Cognex DATAMAN 500 User manual

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COGNEX®
DataMan®500
Quick Reference Guide
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Section Title •Page 2
1Getting Started About DataMan 500 • For More Information • DataMan
500 Systems • DataMan 500 Accessories Page 4
1
DataMan Software Page 22
3Start the Setup Tool • Use the Setup Tool General
Toolbar • DataMan 500 Triggering • External Triggers •
Training the Reader
1Connections, Optics, and Lighting Page 30 4High-Power Lighting Module • I/O Cable • Acquisition
Triggering • High-Speed Output Lines • High-Speed
Output Wiring • RS-232 Cable
1Compliance Information, Warnings
and Notices Page 39
5DataMan 500 Specications • Compliance Notice •
Warnings and Notices
Setting Up Your DataMan Reader Layout • Dimensions • Installing the Lens •
Mounting the Reader • Connecting the Reader • Reading
Distances and Field of View • Install DataMan 500
Software • Troubleshooting an Ethernet Connection
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About DataMan 500 For More Information...
The DataMan 500 is a high-
performance, xed-mount ID
reader that offers the following
advanced features:
• Automatic detection and
triggering when codes enter
the eld of view.
• Ultra-sensitive custom
image sensor that allows
short exposures to freeze
part motion.
• High-performance
processing unit that provides
extremely short cycle times.
• Automatic regulation of
exposure time and gain to
provide maximum performance.
• Dynamically congurable network-based multiple-reader decoding
(“master-slave”).
The DataMan 500 provides advanced Ethernet connectivity, support for
serial and discrete I/O, as well as advanced options for lighting and optics.
The DataMan 500 is packaged in a rugged, IP65-rated housing, and
it provides numerous ease-of-use features, including one-button code
training.
This document provides basic information about how to congure and
use the DataMan 500. Additional information is available through the
Windows Start menu after you install the DataMan software on your PC:
DataMan 500 Reference is a complete online hardware
reference for the DataMan 500.
Cognex->DataMan Setup Tool v x.x->Documentation->DM500->Reference Manual
DataMan Communications & Programming Guide shows
how to integrate your DataMan reader with your automation
software and factory network.
Cognex->DataMan Setup Tool v x.x->Documentation->Communications &
Programming
DataMan Reader Conguration Codes provides printable 2D
codes that you can use to congure the DataMan reader.
Cognex->DataMan Setup Tool v x.x->Documentation->Reader Conguration Codes
DataMan Questions and Answers provides context-sensitive
information. You can view this help inside the setup tool or as a
standalone help le.
Cognex->DataMan Setup Tool v x.x->Documentation->DM500->Questions and Answers
DataMan 500 Release Notes list detailed system
requirements and additional information about this DataMan
software release.
Cognex->DataMan Setup Tool v x.x->Documentation->DataMan v x.y.z->Release Notes
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I/O Cable M12
to ying leads
(right-angle) (CCB-
M12IO-R05)
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DataMan 500 Systems
High-Speed
Part Moving
Applications
Omni-
directional
Code Reading
1DMax™ —
Best-In-Class
1D Reading
IDQuick™ —
High-Speed
2D Reading
DataMan 500QL
(DMR-500QL-xx)√√√
DataMan 500X
(DMR-500X-xx)√ √ √ √
DataMan 500 Accessories
CD-ROM
(Setup Tool and Drivers)
(206-6400-400)
Quick Reference
Guide
(590-7123)
Ethernet M12 to RJ45
cable
(CCB-84901-1003-xx)
I/O Cable M12 to
ying leads (CCB-
M12IO-S05)
RS-232 cables
(CCB-M8X4-xx)
AC Power over
Ethernet (PoE)
Injector
(CPS-AC-POE1A-xx)
High-power lighting
module
(DM500-HPIA-000)
Liquid Lens Module
(DM500-LLM-013 or
DM500-LLM-018)
24V Power over
Ethernet (PoE) DIN-
RAIL Mount Adapter
(CPS-24V-POE1)
C-Mount Lens Cover
DM500-CMTLC-000
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Laser aimer
Illumination LED
Illumination LED
Illumination LED
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User LEDs
Reader Layout
Pushbutton
System LED
User LED
• Push to read
• Push and hold 3 seconds to
train
• Use Setup Tool to program
additional button functions
• Green (pulse): Read
• Red (pulse): No read
• Red/Green (long pulse):
Train or Optimize Focus
result
• Yellow: Untrained
• Green: Trained
Mounting holes
(M3 X 5mm)
Ethernet
Laser safety notice
RS-232
I/O
Laser aimer
Status LED
• Yellow: Power
• Green: Ethernet connected
• Blink: Data transfer
Illumination LED
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1
Remove the cover from the lens mount.
