Honeywell HF800 Series, Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...rements 20 Software Requirements 20 How to Install 20 DataMax User Interface Overview 24 Device List Area 24 Control and Help Panel 25 Main Menu and Toolbar 25 Device Discovery 25 Discover under Ethernet 26 Discover under Serial port 27 Device Information Description 28 Imaging Settings Statistics 28 Live View 29 Log View 29 Statistics 30 Image Setup 30 Aimer Light 31 Auto Train 32 Image Cropping ...

Page 3: ...ed 2 of 5 53 GS1 128 53 Codabar 54 Code 93 54 UPC A 55 UPC E 56 EAN 8 57 EAN 13 57 MSI 58 GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional 58 GS1 DataBar Limited 59 GS1 DataBar Expanded 59 Stacked Symbologies 60 Enable Disable all Stacked symbologies 60 PDF417 60 MicroPDF 61 Codablock A 61 Codablock F 61 2 D Symbologies 62 Enable Disable all 2 D symbologies 62 Aztec 62 Maxicode 63 QR Code 64 DataMatrix 64 HanXin 65 De...

Page 4: ...unce time 70 Output Channel settings 71 Data Editing and Formatting 72 Prefix Suffix Overview 72 Prefix Suffix Selections 72 Data Format Editor Introduction 74 Add a Data Format 74 Advance Mode command Line 76 Maintenance 77 Firmware upgrade 77 Trouble Shooting 78 Customer Support 80 Technical Assistance 80 Product Service and Repair 80 Limited Warranty 80 Appendix A 82 ...

Page 5: ...t HF800 barcode reader series are all listed in the below table SKU Description HF800HD 1 1H KIT BLACK HD ETHERNET STANDARD CAMERA HF800SR 1 1H KIT BLACK SR ETHERNET STANDARD CAMERA HF800ER 1 1H KIT BLACK ER ETHERNET STANDARD CAMERA HF800HD 1 1V KIT BLACK HD ETHERNET VERTICAL CAMERA HF800SR 1 1V KIT BLACK SR ETHERNET VERTICAL CAMERA HF800ER 1 1V KIT BLACK ER ETHERNET VERTICAL CAMERA 1 Horizontal m...

Page 6: ...rrow space in vertical direction This model provides a Green LED aimer which helps user to locate the central position of the decoding area 1 Internal Mirror 2 Lens 3 Internal Illuminator 4 Device label 5 Aiming System 6 Mounting Holes 4 7 Human Machine Interface 8 Ethernet Connector 9 Power Serial I O Cable 1 2 6 7 8 3 4 5 ...

Page 7: ... model Vertical model HF800 Fixed Mount Barcode Reader Reader unit 1 OR Ethernet pot cover Assembled on reader 1 Accessories Name Part Number Drawing Adaptor 50129397 001 Plug 50122315 001 I O RS232 Cable 50142347 001 I O RS485 422 Cable 50144214 001 Ethernet Cable 50143315 001 Mounting bracket kit 50145368 001 Adaptor and Plug ...

Page 8: ...rved The 14 Pin connector description Pin NO Description Pin NO Description 1 Vin Power supply 8 GND Power supply ground 2 IN1B External input 1B Polarity insensitive 9 O1 Positive Output 1 3 IN1A External input 1A Polarity insensitive 10 O1 Negative Output 1 4 IN2B External input 2B Polarity insensitive 11 O2 Positive Output 2 5 IN2A External input 2A Polarity insensitive 12 O2 Negative Output 2 ...

Page 9: ...use ethier adaptor via DC jack or DC source via Vin pin in 14P connector to power HF800 When using adaptor other accessories such as beeper external illumination or even another HF800 could draw current from the adaptor via Vin pin in the 14P connector user need to confirm the total power consumption not exceed 15W Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable Pinout M12 Pin NO RJ45 Pin NO Name Function 1 1 TX Tr...

