Codesoft CS3690 User manual

CS3690 Lightweight Data Terminal
User Manual
Version: CS3690_UM_EN_V1.0.2

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Notice
CS3690 is a lightweight programmable data terminal. A SDK based on C is provided including
user-friendly IDE and fully functional APIs.
Before operating the terminal, please make sure you carefully read the following information to ensure
that your terminal is able to perform at the level for which it is designed.
1. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis.
2. The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or
design.
3. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
4. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise
from the use of this manual.
5. Do not throw or drop the terminal or otherwise subject it to strong impact, which can damage the
terminal, interrupt program execution, corrupt memory contents, or otherwise interfere with proper
operation.
6. Astandard packing includes a terminal, a USB cable and a quick guide. Accessory includes a cradle
and an AC/DC adaptor for battery charge.
7. Please charge the battery before the first time of use.
8. The term “terminal” as used in this manual denotes the CS3690 terminal unless otherwise noted.

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Contents
Notice.........................................................................................................................................................ii
Contents...................................................................................................................................................iii
1 Specifications........................................................................................................................................1
1-1 Technical specifications................................................................................................................1
1-2 Default settings for each barcode.................................................................................................4
1-3 Dimensions...................................................................................................................................6
1-4 Parts of the terminal......................................................................................................................7
1-5 Keys Introduce..............................................................................................................................8
1-6 Parts of the cradle.........................................................................................................................9
2 Introduction to installation.................................................................................................................10
2-1 Installing a USB HID keyboard wired terminal...........................................................................10
2-2 Installing a USB virtual COM wired terminal.............................................................................. 10
2-3 Replacing the Lithium-ion battery...............................................................................................10
3 Getting started.....................................................................................................................................12
3-1 Power on/off terminal..................................................................................................................12
3-2 Charge terminal..........................................................................................................................12
3-3 Enter/Exit sleep mode.................................................................................................................12
3-4 Power on/off Bluetooth ...............................................................................................................12
3-5 Power on/off Wi-Fi ......................................................................................................................12
4 Introduction to OLED display ............................................................................................................14
4-1 OLED display icons ....................................................................................................................14
4-2 OLED display menu....................................................................................................................15
5 Operations of the terminal .................................................................................................................19
5-1 Scan............................................................................................................................................19
5-1-1 Scan Mode.......................................................................................................................19
5-1-2 Input Data Manually.........................................................................................................19
5-1-3 Quantity Enter ..................................................................................................................19
5-1-4 Add Time/Date..................................................................................................................20
5-1-5 Set Separator...................................................................................................................20
5-1-6 Database Function...........................................................................................................20
5-1-7 Sum Total..........................................................................................................................21
5-1-8 Transfer Confirm...............................................................................................................21
5-2 Data Transfer..............................................................................................................................21
5-2-1 Bluetooth ..........................................................................................................................21
5-2-2 Wi-Fi.................................................................................................................................22
5-2-3 USB HID Keyboard ..........................................................................................................22
5-2-4 USB Virtual COM .............................................................................................................22
5-2-5 U Disk...............................................................................................................................22
5-2-6 Data batch........................................................................................................................23
5-3 System Setting............................................................................................................................23
5-3-1 Bluetooth Functionalities..................................................................................................23
5-3-2 Wi-Fi.................................................................................................................................25
5-3-3 USB HID Keyboard ..........................................................................................................28
5-3-4 Language..........................................................................................................................28
5-3-5 Character Encoding..........................................................................................................28
5-3-6 Sound...............................................................................................................................28
5-3-7 Vibration ...........................................................................................................................28
5-3-8 Screen..............................................................................................................................28
5-3-9 Sleep ................................................................................................................................28
5-3-10 Time and Date................................................................................................................28
5-3-11 Default Setting................................................................................................................29
5-4 System Information.....................................................................................................................29
5-4-1 View Memory....................................................................................................................29
5-4-2 Bluetooth ..........................................................................................................................29
5-4-3 Wi-Fi.................................................................................................................................30
5-4-4 Firmware Version .............................................................................................................30