Remove the front cover, if attached.
DataMan 500 ships with no lens installed. You must install either a
variable-focus liquid lens module or a standard CS-mount lens before
using your reader.
Remove the four mounting screws from
the corners of the front cover and remove
the cover.
Do not discard screws!
Do not leave the DataMan sensor
exposed to the environment!
WARNING
Make sure your reader is unpowered before installing the lens.
60 (2.36)
14.9 (0.587)
70.0 (2.75)161.76 (6.37)
35 (1.38)
48.86(1.92)
47 (1.85)
38 (1.50)
mm (inches)
46.935(1.85)
97.99
(3.86)
110.38
(4.35)
27 (1.06)
Observe the following DataMan 500 dimensions when installing your
reader. The upper left image shows the illumination accessory.
To install a C-mount lens, it is optional to
remove the front cover.
*
*Dimensions of illumination accessory subject to change.
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Installing the LensDimensions
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42
9 N-cm (0.8 Lb-In)
1 3
42
3Install lens (CS-Mount lens).
Install lens (liquid lens).
1. Insert the lens module.
2. Turn the locking ring 1/8 turn
clockwise until it is locked by a
key.
3. Connect the liquid lens cable.
Use CS- to C-mount adapter
ring for C-mount lenses.
3
9 N-cm (0.8 Lb-In)
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Installing the Lens (continued)
Replace the supplied liquid lens
outer cover with C-mount outer
cover if required.
Attach front cover to reader.
4Reinstall the front cover.
Observe
torque limit
Tighten in
sequence
Observe
torque limit
Tighten in
sequence
C-mount cover Liquid lens cover
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Do not stare into beam when adding, removing, or
changing cables. Cognex recommends to unpower the
reader any time you make physical changes to it.
Connecting the Reader
Ethernet
RS-232 PoE injector
In
Out
M12 to RJ45
Supply power to the reader using a Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector.
Cognex recommends the following connection sequence:
1. Connect the PoE injector with the Ethernet installation (both sides of
the patch cable).
2. Connect the power cord (AC 230V/110V) to the PoE injector.
3. Connect the reader to the PoE injector.
(optional)
To disconnect the reader:
1. Disconnect the reader from the PoE injector.
2. Disconnect the power cord from the PoE injector.
3. Disconnect the PoE injector from the Ethernet installation.
15°
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Mounting the Reader
The DataMan 500 reader provides four threaded attachment points. Use
all of them when mounting your reader. For exact dimensions, see the
DataMan 500 Reference.
To avoid reections and glare from part and label surfaces, mount the
reader at a 15° angle from vertical.
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1D
2D
150 mm (5.9 in)
100mm
in
0
0
3
200
300
69
12
400 500 600
15 18 21
75 mm (2.95 in)
299 mm (11.7 in)
60 - 419 mm (2.4 - 16.4 in)
60 - 522 mm (2.4 - 20.5 in)
60 - 349 mm (2.4 - 13.7 in)
60 - 695 mm (2.4 - 27.4 in)
0
mm in
100
100
200
200
6
6
3
3
24
60 - 209 mm (2.4 - 8.2 in)
10 mil
20 mil
20 mil
10 mil
15 mil
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Reading Distance and Field of View
For the DataMan 500, two liquid
lens modules are available, one
with a 13.3 mm lens (DM500-
LLM-013) and one with a 18.8
mm lens (DM500-LLM-018). The
following images provide the
supported reading distances and
elds of view.
