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    www .automation.dat alogic.com C-BO X 150 Inst allation Manual[...]

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    Datalogic Automation S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino 13 40012 - Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy C-BOX 150 Ed.: 07/2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Datalogic reserves the right to make modifi cati ons and improvements without prior notification. Datalogic shall not be liable fo r technical or editorial e rrors or omissions con tained herein, nor for incid[...]

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    CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Product Description ....................................................................................... 1 1.2 C-BOX 150 Compatible Dev ices ................................................................... 2 2 INSTALLATION [...]

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    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS POWER SUPPLY ATTENTION: READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE INSTALLING T HE PRODUCT - This product is intended to be installed by Qualified Perso nnel only. The C-BOX 150 is intended to be supplied either by a UL Listed NEC Class 2 po w e r source, or a UL Listed IT E Limited Power Source (LPS), rated 10-30 V dc, minimum 0.5 A. CAUTION [...]

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    ITALIANO Informazione degli utenti ai sensi della Direttiva Europea 2002/96/EC L’apparecchiatura che rip orta il simbolo del bidone barrat o deve essere smaltita, alla fine della sua vita utile, separatamente dai rif iuti urbani. Smaltire l’apparecchiatura in confo rmità alla presente Direttiva consente di: • evitare possibili conseguenze ne[...]

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    GENERAL VIEW C-BOX 150 2 3 1 Figure A 25-pin scanne r connector Cover screws (4) Compression conn ectors 1 2 3 vi[...]

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    C-BOX 150 9 2 11 12 7 8 15 1 17 18 4 5 10 13 6 3 16 14 Figure B - Bottom Inside Power on switch 1 2 Chassis gr ounding jumper 3 Power polarity er ror LED (red) 5 4 RS485 Bus term in.switch Scanner selection s w itc h 10 INT- 30 pow er c onnector 11 12 A uxiliary port connecto r OM4000 jum p er s 13 W arning LED (red) 14 Status LED 6 Pow er on LED ([...]

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    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION The following can be used as a checklist to verify all of the steps necessary for complete installation of the C-BOX 150. 1) Read all information in the section "S afety Precautions" at the beginning of this manual. 2) Correctly position and mount the C-BO X 150 w ithin the reach of the b arcode scanner cable, accord[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The C-BOX 150 is a connection box w hic h can be used as an accessory to several Datalogic family scanners. Its main feature is to make the substituti on of a Datalogic scanner in an installation plain and easy. To achieve this goal the C- BOX 150 provides the GET command to pass the connected s[...]

