBOL Options Up to 128 ASCII characters except NUL MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 9 Output Indicators Output Indicators Green Flash Mode Usage Used as a visual verification that a good read has occurred Definition A green LED in the front of the reader can be programmed to flash briefly in response to user defined conditions or if in Static Presentation mode
179. nge of the bar code symbol Serial Cmd lt K504 gain level AGC sampling mode AGC min AGC max gt Default Continuous Options 0 Disabled 1 Leading Edge 2 Continuous Disabled Usage Disabled is not recommended but can be useful in certain applications in which symbols do not require a large depth of field Definition When AGC Sampling is set to Disabled gain levels can only be manually controlled by the Gain command Leading Edge Usage Leading Edge is rarely used but in some cases can improve scan rates when symbols are skewed and the leading edge of a symbol is difficult to locate Definition Finds the leading edge of a symbol by looking for a 40uS quiet zone fol lowed by the number of transitions set in Transition Counter on page 7 21 stores the highest value of the samples and adjusts the AGC accordingly at the end of the scan Continuous Usage Continuous is the default and the preferred mode for sampling analog signal amplitude Definition Samples AGC throughout the scan at the rate set in Transition Counter on page 7 21 averages the sample values and adjusts the AGC value at the end of the scan MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 19 Reader Setup AGC Minimum Gain Definition Limits the minimum range of the available gain Serial Cmd lt K504 gain level AGC sampling mode AGC min AGC max gt Send lt K504 gt for a readout Default O low or medium density reader Options
180. ning or content to data in applications where symbol data needs to be sorted Definition Inserts up to four characters at a time into a data output string You can add additional characters by repeating the procedure Insertion by ESP Up to 4 ASCII characters can be inserted at any point in symbol input and added to the output After scanning a symbol and selecting the original characters for extraction as shown in Extraction by ESP on page 13 4 do the following Output Format Ordered Output Insertion And Extraction Setup 1 Click Insert 2 Type in text to be inserted or select ASCII character from the ASCII selector and click OK This will append the insertion to the end of the extracted data under Format Original You can now add another extraction from the original followed by an insertion and r Read Symbol another extraction in any sequence Format that you want it to appear upon output 3 Click on Apply when all insertions and extractions are completed Click on Test to see resulting output ae Y Test i Apply Clear ACK VT BEL BS HT _LF FE R soj si et pcz Dea Deal SYN ETB CAN _EM Esc Fs as as SP Cancel NAK SUB 13 6 Output Format Insertion MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Output Format Insertion by Serial Command Output Defi
181. nition An Output identifies the step involved in an output format process For example if the Output Format routine involved a series of four Extrac tion and or Insertion steps each of these steps is controlled by assign ing sequential output numbers from 1 to 4 Serial Cmd lt K741 output length hex string gt Default none Must be entered Options 1 to 100 Length Definition Specifies the length of the output string Serial Cmd lt K741 output length hex string gt Default O A zero disables Length or can mark the end of a format cell array Options 0 to 4 0 is disabled Hex String Definition A pair of hex digits represent an ASCII character Each pair of hex digits ranges from 00 to FF Each hex string has a maximum of 4 pairs For example hex 65 e 6e n 64 d thus 656e64 end Serial Cmd lt K741 output length hex string gt Default 00 Options 00 to FF Output Format Examples by Serial Command A symbol with the data ABCDEFGH needs to be manipulated to output DEFGHOS ABCend The following commands are sent to achieve this setup lt K740 1 4 5 gt for extraction mode output 1 start position 4 length 5 lt K741 2 2 4024 gt for insertion mode output 2 length 2 hex string 4024 Note that the hex pairs 40 and 24 in ASCII lt K740 3 1 3 gt for extraction mode output 3 start position 1 length 3 lt K741 4 3 656e64 gt for insertion mod
182. not 3 and 999 3 002 not 1002 Serial Cmd lt K228 sequence step gt Default 1 Options 0 32768 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 reader 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 reader to record the next decoded sym bol s as the new master symbol s It is important to note that the enabling New Master Pin does not in 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 symbol can be scanned into memory See Electrical Specifications on page A 4 Serial Cmd lt K225 status gt 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 the reader 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 symbols will be saved as master symbols 1 2 and 3 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s M
183. nrncnnna rca 9 3 ID SYMDGIOGIOS es iros treenata eria en ra 9 4 Stacked SYMDOIOGIES seccina iiini rinira iE 9 26 NarrOW Margi vioista aaia raii 9 29 S mbology Diosninta ia aa iari ri aia 9 30 Background Color dec 9 31 AUTOdISCHMINATE coonooo cities decai 9 31 Code 39 is enabled by default To enable most symbologies send a lt P gt serial command to the reader from the Terminal window This enables Code 39 Code 128 Codabar 1 2 5 UPC and Code 93 PDF417 and Pharmacode are disabled Micro PDF417 RSS and Composite are unchanged Note When assigning characters in user defined fields the characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands 1 If using an 2 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanned matches the code length enabled for the 2 5 symbol type default is 10 and 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 1 Symbologies by ESP Symbologies by ESP gon _ Symbologies _ Click this Button to bring up the Symbologies menu To open nested options single click the ____ To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Parameters Symbologies 1D Symbologies Code 39 Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Codabar UPC EAN Code 93 RSS Expanded RSS Limited RSS 14 Pharmacode Stacked Symbologies Narrow
184. ns 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 11 1D Symbologies Symbol Length 1 Usage 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 Definition 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 Serial Cmd lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default 10 Options 0 to 128 Symbol Length 2 Usage 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 O to ensure data integrity Definition Allows user to define a second symbol length for 1 2 5 Serial Cmd lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default 6 Options 0 to 128 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 Lengt
185. nsertion Mode imita Hater vielen hdd ee 13 6 Multisymbol Output Format Status 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenaeeseeeeeeenaeeeneas 13 8 Ordered Output sernir Wel ease Peed eons tease eee 13 10 This section has instructions for assigning formatting rules that determine what portions of a symbol will be read and the specific sequence and data that will be inserted in the output Note The characters NULL lt gt and can only be entered through embedded menus not through ESP or serial commands Note See Chapter 12 Diagnostics for definitions and setup of Diagnostic Warnings MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 13 1 Output Format by ESP Output Format by ESP DATA Output Format Click this button to bring up the Output Format menu Original Format Test Output Format Ordered Output Insertion And Extraction Setup Multisymbol Output A A Apply Test Clear Enable Output Formatting Symbol 1 C Symbol 2 C Symbol 3 C Symbol 4 C Symbol 5 Symbol 6 Symbol 7 Symbol 8 Symbol 9 Symbol 10 C Symbol 11 Symbol 12 Output Format by Serial Command Output Format Output Format Status lt K743 output format status gt Extraction Mode lt K740 output start position length gt Insertion Mode lt K741 output length hex string gt Multisymbol Output lt K742 symbol number status gt
186. nual i i Multidrop 6 6 Multidrop Address Table A 30 Multidrop Communications A 26 Multisymbol 7 1 7 4 Multisymbol Number 13 8 Multisymbol Output Format Status 13 1 13 8 Multisymbol Separator 7 5 Narrow Margins 9 1 9 29 Navigating in ESP 2 12 New 2 4 New Master Pin 11 1 11 11 New Trigger 7 15 No Symbol Message 10 1 10 9 No Symbol Status 10 9 Noise Interference A 25 Non delimited Start and Stop Characters 7 13 Noread 10 16 10 19 Noread Counter 15 5 Noread Counter Reset 15 5 Noread Message 10 1 10 7 Noread Status 10 7 Normally Closed 10 17 Normally Open 10 17 Not Optoisolated A 7 Not Optoisolated Reader Grounded A 5 Number Before Output 7 16 Number of Active Indexes 5 4 Number of Filters 13 15 Number of Master Symbols 15 9 Number of Symbols 7 4 Number to Output On 10 20 0 Object detector 1 2 Open Save 2 4 Operation of Database 5 4 Operational Tips A 23 Options 2 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Optoisolator Inputs A 7 Optoisolator Outputs A 5 Ordered Output 13 1 13 10 Ordered Output by ESP 13 11 Ordered Output by Serial Command 13 12 Other Codes 9 30 Output 13 5 13 7 Output 1 Pulse 15 6 Output 2 Pulse 15 6 Output 3 Pulse 15 6 Output 1 10 1 10 16 Output 2 10 1 10 23 Output 3 10 1 10 24 Output Circuit Examples A 5 Output Format i v 9 8 13 1 Output Format by ESP 13 1 13 2 Output Format by Serial Command 13 1 13 2 Output Format Examples by Se
187. o Next Row aud Rate Request Reader Info String Request All Commands Baud Rate 9600 For Help press FIN A Click on the first arrow here to see Click on Next Add Macro or Default Macros Click any oo to see When you default macros the other arrow to A entire macros set is restored to edit a macro their original macro commands When you click on the macro name the macro is executed in the terminal window If this is a command the command is also sent to the reader 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 Name EEC Macro Value lt C p gt coren You can edit an existing macro or type in a new macro name and define it in the Macro Value text box Click OK 14 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Terminal Mode Terminal Window Functions Right click on the terminal window to display the following Copy Paste Clear Select All Save Change Font Change Echo Font Disable Echo Change Background Color Show Non Printable Characters gt Default Settings gt Terminal Pulldown Menu 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
188. o 10 indexes Database Cycles Definition The number of times the database will be repeated cycled Serial Cmd lt K252 number of active indexes database cycles gt Default 0 Options 0 to 255 When set to 0 the reader will repeatedly cycle through all active database indexes until the read cycle ends When set to any number greater than 0 the reader will only cycle the active database entries the defined number of times before adopting the settings from the last active index for the remainder of the read cycle Note It is possible for the read cycle to end before the reader is able to cycle trough all data base entries Note When the reader is in Continuous Read and Continuous Read 1 and not in Read Rate it will only use current settings not database entry settings However the user may still send the lt K253 n gt command to load current settings from the data base 5 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Configuration Database Database Mode Definition Selects the event that causes the reader to load the next entry from the database to current active settings Serial Cmd lt K254 mode count time gt Default 0 Options 0 Time 1 Number of Raster Sweeps Count Time Definition Number of times the reader will load the series of active entries Serial Cmd lt K254 mode count time gt Default 10 Options 1 to 65535 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 5 5 O
