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MS-7100/7180
Industrial Scanner
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MS-7100
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P/N 83-007100 Rev. B

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  • Page 1 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User's Manual MS-7100 MS-7180 P/N 83-007100 Rev. B...
  • Page 2 To receive Warranty Service… Contact your nearest Microscan Service Center at the address shown below for a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number before returning product. Receipt of an RMA number is not an admission of warranty status. All product must be returned freight prepaid to the loca- tion issuing the RMA number before the expiration of the warranty period.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Raster Setup Menu ................2-37 Chapter 3 Serial Configuration Summary of Serial Configuration Commands........3-2 Communications Commands............... 3-5 Operations Commands ................ 3-9 Code Type Commands ..............3-12 User Outputs Commands ..............3-15 Raster Setup Commands..............3-17 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 Appendix G — Bar Code Symbology ..........A-14 Appendix H — Interface Standards ........... A-15 Appendix I — Auxiliary Monitor ............A-16 Appendix J — Multidrop Communications ..........A-21 Appendix K — Glossary of Terms ............. A-25 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: List Of Illustrations

    Figure 1-10 MS-7100 Orientation ............. 1-14 Figure 1-11 MS-7180 Orientation ............. 1-14 Figure 1-12 Bottom Mounting Holes of MS-7100 (not to scale) ....1-18 Figure 1-13 Bottom Mounting Holes of MS-7180 (not to scale) ....1-19 Figure 2-1 Configuration Program - Main Menu......... 2-2 Figure 2-2 Communications Menu Structure ..........

  • Page 6: List Of Tables

    Table A-3 Multidrop Address Characters ............A-24 About the MS-7100/7180 Scanner The MS-7100 and the MS-7180 are fixed-mount industrial laser diode scan- ners enclosed in sealed cases. They employ brushless ball-bearing motors to spin 14-sided mirrors at 1000 scans per second to read and decode barcode labels at a wide variety of ranges.

  • Page 7: Keystroke Entries

    10 to 28 VDC unregulated power @10 watt maximum. Safety Labels Note: The safety labels will carry a CDRH Class II designation when placed on an MS-7100 or MS-7180 with 670 nm visible light. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 8 Class 2 and rated 5 VDC/200mA. WARNING There are no user serviceable parts in the MS-7100/MS-7180 scanner. Opening the scan head voids the Microscan Systems warranty and could expose the user to laser diode power of up to 5 mW.
  • Page 9 The following label is found on the top of the MS-7100 and MS-7180: 10- 28VDC 10- 28VDC .9 A M P M AX .9 A M P M AX 1201 S W 7T H S T REET 1201 S W 7T H S T REET...
  • Page 10 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 11 Step 10 - Adjust Other Scanning Parameters........1-16 Step 11 - Install Scanner..............1-18 Operational Tips................. 1-19 This chapter provides step-by-step instruction for setting up and installing the MS-7100 or MS-7180 scanner to obtain optimum read rates. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Setup And Installation

    O ptional Bar-coded M onitor item flow M S-5000 O bject M ultidrop Detector Concentrator 9-pin 28-pin M S -7100/7100 Host Scanner 9-pin Unregulated 10 to 28 V DC pow er supply Figure 1-1 System Diagram MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Step 2 - Verify Read Range

    (narrow-bar-width) types. Use this table as a reference to verify that the planned range for your label falls within one of the listed ranges. Table 1-1 MS-7100/7180 Read Range and Scan Widths Read Range Maximum Scan Width...

  • Page 14: Step 3 - Estimate Scan Width

    M S -7 18 0 R a n ge s Density Scanner Density Scanner High Ultra High High Ultra High Density Density Density Density Scanner Scanner Scanner Scanner R ange R ange Figure 1-2 MS-7100/7180 Ranges and Scan Widths MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Step 4 - Determine Raster Height And Arc (7180)

    ∅ • ---------------------------------------- atan   × ScanRange derived by using the following formula where RH is raster height: 1. Raster Height and Raster Arc formulas assume a straight-on symmetrical arc. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Step 5 - Calculate Number Of Scans

