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1. Sequence On Noread Usage Sequence On Noread is useful when the scanner needs to stay in sequence even if no decode occurs Definition When Sequence On Noread is Enabled and Matchcode is set to Sequential the scanner sequences the master symbol on every match or noread When disabled it does not sequence on a noread Serial Cmd lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled As an example of Sequence on Noread Enabled consider the following series of decodes ka ie Decoded symbol 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 aoe Decoded symbol 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 7 7 Matchcode Type 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 deco
2. the same time it is transmitted to the host Host Aux e Data transmission conforms with all parameters Pon specified in the configuration menu e g Pre amble Postamble End of Read Cycle Data is initiated from the Host Scanner e All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in unpolled mode Host Aux Port Scanner lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 2 Half Duplex MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 15 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Full Duplex Mode Usage 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 aa scanner is in a polled mode e Auxiliary port data or scanned data is sent to x 4 the host whenever it is received e Auxiliary port data is not echoed Scanner e Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent without a preamble or a postamble e lt D gt is the only command that is accepted by the scanner from the auxiliary port All other commands are passed through to the host Data initiated from the Scanner e Scan data is not sent to the auxiliary port Host A Scanner Data initiated from the Host e All host data is echoed to the auxilia
3. lt P gt Autodiscriminate All Codes except Pharmacode and PDF417 lt Q gt Enable Code 39 Only Code Types lt R gt Enable Codabar Only lt S gt Enable I 2 5 Only Trigger lt char gt Serial Trigger Character lt A gt Reset does not save for power on lt Ard gt Reset and recall factory defaults Default Reset lt Arp gt Reset and recall power on parameters Save lt Arc gt Recall 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 gt Scanner Status Status Requests lt 1 gt Extended scanner status lt K gt Configuration status Note Utility commands are not accessible by embedded menus 11 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Read Rate When in a read rate mode the scanner 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 num ber of decodes see Formulas for Number of Decodes on page A 46 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 Decodes sec Stat Stop To change from percent read rate Percent A Clear Output to decodes per second first e
4. Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Disabled Enabled Sequential Matching Wild Card Allows the user to choose the way that master symbols will be compared with subsequently scanned symbols Note First set Triggering Mode to External or 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 1 Enabled 2 Wild Card 3 Sequential Has no effect on operations Instructs the scanner to compare symbols or portions of symbols with the master symbol Instructs the scanner to sequence after each match numeric only and compare symbols or portions of symbols for sequential numbers Note If 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 Sequential Matching Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Useful in tracking product serial numbers that increment or decrement sequentially With Sequential enabled Sequential Matching determines if a count is in ascending incremental or descending decremental order lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mis match gt Increment 0 Increment 1 Decrement 7 4 MS 3 Lase
5. Caution In automated environments Continuous Read 1 Output is not recommended 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 7 Trigger External Trigger Level Usage This mode is effective in an application where the speeds of the conveying apparatus are variable and the time the scanner spends scanning each object is not predictable It also allows the user to determine if a noread has occurred 2 Positive Initiate Read Cycle Object 1 moving in front of the detector beam causes a change in 0 the trigger state initiating the read Object cycle Associated waveforms assume detector External Trigger State is set End Read Cycle to Positive The same object moving out ss gt 1 of the detector beam causes Positive N another change in the trigger Object state ending the read cycle detector A Oa Trigger Level Definition 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 Positive or Negative that exists while the object is in a read cycle
6. Hours Since Last Reset lt K407 gt read only returns hours minutes Warning Messages lt K400 warning message status laser high status laser low sta tus novram reset warning status gt Laser High Low lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt Service Message lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt Serial Communication Programs A 8 You can send serial commands from your terminal window in ESP You can also use a ter minal program such as Hyperterminal to send serial commands from your PC to the scan ner From your PC host computer you can ini tiate communications with the scanner by with a terminal communications program such as Hyperterminal provided in the Windows operating system In order to communicate with the scanner you will need to use the following commu nica tions settings Baud 9600 Parity Even Stop Bits One Data Bits Seven Flow Control None MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices 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 4 6 e Commands and data are case sensitive That is characters must be entered as upper or lower
7. Symbologies Code 39 Enabled Code 128 E4N Disabled Interleaved 2 of 5 Disabled Codabar Disabled UPC EAN Code 93 Disabled Industrial 2 of 5 Disabled MSI Code Disabled Plessey Code Disabled Symbology Identifier Disabled Enabled Symbologies by Serial Command Command Title Format lt K470 status check digit status check digit output large interchar pode 93 acter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt lt K474 status fixed symbol length status symbol length EAN 128 Code 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 unused range mode gt lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output sta Codabar tus large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt UPC EAN lt K473 UPCstatus EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character unused UPC E output as UPC A gt Code 93 lt K475 status fixed symbol length status symbol length gt Pharmacode lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Narrow Margins Symbol
8. cc eeeeecceeeeneeeeneeeeeneeeeeee A 23 Appendix M Troubleshooting cecceeeceecerseeeeeeeeesneeeeenaeeeneeeeeenaeeeeeas A 28 Appendix N Glossary Of Terms eecesecceeeeneeeeereeeeneeeeeeeeeeaeeenneeeee A 30 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual v About the MS 3 Laser Scanner About the MS 3 Laser Scanner The MS 3 is an ultra compact scanner that can decode high density symbols from 2 to 10 inches at a 70 degree scan angle at speeds of 300 to 1 000 decodes per second with a power draw of only 300mA at 5V The multi function EZ button can be used for read rate tests and automatic calibration right out of the box and it can also be programmed to per form a variety of other functions Programmable firmware also allows considerable control of multiple features including three programmable relay outputs and new master and trigger inputs The scanner can be configured with ESP Easy Setup Program Microscan s proprietary scanner setup software ESP can be downloaded from the Microscan website at www microscan com You must be running Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher to use ESP Scanner Communication There are five ways to program the scanner 1 Microscan s Windows based ESP 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 ESP s Terminal or another terminal program 3 Embedded firmware onboard menus 4 Symbol configurati
9. Appendices Appendix H Object Detector In a typical operation a scanner will wait for symbol data only during a triggered read cycle A read cycle is initiated by a trigger and can be in the form of a serial command from the host internal trigger or a signal from an object detector external trigger When an object detector also called a sensor package detector etc is used it is set up so that its beam will bounce off the approaching object and the resulting pulse will be sent to the scanner to begin the read cycle Typically a detector is positioned so that it will detect the presence of an object before its symbol can be read An object detector is mounted in almost any position relative to the object as long as 1 the object passes within range of the detector and 2 direct or reflected light from the detector does not interfere with the scanner s reception As the item continues to move down the line its symbol moves into the scanner beam and is read by the scanner Bar coded Object Bar coded Object ILIA TINALITUI Object Detector Scanner Object Detector MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 17 Formulas for Number of Decodes Appendix Formulas for Number of Decodes To ensure reliable scanning apply a minimum of five decodes to each symbol Use the for mulas below to calculate the number of decodes that your symbol will receive If the number of decodes you derive from
10. GC Change Echo Font gS V Enable Echo Show Non Printable Characters Change Keyboard Macros Blue Background Color Display incoming data even when not in focus Default Settings OK Cancel stroke 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 14 Terminal Mode MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual 2 7 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 Code Options Dialog under View Sizing Information Sets the bar height in inches and bar widths in thousands of an inch of the symbols A bar width of 13 is 0 013 inches Caption Sets the characteristics of cap tion font and its placement in relation to the bar code symbol Advanced tab As indicated Document Memo ESP Preferences General Terminal Bar Code Options Advanced Sizing Information Bar Height 0 500 Inches Bar Width 13 Mils Example Caption Caption Font Alignment Below Center ie Default Settings OK Cancel Whatev
11. Good Read A decode The successful scanning and decoding of the information encoded in a symbol A 30 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Half Duplex A communication system in which signals can travel between devices in both directions but not simultaneously Host A computer PLC or other device that is used to execute commands and process data and discrete signals Initialize Implement serial configuration commands into the scanner s active memory Input A channel or communication line Decoded data or a discrete signal that is received by a device Ladder Orientation A linear symbol orientation in which the bars are parallel to the symbol s direction of travel LED See Light Emitting Diode Light Emitting Diode LED A semiconductor device that emits light when conducting current Multidrop A communication protocol for networking two or more scanners or other devices with a concentrator or controller and characterized by the use of individual device addresses and the RS 485 standard Noise The same as static in a phone line or snow in a television picture noise is any unwanted electrical signal that interferes with the symbol data being decoded and transmitted by the scanner Normally Closed A discrete output state that is only active when open Normally Open A discrete output state that is only active when closed Output A channel or communication l
12. Chapter 6 I O Parameters I O Parameters by Serial Command Command Title Format Symbol Data Output lt K705 symbol output status 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 K716 no symbol status no symbol message gt Beeper lt K702 beeper output gt Partial Output lt K703 partial output status start postion length gt Serial Verification lt K701 serial command echo status serial command beep sta tus control hex output gt EZ Button lt K770 global status default on power on gt Output 1 Parameters lt K810 output on polarity pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis Output 1 lt K780 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics Output 1 lt K790 usused Service threshold unused laser current high laser current low gt Output 2 Parameters lt K811 output on polarity pulse width gt Trend Analysis Output 2 lt K781 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics Output 2 lt K791 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser current low gt Output 3 Parameters lt K812 output on polarity pulse width gt Trend Analysis Output 3 lt K782 trend ana
13. Description MS 3 Laser 1 MV Show this window at Startup OK Cancel Skip Easy Setup Mode _ Caneel Note If you need to select another model later you can find it in the App Mode under Model on the menu bar 1 Select MS 3 laser 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 Select the default name for example MS 3 Laser 1 or type in a file name of your choice and click OK 3 Click Yes when the connect to the reader dialog appears ws Would you like to connect to the MS 3 Laser No 1 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 6 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 3 Laser Select the COM Port com Press Start to autoconnect 2 Click the Start button When connected the CONNECTED message will appear in a green box in the sta tus bar on the bottom right of the dialog M5 3 Laser 1 MS 3 Laser CONNECTED 3 If connection 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 bot tom of your dialog try expanding the ESP window horizontally Important Note When you connect to the reader the reader s settings will be loaded into ESP MS 3 La
14. Note If Range Mode is set to Enable the settings for Symbol Length 1 and Symbol Length 2 will define the range of symbol lengths that can be decoded lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 unused range mode gt 6 0 to 64 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 exam ple if your symbol is 10 characters plus a check digit then enable Symbol Length for 12 Note Typically when printing an 2 5 symbol with an odd number of digits a 0 will be added as the first character Range Mode Status Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 5 12 Useful in applications where symbol lengths may vary Allows user the option to define a symbol length range for l 2 of 5 lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 unused range mode gt 0 0 Disabled 1 Enabled When set to Enabled minimum and maximum symbol lengths will be defined by Symbol Length 1 and Symbol Length 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Codabar Symbologies Usage Used in photo finishing and library applications Formerly used in some medical applications but not typically used in newer applications Definition Codabar is a 16 character set 0 through 9 and the characters and with start stop codes
15. Specular reflection preventing AGC stability Remove shiny objects that may enter the scanner s field of view before the symbol enters the field of view Try fixed gain Different segments of bar code decode 100 others decode 0 Poor printing ratio errors or erroneous bar widths Try aggressive ratios Tight ratios decode high quality symbols Standard ratios decode most symbols Aggressive ratios are loosened to allow decoding of poor quality symbols See Symbol Ratio Mode for more information Correct printing variations and improve bar code print quality Cannot communicate with MS 3 MS 3 has defaulted settings No longer set to user communication settings Connect using default settings instead of user settings Unit is in boot mode and communication settings are not the same as application mode Set communication parameters to 57 6K 8 1 None Exit boot mode A 28 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Decode performance was good but is now bad Laser failing Return for service Motor failing Return for service Focus shifted Re position scanner or symbol If re positioning does not help return for service Symbology has changed or there are differences in printing or bar width Try aggressive ratios Tight ratios decode high quality symbols Standard ratios decode most symbols Aggressive ratios are loosened to allow dec
16. concentrator Do you wish to establish a connec tion now 3 Click Yes You will see a Serial Communication Parameters dialog as shown on the next page MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual 2 9 Connect Menu 4 8 Select the concentrator s host port communications settings When you click Connect you will be connecting to your concentrator which can then relay commands to the scanner whose address was set in the Multidrop Settings dialog Click Connect You should see the CONNECTED message in green at the bottom of the window along with the scanner s Multidrop address i EOE Muttidrop 01 Do Retrieve Scanner Settings to upload scanner s configuration Step 4 If upload fails return to the Com Port com z Baud Rate s00 z Data Bits Seven z Stop Bits one Parity Ever gt Cancel Advanced lt lt Force Connection IV Serial Communication Parameters dialog and make the corrections Follow the same procedure for connecting other scanners to your multidrop network Note For more information see the MS Connect 5100 User Manual 2 10 MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual Chapter 2 Using ESP View View indicates the current view with a dot before the item view Help and allows you to quickly move to other views which are also EATR accessed by clicking the icons on the toolbars Baha It also allows you to access the Barcode Dialog Terminal Utility Barcode Dia
17. 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 It is important to note that these Advanced Options Exceptions mand Send Current View Send Current Command Add Exception Remove Exception Parameters Command Exceptions lt K146 0 gt lt K150 0 gt lt K403 0 LOW_TEMP gt lt K485 0 0 10 gt lt K521 2 1 1 1 0 1 gt lt K735 0 MATCH gt lt K736 0 MISMATCH gt lt K790 0 0 0 0 0 0 gt commands will be saved to your reader whenever you do 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 com 1 From the Send Recv button or right clicking from within the tree menus MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual Chapter Communications Chapter Contents Communications by ESP ecceeseeseceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeaeeseeseeeeeeeseaeeneeenatens 3 2 Communications By Serial COMMANG ecceeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeteneetteeteaeetaes 3 2 Password Protection escceessseeesneeeeseeeeesaeeeeseeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeesaeeeseeeeseneteneaaes 3 3 RS 232 422 Host Port ceecceesceseeeeeeeeneeseeeeeeeecneeeeaeeeaeeseaeesaeese
18. s sym bology 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 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 Enable Code 39 only lt R gt Enable Codabar only lt S gt Enable 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 5 24 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Symbol Ratio Mode Symbol Ratio Mode is useful for determining how much quality and data security validation will be applied when decoding a Code 39 Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 or Code 93 symbol Tight ratios will only decode a high quality symbol Standard ratios will decode most symbols Aggressive ratios will not validate the entire symbol before decoding The ratios are loosened to read poor quality symbols This setting is not recommended unless users understand the potential ramifications character substitution rate may increase dramatically when Symbol Ratio Mode is set to Aggressive Code 39 Serial Cmd lt K452 Code 39 Codabar nterleaved 2 of 5 Code 93 gt Default Standard Options 0 Tight 1 Standard 2 Aggressive Tight Maximum ratio is set
19. 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 ID gt Options 5 Command Processing 3 18 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications Daisy Chain ID Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used in a daisy chain setup in cases where the host needs to know which scanner in a daisy chain setup sent the data Each scanner in a daisy chain can be assigned a one or two character ID that will appear in front of decoded data and identify its source lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Enable disable and length must be the same in all scanners Daisy Chain ID Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used in a daisy chain setup in cases where the host needs to know which scanner sent the data A one or two character prefix which identifies the particular daisy chain scanner from which the data is being sent lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain I D gt 1 Any one or two ASCII characters MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 19 Preamble Preamble Preamble Status Usage Useful for identifying and controlling incom
20. Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Transparent 2 Half duplex 3 Full duplex 4 Daisy chain 5 Command Processing MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 13 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Transparent Mode Usage A common application in conjunction with handheld scanners is one that employs an auxiliary readout to detect mis applied bar code symbols Definition In Transparent mode data is passed between the auxiliary port and the host The scanner buffers data from the auxiliary port and echoes the keyed data on the auxiliary port Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port 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 scanner is in a polled mode to the host Scanner auxiliary port data will NOT pass through e lt D gt is the only command accepted by the scanner from the auxiliary port All other commands will pass through to the host Data initiated from the Scanner e Transmission to the auxiliary port occurs imme diately upon a good read Host A or e Scan data to the auxiliary port does not include a preamble or a postamble
21. Multidrop Communications Connect to Reader via the Concentrator You will need a multidrop concentrator and the required power supplies and cabling to communicate with your scanner s 1 2 A 24 From the Communications drop down menu select Config ure Multidrop to bring up the Multidrop Settings dialog If necessary change the default address to match the M Muttidrop Used address of your multidropped scanner and click OK If the host serial port is not connected in ESP you will see the following popup message Multidrop Settings Address 01 Z ETX CR pad V Second Multidrop Concentrator Used ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop concentra tor Do you wish to establish a connection now Address 01 z erx CR zl Click Yes You will see a Serial Communication Parameters dialog Pew 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 com mands to the scanner whose address was set in the Multidrop Settings dialog Click Connect You should see the CONNECTED message in green at the bottom of the window along with the scanner s Multidrop address GORRESTEDI Muttidrop 01 com 9600 E 7 1 Click Retrieve Reader Settings to upload scanner s configuration If upload fails return to th
22. To change the password from the current password enter the current password a comma and the new password If successfully entered the new password will be displayed and the command change protection temporarily removed lt K733 password new password gt Note Follow this with a lt Z gt or lt Zc gt to save for power on MICRO Any ASCII string up to 8 characters MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 3 RS 232 422 Host Port RS 232 422 Host Port Host Port 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 O 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 pa
23. ting and use your cur Status Disabled A Message HIGH LASER Laser Low Status Disabled To open nested options Message LOW LASER single click the Service Message Status Disabled Service Message SERVICE Threshold 300 Resolution Seconds Diagnostics by Serial Command Command Title Format Counts Power on Resets lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt Hours Since Last Reset lt K407 gt read only returns hours minutes lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low sta tus laser low message gt Service Message lt K409 Status service message threshold resolution gt Laser High Low 8 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 8 Diagnostics Diagnostic Messages Overview Usage Definition 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 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 8 3 Counts Counts These co
24. 22 9mm Width Right Angle 2 25 57 2mm Depth Right Angle 2 40 61 0mm Weight Right Angle 3 5 oz 135 g Environmental Enclosure rating IP54 category 2 Operating temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage temperature 30 to 60 C 22 to 140 F Humidity Up to 90 non condensing Operating Life 40 000 hours at 40 C CE Mark General Immunity for light industry EN 55024 1998 ITE Immunity Standard Radiated and Conducted Emissions of ITE Equipment EN 55022 98 ITE Disturbances Optics Semiconductor visible laser diode Laser i 650nM nominal CDRH Class II anal Side i Scanning Parameters Options Single line fixed raster Scan rate Adjustable from 300 to 1000 scans second pen DETH default 500 sps p 205 Scan width angle gt 70 6 1 mm ee Pitch 50 maximum oar Skew 40 maximum 16 On fren 61 0 mj Symbol contrast 25 min 650nM E Connector 3 ft 914mm cable terminated with 15 pin D sub socket 225 connector i i 57 2mm 2X M3x0 5 22 9 men Electrical 5VDC 5 200mV p p max ripple 260mA 5VDC Eae E typical Smm MIN DEPTH 4 f I j Discrete I O 114r Trigger Input 3 to 24V rated 1mA 5 VDC New Master 3 to 24V rated 1mA 5VDC Pe 3 n a Right Outputs 1 2 3 5V TTL compatible can sink 10 mA and ngle Laser scanner source 2 mA ast 216mm M A 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User
25. 3 11 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Parity Aux Port Usage Definition Default Options Serial Cmd Only changed if necessary to match host setting An error detection routine in which one data bit in each character is set to 1 or O so that the total number of 1 bits in the data field is even or odd Even lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 0 None 1 Even 2 Odd Stop Bits Aux Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Only changed if necessary to match host setting Allows the user to select the last one or two bits in each character to indi cate the end of the character lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt One 0 One 1 Two Data Bits Aux Port Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Only changed if necessary to match host setting Number of bits in each character lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt Seven 0 Seven 1 Eight 3 12 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications Auxiliary Port Mode Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Determines the flow of data between the auxiliary port device s the scanner and the host lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt
