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Allen-Bradley DS Series User Manual (361 pages)

Enhanced Bar Code Decoders

Brand: Allen-Bradley | Category: Barcode Reader | Size: 1.38 MB

Publication
2
Table of Contents
3
Chapter Objectives
14
Using this Manual

14
- What the Package Includes
  14
- Contents of Manual
  15
- Conventions Used
  16
- Terminology
  16
- What You Need to Know
  16
- Related Publications
  17
- Chapter Objectives
  18
Decoder Features

18
- NEMA Type Enclosures
  18
- Scanner Ports
  18
- Power Supply
  19
- LED Indicators
  20
- AUX Port
  21
  - Decoder Configuration
    21
  - Manual Data Entry
    21
- LCD Display
  21
- Discrete I/O Modules
  22
- Host Port
  22
- Memory Backup
  22
- Power Connector and On/Off Switch
  22
- Decoder Options (NEMA Type 1 Decoders)
  24
  - Power Cords
    24
- Decoder Options (NEMA Type 4 Decoders)
  25
- Decoder Accessories
  28
- Scanners
  28
- Bar Code Symbologies
  31
- Chapter Objectives
  31
- Configuration Options
  31
  - Configuration Screens
    32
  - Host Commands
    32
- Function of Decoder
  31
Overview of Decoder Operations

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- Stand-Alone Operation
  32
- Host Operation
  33
  - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
    33
  - Host Computers
    35
- Types of Memory
  35
  - Operating Memory
    36
  - Storage Memory
    36
  - Memory Contents at Startup
    37
- Decoder Operating Modes
  38
  - Scanning Modes
    38
  - Decode Modes
    38
  - Sending Data to Host - Speed Vs. Timing
    39
- Chapter Objectives
  40
- Electrical Recommendations
  40
Installing the Decoder

40
- Power Requirements
  40
- Grounding
  41
- Replacing LED Label
  41
- Mounting the Decoder
  42
- Installing Power Cord
  43
- Quick Start for DS/DD Decoder Configuration and Scanner Setup
  45
  - Connect AUX Terminal
    45
  - Set Communication Parameters
    45
  - Apply Power and Select Language
    45
  - Select CRT Type
    46
  - Select Operations
    47
  - Set Symbology Parameters
    48
  - Configure Scanner(S)
    49
  - Customize as Required
    54
- Connecting the AUX Terminal
  54
- Connecting the Host Device
  55
- Installing I/O Modules
  58
- Connecting I/O Modules to External Devices
  59
- Wiring I/O Modules
  59
- Installing Conduit Hubs/Nema Type 4 Decoder
  61
  - Conduit Holes
    61
  - Conduit Connections
    61
- AUX Terminal Selector
  62
- Chapter Objectives
  62
- Connect and Set up AUX Terminal
  62
Introduction to AUX Terminal Configuration

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- Getting Started
  63
- Configuration Functions
  65
- Editing Conventions
  66
  - Highlight
    67
  - Moving Around the Screen
    67
  - Field Types
    68
    
    Select Field
    68
    
    Edit Field
    68
    
    Select/Edit Numeric Field
    68
  - Changing Fields
    68
  - Audible Beep
    70
  - Help Line
    70
    
    Select Mode
    70
    
    Edit Mode
    70
  - Command Line
    71
  - Command Summary
    71
Configuration: Symbology

