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iVu Barcode Reader (BCR) User`s Manual

1. Contents Contents 1 Product Support and Maintenance nnnnenenerenennenneneneenenenenenenenenenenenenennenneneneenenenenenenenenenenenenenen 4 AU Jensen nan denten eenn da ten dadde 4 1 2 Maintenanee ut is ab dha acne canara 5 2 Overview of the SENSOF cuen ii o En 6 Zalla il e o a Na a e 6 ZA ComponentS gt rep rear enal 6 2 1 2 Cable Connections oo e eeeccccessecessecessesesesscsescesesececseeeeseaesesecseeeesescsesacaeeceaesesaeaseeeseaesesasseeeeseatsneasieeteesnseesaeeteeneteees 9 2 1 3 Installing and Connecting the Sensor nnn varende tdo cda 14 2 2 Live Mode Overview ninio rs 16 2 2 1 Read No Read Pass Fail Match No Match nnnenenenenenenneneneneenenenensenesenensenenenenneseneneneesenennneenenenenn 17 22 2Trigder MODES aaa 17 223 Compare Data dt ia 17 2 2 4 Output TL nd Output 2 nn noren mennen nennen de enne eter da 17 2 20 Remote Teach arrasada tipa 18 PECH MAU TTE td a lo e a tel e 3 Main Menu Reference IM Menu do 3 2 System MOMU a A 3 2 1 Sensor Mode 3 2 2 sensor Configuration da 21 SZ S oensornfonmalOn gt vst tant e Benel deena el dda eha dD tall 22 DAA olen Le Y arar la liada des 23 3 25 Communicati ns M amp nui ze sevens nennen etten a ii 23 320 Discrete WO Aiea sae o nn eden an 27 3 2 Display Settings italiano oe 29 3 2 8 REDOOL SENSOR ar toas 30 3 29 Firmware Update noot a pia Mania bis 30 SO IMAGEEMENU aa A nnb a 31 SOs AO EXPO o e a es do a ele e ne 31
2. The Focus Number displayed at the bottom of this screen is used to fine tune image focus Loosen the lock on the lens cover turn the focus ring on the sensor until the Focus Number peaks or the image appears sharp then lock the focus ring EA NOTE For the Focus Number to work the sensor must be triggering and the images must be similar over time Main Menu gt Imager gt Focus Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 33 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 3 3 6 Strobe The Internal Strobe configures the operation of the integrated ring light The External Strobe configures the operation of an external light Main Menu gt Imager gt Strobe External The External Strobe is a 5V output that can be used for an external light Setting options are Always ON Always OFF or Exposure Based If Exposure Based is selected then the external light is on during the time the sensor is capturing an image Main Menu gt Imager gt Strobe gt External 34 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Internal The Internal Strobe setting configures the operation of the integrated ring light Setting options are Always ON Always OFF or Exposure Based If Exposure Based is selected then the ring light is on during the time the sensor is capturing an image Main Menu gt Imager gt Strobe gt Internal 3 3 7 FOV The field of view FOV is the area tha
3. BCR User s Manual 3 3 3 Gain Gain is an electronic boost to the image signal Increasing Gain by using the right arrow key or moving the slider to the right increases image brightness without increasing exposure time Note that Gain brightens both the light pixels and dark pixels and may reduce the image quality Main Menu gt Imager gt Gain 3 3 4 Trigger Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger A Trigger is a signal that makes the sensor capture a barcode image and decode it From the drop down list select either Continuous Scan External Single or External Gated External Single Mode In External Single mode the sensor depends on an external trigger For each trigger the sensor captures an image and executes one scan through the configured barcode types looking for the specified number of barcodes This trigger mode uses the Scan Time Limit parameter Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Scan Time Limit to limit the amount of time the sensor will attempt to scan for barcodes on an image 32 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Continuous Mode In Continuous mode the sensor uses internal timing to continuously capture images For each captured image the sensor scans through the configured barcode types looking for the specified number of barcodes If the specified number of barcodes is found a Read event occurs If the specified number of barc
4. gt Inspection gt Barcode Count This section describes some general Vu BCR concepts 2 2 1 Read No Read Pass Fail Match No Match The following describes what is meant by Read No Read Pass Fail and Match No Match A Read condition occurs when the configured number of barcodes are found in a scan These barcodes must be error free A No Read condition occurs when the configured number of barcodes are not found in a scan If the sensor is configured where Data Compare is disabled Pass and Fail are the same as Read and No Read e If the sensor is using the Data Compare feature Pass indicates that a good barcode was found and the data compared If the sensor is using the Data Compare feature Fail indicates that either no good barcode was found or the data did not compare e A Match condition occurs when the required number of barcodes are found and the compare is successful e A No Match condition occurs when the required number of barcodes are found but the compare is not successful 2 2 2 Trigger Modes The Vu BCR has four trigger modes that determine how the sensor captures and processes images External Single e Continuous External Gated Command 2 2 3 Compare Data The Vu BCR has a data compare feature for comparing read barcode data against reference data Data can be manually entered by accessing the Main Menu gt Inspection gt Data Compare gt Set Data screen Data of up to 3200 characters ca
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6. Save Configuration Load from USB The Load from USB screen provides for restoring sensor Configuration from a USB drive This operation will remove all existing inspec tions and replace them with inspections contained in the configuration file on the USB Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Load from USB E NOTE On the Emulator this option is Load Configuration Reset to Defaults Resets all sensor configuration to factory defaults This operation will remove all existing inspections and replace with factory default Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Reset to Defaults Reset to Defaults 3 2 3 Sensor Information The Sensor Information screen displays the following sensor information Serial Number Firmware Version Boot Number e Up Timer Hour Count Model Number Sensor Name 22 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Information Emulator Wersion Serial Number Up Timer CoO Model Number IVUPTBR08 BCR1 gt Copyright C 2011 Banner Engineering Corporation 3 2 4 Lock Sensor This option provides for locking the sensor to prevent accidental modification of settings When locked the sensor only provides access to pass fail statistics as well as the ability to view logs and to save them to a USB device A lock icon in the upper left corner of the sensor display indi
7. Vu the pins wire colors used for serial communications via RS 232 are shown in the table below E v 2 Enable the command channel Go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Command Channel gt Connection 56 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Sal 3 Configure port settings baud rate data bits parity and stop bits on the iVu to match the settings on the control device Go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Serial I O 4 Configure end of frame delimiters Go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Command Channel gt Delimiters Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 57 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Valid end of frame delimiters are lt comma gt lt colon gt lt semicolon gt lt CR gt lt CR gt lt LF gt lt LF gt lt CR gt or lt ETX gt 5 Optionally if you want to trigger the iVu from the control device set the trigger mode to Command go to Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger and select Command from the drop down Command Command 6 Verify that the iVu receives and transmits data correctly 6 3 Testing and Troubleshooting iVu Command Channel Communica tions 6 3 1 Using the Port Status Screen for Testing RS 232 Communications The Port Status screen can be used to ensure data is entering and exiting the sensor This can be useful for debugging issues such as impr
8. Vu Firmware The current version of Vu firmware is available for download from the Banner website See the Banner Website for the firmware down load link Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 5 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 2 Overview of the Sensor The Vu BCR sensor reads a wide variety of barcodes The package consists of lighting sensor lens and display Appropriate cables and mounting brackets can be ordered for each application Additionally other lenses brackets filters and external lights are available Installation setup and configuration can be done quickly without requiring a PC to configure the sensor e No external PC required to configure the sensor USB 2 0 compliant host provided for easy updating and diagnotistics Image processing expertise is not required Integrated or remote color touch screen display High speed processing Vu BCR reads the following barcode types e DataMatrix ECC 200 barcodes Linear barcodes Code128 Code39 CODABAR Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN13 EAN8 UPCE e Postnet IMB e Pharmacode 2 1 Installation 2 1 1 Components iVu with Integrated Display The iVu Series sensor comes fully assembled with the lens and an integrated ring light if so ordered The integrated touchscreen display has a plastic cover to protect the display You will need to remove this cover when setting up the sensor When the display is not in use be sure to keep the
9. a response that includes the end of frame delimiter The options for the lt EOF gt are set in the Vu Serial I O menu and are as follows lt comma gt lt colon gt lt semicolon gt 62 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual lt CR gt e lt CR gt lt LF gt lt LF gt lt CR gt lt ETX gt Es NOTE When data is displayed on Vu screens such as the Port Status screen printable delimiters are displayed as expected Non printable characters such as lt CR gt are displayed in hex notation xOD 6 4 1 Command Flow The command flow should be such that a new command request should not be issued until the Vu command channel acknowledges the previous command request For example the following is a series of command requests and responses The first request sets the trigger mode to command and once the sensor responds with an OK the next command request is issued to do or execute the trigger gt gt set trigger mode command x0D x0A lt lt OK xOD x0A gt gt do trigger x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 6 4 2 String Delimiters and Escaping By default setting all strings used in commands are enclosed in quotation marks All text in quotes is part of the command Quotes or back slashes that are part of the string must be escapted with a back slash For example abc def ghi jkt Set the String Delimiter parameters to None if str
