Cognex DataMan 150, Quick Reference Manual

Page 1: ...DataMan 150 Quick Reference Guide 4 24 2015 Version 5 5 0 ...

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Page 3: ... Your DataMan 24 Mounting 24 I O Cable 25 RS 232 Cable 25 Flying Leads Cable 26 USB Connections 27 RS 232 Connections 28 Wiring the Basic I O Module 29 Digital Input Wiring Diagrams 30 Digital Output Wiring Diagrams 32 Installing the DataMan Software 34 Setting the Focus Position 35 Field of View and Reading Distances 37 External Triggering and Trigger Modes 38 Training and Trigger Modes 38 Traini...

Page 4: ... of a hazard that could result in death serious personal injury or electrical shock CAUTION This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard that could result in property damage Note Notes provide supplemental information about a subject Tip Tips provide helpful suggestions and shortcuts that may not otherwise be apparent 4 Symbols ...

Page 5: ... reader combined to make the installation and setup of the application a snap This document provides basic information about how to configure and use DataMan 150 readers Additional information is available through the Windows Start menu or the DataMan Setup Tool Help menu after you install the DataMan software on your PC l The DataMan Communications Programming Guide shows how to integrate your Da...

Page 6: ...ncluding LED Polarized Cover DM260 LENS 16LL LIGHT OPTIONS Red LED illumination DM150 LED RED White LED illumination DM150 LED WHT Blue LED illumination DM150 LED BLU IR LED illumination DM150 LED IR High Powered red LED illumination DM260 LED RED HP CABLES 5 meter extension cable DM100 EXTCBL 000 RS 232 USB adapter for Expansion I O Module DM100 PATCH 000 USB adapter cable with power tap DM100 US...

Page 7: ...ACKETS Mounting bracket DM100 UBRK 000 Pivot mounting bracket DM100 PIVOTM 00 IO MODULES DataMan Basic I O Module DM100 IOBOX 000 DataMan 150 Systems Omni directional 1 D Code Reading 1DMax Best In Class 1 D Reading IDQuick High Speed 2 D Reading 2DMax for hard to read DPM and damaged 2 D codes Resolution DataMan 150S DMR 150S 00 752x480 Global shutter DataMan 150QL DMR 150QL 00 752x480 Global shu...

Page 8: ...for hard to read DPM and damaged 2 D codes Resolution DataMan 152S DMR 152S 00 1280x960 Global shutter DataMan 152QL DMR 152QL 00 1280x960 Global shutter DataMan 152Q DMR 152Q 00 1280x960 Global shutter DataMan 152X DMR 152X 00 1280x960 Global shutter Maximum decode rate of 2 codes sec 8 Getting Started ...

Page 9: ...ignal 1 Brown Reserved 2 Green TxD RS 232 3 Green Black RxD RS 232 4 Red Red Black GND 5 Brown White DC system power 5 24 VDC 6 Blue RTS 7 Blue White Output 0 8 White Input 0 9 White Black Input 1 10 Light Blue CTS 11 Light Blue Black Output 1 12 Light Blue Yellow Output Common 13 Light Blue Green Input Common 14 Yellow Reserved 15 Yellow Black Reserved Note Pin numbers are shown for cable connect...

Page 10: ...ne button 12 Power I O and RS 232 Note Use only one set of mounting holes either 3 OR 4 for mounting Note The five status LEDs together also function as a peak meter using an orange light Indicator LEDs Type Signal Color Meaning Status Power GREEN Power ON Train status GREEN Trained YELLOW Untrained Error RED Error check device log Action Good bad read GREEN Good read RED Bad read Communication YE...

Page 11: ...ges are applied to the PCB E g wear ESD shoes If the main module is separated from the I O module take care to assemble them correctly Otherwise IP rating can be lost 1 Remove the screw covers and unscrew the screws 2 Disconnect the main module and the I O module by firmly pulling them apart 3 Change the orientation Note Make sure that the gasket it properly seated on main module Ensure that the f...

Page 12: ... screws until they attach to the housing surface but do not torque 7 After each cap nut has been fastened torque them to 0 12 Nm and place back the screw covers Note There are unique left and right screw covers Take care to attach them correctly 12 Getting Started ...

Page 13: ...ain parts 1 Optics module lens including lens mount illumination and front cover including filter mounting option for a Diameter Ø 12 3mm Ø 12 7mm Thickness t 1 6mm t 2mm filter 2 Main module including sensor and CPU 3 I O module 13 Getting Started ...

