Mindeo MD65 Series User manual

MD65xx Image Barcode Scanner
User Manual
Version: MD65xx_UM_EN_V1.1.1

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Warning: Ensure that the optional DC adapter works at +5V,
especially for the RS-232 interface cable.
NOTICE:
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. A standard packing includes a scanner, a USB cable and a CD (or a user manual). Accessories
include a stand, a RS-232 cable, a 5V adaptor and a PS2 cable.

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Contents
Technical specifications........................................................................................................................................1
Cable connector pin-outs descriptions................................................................................................................2
Default setting for each barcode..........................................................................................................................3
Dimensions .............................................................................................................................................................5
Parts of the scanner ..............................................................................................................................................6
Introduction to installation.....................................................................................................................................7
Programming instruction.......................................................................................................................................9
Operate the scanner by receiving command via UART.................................................................................10
Interface selection................................................................................................................................................11
Keyboard wedge interface..................................................................................................................................12
RS-232 interface ..................................................................................................................................................16
USB interface........................................................................................................................................................18
Hand-held scan & some global settings...........................................................................................................20
Indication...............................................................................................................................................................23
Decode illumination and decode aiming pattern .............................................................................................24
DPM, Multiple symbols, Structured append, etc. read setting ......................................................................25
UPC-A....................................................................................................................................................................29
UPC-E....................................................................................................................................................................31
UPC-E1 .................................................................................................................................................................33
EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN)...........................................................................................................................................35
EAN-8 ....................................................................................................................................................................37
Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)...............................................................................................................39
Interleaved 2 of 5 .................................................................................................................................................42
Industrial 2 of 5.....................................................................................................................................................44
Matrix 2 of 5 ..........................................................................................................................................................45
Codabar.................................................................................................................................................................46
Code 128...............................................................................................................................................................48
UCC/EAN 128 ......................................................................................................................................................50
ISBT 128 ...............................................................................................................................................................52
Code 93.................................................................................................................................................................53
Code 11.................................................................................................................................................................54
MSI/Plessey..........................................................................................................................................................56

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UK/Plessey............................................................................................................................................................58
China Post.............................................................................................................................................................59
GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated)..........................................................................................................60
GS1 DataBar Limited ..........................................................................................................................................61
GS1 DataBar Expanded .....................................................................................................................................62
China Finance ......................................................................................................................................................63
PDF417 .................................................................................................................................................................65
MicroPDF417........................................................................................................................................................66
QR Code ...............................................................................................................................................................67
Data Matrix............................................................................................................................................................68
Han Xin Code .......................................................................................................................................................69
Aztec Code............................................................................................................................................................70
G1-G6 & FN1 substitution string setting...........................................................................................................71
G1-G4 string position & Code ID position ........................................................................................................75
String transmission ..............................................................................................................................................76
Test Chart..............................................................................................................................................................79
ASCII Table...........................................................................................................................................................83
Barcode representing non-printable character................................................................................................84
Return default parameters & others..................................................................................................................85
Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode......................................................................................................86

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Technical specifications
Table 1-1 Technical specifications
Input voltage
5 VDC ±0.25V
Power
1.60W (working); 0.40W (standby)
Current
320mA (working); 80mA (standby)
Image size
752 × 480 pixels
Scanning angle
±60°, ±40°, ±42°(Skew, Pitch, Roll)
Decode capability
1D:
UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN (Bookland EAN), 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, UCC/EAN 128,
ISBT 128, Code 93, Code 11 (USD-8), MSI/Plessey, UK/Plessey, China
Post, China Finance, GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS) variants
2D:
PDF417, MicroPDF417, QR Code, DataMatrix, Han Xin Code,Aztec Code
Indicator
Beeper, LED
Interface supported
Keyboard wedge, RS-232, USB Keyboard, USB virtual COM
Operating mode
Hand-held
Dimensions
Height × Width × Depth：9.1cm ×6.9cm ×18.8cm
Weight
243g, without cable
Cable
Straight 2.0m
Connector type
RJ-45 phone jack connector
Case material
PC+TPU
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)
Program upgrade
Online
Min. element width
3.5mil (HD series), 1 mil = 0.0254mm
Decoding depth
3.5mil Code128 ( 9 chars):
1.5cm –3.5cm
5mil Code39 (20 chars):
0.8cm –5.5cm
13mil UPC (12 chars):
0.7cm –16.5cm
20mil Code39 ( 5 chars):
3.5cm –21.0cm
6.7mil PDF417 (20 chars):
0.0cm –7.5cm
10 mil DM (20 chars):
0.0cm –11.5cm
20 mil QR (20 chars):
0.0cm –19.5cm
Safety
Laser safety: EN60825-1, Class 1. (For aiming pattern.)
EMC: EN 55022, EN 55024
Electrical safety: EN 60950-1
Photobiological safety: EN 62471:2008
Drop resistance: 50+ times of 2.0m (6.6ft) drop to concrete
Protection class: IP65

