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Philip Sykes
June 2, 2025
When setting up IP address my colleague selected set up address automatically and dowmloaded that. Now we cannot connect to scanner through Sopas, How do we rectify this mistake and get back online. to setup correct IP address
The IDM Hand-held scanners can be connected to industrial fieldbuses (such as PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet TCP/IP, DeviceNet, etc.) via SICK connection modules and an adapter cable. The adapter cable includes a voltage converter from DC 24 to 5 V for the voltage supply of the hand-held scanner, eliminating the need of a separate power supply.
6. Scan the corresponding host interface quick set command (chapter 5.7) to complete the installation. The default host interface of the smart cradle is preset to USB HID. If you want to set the host interface to USB COM you need to install the USB COM Port driver (available on www.sick.com) before using. 2.3.2 PICO Mode In PICO mode up to 7 scanners can be connected to one smart cradle.
. Through the IDM Set Up Tool, all settings and configurations can be done on-screen on Windows 2000 / XP / 7. A Condensed Version DataWizard is provided by each IDM series. Through this menu, the condensed DataWizard can be utilized via bar code menu readings with ease. All “Character” input should be referred to the ASCII/HEX Table listed in the Appendix (page 119) to find the matched HEX value.
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Do you have a question about the IDM Series and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers
When setting up IP address my colleague selected set up address automatically and dowmloaded that. Now we cannot connect to scanner through Sopas, How do we rectify this mistake and get back online. to setup correct IP address