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    C-BOX 150 1 1.2 C-BOX 150 COMPATIBLE DEVICES The C-BOX 150 can be co nnected to the following scanners through the 25-pi n connector illustrated in Figure A. Scanner Configuration Tool DS1100 * WinHost™ DS2100A WinHost™ DS2100N Genius™ DS2200 * WinHost™ DS2400A WinHost™ DS2400N Genius™ DS4600A WinHost™ DS6X00 Gen ius™ DX6400 Genius?[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 2 INSTALLATION 2.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS Verify that the C-BOX 150 an d all the parts supplied with the equipment are present and intact when opening the packagin g; the list of parts includes: 1) C-BOX 150 2) Installation manual 3) C-BOX 150 configuration CD- ROM 4) 2 mounting screws 5) Grounding cable 3 1 2 4 5 Figure 1 - C-BOX 150 Pack[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.2 OPENING THE DEVICE To install th e C-BOX 150 or during normal ma intenance, it is necessary to open it by unscrewing the four cover screws: CA UTION The C-BOX 150 must be disconnected from the power supply during this operation. Figure 2 - Opening t he C-BOX 150 It is possible to perform the following operations: • Proceed with th[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 2.3 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION The diagram belo w gives the overall dimensions of the C-B OX 150 and may be use d for its installation. mm inch Ø3.5 [Ø0.14] 12 [0.47] 66 [2.60] 12 [0.47] 5 [0.20] 150 [5.91] 5 [0.20] 40 [1.57] 161 [6.34] 90 [3.54] 89.8 [3.54] 114.5 [4.51] Figure 3 - Overall Dimensions 5[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 C-BOX 150 can be installed to operate in different positions. The t w o screw holes inside the housing of the C-B OX 150 ar e for mechanical fixture (Figure 4). To mount the C-BOX 150: 1) Open the C-BOX 150 b y uns crewing the 4 cover screws. If necessary, using the two mounting holes insi de the device as a pattern, mark the panel with[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 2.4 ELECTRICAL CONNE CTIONS AND HARDWARE SETUP The following figure shows the typical layout. SCANNER A UXILIARY INTERFACE C-BOX 150 SCANNER SCANNER CONFIGURATION PC SYSTEM CABLES Figure 5 – System La y ou t A PC can be connected to the C-BOX 150 ( and consequently to the scanner auxiliar y interface) through the interna l 9-pin co[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 After system functioning has been verified , close the C-BOX 150 using the 4 cover screws making sure the rubber seal is fi tted correctly between the parts of the housing. NOTE It is recommended to use the dedicated grounding cable (included i n the package) to improve the C-BOX 150 noi se immunity. Simply connect its open en d to the [...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 C-BOX 1 2 VS GND USER INTERFACE GND V+ (10 - 30 Vdc) Figure 7 - Power Suppl y Conne ctions The power supp ly must b e bet w een 10 and 30 Vdc only. NOTE Pin 1 is also electrical ly connected to pins 3 and 5, just as pin 2 is electrically connected to pins 4 and 6. This is useful for external trigger/inputs connections. NOTE The C-BOX[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 • Using a device such as a screwdriver, push down on the lever d irectly next to the clamp (see Figure 8). • Insert the wire into the clamp and release the lever. The wire will now be held in the spring clam p. Figure 8 - System Cab le Connections The wiring used can be solid or strande d but must meet the following specifications. [...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 The C-BOX 150 spring clamp connector pinout s are indicated in the follo w ing tabl e. Refer to the scanner Reference Manual for details. Scanner Pinouts Pin Name 1, 3, 5 VS 2, 4, 6 GND 7, 8 EARTH GROUND *9, 13 RS485 CABLE SHIELD 20, 40 RESERVED 35 TX AUX 37 RX AUX DS1100 DS2200 DS2100A DS2400A DS2100N DS2400N DS4600A DS6X00 DX6400 D[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.4.3 Scanner Chassis Grounding Jumper Settings The scanner chassis grounding method can be sel ected by positioning a jumper (see Figure 9). In this w ay the sca nner chassis can be connected to earth gr ound (only if pins 7 or 8 are connecte d to a good earth ground) or to the po w er suppl y ground signal. The scanner chass is can al[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 2.4.5 RS485 Bus Termination ON OFF Figure 11 - Termina tion Resistance Switch This swi tch enables or disa bles the insertion o f the bus terminatio n resistor for RS485 Half Duplex Multidrop appl ications. CA UTION In Multiplexer applicati ons the term ination resistor must be enabled ONLY on the last device of t he chain, the farth[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.4.7 OM4000 Jumper Settings J6 J5 Figure 13 - OM4000 Jumpers The jumpers allo w connection to the EXT TRIG signals on separate spring clamp terminals for applications w hich use the OM4000 Oscillati ng Mirror in Trigger Mode. They are used together and the y have th e following significance: when a jumper is in the J5 position (see Fig[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 9-pin C-Box 150 con nector pinout in Normal mode Pin Name Function 1 NC 2 RXA Auxiliary RS232 3 TXA Auxiliary RS232 4 NC 5 GND Ground 6 NC 7 RESERVED Device Dependent Signal 8 RESERVED Device Dependent Signal 9 NC POSITION MODE CFG : When the switch is i n this position, the C-BOX 150 can b e configured. The communication wi th t he [...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.5 OPERATING MODES With the C-BOX 150, the follow ing oper ating modes are possible: Normal Operation: At power on, the C-BOX 150 trie s to connect to the scanner. Once the connection procedur e is completed the C-BOX 150 verifies if an Automatic SEND command must be executed. While e xecuting the command, the serial Auxiliary interfac[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 2. Release the buttons. 3. Press the left button correspondin g to the GET function, the center button corresponding to the T EST function or the right button co rresponding to the SEND function. NOTE Once the buttons are released in ste p 1, a ten-second timeout starts. If no button is pressed withi n this time (no function is selec[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.5.2 LED Indicators Warning (red) Pow n) er on (gree Power polarity error (red) TX (green) Status (yellow) Figure 16 - LED Indicators The internal LEDs of the C-BOX 150 (see F igure above) indicate the following: POWER ON ( PWR ) (green) indicates the C-BOX 150 is connected to the power supply and the power switch is ON. POWER POLARITY[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 1 blinking/sec: a requested operation has been terminated abnormally. 2 blinking/sec: a w r ong operation has been requ ested (for example the configuration in memory is not compatible with the connected scanner). STATUS ( SL ) (yellow) indicates the status of the non-v olatile memory support. Off: the memory is empty (n o configurat[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.6 TYPICAL LAYOUTS 2.6.1 1000, 2000A/N, 4000 Family Scanners For 1000, 2000A/N and 400 0 scanner families which operate in a point-to-point single scanner configuration, a typical layo ut is shown below and the C-B OX 150 is connected as follows. Laptop Host Scanner 1 2 3 1 2 3 M ain seria l in terface A uxil iary seri al inter face (L[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 2.6.2 2000N Family Scanners For 2000N scanner families which operate in an ID-NET™ network configuration, a typical layout is sho wn below and the C- BOX 150/100s are connected as follo w s. Figure 18 – Typical ID-NET™ sc anner Layout C-BOX 150 can perform Backup/ Restore of a whole cluster under the follo w ing conditions: •[...]

