Cognex DataMan 300L Quick Reference Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Cognex Manuals
  4. Card Reader
  5. DataMan 300L
  6. Quick reference manual

Cognex DataMan 300L Quick Reference Manual

Dataman 300 series id reader
Hide thumbs Also See for DataMan 300L:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

COGNEX
®
DataMan
300 Series
®
Quick Reference Guide

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the DataMan 300L and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Cognex DataMan 300L

Summary of Contents for Cognex DataMan 300L

  • Page 1 COGNEX ® DataMan 300 Series ® Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 2: Setting Up Your Dataman

    Getting Started Section Title Page 4 Page 2 • About DataMan 300 Series • For More Information • DataMan 300 Series Accessories • DataMan 300 Systems Reader Layout • Installing the Lens • Installing a Filter • Setting Up Your DataMan Page 12 Installing a Filter in a Flat LED Front Cover •...

  • Page 3: For More Information

    Cognex->DataMan Software v x.x->Documentation->DM300 Series->Questions and Answers Release Notes list detailed system requirements and additional information about this DataMan software release. Cognex->DataMan Software v x.x->Documentation->DataMan v x.y.z Release Notes 4 DataMan 300 Quick Reference Guide DataMan 300 Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 4 DataMan 300 Series Accessories M12/S-MOUNT LENS OPTIONS Diffuse lens cover with IR LED illumination (DM300-DLCOV-IR) 10.3 mm M12 lens with locking (DM300-LENS-10) Polarizer lens cover with red LED illumination (DM300-PLCOV-RE) 10.3 mm IR M12 lens with locking (DM300-LENS-10-IR) Diffuse lens cover, red illumination (assembled), ESD safe (DM300-DLCOV-RE-ESD) Liquid lens module and pre-focused 10.3 mm M12 lens with wrench...
  • Page 5 DataMan 300 Series Accessories (Continued) CABLES LASER AIMERS Connection cable 24V, I/O, RS-232 Laser aimer (DM300-AIMER-00) (CCB-M12x12Fy-xx) (y straight/angled, xx specifies length) (layout on pg.72) HIGH POWER ILLUMINATIONS Power and I/O breakout cable, M12-12, 15m (CCB-PWRIO-15) Red narrow (DM30X-HPIA-625) 22 23 26 27 24 25 Connection cable 24V, I/O, RS-232 (CCBL-05-01)
  • Page 6 Resolution 1-D Code DPM and light type) (may get used in Reading Reading Reading damaged combination with DM500- 2-D codes BRKT-000 if pivoting is required) DataMan 300L Universal Mounting Bracket √ 800x600 (DMR-300L-00) (DM100-UBRK-000) DataMan 300X √ √ √ √...

  • Page 7: Reader Layout

    Reader Layout Network Peak meter The following image shows the built-in lighting system of the DataMan 300 Error series reader, underneath the plastic lighting cover. Good/ NOTE: The image below shows the two different front covers: the cover with front- bad read mounted filter and the flat cover with an internal filter.

  • Page 8: Installing The Lens

    Installing the Lens You can choose between a variety of different S-Mount/M12 (including variable- Press the rubber lens-locking cone into the reader. focus liquid lens module) and C-Mount lens options to be installed on your While carefully avoiding rotating the lens, press the rubber lens cone DataMan 300 series reader.
  • Page 9 Installing the Lens (Continued) Insert and tighten screws. Tighten the lens. After fixing the lens, verify focus position again, using the steps above. Attach front cover. PHILLIPS PAN HEAD M2 X 6MM Tighten in sequence. Torque limit: 9 Ncm (0.08 in-lbs).
  • Page 10 Installing the Lens (Continued) Installing a Liquid Lens Connect the liquid lens cable to the reader. Remove the lens plug as described in Step 1 on page 12 above. Thread the lens into the reader. WARNING To avoid equipment damage, the cables must be routed as shown in the figure.
  • Page 11 Installing the Lens (Continued) Attach front cover. Place the reader at the desired working distance from focus target. Light connector 1. Connect the reader to the Setup Tool. 2. On the Results Display pane, check the Focus Feedback option and enable Live Display.
  • Page 12 Installing the Lens (Continued) Installing a C-Mount Lens Remove the lens plug as described in Step 1 on page 12 above. Thread the lens into the reader. Attach C-Mount cover base. Place the reader at the desired working distance from focus target. 1.
  • Page 13 Installing the Lens (Continued) Add screws to C-mount cover base. Attach front cover. NOTE Do not unscrew the front-most part of the nose of the cover to avoid risking the glass lens falling out. Tighten in sequence. Torque limit: 9 Ncm (0.8 in-lbs).
  • Page 14 Installing a Filter (Old-Style Cover) You can replace the window glass disk which is part of the light cover of your 3. Remove clip and remove the glass disk. DataMan 300 reader with an optical filter. Observe the following constraints on the filter: •...
  • Page 15 Installing a Filter (Flat-Front Cover) 3. Working from the front of the PCB, press the legs of the filter holder Perform the following steps to install an optical filter in the front cover. gently together and pull off the clip. Observe the following constraints on the filter: Filter retaining clip •...
  • Page 16 Installing a Filter (Flat-Front Cover - Continued) 5. Snap fit the filter retaining clip onto the legs of the filter holder. 6. Insert the PCB with the filter retaining clip and the filter holder back Ensure that the laser modules slide into the laser guides and the orientation into the front cover.
  • Page 17 Installing a Filter (Flat-Front Cover - Continued) 8. Remount the front cover. 7. Insert the rubber seal. Observing the tightening sequence below, tighten all four screws to 9 Ncm using a torque wrench. Rubber seal Left Right PHILLIPS PAN HEAD M2 X 6MM Tighten in Note that the seal can only be installed in the correct orientation.
  • Page 18 External Light Mounting Brackets Choose one of the following light options: You can mount your reader using external light mounting brackets. The brackets are intended to mount any of the different lights to the reader. They can also be used to mount the reader (with lights attached) to •...

