CBSR Sample Scanner User Manual
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1. TATNMONODPE Figure 3 3 Decode with missed tubes 7 Once a pallet is successfully scanned the information can be saved to a file using the File Save All menu item Ifyou only want to save a single pallet result the use the File gt Save Pallet x menu item The files are saved with the following name lt pallet_product_barcode gt _ lt date_time gt csv to the folder of your choice 8 Once all files have been saved press the Clear Selected button to clear the product ID text boxes and start scanning a new pallet 3 1 ERROR CHECKING 15 3 1 Error Checking To avoid human error the application remembers the product IDs of the pallets that have been previously scanned If it detects a duplicate product ID the application will display the dialog box shown in figure 3 4 Duplicate Pallet Product ID You are scanning a new pallet Pallet 1 with a previously used product ID e Do you want to continue Figure 3 4 Warning dialog displayed when a duplicate pallet ID detected You are given the option of continuing to scan the pallet or cancel the scan If more than one plate is enabled the other pallets will be decoded 3 2 Multiple Tabs The application has the ability to display decode information on mutiple tabs This may be useful when decoding many pallets and the user wishes to keep the information displayed on the screen The user can quickly switch between the two windows by clicking on their correspondi2. 0 234066666 Right 4 56302970 Bottom 3 0767404 Cell Gap Horizontal Cell Gap Vertical Figure 2 8 Grid aligned with tubes 9 Repeat from step 2 to define any more pallet scanning regions 10 Usually only one pallet scanning region is required for normal operation of the soft ware Figure 2 9 shows an example of how Plate 2 can be defined Here Plate 2 is touching the top and the left margin of the of the flatbed region The plate on the left of the image is where Plate 1 is defined ES Es z REg E LILILILILILI ARRE ee el Bm S RF E Fe ER ta ER BE elas E RS d His RR Ee RE me E fi ay I S A Es an Bs Figure 2 9 Plate 2 grid aligned with tubes Note that cell Al should be at the Top Left when configuring a plate in Landscape ori entation and Top Right when in Portrait orientation when looking down at the scanner s flatbed 12 CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION Chapter 3 Scanning and Decoding This chapter discusses how to use the application for scanning and decoding E CBSR Sample Scanner Fie Scanner Configuration Help 7 Thu 13 01 2011 11 42 31 Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selected Profile All v Pallet product IDs Pallet 1 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 4 Pallet 5 Pallet 1 1 4 B L D E F G H Configuration loaded Figure 3 1 Application main window Figure 3 1 shows the application
3. WEN TUES s ce s kee CREE ORES CREEPS LDS OSS 11 Plate 2 grid aligned with tubes o 002 0084 11 Application main window sooo e e e e e e e e 13 Progress dialog boxes shown while scanning and decoding a pallet 14 Decode with missed Tubes e c sa SH 2 su 8 a HE eee eee REEDED 14 Warning dialog displayed when a duplicate pallet ID detected 15 Main window with multiple tabs 02 02 5008 15 ese APRE a E R a a a a ee A AE 16 A tab s context menu right click on the tab title 16 vi LIST OF FIGURES Todo list Chapter 1 Overview The CBSR Sample Scanner is a Microsoft Windows application that decodes DataMatrix t communicates encoded 1 0 ml or 0 5 ml tubes inserted into NUNC 96 well plates I with a scanner that uses either TWAIN or WIA drivers Most scanners available