10. example because they are not one of the barcode types selec ted are unmarked 5 3 Setting up for Data Compare This section describes how to set up the Vu BCR sensor to compare decoded barcode data against some reference For this example the reference data will be from a previously decoded barcode 1 Go to the Main Menu gt Inspection gt Data Compare gt Compare to Enable data compare Enable 9 Disable 2 Goto the Main Menu gt Inspection gt Data Compare gt Set Data and click the Show last read data button 52 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 3 Press the Yes button For all subsequent triggers when the sensor reads the barcode data it will compare it against this reference data Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 53 54 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Rev A 6 Vu BCR Command Channel 6 1 Command Channel The Vu BCR command channel is a bi directional communication protocol that currently supports ASCII via either Ethernet or the RS 232 serial interface and enables other devices to remotely control the Vu sensor and access sensor results do trigger xOD x0A OK x0D x0A U A Control Device which can be a PLC PC program or a terminal C Response Frame B Request Frame D Vu Plus Sensor The following are some of the funct
11. imported to the emulator Main Menu gt Logs gt Inspection Logs View Logs Inspection Logs appear as a strip of film You can select a frame to view a specific image Use the icon in the lower right of the screen to save the logs to the USB drive Logs saved to the USB drive can be imported into the emulator Click the Clear button to clear Inspection Logs Main Menu gt Logs gt Inspection Logs gt View Logs 42 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 2A gt E oo Um a P The View Inspection Log screen is used to debug an inspection and shows one inspection in read only mode Click the upper left icon to cycle through views When in Statistics view the table title has arrows to switch between Inputs and Results of the Inspection Use the left and right arrow keys at the bottom of the screen to navigate through the all stored Inspection Logs Setup Use the radio buttons to Disable Logging or to log Passed Inspections Failed Inspections or All Inspections Main Menu gt Logs gt Inspection Logs gt Setup Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 43 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 3 5 2 System Logs The System Log contains configuration change information other notifications and any errors or warnings that may be encountered Click the icon in the upper left corner of the screen to show hide the time column C
12. interface and enables other devices to remotely control the iVu sensor and to access sensor results Rev A 24 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Connection Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Command Channel gt Connection The Connection screen is used to enable or disable the Command Channel a Delimiters Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Command Channel gt Delimiters In the Delimiters screen there are three delimiter options that you can set Field Delimiter which determines what is used to separate data that the sensor is sending out to a remote device End of Frame which determines the delimiter used to indicate the end of a frame String Delimiter which determines what is used to enclose a string field during both input and output operations A get tool result Y lt datal gt lt data2 Pa Use the drop down lists to select the appropriate delimiter The example at the lower part of the screen displays how the data will look in the output or input streams Data Export Channel Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Data Export When the Data Export Channel is enabled the sensor will transmit selected inspection data when triggered Connection Main Menu gt Communications gt Data Export gt Connection Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 25 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual The Connect
13. need to reboot the sensor when the restore is complete Es NOTE If a Sensor Configuration from one sensor is loaded onto another sensor the Sensor Name from the Sensor Configuration will not be stored in the sensor 7 3 How to Reset the Sensor Password If you forget the password for your sensor you can remove the current password using a reset key that is generated by the Password Reset Utility which is located on the Product CD The following steps will guide you through the specific steps to reset the password OV TO NT 76 On your Vu Series sensor click the Forgot button located on the bottom of the Enter Current Password screen Write down the 6 digit Device Key On a Windows PC insert the Vu product CD into the CD ROM drive From the product CD menu started upon inserting the CD launch the Password Reset Utility Enter the Device Key into the text box in the Utility identified as Step 1 in the Password Reset Utility www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Click the Generate Reset Key button Write down the four digit Password Reset Key identified as Step 2 in the Password Reset Utility On the Vu Series sensor check the Next button on the Password Reset screen Enter the 4 digit reset key on the Enter Reset Key screen 0 Click Apply O AO The password is now cleared 7 4 How to Use Bitmap Image Files with the Vu Emulator You can use bitm
14. numeric entry special character entry and hex character entry 10733 FGA NRR ME ME ME Mm MM MM _ mn f an a e Last Read Data Click the Show last read data button to use the last read barcode data for the data compare Mask Data To mask characters in the data move the cursor to the left of the character s to be masked and click the Mask button A masked character will appear gray with a strikeout 1 indicator To unmask a previously masked character click the UnMask button Note that when using Remote Teach to set new barcode data if the previous input data contained any masked characters Remote Teach will retain the masked characters only if the new data is of the same length as the previous input data If the length does not match masking is removed 3 5 Logs Menu The Logs menu icon is on the Main Menu and is used to set up view and save Inspection and System Logs Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 41 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Main Menu gt Logs 3 5 1 Inspection Logs This menu provides for configuring and viewing Inspection Logs Inspection Logs are stored inspection records that include a captured image the parameters used to inspect it and the results of that inspection Up to ten Inspection Logs can be held in memory on the sensor The next ten overwrite the previous Inspection Logs can be saved to the USB drive so that the logs can be
15. output logs that is there is no receive activity to log 9 x0002 Some notes about the logs Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 59 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual To see an expanded view of each entry click on the small right triangle control on each entry To save the log click the save icon The saved communication log can be loaded into the emulator for troubleshooting offline The table below describes the icons used in the Communication Log the up arrow indicates an incoming request to the Vu from the control device the down arrow indicates an outgoing response from the Vu to the control device Port opened Port closed Indicates that the command has been processed without errors Indicates that the incoming entry is stalled no new bytes or end of frame delimiter was not re ceived or client is not reading data on ethernet If the response frame contains an error oris dropped the log entry icons for the request and the response frames will be colored red and the displayed error count will increment by one If the command takes a long time to process the last long entry will change to an hourglass for example during trigger of long inspections For Ethernet channels The channel s log will show an Enabled entry that indicates which port is being listened to When a client connects a log entry is added that indicates which IP address connected e When a client clos
16. results of an inspection cause a change in the signal output If Pulsed is selected the default pulse width is 50 ms 2 2 5 Remote Teach The Remote Teach function is a method of remotely updating compare data while the Vu sensor is running The sequence of events for executing a Remote Teach as follows 1 With the sensor Ready pulse the Remote Teach line 2 The sensor recognizes that the Remote Teach line has been pulsed and waits for the next valid trigger 3 Atthe next valid trigger Ready goes inactive the Green Ready LED shuts OFF and the sensor acquires a new image When a Remote Teach occurs the data of the first read barcode is saved as Data Compare input Inspections executed on the next trigger will use the new data for comparison with subsequently read barcodes If the previous input data contained any masked charac ters Remote Teach will retain the masked characters only if the new data is of the same length as the previous input data If the length does not match masking is removed 2 3 Vu Emulator The Vu Emulator is a Windows application that allows you to operate in a Windows environment exactly as you would on the Vu Series sensor itself In general the Emulator is an inspection debugging tool where you can 1 Import stored inspections and configuration from an Vu sensor 2 Modify inspection parameters on the emulator 3 Restore the updated configuration back to the sensor 18 www bannerengineering co
17. s Manual Factory Support Call e mail fax or write your local Banner representative or a Banner Applications Engineer for support Applications Engineers are available from 8 00 A M to 5 00 P M Central Time Monday through Friday excluding holidays Phone Local 763 544 3164 Toll Free 1 888 3 SENSOR 1 888 373 6767 Fax 763 544 3213 E mail sensors bannerengineering com Address Banner Engineering Corp 9714 10th Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55441 USA To help Banner better assist you be ready to provide the following information Vu firmware version to find the version number click Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Information Sensor Model Number and Date Code which are found on the bottom of the sensor Exact wording of any messages that appeared on your screen A description of what you were doing and what happened A description of how you tried to solve the problem Error Codes see LED Indicator Troubleshooting on page 78 1 2 Maintenance Maintenance tasks include keeping the hardware free of dust and dirt and possibly updating the iVu firmware as new versions become available Cleaning the Sensor Regularly remove any dust or dirt from the Sensor using a soft cloth If needed slightly dampen the cloth with a weak solution of neutral detergent Avoid getting dirt on the imager the area behind the lens If the imager is dirty use anti static compressed air to blow off the dust Updating the
18. the focus until the Focus Number peaks 3 Replace the Lens Enclosure on the camera ENC Retainer Ring optional KE Filter optional Filter Retainer Ring Tool NOTE Filter Kits are available separately 5 2 Setting Up a Barcode Application This section describes how to set up the Vu BCR sensor 1 Goto Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode Type to select one or more Barcode Types from the list Es NOTE To ensure optimal performance select only the barcode types for your application For example if you use only one of the of the barcode types listed for All Linear uncheck the box next to All Linear and select a radio button next to the desired linear barcode type If you use only DataMatrix uncheck all the boxes except the one next to DataMatrix 2 Goto Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode Count to select the number of barcodes 1 to 10 to be read at one time Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 51 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Count Once the sensor has been set up as described Each successfully read barcode is marked by a green bounding box If annotations are on the barcode data is also displayed Any case where data does not compare is marked with a solid red bounding box If the barcode is marked with a dotted red bounding box this indicates a checksum error or quiet zone violation Any barcodes in the field of view that the sensor does not detect for
