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SIMATIC MV500
SIMATIC Ident
Optical identification
SIMATIC MV500
Operating Manual
05/2019
C79000-G8976-C495-02
Introduction
Welcome screen
Description of the WBM
Start page
Application
Settings
Device
Appendix
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  • Page 1 SIMATIC MV500 Introduction Welcome screen Description of the WBM SIMATIC Ident Start page Optical identification SIMATIC MV500 Application Settings Operating Manual Device Appendix 05/2019 C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 2 Note the following: WARNING Siemens products may only be used for the applications described in the catalog and in the relevant technical documentation. If products and components from other manufacturers are used, these must be recommended or approved by Siemens. Proper transport, storage, installation, assembly, commissioning, operation and maintenance are required to ensure that the products operate safely and without any problems.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Decoder options (1D) ......................73 5.1.5 "Result" program step ......................76 5.1.5.1 Program format text ........................ 76 5.1.5.2 Error messages ........................89 5.1.6 Image and result display ......................94 5.1.7 Image and result view ......................96 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 4 Lighting ..........................119 6.2.2 Diagnostics & monitoring ..................... 122 6.2.3 Extras ........................... 126 Security ..........................133 User management ....................... 136 Device ..............................139 Diagnostics ........................... 139 System ..........................142 Adapt ............................ 147 Help ............................147 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The MV500 optical readers are equipped with a Web server that provides Web Based Management (WBM). Using the WBM, you can configure your readers. Among other things, you can create reader-specific programs and program sequences and run diagnostics. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 6 Introduction SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 7: Welcome Screen

    ● Requires little memory and performance on the visualization device. ● Can be integrated easily into existing applications. Available HTML pages Once the connection to the reader has been successfully established, the WBM welcome screen appears: Figure 2-1 Optical reader welcome screen SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 8: Start

    With the displayed links, you can reach the other pages. Monitoring Non-embedded display of the last image processed in processing mode with colored overlay showing the results of processing (ROIs and details view). Requires JavaScript support and Internet Explorer as of Version 8. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 9: Description Of The Wbm

    Description of the WBM Layout of the WBM Using the WBM, you can configure the SIMATIC MV500 optical readers. NOTICE Security recommendation: Enable user management After starting the WBM the first time, no user management is enabled. To make sure that...

  • Page 10: Application

    The toolbar is only displayed in the "Application" and "Libraries" menus and has different functions depending on the menu. The toolbar and its individual functions are described at the start of each section related to the menu. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 11: Settings

    Use the Standard view to switch between Standard and Extended view. In the Standard view, the operator controls that are not required for standard applications are grayed out. If the Standard view is disabled, extended parameters are released for editing. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 12 Libraries Verification Editing verification library Settings Communication Specifying communication settings Options Specifying general device settings Security Assigning role-specific rights User management Enabling/disabling user management • Creating and deleting user profiles • Changing passwords • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 13 The message area displays all WBM-related error messages and warnings (e.g. transfer errors). If messages or warnings are present, they are displayed at the bottom of the main window. Note that the message area is only displayed on the start page of the WBM. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 14 Description of the WBM 3.1 Layout of the WBM SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 15: Start Page

    Button: Start automatic setup of READ function Using the "Start automatic setup" button, you can automatically adapt all relevant program settings. This function is identical to the function performed by the "READ" button on the optical reader. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 16 A few seconds before automatic disconnection, a dialog window appears informing the user of the upcoming disconnection. This function is only active on the start page and is automatically reset by operator input. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 17: Application