on the market provide these drivers Up to 5 pallets can be scanned and decoded at a time The product IDs of decoded pallets can be saved to individual files that specify the pallet product ID and the date and time the scan was performed Files are saved in Comma Separated Value CSV format which is a plain text format or can be imported in to Microsoft Excel Figure 1 1 shows the application s main window and highlights some of its components This figure shows the application when it is configured to scan a single pallet E CBSR Sample Scanner e 3 5 File Scanner Configurat
4. default and recom mended value is 0 345 for NUNC pallets 2 1 2 Decoding Profiles On the preferences dialog window if there is a plus symbol next to the Scanning and Decoding node press it to expand the sub tree This page allows the user to define Decoding Profiles These profiles allow the user define a sub set of tubes to decode when an image of a pallet is scanned Scanning profiles can be used during scan link and scan assign see sections and 8 CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION L Preferences Decoding Profiles Scanning and Decoding Decoding Parameters All rn Maz Mas Has Maio Mai Matz pista o Passion vier Mes Mes v e10 Mei M B12 Plate 3 Position v cz ice Vico Meo Mei Mez Plate 4 Position Moz Mos Mos Mio Mii v o12 Plate 5 Position Me Mes Mes Mero Men Merz Mrz Mrs Mrs v rio v Fi1 v F12 Mr Mes Ms Mero Mai Me z2 Mz H8 MHs v Hto v H11 v H12 Select All Unselect All Delete Profile Restore Defaults Apply Figure 2 5 Decoding profiles preferences For example the user may wish to only decode every other row on a pallet Once the profile is created it can be used at scan link and scan assign time and only the cells activated in the profile will be decoded If 2D barcodes are found in the cells not active in the profile the user will be given a warning message To create a new profile follow these instructions 1 Press the button A dialog box pops up requestin
5. when it is configured to scan a single pallet When more pallets are configured the bottom part of the screen will show a decode results table for each pallet that is enabled To scan one or more pallets follow these steps 1 If this is the first time using the application please configure at least one pallet plate see section 2 1 3 2 Select the scanning profile to be used Leave the selection on All if none have been defined 3 Enter the pallet barcodes into the pallet barcode text boxes A USB barcode scanner 13 14 CHAPTER 3 SCANNING AND DECODING can be used to enter this text into the text boxes 4 Press the Scan Selected button Note that only the pallets with text in the product ID text box will be scan and decoded 5 The scanning and decoding progress dialogs will be displayed as shown in figure 3 2 R CBSR Sample Scanner Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selected Profile All w Pallet bar codes Pallet 1 NUODO46451 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 4 Pallet 5 Pallet 1 1 2 3 11 12 Transferring data Zanmonop Cancel Figure 3 2 Progress dialog boxes shown while scanning and decoding a pallet 6 When the scan and decode is done the result may be missing one or more tubes In this case press the button to scan and decode again The second scan and decode aggregates information to the previous scan and decodes Figure 3 3 shows th