26. 39 Codabar and Interleaved 2 of 5 the modifier indicates Check Digit and Check Digit Output Status e For Code 39 only Full ASCII needs to be enabled to see modifiers 4 5 and 7 Modifier Check Digit Ona Full or eae 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 JA5 indicates a Code 39 symbol with Check Digit and Check Digit Output Status enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed For Other Symbologies For Code 128 a 1 indicates EAN 128 otherwise the modifier is a 0 For all other codes the modifier is 0 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 23 Background Color Background Color Usage If the background is darker than the symbol then enable black background 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 surround ing medium the scanner 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 partic ularly useful for users who might be unfamiliar with their application
27. 8 Using Master Symbols 1 2 Set Triggering Mode to External or Serial see Trigger Mode on page 4 6 Chose the method of symbol comparison that fits your application see Match code Type on page 7 4 Define the output you want with your matchcode setup a Symbol output Symbol Data Output Status on page 6 4 b Discrete output see Chapter 6 I O Parameters Select the number of master symbols you want to create if more than one see Master Symbol Database Size on page 11 8 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 New Master Pin on page 7 9 Other Master Symbol Serial Commands See also Master Symbol Database Size on page 11 8 for more information details on entering requesting and deleting master symbols MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 7 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
28. AGC min AGC max gt Scan Speed lt K500 scan speed gt Symbol Detect Transition lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt Maximum Element lt K502 maximum element gt Scan Width Enhance lt K511 scan width enhance gt Laser Controls lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt 4 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Multisymbol Usage Commonly used in shipping applications where a shipping symbol contains individual symbols for part number quantity 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 Definition Allows the user to set up conditions that will allow more than one symbol to be decoded and output Conditions The following conditions apply 1 All noread messages are posted at the end of the data string 2 If more than one symbol is within the scan beam at the same time symbol data may not be displayed in the order of appearance 3 If Matchcode Type is set to Sequential or if Trigger is set to Continuous Read 1 Output Number of Symbols will default to 1 if set to any number greater than 1 4 The maximum number of characters in any one bar code other than PDF417 is 64 5 The maximum number of characters in a single scan line is 102 Code 39 6 The maximum number of characters for all symbol
29. Default High Power Low density scanner Medium Power High density scanner Options 0 Low 1 Medium 2 High Automatic Gain Control AGC AGC Sampling Mode Usage AGC Sampling allows you to specify how automatic gain control sampling 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 regard less of the range 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 4 18 lowed by the number of transitions set in Transition Counter page 4 20 stores the highest value of the samples and adjusts the AGC accord ingly at the end of the scan MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Continuous Usage Continuous is the default and the preferred mode for sampling analog sig nal amplit
30. EN 55022 2006 Class A 30 1000 MHz Conducted Emissions EN 55022 2006 Class A 15 30 MHz The MS 3 has been tested by an independent electromagnetic compatibility laboratory in accordance with the applicable specifications and instructions The MS 3 is compliant with FDA performance standards for laser products except for deviations pursuant to laser notice no 50 dated June 24 2007 x MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Introduction Statement of ROHS Compliance All Microscan readers with a G suffix in the FIS number are ROHS Compliant All compliant readers were converted prior to March 1 2007 All standard accessories in the Microscan Product Pricing Catalog are ROHS Compliant except 20 500013 01 and 98 000039 02 These products meet all the requirements of Directive 2002 95 EC European Parliament and the Council of the European Union for ROHS compliance In accordance with the latest requirements our RoHS Compliant products and packaging do not contain intentionally added Deca BDE Perfluorooctanes PFOS or Perfluorooctanic Acid PFOA compounds above the maximum trace levels To view the document stating these requirements please visit http eur lex europa eu LexUriServ LexUriServ do uri CELEX 32002L0095 EN HTML and http eur lex europa eu LexUriServ LexUriServ do uri OJ L 2006 372 0032 0034 EN PDF Please contact your sales manager for a complete list of Microscan s ROHS Compliant products This declaration is based u
31. I Chapter Contents Utilities by ESP Menu wicsicknd cached ah ennai 11 2 Summary of Utilities Commands ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeteneeeaeenee 11 3 Read R te irpiri aea esinen a dest iek hae eb eeesateh en aaa eens 11 5 COUMTE naonana eee ete eons danced e e aa aai 11 6 Master Database c scsccast cf aitscsiecccececceesabaceeghevebees tee ealdeesecepentteeiaiienets 11 8 Digital Bar Code sa scp td cacti elt diced nee eee eek ec eae denne 11 11 FUT WGE descotir eienen a aana aa A A dans aaa 11 12 Device Control cnciinnsii nainen niren wk esd Sane des 11 13 Symbol TYPE arreen les Lecepe se a r en tae EEEE Rin 11 15 Defaulting Saving Resetting eeceeeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeteaeesaeeeneeteaeeeeeeenates 11 16 MicroSCan Grading cecceeeceesceeeeeeeeeeceeeseeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseaeseaeeseaeeeaeeeneeees 11 17 Reader Status Requests ccccecceseseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeeeaeeseeeeeaeestaeeneeeeaees 11 19 Utility 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 You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question m
32. 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 warning to Output 2 Serial Cmd lt K791 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser cur rent low gt Diagnostic Warnings to Output 2 has the same parameters and default settings as Diagnostic Warnings to Output 1 6 24 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Output 3 Serial Cmd lt K812 output on polarity 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 warning to Output 3 Serial Cmd lt K792 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser current low gt Diagnostic Warnings to Output 3 has the same parameters and default settings as Diagnostic Warnings to Output 1 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 25 Quality Output Quality Output Usage Definition Host system can monitor
33. 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 con nector for the duration set by Pulse Width on page 6 19 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 2 status Click Output 2 Pulse to activate lt L2 gt Output 3 Pulse Definition ESP Serial Cmd Activates the link between Output 3 and Output 3 of the host con nector for the duration set by Pulse Width on page 6 19 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 3 status Click Output 3 Pulse to activate lt L3 gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 13 Device Control Extras You can access Device Control from the Utilities menu 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 l gt Disabling laser scanning will not affect any downloaded commands to the reader Enable Reader Definition Causes the laser scanner 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 ti
34. 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 message is sent to the host With External Level enabled the read cycle does not end until the falling edge trigger or a timeout occurs The next read cycle does not begin until the next rising edge trigger 4 14 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle New Trigger Usage New Trigger is an effective way to end a read cycle when objects move past the scanner at irregular intervals not timing dependent Definition New Trigger ends the current read cycle and initiates a new one when a new trigger occurs New Trigger refers only to a rising edge trigger With either External Edge Serial or Serial or Edge enabled an edge or serial trigger ends a read cycle and initiates the next read cycle In the case of External Level a falling edge trigger ends the read cycle but the next read cycle does not begin until the occurrence of the next rising edge trigger 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 Ti
35. activated when the Output On condi tion is met and will stay active until the state of the new master pin changes from inactive to active or the configuration button is depressed in the appropriate mode Important Note To unlatch using the new master pin the new master pin status must be set to disabled To unlatch using the button the button status must be set to unlatch mode Latch Mode 2 Unlatch Opposite Condition Definition The programmable output is activated when the Output On condition has been met and held active until the opposite condition selected under Output On has been met For example if Noread is enabled under Output On the programmable output will go active upon a noread and remain active until the opposite condition a good read occurs Latch Mode 3 Unlatch Enter Read Cycle Definition The programmable output is 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 inhibited when any Output on Warning is active for Output 1 see lt K713 gt command 6 20 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Trend Analysis Output 1 Usage Definition Example Useful in cases in which the user doesn t want to shut down for one con dition but wants to monitor quality and read conditions Applies trend analysis settings to Output 1 With Trend Analysis the user can track the occurrences and
36. and at least two distinctly different bar widths Codabar Status Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Start amp Stop Match Status Codabar 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 status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 13 Codabar Start amp Stop Output Status Codabar Usage Used to verify matching Definition Causes the start and stop characters to be transmitted with symbol data Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit status check digit output status gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Large Intercharacter Gap Codabar Usage It is helpful for reading symbols that are printed out of specification Caution Do not use Large Intercharacter Gap with Narrow Margins enabl
37. are Saved Import Export I mport 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 3 Laser Reader User Manual Chapter 2 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 MS 3 Laser gt To connect to another model select New Model choose a new MS 860 gt model and click OK Note that all the models you have enabled by selecting will con tinue to appear in the Model menu and that the same menu is repeated when clicking the Switch Model icon jhe Options Ca New Model ra Switch Model When you save your ESP file you will be saving the settings of all the models defined in a single ESP file MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual 2 5 Pulldown Menus Options You can use the Options menu save memos and set up ESP ESP Preferences Preferences General Terminal Bar Code Options Advanced Note Preferences will be saved On Startup Toolbar Style and be loaded into ESP when I Reload Last File Show Both Icon and Text ESP is opened next whether or M Show Model Promot F ny Show Icon not you save the ESP file to the I Skip Easy Setup Mode C Only Show Text computer V Show Connect Prompt Prefe rences l Receive After Connect General tab I Enable Send and Save as Customer D
38. 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 separated by commas and typically an initializing command as follows lt Kthree digit numeric data data etc gt lt initializing command gt 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 changing 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 Many K command will automatically be saved for power on MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 9 Serial Command Format Concatena
39. 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 reader 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 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 11 12 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Device Control Outputs You can access Device Control from the Utilities menu Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Outputs Extras Output 2 Pulse Output 3 Pulse Disable Reader Send Motor Off Output 1 Pulse Definition ESP Serial Cmd Activates the link between Output 1 and Output 1 of the host con nector for the duration set by Pulse Width on page 6 19 regardless of Master Symbol or Output 1 status Click Output 1
40. expected to be WEEE amp RoHS2 compliant Microscan will mark the products with the CE marking that complies with the RoHS2 process to acquire CE certification per the example given Example gt gt Machinery directive EMC directive ROHS2 Declaration of Conformity MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual xi xii MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter Q u iCk S tart l Chapter Contents Step 1 Hardware Required cecceesceesceceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseaeeseaeeeeesaas 1 2 Step 2 Connect the SYSteM ccceecceeeceeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeseaeeseeeeeeeeeeeteaeenaeeeea 1 3 Step 3 Position Symbol and Scanner ccccecesceeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeseeeeeseneeeees 1 4 Step 4 Instal ESP i As chien tiie ace edi ina ea aaa eae 1 5 Step 5 Select Reader Modeler iea o a Ee AS SEE 1 6 Step G A t conhe Ch ee raa ee eE e e A aE AEA E A araa 1 7 step 7 Testfor Read Raie a E eee e Eea ent 1 8 Step 8 Calibrate the Reader eeceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeseeeeeieeeeeeeneetaas 1 9 Step 9 Save Calibration Settings for Power On sssseseseesreereesresreereesen 1 10 Step 10 Configure the Reader sssssssensssnnsseneeetrertrrtttnnntnnetnnnertnnennnnnnne 1 11 This section is designed to get the scanner up and running quickly so the user can get a sense of its capabilities and test sample bar code symbols Detailed setup information for configuring the scanner for your specific application can be obtained in the s
41. gt Scan Width Enhance lt K511 scan width enhance gt Laser Setup lt K700 aser 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 inter character gap fixed symbol length status default symbol length full ASCII set gt A 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Code 128 lt K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator status applica tion record separator character application record brackets applica tion 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 amp stop match status start amp stop output sta Codabar tus large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta UPC EAN 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 Ph lt K477 status fixed bar length status fixed bar length min no of armacode bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt PDF417 special
42. 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 x ation Terminal Utilities e W Find asc x 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 10 3 Macros Macros Macros can be stored in a macro selection bar edited in a separate window and exe cuted by clicking on the macro name Default Macros Add Macro NextRow Reset Savetonovram Reader Status Read Rate decode sec Click on Next Click on the first arrow here to Click here to edit a Row to see Add Macro or Default Macros macro the next row When you default macros the of macros entire macros set is restored to their original macro commands When you click on the macro name the macro is executed in the terminal window If this is a command the command is also sent to the reader at the same time it is dis played Editing a Macro When you click the arrow next to a any macro and select Edit the following appears Macro Name MacroValue lt C p gt You can edit an existing macro or type in a new macro name and define it in the Macro Value text box Click O
43. in which symbol data needs to be moved quickly to the host typically when the host is making decisions based on symbol data 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 Mode on page 4 14 for options to end the read cycle Usage Definition 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 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 Te Read cycle Timeout Host This is when host activates trigger expects output Figure 6 6 Read Cycle 6 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Message Output Chapter 6 I O Parameters The following flow chart explains the logic paths taken for Noread Bad Symbol and No Symbol outputs Start of Read Cycle Scans until end of read cycle Notes When Symbol Detect is enabled the scanner will test for a minimum number of bar and space transitions as set in Transition Counter Threshold If that minimum thresh old is met a Bad Symbol message is sent otherwise a No Symbol message is sent If
44. long as one of the diagnos tic conditions is met The output will go inactive as soon as it detects no active diagnos tic warning Usage Alerts user to critical conditions Definition Sets up the destinations and specific warnings that will cause activation See Chapter 8 Diagnostics for more information 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 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser cur rent low 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 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser cur rent low gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Current Low Definition Activates the output whenever the high current threshold has been met Will output once Serial Cmd lt K790 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser cur rent low gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 23 Output 2 Output 2 Serial Cmd lt K811 output on polarity 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
45. message gt HI GH LASER Any 1 to 10 character ASCII string except NUL lt or gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 8 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 the 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 Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser Low Message Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 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 NUL lt or gt 8 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 8 Diagnostics Service Message Definition The service timer is reset on power on thus the timer 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 Dis
46. mount scanner so that your symbols pass through the center of the depth of field minimum maximum range You find the center by moving your sym bol 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 question about the symbol s readability contact your Microscan representative After changing any parameter that might affect decode rate repeat decode rate test Clean the scanner window with a clean dry Q tip or cotton cloth on a regular basis Do Not e Aim the scanner into direct light or sunlight Aim the scanner into an external object detector or other light emitting device e Obstruct the scanner window with mounting hardware or other objects e Connect chassis of scanner and host to different ground potentials e Operate the scanner in excessive temperature environments MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 21 Interface Standards 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 driv ers 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 tw
47. of bars and spaces on a symbol used to detect the presence of a symbol on an object Symbology A symbol 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 Tilt Rotation of a symbol around an axis perpendicular to the substrate See the illustration under the definition of Pitch Trigger A signal transition or character string that initiates a read cycle Very Large Scale Integration VLSI The creation of integrated circuits by combining thousands of transistor based circuits on a single chip VLSI See Very Large Scale Integration A 32 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual
48. on Mismatch Disabled New Master Pin Disabled Matchcode by Serial Command Command Title Format Matchcode Type lt K223 matchcode type sequential matching match start position match length wild card character sequence on noread sequence on mismatch gt New Master Pin lt K225 status gt Master Symbol Database Size lt K224 number of master symbols gt Matchcode Enable lt K223 status gt Enter data to database lt K231 master symbol number master symbol data gt Request Master Symbol Information lt K231 master symbol number gt Request all Master Symbol Information lt K231 gt Delete Master Symbol lt K231 master symbol number gt Store Next Symbol as Master Symbol lt Gmaster symbol number gt 7 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode Overview of Matchcode Usage Matchcode is used in applications to sort route or verify data based on matching the specific symbol in a variety of ways as defined in this sec tion For example a manufacturer might sort a product based on dates that are embedded in the symbol Definition With Matchcode you can store master symbol data in the scanner s memory compare this data against the scanned symbols and define how symbol data and or discrete signal output will be directed A master sym bol database can be set up for up to 10 master symbols See Master Database on page 11
49. one of these calcu lations is less than the mini mum 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 SH 3 x DR 3 ND number of decodes A 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 that a given symbol receives as derived from a stationary scan test Direction of label travel lt _ _ __ Scan Line Ladder Single Scan Line Picket Fence Calculation For single scan line picket fence scanning use the following for lt Direction of label travel gt so x DR 3 number of complete decodes Label 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 equa
50. output functions for specific user selected conditions Output On Definition Allows the user to set the conditions under which an output or out puts will be activated Serial Cmd lt K810 output on polarity pulse width output mode gt Default Mismatch or Noread Options 0 Mismatch or Noread 4 Trend Analysis 1 Match 5 Validation 2 Mismatch 6 Diagnostic Warning 3 Noread Note If Output On is set to Mismatch or Noread Match or Mismatch a transition switching will not occur unless Matchcode Type is enabled and a master symbol is loaded into memory Mismatch or Noread Activates discrete output when the symbol data does not match that of the master sym bol or the symbol has not been decoded before the end of the read cycle Match Activates a discrete output when the symbol data matches the master symbol Note If you want to output for a good read and Matchcode is not enabled you can enable any output for Match Mismatch Activates a discrete output whenever the symbol data does not match that of the mas ter symbol Noread Activates a discrete output whenever the symbol data is not decoded before the end of the read cycle 6 18 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Trend Analysis Tracks the occurrences and frequency of mismatches noreads and the number of reads per trigger and output the results to any of three outputs Validation Not yet implemented Diagn
51. required as in a Multi symbol setup for matching and other matchcode operations Allows you to define up to 10 master symbols as the master symbol data base which can be entered by keyboard scanned in displayed or deleted by serial or ESP commands Request Master Symbol Data Definition Serial Cmd Options 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 scan ner transmits the following format lt K231 5 data gt If no master symbol data available the output will be lt M5 gt Send lt K231 master symbol number 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 1 to 10 Request All Master Symbols Data Definition Serial Cmd Returns master symbol data for all enabled master symbols from 1 to 10 Send lt K231 gt to request all current master symbols Delete Master Symbol Data Definition Serial Cmd Options Delete Master Symbol Data allows you to delete an enabled master symbol Send lt K231 master symbol number gt to delete the master symbol 1 to 10 7 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter Diagnostics 8 Chapter Contents Diagnostics by ESP Menu i c0ccchela deities die alles 8 2 Diagnostics by Serial Command eeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteaeeeaeeteneteneend 8
52. 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 5 RS 232 422 Host Port Point to Point with RTS CTS Usage Definition Serial Cmd 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 transmitted over two dedi cated wires as defined in the RS 232 standard Used only with RS232 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 lt K140 1 gt Point to Point with XON XOFF Transmitter On Off Usage Definition Serial Cmd 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 RS232 This option enables the host to send the XON and XOFF command as a single byte transmission command of start Q or stop S lt K140 2 gt Point to Point with RTS CTS amp XON XOFF Usage Definition Serial Cmd Used only with RS232 This option is a combination of Point to Point with RTS CTS and Point to Point with XON XOFF lt K140 3 gt Polling Mode D Usage D
53. scanner looks for readable bar code symbols and records the high est read rates it encounters while stepping through various settings for motor speed laser power fixed gain and AGC level If the The software evaluates the results and selects the best combination Setting up for Calibration Position your bar code symbol at the distance used in your application and confirm that it is at a distance within the specifications for that symbol size see Position Symbol and Scanner on page 1 4 Calibration Methods There are three ways to start calibration e ESP Calibration menu page 9 3 e Serial command lt CAL gt page 9 3 e From the embedded calibration menu lt gt page 9 4 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 I 2 of 5 label verify that the number of characters in the label being scanned matches the code length enabled for the I 2 of 5 code type default is 10 and 6 See I nter leaved 2 of 5 on page 5 13 9 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 9 Calibration Calibration By ESP 1 In the Apps Mode click the Calibration button on the icon bar at the top of ESP to open the calibration menu 2 In the Fixed Parameter Calibration area you can select one or two parameters that you do NOT