  • Page 19: Setting Focus

    Setting Focus For setting Focus Sweep, follow these guidelines: There is a range of reading distances available for different code sizes and focus positions. To set focus on your reader, use the following options • If your application has a consistent reading range, set the focus depending on whether you use a liquid lens or a manual focus lens.

  • Page 20: Field Of View And Reading Distances

    Notes: For the C-mount (or other non-Cognex) S-Mount lenses, the lens’s focal If you are using the focus feedback indicator to adjust a manual focus lens, length, focus setting, and aperture setting determine the field of view you must apply power to the reader before you remove the cover.
  • Page 21 Reading Distance and Field of View (DataMan 300 Series Readers with a 10.3 mm Lens) This map shows the field of view of the DataMan 300 series readers with a 10.3 mm 332 mm (13.07 in) 207 mm (8.1 in) lens (with or without a liquid lens).
  • Page 22 Reading Distance and Field of View (DataMan 300 Series Readers with a 16 mm Lens) This map shows the field of view of the DataMan 300 series readers with a 16 mm lens. The FOV values are shown as follows: 202 mm (7.95 in) •...
  • Page 23 Reading Distance and Field of View (DataMan 300 Series Readers with a 19 mm Liquid Lens) This map shows the field of view of the DataMan 300 series readers with a 19 mm liquid lens. The FOV values are shown as follows: •...
  • Page 24 Reading Distance and Field of View (DataMan 300 Series Readers with a 25 mm Lens) This map shows the field of view of the DataMan 300 series readers with a 25 mm lens. The FOV values are shown as follows: •...
  • Page 25 Dimensions Observe the following DataMan 300 series reader dimensions when installing S-Mount (M12) Lens version your reader. M3-5 (4x) mounting holes for the device operating buttons LEDs C-Mount Lens version M3-6 (4x) mounting holes for external illumination 48 DataMan 300 Quick Reference Guide DataMan 300 Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 26: Connecting The Reader

    C-Mount lenses (with limitations, see below) Do not stare into beam when adding, removing, or Limitations to C-Mount lenses: changing cables. Cognex recommends to unpower the reader any time you make physical changes to it. • The length of the thread may not exceed 5.4 mm.

  • Page 27: Results Display

    Start the Setup Tool Trigger Tune Connect the reader to the Setup Tool to configure it with Latest image Context based help Region of interest button button button the type of symbologies it will decode as well as other parameters, such as the type of trigger it will use and the format of the results it will generate.
  • Page 28 If you know the IP address of the reader, use the Add Device option. If you do not know the IP address, use the Force Network Settings options. Either A reader can also generate a Cognex device configuration (.cdc) file, method should allow the DataMan 300 series reader to appear in the list of...
  • Page 29 Use the Setup Tool Menu Bar (Continued) File Menu Open Script... Open an example script. Open Configuration Open a saved .cfg configuration file. Save Script... Save your script. Save Configuration Create a .cfg configuration file of current runtime Use the Edit menu for standard Cut, Copy and Paste operations. parameters.

  • Page 30: Industrial Protocols

    Industrial Protocols Test Mode Test mode lets you configure and test a reader that is connected to a The DataMan 300 series readers support the following industrial protocols: production line without needing to slow down or stop your line. To enter •...