    1. The -3 component is added to allow for AGC acquisition and for incomplete first and last scans. This applies only if the calculation in the brackets is 3 or more. If it equals 2, then sub- tract only 1, giving 1 good scan. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 2. The -3 component is added to allow for AGC acquisition and for incomplete first and last scans. This applies only if the calculation in the brackets is 3 or more. If it equals 2, then subtract only 1, giving 1 good scan. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Step 6 - Attach Cabling

    (high or low) to pin 6 on the host and pins 8 of both the trigger and power connectors. If no data is decoded, a noread pulse is output to pin 6 of the host connector. (See “Relay Settings” on page 2-32.) MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Figure 1-5 Host Connector

    4 and 5 should not be wired as the results will be unpredictable. c. Source or sink 4 mA. d. Bringing pin 28 to ground resets the CPU, clears all buffers, and restores all parameters that have been saved to nonvolatile memory. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Figure 1-6 Dte Host Connections

    The host connector of the scanner has many outputs that could cause damage or interfere with normal operation if connected and improperly used. : All Microscan products are configured as DTE at the host connector Note when in RS-232 operation.

  • Page 21: Figure 1-7 Trigger Connection

    Relay Contact 2 Figure 1-8 Trigger Input Diagrams (untriggered) 1. Microscan offers an object detector for this connector (P/N 99-440001-03). Other trigger sources can also be used. Mechanical switches, relays, etc.—which tend to be slow and bouncy and produce multiple trigger signals—are not recommended unless equipped with optical sensors or filtered transitions (optical, Hall effect, or DC solid state relays).

  • Page 22: Table 1-5 Power Connector Pin Assignments

    Relay contact 2 (200 mA or 4 VA) 1. Note that the path established by pin 1 of the host connector, which goes through the host cable shield, is not effective for this purpose. 1-12 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Step 7 - Configure Scanner

    A PC or Macintosh computer can be used as an ASCII terminal if connected as shown under “Host Connector” and running a communications program set to the above defaults. See your computer manual for communication’s port pinouts. 1-13 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Step 8 - Position Scanner And Label

    For the MS-7100 scanner, specular reflection is avoided by pitching labels at least 1.5 ° at ranges from 0 to 20 inches (50.8 cm) from the scanner, and thereafter at diminishing angles, for example, 0.75°...

  • Page 25: Step 9 - Test And Autocalibrate

    (Step 5, “Calculate Number of Scans,” on page 1-6). Note: Variations between labels are common. For this reason, the greater number of sample labels you test, the more likely you are to achieve optimum read rates. 1-15 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Step 10 - Adjust Other Scanning Parameters

    1-1 on page 1-3. 1. Changes in Gain and Tracking will be superceded by Autocalibration. 1-16 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Calibration Setup menu. Of these, Gain and Tracking are already adjusted automatically by Autocalibration, and changes to Bandwidth and Clock Speed will generally have a limited effect on read rates. See Chapter 4, “Calibration.” 1-17 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Step 11 - Install Scanner

    O O O O M M M M 3.25" (8.26) M4 x 0.7 7.1 mm deep Front 0.57" 0.57 in. 4.41" (11.2) (1.45) (1.45) 5.56" (14.13) Figure 1-12 Bottom Mounting Holes of MS-7100 (not to scale) 1-18 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Figure 1-13 Bottom Mounting Holes Of Ms-7180 (Not To Scale)

    8.72" 22.15 cm 8.42" 21.39 cm M4 x 0.7 7.1 mm deep 0.57" 4.41" 0.57" 11.20 cm 1.45 cm 1.45 cm 5.56" 14.12 cm Figure 1-13 Bottom Mounting Holes of MS-7180 (not to scale) 1-19 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Operational Tips

    • Avoid excessive tilt, pitch, and skew of the bar code label. • Check the label for readability by doing a read rate test. If there is any ques- tion about the label's readability, contact your Microscan representative. • After changing any parameter that might affect read rate, repeat read rate test, and if necessary, Autocalibration.
  • Page 31 Code Types Menu................2-22 User Outputs Menu................2-31 Raster Setup Menu ................2-37 This chapter describes how to configure the MS-7100/7180 scanner with on screen menu commands from a host or auxiliary terminal. All keystrokes are in bold typeface. Default parameters in the menu structures are also in bold typeface.

