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Page 1 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual P/N 84-006800 Rev D...
Page 2 All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and/or service Microscan manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Microscan.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Navigating in ESP................. 2-15 Send/Receive Options ................2-16 Chapter 3 Hardware Integration Connectors ....................3-2 Cordsets ....................3-3 QX Hawk and QX-1 Connectors and Pinouts.......... 3-4 Power and Trigger Switching..............3-9 Port Routing................... 3-10 Application Examples ................3-11 Chapter 4 Setup Video .......................
Page 4 Appendix I Using EtherNet/IP..............A-98 Appendix J Allen-Bradley Version 16 PLC Setup........A-107 Appendix K Allen-Bradley Version 20 PLC Setup .......A-120 Appendix L EIPScan Setup ..............A-132 Appendix M Interface Standards ............A-138 Appendix N Glossary of Terms ............A-139 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 5 Compact size for easy integration into a wide variety of applications IP65/67 enclosure Imager Communication There are three ways to configure and test the QX Hawk: Microscan’s ESP (Easy Setup Program), which offers point-and-click ease of use and visual responses to user adjustments.
Page 6 Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous laser or LED light radiation exposure. There are no user-serviceable parts in the imager. Opening the imager voids the Microscan Systems, Inc. warranty.
Page 7 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The QX Hawk has been tested for compliance with CE (Conformité Européenne) standards and guidelines, and has been found to conform to applicable CE standards, specifically...
Page 8 The information provided in this certification notice is correct to the best of Microscan’s knowledge at the date of publication. This notice is not to be considered a warranty or quality specification. Users are responsible for determining the applicability of any RoHS legislation or regulations based on their individual use of the product.
Page 9 Step 10 Configure the Imager....................1-16 Step 11 Save Changes ......................1-17 This section explains how to set up and test the QX Hawk quickly using ESP (Easy Setup Program). Detailed setup information for installing the imager into an application can be found in subsequent sections.
Page 10: Step 1 Check Hardware
99-000020-02 Note: Additional cordsets and accessories are available in the Microscan Product Pricing Catalog. Note: The QX Hawk does not require an Ethernet crossover cordset, because the imager itself performs automatic internal crossover (transmit-to-receive switching). Microscan offers a standard straight-through (un-crossed) Ethernet cordset (61-000160-01 or -02).
Page 11 61-000207-01 Note: Additional cordsets and accessories are available in the Microscan Product Pricing Catalog. Note: The QX Hawk C-Mount does not require an Ethernet crossover cordset, because the imager itself performs automatic internal crossover (transmit-to-receive switching). Microscan offers a standard straight-through (un-crossed) Ethernet cordset (61-000160-01 or -02).
Page 12: Step 2 Connect The System
RS-232 Connect the Serial Communication Cable from “A” on the QX Hawk to “2” on the QX-1. Connect the host cable from “1” on the QX-1 to the host computer. Connect the photo sensor to “T” on the QX-1.
Page 13 Add a QX-1 and one power supply for every four additional imagers in the daisy chain. RS-232 Connect the Serial Communication Cable from “A” on the QX Hawk C-Mount to “2” on the QX-1. Connect the host cable from “1” on the QX-1 to the host computer.
Page 14: Step 3 Position The Imager
(ladder orientation) will minimize the chances of blurring and will result in more consistent decodes. Standard QX Hawk Imager and Symbol Orientation QX Hawk C-Mount Imager and Symbol Orientation Important: Avoid excessive skew or pitch. Maximum skew is ±30°; maximum pitch is ±30°.
Page 15: Step 4 Install Esp
Quick Start Step 4 — Install ESP ESP Software can be found on the Microscan Tools Drive. 1. Follow the prompts to install ESP from the Tools Drive. 2. Click on the ESP icon to run the program. Note: ESP can also be installed from the Download Center at www.microscan.com.
Page 16: Step 5 Select Model
Step 5 — Select Model Standard QX Hawk When you start ESP, the model menu will appear: 1. Click the button showing the QX Hawk. 2. Click OK. Note: You can also simply double-click the button showing your imager to make your selection.
Page 17 Quick Start QX Hawk C-Mount When you start ESP, the model menu will appear: 1. Click the button showing the QX Hawk C-Mount. 2. Click OK. Note: You can also simply double-click the button showing your imager to make your selection.
Page 18: Step 6 Connect
Important: The imager is in Continuous Read Mode by default. For best connection results, be sure that no decodable symbols are within the imager’s field of view while attempting to connect. 1-10 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 19 Quick Start Step 6 — Connect (cont.) Ethernet TCP/IP Once the QX Hawk is connected, incoming symbol data can be displayed in the Terminal, as shown below. 1-11 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 20: Step 7 Locate Symbol
Calibrate buttons, and you will see the red target pattern projected from the front of the imager. Note: The QX Hawk C-Mount does not display a target pattern. Center the target pattern on the symbol. Important: The entire symbol should fall within the field of view (FOV) of the imager. The field of view is what appears in ESP’s Locate/Calibrate window in EZ Mode.
Page 21 The amber 20% LED will illuminate, and you will see the red target pattern projected from the front of the imager. Center the target pattern on the symbol. Note: To end all EZ Button functions, press the EZ Button once and quickly release. 1-13 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 22: Step 8 Calibrate
2. The imager will search camera settings to determine the best configuration for decoding symbol data. Note: To end all EZ Button functions, press the EZ Button once and quickly release. Calibrate by Serial Command Send <@CAL> from a terminal program to begin auto-calibration. 1-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 23: Step 9 Test Read Rate
2. To end the Read Rate test, press the EZ Button and quickly release. Test Read Rate by Serial Command You can also start a test with the <C> <Cp> command and end it with the <J> command. 1-15 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 24: Step 10 Configure The Imager
Click the Utilities button to show the tabbed interfaces for Read Rate, Counters, Device Control, Differences from Default, Master Database, and Firmware. For further details, see ESP Help in the dropdown Help menu. 1-16 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 25: Step 11 Save Changes
Saving Options Send, No Save. Changes will be lost when power is re-applied to the imager. Send and Save. This activates all changes in current memory and saves to the imager for power-on. 1-17 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 26 Save Changes 1-18 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 27 Symbologies, I/O Parameters, Symbol Quality, Matchcode, and Diagnostics), a Setup interface, a Terminal interface, and a Utilities interface. ESP can be used to configure the QX Hawk in three different ways: Graphic User Interfaces: Imager settings can be configured using such point-and-click tools as buttons, spin boxes, check boxes, and drag-and-drop functions.
Page 28: Ez Mode
When Decodes per Second is checked, the read rate test displays how many decodes the imager achieves each second, instead of displaying a percentage. Symbol data is Contrast brightens displayed here. the image. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 29: App Mode
Mirror Image reverses the image. Contrast brightens the image. Click Capture and Decode to decode the symbol in the field of view, and to see a high resolution image capture of the symbol. Symbol data is displayed here. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 30: Menu Toolbar
(Save to Imager) (Receive Imager Settings) Import/Export Import converts the ASCII settings from a text file to ESP configuration settings. Export converts the active ESP configuration settings to an ASCII text file. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 31 To connect to another model, select New Model, choose a new model from the pop-up menu that appears, and click OK. Note: When an ESP file is saved, the settings of all the models defined in that file are saved. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 32 At startup, shows the model menu displaying all supported readers. Show Connect Prompt At startup, displays the Would you like to connect to the QX Hawk? prompt. Receive After Connect At startup, loads the imager’s settings into ESP. (This is not recommended if ESP settings are needed for future use.)
Page 33 Display Incoming Data Even When Not in Focus When Display Incoming Data Even When Not in Focus is enabled, data from the imager will continue to appear in the Terminal even when ESP is not the top window. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 34 Preferences > Bar Code Options Tab Sizing Information Sets the bar height (in inches) and bar width (in mils, or thousandths of an inch) of user-created symbols. Example: A bar width of 18 mils is 0.018 inches. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 35 Images can be saved from the Evaluation tab in the Camera view, or by right clicking an image in any other image capture view and then saving. Send XON with Autoconnect Sends an XON (Begin Transmission) command to the imager before starting the Autoconnect routine. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 36 The .esp file will be saved in the location specified by the user. Connect to Readers via TCP/IP When enabled, shows the TCP/IP Connection Wizard by default. Use Default Storage Location When enabled, automatically stores data in ESP’s Application Data folder. 2-10 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 37 Note: Memos must be saved in a .esp file to make them available in the next session. If the current session is not saved, any memos that have been entered during the session will be discarded, and will be unavailable in the next session. 2-11 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 38 RS-232 Connection Wizard Ethernet Connection Wizard When a connection is established, the green indicator in the status bar at the bottom right of the screen will be visible. 2-12 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 39 Once you have chosen the correct port, click Start to connect. When a connection is established, the green indicator in the status bar at the bottom right of the screen will be visible. 2-13 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 40 Create a caption for the symbol that matches or describes the encoded data. The symbol will be displayed in the field at the bottom of the Bar Code Dialog. 2-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 41: Navigating In Esp
5. Right-click on the open screen and select Save to Reader to implement the command in the imager. The command can be sent without saving, or sent and saved simultaneously. 2-15 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 42: Send/Receive Options
Send and Save as Customer Defaults (<Zc>) Saves default settings for quick retrieval. This option will be visible only if Enable ‘Send and Save as Customer Defaults’ is checked in ESP Preferences. 2-16 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 43 Also, if there is a corresponding ESP menu item, the ESP Value column for that item will be blank following a Receive Reader Settings command. 1. From the Send/Recv button or by right-clicking in any blank section of a tree control view. 2-17 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 44 Send/Receive Options 2-18 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 45 QX Hawk and QX-1 Connectors and Pinouts................3-4 Power and Trigger Switching......................3-9 Port Routing..........................3-10 Application Examples ......................... 3-11 This section introduces the details of QX Hawk hardware, and explains how that hardware can be integrated in an application. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 46: Connectors
Ultra-Lock Connector Traditional Threaded Connectors Another advantage of the QX Hawk’s Ultra-Lock connectivity scheme is that the Ultra-Lock receptacles on the imagers and the QX-1 Interface Device also accept screw-down connectors, giving users the flexibility to use either Ultra-Lock or screw-down connectors.
Page 47: Cordsets
M12 Ultra-Lock to M12 Ultra-Lock Cordset M12 Ultra-Lock to RJ45 (Ethernet) Cordset M12 Ultra-Lock to Photo Sensor Cordset Cables do not have M12 connectors at either end. An example of a cable is shown below. Cable with flying leads QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 48: Qx Hawk And Qx-1 Connectors And Pinouts
The QX Hawk has a very simple pin assignment methodology. The clearly identified connectors at the back of the unit can be used to receive and bus power, and also to send and receive data and commands.
Page 49 Hardware Installation QX Hawk and QX-1 Connectors and Pinouts (continued) RS-422/485 RxD (–) Input RS-232 TxD/ Common RS-232 RTS Terminated Trigger TX (+) Ground Terminated RX (–) RS-232 RxD/ RS-422/485 RS-232 CTS RxD (+) RX (+) Power RS-422/485 TxD (+)
Page 50 QX Hawk and QX-1 Connectors and Pinouts Grounding the QX Hawk Proper grounding is necessary for operator safety, noise reduction, and the protection of equipment from voltage transients. Buildings, including any steelwork, all circuits, and all junction boxes must be grounded directly to an earth ground in compliance with local and national electrical codes.
Page 51 “2-Terminal Power Supply” must still provide an “Earth” connection to the imager. “Signal Ground” can be used for communications and/or discrete signal ground reference. It must not be used as Power Ground or Earth Ground. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 52 QX Hawk and QX-1 Connectors and Pinouts QX-1 Interface Device The QX-1 Interface Device’s receptacles are physically the same as those on the QX Hawk, but they do not have explicit pin assignments. The QX-1 allows users to bus power and communications as required by the application.
Page 53: Power And Trigger Switching
The Trigger signal between Connector 2 and Connectors 1, 3, 1, 2, 3, T 1, 3, and T can be broken using the Trigger switch. This isolates trigger signals as required by the application. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 54: Port Routing
Command data, symbol data, extended data, and diagnostic data are enabled by default in the QX Hawk. The table below lists different types of data, with examples for each data type.