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Cable connector pin-outs descriptions
Cable connector interface pin-outs
The pin-outs descriptions in Table 1 apply to the cable connector on the scanner and are for reference
only.
Table 1-2 Cable connector pin-outs descriptions
Pin
RS232
Keyboard (PS2)
USB
1
Power (+5V)
Power (+5V)
Power (+5V)
2
+3.3V ( for interface auto
selection purpose)
Ground (for interface auto
selection purpose)
+3.3V ( for interface auto
selection purpose)
3
Ground
Ground
Ground
4
+3.3V ( for interface auto
selection purpose)
Reserved
Ground (for interface auto
selection purpose)
5
TxD
KeyClock
Reserved
6
RxD
KeyData
Reserved
7
Reserved
TermClock
Reserved
8
Reserved
TermData
Reserved
9
CTS
Reserved
D-
10
RTS
Reserved
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.

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Default setting for each barcode
Table 2 Default setting for each barcode
Code type
Read
enable
Check digit
verification
Check digit
transmission
Min. code
length
Proprietary
code ID
AIM
code ID
UPC-A
√
√
√
(12)2
A
]Em
UPC-E
√
√
√
(8)2
D
]Em
UPC-E1
√
√
√
(8)2
D
]Em
EAN-13
√
√
√
(13)2
A
]Em
EAN-8
√
√
√
(8)2
C
]Em
ISBN (Bookland EAN)
/ ISSN1
√
√
√
(13)2
B
]Em
Code 39
√
-
-
1
M
]Am
Interleaved 2 of 5
√
-
-
6
I
]Im
Industrial 2 of 5
-
-
-
4
H
]Im
Matrix 2 of 5
√
-
-
6
X
]Im
Codabar
√
-
-
4
N
]Fm
Code 128
√
√
-
1
K
]Cm
UCC/EAN 128
√
√
-
1
K
]Cm
ISBT 128
√
√
-
1
K
]Cm
Code 93
√
√
-
1
L
]Gm
Code 11
-
√
-
4
V
-
MSI/Plessey
-
-
-
4
O
]Mm
UK/Plessey
-
√
-
1
U
]Mm
China Post
√
-
-
(11)2
T
]Im
China Finance
√
-
-
(10)2
Y
-
GS1 DataBar
√
-
-
(16)2
R
]em
GS1 DataBar Truncated3
√
-
-
(16)2
R
]em
GS1 DataBar Limited
√
-
-
(16)2
R
]em
GS1 DataBar Expanded
√
-
-
1
R
]em

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Code type
Read
enable
Check digit
verification
Check digit
transmission
Min. code
length
Proprietary
code ID
AIM
code ID
PDF417
√
-
-
-
-
-
MicroPDF417
√
-
-
-
-
-
DataMatrix
√
-
-
-
-
-
QR code
√
-
-
-
-
-
Han Xin Code
√
-
-
-
-
-
Aztec Code
√
-
-
-
-
-
Note:1The settings for ISBN/ISSN and EAN-13 must be the same except the code ID.
2Fixed-length barcodes.
3The settings for GS1 DataBar Truncated and GS1 DataBar must be the same.

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Dimensions

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Parts of the scanner
Figure 1
①Exit window
②LED
③Trigger
④Cable interface port

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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 - keyboard wedge
1. Switch off the host and unplug the keyboard connector.
2. Connect the round male DIN host connector of the Y-cable to the keyboard port on the host device.
3. Connect the round female DIN keyboard connector of the Y-cable to the keyboard.
4. Ensure that all connections are secure.
5. Switch on the host system.
Figure 2
Installation - RS-232
1. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the serial port on the host. Tighten the two screws
to secure the connector to the port.
2. If the host does not have power supply (on PIN 9), connect the external power supply (DC adapter)
to the RS-232 cable.
Figure 3

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Installation - USB
The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is
required.
1. Plug the series A connector in the USB host, or an available port of the terminal.
2. Windows will automatically detect the USB device.
Figure 5

