Guide To Installation; Point-To-Point Installation - Datalogic DS8100A Reference Manual

GUIDE TO INSTALLATION

POINT-TO-POINT INSTALLATION

The following can be used as a checklist to verify all the necessary steps to complete
installation of the DS8100A scanner.
1) Read all information in the section "Safety Regulations" at the beginning of this manual.
2) Correctly mount the scanner according to the information in par. 2.2 and position it at the
correct reading distance as shown in par. 2.3 and par. 9.4.
3) Make electrical connections to your DS8100A scanner by:
a) Connecting the DS8100A scanner to the CBX connection box by means of one of the
CAB-F0x cables provided as accessory (see par. 1.6).
b) Providing correct and complete system cabling through the CBX connection box
according to the signals necessary for the layout of your application (trigger, inputs,
outputs).
 Cabling: Power, Interface, Inputs, Outputs, etc. For further details, see chapter 3
(chapter 4 for custom cabling).

Alternative Layouts: Point-to-Point, Pass Through, RS232 Master/Slave,
Mutliplexer. See appendix A for layout references.
4) Configure the DS8100A scanner by installing and running the Genius™ configuration
program from the CD-ROM provided. See chapter 8 and the Help On-Line for details.
The main steps are:
 Select the codes to be read

Set-up the communication parameters
 When PackTrack™ is required, perform PackTrack™ calibration

Define data formatting parameters
Fine tuning of the scanner position for barcode reading can be
accomplished by performing a test through the SPY configuration tool in
Genius™.
NOTE
5) Exit the configuration program and run your application.
The installation is now complete.
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