    – Configuration of reading tasks - divided into a sequence of max. 12 reading steps – Output formatting of results – Selecting a verification ● Program selection ● Starting processing ● Checking settings and results in processing mode SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 18 Structure of the "Program" menu ① "Program" toolbar ② Program steps & program-specific toolbar ③ Parameter area ④ Image and result display ⑤ Image and result view Figure 5-1 Structure of the "Program" menu SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 19 Click this button to create a new program. You can also create new programs based on existing programs (copy of "xx"). Save program Click this button to save the selected program ("Program" drop-down list). SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 20 Click this button to stop the selected program ("Program" drop-down list). Note that the program sequence part of the toolbar is only shown when the "Program sequence" option was activated under "Settings > Options > Extras > Program sequence". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 21 Use a drag-and-drop operation to move this button to the desired position to add an addi- tional decoder step. Delete decoder step Use a drag-and-drop operation to drag the decoder step you want to delete to the "Delete decoder step" icon to delete the decoder step. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 22: Sequence" Program Step

    In this input box, you can enter your own sequence-specific information, for example. Among other things, this is intended to make it easier for you to identify the individual sequences. Possible values: Letters, numbers and ASCII special characters. Maximum of 4000 characters. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 23: Program Sequence

    5.1.2 "Overview" program step The program overview provides you with information about the currently selected program and you are given the option of having the parameters assigned automatically or making the settings manually. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 24: Auto-Setup

    The adaption step is shown in the right column (image and result view). Step-by-step Guides you through the program settings step-by-step. You can follow this adap- adaption tion through all adaption/program steps and either set the parameters manually or have them adapted automatically. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 25 If automatic adaptation is started via the "READ" button of the reader, an alignment phase is performed before the structural analysis. In the alignment phase, you can also align the reader without the image display. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 26 The changes are applied to the currently selected program. To save these changes, you must manually save them in the desired target program. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 27 Decoding In this column, you can see the step currently being run during the decoding phase of the adaptation. Once automatic adaptation is completed, you can check which settings were used in which cycle. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 28 White circle: An external lamp was used. • Black circle: No lamp was used. • Quality graph Detailed information on the read quality ("Overall quality"): Green: Good • Yellow: Sufficient • Red: Bad • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 29: Description

    Focus You use this button to adjust the focus ("Focus" area) You use the "Back" and "Next" buttons to either return to the previous program step or switch to the next program step. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 30: Image

    "Off" setting. • This setting therefore is especially useful for applications with high movement speeds or poor lighting conditions. The in- creased light sensitivity causes a greater pixel noise com- pared to normal sensitivity. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 31 Can only be set if no verification reference is selected. Program > Image acquisition • Max. brightness Exposure time, Can only be set if no verification reference is selected. Program > Image acquisition • Brightness SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 32: Trigger

    19 ... 100000 ms Image buffer Determines the number of acquired images to be buffered. SIMATIC MV500 S/ • The processing of the images can then take place at a later H: 1 … 50 time than image acquisition.
  • Page 33 One code is read per trigger signal. The code must be fully visible in one of the acquired images. If a code cannot be decoded in any of the acquired images, an "N_OK" read is output. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 34 7 … 100000 ms Number of ac- Here, you enter the number of acquired images necessary SIMATIC MV500 S/ • quired images to identify the object fully. H: 1 … 50 SIMATIC MV500 U/ •...
  • Page 35 The WBM shows the actual high and low limits for each of the parameters affected by this. Table 5- 15 Values for the minimum image acquisition interval SIMATIC MV500 S models SIMATIC MV500 H models SIMATIC MV500 X models "Manual" exposure...

  • Page 36: Lighting

    Trigger pulses arriving while the image is being acquired are ignored because the pulses cannot be processed. In this case, no (further) image acquisition is started. Instead, image acquisition and processing are continued and an "N_OK" result (Trigger during image acquisition) is generated immediately upon completion. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 37: E-Focus

    Select a calibration from the verification library in the reference drop-down list. This way, you preset the exposure options for image acquisition and define the code verification standard for the decoder steps in the program. Note Verification For verification, you need the Veri-Genius license. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 38 The occurrence of verification errors 4709 and 4708 indi- cates that the value is too low. Only active when using an ISO/IEC 29158 verification refer- ence. The "From reference" parameter is only visible if a verification reference has been selected. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 39: Decoder" Program Step