Page 55: Application Examples
Important: Do not attempt to power more than four imagers with a single power supply in a daisy chain configuration. Add a QX-1 and one power supply for every four additional imagers in the daisy chain. 3-11 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 56 An example of this type of application is food packaging, in which part number data is collected and tracked throughout the packaging process. The highlighted areas below demonstrate how a multidrop network can be arranged. 3-12 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 57 The highlighted areas below demonstrate how an Ethernet daisy chain can be arranged. Ethernet-enabled imagers can also be set up in standalone configurations, or multiple Ethernet-enabled imagers along a production or packaging line can be connected to Ethernet. 3-13 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 58 Application Examples 3-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 59: Setup
This section describes ESP’s Setup interfaces: Video, Evaluation, Calibration, Window Interest, Configuration Database, Ordered Output, Output Format, and Dynamic Setup. Each interface allows the user to make changes to imager configuration quickly and easily. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 60: Video
The Video view allows the user to perform the same Locate, Calibrate, and Test routines. There is also a focal distance adjustment tool to the right of the video view. Video also features simple Capture and Decode functionality. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 61 The Learn command, located in ESP’s EZ Mode and in the Setup section on the Video tab, puts the QX Hawk into a mode of operation that will cause it to “learn” the next Data Matrix symbol decoded. Learn Mode remains active until either a Data Matrix symbol is decoded or Learn Mode is disabled by re-clicking the Learn button.
Page 62 Click the Select Lens button on the Video tab. To verify the lens type of your camera, power-off the QX Hawk (do not look into the targeting laser) and look at the outer rim of the unit’s camera lens. You will see one of the following: ‘●’...
Page 63: Camera Setup
To change a setting, single-click the +. double-click the setting and use the cursor to scroll through the options. Note: Communication settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 64 As shutter speed is increased the amount of light required or gain needed has to be increased since the pixels exposure time has decreased. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 65 As shutter speed is increased the amount of light required or gain needed has to be increased since the pixels exposure time has decreased. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 66 Camera Setup Illumination Type (Standard QX Hawk Only) Mode Configures the illumination pattern. “Bright Field” is used for most applications. For Mode 4, the internal illumination is always off, similar to configuration setting 0 (Always Off). Mode 2 Bright Field...
Page 67 State of Output 3, which is used as the external control line. To control the external light using a Microscan standard 12-pin-to-5-pin external light control cable, set Output 3's Output State to Normally Closed and Output Common to ground. Any other settings that relate to Output 3, such as Output 3 Diagnostics will be ignored if this mode is enabled.
Page 68 4000. If you attempt to set the focal distance to less than 100 (1 inch), the parameter will be set to 100. Distance Units Defines the measurement unit value of the Focus Distance parameter. Distance Units can be set to millimeters or inches. 4-10 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 69 4:1 or 16:1, which signifies the sampling rate. Note: Sub-Sampling is not available for the CCD model of the QX Hawk. 1 pixel output for every 4 pixels sampled. When selected the image will be sampled 2:1 in the vertical direction and 2:1 in the horizontal direction for a combined 4:1 ratio.
Page 70 101. Defines the row position of the upper-left starting point of the image window. Left Defines the column position of the upper-left starting point of the image window. 4-12 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 71 Image sensor, minus the row pointer value. Width Defines the size, in columns, of the image window. Maximum value is defined as the Maximum column size of Image sensor, minus the column pointer value. 4-13 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 72 Defines the column position of the upper-left starting point of the image window. If this value is changed and the resulting combination of column pointer plus column width exceeds the maximum allowed, the column width will be decreased to an acceptable value. 4-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 73 Defines the size, in columns, of the image window. Maximum value is defined as the Maximum column size of Image sensor, minus the column pointer value. Changing this parameter will have no effect on frame rate. 4-15 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 74 Erode increases the dark cell size of a symbol. Useful for increasing the dark cell size of a dark-on-light Data Matrix symbol. Dilate Dilate increases the light cell size of a symbol. Useful for increasing the light cell size of a light-on-dark Data Matrix symbol. 4-16 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 75 Operator Size determines the size of the area or “pixel neighborhood” (measured in pixels) in which the morphological operation is being performed. Small (3 pixels by 3 pixels) Medium (5 pixels by 5 pixels) Large (7 pixels by 7 pixels) 4-17 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 76: Evaluation
1 and 100, 1 being the lowest quality and 100 being the highest. When possible, use the highest quality; when image transfer speed must be increased, use a lower image quality setting. Adjustments for this setting will depend on your specific hardware and software limitations. 4-18 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 77 The image will be surrounded by an “area of interest box”, a dashed blue line with red anchor points that can be selected and moved by placing a cursor inside the box, and can be resized by clicking and dragging the anchor points. 4-19 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 78 (in terms of black-to-white) are updated in the Pixel Info table to the left of the graph (237 in this example). In addition, a horizontal dashed red line is displayed that indicates the average value. 4-20 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 79: Calibration
ESP’s Calibration interface shown ESP’s Calibration interface shown during a calibration routine after a calibration routine 4-21 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 80: Window Of Interest
Window of Interest. Window of Interest (CMOS) Window of Interest (CCD) Caution: Window of Interest will shrink the field of view and therefore could cause symbols to be missed in dynamic applications. 4-22 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 81 One possible downside is that the chance of missing a symbol increases with the smaller window. Always verify that your WOI will be large enough to allow for any random movement of symbols in your field of view. 4-23 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 82: Configuration Database
As soon as the number of active database settings is something other than 0, the database is enabled. Once enabled, the current configuration settings (that are handled by the database) have no impact on imager operation. 4-24 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 83 Shutter Speed (CMOS) Sets the camera’s shutter speed (60 – 40,000, default 2,500) for the selected index. Shutter Speed (Standard QX Hawk CCD) Sets the camera’s shutter speed (30 – 150,000, default 1,500) for the selected index. Shutter Speed (QX Hawk C-Mount CCD) Sets the camera’s shutter speed (30 –...
Page 84 Database Mode command. Top: 0 to (960 – height) Default: 0 Left: 0 to (1280 – width) Default: 0 Height: 3 to (960 – top) Default: 960 Width: 8 to (1280 – left) Default: 1280 4-26 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 85 If enabled, Code 128 will be active for this database index. Add 8. Code 39 If enabled, Code 39 will be active for this database index. Add 16. Codabar If enabled, Codabar will be active for this database index. Add 32. 4-27 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 86 If enabled, Pharmacode will be active for this database index. Add 4096. DataBar-14 If enabled, DataBar-14 will be active for this database index. Add 8192. DataBar Limited If enabled, DataBar Limited will be active for this database index. Add 16384. 4-28 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 87 If enabled, Micro QR Code will be active for this database index. Add 65536. Aztec If enabled, Aztec will be active for this database index. Add 131072. Current Postal Symbology If enabled, Current Postal Symbology will be active for this database index. Add 262144. 4-29 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 88: Camera Settings
If set to 0, the imager only uses the current settings, not database entry settings. Sort Database Activates a sort function that moves the database entry associated with the last decode to the first position in the database and moves all other entries up. 4-30 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 89 For example, if all database entries contained the same camera setting values, but had different IP/Decode configurations, the only time an image frame would be captured would be when the 1st database configuration was used. 4-31 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 90 Symbols. If same symbol is in a ROI twice per frame then it will be counted as 1 decode or 1 more GDR count, the second will be ignored. Filtering can only be done with database # because all other data is same. 4-32 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 91: Ordered Output
For example, if the number of filters is 5, then filter indexes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be applied. 4-33 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 92 “123BATS”. Filter data = “12??*”. This will match “1234”, “123456”, and “123ABC”, but not “12” or “123”. Filter data = “123?A*”. This will match “1234A”, “123BA”, and “123BATS”, but not “1234” or “1234C”. 4-34 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 93 Use these settings to determine Symbology Type, Length of the symbol, a user-defined Matching String, ASCII Lookup, Wildcard Character, Placeholder Character, and Database Number. Click Apply to save the settings to the corresponding filter. 4-35 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 94 No Read message will be output in place of the symbol (assuming the No Read message is enabled). For example, if there is not a symbol that meets filter 3’s requirements, then a No Read message will be output in the third output position. 4-36 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 95: Output Format
This is a global enable/disable parameter. Use Set Number of Symbols and Output Phrase to assign symbols for formatting, and Symbol Parse to determine the specific output content for the assigned symbols. On the Output Format tab, check the Enable Output Format box. 4-37 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 96 Enter Postamble characters by Check the double-clicking in the text field and double-clicking in the text field and Parse boxes then using the Postamble calculator. then using the Postamble calculator. beneath the symbols to be formatted. 4-38 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 97 Parse dialog shows the selected character positions extracted and output as desired. Simultaneously, the data string from the selected symbol is displayed at the bottom left of the Parse Table, followed by the user-defined extracted output. 4-39 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 98 The Insert process is very similar to the Extract process, except that Insert allows the user to enter characters using the Insert calculator (shown above). Notice that Extract and Insert share the same Parse Table. 4-40 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 99: Dynamic Setup
Delay values are shown in seconds in the field above the slider. The Coarse and Fine Delay Adjustment options determine whether larger or smaller adjustment increments will be used. 4-41 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 100 Dynamic Setup 4-42 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 101: Parameters
Matchcode ..........................5-166 Diagnostics ..........................5-175 This section explains the function and purpose of the Parameters commands in ESP’s tabbed tree controls. Important: Unless otherwise specified, command settings shown in this section are the default settings. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 102: Communication
+. setting and use the cursor to scroll through the options. Note: Communication settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. Refer to the Communication section of Appendix QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 103 Parameters Port Routing The QX Hawk features a communication system based on Port Routing instead of traditional, dedicated serial ports. Decisions can be made about the direction and content of communication between ports based on different Data Types. Any available port can be used in any combination.
Page 104 “Host Port” and which port behaves as the “Aux Port”. Only one daisy chain setup required per system. Minimal configuration required for each port, with similar items grouped together. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 105 Stop Bits Only changed if necessary to match host setting. One or two bits added to the end of each character to indicate the end of the character. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 106 Symbol Data Output Enables or disables decoded symbol data output from the imager. Extended Data Enables or disables extra symbol information output from the imager. Diagnostics Output Enables or disables diagnostics output from the imager. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 107 Note: The data path between in the source port and out the source port is always two-way. Data is copied from source data ports and all those source ports’ data is transmitted to the destination port, and from the destination port to the source port. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 108 Stop Bits Only changed if necessary to match host setting. One or two bits added to the end of each character to indicate the end of the character. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 109 Symbol Data Output Enables or disables decoded symbol data output from the imager. Extended Data Enables or disables extra symbol information output from the imager. Diagnostics Output Enables or disables diagnostics output from the imager. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 110 Note: The data path between in the source port and out the source port is always two-way. Data is copied from source data ports and all those source ports’ data is transmitted to the destination port, and from the destination port to the source port. 5-10 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 111 Stop Bits Only changed if necessary to match host setting. One or two bits added to the end of each character to indicate the end of the character. 5-11 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 112 Symbol Data Output Enables or disables decoded symbol data output from the imager. Extended Data Enables or disables extra symbol information output from the imager. Diagnostics Output Enables or disables diagnostics output from the imager. 5-12 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 113 Note: The data path between in the source port and out the source port is always two-way. Data is copied from source data ports and all those source ports’ data is transmitted to the destination port, and from the destination port to the source port. 5-13 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 114 Communication Ethernet Enables or disables Ethernet connectivity in the imager. Important: For further information about setting up TCP/IP with a PC, see Configuring Ethernet TCP/IP. 5-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 115 Parameters IP Address Enter the IP address of the imager in this field. 5-15 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 116 Communication Subnet Enter the Subnet address of the imager in this field. 5-16 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 117 Parameters Gateway Enter the Gateway address of the imager in this field. 5-17 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 118 In Static Mode, the imager uses the user-defined IP address entered in ESP. DHCP In DHCP Mode, the imager automatically acquires the IP address, Subnet, and Gateway addresses from a DHCP or BOOTP server. 5-18 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 119 Note: The data path between in the source port and out the source port is always two-way. Data is copied from source data ports and all those source ports’ data is transmitted to the destination port, and from the destination port to the source port. 5-19 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 120 Note: The data path between in the source port and out the source port is always two-way. Data is copied from source data ports and all those source ports’ data is transmitted to the destination port, and from the destination port to the source port. 5-20 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 121 Parameters Search and Configure Mode Search and Configure Mode is intended primarily for initial setup of a QX Hawk in a network. This parameter controls whether or not the QX Hawk will respond to ESP’s Search function in the Ethernet TCP/IP connect dialog section of the...