189. o detect mis applied bar code symbols Definition In Transparent mode data is passed between the auxiliary port and the host The reader buffers data from the auxiliary port and echoes the keyed data on the auxiliary port Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port e Auxiliary port data is passed through to the host whenever a return key is pressed at the auxiliary port or symbol data is sent e Whenever aux port data is sent with symbol data the aux port data will appear between the Host Aux preamble and the symbol data Port e Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent with a preamble and a postamble e If the reader is in a polled mode to the host Reader auxiliary port data will still pass through Data initiated from the Reader e Transmission to the auxiliary port occurs imme diately upon a good read Host Aux sie a Port e Scan data to the auxiliary port does not include a preamble or a postamble r e Communications with the auxiliary port is always in Point to Point protocol even if the Reader host is in a polled protocol mode Data initiated from the Host sis Host Aux All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in Port unpolled and polled mode te Reader Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 1 Transparent 6
190. o 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 Fie Model Options Connect Help ma Pp e Test Button App Mode Autoconnect Switch Model Click here to change from percentage of good decodes to decodes per second Test Calibrate Decodes per Second Welcome to Easy Setup Program 1 Position your reader at the distance from the symbol recommended by the specifications for the unit Calibration is available on some models 2 To avoid specular reflection pitch the MS 860 or the symbol 15 degrees 3 Click Test to begin Saves Calibration results if available Note This view may be slightly different for each model Autodiscriminate i Save On some models clicking Autodiscriminate will enable most available symbology types Ends the read rate test 2 2 MS 860 Ind
191. occconncccnnnrnnrncnnnnn A 2 Appendix B Electrical Specifications 0 ieee ee eeneeeeeeenneeseeeeeeneeeee A 4 Appendix C Serial Configuration Commands cseeeseeeetteeerneeeeeneees A 8 Appendix D Serial Command Format c ccecceesseceeeeeeeeeneeeeenteeennees A 12 Appendix E ASCII Table eeceeeeceeceeneeeseeeeeeseeeeeaeeseneeeesneessenas A 14 Appendix F Defaulting Saving Resetting ce eeceesseeesseeeesneeeeeeees A 16 Appendix G Symbol Configuration c ees eeeeeeeeeneeeeeneeeeneeeeteeeeeeaas A 18 Appendix H Formulas for Number of Decodes A 20 Appendix Operational Tips ooooononncccnnnnccnnnnccnnoccccnnonnc nana nonorn conan nro A 23 Appendix J Embedded Menus coococcccooccccoccccnnoncncnnnnononnncnanann nana nanannnnnns A 24 Appendix K Interface StandardS ooccoocccnnncccconocccconcncnnonnconanc nn cnn nnnnnncnns A 25 Appendix L Multidrop Communications eneen A 26 Appendix M Glossary Of Terms 00 ceeecceeeeseeeeeneeeeeneeeeeneeeeeneeeeenteeenaaes A 31 Index vi MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Microscan Limited Warranty Statement and Exclusions What Is Covered Microscan Systems Inc warrants to the original purchaser that products manufactured by it will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from the date of shipment This warranty is specifically limited to at Microscan s sole option repair or replac
192. of length 6 8 or 10 will qualify as candidates for 1 2 5 Note Either length 1 or 2 can qualify as the minimum or maximum MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 13 1D Symbologies Codabar Usage Definition Used in photo finishing and library applications Formerly used in some medical applications but not typically used in newer applications 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 K471 status start stop match status start stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Start amp Stop Match Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used to increase security of symbology Requires the Codabar start and stop characters a b c or d to match before a valid read can occur lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output sta tus large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Start amp Stop Output Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 9 14 Used to verify matching Causes the start and stop characters to be trans
193. of the control character Next hold down the control key while typing the desired character Example Space CTRL m to enter M MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 19 Postamble Postamble 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 on its own line Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the end of the decoded data lt K142 status postamble character s gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled within any protocol Postamble Character s Serial Cmd Default Options 6 20 lt K142 status postamble character s gt CR LF M J Corresponds to carriage return line feed null null as dis played 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 K142 1 CTRL m CTRL 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
194. on Serial Cmd Default Options Used to audibly verify the acceptance and validity of a command Causes the reader 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 reader 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 K701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Control Hex Output Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Useful 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 K 701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt Control 0 Control 1 Hex MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 13 EZ Button EZ Button See Chapter 3 EZ Button for EZ Button options EZ Button See Chapter 4 Calibration for Raster Framing Default On Power on and Laser Framing
195. only records the time that has elapsed since the last reset The message is sent every time the timer expires Service Message Status Definition Serial Cmd Default Options When enabled a message is sent whenever the system detects that a user set service time has expired lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Service Message Serial Cmd Default Options Threshold lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt SERVI CE Any 1 to 10 ASCII characters except NULL lt or gt Definition Sets the number of hours or minutes that will transpire before the Ser vice message is output Serial Cmd lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt Default 300 seconds or minutes as set in Resolution Options 2 to 65 535 Resolution Definition Records time in seconds or minutes Serial Cmd lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt Default Seconds Options 0 Seconds 1 Minutes 12 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Output Format 13 Chapter Contents Output Format by ESP cuco icccadacs cobixecedstcnesiagessnadetasascena sue rad direcci 13 2 Output Format by Serial COMMANG 0 0 ec eeeteeeeeteeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeeneeeen 13 2 Output Format Overview c cccccceccceececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeesesnsaeeeeenseeeeeeenee 13 3 Extraction Mode cuicos vale es 13 4 I
196. ow Functions 14 1 14 5 Test 2 2 Test for Read Rate 1 1 1 7 This Manual i viii Threshold 12 10 Timeout 7 14 Timeout or New Trigger 7 15 Top Offset 8 4 Tracking 7 17 Transition Counter 7 21 Transparent Mode 6 10 Trend Analysis 10 17 Trend Analysis Output 1 10 19 Trend Analysis output 2 10 23 Trend Analysis output 3 10 24 Trend Analysis Mode 10 19 Trigger 3 6 7 1 7 6 Trigger Connector A 4 Trigger connector 1 2 Trigger Connector 4 pin A 4 Trigger Counter 15 5 Trigger Counter Reset 15 5 Trigger Evaluation Period 10 20 Trigger Filter Duration 7 11 Trigger Mode 7 6 Troubleshooting A 23 U Unlatch Output 10 15 UPC Status 9 17 UPC EAN 9 17 UPC E Output to UPC A 9 19 USB A 25 User Defined Address 6 6 User Defined Example 6 7 User Defined Multidrop 6 7 User Defined Point to Point 6 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 Using Configuration Symbols A 19 Using ESP i iii 2 1 Using Master Symbols 11 1 11 3 Using Multisymbol with Output Format 13 9 Using the EZ Button 3 3 Utilities i vi 15 1 Utilities by ESP 15 1 15 2 Utility and configuration commands A 12 V Video Status 4 7 View 2 11 W Warning and Caution Summary i x Warranty i vii When to Output Symbol Data 10 6 Wild Card Character 11 1 11 8 Wildcard Character 13 13 Wildcard Placeholder Matches 13 13 Within a Serial Command 6 19 6 20 Within an Embedded Menu 6 19 6 20 Z Zoom 15 12 16 MS 860 Industr
197. p concentrator and the required power supplies and cabling to communicate with your reader s 1 8 If necessary change the default address to match Click Yes From the Communications drop down menu select Configure Multidrop to bring up the Multidrop Multidrop Settings Settings dialog IV Multidrop Used the address of your multidropped reader and click Address OK If the host serial port is not connected in ESP you will see the following popup message ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop concentrator Do you wish to establish a connection now You will see a Serial Communication Parameters dialog 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 reader 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 reader s Multidrop address COMECIEN Mutidrop 01 Com1 9600 E 7 1 Click Retrieve Reader Settings to upload reader s configuration If upload fails return to the Serial Communication Parameters dialog and make the necessary corrections Follow the same procedure for connecting other readers to your multidrop network Note For more information see yo
198. peration of Database Configuration Database Window In ESP when you click on the Database tab you will see the following Click once to select the index row Double click on Changes to settings in any row to make the Current row are Sa a E specific changes in Es lt gt dynamically updated i ox pa popup dialog v Switch Model Configuration Calibration Raster Laser Terminal Utilities 10 the reader and ESP settings LA Calan Configuration Database Configuration parameters all Index Gain AGC Mode Tracking Raster Raster Raster Framing LaserOn Laser Off Laser Background Top Bottom Speed Status Position Position Power Color Current 50 Continuous 45 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 1 r 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 2 Setting to any 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 3 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 4 number other than 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White il Zero will enable 6 same as lt K252 gt 88 167 10 Disabled 10 35 High White 7 88 167 10 Disabled 10 95 High White 8 50 Continuous 45 88 bled 10 35 High White 3 50 Continuous 45 se Loads the selected bled 10 95 High White 10 Number of times es index to current bled 10 95 High White all indexes in the database are Nu ars liada Load IndexW o Current Database 45 Loads the Current
199. pth 1 76 45mm Weight 16 oz 453g Environmental Enclosure rating IP65 Operating temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage temperature 50 to 75 63 to 167 F Humidity Up to 90 non condensing Emissions EN 55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 Limits amp Methods ITE Disturbances radiated and 58 15 conducted EN55024 1998 General Immunity BOTTOM Residential j fi X EN61000 6 2 2001 Heavy Industrial o amp Immunity a f 1 28 Laser Light 32 Type Semiconductor visible laser diode gt fae 650nM nominal Operating Life 50 000 hours 25 C 3 74 95 Safety class CDRH Class II jw 3 06 78 ___ Scanning Parameters Scanning mirror type Rotating 10 faceted Options Single line fixed raster Scan speed Adjustable from 300 to 1200 scans second default 500 sps Scan width angle typically 60 Pitch 50 maximum Skew 40 maximum Symbol contrast 25 min absolute dark to light 650nM wavelength Safety Certifications FCC CDRH CE UL cUL BSMI pending Communications RS 232 RS 422 485 Daisy chain and auxil iary port capable MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader Symbologies Standard Code 39 Code 128 EAN 128 2 5 Codabar Code 93 UPC EAN Pharmacode and PDF417 Industrial 2 5 RSS 14 RSS Expanded RSS Limited PDF417 Composite A 2 MS 860 Industrial Ra