    If the reference step processes multiple codes or object instances, a unique result position is not generated. In this case, the instance or the code with the poorest quality serves as the reference position. Error-free functioning is not ensured. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 40: Auto-Setup

    • It is not possible to identify from the printed image whether or not a checksum is used. • If you use a checksum, manually switch to the code type "Code 39 + CS" or "Int. 2/5+CS". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 41: General

    "Verification" group of the "Image acquisition" pro- Calibrated • gram step. Click on the "Change" link to change the verification. This automatically calls the "Image acquisition" pro- gram step in which you can change the verification. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 42 The width and height of the window are specified by parameters X and Y. You can specify the image filters in any order and also specify several of them in succession. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 43 Best possible processing results under difficult reading conditions Under difficult reading conditions (for example, with oil-smeared or needle-punched codes), use the correct dimension when saving the codes. This achieves the best possible processing results. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 44: Format

    The formatting instruction "%s" (filtered result string) refers to the already formatted individual results in this case. Note The multicode format text is used only when the "Number of codes" check box in the "Multicode" group is selected. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 45 They are separated by the same separator as the corresponding IDs in "Filter ID". Max. 4 separators are supported. Example: Read code = A+1P01234+1R01235-1Q01236; Separators = +-/_; FILTER-ID = 1P_1Q/1R The output is: 01234_01236/01235 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 46 316 (***) Net volume, cubic metres (Variable Measure Trade Item) n4+n6 320 (***) Net weight, pounds (Variable Measure Trade Item) n4+n6 321 (***) Length or first dimension, inches n4+n6 (Variable Measure Trade Item) SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 47 356 (***) Net weight, troy ounces (Variable Measure Trade Item) n4+n6 357 (***) Net weight (or volume), ounces n4+n6 (Variable Measure Trade Item) 360 (***) Net volume, quarts (Variable Measure Trade Item) n4+n6 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 48 (Width, Length, Core Diameter, Direction, Splices) 8002 Cellular Mobile Telephone Identifier n4+X..20 8003 Global Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI) n4+n14+X..16 8004 Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI) n4+X..30 8005 Price Per Unit of Measure n4+n6 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 49 The formatting instruction "%s" (filtered result string) refers to the already formatted individual results in this case. Note The multicode format text is used only when the "Number of codes" check box in the "Multicode" group is selected. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 50 = Exactly one value must be selected from within the curly brackets. Angle brackets = Exactly one value must be selected from within the specified interval. Remember that you do not enter the brackets. They are simply used for representation. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 51 Verification type (exposure settings not conforming to standards or uncalibrated veri- fication) ISO/IEC 29158 ISO/IEC 15415 AS9132 A ISO/IEC 16022 Siemens DPM ISO/IEC 15416 Quality evaluation: 1: Poor • 2: Fair • 3: Good • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 52 Output of the verification settings. You will find an overview of the contained fields in the operating instructions in the section "Verification settings". Textual description of the verification error. If no verification error has occurred, the format- ting instruction is skipped. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 53 The following tables contain the code type-specific quality classes. If the formatting instructions include uppercase letters, the result is output as grade or quality level. If the formatting instructions include lowercase letters, the result is output as numerical value. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 54 Minimum reflectance (RMI) Integer 0 ... 100 Print growth X/Y (PGX/PGY) (unevaluated) 2x integer 2x-100 ... 100 %Q10 Cell size (CS_) (unevaluated) %q10 Fixed point 0.0 ... 99.9 Current average gray scale value (unevaluated) SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 55 Cell modulation (MOD) Reference decoding (RD_) Print growth X/Y; (PGX/PGY) (unevaluated) 2x integer 2x -100 ... 100 %Q10 Cell size (CS_) (unevaluated) %q10 Fixed point: 0.0 ... 99.9 %q12 Aperture (unevaluated) Integer: 3, 4 ... 20 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 56 Module center offset 1/2 (CO1/CO2) %q19 2x integer 2x 0 ... 99.9 %Q20 Module size offset 1/2 (SO1/SO2) %q20 2x fixed point 2x 0 ... 99.9 %Q22 Angle of distortion (AOD) %q22 Fixed point: -45 ... 45 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 57 Width (unevaluated) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 9.99 %q17 Angle (unevaluated) Integer: 0 ... 360 %q34 Cell size in mm Fixed point: 0.01 ... 9.99 %q35 Cell size in pixels Fixed point: 1.0 ... 99.9 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 58 Application 5.1 Program Table 5- 35 Quality classes: Siemens DPM (5/F) Formatting instruc- Description tion Overall quality (O__) Contrast (SC_) Integer: 0 ... 100 Axial non-uniformity (AN_) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 1.00 Unused error correction (UEC) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 1.00...
  • Page 59 Aspect ratio 1 (WR1) (unevaluated) Fixed point: 1.0 ... 5.0 %q32 Aspect ratio 2 (only multi-width barcodes) (WR2) (unevaluated) Fixed point: 1.0 ... 5.0 %q33 Aspect ratio 3 (only multi-width barcodes) (WR3) (unevaluated) Fixed point: 1.0 ... 5.0 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 60: Decoding Order