Page 10: ...successful reading Error Red LED If there is any error red led on Power White LED Indicate the device is correctly powered Tune button description Tune 1 Keep press the button in between 3s and 20s then release the button reader will enter Auto Train mode The whole training process will last for several seconds If trained success the beeper will execute a good read tone sequence for three times If...

Page 11: ...22 RX only input RX RS422 RX only input T R RS485 data and RS422 TX T R RS485 data and RS422 TX 20 21 23 24 Reserved Reserved Output Two digital outputs Output1 Output2 are available with the protection of 2 optocouplers The maximum VCE of the optocoupler is 30VDC maximum continuous current is 50mA User should adjust the VDD and the load resistance to make sure the current is less than 50mA and VD...

Page 12: ...or to make sure the current is less than 50mA VDD should be more than 1 35VDC and less than 30VDC Maximum input frequency is 100KHz User could connect external IR trigger PLC to these 2 inputs Typical use case Typical NPN type IR connection to input2 layout as below input1 as well just need to repalce IN2A with IN1A replace IN2B with IN1B A series resistor 1Kohm to 1 5Kohm is recommended to be put...

Page 13: ... limit the current PNP type IR connected to external I O RS232 cable PNP type IR connected to external I O RS485 422 cable RS232 HF800 support RS232 communication hardware dataflow control configurable default baud rate is 115200 could be configured to 4800 9600 19200 38400 RS485 and RS422 HF800 support both RS485 and RS422 communication baud rate is 115200 fixed user could only use one at a time ...

Page 14: ... cable from Honeywell in accessory list HF800 Ethernet Connector Pinout Pin number Name Function 1 TX Transmitted data 2 TX Transmitted data 3 RX Received data 4 RX Received data Power requirements HF800 reader supports a wide range of input power from 10VDC to 30VDC maximum power consumption is 5W internal illumination Mechanical Dimensions 1 Horizontal model 54 5 52 5 29mm L W H Tolerance 1mm 2 ...

Page 15: ...15 3 Mounting bracket overall dimensions ...

Page 16: ...25 170 mm SR Horizontal Vertical 5mil Code 39 64 140 mm 39 115 mm 13 mil UPC 55 405 mm 30 380 mm 10 mil Data Matrix 62 190 mm 37 165 mm 20 mil Data Matrix 47 375 mm 25 350 mm ER Horizontal Vertical 5mil Code 39 147 218 mm 122 193 mm 13 mil UPC 71 480 mm 46 455 mm 10 mil Data Matrix 135 250 mm 110 225 mm 20 mil Data Matrix 102 400 mm 77 375 mm FOV Calculation Use the data in the following table int...

Page 17: ...ODEL internal distance mm Horizontal angle Vertical angle HF800HD 1 1H 5 41 4 32 2 HF800SR 1 1H 5 42 4 33 HF800ER 1 1H 5 31 6 24 4 HF800HD 1 1V 25 41 4 32 2 HF800SR 1 1V 25 42 4 33 HF800ER 1 1V 25 31 6 24 4 ...

Page 18: ...to the Host from the HF800 on board Ethernet interface by use the Ethernet Cable and powered by the External 232 485 Cable Note if the device is not powered by the customer device a power adaptor is need in this case Connecting with RS232 To connect the system in a serial point to point configuration you need the hardware indicated as below In this layout the data is transmitted to the Host from t...

Page 19: ...ansmitted to the Host from the HF800 RS485 422 interface Note the IO connector is combined with the RS485 422 interface and if the device is not powered by the customer device a power adaptor is need in this case Installing DataMax Configuration Program DataMax Distribution Contents The DataMax program distribution contains the following Installation package ...

Page 20: ...nts Windows Operating System 32 or 64 bit Windows XP 7 8 10 How to Install 1 Download the zip file on the PC Extract the files that maintain the folder structure and run the setup file to access the installation pop up Click on the Install link to run the installation program and follow the installation process 2 When the installation is complete the DataMax entry is created in the Start as well a...

Page 21: ...21 Privacy statement Privacy statement ...