200. r Serial lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mis match gt Disabled 0 Disabled 2 Sequential 1 Enabled 3 Wild Card Has no effect on operations Instructs the reader to compare symbols or portions of symbols with the master symbol Instructs the reader to sequence after each match numeric only and compare symbols or portions of symbols for sequential numbers Note f Matchcode Type is set to Sequential Number of Symbols will default back to 1 if set to any number greater than 1 Allows the user to enter user defined wild card characters in the master symbol MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Matchcode Sequential Matching Usage Useful in tracking product serial numbers that increment or decrement sequentially Definition With Sequential enabled Sequential Matching determines if a count is in ascending incremental or descending decremental order Serial Cmd lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mis match gt Default Increment Options 0 Increment 1 Decrement MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 11 5 Match Start Position Match Start Position Usage Definition Function Serial Cmd Default Options Match Start Position is useful in defining specific por
201. r User s Manual Database Mode 5 5 Database Number Output 10 1 10 26 Decode at End of Read 9 26 Decode Direction 13 14 Decode Direction Output 10 25 Decode Rate A 20 Decodes Before Output 7 1 7 16 Decodes Before Output Mode 7 16 Decodes per Trigger 10 20 Decodes Trigger Status 10 25 Default on Power On A 16 Default on Power on 3 7 Default Reset Definitions A 17 Defaulting 2 14 A 16 Defaulting Saving Resetting 15 1 15 16 Defaults 3 3 Define a Carriage Return as a Character A 13 Define a Space as a Character A 13 Delete Master Symbol Data 15 11 Device Control 15 1 15 6 Diagnostic Messages Overview 12 1 12 3 Diagnostic Warning 10 17 Diagnostic Warnings output 2 10 23 Diagnostic Warnings output 3 10 24 Diagnostics i v 12 1 Diagnostics Output 1 10 21 Diagnostics by ESP 12 1 12 2 Diagnostics by Serial Command 12 1 12 2 Digital Bar Code 15 1 15 12 Direction 9 25 Disable Reader 15 7 Disabled 3 4 3 6 4 8 7 19 9 18 10 4 10 10 10 15 10 17 Disclaimer i ii Document Memo 2 8 EAN Status 9 17 EAN 128 Status 9 8 Easy Mode 2 2 2 12 Editing a Macro 14 4 Electrical Specifications A 4 Embedded Menus A 24 Emissions A 2 Enable Reader 15 7 Enabled 3 6 4 8 9 18 9 28 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual End of Read Cycle 7 1 7 14 10 6 End of Read Cycle Mode 7 14 End Read Rate Test 15 3 Enter Master Symbol Data 15 10 Enter Single Symbol Decodes Second Test 15 3 Enter Sin
202. r by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt Note on Serial Commands To preserve continuity with other Microscan products some serial configuration commands may include Os zeros or 1s as placeholders In order for a these commands to be implemented the parameter values or a comma must be included MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 1 Read Cycle by ESP Read Cycle by ESP S Parameters a m Read vise E Multisymbol Read Cycle iz a Click this button to bring up the Mode Continuous Read Read Cycle Triggering menu Trigger Filter Duration 10 External Trigger State Active Closed Serial Trigger End of Read Cycle Mode Timeout To open nested options Read Cycle Timeout 100 single click the To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Mes Decodes Before Output Reader Setup Laser Setup Database Control Raster Setup Enabled Top Offset peas Bottom Offset Sweep Rate 10 Read Cycle On Off Disabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Read Cycle by Serial Command Read Cycle Multisymbol lt K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator gt Trigger Mode lt K200 trigger mode trigger filter duration gt External Trigger State lt K202 external trigger st
203. r gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 2 NW 7 1 Modulus 16 3 Both Check Digit Output Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 9 16 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 K471 status start stop match start stop output status large inter character gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies UPC EAN Usage Used primarily in POS application in the retail industry It is commonly used in applications in combination with Matchcode when there is a need to verify that the right product is being placed in the right packag ing Definition UPC Universal Product Code is a fixed length numeric continuous sym bology UPC can have two or five digit supplemental symbol data follow ing the normal code 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 reader will read UPC version A
204. r options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Framing Status Note See Laser Setup on page 8 6 for the current laser settings Definition When enabled laser framing is performed during calibration Serial Cmd lt K521 raster options video status scan speed status laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Disabled If Laser Framing Status is disabled the laser scan line is not changed and will continue to operate per the Laser Setup lt K700 gt settings Laser Setup on page 7 22 Enabled If Laser Framing Status is enabled and the beginning and end of the symbol are located during calibration the lt K700 gt Laser Setup parameters are changed as fol lows 1 The On Position and Off Position parameters for the beginning and end of the symbol are updated 2 Laser Framing is set to Enabled If a symbol is not located the lt K700 gt Laser Setup parameters will not be changed 4 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Calibration Symbology Detect Definition When enabled autodiscrimination is in effect during the calibration pro cess When disabled only the current symbologies enabled will be considered during the calibration process Serial Cmd lt K521 raster options video status scan speed stat
205. r 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 13 Firmware Firmware Verification Request Part Numbe From the Firmware tab in the Utilities menu select App Code or Boot Code from the pulldown selection box and click Request Part No Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Firmware Update Start Firmware Verification y App Code y Request Part No 35 343001 18 App Code X ae Check sum DBEF Request Checksum ____ From the Firmware tab in the Utilities menu select App Code or Boot Code from the pulldown selection box and click Request Checksum No Firmware Checksum Verification From Firmware Verification you can request the part number and checksum from by selecting App Code or Boot Code and clicking the accompanying Request button 15 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Utilities Symbol Type Sending lt P gt enables the reader to decode all available symbol types except Pharma code and PDF417 without changing reader configuration Sending lt Q gt enables the reader to decode Code 39 symbols without changing reader configuration Sending lt
206. rd is approximate middle of the raster pattern and scan line First decoded middle of the and last bar positions will not correlate to row symbol width These symbologies can sometimes be decoded even when the scan line does not cross all ele Position values are a ments in one sweep Therefore the position MicroPDF The position of the i P RSS14 for the last scan raster when the information corresponds to the position of the last scanned element that allows the symbol to fully decode This is a single point and therefore the scan position data is the same for both the first and last bar Example SP043 043 Composite Position values may be mixed from either the linear or 2D component and may come from dif ferent scans The most extreme position closest to the top or bot tom of the raster pattern of either the linear compo nent or 2D com ponent The most extreme position closest to the edge of scan from either the linear component or 2D component First bar and last bar position values may come from different symbols and scans If both the linear and 2D component are both single point scan positions example RSS MicroPDF then the net scan position will also be a single point MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 29 Read Duration Output Read Duration Output Definition When enabled the duration in milliseconds from when the read cycle started un
207. reader to be on continuously ESP Click Enable Reader button Serial Cmd lt H gt Note Enable Disable Reader does not relate to Laser On Off command Send Motor Off Usage This feature is useful during extended periods of time when no symbols are being scanned or the reader is being configured Definition Turns the spinning mirror off if not already running ESP Click Send Motor Off button Serial Cmd lt KF gt or lt K501 gt Send Motor On Usage This feature is useful during extended periods of time when no symbols are being scanned or the reader is being configured Definition Turns the spinning mirror on if not already running ESP Click Send Motor On button Serial Cmd lt KE gt or lt K500 gt MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 15 7 Master Symbol Database Master Symbol Database 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 Multisymbol setup for matching and other matchcode operations Definition Allows you to define up to 10 master symbols as the master symbol database which can be entered by keyboard scanned in displayed or deleted by serial or ESP commands Set master symbol database size here Master Symbol Database Size jp hos Receive Reader s Database Send Database to Reader Index Master Symbol Data OOOO
208. required per trigger read cycle that must occur before an output can occur lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt 0 0 to 65535 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Diagnostics Output 1 Note With the exception of Service threshold diagnostic outputs remain active as long as the diagnostic condition is detected Note All warning outputs will remain active for at least one second Definition Applies warning to Output 1 Sets up the destinations and specific warn ings that will cause activation See Chapter 12 Diagnostics for more information Usage Alerts user to critical conditions Over Temperature Serial Cmd lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Service Threshold Definition Activates the output whenever the service threshold has been met Will output upon every occurrence of the threshold Serial Cmd lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Current High Definition Activates the output whenever the high current threshold has been met Will output once Serial Cmd lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser curren
209. rial Command 13 7 Output Format Insertion 13 6 Output Format Overview 13 1 13 3 Output Format Status 13 3 13 8 Output Format Status by ESP 13 9 Output Indicators 10 1 10 10 Output Mode Output 1 10 18 Output On 10 16 Output State Output 1 10 17 Outputs 15 6 Over Temperature 10 21 Overview of Configuration Database 5 2 Overview of Matchcode 11 1 11 3 P Parity aux port 6 8 Parity Aux Port 6 8 Parity Host Port 6 3 PDF Status 9 26 PDF417 9 26 Pharmacode 9 24 Pharmacode Status 9 24 Picket Fence A 20 Pitch 1 6 Placeholder Character 13 13 Point to Point standard 6 4 Point to Point with RTS CTS 6 5 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Point to Point with RTS CTS amp XON XOFF 6 5 Point to Point with XON XOFF 6 5 Polling Mode 6 5 Polling Reset A 28 Polling Sequence A 28 Position Symbol and Reader 1 1 1 6 Postamble 6 1 6 20 Postamble Character s 6 20 Postamble Status 6 20 Power Connector A 4 Power connector 1 2 Power Supply 1 2 Power on Count 12 4 Power on Parameters A 16 Power on Saves 12 5 Preamble 6 1 6 19 Preamble Character s 6 19 Preamble Status 6 19 Preferences 2 6 Programmable Beeps 3 3 Programmable Options 3 3 Protocol Commands A 15 Pulldown Menus 2 4 Pulse 10 18 Pulse Width Output 1 10 17 Pulse discrete outputs 10 18 Q Quality Output 10 1 10 25 Quality Output Separator 10 25 Quick Start i iii 1 1 R Range A 22 Range Mode Status 9
210. rt Connections Baud Rate Host Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Can be used to transfer data faster or to match host port settings The rate at which the reader and host transfer data back and forth lt K100 baud rate parity stop bits data bits gt 9600 0 600 3 4800 6 38 4K 1 1200 4 9600 7 57 6K 2 2400 5 19 2K 8 115 2K 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 0 so that the total number of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd lt K100 baud 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 character to indicate the end of the character lt K100 baud rate parity stop bits data bits gt One 0 One 1 Two MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 6 3 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 K100 baud rate parity stop bits data bits gt Seven 0 Seven 1 Eight Host Protocol Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options In general