    Code type not specified in the selected verification standard If there are code types in the decoding order for which the selected verification standard is not specified, no grades are calculated for these types. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 61 • drop-down list. If the code type can change during operation, select "Dynamic". Note The "Dynamic" setting cannot be used together with the code types "Dotcode", "QR" or "PDF417", or the decoder type "ID-Genius". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 62 ☐ ☑ Code 93 ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ Codabar ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Interleaved 2/5 ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ Interleaved 2/5 ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ with checksum SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 63: Decoder

    ID Genius • You will find additional information in the operating instructions "SIMATIC MV500 Optical Reading Sys- tems" in the "Image processing" section. The ID Genius decoder reads data matrix codes even under the most difficult conditions. The stand- ard decoder is suitable for fast reading, code verifi- cation and for reading several codes in one image.

  • Page 64: Multicode

    You specify how many codes are read per image. Enabled • 1 ... 50 Disabled: Only one code is searched for in the • (SIMATIC MV500 U/X ROI. If multiple codes exist in the ROI, only one : 1 … 150) code is read. Disabled •...

  • Page 65: Evaluation

    Note The code qualities measured during adjustment and processing are then colored according to the evaluation set here. Individual qualities Can only be set for Siemens DPM, only Center offset • with verification license. Size offset • First use the arrow keys to select the Cell modulation •...

  • Page 66: Match

    – in contrast to all other match options – an "N_OK" result is generated. Different input boxes are displayed, de- pending on the set value. These are described below. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 67 ● If the two strings do not match, the configured match error is output. Example: Saved code = A-1P01234+B, separators = +-, ID = 1P, read code = A-1P01235-B Substring of the read code: 01235, substring of the saved code: 01234 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 68 "Full list of GS1 application identifiers in numerical order". Example: ● Saved code = 0112345678901234201113101224 ID = 1, 20 ● Read code = 0112345678901234201113110101 Match: OK ● Read code = 0112345678911234201113110101 Match: N_OK SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 69: N_Ok

    The program cycle time and the time limit of the step currently being processed are monitored separately from each other. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 70: Decoder Options (Standard)

    Saved: The reader decodes a data matrix with • Dynamic • a roll angle similar to the saved code faster. Dynamic: The roll angle is not limited. The • reader can decode a data matrix regardless of the turning. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 71 Allow quiet zone ☐ / ☑ ☑ If "Allow quiet zone clutter" is enabled, the reader clutter can decode a code with interfering patterns in the quiet zone. However, this may take longer. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 72: Decoder Options (Id Genius)

