Cognex DataMan 9500 User manual

COGNEX®

DataMan®9500

Quick Reference Guide

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Getting Started About DataMan 9500 • DataMan 9500 Accessories •

Physical Layout of the Reader Page 4

Powering Up your DataMan 9500 Overview of Setting Up the Reader • Powering Up •

Wireless Communication • Backing Up your DataMan

9500 • Power Management Page 8

DataMan 9500 Applications Initial Screen • Setup Tool Lite Overview • Read Results

• Inventory Demo Application

DataMan 9500 PC Software Install DataMan 9500 Software • Troubleshooting a

Wireless Connection • Start the PC Setup Tool • Use the

Setup Tool Menu Bar

Compliance Information,

Warnings and Notices

DataMan 9500 Specications • Laser Information •

Agency Compliance Statements

DataMan 9500 Operations Keyboard Emulation • Calibrating your Screen •

Triggering • Data Buffering • Charging • Changing

Batteries • Field of View and Reading Distances

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About DataMan 9500

The DataMan 9500 reader offers a handheld ID reader supporting an integrated

user interface based on a mobile computer. It combines the industry’s

most advanced technology for reading 1-D and 2-D codes using liquid lens

technology with a programmable WinCE platform.

The enhanced interface allows you to write and implement your own application

according to your work environment’s needs.

The DataMan 9500 reader

includes the following features:

• an embedded color LCD and

full function keyboard

• an embedded Setup Tool Lite,

which allows you to view

acquired and decoded images

directly on the reader and

perform reader conguration

• several embedded

programming interfaces that

you can use to write custom

applications

• support for direct connection

to an existing corporate or

factory wireless network

DataMan 9500 Accessories

Charging Base Station

DMA-CBASE-00

Power Supply for base

station

DMA-24VPWR-xx

Battery

DMA-HHBATTERY-00

Stylus

DMA-STYLUS-00

CD-ROM

DMA-SETUPTOOL-421

Quick Reference Guide

(this document)

590-7146

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Physical Layout of the Reader

LASER LIGHT, DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM

1 2

mode

Ftab

alt

4 5 6

7 8 9



-+abc def

ghi jkl mno

pqrs tuv wxyz

UltraLight

Color LCD

Indicator Light

Trigger

(press and

hold to read) WinCE

desktop

Keypad

spare battery

charger

green battery

status indicator

spare battery

status indicator

power

stylus

lanyard hook

Trigger

Power

Backspace

Switch

between

123,

abc, and

ABC

Accept Cancel

status

indicator

of charging

laser

aimer

USB

port

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Overview of Setting Up the Reader

To be able to connect to your reader on your computer, you must perform the

following steps:

1. Insert the battery into the reader and put the end cap on. Power up your

device by pressing the Power button.

2. Try the default congurations using the Setup Tool Lite on your device.

3. To change settings on the code reader portion of your device, install the

Setup Tool to your PC.

4. Connect to your device on your PC using wireless communication.

5. Make the necessary settings using the Setup Tool on your PC.

6. Start creating your own application. For more information on how to write

your own application, see the DataMan 9500 Integration Guide, available

through the DataMan 9500 Developer Toolset Installer.

1. Insert the battery and put the end cap on.

Powering up your Reader

2. Press the power button on the device.

1 2

mode

tab

alt

4 5 6

7 8 9



abc def

ghi jkl mno

pqrs tuv wxyz

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DataMan 9500 Wireless Communication

The DataMan 9500 device supports two types of wireless communication: ad

hoc and access point.

By default, the device is congured to connect to an ad hoc network, that

is, it communicates with your PC through a wireless network adapter (for

example, a wireless USB stick).

Access point communication means that the DataMan 9500 connects to a

wireless router, which in turn is connected to a PC through Ethernet. Wireless

communication is established between the reader and the wireless access point

(the router).

Ad-Hoc Wireless Communication

Connect your DataMan 9500 to your PC using the following steps:

1. Press the Power button on the device. The Shutdown menu appears.

2. Click the Device info... button. The Cognex Device Conguration

menu appears.

3. In the Wi-Fi group box, check the SSID of the device. You have to

remember the SSID to know which device to connect to.

4. On your PC, nd the adapter settings options through Control

Panel ―› Network and Internet (only on Windows 7)―› Network

Connections.

5. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection (your wireless device).

6. Click Properties.

7. Click the TCP/IPv4 line in the list that appears.

8. Click Properties at the bottom.

9. In the window that appears, choose the Use the following IP

address option.

