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MP8600 Image Platform User Manual Version: MP8600_UM_EN_V1.1.6...
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NOTICE Ensure that the optional DC adapter works at +5V, especially for the RS-232 interface cable. 1. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis. 2. The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or design.
2-4 Parts of image platform Figure 2-9 Parts of image platform ① Exit window ② Camera push button ③ Beeper push button ④ LED ⑤ Beeper ⑥ Hanging holes ⑦ Release-hole of cable ⑧ Host interface ⑨ Auxiliary interface for handheld scanner, etc.
2-5 Introduction to installation Note: If any of the below operation is incorrect, turn off the power immediately and check the image platform for any improper connections. Go through all steps again. 2-5-1 Installation - RS-232 1. Switch off the host. 2.
3 Parameter menus 3-1 Single-parameter setting by scanning 1D barcodes Important notes: 1. During the process of programming, LED is lighting to indicate the programming correctness. LED will go off if any incorrect programming operation performed. 2. After each successful programming, LED will go off and the image platform will beep twice. 3.
3-2 Single or Multiple-parameter setting by scanning a QR code barcode User can customize a QR code barcode to set single or multiple parameters. The image platform can set parameters by scanning this single QR code barcode. 1. The data format of the QR code barcode is as following. Note that: <Option barcode index>...
3-3 Interface selection This image platform supports interfaces such as RS-232 serial wedge, and USB interface. In most of the cases, simply selecting an appropriate cable provided by the manufacturer will work for a specific interface. Interface selection: Auto detection- By setting this function, the image platform will automatically detect the RS-232 or USB interface for user.
3-4 RS-232 interface Flow control: None-The communication only uses TxD and RxD signals without any hardware or software handshaking protocol. RTS/CTS- If the image platform wants to send the barcode data to host computer, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS signal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data communication.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 80 ms 00-99 Response delay 00-99 (100 ms) 1200 2400 4800 Baud rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 None Parity bit Even 8 bits Data bit 7 bits One bit Stop bit Two bits...
3-5 USB interface USB device type: HID keyboard– By setting, the image platform is used as a USB HID keyboard emulation device. The keyboard layout setting follows the setting of keyboard layout in 3-5 USB interface. USB virtual COM– By setting, the image platform emulates a regular RS232-based COM port. If a Microsoft Windows PC is connected to the image platform, a driver is required to install on the connected PC.
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Multiple-scan setting Alpha. Single-scan setting Option barcode Option entry HID keyboard HID keyboard for Apple Mac USB device type USB virtual COM Simple COM Port Emulation Turkish F Turkish Q French Italian Spanish Slovak Denmark Keyboard layout Japanese German Belgian Russian Czech Thai...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Character encoding system Refer to 3-6 Scan mode & some global settings. 0 ms 5 ms 10 ms Inter-character delay 20 ms 40 ms 60 ms Alphabetic key Numeric keypad Alt+ keypad Numeric key BIGS THAI...
3-6 Scan mode & some global settings Scan mode: Continue-The image platform always keeps scanning, and it does not matter when Stand-by duration is elapsed. Auto-detection- Good-read on – By setting Enable, the imager will start operating if any nearby object has been detected.
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All valid settings include 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and Element amendment: If it is enabled, the image platform can read the barcode comprised with bars and spaces in different scale.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 60 minutes 00-FF Same barcode delay time for 1D symbol 00-FF (50 ms) 00-FF Same barcode delay time for 2D symbol 00-FF (50 ms) 00-09 Double confirm 00-09 (00: no ) Global max.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry UTF-8 Windows-1251 Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Windows-1250 KOI8R Japanese Complete data output before Disable next decode attempt Enable...
3-7 LED and Beeper Indication Power on alert: After power-on the image platform will generate an alert signal to indicate a successful self-test. LED indication: After each successful reading, the LED above the image platform will light up to indicate a good barcode reading.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Power on alert Enable Disable LED indication Enable Disable Beeper indication Enable 01-09 Beep tone duration 01-09 (10 ms ) Volume of beeper Middle High Type 1 Beeper Tone Type 2 Type 3...