Pages 16-17 show the data of
a liquid lens with a 28 degree
opening angle. Use this lens to
read far-away objects, such as on
an assembly line or as a high-
magnication lens.
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1D
2D
218 mm (8.58 in)
100mm
in
0
0
3
200
300
69
12
400 500 600
15 18 21
109 mm (4.29 in)
437 mm (17.2 in)
60 - 280 mm (2.4 - 11 in)
60 - 351 mm (2.4 - 13.8 in)
60 - 232 mm (2.4-9.1 in)
60 - 470mm (2.4 -18.5 in)
0
mm in
100
100
200
200
6
6
3
3
24
60 - 137 mm (2.4 - 5.3 in)10 mil
20 mil
20 mil
10 mil
15 mil
Reading Distance and Field of View
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Pages 18-19 show the data of a
liquid lens with a 40 degree opening
angle. Use this lens to read near
objects.
For CS-mount lenses, the lens’s focal
length, focus setting, and aperture
setting determine the eld of view
and reading distance.
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Install DataMan 500 Software Troubleshooting an Ethernet Connection
1. Check the DataMan Release Notes for a full list of system requirements.
2. Insert CD-ROM and follow the on-screen prompts.
3. Connect the DataMan 500 to your PC.
4. Launch the Setup Tool and click Refresh.
Detected readers will appear under COM ports or Network devices, or
both.
5. Select a reader from the list and click Connect.
RS-232 connections
Devices connected to PC
serial ports listed here.
Ethernet connection
Devices detected on
the network listed here
(“DM500_” with last 6
characters of MAC address,
printed on back of the
reader).
Based on your network conguration, the Setup Tool may not be
able to communicate with the reader and it will not appear in the list
of Network devices.
First check your Ethernet connection with the reader and click
Refresh in the Setup Tool. Next, scan the Enable DHCP code in
the Reader Conguration Codes document available from the Start
menu. This might allow the reader to acquire a suitable IP address
from a DHCP server on your subnet.
If the reader still does not appear, you can use either the Add
Device or Force Network Settings options in the Setup Tool.
If you know the IP address of the reader, use the Add Device
option. If you do not know the IP address, use the Force Network
Settings options. Either method should allow the DataMan 500
reader to appear in the list of Network devices so that you can
connect to it through the Setup Tool and your Ethernet connection.
You can also use the RS-232 connection to congure the reader
with parameters that allow it to communicate over your Ethernet
network.
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Start the Setup Tool
Connect to Reader
Establish a connection to the reader
Results Display
View results
Light and Imager Settings
Choose a trigger type and other acquisition
parameters
System Settings
Congure input and output signals
Trigger button Latest image Context based help
Read history Train status Connection status
Connect the reader to the Setup Tool to
congure it with the type of symbologies
it will decode as well as other parameters,
such as the type of trigger it will use and the
format of the results it will generate.
Region of interest
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Use the Setup Tool General Toolbar
File Menu
Open Conguration Open a saved .cfg conguration le.
Save Conguration Create a .cfg conguration le of current run-
time parameters.
Restore Device Load a saved device conguration .cdc le,
with run-time parameters plus device-specic
information for a particular DataMan 500.
Backup Device Create a device conguration .cdc le for a
specic reader.
System Menu
Save Settings Save the current parameters to non-volatile
memory, which allows the reader to restore
these settings each time you reboot it.
Reset Conguration Reset all conguration parameters in RAM
(volatile memory) to the default settings.
Update Firmware Update the reader software.
Upload Feature Key Unlock additional features available in the
reader software if you have the right key.
Each reader can store its current set of run-time parameters to a conguration
(.cfg) le, which contains information such as the enabled symbologies and
how any output data should be formatted.
The same conguration le can be loaded onto multiple readers, as the le
does not contain identication information such as the IP address or device
name of the reader used to create it.
