Datalogic 7000 - Manual

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Product Reference Guide 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started The PowerScan ® 7000 2D imager marks a new performance level for handheld area imagers. They deliver aggressive read rates and depths of field on 1D, stacked linear, and matrix codes. This aggressiveness applies even in challenging reading enviro...

Getting Started 1-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Manual Conventions The symbols listed below are used in this manual to notify the reader of key issues or procedures that must be observed when using the imager: Resetting the Standard Product Defaults If you aren’t sure what programming options are in your im...

LED and Beeper Indications Product Reference Guide 1-3 LED and Beeper Indications The imager is equipped with a beeper (speaker) and two indicator LEDs; one green and one yellow. These indicators “beep” or flash when certain actions take place: NOTE Some LED and Beeper indications are user-con-figur...

Getting Started 1-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Plug and Play Plug and Play bar codes provide instant imager set up for commonly used interfaces. Connecting the imager with an RS-232 Serial Port 1. Turn off power to the terminal/computer. 2. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the imager. NOTE After ...

Plug and Play Product Reference Guide 1-5 3. Plug the serial connector into the serial port on your computer. Tighten the two screws to secure the connector to the port. 4. If the terminal does not support Power Off the Terminal (P.O.T.) connections plug the power supply into the host connector and ...

Getting Started 1-6 PowerScan ® 7000 2D 2. The imager beeps. 3. Verify imager operation by scanning the part number bar code from the back cover of this manual. For additional USB programming and technical information, visit the website listed on the back cover of this manual. IBM SurePos Scan one o...

Getting Started 1-8 PowerScan ® 7000 2D USB HID Scan the following code to program the imager for USB HID bar code imagers. Scanning this code changes the terminal ID to 131. USB COM Port Emulation Scan the following code to program the imager to emulate a regular RS-232-based COM port. If you are u...

Plug and Play Product Reference Guide 1-9 ACK/NAK Mode Connecting the imager in Universal Key-board Wedge mode The Universal Keyboard Wedge (UKBW) model allows an RS-232 transmission or Keyboard Wedge mode according to the type of cable connected. Contact Datalogic or your dealer for cable and/or po...

Getting Started 1-10 PowerScan ® 7000 2D 3. Connect one end of the Y cable to the keyboard cable and the other to the keyboard port on the host/computer. 4. Scan the following bar code to program the imager for the UKBW interface. K e yb oar d Captive Screws Retainer Boss Cable Connector ~ p a p 2 3...

Product Reference Guide 2-1 Chapter 2 Terminal Interfaces Terminal ID If your interface is not a standard PC AT, refer to Supported Terminals on page 2-2 , and locate the Terminal ID number for your PC. Scan the Ter- minal ID bar code below, then scan the numeric bar code(s) on the Pro- gramming Cha...

Terminal Interfaces 2-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D For example, an IBM AT terminal has a Terminal ID of 003. You would scan the Terminal ID bar code, then 0 , 0 , 3 from the Programming Chart on page B-5 of this manual, then Save . If you make an error while scanning the digits (before scanning Save), scan...

Keyboard Country Product Reference Guide 2-3 Keyboard Country Scan the appropriate country code below to program the keyboard for your country. As a general rule, the following characters are supported, but need special care for countries other than the United States:@ | $ # { } [ ] = / ‘ \ < >...

Keyboard Style Product Reference Guide 2-5 Keyboard Country (continued) Keyboard Style This programs keyboard styles, such as Caps Lock and Shift Lock. Default = Regular. Regular is used when you normally have the Caps Lock key off. Caps Lock is used when you normally have the Caps Lock key on. Shif...

Keyboard Modifiers Product Reference Guide 2-7 Keyboard Modifiers This modifies special keyboard features, such as CTRL+ ASCII codes and Turbo Mode. Control + ASCII Mode On The Imager sends key combinations for ASCII control characters for val-ues 00-1F. Refer to Keyboard Function Relationships on p...