19. the sensor captures live images scans and verifies barcodes Demo Mode where inspections are run on stored images and inspection parameters The first time you power up the iVu Series sensor it starts in Demo Mode Demo Mode uses stored images and inspection parame ters that demonstrate how the sensor is set up without having to worry about focus lighting or triggers In this mode you can learn how to make adjustments working with the three sensor types while observing how the adjustments affect the sensor results To exit Demo Mode go to Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Mode and select Exit Demo Mode When you exit Demo Mode the sensor reboots into its normal operating mode with default settings 3 2 2 Sensor Configuration The Sensor Configuration menu provides for Saving sensor Configuration to the USB drive e Restoring sensor Configuration from the USB drive Setting Scan Time Limit Resetting the sensor to defaults e Updating sensor firmware Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 21 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Save to USB The Save to USB screen provides for saving sensor Configuration to a USB flash drive The saved configuration information can be used as a backup or as a way to clone configuration information for other sensors Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Save to USB Es NOTE On the Emulator this option is
20. typically be ignored Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 79 Index A Advanced 30 auto exposure 31 C command channel log 59 command channel sample application 55 Communication Logs 44 D data export log 59 Display Settings menu 29 E exposure 31 external strobe 34 F fail hold time 29 field of view 35 firmware update 30 focus number 33 G gain 32 imager auto exposure 31 exposure 31 gain 32 imager menu 31 Inspection Logs 42 inspection menu 36 internal strobe 35 L LCD Timeout 30 Load from USB 22 lock sensor 23 logs command channel 59 data export 59 communication 44 inspection 42 system 44 M menu Display Settings 29 Sensor Configuration 21 Sensor Mode 21 System 20 S sample application command channel 55 Save to USB 22 Sensor Configuration menu 21 Sensor Information 22 Sensor Mode menu 21 serial communications 56 strobe external 34 internal 35 System Logs 44 System menu 20 T Touchscreen Calibration 30 U USB loading from 22 saving to 22 BANNER Warranty Banner Engineering Corporation warrants its products to be free from defects more sensors more solutions for a period of one year Banner Engineering Corporation will repair or replace free of charge any product of its manufacture found to be defective at the time it is returned to the factory during the warranty period This warranty does not cover damage or liability for the improper a
21. with Micro Lens use the illustration as a guide and follow the steps listed below EM GTI emee 1 Use the 1 16 hex key to remove the Focusing Window locking screw D Es NOTE The Locking Clip C inserts in a groove near the top of the Focusing Window B When remov ing the window the Locking Clip will be loose Be careful not to lose the clip while removing the window 2 Unscrew the Focusing Window by turning it clockwise approximately 5 complete turns or until the Focusing Window disengages from the light lens assembly Es NOTE The light lens assembly may include an integrated ring light or a blank disk if an integrated ring light is not used Be careful that the light lens assembly does not pull out when removing the Focusing Window Give a slight tug on the Focusing Window when you think you ve unscrewed it far enough If the lens assembly moves with the window continue to rotate the window clockwise until the lens assem bly does not move Set the Focusing Window aside Be careful not to get any debris on the window s O ring If present remove the protective covering on the filter Place the filter into the Filter Cap and press the cap onto the lens Once the filter is installed place the Focusing Window back into the housing while inserting the Locking Clip into the groove as shown below SOL E nd Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 15 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 7 Press the
22. 003 COMPARE_MASK_INVALID Compare mask invalid Expecting string of 1 s and 0 s with length equal to compare data string Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 73 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 20004 NUMBER _TO_ FIND NOT ONE Barcode number to find must be set to one for this operation 80000 REMOTE DISPLAY NOT CONNECTED Remote Display must be connected to ob tain this value 80001 REMOTE DISPLAY NOT SUPPORTED This sensor does not have Remote Display capability 80100 COMMAND MODE EXPECTED The Trigger Mode must be set to Com mand perform this operation 80101 COMMAND TIMED_ OUT The command timed out before finishing 80102 TRIGGER REQUIRED Access to the specified data requires a trig gered inspection 80103 TRIGGER NOT GATED Command requires a active Gated Trigger 80150 COMMAND TIMED_ OUT The command timed out before finishing 80200 SYSTEM ERROR _NOT ACTIVE The System Error must be active to exe cute this command 74 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A 7 Vu Series Updating the Sensor 7 1 Update Process Banner Engineering may release new versions of the sensor firmware in the future New firmware releases can be downloaded from Banner s website or can be obtained by ordering the latest Product CD The following steps will guide you through the process of updat ing the Vu firmware Step 1 Copy firmware of desired product to USB Thumb Drive 1 Launch the Vu Series so
23. Focusing Window onto the housing to make sure that it seats correctly that is there is no gap between the window and housing Rotate the window counter clockwise at least two turns 8 Replace the locking tab screw but do not tighten until you have set up and focused the sensor again To install a filter on the Vu Series sensor with C Mount Lens use the illustration as a guide and follow the steps listed below CNN EC Retainer Ring optional Do Filter optional NOTE Filter Kits are available separately Remove the Lens Enclosure and Lens Install filter behind the retainer ring Make sure it is fully seated Using the provided retainer ring tool thread the retainer ring into the sensor until it firmly seats the filter Replace the Lens and Lens Enclosure on the camera E IS A CAUTION Avoid the damage that electrostatic discharget ESD can cause to the sensor Always use a proven method for preventing electrostatic discharge when installing a lens or attaching a cable 2 2 Live Mode Overview 16 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual The Vu BCR can be configured to evaluate one or more of the supported barcode types and can look for a specific number of barcodes from 1 to 10 The barcode types are selected on the integrated touch screen by accessing Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode Type The barcode count is selected on the touch screen by going to Main Menu
24. a kine aia 72 6 7 10 Command Channel Error Codes n nnen enenrenennenen enen senensenenensenenennenenensenenseneneneesenenneneneneenenenneneneesenn 72 T iVu Series Updating the Sensor nn venen ennen is 75 Teipdate Process iii ai 75 7 2 How to Set or Modify a Sensor Name _ nn nanne en enenneneeneneenensenennenennenenenseneneeneneenennenenneneeneneeneneeneneeneneenenn 75 73 How to Rese tthe Sensor Password snars denn chee Gat aid 76 7 4 How to Use Bitmap Image Files with the Vu Emulator oo ccsccssesesesesseeeeeeceseeceseeeeseeeeseeseseeteseeteseetesneaseneasaneasaneaees 77 8 LED Indicator Troubleshooting csictecctecseccesctctdecttesnscveshadtvescensetichctcdacsevenescsusbanrsciennncucesderacceusencucraedvee 78 SA Errors ds 78 Or WaMINGS stere ekennA 78 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 1 Product Support and Maintenance This section provides general Banner resources and specific documentation for installers and operators of this Vu BCR Vision Sensor A WARNING Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection Never use this product as a sensing device for personnel protection Doing so could lead to seri ous injury or death This product does NOT include the self checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow its use in personnel safety applications A sensor failure or malfunction can cause either an ener gized or de energized sensor output condition 1 1 Product Support Banner provides the following reso
25. ady Outputs 12 and 3 Set as Active Pass Outputs 1 2 and 3 Set as Active Fail Pass Fail Pass Strobe Out Fail Pass Pass Configure as External 8 Expose Based NPN Outputs Function Ready Outputs 1 2 and 3 Set as Active Pass Pass Outputs 1 2 and 3 Set as Active Fail Strobe Out Pass Fail Fail Pass Pass Configure as External 8 Expose Based Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 13 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 2 1 3 Installing and Connecting the Sensor The Vu BCR sensor requires a bracket for mounting Three brackets are available from aw Banner The brackets allow the sensor to be mounted either perpendicular to the part or at 4 an adjustable angle SMBIVURAL SMBIVURAR SMBIVUU a 9 e Thread three M4 x 4mm screws through the bracket into the mounting holes in the bottom of the sensor Tighten all three screws 14 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Installing Filters on the iVu Series Sensor Es NOTE Failure to follow these instructions can cause damage to your Vu Series sensor To install a filter on the Vu Series sensor
26. ap bmp image files with the Vu Emulator for developing and simulating Vu inspections The Vu Emulator only ac cepts image files in omp format If you have other image file formats use an image viewer editor program such as PhotoShop Gimp or Paint to convert the files to 8 bit grayscale bmp format EA NOTE Images smaller than 640 X 480 will be black filled starting in the upper right Images larger than 640 X 480 will be cropped starting in the upper left 1 Copy the bmp files into the InspLog folder in the Vu Emulator install folder For example copy bmp files into the C Program Files Banner Engineering iVu Series InsLog folder Es NOTE Remove any existing bmp or Log files in that folder to avoid confusion because the Emulator automatically runs all obmp Log files sequentially according to filename 2 Launch the Vu Emulator program 3 Select Internal Trigger on the Trigger Selection screen Main Menu gt Image gt Trigger and select Internal 4 Set the Trigger Interval as desired The Vu Emulator will be running using the bmp files from Step 1 Es NOTE Banner does not recommend setting up inspections using these 8 bit grayscale images because you will always end up modifying the configuration after loading it on the sensor on the line A better choice would be to set up the inspection on the emulator using Inspection Logs from the sensor Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 77 Vu B
