Unitech ES910 Operation & User’s Manual

perform at the level for which it is designed.  All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis.  The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or design.  The material in this manual is subject to change without notice.  The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any loss or claim by third parties which may arise from the use of this manual.  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.  Different version of the barcode scanner may have different software function, please confirm the corresponding version of software. Safety statement Regulatory Compliance Statements Unitech Electronics co., Ltd herewith declares that the Unitech product is in compliance with the essential requirements and all other provisions of the R&TTE 1999/5/EC directive, the EMC 2004/108/EC directive and the Low Voltage 2006/95/EC directive. The declaration of conformity is available for download at:https://portal.unitech.eu/public/Safetyregulatorystatement RoHS Statement This device conforms to RoHS (Restriction Of Hazardous Substances) European Union regulations that set maximum concentration limits on hazardous materials used in electrical and electronic equipment. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) Unitech has set up a policy and process to meet the EU directive 2002/96/EC and update 2003/108/EC concerning electronic waste disposal. For more detailed information of the electronic waste disposal of the products you have purchased from Unitech directly or via Unitech’s resellers, you shall either contact your local supplier or visit us at: https://portal.unitech.eu/public/WEEE

1. Suggest using non-magnetic screws, when mounting the scanner. Magnetic screws can cause element/mirror neutral position to change. 2. It is recommended to use a thread locking method, such as a Nylok patch. 3. Do not place magnetic material (e.g. dynamic speakers, ringers, vibrators, inductors, metal parts) within 1 inch of the scanner chassis. Evaluate placement of all magnetic or ferrous material during system layout to determine if 1 inch is sufficient. 4. Leave sufficient space to accommodate the maximum size of the scanner. 5. Read section “1-2 Electrical interface/Pin assignment”, carefully to learn about the electrical interface design.

Notes about structure and electric circuit design ................................................................................. ii Contents .................................................................................................................................................... iii 1 Specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1-1 Technical specifications ................................................................................................................. 1 1-2 Electrical interface/Pin assignment ................................................................................................ 2 1-3 Default settings for various types of barcode ................................................................................ 3 1-4 Decode zone .................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Installation guide .................................................................................................................................... 6 2-1 Important notes of installation ........................................................................................................ 6 2-2 Mounting ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2-3 Appearance of the scanner ............................................................................................................ 7 2-4 Scan angle ..................................................................................................................................... 8 3 Parameter menus ................................................................................................................................... 9 3-1 Example: Configure scanner by scanning configuration barcodes ............................................... 9 3-2 RS-232 interface .......................................................................................................................... 11 3-3 USB interface ............................................................................................................................... 14 3-4 Scan mode & some global settings ............................................................................................. 17 3-5 Indication ...................................................................................................................................... 21 3-6 UPC-A .......................................................................................................................................... 22 3-7 UPC-E .......................................................................................................................................... 24 3-8 UPC-E1 ........................................................................................................................................ 26 3-9 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN) ................................................................................................................... 28 3-10 EAN-8......................................................................................................................................... 30 3-11 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39) ........................................................................................ 32 3-12 Interleaved 2 of 5 ....................................................................................................................... 35 3-13 Industrial 2 of 5 .......................................................................................................................... 37 3-14 Matrix 2 of 5 ............................................................................................................................... 38 3-15 Codabar ..................................................................................................................................... 40 3-16 Code 128 ................................................................................................................................... 42 3-17 UCC/EAN 128 ............................................................................................................................ 44 3-18 ISBT 128 .................................................................................................................................... 46 3-19 Code 93 ..................................................................................................................................... 48 3-20 Code 11 ...................................................................................................................................... 50 3-21 MSI/Plessey ............................................................................................................................... 52 3-22 UK/Plessey ................................................................................................................................ 54 3-23 China Post ................................................................................................................................. 56 3-24 China Finance ............................................................................................................................ 57 3-25 Telepen ....................................................................................................................................... 60 3-26 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) ................................................................................... 62 3-27 GS1 DataBar Limited ................................................................................................................. 63 3-28 GS1 DataBar Expanded ............................................................................................................ 64 3-29 G1-G6 & FN1 substitution string setting .................................................................................... 65 3-30 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position ................................................................................. 69 3-31 String transmission .................................................................................................................... 70 4 Operate the scanner by command via UART or USB virtual UART ............................................... 73 4-1 Command data packet format ..................................................................................................... 74 4-2 CMD_ACK ................................................................................................................................... 75 4-3 CMD_NAK ................................................................................................................................... 76 4-4 DECODE_DATA .......................................................................................................................... 78 4-5 REQUEST_REVISION ................................................................................................................ 79 4-6 REPLY_REVISION ...................................................................................................................... 80 4-7 START_DECODE ........................................................................................................................ 81 4-8 STOP_DECODE .......................................................................................................................... 82 4-9 PARAM_DEFAULTS .................................................................................................................... 83 4-10 PARAM_REQUEST ................................................................................................................... 84 4-11 PARAM_SEND ........................................................................................................................... 86