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    C-BOX 150 2 2.6.3 6000, 8000 Family Scanners For the 6000 and 8000 scanner families, th e C-BOX 150 can operate in both point-to- point single scanner configur ation layouts, and in a netwo rk cluster of scanners in Master/Slave layouts. Master Slave 2 Slave1 C-BOX 150 BTK-6000 CAB-610X CAB-610X CAB-60XX PS Encoder CAB-610X Host CAB-610X CAB-610X C[...]

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    INSTALLATION 2 In order to perform Backup/Restore of Master only, the C-BOX 150 Cluster GET/SEND parameter must be co nfigured to "Master only", see the WinHost Help On-Line . 2.7 SCANNER REPLACEMENT If you have to replace the scanner with another on e: 1. Switch-off the system. 2. Connect the new scanner. 3. Switch-on the system. 4. Wait[...]

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    C-BOX 150 3 3 TECHNICAL FEATURES ELECTRICAL FEATURES Power Supply voltage 10 to 30 Vdc Power consumption max. 2.5 W + scanner USER INTERFACE LED ind icat ors Power ON, Warning, Status Tx, Po larity invers ion PHYSICAL FEATURES Mechanical dimensions 161 x 114. 5 x 40 mm (6.34 x 4.51 x 1.57 in) W e i g h t about 410 g. (14.48 oz.) SOFTWARE FEATURES P[...]

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    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 07 Datalogic Automation S.r.l., Via S. Vitalino 13 40012 - Lippo di Calderara Bologna - Italy dichiara che declares that the déclare que le bescheinigt, daß das Gerät declare que el C-BOX-XXX Connection Box; e tutti i s uoi modelli and all its models et tous ses modèles und seine Modelle y todos sus modelos sono confor[...]

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