RS-232 Modifiers Product Reference Guide 2-9 RS-232 Word Length: Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Parity Data Bits sets the word length at 7 or 8 bits of data per character. If an application requires only ASCII Hex characters 0 through 7F decimal (text, digits, and punctuation), select 7 data bits. For ap...

Terminal Interfaces 2-10 PowerScan ® 7000 2D RS-232 Receiver Time-Out The unit stays awake to receive data until the RS-232 Receiver Time-Out expires. A manual or serial trigger resets the time-out. When an RS-232 receiver is sleeping, a character may be sent to wake up the receiver and reset the ti...

Product Reference Guide 3-1 Chapter 3 Output Image VGA You can set the image size to a VGA resolution, if necessary, to accom-modate older applications that require a smaller image size. When Image VGA is set to On, the resultant image is 640x480 pixels. When Image VGA is Off, your image is 752x480 ...

Output 3-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Beeper Volume – Good Read The beeper volume codes modify the volume of the beep the imager emits on a good read. Default = Medium. Beeper Pitch – Good Read The beeper pitch codes modify the pitch (frequency) of the beep the imager emits on a good read. Default = Medium...

Good Read Indicators Product Reference Guide 3-3 Beeper Duration – Good Read The beeper duration codes modify the length of the beep the imager emits on a good read. Default = Normal. LED – Good Read The LED indicator can be programmed On or Off in response to a good read. Default = On. Number of Be...

Output 3-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Good Read Delay This sets the minimum amount of time before the imager can read another bar code. Default = No Delay. User-Specified Good Read Delay If you want to set your own length for the good read delay, scan the bar code below, then set the delay (from 0-30,000 m...

Trigger Modes Product Reference Guide 3-5 When in serial mode, the imager scans until a bar code has been read or until the deactivate command is sent. In serial mode, the imager can also be set to turn itself off after a specified time has elapsed (see Read Time- Out , which follows). Read Time-Out...

Scan Stand Mode Product Reference Guide 3-7 Scan Stand Mode When a unit is in Scan Stand mode, it remains idle as long as it sees the Scan Stand symbol. (See Scan Stand Symbol that follows.) When a dif- ferent code is presented, the Imager is triggered to read the new code. Note:The imager automatic...

Output 3-8 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Presentation LED Timer When an imager is in presentation mode, the LEDs turn off immediately after a bar code is decoded. The imager can be programmed to continue scanning and to keep the LEDs on for a short time after by scanning the LEDs On bar code below. Default = ...

Double Read Timeout Product Reference Guide 3-9 Scan the Hands Free Time-Out bar code, then scan the time-out duration (from 0-300,000 milliseconds) from the Programming Chart on page B-5 , and Save . Default = 5,000 ms. Double Read Timeout This sets the time period before the imager can read the sa...

Output 3-10 PowerScan ® 7000 2D LED Power Level This selection allows you to adjust LED and aimer brightness. Off is used when no illumination is needed. Low is used if low illumination is sufficient. High (the default) is the brightest setting. If you have an aimer delay programmed (see Aimer Delay...

Illumination Lights Product Reference Guide 3-11 Illumination Lights If you want the illumination lights on while reading a bar code, scan the Lights On bar code, below. However, if you want to turn just the lights off, scan the Lights Off bar code. Imager Time-Out Imager Time-Out powers down the im...

Output 3-12 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Aimer Delay The aimer delay allows a delay time for the operator to aim the imager before the picture is taken. Use these codes to set the time between when the trigger is pulled and when the picture is taken. During the delay time, the aiming light will appear, but t...

Aimer Modes Product Reference Guide 3-13 Aimer Modes This feature allows you to select from the three options listed below: Aimer Mode Off Aimer Mode is disabled. Interlaced Mode In Interlaced Mode, the illumination and aiming timing is automatically synchronized to the imager exposure period by the...

