Leuze BCL 300i User manual

BCL 300 i and BCL 301 i
Bar code readers
Original operating instructions
EN • 2021-05-26 • 50117107
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Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG BCL 300 i \ BCL 301 i
© 2021
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
In der Braike 1
D-73277 Owen / Germany
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http://www.leuze.com
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1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 Explanation of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Foreseeable misuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Competent persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Exemption of liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Laser safety notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Fast commissioning / operating principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Mounting the BCL 300 i \ BCL 301 i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Device arrangement and selection of the mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 BCL 300
i electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4 BCL 301
i electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Starting the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.6 Bar code reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Device description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 About the bar code readers of the BCL 300 i series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 Characteristics of the bar code readers of the BCL 300
i series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Device construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.4 Reading techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.4.1 Line scanner (single line). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.4.2 Line scanner with oscillating mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.4.3 Raster scanner (raster line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.5 Stand-alone connection BCL 300
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.6 Networking - Leuze multiNet plus BCL 301
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.7 Leuze multiScan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.8 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.9 External parameter memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.10 autoReflAct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.11 Reference codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.12 autoConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.1 General specifications of the bar code readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.1.1 Line scanner / raster scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.1.2 Oscillating-mirror scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.1.3 Line / raster scanner with deflecting mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.2 Heating models of the bar code readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.2.1 Line scanner / raster scanner with heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.2.2 Oscillating-mirror scanner with heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.2.3 Line scanner / raster scanner with deflecting mirror and heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.3 Dimensioned drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.3.1 Dimensioned drawing of complete overview of the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i with MS 3xx /
MK 3xx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.3.2 Dimensioned drawing of complete overview of the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i with KB 301-3000 . 38
5.3.3 Dimensioned drawing of line scanner with / without heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.3.4 Dimensioned drawing of deflecting mirror scanner with / without heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.3.5 Dimensioned drawing of oscillating-mirror scanner with / without heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.3.6 Dimensioned drawings of MS 3xx / MK 3xx connection hoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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5.3.7 Dimensioned drawing of KB 301-3000 cable hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.3.8 Dimensioned drawing of MA 100 terminal box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.4 Reading field curves / optical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.4.1 Bar code characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.4.2 Raster scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.5 Reading field curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.5.1 High Density (N) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S/R1 N 102 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.5.2 High Density (N) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S/R1 N 100 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.5.3 Medium Density (M) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S/R1 M 102 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.5.4 Medium Density (M) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S/R1 M 100 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.5.5 Medium Density (M) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i O M 100 (H). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.5.6 Low Density (F) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S/R1 F 102 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.5.7 Low Density (F) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S/R1 F 100 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.5.8 Low Density (F) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i O F 100 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.5.9 Ultra Low Density (L) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S L 102 (H). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.5.10 Ultra Low Density (L) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S L 100 (H). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.5.11 Ultra Low Density (L) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i O L 100 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.5.12 Ink Jet (J) - optics: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i R1 J 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6 Installation and mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.1 Storage, transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.2 Mounting the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.2.1 Mounting via M4 x 5 screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.2.2 Mounting devices BT 56 and BT 56-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.2.3 BT 59 mounting device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.2.4 BT 300 - 1, BT 300 W mounting devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.3 Device arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.3.1 Selecting a mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.3.2 Avoiding total reflection – Line scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.3.3 Avoiding total reflection – deflecting mirror scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.3.4 Avoiding total reflection – oscillating-mirror scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.3.5 Mounting location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.3.6 Devices with integrated heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.3.7 Possible read angles between BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i and bar code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.4 Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7 Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.1 Safety notices for the electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.2 BCL 300 i electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.2.1 MS 300 connector hood with 2 integrated M12 connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.2.2 MK 300 terminal hood with spring-cage terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7.2.3 MA 100 terminal box and corresponding KB 301-3000 cable hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.2.4 KB 301-3000 cable hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.2.5 Stand-alone operation BCL 300