54. set at 2 65 1 A Validate function is not used in this mode This method may be useful on long symbols where the spot velocity can change throughout the symbol and effect the minimum and maximum bar values MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 27 Symbol Ratio Mode 5 28 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter I O Parameters 6 Chapter Contents Output Conditions by ESP Menu ecceeeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeseeeeeaeetaas 6 2 I O Parameters by Serial COMMANG ceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteaeeeeeeteaeeeaeeeneeees 6 3 Symbol Data Output csi eee eceeeeeeeeneeeeaeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeeeseaeeseeeenaeeseeeeeaeeeneeee 6 4 Message Outputs soseeseciecccescecsciciut ensue cauenaftsceecbensubaceweh edueeteecesecteanterugtentiande 6 7 Noread Message cccecceceseeceeseeeeeseeeeesenseeneeeeeeseeeneseesenseseeseseeenennaeenees 6 8 Bad Symbol Message ceeceeeceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeaeeseaeesaeeseeeeeeeeneeseaeenaes 6 9 No Symbol Message ccecceeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeceeeeseeeeeaeeeaeeseaeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 6 10 BOOP Oli ssccgsceeepescdcesshec ane deuecces buepedd sane wnnece dean ctersefesnsiceeedeexsqtieatersteetiinem eee 6 11 Partial OUtDUt 0 eee eee ceeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeseaeesaeesaeesaeeseaeseeeseaeeeeeenaeeas 6 12 Serial Verification eeceeeceeeceeeneeeeeeeeneeseeeeeneeseeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeseeeseeeseeeeeatesees 6 13 EZ BUOM siirsin aaea aee a peaa aae a Eaa a 6 15 OJU a a EEE E E E ETT ET 6 18 OUDI
55. solu tion 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 scanner raster height depends on the raster arc and the symbol distance range from the scanner Both the top offset and bottom offsets can be adjusted indepen dently in 255 increments and the resulting arc can vary from 0 to 30 1 The number 2 in the SR formula ensures that each symbol receives two full raster sweeps MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 19 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 with the Direction of symbol travel exception that the scan width is shortened in proportion lt 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 symbol Applies to both picket fence and ladder oriented symbols If your application allows it slowing scan speed the time in seconds that a symb
56. to 28 VDC at 5 watts or greater European models must use a similarly rated Class or Class Il power supply that is certified to comply with standard for safety EN 60950 Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous laser light radiation exposure There are no user serviceable parts in the scanner Opening the scanner voids the Microscan Systems Inc warranty and could expose the user to laser diode power 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 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual vii Warning and Caution Summary Warning and Caution Summary cont The following label is located on side of the MS 3 Laser Scanner Saco AVOID EXPOSURE CAUTION CLASS 2 LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO THE BEAM PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH 21 CFR 1040 10 AND 1040 11 EXCEPT FOR DEVIATIONS PURSUANT TO LASER NOTICE NO 50 DATED JUNE 24 2007 e Embedded Laser Diode 650nm 12mW e Wavelength 650nm e Beam Divergence 0 6 typ Pulse Duration 38us e Maximum Power 1mW Standard IEC 60825 1 Ed 2 2007 Location of the MS 3 s laser aperture Laser Aperture CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure IMPORTANT The MS 3 is inte
57. 2 Diagnostic Messages Overview eecseceeececeeeeeneeeeeeteaeeseeeeeaeeteeseaeeeteeted 8 3 COURTS 22 i athe eine eet bode i si eed dee 8 4 Hours Since Last Reset noinein adidas 8 6 LAS OMAGH anier ss ieaue eds ieee ts Sivec add ieee eae A T 8 7 Laser LOW dienen tii exerci eect Re de ede eee 8 8 Service MESSAGE evedis coidedosnevlilianeed estie a EEE S ees 8 9 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 send ing lt K 400 1 1 gt 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 8 1 Diagnostics by ESP Menu Diagnostics by ESP Menu E Diagnostics Counts Read Only Diagnostics Power on 11281 Click this button to bring Resets 0 up the Diagnostic menu Power on Saves 29 Custom Default Saves 1 Hours Since Reset Read Only Hours 0 To change a setting Minutes 1 double click the set Laser High
58. 33 35 37 39 3B 3D 3F 41 43 45 47 49 4B 4D 28 2A 2C 2E 30 32 34 36 38 3A 3C 3E 40 42 44 46 48 4A 4C 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A 27 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Troubleshooting Appendix M Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Solution Motor won t spin up and scan Power supply is lower than required voltage Use a shorter cable or provide required input voltage Default pin held low at power up Boot mode enabled Bad cable Fix or replace cable Missing or faulty Application Code Boot mode enabled Enter boot mode with power up and default pin Download new Application Code LEDs are flashing but MS 3 is not scanning Boot mode enabled Verify Application Code Release default line and re power unit MS 3 is not decoding The symbology being used in the application is not enabled in the scanner Enable the symbology type being used in the application Length field does not match actual length Disable fixed length option or change length field to match actual symbol length Poor decode performance High frequency ambient lighting Shade bar code read area especially the scan path between the unit and the bar code Poor bar code printing ratio errors or erroneous bar width
59. 72 r 19 13 DC3 AS 51 33 3 83 53 S 115 73 s 20 14 DC4 AT 52 34 4 84 54 T 116 74 t 21 15 NAK AU 53 35 5 85 55 U 117 75 u 22 16 SYN AV 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 v 23 17 ETB W 55 37 7 87 57 W 119 77 w 24 18 CAN X 56 38 8 88 58 X 120 78 x 25 19 EM Ay 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79 y 26 1A SUB AZ 58 3A 90 5A Z 122 7A z 27 1B ESC AT 59 3B 91 5B 123 7B 28 1C FS A 60 3C lt 92 5C 124 7C 29 1D GS 61 3D 93 5D 125 7D 30 1E RS An 62 3E gt 94 5E A 126 7E 31 1F US No 63 3F 95 5F _ 127 7F D MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 11 ASCII Table Communication Protocol Commands Protocol Command Control Characters Hex Mnemonic displayed on Entered in menu or Code 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 C 03 End of Text ACK AF 06 Acknowledge NAK U 15 Negative Acknowledge XON Q 11 Begin Transmission XOFF S 13 Stop Transmission A 12 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Appendix F Defaulting Saving Resetting Understanding and controlling your scanner s active saved and default settings is critical to the operation of your scanner 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 custom
60. A e Communications with the auxiliary port is always in Point to Point protocol even if the Scanner host is in a polled protocol mode Data initiated from the Host A ux e All host data is echoed to the auxiliary port in Host Port unpolled and polled mode a Scanner Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 1 Transparent 3 14 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications Half Duplex Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Useful when the user wants symbol data displayed on an auxiliary screen close to the scanner In Half Duplex mode all auxiliary port data and symbol data is sent directly to the host Symbol data is displayed on the auxiliary port screen at the same time the data is sent to the host Data initiated from the Auxiliary Port e Auxiliary port data to the host is ignored if the scanner is in a polled mode Host ae or e Auxiliary port data or scanned data is sent to the host whenever it is received E e Auxiliary port data is not echoed Scanner e Auxiliary port data to the host is always sent without a preamble or a postamble e lt D gt is the only command that is accepted by the scanner from the auxiliary port All other commands are passed through to the host Data initiated from the Scanner e Scan data is transmitted to the auxiliary port at
61. E E E EN EE EE T T T 2 11 Navigating im ESP icai aseen a E RE Ghali 2 12 Send Receive Options 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 Setup Mode for initial setup From there you move easily into the App Mode application mode where you can access several configuration and utilities menus MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual 2 1 Setup Mode Setup Mode In Setup Mode you are presented with the Test option and if appropriate for your application Calibration After connecting to your scanner or reader the Setup Mode will first appear This will provide you with instructions specific to your model that will help you in positioning testing and if appropriate calibrating Test Click the Test button to start the read rate test for a quick indication of the read capa bilities and the limits of your application When Decodes per Second is unchecked the test will count the percentage of decodes relative to the number of actual scans Click Stop to end the test Calibrate Some models include a calibration routine that will optimize reads by comparing read rates at various settings in focal lengths scan speeds and gain settings ESPESP Untitled File Model Connect Help Ss App Mode Autoconnect Switch Model Test button Click here to change from percentage of
62. E TEE 11 5 COUNTENS E E E A S egies aeehlctecdec teeters 11 6 Master Database iiivaninncnninan anne a a yeasts 11 8 Digital Bar Code eani een viel ala eine ried sien 11 11 FInMWare wie wale seek A ee ee 11 12 Device Control iv ccceaineic eee Sl aie ieee 11 13 SYMbOL Ty pensar HR se ea A ee ees 11 15 Defaulting Saving Resetting oo eee eects este eset ee eeeeeeeeaeeeenaeeeeneeeens 11 16 Microscan Grading snn ni rn ae ees 11 17 Reader Status Requests 0 00 ec ceeseceeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeeeeeaeeeeenees 11 19 Appendices Appendix A General Specifications 2 0 0 ceseeeeeceeeeeesennteeeeeeeeseeeeeenas A 2 Appendix B Electrical Specifications ccccceeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees A 5 Appendix C Serial Configuration Commands eeceesseeeeeeeeeeneeeeeaes A 6 Appendix D Serial Command Format A 9 Appendix E ASCII Table uic c s ccccseeceesecedesdeneeeeceeeeteeesegedenssceetenseneesenerees A 11 Appendix F Defaulting Saving Resetting 0 eeccceeeeeeeesteeeeeeeeeneeeeens A 13 Appendix G Symbol Configuration 0 eee eeeecceeeseeeseeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeneeeee A 15 Appendix H Object Detector oo ec eeeeceeenneeeeneeeeeneeeeeaeeeeenaeeeneeeene A 17 Appendix Formulas for Number of Decodes n A 18 Appendix J Operational Tips ce cceeeeeeeeneeeeneeeeneeeeenaeeseeeeeeneeeeee A 21 Appendix K Interface Standards 00 0 eee ceesseeeecceesseeeeseeeeseneeeeeneeeeaas A 22 Appendix L Multidrop Communications
63. K 10 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 10 Terminal Mode Terminal Window Functions Right click on the terminal window to display the following Paste Clear Select All Save Change Fort Change Echo Font Disable Echo Change Background Color gt Default Settinas Copy selected text to clipboard Paste from terminal or computer text Clear all text in terminal window Select All text in the terminal window Save brings up a save as dialog box Change Font of data text brings up a text dialog Change Echo Font to change typed in text or commands Change Background Color of terminal win dow Default Settings changes all the above back to default settings Terminal Pulldown Menu The pulldown Terminal menu has Capture and Save Current Text as well as the functions defined above Terminal Help Capture Save Current Text Change Fort Change Echo Font Disable Echo Change Background Color gt Default Settings e 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 ter minal window to a text file of your choice MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 10 5 Terminal Window Functions 10 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter U ti itle S
64. MICROSCAN MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual P N 84 000003 Rev B Copyright and Disclaimer ii Copyright 2015 Microscan Systems Inc Tel 1 425 226 5700 800 762 1149 Fax 1 425 226 8250 All rights reserved The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the pur pose 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 We state herein that we are using the names 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 Center on our web site at www microscan com Technical Support For technical support e mail helpdesk microscan com Warranty For current warranty information see www microscan com warranty Microscan Systems Inc United States Corporate Headquarters 1 425 226 5700 800 762 1149 United States Northeast Technology Center 1 603 598 8400 800 468 9503 European Headquarters 31 172 423360 Asia Pacific Headquarters 65 6846 1214 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Introduction Table of Contents Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 1 Check Hardware 000 cccseiceee
65. Manual Appendices Symbologies Standard Code 39 Code 128 2 5 Codabar Code 93 UPC EAN Pharmacode Special option PDF417 Indicators Beeper Good Read Match Mismatch Noread On Off LEDs 1 status 1 power 5 read performance representing the percentage of decodes LED State Status Power Green On Scanner has power Ready 80 Amber On Scanner is in read cycle GD RD 100 Amber On Good Read Safety Certifications CDRH FCC UL cUL CE BSMI compliant FE CE B RoHS WEEE Compliant 2015 Microscan Systems Inc All rights reserved Specifications subject to change Product specifications are given for typical performance at 25 C 77 F using grade A labels Performance characteristics may vary at high temperatures or other environmental extremes Warranty One year limited warranty on parts and labor Extended warranty available MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 3 General Specifications Read Ranges A Low Density Narrow Bar Width High Density 0033 0 84 mm 2 3 to 2 6 58 to 66 mm 005 127 mm 2 to 3 1 51 to 79 mm 0075 191 mm 1 7 to 3 7 43 to 94 mm 010 254 mm 1 5 to 4 38 to 102 mm Narrow Bar Width Low Density 0075 191 mm 3 to 6 76 to 152 mm 010 254 mm 2 to 7 51 to 178 mm 015 381 mm 2 to 8 51 t
66. Manual Chapter 9 Calibration 4 Exit the Calibration Setup menu To exit the Calibration Setup menu press the ESC key The following prompt will be displayed DO YOU WANT TO USE CALIBRATION SETTINGS NOT SAVED Y N Typing Y will cause the current settings in the Calibration Setup menu will cause the scanner to be reset without saving the settings for power on You will then be asked DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THESE SETTINGS FOR POWER ON Y N These settings include Motor Speed Gain AGC Level Laser Power and Laser Frame Typing N will cause the scanner to be reset without saving the settings for power on MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 9 5 Auto Frame Auto Frame Auto Frame by ESP In the Calibration menu you can also use the Auto Frame command to constrain the width of the scan beam This is useful if extraneous markings interfere or slow down decoding It works by setting the length of time the laser is ON during each scan so that only a selected portion of the scan width is effectively scanned 1 In the Apps Mode click the Calibration button on the icon bar at the top of ESP to open the calibration menu In the Auto Frame portion of the display note that in the default ae mode is Framing Enabled the Off position is set to 95 and the On Calibration position is set to 10 plead 2 To adjust the scan width automatically click on the Auto Frame button The scanner will locate the start and stop ch
67. Narrow Bar 6 6164 fivg Bar Error 21 Inter Character Gap 6 6166 Margin gt 5 The following information is output e Symbol Type The type of symbol decoded e Symbol Direction The direction of the symbol presented to the scanner e Symbol Length The length of the symbol data encoded e Symbol Data The data encoded in the symbol e Check Character Displays the check digit type that the scanned symbol complies with If the symbol does not comply then the scanner outputs Failed MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 17 Microscan Grading Decodability Calculates the decodability of the symbol using the video acquired by the reader The calculations are consistent with ANSI X3 182 1990 however the it is important to note the measurements used to acquire the symbol information are proprietary and are not ANSI compliant W N Ratio Calculates the wide to narrow ratio of the symbol using the video acquired by the reader The calculations are consistent with ANSI X3 182 1990 however the it is important to note the measurements used to acquire the barcode information are proprietary and are not ANSI compliant Average Narrow Bar Calculates the wide to narrow ratio of the symbol using the video acquired by the reader The calculations are consistent with ANSI X3 182 1990 however the it is important to note the measurements used to acquire the barcode information are proprietary and are not ANSI compliant Avera
68. T 2 eenen r E A cer errr cree eee 6 24 COU 010 e E A A A T 6 25 Quality Output s neneneeenneneeeeeeeeteeeenetsrtntastrnetantatrsttntantrntennennrnneene eneen 6 26 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 question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 1 Output Conditions by ESP Menu Output Conditions by ESP Menu CLL rL 10 Click this Button to bring up the I O Parameters menu To change a setting double click the set ting and use your cur sor to scroll through the options To open nested options single click the 6 2 1 0 Parameters Symbol Data Output Noread Message Bad Symbol Message No Symbol Message Beeper Partial Output Serial Verification Test Button Output 1 Parameters Output 2 Parameters Output 3 Parameters Quality Output FF a MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Good Match Enabled Disabled Disabled On Good Read Disabled Enabled
69. abled 1 Enabled Service Message Serial Cmd Default Options Threshold lt K409 status service message threshold resolution gt SERVICE 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 5 minutes Options 1 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 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 8 9 Service Message 8 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter C alibration Chapter Contents Calibration Auto Frame The purpose of calibration is to optimize certain scanner settings to obtain the highest read rates in one or several label 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 and embedded menus For most applications calibration is the only optical setup required This section also includes an explanation of Auto Frame com mands the routine for constraining the width of the scan beam MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 9 1 Calibration Calibration When a Calibrate command is sent all symbologies are enabled except PDF417 and Pharmacode The
70. accepted Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scan ner 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 64 5 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Full ASCII Set Code 39 Usage 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 character it is less efficient Definition Standard Code 39 encodes 43 characters zero through nine capital A through capital Z minus symbol plus symbol forward slash space deci mal point dollar sign and percent symbol When Full ASCII Set is enabled the scanner can read the full ASCII character set from 0 to 255 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 Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 5 Code 128 Code 128 Usage Code 128 is useful in applications with tight spots and high security needs Definition A very dense alphanumeric symbology I
71. and the performance LEDs will be activated 3 When the scanner starts to beep remove the configuration symbol from the scan ner s field of view The beeping will end and the scanner will be in the configuration mode During the configuration mode the LEDs will emit a side to side 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 oa MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 15 Symbol Configuration Using Configuration Symbols Once in symbol configuration mode serial command data encoded in Code 128 symbols is read by the scanner 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 ata 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 scanner must be read 25 times consecutively to be used as a valid symbol Once this is done the scanner will interpret the symbol data in the same fashion as it inter prets 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 represent one command as long as the symbols are presented individually a
72. anner to the host In this mode the scanner accepts either a serial ASCII character or an external trigger pulse to start the read cycle lt K200 5 gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Trigger Filter Duration Usage Trigger Filter Duration is useful where trigger bounce could cause false triggers Definition Trigger Filter Duration can prevent trigger bounce from falsely triggering the scanner by limiting the time in which trigger pulses can be received Serial Cmd lt K200 trigger mode trigger filter duration gt Default 244 0 0099796 seconds Options 0 0000818 to 2 6803815 seconds 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 Users can select the trigger polarity that will operate with their systems Definition Determines whether a positive or negative transition will initiate the read cycle Serial Cmd lt K202 external trigger state gt Default Positive Options 0 Negative 1 Positive MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 11 Serial Trigger Serial Trigger Usage Definition Allows the user to define 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 entered within angle brac
73. aracter delay gt 3 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications Password Protection Note Password protection options are entered serially and are not available in ESP menus Usage Definition Password Entry Password Protection when enabled prevents the scanner s parameters from being modified but does not affect the flow of data from the scanner or its response to read only commands Can require a password for any serial or menu command change From a terminal screen enter lt K733 password gt Do not put a comma between K733 and the password If you enter the password correctly you will see the password echoed to the screen and you will then be able to make changes to the scanner s parameters Enter the password once and the scanner s command protection is temporarily unlocked until the scanner is turned off or reset If a reset occurs then the password will need to be entered again Password Status Definition Serial Cmd Default Options If Password Status is set to Disabled then no parameters are off lim its If Password Status is set to Enabled then this option cannot be subse quently disabled until the password defined in lt K733 gt is entered This parameter is non volatile and will be included in any lt Z gt or lt Zc gt parameter save lt K732 status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled New Password Definition Serial Cmd Default Options
74. aracters 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 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 64 When more than one master symbol is enabled the maximum number for each addi tional symbol diminishes as shown here of Symbols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Maximum charactere 64 64 42 32 25 21 18 16 14 12 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 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 7 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode
75. aracters and adjust the scan beam timing so that the scan width is constrained but still covers the entire symbol 100 Auto Frame 100 Auto Frame Framing Off Position Off Position fs J ZES On Position On Position fio a 5 fr Figure 9 9 Auto Frame Defaults Figure 9 10 Constrained Scan Beam Wid You can also adjust the framing manually by moving the Off and On selectors while visually observing the size of the scan beam 9 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 9 Calibration Auto Frame by Embedded Menu From the embedded menus select Scanner Setup 2 From here you can use the Laser On Position and Laser Off Position to constrain the width of the scan beam CURRENT SETTINGS FOR SCANNER SETUP 2 SCAN FRAMING ENABLED LASER ON POSITION 16 LASER OFF POSITION 95 CODE 39 STANDARD RATIO CODABAR STANDARD RATIO I 2 OF 5 STANDARD RATIO CODE 33 STANDARD RATIO MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 9 7 Auto Frame 9 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter Terminal Mode 10 Chapter Contents Terminal WiInGow ssccccccccccecsecessssseececceseececaneesseseeceeseeerseeeaaagaaeseeeens 10 2 Find FUNCTION 00ccccccceccccececceeseeseeeeeeeceeeceeaueeensesecceseeeetseeananeseeeeeeneeees 10 3 IMAGCIOS vi ssicssrccderccensasereotannssceaiecasandoadatsuncbocdebapaavoudahdassateasacesussetencsd nentinbaaans 10 4 Terminal Window Functions This section describes the terminal window and macro
76. ark 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 1 Utilities by ESP Menu Utilities by ESP Menu Utiliti z Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Click this button to bring up the Utilities menu Decodes sec Stat Utilities opens in the Read Rate utility C Percent P Clear Output Click on the tabs to access other utilities Note Utility commands are not accessible by embedded menus 11 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Summary of Utilities Commands Table 11 2 Utilities Commands Command Type Command Name lt Cp gt Enter Single Symbol Percent Rate Test Read Rate lt C gt Enter Single Symbol Decode Rate Test lt J gt Exit Decode Rate and Percent Rate Test lt N gt Noread Counter lt O gt Noread Counter Reset lt T gt Trigger Counter eee lt U gt Trigger Counter Reset lt V gt Good Read Match Counter lt W gt Good Read Match Counter Reset lt X gt Mismatch Counter lt Y gt Mismatch Counter Reset lt E gt Enable Matchcode see also lt K223 gt on page 7 4 lt F gt Disable Matchcode see also lt K223 gt on page 7 4 lt K224 number of mas Set master symbol database size ter symbols g