Page 122 Multidrop, between the imagers and a concentrator. Note: In all protocol modes, the Preamble and Postamble character strings can be used to frame the decoded data, and both are included in calculating the (Longitudinal Redundancy Check). 5-22 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 123 Q) or stop Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS and XON/XOFF Used only with RS-232. This option is a combination of Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS and Point-to-Point with XON/XOFF. ACK/NAK ACK / NAK Options. Polling Mode Polling Mode Options. 5-23 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 124 Communication Address The Protocol Address can be any number between 1 and 50. Protocol Port RS-232 A or RS-422 can be used as Protocol Ports. 5-24 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 125 RES-NAK Defaults RES: (Reset) NUL (0x00) REQ: (Request) NUL (0x00) STX: (Start of Text) NUL (0x00) ETX: (End of Text) NUL (0x00) ACK: (Acknowledge) ACK (0x06) NAK: (Negative Acknowledge) NAK (0x15) 5-25 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 126 NAKs, or times out (if already enabled), it will send a RES (if enabled) to terminate the transaction. Note: See ACK/NAK Data Flow Examples in Appendix F for sample ACK/NAK communication scenarios. 5-26 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 127 RES-NAK Defaults RES: (Reset) EOT (0x04) REQ: (Request) ENQ (0x05) STX: (Start of Text) STX (0x02) ETX: (End of Text) ETX (0x03) ACK: (Acknowledge) ACK (0x06) NAK: (Negative Acknowledge) NAK (0x15) 5-27 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 128 The imager can be set to wait indefinitely by setting Response Timeout to zero. The time that the imager will wait before timing out if ACK, NAK, and ETX are enabled, and a host response is expected. 5-28 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 129 0 (two 1s = 0, two 0s = 0, a 1 and a 0 = 1). The extra LRC character is then appended to the transmission, and the receiver (usually the host) performs the same addition and compares the results. 5-29 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 130 Output at ETX = Fixed to Enabled with user-defined characters. Default character will be used if this setting is set to Disabled. Output at Timeout = Fixed to Enabled with user-defined timeout. Default time will be used if this setting is set to Disabled. 5-30 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 131 Point-to-Point protocol even if the Destination Port is in Polling Mode with the host. Destination Port data always echoes to the Source Port even if the Destination Port is in Polling Mode. 5-31 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 132 Symbol data is sent to the Source Port and the Destination Port at the same time, and conforms to the communication parameters. Destination Port data is echoed to the Source Port in an un-polled mode. 5-32 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 133 Destination port data is echoed to the source port in an un-polled mode. Custom Mode Custom allows for user-defined communication (Ambles to Source, Echo to Source, Output at End of Read Cycle, Output at ETX, Output at Timeout). 5-33 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 134 Enables or Disables the ability to send an Echo to the Source port. Output at End of Read Cycle Enables or Disables the ability to output data at the end of read cycle. 5-34 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 135 Parameters Output at ETX Determines the output at ETX. Output at Timeout Determines the Timeout value for output. 5-35 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 136 Communication Array Communication Modes Mode Daisy Chain When set to Daisy Chain, follows Microscan Daisy Chain protocol. Note: Daisy Chain can also be autoconfigured by sending the Daisy Chain Autoconfigure serial command. Source Defines the communication port. Daisy Chain ID Status When enabled, the imager will append a two-character prefix to each imager in the array.
Page 137 Parameters Daisy Chain ID The Daisy Chain ID is a two-character identifier. 5-37 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 138 RS-232 B as the Source port in Array Communication Modes. Otherwise, set RS-232 A as the Source port. Port Routing for Symbol Data Output and Extended Data will be disabled on the Source port. 5-38 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 139 Secondary Imager 2: Timeout = 100 ms Secondary Imager 1: Timeout = 200 ms Primary: Timeout = 300 ms 5-39 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 140 Preamble Characters Allows the user to define up to four postamble characters that can be added to the end of the decoded data 5-40 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 141 Postamble Characters Allows the user to define up to four postamble characters that can be added to the end of the decoded data. 5-41 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 142: Read Cycle
+. setting and use the cursor to scroll through the options. Note: Read Cycle settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. Refer to the Read Cycle section of Appendix...
Page 143 2. Decide on the trigger type to be used: if serial, choose a serial character; if external, choose either External Level External Edge. 3. Designate how the read cycle should end (Timeout, Trigger). 5-43 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 144 Multisymbol Separator is used to delimit or separate data fields with a user-defined character. The Multisymbol Separator can be any valid ASCII character, inserted between each symbol read when Number of Symbols is set to any number greater than 1. 5-44 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 145: Trigger Mode
Threshold Mode setting, the imager may take longer than the timeout to process symbol data. Note: When to Output and No Read options have no affect on Continuous Read. 5-45 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 146 Note: If Trigger Mode is set to Continuous Read 1 Output, the imager will behave as if Number of Symbols were set to 1, regardless of the user-defined configuration. 5-46 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 147 The read cycle ends with a good read output, or, depending on the End of Read Cycle Mode setting, a timeout or new trigger occurs. 5-47 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 148 In a level mode, the leading edge is filtered such that on an active edge, the state must be held interrupted for the trigger filter duration before a trigger will occur. Note: 313 = ~10ms. 5-48 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 149 External Trigger State Allows users to select the trigger polarity that will be used in their application. Determines the active state of the trigger signal applied to the cable input of the imager. 5-49 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 150 A delimited trigger character is one that either starts or ends the read cycle and is enclosed by delimiters such as < and >. Note: Serial Data Serial Data and Edge trigger mode must be enabled for Serial Trigger Character to function. 5-50 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 151 External Level trigger read cycle until a Stop character is received. Serial Data and Edge trigger mode, either a Start trigger character or a hardware trigger can start an edge trigger read cycle. 5-51 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 152 External Level trigger read cycle until a Stop character is received. Serial Data and Edge trigger mode, either a Start trigger character or a hardware trigger can start an edge trigger read cycle. 5-52 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 153 Parameters Decodes Before Output Decodes Before Output specifies the number of times a symbol needs to be decoded before symbol data is output and a good read is declared. 5-53 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 154 With External Level enabled, the read cycle does not end until the falling edge trigger occurs or a timeout occurs. The next read cycle does not begin until the next rising edge trigger. 5-54 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 155 Last Frame or New Trigger is identical to New Trigger except that a new trigger or last frame (whichever occurs first) ends the read cycle. Read Cycle Timeout Read Cycle Timeout determines the duration of the read cycle. 5-55 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 156 Specifies the number of captures to process in the rapid capture mode. This parameter is used in conjunction with the time delay between captures parameters to specify the capture sequence of a rapid capture read cycle. Rapid Capture Mode 5-56 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 157 At this time the post processing from the read cycle will complete and a new read cycle will begin. 5-57 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 158 This value specifies the delay to wait before starting a frame capture for the next capture in the rapid capture sequence. Time Between Captures 5-6 This value specifies the delay to wait before starting a frame capture for the next capture in the rapid capture sequence. 5-58 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 159 Important: If the unit is triggered to capture more than 8 images the unit will repeat the last delay (8th) for the remaining frames. 5-59 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 160 In this mode the image storage will continue to store images after the available memory has been filled by purging the oldest image in the storage memory. In this mode you will always have the last images that were stored. 5-60 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 161 The time-out period does not include capture time. If a time-out occurs the image will be recorded as a No Read. This may cause some confusion because the image may decode fine given enough time. 5-61 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 162: Symbologies
Note: Symbologies settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. Refer to the Symbologies section of Appendix 5-62 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 163 The imager will attempt to decode ECC 050 symbols. ECC 080 Status Disabled The imager will not attempt to decode ECC 080 symbols. Enabled The imager will attempt to decode ECC 080 symbols. 5-63 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 164 The imager will attempt to decode ECC 120 symbols. ECC 130 Status Disabled The imager will not attempt to decode ECC 130 symbols. Enabled The imager will attempt to decode ECC 130 symbols. 5-64 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 165 Parameters QR Code Disabled The imager will not attempt to decode QR Code symbols. Enabled The imager will attempt to decode QR Code symbols. 5-65 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 166 Symbologies Micro QR Code Disabled The imager will not attempt to decode Micro QR Code symbols. Enabled The imager will attempt to decode Micro QR Code symbols. 5-66 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 167 Important: Do not use Large Intercharacter Gap with Narrow or Narrow, Enhanced Quiet Zone enabled, because a large intercharacter gap (over 3x) could cause a narrow quiet zone (5x) to be interpreted as an intercharacter gap. 5-67 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 168 “Z”, minus symbol, plus symbol, forward slash, space, decimal point, dollar sign, and percent symbol. When Full ASCII Set is enabled, the imager can read the full ASCII character set, from 0 to 255. 5-68 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 169 This specifies the exact number of characters that the imager will recognize (this does not include start, stop, and check character characters). The imager ignores any symbol not having the specified length. 5-69 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 170 Note: Code 128 status must be enabled for EAN status to be active. Output Format In Standard, the imager will not apply special EAN output formatting options. In Application, the imager will apply the special EAN output formatting options to decoded EAN-conforming symbols. 5-70 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 171 Application Record Padding This feature causes the imager to pad variable-length application fields with leading zeroes. This is not done for the last field of a symbol. 5-71 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 172 The imager will reject any BC412 symbol that does not match the fixed code length value for BC412. Fixed Symbol Length The code length used to validate BC-412 symbols if the fixed code length status is set to enabled. 5-72 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 173 Interleaved 2 of 5 has been popular because it is the most dense symbology for printing numeric characters less than 10 characters in length; however, Microscan does not recommend this symbology for any new applications because of inherent problems such as symbol truncation.
Page 174 A guard bar is a heavy bar, at least twice the width of the wide bar, surrounding the printed Interleaved 2 of 5 symbol and helping to prevent false reads. 5-74 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 175 Any symbol length that does not fall into this range is rejected as an invalid symbol. Either of the preset symbol length values in the Symbol Length 1 and Symbol Length 2 fields can form the start or end of the range. 5-75 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 176 Note: Because the start and stop characters are included as part of the data, the characters must be included as part of the length in a fixed length mode of operation. 5-76 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 177 When set to Both, the imager will perform both the Mod 16 and NW7 modulus 11 check character calculations on the symbol. If the symbol does not pass either calculation, it will not be decoded. 5-77 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 178 When enabled, the imager will output the check character as part of the symbol data. This condition must be accounted for if a fixed length is also being used. 5-78 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 179 Parameters UPC/EAN Used primarily in point-of-sale applications in the retail industry. It is commonly used with Microscan imagers in applications in combination with Matchcode when there is a need to verify that the right product is being placed in the right packaging.
Page 180 Allows users to distinguish between the main and Supplemental symbols. A character can be inserted between the standard UPC or EAN symbology and the supplemental symbology when Supplementals is set to Enabled or Required. 5-80 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 181 Allows the user to select 2 character or 5 character supplements, or both. Both Either 2 character or 5 character supplementals will be considered valid. Two Digits Only two character supplementals will be considered valid. Five Digits Only five character supplementals will be considered valid. 5-81 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 182 When enabled, the imager will format the symbol as either a 12-character UPC-A symbol or an EAN-13 symbol, depending on the state of the EAN status parameter. This formatting reverses the zero suppression that is used to generate the symbol in the UPC specification. 5-82 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 183 When enabled, the imager will reject any Code 93 symbol that doesn’t match the fixed symbol length. Fixed Symbol Length This is the symbol length value against which all Code 93 symbols will be compared. 5-83 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 184 Specifies the exact number of bars that must be present for the imager to recognize and decode the Pharmacode symbol. Minimum Bars Sets the minimum number of bars that a Pharmacode symbol must have to be considered valid. 5-84 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 185 Used when Bar Width Status is set to Fixed Threshold. Defines the minimum difference in pixels that will distinguish a narrow bar from a wide bar. Background Color Specifies whether the symbol will be presented on a black background or a white background. 5-85 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 186 Postal Symbologies Important: Postal Symbologies must have a pixels-per-element value of no more than 7 to be decoded reliably by the QX Hawk. The imager must be configured to specific read range, field of view, and camera parameters before decoding Postal Symbologies.
