Setting The Parameters; Parameter Sets - Leuze electronic BCL 8 Series Original Operating Instructions

Commissioning
7.3

Setting the parameters

You have now commissioned the BCL 8. Usually, you will have to configure it before you
can use it. Using the parameter options made available by the BCL 8, you may configure the
bar code reader to suit your individual area of application. For instructions regarding the
various setting options, refer to Chapter 9 or the online help of the BCLConfig program.
To operate the BCL 8, it is normally sufficient to set code type and code length in accordance
with the bar codes that are to be read. However, depending on the application, you will addi-
tionally activate the autoReflAct function and configure the switching inputs and outputs
according to your requirements.
The setting of code type and code length is usually accomplished by using the BCLConfig
program, see "Installing the BCLConfig software" on page 44.
The various parameter sets are explained briefly in the following Chapter 7.3.1, to under-
stand what is happening during parameter setting.
The setting of the parameters then takes place in the "service" operating mode, which is
described in Chapter 7.3.2.
7.3.1

Parameter sets

Factory default parameter set
This parameter set contains the default settings made ex works for all BCL 8 parameters. It
is permanently stored in the ROM of the BCL 8. The parameter set with the factory settings
is loaded into the memory of the BCL 8,
• the first time the device is commissioned after delivery;
• following the command "Factory Default" in the configuration program
(online command 'PC20');
• if the check sums of the current parameter set are invalid.
Current parameter set
In this parameter set, the current settings for all device parameters are stored. When the
BCL 8 is in operation, the parameter set is stored in the EEPROM of the BCL 8. The current
set can be stored:
• by copying a valid parameter set from the host computer to the BCL 8;
• by an off-line setup using the BCLConfig configuration software and then subse-
quently copying to the BCL 8.
The current parameter set is loaded into the memory of the BCL 8:
• each time the supply voltage is connected;
• following a software reset (online command 'H').
The current parameter set is overwritten by the parameter set with the factory settings:
• by a parameter reset, see Page 67.
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