Output 3-14 PowerScan ® 7000 2D duty cycle, even when the imager exposure time is at its maximum in dark operating environments.Concurrent mode provides the brightest appearance of the illumination LEDs of any of the imager operating modes. This mode may be useful for applications when an operator i...

Centering Product Reference Guide 3-15 In the example in Figure 3-1 , the gray area is the full imager field of view and the white area is the centering window. Bar Code 1 will not be read, while Bar Code 2 will be.The default centering window is a 128x96 pixel area in the center of the imager’s fie...

Output 3-16 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Scan Centering On , then scan one of the following bar codes to change the top, bottom, left, or right of the centering window. Then scan the percent you want to shift the centering window using digits on the Pro- gramming Chart on page B-5 . Scan Save . Default Cente...

Output Sequence Overview Product Reference Guide 3-17 Quick Omnidirectional - This is an abbreviated search for bar code fea- tures around the center region of an image. This mode quickly reads all symbologies in any orientation. The Quick Omnidirectional mode may miss some off-center symbols, as we...

Output 3-18 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Output Sequence Editor This programming selection allows you to program the Imager to output data (when scanning more than one symbol) in whatever order your application requires, regardless of the order in which the bar codes are scanned. Reading the Default Sequence...

Output Sequence Overview Product Reference Guide 3-19 5. End Output Sequence Editor Scan F F to enter an Output Sequence for an additional symbol- ogy, or Save to save your entries. Other Programming Selections Discard This exits without saving any Output Sequence changes. Output Sequence Examples I...

Output 3-20 PowerScan ® 7000 2D The breakdown of the command line is shown below: SEQBLK sequence editor start command62 code identifier for Code 39 9999 code length that must match for Code 39, 9999 = all lengths 41 start character match for Code 39, 41h = “A” FF termination string for first code 6...

Output Sequence Overview Product Reference Guide 3-21 Output Sequence Editor Require Output Sequence When an output sequence is Required , all output data must conform to an edited sequence or the imager will not transmit the output data to the host device. When it’s On/Not Required , the imager wil...

Output 3-22 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Multiple Symbols When this programming selection is turned On , it allows you to read multiple symbols with a single pull of the Imager’s trigger. If you press and hold the trigger, aiming the Imager at a series of symbols, it reads unique symbols once, beeping (if tu...

Print Weight Product Reference Guide 3-23 Print Weight Print Weight is used to adjust the way the imager reads Matrix symbols. If a imager will be seeing consistently heavily printed matrix symbols, then a print weight of 6 may improve the reading performance. For con-sistently light printing, a pri...

Output 3-24 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Working Orientation Some bar codes are direction-sensitive. For example, KIX codes and OCR can misread when scanned sideways or upside down. Use the working orientation settings if your direction-sensitive codes will not usually be presented upright to the scanner. De...

Product Reference Guide 4-1 Chapter 4 Data Editing Prefix/Suffix Overview When a bar code is scanned, additional information is sent to the host computer along with the bar code data. This group of bar code data and additional, user-defined data is called a “message string.” The selections in this s...

Data Editing 4-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Points to Keep In Mind • It is not necessary to build a message string. The selections in this chapter are only used if you wish to alter the default settings. Default prefix = None. Default suffix = None . • A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one sy...

Prefix/Suffix Overview Product Reference Guide 4-3 To Add a Prefix or Suffix: Step 1. Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol ( page 4-5 ). Step 2. Determine the 2 digit Hex value from the Symbology Chart (included in the Symbology Chart on page A-1 ) for the symbology to which you want to apply th...

Data Editing 4-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Example: Add a Suffix to a specific symbology To send a CR (carriage return) Suffix for UPC only: Step 1. Scan Add Suffix . Step 2. Determine the 2 digit hex value from the Symbology Chart (included in ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) on page A-4 ) for UPC...