    Dynamic: The reader can decode a data ma- • trix if the number of rows and columns differs from the saved code. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 73: Decoder Options (1D)

    Saved: The reader adapts itself to the length • Dynamic • of the quiet zone of the saved code to provide faster and more reliable decoding. Dynamic: The reader uses the default value • for the minimum quiet zone length. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 74 Vert. only: The reader begins at the center • point of the viewing field and searches through the entire viewing field vertically. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 75 Note Upon activation, there is a risk that invalid codes with wrong contents are read. Improve the print process to adhere to the standard. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 76: Result" Program Step

    "20H" and "7EH". Exception: If you want to output a percentage character, you need to enter "%%" here. ● Entering selected control characters: Table 5- 50 Control characters and their meaning Control character Meaning carriage return line feed tabulator SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 77 Mth to Nth character of the filtered result string. If the result string is shorter than N characters, it is filled with spaces, so that N minus M characters are always output. If M > N, the characters are output backwards. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 78 Verification type (exposure settings not conforming to standards or uncalibrated verification) ISO/IEC 29158 ISO/IEC 15415 AS9132 A ISO/IEC 16022 Siemens DPM ISO/IEC 15416 Quality evaluation: 1: Poor • 2: Fair • 3: Good • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 79 Number of characters in the result string of the specified step. If no step index is specified, the length of the overall result is used. This binary value has a length of 2 bytes (little endian). SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 80 Code type of the specified step (only decoder) or the code types of all decoder steps in suc- cession: Data matrix QR code PDF417 DotCode Code 128 Code 93 Code 39 Code 39 with checksum 23 Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with checksum Codabar EAN 13 EAN 8 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 81 Number of codes found. Output as text or when using "%Bz" as a binary value with a length of 1 byte. Note This formatting instruction always has the value 1 in the format text. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 82 2x integer / 2x -100 ... 100 %Q10 Cell size (CS_) (unevaluated) %q10 Fixed point: 0.0 ... 99.9 Current average gray scale value (unevaluated) %q11 Integer: 0 ... 255 %q12 Aperture (unevaluated) Integer: 0 ... 999 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 83 2x -100 ... 100 %Q10 Cell size (CS_) (unevaluated) %q10 Fixed point: 0.0 ... 99.9 %q12 Aperture (unevaluated) Integer: 3, 4 ... 20 %q14 ECC level (unevaluated) Integer: 200 %q15 Height (unevaluated) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 9.99 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 84 %Q20 Module size offset 1/2 (SO1/SO2) %q20 2x fixed point 2x 0 ... 99.9 %Q22 Angle of distortion (AOD) %q22 Fixed point: -45 ... 45 %Q23 Ovality (OV_) %q23 Fixed point: 0.00 ... 99.9 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 85 Width (unevaluated) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 9.99 %q17 Angle (unevaluated) Integer: 0 ... 360 %q34 Cell size in mm Fixed point: 0.01 ... 9.99 %q35 Cell size in pixels Fixed point: 1.0 ... 99.9 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 86 Application 5.1 Program Table 5- 57 Quality classes: Siemens DPM (5/F) Formatting instruc- Description tion Overall quality (O__) Contrast (SC_) Integer: 0 ... 100 Axial non-uniformity (AN_) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 1.00 Unused error correction (UEC) Fixed point: 0.00 ... 1.00...
  • Page 87 Aspect ratio 1 (WR1) (unevaluated) Fixed point: 1.0 ... 5.0 %q32 Aspect ratio 2 (only multi-width barcodes) (WR2) (unevaluated) Fixed point: 1.0 ... 5.0 %q33 Aspect ratio 3 (only multi-width barcodes) (WR3) (unevaluated) Fixed point: 1.0 ... 5.0 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 88 Quality grade of the quality characteristic "Print growth", quality grade of the quality characteristic "Axial non-uniformity", filtered result string Integer y coordinate of the center point of the code relative to the center point of the image. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 89: Error Messages