Page 187 When UPU is enabled, the imager will decode UPU symbols and any U.S. Postal symbologies that might be enabled. For example, if Postal Symbology Type is set to UPU and POSTNET Status is enabled and, the imager will attempt to decode both UPU and POSTNET symbols. 5-87 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 188 4-state symbols can also be printed easily in a variety of media, including dot matrix, inkjet, and laser. If U.S. Postal and USPS4CB Status are both enabled, the imager will decode USPS4CB symbols. 5-88 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 189 B and B’ fields in POSTNET symbols. Australia Post Allow 0 FCC If Australia Post is enabled, and Australia Post Allow 0 FCC is enabled, the imager will allow 0 FCC in Australia Post symbols. 5-89 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 190 Specifies the exact number of characters that the imager will recognize (this does not include start, stop, and check character characters). The imager ignores any symbol not having the specified length. 5-90 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 191 DataBar-14 is 96 modules wide. It can be stacked in two rows, it can read omnidirectionally if printed in full height, or horizontally if height-truncated for small marking. Note: Where appropriate, use 1 (non-stacked) for better performance instead of 2 (stacked; decode both stacked and non-stacked). 5-91 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 192 The imager will ignore any symbol not having the specified length. Note: Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take effect. 5-92 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 193 The imager will attempt to decode the PDF417 symbol only from the information provided in a single image. Multiple Image The imager will process codewords from multiple images within the same read cycle and combine them to decode a single PDF417 symbol. 5-93 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 194 The imager will ignore any symbol not having the specified length. Note: Fixed Symbol Length Status must be enabled for Fixed Symbol Length to take effect. 5-94 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 195 The recommended error correction level is 23% of symbol capacity plus codewords. Disabled The imager will not attempt to decode Aztec symbols. Enabled The imager will attempt to decode Aztec symbols. 5-95 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 196 The Separator Character will be the same as the character defined in the Multisymbol Separator field. As required by the application. Allows the user to change the separator character from a comma to a new character. 5-96 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 197 Output enabled and Full ASCII conversion performed. Explanation of Modifiers for Other Symbologies For Code 128, a 1 indicates EAN 128; otherwise the modifier is 0. For all other symbologies, the modifier is 0. 5-97 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 198: I/O Parameters
+. setting and use the cursor to scroll through the options. Note: I/O Parameters settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. Refer to the I/O Parameters section of Appendix...
Page 199 With Good Read enabled, the imager transmits symbol data on any good read regardless of Matchcode Type setting. Note: A No Read can still be transmitted if Enabled. 5-99 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 200 Enabling End of Read Cycle means that symbol data does not get sent to the host until the read cycle ends with a timeout or new trigger. Start of read cycle End of read cycle Read cycle duration Host This is when host activates trigger expects output 5-100 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 201 Any combination of ASCII characters can be defined as the No Read message. Note: No Read Message will only be transmitted if Symbol Data Output is set to Match, Mismatch, or Good Read. No Read Message can be set to any ASCII character. 5-101 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 202 This output can measure over 49 days’ worth of duration; if exceeded, the “OVERFLOW” message will be output in place of the duration. Separator User-defined character that separates the symbol information from the Read Duration Output. 5-102 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 203 Parameters Output Indicators The QX Hawk has a beeper and two LED arrays, as follows: 1. An array of green LEDs projected from the front of the imager that can be programmed to flash in response to user-defined conditions. 2. An array of status LEDs on the side of the imager.
Page 204 The green flash will be used as an illumination strobe for image capture. If it is required that the green flood is the only illumination for image capture then the internal illumination LED’s can be disabled. 5-104 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 205: Read Cycle
Green Flash Duration Provides visual verification that a good read has occurred. When a good read occurs, the green LEDs will illuminate and stay on for the time set in the Green Flash Duration value. 5-105 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 206: I/O Parameters
When the imager is defaulted. When a Send and Save command is sent from ESP. At the conclusion of an Auto Calibration procedure. When a <Z>, <Zrd>, or <K701,,1> command is sent from ESP’s Terminal. 5-106 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 207 LEDs represent ISO/IEC 16022 Symbol Contrast grade. Print Growth LEDs represent ISO/IEC 16022 Print Growth grade. Axial Non-Uniformity LEDs represent ISO/IEC 16022 Axial Non-Uniformity grade. Unused ECC LEDs represent ISO/IEC 16022 Unused ECC grade. 5-107 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 208 If an invalid command is entered, the imager beeps 5 times to indicate an invalid entry. However, this does not necessarily mean that all data fields have been entered incorrectly. Only one bad field needs to be found in order to activate the 5 beep response. 5-108 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 209 Determines the response to a Serial Command Echo or status request command. When set to Control, two characters are transmitted to represent a non-displayable character. For example, a carriage return will be shown as: ^ M. 5-109 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 210 Selects the communication port that will be used to transfer image files. Image Mode Determines which read cycle condition triggers image file output. Image Format Selects the format of the image output file. 5-110 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 211 If a symbol is decoded during an image capture, the symbol type and other supplementary symbol information is also included. Grade Output Symbol quality information will be output in the form of an abbreviated identifier for each read cycle. 5-111 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 212 Beeps, selectable by the length of time the button is held down, and indicated by one, two, three, and four beeps in succession. Each position can be programmed for any of eight EZ Button Modes. 5-112 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 213 In this configuration, the EZ Button will unlatch any logic outputs that have been latched. Parameter Switch The parameter switch toggles between custom defaults and power-on settings. The condition is the same as that achieved by sending the <Arc> <Arp> commands consecutively. 5-113 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 214 This is the same as sending a <Zrc> command from ESP’s Terminal. Load Configuration Database Loads Configuration Database settings to the imager. Save for Power-On Saves imager settings for Power-On. 5-114 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 215 Bar Code Configuration Enables Bar Code Configuration Mode whenever the associated button position is selected. When enabled, the imager can accept configuration commands from symbols. To disable, quickly press and release the EZ Button. 5-115 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 216 Bar Code Configuration Enables Bar Code Configuration Mode whenever the associated button position is selected. When enabled, the imager can accept configuration commands from symbols. To disable, quickly press and release the EZ Button. 5-116 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 217 Bar Code Configuration Enables Bar Code Configuration Mode whenever the associated button position is selected. When enabled, the imager can accept configuration commands from symbols. To disable, quickly press and release the EZ Button. 5-117 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 218 Bar Code Configuration Enables Bar Code Configuration Mode whenever the associated button position is selected. When enabled, the imager can accept configuration commands from symbols. To disable, quickly press and release the EZ Button. 5-118 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 219 Parameters Status Indicators The QX Hawk features an array of LEDs that indicate various aspects of imager activity. Controls the operation of the MOD/ACT and NET/LNK LEDs. Disabled When set to Disabled, the MOD/ACT and NET/LNK LEDs are always off.
Page 220 I/O 1 always shows the combined state of the discrete outputs. If any output is active, the I/O 1 LED will be on. I/O 2 I/O 2 always shows the state of the hardware input trigger. If the trigger is active, I/O 2 will be on. 5-120 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 221 (Mirrored Image). Gain Disabled The gain is fixed and is not part of the calibration process. Enabled The gain will be calibrated to provide the best image quality and performance. 5-121 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 222: Shutter Speed
“Enabled” setting. The calibration process is not designed to choose the fastest shutter speed that can decode a symbol, but rather to optimize for the fastest shutter speed that still provides good image quality. 5-122 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 223 Parameters Focus Position (Standard QX Hawk Only) Since the focus can be configured by simply entering the target distance value from the imager, normally the user will configure the focus without requiring calibration. However, if it is necessary to calibrate the focus distance there are two methods to accommodate this task.
Page 224 WOI will be adjusted according to the mode enabled. Otherwise, the original WOI configuration will be retained. Don’t Calibrate The Window of Interest is not modified after the completion of Calibration. 5-124 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 225 Window of Interest Margin Sets the margin size that is applied to the calibrated label, and is specified in number of pixels. If margin causes image to exceed maximum image size, it will be reduced accordingly. 5-125 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 226 “data capture” during the read cycle, the symbol data output will be “data capture_DB02”. If the database is not active, no identifiers will be attached to output. Separator Character The separator character separates the symbol data from the database identifier. 5-126 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 227 Pin). A transition to the active state will clear any of the three outputs that were previously latched. Active State Active Open Input function is activated when input state is de-energized. Active Closed Input function is activated when input state is energized. 5-127 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 228 Activates a discrete output when a trend analysis condition is met, depending on the trend analysis option enabled. Symbol Quality Activates a discrete output if the quality of a symbol in the read cycle falls below the thresholds set in Symbol Quality (ISO/IEC 16022). 5-128 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 229 Activates discrete output when a diagnostic warning condition is met, depending on the diagnostic option enabled. In Read Cycle Activates a discrete output when the imager is in a read cycle. This feature bypasses the pulse width and latch options. 5-129 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 230 Input 1 to unlatch the output before continuing on. This is to provide system handshake ability despite communication channel. The read cycle data must leave all channels before Read Cycle Data Valid will output. 5-130 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 231 The programmable output is activated when the Output On condition has been met and held active until a new read cycle begins. Note: All of the Output On modes are inhibited when any Diagnostic Warning is active for Output 1. 5-131 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 232 Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers. Decodes per Trigger Output will be activated when the number of decodes equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers. 5-132 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 233 Read, then the output will not be activated until 3 No Reads have occurred. Sets the number of Trend Analysis Mode events (mismatches, No Reads, or reads/trigger as configured by Trend Analysis Mode) to occur within the trigger evaluation period before activating the associated output. 5-133 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 234 Decodes per Trigger command is enabled. Example: Decodes per Trigger threshold: 100 100 or more decodes = No output Fewer than 100 decodes = Output fires 5-134 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 235 The axial non-uniformity is formatted and attached to the Data Matrix symbol data as either a grade or value. Output On Unused ECC The unused ECC is formatted and attached to the Data Matrix symbol data as either a grade or value. 5-135 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 236 Axial Non-Uniformity grade is under the threshold. Unused ECC Threshold This is the grade to use as a threshold for driving the output. Output will be driven if the Unused ECC grade is under the threshold. 5-136 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 237 The service timer is reset at power-on, meaning that the service timer’s limit is the amount of time since last reset. Service timer increments can be set in seconds or minutes. 5-137 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 238 Typically used when successful decodes are occurring but a discrete output is needed to flag a trend in quality issues. Activates discrete output when a trend analysis condition is met, depending on the trend analysis option enabled. 5-138 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 239 Activates discrete output when a diagnostic warning condition is met, depending on the diagnostic option enabled. In Read Cycle Activates a discrete output when the imager is in a read cycle. This feature bypasses the pulse width and latch options. 5-139 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 240 Input 1 to unlatch the output before continuing on. This is to provide system handshake ability despite communication channel. The read cycle data must leave all channels before Read Cycle Data Valid will output. 5-140 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 241 The programmable output is activated when the Output On condition has been met and held active until a new read cycle begins. Note: All of the Output On modes are inhibited when any Diagnostic Warning is active for Output 2. 5-141 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 242 Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers. Decodes per Trigger Output will be activated when the number of decodes equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers. 5-142 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 243 Read, then the output will not be activated until 3 No Reads have occurred. Sets the number of Trend Analysis Mode events (mismatches, No Reads, or reads/trigger as configured by Trend Analysis Mode) to occur within the trigger evaluation period before activating the associated output. 5-143 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 244 Decodes per Trigger command is enabled. Example: Decodes per Trigger threshold: 100 100 or more decodes = No output Fewer than 100 decodes = Output fires 5-144 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 245 The axial non-uniformity is formatted and attached to the Data Matrix symbol data as either a grade or value. Output On Unused ECC The unused ECC is formatted and attached to the Data Matrix symbol data as either a grade or value. 5-145 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 246 Axial Non-Uniformity grade is under the threshold. Unused ECC Threshold This is the grade to use as a threshold for driving the output. Output will be driven if the Unused ECC grade is under the threshold. 5-146 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 247 The service timer is reset at power-on, meaning that the service timer’s limit is the amount of time since last reset. Service timer increments can be set in seconds or minutes. 5-147 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 248 Output 3 has the same parameters and default settings as Output 1 and Output 2. Note: If you are using a QX Hawk C-Mount and External Illumination Mode is enabled, the parameters for Output On, Pulse Width, and Output Mode are ignored.
