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Cat. No. Q07BAZ1 V520-LHA7127 Miniature High Speed CCD Fixed Position Scanner MANUAL USER...
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V520-LHA7127 Miniature High Speed CCD Fixed Position Scanner User Manual...
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OMRON. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Moreover, because OMRON is con- stantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.
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Seller. the sale of goods or services (collectively, the "Goods") by Omron Elec- Seller disclaims all other warranties, express or implied. (b) Limita- tronics LLC ("Seller").
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PRECAUTIONS This section provides general precautions for using the V520 Bar Code Reader. The information contained in this section is important for the safe and reliable application of the V520 Bar Code Reader. You must read this section and understand the information contained before attempting to set up or operate an Bar Code Reader.
This manual provides information for installing and operating OMRON V520 Bar Code Readers. Be sure to read this manual before operation and keep this manual close at hand for reference during operation.
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Application Precautions Observe the following precautions when using the V520 Bar Code Reader. • Use and store the V520 Bar Code Reader within the specified tempera- ture and humidity ranges. If there is a possibility of the ambient tempera- ture rising to a temperature above the specified temperature range, take steps, such as installing fans, to cool the V520 Bar Code Reader.
Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction and Getting Section 4: Configuring the Scanner Started Configuring the Scanner ......... 15 Product Overview ..........3 Default Settings..........15 Quick Start-Up Procedure ........ 3 Section 5: Application Engineering Section 2: Technical Specifications Support Physical Specifications ........5 Technical Assistance and Support....
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High Speed CCD Fixed Position Scanner. The manual is organized as follows: Section 1: Introduction and Getting Started Describes the general operation of the V520-LHA7127 scanner. Also provides a Quick Start-Up Procedure that allows you to begin using the scanner immediately. Section 2:...
Introduction and Getting Started Product Overview V520-LHA7127 Series Fixed Position Scanners are miniature, 700 scans per second, bar code readers designed to be easily incorporated into host equipment. CCD Scanning technology features 100% solid state design with absolutely no moving parts. Durability and reliability are assured.
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Section 1 - Introduction and Getting Started V520-LHA7127 5. In a Microsoft Windows 3.1 environment, set the communication parameters using the Terminal function of Windows. a) From Window’s Program Manager Main Menu, select Terminal. b) From the Terminal menu, select Settings.
Section 2 - Technical Specifications V520-LHA7127 Section 2 Technical Specifications Physical Specifications Case Material Steel (black) Dimensions Side View) Front View (LxHxW) 52 x 20 x 55 mm 47 x 20 x 55 mm (1.85 x 0.78 x 2.2 in) (1.95 x 0.78 x 2.2 in)
Section 2 - Technical Specifications V520-LHA7127 Pitch Front View Side View Hatched no Hatched no α α read specular read specular zone ±10˚ zone ±13˚ Height Height of barcode of barcode α α Note Recommended operation at 10° ≤ α...
Section 2 - Technical Specifications V520-LHA7127 Curvature JAN 13: R = 30 mm (1.2 in.) or JAN 8: R = 20 mm (0.8 in.) or Where: PCS 0.9, h = 35.4 ˚ ˚ ˚ α2 = 10 , β = 0 , θ...
-10° to +60°C (+14° to +140°F) Humidity (non-condensing) Operating 20% to 80% Storage 20% to 90% Ambient Light Fluorescent or incandescent: below 5 kilolux Ordering Information Part No. Model V520-LHA7127-C Single line CCD, computer V520-LHA7127-P Single line CCD, Omron PLC/touch screen...
Focal Distance Ideally, the distance from the window of the scanner to the bar code label should be equal to the focal distance of the scanner. For the V520-LHA7127 series fixed position scanners, the nominal focal distance is: Front view...
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The following table shows the “typical” depth-of-field (closest to farthest reading distances) for the V520-LHA7127 series scanners. The actual performance may differ slightly from unit to unit. Also, it is important to note that this data was measured under ideal conditions using high quality bar code labels. In a “real world”...
Section 3 - Positioning the Scanner V520-LHA7127 2) Avoiding Specular Reflection Do not position the scanner at an angle that causes the LED illumination to be reflected directly back into the scanner. This is called specular reflection. Too much reflected light can “blind” the scanner preventing a good decode.
Section 3 - Positioning the Scanner V520-LHA7127 The Read Rate Test The second method, the Read Rate Test, provides a mathematical calculation of scanning performance. In this test the scanner scans a bar code 700 times and then calculates the number of those scans that resulted in a good decode.
Section 3 - Positioning the Scanner V520-LHA7127 Application Notes Tips for Achieving High Throughput In some applications your primary objective may be to achieve the highest possible throughput rate. The following list identifies the parameters and scanner settings that can maximize scanning and decode throughput speed.
