Reader Modes

At this table the parameter ‘readerMode’ is described. This table is valid for hand scanners equally if the mode is available.

Mode Function Explanation Device

PRINT_INSPECTION Reads and checks static or serialized labels and its print quality if good or bad.

Print inspection reader statistics are rank related.

Reads and checks static (non serialized) labels and its print quality if good or bad.

Default setting for should be used for non-item related

Static rank related inspection mode. Fill device SN store

Used when reader read static data but printer should print

PRINT_COMPARE Previously printed units are further processed. Camera only reads the numbers and sends it to the PLM. SN verification is done by PLM instead of camera.

Already produced products are put in again without being

Reads several child unit labels one by one or at once and sends codes to PLM, verifies content size.

Standard setting for readers with rank >

1

HRC, SMC, VGL, hand scanner (single and multiple item reader)

LINKING_READER deprecated deprecated deprecated

HC_INSPECTION Reads and checks serialized helpercode labels and its print quality if good or bad.

SMC, VGL, hand scanner (single item reader) HC_LINK_READER Reads and checks serialized helpercode

labels and its print quality if good or bad.

Only in combination with SERIAL_LINK_READER.

Reads several child unit helpercode labels one by one or at once and sends codes to PLM, verifies content size.

HRC, SMC, VGL, hand scanner (single and multiple item reader)

Mode Function Explanation Device SERIAL_LINK_READ

ER

Reads and checks serialized labels and its print quality if good or bad. Process is linking between current read code and helpercode label read before by HC_LINK_READER.

For example, this is helpful when you change the outer packaging and the existing codes can no longer be read.

Then you can print helpercodes on the units, linked to the original code, to recognize the original code at the database.

AGG_INSPECTION Verifies the last processed aggregation by checking if an items is at an assumed position inside of a case.

At a case packer a

E.g. the last unit is at the lower right of the case. If that is true this affirms that all units must be also right.

HRC, SMC, VGL, hand scanner (single item reader)

AGG_DELAY_PRINT All children of a parent unit are aggregated.

The parent label will not be printed until one child serial number is read by the AGG_DELAY_PRINT.

This mode can be used to label a unit with delay.

SMC, VGL (Single item reader)

HC_AGG_DELAY_P RINT

All children of a parent unit are aggregated.

The parent label will not be printed until one child helper code is read by the HC_AGG_DELAY_PRINT.

This mode can be used to label a unit with delay.

SMC, VGL, hand scanner (single item reader)

COPY_READER Reads and checks serialized labels and its print quality if good or bad. Sends read serial number to a connected printer with printer mode: COPY_PRINTER.

Used for sending

Mode Function Explanation Device DISTRIBUTION_REA

DER

Compareable to COPY_READER but with internal buffering. This function is used for lines with reading of several labels at one item (e.g. helpercode) in same rank.

It makes sense to use it if there are many items between camera and printer.

Aim of this function:

Avoiding waste of items when machine stops. All items between printer and camera can be avoided to be discarded.

How it works:

CAM1 (DISTRIBUTION_READER) reads all elements of the code (e.g. GTIN, expiry, serial number). The elements are verified (with the exception of the serial number).

The serial number is only checked for attendance (by checking the length).

Then the serial number is sent to CAM2 (DISTRIBUTION_CONSUMER). CAM2 checks the serial number received from CAM1 and sets the status to ‘verified’.

Problem:

When both cameras would be in READER_MODE, the shift register would start at the printer. In case of an error all items from printer till CAM2 would have to be replaced.

Solution:

When CAM1 gets the serial numbers from CAM2 and not from the printer, the sequence of items between printer and CAM1 can be changed. So the shift register starts at CAM1. Thus in case of a machine stop, only the items between CAM1 and CAM2 have to be discarded.

SMC, VGL, hand scanner (single item reader)

DISTRIBUTION_CON SUMER

see DISTRIBUTION_READER SMC, VGL, hand

scanner (single item reader) AGG_PRINT_INPEC

TION

Print Inspection Mode and Aggregation Reader

readers PARITY_READER Compares two or more equal pre-printed

external serials

Two or more parity reader check for identical serials on a single unit. Used for china code without PLM printed helpercodes.

All readers

Mode Function Explanation Device LINEFORMAT LINEFORMAT is no reader mode. It is a

switch to move the reader mode config-uration from the global device setting to the line format.

Setting LINEFORMAT as reader mode in the device settings (System

settings > Edit device settings > reader Mode) allows to define the reader mode per line format. device details of the line format and are stored there.

All readers

ABS_AGG_READER ABS enhanced aggregation reader mode ABS_HC_AGG_REA

DER

ABS enhanced helpercode aggregation reader mode

Serial-ization_Inspection

Reads and checks static or serialized labels and its print quality if good or bad.

Results are not committed to the database.

Should be used on lines without