27. arcode Reader BCR User s Manual 8 LED Indicator Troubleshooting In normal operation the Power LED is steady green and the Pass Fail is green or red depending on the triggered inspection The Ether net I O LED will be lit or off depeding on connection status Power LED Green Power Red Error Pass Fail LED Greens Pass Red Fail Ethernet I O LED Green Connected No Light Disconnected The Vu also indicates abnormal conditions as described below 8 1 Errors The Pass Fail LED is blinking green a number of Reboot the sensor times separated by an LED red blink and the sen sor repeats this pattern over and over This indi cates that no inspections are occurring The Power LED is lit steady red These type of er Do the following rors are reported in the System log and appear highlighted in red Look in the System Log to see the error Clear the LED that is go to the Main Menu gt Logs gt System Logs and press the Clear System Error button at the bottom of the screen a sensor reboot is not required Ifthe error occurs again you can try rebooting the sensor to see if that fix es the problem If the problem persists contact Banner customer support 8 2 Warnings 78 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Warnings are atypical conditions that the sensor detects and fixes Warning are highlighted in yellow in the System Log and can
28. at the mask character string must match the length of the compare string Count BCR_RESULT The total number of barcodes found in the last inspection Data BCR_RESULT The barcode data strings that were read in the last inspection Each string starts and ends with the double quote character Multi ple strings are seperated by the field delim iter Type BCR_RESULT The type s of barcodes read in the last in spection Multiple values are seperated by the field delimiter MaxPercentMatch MATCH_RESULT New Item Please Add Description Here Set Commands Set commands set some group item on the sensor for example set compare data for the BCR BCR_INPUT CompareData lt VALUE gt Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 65 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual BCR INPUT CompareMask lt MASK gt Command Channel Response Frames The iVu responds to all request frames with one or two responses depending on the type of command Do commands All do commands are followed by one response that identifies the command status For example gt gt do trigger x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A Get commands All get commands are followed by two responses the first identifies the status of the command and the second con tains the retrieved information For example gt gt get ber input comparedata x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 012345ABCDEF x0D x0A Set commands All set commands are followed by one re
29. ber of hours the sensor has been running RemoteConnected Info The remote display connected status as a boolean value true or false RemoteModelNumber Info The model number of the remote display as a string RemoteSerialNumber Info The serial number of the remote display as a string Ready Status Flag indicating whether the system is ready to trigger true or busy false SystemError Status Flag indicating whether a system error is active true or cleared false Mode Trigger Sets trigger mode to one of the valid trigger modes for the sensor 64 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual MinInspectionTime History The minimum elapsed time msec of the inspection MaxInspectionTime History The maximum elapsed time msec of the inspection MinBarcodeCount The minimum number of barcodes read MaxBarcodeCount The maximum number of barcodes read Status Inspection This status of the most recent inspection ei ther Pass Fail or Idle no triggers ExecutionTime Inspection The most recent inspection execution time in msec ReadNoRead Inspection The barcode decoder statsus either read or barcode not found CompareData BCR_INPUT The compare data string This string must start and end with the double quote charac ter CompareMask BCR_INPUT The compare string mask in binary format that is masked characters are indicated by a 1 and unmasked characters are 0 Note th
30. cates that the sensor is locked Note that the sensor can be locked with or without a password If a password is not used unlock the sensor by clicking on the Unlock Device menu When a password is used it must be 4 digits entered using the software keypad If the password is lost use the Password Reset Utility software provided in the CD to obtain a Reset Key EA NOTE This menu option is not available on the Emulator Main Menu gt System gt Lock Sensor 3 2 5 Communications Menu Main Menu gt System gt Communications Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 23 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual The Communications menu is used to configure the serial I O channel There are three menu options Serial I O for configuring the Serial port e Industrial Ethernet settings Command Channel for enabling or disabling commands to the sensor through Ethernet or Serial channels Data Export Channel for enabling or disabling the channel for data export only Es NOTE Either Data Export Channel OR Command Channel can be enabled agx Port Settings for Serial I O Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Serial I O In the Serial I O screen you can select values for Baud Rate Stop Bits and Parity Control Command Channel Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Command Channel The iVu command channel is a bi directional communication protocol that currently supports ASCII via the RS 232 serial
31. display covered to protect it If not using an integrated ring light you will need to have another lighting source Various lights are available from Banner 6 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Jemen o ross insano o poe E i LED Green Pass Red Fail Integrated Display Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 7 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 8 pin Euro style M12 female USB Cable Connector B I O Cable Connector 12 pin Euro style M12 male Power and I O Cable Connector Mounting Bracket Mounting Holes uses supplied three M4 x 4 mm screws iVu with Remote Display The iVu sensor for use with a Remote Display comes fully assembled with the lens and an integrated ring light if so ordered Although the Remote Display is not required for normal sensor operation you will need it to set up the sensor and when you want to monitor inspec tions Es NOTE If not using an integrated ring light you will need to have another lighting source Various lights are available from Banner Focusing Window Focusing Window Locking Clip LED Green Power Red Error 4 LED Green Pass Red Fail 8 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 8 pin Euro Style M12 female Remote Display connector B 12 pin Euro style M12 male Power and I O Cable Connector 4 pin Pico M8 female connecto
32. do the following 1 Set Trigger to Command Go to the Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger screen and from the drop down select Command 2 Issue a trigger command as follows gt gt do trigger x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 3 Check that the inspection passed gt gt get inspection status x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Pass x0D x0A 4 Get the barcode data read by the Vu sensor gt gt get ber_result x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 0043000011201 x0D x0A 6 6 2 Example 2 How to Modify Barcode Compare Data Using the Command Channel 1 Set Trigger to Command Go to the Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger screen and from the drop down select Command 2 Set the compare data gt gt set ber input comparedata 0043000011201 x0D x0A lt lt OK xOD x0A 3 Trigger the sensor gt gt do trigger x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 4 Check that the inspection passed gt gt get inspection status x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Pass x0D x0A Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 5 Get the barcode data read by the Vu sensor gt gt get bcr_result data x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 0043000011201 Xx0D1x0A 6 7 Vu Command Channel Reference 6 7 1 BCR_INPUT Command Group get ber_input comparemask Returns the compare string mask Masked characters are indicated by a 1 and unmasked characters are 0 Note that the mask character s
33. e lower field of the Port Status screen on the Vu sensor Go to the Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Serial I O gt Port Status screen Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 61 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual do trigger x0D x0Ado trigger OK X0D x0A p Port Status No Errors gn 3 Ifthe byte count does not match re verify that the settings on both devices match exactly If no bytes are received re check the wiring If the correct response frame is received then basic electrical and port settings are correct 6 4 Command Channel Commands All Vu command channel request command frames use the following syntax gt gt command group item value lt EOF gt Notes lt EOF gt is the end of frame delimiter See below for a description All commands are in ASCII and are case insensitive command An action to be performed on a particular iVu group for example get set do login or logout group Identifies the iVu group that the command should act upon for example info system trigger or bcr_input item Further qualifies the action by specifying an item within the identified group for example comparedata or status value For set commands this identifies the data that must be set for the specified group item Note Item is not used with get commands lt EOF gt Identifies the end of frame for the command so that the iVu knows to begin processing The iVu will return
34. es the connection a log entry indicates that the channel is no longer being listened to 6 3 3 Using the iVu Command Channel Sample Application or a Terminal Program for Test ing The easiest way to test that the Vu command channel is correctly receiving and transmitting data is to use either the Vu Command Channel Sample App available on the installation CD or to use a terminal program running on a PC If using a terminal program in the terminal program s configuration Set new line transmit to lt CR gt lt LF gt and set the end of frame delimiters on the Vu to match Enable local echo Set the Serial port set up so that the PC port number s baud rate data parity and stop bits match those setup on the iVu 6 3 4 Verifying Basic Receive Functionality To verify the Vu can receive request frames from the requesting device 1 On the Vu Sensor go to the Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Serial I O gt Port Status screen 60 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual do trigger xOD x0Ado trigger Last Bytes Sent OK X0D x0A Port Status No Errors pg 2 On the requesting device transmit one or more bytes to the Vu sensor If the data byte values appear correct and the number sent by the requesting device matches the number received by the Vu sensor then the transmit receive functionality is working properly If the connectio
35. et history startframenumber x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 3 x0D x0A gt gt get minbarcodecount x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 1 x0D x0A gt gt do history clear x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 6 7 4 Info Command Group Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 69 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Returns the sensor model number Returns the sensor firmware version Returns the sensor serial number Returns the number of sensor bootups Returns the sensor name uptimer Returns the elapsed time the sensor has been running in the for mat hh mm ss ms Returns the number of hours the sensor has been running remoteconnected Returns the whether a remote display is connected as a boolean value true or false Returns the the serial number of the remote display remotemodelnumber Returns the model number of the remote display Examples gt gt get info companyname x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Banner Engineering Corp x0D x0A gt gt get info bootnumber x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 42 x0D x0A gt gt get info uptimer x0D x0A lt lt lt lt OK x0D x0A 4 42 42 324 x0D x0A 6 7 5 Inspection Command Group A Returns either Read found or NoRead not found i inspection executiontime Returns the inspection execution time Examples gt gt get inspection status x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Fail x0D x0A gt gt get inspect