Prefix/Suffix Overview Product Reference Guide 4-5 Prefix Selections Suffix Selections Function Code Transmit When this selection is enabled and function codes are contained within the scanned data, the imager transmits the function code to the terminal. Charts of these function codes are provided i...

Intercharacter, Interfunction, and Intermessage Delays Product Reference Guide 4-7 User Specified Intercharacter Delay An intercharacter delay of up to 495 milliseconds may be placed after the transmission of a particular character of scanned data. Scan the Delay Length bar code below, then scan the...

Product Reference Guide 5-1 Chapter 5 Data Formatting Data Format Editor Introduction You may use the Data Format Editor to change the imager’s output. For example, you can use the Data Format Editor to insert characters at cer-tain points in bar code data as it is scanned. The selections in the fol...

Data Formatting 5-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D To Add a Data Format Step 1. Scan the Enter Data Format symbol ( page 5-5 ). Step 2. Primary/Alternate Format Determine if this will be your primary data format, or one of 3 alternate formats. (Alternate formats allow you “single shot” capability to scan one b...

Data Format Editor Introduction Product Reference Guide 5-3 bols that represent the command you want to enter. 94 alphanumeric characters may be entered for each symbology data format. Step 7. Scan Save from the Programming Chart on page B-5 of this manual to save your entries. Other Programming Sel...

Data Formatting 5-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Move Commands F5 Move the cursor ahead “nn” characters from current cursor position. Syntax = F5nn (nn stands for the numeric value (00-99) for the number of characters the cursor should be moved ahead.) F6 Move the cursor back “nn” characters from current cur...

Data Format Editor Introduction Product Reference Guide 5-5 ED Check to make sure there is a non-numeric ASCII character at the current cursor position. If character is numeric, format is aborted. Syntax = ED . D a t a F o r m a t E d it o r D a t a F o r m a t t e r When Data Formatter is turned of...

Data Formatting 5-6 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Alternate Data Formats Alternate formats allow you “single shot” capability to scan one bar code using a different data format than your primary format. When data for-mats are programmed (see page 5-2 ), you must input whether you are programming the primary f...

Product Reference Guide 6-1 Chapter 6 Symbologies This programming section contains the following menu selections. Refer to Chapter 10 for settings and defaults. · Linear Symbologies · Japanese Post · Australian Post · Kix (Netherlands) Post · Aztec Code Enable · Korea Post · British Post · Matrix 2...

Symbologies 6-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Linear Symbologies All Symbologies If you want to decode all the symbologies allowable for your imager, scan the All Symbologies On code. If on the other hand, you want to decode only a particular symbology, scan All Symbologies Off followed by the On symbol for t...

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-3 Codabar <Default All Codabar Settings> Codabar Enable Codabar Start / Stop Characters Start/Stop characters identify the leading and trailing ends of the bar code. You may either transmit, or not transmit Start/Stop characters. Default = Don’t Tra...

Symbologies 6-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D When Check Character is set to Validate, but Don’t Transmit , the unit will only read Codabar bar codes printed with a check character, but will not transmit the check character with the scanned data. Codabar Concatenation Codabar supports symbol concatenation. Wh...

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-5 Codabar Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 2-60. Minimum Default = 4, Maximum Default = 60. Code 39 < Def...

Symbologies 6-6 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Code 39 Check Character No Check Character indicates that the imager reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character. When Check Character is set to Validate, but Don’t Transmit , the unit only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check chara...

Symbologies 6-10 PowerScan ® 7000 2D When Check Digit is set to Validate and Transmit , the imager only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit, and will transmit this digit at the end of the scanned data. Default = No Check Digit. Interleaved 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar...

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-11 Code 93 < Default All Code 93 Settings > Code 93 Enable Code 93 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 0-...

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-13 IATA Code 2 of 5 <Default All Code IATA 2 of 5 Settings> IATA Code 2 of 5 Enable IATA Code 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. ...