  • Page 32: Chapter 2 Menu Configuration

    1. Command start character by default is a left angle bracket, <. It may be redefined by menu or serial command. However, the end character, a right angle bracket > cannot be changed. 2. Item 5, Raster Setup, applies only to the MS-7180. 3. The menu navigational keys are displayed in each menu. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Main menu at any time, press ESC (Escape key) and M. Some parameters are user defined, in which case they prompt you with an arrow for data, such as: At the prompt, redefine the parameter within the allowable range, and press CR to enable. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Saving Menu Changes

    20 will be sent during data transmis- sion. To select NUL as the character: Press SP, then a 0 (zero). It is displayed as <NUL> in the menu when the screen is refreshed. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Communications Menu

    – – – – Transparent 19.2K 2400 Eight – – – – – – Half Duplex 38.4K 4800 None – – – – Full Duplex – – Daisy Chain – Figure 2-2 Communications Menu Structure MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 (XOFF). If an XOFF has been received from the host, On/Off) data will not be sent to the host until the host sends an XON. During the XOFF phase, the host is free to carry on other chores and accept data from other devices. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 User Defined is considered to be in a polled mode only if an address has been assigned. The address can be any ASCII character from the ASCII in appendix B, except NUL. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 If User Defined, Polling Mode D, or Multidrop is enabled, the Preamble and Postamble characters are transmitted within the STX and ETX data block. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Response Timeout

    Options: 0 to 65,000 ms. A zero (0) setting causes an indefinite wait. Allows you to set the time the scanner will wait before timing out if ACK, NAK, and ETX are enabled, and a host response is expected. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Intercharacter Delay

    Allows you to select the last one or two bits in each character to indicate the end of the character. Data Bits Default: Seven Options: Seven, Eight Allows you to establish the total number of bits in each character. 2-10 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 Note: The Aux Port baud rate should never exceed Host Port baud rate or auxil- iary port data could be lost. 2-11 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Operations Menu

    Wild Card – Match Start Position Match Length Wild Card Character * (asterisk) – – – 0 to 31 1 to 31 any ASCII character – – – Figure 2-3 Operations Menu Structure 2-12 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 (falling edge) does not end the read cycle. With Edge enabled, the read cycle ends with a good read output, a timeout, or a new trigger (figure 2-5 on page 2-14). 2-13 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Figure 2-4 External Level Trigger Signals

    Options: Timeout, New Trigger, Timeout & New Trigger Allows you to choose the conditions that will end the read cycle. The read cycle is the time during which the scanner will receive and process label 2-14 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 With External Level enabled, the read cycle does not end until the occurrence of a falling edge, and the next read cycle does not begin until the next rising edge trigger. 2-15 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: External Trigger Polarity

    Allows you to determine whether a positive or negative transition will initiate the read cycle. Note: If using the Microscan object detector (P/N 99-440001-03), use positive trigger polarity. 1. For example, assigning an upper case D would nullify the <D> (Enter Menu Configuration) command.

  • Page 47: Noread Message

    As Soon As Possible Causes bar code data (good reads) to be transmitted immediately upon a good decode. End of Read Cycle Causes bar code data output to be delayed until the end of the read cycle. 2-17 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Good Decode Reads

    Field Separator Default: , (comma) Options: Any available ASCII character, except NUL. Allows you to choose the separator character to be inserted between labels. 2-18 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 2. Not disabling Match Code Type when Number of Labels is set to any number greater than one will cause Number of Labels to default back to one. 3. If you wish to send a pulse on a Good Read, Match Code Type must be disabled. 2-19 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Sequential Matching

    Allows you to edit an existing master or type in a new master label from your keyboard. Sequential Matching Default: Increment Options: Increment, Decrement Defines the order (ascending or descending) in which labels will be com- pared when Match Code Type is set to Sequential. 2-20 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Match Length

    105) will save the next label read as the master label. 3. Sending serial command <G> allows the next label read to be the mas- ter label. 4. Sending a serial command in the format <)XXXX)> downloads data as the master label. 2-21 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Code Types Menu