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.3 BCL 301
i electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.3.1 MS 301 connector hood with 3 integrated M12 connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.3.2 MK 301 terminal hood with spring-cage terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.3.3 MA 100 terminal box and corresponding KB 301-3000 cable hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.3.4 Network operation BCL 301
i in the Leuze multiNet plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.4 Detailed description of the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.4.1 PWR / SW IN/OUT - Voltage supply and switching input/output 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.4.2 SERVICE – USB interface (Mini-B type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.4.3 HOST / BUS IN for BCL 300
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.4.4 HOST / BUS IN for BCL 301
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.4.5 BUS OUT for the BCL 301
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.5 Leuze multiNet plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.5.1 Wiring the multiNet plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.5.2 The BCL 301
i as network slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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7.6 Cable lengths and shielding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8 Display elements and display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.1 BCL 300 i \ BCL 301 i LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.2 BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9 Leuze webConfig tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.1 Connecting the SERVICE USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.2 Installing the required software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.2.1 System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.2.2 Installing the USB driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.3 Starting the webConfig tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.4 Short description of the webConfig tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
9.4.1 Module overview in the Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
10 Commissioning and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
10.1 BCL 300 i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.1.1 Measures to be performed prior to the initial commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.1.2 Starting the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.2 BCL 301
i - multiNet plus Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.2.1 Measures to be performed prior to the initial commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.2.2 Starting the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.3 Additional settings for the BCL 300
i and the BCL 301 i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
10.3.1 Decoding and processing the read data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
10.3.2 Control of the decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
10.3.3 Control of the switching outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
10.4 Transmitting configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.4.1 Via the webConfig tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.4.2 Replacing a defective BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
11 Online commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
11.1 Overview of commands and parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
11.1.1 General online commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
11.1.2 Online commands for system control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
11.1.3 Online commands for configuring the switching inputs/outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
11.1.4 Online commands for the parameter set operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
12 Diagnostics and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
12.1 General causes of errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
12.2 Interface errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
12.3 Service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
13 Type overview and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
13.1 Part number code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
13.2 BCL 300
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
13.3 BCL 301
i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
13.4 Connection hood / terminal box accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
13.5 Accessory – Terminating resistor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
13.6 Accessories – Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
13.7 Accessories – USB cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
13.8 Accessories – Mounting device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
13.9 Accessory - Reflector for AutoReflAct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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14 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
14.1 General maintenance information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
14.2 Repairs, servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
14.3 Disassembling, packing, disposing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
15 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
15.1 ASCII character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
15.2 Bar code samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
15.2.1 Module 0.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
15.2.2 Module 0.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Figure 2.1: Laser apertures, laser warning signs............................................................................................. 11
Figure 3.1: BCL 300
i - MS 300 hood with integrated M12 connectors ............................................................ 13
Figure 3.2: BCL 300
i - MK 300 terminal hood with spring-loaded terminals.................................................... 14
Figure 3.3: Cable fabrication for MK 300 terminal hood .................................................................................. 14
Figure 3.4: BCL 300
i - MA 100 terminal box with KB 301-3000 cable hood.................................................... 15
Figure 3.5: BCL 300
i - KB 301-3000 cable hood ............................................................................................. 16
Figure 3.6: BCL 301
i - MS 301 hood with integrated M12 connectors ............................................................ 17
Figure 3.7: BCL 301
i - MK 301 terminal hood with spring-loaded terminals.................................................... 18