Your Omron scanner, when operated in the Trigger Enabled mode, can be programmed to transmit an error message indicating whether or not a bar code was present. The following table shows the message that will be transmitted for each condition.
Section 4 Configuring the Scanner Since the operation of the V520-LHA7127 scanners are microprocessor controlled, it is possible to modify or program its operation to match your specific application. Changes in parameter settings can be changed or programmed in two ways.
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Section 4 - Configuring the Scanner V520-LHA7127...
Technical Assistance and Support Omron is eager to help you integrate the V520-LHA7127 scanner into your application. Our technical support staff is available to answer any questions or work with you to adapt the scanner to your specific situation. We are happy to answer your questions, assist in configuring and positioning the scanner for optimum operation, and help resolve any problems you encounter.
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Section 5 - Application Engineering Support V500-LPN5627/V500-LPR5627...
Section 6 Scanner Servicing and Maintenance The V520-LHA7127 scanner contains no user adjustable or serviceable parts in the interior of the scanner. All product service must be performed by the Omron Service Department. Opening the scanner will void the warranty and could expose the operator to LED light. The LED’s are classified as a Class 1 LED Product per IEC 825-1 (1997).
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Section 6 - Scanner Servicing and Maintenance V520-LHA7127...
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Appendix A Programming Menus & Commands Index 1. Global Default & Scanner Configurations ................22 2. Symbology Selection......................26 3. Add/Activate Specific Bar Code Symbologies..............27 4. Delete/Deactivate Specific Bar Code Symbologies ............. 29 5.
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 1. Global Default & Scanner Configurations Computer Command Function/Description Bar CodeCommand -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -2Z- Clear all prefixes -2[- Clear all suffixes -Q7- Disable Graph Mode -Q:- Enable Graph Mode...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 U1 Command (U1) The U1 command resets all parameters for an established set of defaults defined as follows: • Auto-discriminates 4 (not all) symbologies: WPC (UPC, EAN, JAN), Interleaved 2 of 5, NW-7 (Codabar) and Code 39.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Scanner Test Mode (U0) This mode resets all unit parameters to a predefined set of defaults for the purpose of putting the scanner into a test mode which reads barcodes continuously. The predefined defaults are the following: •...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Label Registration Mode (U5) This mode resets all unit parameters to a predefined set of defaults for the purpose of registering up to 5 labels prior to using the verification mode defined previously. When this “U5” command is activated, an intermittent (fast) buzzer sounds.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 2. Symbology Selection Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -B1- Enable all bar code symbologies -B2- Only WPC (including Addon) -B3- Only Code 39 -B!- Only Codabar (NW-7)
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Symbology Selection (cont.) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -K7- Only EAN +5 -K8- Only Industrial 2 of 5 -K9- Only Interleaved 2 of 5 -[:- Remote Menu 3.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Add/Activate Specific Bar Code Symbologies (cont.) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- (Z7) START/END Programming Menu -C8- Enable MSI/Plessey -C9- Enable IATA -S2- Enable UPC (A/E) -S3- Enable UPC (A/E) +2...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 4. Delete/Deactivate Specific Bar Code Symbologies Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -5B- Disable all WPC (including Addon) -5C- Disable UPC (A/E) -5D- Disable UPC (A/E) +2...
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 7. Options for Codabar (NW-7) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -8L- Enable 1 character (3 characters including start/stop characters) -8M- Disable 1 character -G1- Do not transmit...
2 of 5 Format (Standard and Interleaved) 1 to 44 data digits numeric only (0 to 9) Check digit Omron strongly recommends that the “Fixing the Number of Digits” featured on page 35 be employed whenever 2 of 5 bar codes are used.
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 11. Creating a Prefix and/or Suffix Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -2Z- Clear all Prefixes Display Prefix/Suffix -[5- value and length (expressed in hexidecimal format) The scanner can be programmed to transmit a prefix and/or suffix with the decoded data. A Prefix (or a Suffix) is composed of up to 4 characters.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 12. Setting Prefixes (Identifying the Symbology) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -2Z- Clear all Prefixes -O2- UPC-A -N1- UPC-A +2 or +5 -O3- UPC-E -N2- UPC-E +2 or +5...