77. ary interpret 1s as true and the Os as not 4 0 1 0 0 true For example bit 1 has a 1 in the Binary col 2 o A i umn indicating Command Received Bit 5 is also a 7 olilili 1 indicating that the Scanner is in a read cycle 8 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 1 lt 1 gt Extended Status ela helala The scanner responds to an extended status request S 0 lt 1 gt with several fields for example lt F gt lt 1 35 E 1 1 1 0 338200 12 35 338201 14 476C 33 33 gt F ijijiji These represent the status byte discussed above the boot part number 35 338200 12 the application part number 35 338201 14 the fpga part number 5 559001 18 flash checksum 476C current RAM parameter checksum 33 and flash param eter checksum 33 lt K gt Configuration Command Status Returns the current status of all configuration commands MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 19 Reader Status Requests 11 20 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual T pendices Appendix A General Specifications 0 cccccceeeececceeeeeeceeaeceeeesecaeceeeeeeaaeceeeeeecaeeeeeeeceeaeeeseeeeaees A 2 Appendix B Electrical Specifications 0 0 02 cccceecececceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeesecaaeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeseaeeeeensenaees A 5 Appendix C Serial Configuration Commands ccccceseeceeeeeceeceeeeeecaeceeeeeeceaeeeeseeceeeeeeeeeseaeees A 6 Appendix D Serial Command Format ccccccecceceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeceeceseesecaeeeeeeeeca
78. ate counter option and select Request to display count or Clear to set counter to zero Or right click on Counters and select Request All Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Request All Clear All Request Clear Trigger pono Request Clear Good Read 00000 Request Clear Noread 00000 Request Clear Mismatch 00000 11 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Counters by Serial Command 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 Sendin
79. between the rising edge and falling edge Rising edge is the trigger signal associated with the appearance of an object Falling edge is the trigger signal associated with the subsequent disappearance of the object 4 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle External Trigger 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 Initiate Read Cycle D Object 1 moving in front of the detector Active beam causes a change in the trigger state initiating the read cycle 0 Object M Beo HE Initiate Second Read Cycle Associated waveforms Object 2 moving in front of the assume External State is detector beam causes another set to Positive ha eange in the trigger state This sig B e initiates a new read cycle and Active po jmi the previous read cycle unless Timeout is enabled and a good read Object V or timeout has not occurred 0 detector Trigger Edge Serial Cmd lt K200 3 gt Important Level and Edge apply to th
80. cations by ESP a Parameters ESP Values E Communications H RS232 422 Host Port Communication El Host Port Connections Click this button to bring up Baudrate 9600 the Communications menu Parity Even Stop Bits One Data Bits Seven Host Protocol Point to Point To change a setting Host 422 Status Disabled double click the set H R5232 Auxiliary Port ting and use your cur 4 Aus Port Connections sor to scroll through the options p Baudrate 9600 Parity Even Stop Bits One Data Bits Seven To open nested options Aux Port Settings single click the Preamble Disabled Postamble Enabled 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 Communications By Serial Command Command Title Format Password Status lt K732 status gt Password Entry Change lt K733password new password gt Host Port Parameters lt K100 baud parity stop bits data bits gt Host Protocol lt K140 protocol gt Host RS422 Status lt K102 status gt lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain status daisy chain ID gt Aux Port Parameters Preamble lt K141 preambole status preamble gt Postamble lt K142 postamble status postamble gt LRC Status lt K145 status gt Intercharacter Delay lt K144 interch
81. conditions for a Bad Symbol No Symbol or No Object messages are met but the corresponding output is not enabled a Noread message will be output Does the scanner decode the Yes symbol r Symbol a No p gt a ccae p CVECE ENNER if enabled Is Transition Bad Symbol Counter Threshold gt Yes _ message sent ___j met if enabled No No Symbol p message sent J if enabled End of read cycle MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 7 Noread Message 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 Message Definition Any combination of ASCII characters can be defined as the noread message Serial Cmd lt K714 status message gt Default NOREAD Options 1 to 7 ASCII characters Note Noread Message will only be transmitted if Symbol Output Symbol Data Output Status on page 6 4 is set to Match Mismatch or Good Read Noread Message can be set to any ASCII characters except NULL lt gt and comma 6 8 MS 3 Laser Scann
82. configured in an unpolled mode Messages sent to the host will include the scanner s defined protocol The status of From Host deter mines if messages sent from the host to the scanner must include the defined protocol If From Host is disabled the defined protocol is not included If From Host is enabled the defined protocol must be included lt K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 3 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications 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 Communication Protocol Commands on page A 11 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Address This option is used when connecting to a concentrator or other device that does not match standard multidrop protocol If selecting User Defined Multidrop 7 complete the format by either choosing new parameters or place commas where unchanged data fields occur User Defined Multidrop allows the user to customize the polling proto col lt K140 7 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK gt For User Defined Multidrop first select Multidrop lt K140 5 gt then User Defined Multidrop lt K140 7 gt Any single character 02 hex to 7E hex in the ASCII table can be assigned as the address character The character chosen is used as th
83. croach into the margins Allows the scanner to read symbols with quiet zones less than 8 times the width of the narrow bar element Quiet zone is the space at the leading and trailing ends of a symbol Each quiet zone can be as narrow as only five times the width of the narrow bar element when Narrow Margins is enabled lt K450 narrow margins status symbology id status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Do not use Narrow Margins with Large Intercharacter Gap enabled in Code 39 or Codabar 5 22 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Symbology ID Usage Definition Serial Cmd Serial Cmd Default Options Used when the symbology 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 scanner analyzes and identifies the symbology and adds a three character identifying prefix to the data 1 close bracket character indicating the presence of a symbology ID 2 A C E F G I L p M A Code 39 C Code 128 or EAN 128 E UPC EAN F Codabar G Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 L PDF417 special option p Pharmacode M MSI Code 3 Modifier see the explanation of modifiers below lt K450 narrow margins symbology identifier status gt lt K450 0 symbology identifier status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Explanation of Modifiers for Code 39 Codabar and l 2 5 e For Code
84. data For example defin ing the postamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed of on its own line Definition Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the end of the decoded data Serial Cmd lt K142 status postamble character s gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled within any protocol Postamble Characters Serial Cmd lt K142 status postamble characters gt Default M J Corresponds to carriage return line feed null null as displayed in the menu Options 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 control key while typing the desired character Example lt K142 CNTL m CNTL j gt to enter M J Within an Embedded Menu Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as mne monic characters such as lt CR gt lt LF gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt To enter a control character from within an embedded menu first type in a space with the space key This has the effect of allowing the control key to be recognized as a part of the control character Next hold down the control key while typing the desired char acter Example Space CNTL m Space CNTL j to enter M J MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 21 LRC Status LRC Status Longitudinal Redundancy Check Usage Definition Seria
85. de User Defined Point to Point allows the user to customize the point to point protocol lt K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt User Defined Address Definition Serial Cmd Default Options User Defined is considered to be in a polled mode only if an address has been assigned lt K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt No address Any ASCII character except a null User Defined Example Definition Example ACK NAK protocol can be configured using User Defined The scanner will transmit data to the host when an ACK is received If a NAK or response timeout occurs the scanner will re send the data to the host up to 3 more times before aborting Tip To use User Defined Point to Point first select Point to Point lt K100 0 gt and then User Defined lt K100 6 gt Example To select an unpolled ACK NAK User Defined protocol with LRC disabled send lt K100 0 gt lt K100 6 F U gt lt KcO gt ACK and NAK will be displayed in the menu MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 7 RS 232 422 Host Port Serial Cmd Default Options From Host Definition Serial Cmd Default Options lt K140 6 RES address REQ EOT STX ETX ACK NAK from host gt No assignment Any ASCII character except a null Control characters can be used to define RES through NAK in serial commands This option allows the handshaking protocol to be initiated from the host if not
86. de 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 match 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 scanner will sequence the master to one more less than the decoded symbol As an example of Sequence On Mismatch Enabled consider the following decodes B Decoded symbol 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 h sym Decoded sym Master symbol after decode ol bol 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 7 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode New Master Pin Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Some applicatio
87. dee edie nee aak 1 2 Step 2 Connect the System c cc cceecseeeseceecenneseeeeeesunteeseeennesmesdeeteeees 1 3 Step 3 Position Symbol and Scanner 0 eee eecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeseneeeeneeeeena 1 4 Step 4 Install ES Poan e aaea A Wetedecaeegdeaeesueees oe Aa nE a A ATR 1 5 Step 5 Select Scanner Model essesseesssssissriiesiinrrrrnriiresiiresrinrerssnes 1 6 Step 6 Autoconnect aiian ie aeea aa a aaa aaa 1 7 Step 7 Test for Read Rate cecccccceccesenneceeeeseeaeeeeeeseeaeaeeeeseneeaeeeeeneaes 1 8 Step 8 Calibrate the Scanner oe eee eeeeeeeeeeeeceneeeeeeeeeenaeeeeenaeeeneeeeee 1 9 Step 9 Save Calibration Settings for Power On eee eeeeeeteeeenees 1 10 Step 10 Configure the Scanner 0 eee ceeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeenneeeeenaeeeeeaees 1 11 Chapter 2 Using ESP Setup Modesa h Nici eign iia ie eee Lan ee awe cteeee bee ee 2 2 Application Mode iaeia codnh dace E a A aaa EE betes secaace 2 3 Dropdown Memus e e e a aa a a raae e ei art in 2 4 Connect MenU izes cz casts fence ea aae a a a e eaaa RAE EE RNE iat 2 9 VIEW goea er aeir dae E Ee ddsbpeecebed Getensoccedeendneee 2 11 Navigating IN ES aE A ET 2 12 Send Receive Options rei renei e e ereet aaa aiie E Nas 2 13 Chapter 3 Communications Communications by ESP ou cece ecceeesneeeeeeeeeeeneeseeneeeseeeeeeeaeeeseaeeeneeeene 3 2 Communications by Serial Command cece eeeteeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeseeeeeaas 3 2 Password Protection oscssccec ceescaevsbecectecees egepeben den
88. discard the data in its buffers If the scanner transmits data to the concentrator and the concentrator responds with an ACK or NAK but the scanner doesn t receive the concentrator s response the scanner will timeout and send a REQ to the concentrator and request another response If after three retries the number of times it transmits a REQ to the concentrator the scanner receives no response it ends the transmission with a RES reset MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 25 Multidrop Communications 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 scanner complies with the command when it is polled during the cycle Start of Sequence End of Sequence Concentrator RES 1F REQ STX lt T gt ETX LRC RES Scanner 02 1F ACK 1F ACK Polling Sequence A RES reset is the first command in the select sequence The 1F hex is the select address associated with Scanner 02 address It is followed by a REQ request The scan ner responds with its own select address 1F hex and an ACK acknowledge The con centrator 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 scanner replies by transmitting its own address followed by an ACK acknowledging receipt of the command Upon receipt of an ACK the co
89. e Read Cycle Timeout on page 4 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 a master scanner is set to timeout in 120mS the first slave scanner might be set to 100mS the next to 80mS and so forth thus assuring that at least 20mS elapses between transmissions Daisy chained scanners can send a series of symbols by enabling Multi symbol and a common multisymbol separator If the master scanner does not receive the expected number of symbols noread messages are appended to the data string to make up the difference between the num ber of symbols enabled in Multisymbol and the number of symbols read For example a master and two slaves have Number of Symbols set to 3 and Multisymbol Separator defined as If the master and the first slave do not find symbols but the next slave scanner registers a good read the transmitted results will 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 slaves in the daisy chain can affect tim ing and may need to be included in your calculations for complete accuracy MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 17 RS 232 Auxiliary Port Conditions The conditions for a daisy chain application are as follows 1 10 Each slave scanner in t
90. e 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 9 RS 232 422 Host Port Host RS 232 422 Status Used only in Point to Point protocol and not with RTS CTS Usage Only changed if necessary to match host setting Definition Enables RS422 When RS422 is enabled RS232 is disabled Serial Cmd lt K102 status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Whenever RS422 is disabled RS232 is enabled in the background However when Mul tidrop is enabled the functioning protocol is RS485 regardless of the displayed status of RS422 Before enabling RS422 first double check that Multidrop is not enabled 3 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications RS 232 Auxiliary Port Note The aux port cannot be used when the
91. e 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 4 20 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 10 ASCII characters except NUL 6 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Beeper Usage Can be used as an audible verification that either a good read or a noread has occurred Definition A beep is emitted either after each good read of a 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 scanner 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 Beeper Output Condition Serial Cmd lt K702 beeper output gt Default On Good Read Options 0 Disabled 1 On Good Read 2 On Noread MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 11 Partial Output Partial Output Definition When enabled allows you to pre select portions of symbols to be trans mitted by the scanner Usage In Multisymbol mode par
92. e Serial Communication Parameters dialog and make the necessary cor rections Follow the same procedure for connecting other scanners to your multidrop network MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Polling Sequence Data that is transmitted to the host symbol data noread messages counters etc via concentrators is solicited by poll requests from the host The polling sequence example is by poll address 1E ASCII hex value for Scanner 02 and a REQ request The scanner responds by first transmitting its own address 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 scanner and is able to validate it with an LRC calculation it responds with an ACK acknowledgment If the scanner in turn receives the ACK the scanner ends this exchange with a RES reset Start of Sequence End of Sequence Concentrator RES 1E REQ ACK Scanner 02 1E STX DATA ETX LRC RES Polling Sequence Polling Reset If the scanner has no information it responds to a poll request by transmitting a RES reset If the scanner receives a NAK instead of the ACK after transmitting its data string it will re attempt to send the data string up to three times If the scanner still does not receive an ACK it will send a RES reset and
93. e active logic state Positive or Negative that exists while the object is in a read cycle between the rising edge and falling edge Rising edge is the trigger signal associated with the appearance of an object Falling edge is the trigger signal associated with the subsequent disappearance of the object Important Level and Edge apply to the active logic state Positive or Negative that exists while the object is in a read cycle between the rising edge and falling edge Rising edge is the trigger signal associated with the appearance of an object Falling edge is the trigger signal associated with the subsequent disappearance of the object MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 9 Trigger Serial Data Usage Definition Serial Cmd Highly recommended in any application where conveying speed is constant or if spacing object size or timeouts are consistent In Serial Data the scanner accepts an ASCII character from the host or controlling device as a trigger to start a read cycle A Serial Data trigger behaves the same as an External Edge trigger lt K200 4 gt Serial Data or External Edge Usage Definition Serial Cmd 4 10 Serial Data or External Edge is seldom used but can be useful in an appli cation that primarily uses an external sensing device but occasionally needs to be manually triggered An auxiliary terminal can be connected to the aux port so the user can send the serial trigger character through the sc
94. e is useful for convey ing a sense of the symbol s readabil ity and graphically pee indicating bad or argins T unreadable por Zoom Out Zoom In Laser Framing tions 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 indicated 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 Fimware Margins a Zoom Out Zoom In Laser Framing A Symbol Information MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 11 Firmware Firmware Firmware Update is used to download application code to the reader Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware m Firmware Update Select a file type to download 7 Start m Firmware Verification App Code Request Part No 25 34300112 App Code v Request Checksum DBEF 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
95. e specified length Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit status check digit output status gt Default 10 Options 1 to 64 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 Status Codabar Usage Modulus 16 is used in the photo finishing market NW7 is used in Japanese markets Definition Allows the user to select the check digit type Codabar will use Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match start amp stop output status large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length check digit type check digit status check digit output status gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 2 NW7 1 Modulus 16 3 Both Check Digit Output Status Codabar Usage For additional security a check digit can be added to the symbol Definition When enabled the check digit character is sent along with the symbol data When disabled symbol data is sent without the check digit Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match start amp stop output status large interchar acter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Default Disabled Option
96. ect the host computer 4 to the IB 131 HOST 25 pin connec tor via the null modem cable 5 2 Refer to I B 131 Interface on page A 8 for pin connections Connect power supply 6 to the IB 131 POWER connector Apply power to the system Figure 1 2 Hardware Connections Since power supply is included in the single cabling assembly the reader cable should not exceed 3 feet RS232 cabling from the IB 131 to the host can be up to 47 feet provided it does not include power input If using your own null modem RS232 host cable be certain that the host s TxD connects to the reader s RxD and the reader s TxD connects to the host s RxD MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 1 3 Step 3 Position Symbol and Scanner Note Code 39 is the default code type enabled If you are uncertain as to your sym bology type enable all codes by selecting the Auto Discriminate macro in Terminal 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 scanners 3 Pitch symbol or scanner slightly to avoid specular reflection the return of direct non diffused light Skew Bar code axis symbol lt ay Tilt Scanner Scan line Figure 1 3 Symbol Scanner Position N
97. ed 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 1 Read Cycle by ESP Read Cycle by ESP Click this Button to bring up the Read Cycle Triggering menu To open nested options single click the Parameters ESP Values Read Cycle Number of Symbols Single Time Between Identical De 0 Trigger Mode Continuous Read Serial Trigger No Decode Timeout s Decodes Before Output Sig Noread Message ae Disabled To change a setting double click the setting and use your cursor to scroll through the options Read Cycle by Serial Command Command Title Format 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 End Serial Trigger Character lt K230 end trigger character gt End of Read Cycle lt K220 end of read cycle read cycle timeout gt Decodes Before Output lt K221 number before output decodes before output mode gt Automatic Gain Control lt K504 gain level AGC sampling mode
98. ed since enabling Large Intercharacter Gap over 3x could cause a narrow margins 5x to be interpreted as an intercharacter gap Definition Instructs the scanner to read symbols with gaps between characters exceeding three times the narrow element width Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp 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 Codabar Usage Restricting symbol lengths can help prevent truncations and increase data integrity by ensuring that only one or a defined range of symbol lengths will be accepted Definition When set to Fixed the scanner will check the symbol length against the Symbol Length field When set to Any Minimum any length is considered a valid symbol The following rules apply Serial Cmd lt K471 status start amp stop match status start amp stop output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length check digit type check digit output status gt Default Any Minimum Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 5 14 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Symbol Length Codabar Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scan ner ignores any symbol not having th
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100. eeeneneeeenaas 7 3 Matchcode Type 2 c c esten eesti seecces teeta eiii adi et aait 7 4 New Master Pin s cs ccceciee teen eee ieee ie adai EEEa iiis 7 9 Master Symbol Database 0 eee ceceeceeeeneeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeseeaeenseeeeeaas 7 10 Chapter 8 Diagnostics Diagnostics by ESP iena ie A ase ee eaaa e a AA a RAE 8 2 Diagnostics by Serial COMMANG eee ecseeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeeteeeeenaeeeeeeeees 8 2 Diagnostic Messages Overview ce ee eeccecerseeeeeneeeeneeeseneeeenaeeeeenaeeeeneeees 8 3 Exon ah cE saves deck copatnes T E A T T 8 4 Hours Since Last RESeti nsarski oaeiai inatas anit 8 6 Laser High srera caai asarira aane na arpia aariat 8 7 L ser LOW sesso ecisicotnn sstchasbesecwane seh sdaeeagtinepadopsGhandag sae inasy e eaaesdeeges Bbevtarh cae 8 8 iv MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Introduction Seryice Message siz i sdic2 e e aa e aa ai aaa 8 9 Chapter 9 Calibration Calibration scimia enh sheeted dg ei da iaiia ai 9 2 Auto Frafis ee ccd coves nde ed ee ote teenies EEN 9 6 Chapter 10 Terminal Terminal Window ieaiaia aaee aa an aa A Rana aaea 10 2 Find FUNCOM serea aeai anaa ahs a doen A 10 3 VIENE Ko K P E E E E E 10 4 Terminal Window Functions eseeseeesssiiesriresiiessrisrrirerieerineerrererrens 10 5 Chapter 11 Utilities Utilities bY ESP nr ie a r a eaaa ae Aaea aaia i irah 11 2 Summary of Utilities Commands seeeeeeeeeereerererrrsrrresrirerreere 11 3 R ad Rate n he i na a a E Aa E aR EA EEEE a
101. eeeseaeetieeeeaeenaes 5 2 Gode 39 ranee eenieder ia EE aE bates 5 3 GODS 128 E E E E A 5 6 Interleaved 2 Of Siipeni edine iinan aE a EE a EA EEEE 5 13 Boo elore EEE EA E 5 17 GOd6 ES 1e P EE 5 24 Narrow Margis sc diccnceeccdccseuencactee sib peasseceusd enaner iai sig isna 5 27 Symbology ID saciid naea a aaa i Ea iraa ERS 5 28 Background Color c cecceeeceseceeeseeeeeeeeneeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeescaeseaeesneeseeeseneseateed 5 29 A todiscriminate siisii tnais aaaeaii earita Eaa 5 29 This section describes the various symbol types that can be read and decoded by the reader Code 39 is enabled by default To enable all codes send a lt P gt serial command to the scanner from the Terminal window 1 See http www aimusa org standards aimpubs htm for additional information about symbologies 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 I 2 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanned matches the code length enabled for the I 2 5 symbol type default is 10 and 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 1 Symbologies by ESP Symbologies by ESP 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
102. eeeseeeeeeeeaees 3 4 RS 232 Auxiliary Port ecceceeceeeeseeeeeceeeeeeeseeceaeeeeeeseaeeseeeeaeesieeeeeeeeaeete 3 11 Preamble s siioni neina ianed Eai ieai i aE 3 20 PostamDle vinosi eor oa e aAa a Er 3 21 LRG Status itie a ie a deste nteidgeseeth a cesceegeceeedeveseisniinnsencacbers 3 22 Intercharacter Delay ccsscceeeseceeceeeeeeseeceeeeeceseseeeneeneeenseeeeseseeeesensenees 3 22 The 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 aux iliary 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 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 Default settings for establishing communications are Baud 9600 Parity Even Stop Bits One Data Bits Seven Flow Control None 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 3 1 Communications by ESP Communi