4-13 RESTART ................................................................................................................................... 89 4-14 GOOD_READ_START .............................................................................................................. 90 4-15 GOOD_READ_STOP ................................................................................................................ 91 4-16 The control of timing conflict ...................................................................................................... 92 5 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................... 93 6 Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................... 94 7 Barcode representing non-printable character ................................................................................ 95 8 ASCII Table ............................................................................................................................................ 96 9 Test symbols ......................................................................................................................................... 97 10 Return default parameters & firmware version ............................................................................... 99 11 Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode .................................................................................. 100

Table 1-1 Technical specifications(25℃) Input voltage 5VDC±0.25V Power 356mW (operating); 740mW (peak); 105mW (sleeping) Current 71.2mA (operating); 148mA (peak); 21mA (sleeping) Laser 650nm laser diode Decoding rate 200times/second Decode capability UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN/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, ISBT128, Code 93, Code 11(USD-8), MSI/Plessey, UK/Plessey, China Post, China Finance, Telepen, GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS) variants Indicator Beeper Interface supported RS-232 (3.3V TTL-level), USB, USB virtual COM Operating mode Manual operation, Auto-detection, Command Dimensions Height × Width × Depth: 46.2mm×41.3mm×20.7mm Weight 72.8g (with Zinc alloy case); 29g (with ABS case, optional) Case material Zinc alloy; ABS (optional) 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), Command 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: EN55022, EN55024 Electrical safety: EN60950-1 Protection class: IP51

The scanner provides a 10 pins, 1.25mm pin-to-pin distance connector. Figure 1-1 Backward view Table 1-2 lists the pin assignments of the scanner. Table 1-2 Electrical interface/Pin assignment Pin No. RS232 USB Description Pin/Signal Name Type Pin/Signal Name Type 1 Power(+5V) Input Power(+5V) Input Power：+5 VDC. 2 Ground Input Ground Input Ground: 0V reference, connects to cable shields. 3 Ground Input Ground Input Ground：0V reference. 4 +3.3V（for interface auto selection purpose） Input Ground（for interface auto selection purpose） Input RS232：Logic high level，+3.3VDC. USB：Logic low level，0V reference. 5 TXD Output Reserved - RS232：Serial data transmit output port（Transmitted data）. 6 RXD Input Reserved - RS232：Serial data receive input port （Received data）. 7 Reserved - Reserved - Reserved. 8 TRIGGER Input TRIGGER Input Scanner trigger. Low level(activity): 0V reference. high level: 3.3VDC. 9 CTS Input D- - RS232：Serial port handshaking line （Clear-to-send）. USB：Negative differential line. 10 RTS Output D+ - RS232：Serial port handshaking line （Request-to-send）. USB：Positive differential line. Note: Voltage level of all RS232 Pin-outs (RXD, TXD, CTS and RTS) is 0V for logic low level and 3.3V for logic high level.

Table 1-3 Default settings 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/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 - Telepen √ √ - 1 P ]Em 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 Note: 1The settings for ISBN/ISSN and EAN-13 must be the same except the code ID. 2 Fixed-length barcodes. 3The settings for GS1 DataBar Truncated and GS1 DataBar must be the same.

2-1 Important notes of installation ESD The scanner needs to protected from ESD events that may occur in an ESD-controlled environment. Magnetism Mounting screws must be non-magnetic material. Do not place any magnetic material within 1 inch/ 2.54 cm of the chassis without testing. 2-2 Mounting There are four mounting holes (M2) on the top of the chassis and it is shown in Figure 2-1. Top view Bottom view Side view of top Side view of Bottom Side view Figure 2-1 Mounting diagram Notes:Mounting screws and locating pins must be non-magnetic material. Do not place any magnetic material within 1 inch of the chassis without testing.

Figure 2-2 Appearance of the scanner (with Zinc alloy case) Figure 2-3 Appearance of the scanner (with ABS case) SCAN Beeper Infrared detecting Exit window SCAN Beeper Infrared detecting Exit window

Figure 2-4 Scan angle Note: The scanner’s sealing condition can meet its own protection require. It’s not necessary to add extra sealing protection.

