Read distances
The read distances are made up of a wide field and a near field.
• All code patterns must be of high quality and on a physical midline at an angle of 10°
when read.
• The table refers to the AGC factory settings; accuracy: ± 10 %
Table 7- 1
Test code
3 mil Code 39
7.5 mil Code 39
10.5 mil GS1 DataBar
13 mil UPC
5 mil Data Matrix
6.3 mil Data Matrix
10 mil Data Matrix
20.8 mil Data Matrix
1 mil = 0.0254 mm
The ideal read distance is about 100 mm. Depending on the code type and code size, smaller
or larger distances are possible.
SIMATIC MV326
Operating Instructions, 08/2021, C79000-G8976-C644-02
Read distances
Min. mm
90
23
10
18
33
23
10
18
Technical data
Max. mm
112
172
210
270
105
140
170
333
29