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SICK IDM 1-4 Series Operating Instructions Manual

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IDM Bluetooth (IDMxx1-4xx)
MOBILE HANDHELD SCANNER

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  • Page 1 O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S IDM Bluetooth (IDMxx1-4xx) MOBILE HANDHELD SCANNER...
  • Page 2 Germany Legal information This work is protected by copyright. Any rights derived from the copyright shall be reserve for SICK AG. Reproduction of this document or parts of this document is only permissible within the limits of the legal determination of Copyright Law. Any modification, abridgment or translation of this document is prohibited without the express written permission of SICK AG.
  • Page 3 Do not connect the battery’s positive and negative terminals to each other with any metal object.  Do not disassemble, modify, or damage the battery.  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 4 This chapter explains the audio and visual indications emitted by Bluetooth roducts. It also provides frequently used command barcodes as well as instructions on how to create Quick Pair Barcodes. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 5 Information on using serial commands to program Mobile handheld scanners. IDM Scanner API Manual  API information for developers wishing to integrate Mobile handheld scanners into their systems. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Hands-Free Scanning ......................36 4.3.1 Presentation Mode....................... 36 4.3.2 Presentation Background Lighting ................36 4.3.3 Presentation Sensitivity ....................37 4.3.4 Auto-Sense Function ....................38 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 7 8.3.1 Create a Quick Pair Barcode for PAIR Mode.............. 56 8.3.2 Create a Quick Pair Barcode for PICO Mode ............. 56 8.3.3 Create a Quick Pair Barcode for SPP Master Mode ........... 57 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Screw for the end cap  Quickstart  Smart Cradle (kit component only)  Power supply unit (kit component only)  Interface cable (RS232/USB-A)  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 9: Product Overview

    Paging/Reset pushbutton Host interface DC female IDMx61 smart base station IDMx61 charging station connector (power supply unit) Quick Pair Code Reserved Quick Pair Code 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    -40 °C ... 70 °C -30 °C ... 70 °C -40 °C ... 70 °C -40 °C ... 70 °C temperature Optional via external SICK connection modules. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 11: Preparations Before Use

    The following symbol on batteries and rechargeable batteries, on the device or in this document indicate this obligation: 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 12: Charging Through The Power Supply Unit

    This will allow the scanner to be charged during those events. If only USB 2.0 ports are available, we recommend charging with the power supply unit. The power from a USB  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 13: Charging Through Cradle With Your Own Power Supply Unit

    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.

  • Page 14: Pairing With Smart Cradle

    Smart Cradle is flashing red and green lights, it means that the device in question is in an unpaired state. In which case, follow the instructions in this chapter to pair them. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 15: Pair Mode

    If not, follow the steps below, as applicable, to release them from any current pairing: Scanner: Scan the Uninstall barcode. Uninstall Smart Cradle: Press and hold its reset button for 5 seconds. Reset Button Reset Button 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 16: Unlocked Pair Mode

    Quick Pair Barcode, which will also cause the previous pairing to be released. To revert back to default “locked” mode afterwards, scan the Locked Pair Mode barcode before pairing. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 17: Unpair The Scanner From Smart Cradle

    This override feature is useful when the paired scanner is lost, broken, or unknown (e.g. there are multiple scanners in use, and checking them individually to see which one is paired would be inefficient). 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 18: Paging Function

    To page a scanner, press the Smart Cradle’s paging/reset button for 3 seconds (not more, otherwise, unpairing may occur). The scanner will beep 6 times to alert you of its location. Reset Button Reset Button 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 19: Pico Mode

    2.5 seconds. As for the Smart Cradle, its center indicator will display a steady blue light and its side indicators will be steady green. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 20: Unpairing From Smart Cradle

    Smart Cradle. Therefater, scan the Clone barcode with them. This will cause the host interface parameters to be applied on those scanners. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 21 For example, if your scanner is paired with, but disconnected from the Smart Cradle because it is outside of communication range, the cloning attempt will fail. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 22 Key Pad Emulation Caps Lock Control Upper/Lower Case Serial Interface Control Handshaking Protocol Baud Rate Intermessage Delay Data Frame Interfunction Delay Time Out Control Intercharacter Delay 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 23: Other Bluetooth Devices

    Uninstall barcode to release its current pairing. Uninstall Scan the barcode below. Your scanner will become Bluetooth discoverable and its link indicator will emit blue flashes every 3 seconds. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 24: Spp Modes

    For example, go to “Client Applications” folder under “Bluetooth Advanced Settings”, and click on “Add COM Port” to add a virtual Bluetooth COM port. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 25 Ensure that the scanner’s status indicator is flashing red and green lights (unpaired state). If not, scan the Uninstall barcode with the scanner to release its current pairing. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 26 Go to the host device’s Bluetooth settings, bring up the list of paired devices, and remove your scanner from such list. Uninstall Note The actual unpairing process may vary depending on your host device. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 27: Pairing With Android Devices

    SPP Master Simple Mode: No passkey required.  SPP Master Mode: Passkey will be required. Enter “00000000” as the passkey.  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 28: Pairing With Ios Devices

    During the pairing attempt, your scanner will emit a series of clicking sounds and its link indicators will flash blue rapidly. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 29 Scan the Uninstall barcode with the paired scanner Go to the iOS device’s Bluetooth settings. Bring up the list of paired devices and remove your scanner from such list. Uninstall 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 30: Using The Scanner

    This auto-reconnecting function is available under: PAIR mode and PICO mode, using RS-232 or USB COM interface  Bluetooth HID mode  SPP slave mode  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 31: Batch Scanning