    Options can be defined for any bar code type whether or not the bar code itself is enabled at the time. 1. Options listed in the command line appear in a different order than those posted in the first column of the Code Types menu 2-22 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Table 2-1 Symbology Identifier Option Values

    Example 2: For Codabar, if check digit and check digit output are both enabled, a 2 will be output; but if check digit output is dis- abled, a 6 (the sum of 2 and 4) will be output. 2-23 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Check Digit

    Used to increase data integrity by ensuring that only label length will be accepted. Code Length Default: Options: 1 to 31 Note: Fixed Code Length (page 2-24) must be enabled for Code Length to take effect. 2-24 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 Allows you to specify the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize. Any code not having the prescribed length will be ignored by the scanner. Available only when Fixed Code Length is enabled. 2-25 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Interleaved 2 Of 5

    If using a second label, you may also specify a zero or any even code length from 2 to 30. If not using a second label, set Code Length #2 to 0 to ensure data integrity. 2-26 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 Allows you to insert a character between the standard UPC or EAN code and the supplemental code. Separator (character) Default: , (comma) Options: Any ASCII character Allows you to change the separator character from a comma to a new value. 2-27 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Code 128

    Allows you to choose between Standard UCC/EAN-128 and Application Record formats. With Standard enabled, UCC/EAN-128 labels are interpreted and output in standard UCC/EAN-128 format. Application Record is a user-definable variation of UCC/EAN-128 that does the following: • Separates Application Identifier fields. 2-28 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 1. When Number of Labels (page 2-18,) is set to greater than One, Application Record Padding must be disabled. If Application Record Padding is enabled, label data will be output in the Standard Format. 2-29 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 When enabled, padding is included. When disabled, padding is omitted. Note: Padding is never added to fixed length fields or to the last data field of a label. Enabling or disabling padding will have no effect on these. 2-30 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: User Outputs Menu

    Ctrl Char Output Partial Length Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl – – 1 to 31 – – * The number entered on the command line represents 1/10 actual value in milliseconds. Figure 2-7 User Outputs Menu Structure 2-31 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Beeper Volume

    2-19) then any occurance of a good read will cause a pulse to be output and mismatches will be ignored. 1. Pins 6 and 8 can source or sink 4 mA maximum. Pins 7 and 9 can conduct up to 200 mA or 4VA. 2-32 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 100 for time in seconds. Allows you to set the duration of the output pulses to pins 6, 8, and 25 on the 28-pin connector, to pin 8 on both the trigger and power connectors, 2-33 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 64: New Master Pin

    “Device Con- trol Commands” on page 5-3. Reverse Video Default: Disabled Options: Disabled, Enabled When enabled, the scanner will read bar code labels with bars that are lighter in color than their corresponding backgrounds. 2-34 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Determines response to an Echo K or status request command. When set to CTRL, ASCII control character output includes a control character as shown in the “Ctrl” column of Table A-B, “ASCII Table,” on page A-5. When set to Hex, the output is the actual character. 2-35 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: Partial Output

    Options: 1 to 63 Allows you to determine the first character from the beginning of a label to transmit. Partial Length Default: Options: 1 to 63 Allows you to determine the number of characters to be transmitted. 2-36 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Raster Setup Menu

    Table 2-2 Raster Settings increments) Raster Sweeps per Second Minimum Maximum Top Offset= 0° 1° MS-7180 Raster Scanner 5° 10° 15° Raster 20° 25° 30° Bottom Offset = 45° 35° 40° 45° Figure 2-9 Raster Sweep Arc 2-37 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 Since this time delay may interfere with certain applications—for example where a trigger has occurred and a read is expected—you can disable Raster On/Off and the raster motor will remain on at all times. 2-38 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 Code Type Commands ..............3-12 User Outputs Commands ..............3-15 Raster Setup Commands..............3-17 This chapter describes how to configure the MS-7100/7180 scanner by serial commands from a host. All of the configuration parameters that can be changed in the menus with the exception of Full Screens, as described in Chapter 2, “Menu Configura-...