36. ftware From Product CD Place the latest Product CD into your CD ROM drive The Vu Series Software will automatically start If your computer is not set for Auto Play you may start the Vu Series Software by browsing to the CD drive from My Computer screen and double clicking on VuSeries exe From Banner Website e Visit Banner s Website hitp vww bannerengineering com e Browse to Vision Products page and select the Vu product you are using Click on the Software tab to view software releases Determine which version you want to download Current Version recommended for example Vu Series Software Version 2010R4 Click on the circular Download button This will initiate the download process Depending on your browser settings you may be asked to confirm or provide a location to save the file Choose to download on yoru desktop Note the file name e Double click the file to start extracting the files and run the Vu Series Software 2 Select the product you are using and browse to Firmware Update page 3 Click on Run Firmware Update Wizard and program will start 4 Follow on screen instructions Clicking on Copy firmware to USB will copy the selected firmware to the USB Thumb Drive Step 2 Install firmware on iVu 1 Remove the USB Thumb Drive from the PC and plug it into the sensor 2 On the sensor select System gt Firmware Update The name of the firmware file you copied on the USB Thumb Drive wi
37. g enough the sensor can have trouble decoding the barcode By enabling Relaxed Quietzone there is a greater tolerance with respect to the quiet zone required before and after the barcode Pharmacode Settings Scan Direction For Pharmacode you can select one of the following for Line Scanning e Left to Right Right to Left Top to Bottom Bottom to Top Omnidirectional Use Omnidirectional scanning if barcode can appear inverted on part being inspected If Compare is enabled the sensor attempts to compare that string to decoed data in both scan directions Inspection is marked as PASS if at least one string matches The data that successfully matched is displayed on the screen and is exported through communication channels as requested 38 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual If Omnidirectional scan is selected but Compare is disabled the data decoded from left to right scan will be reported Relaxed Quietzone The Quietzone is a blank margin on either side of a barcode that indicates where the barcode begins and ends If this Quietzone isn t big enough the sensor can have trouble decoding the barcode By enabling Relaxed Quietzone there is a greater tolerance with respect to the quiet zone required before and after the barcode Barcode Count Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode Count In the Barcode Count screen select the number of barcodes you want t
38. g Basic Receive Functionality nanne enentenentenvenentenentenvenentenensenvenenvenenvenenvenveneneeneneen 60 6 3 5 Verifying Basic Transmit Functionality nnen a a e aS 61 6 4 Command Channel Commands _ nnen nennen rs 6 41 Command FOW usina 6 4 2 String Delimiters and Escaping 6 4 3 Command Channel Command Synopsis scesi erosie aea enen tent enen tenenvenvenentenvenen tenen E 63 6 5 Conventions Used for Examples nnnn nennen renenenensenennveeseneneneenenenensenenenenseneneneeseneneneesenenenseneneneenenenenennen 66 OG EXEMPIES tt talca deal 67 6 6 1 Example 1 How to Trigger the Sensor and Retrieve Barcode Data using the Command Channel 67 6 6 2 Example 2 How to Modify Barcode Compare Data Using the Command Channel eenen 67 6 7 Vu Command Channel Reference ssescesecsssesesscseseceescsesccsesnsuescacsnsncaceceseacaneceasansnsseasansuseceeeceasaceceasaneneesesansneaeetenees 68 0 1 1 BCR lt INPUT Command Group gt psicosis 68 6 7 2 BCR RESULT Command Group _ cnncociccocococonoconononnnn conocen errar 68 6 1 3 History Command Group ica da 69 6 7 4 Info Command Group nnen eneneenenenennenenenenvenenensenesenensenenenennneenenennesenenseneneneneneenenennenenenenenseneneneenenenend 69 6 7 5 Inspection Command Group gt artritis 70 6 7 6 Status Command Group cnica 71 6 1 1 System Command Group sanatoria te Baete tds 71 6s7eeachiGommanden tn nr NN OO 71 67 9 Trigger Command Groups romina ai
39. gger condition occurs when a trigger is received while sensor is busy inspecting the pervious image This output signal will be set to active state This signal will be reset up on resetting the History on the statistics page A System Error condition occurs when a fatal error is detected on the sensor This output signal will be set to active state This signal can be reset upon resetting the History on the statistics page or executing a ClearSystemError command through command chan nel The default setting is Pass and Latched for Output 1 If Pulsed is selected the default Pulse width is 50 ms 28 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual E NOTE For Latched the signal is active until the results of an inspection cause a change in the signal output Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Discrete I O gt Output 1 Output2 Output 2 can be configured in a similar fashion to Output 1 The default setting for Output 2 is Fail and Latched 3 2 7 Display Settings The Display Settings menu is for setting the Fail Hold Time LCD Timeout doing a Touch Screen Calibration Display optimization can be enabled in the Advanced menu option Main Menu gt System gt Display Settings LCD Timeout Touch Calibration Fail Hold Time The Fail Hold Time determines how long a failed image is displayed on the LCD so that you can see what failed The sensor will cont
40. has completed the action trigger abortgated Aborts gated triggering The sensor does not transmit a response until the sensor has completed the action then it will respond with two responses one from the previous gated trigger and one for the abort Examples gt gt set trigger mode command x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A gt gt get trigger mode x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Command x0D x0A gt gt do trigger x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A The following example shows a gated trigger that is taking too long so an do trigger abortgated command is executed gt gt do trigger gated x0D x0A gt gt do trigger abortgated x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 6 7 10 Command Channel Error Codes 00000 SUCCESS Command processed successfully EMPTY_FRAME_RECEIVED Indicates that the request was empty The command channel requires a command any arguments and an end of frame delim iter 10001 COMMAND NOT_RECOGNIZED The command specified is not recognized 10100 GROUP_MISSING A Group ID must be specified immediately after the command 72 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 10101 GROUP_NOT_FOUND The specified Group ID is invalid unknown 10102 GROUP_ITEM_MISSING A Group Item ID must be specified immedi ately after the Group ID 10103 GROUP_ITEM_NOT_FOUND The specified Group Item ID is invalid un known 10152 NOT_READABLE Attempt t
41. igh Trigger and Remote Teach Input Waveforms The Vu Trigger and Remote Teach input waveforms are shown below Power up Wire Color Function Pink Trigger Remote Gray Teach The sensor triggers from low to high and Remote Teach behaves electrically like trigger see above iVu High to Low Trigger and Remote Teach Input Waveforms The iVu High to Low Trigger and Remote Teach input waveforms are shown below Power up Wire Color Function Pink Trigger Remote Gray Teach Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 11 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual The sensor triggers from high to low and Remote Teach behaves electrically like trigger Es NOTE If the device used to trigger or remote teach the Vu BCR is a sinking device that is NPN then there are two options regarding the use of a pull up resistor Option 1 Put a pull up resistor rated approximately 1k ohm between the sensor s positive voltage and the sensor s input as shown below Sinking Trigger Input Remote Teach Input Option 2 Enable the Input Pullup in the Vu BCR software Main Menu gt System gt Discrete I O gt Input Pullup 12 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Vu Output Waveforms PNP Outputs Function Re
42. ings should not be enclosed in quotation marks 6 4 3 Command Channel Command Synopsis There are a number of general types of commands to do set and get sensor data Do Commands Do commands are actions methods to perform on the sensor such as trigger reboot and the like Reboot System Reboots the sensor Pre empts other com mands except Save Save System Saves inspection and configuration param eters Blocks until finished Should be used sparingly ClearSystemError Status Clears the system error LED and sets the internal flag to false Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 63 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Immediate Trigger Initiates a single trigger The sensor does not transmit a response unitl the sensor has completed the action Gated Trigger Initiates gated triggering The sensor does not transmit a response unitl the sensor has completed the action AbortGated Trigger Aborts gated triggering The sensor does not transmit a response unitl the sensor has completed the action then it will respond with two responses NextTrigger Sets the sensor to teach on the next trigger Clear History Clears all history fields for example pass fail etc Get Commands Get commands are used to retrieve information from the sensor for example get the status of the sensor UpTimer Info The elapsed time the sensor has been run ning in the format hh mm ss msec HourCount Info The num
43. inue to process any triggers and the inspection will continue normally This time delay is just for the screen You can set this parameter from 0 to 3600 seconds using the slider at the bottom of the screen Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 29 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Main Menu gt System gt Display Settings gt Fail Hold Time LCD Timeout The LCD screen dims after a user selectable period when the device is not being used Use the arrow keys or slide the bar at the bottom of the screen to set the LCD screen time out EA NOTE This screen is not available on the Emulator Main Menu gt System gt Display Settings gt LCD Timeout Touch Calibration Touchscreen Calibration may be necessary if the software does not correctly respond when an icon on the screen is pressed The cali bration routine aligns the touch screen s coordinates to the display behind it Be sure to follow the prompts on the screen when executing the Touchscreen Calibration function Es NOTE This screen is not available on the Emulator Main Menu gt System gt Display Settings gt Touch Calibration Advanced The Advanced Display screen allows you to edit the response of the display screen settings Disabling this function may cause the dis play and touchscreen to be lethargic when sensor is busy Main Menu gt System gt Display Settings gt Advanced 3 2 8 Reboot Sensor The Reboot Sensor screen allows you to f
