Intermec MaxiScan 1000 Integration Manual

Integration Guide

P/N 3-380049-01

MaxiScan 1000

CCD Scan Engine

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Contents

1 Before you start.................................................................... 5

Introduction
Warnings
Integration considerations
Location and reading position

2 Installation............................................................................. 9

Fixing in position
Dimensions
Mounting a window

3 Connections........................................................................ 12

Connector and pinouts
Optional adaptor cable
PC connection example
External buzzer connection
External LED connection
Input / output synchronization

4 Technical characteristics .................................................. 17

5 Setup.................................................................................... 20

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Data
Reading distance
Accessories

Online setup with EasySet
Slave mode
Basic setup

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1 Before you start

Introduction

The MaxiScan 1000 (M1000) is a CCD scanning and decoding engine designed for
integration into an OEM device. It is suitable for a wide range of retail and industrial
applications.

This Integration Guide explains how to install and set up your M1000.
You can use the EasySet setup software to set up the M1000.
See the inside cover for regulatory statements and license information.

Warnings

Do not touch reflector mirrors

Protect from dust

Protect from humidity

Electrostatic sensitive device

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1 Before you start

Integration considerations

Environment

Reading distance

Setup

Symbologies

I/O synchronization

Protect the M1000 from dust and humidity and make
sure your operating environment is suitable (see the
Technical characteristics section)

High-density bar codes require a shorter reading
distance than low-density bar codes. Reading distance is
less critical for medium density bar codes (see the
Reading distance section)

Test the setup before you install the M1000 permanently

• Use standard symbologies best suited to your

application—some symbologies (Interleaved 2 of 5
for example) are less reliable than others

• Use as few symbologies as possible

• Fixed barcode lengths and check digits increase

reading efficiency and security

• An external input synchronization device can be

used to activate the M1000

• The M1000 can send a synchronization output to

control external devices according to the read result

• See the Input/output synchronization section

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Location and reading position

no read

read OK

pitch

The M1000 can be mounted inside a hand-held or fixed device in any orientation.

1 Before you start

Tilt

• Prevents reading of a bar code if all the bars are not inside the

reading beam

tilt

good read

Pitch

• Reduces bar width and is much more critical for high-density

barcodes

• Reading may be possible with a pitch angle up to 70°

• Reduce pitch to increase reading efficiency

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1 Before you start

skew

Skew

• Reduces bar height

• Reading may be possible with a skew angle up to 65°

• Reduce skew to increase reading efficiency

• A small skew angle (2-3° minimum) is good as it prevents

specular reflection

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2 Installation

Fixing in position

1:1

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M2 ∅ = 2 mm

plastic

2 Installation

Dimensions

4.7 cm (1.85")

4.2 cm (1.65")

0.35 cm (0.14")

2.73 cm (1.07")

0.25 cm (0.1")

4.8 cm (1.89")

0.35 cm (0.14")

5.65 cm (2.22")

1.66 cm (0.65")

4.7 cm (1.85")

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Mounting a window

The characteristics and position of the exit window are important for the performance
of your M1000.

• Recommended window angle = 30° from vertical (in either direction)

• An anti-reflection coating increases performance (and permits a lower window

• Recommended maximum wavefront distortion = 0.2 wavelengths (peak to valley)

• A scratched window reduces performance

2 Installation

angle)

over any 2.5 mm diameter area of the window

± 30°

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3 Connections

P/N 3-384034-00

*

Connector and pinouts

14-pin female connector

(Molex or Berg)

removed

+5V

RTS*

RX*

CTS*
reserved for download
reserved for download

reserved

reserved

11
13

pin 1

ground
TX*

1
3
5
7
9

2
4
6
8
10
12
14

reserved
good read LED (external)
buzzer (external)
sync in
sync out

reserved

version RS-232 C (P/N 3-380012-00) level -8V/+8V
version RS-232 TTL (P/N 3-380014-00) level 0V/+5V

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Optional adaptor cable

P/N 0-234032-00

M1000

M1000

3 Connections

RS-232 TTL

14 pin female
connector

adaptor cable with buzzer

P/N 3-384034-00

Stewart 10-pin

socket

MicroBar RS-232 C cable

power supply cable

PC connection example

RS-232 C

14-pin female
connector

adaptor cable with buzzer

P/N 3-384034-00

M1000

14-pin connector

1 removed
2 ground 10 ground 5 ground 7 ground
3 +5V 1 +5V
4 TX 4 TX 2 RXD (PC input) 3 RXD (PC input)
5 RTS 5 RTS 8 CTS (PC input) 5 CTS (PC input)
6 reserved 3 reserved
7 RX 6 RX 3 TXD (PC output) 2 TXD (PC output)
8 good read LED (external)