  • Page 31: External Triggers

    DataMan 300 Series Triggering External Triggers If you are using external triggering you can use any of these methods to DataMan 300 series readers support the following trigger modes: trigger your DataMan 300 series reader: • Self: At an interval you configure, the reader automatically detects and decodes codes in its field of view.
  • Page 32 Multi-Reader Triggering DataMan 300 Series Read Setups For trigger modes other than Presentation, the DataMan 300 supports It is possible to configure a variety of acquisition parameters for your multi-reader triggering, also known as master-slave configuration. In this DataMan 300 series reader on a unified Read Setups pane. configuration, you configure multiple DataMan readers as a group.
  • Page 33 DataMan 300 Series Tuning DataMan 300 Series Image Filtering By tuning, your DataMan 300 series reader automatically selects the best You can define a stack of filters to be applied to each image acquired settings for the given reading situation, based on parameters of illumination, by your DataMan 300 series reader.
  • Page 34 DataMan 300 Series Image Filtering (Continued) • Close This filter performs a dilation followed by an erosion to filter out dark features that are smaller than the size of the processing neighborhood. The result is an output image with slightly increased overall brightness. •...
  • Page 35 DataMan 300 Series Image Filtering (Continued) Training the Reader 5. Go to the Displayed Image Settings pane and change the Images to Training your reader with the expected symbology can make the time Use according to what you want to see on Live Display: the original or the required to decode successive symbols more consistent.

  • Page 36: Training Feedback

    Scripting Training the Reader (Continued) Training Feedback In addition to standard formatting possibilities, you have the option to write a script inside the Setup Tool. On the Script-Based Formatting The second LED from left on the reader tab, when script-based formatting is enabled, you can define a glows green to indicate that it is currently JavaScript module to format data according to your needs.

  • Page 37: Wire Color

    External Light Control Package Detection Support You can connect your package detection sensor to one of the digital inputs A 4-pin cable is provided for the external light of your DataMan reader. When the reader receives a signal that a package is control.

  • Page 38: Signal Name

    5m I/O Breakout Cable 5m I/O Breakout Cable (CCB-M12xM12Fy-xx) (CCBL-05-01) The I/O cable provides access to trigger and high-speed The I/O cable provides access to trigger and high- outputs. Unused wires can be clipped short or tied back speed outputs. Unused wires can be clipped short or using a tie made of non-conductive material.
  • Page 39 15m I/O Breakout Cable High-Speed Output Lines (CCB-PWRIO-15) The power and I/O breakout cable provides access to trigger The high-speed outputs can be used as either NPN (pull-down) or PNP and high-speed outputs. The cable is not terminated. Unused (pull-up) lines. For NPN lines, the external load should be connected wires can be clipped short or tied back using a tie made of between the output and the positive supply voltage (<26.4V).

  • Page 40: High Speed Output Wiring

    High-Speed Output Lines (Continued) High Speed Output Wiring For PNP lines, the external load should be connected between the output and To connect to a PNP-compatible PLC input, connect Output 0, Output the negative supply voltage (0V). When connected to a 24VDC power supply, 1, Output 2 or Output 3 directly to the PLC input.
  • Page 41 Ethernet M12 to RJ45 Cable Acquisition Triggering The Ethernet cable provides Ethernet connection for network communications. The acquisition trigger input on the reader is opto-isolated. To trigger The Ethernet cable can be connected to a single device or provide connections from an NPN (pull-down) type photo-detector or PLC output, connect to multiple devices via a network switch or router.

  • Page 42: Warnings And Notices

    Canada ICES-003 • Do not attempt to service or repair this product -- return it to Cognex for service. European EN55022:2006 +A1:2007, Class A • Do not permit anyone other than Cognex Corporation to service, repair, or adjust this...

  • Page 43: Canadian Compliance

    Natick, MA 01760 For European Community Users Cognex Corporation shall not be liable for use of our product with equipment Cognex complies with Directive 2002/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIA- (i.e., power supplies, personal computers, etc.) that is not CE marked and does MENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
  • Page 44 DataMan 300 Series Specifications Compliance Statements (Continued) This product has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its Weight 165 g production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and Operating Temperature 0ºC — 45ºC (32ºF — 113ºF) the environment, if not properly disposed.

  • Page 45: Reader Programming Codes

    Reboot Scanner Factory Defaults Copyright © 2014 Cognex Corporation All Rights Reserved. This document may not be copied in whole or in part, nor transferred to any other media or language, without the written permission of Cognex Corporation. The hardware and portions of the software described in this document may be covered by one or more of the U.S.

This manual is also suitable for:

Dmr-300l-00Dmr-302x-00Dataman 303xDmr-303x-00Dataman 300xDmr-300x-00 ... Show all

Table of Contents