Making Multiple Code Reading Easy. Webinar

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Today’s Agenda

• Introduction

• How DataMan Makes Multiple Code Reading Easy

• Multiple Code Reading Applications

• Product Demonstration Videos

• Q&A

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Introduction

• Image-based industrial ID readers should be able adapt

to your application changes

• You need one reader that can do it all

• Read any code, every time • Simplify integration

• Easy to maintain • Easy to maintain

• Must start with solid foundations in

code reading technology

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1DMax+ and 2DMax+: Setting the Standard

• Highest read rates

• Cognex investment and proven commitment

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• Pixels per module • Contrast

• Blur • Blur

• Quiet zone violations

• Damages / Voids (reconstruction)

Perspective Thick Print Damage

• Specularity

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Cognex Hotbars™ Technology

• A new technology for 1-D linear barcode reading

• New patent-pending Hotbars:

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• Uses texture to locate barcodes

at any orientation

• Extracts high-resolution 1-D signalsExtracts high resolution 1 D signals for decoding

• Combines superior signal fidelity

with lightning speed giving DataMan with lightning speed, giving DataMan

readers unprecedented performance Signal from Existing Edge Extraction Method

Signal from Hotbars  Higher Fidelity at 10x the Speed

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Limitations of Laser Scanners

• Hard-to-scan barcodes

• Poorly printed • Defective / damaged • Low contrast • Specular reflectionsp • Extreme perspective • Short height

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• Unidirectional scanning

• No omnidirectional (360°) or

orthogonal (0° and 90°) reading

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Imaging Advantages over Laser Scanners

• Can read all codes—easy,

well printed or difficult-to-read

damaged codes

• Poorly printed

• Defective / damaged / voids • Defective / damaged / voids • Low contrast

• Specular reflections • Short height

• Extreme perspective

• Omnidirectional reading

Omnidirectional reading

• No mechanical parts

• More reliable than laser scanners

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Typical Multiple Code Reading Applications

1. Multiple codes of the same symbology within one

field of view (FOV)

2. Multiple codes of mixed

symbologies within one FOV

3. One or more codes on multiple

sides to verify that codes match

4. One or more codes on multiple

sides to output both sides’

read results as one

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How DataMan Makes

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DataMan Makes Multiple Code Reading Easy

• MultiCode setup

• Mixed symbology reading

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• Multiple reader system

• Output capabilities

Output capabilities

• Data formatting

• Data validation

Data validation

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DataMan MultiCode Setup

• Read multiple barcodes in a single image or a

sequence of images

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Multiple Reader System

• Link multiple DataMan units

• Focal length, focus setting, and aperture setting

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determine the FOV and reading distance

• One reader manages communication,

sends trigger to other readers, collates

and formats read results from others

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Output Capability

• Select the order of sequence

of the code output

• Examples

• 1-D first, 2-D • Top to bottom • Left to right

• Choose chronological output

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for burst / continuous

trigger sequences

• For multiple codes onFor multiple codes on circuit boards or boxes

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Flexible Data Formatting—Point and Click

• Formatting options for each

symbology group

• Standard data

formatting options

• Full string output • Partial string output • Symbology typey gy yp

• Code Location • And more…

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Data Validation

• DoD UID Validation

• ISO Validation

• GS1 Validation

• Match String Validation

Match String Validation

• Pattern-Matching

Validation

• Discrete I/O

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Communicating the Data Output

• Command and Control over Ethernet

• Direct communication with the factory network for data validation • Industrial protocols

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Who has multiple code reading applications?

Automotive Solar Logistics

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Logistics

Multiple codes of the same symbology within one FOV

One+ codes on multiple sides to output read results as one

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Side Scanning

Carton Coding

Presentation Scanning

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Top Side Sorting

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• Small or low quality • Small or low quality

1-D and 2-D barcodes printed on a variety of surfaces and

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Logistics

• High-speed tracking of codes on cartons

• Read multiple codes at high speed on each carton

• DataMan 500 provided

• Self triggering • Self triggering • No special optics

• Longer working distance • Powerful internal lighting

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Cognex VSoC™ on the DataMan 500

• VSoC is “vision system on a chip” technology

• Higher read rates

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• Ultra fast image acquisition

• 1000 frames per second

• Read results at 90 per second

• Each result has up to three barcode strings for a total of 270 reads per second

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Logistics

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Automotive

Multiple codes of the same symbology within one FOV

• Reading 1-D codes on trays of parts

• Currently using 10 laser readers per system

• DataMan 300 made it easier to

• Read all codes at once • Read all codes at once • Read damaged codes • Maintain the system

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DataMan 300 Series

• Best-in-class 1-D algorithm—1DMax+ with Hotbars

• High resolution

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• High speed processing

• Flexible optics and lighting

Flexible optics and lighting

• Bright internal illumination with bank control

• Intelligent tuning

Intelligent tuning

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Solar

Multiple codes of the same symbology within one FOV

Traceability

Automation

• Difficult-to-read 2-D DPM codes • SEMI Standard PV29-0212 26

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DataMan 302 Solar ID Reader

• Best-in-class 2-D algorithm—2DMax+

• Integrated bank controlled lighting

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• Intelligent tuning

• Flexible optics

Flexible optics

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Food & Beverage

Multiple codes of mixed symbologies within one FOV

One+ codes on multiple sides to verify that codes match

One codes on multiple sides to verify that codes match

High Speed Traceability

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Automation

Shipping

Regulatory Compliance

• Small or low quality

1-D and 2-D barcodes

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Food & Beverage

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DataMan Fixed-mount Readers

• High speed decoding

• Connectivity options

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• Resolution

• Small form factors

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DataMan 300

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Pharmaceuticals

Multiple codes of the same symbology within one FOV

Multiple codes of mixed symbologies within one FOV

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Traceability

Shipping

• Pharmacodes, small or

low quality 1-D and 2-D barcodes low quality 1-D and 2-D barcodes

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Pharmaceuticals

• Code 128 reading

• Multiple barcodes need to be read quickly

• Labels with text and logos could create confusion

• How DataMan 500 helps

• Fast scanning of many codes • Reread suppression ensures

d bl d no double reads

• No trigger required means

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done in even when an operator is presenting the codes

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Consumer Products & Packaging

Multiple codes of the same symbology within one FOV

Multiple codes of mixed symbologies within one FOV

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Traceability

Automation

Shipping

• Small or low quality

1-D and 2-D barcodes on any surface—from plastic to glass to

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Electronics

Multiple codes of the same symbology within one FOV

Work Cells

Shipping

Traceability

• Large or small or low quality

2-D codes and PDF417 or 2-D codes and PDF417 or 1-D barcodes

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Electronics

• PCB Code Reading

• Read small Data Matrix codes on multiple PCB panels within the FOV • Handheld scanners took too much time and limited throughput

• DataMan 300 is the choice to

DataMan 300 is the choice to

• Read codes as the board travels along the conveyor, station to station • Read small codes because of

high resolution and large FOV high resolution and large FOV

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What We Learned Today

• Multiple Code Reading Applications can be easy with

DataMan ID readers

• Read Rates—software algorithms 1DMax+ and 2DMax+ • MultiCode setup

• Mixed symbology readingMixed symbology reading

• Multiple reader systems • Output capabilities

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• Data formatting • Data validation

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