    Formatting instructions for output of variables • The following formatting instruction is possible: • "%s" stands for the textual description of the proba- ble cause of the error in English. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 90 Formatting instruction for output of variables • The following formatting instructions are possible: • %s stands for the output of the formatting instruction in the "Format text" input box which generated the error. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 91 Note Evaluating verification errors as read errors If the "Evaluate 'Poor' evaluation as 'N_OK'" check box has been selected in the decoding settings, a verification error will also be evaluated as "N_OK". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 92 The read code could not be verified. 4701 Verification for code type found in step n not sup- The selected verification method is not supported for ported the code type found in step #n. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 93 The reference decoding according to rect number of rows and columns ISO/IEC 16022:2006 signals an error when determin- ing the number of rows or columns (only for verifica- tion according to ISO/IEC 15415 or ISO/IEC 29158). SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 94: Image And Result Display

    If there are several codes to be verified, the exposure ROI should only include the code closest to the center. The SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 95 Result The results of the last sample processing procedures/read attempts are shown in this group. Note Representation of non-printable characters Non-printable characters are displayed in the format "\xx". "xx" corresponds to the ASCII value. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 96: Image And Result View

    Save image Restriction: This function cannot be performed in the "Stop" status. Saves the currently displayed image on your PC. If the "Improve image" parameter is enabled, the improved image is also saved. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 97 Enables the display for evaluating the focus setting. Zoom You can scale the image display using the zoom bar. You can use the thumbnail below the zoom bar to determine which section of the image display you are in. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 98 Restriction: The "Enable formation of result" function was previously selected and the reader is in the "Edit" status. Updates the result view in the image display. To do so, the current image is processed once again. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 99 Meaning Green Long Quality grade is "Good" Yellow Medium Quality grade is "Fair" Short Quality grade is "Poor" Black The value is only for information and is not used to decide the overall quality SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 100 Min.: Minimum of the trigger intervals since the last startup (format: • hh:mm:ss.ms) Max.: Maximum of the trigger intervals since the last startup (format: • hh:mm:ss.ms) Average: Average of the trigger intervals since the last startup (format: • hh:mm:ss.ms) SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 101 Distance to border Smallest distance of a code boundary to the image border for the current image. (ID-Genius de- The value specified here is multiplied by the mean cell spacing. coder for DMC only) SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 102 Since these measured values are only a side product of a successful read attempt, no measured values are calculated or output if the read is "N_OK". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 103: Settings

    In binary terms, xxx.yyy.zzz requires that the left part be made up of ones without a gap and the right part be made up of zeros without a gap. Example: 11111111.10100000 is not permitted. Note also: zzz ≤ 254 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 104 Note that you must operate the Ethernet interfaces "X1 LAN1" and "X2 LAN2" in two different subnets. If you do not comply, you cannot save the changes in the WBM, or if you use PST, the IP address of the "X2 LAN2" interface is discarded. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 105 "Domain Name System" (DNS). PROFINET IO Note Changes during PROFINET IO operation During PROFINET IO operation, the IP address and device name of the reader must not be modified manually. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 106 In this group, you set the transfer speed for the communication module. Table 6- 4 Parameter Possible values Default Description Transfer speed 115200 Transfer speed of the RS422 interface in [bps] 19200 • 57600 • 115200 • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 107 Reserved binary result. Current status of the trigger input N_OK MATCH READ IN_OP This binary value can have a value that does not corre- spond to any printable character, for example, 0 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 108 Reserved binary result. Current status of the trigger input N_OK MATCH READ IN_OP This binary value can have a value that does not corre- spond to any printable character, for example, 0 SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 109 "Community string write" field appears grayed out. Community string write You specify the string that is to be used as password for an SNMP transfer and allows write access. The default setting for this community string is "private". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 110 Only the IP address set at this point is in a position to communicate with the Web API. Access denied Web API interface is disabled. No access by CustomGUI possible, except for monitoring functions. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 111 Only if IP mode "Manual" is selected does the device name "PROFINET IO device name" correspond to the "Host name". Note If the IP mode "PROFINET (FB79)" or "PROFINET (Ident profile)" is not set, the "Device name" corresponds to the "Host name". SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 112: Use