Symbologies 6-14 PowerScan ® 7000 2D M a t r i x 2 o f 5 <Default All Matrix 2 of 5 Settings> Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Matrix 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Max...

Symbologies 6-20 PowerScan ® 7000 2D UPC-A Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC-A data. Default = Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda. UPC-A Addenda Required When Required is scanned, the imager will only read UPC-A bar codes that have addenda. You must then t...

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-23 UPC-E0 Number System The numeric system digit of a U.P.C. symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data, but the unit can be programmed so it will not transmit it. Default = On. UPC-E0 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to ...

Symbologies 6-24 PowerScan ® 7000 2D EAN/JAN-13 <Default All EAN/JAN Settings> EAN/JAN-13 Enable EAN/JAN-13 Check Digit Transmit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not. Default = On. EAN/JAN-13 Addenda This selec...

Symbologies 6-28 PowerScan ® 7000 2D MSI <Default All MSI Settings> MSI Enable MSI Check Character Different types of check characters are used with MSI bar codes. You can program the imager to read MSI bar codes with Type 10 check char-acters. Default = Validate Type 10, but Don’t Transmit. W...

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-29 MSI Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 4-48. Minimum Default = 4, Maximum Default = 48. Plessey Code <De...

Symbologies 6-30 PowerScan ® 7000 2D RSS-14 < Default All RSS-14 Settings > RSS-14 Enable RSS Limited < Default All RSS Limited Settings > RSS Limited Enable * On Off * On Off

Linear Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-31 RSS Expanded < Default All RSS Expanded Settings > RSS Expanded Enable RSS Expanded Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and ...

Symbologies 6-32 PowerScan ® 7000 2D PosiCode <Default All PosiCode Settings> PosiCode A and B Enable You have to have PosiCode A and B on to read any of the PosiCode sym-bologies. PosiCode Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Descript...

Stacked Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-33 Trioptic Code Trioptic Code is used for labeling magnetic storage media. Stacked Symbologies Codablock F <Default All Codablock F Settings> Codablock F Enable Codablock F Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refe...

Stacked Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-37 MicroPDF417 < Default All MicroPDF417 Settings > MicroPDF417 Enable MicroPDF417 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Max...

Symbologies 6-38 PowerScan ® 7000 2D UPC/EAN Version Scan the UPC/EAN Version On bar code to decode EAN•UCC Compos- ite symbols that have a UPC or EAN linear component. (This does not affect EAN•UCC Composite symbols with a UCC/EAN-128 or RSS linear component.) EAN•UCC Composite Code Message Length ...

Stacked Symbologies Product Reference Guide 6-39 tion is selected, the AIM Symbology Identifier is reported as “]C1”. If RSS Emulation is selected, the AIM Symbology Identifier is reported as “]e0.” Any application that accepts EAN•UCC data can be simplified since it only needs to recognize one data...

Symbologies 6-40 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Postal Codes Postnet Postnet Check Digit Transmit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data. NOTE For best performance when reading a postalsymbology, all other postal symbologies shouldbe tu...

Postal Codes Product Reference Guide 6-41 Planet Code Planet Code Check Digit Transmit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data. * Off On * Don’t Transmit Check Digit Transmit Check Digit

Symbologies 6-42 PowerScan ® 7000 2D British Post Canadian Post Kix (Netherlands) Post NOTE Kix code can misread when scanned sidewaysor upside down. Use Working Orientation, page3-19, if your Kix codes will not usually be pre-sented upright to the scanner. * Off On * Off On * Off On

Postal Codes Product Reference Guide 6-43 Australian Post Japanese Post China Post <Default All China Post Settings> * Off On * Off On

Symbologies 6-44 PowerScan ® 7000 2D China Post Enable China Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 2-80. Minimum Default = 4, Maximum Default = 80. Korea...

Postal Codes Product Reference Guide 6-45 Korea Post Korea Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 2-80. Minimum Default = 4, Maximum Default = 48. QR Code...