Figure 3.8: Cable fabrication for MK 301 terminal hood .................................................................................. 18
Figure 3.9: BCL 301
i - MA 100 terminal box with KB 301-3000 cable hood.................................................... 19
Figure 4.1: Line scanner, line scanner with deflecting mirror and oscillating-mirror scanner .......................... 23
Figure 4.2: Possible bar code orientation ........................................................................................................ 24
Figure 4.3: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i device construction - line scanner................................................................ 25
Figure 4.4: Device construction BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i - Line scanner with deflecting mirror............................ 25
Figure 4.5: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i device construction - oscillating-mirror scanner ........................................... 26
Figure 4.6: Device construction MS 300/MS 301 hood with integrated connectors......................................... 26
Figure 4.7: Device construction MK 300/MK 301 hood with integrated connectors......................................... 26
Figure 4.8: KB 301/3000 cable hood device construction................................................................................ 27
Figure 4.9: MA 100 terminal box device construction ...................................................................................... 27
Figure 4.10: Deflection principle for the line scanner......................................................................................... 28
Figure 4.11: Deflection principle for the line scanner with oscillating mirror add-on .......................................... 28
Figure 4.12: Deflection principle for the raster scanner ..................................................................................... 29
Figure 4.13: Stand-alone connection BCL 300
i ................................................................................................. 30
Figure 4.14: Networking possibilities using the multiNet plus ............................................................................ 30
Figure 4.15: Scanner arrangement with the multiScan function ........................................................................ 31
Figure 4.16: Reflector arrangement for autoReflAct .......................................................................................... 32
Table 5.1: Specifications of the BCL 301
i and BCL 300 i line/raster scanners without heating ...................... 33
Table 5.2: Specifications of the BCL 301
i and BCL 300 i oscillating-mirror scanners without heating............ 34
Table 5.3: Specifications of the BCL 301
i and BCL 300 i deflection-mirror scanners without heating ............ 35
Table 5.4: Specifications of the BCL 301
i and BCL 300 i line/raster scanners with heating ........................... 36
Table 5.5: Specifications of the BCL 301
i and BCL 300 i oscillating-mirror scanners with heating................. 36
Table 5.6: Specifications of the BCL 301
i and BCL 300 i deflection-mirror scanners with heating ................. 37
Figure 5.1: Dimensioned drawing of complete overview of the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i with MS 3xx / MK 3xx .. 38
Figure 5.2: Dimensioned drawing of complete overview of the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i with KB 301-3000 ........ 38
Figure 5.3: Dimensioned drawing of BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S…102 line scanner .............................................39
Figure 5.4: Dimensioned drawing of BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i S…100 with deflecting mirror ............................... 40
Figure 5.5: Dimensioned drawing of BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i O…100 oscillating-mirror scanner ........................ 41
Figure 5.6: Dimensioned drawing of MS 3xx connector hood ......................................................................... 42
Figure 5.7: Dimensioned drawing of MK 3xx terminal hood ............................................................................ 43
Figure 5.8: Dimensioned drawing of KB 301-3000 cable hood........................................................................44
Figure 5.9: Dimensioned drawing of MA 100 terminal box .............................................................................. 45
Figure 5.10: The most important characteristics of a bar code.......................................................................... 45
Table 5.7: Raster line cover dependent on the distance ................................................................................ 46
Figure 5.11: Zero position of the reading distance............................................................................................. 47
Table 5.8: Reading conditions ........................................................................................................................ 47
Figure 5.12: "High Density" reading field curve for line scanner without deflecting mirror................................. 48
Figure 5.13: "High Density" reading field curve for line scanner with deflecting mirror...................................... 48
Figure 5.14: "Medium Density" reading field curve for line scanner without deflecting mirror ........................... 49
Figure 5.15: "Medium Density" reading field curve for line scanner with deflecting mirror ................................ 49
Figure 5.16: "Medium Density" reading field curve for oscillating-mirror scanners............................................ 50
Figure 5.17: Lateral "Medium Density" reading field curve for oscillating-mirror scanners................................ 50
Figure 5.18: "Low Density" reading field curve for line scanner without deflecting mirror ................................. 50

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Figure 5.19: "Low Density" reading field curve for line scanner with deflecting mirror ...................................... 51
Figure 5.20: "Low Density" reading field curve for oscillating-mirror scanners ..................................................51
Figure 5.21: Lateral "Low Density" reading field curve for oscillating-mirror scanners ...................................... 51
Figure 5.22: "Ultra Low Density" reading field curve for line scanner without deflecting mirror......................... 52
Figure 5.23: "Ultra Low Density" reading field curve for line scanner with deflecting mirror.............................. 52
Figure 5.24: "Ultra Low Density" reading field curve for oscillating-mirror scanners ......................................... 53
Figure 5.25: Lateral "Ultra Low Density" reading field curve for oscillating-mirror scanners ............................. 53
Figure 5.26: "Ink Jet" reading field curve for line scanner with deflecting mirror ............................................... 54
Figure 6.1: Device name plate BCL 300
i ......................................................................................................... 55
Figure 6.2: Fastening options using M4x5 threaded holes .............................................................................. 56
Figure 6.3: Mounting devices BT 56 and BT 56-1 ........................................................................................... 57
Figure 6.4: Mounting example of BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i with BT 56.................................................................. 58