A reader can also generate a Cognex device conguration (.cdc) le, which
stores the set of run-time parameters plus any identication data, such as
the name of the device, its IP address, subnet mask, and so on. Cognex
recommends generating a device conguration le for each reader to allow you
to restore a reader to its operating state with minimal effort.
Use the File menu of the Setup Tool to manage .cfg and .cdc les:
Save Image Save the latest acquired image.
Save Burst Images Save the latest batch of burst images.
Use the Edit menu for standard Cut, Copy and Paste operations.
Use the View menu to view reader information (serial number, rmware
version, and so on) and to enable and disable various elements of the
Setup Tool, and the Tasks menu to switch between various Setup Tool
options.
Use the System menu to manage the current settings on the reader
and to upgrade the features it currently supports:
Use the Help menu to display Setup Tool version information.
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DataMan 500 Triggering External Triggers
modes (the modes are supported for 2D codes as well). If you are
using external triggering you can use any of these methods to trigger
DataMan 500:
• Press the trigger button on
the reader.
• Send a pulse on the I/O
cable:
• Trigger + (red/blue)
• Trigger - (white)
• Send a trigger command over
the RS-232 connection or
Ethernet connection.
• Press <CTRL>-T on the
keyboard.
• Click the Trigger button in the
Setup Tool:
DataMan 500 supports self-triggered operation. In self-trigger mode, at an
interval you congure, the reader automatically detects and decodes codes in
its eld of view. The high-speed image acquisition and processing capabilities
of the DataMan 500 allow it to detect and decode codes at up to 80 codes per
second, multiple decodes per scan. If you set a higher re-read delay than the
trigger interval, there is a code output only once until the code is out of the
eld of view for the duration of the re-read delay.
DataMan 500 also supports these additional trigger modes:
• Single (external trigger): Acquires a single image and attempts to decode
any symbol it contains, or more than one symbol in cases where multicode
is enabled. The reader relies on an external trigger source.
• Presentation: Scans, decodes and reports a single code in the eld of view.
The reader relies on an internal timing mechanism to acquire images.
• Manual: Begins acquiring images when you press the trigger button on
the reader, and continues acquiring images until a symbol is found and
decoded or you release the button.
• Burst: Performs multiple image acquisitions based on an external trigger
and decodes any symbol appearing in a single image or within a sequence
of images, or multiple symbols in a single image or within a sequence of
images when multicode is enabled. You can control the number of images
within each burst and the interval between image acquisitions.
• Continuous: Begins acquiring images based on a single external trigger
and continues to acquire and decode images until a symbol is found and
decoded, or until multiple images containing as many codes as specied
in multicode mode are located, or until the trigger is released. You can
congure your reader to acquire images based on the start and stop signal
from separate digital IO pulses.
Applications for 1D codes typically use Self, Single, Burst, or Continuous
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Training the Reader
Training your reader with the expected symbology can decrease the time
required to decode successive symbols. To train your reader, rst switch
to Single mode, then place a code in front of the reader and do one of the
following:
• Press and hold the trigger button for a
minimum of 3 seconds.
• Click and hold the trigger button in
the Setup Tool for a minimum of 3
seconds.
• Click Train Code in the Results Display pane.
You can now switch to Burst, Continuous or Self trigger modes if necessary.
NOTE that only a single symbol of each symbology kind can be trained.
Training Feedback
The middle LED on the reader glows green to indicate that
it is currently trained, or yellow 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 previously described.
If you cannot present a single image showing all the necessary
symbologies, you can enable incremental training on the Training tab
of the Symbology Settings pane:
With incremental training enabled, you can train the reader using
multiple images showing the symbologies you expect to decode. The
reader will train each new symbology while retaining the existing
trained symbologies.
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3
4
Notes
Attach the lens cover to the lighting module.
Attach the lighting module to the DataMan 500 Reader
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High-Power Lighting Module
WARNING
Disconnect DataMan from power
before inserting/removing
lighting module.
Remove the lens cover.