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Programming instruction
Important notes:
1. During the process of programming, LED is lighting to indicate the programming correctness. LED
will go off if any incorrect programming operation performed.
2. After each successful programming, LED will go off and the scanner will beep twice.
3. Throughout the programming bar code menus, the factory default settings are indicated with
asterisks (*).
Two programming modes have been provided as bellows:
❶Single-scan setting
Scan the appropriate Single-scan setting (e.g. %0101D00%) according to the user‘s demand.
Example: to set Flow control to be XON/XOFF.
Steps: Scan the following barcode.
❷Multiple-scan setting
Step 1. Scan the Option bar code barcode (e.g. %0101M%) according to the user‘s demand.
Step 2. To the right of the option barcode, the necessary alphanumeric inputs are listed. Scan
these alphanumeric entries, e.g. 0 ~ 9 , A ~ F .
Step 3. Repeat Step 1 to Step 2, if more user parameters input are required.
Step 4. Scan the %END% bar code, listed on the lower left hand corner of each parameter
setting part.
Example: to set Flow control to be XON/XOFF.
Steps: Referring to the chapter of “RS-232 interface”, 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 the 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: “0x54”(T)
When the scanner received the above command, it will start barcode scanning following the setting of
Scanning mode. If the scanner is in the mode of “Auto-detection”, the scanner will have a single scan,
then returns to “Auto-detection”mode.
2) Stop command: “0x50” (P)
If the Scanning mode is set as “Alternate continue”or “Continue”, and the scanner received the above
command, it will stop barcode scanning and act as in an idle mode.
3) Restart command: “0x35” (R)
Once the scanner received the above command, it will restart.
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).

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Interface selection
This scanner supports interfaces such as keyboard wedge, RS-232 serial wedge, and USB interface.
In most of the cases, simply selecting an appropriate cable provided by the manufacturer will work for a
specific interface.
Interface selection:
Auto detection- By setting this function, the scanner will automatically detect the keyboard wedge,
RS-232 or USB interface for user.
Multiple-scan setting
Single-scan setting
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
Interface selection
Auto detection (Keyboard
wedge /RS-232/USB)
00*
*
Keyboard wedge
01
RS-232
02
USB
03

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Keyboard wedge interface
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 reversion: By setting enable, the status of Caps Lock key (i.e. being pressed ON or OFF) on
the keyboard is simulated in a reversion 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.
A guide of setting while the scanned data is incorrectly displayed on the host
If some characters are missed or some additional characters are incorrectly displayed on the host,
set the Inter-byte delay (0208) to be “01”or greater value.
If some capital character (e.g. “A”) or compound-key-characters (e.g.“shift+”, “Ctrl＋”, “Alt+”） are
displayed incorrectly, set the Delay-after-compound-key (0204) to be “01”or greater value.
If some digits are incorrectly displayed as some symbol characters (e.g. “1”and “2”are displayed
incorrectly as “!”and “@”), set the Clock period (0203) to be greater value (e.g. 04, 05).

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Multiple-scan setting
Single-scan setting
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
Keyboard type
IBM AT, PS/2
00*
*
Apple Mac compatibles
01
Keyboard layout
USA
00*
*
Turkish F
01
Turkish Q
02
French
03
Italian
04
Spanish
05
Slovak
06
Denmark
07
Japanese
08
German
09
Belgian
10
Russian
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Character encoding system
Refer to chapter of “Handheld scan & some global settings”
Clock period
60us
00
70us
01
80us
02*
*
90us
03
100us
04

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Multiple-scan setting
Single-scan setting
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
200us
05
Delay-after-compound-key
0ms
00*
*
10ms
01
20ms
02
40ms
03
80ms
04
Numeric key
Alphabetic key
00*
*
Numeric keypad
01
Alt+ keypad
02
Power-on simulation
Disable
00*
Enable
01
Inter-character delay
0ms
00*
5ms
01
10ms
02
20ms
03
40ms
04
80ms
05
Inter-byte delay
1ms
00*
2ms
01
4ms
02
8ms
03

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Multiple-scan setting
Single-scan setting
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
Caps Lock reversion
Disable
00*
Enable
01
Caps Lock override
Disable
00*
Enable
01

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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.
Multiple-scan setting
Single-scan setting
Option bar code
Option
Alpha. entry
Flow control
None
00*
*
RTS/CTS
(Host idle: Low RTS)
01
RTS/CTS
(Host idle: High RTS)
02
XON/XOFF
03
ACK/NAK
04
Inter-character delay
0ms
00*
*
5ms
01
10ms
02
20ms
03
40ms
04