6. 0019 NUAWS20134 NUAWS20259 NUAWS20374 NUAWS20499 NUAWS20550 10 NUAWS19785 NUAWS19907 NUAWS20028 NUAWS20143 NUAWS20268 NUAWS20383 NUAWS20310 NUAWS20587 11 NUAWS19794 NUAWS19916 NUAWS20037 NUAWS20152 NUAWS20277 NUAWS20392 NUAWS20514 NUAWS19800 12 NUAWS20648 NUAWS19925 NUAWS20046 NUAWS20161 NUAWS 20286 NUAWS20408 NUAWS20523 NUAWS20596 7 Thu 13 01 2011 14 17 35 32 sal Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selected Profile All v Pallet product IDs Pallet 1 NU00023459 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 4 Pallet 5 Pallet 1 1 TATNTMONQEPE Pallets scanned and decoded Figure 3 6 Split tabs Note that a tab can be closed at any time by pressing the X on the tab title The tab s context menu is shown when you right click on the tab s title E CBSR Sample Scanner File Scanner Configuration Help vy Thu 13 01 2011 14 16 30 7 Thu 13 01 27 Move Size Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selec Close Pallet product IDs Close Others Pallet 1 Pallet 2 Close All New Editor Pallet 1 Figure 3 7 A tab s context menu right click on the tab title The functions of the items in this menu are as follows Move Move the tab as to display two tabs side by side either vertically or horizontally This is the same as clicking on the tab and dragging it Size Used for resizing the tab Close Closes the tab Close Others Closes all tab
7. 20523 NUAWS20596 Figure 1 1 The CBSR Sample Scanner s main window Inttp en wikipedia org wiki TWAIN 2http en wikipedia org wiki Windows_ Image Acquisition 2 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW Main Menu labelled 1 Allows the user access to the different functions provided by the software see section 1 1 for a description of the menu items Pallet Product IDs labelled 2 The product ID of the pallets to be scanned This product ID is used in the output file These text boxes are enabled or disabled based on which plates are enabled in the preferences Decoding Profile labelled 3 Scanning profiles control which tubes on the pallet will be decoded Profiles are described in detail in section 2 1 2 Decode Results labelled 4 This part of the window shows the decoded product IDs of the tubes that were decoded for each pallet Status Bar labelled 5 The status bar is used to display the current state of the applica tion It is usually updated after the user has completed a task 1 1 Main Menu 1 1 1 File Menu The items under the File Menu allow the user to create new scan tabs and save individual decoded pallets to a file MM CESR Sample Scanner AS Scanner Configuration Help Lg New Scan m New Tab B Save All le Scan Selected E Ex Save K quit Pallet 2 i Figure 1 2 File menu New Scan Use this menu item to clear the contents of the current scanning tabs New Tab Creates a new scanning tab M
8. 6 well pallets The dialog box shown in figure 2 3 is shown when the button is pressed Select Source Sources WIA HP Scanjet 4800 seres 1 0 32 32 Figure 2 3 Selecting a scanning source Driver Type The type of driver that was selected when the button was pressed Normally the application will attempt to determine the driver type as soon as the user makes the selection but sometimes the application does not select the correct type Use the check boxes here to override what the application selected if it was incorrect DPI The Dots per Inch used by the scanner for scanning images For best results use 600 DPI Brightness The brightness setting to be used when scanning images This parameter does not work on Hewlett Packard scanners when using the WIA based driver Contrast The contrast setting to be used when scanning images This parameter does not work on Hewlett Packard scanners when using the WIA based driver 2 1 1 Decoding Parameters On the preferences dialog window if there is a plus symbol next to the Scanning and Decoding node press it to expand the sub tree These settings control how the software decodes the sample tubes imprinted with Data Matrix 2D barcodes 2 1 SCANNING AND DECODING Y MM Preferences pei tot Decoding Parameters Bro la Scanning and Decoding Decoding Parameters Decoding Profiles Decode Edge Threshold 5 Plate 1 Position Plate 2 Position Plate 3 Position Decode Correction