Page 14: ...The size of the DataMan 150 in the straight configuration is shown in the following figure The size of the DataMan 150 in the angled configuration is shown in the following figure 14 Getting Started ...

Page 15: ...tical filter 1 First remove the front cover unscrew the four screws and take off the LED cover 2 Insert the filter at the bottom side of the round opening in the transparent plastic part 3 Push the top side of the filter firmly until it is sitting flat against the PCB Note Use finger to push the filter in and then a q tip to clean the filter or use a q tip to push the filter into place 15 Getting ...

Page 16: ...Attach the front cover Observing the tightening sequence below tighten all four screws to 9 Ncm using a torque wrench 5 Note The rib in the front cover must be oriented to the top side 16 Getting Started ...

Page 17: ...e installing the liquid lens 1 Remove the front cover unscrew the four screws and take off the LED cover 2 Remove the illumination module 3 Turn the lens cap to the 105 mm position 4 Remove the lens cap from the imager lens by pulling it Note Do not rotate the imager lens while the lens cap is removed Otherwise focus calibration will be lost 17 Getting Started ...

Page 18: ...optics mount 6 Press the liquid lens onto the imager lens until you reach the stop 7 Reattach the illumination 8 Attach the front cover Observing the tightening sequence below tighten all four screws to 9 Ncm using a torque wrench Note The rib in the front cover must be oriented to the top side 18 Getting Started ...

Page 19: ...te Disconnect the DataMan 150 reader from power before changing lenses WARNING This modification must be made in a dust free and ESD safe area 1 Remove the front cover unscrew the four screws and take off the LED cover 2 Remove the illumination module 3 Unscrew the two Phillips head screws and remove the 6 2 mm lens mount 19 Getting Started ...

Page 20: ...lens press the 16 mm lens cap onto the lens The lens has 12 cutouts so it can be locked in steps of 30 degrees In the case of a liquid lens mount the liquid lens cap onto the 16 mm lens See Installing a Liquid Lens 7 Attach the illumination board Note Take care to attach the illumination with the right orientation 20 Getting Started ...

Page 21: ...ach the extended front cover Observing the tightening sequence below tighten all four screws to 9 Ncm using a torque wrench Note The rib in the front cover must be oriented to the top side 21 Getting Started ...

Page 22: ... DataMan 150 reader from power before changing to an illumination with a different color 1 Remove the front cover unscrew the four screws and take off the LED cover 2 Remove the illumination module 3 Attach a new color illumination module Note Take care to attach the illumination with the right orientation 22 Getting Started ...

Page 23: ... Attach the front cover Observing the tightening sequence below tighten all four screws to 9 Ncm using a torque wrench Note The rib in the front cover must be oriented to the top side 23 Getting Started ...

Page 24: ...Setting Up Your DataMan Mounting Mounting the DataMan 150 at a slight angle 15 can reduce reflections and improve reader performance 24 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 25: ...e Black Input 1 11 Light Blue Black Output 1 12 Light Blue Yellow Output Common 13 Light Blue Green Output Strobe RS 232 Cable You can connect a cable with RS 232 flying leads DM RS232IO 00 to the cable that is attached to the device The following table shows the pinout and color description of the flying leads PIN Color Signal 4 Black GND 5 Brown White VDC 7 Blue White Output 0 8 White Input 0 9 ...

Page 26: ...ut and color description of the flying leads PIN Color Signal 2 Green TxD 3 Green Black RxD 4 Red GND 5 Brown White DC system power 5 24 VDC 6 Blue RTS 7 Blue White Output 0 8 White Input 0 9 White Black Input 1 10 Light Blue CTS 11 Light Blue Black Output 1 12 Light Blue Yellow Output Common 13 Light Blue Green Output Strobe 26 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 27: ...computer in the following ways 1 Connect directly to the PC 2 Connect to the PC through a basic I O module If the reader is configured as an HID device and you want to return to USB serial scan the USB serial connection code Note The DataMan PC software must be installed for this connection type 27 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 28: ... other device over a standard RS 232 serial connection Note You must supply external power to use this connection type You can make a connection in the following ways 1 Connect directly to the PC 2 Connect to the PC through a basic I O module 28 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 29: ...d protected against reverse polarity Max current 50 mA 24 VDC Output 1 used for external illumination control by default 3 Trigger input Opto isolated polarity independent current source or sink have reference to a separated common signal Work with 10 30V Input 0 is dedicated trigger line Note You must use a null modem cable when connecting the Basic I O Module to a PC s RS 232 serial port Output ...