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- Configure Symbology
  74
  - Code 39
    75
  - Code 39 Specific Lengths
    75
  - Code 39 Check Character
    76
  - Include Code 39 Check Character
    76
  - Interleaved 2
    76
  - Interleaved 2-Of-5 Specific Lengths
    76
  - Interleaved 2-Of-5 Check Character
    77
  - Include Interleaved 2-Of-5 Check Character
    77
  - Interleaved 2-Of-5 Guard Bars
    77
  - Codabar
    78
  - Codabar Specific Lengths
    78
  - Codabar Check Character
    78
  - Include Codabar Check Character
    78
  - Code 128
    80
  - Code 128 FNC1 Character
    80
  - Upc-A
    80
  - UPC-A Supplements
    80
  - Upc-E
    81
  - UPC-E Supplements
    81
  - Expand UPC-E
    82
  - EAN-8 Supplements
    82
  - Ean-13
    83
  - Quiet Zone Ratio (All Decoders)
    84
  - Space Tolerance (Pharma-Code Decoders Only)
    85
  - Bar Tolerance (Pharma-Code Decoders Only)
    85
  - Minimum Number of Bars (Pharma-Code Decoders Only)
    86
  - Decode Direction (a or B) (Pharma-Code Decoders Only)
    87
  - Wide to Narrow Bar Ratio (Pharma-Code Decoders Only)
    87
  - Code Verification List (Pharma-Code Decoders Only)
    88
Configuration: Scanner Control, Primary Match Table, Discrete I/O

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- Scanner Control, Primary Match Code Table, Discrete I/O
  89
  - Scanner a Control Parameters
    89
    
    Laser Light (Scanners a and B)
    90
    
    Decode Mode
    90
    
    No-Read Timer
    92
    
    Inter-Scan Timer
    93
    
    Capture Count
    94
    
    Symbols / Scan
    95
    
    Symbols/Package
    96
    
    Match Complete
    96
  - Scanner B Control Parameters
    96
    
    Laser Light
    97
    
    Decode Mode
    97
    
    Trigger Timeout
    99
  - Package Detect Input Parameters
    99
  - Package Detect Input a Filter
    99
    
    Package Detect Input a Sense
    100
    
    Package Detect Input B Filter
    100
    
    Package Detect Input B Sense
    101
  - Primary Match Table Parameters
    101
    
    Symbology (1 - 8)
    102
    
    Match Code String (1 - 8)
    102
  - Discrete I/O Parameters
    103
    
    Output State
    103
    
    Source
    104
    
    Output Condition
    104
    
    Output Duration
    109
Configuration: Extended Match Table and Counters

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- Extended Match Table
  114
  - Screen Status
    115
  - Status of Counter Set
    116
  - Mode
    116
  - Source
    118
  - Symbology
    118
  - Match Pattern String
    119
  - Count
    119
  - Loading
    120
  - Output Duration
    122
- AUX and LCD Display Parameters
  123
  - Display Data
    123
  - Message Format
    124
  - Scroll LCD
    125
  - Position: Bar Code Strings
    126
  - Position: Decoder Performance
    126
  - Position: Package Counter
    126
  - Position: Symbols Not Read Counter
    127
  - Position: Primary Counters
    127
  - Displaying Host Messages
    127
    
    ASCII Command
    128
    
    PCCC Command
    128
    
    How Scrolling Affects the Display of Host Messages
    129
  - LCD Display Examples
    130
Configuration: AUX and LCD Display Parameters

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- Adjusting Contrast of LCD Display
  132
  - AUX Terminal Display Examples
    132
Configuration: Host Message Replacement Rules

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- Introduction to Host Message Replacement Rules
  136
  - Symbols Vs. Host Message Fields
    137
  - Introduction to Host Message Replacement Rules
    137
  - Metacharacters
    138
  - Processing Order
    142
- Configuration Parameters
  143
  - Source
    143
  - Symbology
    144
  - Symbol Number
    144
  - Find String Containing
    146
  - Replace Entire String with
    147
  - Minimum Field Length
    147
  - Alignment
    148
  - Fill Character
    148
  - Host Message Field Number
    148
  - Assembling a Host Message
    149
  - Examples
    150
    
    Example 1: Sorting by Data Source
    150
    
    Example 2: Identifying the Source of Data
    150
    
    Example 3: Sorting by Symbology
    151
    
    Example 4: Sorting by Symbol Number
    151
    
    Example 5: Sorting Symbols by Data Identifiers
    152
    
    Example 6: Sorting by Unique Characters And/Or Strings
    153
    
    Example 8: Stripping Unwanted Characters
    154
Configuration: Host Message Format

