Datalogic GRYPHON BT100 User manual

GRYPHON™ BT

Quick Reference

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USING GRYPHON™ BT SERIES READERS

Gryphon™ BT series readers, together with a Bluetooth®compatible remote

device, build a Cordless Reading System for the collection, decoding and

transmission of barcoded data.

The Gryphon™ BT (Gryphon™ Bluetooth®) reader is a CCD wireless barcode

scanner communicating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and using the Serial Port

Profile (SPP). The Bluetooth®compatible remote device can be a PC, PDA,

printer, etc with a built-in Bluetooth®device or with external Bluetooth®adapter

(i.e. a Bluetooth®dongle).

Using this Quick Reference Manual, you can initialise and start using

Gryphon™ BT reader with its default values. For details about general

configuration commands, refer to the Gryphon™ BT Refence Manual on

the configuration CD-ROM.

Gryphon™ BT readers automatically scan barcodes at a distance. Simply aim

the reader and pull the trigger. Code scanning is performed along the center of

the light bar emitted from the reading window. This bar must cover the entire

code.

READING ANGLE

Successful scanning is performed by tilting the reader with respect to the

barcode to avoid direct reflections which impair the reading performance, see

the figure below.

Successful reading is signalled by an audible tone plus a good-read blue spot.

OK Not Advised

To start using your Gryphon™ BT reading system you must:

1. Have a compatible remote Bluetooth®device (with built-in Bluetooth®radio

or an external Bluetooth®adapter) ready to work. See your Bluetooth®

compatible device documentation.

2. Charge the Gryphon™ BT battery using C-GRYPHON charger as

described in this Quick Reference manual. A full charge takes 4 hours

with NiMh batteries.

3. Configure the reader as described in this Quick Reference manual under

"Gryphon™ BT Configuration".

Good read spot

Good read LED

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CHARGING THE BATTERIES

By placing the reader onto the C-GRYPHON battery charger it is possible to

charge the Gryphon™ BT batteries. Make sure the charging LED goes on.

The LEDs positioned on the cradle signal the charge status, as described in the

following table:

LED STATUS

Yellow

On = C-GRYPHON is powered.

Blinking = C-GRYPHON receives commands from

the Host.

Red On = the battery charge is in progress.

Green On = the battery is completely charged.

After many recharging cycles NiMh and NiCd batteries may tend to lose their

operating autonomy. This condition can be overcome by positioning the

Gryphon™ BT onto the C- GRYPHON charger and pressing the “battery

reconditioning” button. A discharge cycle may last up to 2 hours.

Power on / Data

(yellow LED)

Battery reconditioning

button

Charge completed

(green LED)

Charging

(red LED)

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Changing the Batteries

When the above procedure is no longer effective, the batteries must be

changed. To change the batteries of your reader, unscrew the battery cover

screw, replace the old batteries with new ones, then insert the cover in the

handle and screw it back into place. (See the following figures).

CAUTION

Dispose of the batteries as required by the relevant laws in force.

Powering the C-GRYPHON

CAUTION

Connections should always be made with power off!

Apply power to C-GRYPHON by connecting a power supply unit to the connector

on the base of the battery charger.

C-GRYPHON is ready to charge Gryphon™ BT Series readers with NiMh or NiCd

batteries.

C-GRYPHON power supply connector

Power Supply

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GRYPHON™ BT OPERATION

RADIO CONNECTION

Gryphon™ BT as Slave

A Gryphon™ BT is Slave when it sends barcodes to a Master remote

Bluetooth®device such as a PC, Laptop, PDA, etc, which has initialized the

communication.

Once set as Slave, a Gryphon™ BT reader requires no particular configuration

for communication, however some radio parameters can be set to increase

system performance and data transmission security, see the Gryphon™ BT

Reference Manual on the configuration CD-ROM. At startup the reader can only

wait for the Master to initialize the radio communication.

The following is a general procedure recommended for Gryphon™ BT Slave

applications:

1. Power up the remote Bluetooth®Master device (example Laptop or

PC).

2. Power up the Gryphon™ BT reader within radio range (10 meters).

Any modifications to the radio configuration should be made at this time

before the radio connection takes place.

3. From the remote Bluetooth®Master device, execute the Discovery

procedure, (according to the procedure given in the documentation of the

Bluetooth®Master device), to recognize the Gryphon™ BT reader(s)

within radio range.

4. Check that "Gryphon BTx00 " is shown among the discovered

devices.

5. Request to open an SPP connection with Gryphon™ BT, making

sure to disable any required PIN and/or pairing parameters. Gryphon™ BT

is always discoverable and connectable without any required PIN.

After the Gryphon™ BT reader indicates radio connection (see the Status LED

Indicator table), you can start sending barcodes.

