Flexible bar code scanner designed to adapt

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 10, 2000

Thanks to the Adaptascan's autofocus capability and WindowsT-based configuration software, changes in focus, scan pattern, label format and communication requirements can be made on-line.

The all-in-one new AdaptaScan bar code scanner and decoder from Accu-Sort is a feature-rich system which, as its name suggests, is designed to adapt to the customer's changing needs.

Thanks to its autofocus capability and WindowsT-based configuration software, changes in focus, scan pattern, label format and communication requirements can be made on-line.

AdaptaScan's Flash RAM design also provides the ability to upgrade the operating system in the field and add new features.

Thanks to the software control of focus, scan pattern etc., a single AdaptaScan can be used in unlimited applications.

This benefits distributors as they only need to stock a single model which can be quickly configured to meet the customer's specific application.

In this way customers requirements can be fulfilled efficiently from a modest stock holding.

Supporting both linear and raster scanning, AdaptaScan has an extensive selection of DeviceNet, DF1 and DH-485 communication protocol options which eliminate the need the costly interface drivers.

The range provides scan rates of up to 800 per second and reads all commonly-used bar codes including UPC/EAN, I 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, Codabar and Pharma Code.

The scanner and decoder are housed in a compact, rugged, IP65-rated cast aluminium enclosure which features a detachable wiring base for speedy installation and easy maintenance; the scanner simply plugs into a connector on the base.

Two optional, solid-state I/O modules permit interfacing with a wide range of industrial equipment.

AdaptaScan scanners can be used in peer-to-peer arrays to allow the sharing of input and output signals and the routing of bar code data through one dedicated unit.

For many applications, this eliminates the need for a separate multiplexer.

Typical applications for the new scanners include package content verification and counting, product identification, product sorting and manufacturing automation.