103. efaults Default Settings Reload Last File At startup reloads the last file saved to the computer OK Cancel 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 Send and Save as Factory Settings At startup enables the Send and Save as Factory option in the Send Recv com mand 2 6 MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual Terminal tab When Show Non Printable Characters is checked charac ters such as CRLF will be dis played in the terminal window When Enhanced Format is checked the characters are dis played with more detailed for matting 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 exam ple to make Ctrl F5 the key stroke to enable send a trigger character select F5 then in the Ctrl row enter lt trigger character gt and click OK Then whenever the Ctrl F5 key Chapter 2 Using ESP ESP Preferences General Terminal Bar Code Options Advanced Change Font
104. efinition Serial Cmd When in Polling Mode D an address of 1 is automatically displayed on the configuration screen However during transmission a 1C hex poll address FS and a 1D hex select address GS are substituted for the 1 Like Point to Point Polling Mode D requires a dedicated connection to the host but unlike Point to Point it requires an address and must wait for a poll from the host before sending data lt K140 4 gt 3 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Multidrop Chapter 3 Communications See also Quick Start Help for Multidrop setup Usage Definition Multidrop Addresses Options Serial Cmd The MS Connect 5100 can be used as a concentrator to a single host port connection When Multidrop is selected the protocol characters for RES REQ etc are assigned automatically Multidrop allows up to 50 devices to be connected to a single RS485 host with the scanner assigned an unique address from 01 to 50 Each address has its own separate poll and select address from 1C to 7F hex 01 through 50 If selecting Multidrop fan address must be defined and appended to the command string Format lt K100 5 address 01 to 50 gt Note Scanners linking up to a Microscan MS Connect 5100 multidrop concentrator must be configured in standard multidrop protocol User Defined Point to Point Usage Definition Serial Cmd Useful for developing custom protocols in polled or unpolled mo
105. eg rity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Definition Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scan ner ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K475 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length gt Default 10 Options 1 to 64 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 19 Pharmacode Pharmacode Usage Pharmacode is used mostly with packaging for the pharmaceuticals industry Definition 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 decimal 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 lt K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Bar Count Status Pharmacode Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Bar Count Pharmacode Serial Cmd l
106. en e a 3 3 RS 232 422 Host Pori resedi a s dieras ostet 3 4 RS 232 Auxiliary Port essiens daie iiias 3 11 Preamble 32 3 decctoaectSeclanes etek idoa ea E E E E 3 20 P stamble grese en i A a A eeraa iit 3 21 LRG Status ieie neadon aae aaraa p a ee ore 3 22 Intercharacter Delay sicnssicicari ejened iaeia ie iE 3 22 Chapter 4 Read Cycle Read Cycle by ESP cccccccccsccececeeeaceeeeeseeaeeceeeseaaaeeeeseneaeeeeeesnaeeeess 4 2 Read Cycle by Serial Command cecccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeees 4 2 MultiSyimbOl EaR EE ETE chapels fee beeetied TE 4 3 Number Of SYMbOIS aa tr e rerne a Eea p aee ar r Eo kertaa iiaiai igiena 4 4 SE aee e AEETI T 4 12 End of Read Cycle eccccccccccccenceeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaeceeeesanaeceseeseaaeeeeeeseeneaeees 4 14 Decodes Before Output ccccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseneeeeeeeens 4 16 SCANNER SOUP E O a E 4 17 Be o ET baecdentcnacdedpeadcnescdeonabesnassinees 4 21 Chapter 5 Symbologies Symbologies by ES Pschiiit nadin 5 2 Symbologies by Serial COMMANG sseeeeeeseeseeriieriresrrnrrrerirresnresrnsns 5 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual iii Table of Contents COJE iaae a ah N E a a T aS Abie Se he 5 3 COJE T28 aeaea a eA beet Aid ah ota e a E a E EEES 5 6 Interleaved 2 Of Dorii ea aa E a a E 5 10 Coda b i erone a e seats ce aaa E vides ide eda ele 5 13 AEE A T 5 16 leoo SE K EEEE E T AEA TT 5 19 Pharmacod seoaren nee aa a a E a e eiecin aed 5 20 Narro
107. er User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters 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 Threshold on page 6 8 The Bad Symbol output is tied to the transition counter If during a read cycle no symbol is decoded and the required setting for the Transition Sample Threshold is met a user defined message will be sent to the host See Output Message Flow on page 9 8 Bad Symbol Status Serial Cmd lt 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 BADCODE Options Up to 10 ASCII characters except NUL The Bad Symbol output is tied to the transition counter If during a read cycle no symbol is decoded and the required setting for the Transition Sample Threshold is met a user defined message will be sent to the host MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 9 No Symbol Message 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 Th
108. er 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 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 parameters 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 capa bility 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 Zre gt commands MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 13 Defaulting Saving Resetting Microscan Default Parameters Mic
109. er must also be sent in the same command Application Record Separator Character Code 128 Note Application Record Separator Character Status is enabled by setting the param eter to any value other than a null Definition Allows the user to define an ASCII character as an application record sepa rator 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 pad ding gt Default comma Options User Defined ASCII character Note Has no effect unless Application Record Separator Status is enabled Application Record Brackets Code 128 Definition When enabled parentheses are added to enclose application identifiers 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 pad ding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect 5 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Application Record Padding Code 128 Definition Padding is the insertion of zeros to make up the maximum length of a vari able application record data field except for the last field which does no
110. er 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 3 Laser Reader User Manual Chapter 2 Using ESP Connect Menu Autoconnect Generally Autoconnect will be the quickest way that ESP can get connected to a reader Autoconnect will try con Connect View Help necting at the most common communications settings and Autoconnect 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 set tings from a popup dialog Configure Multidrop To connect to the reader by Multidrop you will need a multidrop concentrator such as the MS Connect 5100 and the required power supplies and cabling to communicate with your scanner s 1 From the Communications drop down menu in ESP select Configure Multidrop to bring up the Multidrop Settings dialog 2 If necessary change the default address to match the address of your multidropped scanner Address 1 z em CR z and click OK If the host serial port is not connected in ESP you will see the following popup message IV Multidtop Used I Second Multidrop Concentrator Used ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop Ades etx ER
111. etting Left click again on the 5 Right click on the open screen and select open screen to complete Save to Reader to implement the command the selection in the reader MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual Chapter 2 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 gt configuration views m a Send Recy Receiving From the Send Recv selector select Receive Reader Settings Caution Do no 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 maintain and download into the reader these settings would be lost by choosing Yes 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 See Send Receive Options on page 2 13 for more detail Saving Receive Reader Settings 1 Send No Save vet Send No Save same as lt A gt AEE EAEE Send and Save This saves ESP set ETTA ee Send and Save as Cust
112. example if set for Position 30 the laser will be off during the first 30 percent of the scan lt When Laser Framing is disabled the laser is ON for 100 percent of the full scan When Laser Framing is enabled the laser turns ON at the specified percentage of the scan Laser On Position Serial Cmd lt K700 aser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default 10 Options 10 to 80 Laser Off Position Definition Percentage of the full scan arc that the scan beam moves through before the Laser Off laser turns OFF Position Note Laser Off Position must always exceed the value of Laser On Position for an actual scan to take place Laser Off Position Serial Cmd lt K700 laser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default 95 Options 20 to 95 4 22 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Laser Power Definition This parameter allows the user to select a laser power setting as follows Serial Cmd lt K700 aser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default High Options 0 Low 0 6mW 1 Medium 1 0mW 2 High 1 5mW MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 23 Laser Setup 4 24 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter Symbologies 5 Chapter Contents Symbology by Serial Command eececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeee
113. fined 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 sym bol 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 UPC EAN Note UPC must be enabled for EAN to take effect Usage Allows user to distinguish between the main and Supplemental symbols 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 supplementals status separator sta tus separator character unused UPC E output as UPC A gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 17 UPC EAN Separator Character UPC EAN Note If Separator Character has been changed to any other character and you wish to re define the separator as a comma you will need to use ESP or the embedded menu Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options As required by the application Allows the user to change the separator character from a comma to a new character lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator status sep arator character unused UPC E output as UPC A gt Comma Any ASCII character Note Whenever Separa
114. formance LEDs momentarily turn amber 60 40 20 PWR EZ Button _ a O z Read rate O performance E 100 GR O LEDs PR x S Figure 1 5 Save Settings 1 This assumes that the default functions of the EZ Button have not been re programmed 1 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 10 Configure the Reader See the succeeding chapters and Appendices to see specific configuration command explanations for both ESP and serial commands By ESP To change reader settings or to access the utilities or terminal window click on the App Mode button o gt 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 and configuration and utility commands as described in this manual See Serial Configuration Commands on page A 13 and Summary of Utilities Commands on page 11 3 Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 1 11 1 12 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter Using ESP 2 Chapter Contents Setup MOG sn cadec csecedsetecaceesatipsbinseitnscnenpstenedbadeaeddelveccesteeig a O r ENEE 2 2 Application Mode mcire ne E 2 3 Pulldown MenUS i i NS ice ee aE 2 4 Connect MGW sirier aE EEA E eae aai 2 9 ATEN EEN
115. frequency of mismatches noreads and the number of reads per trigger and output the results to any of three outputs Trend analysis mode Noread Number to Output On 4 Number of Triggers 5 In this example the scanner will activate an output whenever 4 noreads occur within 5 triggers read cycles Trend Analysis Mode Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Mismatch Definition Noread Definition Sets the trend condition Mismatch Noread or Reads Trigger that will activate the output lt K780 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Noread 0 Mismatch 1 Noread 2 Decodes per Trigger Output will be activated when the number of Mismatches equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Trigger Evaluation Period The output will be activated when the number of noreads equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Trigger Evaluation Period MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 21 Output 1 Number of Triggers Trend Analysis Definition Serial Cmd Default Options The number of triggers to examine for the trend analysis condition lt K780 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt 0 0 to 255 Number to Output On Trend Analysis Definition Usage Serial Cmd Default Options Sets t
116. 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 10 1 Terminal Window Terminal Window To use the terminal mode click on the Terminal button a You will see the following window ESP ESP Untitled File Model Options Connect View Terminal Help Type in text Copy paste En ga here to find and save vy re in terminal Setup Mode Autoconnect Switch Model Window Clear laine amp E a ae S p l Geaigretion ternal tities P amp H Find zl Terminal rad Macro screen List on this bar Next Row Read Rate percent Read Rate decode sec EndReadRate 7 Click on Macros arrow to Add Macro Click on Macro to Run Remove Macro or Edit Macro Figure 10 11 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 10 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 10 Terminal Mode Find Function The Find box allows you to enter text strings to be searched for
117. g lt Y gt sets the mismatch counter to zero MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 7 Master Database Master Database Important Master Symbol Database is used only for comparing entire bar codes when Sequential and Wild Card are NOT enabled and Start Position is equal to O Usage Useful where more than one master symbol is required as in a Multi symbol setup for matching and other matchcode operations Definition Allows you to define up to 10 master symbols as the master symbol data base which can be entered by keyboard scanned in displayed or deleted by serial or ESP commands Master Symbol Database Size Definition Master Symbol Database Size allows you to select 1 to 10 master symbols for the master symbol database Serial Cmd lt K224 number of master symbols gt Default 1 Options 1 to 10 To access 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 Scroll up or down to set the master symbol database size ead Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Firmware Master Symbol Database Size Matchcode Type Read Symbol into Selected Index i i Receive Reader s Database Send Database to Reader Index Master Symbol Data 11 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Enter Master Symbol Data Definit
118. ge Bar Error Calculates the average bar error in relation to the spaces and the average narrow element This is a good representation of the amount of over or under printing Intercharacter Gap Measures the largest intercharacter gap within the symbol If the symbol does not have intercharacter gaps then N A is output Margin Measures the size of the smallest margin around the symbol 11 18 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Reader Status Requests lt gt Scanner Status Byte The scanner responds to a status request lt gt with a two character hex value for example lt 22 gt To determine the status 1 Look up the binary conversion in Table 11 5 For example the first 2 in binary would be O O 1 O as read from binary digits 3 through 0 the second 2 the binary digits 7 through 4 which is also O 010 2 Next enter your binary values in Table 11 6 in the Binary column next to the appropriate bit Table 11 6 MS 3 FIS 0003 Laser Scanner Status Table 11 5 Hex Value to Binary Bit Binary Scanner Status Conversion 0 0 Command error last command received 1 1 Command received aaan 2 0 Communication error Hex Digits 3 0 Novram read write error Value 7 4 0 Motor timeout error OR scanning disabled o anun 5 1 Scanner is in a read cycle 0 olololo 6 0 Software Watch dog reset 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 Hardware Watch dog reset 4 p 0 3 Under Bin
119. gnificant time gaps between symbols It also provides visual confirmation of a read cycle timeout and minimizes laser exposure to people 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 Laser Framing Status Usage Useful in avoiding highly reflective objects for filtering out unwanted signals or avoiding the wrong symbols Definition When Laser Framing is disabled the laser is ON for 100 percent of the 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 aser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt Default Enabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled To adjust laser framing automatically click the Calibration button and click the Auto Frame button Note Because scan widths are not always perfectly symmetrical the most effective way to setup laser framing is to experiment with the Laser On Position and Laser Off Position commands until you get the best results MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 21 Laser Setup Laser On Position Definition Percentage of the full scan arc that the scan beam moves through before the Laser On laser turns ON For
120. good decodes to decodes per second I Decodes Calibrate Easy Setup Mode Instructions Calibration is avail able on some models Welcome to Easy Setup Program Note This view may be slightly different for each model 1 Position your reader at the distance from the symbol recommende d by the specification s for the Saves Calibration results if available Gta ar fg o Ends the read rate test Auto Discriminat a _ On some models clicking Auto Discriminate will enable most available symbology types 2 2 MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual Chapter 2 Using ESP Application Mode From Setup Mode you can click on the App Mode button to access specific configura tion menus utilities and a terminal window where serial commands can be entered oe App Mode Note that the App Mode and Setup Mode buttons appear in the same position to allow easy switching between these primary modes The icons on this Click here to open Click here to toolbar are for operations a terminal window access read rate and other utilities ESPESP Untitled File Model Options Connect View Help Pulldown menus Click this icon to return to Easy Esa amp FF o Setup mode Setup Mode Autoconnect ySend Recv Switch Mogfel ae i z fg of Click this icon to e ic z a DATA return to this view Confiauration Calibration fRaster L Terminal Utilities Output Format from Util
121. he daisy chain must be The master scanner s trigger must be Serial or External the slave scanners triggers are con Host Slave figured for Serial All scanners are enabled to Daisy Chain mode K Each scanner s auxiliary port must be connected to the Host port of its slave scanner Master set to send its data no less than 20 mS before its preceding scanner All but the master scanner must have Postamble enabled and set to CR M only All but the master scanner must have their noread messages dis abled If Multisymbol is enabled Multisymbol Separator characters must match in all scanners and Number of Symbols must be set to number large enough to include all the symbols it may itself read plus the number of symbols that it will be expected to relay to the host or the next scanner up the line Symbology ID enable disable must be the same in all scanners All but the master scanner must have their diagnostic warning mes sages disabled Daisy Chain ID Status enable disable and the number of charac ters in Daisy Chain ID must be the same in all scanners 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
122. he number of Trend Analysis events mismatches noreads or reads 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 be activated until 3 noreads have occurred lt K780 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt 0 0 to 255 Decodes per Trigger Trend Analysis Note This setting only applies when Trend Analysis Mode is set to Decodes per Trigger Definition Example Serial Cmd Default Options Sets the threshold for decodes required per trigger read cycle that must occur before an output can be activated Trend analysis mode Decodes per Trigger Number to Output On 4 Number of Triggers 25 Decodes per Trigger Threshold 10 In this example the scanner will activate an output whenever the num ber of decodes falls below the decodes per trigger threshold 10 for 4 trigger read cycle events lt K780 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt 0 0 to 65535 6 22 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Diagnostics output 1 Applies warning to Output 1 Note When Diagnostics is enabled Output On on page 6 18 the output mode configuration has no effect The output will remain active as
123. host port is set to RS422 or Multidrop As with the host port parameters the auxiliary terminal s settings baud rate parity stop bits and data bits must be identical with those of the auxiliary device Usage Definition These commands set the communication parameters with the auxiliary port which can be used to configure menus send data to the host dis play data transmissions originating from the host of the scanner and relay data from other scanners set in tandem daisy chained If the scanner 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 configura tion changes by Command Processing page 3 17 An auxiliary port connects the scanner to a remote display or to other scanners 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 scanner 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 ID gt 9600 0 600 3 4800 6 38 4K 1 1200 4 9600 7 57 6K 2 2400 5 19 2K 8 115 2K MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual
124. ific symbol data When set to Match the scanner 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 6 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Mismatch Usage Definition Good Read Usage Definition Chapter 6 I O Parameters Mismatch is typically used as a flag within the host system to prevent an item from being routed in the wrong container With Mismatch enabled the scanner transmits symbol data whenever the symbol data information does NOT match the master symbol Note A noread can still be transmitted if enabled Good Read is used when an application requires all symbol data to be transmitted It s typically used in tracking applications in which each object is uniquely identified With Good Read enabled the scanner transmits symbol data on any good read regardless of Matchcode Type setting Note A noread can still be transmitted if enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 5 Symbol Data Output When to Output Symbol Data Definition Serial Cmd Default Options This command allows the user to choose when symbol data can be sent to the host lt K705 symbol output status when to output gt As Soon As Possible 0 As Soon As Possible 1 End of Read Cycle As Soon As Possible Usage Definition As Soon As Possible is useful in applications
125. ine Data or discrete signals that are transmitted or displayed by a device Parity 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 Picket Fence Orientation A linear symbol orientation in which the bars are perpendicular to the symbol s direction of travel Pitch Rotation of a symbol around an axis parallel to the symbol length on the substrate See the illustration below Skew EX in Symbol k N Pitch Scanner lt PLC See Programmable Logic Controller Port Logical circuit for data entry and exit One or more ports may be included within a single connector MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 31 Glossary of Terms Programmable Logic Controller PLC An electronic device used in industrial automation environments such as factory assembly lines and automotive manufacturing facilities Protocol The rules for communication between devices providing a means to control the orderly flow of information between linked devices Read Cycle A programmed period of time or condition during which a scanner will accept symbol input Skew Rotation of a symbol around an axis parallel to the symbol height on the substrate See the illustration under the definition of Pitch Substrate The surface upon which a symbol is printed stamped or etched Symbol Transitions The transition
126. ing data For example defin ing the preamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed of on its own line Definition Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the front of the decoded data Serial Cmd lt K141 preamble status preamble character s gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled within any protocol Preamble Characters Serial Cmd lt K141 preamble status preamble characters gt Default M corresponds to carriage return null null null Options 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 control key while typing the desired character Example lt K141 1 CNTL m gt to enter M Within an Embedded Menu Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as mne monic characters such as lt CR gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt lt NUL gt To enter a control character from within an embedded menu first type in a space with the space key This has the effect of allowing the control key to be recognized as a part of the control character Next hold down the control key while typing the desired char acter Example Space CNTL m to enter M 3 20 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications Postamble Postamble Status Usage Useful for identifying and controlling incoming
127. ion ESP 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 Master Symbol Database Size see page 11 8 For example if Master Symbol Database Size is set to 2 you will not be able to enter data for symbols 3 through 10 1 Double click on each ee caer Index _ Master Symbol Data copy or type in your 1 122 data in the popup data 2 345 entry box 3 Master 3 Symbol Data 2 Click on the Send Database to Reader Data for Index 4 button Note You can also click Receive Reader s Data base to enter the scan ner s current database settings or click Read Symbol into Selected Index to enter the data from a symbol that is in the scanner s read range 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 11 10 For example to enter data for master symbol 9 after making certain that master symbol database size is enabled for 9 or more symbols see Master Symbol Database Size on page 11 8 send lt K231 9 data gt Caution Since the total number of characters available for the master symbol data base is 128 changes to the Master Symbol Database Size will re allocate the num ber of characters available for each
