Opticon MDI-4000 Series User manual

Serial Interface Manual
MDI-4000 Series
MDI-4000, MDI-4050, MDI-4100, MDI-4150
Low Profile, High-Performance, 2D Imager Engine

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Revision History
Product Name: MDI-4000 Series Serial Interface Manual
Edition
Date
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Description of Changes
2nd
February 28, 2020
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Applied new template. Rewrote text for
clarity.
1st
June 11, 2018
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Initial release. Supported firmware:
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Contents
1Overview............................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 MDI-4000 Series Scan Engine Features..................................................................... 1
1.2 Integration Flow.......................................................................................................... 2
2About the MDI-4000 Series Scan Engines ......................................................................... 3
2.1 Model Details.............................................................................................................. 3
2.1.1 Standard Product Description ............................................................................. 3
2.1.2 Model Name Description..................................................................................... 4
2.2 Scan Area................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Optional MEK-3100 Evaluation Board Accessory....................................................... 5
3Configuration...................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 How to Configure the Scan Engine with Commands................................................... 6
3.1.1 Command Packet ............................................................................................... 6
3.1.2 Sending Command Packets................................................................................ 7
3.2 Precautions for Sending Command Packets............................................................... 9
3.2.1 Factory Default Settings.....................................................................................10
3.2.2 Save Settings.....................................................................................................10
3.2.3 Custom Settings ................................................................................................11
3.3 How to Permanently Change the Factory Default Settings.........................................11
3.4 Fast Boot Mode.........................................................................................................12
3.5 Basic Commands ......................................................................................................13
3.5.1 Trigger Command..............................................................................................13
3.5.2 Diagnostic Commands.......................................................................................14
3.5.3 ACK/NAK for Serial Commands.........................................................................14
3.5.4 Reboot the Scan Engine....................................................................................14
3.5.5 Enable/Disable 2D Menu Barcodes ...................................................................15
3.5.6 Enable/Disable 1D Menu Barcodes ...................................................................15
3.5.7 Mirrored Image ..................................................................................................15
3.5.8 Reading Operation.............................................................................................17
3.5.9 Buzzer and Indicator..........................................................................................17
3.5.10 Direct Numerical Input .......................................................................................17
3.6 How to Configure the Scan Engine with a 1D Menu Barcode ....................................17
3.7 How to Configure the Scan Engine with a 2D Menu Barcode ....................................18
3.8 Forced Initialization....................................................................................................19

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4Interface............................................................................................................................19
4.1 UART ........................................................................................................................19
4.1.1 How to Switch to UART from USB .....................................................................20
4.1.2 UART Interface Signal .......................................................................................20
4.1.3 UART Basic Information.....................................................................................21
4.1.4 Baud Rate (Transfer Speed)..............................................................................21
4.1.5 Character Format...............................................................................................21
4.1.6 Handshaking (Flow Control)...............................................................................22
4.1.7 Inter Character Delay (UART)............................................................................26
4.1.8 Troubleshooting UART.......................................................................................27
4.2 USB-COM .................................................................................................................27
4.2.1 How to Switch to USB-COM ..............................................................................27
4.2.2 USB-COM Interface Signal................................................................................28
4.2.3 USB-COM Basic Information .............................................................................29
4.2.4 Integration (USB Driver).....................................................................................29
4.2.5 Connection Confirmation (USB-COM)................................................................29
4.2.6 Fixed USB-COM Port.........................................................................................30
4.2.7 Connection Method............................................................................................30
4.2.8 COM to HID Output (WIME)...............................................................................30
4.2.9 Troubleshooting USB-COM ...............................................................................31
4.3 USB-HID....................................................................................................................31
4.3.1 How to Switch to USB-HID.................................................................................32
4.3.2 USB-HID Interface Signal ..................................................................................32
4.3.3 USB-HID Basic Information................................................................................33
4.3.4 Connection Confirmation (USB-HID)..................................................................33
4.3.5 NumLock Control and CapsLock Control...........................................................34
4.3.6 Data Output Speed (USB-HID) ..........................................................................34
4.3.7 Inter Character Delay (USB-HID).......................................................................35
4.3.8 Keyboard Language...........................................................................................35
4.3.9 Troubleshooting USB-HID..................................................................................36
4.4 Data Buffer Mode Common Setting...........................................................................36
5Power Management and Timing........................................................................................37
5.1 Power Mode Transition..............................................................................................37

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5.2 Current Consumption.................................................................................................38
5.2.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings ...............................................................................38
5.2.2 Recommended Operating Conditions ................................................................38
5.2.3 Peak Current Consumption................................................................................38
5.2.4 Current Consumption of the MDI-4x00...............................................................39
5.2.5 Current Consumption of the MDI-4x50...............................................................40
5.3 Low Power.................................................................................................................41
5.3.1 Enable/Disable Low Power Mode ......................................................................41
5.3.2 Transition Time..................................................................................................41
5.3.3 USB Low Power Mode Transition Condition.......................................................42
5.3.4 USB Selective Suspend.....................................................................................42
5.3.5 USB Low Power Mode Communication Sequence.............................................42
5.4 How to Recover from Low Power Mode.....................................................................43
5.4.1 Recover from Low Power Mode by Signal (UART).............................................43
5.4.2 Recover from Low Power Mode by Command (UART)......................................45
5.4.3 Recover from Low Power Mode (USB) ..............................................................46
5.5 Power ON /OFF Timing.............................................................................................47
5.5.1 Power-On Timing...............................................................................................47
5.5.2 Power-Off Timing...............................................................................................47
5.6 Read Timing..............................................................................................................48
5.6.1 Read Time.........................................................................................................49
5.6.2 Trigger Signal Control........................................................................................49
5.6.3 Command Trigger Control..................................................................................50
5.6.4 Trigger Delay.....................................................................................................51
6Barcode Options ...............................................................................................................51
6.1 How to Set Readable Barcodes.................................................................................51
1D Barcodes .....................................................................................................................52
6.1.1 Postal Code.......................................................................................................52
6.1.2 GS1 DataBar .....................................................................................................53
6.1.3 GS1 Composite Code........................................................................................53
6.1.4 2D Barcodes......................................................................................................54
6.1.5 Other Options for Barcodes ...............................................................................54
6.1.6 OCR Barcodes...................................................................................................54