9. CBSR Sample Scanner User Manual Prepared for the Canadian BioSample Repository by the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning January 18 2011 ji Contents 1 Overview dal We os ee i ESR eee Ree ees LLI PIEM Gabe DARED ERO RE SE eee ee eee aes LLS EAST MED nc ae eae LALA Rn 1 1 3 Configuration Menu u 446544456 BE lp ewes LLS Hep Wee occ ce ee eee Ee ERE ee RE REE OE De eS RO oO U N N N ka 2 Configuration 2 1 Scanning and Decoding iii hihi wa 2 1 1 Decoding Parameters 2 pacata Ti na ea dod HO 21 2 Decoding Prolls gt i RA ALS Plate Positions sses sanske ie CON O 09 O 3 Scanning and Decoding 13 Gi PIPA RAR REL 15 oe Mape TiD e ERARIALI eee ERAS GE Se 15 ili 1V CONTENTS List of Figures 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 dal 2 2 2 3 2 4 LO 2 6 aF 2 8 2 9 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 0 3 6 3 7 The CBSR Sample Scanner s main window 1 CHO a nn ee ae a ae a a ee a ee ee 2 oe SONG ol ag tt col Lieve i 3 Conhguration Menu lt e ai EERE RR EE EO RE Owe OS EO 3 ANULAN 2 02 233030 PARADA 3 Configuration preferences dialog box eee eee 5 Scanning and Decoding preferences 6 Selecting a scanning SOuUrce ios A 6 Decoding preferences cs asa ila Rua oR EGS Y Decoding profiles preferences 2 2 2 2 onen 8 Configuring a plate position lt lt eR EHS OE He ees we 9 Sample flatbed Sha nach ea we woe Che eR REP eRe ann 10 Grid alec
10. VIEW Chapter 2 Configuration The configuration settings for the Java Client can be found by selecting Configuration Preferences from the main menu MM Preferences Dj x Scanning and Decoding Decoding Parameters MA Select Scanner Decoding Profiles Plate 1 Position Plate 2 Position Plate 3 Position DPI Plate 4 Position Plate 5 Position Om Oso 7500 Driver Type COTWAIN GWA Brightness Restore Defaults Apply Figure 2 1 Configuration preferences dialog box A configuration page can be selected by clicking on a node on the tree on the left hand side of the dialog box labelled 2 in figure 2 1 The filter text box labelled 1 can be used to quickly find a configuration page by typing the name of the page in whole or in part The following sections discuss the configuration pages in detail 5 6 CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION 2 1 Scanning and Decoding The settings on this page allow the user to specify the scanning and decoding parameters used when decoding pallet images L Preferences Bo we ftetet__ Scanning and Decoding x Scanning and Decoding Decoding Parameters 09 Select Scanner Decoding Profiles Plate 1 Position Plate 2 Position Plate 3 Position OPI Plate 4 Positi sani Oso soo 5600 Plate 5 Position Brightness PO Driver Type TWAIN O WTA Figure 2 2 Scanning and Decoding preferences Select Scanner This button is used to select the scanner that will be used to scan 9