128. isy Chain Linkage of primary and secondary scanners allowing data to be sent to the host Decode A good read The successful interpretation and output of the information encoded in a symbol Default Restores non volatile or flash memory settings initializes serial commands and resets all counters Delimited A delimited command or field is bracketed by predefined characters Decode Rate The number of good reads per second ahieved by a scanner Discrete I O Inputs and outputs characterized by discrete signal transitions from one voltage level to another so that digital switching can occur End of Read Cycle The time or condition at which the scanner stops expecting symbol information to decode External Edge Allows a read cycle to be initiated by a trigger signal from an object detector when it detects the appearance of an object The read cycle ends with a good read a timeout or a new trigger External Level Allows a read cycle to be initiated by a trigger signal from a photo sensor The read cycle ends when the object moves out of the detector s range Firmware Software hard coded in non volatile memory and closely tied to specific pieces of hardware Fixed Symbol Length Increases data integrity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be accepted Full Duplex A communication system in which signals can travel simultaneously between devices Gain Optimal signal strength
129. ities or Terminal rurt NN se var rere Minti SN Communication ias Cycle Bn pun 170 Matchcode Diagnostics Click on icons in this toolbar to access Banc Note This view may be configuration menu slightly different for E Communications trees to make spe each model A cific changes in con E RS232 422 Host Port l figuration El Host Port Connections Baud Rate 9600 He Ready MS 880 1 iMS 880 7 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 3 Laser Reader User Manual 2 3 Pulldown Menus Pulldown Menus File New p PERE P ESPESP Untitled Whenever New is selected the default configuration o a ESP is loaded j File Model Options Cc New Ctrl N Open Save iv i Open Ctrl 0 When Save or Save As is selected the ESP configura tion is saved to the host computer s hard drive and Save Ctri 5 available whenever the same file is selected under Save As Open Important When you save menu changes to your Print Ctrl P hard drive these changes are not saved to your reader Figure 2 1 shows how settings can be saved and Import received between ESP and the reader and ESP and the Export host hard drive Recent File Receive Reader Settings Exit Reader Save to Reader File Save File Open Host hard drive Figure 2 1 How Settings
130. kets 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 delimiters 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 GS corresponds to displayed in the embedded menu A single ASCII character including control characters Note The following characters cannot be used as serial trigger characters NUL 0x00 an existing host command character or an online protocol character Note Serial Data or Serial Data amp Edge triggering mode must be enabled for Serial Trigger Character to take effect MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Non delimited Start and Stop Characters Note If the serial trigger is set to an existing command it will override the command The command will no longer be valid For example if the serial trigger is lt Z gt parameters will no longer be saved but when the save command is sent lt Z gt the scanner will trigger Note In multidrop and user defined protocols the start and stop characters must be delimited Both Start and Stop non deli
131. l Cmd Default Options Used when extra data integrity is required 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 cumulatively 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 anda O 1 The extra LRC character is then appended to the transmission and the receiver usually the host performs the same addition and compares the results lt K145 LRC status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Intercharacter Delay Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Used only when a host cannot receive data quickly enough and there is enough time between symbols to allow data to be completely transferred It is rarely used since any setting other than zero will slow down commu nications For example a 200 setting will result in a 1 5 second delay between each character that is transmitted The time interval in milliseconds between individual characters transmit ted from the scanner to the host lt K144 intercharacter delay gt 0 0 to 255 in milliseconds Zero 0 causes no delay between characters 3 22 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual mu i Read Cycle Contents Read Cycle Dy E SPee see cecostaetecitocesnscace
132. log Barcode Dialog In the Barcode Dialog you can create bar code symbols by 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 o x Print Save As Bar Code Value lt gt Rotation fo Degrees New Caption Same As Bar Code Value Specify Add start configuration code Add end configuration code Differences from Default Settings MS 3 Laser Reader User Manual 2 11 Navigating in ESP Navigating in ESP To change reader settings or to access the utilities or terminal window click on the App Mode button J gt App Mode To return to the Easy Mode click on the EZ Mode button To make changes to a configuration setting in the menu trees 2 12 Left click on the to Double click on parame Place your curser in the E Read Cycle E Multisymbol Trigger Serial Trigger El End of Read Cycle expand tree ter and click once in selec tion box to view options Timeout Timeout New Trigger Timeout or New Trigger Read Cycle Timeout Active Camera E Capture Mode selection box scroll down to the setting you want to change and click once on the s
133. ls 3 then only subtract 2 to derive 1 good scan A 18 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Raster Picket Fence Calculation For raster picket fence scanning the number of decodes ND that can be applied to a given symbol can be calcu Direction of symbol travel lated once the sweep rate SR is known lt Sweep Rate SR Hi Sweep rate is the number of raster sweeps up or 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 Raster pattern sweep rate The sweep rate should generally be set as low as possible in order to maximize the number of Raster scans on a given symbol Picket Fence The formula for determining Sweep Rate SR is as follows _ 2xSS SW SL SR Sweep Rate the number of passes 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 scanner 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 Las SR 2x2 _ 1 SS 2 inches per second 5 1 SL 1 Important The maximum sweep rate that your can set the scanner to is 80 If your
134. lt K476 status unused fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length decode at end of read cycle gt Narrow Margins Symbol ogy ID lt K450 narrow margins status symbology identifier status gt Background Color lt K451 background color gt l 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 K716 no symbol status no symbol message gt Beeper lt K702 beeper output gt Partial Output lt K703 partial output status start position length gt Serial Verification lt K701 serial command echo status serial command beep sta tus control hex output gt EZ Button lt K770 global status default on power on gt Output 1 Parameters lt K810 output on active state pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis Output 1 lt K780 trend analysis mode trigger evaluation period number to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics Output 1 lt K790 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Output 2 Parameters lt K811 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis Output 2 lt K781 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnos
135. lysis mode number of triggers number to out put on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics Output 3 lt K792 usused service threshold unused laser current high laser current low gt Quality Output lt K704 quality output separator reads trigger status gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 3 Symbol Data Output Symbol Data Output Usage Definition Useful when the host needs symbol data only under certain conditions Defines the conditions under which decoded symbols are transmitted to the host Symbol Data Output Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K705 symbol output status when to output gt Good Read 0 Disabled 2 Mismatch 1 Match 3 Good Read Note If 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 Definition Match Usage Definition Useful when an application only needs to use the discrete outputs and can allow the scanner 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 When set to Disabled the scanner will not transmit any data that is gen erated during a read cycle symbols noreads etc Match is used in an application that requires specific symbol information and needs to sort route or verify based on matching the spec
136. mand 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 K701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt Control 0 Control 1 Hex 6 14 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters EZ Button 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 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 1 Enabled 2 Trigger 3 Unlatch Output Disabled When selected the EZ Button is disabled Enabled When the EZ Button is enabled the function of each button position can be determined by the EZ Button Mode command Trigger When
137. master symbol and could cause existing master symbols to be deleted except master symbol 1 unless it also exceeds the size limita tion Table 11 3 Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database on page 11 10 specifies the maximum number of characters available to each symbol according to the number of master symbols defined from 1 through 10 See Master Symbol Database Size on page 11 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 9 Master Database Table 11 3 Maximum Characters for Master Symbol Database Master Symbol Number Maximum Characters 1 127 2 62 3 39 4 28 5 20 6 15 Note See Chapter 7 Master Symbol Database for information on master symbol database and related commands Store Next Symbol as Master Symbol Definition After you ve set the size in the database you can order the scanner 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 11 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Digital Bar Code When you click the Digital Bar Code 5 Device Control Master Database Digital Bar Code Fimware tab and the Start button a digitized representation of the symbol in front of the scanner will appear A T T A This routin
138. me 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 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 11 14 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Symbol Type Sending lt P gt enables the scanner to decode all available symbol types except Pharma code and PDF417 without changing scanner configuration Sending lt Q gt enables the scanner to decode Code 39 symbols without changing scan ner configuration Sending lt R gt enables the scanner to decode Codabar symbols without changing scan ner configuration Sending lt S gt enables the scanner to decode I 2 of 5 symbols without changing scanner configuration MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 15 Defaulting Saving Resetting Defaulting Saving Resetting Table 11 4 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 current settings as cust
139. meout or New Trigger is identical to Timeout except that a timeout ora new trigger whichever occurs first ends the read cycle Read Cycle Timeout Usage It is useful in many tightly controlled applications which require a read cycle to end before the next object appears and therefore need the flexibility of a timeout adjustment Definition Read Cycle Timeout is the time span of the read cycle and is represented 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 0 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 scanner 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 Timeout or Timeout or New Trigger under End of Read Cycle must be enabled for Read Cycle Timeout to take effect MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 15 Decodes Before Output Decodes Before Output Note When setting up determine if the scanner s scan rate 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 consec
140. mited characters can be defined and will function according to the trigger event as follows When defining Start and Stop trigger characters the following rules apply In External Edge the scanner 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 scanner remains in External Level trigger read cycle until a Stop character is received In Serial Data amp Edge trigger mode either a Start Trigger Character or a hardware trigger can start an Edge trigger read cycle Start Character non delimited Usage It is 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 character gt Default Null disabled Options Two hex digits representing an ASCII character except lt gt XON and XOFF Stop Character non delimited Usage It is 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 sto
141. mmands 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 read only Read Only 0 to 65 535 powerups 0 to 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 SerialCmd Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt Read Only 0 to 65 535 powerups 0 to 65 535 resets Ranges 8 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 8 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 Zc gt lt Zrd gt Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt 0 to 65 535 powerups 0 to 65 535 resets Customer Default Saves Usage Definition Serial Cmd Read Only Ranges Useful for detecting u
142. munica tions between the scanner and another device are lost or interrupted or you are using incompatible equipment for example a terminal that is set at 38 4K baud communicating with a scanner 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 scanner 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 A 14 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Appendix G Symbol Configuration You can configure your scanner by presenting Code 128 symbols that the FIS 0003 Laser Scanner responds to as serial commands Note Your scanner 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 scanner be configured to read code 128 symbols to read this start symbol or the following configuration symbols To setup for symbol configuration 1 Put the scanner in a read cycle mode 2 Place a special Code 128 configuration start symbol in the scanner s field of view Use this symbol or one that you have created yourself LI If the scanner is able to read the start symbol it will begin to beep
143. n e Adjust mirror motor speed read several symbol types e Adjust AGC gain The test will end automatically when the optimum combination of settings has been achieved By ESP Click the Calibrate button in Easy Setup Mode to begin the read rate test You can observe the progress of the calibration routine on the Calibration popup Note You can also calibrate the scanner in the Calibration menu in the Apps Mode By the EZ Button Press and hold the EZ Button EZ Button end of calibration 40 20 until you hear two beeps and see mG 3 two amber performance LEDs turn lt amber to indicate that the calibra Read rate EE 100 GR D tion is in progress performance a O The scanner will beep once at the LEDs P O PWR Figure 1 4 Calibration MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 1 9 Step 9 Save Calibration Settings for Power on After calibrating the MS 3 you can save your new settings to be available on power on By ESP Caution If you have settings in the scanner that you have not yet loaded into ESP the ESP settings will overwrite the scanner s settings when you save Under these condi tions it is highly recommended that you first do Receive Reader Settings before you save for power on After testing and or calibrating the scanner you can save the settings for power on by clicking the Save button By the EZ Button Press and hold the EZ Button until you hear three beeps and see three per
144. n A symbols is not desired disable EAN Note The extra character identifies the country of origin lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator status sep arator character unused UPC E output as UPC A gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Supplementals Status UPC EAN 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 scanner reads supplemental symbol data that has been appended to the standard UPC or EAN codes Serial Cmd lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator sta tus separator character unused 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 scanner will try to decode a main and a supplemental However if a supplemen tal 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 de
145. n 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 90 high density scanner or 110 low density scanner Note Gain Level is optimized at the factory before shipment the default value may not be 90 Options 40 to 255 Scan Speed 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 density scanner 35 x 10 High density scanner Options 300 to 1000 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 17 Scanner 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 aser on off status laser framing status laser on position laser off position laser power gt
146. ncentrator concludes the success ful exchange with a RES In the example above the scanner only acknowledges a trigger counter request from the concentrator It does not respond to the trigger counter request until a subsequent poll For example if the scanner s trigger count was 12 at the time the trigger counter request was received on a subsequent poll it would send 02T 00012 The 02 at the beginning of the string is the scanner s address Select Reset If the scanner receives bad data from the concentrator it transmits a SEL its select address and a NAK to the concentrator The concentrator re transmits the data up to three times The concentrator will end the sequence with a RES reset if no ACK is received Multidrop Addresses p Poll Select Poll Select e Character Character pA Character Character ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX 01 N 1C 1D 26 N 4E O 4F 02 AA 1E 1F 27 P 50 Q 51 03 SP 20 21 28 R 52 S 53 04 7 22 23 29 T 54 U 55 05 24 25 30 V 56 W 57 06 amp 26 27 31 X 58 Y 59 A 26 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices 5B 5D SF 61 63 65 67 69 6B 6D 6F 71 73 75 77 79 7B 7D TF 5A 5C 5E 60 62 64 66 68 6A 6C 6E 70 72 74 76 78 7A 7C 7E 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 29 2B 2D 2F 31
147. nd the read rate by selecting Stop then right click and select Decodes Sec Read Rate Counters Device Control Master Database Read Rate by Serial Command Enter Single Symbol Decodes Second Test Sending lt C gt instructs the scanner to transmit the decodes per second and symbol data if any The decode rate can vary dramatically due to the angle and location of the symbol in relation to the scan line This test is very useful in aligning and positioning the scanning device during installation Enter Single Symbol Percent Test Sending lt Cp gt instructs the scanner to transmit the percentage of decodes and any scanned symbol data End Read Rate Test Sending lt J gt ends both the Percent test and the Decodes Second test for both sin gle and multi symbol MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 11 5 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 To obtain the cumulative total of counts after the roll over has occurred add 65 536 per each roll over the scanner does not keep track of the num ber of roll overs to the current count Note All counter values will be lost if power is recycled to the scanner or the scanner receives a reset or save command Counter by ESP You can access Counters from the Utilities menu Right click the appropri
148. nd in the correct order 4 Read rate command may also be used to enter read rate from symbol configuration mode 5 When in read rate the scanner will read the symbologies that were enabled prior to entering the configuration mode However it will read a lt J gt in code 128 regardless of current enable disable state of code 128 Once the lt J gt is issued the scanner 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 scanner To start a read rate test scan this symbol AIN 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 soft ware 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 scanner will beep in response To end the read rate test and the symbol configuration program scan this symbol UI 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 A 16 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual
149. nded for connection to a UL listed direct plug in power unit marked Class 2 and rated 5 VDC at 3 5 Watts or greater if using electrical accessories European models must use a similarly rated Class 1 or Class 2 power supply that is certified to comply with standard for safety EN 60950 Vili MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Introduction Warning and Caution Summary cont Warning Label Placement These labels are located on the MS 3 Laser Scanner frou nes arentune AVOID EXPOSURE On Bottom On Side MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual ix Statement of Agency Compliance Statement of Agency Compliance This device has been tested in accordance with IEC 60825 1 2nd ed and has been certified to be under the limits of a Class 2 Laser device FE The MS 3 has been tested for compliance with FCC Federal Communications Commission regulations and has been found to conform to all applicable FCC Rules and Regulations To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements this device must not be co located or operate in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE The MS 3 has been tested for compliance with CE Conformit Europ enne standards and guidelines and has been found to conform to applicable CE standards specifically the following requirements Radiated Emissions
150. ns require the line worker to change the master symbol This can be done by installing a switch at the location of the scanner It is very common to have a keyed switch so that accidental switching does not occur After New Master Pin is enabled a pulse can be received on the new master pin which will cause the scanner to record the next decoded sym bol 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 lt K225 status gt Disabled 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 scanner is configured for a multisymbol read cycle Number of Symbols is greater than 1 the remaining decodes will be saved in each consecutive master symbol location For example if Number of Symbols is set to 3 and New Master Pin is then activated at the end of the next read cycle the decoded symbols will be saved as master symbols 1 2 and 3 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 7 9 Master Symbol Database Master Symbol Database See Master Database on page 11 8 for more detailed information Usage Definition Useful where more than one master symbol is
151. ntinuous Read is useful in testing symbol readability or scanner func tions It is not recommended for normal operations Definition In Continuous Read trigger input options are disabled the scanner is always in the read cycle and it will attempt to decode and output every scan crossing a symbol When To Output and Noread options have no affect on Continuous Read Serial Cmd lt K200 0 gt 4 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User 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 infor mation It is also effective in applications where the objects are hand pre sented Definition In Continuous Read 1 Output the scanner 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 scanner will repeat the output at the end of each timeout period For example if Timeout is set to one second the scanner sends the symbol data immediately and repeats the output at intervals of one second for as long as the symbol continues to be scanned If End Of Read Cycle is set to New Trigger the scanner will send the cur rent symbol data immediately but send it only once A new symbol appear ing in the scanner s range will be read and sent immediately provided it is not identical to the previous symbol read Serial Cmd lt K200 1 gt
152. nwanted resets caused by power supply problems or ESD transients Returns the number of customer default saves lt Zrd gt Send lt K406 gt Returns lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt 0 to 65 535 powerups 0 to 65 535 resets MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 8 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 Definition Records the number of hours and minutes of operation since the last sys tem reset Serial Cmd Send lt K407 gt Returns lt K407hours minutes gt Read Only 0 to 23 hours 0 to 59 minutes Ranges 8 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 8 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 Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Alerts the user to impending laser failure Contact Service Enables the Laser High message lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low message gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Laser High Message Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Defines the Laser High message lt K411 laser high status laser high message laser low status laser low
153. o o e g a a o Q a a a Q 5 a D D F 3 g S Oo ao Oo Oo fey g D z a z n D gt Re a o a g E e E El 8 g 8 8 g a a D D 2 8 a D T 2 3 8 a amp a g 2 z Z 9 Ee e E eels oO amp o 3 3 3 5 o 2 8 3 S 3 a 2 3 amp amp 5 Po z v D a g 5 v v v v a 5 a an 5 o a a a a a g o o o d a o F x g S fo fe S m D 3 z 2 S gt 3 5 m lt o o T c 2 Z lt o D Si gt rc D D D D m ot aed l rc P 5 5 5 z P 2 we D MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 29 Glossary of Terms Appendix N Glossary of Terms AGC See Automatic Gain Control Analog A smooth continuous voltage or current signal or function whose magnitude value is the information Automatic Gain Control AGC Adjustment to signal strength that seeks to maintain a constant level regardless of the distance between a scanner and symbol Baud Rate The number of discrete signal events per second bits per second Check Character A Modulus 43 or Modulus 10 character that is added to encoded symbol data for additional data integrity Connector A plug or socket on a device or cable providing in out connectivity for various circuits and pins Concentrator Intermediary device that relays data from scanners to a host and commands from the host to the scanners or other devices Counter Memory space allocated to keep track of scanner events Da
154. o 203 mm 020 508 mm 2 to 10 51 to 254 mm A 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendix B Electrical Specifications Maximum Operating Power 2W Power Input 5VDC 5 200mV p p max ripple 260 mA 5VDC typical Trigger Input 1 New Master 5 to 28 VDC rated optoisolated Outputs 1 2 3 1 to 28VDC rated optoisolated Ice lt 100mA 24VDC current limited by user Pin Host RS 232 Host amp Aux RS 232 Host RS 422 485 In Out 1 Power 5VDC In 2 TxD TxD TxD Out 3 RxD RxD RxD In 4 Power Signal Ground 5 NC 6 RTS Aux TxD TxD Out 7 Output 1 TTL can sink 10mA and source 2mA Out 8 Default Configuration NPN In 9 Trigger NPN In 10 CTS Aux RxD RxD In 11 Output 3 TTL can sink 10mA and source 2mA Out 12 New Master Pin NPN In 13 Chassis Ground 14 Output 2 TTL can sink 10mA and source 2mA Out 15 NC Caution 1 Be sure all cables are connected BEFORE applying power 2 Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices 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 Command Title Format Communications Pass