    Users can enter a barcode’s quantity value (from 1 to 9999) by scanning the relevant barcode(s) below. This must be done immediately after the barcode is scanned. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 32 (“ , ”) in between to separate the two. For example, if the scanned data is “XYZ” and its quantity value “200”, they can be transmitted to a host device as “XYZ,0200” or “0200,XYZ”. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 33 You can use the barcodes below to set up a scanner’s data transmission method(s): Scan Barcode Command  Dock Scanner into the Cradle Scan command or Dock Scanner into the Cradle 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 34: Validation Scanning

    3 short beeps and thereafter, its status indicator will flash green every 2.5 seconds. Scan the Exit Validation Scanning barcode to leave this mode; the scanner will beep 3 times to confirm a successful exit. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 35 Once the scanner is removed from the Cradle, its status indicator will reflect the Register Master Data state again. Clearing Master Data You can clear the master data by scanning the following barcode: CLEAR Master Data 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 36: Hands-Free Scanning

    Presentation Background Lighting On  Presentation Background Lighting Off 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 37: Presentation Sensitivity

    Presentation Sensitivity to account for your light conditions. The higher the level, the higher the barcode detection sensitivity. Level 1 Level 5 Level 2 Level 6 Level 3 Level 7 Level 4 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 38: Auto-Sense Function

    Right Key for at least 3 seconds, or scan the Power Off barcode. Power Off 4.4.2 Checking Battery Status To check the scanner’s battery status, scan the “Check Battery Status” barcode. Check Battery Status 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 39: Battery Status Indication

    Android and Windows mobile devices. Scan the Switch On-screen Keyboard barcode to active on-screen input. Switch On-screen Keyboard General Approach  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 40: Ios Devices

    To use on-screen keyboard input on iOS devices, scan the iOS Approach barcode first, since the scanner’s default setting is General Approach. Thereafter, scan the Switch On-screen Keyboard barcode. Switch On-screen Keyboard iOS Approach 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 41: Configuration

    Scan the Factory Default barcode to erase all user-defined parameters and set the scanner to back to factory defaults. Any current pairing will be released and the scanner will become unpaired. Factory Default 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 42: User Default

    If the scanner later becomes unpaired from the Smart Cradle, scanning the User Default barcode will cause the scanner to re-attempt pairing with the same Smart Cradle. Save User Default User Default 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 43: Data Formatting

    The Condensed DataWizard is a set of command barcodes designed to program Mobile handheld scanners for data editing operations. Simply choose and scan the relevant barcodes, as applicable. Please see the Programming Manual for details. 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    Make sure the host interface is properly configured.  Pair scanner with Smart Cradle or Bluetooth-enabled device.  Ensure that Smart Cradle’s cable is properly connected.  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting The Smart Cradle

    Make sure interface cable is properly connected.  Make sure the correct host interface cable is used. The wrong cable will hinder power supply and operation.  8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 46: Appendix

    1 red flash at regular interval 1 beep at regular interval Battery Power Extremely Low 1 red flash 8 beeps Good Read 1 green flash 1 good read beep 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 47 Upgrading State Steady red Clicking sounds Time Out Warning 3 long beeps Paged by Smart Cradle 6 paging beeps Battery - No Power Power Off 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 48: Smart Cradle

    PICO mode* (Connected) Regular Steady blue Steady green Charging Steady blue Steady green (Disconnected) Regular Steady red Steady red Charging Steady red Steady red 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 49: Quick Set Commands

    (e.g. going outside of the Bluetooth coverage zone), but this event will not cause them to become unpaired. Quick Set Commands 8.2.1 Link Modes PAIR Mode PICO Mode 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 50: Host Interfaces

    {P/N} corresponds to the part number of the product, see type label. {S/N} corresponds to the serial number of the product, see type label (if indicated). 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 51 Appendix 8 RS232 Serial USB HID Standard Mode  USB HID Turbo Mode USB HID Legacy Mode USB Com Port Emulation 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 52: Keyboard Layouts

    Keyboard Layouts For details on code page functions, please refer to the Programming Manual. USA  Latin America France Netherlands Canadian French Germany Japan Spain 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 53: Operation Modes

    Appendix 8 8.2.4 Operation Modes Trigger Mode ◆ Presentation Mode 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 54: System Commands

    Appendix 8 8.2.5 System Commands System Information Master Default Paging IDM set-up tool Host Link Factory Default Save Configuration Power Off Clone 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 55: Option Codes

    Appendix 8 8.2.6 Option Codes FIN (Finish) Abort END (Exit) 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 56: Creation Of Quick Pair Barcodes

    6 characters of the MAC address For example, if the Smart Cradle MAC address is “00 25 14 11 11 11”, the barcode will be: M111111 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 57: Create A Quick Pair Barcode For Spp Master Mode

    12 characters of the MAC address For example, if the host device’s MAC address is “22 22 22 11 11 11”, the barcode will be: S222222111111 8028134/2023-03-06 © SICK AG · Germany · All rights reserved · Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 58 E-Mail office@sick.com.gr E-Mail info@sick.ru Vietnam Hong Kong Singapore Phone +65 6744 3732 Phone +852 2153 6300 Phone +65 6744 3732 E-Mail sales.gsg@sick.com E-Mail ghk@sick.com.hk E-Mail sales.gsg@sick.com Detailed addresses and further locations at www.sick.com SICK AG | Waldkirch | Germany | www.sick.com...

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