  • Page 70: Chapter 3 Serial Configuration

    1,length 2 <Ks status,EAN status,supplementals status, UPC/EAN separator status,separator char. > <Kt status,fixed length,length,UCC/EAN status,format,ap. Code 128 rec. separator,ap. rec. separator,ap. rec. brackets,ap. rec. padding> KG?3 Code Type Status Request <KG? > MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 • If there is no change in a given field, then commas can be entered alone, or with the existing data (for example, <Ka,,,0> or <Ka4,1,0,0>). 1. Commands that effect Communications are unique. See “Initializing serial configuration commands that effect communications” on page 3-4 for definitions and examples. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 1. Data in excess of 64 characters will reset the buffer, causing the first 64 characters of the string to be lost and indicator #1 to illuminate red 2 seconds after the end of each read cycle, until the scanner’s memory is reset. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Communications Commands

    (separate by commas). For User Defined, you first select Point-to-Point <Kf0> and then User Defined <Kf6...>. For user Defined Multidrop, you first select Multidrop <Kf5>, then User Defined Multidrop <Kf7...>. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Table 3-2 Protocol Commands

    2. A control character, although conventionally represented here and in the ASCII table on page A-5 as two char- acters (^F or ^U, etc.), is actually a single ASCII character that is entered on the keyboard by holding down the control key while pressing the desired letter. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 Example: To change Response Timeout to 30 ms, enter <KA30>. Intercharacter Delay Format: <KBtime interval> time interval (in milliseconds between characters): Any number from 0 to 255. Default is 0. Example: To change Intercharacter Delay to 30 ms, enter <KB30>. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 76 Example: To enable Half Duplex and change the baud rate to 2400, enter <Ky2,2>. Communications Status Request Format: <KG?1> Returns status of each command in the group. 1. See “Serial Configuration Command Format,” on page 3-3. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Operations Commands

    For example, an uppercase C cannot be used as a serial trigger character because it is the operational command for Enter Read Rate Test. However, a lowercase c could be used without interfering with the read rate test. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 78 Default is 0 1 = Enabled 1 = Decrement 0 to 31 2 = Wild Card 3 = Sequential match length wild card character Default is 1. Default is *. 1 to 31 Any ASCII character. 3-10 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 79 Format: <KFone tenth trigger filter timing value> Allows you to set trigger filter timing. Divide the desired number of millisec- onds by 10 and enter the quotient. Operations Status Request Format: <KG?2> Returns status of each command in the group. 3-11 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Code Type Commands

    = Disabled 0 = Disabled Any number from 1 to 1 = Enabled 31. Default is 10. 1 = Enabled Example: To enable Codabar and set Fixed Code Length to 9, enter <Kq1,,,,1,9> or <Kq1,1,1,0,1,9>. 3-12 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 81 Any ASCII character except NUL. Default is a comma (,). 1 = Enabled Example: To enable UPC and EAN, change Supplementals to required, and change Separator Character to a dash (–), enter <Ks1,1,2,1,–> or <Ks1,1,2,,–>. 3-13 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 82 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Example: To enable UCC/EAN, enable Application Record, and define / as a separator, enter <Kt1,,,1,1,1,/>. Code Types Status Request Format: <KG?3> Returns status of each command in the group. 3-14 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: User Outputs Commands

    Format: <Kzstatus> status: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Example: To enable New Master Pin, enter <Kz1>. Laser On/Off Format: <KCstatus> status: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Example: To enable Laser On/Off, enter <KC1>. 3-15 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 84 Default is 31 1 = Enabled 1 to 31 1 to 31 Example: To enable Partial Output, set start position to 5, and set length to 6 characters, send <KY1,5,6>. “Partial Output” on page 2-36. 3-16 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Raster Setup Commands

    Any number from 0 to 45. Default is 45. raster on/off: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Example: To set Raster Arc to 35°, Sweeps per Second to 10, and not change Raster On/Off, enter <KR1,5,40,10>. “Raster Setup Menu” on page 2-37. 3-17 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 Chapter 3 Serial Configuration 3-18 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 87 Caution: Defaulting the scanner will recall factory calibration settings that may require you to repeat Autocalibration and /or reenter individual cali- bration settings. This chapter describes the steps for doing Autocalibration, Motor Speed, and other adjustments that are performed in the Calibration Setup menu MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 88: About Calibration

    About Calibration Changes to motor speed, gain, tracking, bandwidth, clock speed, and bar size measurement to the MS-7100/7180 can be made manually (by individ- ual menu commands) or automatically to gain and tracking by “Autocalibra- tion.” Of these, Autocalibration and Motor Speed are the most useful for improving read rates.