3-8 LED illumination level Decode illumination mode: Enable illumination causes the embedded scanner to turn on the illumination to aid decoding. Disable illumination to turn off illumination for the embedded scanner during decoding. Better quality images could be obtained with illumination support. The effectiveness of the illumination decreases as the distance to the target increases.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Always Off Decode illumination mode Always On On when reading Disable decode illumination Level of decode illumination Middle High Always off Illumination mode of Auto-detection Enable illumination in low light conditions Always on...
3-9 Single type of barcode, Multi-symbols read 1D symbols read: A global setting of 1D symbols readability. 2D symbols read: A global setting of 2D symbols readability. Note: When QR Code is disabled, the image platform will not read setting/programming QR Code symbols. Multi-symbols read: By setting Enable, the image platform allows to read multiple symbols in one image.
3-10 DPM, Structured append, and Mobile screen read DPM format read: By setting Enable, the image platform can read 2D symbols in DPM (Direct Park Marking) format. Some barcodes in DPM format are shown below. Structured append symbols read: By setting Enable, the image platform will output data only when all Structured Append symbols have been decoded.
Note 1 : Scan barcode or send command to enter upgrade mode Scan barcode to enter upgrade mode Send command 0x16 0x4D 0x0D 0x25 0x4E 0x4D 0x55 Send command to enter upgrade mode 0x47 0x44 0x2E by USB virtual COM or RS232 COM.
3-11 UPC-A Read: Format System character Data digits (10 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Code ID is a one-or-two-character string used to represent the symbol upon a succeeding reading.
3-12 UPC-E Read: Format System character “0” Data digits (6 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
3-13 UPC-E1 Read: Format System character “1” Data digits (6 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
3-14 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN) Read: Format Data digits (12 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. EAN-13 code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
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3-15 EAN-8 Read: Format Data digits (7 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
3-16 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39) Read: Format Start character(*) End character(*) Data digits (variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum module 43 of the numerical value of the data digits.
3-17 Interleaved 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (Variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 10 of the numerical values of all data digits. There are two optional check digit algorithms: the specified Uniform Symbol Specification (USS) and the Optical Product Code Council (OPCC).
3-18 Industrial 2 of 5 (Discrete 2 of 5) Read: Format Data digits (variable) Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39). Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
3-19 Matrix 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 10 of the numerical values of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
3-20 Codabar Read: Format Start Data digits (variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 16 of the numerical values of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
3-21 Code 128 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 103 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
3-22 UCC/EAN 128 (GS1-128) UCC/EAN 128 and GS1-128 are the same kind of barcode symbols with same standard. Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 103 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.
3-23 ISBT 128 Read: Format “=” or “&” Data digits (variable) Check digit (1 digit, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 103 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
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3-24 Code 93 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digits (2 digits, optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 47 of the numerical values of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
3-25 Code 11 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit 1 (optional ) Check digit 2 (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is presented as the sum module 11 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be transmitted upon your selected check digit verification method.
3-26 MSI/Plessey Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit 1 (optional) Check digit 2 (optional) Check digit verification: The MSI/Plessey has one or two optional check digits. There are three methods of verifying check digits, i.e. Mod10, Mod10/10 and Mod 11/10. The check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits.
3-27 UK/Plessey Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digits (2 digits, optional) Check digit verification: The UK/Plessey has one or two optional check digits. The check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.
3-28 China Post Read: Format Data digits (11 digits) Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39). The code length of China Post is 11. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
3-29 China Finance Note: This type of barcode is not Omni-directionally decodable. The encodable character set includes numeric 0 to 9. Among the symbol of 0 to 9, 0 and 2, 4 and 9, 5 and 8, 6 and 7, have the symmetrical pattern;...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Only 6 converted to B Only 7 converted to C Only 8 converted to D Only 9 converted to E Disable Assigned to 0 Assigned to 5(A) Assigned to 6(B) Assigned to 7(C) Leading character assignment Assigned to 8(D) Assigned to 9(E)
3-30 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) GS1 DataBar Truncated is structured and encoded the same as the standard GS1 DataBar format, except its height is reduced to a 13 modules minimum; while GS1 DataBar should have a height greater than or equal to 33 modules. Read: Format Data digits (16 digits)
3-31 GS1 DataBar Limited Read: Format Data digits (16 digits) Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-11 UPC-A. Conversion: Refer to Conversion of 3-30 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated).