Page 249 Activates discrete output when a diagnostic warning condition is met, depending on the diagnostic option enabled. In Read Cycle Activates a discrete output when the imager is in a read cycle. This feature bypasses the pulse width and latch options. 5-149 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 250 I/O Parameters Output State Sets the active electrical state of the discrete output. Note: Normally Closed is the default for the QX Hawk C-Mount. Pulse Width Sets the time in 1 ms increments that the discrete output remains active. Output Mode Sets the condition in which the discrete output is de-activated.
Page 251 The programmable output is activated when the Output On condition has been met and held active until a new read cycle begins. Note: All of the Output On modes are inhibited when any Diagnostic Warning is active for Output 3. 5-151 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 252 Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers. Decodes per Trigger Output will be activated when the number of decodes equals the value entered for Number to Output On within the trigger window selected in Number of Triggers. 5-152 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 253 Read, then the output will not be activated until 3 No Reads have occurred. Sets the number of Trend Analysis Mode events (mismatches, No Reads, or reads/trigger as configured by Trend Analysis Mode) to occur within the trigger evaluation period before activating the associated output. 5-153 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 254 Decodes per Trigger command is enabled. Example: Decodes per Trigger threshold: 100 100 or more decodes = No output Fewer than 100 decodes = Output fires 5-154 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 255 The axial non-uniformity is formatted and attached to the Data Matrix symbol data as either a grade or value. Output On Unused ECC The unused ECC is formatted and attached to the Data Matrix symbol data as either a grade or value. 5-155 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 256 Axial Non-Uniformity grade is under the threshold. Unused ECC Threshold This is the grade to use as a threshold for driving the output. Output will be driven if the Unused ECC grade is under the threshold. 5-156 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 257 The service timer is reset at power-on, meaning that the service timer’s limit is the amount of time since last reset. Service timer increments can be set in seconds or minutes. 5-157 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 258 When Enabled, the imager enters a state where it processes frames as configured until the end of a read cycle, with or without a successful symbol decode. When the read cycle ends, the imager outputs any decoded symbol data along with the decodes per trigger count. 5-158 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 259: Symbol Quality
+. through the options. Note: Symbol Quality settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. 5-159 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 260 When enabled, outputs the amount of time that was required by the imager to decode the symbol. Symbol Quality Separator This field specifies the separator used to separate the quality output data. Output Mode Determines how symbol quality evaluations will be output. 5-160 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 261 Outputs the candidate symbol’s Symbol Contrast value. Print Growth Outputs the candidate symbol’s Print Growth value. Axial Non-Uniformity Outputs the candidate symbol’s Axial Non-Uniformity value. Unused ECC Outputs the candidate symbol’s Unused ECC value. 5-161 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 262 The size of the symbol’s matrix area (the area composed of the symbol’s elements). Quiet Zone The size of the quiet zone around the symbol. Symbol Angle The angle at which the symbol is printed or marked. 5-162 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 263 The Symbol Quality interface is divided into three sections: Report, Locate, and Preferences. The imager’s field of view is shown here. When grading is completed, the initial report is also shown in this viewing area. 5-163 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 264 Click the Locate Click the Calibrate button to display the button to optimize symbol in the camera settings. imager’s field of view. 5-164 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 265 Enables ESP to parse UII symbol data into the correct fields and output order defined by the U.S. Department of Defense IUID initiative. Returns all settings to Returns all settings to default. most recent. 5-165 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 266: Matchcode
+. the setting and use the cursor to scroll through the options. Note: Matchcode settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. Refer to the Matchcode section of Appendix 5-166...
Page 267 Send a <G> (Read Next Symbol as Master Symbol) command. d. Enable the New Master Pin command and activate the discrete input to store the next symbol read as the master symbol. 5-167 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 268 Sequential Matching Useful in tracking product serial numbers that increment or decrement sequentially. With Sequential enabled, Sequential Matching determines if a count is in ascending (incremental) or descending (decremental) order. 5-168 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 269 Defines the length of the character string that will be compared with that of the master symbol when Match Start Position is set to 1 or greater. When Match Start Position is set to 0, no comparison will occur. 5-169 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 270 CR*, will result in matches for variable symbol lengths such as CR1, CR23, CR358, etc. Wild Card Character allows a user to define a wild card character as part of the master symbol. 5-170 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 271 Consider the following decodes as an example of Sequence on No Read Disabled: Master Symbol Decoded Symbol Master Symbol after Decode No Read 003 (not sequenced) No Read 004 (not sequenced) No Read 004 (not sequenced) 5-171 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 272 Consider the following decodes as an example of Sequence on Mismatch Disabled: Master Symbol Decoded Symbol Master Symbol after Decode 004 (sequenced because of previous match) 006 (sequenced because of previous match) 006 (not sequenced) 5-172 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 273 New Master Pin, the state will be 1, and prior to reading and effectively loading position 1, the response to <NEWM> would be <NEWM/1>. Once a symbol has been read and loaded, the status will be cleared: <NEWM/0>. 5-173 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 274 Outputs a user-defined data string whenever a mismatch occurs and Matchcode is enabled. Replacement String User-defined data string that, when enabled, replaces symbol data whenever a mismatch occurs. 5-174 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 275: Diagnostics
+. the setting and use the cursor to scroll through the options. Note: Matchcode settings can also be sent to the imager from ESP’s Terminal using Microscan’s K command format. Refer to the Diagnostics section of Appendix 5-175...
Page 276 Records the number of hours and minutes of operation since the last system reset. Hours 16-bit counter that increments every 60 minutes. Range: 0 to 23 hours. Minutes 16-bit counter that increments every 60 seconds. Range: 0 to 59 minutes. 5-176 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 277 Allows the user to determine the length of time until the service message will be sent. Resolution The service timer has a resolution field for setting up the timer increment. Options are increments of seconds or minutes. 5-177 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 278 Diagnostics User-Defined Name User-Defined Name allows the user to enter any combination of ASCII characters to identify the imager. 5-178 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 279 6 Terminal Contents Terminal View..........................6-2 Find .............................. 6-3 Send ............................. 6-4 Macros............................6-5 Terminal Menus..........................6-6 This section describes the multiple functions of ESP’s Terminal interface. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 280: Terminal View
Send text field. The Terminal also displays symbol data or information from the imager. Right-clicking on the Terminal screen displays a menu of additional options. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 281: Find
1. Type “ABC” into the Find box. 2. Press Enter. The first instance of “ABC” will be highlighted in the Terminal window. 3. Click the Find button to the left of the text field to locate additional instances of “ABC”. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 282: Send
The Send function allows the user to enter serial commands and then send them to the imager. 1. Type the command into the Send box. 2. Press Enter. 3. Click the Send button to the left of the text field to send the command additional times. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 283: Macros
Click the arrow next to any macro and select Edit to display the following dialog: Edit the macro value or type a new Macro Name in the text field provided and define it in the Macro Value field. Click OK to save the entry. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 284: Terminal Menus
Save Current Text... saves all text in the Terminal window to a text file. Find Next searches for a user-defined section of text in the Terminal. Find Previous operates in the same way as Find Next, but searches backward through Terminal text. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 285 Reboot System ........................... 7-28 Static Validation.......................... 7-29 Targeting ............................ 7-31 Y-Modem Transfer Options ......................7-32 Temperature ..........................7-34 This section explains the function and purpose of serial utility commands, which are generally performed during imager operation. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 286: Serial Utility Commands
Command Name Bar Code Configuration <BCCFG> Enter Bar Code Configuration <@CAL> Enter Auto Calibration Calibration <@OPTIC> Initiate Lens Calibration (Standard QX Hawk only) <N> No Read Counter <O> No Read Counter Reset <T> Trigger Counter Counters <U> Trigger Counter Reset <V>...
Page 287 <reboot> Cold Boot System from Boot Code Static Validation <VAL> Perform Static Validation of Data Matrix Symbol <l1> Activate Targeting System (Standard QX Hawk only) Targeting <l0> De-activate Targeting System (Standard QX Hawk only) Temperature <@TEMP> Display Current Image Sensor Temperature <uy,path and image file...
Page 288: Read Rate
Utilities view. Serial commands can also be sent to the imager from this screen. Important: When Read Rate is enabled, the Configuration Database is not active, regardless of how the imager is configured. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 289 <Cp> instructs the imager to transmit the percentage of decodes and any decoded symbol data. Exit Decodes / Second and Decode Percent Tests Sending <J> ends both the Percent test and the Decodes/Second test. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 290: Counters
Click the Request button to display the appropriate count or Clear to set the counter to zero. Trigger, Good Read, No Read, and Mismatch counters can be requested and cleared simultaneously (Request All and Clear All buttons) or individually (Request and Clear buttons to the left of each item). QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 291 <V/ERROR> will be output and the next <V> command without any new good reads or matches will return <V/000000001>. Good Read / Match Counter Reset Sending <W> sets the Good Read / Match Counter to 000000000. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 292 Example: If the counter is at 999999999 and 1 additional count has been captured, then <X/ERROR> will be output and the next <X> command without any new mismatches will return <X/000000001>. Mismatch Counter Reset Sending <Y> sets the Mismatch Counter to 000000000. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 293: Device Control
Disabling the imager will not affect any commands that have already been downloaded. Enable Read Cycle Sending <H> will turn the imager ON and allow it to enter read cycles. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 294: Differences From Default
Click Send and Save to send the settings to the imager and save them, or Send to Reader to send the settings without saving them. Important: To use Differences from Default, connect to the imager and Receive Reader Settings via the Send/Recv button on the toolbar. 7-10 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 295: Master Database
Loads the next symbol decoded into the selected index. Database Size here. Saves the database to the imager. Loads the imager’s saved master symbols into ESP. Double-click a row to enter data into popup text box. 7-11 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 296 The table below specifies the maximum number of characters available to each symbol according the number of master symbols defined, from 1 to 10. Master Symbol Maximum Number Characters 3000 1500 1000 # 10 7-12 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 297 3. Double-click on each master symbol number in the table, type master symbol data in the popup dialog that appears, and click OK. 4. When all master symbol data has been entered, click the Send Database to the Reader button. 7-13 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 298 2. Click the Read Symbol into Selected Index button. Caution: If an index with existing data is selected, that data will be overwritten by the new decoded data when this command is used. 7-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 299 Send the <NEWM> command from ESP’s Terminal. The imager returns: <NEWM/next master to load> Once a symbol has been read and loaded, the status will be cleared and the response will be <NEWM/0>. 7-15 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 300 Master symbol data can be deleted using ESP. 1. Click the Utilities button to access the master symbol. 2. Click the Master Database tab and double-click the symbol number to be deleted. 3. Delete text and click OK. 7-16 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 301: Firmware
Firmware Update is used to download application code to the imager. Application code versions are specific to the imager. Consult with a sales representative before downloading application code. If needed, application code can be requested from Microscan. To download application code: 1.
Page 302 (Display Kernel Firmware Part Number) is sent, the imager returns: <#k/35-XXXXXX-RR>. When <#p> (Display System Configuration File Part Number) is sent, the imager returns: <#p/Sys_Cfg_P/N>. When <#s> (Display SafeMode Firmware Part Number) is sent, the imager returns: <#s/SafeMode_P/N>. 7-18 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 303 (Display Application Firmware Checksum) is sent, the imager returns: <!a/APP_CHECKSUM>. When <!d> (Display DSP Firmware Checksum) is sent, the imager returns: <!d/DSP_CHECKSUM>. When <!p> (Display System Configuration File Checksum) is sent, the imager returns: <!d/CFG_CHECKSUM>. 7-19 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 304 (Display DSP Firmware Build Number) is sent, the imager returns: <#d/35-XXXXXX-RR.BBB>. When <#k.> (Display Kernel Firmware Build Number) is sent, the imager returns: <#k/35-XXXXXX-RR.BBB>. When <#p.> (Display System Configuration File Build Number) is sent, the imager returns: <#p/35-XXXXXX-RR.BBB>. 7-20 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 305: Bar Code Configuration Mode
Once Bar Code Configuration Mode has been entered, the Data Matrix symbols can be thought of as serial data. You can configure the imager by printing labels in Microscan’s serial command format. Commands are processed as if the data were streamed in through the serial port.
Page 306: Calibration
<@OPTIC> command should only be used when changing the lens module. Important: <@OPTIC> is not supported by the QX Hawk C-Mount Imager. Sending the <@OPTIC> command puts the imager into a setup mode for the purpose of improving the accuracy of the focal distance parameter (<K525>). The imager comes with a default focal curve based on unit averages.