211. s Serial Cmd lt K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 sta tus output format application record separator status application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect Note When set to Disable app rec sep char is forced to NUL When set to Enabled Application Record Separator Character must also be sent in the same command Application Record Separator Character Note Application Record Separator Character Status is enabled by setting the parameter to any value other than a null Definition Allows the user to define an ASCII character as an application record sep arator Serial Cmd lt K474 status 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 Default comma Options User Defined ASCII character Note Has no effect unless Application Record Separator Status is enabled Application Record Brackets Definition When enabled parentheses are added to enclose application identifi ers Serial Cmd lt K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator status app
212. s See lt K506 gt Raster Sweep Rate on page 8 5 Laser Framing Status No See lt K700 gt Laser Framing on page 8 7 Laser On Position Yes See lt K700 gt Laser On Position on page 8 8 Laser Off Position Yes See lt K700 gt Laser Off Position on page 8 8 Laser Power Yes See lt K700 gt Laser Power on page 8 8 Background Color No See lt K451 gt Background Color on page 9 31 a It is important to note that the above settings are not identical to the settings changed by the cali bration routine described in Chapter 4 Calibration MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 5 3 Operation of Database Operation of Database Once Configuration Database is enabled by setting the Number of Active Indexes to any number other than 0 the reader s current settings for Gain AGC Mode Track ing Raster Top Raster Bottom Raster Speed Laser Framing Status Laser On Position Laser Off Position Laser Power and Background Color will no longer impact reader operation For those parameters only settings that are in the database and enabled will be used during the normal read cycle Number of Active Indexes Definition Number of data base records groups of settings that will be used auto matically during the read cycle If set to 0 the reader only uses the cur rent settings not database entry settings Serial Cmd lt K252 number of active indexes database cycles gt Default O 0 disabled Options 0 t
213. s top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read cycle on off gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 8 5 Laser Setup Laser Setup To access the Laser Framing menu click the Raster Laser button and the Laser Framing tab Raster Laser Raster Setup Laser Framing Laser On Off Usage Laser On Off extends the life of AA the laser It is useful where there o 3 are significant time gaps between symbols It also provides visual confirmation of a read cycle timeout and minimizes laser exposure to Off Position people e 4 100 Laser on only during Vv Read Cycle Send and Save Note These buttons only affect this view Definition When enabled the laser is ON only during the read cycle When disabled the laser operates continuously Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled To enable Laser On Off check the Laser on only during Read Cycle checkbox and click Send and Save 8 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Raster Laser Laser Framing Usage Useful in avoiding highly reflective objects for filtering out unwanted sig nals or avoiding the wrong symbols Definition When Laser Framing is disabled the laser is ON for 100 percent of the
214. se your cursor to scroll through the options To open nested options single click the Matchcode by Serial Command Matchcode lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start posi Matchcode Type tion match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Sequence Step lt K228 sequence step gt New Master Pin lt K225 status gt Master Symbol Database Size Match Replace lt K735 status message gt Mismatch Replace lt K735 status message gt lt K224 number of master symbols gt 11 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 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 reader s mem ory 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 Symbol Database on page 15 8 Using Master Symbols 1 Set Triggering Mode to External or Serial see Trigger Mode on page 7 6 2 Chose the method of symbol comparison that fits your application see Matchcode Type on page 11 4 3
215. ser s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 1 Connect the System Step 2 Install ESP eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeees Step 3 Select Reader Model Step 4 Autoconnect oe ee eee eeeteeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeees Step 5 Position Symbol and Reader Step 6 Test for Read Rate eenn Step 7 Calibrate the Reader eeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees Step 8 Configure the Reader Chapter 2 Using ESP EX Mode e Application Mode ooooococccccnccccccccccccnnncnncnnonano nc conanannnnos Pulldown Menus 0occcccnnccncnccnccnocnccnnnononononnnnonononcnnonanonon Navigating in ESP ooo ee eeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeenteeeeeneeeeeeeees Send Receive Options eee eeren Chapter 3 EZ Button EZ Button by ESP 2 52 ss estetesceeet eset it EZ Button by Serial Command l EZ Button Operation 0 0 eee eeeseeececeeeeeneeeeeseeeeeneees EZ Button MOdeS i cc s ceedeictesceecevesceedstareeseeceeabepeaeda bee EZ Button Options A eee a aa a aaa aiat Chapter 4 Calibration Calibration by ESP ooo eee eeeeeeeneeseneeeeeneeesenateeeenaees Calibration by Serial Command ec eeeceeeteeeeeees Calibration Overview eeeeeecceeesteeeereeeeeteeeeenteeenenees Calibrating a Symbol 0 eee eeneeeeeeeeeseeeeeenaeeeeenees Calibration Dialog ce eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeneeesenaeeeeeneees Calibration Options oooonoccccnnnnicccccncnononccnnnncnancncncnnnnnns Chapter 5 Configuration Database Configuration by ESP
216. ser LOW id 12 8 High Temperature isinne eiia inei 12 9 Low Temperature isiin iai ie i dad 12 9 Service MESSAGE ccoo ati tad 12 10 Chapter 13 Output Format Output Format by ESP 0 eee cece cesneeeeeeeeeeneeeesaeeeeeeaeeeseeeeesaeeeeenees 13 2 Output Format by Serial Command eee eee ceeeeeeeeeeeeenteeeeenaeeeeneeeees 13 2 Output Format OVErview ee cceceeeceeeneeeeereeeeeneeeeenaeeeseeeesneeeeeeeeeenaees 13 3 Extraction Mode vecinita cines 13 4 Insertion Mode srt ra cid 13 6 Multisymbol Output Format Status oooooccconnccccoccccnnoncncnannnnnoncnonannn canos 13 8 Ordered Quinlan i 13 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 14 Terminal Mode Terminal Win dOW iimiooccoooni a a i 14 2 Find FUNCION ed eletegs dene a a need eve evened 14 3 MacOS E E E ca 14 4 Terminal Window Functions cecceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeceeeeeesneeeeenaeeeneaeees 14 5 Chapter 15 Utilities Utilities by ESP rro rado 15 2 Read Rate iu cost sient ias 15 3 Counters uds a ied a els 15 4 Device Control et aE aaa a eens 15 6 Master Symbol Database ooooocicoccccnncccconocanononcnnnonncnnnnnnn nan cnn nannncnnn cnn 15 8 Digital Bar Code aan Vateeedieeetice 15 12 A TS 15 13 SYMDBOM WY POs airada o dd A iaa 15 15 Defaulting Saving Resetting oonoooccinnicnnncccononccconcncnnnancnananonnno na nannncnnns 15 16 Appendices Appendix A General Specifications oooooconncnnnncncnnnninon
217. sly enabled symbologies are disabled The settings that the calibration routine uses can be pre set by the user and include the following Calibrates for Default Status Symbol position in the raster pattern Pca athe Mi opr Video gain and tracking Enabled Scan speed scans per second Enabled Laser power attempt minimum power Enabled Laser framing shortens scan line to fit symbol Disabled The calibration settings can be changed by application requirements See Calibration Options on page 4 6 for details Calibration Methods There are four ways to start calibration The EZ Button ESP Calibration menu e Serial command lt CAL gt e From embedded calibration menu lt gt see Embedded Menus on page A 24 Configuration Database When a symbol is calibrated the resulting settings are automatically loaded into the Current index of the configuration database From here it can be copied into any of the active database indexes and the indexes are compiled in the configuration database are applied in real time operations See Chapter 5 Configuration Database 1 Calibration does not function with PDF417 symbols However you can substitute a Code 128 symbol with the same mil size as your PDF417 When you do this enable Code 128 and after calibration switch back to PDF417 2 Note If using an 2 of 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanne
218. specific symbol data Definition When set to Match the reader transmits symbol data whenever a sym bol matches a master symbol However if Matchcode Type is Disabled it transmits on any good read Note A noread can still be transmitted if Enabled Mismatch Usage Mismatch is typically used as a flag within the host system to prevent an item from being routed in the wrong container Definition With Mismatch enabled the reader transmits symbol data whenever the symbol data information does NOT match the master symbol Note A noread can still be transmitted if enabled 10 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Good Read Usage 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 Definition With Good Read enabled the reader transmits symbol data on any good read regardless of Matchcode Type setting Note A noread can still be transmitted if enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 5 Symbol Data Output 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 K705 symbol output status 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 w
219. ssage Definition Any combination of ASCII characters can be defined as the noread message Serial Cmd lt K714 status noread message gt Default NOREAD Options 1 to 128 ASCII characters Note Noread Message will only be transmitted if Symbol Output Symbol Data Output Status on page 10 4 is set to Match Mismatch or Good Read Noread Message can be set to any ASCII characters except NULL lt gt and MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 7 Bad Symbol Message Bad Symbol Message Note Bad Symbol Message does not apply to multisymbol operations Usage Useful 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 but not decoded See Transition Counter on page 7 21 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 Note AGC page 7 19 must be disabled when this feature is used Bad Symbol Status Serial Cmd lt K715 bad symbol status bad symbol message gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Bad Symbol Message Serial Cmd lt K715 bad symbol status bad symbol message gt Default BAD_SYMBOL Options Up to 128 ASCII characters except NUL The Bad Symbol output is tied to the transition counter If duri
220. sses up or down that are described by the arc of the raster mirror SS Scan Speed the distance per second that a symbol moves through the scan SW Scan Width the width across the scan beam at a given distance from the reader in which a symbol can be read picket fence formula only SL Symbol Length the length of the longest printed symbol to be read plus the length of the quiet zones picket fence formula only Example SW 5 SR 2x2 _ SS 2 inches per second 5 1 SL 1 Important The maximum sweep rate that your can set the reader to is 80 If your solution is greater than 80 you must change another parameter such as scan speed etc and recalculate Since SR can only be entered into the software as whole numbers round off fractions of SR to the next higher number for example enter 0 4 as 1 and 3 5 as 4 In setting up the reader raster height depends on the raster arc and the symbol dis tance range from the reader Both the top offset and bottom offsets can be adjusted independently in 255 increments and the resulting arc can vary from 0 to 30 See Chapter 8 Raster Laser 1 The number 2 in the SR formula ensures that each symbol receives two full raster sweeps MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 21 Formulas for Number of Decodes Angled Picket Fence Calculation The number of complete scans for angled picket fence is calculated the same as that for picket fence