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6 User customized application software for CS3690.........................................................................31
6-1 Auto Run.....................................................................................................................................31
6-2 Execute.......................................................................................................................................31
6-3 Download....................................................................................................................................31
7 Barcode programming instructions..................................................................................................32
7-1 Example: Single-parameter setting by scanning 1D barcodes.................................................. 32
7-2 Decode illumination and decode aiming pattern........................................................................33
7-3 DPM, Multiple symbols, Structured append, etc. read setting...................................................34
7-4 Scanning mode and some global settings..................................................................................38
7-5 UPC-A.........................................................................................................................................41
7-6 UPC-E.........................................................................................................................................43
7-7 UPC-E1.......................................................................................................................................45
7-8 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN)..................................................................................................................47
7-9 EAN-8..........................................................................................................................................49
7-10 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39) ......................................................................................51
7-11 Interleaved 2 of 5......................................................................................................................54
7-12 Industrial 2 of 5 (Discrete 2 of 5)..............................................................................................56
7-13 Matrix 2 of 5..............................................................................................................................57
7-14 Codabar....................................................................................................................................58
7-15 Code 128 ..................................................................................................................................60
7-16 UCC/EAN 128...........................................................................................................................62
7-17 ISBT 128...................................................................................................................................64
7-18 Code 93 ....................................................................................................................................65
7-19 Code 11 ....................................................................................................................................66
7-20 MSI/Plessey..............................................................................................................................68
7-21 UK/Plessey ...............................................................................................................................70
7-22 China Post ................................................................................................................................71
7-23 China Finance...........................................................................................................................72
7-24 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated)..................................................................................74
7-25 GS1 DataBar Limited................................................................................................................75
7-26 GS1 DataBar Expanded...........................................................................................................76
7-27 PDF417.....................................................................................................................................77
7-28 MicroPDF417............................................................................................................................78
7-29 QR Code...................................................................................................................................79
7-30 Micro QR Code.........................................................................................................................80
7-31 Data Matrix................................................................................................................................81
7-32 Han Xin Code............................................................................................................................82
7-33 Aztec Code ...............................................................................................................................83
7-34 G1-G6 & C1-C3 & FN1 substitution string setting....................................................................84
7-35 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position................................................................................89
7-36 String transmission...................................................................................................................90
8 Barcode representing non-printable character ...............................................................................92
9 ASCII Table...........................................................................................................................................94
10 Enable & Disable configuration by scanning barcode ................................................................. 95
11 Enable & Disable “NR” .....................................................................................................................96
12 Test Chart........................................................................................................................................... 97
13 Return default parameters & firmware version.............................................................................. 99
14 Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode.................................................................................100

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1 Specifications
1-1 Technical specifications
Table 1-1 Technical specifications
CS3690-1D CS3690-2D
Working range Bluetooth: 30m(line of sight)
Wi-Fi: 100m(line of sight)
Radio link Bluetooth: 2.4–2.5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0/3.0/2.1+EDR, Class 2
Wi-Fi：2.4GHz, compliant with Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n protocol standards
Interface Bluetooth: HID keyboard, SPP, BLE Wi-Fi: Station mode(STA), Access Point mode(AP)
USB: USB HID keyboard, USB virtual COM, U Disk
Data storage 4MB for out of range batch: 250,000 barcodes(each barcode is of 15 bytes) 8MB for data batch mode: 500,000 barcodes(each barcode is of 15 bytes)
76MB for U Disk mode: 5,000,000 barcodes(each barcode is of 15 bytes)
Keyboard layout USA、Turkish F/Q、French、Italian、Spanish、Slovak、Denmark、Japanese、
German
Dimensions Length × Width × Depth: 12.5×4.6×3.1cm
Weight 115g
Color Gray/Black/White/Customization
Case material ABS
Indicator Beeper、LED、Vibrator
Display OLED display(128×64)with LED backlight
Operating mode Handheld
Programming
method Manual(reading special barcode),On-Screen(pressing special keys)
Firmware upgrade Online via USB interface
Input Voltage 4.75V –5.25V
Standby current Bluetooth: 4 mA
Wi-Fi: 4 mA Bluetooth: 7 mA Wi-Fi: 7 mA
Working current Bluetooth: 75 mA (Bluetooth On)
Wi-Fi: 127 mA (Wi-Fi On)
Bluetooth: 80 mA (Bluetooth On)
Wi-Fi: 132 mA (Wi-Fi On)
Scanning current Bluetooth: 135 mA (Bluetooth On)
Wi-Fi: 187 mA (Wi-Fi On)
Bluetooth: 450 mA (Bluetooth On)
Wi-Fi: 506 mA (Wi-Fi On)
Battery 1900 mAh Lithium-ion battery
Charging time Fully charged(>80%)in 4 hours
Charge current 500mA