    "IP mode" input box in the "Com- munication > Interfaces" menu Note The result string can only be output over PROFINET IO if you have selected the value "PROFINET IO" in the "Control" drop-down list (see below). SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 113 In order to obtain a result, set the result bits in the program format text (%b) in "PROFINET IO (Ident profile)" IP mode. Simply selecting "PROFINET IO" at this point does not provide a result SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 114 RS232: Control through the RS232 interface • For an overview of the commands, see the operating instructions "SIMATIC MV500" in the section "Control through TCP/IP and RS232". TCP: Control through the TCP interface • For an overview of the commands, see the operating instructions "SIMATIC MV500"...
  • Page 115 If the data cannot be transferred to the con- nected server in the available time, SIMATIC MV500 changes to Stop with a transmit error. In this mode, you should therefore make sure that the Ethernet connection has adequate bandwidth and SIMATIC MV500 has enough time in reserve to send the data to the server.
  • Page 116 String "PROFINET IO" ☐ ☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐ (Ident profile) Text "CM" ☐ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☐ ☐ Text "TCP" ☑ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☑ Text "RS232" ☑ ☑ ☐ ☐ ☑ ☑ SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 117: Digital I/O

    IN_OP, RDY, READ, MATCH, READ Freely selectable output N_OK Output only: EXT_1, EXT_2, EXT_3, EXT_4 Pulse time 5 ... 999 Pulse time of the digital outputs READ, MATCH, N_OK, and EXT_1 ... EXT_4 in [ms] SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 118 If the reader is under a heavy load, the updating of the LED status displays may be delayed. This means that the display is no longer synchronized with the current status of the inputs/outputs. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 119: Options

    • In order to use a non-executable calibration again, you must repeat the calibration process and save the calibration again. If you reconnect the lamp used for the calibration without changing the parameters and select it in the lighting options, the calibration will be executable again. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 120 If the value "Other" was selected in the "Lamp" • Polarized Enabled • parameter, you must use these parameters to Disabled • inform the reader which function the selected Main beam lamp supports. Enabled • Disabled • Unpolarized Enabled • Disabled • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 121 The light color is required for documentation for verification tasks and is specified here. If you have selected "Other" lamps, enter the color of the light of the lamp you are using here. Depending on the ring light used SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 122: Diagnostics & Monitoring

    Save your diagnostic data before you change the reader to adjustment mode. If you have set the buffer type "Ring" for logging pictures, pictures acquired in adjustment mode can overwrite pictures you have already recorded. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 123 • Ring: When the buffer contains 50 entries • Stack • (SIMATIC MV500 U/X: 30 entries), entries 1, 2 ... are overwritten. Stack: When the buffer contains 50 entries • (SIMATIC MV500 U/X: 30 entries), no further en- tries are made.
  • Page 124 On. If the diagnos- tics buffer in the EPROM reaches the number of permanently storable diagnostic data records, no further entries are made. Note Deleting takes several seconds. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 125 The storage times shown above apply only when there is no connection over Ethernet or PROFINET. If there is such a connection, the specified time increases and increases more the higher the network load. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 126: Extras