11. at the tube at position Al was missed because that cell in the table is empty Re scan can be attempted multiple times E CBSR Sample Scanner File Scanner Configuration Help 7 Wed 12 01 2011 15 21 42 DI Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selected Profile all Pallet bar codes Pallet 1 NUO0046451 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 4 Pallet 5 Pallet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NUAWS19721 NUAWS19758 NUAWS19749 NUAWS19703 NUAWS19730 NUAWS19697 NUAWS19767 NUAWS19776 NUAWS19785 NUAWS519794 NUAWS20646 NUAWS200SS NUAWS19970 NUAWS20301 NUAWS1984 6 NUAWS19855 NUAWS19864 NUAWS19873 NUAWS19662 NUAWS19591 NUAWS19907 NUAWS19916 NUAWS19925 NUAWS20170 NUAWS19712 NUAWS19952 NUAWS19961 NUAWS20189 NUAWS19989 NUAWS19995 NUAWS20000 NUAWS20019 MUAWS20028 NUAWS20037 NUAWS20046 NUAWS20295 NUAWS20064 NUAWS20073 NUAWS20082 NUAWS20091 NUAWS20107 NUAWS20116 NUAWS20125 NUAWS20134 NUAWS20143 NUAWS20152 NUAWS20161 NUAWS19943 NUAWS20435 NUAWS20195 NUAWS20204 NUAWS20213 NUAWS20222 NUAWS20231 NUAWS20240 NUAWS20259 MUAWS20268 NUAWS20277 NUAWS20286 NUAWS20541 NUAWS19837 NUAWS20426 NUAWS20329 NUAWS20338 NUAWS20347 NUAWS20356 NUAWS20365 NUAWS20374 NUAWS20383 NUAWS20392 NUAWS20408 NUAWS20417 NUAWS20620 NUAWS20505 NUAWSZ0444 NUAWS20453 NUAWS20462 NUAWSZ0471 NUAWS20480 NUAWS20499 NUAWS2Z0310 NUAWS20514 NUAWS20523 NUAWS20532 NUAWS19828 MNUAWS19819 NUAWS20639 NUAWS20569 NUAWS20602 NUAWS20578 NUAWS20611 NUAWS20550 NUAWS2Z0587 NUAWS19800 NUAW520596
12. bs The tab s name displays the date and time that it was created Tab s can also be rearranged by clicking on the tab and dragging it Figure 3 6 shows two tabs split horizontally This was done by clicking and dragging the tab down the window until the icon under the mouse changes to a down arrow 16 CHAPTER 3 SCANNING AND DECODING E CBSR Sample Scanner File Scanner Configuration Help vy Thu 13 01 2011 14 16 30 22 Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selected Profile All v Pallet product IDs Pallet 1 NUO0046451 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 4 Pallet 5 Pallet 1 1 NUAWS19934 NUAWS20055 NUAWS20170 NUAWS20295 NUAWS 19943 NUAWS20541 NUAWS20417 NUAWS20532 Ina tmonow rp 2 NUAWS19721 NUAWS19970 NUAWS19712 NUAWS20064 NUAWS20435 NUAWS 19837 NUAWS20620 NUAWS19828 3 NUAWS19758 NUAWS20301 NUAWS19952 NUAWS20073 NUAW520198 NUAWS20426 NUAWS20505 NUAWS19819 4 NUAWS19749 NUAWS19846 NUAWS19961 NUAWS20082 NUAWS20204 NUAWS20329 NUAWS20444 NUAWS20639 5 NUAWS19703 NUAWS19855 NUAWS20189 NUAWS20091 NUAWS20213 NUAWS20338 NUAWS20453 NUAWS20569 6 NUAWS19730 NUAWS19564 NUAWS19989 NUAWS20107 NUAWS20222 NUAWS20347 NUAWS20462 NUAWS20602 7 NUAWS19697 NUAWS19873 NUAWS 19995 NUAWS20116 NUAWS20231 NUAWS20356 NUAWS20471 NUAWS20578 8 NUAWS19767 NUAWS19882 NUAWS20000 NUAWS20125 NUAWS20240 NUAWS20365 NUAWS20480 NUAWS20611 9 NUAWS19776 NUAWS19891 NUAWS2
13. g a name for the new profile Enter an appropriate name and press the button 2 Now select each cell that should be part of the profile see cells with a checkmark in Figure 2 5 When done selecting cells press the Apply button 2 1 3 Plate Positions A plate is the region on the flatbed that is used to scan a pallet Plate 1 corresponds to Pallet 1 and so on On the preferences dialog window if there is a plus symbol next to the Scanning and Decoding node press it to expand the sub tree 2 1 SCANNING AND DECODING MM Preferences Plate 1 Position Scanning and Decoding l E Decoding Parameters JEnable E Decoding Profiles Orientation Plate 1 Position Plate 2 Position Plate 3 Position Left Plate 4 Position Plate 5 Position Er Right Landscape Bottom Cell Gap Horizontal 0 0 Cell Gap Vertical Plate is not enabled Restore Defaults Apply Figure 2 6 Configuring a plate position To define a pallet scanning region do the following ked Place a pallet that contains tubes on the flatbed scanner Ensure the top edge of the pallet is touching the top of the scanning region and the right edge of the pallet is touching the right margin Ensure the 12 columns are vertical and the 8 rows are horizontal Select the plate region you are going to define If it is the first select Plate 1 Position Click o
