Mindeo FS380 User manual

FS380 Fixed Barcode Scanner
User Manual
Version: FS380_UM_EN_V1.2.4

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Notice
Make sure you carefully read the following information to ensure that your barcode scanner 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 material in this manual is 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. A standard kit contains: a fixed scanner (with USB or RS232 cable) and a CD-ROM (containing
software and electrical manuals). A 5V AC/DC adaptor for RS232 cable is optional.
6. Do not throw or drop the scanner or otherwise subject it to strong impact, which can damage the
scanner, interrupt program execution, corrupt memory contents, or otherwise interfere with proper
operation.
7. Sudden temperature changes can cause condensation to form on the scanner’s case. Operating
the scanner while condensation is present can interfere with proper operation. Take care to avoid
conditions that cause the formation of condensation. If condensation does form, wait until it dries
completely before using the scanner.

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Contents
Notice............................................................................................................................................................i
Contents .....................................................................................................................................................iii
Technical specifications ............................................................................................................................. 1
Pin assignment ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Default setting for each barcode ................................................................................................................ 3
Decode zone .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Dimensions................................................................................................................................................. 5
Parts of the scanner ................................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction to installation........................................................................................................................... 7
Scanning..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Programming instruction ..........................................................................................................................10
Operate the scanner by receiving command via UART............................................................................11
Keyboard wedge....................................................................................................................................... 12
RS-232 interface.......................................................................................................................................14
USB interface ...........................................................................................................................................16
Indication of decode success ...................................................................................................................17
Scanning & some global settings ............................................................................................................. 18
UPC-A.......................................................................................................................................................20
UPC-E.......................................................................................................................................................21
UPC-E1.....................................................................................................................................................22
EAN-13 .....................................................................................................................................................24
EAN-8 ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
Code 39 ....................................................................................................................................................26
Interleaved 2 of 5...................................................................................................................................... 28
Industrial 2 of 5 ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Matrix 2 of 5..............................................................................................................................................30
Codabar.................................................................................................................................................... 31
Code 128 .................................................................................................................................................. 32
UCC/EAN 128 .......................................................................................................................................... 33
ISBT 128................................................................................................................................................... 34
Code 93 ....................................................................................................................................................36
Code 11 ....................................................................................................................................................37
MSI/Plessey.............................................................................................................................................. 38
UK/Plessey ............................................................................................................................................... 39
China Post ................................................................................................................................................40
China Finance ..........................................................................................................................................41
GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated)..................................................................................................43

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GS1 DataBar Limited ...............................................................................................................................44
GS1 DataBar Expanded...........................................................................................................................45
G1-G6 & FN1 substitution string setting .................................................................................................. 47
G1-G4 string position & Code ID position ................................................................................................ 50
String transmission...................................................................................................................................51
Test Chart................................................................................................................................................. 53
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................55
Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................. 56
Barcode representing non-printable character......................................................................................... 58
Return default parameters & others .........................................................................................................59
Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode .............................................................................................. 60

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Technical specifications
Input voltage
5 VDC ±0.25V
Power
425 mW (Operating); 500 mW (Max.)
Current
85 mA (Operating); 100 mA (Max.)
Standby current
<250μA
Laser
650nm laser diode
Decoding rate
200 times/sec
Scanning angle
±60°, ±65°, ±42°(Skew, Pitch, Roll)
Decode capability
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN/ISSN, Code 39, Code 39 full ASCII,
Code 32(Italian pharmacy, a variant of code 39), 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
Indicator
Beeper
Interface supported
RS-232, USB
Operating mode
Hand-held, Command control, Auto-detection
Dimensions
Height × Width × Depth：9.6cm ×7.7cm ×2.4cm
Weight
175g (with RS232 cable) / 155g (with USB cable)
Cable
RS232 cable, straight 2.0m / USB cable, straight 1.5m
Connector type
RJ-45 phone jack connector
Case material
ABS
Temperature
0°to 50°C (32°to 120°F), Operating; -40°to 60°C (-40°to 140°F), Storage
Humidity
5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Programming method
Manual (reading special barcode) / PC software
Program upgrade
Online
Decoding depth
& Min. element width
(1 mil = 0.0254mm)
Long-Range series
5 mil: 40-110mm
10 mil: 10-280mm
13 mil: 15-315mm
16 mil: 25-385mm
35 mil: 145-630mm
High-Density series
3 mil: 5-50mm
10 mil: 10-85mm
13 mil: 10-150mm
16 mil: 25-165mm
35 mil: 145-295mm
Safety
Laser safety: EN60825-1, Class 1
EMC: EN 55022, EN 55024
Electrical safety: EN 60950-1
Drop resistance: Multiple1.5m (5ft) drops to concrete
Protection class: IP64