Symbologies 6-46 PowerScan ® 7000 2D QR Code This selection applies to both QR Code and Micro QR Code. QR Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 1-3500. M...

Postal Codes Product Reference Guide 6-47 Data Matrix Enable Data Matrix Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 1-1500. Minimum Default = 1, Maximum Default = ...

Symbologies 6-48 PowerScan ® 7000 2D MaxiCode Enable MaxiCode Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 1-150. Minimum Default = 1, Maximum Default = 150. Aztec C...

Postal Codes Product Reference Guide 6-49 Aztec Code Enable Aztec Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Mes- sage Length Description on page 6-2 for additional information. Mini- mum and Maximum lengths = 1-3750. Minimum Default = 1, Maximum Default = 37...

Product Reference Guide 7-1 Chapter 7 Imaging Commands The imager can be used as a digital camera for capturing, manipulating, and transferring images. Imaging Commands with their modifiers send imaging commands to the imager on a single-use basis, and take effect for the next subsequent image captu...

Imaging Commands 7-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D IMGSNP Modifiers P - Imaging Style: Sets the Image Snap style. 0P Decoding Style. This is similar to the current format for decoding, however, this processing allows a few frames to be taken until the exposure parameters are met. Then the last frame is availa...

Image Snap - IMGSNP Product Reference Guide 7-3 n D Range: 0 - 255 L - LED State: Determines if the LEDs should be on or off, and when. Ambient illumination (0L) is preferred for taking pictures of color docu-ments, such as ID cards, especially when the imager is in a stand. LED illumination (1L) is...

Imaging Commands 7-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Image Ship - IMGSHP An image is taken whenever the trigger of the unit is pressed, or when the Image Snap (IMGSNP) command is processed. The last image is always stored in memory. You may “ship” the image by using the IMG-SHP command. The image ship command h...

Imaging Commands 7-10 PowerScan ® 7000 2D IMGBOX Modifiers D - Pixel Depth: Indicates the number of bits per pixel in the transmit- ted image. 8D 8 bits per pixel, grayscale image 1D 1 bit per pixel, black and white image F - File Format: Indicates the type of file format in which to save the image....

Intelligent Signature Capture - IMGBOX Product Reference Guide 7-11 50K Apply gamma correction for brightening typical document image n K Apply gamma correction factor n ( n = 1-255) R - Resolution of Signature Capture Area: The number of pixels that the imager outputs per each minimum bar width. Th...

Product Reference Guide 8-1 Chapter 8 OCR Programming Use this section to program the Imager for optical character recognition (OCR). PowerScan 2D models read 6 to 60 point OCR typeface. The 2D imager will read the following fonts: OCR-A 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ()<>/\+-*$ OCR-B $%...

OCR Programming 8-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D You can either select an OCR default, or create your own custom tem-plate for the type of OCR format you intend to read. See OCR on page 8- 2 for programming codes that will enable your imager to read OCR-A, OCR-B, U.S. Currency, MICR E 13 B, or SEMI fonts. Se...

OCR Fonts Product Reference Guide 8-3 OCR-A On allows you to scan characters in the OCR-A font. The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination. If you have cre-ated an OCR template, character combinations that fit the template can be scanned (see Creating an OCR Template on page ...

OCR Programming 8-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D MICR E13 B Font MICR E13 B On allows you to scan MICR characters on a bank check. The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination. If you have created an OCR template, character combinations that fit the template can be scanned (see Creating...

OCR Templates Product Reference Guide 8-5 OCR Templates You can create a custom “template,” or character string that defines the length and content of OCR strings that will be read with your imager. There are several choices when creating a custom template for your application. You can create a temp...

OCR Programming 8-6 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Template Characters To Add an OCR Template... 1. Turn on the OCR font you want to read ( page 8-2 ). 2. Begin building the template. Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 8-16 ). 3. Scan the characters for the string. Use the Template Characters chart abov...