14. ion Help 7 Thu 13 01 2011 11 42 31 23 Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Pallet product IDs O Pallet 1 NUOOO46451 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 1 Scan Selected Profile all v Pallet 4 Pallet 5 1 NUAWS 19934 NUAWS20055 NUAWS20170 NUAWS20295 NUAWS 19943 NUAWS20541 NUAWS20417 Ina tmamonowr r NUAWS20532 2 3 NUAWS19721 NUAWS19756 NUAWS19970 NUAWS20301 NUAWS19712 NUAWS19952 NUAWS520064 NUAWS20073 NUAWS20435 NUAWS20198 NUAWS19837 NUAWS20426 NUAWS20620 NUAWS20505 NUAWS19828 NUAWS19819 Pallets scanned and decoded 4 NUAWS19749 NUAWS19846 NUAWS19961 NUAWS20082 NUAWS20204 NUAWS20329 NUAWS20444 NUAWS20639 5 NUAWS19703 NUAWS19855 NUAWS20189 NUAWS20091 NUAWS20213 NUAWS20338 NUAWS20453 NUAWS20569 6 NUAWS19730 NUAWS19564 NUAWS19989 NUAWS20107 NUAWS20222 NUAWS20347 NUAWS20462 NUAWS20602 iy NUAWS19697 NUAWS19873 NUAWS19998 NUAWS20116 NUAWS20231 NUAWS20356 NUAWS20471 NUAWS20578 8 NUAWS 19767 NUAWS19882 NUAWS20000 NUAWS20125 NUAWS20240 NUAWS20365 NUAWS20480 NUAWS20611 9 NUAWS19776 NUAWS19891 NUAWS20019 NUAWS20134 NUAWS20259 NUAWS20374 NUAWS20499 NUAWS20550 10 NUAWS19785 NUAWS19907 NUAWS20028 NUAWS20143 NUAWS20268 NUAWS20383 NUAWS20310 NUAWS20587 11 NUAWS19794 NUAWS19916 NUAWS20037 NUAWS20152 NUAWS20277 NUAWS20392 NUAWS20514 NUAWS19800 12 NUAWS20648 NUAWS19925 NUAWS20046 NUAWS20161 NUAWS20286 NUAWS20408 NUAWS
15. n the Enable box Press the button Now wait for the scanner to scan the entire flatbed 10 CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURATION EM Preferences pellet Plate 1 Position Scanning and Decoding Decoding Parameters Enable Decoding Profiles Orientation Plate 1 Position Landscape Portrait Plate 2 Position Plate 3 Position Left Plate Position Plate 5 Position Teles Right Bottom Cell Gap Horizontal Cell Gap Vertical 4lign grid with barcodes Restore Defaults Apply Figure 2 7 Sample flatbed scan Once the scan is done you will see something similar to Figure 2 7 The image shown on the right hand side is the image taken by the scanner and superimposed is a grid with 8 rows and 12 columns The cell coloured in cyan should correspond to tube in row A and column 1 Under orientation select Landscape You can adjust the size of the grid using the mouse If you move the mouse to one of the corners or one of the edges you can resize the grid by holding down the left button on the mouse The whole grid can be moved by pressing the left mouse button while hovering inside the grid Once the grid cells are aligned with each tube press the button see Figure 2 8 The wheel on the mouse can be used to make the cells smaller or bigger this is referred to as the Cell Gap 2 1 SCANNING AND DECODING 11 Plate 1 Position Enable Orientation Landscape Portrait Left 0 34076595 Top
16. ng tabs Multiple Tabs R CBSR Sample Scanner File Scanner Configuration Help Thu 13 01 2011 11 22 40 7 Thu 13 01 2011 11 23 10 3 Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Selected Profile all v Pallet bar codes Pallet 1 NUA00046451 Pallet 2 Pallet 3 Pallet 4 Pallet 5 Pallet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NUAWS19934 NUAWS19721 NUAWS19758 NUAWS19749 NUAWS19703 NUAWS19730 NUAWS19697 NUAWS19767 NUAWS19776 NUAWS19785 NUAWS19794 NUAWS20648 NUAWS20055 NUAWS19970 NUAWS20301 NUAWS1984 6 NUAWS19855 NUAWS19864 NUAWS19873 NUAWS19882 NUAWS19891 NUAWS19907 NUAWS19916 NUAWS19925 NUAWS20170 NUAWS19712 NUAWS19952 NUAWS19961 NUAWS20189 NUAWS19989 NUAWS19995 NUAWSZ0000 NUAWS20019 NUAWS20028 NUAWS20037 NUAWS20046 NUAWS20295 NUAWS20064 NUAWS20073 NUAWS20082 NUAWS20091 