3-32 GS1 DataBar Expanded Read: Format Data characters (variable) Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-11 UPC-A. Conversion: UCC/EAN 128- Refer to Code ID transmission of 3-42 String transmission, ]Cm will be identified as AIM ID.
3-33 GS1 Composite GS1 Composite symbol group consists of two components: a linear component, which encodes the item’s primary data; and an adjacent 2D composite component, which contains supplementary data. The linear component will be a traditional symbol of types: GS-128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E or DataBar.
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must be successfully decoded to output both 1D and 2D data. GS1-128 Composite, DataBar Composite- Two versions of GS1 Composite symbol are enabled. GS1-128 Composite, DataBar Composite, UPC/EAN Composite- Three versions of GS1 Composite symbol are enabled. Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha.
3-37 MicroQR Code Note: The support for this feature is available with customized firmware version. Read: Format Data digits (variable) Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Read Enable...
3-41 G1-G6 & C1-C3 & FN1 substitution string setting Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Suffix string setting: The <enter > key is represented in different ASCII when it is applied by different OS. For a Windows/DOS OS, <enter>...
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Testing barcode: FN1 substitution string setting: The FN1 character (0x1D) in an UCC/EAN128 barcode, or a Code 128 barcode, or a GS1 DataBar barcode can be substituted with a defined string. Truncate leading G5 string setting: By setting, a defined leading character or string can be truncated. Also a single character can be un-defined.
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%8014H4142% Testing barcode: Multiple characters C3 replacement: By setting, a number of defined characters in the data string can be replaced by other defined characters. The maximum number of characters to replace is 11. Example: Replace all the “A” character in a data string with “B” character; replace “C” with “D”; replace “E”...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. Entry Once Repeat of a G5 character setting Defined times 01-22 Un-defined times (All) A un-defined character Truncate ending G6 string setting 1-22 defined characters 01-7F <0> Once Repeat of a G6 character setting Defined times 01-22 Un-defined times (All)
3-42 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 string position: The image platform offers 4 positions to insert strings among the symbol.
3-43 String transmission Note: The information in this chapter is closely related to the chapter of String setting. Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Prefix transmission: By setting Enable, prefix will be appended before the data transmitted. Suffix transmission: By setting Enable, suffix will be appended after the data is transmitted.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Keyboard wedge/USB RS-232 Keyboard wedge / USB / RS-232 All-non-printable-character string Disable transmission with string setting Enable Transmit the first N data characters only 01-99 Transmit the last N data characters only 01-99...
4 Maintenance Cleaning the scan window is the only maintenance required. A dirty window may affect scanning accuracy. Do not allow any abrasive material to touch the window. Remove any dirt particles with a damp cloth. Wipe the window using a tissue moistened with water. Do not spray water or other cleaning liquids directly into the window.
5 Assembling the stand Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4 As shown in Figure 5-1, plug in two connection-arms to the two associated notches on the bottom of the image platform. As shown in Figure 5-2, well connect the image platform with the stand by tightening the single screw.
6 Barcode representing non-printable character Notes to make the following barcode: 1. According to different barcode printing software, the method of printing following barcode is different. 2. If using CODESOFT software, firstly read the information through “Help→Index→Code128→Special input syntax”. Also refer to ASCII table. For example, if we wish to make “F1” barcode, select “CODE 128”, then select “CODE A”...
7 ASCII Table for keyboard wedge for RS-232 Null Down Left Right PgUp PgDn Home Enter Insert Ctrl+ Delete Alt+ Notes: The 2nd and the 3rd columns above are used for keyboard wedge only. “ & ‘ < > Example: ASCII “A” = “41”.
9 Return default parameters & firmware version WARNING: Default value initialization If you wish to return the image platform to all the factory default settings, scan the barcode above. Firmware version list If you wish to display the firmware version, scan the barcode above.