221. standard Multidrop pro ae tocol The diagram to the right shows a typical Mul Concentrator Polled Protocol tidrop network in which 1 to 50 readers can Multidrop ONLY communicate with a host via an intermediary a AA device a concentrator or a controller Reader 01 Reader 02 Reader 03 Configure Your Reader for Multidrop 1 With the reader connected to the host Retrieve Reader Settings 2 Select Multidrop in the Protocol configuration menu You will see the following message Important You must change your preamble and postamble characters so that they are not CR or NULL This allows data to move through the concentrator without interference 3 Click OK 4 Next go to Preamble Characters still in the Protocol menu and double click on 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 01 to 50 Right click in the window and select Save to Reader and Send and Save oOo ON OD tor to relay commands and data between the reader or readers and the host 10 Next go to Connect to Reader via the Concentrator on the next page Your reader is now in multidrop From here on you will need to use the concentra A 26 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Connect to Reader via the Concentrator You will need a multidro
222. status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt lt K47 1 status start stop match status start stop output status large Codabar intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt UPC EAN lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character supplementals type UPC E output as UPC A gt Code 93 lt K475 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt RSS Expanded lt K484 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt RSS Limited lt K483 status gt RSS 14 lt K482 status gt Pharmacode a PDF417 lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read gt Micro PDF417 lt K485 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Composite lt K453 mode separator status separator gt Narrow Margins Symbology ID lt K450 narrow margins status symbology identifier gt Background Color lt K451 background color gt 1 O Parameters Symbol Data Output lt K705 symbol data output mode when to output gt Noread Message lt K714 status noread message gt Bad Symbol Message lt K715 bad symbol status bad symbol message gt No Symbol Message lt K 716 no symbol status no symbol message gt Output Indicators lt K750 green flash mode unusedl gree
223. ster Reader Programmable firmware allows considerable control of multiple features including 3 programmable relay outputs and new master and trigger inputs A user interface program ESP Easy Setup Program downloadable from our web site www microscan com runs on Microsoft s Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems Important The MS 860 is different from the MS 850 in trigger polarity and the calcu lation of raster sweeps About This Manual This manual provides complete information on setting up installing and configuring the reader The chapters are presented in the order in which a reader might be setup and made ready for industrial operation Host serial commands are presented side by side with ESP menus and wherever possible follow the order presented in ESP Chapter 1 Quick Start provides overall step by step instructions for getting your reader operational with specific go to references to other chapters and appendices Host Communications There are four ways the reader can be programmed 1 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 K100 1 gt can be sent from a terminal program They can also be sent from the Terminal window within ESP Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 g
224. ster Reader User s Manual Read Ranges Read Ranges with FIS Options Narrow bar width Range 5 mil 127 mm FIS 0860 0003G High Density O gt 350 dps 1 5 to 2 75 38 to 70 mm 7 5 mil 191 mm 1 to 4 25 to 102 mm FIS 0860 0002G Medium Density O gt 350 dps 7 5 mil 191 mm 1 5 to 5 25 38 to 113 mm 10 mil 254 mm 75 to 7 25 19 to 184 mm 15 mil 381 mm 5 to 9 25 13 to 235 mm 30 mil 762 mm 1 to 13 25 to 330 mm FIS 0860 0001G Low Density O gt 350 dps 10 mil 254 mm 6 5 to 13 25 165 to 336 mm 15 mil 381 mm 4 to 18 102 to 457 mm 20 mil 508 mm 2 5 to 20 64 to 508 mm 30 mil 762 mm 2 to 24 50 to 610 mm 40 mil 1 02 mm 2 to 28 50 to 711 mm Narrow bar width Range 10 mil 254 mm FIS 0860 0007G Extended Range Near Focus gt 350 dps 3 to 11 77 to 279 mm 15 mil 381 mm 2 to 16 51 to 406 mm FIS 0860 0008G Extended Range Middle Focus gt 350 dps 10 mil 254 mm 14 to 17 356 431 mm 15 mil 381 mm 11 to 21 280 533 mm FIS 0860 0004G Extended Range Far Focus gt 350 dps Appendices 20 mil 508 mm 25 to 41 635 1041 mm 30 mil 762 mm 21 to 42 534 1066 mm 40 mil 1 02 mm 19 to 47 483 to 1193 mm Scanner
225. such as lt D gt or lt P gt sent from a host or aux iliary terminal to a reader 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 reader rotation around the center of the skew axis which is perpen dicular to the plane of the scan beam Secondary Reader A reader linked to the master or preceding reader in a daisy chain which relays symbol data to the host See Daisy Chain 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 symbol Symbol A one or two dimensional decodable pattern that can be recognized and decoded by a bar code reader 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 alphanumeric 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 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 Transitions The transi
226. symbol before a symbol s decoded data is sent It requires the reader to successfully decode a symbol a des ignated number of times before it is sent If it doesn t achieve the num ber of good reads during the read cycle then a noread will be sent Note Higher settings will decrease throughput speed lt K221 number before output decodes before output mode gt 1 1 to 255 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Reader Setup Gain Level 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 Definition Sets a voltage amplitude value for the analog circuitry Serial Cmd lt K504 gain level AGC sampling AGC min AGC max gt Default 50 low or medium density reader Note Gain Level is optimized at the factory before shipment the default value may not be 50 Options O to 255 Tracking Usage Useful in fine tuning tracking or when conditions of poor contrast or blurred bar edges exist Caution Changes to Tracking are typically done in Calibration See Chapter 4 Calibration Definition Tracks peak signals and selects an amplitude reference point to sample the analog signals for converting to digital Serial Cmd lt K520 tracking gt Default 45 low or medium density reader Tracking is optimized at the factory before shipment the default value may not be 45 Options 10 to 127 Scan Speed
227. t 3E 3F 43 p 70 q 71 19 40 A 41 44 r 72 S 73 20 B 42 C 43 45 t 74 u 75 21 D 44 E 45 46 v 76 w 77 22 F 46 G 47 47 x 78 y 79 23 H 48 l 49 48 Z TA 1 7B 24 J 4A K 4B 49 7C 7D 25 L 4C M 4D 50 7E D 7F A 30 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Appendix M Glossary of Terms Analog Gain Adjustment AGC Adjustment to signal strength that seeks to maintain a constant level regardless of the range of the symbol Application Record A variation of UCC EAN 128 which adds an application identifier to symbol data including user definable separators brackets and padding Autodiscriminate The ability to decode several different symbologies without chang ing configuration Auxiliary Port Provides RS 232 connections to an auxiliary terminal or device for remote viewing for the transfer of data to and from the host and under certain condi tions as a configuration port Bar Code The medium or label 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 Calibration A routine that cycles through various optical settings and selects the com bination that produce the best read rate Check Digit A Modulus 43 or Modulus 10 digit that is added to the symbol message for additional data integrity Configuration A setup or pro
228. t To see all K commands send lt K gt 3 Embedded menus See Embedded Menus on page A 24 4 Bar code symbol configuration See Symbol Configuration on page A 18 Highlighting Serial commands selections inside instructions and menu defaults are highlighted in rust bold Cross references are highlighted in blue Web links and outside references are high lighted in blue bold italics References to menu topics are highlighted in Bold I nitial Caps References to topic headings within this manual or other documents are enclosed in quotation marks 1 Colors are presented in the online PDF version found in Microscan Tools CD 37 000001 01 viii MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Safety Labels These labels are located on the MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader S N Label MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER wwssmioroscan com 1201 SW Tth St helpdeskGmiorescon com Renton WA 98085 250 63 5 mm THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE N mape musa Approvals Pending Safety Label EXPOSURE LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS APERTURE 11 110013 02 CAUTION LASER LIGHT WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM PRODUCT CONFORMS TO USA DHHS 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J This equipment is in compliance or approved by the following organizations e UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc e CUL UL mark of Canada CE Compliant MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual
229. t K202 external trigger state gt Active closed 0 Active open 1 Active closed Important The MS 860 is physically different from the MS 850 in trigger polarity and the calculation of raster sweeps MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 7 11 Serial Trigger Serial Trigger Usage Definition Defines the trigger character that initiates the read cycle An on line host command composed of a single ASCII host serial trigger character that initiates or ends the read cycle Trigger characters are of two types delimited and non delimited A delimited character is enclosed within angle bracket delimiters lt gt A non delimited trigger character is one that either starts or ends the read cycle and is NOT enclosed by delimiters such as lt gt Serial Trigger Character Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 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 K201 serial trigger character gt corresponds to lt GS gt Any single 7 bit ASCII character including control characters except NUL 00H an existing host command character or an on line protocol char acter Note Serial Data or Serial Data amp Edge triggering mode must be enabled
230. t directly to the host and displayed on the auxil iary 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 reader 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 reader s active memory Input A channel or communications line Decoded data or a discrete signal that is received by a device See Output Intercharacter Delay The time interval in milliseconds between individual characters transmitted from the reader to the host Intercharacter Gap The extra space between the last element of one character and the first 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 Intercharacter Gap Allows the reader to read symbols with gaps between symbol characters that exceed three times 3x the narrow element width A 32 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices 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 reader is enabled for a Serial or External trigger LED Light
231. t low low temp gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 21 Output 1 Laser Current Low Definition Activates the output whenever the high current threshold has been met Will output once Serial Cmd lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Low Temperature Serial Cmd lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 10 22 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Output 2 Serial Cmd lt K811 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Output 2 has the same parameters and default settings as Output 1 Trend Analysis output 2 Definition Applies trend analysis settings to Output 2 Serial Cmd lt K781 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Trend Analysis to Output 2 has the same parameters and default settings as Trend Analysis to Output 1 Diagnostic Warnings output 2 Definition Applies diagnostic warnings to Output 2 Serial Cmd lt K791 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Diagnostic Warnings to Output 2 has the same parameters and default settings as Diagnostic