9 CTS 7 CTS 7 RTS (PC output) 4 RTS (PC output)
10 buzzer (external) buzzer in cable housing
11 reserved for download 8 reserved for download
12 sync in
13 reserved for download 9 reserved for download
14 sync out

Stewart 10-pin

socket

Stewart

10-pin socket

null modem cable

(DTE/DTE)

PC

DB9 connector

(COM1/COM2 port)

DB25 connector

user

application

PC

PC

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3 Connections

(30 mA max)

51

Ω

Ω

External buzzer connection

The good read buzzer parameters can be set from EasySet. The buzzer must not
have an integrated oscillator.

pin 10

buzzer with external
drive circuitry

470 nF

MaxiScan

External LED connection

The good read LED can be deactivated from EasySet.

MaxiScan

220

pin 8

+ 5V

+ 5V

LED (20 mA max)

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Input / output synchronization

Input synchronization

3 Connections

Voltage level
(high)

Voltage level
(low)

Rising edge

Falling edge

Rising &
falling edge

Software

The M1000 is triggered when the voltage level is high on pin 12. It
remains active until the voltage is removed or until a good read
(according to setup).

The M1000 is triggered when the voltage level is low on pin 12. It
remains active until a voltage is applied or until a good read
(according to setup).

The M1000 is triggered by a rising edge voltage on pin 12. It remains
active until a good read or timeout (according to setup).

The M1000 is triggered by a falling edge voltage on pin 12. It remains
active until a good read or timeout (according to setup).

The M1000 is triggered by a rising or falling edge voltage on pin 12. It
remains active until a good read or timeout (according to setup).

The M1000 is triggered when a start character is received. It remains
active until it receives a stop character or timeout (according to
setup). The start and stop characters are user programmable. This
software trigger can be combined with any of the above. See
EasySet for more details.

Output synchronization

A good read or bad read by the M1000 triggers an action on pin 14 of the M1000.

Trigger Good read

Bad read

Action Voltage

level (high)

Voltage
level (low)

Software

The M1000 sends a specified character when it performs a good read or
does not perform a good read during an input synchronization cycle
(according to setup). This software output can be combined with an action
voltage level (high) or voltage level (low).

The output device is triggered when the M1000 performs a
good read.

The output device is triggered when the M1000 does not
perform a good read during an input synchronization cycle.

The output trigger event (good read or bad read)
disconnects pin 14 from the ground. A high level voltage
applied to pin 14 by the output device remains at a high
level until time out.

The output trigger event (good read or bad read) grounds
pin 14. A high level voltage applied to pin 14 by the output
device drops to a low level until time out.

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3 Connections

10 k

Ω

Ω

Ω

block

Examples

Input synchronization: triggering by an opto-coupled cell

+5 V

+5 V

Vcc

4.7 k

pin 12

pin 2

Photelectric

M1000

sensor

Output synchronization:

4.7 k

M1000

pin 14

pin 2

30 mA max

Vcc

+

–

Conveyor

command

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4 Technical characteristics

Data

Interface

Decoding

Scan performance

Optical
characteristics

Electrical
characteristics

Host system interface RS-232 TTL (P/N 3-380012-00)

RS-232 C (P/N 3-380014-00)

I/O synchronization One input sync from external device

One output sync to external device

Symbologies Codabar, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, MSI Code,

Plessey Code, EAN/UPC (including add-on 2-5),
Interleaved 2 of 5, ISBT 128, Matrix 2 of 5,
Standard / Industrial 2 of 5, PDF 417 (option)

Scan rate 100 to 800 scans/second

default 100 to 400 scans/second (autoadaptive)
Depth of field See the Reading distance section below
Minimum resolution See the Reading distance section below
Maximum code width See the Reading distance section below
Pitch
Skew
Print contrast ratio 25% minimum

Light source 4 LEDs at 640 nm
Image sensor High resolution CCD

Power requirements
Current consumption

± 70°

± 65°

5 VDC ± 5%

150 mA maximum at 5 VDC ± 5% at constant beam

Physical
characteristics

Environmental
specifications

User interface

Width x depth x height 4.7 x 5.65 x 2.8 cm (1.85 x 2.22 x 1.1")
Mounting In any position using 3 x M2 screws
Connector 14-pin (Molex or Berg)

Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage temperature -25°C to 60°C (-13°F to 140°F)
Relative humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing
Maximum ambient lighting 4000 lux
Electrostatic discharge Depends on mounting and enclosure
Shock resistance Depends on mounting and enclosure
Sealing (dust etc.) Depends on mounting and enclosure
MTBF

Depends on user setup

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> 50 000 hours

4 Technical characteristics

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

2

1

0

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

5.1’’

4.7"

4.3"

3.9"

3.5"

3.1"

2.8"

2.4"

2.0"

1.6"

1.2"

0.8"

0.4"
0"

cm

0.1 mm (4 mil)

0.3 mm (12 mil)

0.2 mm (8 mil)

1.0 mm (40 mil)

0.5 mm (20 mil)

2.8’’ 2.4’’ 2.0" 1.6" 1.2" 0.8" 0.4" 0" 0.4" 0.8" 1.2" 1.6" 2.0" 2.4’’ 2.8’’

Reading distance

Scale 1:1

3

This chart shows the horizontal reading range for 90% contrast Code 39 barcodes read in the dark.

The reading distance is measured from the edge of the electronic board.

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Accessories

4 Technical characteristics

Connector

Cables

Power supply

14-pin female connector 2 mm pitch (Molex or Berg).
Use this connector to make a custom cable

RS-232 TTL adaptor cable with Stewart 10-pin socket
(compatible with RS-232 C cable). This cable includes a
buzzer

RS-232 C cable (compatible with RS-232 TTL adaptor
cable and TTL version of M1000 TTL P/N 3-380014-00)

US 0-302029-01
Europe (except UK) 0-301029-01

UK 0-303029-01

3-380029-00

3-384034-00

0-234032-00

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5 Setup

There are 4 different ways to set up your M1000:

• Online setup with EasySet

• Online setup with commands (see the Slave mode section)

• Offline setup with barcodes printed from EasySet

• Basic setup using the barcodes in the Basic setup section

EasySet System configuration software is the easiest way to set up your M1000. You
can download your custom settings directly to the M1000 or print out and scan the
corresponding configuration bar codes.

If you want to configure your M1000 dynamically, or if your M1000 is not connected to
a PC, use the slave mode to send setup commands directly to your M1000 (see the
Slave mode section).

To set up your M1000 in a test configuration without using EasySet, scan the bar
codes in the Basic setup section. The basic setup does not include all the
configuration possibilities of the M1000.

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Online setup with EasySet

➍

➌

➊

➋

Ï

Set the COM port parameters to 19200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity

➎

5 Setup

Plug in power supply

System power ON

Scan EasySet setup code
(or send the command)

\41\4A\0F\29\60

EasySet

Start EasySet

Refer to the EasySet online help for a detailed explanation of how to use the EasySet
System configuration software (including how to perform offline setup with barcodes
printed from EasySet).

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5 Setup

Slave mode

You can control or configure your M1000 directly from the terminal host system using
the slave mode. In this mode all the setup commands available as configuration
barcodes can be sent directly to the M1000 through the RS-232 input port. The default
mode is security slave mode.

• Security slave mode is based on Code 128. It includes start/stop characters and

a checksum described in the document AFNOR Z63.300/EN 799 /USS.

• Debug slave mode is easy to monitor but less secure than the security mode (no

start/stop characters or checksum).

Security slave mode

1. Find the data string and checksum of the setup commands you want to send to
the M1000. Activate the "display data string mode" to display the data string and
checksum on a terminal screen (or calculate the checksum yourself, see the
Calculating the checksum section below)

display data string

\46\4E\60

This mode remains active until you switch off the M1000.
Example: command "Code 39 – active" = \41\4C\60\5E (5E = checksum)

2. Remove the backslash separator characters from the data strings and adapt
each string to the security slave mode format:

start command checksum stop

0x68 x...x x x 0x6A

Example: command "Code 39 – active" = 68 41 4C 60 5E 6A

3. Activate the security slave mode (if not already active) and set the RS-232 output
parameters to suit your system (if required)

security slave mode (9600, 7, E, 2) – interface n° 105

\41\4A\01\29\60

4. Send the setup commands from the host terminal to the M1000.
Note: the values displayed in "display data string mode" are hexadecimal values,

make sure that the values you send from the host system correspond to these
values. In our example, the M1000 must receive the hexadecimal value 41 or its
equivalent (ASCII character "A" for example), not the decimal value "41".