  • Page 89: By Menu Command

    Do not move or disturb scanner or label while Autocalibration is in progress. When completed, the settings that provided the highest read rate will be selected and “Autocalibration complete” will be displayed as follows: MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 90 7. Autocalibration:by menu commandTo exit the Calibration menu, press the ESC key. You will see the following prompt on the: bottom line Caution: Restoring factory settings will change Gain and Tracking settings and hence nullify the changes made by the autocalibration procedure. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Other Menu Parameters

    Motor Speed. To the immediate right of Scan Rate is the read rate, that is shown below as 66%. To the right of this is the current label data, in this example, 1234567890. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Recalling Factory Settings

    (See Step 5, “Calculate Number of Scans,” on page 1-6.) 1. Commands issued from inside the Calibration Setup menu do not require any brackets. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Gain

    Displayed values for Gain range from 0 to 255. Note: If electronic AGC is enabled (default), Gain may have little or no effect on read rate. 1. Scan Rate setting requires some time to stabilize after Motor adjustments are made. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Tracking

    Calibration Setup menu. The default FAST Clock Speed allows better acquisition on narrower bar-width labels, or labels at greater distances from the scanner; a MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Bar Size Measurements

    The standard range for Scan Rate is 600 to 1000 scans per second. Changes to Scan Rate take place in response to changes in Motor Speed. (See “Motor Speed” on page 4-6 for information on changing Scan Rate. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 Chapter 4 Calibration 4-10 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 97 2. Command start character by default is a left angle bracket, <. It may be redefined by menu or serial command. However, the end character, a right angle bracket, >, cannot be changed. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Summary Of Operational Commands

    Store Next Label Scanned as Master Label Master Label <)XXXX)> Download Master Label Information <)> Request Master Label Information <))> Delete Master Label Information * Can also be accomplished in configuration menu and serial configuration command. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Program Management Commands

    Appendix I, “Auxiliary Monitor,” on page A-16 for more detail). <H> Enable Laser Scanning. Normal Operation. 1. The <D> and <t> commands are the only commands that the MS-7100/7180 scanner will recognize from an auxiliary terminal. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 100: Code Type Commands

    Trigger Counter Reset command. <U> Trigger Counter Reset. Sets the trigger counter to 00000. <V> Match Counter (or Good Read Counter). The message V/XXXXX dis- plays the total number of good reads matching the master label since power-on MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Test Commands

    TTL pulses to pins on the host, power, and trigger connectors. (See 1. Can also be used as a good read counter when Match Code is not enabled. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 102 Command or <G> Store Next Label as Master Label command. Note: If the master label information has previously been stored in nonvolatile RAM (by a <Z> command), sending an <A> Reset or cycling the power will restore that information. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Appendices

    Appendix E — Defaulting the Scanner ..........A-10 Appendix F — Troubleshooting ............A-11 Appendix G — Bar Code Symbology..........A-14 Appendix H — Interface Standards ...........A-15 Appendix I — Auxiliary Monitor............A-16 Appendix J — Multidrop Communications ..........A-21 Appendix K — Glossary of Terms............A-25 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 104: Appendix A - Scanner Specifications

    1.4 5 cm . 1.4 5 cm . 14.13 cm . 4.41" 0.57" 0.57" 11.20 cm 1.45 cm 1.4 5 cm 5.56" 14.12 cm Figure A-1 MS-7100 Scanner Dimensions Figure A-2 MS-710 Raster Scanner Dimensions MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: Scanner Specifications

    8 Relay--output #1 (source or sink 4 mA) Power supply requirement.: Input 10 to 28 VDC unregulated @ 9 Relay contact 2 (200 mA or 4 VA) 9W max. with less than 1V p-p ripple MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 106 Ultra High Density .005” 2” to 4.25” (5.1 to 10.8 cm) 3.25” (8.3 cm) .0075” 2” to 5” (5.1 to 12.7 cm) 3.75” (9.5 cm) Note: See Figure 1-1, “MS-7100/7180 Ranges and Scan Widths,” on page 1-4. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Appendix B - Ascii Table