    • Acquired image contains four codes of the type "DMC". Processing begins with program 1 which has an OK result because it was possible to decode two codes. Processing is stopped and the result output. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 127 Program format text (Page 76). If a result is com- pared in processing mode that does not provide the selected quality, the setting changes to the overall quality, which can lead to unexpected results. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 128 Acquired image contains four codes of the type DMC. If program 1 delivers the higher quality, a result with two DMCs is output, even though four DMCs were in the image and were read. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 129 The "A, B, C, D, F" representation is available for reasons of compatibility. The "4, 3, 2, 1, 0" representation is normal. The selected representation has no influence whatsoever on the result of the verification. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 130 PC over the Ethernet interface after pressing the "CONNECT" button. The connection is established immediately. As soon as the connection has been established, this is indicated by a permanently lit green "CONNECT" LED. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 131 On: Code type detection is performed automati- • cally, if there are decoder steps in the source • program. Off: No code type detection is performed. The decoder settings in the source program are ap- plied instead. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 132 Recommended for uneven object holders. Target program Next free program Selection of the optical reader target program that Next free program • is overwritten by default when pressing the Current program • "READ" button. • • • • SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 133: Security

    Parameter / Action Description Take control Override the DISA signal. Program Creating or changing programs in the "Program" menu. Libraries Creating or changing library elements in the "Libraries" menu. Communication Settings in the "Communication" menu SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 134 In this case, "DISA"is not set. Advanced access Advanced diagnostics and service functions can be activated for Siemens Support by selecting the "Allow advanced access" check box. This access can only be enabled by a logged-on user with the "Administrator"...
  • Page 135 Web browser. The "Subject" and "Issuer" fields of the device certificate and, if applicable, of the installed issuer certificates apply: The "Distinguished Name" (DN) must contain a "CN" (Common Name) component. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 136: User Management

    Click the "Switch on user management" button to activate user management. After user management has been activated, each user must log on to the WBM in the login area. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 137 This selection allows an administrator to delete existing user profiles. Their own user profile cannot be deleted. Edit This selection allows an administrator to edit existing user profiles. You can assign a different role and administrator rights to user pro- files. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 138 • To make sure that you have access to user management and the security settings in the future, keep the passwords in a safe place. The following table shows the defaults for the passwords. Table 6- 32 Defaults for the passwords User Default password Service Service User1 User1 Admin Admin SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 139: Device

    If you have enabled the "with persistent" check box, the one image stored persistently on the reader will be stored on your comput- Reset Clicking the "Reset" button deletes all images in the image buffer. A persistently stored image is retained. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 140 CSV file. Reset By clicking the "Reset" button, you delete all the entries in the event buffer, including the entries relating to temporary errors. Data records stored permanently on the reader are retained. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 141 PC. Save as CSV If you click the "Save as CSV" button, a dialog opens in which you can save the diagnostics entries saved permanently on the reader as a CSV file. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 142: System

    Saving diagnostic images located in the reader memory If you use the "Backup/save", "Restore" and "Firmware update" functions, any diagnostic images in the memory of the reader are deleted. If required, save the diagnostic images before you use these functions. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 143 Note that loading the complete device configuration may take a few minutes. The WBM informs you about the progress of the load process. To ensure smooth operation, the reader must not be operated during this time. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 144 Use this function to transfer a diagnostics package to the connected PC in the event of a problem (folder: "Favorites > Downloads"). Internal processes of the reader are saved in the diagnostics package. The diagnostics package is required for service support by Siemens specialists.
  • Page 145 IP address that it had when the function was activated. If applicable, the "DHCP" IP mode is disabled for the duration of the update. For more detailed information, refer to the HTML page that opens. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...
  • Page 146 You can save the CustomGUI currently used in the reader to a connected PC with this function (folder: "Favorites > Downloads"). Load With this function, you can replace the CustomGUI currently used in the reader with a saved CustomGUI. SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

  • Page 147: Adapt

    Click the button to display all hidden dialogs again in the "Settings" menu. Help The "Help" menu includes information on the SIMATIC MV500 optical readers and the WBM as well as links to the relevant documents and the Siemens Industry Online Support.
  • Page 148 Device 7.4 Help SIMATIC MV500 Operating Manual, 05/2019, C79000-G8976-C495-02...

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