To save the new configuration, send the "update current configuration" command to
the M1000 (0x68 0x46 0x41 0x02 0x60 0x4C 0x6A).

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5 Setup

data string :

weight :

weight * value :

To restart the M1000 after changing the interface configuration, send the "restart"
command 0x68 0x4C 0x41 0x60 0x53 0x6A (this is equivalent to deconnecting and
reconnecting the M1000).

Calculating the checksum

If you do not use "display data string mode", you will have to calculate the checksum
yourself :

1. Use the EasySet "View - Data String" command to obtain the data strings for the
setup commands you want to send to the M1000.

Example: command "Code 39 – active" = \41\4C\60

2. Calculate the weighted sum of the data string values (weight increases by 1 for
each successive value) and include startB with weight 1 at the beginning :

startB 0x41 0x4C 0x60

1 1 2 3

(1 * 0x68) + (1 * 0x41) + (2 * 0x4C) + (3 * 0x60) = 0x261

3. Calculate the modulo 103 value (modulo 67 hex) of the sum:

0x261 modulo 0x67 = 0x5E (= checksum)
(0x261 / 0x67 = 0x5 with remainder 0x5E)

4. Add the checksum to the data string

Example: "Code 39 - active" = \41\4C\60\5E

Debug slave mode

1. Use the EasySet "View - Data String" command to obtain the data strings for the
setup commands you want to send to the M1000.

Example: command "Code 39 – active" = \41\4C\60
If you use "display data string mode" (see above), do not use the last 2 digits

(checksum).

2. Activate the debug slave mode (if not already active) and set the RS-232 output
parameters to suit your system (if required).

debug slave mode (9600, 7, E, 2) – interface n° 109

\41\4A\01\2D\60

3. Send the commands in ASCII format from the host terminal to the M1000.

To save the new configuration, send the "update current configuration" command to
the M1000 (\46\41\02\60).

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5 Setup

security slave mode :

debug slave mode :

To restart the M1000 after changing the interface configuration, send the "restart"
command (\4C\41\60) (this is equivalent to deconnecting and reconnecting the
M1000).

Slave mode beep command

0x68 0x45 0x50 0x60 0x03 0x6A (hex format)
\ 4 5 \ 5 0 \ 6 0 (ASCII format)

Optional beep command for use with your application.
This command sends one or more beeps to the M1000 to indicate successful or

unsuccessful processing by your application after it has received the data string.
Example:
The M1000 reads a bar code correctly and transmits the data, but the bar code

reference does not exist in your database. Use the slave mode beep command to
send 3 "error" beeps to the M1000.

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Basic setup

➊

➋

Plug in power supply

➌

➍

5 Setup

You can set up your M1000 in a test configuration by scanning configuration bar
codes. Follow the instructions in this section.

Basic setup does not include all the configuration possibilities of the M1000. For a
complete setup, use the EasySet System configuration software (see the Online setup
with EasySet section).

System power ON

Reset factory defaults (optional)

\46\42\60

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5 Setup

➎

Select baud rate

(*) = default value
1200

\41\04\60

4800

\41\06\60

19200

2400

\41\05\60

9600 (*)

\41\07\60

\41\08\60

38400

\41\09\60

➏

Select data bits

7 (*)

\42\60

8

\43\60

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5 Setup

➐

➑

Select parity

even (*)

\46\01\60

odd

\46\02\60

none

\46\00\60

Select stop bits

1

\44\60

2 (*)

\45\60

➒

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Select postamble

none

\45\54\3E\00\60

Carriage Return + Line Feed (*)

\45\54\3E\0D\3E\0A\60

5 Setup

➓

11

Disable all symbologies

\41\4B\60

Select symbologies

Codabar (minimum length=6)

\41\52\60

Code 128 / EAN 128

\41\5A\60

Code 39 (*)

\41\4C\60

Interleaved 2 of 5 (minimum length=6)

\41\4E\60

Standard 2 of 5 (minimum length=6)

\41\50\60

UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13 (*)

(UPC-A ➜ EAN-13)

UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13
(UPC-A ➜ UPC-A)

PDF417 (option)

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Test symbologies

CODE 39

CODE 128

12345678901234

123456

123456

12

Codabar

Code 128

5 Setup

Code 39

Interleaved 2 of 5

Standard 2 of 5

UPC-A

01 234 50000

0

EAN-13

1234567890128

7

PDF417

Intermec Technologies Corporation
PDF417

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