Page 307: Default/Reset/Save
<Arp> command is sent. Defaults Defaults are Microscan firmware settings or saved customer settings that can be recalled, either by software or hardware reset. 7-23 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 308 By first doing an EZ Button default to restore the known Microscan defaults, the user can then recall the previous customer-saved settings with an <Arc>...
Page 309: Imager Status
All Range Request This request will return the current settings of all commands within the user-defined range, starting with the lowest user-defined K command value and ending with the highest user-defined K command value. 7-25 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 310 This request will return the value range and storage type description of all fields in the requested K command. <Knnnd> Single Command Default This request will default a single K command to original factory parameters. 7-26 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 311: Learn Operations
A QX Hawk in a Learned state has not been saved. Cycling power will remove any Learned state information and the imager will power-on in its configured state. A QX Hawk is saved in a Learning state. The imager will power-on in the Learning state and will learn the first Data Matrix symbol decoded.
Page 312: Reboot System
Reboot System Reboot System Sending a <reboot> command from ESP’s Terminal will “cold-reboot” the system, starting from Boot Code. 7-28 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 313: Static Validation
(ANSI) Symbol Contrast grading is defined this way: A (4.0) if SC ? 70% B (3.0) if SC ? 55% C (2.0) if SC ? 40% D (1.0) if SC ? 20% F (0.0) if SC ? 20% 7-29 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 314 The grade is defined in this way: A (4.0) if UEC ? .62 B (3.0) if UEC ? .50 C (2.0) if UEC ? .37 D (1.0) if UEC ? .25 F (0.0) if UEC ? .25 7-30 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 315: Targeting
(lower-case L and numeral 1) from ESP’s Terminal activates the imager’s targeting system. Important: <l1> is not supported by the QX Hawk C-Mount Imager. De-activate Targeting System Sending a <l0> command (lower-case L and numeral 0) de-activates the imager’s targeting system.
Page 316: Y-Modem Transfer Options
160 x 128 (Eighth - divide by 8) (5.) Type .bmp (Bitmap image - no loss of resolution) .jpg (JPEG image - loss of resolution with compression) JPEG Compression Quality (1-100%) _q1.jpg _q100.jpg Examples: <uy,/saved/noread/2/320x256_gs.bmp> <uy,/saved/noread/2/320x256_q33.jpg> 7-32 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 317 Utilities Y-Modem Download (Code) <dy,key> app.bin dsp.bin ker.bin Note: The “key” field only accepts app.bin, dsp.bin, or ker.bin. 7-33 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 318: Temperature
C. The output from this command is only updated after an image frame has been captured. If the command is requested without capturing an image, the temperature value will not change. Example Response: <TEMP/30.50c> 7-34 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 319 Appendix J Allen-Bradley Version 16 PLC Setup..............A-107 Appendix K Allen-Bradley Version 20 PLC Setup ..............A-120 Appendix L EIPScan Setup ...................... A-132 Appendix M Interface Standards ....................A-138 Appendix N Glossary of Terms ....................A-139 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 320: Appendix A General Specifications
QX Hawk Dimensions activity, I/O Beeper: Good Read, Match/Mismatch, No Read, serial Note: Nominal dimensions shown. command confirmation, On/Off Typical tolerances apply. Green Flash (Standard QX Hawk): Good Read Red X (Standard QX Hawk): Symbol locator QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 321 (13 mA at 24VDC) < 100 Outputs (1, 2, 3): Bi-directional, Optoisolated, 1–28V rated (I mA at 24VDC, current limited by user) QX Hawk C-Mount Dimensions Note: Nominal dimensions shown. Typical tolerances apply. QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 322 ISO/IEC 15416 in a 25° C environment. For application-specific Read Range results, testing should be performed with symbols used in the actual application. Microscan Applications Engineering is available to assist with evaluations. Results may vary depending on symbol quality. Warranty–For current warranty nformation on this product, please visit www.microscan.com/warranty.
Page 323 Appendices QX-1 Interface Device Mechanical Height: .75" (19.1 mm) Width: 2.50" (83.5 mm) Depth: 3.15" (80 mm) Weight: 7 oz. (200 g) QX-1 Dimensions QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 324: General Specifications
0.020 (0.51) 1 to 9.5 (25 to 241) 1.3 (33) 7.5 (191) 2 (51) 6 (152) 0.035 (0.89) 0.050 (1.27) 1 to 23.5 (25 to 597) 1.3 (33) 18.3 (465) 3.8 (97) 19 (483) QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 325 0.0150 (0.38) 1 to 9.5 (25 to 241) 1.3 (33) 7.5 (191) 2 (51) 6 (152) 0.020 (0.51) 0.0300 (0.76) 1 to 23.5 (25 to 597) 1.3 (33) 18.3 (465) 3.8 (97) 19 (483) QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 326 QX Hawk, Industrial Imager, C-Mount Optic, Serial, CCD, SXGA FIS-6801-0010G QX Hawk, Industrial Imager, C-Mount Optic, Serial, CMOS, WVGA FIS-6801-0500G QX Hawk, Industrial Imager, 15 Degree Optic, Serial, CCD, SXGA FIS-6801-0510G QX Hawk, Industrial Imager, 15 Degree Optic, Serial, CMOS, WVGA FIS-6801-0200G...
Page 327 Kit, 15° Lens, QX Hawk 98-000147-02 Kit, 30° Lens, QX Hawk 98-000147-03 Kit, 45° Lens, QX Hawk 98-000205-01 Kit, Glass Window with IR Coating, QX Hawk 98-000206-01 Kit, Glass Window, QX Hawk 98-000206-02 Kit, Lexan Window with Metal Bezel, QX Hawk 98-000149-01...
Page 328 Kit, Mounting Stand Base Plate 98-000016-01 Kit, Mounting Arm/Adapter, MS-820/QX-830/QX-870, 6 inch 99-000056-01 Accessory, Bracket, Smart Series DOAL 50 to QX Hawk 99-000058-01 Accessory, Bracket, Smart Series DOAL 75 to QX Hawk 99-000060-01 Accessory, Bracket, Smart Series DOAL 100 to QX Hawk...
Page 329: Appendix B Electrical Specifications
Brown Default Green New Master Yellow Output 1 Gray Output 3 Pink Ground Blue Input Common RS-232 (Host) RxD Black RS-232 (Host) TxD Violet Output 2 Gray/Pink Output Common Red/Blue Continued next page A-11 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 330 Electrical Specifications QX Hawk Connectors and Pinouts (continued) RS-422/485 RxD (–) Input RS-232 TxD/ Common RS-232 RTS Terminated Trigger TX (+) Ground Terminated RX (–) RS-232 RxD/ RS-422/485 RS-232 CTS RxD (+) RX (+) Power RS-422/485 TxD (+) Terminated Terminated Input 1 TX (–)
Page 331 Connectors 1, 2, and 3 can be used to bus power and data as required by the application. The connectors on the QX-1 interface device physically mirror those on the QX Hawk imager, but they do not have explicit pin assignments. The QX-1 connectors take on the communications and power roles that are assigned to them.
Page 332 Outputs can be configured as either NPN or PNP, but NPN and PNP cannot be mixed in a system, because the output common is shared by all outputs. NPN Output for Host Input NPN Output for External Load A-14 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 333 Appendices PNP Output for Host Input A-15 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 334 Electrical Specifications PNP Output for External Load A-16 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 335 All discrete inputs are optoisolated. Inputs can be configured as either NPN or PNP, but NPN and PNP cannot be mixed in a system, because the input common is shared by all inputs. A-17 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 336 Electrical Specifications A-18 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 337 Appendices Output Wiring A-19 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 338: Appendix C Ground And Shield Considerations
Ground loops (signal degradation due to different ground potentials in communicating devices) can be eliminated or minimized by ensuring that both the host, imager, and their power supplies are connected to a common earth ground. A-20 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 339 “2-Terminal Power Supply” must still provide an “Earth” connection to the imager. “Signal Ground” can be used for communications and/or discrete signal ground reference. It must not be used as Power Ground or Earth Ground. A-21 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 340: Appendix D Flying Lead Cordset Pinouts
61-000166-XX connects to QX Hawk Connector B (serial) and QX-1 Connector 2. 61-000167-XX – M12 12-Pin Socket to Flying Leads 61-000167-XX connects to QX Hawk Connector A and QX-1 Connectors 1 and 3. A-22 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 341: Appendix E Serial Commands
<K201,serial trigger character> External Trigger State <K202,external trigger state> End of Read Cycle <K220,mode,read cycle timeout> Decodes Before Output <K221,number before output> Multisymbol <K222,number of symbols,multisymbol separator> Serial Trigger Start Character <K229,start character> A-23 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 342 <K481,status,check character output status,fixed symbol length BC412 status,fixed symbol length> DataBar-14 (GS1 DataBar) <K482,status> DataBar Limited (GS1 DataBar) <K483,status> DataBar Expanded (GS1 DataBar) <K484,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length> MicroPDF417 <K485,status,unused,fixed length status,fixed symbol length> A-24 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 343 Symbol Quality Output 3 axial non-uniformity threshold,output on unused ECC,unused ECC threshold> Output 1 Parameters <K810,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> Output 2 Parameters <K811,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> Output 3 Parameters <K812,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> A-25 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 344 Save Current Settings to Configuration <K255+,index> Database Load Current Settings from Configuration <K255–,index> Database Request Database Index Setting <K255?,index> Request All Database Settings <K255?> <K256,switch mode,frame count/time,image process looping, Database Mode image dimensions> A-26 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 345 Format Extract <K740,output index,start location,length> Format Insert <K741,output index,length,hex string> Format Assign <K742,symbol number,status> Output Format Status <K743,output format status> <K744,filter number,symbology type,length,wildcard,placeholder, Output Filter Configuration data,unused,database index> Number of Filters <K745,number of filters> A-27 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 346 Serial Utility Commands are sent during operations and are not followed by <A> or <Z>. Serial Configuration Commands (K Commands) Microscan’s serial configuration commands begin with a single “K” character followed by a 3-digit numeric character, comma-separated command fields, and an initializing command, as follows: <Knumeric character,data,data,...etc.><initializing command>...
Page 347 To enter control characters within a serial command, hold down the Ctrl key while typing the desired character. Example: To enter a carriage return and line feed (^ M^ J), enter <K141,1,CNTL-m CNTL-j> A-29 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 348 Serial Commands Serial Configuration Commands The following serial commands can be entered through ESP’s Terminal to control QX Hawk functions. Detailed descriptions of command parameters are available in Parameters. Communication RS-232 A <K100,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits> RS-232 B <K101,status,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits>...
Page 349 0 = None Options: 0 = None 1 = Even 2 = Odd Stop Bits (RS-232 B) Serial Cmd: <K101,status,baud rate,parity,stop bits,data bits> Default: 0 = One Options: 0 = One 1 = Two A-31 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 350 Default: 1 = Eight Options: 0 = Seven 1 = Eight Ethernet Status (Ethernet) Serial Cmd: <K126,status,IP address,subnet,gateway,IP address mode> Default: 1 = Enabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-32 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 351 1024 – 65535 RS-232 A Data Type Symbol Data Output (RS-232 A Data Type) Serial Cmd: <K130,symbol data output,extended data,diagnostic output,external source processing mode> Default: 1 = Enabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-33 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 352 1 = Enabled External Source Processing Mode (RS-232 B Data Type) Serial Cmd: <K131,symbol data output,extended data,diagnostic output,external source processing mode> Default: 1 = Command Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Command 2 = Data A-34 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 353 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Extended Data (Ethernet TCP Port 1 Data Type) Serial Cmd: <K133,symbol data output,extended data,diagnostic output,external source processing mode> Default: 1 = Enabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-35 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 354 Default: 1 = Command Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Command 2 = Data Preamble Status (Preamble) Serial Cmd: <K141,status,preamble character(s)> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-36 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 355 ACK/NAK Options Serial Cmd: <K147,RES,REQ,STX,ETX,ACK,NAK> RES,REQ,STX,ETX,ACK,NAK Defaults (ACK/NAK Options) RES: (Reset) 00 (disabled) REQ: (Request) 00 (disabled) STX: (Start of Text) 00 (disabled) ETX: (End of Text) 00 (disabled) ACK: (Acknowledge) NAK: (Negative Acknowledge) A-37 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 356 Protocol (Protocol Selection) Serial Cmd: <K160,protocol,address,protocol port> Options: 0 = Point-to-Point 1 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS 2 = Point-to-Point with XON/XOFF 3 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS and XON/XOFF 4 = ACK/NAK 5 = Polling Mode A-38 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 357 <K160,protocol,address,protocol port> Default: Options: 0 – 1 0 = Main RS-232 on QX Hawk Connector A 1 = RS-422/485 on QX Hawk Connector B External Data Routing Mode (External Data Routing) Serial Cmd: <K161,mode,destination port,ambles to source,echo to source,output at end of read cycle,output at ETX,output at timeout>...