10. Set the IP address to 192.168.99.1.

11. Click the PC icon on your Windows Desktop toolbar. Your device will

be listed under Wireless Network Connection.

12. Click your device based on its SSID.

13. Click the Connect button that appears.

When you hear a short beep on your device, wireless communication is

established.

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Access Point Wireless Communication

Connect your DataMan 9500 to your access point using the following steps:

1. Congure your wireless access point so that it recognizes your DataMan

9500 by adding DM9500-AP to your router.

2. On your DataMan 9500, using your stylus, click the Start menu icon.

3. Click Settings ―› Control Panel.

4. Double-click the Wi-Fi icon. The Summit Client Utility appears.

5. In the Active Prole drop-down list, select Default AP.

6. Click OK on the upper toolbar for changes to take effect.

NOTE that these settings do not persist through the device rebooting. For the

changes to be saved, do a Registry Backup, described in the section Backing

Up your DataMan 9500 of this document.

Your device automatically connects to any access point that is congured this

way. A short beep on your DataMan 9500 signals that wireless communication

was established.

Backing Up your DataMan 9500

Unless you save your conguration changes to the Registry Backup,

all of them are lost when you power off your device. Perform the

following steps to save your changes:

1. Click Start menu ―› Settings ―› Control

Panel

2. In the Control panel, double-click the Cognex

icon.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Click Registry save/reset. The Registry

Backup page appears. Backup Registry

is the selected option by default. Click the

Backup button.

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DataMan 9500 Power Management

Press down the Power button on the device.

The following window appears:

Suspend

The device goes to sleep on demand.

NOTE that the device also goes to sleep

automatically after a period of time. To

congure this period, click the Start

menu, click Settings, Control Panel,

Power, and the Schemes tab.

Tap the Suspend button to send the device to sleep.

Selecting another option changes this button to that

option.

• User Idle Timeout: the time after

which the screen is dimmed

• System Idle Timeout: the time after

which the screen becomes black

• Suspend Timeout: the time after

which the device goes to sleep

Reboot

The contents in the device’s memory are not erased, but data in any

running program that you did not save are not preserved. Make sure

you save all your changed settings before you reboot.

Alternatively, scan the Reboot conguration code on the back cover of

this document.

Power off

The device shuts down completely. Power off your device any time you

do not need it for a long time without charging.

1 2

mode

tab

alt

4 5 6

7 8 9



abc def

ghi jkl mno

pqrs tuv wxyz

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DataMan 9500 Initial Screen

The operating system of your DM9500 device is an embedded WindowsCE

system with a number of pre-installed Cognex-specic applications.

When your DM9500 device boots up, the following initial screen appears:

The My Device icon opens an Explorer window

with the contents of the device’s storage.

The tray contains the following icons:

• Network - shows network status

• Wi-Fi signal strength

• Clock

• Virtual keyboard

• Task Manager

The Windows Start menu displays the menu

with the default and pre-installed Cognex-

specic applications.

NOTE: You can write your own application for the DataMan 9500 device. For

more information on how to write your own application, see the DataMan 9500

Integration Guide, available through the DataMan 9500 Developer Toolset

Installer.

Besides Cognex applications, the Summit Client Utility application, also

available through the Windows Start menu, provides various wireless settings

options.

Setup Tool Lite Overview

Setup Tool Lite is an interactive user interface for DataMan 9500. It has

a reduced tool set to congure the imager, read and decode images and

display live images.

Use the following path to start the Setup Tool Lite: Start menu ―›

Programs ―› Cognex ―› Setup Tool Lite.

The application automatically connects to the internal code reader, and

initializes it if necessary. After initialization, the application window is

displayed, with the following main parts:

Image display area (optionally

with detailed read results)

Read result panel

Functions toolbar

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For a detailed description of each Setup Tool Lite pane, see the DM9500

Reference Manual, available through the Windows Start menu.

Setup Tool Lite Overview (Continued)

To quit the Setup Tool Lite, tap the X at the top right corner.

decoded

image

code

content

Live Display:

see what your

device sees

UltraLight Recipes

and Settings:

change lighting

according to

different target

light and surface

conditions using

four different

lighting setups

Load/Save

Congurations: save

settings or open

your previously

saved settings

Liquid Lens Setup:

make focus settings

(focus steps and

focus range) per

UltraLight pane

Data Formatting:

format the output

of the code

content

Data Validation: check

your code content

against a pre-dened full

string or pattern

FTP Settings:

congure the

FTP server you

want to send

images to

Advanced operations:

send DataMan Control

Commands (DMCC)

Symbology Settings:

enable and disable

symbologies

History: view history of

decoded code content

and time stamp

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