44. ion readnoread x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Read x0D x0A gt gt get inspection executiontime x0D x0A 70 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 37 739 x0D x0A 6 7 6 Status Command Group Returns either True ready for trigger or False Examples gt gt get status ready x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt True x0D x0A gt gt get status systemerror x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt False x0D x0A gt gt do status clearsystemerror x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 6 7 7 System Command Group Saves inspection and configura tion parameters Blocks until fin ished Should be used sparing ly Reboots the sensor Pre empts all commands except save gt gt do system save x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A 6 7 8 Teach Command Sets the sensor to teach on the next trigger Example gt gt do teach x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 71 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 6 7 9 Trigger Command Group set trigger mode Sets trigger mode to one of the valid trigger modes for the sensor Continu AS External ExternalGated or Command trigger Initiates a o eo trigger The sensor does not transmit a response until the sensor has completed the action trigger gated Initiates gated triggering The sensor does not transmit a response until the sensor
45. ion screen is used to enable or disable the Data Export Channel Connection Data To Export Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Data Export gt Data To Export The options in the Data To Export screen are used to determine what barcode data is exported via the serial port Output Format Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Data Export gt Output Format In the Output Format screen use the drop down lists to select Start and End Strings as well a delimiter In the field at the bottom of the screen is an example of how the data will look when it is output 26 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual lt data1 gt lt data gt 3 2 6 Discrete I O The Discrete I O options are used to adjust Vu input and output settings Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Discrete I O Input Polarity The iVu has two input signals Trigger and Remote Teach The operation of these signals is dependent on the Input Polarity setting e Low To High The Trigger and Remote Teach are detected on a low to high transition of the signal High To Low The Trigger and Remote Teach are detected on a high to low transition of the signal The default setting for a PNP sensor is Low To High and for an NPN sensor it is High To Low The user can change the setting on the Input Polarity screen Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Input Polar
46. ionality available via the command channel Get sensor information such as version and sensor name e Control discrete I O such as trigger and teach Get sensor results such as sensor status Change the running inspection 6 1 Command Channel Sample Application The iVu BCR installation CD has a Command Channel sample application that provides an easy interface to execute commands In a production environment you will need to create your own application for bi directional communication with the sensor Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 55 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual O oem esmen DOO Maxlnspection Time Get History Communication Log Help amp Command Examples Help Info History Status System imager Trigger Product Change Teach inspection Tools Misc Barcode Area Blemish Match Sort gt gt Get History Passed gt gt Get History Failed gt gt Get History MissedTriggers gt gt Get History TotalFrames gt gt Get History StartFrameNumber gt gt Get History EndFrameNumber gt gt Get History MininspectionTime gt gt Get History MaxInspectionTime gt gt Do History Clear Banner Engineering Corp Copyright 2010 6 2 Setting Up Serial Communications The general flow for setting up for serial communications 1 Prepare the connection RS 232 wiring Electrically connect the control device and the Vu sensor On the
47. ity Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 27 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Input Pullup Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Discrete I O gt Input Pullup The NPN version of the Vu sensor triggers from high to low and Remote Teach behaves electrically like trigger If using the NPN version of the sensor select Enable The PNP version of the Vu sensor triggers from low to high and Remote Teach behaves electrically like trigger If using the PNP version of the sensor select Disable Output 1 Output 1 can be configured for Pass Fail Read No Read Match No Match Missed Trigger or System Error e A Read condition is when the configured number of barcodes are found in a scan These barcodes must be error free A No Read condition is when the configured number of barcodes are not found in a scan sequence This will not occur in Continuous Scan mode If Data Compare is disabled Pass and Fail are the same as Read and No Read e If the sensor is using Data Compare Pass indicates that a good barcode was found and the data compared If the sensor is using Data Compare Fail indicates that either no good barcode was found or the data did not compare A Match condition occurs when the required number of barcodes are found and the compare is successful A No Match condition occurs when the required number of barcodes are found but the compare is not successful A Missed Tri
48. lick Clear Log button at the bottom of the screen to clear the System Log Click the icon at the lower right of the screen to save the System Log to the USB drive Es NOTE System log will not log changes while in Demo mode Additionally the Emulator does not log changes Main Menu gt Logs gt System Logs 3 5 3 Communication Logs The Communication Log contains logs for the two communications channels Command Channel and Data Export The features below are available for each of the logs e Click the icon in the upper left corner of the screen to show hide the time column e Click Clear Log button at the bottom of the screen to clear the log Click the icon at the lower right of the screen to save the Log to the USB drive Es NOTE Communication log will not log changes while in Demo mode Additionally the Emulator does not log changes Main Menu gt Logs gt Communication Logs 44 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A 4 Display Modes In the upper left of the screen is an icon for accessing different Display Modes Display Annotations Hide Annotations Display Statistics 4 1 Display Hide Annotations Click the icon in the upper left of the screen to display annotations When annotations are on the display shows the data the sensor has read If the sensor reads more than one barcode in the field of view FOV in addition to the read data the display indicates the index of each read barcode I
49. ll be dis played 3 Choose correct file and click on the Load button 4 Follow the steps on the screen to update the firmware 7 2 How to Set or Modify a Sensor Name You can set a Sensor Name for your iVu Series sensor or modify an existing name on the sensor using the software keypad You can also change the sensor name this using the iVu Emulator as described below Es NOTE If you are in a language other than English you cannot modify the sensor name using the software keypad Use the procedure described below Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 75 ie zie Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Es NOTE If you have not set the sensor previously then folders will be named using the first 8 characters of the sensor serial number Plug a USB Thumb Drive into the sensor Save Sensor Configuration to the USB Thumb Drive Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Save to USB The locaton of these files on the USB Thumb Drive will be displayed after the operation is complete the sensor configuration is saved in lt USB gt BANNER lt SENSOR_NAME gt For example if the sensor name is myName the path will be lt USB gt BANNER my Name Remove the USB drive from the sensor and insert it into an available USB drive on a Windows PC If running the Emulator from the USB launch the VuEmulator exe program If running the Emulator installed on a PC make sure the Emulator is not running and co
50. ll help with read robustness 3 If needed go to Main Menu gt Imager gt Auto Exposure to run the Auto Exposure routine a second time or adjust Gain and Exposure manually Main Menu gt Imager gt Gain Main Menu gt Imager gt Exposure 48 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 49 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 4 Goto Main Menu gt Imager gt Focus to adjust the focus while monitoring the Focus Number For Micro lens Models Only 1 Use the supplied 1 16 hex key to loosen the Focusing Window locking screw D then adjust focus on the Vu Series sensor using the clear Focusing Window B 2 Adjust focus while monitoring the focus number To ensure the best image adjust the focus until the Focus Number peaks EA NOTE Turning the Focusing Window counter clockwise focuses on Closer objects while turning the Focusing Window clockwise focuses on more distant objects 3 Once the best image has been acquired lock the focusing window efen o jemen Filter Cap optional Filter optional NOTE Filter Kits are available separately 50 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual For C Mount Models Only 1 Remove the Lens Enclosure 2 Adjust focus while monitoring the focus number To ensure the best image adjust
51. m tel 763 544 3164 Rev A 3 Main Menu Reference 3 1 Main Menu The Main Menu has four sections Select Inspection to modify inspection settings Imager to run the Auto Exposure routine and to make adjustments to functions like exposure gain and strobe System to set output signals communication channel parameters and to man age the device Logs to configure and view System and Inspection Logs Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 19 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Ce sao Compare ee Ea E Stored Inspections gt TEO ss gt LLL paa Egon Connection Data to Export Output Format Image Type Input Pullup Locked Sensor Menus Display Settings Fail Hold Time s Reboot Sensor LCD Timeout Firmware Update Touch Calibration 5 ee Setup WL 3 2 System Menu The System menu icon is on the Main Menu and is used to manage the sensor The System menu provides for selecting Sensor Mode updating sensor firmware backing up and restoring sensor Configuration and other general system level operations Main Menu gt System 20 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual r Sensor Mode 3 2 1 Sensor Mode Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Mode The sensor has two operating modes e Live Mode which is the normal operating mode where
52. n be entered Additionally the data compare feature provides for masking characters within the data There are two other ways to enter compare data e Importing the last read data while viewing the Set Data screen The new data is effective on the first trigger that occurs after this action e Using Remote Teach When a Remote Teach occurs the data of the first read barcode is saved as Data Compare input Inspections executed on the next trigger will use the new data for comparison with subsequently read barcodes If the previous input data con tained any masked characters Remote Teach will retain the masked characters only if the new data is of the same length as the previous input data If the length does not match masking is removed The sensor tries to compare full length of this string with the data read from the barcode If not equal inspection will be marked as Fail EA NOTE If the sensor reads more than one barcode in the field of view only the first barcode data that the sensor reads can be compared 2 2 4 Output 1 and Output 2 The sensor has two output signals that you can configure for Pass Fail Read No Read Match No Match System Error and Missed Trigger The default settings are Pass for Output 1 Fail for Output 2 Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 17 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Es NOTE For all outputs the default setting is Latched which means that the signal is active until the