NUAWS20107 NUAWS20116 NUAWS20125 NUAWS20134 NUAWS20143 NUAWS20152 NUAWS19943 NUAWS20435 NUAWS20198 NUAWSZ20204 NUAWS20213 NUAWS20222 NUAWS20231 NUAWS2Z0240 NUAWS20259 NUAWS20268 NUAWS20277 NUAWS20286 NUAWS20541 NUAWS19837 NUAWS20426 NUAWS20329 NUAWS20338 NUAWS20347 NUAWS20356 NUAWS20365 NUAWS20374 NUAWS20383 NUAWS20392 NUAWS20408 NUAWS20417 NUAWS20620 NUAWS20505 NUAWS20444 NUAWSZ0453 NUAWS20462 NUAWS20471 NUAWSZ0480 NUAWS20499 NUAWS20310 NUAWS20514 NUAWS20523 NUAWS20532 NUAWS19828 NUAWS19819 NUAWS20639 NUAWS20569 NUAWS20602 NUAWS20578 NUAWS20611 NUAWSZ0550 NUAWS20587 NUAWS19800 NUAWS20596 rIanammonwr r Figure 3 5 Main window with multiple ta
17. s Plate 4 Position Plate S Position Decode Library Debug Level Decode Square Deviation 1 Decode Scan Gap 0 085 Decode Cell Distance 0 345 e So cn Figure 2 4 Decoding preferences Decode Library Debug Level The decoding software library can output debugging infor mation to a log file When this value is zero there is no debugging information stored in the log file Possible values are O through 9 The higher the value the more detailed the debugging information Decode Edge Threshold Set the minimum edge threshold as a percentage of maximum For example an edge between a pure white and pure black pixel would have an intensity of 100 Edges with intensities below the indicated threshold will be ignored by the decoding process Lowering the threshold will increase the amount of work to be done but may be necessary for low contrast or blurry images The default and recommended value is 5 Decode Square Deviation Maximum deviation in degrees from squareness between ad jacent barcode sides The default and recommended value is N 15 and is meant for scanned images Barcode regions found with corners lt 90 N or gt 90 N will be ig nored by the decoder Decode Corrections The number of corrections to make while decoding The default and recommended value is 10 Decode Scan Gap The scan grid gap size in inches The default and recommended value is 0 085 Decode Cell Distance The distance in inches between tubes The
18. s except this one Close All Closes all tabs If this is done a new tab can be created by selecting File New Tab New Editor Creates a new tab
19. ultiple scanning tabs can be used to keep decode information easily accessible Save All Saves to file all scanned pallets on the current tab Save Used to save to file one of the scanned pallets on the current tab Quit Used to quit the application 1 1 2 Scanner Menu Allows the user to save scanned images to file 1 1 MAIN MENU 3 MM CESR Sample Scanner GIZ RTS Configuration Help sie Scan Image to File El Scan Pallet to File 2 E Pallet 1 Clear Selected Re Scan Selecte Pallet product IDs Pallet 1 NUOO046451 Pallet Figure 1 3 Scanner menu Scan Image To File Scans the entire flatbed and saves it to a file in MS Windows BMP format Scan Pallet to File Scans the image from a pallet to a file 1 1 3 Configuration Menu This menu only contains the preferences item See Chapter 2 for more details MM CBSR Sample Scanner Fie Scanner ieee Help F Wed 12 01 E Preferences Clear Selected Re Scan Selected Scan Figure 1 4 Configuration menu 1 1 4 Help Menu The only item under this menu is the About item When selected it displays a dialog containing the application s version number R About BioSasmpleScan CESR Sample Scanner Version 0 4 0 Developed for the Canadian BioSample Repository by AICML Canadian BioSample Repository http wa biosample ca AICML http faicml cs ualberta ca Installation Details Figure 1 5 About dialog CHAPTER 1 OVER
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