Page 358 200 (x10 ms = 2 seconds) Options: 0 – 65535 Array Communication Modes Mode (Array Communication Modes) Serial Cmd: <K162,mode,source,daisy chain i.d. status,daisy chain i.d.> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Daisy Chain A-40 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 359 Source (Array Communication Modes) Serial Cmd: <K162,mode,source,daisy chain i.d. status,daisy chain i.d.> Default: 1 = RS-232 on QX Hawk Connector B Options: 0 = RS-232 on QX Hawk Connector A 1 = RS-232 on QX Hawk Connector B 2 = RS-422 on QX Hawk Connector B...
Page 360 <K200,trigger mode,leading edge trigger filter,trailing edge trigger filter> Default: (~10 ms) Options: 1 to 65535 (x 32.0 µs) Serial Trigger Character (Delimited) Serial Cmd: <K201,serial trigger character> Default: Space (0x20) Options: Any 7-bit ASCII character A-42 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 361 Multisymbol Number of Symbols (Multisymbol) Serial Cmd: <K222,number of symbols,multisymbol separator> Default: Options: 1 to 100 Multisymbol Separator (Multisymbol) Serial Cmd: <K222,number of symbols,multisymbol separator> Default: , (comma) Options: Any 7-bit ASCII character A-43 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 362 Default: NULL (0x00) Options: Two hex digits representing any ASCII character except <, >, XON, and XOFF. Image Processing Timeout Serial Cmd: <K245,processing timeout> Default: 200 (0.2 seconds) Options: 1 to 65535 A-44 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 363 Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled 2 = Required Separator Status (Composite) Serial Cmd: <K453,symbology status,separator status,separator> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-45 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 364 Fixed Symbol Length Status (Code 39) Serial Cmd: <K470,status,check character status,check character output status,large intercharacter gap,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,full ASCII set> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-46 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 365 1 = Enabled Large Intercharacter Gap (Codabar) Serial Cmd: <K471,status,start/stop match,start/stop output,large intercharacter gap,fixed symbol length status,symbol length,check character type,check character output> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-47 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 366 Check Character Status (Interleaved 2 of 5) Serial Cmd: <K472,status,check character status,check character output status,symbol length #1,symbol length #2,guard bar status,range mode status> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-48 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 367 UPC-E as UPC-A> Default: 3 = Both Standard and Edge-to-Edge Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Standard 2 = Edge-to-Edge 3 = Both Standard and Edge-to-Edge A-49 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 368 2 = 5 characters only Format UPC-E as UPC-A (UPC/EAN) Serial Cmd: <K473,UPC status,EAN status,supplementals status,separator status, separator character,supplemental type,format UPC-E as UPC-A> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-50 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 369 Serial Cmd: <K474,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,EAN 128 status, output format,application record separator status,application record separator character,application record brackets,application record padding,separation factor> Default: 0 = Standard Options: 0 = Standard 1 = Application A-51 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 370 <K474,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,EAN 128 status, output format,application record separator status,application record separator character,application record brackets,application record padding,separation factor> Default: 0 = Normal Options: 0 = Normal 1 = High 2 = Highest A-52 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 371 1 to 2710 Decode at End of Read Cycle (PDF417) Serial Cmd: <K476,status,unused,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,unused,decode at end of read cycle> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-53 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 372 Default: 0 = Forward Options: 0 = Forward 1 = Reverse Fixed Threshold Value (Pharmacode) Serial Cmd: <K477,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length,minimum bars,bar width status,direction,fixed threshold value> Default: Options: 1 to 65535 A-54 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 373 <K485,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Fixed Symbol Length (MicroPDF417) Serial Cmd: <K485,status,fixed symbol length status,fixed symbol length> Options: 1 to 366 A-55 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 374 Symbol Quality Output 3 axial non-uniformity threshold,output on unused ECC,unused ECC threshold> Output 1 Parameters <K810,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> Output 2 Parameters <K811,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> Output 3 Parameters <K812,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> A-56 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 375 <K704,separator,decodes per trigger status> Default: , (comma) Options: Any 7-bit ASCII character Decodes per Trigger Status (Quality Output) Serial Cmd: <K704,separator,decodes per trigger status> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-57 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 376 1 = Enabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled No Read Message (No Read Message) Serial Cmd: <K714,no read message status,No Read message> Default: NOREAD Options: Any valid ASCII string up to 128 characters A-58 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 377 Default: 0 = Active Open Options: 0 = Active Open 1 = Active Closed Green Flash LED (Standard QX Hawk Only) Green Flash Mode (Green Flash LED) Serial Cmd: <K750,green flash mode,unused,green flash duration> Default: 1 = Good Read...
Page 378 2 = Trigger 3 = Unlatch Outputs 4 = Parameter Switch Default on Power-On (EZ Button) Serial Cmd: <K770,global status,default on power-on> Default: 1 = Enabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled A-60 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 379 Appendices EZ Button Modes (Standard QX Hawk) Serial Cmd: <K771,one beep,two beeps,three beeps,four beeps> Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled One Beep Two Beeps Three Beeps Four Beeps 0 = Disabled 0 = Disabled 0 = Disabled 0 = Disabled...
Page 380 Service Unit (Diagnostics Output 1) Serial Cmd: <K790,service unit> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Diagnostics Output 2 Serial Cmd: <K791,service unit> Diagnostics Output 3 Serial Cmd: <K792,service unit> A-62 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 381 2 = Latch Mode 2 (Unlatch Opposite Condition) 3 = Latch Mode 3 (Unlatch Re-Enter Read Cycle) Output 2 Parameters Serial Cmd: <K811,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> Output 3 Parameters Serial Cmd: <K812,output on,output state,pulse width,output mode> A-63 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 382 No Read,sequence on mismatch> Default: Options: 0 to 3000 Match Length (Matchcode) Serial Cmd: <K223,matchcode type,sequential matching,match start position,match length,wild card character,sequence on No Read,sequence on mismatch> Default: Options: 1 to 3000 A-64 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 383 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Master Symbol Index (Master Symbol) Serial Cmd: <K231,index,master symbol data> Options: 1 to 32768 Master Symbol Data (Master Symbol) Serial Cmd: <K231,index,master symbol data> Options: Any valid ASCII string A-65 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 384 Serial Cmd: <K736,status,replacement string> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Replacement String (Mismatch Replace) Serial Cmd: <K736,status,replacement string> Default: MISMATCH Options: Any valid ASCII string up to 128 characters A-66 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 385 Serial Cmd: <K409,status,service message,threshold,resolution> Default: 0 = Seconds Options: 0 = Seconds 1 = Minutes User-Defined Name Serial Cmd: <K412,user-defined name> Default: QX Hawk Options: Any valid ASCII string up to 50 characters A-67 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 386 <K516,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width> Default: Options: 0 to (960 – row depth) Column Pointer (Window of Interest) Serial Cmd: <K516,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width> Default: Options: 0 to (1280 – column width) A-68 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 387 Mode (Illumination, Standard QX Hawk) Serial Cmd: <K539,mode,intensity> Default: 1 = Bright Field Options: 0 = Always Off 1 = Bright Field 2 = Mode 2 3 = Mode 3 4 = Mode 4 (Internal Off) A-69 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 388 Serial Cmd: <K542,sub-sampling> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = 4:1 2 = 16:1 Morphological Pre-Processing Serial Cmd: <K550,status> Default: 0 = Disable Options: 0 = Disable 1 = Enable A-70 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 389 Mode (External Illumination Mode) Serial Cmd: <K553,mode> Default: 0 = No External Illumination Control Options: 0 = No External Illumination Control 1 = Always ON 2 = Always OFF 3 = Always ON During Read Cycle A-71 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 390 Index (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Options: 1 to 10 Shutter Speed (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default:...
Page 391 Gain (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default: Options: 0 to 33 Focal Distance (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default:...
Page 392 Serial Commands Column Width (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default: Options: 8 to (752 – column pointer) Symbol Type (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row...
Page 393 Appendices Morphology Size (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CMOS) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,sub-sampling,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default: 3 = Small Options: 3 = Small 5 = Medium 7 = Large Configuration Database (Standard QX Hawk, CCD)
Page 394 Serial Commands Column Pointer (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CCD) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,unused,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default: Options: 0 to (752 – column width) Row Depth (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CCD) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,unused,row pointer,column...
Page 395 Appendices Morphology Operation (Configuration Database, Standard QX Hawk, CCD) Serial Cmd: <K255,index,shutter speed,gain,focal distance,unused,row pointer,column pointer,row depth,column width,symbol type,morphology operation,morphology size> Default: 0 = Disable Options: 0 = Disable 1 = Erode 2 = Dilate 3 = Open 4 = Close...
Page 396 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Image Dimensions (Database Mode) Serial Cmd: <K256,switch mode,frame count/time,image process looping,image dimensions> Default: 0 = Window of Interest Options: 0 = Window of Interest 1 = Region of Interest A-78 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 397 Then, with the next index number, enter either an extract or insert command to continue building the output string. Continue this process until the string is complete. Serial Cmd: <K741,output index,length,hex string> Options: 1 to 100 A-79 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 398 2 = Formatted output status for symbol # 2. 10 = Formatted output status for symbol # 10. Status (Format Assign) Serial Cmd: <K742,symbol number,status> Default: 0 = Disabled Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled (Assign parameters to specified symbol.) A-80 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 399 11 = MicroPDF417 12 = Composite 13 = BC412 14 = Data Matrix 15 = QR Code Length (Output Filter Configuration) Serial Cmd: <K744,filter number,symbology type,length,wildcard,placeholder,data, decode direction,database index> Default: Options: 0 to 128 A-81 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 400 Database Index (Output Filter Configuration) Serial Cmd: <K744,filter number,symbology type,length,wildcard,placeholder,data, decode direction,database index> Default: (any index) Options: 0 to 10 Number of Filters Serial Cmd: <K745,number of filters> Default: Options: 0 to 10 A-82 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 401 Command Name Bar Code Configuration <BCCFG> Enter Bar Code Configuration <@CAL> Enter Auto Calibration Calibration <@OPTIC> Initiate Lens Calibration (Standard QX Hawk only) <N> No Read Counter <O> No Read Counter Reset <T> Trigger Counter Counters <U> Trigger Counter Reset <V>...
Page 402 <reboot> Cold Boot System from Boot Code Static Validation <VAL> Perform Static Validation of Data Matrix Symbol <l1> Activate Targeting System (Standard QX Hawk only) Targeting <l0> De-activate Targeting System (Standard QX Hawk only) Temperature <@TEMP> Display Current Image Sensor Temperature <uy,path and image file...