53. n is incorrect electrically or if the baud rate is mismatched no bytes will appear in the upper field on the Port Status screen If the connection is correct electrically bytes will appear in the upper field of the Port Status screen in the order they were received If the Port Status Errors at the bottom of the Port Status screen highlights red then the connection is correct electrically but there is likely a settings mismatch between the Vu sensor and the requesting device Verify the settings on both devices If the bytes appear with no errors but appear incorrect or there are too many or too few then the port settings for example baud rate are likely mismatched in a way that does not generate serial hardware errors Verify the settings on both devices match exactly 6 3 5 Verifying Basic Transmit Functionality The Vu command channel will only send response frames to the requesting device if it receives a valid end of frame delimiter from the requesting device To verify transmit functionality 1 Transmit an end of frame delimiter sequence from the requesting device to the Vu sensor For example in a terminal program simply hit Enter If a valid end of frame delimiter is received the Vu sensor will immediately transmit a short error message back to the requesting device for example ERROR 10000_COMMAND_MISSING 2 Verify that the number of bytes sent by the requesting device are the same as the number shown in th
54. n the example below the top barcode is 1 and the bottom barcode is 2 It is important to note that if the sensor reads more than one barcode only the first barcode data index 1 can be compared or used in a remote teach operation Click the icon in the upper left of the screen to hide annotations Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 45 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 4 1 1 Inspection Statistics The History screen shows inspection statistics Count Range minimum and maximum number of objects observed e Passed running total of parts that passed inspection Failed running total of parts that failed inspection Missed triggers running total of missed triggers Time Range minimum and maximum inspection times observed Frame E Count Range Passed 4 1 2 Inspection Results Click the right arrow button on the History screen to see Inspection Result The Inspection Result screen shows the last Frame number the Barcode Count the Inspection Time and read Barcode Data for each barcode 46 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Frame zl Count Time mms Barcode 1 4 1 3 Barcode Viewer To view detailed information about a particular barcode click the arrow next to the Barcode to access the Barcode Viewer screen If Data Compare is disabled The Barcode Viewer screen shows a single text box indicating the index numbe
55. o decode You can select from 1 to 10 Es NOTE For IMB Postnet and Pharmacode barcode types the sensor will decode only one barcode for each of these types regardless of the Barcode Count setting This means that if there is one of each of these types in an image and the Barcode Count is set to 3 the sensor will decode all three however if there are three IMB barcodes for example the sensor will always only decode one IMB barcode Count Data Compare Main Menu gt Inspection gt Data Compare The menu options here are used to set up the sensor for Data Compare Note that if the Barcode Count is greater than 1 only the first barcode data can be compared or used in a remote teach operation To see which barcode is the first one turn on annotations Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 39 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Compare Use this menu to enable or disable Data Compare If Data Compare is enabled data can be defined in the Compare Data screen The data can be retrieved from a previously scanned barcode or it can be entered using the software keyboard on the touch screen and insignificant characters can be masked within the data Compare Data The Compare Data screen allows you to specify data against which you can compare a read barcode Note that if the Barcode Count is greater than 1 only the first barcode data can be compared or used in a remote teach operation To see which barcode i
56. o get a value that is not readable 10153 NOT_WRITEABLE Attempt to set a value that is not writeable 10250 NOT_A_METHOD Method ID specified is not a method 10251 WRONG_ARGUMENT_COUNT Total method arguments specified do not match method 10252 COMMAND_NOT_FINISHED Attempt to issue command when a previous command has not finished 10300 INVALID ARGUMENT TYPE Item ID specified must be a item not a group or method 10301 DATA_VALUE_MISSING Command missing item s data value 10350 ARGUMENTS_DETECTED Get command received with unneeded ar guments 10351 INVALID ARGUMENT TYPE Item ID specified must be a item not a group or method 10340 MINIMUM_VALUE_EXCEEDED New item value is below the minimum 10341 MAXIMUM_VALUE_EXCEEDED New items value is above the maximum 10500 DATA_SET_EMPTY Data export operation returned no results 10900 SENSOR_NOT_READY Command specified requires sensor to be in the READY state 10920 SENSOR_TYPE_NOT_ACTIVE Command specified belongs to a different sensor type 15000 VALUE_INVALID Text value is invalid unknown 15050 VALUE_INVALID Text value is invalid expecting True or False 15100 STRING_TOO_LONG String value specified exceeds maximum allowable length 20000 BARCODE_TIMEOUT Attempt to obtain Barcode result data when decoder has timed out 20001 NO_BARCODES_FOUND Attempt to obtain Barcode result data when no barcodes were found 20002 COMPARE_DATA_DISABLED Operation requires Barcode compare to be enabled 20
57. odes is not found the sensor captures another image and repeats the scan There are two param eters that are used to fine tune how Continuous Scan mode operates Same Code Reject Time set at the bottom of Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger time in seconds that must elapse before the scan ner will report a previously scanned symbol again A different symbol will be read immediately Scan Time Limit Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Scan Time Limit limits the amount of time the sensor will attempt to scan for barcodes on an image Es NOTE A No Read condition will not occur in Continuous mode as another image capture and scan automati cally follows External Gated Mode External Gated mode is similar to Continuous mode While an external trigger input signal is active the sensor continues to capture images and run barcode scans until a successful Read occurs or the External Trigger input signal becomes inactive The External Gated mode uses the Scan Time Limit parameter Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Scan Time Limit to limit the amount of time the sensor will attempt to decode barcodes on an image Es NOTE A No Read condition will not occur in External Gated mode while the external trigger is active Command Mode In Command mode the sensor will capture images when Trigger commands are received The sensor wil be receiving trigger commands through the command channel 3 3 5 Focus
58. oper wiring mismatched baud rates or other serial I O issues To access the Port Status screen go to Main Menu gt System gt Communications gt Serial I O and click on the Status button The upper field shows the bytes received request frame on the Vu from the control device The lower field shows the bytes sent response frame from the Vu to the control device 58 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual do trigger x0D x0Ado trigger OK X0D xX0A Port Status No Errors pm Port Errors The Port Errors screen can help to debug communications channel issues Parity Break and Framing indicate mismatched port settings or in the case of Break incorrect cabling 6 3 2 Understanding the Communication Log The Communication Log can be used to ensure commands are properly formed syntax is correct and provides a history of commands issued along with responses to these commands To access the Communication log go to Main Menu gt Logs gt Communication Log The Vu Plus sensor includes the following Communication Logs Command Channel Log that can be used to ensure that commands are properly formed syntax is correct and provides a history of commands issued along with responses to these commands To access the Command Channel Log go to Main Menu gt Logs gt Communication Logs gt Command Channel Data Export and Image Output logs that are purely
59. orce a reboot of the sensor Es NOTE This option is not available on the Emulator Main Menu gt System gt Reboot Sensor 3 2 9 Firmware Update The Firmware Update screen is used to load the latest sensor firmware The Firmware Update screen lists the firmware versions it finds in the BANNER FIRMWARE folder on the USB drive When you receive a firmware update from Banner Engineering be sure to put it in the BANNER FIRMWARE folder on the USB drive 30 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual E NOTE The Firmware Update menu is not available on the Emulator Main Menu gt System gt Firmware Update 3 3 Imager Menu The Imager menu icon is on the Main Menu and lists parameters that affect the characteristics of the captured image Main Menu gt Imager 3 3 1 Auto Exposure Auto Exposure optimizes the exposure time and gain for the current lighting conditions Multiple triggers are required to complete this function E NOTE The Auto Exposure option is not available on the Emulator Main Menu gt Imager gt Auto Exposure 3 3 2 Exposure Exposure is the amount of time the sensor allows light to energize the imager Increasing the exposure time by moving the slider to the right allows more light to energize the imager which brightens the image Main Menu gt Imager gt Exposure Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 31 Vu Barcode Reader
60. pplication Note that if All Linear is unchecked a single linear barcode type can be selected instead 36 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual DataMatrix Settings Decoder Mode The Decoder Mode determines which decode algorithm to use and how imperfections in barcode images are handled When you select Fast from the drop down list the sensor uses an algorithm that is tailored for speed The algorithm does NOT correct for barcode image imperfections The Fast setting has the best results on high contrast images that contain high quality barcodes When you select Robust the sensor uses an algorithm that performs routines to correct for imperfections of the barcode image Dotpeened Enabling Dotpeened causes the decoder to be run in a method that is optimized for dot peened data matrix barcodes All Linear Settings The All Linear settings described below apply to the following barcode types Code 128 Code 39 CODABAR Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN13 EAN8 e UPCE Postnet Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 37 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual IMB Checksum Verify When checksum is enabled the sensor uses a checksum to verify the integrity of the barcode being read Relaxed Quietzone The Quietzone is a blank margin on either side of a barcode that indicates where the barcode begins and ends If this Quietzone isn t bi
