MS 890 Industrial Automation Scanner Quick Start Guide Ms890quickstartguide

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Step 2 — Connect the System

Connecting the MS-890 Standalone

• Attach the configuration cable (2) to the 9-pin (preferred) or 25-pin

connector (on bottom of unit) to configure, test, and default the scanner.

• Attach the power supply cable (3) to the 3-pin power connector on the

bottom

of the scanner.

Hardware Configuration

Caution:

Be sure that all cables are connected

BEFORE

applying power

to the system. Always power down

BEFORE

disconnecting any cables.

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Step 1 — Check Hardware

Note:

Standalone configuration shown above. See the MS-890 Configuration

Sheet

for other configuration options.

Item Description Part Number

1MS-890 Scanner FIS-0890-0001G, -0002G

2Configuration Cable 61-000010-02

3Power Supply 97-100004-15

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Object Detector (optional)

99-000004-01

5Comm./Serial Cable 61-000034-02

Hardware Required

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Quick Start Guide

MS-890 Industrial

Automation Scanner

P/N 83-210052 Rev C

Step 3 — Install ESP

Easy Setup Program (ESP) is Microscan’s proprietary setup and testing

application. The purpose of ESP is to provide a quick and easy way to set

up and configure Microscan products.

When the MS-890 is connected to a host computer (Windows Vista, XP, or

2000), ESP can be used to set up communication with a host, configure various

firmware settings, and control verification processes.

If installing from a Microscan Tools CD:

1. Insert the Microscan Tools CD in your computer’s CD drive.

2. Choose ESP Software from the main menu.

3. Select the Current Version of ESP and follow the file download prompts.

If downloading from the web:

1. Go to www.microscan.com

2. Create a new account or, if you are already a member, enter your user

name and password.

3. Click the Download Software link and extract the latest version of ESP

to a directory of your choice. Note where your ESP.exe file is stored on

your hard drive.

4. At the end of the installation process, the following icon will appear on

your desktop:

5. Click the ESP icon to start the program.

System Requirements for ESP

• 166 MHz Pentium processor (recommended)

• Windows XP or 2000 operating system

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher

• 64 MB minimum RAM

• 40 MB minimum disk space

Important: To migrate MS-880 settings to MS-890 settings, refer

to Chapter 2, “Using ESP”, in the MS-890 Industrial Automation

Scanner User’s Manual.

Step 4 — Select Model

When you start ESP, this menu will appear:

• Select the MS-890 from the menu and click OK. If you do not want to

make this selection every time you start ESP, uncheck “Show this dialog at

startup”.

• Click Yes when the following dialog appears:

Note: If you need to select

another model later, click

the Switch Model button

near the top of the screen.

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Step 6 — Receive Settings

To copy the scanner’s memory settings into

ESP

, right click in the configuration

window and select Receive Reader Settings from the dropdown menu.

Receive Reader Settings

When you select Receive Reader Settings, the settings from the scanner’s

memory are sent to ESP.

Step 9 — Test Read Rate

Important: To receive symbol data through the 9-pin configuration port, you

must enable the port with the following command: <K146,,1>.

• Position the symbol in front of an operational MS-890 scanner.

• Click the Utilities button.

• Click the Start button in the Read Rate view.

If calibration has passed, the scanner sends data to the host computer and

emits a beep (if the beeper is enabled) for each good read.

Move your symbol toward the scanner and away from the scanner until the

decode rates drop off in each direction. This will give you a sense of the depth

of field (inner and outer ranges) for your symbol’s density and range.

Note: If the scanner is in the default Continuous Read mode and not in read

rate or calibration routine, it will read and beep repeatedly as long as a readable

symbol remains in the read range and the read cycle configuration has not

changed.

• To end the read rate test, right click Read Rate and select the Stop button.

Depthof

field

Step 7 — Position Scanner and

Symbol

Set up a symbol at the distance that will be used in your application.

Note: Code 39 is the default symbology enabled. If you are uncertain as to

the symbology type in your application, enable all symbologies as follows:

• Click the Autodiscriminate button in EZ Mode. All symbologies will be

enabled.

Important: If using Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols in your application, verify

that the number of characters in the symbols being scanned matches the

symbol length enabled for the I-2 of 5 symbology (default is 10 and 6).

Centerline of

scan window

Scan Range Starts Here

0"

20millabel

15millabel

10millabel

7.5mil

label

74"(1.88m)

44"(1.12m)

35"(.89m)

10"(.254m)

90"(2.29m)

Step 10 — Configure and Save

To make setup changes to the MS-890, click the App Mode button.

The following modes are accessible by clicking the buttons in the first row of

App Mode icons:

•Test and Calibrate the scanner in EZ Mode.

• Establish communications between ESP and the scanner by clicking the

Autoconnect button.

• Send or receive commands by clicking the Send/Recv button.

• Test and calibrate the laser and change Configuration Database

settings in Calibration.

• Make changes to laser behavior and raster settings in Raster/Laser.

• Access the Terminal, where you can view symbol data and enter serial

commands.

• Review status settings or make changes to operational commands in

Utilities

.

• Format data output characteristics in Output Format.

Click the Configuration button to display the second row of ESP icons.

From here you can make changes in the tree controls that can be accessed

by clicking the buttons on the second row of icons in the ESP window.

For further details, see ESP Help for the MS-890.

Step 8 — Calibrate

• Click the Calibration button in EZ Mode or in the Calibration view.

• You can also calibrate from the Terminal by sending <@CAL>.

• Allow some time for the scanner to cycle through the focus, gain, and

tracking settings. Do not move or disturb the scanner or test symbol while

calibration is in progress.

• When calibration is complete, the settings that provided the highest read

rate will be selected. You will see one of the following messages: “Calibration

Passed,” “Calibration Failed,” or “Original Settings Were Optimal.”

Note: To silence the beeper, interrupt scanning by removing or blocking

the test symbol, or send a <K702,0> command to disable the beeper.

If calibration fails, try the following:

• Check the read range for your particular symbol density.

• Examine symbol quality and try a different sample symbol.

• Slightly skew or tilt the symbol or scanner to minimize specular

reflection.

• Verify that the correct symbology is enabled.

Step 5 — Autoconnect

• Select the appropriate port and click Start when the following dialog

appears.

Note: If your communications port is not the default COM1, use the

dropdown menu to change your port.

When you are connected, you will see the green connection indicator in the

status bar at the bottom right of your screen:

•

If the connection attempt fails, click the Autoconnect button, select a

different communications port, and try again.

• Once you have

chosen the correct

port, click Start to

connect.

Note: If your RS-232 host settings

cannot be changed to match the

scanner’s settings, select Connect...

from the Connect menu in the menu

toolbar, and then click the Force

Connect box when you see the dialog

shown at right.