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Standby time 14 days 7 days
Working time Bluetooth: 22 hours Wi-Fi: 13 hours
(based on 1 scan/5 seconds)
Bluetooth: 19 hours
Wi-Fi: 12 hours
(based on 1 scan/5 seconds)
Light source 650nm visible laser diode white light
Image size / 1280×800 pixels
Scanning angle / Horizontal：42°，vertical：26.5°
Scanning angle
±50°
，
±65°
，
±35°
(Skew
、
Pitch
、
Roll)
±70°
，
±72°
，
360°
(Skew
、
Pitch
、
Roll)
Scanning rate 100±10 times/second /
Barcode contrast minimum 20%
Decode capability
UPC-A ，UPC-E ，EAN-13 ，
EAN-8，ISBN/ISSN，Code 39，
Code 39 full ASCII，Code 32，
Trioptic Code 39，Interleaved 2
of 5，Industrial 2 of 5，Matrix 2 of
5，Codabar(NW7)，Code 128，
Code 93，Code 11(USD-8)，
MSI/Plessey ，UK/Plessey ，
UCC/EAN 128，China Post，
China Finance ，GS1
DataBar(formerly RSS)variants
1D: UPC-A，UPC-E，EAN-13，EAN-8
，
ISBN/ISSN，Code 39，
Code 39 full
ASCII，Code 32，Trioptic Code 39，
Interleaved 2 of 5，Industrial 2 of 5，
Matrix 2 of 5，Codabar(NW7)，Code
128，Code 93，Code 11(USD-8)，
MSI/Plessey，UK/Plessey，UCC/EAN
128，China Post，China Finance，GS1
DataBar(formerly RSS)variants
2D: PDF417，MicroPDF417，QR code
，
DataMatrix，Han Xin Code，Aztec Code
Scan engine uE966 ME5800-SR
Minimum resolution 4mil 1D(Code 128): 4mil,
2D(PDF417): 6.7mil
Decoding depth
4mil (9B): 50-90mm
5mil (12B): 50-115mm
10mil (3B): 20-260mm
15mil (3B): 30-380mm
20mil (3B): 45-490mm
30mi l(2B): 40-700mm
55mil (2B): 80-850mm
4mil Code 128 (9B): 65–142mm
5mil Code 39 (3B): 60-168mm
10mil Code 39 (3B): 22-330mm
13mil UPC (6B): 20-340mm
20mil Code 39 (1B): 34-520mm
6.7mil PDF417 (20B): 45-180mm
10mil QR (20B): 30-205mm
10mil DM (20B): 35-182mm
Temperature working: -20°C to 55°C(-4°F to 131°F)
storage: -40°C to 70°C(-40°F to 158°F)

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Humidity 5% to 95%(non-condensing)
Safety
Laser safety: EN60825-1，Class 1
EMC：EN55022，EN55024
Electrical safety: EN60950-1
Illumination: 0~100,000LUX
Protection class: IP65
Drop resistance: Multiple 1.2m(4.9ft)drops to concrete
Environmental: RoHS compliant
*Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are optional (Alternative).

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1-2 Default settings for each barcode
Table 1-2 Default settings
Code type Read
enable Check digit verification
Check
digit
transmis
sion
Min.code
length Proprietary code ID
AIM
code
ID
UPC-A √√√（12）2A ]Em
UPC-E √√√（8）2D ]Em
UPC-E1 - √√（8）2D ]X0
EAN-13 √√√（13）2A ]Em
EAN-8 √√√（8）2C ]E4
ISBN/ISSN1
（Bookland EAN）√√√（13）2B ]Em
Code 39 √- - 1 M ]Am
Interleaved 2 of 5 √- - 6 I ]Im
Industrial 2 of 5 - - - 4 H ]S0
Matrix 2 of 5 √- - 6 X ]X0
Codabar √- - 4 N ]Fm
Cade 128 √√- 1 K ]Cm
UCC/EAN 128 √√- 1 K ]Cm
ISBT 128 √√- 1 K ]Cm
Code 93 √√- 1 L ]Gm
Code 11 - √- 4 V ]H3
MSI/Plessey - - - 4 O ]Mm
UK/Plessey - √- 1 U ]Mm
China Post √- - （11）2T ]Im
China Finance √- - （10）2Y -
GS1 DataBar √- - （16）2R ]em
GS1 DataBar
Truncated3
√- - （16）2R ]em
GS1 DataBar Limited √- - （16）2R ]em
GS1 DataBar Expanded √- - 1 R ]em
GS1 Composite - - - - y ]em
PDF417 √- - - p ]Lm
MicroPDF417 - - - - p ]Lm
QR √- - - q ]Qm
Micro QR - - - - q ]Qm
DataMatrix √- - - d ]dm
Han Xin Code - - - - h ]X0
Code Aztec - - - - a ]zm

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Note:1The settings for ISBN/ISSN and EAN-13 must be the same.
2Fixed-length barcodes.
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The settings for GS1 DataBar Truncated and GS1 DataBar must be the same.