Page 22: ...22 Choose destination location Ready to install program ...

Page 23: ...23 Setup status Complete ...

Page 24: ...sktop shortcuts Double click the desktop shortcut to run it Note Tool authority will rely on the PC permission DataMax User Interface Overview Device List Area The device list will be displayed in this area ...

Page 25: ...Save Configuration Language Log Level Update Firmware Restart User Guide Main Menu and Toolbar Main Menu Status bar Device Discovery Open and Save Configuration Set Language and Log Update Firmware and Restart User Guide SN number and Device name DataMax Version ...

Page 26: ...ram click button select checkbox Ethernet and click Search button The Program will automatically search all the connected device in the LAN and list its brief information accordingly Each item has three parts that users should know 1 Device name and serial number ...

Page 27: ...essfully you will see the device information on the right side of the DataMax Configuration Program Discover under Serial port Open the DataMax Configuration Program click button select checkbox Serial Port and click Search button The Program will automatically search all the connected device in the Serial Port All the connected device serial port will be listed in Com Port The serial port paramet...

Page 28: ...in a proper status a good method is to monitor the images captured by the reader and tune the reader to acquire a better image with proper exposure and gain parameters These things could be done through the DataMax Configuration Program Open the DataMax Configuration Program and connect to the device first Then enter Tuning Tab page Through this tab page user can also monitor the decoding results ...

Page 29: ...ages captured by the reader will be shown in the window if it is working Then the button will change to Click the button again the live view function will be turned off Log View This view locates under the Live View window All the decoded results information will be listed in this view From this window The barcode received timestamp barcode type and the contents of the barcode can be get ...

Page 30: ...ters Through it user can monitor the decoding rate and average decode times Click the Reset button will reset all the counters to zero Image Setup From this panel the reader s exposure mode could be configured to be auto or fixed In auto mode the reader will adjust the exposure time and gain automatically per the images it captured from the sensor If change to fixed mode the reader s exposure time...

Page 31: ...t bank settings one by one when reading until read one barcode or timeout occurs To set the banks click the button a dialog will popup for user to configure the bank settings When each specific bank was enabled the related parameters will take effect immediately Note To make the bank settings take effect exposure mode should be configured to fixed mode first Aimer Light From this panel the illumin...

Page 32: ...ose the option Default or Customize to tell the reader how to operate the auto tuning process If choose Default reader will tune the imaging parameters by itself If choose Customize user can specify the minimum and maximum value for the exposure time and the maximum gain could be limited to the value in between 1 2 3 4 6 8 4 Click to start the auto learn process Note Suggest to enable the live vie...

Page 33: ...ursor above the Live View windos press and hold the left button to set the top left coordination of the sub window Then keep the button pressed and move the mouse to draw a red rectangle 5 When the desired sub windows has been drawn release the left button When doing this drawing the coordinations of the window keeps on change at the same time Now the reader can only decode the barcodes which loca...

Page 34: ...34 Charts Panel When the reader is working and live view function is enabled This panel can demonstrate the statistic values of decode time and good read rate The axes may look like below images ...

Page 35: ...ions form to pc Operating steps 1 Select one device and connect 2 Click button locate on the left of Devices 3 To save devices configuration to PC a Select Save Configuration to PC button b Select the file path and fill in the file name c It will notify users that Save Success ...

Page 36: ...l PC b Select the file path and the file name with cfg extend name c It will notify users that Load configuration Success 5 To save DataMax configuration to device select Save Configuration to Device 6 To load device configuration to DataMax select Open Configuration from Device ...

Page 37: ... mode with the factory default configuration Operating steps 1 Keep press the button Tune for more than 20s then release the button reader will enter the mode waiting for user to confirm the default operation the Train red green led flashing through 5Hz 2 If press the button again in 10s the reader will return to default configurations If reader return to default configuration success the beeper w...