1 3
42
Disassemble the lens cover.
The high-power lighting module (available as an accessory) allows you to work
with higher line speeds and greater working distances than the built-in internal
illumination.
Follow the steps in this section to install and remove the module.
Remove and retain the four mounting
screws from the corners of the front cover
and remove the cover.
• Use screws removed
in Step 2.
• Observe torque limit.
• Tighten in sequence
• Use longer screws
supplied with
module.
• Use gasket supplied
with module.
• Observe torque limit.
To remove the module, follow the steps in reverse order.
• Do not remove outer cover screws on lighting module
• Observe torque limit
• Tighten in sequence
Remove and retain the four mounting
screws from the corners of the circular
lens cover and remove the lens cover.
2
9 N-cm (0.8 Lb-In)
9 N-cm (0.8 Lb-In)
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2
10 9
8
12
3
11
4
7
6
5
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I/O Cable
Pin # Signal Name Wire Color
1 Out 0 Brown
2 N/C Blue
3 Common In White
4In 2 Green
5In 1 Pink
6 Common Out Yellow
7Out 2 Black
8 Out 3 Grey
9Out 1 Red
10 N/C Purple
11 In 3 Grey/Pink
12 In 0 Red/Blue
The I/O cable provides access to trigger and high-
speed outputs. Unused wires can be clipped short or
tied back using a tie made of non-conductive material.
Device pin numbering.
Plug pin numbers are mirrored.
Acquisition Triggering
The acquisition trigger input on the reader is opto-isolated. To trigger
from an NPN (pull-down) type photo-detector or PLC output, connect
In 0 to +24V and connect Common In to the output of the detector.
When the output turns on, it pulls Common In down to 0V, turning the
opto-coupler on.
To trigger from an PNP (pull-up) photo-detector or PLC output, connect
In 0 to the output of the detector and connect Common In to 0V.
When the output turns on, it pulls In 0 up to 24V, turning the opto-
coupler ON.
In 0
Common In
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High-Speed Output Lines
The high-speed outputs can be used as either NPN (pull-down) or PNP (pull-up)
lines. For NPN lines, the external load should be connected between the output
and the positive supply voltage (<28V). The outputs pull down to less than 3V
when ON, which causes current to ow through the load. When the outputs are
OFF, no current ows through the load.
Controller Opto-isolators
NPN Out
Out Common
Specification Description
Voltage 28V maximum through external load
Current 50mA maximum sink current
OFF state leakage current 100µA
External load resistance 240 Ohms to 10K Ohms
Each line rated at a maximum 50mA, protected against
over-current, short circuits and transients from switching
inductive loads. High current inductive loads require
external protection diode.
PTC
Fuse
For PNP lines, the external load should be connected between the output
and the negative supply voltage (0V). When connected to a 24VDC
power supply, the outputs pull up greater than 21V when ON, and
current ows through the load. When the outputs are OFF, no current
ows through the load.
Out
Common
NPN Out
Controller Opto-isolators
PTC
Fuse
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High Speed Output Wiring
GND
24VDC
Common
Load
(Coil, Relay...)
Not to exceed
50mA
High Speed Out 0
To connect the high-speed outputs to a relay, LED or similar load,
connect the negative side of the load to the output and the positive side
to +24V. When the output switches on, the negative side of the load
is pulled down to less than 3V, and 24 appears across the load. Use a
protection diode for a large inductive load, with the anode connected to
the output and the cathode connected to +24V.
To connect to an NPN-compatible PLC input, connect Output 0 or Output 1
directly to the PLC input. When enabled, the output pulls the PLC input down to
less than 3V.
GND
24VDC
Common High Speed Out 0
NPN PLC
NPN Compatible Input
GND
24VDC
To connect to a PNP-compatible PLC input, connect Output 0 or Output 1
directly to the PLC input. When enabled, the output pulls the PLC input up to
greater than 21V.
GND
24VDC
Common High Speed Out 0
PNP PLC
PNP Compatible Input
GND
24VDC
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