232. t settings as customer default parameters lt Zrd gt Recall Microscan default parameters and save for power on lt Zrc gt Recall customer default parameters and save for power on Power on Parameters Power on parameters saved by the lt Z gt command are saved to NOVRAM and recalled and loaded into current parameters when power is cycled or the lt Arp gt command is issued Customer Default Parameters Customer default parameters saved by lt Zc gt command are the same set of parame ters as power on but are saved in a different isolated section of NOVRAM This can allow a user to essentially create a backup set of parameters that can be recalled in the event that the current parameters or power on parameters have been changed and no longer desired It is important to note that a hardware default does not affect these parameters For example a user that inadvertently changed communication settings in power on parameters in such a way that they either don t know the settings or don t have the capability to communicate at those settings By using the hardware default to default the power on settings to the known Microscan default the user can then recall their previously customer saved settings with the lt Arc gt or lt Zrc gt commands Default on Power On You can also use the EZ button to default the reader to customer defaults and save for power on by holding down the EZ button while applying po
233. tabase index 5 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 5 7 Load Current Settings from Database 5 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Communications Chapter Contents Communications by ESP oo ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseneeeesnaeeeseeeeenaeees 6 2 Communications by Serial Command ecceeeeeeeeeceeeneeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeaneeeeaas 6 2 RS 232 422 Host Port eee ceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeeeseeeeeesaeeeeenaeeseneeeeseeeeeaas 6 3 RS 232 Auxiliary Port 0 0 eee ee eeeeeceeneeeeneeeeeaeeseeaeeesneeeeeeaeeeseaeesneeeenea 6 8 Auxiliary Port System Data ec eeeeeeeee etree eeeenaeeseeeeenneeeseaeeseneeeenaa 6 18 Preamble ati iaa 6 19 Postam Gg ico iaa 6 20 PRG al a torre 6 21 RESPONSE TIMGOUL aio cinco ii add edad caba 6 22 With Microscan s ESP Easy Setup Program configuration changes can be made in the ESP menus then sent and saved to your reader The user can also send serial commands to the reader via the ESP s Terminal window This section includes connecting parameters and options for communicating by the auxiliary port and various interfaces Note When assigning characters in user defined fields 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 Parity Stop Bits Data Bits 9600 Even One Seven Flow Control None MS 860 I
234. tatus decode direction status gt Database Number Output lt K759 status separator gt Symbol Position Output lt K758 raster status scan status separator gt Read Duration Output lt K706 status separator gt Matchcode Matchcode Type lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start posi tion match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Sequence Step lt K228 sequence step gt New Master Pin lt K225 status gt Master Symbol Database Size lt K224 number of master symbols gt Match Replace lt K735 status message gt Mismatch Replace lt K 735 status message gt Master Symbol Database Enter Delete Master Symbol Data lt K231 master symbol number master symbol data no data will delete current master symbol data gt Request Master Symbol Data lt K231 gt for all or lt K231 master symbol number gt Diagnostics Power on Resets Counts lt K406 gt returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt read only Hours Since Reset lt K407 gt returns lt K407 hours minutes gt Warning Messages lt K400 warning message status laser high status laser low sta tus novram reset warning status gt Laser High Laser Low lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt High Temperature lt K4
235. tatus fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default 4 Options 4 to 16 Bar Width Status Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default Mixed Options 0 Mixed 2 Wide 1 Narrow 3 Fixed Threshold Value Direction Definition Specifies the direction that a bar can be read Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default Forward Options 0 Forward 1 Reverse Fixed Threshold Value Definition Used when Bar Width Status field is set to Fixed Threshold Value Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default 400 Options 1 to 65535 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 25 Stacked Symbologies Stacked Symbologies PDF417 PDF Status Serial Cmd lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Usage Serial Cmd
236. ted at different depths In a daisy chain application readers are connected in tandem or daisy chain and decoded data is relayed from one reader to another on up to the host A master reader has its host port linked to the host computer and its aux iliary port linked to the host port of the first secondary reader 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 reader in the daisy chain can be assigned an ID that accompanies any data that it sends lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 4 Daisy chain Before the master reader 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 See Read Cycle Timeout on page 7 15 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 reader is set to timeout in 120mS the first secondary reader downstream might be set to 100mS the next to 80mS and so forth thus assuring that at least 20mS elapses between transmis sions Daisy chained readers can send a series of symbols by enabling Multi symbol and a common multisymbol separator If the master reader does not receive the expected number of symbols noread messages are appended to t
237. ted by commas and typically an initializing command as follows lt Kthree digit numeric data data etc gt lt initializing command gt 1 An initializing command of type A not saved to non volatile memory or type Z saved to non volatile memory may follow the command For example to enable UPC and save the change for power on send lt K473 1 gt lt Z gt To change Baud Rate and reset without saving changes for power on send lt K100 3 gt lt A gt Serial Configuration Command Conventions All data fields except the last must be followed by a comma without a space The following characters cannot be used lt gt and NULL All fields preceding a modified field must be included If there is no change 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 K100 4 1 0 0 gt can be entered as lt K100 0 gt All fields following a modified field can be omitted For example to change Baud Rate send lt K100 3 gt 1 In many commands a K command will automatically be saved for power on with the MS 860 A 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader 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 Reader Stat
238. ter application record brackets application record padding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Definition Specifies a fixed number of characters that the reader will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K474 status 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 Default 10 Options 1 to 128 Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Symbol Length to take effect MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 7 1D Symbologies EAN 128 Status Note Code 128 must be Enabled for EAN 128 to function Usage Used as a standard for shipping symbols Definition A subset of Code 128 with extended features For more information see GS1 US at http www gslus org gs1us html Or see AIM at http www aimglobal org standards aimpubs asp Serial Cmd lt K474 status 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 Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2 Required If set to Enabled symbols can be read with or
239. the EZ button until you hear two short STATUS BOX S beeps and see two green flashes and the 40 LED l n turn ON gt Note This assumes the EZ button is in its default so 20 mode of operation By ESP Click the Calibrate button in Easy Setup Mode to begin the read rate test Calibrate You can observe the progress of the calibration routine on the Calibration popup After calibrating the reader you can save your new settings to be available on power on By Serial Command From a terminal window sending an lt CAL gt command will start the calibration pro cedure By Embedded Menus From a terminal window sending an lt gt command to access the calibration menu See Embedded Menus on page A 24 for more information 1 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Quick Start Step 8 Configure the Reader See the succeeding chapters and Appendixes to see specific configuration command explanations for both ESP and serial commands See Chapter 2 Using ESP for a detailed explanation of ESP features By EZ Button See Chapter 3 EZ Button for configuration options and modes By ESP To make change reader settings or to access the utilities or terminal window click on the App Mode button App Mode See Chapter 2 Using ESP By Serial Commands From your terminal program or the terminal screen in ESP you can enter serial string commands configuration and uti
240. the reader transmits data to the concentrator and the concentrator responds with an ACK or NAK but the reader doesn t receive the concentrator s response the reader 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 reader receives no response it ends the transmission with a RES reset A 28 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Select Sequence Unlike poll requests select commands always originate from the host and consist of serial configuration or operation commands to devices that are configured in Multidrop The reader 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 Reader 02 1F ACK 1F ACK Polling Sequence A RES reset is the first command in the select sequence The 1F hex is the select address associated with Reader 02 address It is followed by a REQ request The reader responds with its own select address 1F hex and an ACK acknowledge The concentrator then transmits an STX start of text the data in this case a lt T gt an ETX end of text and an LRC character The reader replies by transmitting its own address followed by an ACK acknowledging receipt of the command Upon receipt of an ACK the concentrator concludes the suc cessful exchang
241. til the symbol data is output is appended to the data with a separator It is important to note that when in level mode if the user wishes to measure the entire length of the trigger pulse the user needs to set the When to Output Symbol Data to End of Read Cycle This will pre vent the read duration from being shorter than the entire read cycle in the event you qualify the symbol requirements for output before the trig ger becomes inactive This output has the capability of measuring over 49 days worth of duration if exceeded the message OVERFLOW will be output in place of the duration Status Serial Cmd lt K706 status separator gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Separator Definition Any combination of ASCII characters can be defined as the separator Serial Cmd lt K706 status separator gt Default Space Options Any ASCII character Separator can be set to any ASCII characters except NULL lt gt and 10 30 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Matchcode 11 Chapter Contents Matchcode by ESP vocacion cortar ciao cidi ai ales 11 2 Matchcode by Serial COMMANGA cooocococnocccononancnonanononononano non cnn n canon nnnnn anna 11 2 Overview Of Matchcode cicoicrmoinsccricr circo 11 3 Using Master SyMbols scsccccssccceshscneseceesceecesngees ire cdi 11 3 Matchcode Type cccccecceceeeencececeeeeceeeeceeeeesaaeceeeeecceeceseeeeeaeeeeeeeenneaeees 1