OCR Templates Product Reference Guide 8-7 You need to read any combination of eight digits. The template would be: dddddddd To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 8-16 ), then scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart on page B-4 eight tim...

OCR Programming 8-8 PowerScan ® 7000 2D To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 8-16 ). Scan the d from the OCR Pro- gramming Chart on page B-4 in the back of this manual three times, then scan 2041424320 from the Programming Chart on page ...

OCR User-Defined Variables Product Reference Guide 8-9 You can string together as many templates as you need. OCR User-Defined Variables You can create up to two of your own user variables for an OCR tem-plate. These variables will represent any OCR readable characters. The user-defined variables ar...

OCR Programming 8-10 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Consider the following example. This example shows serial commands as they would be entered using PowerView. Example: You need to read multiple rows of OCR-A data as shown below: 12345678ABCDEFGH First, enable the OCR-A font. To read the first row of OCR data...

OCR Check Character Product Reference Guide 8-11 dddddddc To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Modulo 10 Check Character symbol. Then scan the Enter OCR Template symbol, and scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart seven times, and scan the c once. Scan Save OCR Templa...

OCR Programming 8-12 PowerScan ® 7000 2D OCR User-Defined Check Character You can customize the check character calculation to suit your applica-tion. Each character of the check character alphabet can be programmed in its proper order. The number of characters you enter determines the modulo value ...

OCR User-Defined Check Character Product Reference Guide 8-13 After you enter all the desired hex values, scan the Save bar code on the Programming Chart on page B-5 of this manual. Weighting Options By default, the check character computation is unweighted. It is possible to use one of two weighted...

OCR ISBN Application Example Product Reference Guide 8-15 OCR ISBN Application Example One application of OCR is to read the ISBN characters typically encoded using the OCR-A or OCR-B font. This is especially useful when the ISBN number is not encoded in an EAN-13 bar code. The following example sho...

OCR Programming 8-16 PowerScan ® 7000 2D 4.) when the modulo 11 check character “0123456789X” is pro-grammed. Please note that all these commands can be combined into a single serial programming command: OCRENA2,TMP”ISBNggggggggggggctCdddd hdddEtCdddd hddddE”,GPG”0123456789-”,GPH”P\”,CHK”0123456789X...

OCR Template Codes Product Reference Guide 8-17 Exit Selections Save OCR Template Discard OCR Template

Product Reference Guide 9-1 Chapter 9 Utilities To Add a Test Code I.D. Prefix to All Symbologies This selection allows you to turn on transmission of a Code I.D. before the decoded symbology. (See the Symbology Chart on page A-1 ) for the single character code that identifies each symbology.) This ...

Utilities 9-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Resetting the Standard Product Defaults If you aren’t sure what programming options are in your imager, or you’ve changed some options and want the standard product default set-tings restored, scan the Standard Product Default Settings bar code below. Menu Commands ...

Power Image Configurator Product Reference Guide 9-3 To see displayed results, Microsoft ® Notepad, a word processor/editing program, or PowerView ( page 9-6 ) is recommended. For additional information on interpreting your read results, please contact Datalogic using the website address listed on t...

Power Image Configurator Product Reference Guide 9-5 8. Unzip and extract the .exe file. Double-click the .exe to install the software. Follow the screen prompts to install the Power Image Configurator program. 9. To start Power Image Configurator, from the Start Menu click on Programs, Power Image ...

Product Reference Guide 10-1 Chapter 10 Serial Programming Commands Serial Programming Commands The serial programming commands can be used in place of the program-ming bar codes. Both the serial commands and the programming bar codes will program the PowerScan 7000 2D. For complete descriptions and...

Serial Programming Commands 10-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Menu Command Syntax Menu commands have the following syntax (spaces have been used for clarity only): Prefix Tag SubTag {Data} [, SubTag {Data}] [; Tag SubTag {Data}] […] Storage PrefixThree ASCII characters: SYN M CR (ASCII 22,77,13). Tag A 3 cha...