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6.2 Setting Code Common Options.................................................................................55
6.2.1 GS1 Conversion ................................................................................................55
6.2.2 Positive and Negative Image of Barcodes (1D Code Common).........................57
6.2.3 Quiet Zone (1D Code Common) ........................................................................57
6.2.4 Redundancy (1D Code Common)......................................................................58
6.2.5 Add-On Waiting Time.........................................................................................58
6.2.6 ECI Protocol Output...........................................................................................59
6.2.7 Optical Character Recognition ...........................................................................59
6.3 How to Set Code-Specific Options.............................................................................60
6.3.1 UPC...................................................................................................................60
6.3.2 EAN/JAN ...........................................................................................................63
6.3.3 Code 39 and Italian Pharmaceutical...................................................................67
6.3.4 Codabar.............................................................................................................69
6.3.5 Interleaved 2 of 5 and S-Code ...........................................................................70
6.3.6 Code 128...........................................................................................................71
6.3.7 IATA...................................................................................................................72
6.3.8 MSI/Plessey.......................................................................................................73
6.3.9 UK/Plessey........................................................................................................73
6.3.10 Telepen..............................................................................................................73
6.3.11 Code 11.............................................................................................................73
6.3.12 Korean Postal Authority .....................................................................................74
6.3.13 GS1 DataBar .....................................................................................................74
6.3.14 GS1 Composite .................................................................................................75
6.3.15 PDF417 .............................................................................................................77
6.3.16 QR Code............................................................................................................78
6.3.17 Data Matrix ........................................................................................................79
6.3.18 Aztec Code........................................................................................................80
6.4 How to Set the Number of Characters to Read..........................................................82
6.4.1 Fixed Length ON, Minimum/Maximum Length for Selected Codes ....................82
6.4.2 Command List: Fixed Length ON/Minimum/Maximum Length............................83
7Data String Options...........................................................................................................83
7.1 How to Change Uppercase and Lowercase Letters...................................................83

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7.2 How to Add Characters..............................................................................................84
7.2.1 How to Set the Prefix/Suffix ...............................................................................84
7.2.2 Prefix/Suffix Commands.....................................................................................85
7.2.3 Prefix/Suffix Value Commands...........................................................................86
8Read Options....................................................................................................................90
8.1 Read Modes..............................................................................................................90
8.1.1 Single and Multiple Read Modes........................................................................90
8.1.2 Central Reading.................................................................................................91
8.2 Manual Trigger/Trigger Repeat..................................................................................92
8.3 Auto Trigger...............................................................................................................93
8.3.1 Auto Trigger Modes ...........................................................................................93
8.3.2 Auto Trigger Sensitivity......................................................................................94
8.3.3 Double Read Reset Time...................................................................................94
8.3.4 Read Time Adjustment.......................................................................................94
8.3.5 Auto Trigger Sleep Mode...................................................................................94
8.3.6 Detection Mode..................................................................................................95
8.4 Illumination and Aiming..............................................................................................95
8.4.1 Reading LED Illumination...................................................................................95
8.4.2 External LED Illumination...................................................................................96
8.4.3 LED Aiming........................................................................................................96
8.5 Batch Reading...........................................................................................................96
9Indicator Options...............................................................................................................97
9.1 Buzzer.......................................................................................................................97
9.1.1 Buzzer Volume ..................................................................................................97
9.1.2 Good Read Buzzer ............................................................................................98
9.1.3 Startup Buzzer...................................................................................................98
9.1.4 Read Timeout Buzzer........................................................................................98
9.1.5 Intermediate Buzzer...........................................................................................99
9.1.6 Idle Level of BUZZERn pin.................................................................................99
9.2 Good Read LED........................................................................................................99
9.2.1 Good Read LED Duration..................................................................................99
9.2.2 Inverted Good Read LED.................................................................................100
9.3 Good Read Aiming..................................................................................................100
9.4 General Indicator Timing .........................................................................................100

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10 Appendix.........................................................................................................................101
10.1 Code ID Table .........................................................................................................101
10.1.1 Opticon Code ID Prefix/Suffix Value.................................................................101
10.1.2 Code Option AIM/ISO15424 Code ID Prefix/Suffix Value.................................102
10.2 MDI-4xx0 Specification Overview ............................................................................107
10.2.1 Common Specification Overview .....................................................................107
10.2.2 Technical Specifications...................................................................................108
10.2.3 MDI-4xx0 Detailed View...................................................................................112
10.3 Sample Barcodes....................................................................................................116
10.3.1 1D Barcodes....................................................................................................116
10.3.2 Postal Code.....................................................................................................119
10.3.3 GS1 DataBar ...................................................................................................121
10.3.4 GS1 Composite Code......................................................................................122
10.3.5 2D Barcodes....................................................................................................124
OCR Font (Machine Readable Travel Document)...........................................................125
OCR Font (Free OCR Edit) .............................................................................................126