Page 403: Appendix F Protocol Commands
Protocol Command (Entered in menu or Effect of Command (Mnemonic displayed on menu) Value serial command) Reset Request Reset Start of Text End of Text Acknowledge Negative Acknowledge Begin Transmission XOFF Stop Transmission A-85 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 404 ‘NAK’ (host rejects) imager_TX symbol data (resend data) HOST_TX ‘ACK’ (transaction complete) Transfer 2 HOST_TX <K141?> imager_TX ‘ACK’ imager_TX <K141,0> timeout reached... timeout reached... timeout reached... Timeout Reached transaction aborted, data is flushed A-86 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 405 Transfer 1 HOST_TX <K141,0>a imager_TX ‘ACK’ Transfer 2 HOST_TX <K141?>B imager_TX ‘ACK’ imager_TX <K141,0>a HOST_TX ‘ACK’ Error Condition Transfer 1 HOST_TX <k141,0>x (BAD LRC) imager_TX ‘NAK’ HOST_TX <K141,0>a (GOOD LRC) imager_TX ‘ACK’ A-87 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 406 Protocol Commands Setup 3 0x00 (disabled) 0x00 (disabled) 0x28 ‘(‘ 0x29 ‘)’ 0x06 0x15 enabled Transfer 1 HOST_TX (<K141,0>)H imager_TX ‘ACK’ Transfer 2 HOST_TX (<K141?>)k imager_TX ‘ACK’ imager_TX (<K141,^M>)w HOST_TX ‘ACK’ A-88 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 407 ‘!’ Error Condition Transfer 1 HOST_TX (<K141,0>)H imager_TX ‘ACK’ HOST_TX (<K100?>)n imager_TX ‘ACK’ HOST_TX ‘!’ imager_TX (<K100,8,0,0,1>)X timeout reached... imager_TX ‘=’ timeout reached... imager_TX ‘=’ timeout reached... imager_TX ‘=’ timeout reached... imager_TX ‘!’ A-89 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 408 ‘REQ’ (Unit requests an ‘ACK’ again) timeout reached... imager_TX ‘REQ’ (Unit requests an ‘ACK’ again) timeout reached... imager_TX ‘REQ’ (Unit requests an ‘ACK’ again) timeout reached... imager_TX ‘RES’ (Terminate Transfer 1, data is flushed) A-90 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 409 (Retry Event) imager_TX ‘0x1C’ ‘STX’ <T/00000> ‘ETX’ (Unit sends again) HOST_TX ‘ACK’ (Host receives data) imager_TX ‘RES’ (Terminate Transfer 1) The protocol makes 3 retry attempts before data is flushed and transfer is aborted. A-91 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 410 ‘REQ’ (Unit requests an ‘ACK’ again) timeout reached... imager_TX ‘REQ’ (Unit requests an ‘ACK’ again) timeout reached... imager_TX ‘REQ’ (Unit requests an ‘ACK’ again) timeout reached... imager_TX ‘RES’ (Terminate Transfer 1, data is flushed) A-92 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 411 ‘0x1C’ ‘STX’ <T/00000> ‘ETX’ ‘GOOD LRC’ (Unit sends again) HOST_TX ‘ACK’ (Host receives data) imager_TX ‘RES’ Terminate Transfer 1) The protocol makes 3 retry attempts before data is flushed and transfer is aborted. A-93 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 412: Appendix G Ascii Table
ASCII Table Appendix G — ASCII Table Ctrl “ & < > A-94 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 413: Appendix H Configuring Ethernet Tcp/Ip
1. From the Windows Start Menu, open Control Panel and double-click Network Connections. 2. The Network Connections dialog will appear. Double-click the icon for the Local Area Connection being used in the application. A-95 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 414 Network Connection Details. 4. A connected QX Hawk’s default address information can be verified in ESP by clicking the Search button in the Connection Wizard. Compare the imager’s IP address to the host’s IP address to determine whether or not they are in the same subnet range (this can be determined by your I.T.
Page 415 On the Local Area Connection Properties dialog, double-click Internet Protocol (TCP-IP). 6. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog will appear. Select Use the following IP address to set the IP Address, Subnet, and Gateway. A-97 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 416: Appendix I Using Ethernet/Ip
The Product Code is 6800. QX Hawk EtherNet/IP Object Model QX Hawk uses Class 1 connected messaging to communicate most data in three different io assemblies. The user chooses one of two input assemblies, plus the output assembly, to create a Class 1 connection.
Page 417 A 32 bit length field, followed by STRING32 STRING UDINT and BYTE[] 8 bit ASCII characters QX Hawk Small IN Assembly 0x64, 100 decimal (IN = QX Hawk -> PLC) Size (# of Data Field # Data Type Field Name Type Elements...
Page 418 Using EtherNet/IP QX Hawk Big IN Assembly 0x65, 101 decimal (IN = QX Hawk -> PLC) Size (# of Data Field # Data Type Field Name Type Elements User-Defined Tag Echo Echo from asm OUT 0xC6 Command Echo (32 bit flags)
Page 419 User Defined Tag Echo, Command Echo, Output Control Echo These are a direct echo of the equivalent fields in the OUT assembly. They provide the PLC programmer with a method of verifying that the OUT data has been received by QX Hawk. External Input Status (Physical Pin State)
Page 420 This provides the PLC programmer a method of uniquely identifying multiple imagers in the system. This field serves no functional purpose in the QX Hawk. The value sent by the PLC for this field is echoed back to the input assemblies.
Page 421 Clear Read Cycle Report and Counters Unlatch Outputs 18-31 Reserved The PLC programmer should verify that a Command has been received by QX Hawk by observing the equivalent “echo” field in the IN assemblies. Trigger (0) Edge event-driven. Takes effect when read mode is Serial, Edge, or Level. A transition from 0 to 1 is a rising edge trigger event.
Page 422 This assembly enables the PLC to send serial commands to the device, similar to a serial port. Known Issues and Limitations 1. External Output Control has not been implemented yet. 2. There is currently no way to receive serial command responses back from the QX Hawk. A-104 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 423 Read Cycle Trigger Mode = External Edge or External Level. Symbol Data Output = Enabled globally and for EtherNet/IP. When to Output = As Soon As Possible. End of Read Cycle = Timeout. No Read message = Enabled. A-105 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 424 Not implemented. status indicator will be steady RED. While the device is performing its Flashing GREEN Self-test power-up testing, the module status Per requirement. indicator will be flashing GREEN / RED. A-106 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 425: Appendix J Allen-Bradley Version 16 Plc Setup
This setup procedure was also followed in RSLogix with a CompactLogix 5332E as the processor, though the final program was not tested with a CompactLogix processor. 1. Create the I/O Configuration for the base system, including the system’s Ethernet interface: A-107 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 426 Allen-Bradley Version 16 PLC Setup 2. Add QX Hawk by right-clicking on the Ethernet interface, and select “New Module”: 3. Select “ETHERNET-MODULE Generic Ethernet Module”, and click OK: A-108 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 427 4. Configure the following fields: “Name” = A useful name to remember the unit “IP Address” = The IP Address of QX Hawk “Comm Format” = “Data – DINT” “Input” “Assembly Instance” = Choose either 100 (Small) or 101 (Big) “Input”...
Page 428 Example: For Big IN (Instance 101, Size 44): 6. Configure the “Required Packet Interval (RPI)” and click OK. 20 ms or slower is strongly recommended. 10 ms is the minimum allowed by QX Hawk: A-110 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 429 Appendices 7. Double-click on the “Controller Tags” item, and verify QX Hawk’s :I and :O tags appear in the Controller Tags window: 8. Open the “Main Routine”: A-111 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 430 Click the icon at left in this PDF to display attached files. Right-click the 32-000001-xx.L5X file and select Save Attachment. After you have saved the 32-000001-xx.L5X file, navigate to it and click Import in the Import Rung dialog. A-112 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 431 Appendices 11. At the “Import Configuration” window, link the first two items to the module name assigned earlier: 12. Link “:I” to the input assembly: A-113 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 432 Allen-Bradley Version 16 PLC Setup 13. Link “:O” to the output assembly: 14. Delete any empty rungs: A-114 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 433 15. Select one CPS instruction per rung, the “_small_pt” on the left, or the “_big_pt” on the right. Keep the one that corresponds to the assembly sizes configured for the module, and delete the other: 16. In this example, the small assembly set has been kept: A-115 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 434 In this example, the big assembly set has been kept: For the remainder of this document, the big assembly set is demonstrated. The system is now configured enough to test communication with QX Hawk. 17. Select the control button next to “Offline”, and select “Download”:...
Page 435 Appendices 18. Once the program has downloaded, make sure the PLC is in Run Mode: 19. To open the Program Tags, right-click on “Program Tags” and select “Monitor Tags”: A-117 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 436 Allen-Bradley Version 16 PLC Setup 20. Expand the “QXHawk_IO_big_pt” so that the .IN and .OUT structures and values are visible: 21. Change the “.OUT.usertag” to non-zero: A-118 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 437 The “.IN.usertag_echo” will change to match the same value as the “.OUT.usertag”: This confirms that two-way communication with QX Hawk is successful. It is left to the programmer to move or modify the CPS instructions in the Main Program according to the application’s requirements.
Page 438: Appendix K Allen-Bradley Version 20 Plc Setup
Appendix K — Allen-Bradley Version 20 PLC Setup To add a new EDS file to RSLogix 5000 Version 20 select the EDS Hardware Installation Tool from the menu item under Tools. Click the Next button. A-120 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 439 Appendices Make sure the Register an EDS file(s) radio button is selected, then click Next. Click the Browse button to locate the new EDS file on your PC. Then click Next. A-121 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 440 Allen-Bradley Version 20 PLC Setup Click the Next button. Click the Next button. A-122 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 441 Appendices Click the Next button. Click the Finish button. A-123 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 442 To find your camera in the list, type fis and the dialog will show only devices with the letters “fis” in the name. Either double-click the camera you want or highlight it and click the Create button. A-124 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 443 After the new device has been added to the project, the default assembly data will be the small size. You can change it to large by double-clicking the camera menu item in the tree control and clicking the Change button on the dialog. A-125 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 444 Allen-Bradley Version 20 PLC Setup Select the large assembly size and click the OK button when done. A-126 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 445 Open the Controller Tags dialog and select the Monitor Tags tab at the bottom. Then expand the output array. The trigger bit is the first bit of the 5th byte offset which is data[4].0. Setting this bit to 1 should trigger a read on the camera. A-127 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 446 For the IO_big connection size scroll down where data[44] is the first byte of the read data length and data[48] is the start of the data string. A-128 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 447 Appendices The input data assembly is as follows. Note: If the camera fails to read, make sure to enable External Trigger in ESP. A-129 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 448 Using Add-On-Instruction Tags Insert the new AOI into the program. Create the proper tags and associated links. Open the Program Tags dialog and trigger a read by changing the output tag from 0 to 1. A-130 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 449 Appendices Expand the input assembly and verify that the read data has populated the tags. Below is a screen shot of the small input assembly data. A-131 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 450: Appendix L Eipscan Setup
Appendix L — EIPScan Setup This procedure is for the EIPScan Test Tool published by Pyramid Solutions. 1. Right-click on “EIPScan Test Tool”, select “Add Device”: 2. Set the “IP Address” to match QX Hawk: A-132 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 451 Appendices QX Hawk will show up in the main window: 3. Right-click on QX Hawk, select “Add Class1 Connection”: A-133 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 452 5. Populate “Originator->Target” (OUT) with 12, and “Target->Originator” (Big IN) with 176: Alternately, “Target->Originator” could be set to 84 for the Small IN assembly. 6. Select “Rate”, and set packet rate to 20 milliseconds in both directions: A-134 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 453 Alternately, “Target->Originator” could be set to 100 for the Small IN assembly. 9. Click OK, and the io data windows will show up in the main area, below QX Hawk. 10. In the I/O menu, select “Run mode” so that there is a check mark next to it:...
Page 454 The order of data displayed in each assembly block corresponds to the object model documentation. For a quick test, we can simulate the PLC setting the “User Tag”, and QX Hawk echoing it back. 11. Click on the first byte (User Tag) in the green area (OUT):...
Page 455 Each byte, and bit, has a unique purpose. Please consult the object model for a description. Note that all data is displayed in little-endian order. A-137 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 456: Appendix M Interface Standards
In the QX Hawk, selection of interface is made by pin assignment and, in the case of host communication, by software switching between RS-232 and RS-422/RS-485.
Page 457: Appendix N Glossary Of Terms
Capture — The act of acquiring and storing video images in an imager or host computer. Also, the image captured. CCD — See Charge-Coupled Device. Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) — A semiconductor device with an array of light-sensitive elements that converts light images into electrical signals. A-139 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 458 Dynamic Range — The difference between the minimum and maximum thresholds of discernible images; the amount of usable signal. Edge Enhancement — Image processing method to strengthen high-spatial frequencies in the image. EPROM — See Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. A-140 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 459 Histogram — A graphical representation of the frequency of occurrence of each intensity or range of intensities (gray levels) of pixels in an image. The height represents the number of observations occurring in each interval. A-141 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 460 1 bits in the data field is even or odd. Picket Fence Orientation — A linear symbol orientation in which the bars are perpendicular to the symbol’s direction of travel. A-142 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 461 Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) — The creation of integrated circuits by combining thousands of transistor-based circuits on a single chip. Watchdog Timer — A security device that detects system crashes and attempts to reset the imager. A-143 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...
Page 462 Glossary of Terms A-144 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User Manual...