242. tion Usage Definition These commands are useful in removing any doubt about the reader s acceptance and response to host configuration commands For example if the current preamble is SOM and lt Kd1 START gt is entered the reader 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 Note ESP will not function whenever this command is enabled Definition Function Serial Cmd Default Options 10 12 When enabled a configuration command received from the host is echoed back to A Host the host with the resultant settings lt q Reader 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 K701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters Serial Command Beep Status Important ESP will not function whenever this command is enabled Usage Definition Functi
243. tion 9 Symbol Configuration Disabled When set to Disabled the button position will have no function associated with it The reader will still respond when the button position is reached Read Rate Read rate will perform decodes second and is the same as sending a lt C gt from the terminal See Read Rate on page 15 3 To exit read rate mode tap the EZ Button once quickly 3 4 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual EZ Button Calibration The calibration routine will be initiated see Calibration Options on page 4 6 To abort calibration tap the EZ Button once quickly Save for Power on When when this button position is selected all reader settings will be saved to non volatile memory to be recalled when reader is powered on the next time This is the same as sending the lt Z gt in the terminal Auto Frame Auto Framing will be initiated when this button position is selected To abort auto framing press the EZ Button once quickly Auto framing is a background routine that automatically adjusts the scan width to the length of a symbol This proce dure can also be accessed in a terminal view by the lt gt command See EZ Button Auto Framing on page 3 7 for options Load New Master This allows the button to function the same as the New Master Pin command The new master pin s consecutive decode requirement holds true for this but ton position when this mode is selected See Sequence Step
244. tion of bars and spaces on a symbol used to detect the presence of a symbol on an object Tilt Symbol or reader 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 transition or character string that initiates a read cycle Watchdog Timer A security device that detects system crashes and attempts to reset the reader 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 35 Glossary of Terms A 36 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Index A About the MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader i viii Active closed 7 11 Active Memory A 17 Active open 7 11 Active State 10 15 Add Exceptions 2 14 Additional Isolated Output Circuit A 6 Advanced Options 2 14 AGC Maximum Gain 7 20 AGC Minimum Gain 7 20 AGC Mode 7 19 AGC Sampling Mode 7 19 Angled Picket Fence Calculation A 22 App Mode button 1 9 2 12 App
245. tions 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 symbols Interleaved 2 of 5 Status Serial Cmd lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Status 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 K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Output Status Definition When enabled a check digit character is sent along with the bar symbol data for added data security Serial Cmd lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 guard bar status range mode gt Default Disabled Optio
246. tions of a symbol for comparisons For example if a symbol contains a part number manu facturing 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 those 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 K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mis match gt 0 0 to 2710 Note Match Start Position must be set to 1 or greater to enable this feature A O setting will disable this feature 11 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Matchcode Match Length Usage 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 Definition Defines the length of the character string that will be compared with that of the master symbol when Match Start
247. to your sym bology type enable all codes by selecting the Autodiscriminate macro in EZ Mode 1 Set up a symbol at the scanning distance you are using in your application See Read Ranges on page A 3 2 Avoid bright light or IR light from other sources including other readers 3 Pitch symbol or reader slightly to avoid specular reflection the return of direct non diffused light Skew axis a Tilt axis ad Las axis Bar code label xN Scanner Scan line Symbol Reader Position 4 Place symbol in the middle of a rastering pattern Note If using an 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 Interleaved 2 of 5 on page 9 11 1 6 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Quick Start Step 6 Test for Read Rate If you don t have a test symbol print out this page and use the symbol here for testing Note To the extent that the sweeping raster pattern extends above and below the symbol read rates will be diminished To adjust raster pattern see Raster Setup on page 8 3 20 mil Code 39 Test Symbol 20 mil refers to the width of the nar rowest bar e g 7 5 mil 0075 or 1905 mm By EZ Button 090 soo Press and hold the EZ button until one beep along with STATUS 80 a single green flash is emitted from the reader and th
248. tput while the read cycle is active and or no timeout has occurred lt K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator gt 1 1 to 12 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle Multisymbol Separator Usage Definition ESP Serial Cmd Default Options MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Used to separate decoded data from more than one symbol A user defined character that s inserted between each symbol scanned when Multisymbol 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 Read Cycle Multisymbol Number of Symbols Multisymbol Separator Trigger Mode Trigger Filter Duration a soH STX ETX EoT ENG External Trigger State ACK BEL Bs HT El MT Serial Trigger EF oR 50 Sl E bet Character Delimited DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB Start Character Non Delimited CAN _EM SUB ESC FS GS Stop Character Non Delimited _AS _us SP lt K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator gt Note f 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 or the embedded menu comma Any available ASCII character except lt gt and NUL 7 5 Trigger Trigger Trigger Mode Definition Serial Cmd Def
249. uestion mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt Note on Serial Commands To preserve continuity with other Microscan products some serial configuration commands may include Os zeros or 1s as placeholders In order for a these commands to be implemented the placeholders must be included MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 1 I O Parameters by ESP I O Parameters by ESP rr eri Jo Click this button to bring up the I O Parameters menu To open nested options single click the To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options 10 2 I O Parameters Symbol Data Output Noread Message Bad Symbol Message No Symbol Message Output Indicators Serial Verification EZ Button Imput 1 Output 1 Parameters Output 2 Parameters l Output 3 Parameters Quality Output Quality Output Separator Decodes Trigger Status Decode Direction Output Database Number Output Symbol Position Output Read Duration Output Do el ll ll ll Parameters Good Read Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 4 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual VO Parameters I O Parameters by Serial Command 1 O Parameters Symbol Data Output lt K705 symbol data output mode when to o
250. umber to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt Noread 0 Mismatch 1 Noread 2 Decodes per Trigger Output will occur when the number of Mismatches equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Trigger Evaluation Period Output will occur when the number of noreads equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Trigger Evaluation Period MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 10 19 Output 1 Trigger Evaluation Period Definition Serial Cmd Default Options The number of triggers to examine for the trend analysis condition lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt 0 O to 255 Number to Output On Definition Usage Serial Cmd Default Options Sets the number of Trend Analysis events mismatches noreads or decodes trigger as configured by Trend Analysis Mode to occur within the Number of Triggers before activating the associated output For example if Number to Output On is set to 3 and Trend Analysis Mode is set to Noread then the output will not occur until 3 noreads have occurred lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt 0 O to 255 Decodes per Trigger Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 10 20 Sets the threshold for the number of decodes
251. ur reader user s manual or Microscan s MS 5000 Multidrop Concentrator User s Manual 83 005000 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 27 Multidrop Communications 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 Reader 02 and a REQ request The reader responds by first transmitting its own address 1E 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 reader and is able to validate it with an LRC calculation it responds with an ACK acknowledgment If the reader in turn receives the ACK the reader ends this exchange with a RES reset Start of Sequence End of Sequence Concentrator RES 1E REQ ACK Reader 02 1E STX DATA ETX LRC RES Polling Sequence Polling Reset e If the reader has no information it responds to a poll request by transmitting a RES reset e If the reader 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 reader still does not receive an ACK it will send a RES reset and discard the data in its buffers e If
252. us high temperature message gt Low Temperature lt K403 low temperature status low temperature message gt Service Message lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt 12 2 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Diagnostics Diagnostic Messages Overview Usage These messages serve as a flag to service a scanner or as an early warn ing that potential problems could arise They are particularly useful in factories that run 24 7 and can t afford down time Definition 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 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 12 3 Counts Counts These commands are READ ONLY Sending lt K406 gt returns a four fields of data as follows lt K406 power on resets power on saves customer default saves gt Power on Count Usage Useful for detecting unwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Definition Returns the number of times the scanner has been re powered Serial Cmd Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt Read Only O to
253. us command lt gt The status of a specific serial command can be requested by entering the command fol lowed by a question mark for example lt K101 gt To see all K commands send a lt K gt command With the MS 860 each K command is framed with a preamble and postamble and may be mixed with bar code symbol data To prevent this send an lt I gt command to disable scanning before sending the K request Follow the K request with an lt H gt command to restore scanning 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 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 whe
254. us laser power sta tus laser framing status symbology detect gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disable 1 Enabled When enabled all symbologies readable by the MS 860 except PDF417 and Pharma code will be attempted during calibration Any new symbologies successfully decoded during calibration will remain enabled at the end of the process All enabled symbolo gies will remain enabled For example assume that only Code 39 is enabled at the beginning of calibration and Symbology Detect is enabled If a Code 128 symbol is read during calibration then Code 128 as well as Code 39 will thereafter be enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 4 9 Calibration Options 4 10 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter Configuration Database Chapter Contents Configuration by ESP iii ias Configuration by Serial COMMAM oocccncoccnnococcnonnnononononnonnncnno cnn nnnnna nan nncnnns Overview of Configuration Database ooooocinncccccinonocccccncnnonnccnncnnnnnncnnnnancnno Setup for Configuration Database ooomncciccccinocccinnccononcnanannncnnnanannnnnnnnn cnn Operation of Database ooocconconcccccocicconcccononanoncconcnnnanccnncnannn cnn nn nnnnn nn nnnnannn nes Save Current Settings to Database oooocociccccnnnnoccccccccnononccnnnnnnnnccnnnnancnncnnn Load Current Settings from Database ooocconncccinonicnocccononnncnnnnnnnnrncnnnnnnnnnnos This section explains how to set up and use database index