Page 38: ... activated after device reboot If DHCP is disabled which means reader use specified static IP address subnet mask and gateway Note If want to connect network cable to PC directly please use the reader to scan configuration barcode NWKDHP0 first and scan RESET_ to reset reader Then set a static IP for PC please follow below settings To find the network configuration barcodes please go to the Append...

Page 39: ...39 3 Right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties ...

Page 40: ...e the following IP address and enter the IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS server Click OK and close the Local Area Connection properties window Reader default IP address is 192 168 1 110 so make user your PC IP address and reader IP address are in the same network segment ...

Page 41: ... Synchronized mode and Pass through mode In Synchronized mode suggest user to use one trigger source to trigger all the HF800s in the group In Pass through mode all the HF800s could be triggered by one source or be triggered separately Open DataMax Configuration Program connect a device first select Interface tab and then choose Network tab ...

Page 42: ...ttings if slave decode and transmit one certain symbology to master which master do not support master will ignore this symbology and send nothing out Synchronized mode typical application layout as below 2 Pass through mode Master will act as a repeater and transmit all the data which from slave devices without processing through Master s interface DataMax Configuration Program will also list cur...

Page 43: ...nd click the button 1 Baud rate sends the data form the reader to the terminal at the specified rate the host terminal must be set for the same baud rate as the reader Default 115200 2 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 ...

Page 44: ...er Time out The unit stays awake to receive until the RS232 Receiver Time out expires When an Rs232 receiver is sleeping a character may be sent to wake up the receiver and reset the time out 8 RS232 Hardware Flow Control It allows control of data transmission from the reader using software commands from the host device When RTS CTS is turned off no data flow control is used Flow Control No Timeou...

Page 45: ...ll enter the streaming presentation mode immediately Presentation Mode Presentation Mode uses ambient light and reader illumination to detect barcodes When in Presentation Mode the LEDs remain dim until a barcode is presented to the reader then the aimer turns on and the LEDs turn on to read the code If the light level in the room is not high enough Presentation Mode may not work properly To confi...

Page 46: ...a latched electrical level When the reader detects this signal it will try to search the barcodes immediately The working mode may be chosen from OneShot Burst and Continuous To enable this mode please enter the Operation Mode Tab page first Click the drop menu Operation Mode and choose External Trigger The reader will enter external trigger mode immediately External Trigger Delay External Trigger...

Page 47: ...ser want to customize TCP port for sending trigger command through network go to Interface tab page select Network sub tab page modified the port value default value is 55256 OneShot Mode This is a working mode under external trigger mode Choose One Shot can enable this mode When enabled the reader will only capture one image and try to decode this image when detects an external trigger signal Bur...

Page 48: ...ger mode Choose Continue can enable this mode When in this mode user should keep the external trigger signal pulled once triggered If user pull out the external trigger signal after trigged reader will trigger off immediately If the reader has read the barcodes or the timeout occurs the reader will also trigger off although the trigger signal was still on Internal Trigger Mode When set the operati...

Page 49: ...a length of the scanned barcode doesn t match the valid reading length the reader will issue an error tone You may wish to set the same value for minimum and maximum length to force the reader to read fixed length barcode data This helps to reduce the chances of a misread EXAMPLE Decode only those barcodes with a count of 9 20 characters Min length 09 Max length 20 EXAMPLE Decode only those barcod...

Page 50: ...s Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or shorter than the maximum length Check Digits This option set whether 1 or 2 check digits are required with Code 11 barcode Code 128 Click the Code 128 in the left list then all its related parameters will be shown on ...

Page 51: ... in which the bar codes were read FIFO Function Code Transmit If enabled the hex value for the function character will be sent out in the data stream For 128 Function 1 Function 2 Function 3 Function 4 all cause special things to happen per the ISO Specification If enabled this setting causes Function 1 2 and 4 to be ignored and sent out raw This does not apply to function 3 as that signifies a me...

Page 52: ...ted with a check character but does not transmit the check character with the scanned data When Check Character is set to Validate and Transmit the HF800 only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check character and transmits this character at the end of the scanned data Append Mode This function allows the HF800 to append the data from several Code 39 bar codes together before transmitting them...