155. o devices such as the scanner and host It differs from the other interfaces by dedicating individual pins to specific functions and by 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 A 22 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Appendix L Multidrop Communications This appendix describe
156. o the following 1 Enter Calibration menu by sending an lt gt command from a terminal This may 9 4 take a few seconds to generate MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INC CALIBRATION SETUP MENU i PARAMETER NAME i ORIGINAL SETTING i CAL SETTING i i MOTOR SPEED i 58 i N A i i LASER POWER i HIGH i N A i i FIXED GAIN i N A i N A i AGC VALUE i 20 i N A i i LASER FRAME i 16 5 i N A N A i i1 CODE TYPE i AIFECG i i CHOOSE CALIBRATION SETUP OPTIONS 1 gt MOTOR SPEED OPTIMIZE 2 gt LASER POWER OPTIMIZE 3 gt GAIN LEVEL OPTIMIZE 4 LASER FRAME OPTIMIZE ESC EXIT CALIBRATION MODE Maki E Figure 9 8 Embedded Calibration Setup Menu Choose your calibration setup option Enter 1 to optimize Motor Speed Enter 2 to optimize Laser Power Enter 3 to optimize Gain Level Note Doing all 3 of the above routines is the equivalent of sending the lt CAL gt serial command or clicking Calibrate in the ESP Calibration display page Enter 4 to do laser framing This is the same as clicking the Auto Frame button in the Calibration display Note A user can abort calibration at any time by pressing the ESC key on the terminal No other keystroke has any effect while in calibration Wait for the calibration routine to cycle through its settings A Calibration in Progress message will be displayed A new text line will appear below the menu displaying the progress of the calibration MS 3 Laser Scanner User
157. ode press the EZ Button once quickly Calibration The calibration routine will be initiated To abort calibration press the EZ Button once quickly Save for Power on When when this button position is selected all scanner settings will be saved to non volatile memory to be recalled when scanner is powered on the next time This is the same as sending the lt Z gt in the terminal 6 16 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters 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 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 New Master Pin on page 7 9 Sleep Mode If sleep mode is enabled the EZ Button will shut off the mirror motor and laser To exit sleep mode press the EZ Button once quickly MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 17 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
158. oding of poor quality symbols See Symbol Ratio Mode for more information Improve bar code print quality Symbol position has moved from initial testing position Re position scanner or symbol MS 3 LED Indicators Normal Normal Normal Read Read Read Read Read Read LEDs Read Read Read Test Test Test Test Test Test ent Control le Boots Modes Modes Modes Mode Mode Mode Mode Mode Mode 100 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON BLINK ON ORF 80 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON BLINK OFF 60 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON BLINK OFF 40 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON ON BLINK OFF 20 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF PWR ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF C8 ces gt gt EN F gt T A i os ss DS 3 D no on p E Ss eee Pn 3 2 s Vv 3 8 Q 8 z 5 5 3 S 3 Q A S Oe s S g o a a i eee E i 5 si V ko iz ko 3 3 aS v o g kA o Mi x y V D E 5 z 3 a 3 A g g g 2 2 a o Q Fi O 3 x v A g 2 2 3 x o V V V V a ki z r fe Si ae oO SE S a g 3 a a 7 3 a lt g S 8 z e e e 2 D 3 a 5 a eS x x x D a v a n o Q Q o 8 a o D O o O o o o Pa es a 2 8 a O O a GJ ta a g a 5 5 5 2 8 3 Q S 5 fe ool e D D D a o 2 3 8 F 2 3 z z z J 8 v 8 a 5 2 a co D a a a a 2 g i g 3 S S 8 2 a fe a
159. ogy ID lt K450 narrow margins status symbology ID status gt Background Color lt K451 background color gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Code 39 Usage Code 39 is considered the standard for non retail bar code applications Definition An alphanumeric symbol with unique start stop symbol patterns composed of 9 black and white elements per character of which 3 are wide Code 39 Status 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 Enabled Note This is the only symbol type enabled by default Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Status Code 39 Serial Cmd lt K470 code 39 status check digit status check digit output large inter character gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Output Code 39 Usage es Digit Output Status added to the symbol provides additional secu rity Definition eh 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 trigger option enabled an invalid check digit calculation will cause a noread mes sage to be transmitted at the end of the read cycle Serial Cmd lt K470 status check digit s
160. ol is fully within the scan width of the scanner 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 applica tion 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 fence symbol means the sym bol will be in the scan range longer and hence receive a greater number of scans Increas ing 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 20 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Appendix J Operational Tips Do Check inputs scan speed length height etc to ensure the desired number of decodes per symbol Connect scanner to host before connecting power to the scanner disconnect power before disconnecting the host from the scanner For optimum decodes
161. omer Defar AGE to current Default all ESP Settings memory Advanced Options 2 2 Send and Save 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 20 MS 3 Laser Reader User 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 2 14 Send Current View This is the same as Save Receive Reader Settings to Reader Send No Save Save to Reader except that only the com mands in the current menu tree are sent Default all ESP Settings Default Current Menu Settings Send Current Command This is the same as Send Current View above but only saves the command that is currently selected Add Exceptions After you perform a Receive from Reader com mand and you click on the Add Exception option you may see a list of serial commands that looks like the example to the right These are serial com mands that may be in your reader
162. omer default parameters Recall Microscan default parameters and save for power on lt Zrc gt Recall customer parameters and save for power on See Appendix G Defaulting Saving Resetting on page A 20 for complete explanation on resets saves and defaulting lt Zrd gt 11 16 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 11 Utilities Microscan Grading Microscan grading informs the user how the scanner perceives a symbol it is scanning Except for special circumstances the slower the scan speed and the closer the symbol is to the focal point the more accurate the results The grading feature is available for the following symbologies Code 39 Codabar Code 128 I 2 5 and Code 93 Command Format lt GRADE xx xx gt where xx xx is the symbol length in inches with up to two digits in front of the decimal point and two digits behind the decimal point Example Send lt GRADE 01 50 gt for a symbol 1 5 inches in length Operation Once the command has been sent the scanner will enter a user test mode for up to two full seconds During this time the scanner will attempt to complete ten decodes of the same symbol If this occurs the scanner will output the grading information for this symbol Microscan Grading Output Example Symbol Type Code 39 Symbol Direction Forward Symbol Length 4 Symbol Data 880G Check Character Modulus 43 Decodability 48 W N Ratio 2 7 fug
163. on 5 The EZ Button on the top of the scanner Note You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question mark after the command number as in lt K100 gt To see all K commands send lt K gt vi MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Introduction 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 reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment 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 communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 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 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For connection to a UL listed direct plug in power unit marked Class II and rated 10
164. on one you press and holds the button until one beep is emitted from the scanner and the 20 LED is turned on You then release the button to select position one If you want to select position two you continue to hold until you hear two short beeps and the 40 LED is turned on Finally to select position three you continue to hold the button until you hear three short beeps and the 60 LED is turned 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 position in bold text EZ Button Options Single Beep Two Beeps Three Beeps 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Read Rate 1 Read Rate 1 Read Rate 2 Autocalibration 2 Autocalibration 2 Autocalibration 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 Disabled When set to Disabled the button position will have no function associated with it The scanner 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 To exit read rate m
165. ostic Warning The output remains active as long as one of the diagnostic conditions is met Polarity Definition Sets the polarity of the discrete output When set to Negative polarity and an output condition from the scanner is met the output 1 pin on the scanner s 15 pin connector go low for the time specified in Pulse Width See Table A 3 MS 3 Laser Connec tor 15 pin Socket on page A 4 Serial Cmd lt K810 output on polarity pulse width output mode gt Default Negative Options 0 Negative 1 Positive Pulse Width Definition Sets the time in 1mS increments that the discrete output remains active Serial Cmd lt K810 output on polarity pulse width output mode gt Default 50 50mS Options 0 to 65535 0 to 65 535 seconds Divide the number entered on the command line by 1000 for time in seconds MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 19 Output 1 Output Mode Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Pulse Definition Sets the condition in which the discrete output is de activated lt K810 output on polarity pulse width output mode gt Pulse 0 Pulse 2 Latch Mode 2 1 Latch Mode 1 3 Latch Mode 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 New Master Change Definition The programmable output will be
166. ote If using an I 2 5 symbol verify that the number of characters in the symbol being scanned matches the symbol length enabled for the I 2 5 symbol type Default is 10 and 6 See Interleaved 2 of 5 on page 5 13 1 Consult table A 1 and table A 2 on page A 3 1 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Quick Start Step 4 Install ESP ESP stands for Easy Setup Program Once your scanner is connected to a host computer with Windows operating system XP or above you can use ESP Easy Setup Program for configuration and control To install ESP from the Microscan Tools Drive e Insert your Microscan Tools Drive into a USB port on your computer e Click Setup exe and follow the prompts To download ESP from the Web e Go to www microscan com e Click Setup exe and follow the prompts e At the end of the install process copy a shortcut ESP icon onto your desktop e Click the ESP icon to run the program Minimum System Requirements e 233 MHz Pentium PC e Windows 8 7 Vista or XP operating system 32 bit or 64 bit e Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher e 128 MB RAM or greater e 160 MB free disk space e 800 x 600 256 color display 1024 x 768 32 bit color recommended MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 1 5 Step 5 Select Reader Model When you start the program the following menu will appear Select a Model eje sae QuadusE2 MS 3Laser MS 3CCD MS 710 en BB gt MS 820 MS 850 MS 860 MS 880
167. p 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 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 scanner will attempt to read and decode a symbol At the end of a read cycle the scanner stops reading symbols and sends the symbol data or noread message to the host End of Read Cycle Mode Definition 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 Options 0 Timeout 1 New Trigger 2 Timeout amp New Trigger Note When operating in Continuous Read or Continuous Read 1 Output the scanner is always in the read cycle Timeout Usage Typically used with Serial or Edge and Continuous One It is effective in highly controlled applications when the maximum length of time between objects can be predicted It assures that a read cycle ends before the next bar coded object appears giving the system extra time to decode and transmit the data to the host 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
168. pon information obtained from sources which Microscan believes to be reliable and from random sample testing however the information is provided without any representation of warranty expressed or implied regarding accuracy or correctness Microscan does not specifically run any analysis on our raw materials or end product to measure for these substances The information provided in this certification notice is correct to the best of Microscan s knowledge at the date of publication This notice is not to be considered a warranty or quality specification Users are responsible for determining the applicability of any RoHS legislation or regulations based on their individual use of the product In regards to RoHS Directive 2011_65 EU Microscan produces Monitoring and Control Instruments as well as Industrial Monitoring amp Control Instruments as defined within the directive Microscan has developed and is implementing a ROHS2 compliance plan with the intention of bringing all active products listed in our current marketing literature within full compliance as per the directive deadlines Key milestones for the transition plan are as follows Complete internal product audit by July 2014 e Initial Monitoring and Control Instruments ROHS2 compliant products available by December 2014 e Initial Industrial Monitoring amp Control Instruments RoHS2 compliant products available by July 2015 All new products introduced in 2015 are
169. r Scanner User Manual Chapter 7 Matchcode Match Start Position Usage Match Start Position is useful in defining specific portions 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 Definition 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 Function 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 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 0 Options 0 to 64 Note Match Start Position must be set to 1 or greater to enable this feature A O setting will disable this feature MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 7 5 Matchcode Type 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 ch
170. r values Interleaved 2 of 5 Serial Cmd lt K452 Code 39 Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 93 gt Default Standard Options 0 Tight 1 Standard 2 Aggressive Tight Maximum ratio is set to 3 5 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security A Validate Bars function minimizes the acceptance of skewed symbols Standard Maximum ratio is set to 4 0 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security Aggressive Maximum ratio is set at 6 2 1 A Validate function is not used in this mode This method may be useful on long symbols where the spot velocity can change throughout the symbol and effect the minimum and maximum bar values 5 26 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Code 93 Serial Cmd lt K452 Code 39 Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 93 gt Default Standard Options 0 Tight 1 Standard 2 Aggressive Tight Maximum ratio is set to 2 95 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security A Validate Bars function minimizes the acceptance of skewed symbols Standard Maximum ratio is set to 2 8 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security Aggressive Maximum ratio is
171. rity stop bits data bits gt One 0 One 1 Two 3 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications 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 Port Protocol Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options In general the point to point protocols will work well in most applica tions They require no address and must use RS 232 or RS 422 commu nications standards Protocols define the sequence and format in which information is trans ferred between the scanner and the host or in the case of Multidrop between scanners and a concentrator lt 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 0 to 4 Point to Point Point to Point with RTS CTS Point to Point with XON XOFF Point to Point with RTS CTS and XON XOFF or Polling Mode D use the lt K140 protocol gt format Option 5 through 7 are special cases and discussed later in this section Point to Point standard Usage Definition Serial Cmd Used only with RS232 or RS422 Standard Point to Point
172. roscan default 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 scanner by shorting connecting specific pins This procedure has the same effect as the lt Zrd gt soft ware 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 scanner 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 software reset lt Zrd gt or hardware reset Also when in multidrop defaulting might be required if the scanner has been assigned a polling address and you wish to access the scanner s menu Defaulting the scanner by lt Zrd gt resets the configuration parameters to Microscan default values Defaulting might be necessary if you have make temporary changes com
173. ry port in Host Aur unpolled mode n A Scanner Serial Cmd lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain ID status daisy chain ID gt 3 Full duplex 3 16 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 3 Communications Daisy Chain Mode Usage Definition Serial Cmd Options Function Useful in applications where e A symbol might be scanned in both ladder and picket fence directions e A symbol may be present on multiple sides of a package e Symbols are presented at different depths In a daisy chain application scanners are connected in tandem or daisy chain and decoded data is relayed from one scanner to another on up to the host A master scanner has its host port linked to the host computer and its auxiliary port linked to the host port of the first slave scanner in the chain Thereafter each slave s auxiliary port is linked to the host port of the slave that is further from the host in the daisy chain Each scanner 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 scanner times out it checks its auxiliary port for data It should be set to wait at least 20mS for each slave in the daisy chain Se
174. s Try aggressive ratios Tight ratios decode high quality symbols Standard ratios decode most symbols Aggressive ratios are loosened to allow decoding of poor quality symbols See Symbol Ratio Mode for more information Improve bar code print quality Symbol is not in the focal area of laser Re position symbol or scanner for optimal focus position Excessive curvature of symbol Try aggressive ratios Tight ratios decode high quality symbols Standard ratios decode most symbols Aggressive ratios are loosened to allow decoding of poor quality symbols See Symbol Ratio Mode for more information Gain value not optimal Try autocalibration Other objects in field of view are misleading the gain control system Try to eliminate shiny objects from the field of view Scan rate is too fast exceeding MS 3 s video bandwidth Slow down the scan rate Quiet zone not large enough Do not violate the 10x rule for quiet zone enable narrow quiet zone setting Contaminants on window Clean window with non abrasive cleaner and wiping cloth refer to the User Manual for cleaning instructions Reads well with static bar codes but once bar codes are in motion there are many No Reads A preceding bright object is increasing recovery time for gain control Remove shiny objects that may enter the scanner s field of view before the symbol enters the field of view Try fixed gain
175. s 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 15 UPC EAN UPC EAN Usage Definition 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 ver ify that the right product is being placed in the right packaging UPC Universal Product Code is a fixed length numeric continuous sym bology UPC can have two or five digit supplemental symbol data following 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 scanner will read UPC version A and UPC version E only UPC Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator status sep arator character unused UPC E output as UPC A gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled EAN Status Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 5 16 EAN is the European version of the UPC symbology and is used in Euro pean market applications EAN is a subset of UPC When enabled the scanner will read UPC version A UPC version E EAN 13 and EAN 8 It also appends a leading zero to UPC version A symbol information and transmits 13 digits If transmitting 13 digits when reading UPC versio
176. s is 392 including preamble separators and LRC MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 3 Number of Symbols Number of Symbols Definition Number of Symbols allows the user to define up to 6 symbols that can be read in a single read cycle Serial Cmd lt K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator gt Default 1 Options 1to6 4 4 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Multisymbol Separator Usage Used to delimit or separate data fields with a user defined character Definition The character that s inserted between each symbol scanned when Multi symbol is set to any number greater than 1 ESP To select a new multisymbol separator double click on Separator and select a character in the popup window Serial Cmd lt K222 number of symbols multisymbol separator gt Note If Multisymbol Separator has been changed to any character other than the default comma and you wish to re define the separator as a comma use ESP or the embedded menu Default comma Options Any available ASCII character except lt gt NUL MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 5 Trigger Trigger Trigger Mode Definition The type of trigger event that will initiate the read cycle Serial Cmd lt K200 trigger mode trigger filter duration gt Default Continuous Read Options 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 Co
177. s the rules for setting up a concentrator or controller to communicate H ost with a scanner in standard Multidrop protocol The diagram to the right shows a typical Multi drop network in which 1 to 50 scanners can Concentrator ay communicate with a host via an intermediary RS 485 Tees device a concentrator or a controller ar Scanner 01 Scanner 02 Scanner 03 Configure Your Scanner for Multidrop 1 With the scanner 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 CR or NULL This allows data to move through the concentrator without interference 3 Click OK not 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 Your scanner is now in multidrop From here on you will need to use the concentra tor to relay commands and data between the scanner or scanners and the host 10 Next go to Connect to Reader via the Concentrator on the next page MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 23
178. s 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 When enabled a configuration command received from the host is echoed back to Host p the host with the resultant settings aam Scanner If a command with multiple fields is processed some of the fields may have been processed properly while others were not The changes will appear in the string echoed back so that the user will know which fields did or did not change lt K701 serial command echo status serial command beep status con trol hex output gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 13 Serial Verification Serial Command Beep Status Important Note ESP will not function whenever this command is enabled Usage Definition Function Serial Cmd Default Options Used to audibly verify the acceptance and validity of a command Causes the scanner to beep once whenever a K command is entered to indicate that the command was accepted and processed If an invalid command is entered the scanner beeps 5 times to indicate an invalid entry However this does not necessarily mean that all data fields have been entered incorrectly Only one bad field needs to be found in order to activate the 5 beep response lt K701 serial com
179. scanning performance printing process scan ning environment changes etc by setting thresholds in their processing or displaying the outputs for visual verification 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 averaging 00100 reads per read cycle suddenly drops to 00012 this would be a good indication that a problem has arisen even though good reads are still occurring Quality Output Separator Serial Cmd Default Options lt K704 quality output separator reads trigger status decode direction status gt comma any ASCII character Note For all serial configuration commands the following characters cannot be used lt gt NUL Reads Trigger Status Serial Cmd Default Options lt K704 quality output separator reads trigger status decode direction status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Decode Direction Output Definition Serial Cmd Default Options If enabled the decode direction is appended to the barcode output with a quality output separator as an F forward or an R reverse lt K704 quality output separator reads trigger status decode direction status gt Disabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 6 26 MS 3 Laser Scanner U
180. seigusaacectidegadnarsestiatsecsaceas aa E aE 4 2 Read Cycle by Serial Command 00 0 0 cc cececcceececeeceeeeeeeenee cee eeceeaeeeeeeseaaeeeeseeeeeeeeeesesneeeeeeetsneeeeess 4 2 MUMS YIM DOM bet seroren eonan aiea arei e aa E a IR aa iini ea aeea AS 4 3 NUMBER OF SYMONS sesno e er aE eni a e para ARa OA E GEE 4 4 Tiggo ie E AEE 4 6 Serial TriQQee E E A E 4 12 End of Read CyCcle ccccccececcceceeeeneceeeeeeceeeeeeeeecaeaeeeeseeaeaeeeeseeeaaeeeeseeeaeeeeeeseesaeeeeeseceeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 14 Decodes Before Output cccccccccceceneeceeeeeeceeaeceeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeesesaaaeeeeseaeaeeeesesesaeeeeeeeeeseeeees 4 16 Scanner SCtUP oo ccc cccceceececeseeeeeeseeeaeaeaeeaeeeseeeeeeeeeeeesesesceeeseeeeeeeeaeeaeaeaeeeeseseeeesseseseseseeeeeeeaaea 4 17 W ASOP SOU o eccscce Sear cxidsdesessdki sacs ecdeccbcecs scecendedseuacsvddshaus axes oaesedecelceneccted ace iszdesasdegbeus es serdecssduisse 4 21 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 scanner A trigger or timer activates a read cycle during which the scanner 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 embedd