Figure 6.5: BT 59 mounting device .................................................................................................................. 58
Figure 6.6: BT 300 - 1, BT 300 W mounting devices ....................................................................................... 59
Figure 6.7: Total reflection – line scanner ........................................................................................................ 60
Figure 6.8: Total reflection – line scanner ........................................................................................................ 61
Figure 6.9: Total reflection – BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i with oscillating-mirror scanner .......................................... 61
Figure 6.10: Reading angle for the line scanner ................................................................................................ 62
Figure 7.1: Location of the electrical connections............................................................................................ 64
Figure 7.2: BCL 300
i - MS 300 hood with integrated M12 connectors ............................................................ 66
Figure 7.3: BCL 300
i - MK 300 terminal hood with spring-loaded terminals.................................................... 67
Figure 7.4: Cable fabrication for MK 300 terminal hood .................................................................................. 67
Figure 7.5: BCL 300
i - MA 100 terminal box with KB 301-3000 cable hood.................................................... 68
Figure 7.6: BCL 300
i - KB 301-3000 cable hood ............................................................................................. 69
Figure 7.7: BCL 301
i - MS 301 hood with integrated M12 connectors ............................................................ 70
Figure 7.8: BCL 301
i - MK 301 terminal hood with spring-loaded terminals.................................................... 71
Figure 7.9: Cable fabrication for MK 301 terminal hood .................................................................................. 71
Figure 7.10: BCL 301
i - MA 100 terminal box with KB 301-3000 cable hood.................................................... 72
Table 7.1: PWR / SW IN/OUT pin assignment ............................................................................................... 74
Figure 7.11: Switching input connection diagram SWIO_1 and SWIO_2 .......................................................... 75
Figure 7.12: Switching output connection diagram SWIO_1 / SWIO_2 ............................................................. 75
Table 7.2: SERVICE pin assignment – Mini-B type USB interface................................................................. 76
Table 7.3: Pin assignment HOST / BUS IN for BCL 300
i ............................................................................... 76
Figure 7.13: BCL 300
i - Pin assignments - HOST / BUS IN as RS 232 ............................................................ 77
Figure 7.14: BCL 300
i - Pin assignments - HOST / BUS IN as RS 422 ............................................................ 77
Table 7.4: Pin assignment HOST / BUS IN for BCL 301
i ............................................................................... 78
Table 7.5: Pin assignment BUS OUT for BCL 301
i ........................................................................................ 79
Figure 7.15: Leuze multiNet plus system topology ............................................................................................ 79
Figure 7.16: Leuze multiNet plus system topology ............................................................................................ 80
Table 7.6: Cable lengths and shielding........................................................................................................... 81
Figure 8.1: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i - LED indicators............................................................................................ 82
Figure 8.2: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i - Display ....................................................................................................... 84
Figure 9.1: Connecting the SERVICE USB interface....................................................................................... 86
Figure 9.2: The start page of the webConfig tool............................................................................................. 88
Figure 9.3: Module overview in the webConfig tool ......................................................................................... 89
Figure 10.1: Storing configuration data in the webConfig tool ........................................................................... 95
Table 12.1: General causes of errors ............................................................................................................. 109
Table 12.2: Interface error .............................................................................................................................. 109
Table 13.1: BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i part number code ....................................................................................... 111
Table 13.2: BCL 300
i type overview ............................................................................................................... 112
Table 13.3: BCL 301
i type overview ............................................................................................................... 113
Table 13.4: Connection hoods / terminal boxes for the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i ................................................. 114

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Table 13.5: Terminating resistor for the BCL 301 i .......................................................................................... 114
Table 13.6: Connectors for the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i ...................................................................................... 114
Table 13.7: Service cable for the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i .................................................................................. 114
Table 13.8: Mounting devices for the BCL 300
i \ BCL 301 i ............................................................................ 115
Table 13.9: Reflector for autoReflAct operation.............................................................................................. 115
Figure 15.1: Bar code sample labels (module 0.3) .......................................................................................... 121
Figure 15.2: Bar code sample labels (module 0.5) .......................................................................................... 122

General information
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1 General information
1.1 Explanation of symbols
The symbols used in this technical description are explained below.
1.2 Declaration of Conformity
The bar code readers of the BCL 300 i series have been developed and manufactured in accordance with
the applicable European standards and directives.
The manufacturer of the product, Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG in D-73277 Owen, possesses a certi-
fied quality assurance system in accordance with ISO 9001.
ATTENTION!
This symbol precedes text messages which must strictly be observed. Failure to observe the
provided instructions could lead to personal injury or damage to equipment.
ATTENTION LASER!
This symbol warns of possible danger caused by hazardous laser radiation.
NOTE
This symbol indicates text passages containing important information.