    ASCII Table Appendix B — ASCII Table Table A-1 ASCII Table with Control Characters Dec Hex Ctrl “ & < > ∆ MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 108: Appendix C - Orientation

    Note: Either ladder or picket fence can be rotated without losing its orien- tation, provided that the label’s direction of travel does not change in rela- tion to the scan line. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 109: Figure A-5 Angled Picket Fence Orientation

    An object detector is mounted in almost any position relative to the object as long as (1) the object passes within range of the detector and (2) direct or reflected light from the detector does not interfere with the scanner reception. MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 110: Figure A-7 Detector Right-Angle Orientation

    A-9. Raster height is generally dictated by the application (range and R aster label placement). Other factors being H eight equal, the greater the raster height, the fewer scan lines available for given label. Figure A-9 Raster Image MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 111: Appendix D - Ground And Shield Considerations

    (e.g., when potential differences exist between power outlet grounds) signal and chassis grounds can be isolated from each other inside the scanner by Microscan technicians. Any data line, as necessary, can be shielded. If used, shielding should be isolated from the scanner and grounded only to the host earth ground.

  • Page 112: Appendix E - Defaulting The Scanner

    Default Pins 1. There are no menu options or host commands for resetting the configuration program. 2. Factory calibration settings can also be recalled from within the Calibration Setup menu (see Chapter 4, “Calibration”). A-10 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 113: Appendix F - Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix F — Troubleshooting The MS-7100/7180 scanner when used correctly should produce good reads. If not, table lists some of the more common problems associated with setting up and using the scanner. If you are unable to locate or correct the problem, call your Microscan representative.
  • Page 114 Faulty or improper cabling or See Step 6, “Attach Cabling,” on page 1-8 ground in particular, “Ground and Shield Consider- ations,” on page A-9 for cabling information, or if applicable, refer to multidrop manual. A-12 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 115 Ensure that the proper End of Read Cycle is properly defined for the defined in scanner configuration. application “Bad Format” Illegal format for a UCC/ message EAN-128 label has been Correct label. detected in Ap. Rec. format. A-13 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 116: Appendix G - Bar Code Symbology

    • range of the scanner • label printer capabilities • the speed of the conveyor Microscan standard scanner firmware supports the following five bar code symbologies. (Firmware can also be custom ordered to support other sym- bologies.) Code 39. An alphanumeric code with unique start/stop code patterns, com- posed of 9 black and white elements per character, 3 of which are always wide.

  • Page 117: Appendix H - Interface Standards

    Interface Standards, established by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), specify such things as the signaling voltage levels, maximum cable lengths, and number of drivers. With Microscan devices, selection of inter- face is made by pin assignment (see Appendix A, “Scanner Specifications,”...

  • Page 118: Appendix I - Auxiliary Monitor

    Monitor Host • Monitor data to the host is always sent with a preamble and a postamble. • If the MS-7100/7180 is in a polled mode to the host, monitor data will still pass through. MS-7100 Scanner • The <D> and <t> commands are the only commands accepted by the scan- ner from the monitor.
  • Page 119 <B ____> (e.g., to send the word “LUNCH” to the monitor, it must be sent in the format Monitor Host <BLUNCH>).In unpolled mode, all host data is echoed to the monitor. MS-7100 Scanner A-17 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 120 <B____> (i.e.: to send the word Monitor Host “LUNCH” to the terminal, it must be sent in the format <BLUNCH>). • In unpolled mode, all host data is echoed to the monitor. MS-7100 Scanner A-18 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 121: Full Duplex Mode

    <B____> (i.e., to send the word “LUNCH” to the terminal, it must be sent in the format <BLUNCH>). • In unpolled mode, all host data is ech- oed to the monitor. Monitor Host MS-7100 Scanner A-19 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 122: Daisy Chain Mode

    Labels set to 3 and Multilabel Separator defined as %. If the primary and the first succeeding scanner do not find labels, but the next scanner registers a good read, the transmitted results would be: label data % noread % noread. A-20 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 123: Appendix J - Multidrop Communications