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Pin assignment
BEEP
Pin
RS232
USB
1
Power (+5V)
Power (+5V)
2
+3.3V ( for interface auto selection purpose)
+3.3V ( for interface auto selection purpose)
3
Ground
Ground
4
+3.3V ( for interface auto selection purpose)
Ground (for interface auto selection purpose)
5
TxD
Reserved
6
RxD
Reserved
7
Reserved
Reserved
8
Reserved
Reserved
9
CTS
D-
10
RTS
D+
Note: Voltage level of all RS232 Pin-outs (RxD, TxD, CTS and RTS) is 0V for logic low and 3.3V for logic
high.
Pin 1
Pin 10

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Default setting for each barcode
Code type
Read
enable
Check digit
verification
Check digit
transmission
Minimal
code length
Proprietary
code ID
AIM
code ID
UPC-A
√
√
√
(12)2
A
]Em
UPC-E
√
√
√
(8)2
D
]Em
EAN-13
√
√
√
(13)2
A
]Em
EAN-8
√
√
√
(8)2
C
]Em
ISBN/ISSN1
√
√
√
(13)2
A
]Xm
Code 39
√
-
-
4
M
]Am
Interleaved 2 of 5
√
-
-
6
I
]Im
Industrial 2 of 5
-
-
-
4
H
]Im
Matrix 2 of 5
√
-
-
4
X
]Im
Codabar
√
-
-
4
N
]Fm
Code 128
√
√
-
1
K
]Cm
Code 93
√
√
-
1
L
]Gm
Code 11
-
√
-
4
V
-
MSI/Plessey
-
-
-
4
O
]Mm
UK/Plessey
√
√
-
1
U
]Mm
UCC/EAN 128
√
√
-
1
K
]Cm
China Post
√
-
-
(11)2
T
]Im
China Finance
√
-
-
(10)2
Y
-
RSS-14
√
-
-
(16)2
RS
]em
RSS-14 Limited
√
-
-
(16)2
RL
]em
RSS-14 Expanded
√
-
-
1
RE
]em
Note:1The settings for ISBN/ISSN and EAN-13 must be the same.
2Fixed-length barcodes.

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Decode zone
High-density series
Long-range series

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Dimensions

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Parts of the scanner
①Button
②Exit window

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Introduction to installation
Note: If any of the below operation is incorrect, turn off the power immediately and check
the scanner for any improper connections. Go through all steps again.
Installation - with USB cable
1. Plug the USB cable into the USB port of the computer.
2. Windows gives message on “new hardware found – USB HID input device found”, then driver will be
installed on request.
3. After successfully installing the new hardware, message will be given: “hardware installed
successfully and ready to use”.
4. If any problem encounters during the installation process, please unplug the USB cable from the
computer and repeat step 1-3.
Installation - with RS232 cable
1. Connect the DB9 serial communication cable with the COM port of the computer.
2. Plug the AC/DC adaptor provided by the manufacturer into an electrical outlet.
3. Plug the output of the AC/DC adaptor into the power terminal of the RS232 connector.
Installation - keyboard wedge
1. Switch off the host and unplug the keyboard connector.
2. Attach the modular connector of the Y-cable to the cable interface port on the scanner.
3. Connect the round male DIN host connector of the Y-cable to the keyboard port on the host device.
4. Connect the round female DIN keyboard connector of the Y-cable to the keyboard.
5. Ensure that all connections are secure.
6. Switch on the host system.

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7. Note that the PS2 cable can be replaced by USB cable, as shown in below. The installation guide
please refer to the description of “Installation –USB cable”in this chapter.

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Scanning
When the scanner is scanning, ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the symbol.
RIGHT
WRONG

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Programming instruction
Refer to the next page, the steps of programming are:
1. Scan the SETUP bar code on the parameter setting part.
2. Enter the option mode by scanning the Option bar code.
3. To the right of the option barcode, the necessary alphanumeric inputs are listed. Scan these
alphanumeric entries from the back foldout page.
4. Scan the END bar code, listed on the lower right hand corner of each parameter setting part.
5. Notes that only one parameter can be setup at each time.
6. During the process of programming, LED is lighting to indicate the programming correctness. LED
will go off if any incorrect programming operation performed.
7. After each successful programming, LED will go off and the scanner will beep twice.
8. Throughout the programming bar code menus, the factory default settings are indicated with
asterisks (*).
Example: to set Flow control to be XON/XOFF.
Steps: Scan the following barcodes in order.