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Setting Prefixes (Identifying the Symbology) (cont.) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -N9- Code 93 -N:- Code 128 -E9- IATA -O1- MSI/Plessey Display Prefix/Suffix -[5- value and length (expressed in hexidecimal format) 13.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Setting Suffixes (Identifying the Symbology) (cont.) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -P3- EAN–13 +2 or +5 -O:- EAN-8 -P!- EAN-8 +2 or +5 -P5- Code 39...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 14. Direct Input of Numeric Characters Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -R1- -R2- -R3- -R!- -R5- -R6- -R7- -R8- -R9- -R:- -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 15. Direct Input of Alpha Characters Computer Function/ Bar Code Computer Function/ Bar Code Command Description Command Command Description Command -[8- -1O- START/END (Z7) Program Menu -1B- -1P- -1C- -1Q- -1D- -1R-...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 16. Direct Input of Control Characters Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -2B- -2C- -2D- -2E- 17. Enable Number of Characters / Digits Transmitted This feature instructs the scanner to calculate and transmit a number indicating the total number of characters that are being transmitted to the host.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Enable Number of Characters / Digits Transmitted (cont.) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -!H- EAN-8 -!I- EAN-8 +2 or +5 -!J- Code 39 -!K- Codabar (NW-7)
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 18. Disable Number of Characters / Digits Transmitted ComputerCommand Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -3B- UPC-A -3C- UPC-A +2 or +5 -3D- UPC-E -3E- UPC-E +2 or +5...
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Disable Number of Characters / Digits Transmitted (cont,) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -3O- Code 128 -3P- MSI/Plessey -3Q- IATA -3[- Do not transmit data length (all symbologies) 19.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Communications Parameters (cont.) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -L8- 19,200 Baud * -L9- 38,400 Baud * -M1- 7 Data Bits * -M2- 8 Data bits *...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 20. Handshaking Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -J1- Wait for CTS from terminal = Unlimited -J2- Wait for CTS from terminal = 100 mS -J3- Wait for CTS from terminal...
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 22. Positive & Negative Bar Codes Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -W3- Positive bar code only (black bars/white spaces) -W5- Both positive & negative bar code 23.
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 24. Selecting the Read Mode Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -T1- Single Read Mode (Trigger enabled mode only) -T2- Multiple Read Mode -T3- Continuous Read Mode...
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Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 Selecting the Read Mode (cont.) The operation of the scanner in the various read modes is described in the table below. The “Continuous Read” mode is helpful in positioning the scanner for optimum reading. In “Continuous Read,” the scanner’s buzzer functions like a Geiger counter, sounding the most active at the position achieving the greatest number of good reads.
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 25. Scanner Timeout (Trigger Enabled Mode only) These commands, which are only applicable in the Trigger enabled mode, establish the time-out period after the trigger pulse is received. The time-out period is the same whether the scanner is operating in Single, Multiple or Continuous Read mode.
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 26. Redundant Decoding The Number of Redundant Decodes determines how many times the scanner must decode a bar code and obtain the same value before it will transmit the data. For example, if the redundancy is set at three times, the scanner will not transmit data until it has decoded the bar code and obtained the same values three times in succession.
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 27. Transmitting Error Indications (Trigger Enabled only) Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command -[8- START/END (Z7) Programming Menu -6F- Do not transmit error code -6G- Transmit “BR” <CR> for bad read or no read Transmit <STX>“>”<ETX>...
Appendix A - Programming Menus & Commands V520-LHA7127 29. LED Operation Computer Command Function/Description Bar Code Command (Z7) START/END -[8- Programming Menu Good read LED -U5- disabled after decode Good read LED ON after -U9- decode for .10 seconds Good read LED ON after -U6- decode for .20 seconds...
Appendix D - PLC/Touchscreen Connection Examples V520-LHA7127 Appendix D PLC Connection Examples for Serial Trigger Sysmac PLC Series CPM2A, CPM2C, CJ1, CS1 (with serial ports providing 5V) 1 CPU unit CS1G/H - CPU xx 2 PLC serial port Built into CPU...
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Appendix D - PLC/Touchscreen Connection Examples V520-LHA7127 PLC Connection Examples for External Trigger Sysmac PLC Series CPM2A, CPM2C, CJ1, CS1 (with serial ports providing 5V) 1 CPU unit CS1G/H - CPUxx 2 PLC serial port Built into CPU 3 Input module...
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Appendix D - PLC/Touchscreen Connection Examples V520-LHA7127 Touchscreen Connections Example NT or NS Barcode reader ■ Operation On actuation of a string display on the screen, the barcode read from BCR will be displayed. ■ V500-LPx5627-P Setup • Add the STX prefix and ETX suffix to the data by scanning the codes in the operation manual of the BCR.
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Appendix D - PLC/Touchscreen Connection Examples V520-LHA7127...
Revision History A manual revision code appears as a suffix to the catalog number on the front cover of the manual. Cat. No. Q07BAZ1 Revision code The following table outlines the changes made to the manual during each revision. Page numbers refer to the previous version.
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