Page 53: ...its related parameters will be shown on the right Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or shorter than the maximum length Check Digit No Check Digit indicates that the HF800 reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check digit When Check Digit is s...

Page 54: ...art Stop characters Check Character Codabar check characters are created using different modulos You can programthe HF800 to read only Codabar bar codes with Modulo 16 check characters No Check Character indicates that the HF800 reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate and Transmit the HF800 only reads Codabar bar codes printed wit...

Page 55: ...e HF800 transmits the appended data when it reads a Code 93 bar code that starts with a character other than a space UPC A Click the UPC A in the left list then all its related parameters will be shown on the right Redundant times output the decode result only when got identical barcodes information for specific times Convert UPC A to EAN13 When UPC A Converted to EAN 13 is selected UPC A bar code...

Page 56: ...C E0 If you need to read codes that lead with the 1 number system use the UPC E1 On selection E Expand UPC E Expand expands the UPC E code to the 12 digit UPC A format E Check Digit Transmit Check Digit specifies whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not UPC E0 Leading Zero This feature allows the transmission of a leading zero 0 at the beginning of scanne...

Page 57: ...d be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not 2 5 Digit Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned EAN 8 data Addenda Required When Required is set the HF800 only reads EAN 8 bar codes that have addenda Addenda Separator When this feature is On there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned Off there is no space EAN 1...

Page 58: ...l be shown on the right Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or shorter than the maximum length Check Character Different types of check characters are used with MSI bar codes You can program the HF800 to read MSI bar codes with Type 10 check characters When ...

Page 59: ...um Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or shorter than the maximum length GS1 DataBar Expanded Click the GS1 DataBar Expanded in the left list then all its related parameters will be shown on the right Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology lengt...

Page 60: ...n all its related parameters will be shown on the right Redundant times output the decode result only when got identical barcodes information for specific times Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or shorter than the maximum length Macro PDF417 MacroPDF417 i...

Page 61: ...gth equal or shorter than the maximum length Codablock A Click the Codablock A in the left list then all its related parameters will be shown on the right Redundant times output the decode result only when got identical barcodes information for specific times Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode r...

Page 62: ...y length equal or shorter than the maximum length 2 D Symbologies Enable Disable all 2 D symbologies Open DataMax Configuration Program and connect the device first Go to the tab page Symbologies and click the 2D sub page Check the check box Check All will enable all the 2 D symbologies present in the list Uncheck it will disable all the 2 D symbologies present in the list Aztec Click the Aztec in...

Page 63: ...ormation encoded in those bar codes Once the proper number of codes is reached the data is output in the order specified in the bar codes Strip Append Information When enabled strips off the append information from the barcode Details of what that info is can be found in the Aztec ISO specification For debug purposes this mode allows the append information to be output with the data Maxicode Click...

Page 64: ...mitting them to the host computer When the HF800 encounters an QR Code bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers the number of QR Code bar codes determined by information encoded in those bar codes Once the proper number of codes is reached the data is output in the order specified in the bar codes DataMatrix Click the DataMatrix in the left list then all its related parameters will ...

Page 65: ...ant times output the decode result only when got identical barcodes information for specific times Minimum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or larger than the minimum length Maximum Length output the decode result when the symbology length equal or shorter than the maximum length ...

Page 66: ... where repetitive barcode scanning is required Go to the Decoding Tab page and input the desired delay value into the edit box Re read Delay ms Default 750ms This setting will take effect on Streaming Presentation Mode and Presentation Mode Read TimeOut Use this selection to set a time out in milliseconds of the reader s trigger when using external signal or commands to trigger the reader Once the...

Page 67: ...d To apply for the output sequence matching user can edit the matching rule before execute it The reader can support to add the following items into the matching sequence 1 Code ID This can designate the specific symblogy type which we want to apply the output sequence format 2 Length Specify what length up to 9999 characters of data output will be acceptable for this symbology 9999 is an universa...

