Introduction - Datalogic Dragon D131 Reference Manual

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INTRODUCTION

Datalogic renews its range of industrial laser scanners introducing the Dragon™
family: Dragon™ Desk and Dragon™ Mobile. Robustness and ergonomics remain
unsurpassed: clearly audible beeper and bright "good read" LEDs for areas where
noise levels are normally high; the aim mode, which helps point to the right code, has
now been extended to the whole Dragon™ family. Optical parts are completely
suspended on shock absorbers and a careful choice of the body materials, such as
the co-moulded rubber, protect the Dragon™ from damage due to "falls".
New enhanced architecture, based on an M16 high-speed microprocessor, enables
exceptional performance for promptness and reading speed of standard codes as
well as the ability to read poorly printed and damaged codes. Puzzle Solver
Technology™, a patent from Datalogic, adds further strength to the Dragon™
powerful engine.
In all applications where mobility is a value, the new Dragon™ M represents the key
to increase productivity and flexibility in the working area. Dragon™ M
communicates through a low power, licence free radio in the 433 MHz band
(910 MHz for USA version) and allows bi-directional communication between the
base station and the host. Dragon™ M also includes a display and a 3 push-button
keypad. Thanks to these features, the operator can receive information from the host,
interact with the central system and visualise the code read. The cordless system
offers scalable solutions to solve simple applications and complex projects:
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Point to point: each gun is associated with its own base station;
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Multipoint: up to 32 guns transmit data to one base station;
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Network: to cover a wide area, connecting up to 16 bases and 512 guns
simultaneously working in automatic roaming.
Dragon™ M is 100% compatible with STAR-System™, the new Datalogic RF narrow
band solution for mobile applications that provides the widest family of narrow band
devices on the market.
Your Dragon™ reader is supplied with its own Quick Reference Manual, which
provides connection, diagrams, reading diagrams, basic application parameter
settings, default values, and specific technical features. You can use either the Quick
Reference Manual or this Manual for initial configuration in order to set the default
values and select the interface for your application. This manual provides all the
necessary information for complete mechanical installation and system software
configuration.
INTRODUCTION
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