61. pplication or installation of Banner products This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty either expressed or implied
62. py the Sensor Configuration from the USB Thumb Drive to the folder where the Emulator is installed on the PC For example if the sensor name is myName and the Vu Emulator is installed in the default location on the PC copy the file lt USB gt BBANNER myName CONFIG CFG to C Program Files Banner Engineering iVu Series Launch the iVuEmulator exe program Go to the Sensor Information screen Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Information Click the white box next to the Sensor Name label and enter the desired Sensor Name Click the Back button on the lower left corner of the screen to save the Sensor Name Close the Emulator program and the Sensor Name will be saved to the CONFIG CFG file 0 If running the Emulator on the PC copy the CONFIG CFG file back to the original folder on the USB drive lt USB gt BANNER lt SENSOR_NAME gt for example lt USB gt BANNER myName Es NOTE The sensor will look in the original folder for example myName for the CONFIG CFG file 11 Remove the USB Thumb Drive from the PC and connect to the sensor 12 Restore the configuration to the sensor a Go to Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Configuration gt Load from USB b Select the Configuration to restore c Click the Load button to start the restore sensor configuration EA NOTE Once the new sensor name s restored in the sensor all files saved to USB will now reside in the folder corresponding to the new sensor name You will
63. r 1 0 Cable Connector Mounting Bracket Mounting Holes uses supplied three M4 x 4 mm screws 2 1 2 Cable Connections Cable Connections for iVu BCR with Integrated Display The power and I O cable for the Vu BCR sensor is available in 2 5 9 and 15 m 6 15 30 50 lengths The connector on the sensor is shown below B C pe EE Cn CC CA B Strobe Out 5V de only Output o CC Light Blue RS 232 TX Output RS 232 Signal Ground Output Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 9 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual NOTE Microlens model shown C Mount model connections are identical Cable Connections for the Vu BCR with a Remote Display The cable connections on the Vu sensor are shown below and power I O connections B are defined in the Power I O Connections table below Aa Remote Display Connector B Power I O Connector USB Connector 1970 NOTE Microlens model shown C Mount model con nections are identical 10 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual ee emee DC e e C iVu Trigger Remote Teach and I O Waveforms The Vu has two input signals Trigger and Remote Teach The default setting is to detect the Trigger or Remote Teach input on the low to high transition This setting can be changed in the Main Menu gt System gt Discrete I O gt Input Polarity screen on the sensor Vu Low to H
64. r of the barcode and the data the sensor is reading The data is displayed in yellow If Data Compare is enabled and the barcode is the first one there are two text boxes The upper one displays the data read from the barcode and the lower text box shows the data from the Data Compare screen The sensor does a position by position match and the characters that match are in yellow and mismatches are in red 118912 Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 47 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual 5 Setting up for an Inspection In order to set up for an inspection you need to 1 Acquire a good image 2 Setup a barcode application 3 Set data compare parameters 5 1 Acquiring a Good Image The iVu Series sensor needs to capture a good image to ensure that it can read the barcode s correctly 1 Goto Main Menu gt Imager gt Auto Exposure to run the Auto Exposure routine 2 Check the lighting Make sure that the lighting is constant and consistent unchanging over time no shadows or hot spots Capture the barcode with lighting that optimizes its contrast and separates it from the background Depending on the target this may mean the integral ring light is not the best choice and other Banner lights should be considered Adjust the mounting angle to provide the clearest image of the barcode The mounting bracket lets you easily position and adjust the sensor on your line Typically a slight angle wi
65. s the first one turn on annotations Click the Show last read data button to use the last read barcode data for the data compare Click the Edit button to enter data using a software keyboard on the touch screen e Click the Mask button to select characters in the data to mask from the data compare To mask a character use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to move the cursor When the cursor is to the left of a character you want to mask click the Mask button The character will change to green with a slash through it If you want to unmask a character make sure that the cursor is to the left of the masked character and click the Unmask button Edit Compare Data The Edit screen displays data that was previously read or entered in the text field The Position of the cursor within the characters dis played in the text field is indicated at the top of the screen Additionally the number of characters is indicated by Length Use the left and right arrows below the software keyboard to move the cursor between the displayed characters Place the cursor to the right of any 40 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual character and use the back arrow at the top of the screen to delete that character Use the button at the bottom right of the screen to cycle through different character entry keyboards text entry with a button to toggle between upper and lower case characters
66. sponse that identifies the command status For example gt gt set ber input comparedata 012345ABCDEF x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A Command Channel Command Status The command status is either OK or ERROR If OK then the command has fully and successfully completed If an error is returned it is in the form ERROR nnnnn_ERROR_IDENTIFIER for example ERROR 10001_COMMAND_NOT_RECOGNIZED Refer to Command Channel Error Codes on page 72 for a list of errors 6 5 Conventions Used for Examples There are a number of command channel examples included here and the following are the conventions used in the examples All examples use lt CR gt lt LF gt for the end of frame delimiter and this delimiter is always denoted in hex xOD x0A since that is what is displayed in the iVu logs and for example the Port Status screen All commands are in bold text For each example a command request to the Vu sensor is prefaced with a gt gt and a command response frame from the Vu sensor is prefaced by a lt lt as shown below These are only used to make the documentation clearer 66 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual gt gt get info companyname x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt Banner Engineering Corp x0D x0A 6 6 Examples 6 6 1 Example 1 How to Trigger the Sensor and Retrieve Barcode Data using the Com mand Channel To trigger the sensor and retrieve barcode data
67. t the sensor can see at a given working distance The working distance is the distance from the sensor s lens cover to the part being inspected By default the sensor uses the entire FOV in its operation The effective FOV can be reduced in order to speed up the processing time of an inspection or to decrease background noise Main Menu gt Imager gt FOV Maximize FOV If the FOV has been modified and you want to get back to the default quickly click the Maximize FOV menu option to restore the FOV to the entire sensor display Main Menu gt Imager gt FOV gt Maximize FOV 35 Rev A www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual Modify FOV Use this option to reduce the size of the FOV Main Menu gt Imager gt FOV gt Modify FOV 3 4 Inspection Menu The Inspection menu icon is located on the Main Menu The Inspection Menu provides options to set inspection parameters on currently running inspection and manage stored inspections Main Menu gt Inspection 3 4 1 Barcode Menu The Barcode Menu is the location for Barcode Type Barcode Count and Data Compare screens Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode Barcode Type Main Menu gt Inspection gt Barcode Type The first time the sensor is powered up the selection checkboxes for DataMatrix and All Linear barcode types are checked The best practice is to check only the barcode type s applicable for your particular a
68. tring must match the length of the compare string set ber_input comparemask Sets the compare string mask Masked characters need in dicated by a 1 and unmasked characters are 0 and the mask character string must match the length of the com pare string Examples gt gt get ber input comparedata x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 0043000111201 x0D x0A gt gt get ber input comparemask x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 1111000000000 x0D x0A gt gt set ber input comparedata 0043000111201 x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A gt gt set ber input comparemask 1111000000000 xOD x0A lt lt OK xOD x0A 6 7 2 BCR RESULT Command Group Returns the number of barcodes found Returns the barcode data that the Vu sensor read bcr_result type Returns the type of the barcode read Multiple items are separated by a field delimiter Examples 68 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User s Manual gt gt get ber_result count x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 1 x0D x0A gt gt get ber result data x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 0043000011201 xOD x0A gt gt get ber result type x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt EAN13 x0D x0A 6 7 3 History Command Group do histoy ole Clears all history fields for example pass fail etc Examples gt gt get history passed x0D x0A lt lt OK x0D x0A lt lt 13 x0D x0A gt gt g
69. urces for quickly setting up and operating the sensor Documentation Online Help When setting up or monitoring inspections using the Vu sensor s integrated display you can get online help on any screen by clicking the Help icon in the upper right of the screen PDF Documentation The Vu Series Image Sensor documentation is available in a convenient printable format PDF on the installation CD or on the Banner Web site http www bannerengineering com Banner Website The most current Vu Series sensor information is available on the Banner website www bannerengineering com Warranty Service The Vu Image Sensor is designed for reliability Do not open the housing it contains no field replaceable components If repair is neces sary do not attempt to repair the sensor yourself return the unit to the factory Should it become necessary to return a sensor to the factory please do the following 1 Contact the Banner Factory Application Engineering group at the address or numbers listed below They will attempt to trouble shoot the system from your description of the problem If they conclude that a component is defective they will issue an RMA Return Merchandise Authorization number for your paperwork and give you the proper shipping address 2 Pack the sensor carefully Damage which occurs during return shipping is not covered by warranty 4 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Rev A Vu Barcode Reader BCR User

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