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MP8600i Image Platform User Manual Version: MP8600i_UM_EN_V1.0.2...
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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.
1 Specifications 1-1 Technical specifications Table 1-1 Image platform technical specifications Dimensions 152.8 mm × 81.6 mm × 145.1 mm (without stand) 152.8 mm × 112 mm × 186.6 mm (with stand) (H × W × D) 482 g (without stand, without cable) Weight 755 g (with stand , without cable) Cable...
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Field of View Horizontal: 40°, vertical:32° Print Contrast 20% minimum reflectance difference UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN (Bookland EAN) / ISSN1, Code 39,Code 39 full ASCII, Code 32, Trioptic Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5 (Discrete 2 of 5), Matrix 2 of 5, Codabar (NW7), Code 128, UCC/EAN 128 (GS1-128), ISBT 128, Code 93, Code 11 (USD-8), Decode Capability MSI/Plessey, UK/Plessey, China Post, GS1 DataBar(GS1 DataBar...
The settings for GS1 DataBar Truncated and GS1 DataBar must be the same. 2 Getting started 2-1 Cable connector pin-outs descriptions Figure 2-1 Cable connector interface pin-outs RS232 Power (+5V) Power (+5V) +3.3V ( for interface auto selection purpose) +3.3V (for interface auto selection purpose) Ground Ground +3.3V ( for interface auto selection purpose)
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 Switch off the host. 2.
3 Parameter menus 3-1 Single-parameter setting by scanning 1D barcodes Important notes: 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 10 ms 20 ms 40 ms 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 Stop bit One bit...
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 Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry HID keyboard USB device type HID keyboard for Apple Mac USB virtual COM Turkish F Turkish Q French Italian Spanish Slovak Denmark Keyboard layout Japanese German Belgian Russian Czech Taibun Hungary Swiss German Portugal...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Ukraine 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...
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. Desktop - The embedded scanner always keeps scanning, and it does not matter when pin TRIG is pulled down or Scan standby duration is elapsed.
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Complete data output before next decode attempt: This setting is active only when USB device type is set as “HID keyboard” or “HID keyboard for Apple Mac”, refer to 3-5 USB interface. If it is enabled, the image platform will not start next decode attempt until previous data output is completed. Mobile decoding speed mode: Normal mode offers good scan speed and the longest working ranges (depth of field).
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 45 minutes 1 hour 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 Windows-1251 Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Windows-1250 KOI8R Japanese Complete data output before Disable next decode attempt Enable Mobile decoding speed mode Normal Enhanced...
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 01-99 Beep tone duration 01-99 (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 On when reading Level of decode illumination Middle High...
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 Mobile screen read Mobile screen read: By setting enable, the scanner can read barcodes on a mobile screen better. However, this will slow the reading speed of normal barcodes a little bit, and the decode illumination will flash. Notes: By setting enabled, when the scanner scans the bar code, the decoding lighting will have an obvious flashing sense;...
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 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Read Enable Disable Check digit trans. Enable 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <A>* 00-66 Insert group selection 00-66 None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits Only with Supplement digits bar code None...
3-12 UPC-E Read: Format System character “0” Data digits (6 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Read Enable Disable Check digit trans. Enable 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <D>* 00-66 Insert group selection 00-66 None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits Only with Supplement digits bar code None...
3-13 UPC-E1 Read: Format System character “1” Data digits (6 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Read Enable Disable Check digit trans. Enable 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <D>* 00-66 Insert group selection 00-66 None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits Only with Supplement digits bar code None...
3-14 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN) Read: Format Data digits (12 digits) Check digit (1 digit) 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. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-11 UPC-A.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Disable Read Enable Disable Check digit transmission Enable 00-FF EAN-13 code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <A>* 00-66 Insert group selection 00-66 None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits Only with Supplement digits bar code Disable...
3-15 EAN-8 Read: Format Data digits (7 digits) Check digit (1 digit) Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Read Enable Disable Check digit trans. Enable 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <C>* 00-66 Insert group selection 00-66 None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits Only with Supplement digits bar code None...
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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 00-66 Insert group selection 00-66 ABCD/ABCD abcd/abcd ABCD/TN⋆ E Start/End type abcd/tn⋆ e Disable Start/End transmission Enable Disable Start/End character equality Enable...
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.
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 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.
3-30 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).
3-31 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 Multiple-scan setting...
3-35 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 0001-9999 0001-9999 Max. code length 9999* 0001-9999 0001-9999 Min.
3-41 G1-G4 & C1-C2 & 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. Single character C1/C2 replacement: By setting, a defined character in the data string can be replaced by another defined character.
Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. Entry 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 FN1 substitution transmission Disable Keyboard wedge/USB 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.
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