Reading errors eliminated: FA45 Code reader with quality parameters

With its new version of the FA45 Code reader, SensoPart guarantees the legibility of Data Matrix codes for an entire product life cycle through regular analysis of quality parameters.

It has happened to everyone at the supermarket checkout: the barcode on a product cannot be read and the checkout girl has to painstakingly type in the product number by hand. What can be just a slight nuisance in the supermarket represents a much greater problem in industrial production and logistic processes: if indeed one of the Data Matrix codes common in these sectors is illegible, the product on which it appears can in extreme cases be unusable. It is therefore important not to just regularly test the quality of products but to also check the quality of the applied codes – for example by evaluating the quality parameters stipulated in ISO/IEC 15415 with the aid of SensoPart’s FA45 Code reader.

A variety of application possibilities

The FA 45 Code reader is ideal for example for checking the presence / legibility or correct reading of a code and for tracking parts in the production process by reading the code at several points within the process and recording the data in a process control.
 

Assessment of problematic codes
with the FA45 Code reader

 
 
Simple configuration without menus

The Code reader is configured with user-friendly PC software which includes all the relevant functions on just one screen page. The parameters of an individual code are taught using a sample. A multiple stage teach-in procedure enables the teach-in of tolerances in print quality. The software offers the possibility of a live image so that the sensor can be easily and accurately aligned within the machine.

SensorPart’s established FA45 Vision sensor is used as the hardware platform. The sensor can be optionally equipped with lenses with a 6mm or 12 mm focal width, C mount adapter as well as an integrated red or white light source. The FA45 offers a robust, compact and heavy-duty housing (IP 65/67) with standard M12 socket connections.

Communication via 4 outputs and 2 serial interfaces

Once the sensor has been successfully configured, it operates independently. It can be externally controlled via 2 inputs and various information can also be transmitted to the control system via up to 4 outputs. The outputs provide information on the current operating status and on whether a code has been successfully read and whether it complies with a taught reference string.

Up to 32 configurations can be used. Each configuration can contain parameters for one or several codes. The contents of the code which has been read can be sent to the control system via the RS422 or Ethernet interface. The individual configurations can be logically connected and/or grouped in order to check several codes.