255. user can enable raster scanning and adjust the raster sweep limits and the sweep rate Raster Status Definition Serial Cmd Default Options When disabled the raster mirror will park at the top of the raster sweep lt K506 raster status top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read cycle on off gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Raster sweeps are only counted during a read cycle continuous triggered and read rate Raster sweeps are NOT counted when the raster motor is parked disabled set to straight line operation top and bottom are equal or when performing a self cal ibration MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 8 3 Raster Setup Top Offset Definition Decreasing the Top Offset value ran causes the top of the raster pattern a Static Line to move up n Top Offset Bottom Offset 255 167 Sweeps sec Serial Cmd lt K506 raster status top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read cycle on off gt Default 88 Options 0 to 255 Bottom Offset Definition Increasing the Bottom Offset Status value causes the bottom of the R Static Line raster pattern to move down d Top Offset Bottom Offset 255 167 Sweeps sec i Serial Cmd lt K506 raster status top offset bottom offset raster sweep rate read cycle on off gt Default 167 Options 0 to 255 Note For single scan line operation set Top Offset equ
256. ustrial Raster Reader User s Manual Using ESP Application Mode From EZ Mode you can click on the App Mode button to access specific configuration menus utilities and a terminal window where serial commands can be entered oe App Mode Note that the App Mode and EZ Mode buttons appear in the same position to allow easy switching between these primary modes 7 a Click here to Click this icon to Click here to open access read return to EZ Mode a terminal window rate and other ESP ESP Untitled utilities odel Options Connect View Help x e E Y pa z DATA EZ Mode Autoconnect Send Recy Switch Model Enfiguration Cal kation Raster L Terminal Utilities Output Format g m g enn M VE Pulldown menus Symb logies Oo Matchcode Diagnostics Brings up adj ustments L is Click this icon to The calibration process to raster and laser j return to this view Bl adjusts several parameters beams S from Utilities or to optimize readability Terminal nT Parity Even Stop Bits One Data Bits Click on icons in this toolbar to access configuration ag menu trees to make specific changes in configuration Seven Note This view may be slightly different for each model Data Bits Seven Aux Port Settings Mode Disabled Daisy Chain ID Status Disabled 11 For Help press F1 MS 860 1 MS5
257. uto Framing process as initiated from the EZ Button Raster framing is performed first followed by laser framing as enabled During the raster framing process the scan line used depends on the laser status Raster Status Definition When enabled Raster Framing will be performed whenever a framing process is ordered Serial Cmd lt K773 raster status laser status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Status Definition When enabled Laser Framing will be performed whenever a framing process is ordered Serial Cmd lt K773 raster status laser status gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 3 7 EZ Button Options 3 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter C alibration 4 Chapter Contents Calibration by ESP voii iii ie 4 2 Calibration by Serial COMMaAMO oocconcccincoconnooccconancnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno cnn nnannn nana 4 2 Calibration OVeVie Winnie aaia 4 3 Calibrating a SYVMDOl gssrcscsccaseccsncaknccaecedsngedednesit cette lc a 4 4 Calibration Dialog cion a tii car eiaa N 4 5 Calibration Optom sesionar datar piaia 4 6 The purpose of calibration is to optimize certain reader settings to obtain the highest read rates in one or several symbol positions as required by the user s application This section includes the overall steps in calibration and specific steps for calibration by ESP serial command a
258. utput gt Noread Message lt K 714 status noread message gt Bad Symbol Message lt K715 bad symbol status bad symbol message gt No Symbol Message lt K 716 no symbol status no symbol message gt Output Indicators lt K750 green flash mode unusedl green flash duration gt Beeper lt K702 beeper output gt lt K701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt Input 1 lt K730 input mode active state gt Output 1 lt K810 output on active state pulse width output mode gt lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Output 2 lt K811 output on output state pulse width output mode gt lt K781 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt lt K791 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Output 3 lt K812 output on output state pulse width output mode gt lt K782 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt lt K792 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt lt K704 quality output separator decodes trigger status decode direction Serial Verification Trend Analysis 1 Diagnostics 1 Tr
259. vice 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 reader See Depth of Field 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 reader 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 initiates 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 Reader A scanning device that is comprised of a scan head and a decoder integrated in one package A 34 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Scan Speed The number of laser scan lines per second that a reader projects from the spinning mirror Scan Width SW is the width across the scan beam at a given distance from the reader in which a symbol can be read Send Transmit data from one device to another Separator A character that separates data fields Serial Commands Online data strings
260. w This is the same as Save to Reader Send No Save except that only the com mands in the current menu tree are sent Send Current Command This is the same as Send Current View above but only saves the command that is currently selected Add Exceptions Receive Reader Settings Save to Reader gt Lock Reader Default Current Menu Settings Default all ESP Settings Advanced Options gt Send Current View Send Current Command After you perform a Receive from Reader command and you click on the Add Exception option you may see a list of serial commands These are serial commands that may be in your reader s firmware but not included or different from your current ESP software You can edit these commands by double clicking on them and changing as needed When exceptions are present you can also access them from an Exceptions button that will appear on the Applications button bar Exceptions It is important to note that these commands will be saved to your reader whenever you send a Save to Reader command or send an lt A gt or a lt Z gt command Also if there is a corresponding ESP menu item the ESP Value column for that item will be blank following a Receive from Reader command 1 From the Send Recv button or right clicking from within the tree menus 2 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Chapter EZ Button 3 Chapter Contents EZ Button by ESP ocio na erences cee eater i
261. wer to the reader provided that this feature is enabled in Default on Power on on page 3 7 This is the same as the lt Zrc gt command A 16 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Appendices Microscan Default Parameters Microscan defaults parameters are contained in the firmware that cannot be changed Software Default Microscan default parameters can be recalled loaded into current settings with lt Ard gt command or recalled and saved for power on with the lt Zrd gt command Hardware Default If a software default reset is not possible it may be necessary to reset the reader by shorting connecting specific pins This procedure has the same effect as the lt Zrd gt software command Important For this reset to occur this command must be executed within 60 seconds after a power on or a reset 1 Apply power to the reader 2 Locate pins 7 and 11 on the host connector 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 Default Reset Definitions Defaults are original or saved customer settings that can be recalled either by soft ware reset lt Zrd gt or hardware reset Also when in multidrop defaulting might be required if the reader has bee
262. 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 Definition Timeout ends the read cycle when the time set in Read Cycle 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 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 7 14 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Read Cycle New Trigger Usage New Trigger is an effective way to end a read cycle when objects move past the reader 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 r
263. without a function 1 character in the first position If set to Required the symbol must have a function 1 in the first position and conform to EAN format in order to decode the symbol Output Format 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 K474 status 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 Default Standard Options 0 Application 1 Standard In Standard UCC EAN 128 application identifiers and data fields are sent but none of the formatting Separators parentheses padding will be included Application Record is a variation of UCC EAN 128 that allows the user to define sepa rators 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 reader will process it as a noread and output a noread message if enabled 9 8 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual Symbologies Application Record Separator Status Definition When enabled a separator character is inserted between application record
264. y requiring both devices to share 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 RS232 equipment RS422 RS422 unlike RS232 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 in length Like RS232 RS422 communication is designed for only two devices on a single line and must have a common ground It can be used wherever RS232 is used RS485 RS485 like RS422 can transmit up to 4000 feet 1219 m using differential voltages but unlike RS422 its transmitters are turned off until a request for data is received from the host RS485 is used exclusively in multidrop protocol USB The Universal Serial Bus can connect up to 127 devices to a host at a maximum of 6 megabits per second Mbps of bandwidth MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual A 25 Multidrop Communications Appendix L Multidrop Communications This appendix describes the rules for setting up a concentrator or controller to communi Host cate with a reader in
265. ype check digit output status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the reader will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The reader ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Default 10 Options 1 to 128 MS 860 Industrial Raster Reader User s Manual 9 15 1D Symbologies Important e When setting Symbol Length to any number other than zero add 2 to account for reserved spaces For example if your symbol has 3 characters set Symbol Length to 5 If Symbol Length is set to zero 0 and Symbol Length Status is set to Any Minimum all symbol lengths are decoded Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Symbol Length to take effect Note Because of symbology limitations setting Symbol Length to any number less than four will produce undetermined results Check Digit Type Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Modulus 16 is used in the photo finishing market NW7 is used in Japa nese markets Allows the user to select the check digit type Codabar will use lt K471 status start stop match start stop output status large inter characte

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