Velocity Microscan MS-3, Driver Manual

Page 1: ...Microscan MS 3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide July 2007 VWorks3 and BenchWorks...

Page 2: ...ibility for its use or for any infringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its use The transfer of this guide in any manner or form to a representative of another company is st...

Page 3: ...nostics 12 About profiles 15 Setting the properties for a device 16 Adding and linking Sub Process tasks 19 Using JavaScript to set task parameters 21 About reader output files 22 About device initial...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents Microscan MS 3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide ii...

Page 5: ...utomation Control User Guide To set up and use Velocity11 device drivers become familiar with the content in this guide as well as the guides for the devices that use VWorks or BenchWorks software Thi...

Page 6: ...ice drivers Developing the applications that are run using device drivers Solving the more challenging problems that might arise Developing training materials and standard operating procedures for ope...

Page 7: ...search the online help or download the latest version of any PDF file from the Velocity11 website at www velocity11 com Note All Velocity11 user information can be searched from the website at www ve...

Page 8: ...ng additional copies You can perform simple searches in the PDF file although these searches are much slower than online help searches More information For more information about using PDF documents s...

Page 9: ...About VWorks dialog box lists the version numbers of all the current software for all the devices and plug ins To find version information for a driver in BenchWorks 1 Start BenchWorks 2 Click Help an...

Page 10: ...ts a definition of a Velocity11 device and the device file Read this topic if you are unfamiliar with Velocity11 devices and VWorks or BenchWorks software Device defined A device is an item on your la...

Page 11: ...locity11 device driver enables VWorks or BenchWorks software to control and communicate with the specific type of device Each type of device that you operate with VWorks or BenchWorks software require...

Page 12: ...e controlled by VWorks or BenchWorks software you can write your own driver plug in for a new device Contact the Velocity11 Technical Support for information about how to do this What functions do the...

Page 13: ...stall device drivers 1 Insert the device driver installation disc into the CD ROM of the computer running VWorks or BenchWorks software 2 Follow the on screen instructions for installation selecting t...

Page 14: ...trator in charge of managing Velocity11 devices Procedure To add devices to a device file 1 Make sure that the devices are physically networked to the VWorks or BenchWorks software computer and turned...

Page 15: ...using simple commands Diagnostics software is used for Troubleshooting Setting teachpoints Performing manual operations outside a protocol Creating and editing profiles For example if an error occurs...

Page 16: ...1 If you are using VWorks4 software To open Diagnostics 1 Click Diagnostics on the Control toolbar 2 In the device file s window select the device Expand the general name of the device if necessary 3...

Page 17: ...VWorks4 software To open Diagnostics 1 Click the Device File tab 2 Select the device from the Devices toolbar Expand the general name of the device if necessary 3 Click Device diagnostics located at...

Page 18: ...vice List toolbar The device s diagnostics dialog box opens Related topics For information about See Diagnostics About diagnostics on page 11 About device drivers About device drivers on page 7 Adding...

Page 19: ...p Because profiles identify device driver devices on the network each device driver device must have its own profile You can create modify and delete profiles as needed Stored settings Profiles are st...

Page 20: ...Make sure that you have installed the device driver plug in and have added the device to the device manager See Related information for procedures on how to do these tasks Setting general properties...

Page 21: ...ode readers property 1 In the Barcode Readers property group set the side that has the barcode to Yes 2 Enter the number of the COM port to which the device is connected Setting location properties No...

Page 22: ...enabled for the special situations in which there is a storage device such as a PlateHub Carousel StoreX or Cytomat and a robot such as the Velocity11 Translator robot that is shuttling plates betwee...

Page 23: ...ically contain a series of liquid handling tasks used by devices such as the VPrep Pipettor or Multimek dispenser Adding a Sub Process task The first step in creating a pipette process is to add a Sub...

Page 24: ...system you must link each sub process link icon with one or more devices that you want the sub process to be able to use You do this by setting the parameter for the sub process link icon To link a Su...

Page 25: ...tware protocols and want to add functionality to a task using JavaScript Where scripts are written Scripts can be written in two ways Directly into the box in the Advanced Settings tab of the Task Par...

Page 26: ...ent data in the reader output files from being overwritten by newer data Read this topic if you are an operator who wants to make changes to the task parameters for one of these readers VR4000 Analyst...

Page 27: ...own profile Even if you have only one device you can still set up multiple profiles for it with each storing different settings In these cases you probably want each profile to have a separate default...

Page 28: ...o use different output file names for every task The suffix used for the file name that you set in the task parameters is taken from the suffix specified in the device diagnostics profile So if you se...

Page 29: ...rs that do not track their position along their line of travel Homing a motor moves it until it triggers an event called a home flag This tells the motor its location The motors on some devices automa...

Page 30: ...Chapter 1 Introduction Microscan MS 3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide 26...

Page 31: ...to work in lab automation systems running VWorks or BenchWorks software This chapter contains the following topics Workflow for configuring the Microscan MS 3 Laser on page 28 Creating a Microscan MS...

Page 32: ...have installed it For installation instructions see Installing device drivers on page 9 Workflow Related topics Step Topic 1 Setting the properties for a device on page 16 2 Creating a Microscan MS 3...

Page 33: ...ate a profile you need to have installed the device driver and added the Microscan MS 3 Laser to the device manager Procedure To create an Microscan MS 3 Laser profile 1 Open the Microscan Bar Code Re...

Page 34: ...e changes to protocols About Microscan MS 3 Laser tasks The Microscan MS 3 Laser device driver adds one task to VWorks or BenchWorks software This task instructs the Microscan MS 3 Laser to scan a bar...

Page 35: ...selecting North South East or West from the Side to scan list Related topics For more information about See The workflow for configuring the Microscan MS 3 Laser Workflow for configuring the Microscan...

Page 36: ...r using direct commands Before you start Before you can send commands to the Microscan MS 3 Laser or receive status information from the Microscan MS 3 Laser you need to initialize it To initialize th...

Page 37: ...how administrators and technicians can manage Microscan MS 3 Laser profiles Managing profiles To manage Microscan MS 3 Laser profiles 1 Open the Microscan Bar Code Reader Diagnostics 2 Click the Profi...

Page 38: ...Renaming a profile Deleting a profile Saving changes to a profile Note Click Update this profile to save edits Related topics For more information about See Opening Microscan MS 3 Laser Diagnostics Se...