When the scanner is scanning, ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the symbol. See Figure 3-1. √ × Figure 3-1 3-1 Example: Configure scanner by scanning configuration barcodes Throughout the programming barcode menus, the factory default settings are indicated with asterisks (*). ❶ Single-scan setting Scan the appropriate Single-scan setting according to the user‘s demand. Example: to set Flow control to be ACK/NAK. Steps: Scan the following barcode. ❷ Multiple-scan setting The steps of configuration are: 1) Scan the SETUP barcode on the parameter setting part. 2) Enter the option mode by scanning the Parameter name barcode. 3) To the right of the option barcode, the necessary alphanumeric inputs are listed. Scan these alphanumeric entries. 4) Scan the END barcode, listed on the bottom of each parameter setting part. 5) Notes that only one parameter can be setup at each time. Example: to set Flow control to be none. Steps: Scan the following barcodes in order. SETUP Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Single-scan setting Flow control None 00* * RTS/CTS (Host idle: Low RTS) 01 SETUP barcode Single-scan barcode

02 ACK/NAK 04 Baud rate 300 00 600 01 1200 02 2400 03 4800 04 9600 05* * 19200 06 57600 08 115200 09 END Figure 3-2 Set Flow control to be none Alphanumeric entries Option barcode END barcode

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. ACK/NAK-After data transmitted, 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 NAK are received, the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data. Inter-character delay: This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted. Response delay: This delay is used for serial communication of the scanner when it waits for a handshaking acknowledgment from the host. Host-character delay: This delay is the time that the scanner waits for the host to send the next character in serial communication, it is based on 1ms increments. Data package: Disable: The scanner sends the decoded data directly. Enable: The decoded data is sent in data package mode (see section “4-4 DECODE_DATA”).

01 RTS/CTS (Host idle: High RTS) 02 ACK/NAK 04 Inter-character delay 0 ms 00* * 5 ms 01 10 ms 02 20 ms 03 40 ms 04 80 ms 05 Response delay 00-99 (100 ms) 00-99 00* * Baud rate 300 00 600 01 1200 02 2400 03 4800 04 9600 05* *

13 SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 19200 06 38400 07 57600 08 115200 09 Parity None 00* * Odd 01 Even 02 Data bit 8 bits 00* * 7 bits 01 Stop bit 1 bits 00* * 2 bits 01 Host-character delay 00-99（1ms） 00-99 00* * Data package Disable 00* * Enable 01 END

USB device type: HID keyboard– By setting, the scanner is used as a USB HID keyboard emulation device. USB virtual COM– By setting, the scanner emulate a regular RS232-based COM port. If a Microsoft Windows PC is connected to the scanner, a driver is required to install on the connected PC. The driver will use the next available COM Port number. The driver and the installation guide can be found in the associated CD and on the manufacturer’s website. A Windows-based software COM_Text is recommended to display the barcode data in text format. COM_Text emulates some kind of serial-key typing. The scanner will send the data in data package by the USB interface, if the data package is enabled (see section "3-2 RS-232 Interface"). while the USB works in USB virtual serial port operating mode, the USB virtual serial port will follow the ACK / NAK flow control, if the RS232 interface uses ACK / NAK flow control. Simple COM Port Emulation- Please contact the manufacturer for the instruction. Note: After changing USB Device Types, the scanner will automatically restart. Keyboard layout: The scanner supports different national keyboard layouts. Inter-character delay: This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted. 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.

HID keyboard 00* * HID keyboard for Apple Mac 01 USB virtual COM 02 Simple COM Port Emulation 03 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 11 Inter-character delay 0 ms 00 5 ms 01* * 10 ms 02

16 SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 20 ms 03 40 ms 04 60 ms 05 Numeric key Alphabetic key 00* * Numeric keypad 01 Alt+ keypad 02 END