181. selected the EZ Button will act as a trigger for the scanner All other button operations will not be active The trigger will operate the same way as an exter nal trigger Trigger mode Operation The read cycle endures for as long as the EZ Button is pressed External Level 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 press External Edge ing the 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 New Master Change on page 6 20 Default on Power on Definition When enabled if the EZ Button is held down during power on the scan ner 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 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 6 15 EZ Button EZ Button Modes Definition Provides six user selectable functions for each of the three EZ Button positions Serial Cmd lt K771 position 1 mode position 2 mode position 3 mode gt Defaults As indicated in the table below Options As indicated in the table below The positions are selected by the length of time the button is held When you want to select positi
182. ser Manual Chapter Matchcode 7 Chapter Contents Matchcode by ESP insciis eiiiai ireen inenen ii edt 7 2 Matchcode by Serial Command eeceeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeteaeeeaeeeneeeeteeeneeeeaees 7 2 Overview Of Matchcode cccecceeeceeesecsceeeaeeseeeeeaeessaeeeseeseeeseaeeteaeeeaeeeatees 7 3 Using Master SyMb0IsS eccccesceeseeeeneeeceeeaeeeseeseneeeaeecaeseaeesaeeeaeeeneeeeaes 7 3 Matchcode Type snenia ae ein i 7 4 New Master PIM ionsiuisionneninninn e e a 7 9 Master Symbol Database ec ceeceecceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeneee 7 10 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 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 7 1 Matchcode by ESP Matchcode by ESP Matchcode Click this button to bring up the Matchcode menu To change a setting double click the set ting and use your cur sor to scroll through the options Parameters Matchcode Matchcode Type Disabled Sequential Matching Increment Match Start Position 0 Match Length 1 Wild Card z Sequence on Noread Enabled Sequence
183. ser Scanner User Manual 1 7 Step 7 Test for Read Rate With this test you can learn the percentage of decodes per images captured by observ ing the LEDs 20 through 100 on the top of the MS 3 which are active during a read rate test If the results are not satisfactory move on to Calibrate the Reader on page 1 9 By ESP After connecting to the scanner ESP will open in Easy Setup Mode 1 Click the EZ Button in Easy Setup Mode to begin the read rate test 2 Follow the instructions in Easy Setup Mode screen 3 To end the Read Rate test click the Stop button By the EZ Button 1 Press and hold the EZ Button EZ Button on the MS 3 until you hear one EO 2 beep and see o Read rate lt ne LED momen tarily turn performance E 100 GR v amber This will signal the LEDs E 80 ST Oo hagimerig of the read rate E 60 2 To end the read rate test press E 40 S the EZ Button and quickly 20 release PWR 1 This assumes that the default functions of the EZ Button have not been re programmed 1 8 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 1 Quick Start Step 8 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 scanner 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 Enable Autodiscriminatio
184. specified length Because Industrial 2 5 is a continuous symbol it is prone to substitution errors Hence a symbol length must be defined and a bar 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 Note If Range Mode is set to Enable the settings for Symbol Length 1 and Symbol Length 2 will define the range of symbol lengths that can be decoded lt K472 status check digit status check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 unused range mode gt 10 0 to 64 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 exam ple if your symbol is 10 characters plus a check digit then enable Symbol Length for 12 Note Typically when printing an 2 5 symbol with an odd number of digits a 0 will be added as the first character MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 11 Interleaved 2 of 5 Symbol Length 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options If using a second symbol a zero or any even symbol length in the option range may be specified If not using a second symbol set Symbol Length 2 to 0 to ensure data integrity Specifies a number of characters that the scanner will recognize including start and stop and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol smaller than the specified length
185. t Also lt KMnumber of master symbols gt lt data gt Enter symbol data as master symbol 1 lt K231 master symbol Enter symbol data to specified master symbol number data gt Also lt Mmaster symbol number data gt lt G gt Store next symbol scanned as master symbol 1 Matchcode n NUM Store next symbol scanned as specified master symbol lt gt Request master symbol 1 lt K231 gt Request all master symbol information Also lt M gt lt K231 master symbol Request specified master symbol information number gt Also lt M gt lt K231 master symbol Delete specified master symbol number gt Also lt Mmaster symbol number gt lt gt Delete Master Symbol 1 lt K225 status gt Enable disable New master pin lt gt Display Checksums of EPROM Flash memory lt b gt Display Checksum for Boot Code Part Number lt la gt Display Checksum for Application Code Checksum lt gt Display Part Numbers lt b gt Display Boot Code Part Number lt a gt Display Application Code Part Number lt H gt Enable Laser Scanning lt I gt Disable Laser Scanning lt K500 gt or lt KE gt Motor On Device Control lt K501 gt or lt KF gt Motor Off lt L1 gt Programmable Output 1 lt L2 gt Programmable Output 2 lt L3 gt Programmable Output 3 11 3 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Summary of Utilities Commands
186. t 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 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 pad ding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Note Output Format must be set to Application Record before this parameter can take effect MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 9 Interleaved 2 of 5 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 we do not recommend this symbology for any new applications 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 0 through 9 with the bars representing the first character and the interleaved spaces representing the second char acter 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 stat
187. t K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default 10 Options 2 to 16 Minimum Bars Pharmacode Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default 4 Options 2 to 16 5 20 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Bar Width Status Pharmacode Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default Mixed Options 0 Mixed 1 Narrow 2 Wide 3 Fixed Threshold Value Direction Pharmacode Definition Specifies the direction that a bar can be read Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default Forward Options 0 Forward 1 Reverse Fixed Threshold Value Pharmacode Definition Used when Bar Width Status field is set to Fixed Threshold Value Serial Cmd lt K477 status fixed bar count status fixed bar count min no of bars bar widths direction fixed threshold value gt Default 400 Options 1 to 65535 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 21 Narrow Margins 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 en
188. t 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 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 Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 128 Definition When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the symbol 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 character application record brackets application record padding gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Code 128 Usage Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integ rity by ensuring that only a fixed symbol length will be accepted Definition Specifies a fixed number of characters that the scanner will recognize this does not include start and stop and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length Serial Cmd lt K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 status output format application record separator stat
189. tatus check digit output large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 3 Code 39 Large Intercharacter Gap Code 39 Usage Large Intercharacter Gap is helpful for reading symbols that are printed out of specification Caution Do not use Large Intercharacter 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 scanner 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 intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Fixed Symbol Length Status Code 39 Definition When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the symbol length field If disabled any length is considered a valid symbol Serial Cmd lt K470 status check digit status check digit output status large intercharacter gap fixed symbol length status symbol length full ASCII set gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Symbol Length Code 39 Usage Fixed symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data integ rity by ensuring that only one symbol length will be
190. tial output is performed on each separate symbol For example if Start Position is set to 3 and Partial Length is set to 5 the following symbols are transmitted as follows 1234567890 as 34567 1234 as 34 123456789 abcde as 34567 cde two symbols with separator 12 as blank Status Serial Cmd lt K703 partial output status start position length gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Start Position Partial Output Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Allows you to determine the first character from the beginning of a sym bol to transmit lt K703 partial output status start position length gt 1 1 to 64 Length Partial Output Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Allows you to determine the number of characters to be transmitted lt K703 partial output status start position length gt 63 1 to 64 6 12 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Chapter 6 I O Parameters Serial Verification Usage Definition These commands are useful in removing any doubt about the scanner s acceptance and response to host configuration commands For example if the current preamble is SOM and lt Kd1 START gt is entered the scanner will echo back lt Kd1 SOM gt since the attempted entry START exceeds the four character limit for that command There fore it is rejected and the existing SOM message is echoed back and remains the preamble message Allow
191. tics Output 2 lt K791 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt Output 3 Parameters lt K812 output on output state pulse width output mode gt Trend Analysis Output 3 lt K782 trend analysis mode number of triggers number to output on decodes trigger threshold gt Diagnostics Output 3 lt K792 over temperature service threshold unused laser current high laser current low low temp gt MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual A 7 Serial Configuration Commands Quality Output lt K704 quality output separator decodes trigger status decode direc tion status 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 New Master Pin lt K225 status gt Master Symbol Data base Size lt K224 number of master symbols gt Matchcode Enable lt K223 status gt Enter Data to Database lt K231 master symbol number master symbol data gt Request Master Symbol Info lt K231 master symbol number gt Request All Master Symbol Info Delete Master Symbol Store Next Symbol as Mas ter lt K231 gt lt K231 master symbol number gt lt Gmaster symbol number gt Diagnostics Counts Power on Resets lt K406 power on resets power on saves custom default saves gt
192. ting 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 Scan ner Status 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 FIS 0003 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 typ ing the desired character Entering Special Characters in Embedded Menus Control Characters 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 Press SP the space bar once then enter the control character by holding down the con trol 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 Ret
193. to 3 5 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security A Validate Bars function minimizes the acceptance of skewed symbols Standard Maximum ratio is set to 4 0 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security Aggressive Maximum ratio is set at 5 6 1 A Validate function is not used in this mode This method may be useful on long symbols where the spot velocity can change throughout the symbol and effect the minimum and maximum bar values MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 25 Symbol Ratio Mode Codabar Serial Cmd lt K452 Code 39 Codabar nterleaved 2 of 5 Code 93 gt Default Standard Options 0 Tight 1 Standard 2 Aggressive Tight Maximum ratio is set to 3 5 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security A Validate Bars function minimizes the acceptance of skewed symbols Standard Maximum ratio is set to 4 0 1 A Validate function which compares the ratio between the maximum and minimum bars in the symbol is used for additional security Aggressive Maximum ratio is set at 5 9 1 A Validate function is not used in this mode This method may be useful on long symbols where the spot velocity can change throughout the symbol and effect the minimum and maximum ba
194. tor Character is defined as a comma sending a lt K473 s gt command will return the current settings including the separator character comma which appears after the separator status comma UPC E Output to UPC A UPC EAN Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 5 18 Useful for applications that require UPC A output Allows the user to change the output from UPC E to UPC A lt K473 UPC status EAN status supplementals status separator status sep arator character unused UPC E output as UPC A gt Comma Any ASCII character MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Code 93 Usage Used occasionally in clinical industry Definition Code 93 is a variable length continuous symbology employing four element 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 Code 93 Definition When enabled the scanner will check the symbol length against the symbol 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 Code 93 Usage Fixed Symbol Length helps prevent truncations and increases data int
195. tus 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 Standard Options 0 Standard 1 Application Record 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 separa tors between data fields enclose application identifiers in parentheses and enable pad ding zeros for variable length fields Note If an illegal Application Record format is detected the scanner will process it as a noread and output a noread message if enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 5 7 Code 128 Application Record Separator Status Code 128 Definition When enabled a separator character is inserted between application records Serial Cmd lt K474 status fixed symbol length status fixed symbol length EAN 128 sta tus output format application record separator status application record sep arator character application record brackets application record padding gt Default 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 Enable Application Record Separator Charact
196. ubse quent chapters MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 1 1 Step 1 Hardware Required Caution If using your own power supply see Warning and Caution Summary on page i xi be certain that it is wired correctly and supply voltage is 10 to 28VDC Incorrect wiring or voltage can cause software or equipment failures If connecting to a host with an IB 131 Interface box you will need the following Item Part Number Description 1 FIS 0003 XXXXG MS 3 laser scanner 2 FIS 0001 0035G IC 332 Interface converter 3 99 000018 01 IB 131 Interface box 4 Host computer 5 61 300026 03 Null modem configuration cable s 90 264 VAC 24VDC Power supply 7 99 000017 01 Optional object detector a See figure 1 1 for diagram of system 4 nw Sl a Network oO 1S0H Figure 1 1 Hardware Required 1 2 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Step 2 Connect the System To connect the system do the following 1 Caution e Be sure all cables are connected BEFORE applying power Chapter 1 Quick Start e Always power down BEFORE disconnecting any cables Connect the scanner 1 to the SCANNER connector on the IC 332 interface converter 2 using the attached 3 foot cable Connect the IC 332 directly to the SCANNER 15 pin connector on the IB 131 3 Conn
197. ude Definition Samples AGC throughout the scan at the rate set in Transition Counter on page 4 20 averages the sample values and adjusts the AGC value at the end of the scan AGC Minimum Read Only Definition Limits the minimum range of the available gain Serial Cmd lt K504 gain leve AGC sampling mode AGC min AGC max gt Send lt K504 gt for a readout Default 70 Options 40 to 250 AGC Maximum Read Only 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 245f Options 60 to 255 Symbol Detect Status Definition During the read cycle the scanner counts the number of bar and space transitions defined in the Transition Counter If the count matches or exceeds the threshold the scanner will perform AGC routines When enabled a bad symbol or no symbol message can be output rather than a noread message Serial Cmd lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 4 19 Scanner Setup Transition Counter Usage Definition Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Can be useful in certain application where extraneous objects in the field of view might require a higher threshold Determines the number of bar space transitions that are sampled before AGC can be resolved Determines the n
198. umber of bar space transitions that must be read before a symbol is considered present and AGC can be resolved lt K505 symbol detect status transition counter gt 14 0 to 255 Note Transition Counter is used for both AGC and symbol detection routines see No Symbol Message on page 6 10 Maximum Element Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options Caution Do not change this parameter unless instructed by a your techni cal representative Maximum Element represents the maximum bar element width as mea sured in micro seconds that s allowed before a video reset occurs default to white lt K502 maximum element gt 1500 45 75uS 1 to 65535 035uS to 2294 uS increments Scan Width Enhance Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options 4 20 This option should be enabled if large portions of scan width are needed For example if a large character count symbol is used to the edge of the scan or is using 70 80 of total scan width Scan width Enhance tends to trade depth for width Disable if outside edge long range performance is needed lt K511 scan width enhance gt Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Laser Setup Laser Setup includes Laser On Off and Laser Framing Note See also Auto Frame on page 9 6 for more details on laser framing Laser On Off Status Usage Laser On Off extends the life of the laser It is useful where there are si
199. urn as a Character Press SP then CR It is displayed as M on the command line and as lt CR gt in the menu when the screen is refreshed To Define a Space as a Character Press SP twice It is displayed as a blank space in the menu when the screen is refreshed While it appears that nothing has been assigned the hex value 20 will be sent during data transmission To Select NUL as the Character Press SP then a 0 zero It is displayed as lt NUL gt in the menu when the screen is refreshed A 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Appendices Appendix E ASCII Table 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 C 35 23 67 43 C 99 63 c 04 04 EOT AD 36 24 68 44 D 100 64 d 05 05 ENQ AE 37 25 69 45 E 101 65 e 06 06 ACK AF 38 26 amp 70 46 F 102 66 f 07 07 BEL AG 39 27 71 47 G 103 67 g 08 08 BS H 40 28 72 48 H 104 68 h 09 09 HT 41 29 73 49 105 69 i 10 0A LF J 42 2A is 74 4A J 106 6A j 11 0B VT MK 43 2B 75 4B K 107 6B k 12 oc FF AL 44 2C 76 4C L 108 6C l 13 oD CR M 45 2D 77 4D M 109 6D m 14 0E SO AN 46 2E i 78 4E N 110 6E n 15 OF Sl O 47 2F 79 4F O 111 6F o 16 10 DLE P 48 30 0 80 50 P 112 70 p 17 11 DC1 Q 49 31 1 81 51 Q 113 71 q 18 12 DC2 R 50 32 2 82 52 R 114
200. us check digit output status symbol length 1 symbol length 2 unused range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Status Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage It is typically not used but can be enabled for additional security in applica tions 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 unused range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Check Digit Output Status Interleaved 2 of 5 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 unused range mode gt Default Disabled Options 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 5 10 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Symbologies Symbol Length 1 Interleaved 2 of 5 Usage Definition Serial Cmd Default Options With Industrial 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 Specifies a number of characters that the scanner will recognize including start and stop and check digit characters The scanner ignores any symbol smaller than the
201. us application record separator character application record brackets application record padding gt Default 10 Options 1 to 64 Note Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Symbol Length to take effect 5 6 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 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 gs1us 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 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 2 Required If set to Enabled symbols can be read with or 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 Code 128 Usage Application Record is useful in applications in which the software can uti lize application record formatting to help automate the processing of its EAN 128 data Definition Offers an option between Standard EAN 128 and Application Record for mat Serial Cmd lt K474 status fixed symbol length sta
202. utive is enabled the number set in Decodes Before Output must be achieved consecutively before decoded data is sent For example if set to 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 consecu tive 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 num ber 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 4 16 This is a very useful feature to increase reliability of reads for symbologies that do not have internal error checking such as Pharmacode The number of decodes required per symbol before a symbol s decoded data is sent It requires the scanner to successfully decode a symbol a des ignated number of times before it is sent If it doesn t achieve the number of good reads during the read cycle then a noread will be sent Note Higher settings will decrease throughput speed lt K221 number before output decodes before output mode gt 1 1 to 255 MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual Read Cycle Scanner Setup Scanner Setup includes Gain Scan Speed Laser Power and AGC Gai
203. w Margins e a ae rea based aaa ree ea 5 22 SYMBOIOGY Dri ia a a a E a aE 5 23 Background Colosas irea aaa re aao E cdede E E 5 24 AutodiScriminate saprei reaa a isto a S a E a R a aE 5 24 Symbol Ratio MOdevsinsccninn naipe E 5 25 Chapter 6 I O Parameters Output Conditions by ESP MenU eessessrissiieriierrirrrresrrirerrinerrssreess 6 2 I O Parameters by Serial Command eee eeeceeeeeeeteeeeeeeeneeeeeneeeeeeeeees 6 3 Symbol Data Output eee cee eeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseeeeeaeeesneeeenseeeeeaaes 6 4 Message Qutp t anisini ionii e e ae ner aai 6 7 No Read MeSSage iw c fsstecsepeseesshesscbentevoeneb a N aea 6 8 Bad Symbol Message nunsio ngen ea ee eh eab betes 6 9 No Symbol Message siisii onia bier ba A N 6 10 BGC POM a iero e aa ie apaa aeai 6 11 Partial O tp t iniia a ies ded cae 6 12 Sefial Verification mundan ee eee eee 6 13 EZ Buttonin ienei ee eae a sc Ne ues es 6 15 OUTpUET ie Geis a aia eee 6 18 OUIPUE2 sects ae eh ie in a a ea a 6 24 Output 3 i eegn tive ee ia ce Bint hia Se Ge a ees 6 25 Quality Outputissicias ante teevied oid ae ated 6 26 Chapter 7 Matchcode Matchcode by ESP wisi cesevisccectescececesdece tneeteeseecbectesepeduesnteesieeceteuveneeetereess 7 2 Matchcode by Serial Command cece ceeeeeeeeeeeenneeeseeeeeeneeeeenaeeeneneees 7 2 Overview of Matchcode ee eeeecceeesseeeeeeceeseneeeeeeeesnneeeeeaeesneeeeeeneeeeeeaes 7 3 Using Master Symbols 0 000 ceecceceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeaaeeseeaeeesnn
204. want to change Selecting all Calibration three will produce an error For example you want to fix Scan Speed and Laser Power Check the appropriate boxes and make your settings as shown here Start the calibration procedure by click Click on any one or two Fixed boxes ing either Calibrate button if you want those parameters to not Use the Test button to change during calibration start a read rate test Calibrate I Decodes per Second See Auto Frame on page 9 6 Framing M Enabled Off Position I Fixed Uncheck is 3 this box to On Position Calibrate disable ma Framing Save Stop Aee eiie Curshal lantern abimin Click Save to save for Autodiscriminate is used with Test to enable most symbol types You do power on not have to click this when doing calibration since it is part of the routine Figure 9 7 Calibration Display 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 power on same as a lt Z gt command Calibration by Serial Command Send an lt CAL gt command to optimize motor speed laser power and gain level Send a lt Z gt or lt Zd gt command to save settings MS 3 Laser Scanner User Manual 9 3 Calibration Calibration by Embedded Menu To calibrate via the embedded Calibration Setup Menu d
205. word Status lt K732 status gt Password Entry Change lt K733 password new password gt Host Port Connections lt K100 baud rate parity stop bits data bits gt Host Protocol lt K140 protocol gt Host RS 422 Status lt K102 status gt Auxiliary Port Parame ters lt K101 aux port mode baud rate parity stop bits data bits daisy chain Status daisy chain ID gt Preamble lt K141 status preamble gt Postamble lt K142 status postamble gt LRC lt K145 status gt Intercharacter Delay lt K144 intercharacter delay 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 Serial Trigger Character lt K202 external trigger state gt lt K201 serial trigger character gt Start Serial Trigger Charac ter lt K229 start trigger character gt Stop Serial Trigger Charac ter 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 Automatic Gain Control lt K504 gain level AGC sampling mode AGC min AGC max gt Scan Speed lt K500 scan speed gt Symbol Detect Transition lt K505 symbo detect status transition counter gt Maximum Element lt K502 maximum element

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