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- Host Message Format
  155
  - Bar Code Host Message Format
    156
- Host Message Parameters
  158
  - Start Character
    158
  - Source Identifier for AUX, A, and B
    158
  - Header Message
    159
  - Field Delimiter
    159
  - Number of Fields in Message
    159
  - Send Symbology
    160
  - Send Package Count
    160
  - Send Bar Code Strings
    160
  - Send Decoder Performance
    161
  - End Message
    161
  - Default No-Read Message
    161
  - No-Read Replacement Strings
    162
- Host Communications
  163
  - Baud Rate
    164
  - Bits/Char
    164
  - Parity
    164
  - Host Protocol
    165
  - Device Address
    165
  - ACK Character
    166
  - NAK Character
    166
  - Start Scan Character
    167
  - Stop Scan Character
    167
  - Large Buffer
    168
  - Send Message to Host
    168
  - Transmission Check
    169
Configuration: Host

155
Chapter 13 Configuration: AUX

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- Chapter Objectives
  170
- Supported Terminals
  170
- AUX Terminal Configuration
  171
  - Enable Keyboard Entry
    171
  - Confirm Entry
    172
  - AUX Data Format
    173
  - Rubout Character
    173
  - Echo to Terminal
    173
  - Size of Display
    174
  - Default Prompt Message
    174
- Switching to Manual Data Entry Mode
  174
  - Internal Selector
    175
    
    Internal Selector (AUX Terminal Jumper)
    175
  - External Selector
    175
- Data Entry and Display Operations
  176
- Displaying Data at the AUX Terminal
  176
  - Displaying Host Messages
    177
  - Processing No-Reads
    177
- Using ASCII and PCCC Commands
  179
  - ASCII Commands
    179
  - PCCC Commands
    179
Display and System Configuration

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- Chapter Objectives
  183
- Connect and Set up AUX Terminal
  183
- Display Bar Code Strings
  184
- Display Status and Primary Counters
  185
  - Resetting the Counters
    187
- Restart System
  187
- Select Language
  188
- Save Configuration
  188
ASCII Host Commands

189
PCCC Host Commands

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- Chapter Objectives
  266
- Protocol Options
  266
- PCCC Commands
  266
  - Command Format
    267
  - Command Reply Format
    268
- Unprotected Read Command
  269
  - Read Current Bar Code Data
    270
  - Read Counters and Performance Indicator
    271
  - Read Last Host Message
    272
  - Read Decoder Configuration Data
    273
- Unprotected Write Command
  273
- Diagnostic Link Commands
  279
  - Diagnostic Loop
    279
  - Read Diagnostic Counters
    280
  - Reset Diagnostic Counters
    281
  - Read Diagnostic Status
    281
Maintenance and Troubleshooting

283
- Chapter Objectives
  283
- Replacing the Battery
  283
- Replacing Module Fuses
  284
- Troubleshooting
  285
Specifications

291
- 2755-Ds4
  291
Appendix A

294
Appendix B Factory Default Settings

312
Appendix C

312
Appendix D Setting up Terminals

313
Appendix Objectives

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Appendix E

319
- RS-232 Interface
  320
- RS-422 Interface
  322
- Using DH485 Protocol
  324
Appendix F

328
- DC Output Module Application
  329
Appendix G

329
- AC Output Module Application
  330
- Using a Diode to Protect Output Module
  330
  - Ascii Character Set
    335
  - Declaration of Conformity
    341

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Allen-Bradley DS Series User Manual (361 pages)

Table of Contents

Using this Manual

Decoder Features

Overview of Decoder Operations

Installing the Decoder

Introduction to AUX Terminal Configuration

Configuration: Symbology

Configuration: Scanner Control, Primary Match Table, Discrete I/O

Configuration: Extended Match Table and Counters

Configuration: AUX and LCD Display Parameters

Configuration: Host Message Replacement Rules

Configuration: Host Message Format

Configuration: Host

Chapter 13 Configuration: AUX

Display and System Configuration

ASCII Host Commands

PCCC Host Commands

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Specifications

Appendix A

Appendix B Factory Default Settings

Appendix C

Appendix D Setting up Terminals

Appendix Objectives

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

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