Scan mode: Good-read off-The trigger button must be pressed once to activate scanning. The light source of scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. Momentary-The trigger button acts as a switch. Press button to activate scanning and release button to stop scanning. The light source of scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. Alternate continue-The trigger button acts as a toggle switch. Press button to activate or stop scanning. Continue-The scanner always keeps scanning, and it does not matter when the trigger button is pressed or duration is elapsed. Timeout off-The trigger button must be pressed once to activate scanning. The light source of scanner stops scanning when no code is successful decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. Auto-detection-The scanner will start scanning when an object closes to it. The light source of scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. The auto-detection function works again only after the object leaves the scanner. The trigger button is still valid when the auto-detection is enabled. Good-read identification-The scanner will start to scan when it receives a GOOD_READ_START command (refer to “4-14 GOOD_READ_START”). The light source of scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. If it decodes successfully, the scanner will reply "<]>". Otherwise, the scanner will reply "". When it receives a GOOD_READ_STOP command (refer to “4-15 GOOD_READ_STOP”), the scanner will stop scanning immediately. In this scan mode, the scanner still supports all the commands except START_DECODE and STOP_DECODE. Also, you can press trigger to scan the configuration-barcode to configure parameter or firmware version display barcode to get firmware version information. But if you scan the other barcodes, the scanner will not transmit the decoding result. In other scan modes, the GOOD_READ_START command and GOOD_READ_STOP command are invalid. Note: Restoring the default settings by the host command or scanning the barcode has no affect on the scanning mode settings. Same barcode delay time: If a barcode has been scanned and output once successfully, the laser beam must be off or moved away from the barcode beyond delay time to active scanning the same barcode. When this feature is set to be “0xFF”, then the delay time is indefinite. Double confirm: If it is enabled, the scanner will require a several times of same-decoded-data to confirm a valid reading. Global Max./Min. code length: These two lengths are defined as the valid range of decoded barcode data length. Make sure that the minimum length setting is no greater than the maximum length setting, or otherwise the labels of the symbol will not be readable. In particular, the same value can be set for both minimum and maximum reading length to force the fixed length barcode decoded. Notes: 1. Please set the max./min. length for individual barcode in later sections, if special demand is requested. 2. The number of check digits is included in max./min. code length. 3. These two settings have no effect on the symbols with fixed-length, e.g. UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8 and China Post. Global G1-G6 string selection: The scanner offer one or two string group for ALL symbols. By setting one or two digits to indicate which string group you want to apply. You may refer to the chapters of “3-29 G1-G6 & FN1 substitution string setting” and “3-30 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position”. Example: Group 1 → set 01 or 10. Group 2 and 4 → set 24 or 42. All valid settings include 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66. Element amendment: If it is enabled, the scanner can read the barcode comprised with bars and spaces in different scale. Printable character only: If this option is selected, the scanner will output the printable characters only, i.e. in ASCII from 20H to 7EH. Decoder optimization: If it is enabled, the scanner will optimize the decoder with error correction. This function is not effective for all types of barcodes.

store the data while continue-scanning. The scanner will output the data after the predefined delay elapsed. The maximum storage of data is 1000 characters. If this parameter is set to be “00”, the scanner will not store data. And if the parameter is set to be “FF”, the scanner will output data after stopping scanning. Enter sleeping-mode delay: The scanner will enter sleeping mode if the scanner’s idle state time surpasses the predefined delay time. When the scanner’s scanning mode is Auto-detection, it can be awaked by sensor, scan button or command. And when the scanner is set in other scanning mode, it can be awaked by scan button or command.

00-FF16 (50 second) 00-FF16 00 0A* * Double confirm 00-09 (00:no) 00-09 00* * Global max. code length 04-99 04-99 99* * Global min. code length 01-99 01-99 04* * Global G1-G6 string selection 00-66 00-66

None 00* * Printable character only 01 Alphanumeric character only 02 Decoder optimization Disable 00 Enable 01* * Data output delay in continue-scan mode 00-FF16 (100 ms) FF16 (Never) 00-FF16 00* * Enter sleeping-mode delay 10 second 00 3 min 01 15 min 02 30 min 03* * 60 min 04 6 hour 05 Never 06 END

self-test. Beeper indication: After each successful reading, the scanner will beep to indicate a good barcode reading, and its beep tone duration is adjustable. Beep tone duration: This parameter can be adjusted for a good reading upon favorite usage. Volume of beeper: This parameter can be adjusted for different level of the volume of the beeper. SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Power on alert Disable 00 Enable 01* * Reserved Beeper indication Disable 00 Enable 01* * Beep tone duration 01-09 (10 ms) 01-09 05* * Volume of beeper Low 00 Middle 01 High 02* * END

Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Code ID is a one-or-two-character string used to represent the symbol upon a succeeding reading. If you want application to transmit Code ID, you must set Code ID transmission to be enabled. Refer to the chapter of “3-31 String transmission”. Insertion group selection: Refer to Global insertion group selection of the chapter of “3-4 Scan mode & some global settings”. Supplement digits: The Supplement digits barcode is the supplemental 2 or 5 characters. Format System character Data digits (10 digits) Check digit Supplement digits 2 or 5 Truncation/Expansion: Truncate leading zeros - The leading “0” digits of UPC-A data characters can be truncated when the feature is enabled. Example: Barcode “001234567895”, Output: “1234567895”. Expand to EAN-13 - It extends to 13-digits with a “0” leading digit when the feature is enabled. Example: Barcode “001234567895”, Output: “0001234567895”. Truncate system character - The system character of UPC-A data can be truncated when the feature is enabled. Example: Barcode “001234567895”, Output: “01234567895”. Add country code - The country code (“0” for USA) can be added when the feature is enabled. Example: Barcode “001234567895”, Output: “0001234567895”.

Disable 00 Enable 01* * Check digit trans. Disable 00 Enable 01* * Code ID setting 00-FF16 (ASCII) 00-FF16 * * Insert group selection 00-66 00-66 00* Supplement digits None 00* * 2 digits 01 5 digits 02 2 or 5 digits 03 Truncation/Expansion None 00* * Truncate leading zeros 01 Expand to EAN-13 02 Add country code 04 Add country code 04 END