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Operate the scanner by receiving command via UART
Note:
1- The information in this chapter is provided for the scanner with RS232 cable or USB cable.
2- If the scanner is with USB cable, the setting of USB device type must be set as “USB virtual COM”.
Please refer to chapter of “USB interface”.
3- Please read the chapter of “Scanning & some global settings”about the setting of Scanning mode in
details.
UART parameter should be set as below:
(1) Baud rate: 9600 bps;
(2) Data bits: 8 bits;
(3) Stop bit: 1 bit;
(4) Parity check bit: None;
(5) Flow control: None.
Guide of control command: all commands are sent by UART
1) Start command: “0xA0, 0x12, 0x34, 0x55”
When the scanner received the above command, it will start barcode scanning following the setting of
Scanning mode. If the Scanning mode is set as “Auto-detection”, the scanner will start “Single scan”
mode once, then returns to “Auto-detection”mode.
2) Stop command: “0xA0, 0x12, 0x34, 0xA5”
If the Scanning mode is set as “Continue scan”, and the scanner received the above command, it will
stop barcode scanning and act as in an idle mode.
3) Restart command: “0xA0, 0x12, 0x34, 0x35”
Once the scanner received the above command, it will restart.
4) Sleep command: “0xA0, 0x12, 0x34, 0x75”
Once the scanner received the above command, it will enter sleeping mode. The scanner will awake,
when it received Start command or the button on the scanner is pressed.
Returning message from the scanner
1) A successful decode
Once the scanner successfully decoded a barcode, the scanner will stop scanning and returns the
barcode data to the Host.
2) Not a successful decode
Once the scanner failed to decode a barcode before stopping scanning, the scanner will return a
message to the Host. The message is set as “0x25, 0x25, 0x4E, 0x6F, 0x52, 0x65, 0x61, 0x64”
(%%NoRead).
Note this function can be disabled by setting “Return message indication (0506)”.

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Keyboard wedge
Keyboard type: As a keyboard interface, the scanner supports most of the popular PCs and IBM
terminals.
Keyboard layout: The scanner supports different national keyboard layouts.
Clock period: According to the PS2 protocol, the clock is provided by the device, e.g. keyboard or
scanner, with the period between 60us to 100us.
Delay-after-compound-key: In some rare occasions, machine with low speed PS2 communication port
would require a free time gap following the press/release of the compound key (Shift, Ctrl or Alt).
Numeric key:
Alphabetic key- the scanner will output code result as alphabetic key.
Numeric key- the scanner will output code result as pressing numeric keypad ( ‘0’, ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’,
‘7’, ‘8’, ‘9’, ‘.’, ‘+’, ‘-‘, ‘/’, ‘*’only).
Alt+ keypad- the scanner will output code result as pressing Alt+ numeric key (on keypad). Note that
the Num Lock control key must be ON. This setting can be specially adapted for use with different
national keyboard layout.
Power-on simulation: All of the PCs check the keyboard status during power-on self test. It simulates
keyboard timing and passes keyboard present status to the PC during power-on.
Inter-character delay: This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted.
Inter-byte delay: This delay is inserted after each byte transmitted. Normally a character is comprised
of three or above bytes.
Block trans. delay: It is a delay timer between barcode data output. This feature is used to transfer
continually with shorter barcode data.
Caps Lock status: By selecting Caps Lock “ON” or Caps Lock “OFF” , the scanner will output data string
based on the information on the Caps Lock status.
Caps Lock override: If this function is enabled, on AT or AT notebook hosts, the keyboard ignores the
state of the Caps Lock key. Therefore, an ‘A’in the bar code is sent as an ‘A’no matter what the state
of the keyboard’s Caps Lock key.
SETUP
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
Keyboard type
IBM AT, PS/2
Apple Mac compatibles
Reserved
00*
01
02
Keyboard layout
USA
Turkish F
Turkish Q
French
Italian
Spanish
00*
01
02
03
04
05

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SETUP
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
Slovak
Denmark
Japanese
06
07
08
Clock period
60us
70us
80us
90us
100us
200us
00
01
02*
03
04
05
Delay-after-compound-key
0ms
10ms
20ms
40ms
80ms
00*
01
02
03
04
Numeric key
Alphabetic key
Numeric keypad
Alt+ keypad
00*
01
02
Power-on simulation
Disable
Enable
00*
01
Inter-character delay
0ms
5ms
10ms
20ms
40ms
80ms
00*
01
02
03
04
05
Inter-byte delay
1ms
2ms
4ms
8ms
00*
01
02
03
Caps Lock status
OFF
ON
00*
01
Caps Lock override
Disable
Enable
00*
01
Reserved
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RS-232 interface
Flow control:
None-The communication only uses TxD and RxD signals without any hardware or software
handshaking protocol.
RTS/CTS-If the scanner wants to send the barcode data to host computer, it will issue the RTS signal
first, wait for the CTS signal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data communication.
If there is no replied CTS signal from the host computer after the timeout duration, the scanner will issue
an error indication. By setting (Host idle: Low RTS) or (Host idle: High RTS), the scanner can be set to
match the Serial Host RTS line.
XON/XOFF-An XOFF character turns the scanner transmission off until the scanner receives an XON
character.
ACK/NAK-After transmitting data, the scanner expects either an ACK (acknowledge) or NAK (not
acknowledge) response from the host. When a NAK is received, the scanner transmits the same data
again and waits for either an ACK or NAK. After three unsuccessful attempts to send data when NAKs
are received, the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data.
Inter-character delay: Refer to Inter-character delay of Keyboard wedge.
Response delay: This delay is used for serial communication of the scanner when it waits for a
handshaking acknowledgment from the host.