Menu Command Syntax Product Reference Guide 10-3 Tag Field Usage When a query is used in place of a Tag field, the query applies to the entire set of commands available for the particular storage table indicated by the Storage field of the command. In this case, the SubTag and Data fields should not...

Serial Programming Commands 10-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D When responding, the device echoes back the command sequence with the status character inserted directly before each of the punctuation marks (the period, exclamation point, comma, or semicolon) in the command. Examples of Query Commands In the fo...

Trigger Commands Product Reference Guide 10-5 This response indicates that the device’s Codabar Coding Enable (CBRENA) is set to 1, or on; the Start/Stop Character (SSX) is set to 0, or Don’t Transmit; the Check Character (CK2) is set to 0, or Not Required;concatenation (CCT) is set to 1, or Enabled...

Serial Programming Commands 10-6 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Menu Commands Selection Setting * Indicates default Serial Command # Indicates a numeric entry Page Factory Default Settings Default DEFALT 1-2 Terminal Interfaces Terminal ID 003 (PowerScan 7000 2D/010 and 050 models)000 (PowerScan 7000 2D/030 mo...

Product Reference Guide 11-1 Chapter 11 Product Specifications Imager Product Specifications Parameter Specification Dimensions (Typical): Height 7.5”/190 mm Length 4.5”/115 mm Width 3.0”/75 mm Weight 11 ounces/312 g (without cable) Aimer: Illumination LEDs Aiming LEDs 626nm +30nm 526nm +30nm Image ...

Product Specifications 11-2 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Power Supply: Noise Rejection Maximum 100mV peak to peak, 10 to 100 kHz Mechanical Shock 50 drops from 6.5 feet (2 meters) to concrete-22 q F to 122 q F (-30 q C to +50 q C) Contaminants Spray/rainDust/particulate Imaging Scanners: Spray/rain — IEC 529...

Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary Interface Cables) Product Reference Guide 11-3 Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary Interface Cables) Serial Output 10 Pin RJ41 Modular Plug connects to the imager handle 1 2 CTS 34 RTS 5 RXD 6 TXD 78 VCC_IN 9 GND 10 Cable Select

Product Specifications 11-4 PowerScan ® 7000 2D Standard Cable Pinouts USB UKBW 10 Pin Modular Plug connects to the imager handle 1 234 D- 56 D+ 78 VBUS_VIN 9 GND 10 Cable Select 10 Pin Modular Plug connects to the imager handle 12 KB Data3 PC Clk4 KB Clk56 PC Data78 VIN9 GND10 Cable select

User’s Guide A-1 Appendix A Symbologies Symbology Chart Symbology AIM ID Possible AIM ID Modifiers ( m ) Code ID (hex) All Symbologies (0x99) Australian Post ]X0 A (0x41) Aztec Code ]z m 0-9, A-C z (0x7A) British Post ]X0 B (0x42) Canadian Post ]X0 C (0x43) China Post ]X0 Q (0x51) Codabar ]F m 0-1 a...

Symbology Chart User’s Guide A-3 * Only available by special order. Refer to Data Editing on page 4-1 and Data Formatting on page 5-1 for information about using Code ID and AIM ID. Postnet ]X0 P (0x50) QR/Micro QR Code ]Q m 0-6 s (0x73) Reduced Space Symbology (RSS-14, RSS Limited, RSS Expanded) ]e...

Product Reference Guide B-1 Appendix B Sample Symbols 0 123456 7890 1234567890 Code 128 9 780330 290951 BC321 123456-9$ 123456 UPC-A Code 128 Code 39 Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN-13 Code 2 of 5 A13579B Codabar

Programming Chart Product Reference Guide B-5 Programming Chart A C B F E D 1 0 2 3