Page 68: ...uence but if it cannot the reader transmits all output data to the host device as is When it s No Rule the output data will not conform to the edited sequence it will buffer all the decoded data and output them when the timeout occurs or the data numbers meet the scan count The scan count can also be set Transmit Partial Sequence If an output sequence operation is terminated before all your output...

Page 69: ...om Barcode result will output randomly Top Bottom Barcode result will output from top to bottom according to their coordination in the image Left Right Barcode result will output from left to right according to their coordination in the image Total Timeout Timeout for reading the total configured sequence When the timer expires the current reading process will stop ...

Page 70: ... 1 Polarity The active state of these inputs is NONE Rising Edge Falling Edge Low Level High Level 2 Debounce time an anti disturbance filter The value can be changed through the software parameter To set input1 or input2 work as external trigger the Operation Mode should be set to external Trigger mode there are one shot mode burst mode continuous mode under external trigger mode For example If s...

Page 71: ...lection result or to control an external lighting system The following settings are about Output1 and Output2 Message Event By default Output signals are associated with the OFF event which are fully programmable being determined by the configured Good Read event No Read event Error Read event No Read event which activates when the code s signaled by the external trigger are not decoded Good Read ...

Page 72: ...s in this section are used to build the user defined data into the message string Prefix and Suffix characters are data characters that can be sent before and after scanned data The data characters can be sent with all symbologies or only with specific symbologies Prefix Scanned Data Suffix Prefix Suffix Selections Select tab Data A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one symbology or al...

Page 73: ...73 Enter character in the setting prefixes suffixes chart box to appear on the output Default prefix is empty Default suffix is empty For example 1 Select all symbologies ...

Page 74: ...elect the symbology from the symbologies list and click the button to select the detail setting Step 3 There are 4 data format that you can chose Notes When working with the Data Format Editor a virtual cursor is moved along your input data string The following commands are used to both move this cursor to different positions and to select replace and insert data into the final output Full Code St...

Page 75: ...ogies with a Honeywell ID are included Code Length Insert the bar code s length in the output message without moving the cursor The length is expressed as a numeric string and does not include leading zeroes For example 1 Add data format 2 Click 3 Use the follow barcode the data is output as 20Code1281234567890ABCDEFGHIJ ...

Page 76: ... format Chose the format you want to delete then click Advance Mode command Line To use advance mode Advance mode is to edit data format by command line by using command line more data format can be used more flexibly ...

Page 77: ...de the reader s firmware 1 Click the Update Firmware tab 2 Click choose file and select the SMOC file 3 Click open and wait it done The device will restart automatically after the file transfer is completed Please do not turn off device power during the upgrade ...

Page 78: ...lit Is power connected If using a power adapter please make sure use the Honeywell recommend power adaptor If using customer power please make sure the proper wired with Vin and GND on the connector See detail information as on page 11 Unable to connect to DataMax Check the following points RS232 485 connection page 19 Ethernet connection page 18 Make sure the units are properly configured to the ...

Page 79: ...Linear View the full resolution code image to check the printing or marking quality Unable to trigger the device with external trigger source or soft trigger Is the external sensor wiring correct Check the I O input according to external sensor parameter Communication device is not transmitting anything to the host Make sure the wire is properly connected Make sure the configuration is related to ...

Page 80: ...this prior to returning the product Limited Warranty Honeywell International Inc HII warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship and to conform to HII s published specifications applicable to the products purchased at the time of shipment This warranty does not cover any HII product which is i improperly installed or used ii damaged by accident or negligence includin...

Page 81: ... AMOUNT PAID TO HII FOR THE PRODUCT THESE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT EVEN WHEN HII MAY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH INJURIES LOSSES OR DAMAGES SOME STATES PROVINCES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATIONS OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU All provisions of this Limited ...

Page 82: ...82 Appendix A Enable Network DHCP function will take effect after restart the device Disable Network DHCP function will take effect after restart the device Reboot the reader HF800 ENUS UG Rev A ...