Page 30: ...Input Wiring Example Digital Input Wiring Diagrams Current Sink Configuration Current Source Configuration 30 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 31: ...Load to a TTL Buffer PNP Configuration NPN Configutation 31 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 32: ...puts are OFF no current flows through the load NPN pull down output type characteristics are the following Applied voltage 26 VDC or less Residual voltage 0 85 V or less Maximum sink current 100 mA Overcurrent protection multifuse 160 mA PNP pull up output type characteristics are the following Output voltage range 26 V or less Residual voltage 0 8 V or less Maximum source current 100 mA Overcurre...

Page 33: ...33 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 34: ...p Tool from http www cognex com support dataman and follow the on screen steps 3 Connect the DataMan 150 to your PC 4 Choose Start Programs Cognex DataMan Software vx x x Setup Tool to launch Setup Tool Detected readers will appear under COM ports 5 Click Refresh to update the list of connected devices 6 Select a COM port that lists DataMan 150 and click Connect 34 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 35: ... 2 Using a flathead screwdriver set the focus position from the front Always turn clockwise to focus to a larger distance and counterclockwise to focus to a shorter distance Note If an optical filter has been mounted first disconnect the DataMan 150 reader from power and remove the illumination module with the filter before adjusting the focus 35 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 36: ...l four screws to 9 Ncm using a torque wrench 4 Note If you use an optical filter and the illumination was removed remount the illumination module first and then remount the front cover 5 Note The rib in the front cover must be oriented to the top side 36 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 37: ...horizontal and vertical field of view is shown for working distances of 40 mm 65 mm and 105 mm The chart below shows the supported range of reading distances for four code sizes 6 8 10 and 12 mil at each of the three focus positions 40 mm 65 mm and 105 mm The working distances for DataMan 150 are shown in the figure 37 Setting Up Your DataMan ...

Page 38: ...s one or multiple symbols appearing in the sequence of images l Self Similar to Presentation mode in that the reader perpetually scans for symbols and decodes them each time one is detected Unlike Presentation mode however Self mode supports multicode results and a decode attempt occurs with every image The main difference between Self and Presentation is the fixed and exact interval for image acq...

Page 39: ... to indicate that it is not trained Connect the reader to the Setup Tool to untrain it and allow it to recognize other enabled symbologies Incremental Training for Multiple Symbologies If you want to train the reader to recognize multiple symbologies you can present a single image showing all the desired symbologies and perform the training procedure described in the previous section If you cannot...

Page 40: ...r The first press starts the tuning and the second press cancels the tuning if it is still ongoing Turn on tuning in the DataMan Setup Tool Start tuning by sending a DMCC for more information see the Command Reference available through the Windows Start menu or the Setup Tool Help menu Use Input line 1 for tuning Go to the System Settings pane in Setup Tool and check Tune You can also use the In1 ...

Page 41: ...entifying data to each read result Your PC application can then determine which reader produced a specific read result To do this check the Standard Formatting Enabled box for each symbology that you are using in Data Formatting and enter text in the Leading Text field You can also add trailing text by entering text in the Trailing Text field You can obtain the best results when using multi port c...

Page 42: ... If a DataMan 150 is transmitting its own read result it will buffer any data received from another reader until it has finished its own data transmission If a DataMan 150 is transmitting another reader s data it will buffer its own data if it receives a trigger signal while it is processing the other reader s data l If you use a single power supply for multiple readers make sure that the power su...

Page 43: ...ztecCode DotCode MaxiCode MSI Discrete I O operating Limits HS Output 0 1 IMAX 24 VDC 100 mA RMAX 12 VDC 200 Ω 24 VDC 500 Ω Input 0 Trigger Input 1 VIH 10 25 V VIL 0 2 V ITYP 12 VDC 3 6 mA 24 VDC 7 5 mA Power Supply Requirements 5 VDC 2 5 W maximum when powered over USB 5 VDC 3 W maximum with external power supply LPS or NEC class 2 power supply Imager Specifications Specification DataMan 150 Imag...

Page 44: ...gh voltage power sources l Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for regulatory compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment l Cable shielding can be degraded or cables can be damaged or wear out more quickly if a service loop or bend radius is tighter than 10X the cable diameter The bend radius must be at least six inches from the connecto...

Page 45: ... of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential ...

Page 46: ...to use the appropriate separate take back systems for product disposal If you need more information on the collection reuse and recycling systems please contact your local or regional waste administration You may also contact your supplier for more information on the environmental performance of this product 46 Regulations Conformity ...

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