    For example, during a polling sequence, scanner 03 expects a 20 hex (“SP” ASCII poll character) from the concentrator. And during a select command, it looks for a select value 21 hex (“!” ASCII select character). A-21 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 124: Figure A-13 Polling Sequence

    REQ to the con- centrator and request another response. If after three retries (the number of times it transmits a REQ to the concentrator) the scanner receives no response, it ends the transmission with a RES (reset). A-22 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 125: Figure A-14 Select Sequence

    The concentrator will end the sequence with a RES (reset) if no ACK is received. 1. For additional information on Multidrop, see the MS-5000 Multidrop Concentrator Us- er's Manual. A-23 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 126: Table A-3 Multidrop Address Characters

    Appendices Table A-3 Multidrop Address Characters Poll Select Poll Select Multidrop Multidrop Character Character Character Character Address Address ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII " & < > ∆ A-24 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 127: Appendix K - Glossary Of Terms

    Counter. Memory space provided to keep track of read cycle events. Depth of Field. The distance between the minimum and maximum range in which a scanner can read bar code labels. A-25 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 128 Multidrop. A communications protocol for networking two or more scanners or other devices with a concentrator (or controller) and characterized by the use of individual device addresses and the RS-485 standard. A-26 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 129 10 times the width of the narrowest bar, as measured in thousands of an inch. The zones can be other than white as long as their densities remains consistent and they have the required contrast relative to the bars. A-27 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 130 Tilt. Label (or scanner) rotation around the centerline of the scan beam. Timeout. A user-selected period of time that ends a scanner's read cycle. Tracking. Parameter of analog-to-digital converter which affects the accuracy to the digitized signal. A-28 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 131 3-10 of code 39 (serial) 3-12 Bar Code Symbology A-14 of interleaved 2 of 5 (menu) 2-22, 2-26 Bar Size Measurements 4-9 Check Digit Output Baud Rate of code 39 (menu) 2-22, 2-24 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 132 3-16 Disable Match Code 5-6 Communications Display Checksum <!> 5-5 by menu selection 2-5–2-11 Display Software 5-5 by serial command 3-5, ??–3-8 Download Master Label Information 5-6 loss of 2-4, 3-4 options A-3 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manua...
  • Page 133 39 (menu) 2-22, 2-24 Interface Standards A-15 of code 39 (serial) 3-12 Interleaved 2 of 5 by menu selection 2-26 Full Duplex by menu selection 2-5, 2-11 definition A-14 operational command 5-4 description A-19 Full Screens MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 134 LRC. See Longitudinal Redundancy Check Multidrop Communications A-21–A-23 multidrop addresses A-21 polling sequences A-22 Master Label select sequences A-23 by operational command 5-5–5-6 Match Code by menu selection 2-12, 2-19 Narrow Margins by serial command 3-10 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manua...
  • Page 135 3-5 by menu selection 2-12–2-21 by serial command 3-9–3-11 Point-to-Point with XON/XOFF by menu selection 2-6 Operations Status Request 3-11 by serial command 3-5 Optical Characteristics A-4 Poll Character A-24 Options (models) A-3 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...

  • Page 136: Figure 1-9 Power Connector

    Read Rate Test Select Character A-24 operational commands 5-5 Separator Character procedure 1-15 by menu selection 2-22, 2-27 troubleshooting A-12 by serial command 3-13 Relay Driver Sequential (Matchcode) by menu selection 2-31 by menu selection 2-20 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manua...
  • Page 137 3-8 operational tips 1-20 Store Next Label Scanned as Master Label 5- TTL--Output #2 by menu selection 2-33 Supplementals TTL--output #2 by menu selection 2-22, 2-27 by serial command 3-15 by serial command 3-13 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manual...
  • Page 138 User Outputs Status Request 3-17 Warning and Caution Summary viii Warranty Statement ii When to Output by menu selection 2-12, 2-17 by serial command 3-10 Wild Card (Matchcode) by menu selection 2-20 Wild Card Character (Match Code) 2-21 MS-7100/7180 Industrial Scanner User’s Manua...

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