If the Master remote Bluetooth®device can support a piconet, the

communication can be established with up to 7 seven Slave readers at the

same time.

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Gryphon™ BT as Master

A Gryphon™ BT is Master when the remote Bluetooth®device is Slave, i.e.

with a Bluetooth®barcode printer. Once set as Master, a Gryphon™ BT reader

must be configured to recognize the address of the Slave device to which it

wants to communicate.

By default, at startup the reader initializes the communication with the Slave. If

the connection is successful, the reader can send barcodes to the Slave

device.

If the connection is not successful, you can attempt a connection manually by

double-clicking the reader trigger. Radio connections can also be managed

manually as described in the Gryphon™ BT Reference Manual on the

configuration CD-ROM.

SLEEP STATE

The µP in the reader enters a “Sleep” state after 5 minutes of no reading for

minimum power consumption.

DATA TRANSMISSION

The transmission of data can be transparent (no ACK/NACK protocol), when

each character is read and immediately sent to the Host (default value).

Otherwise, data transmission can be with flow control (with ACK/NACK

protocol), when, after each reading, Gryphon™ BT waits for an acknowledge

that the remote Host received the data before reading and sending the

following code.

NOTE

RTS/CTS handshaking should be set by the Bluetooth®COM

driver for correct serial communication. If not used, the RTS

line must be forced to the level that doesn't block such

communication.

STATUS LED INDICATOR

Blue LED Meaning

1 blink / 2 sec. Radio connection

2 blinks / 2 sec. No radio connection

1 blink / 4 sec. Sleep state: Radio connection

2 blinks / 4 sec. Sleep state: No radio connection

1 Blink Good decoding

A long sequence of short blinks Connection / re-connection attempts

For more details and other meanings of the Gryphon™ BT indicators (LED,

blue spot and beeper), refer to the Gryphon™ BT Reference Manual on the

configuration CD-ROM.

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GRYPHON™ BT CONFIGURATION

Configure the Gryphon™ BT by choosing one of the two procedures below and

reading the codes in the given sequence.

GRYPHON™ BT AS SLAVE

Restore Gryphon™ BT default

1. iPk

iPk

Set Gryphon™ BT as Slave

2. i25?k

i25?k

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO BE DISCOVERED (CONNECTED VIA

RADIO) BY A BLUETOOTH®MASTER DEVICE AND READ BARCODES.

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GRYPHON™ BT AS MASTER

Note: for the hexadecimal character selection of step 4, use the table at the

end of this manual.

Restore Gryphon™ BT default

1. iPk

iPk

Set Gryphon™ BT as Master

2. i25Dk

i25Dk

Enter configuration

3. ik

ik

Set Remote Bluetooth®Device Address (slave)

4. i242k

i242k

12 hexadecimal characters for the remote Bluetooth®device address

Exit and Save configuration

5. i k

i k

Request Radio Connection with Slave

6. i2$gk

i2$gk

YOUR READER IS NOW CONFIGURED TO READ BARCODES USING THE

DEFAULT VALUES.

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GRYPHON™ BT DEFAULT CONFIGURATION

DATA FORMAT

code identifier disabled, field adjustment disabled, code length tx not

transmitted, character replacement disabled, address stamping = disabled,

address delimiter = disabled.

POWER SAVE

scan rate 270 scans/s.

READING PARAMETERS

operating mode hand-held, hardware trigger, trigger active level, no timeout,

Flash On = 1 sec, Flash Off = 0.6 sec, one read per cycle, safety time 0.5

sec, beeper intensity high, tone 2, beeper type monotone, beeper length

short, good read spot duration medium, beeper control for radio response =

ON.

DECODING PARAMETERS

ink spread enabled, overflow control enabled, interdigit control enabled,

Puzzle Solver™ disabled, decoding safety = one read.

CODE SELECTION

enabled codes

BT200 Code PDF417

EAN 8/EAN 13 / UPC A/UPC E without ADD ON

check digit transmitted, no conversions

Interleaved 2/5

check digit control and transmission, variable length code;

4-99 characters

Standard Code 39

no check digit control, variable length code; 1-99 characters

BT100

BT200

Code 128, variable length code; 1-99 characters

disabled codes

BT100

BT200

EAN 128, ISBT128, Code 93, Codabar, pharmaceutical

codes, Codablock-A, Codablock-F Standard and EAN, MSI,

Plessey, Telepen, Delta IBM, Code 11, Code 16K, Code 49

RSS family

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ADVANCED FORMATTING PARAMETERS

concatenation disabled, no advanced formats defined, Zebra printer

formatting = disabled.

RADIO PARAMETERS

radio protocol timeout = 3 seconds, transmission retry = none, no

ACK/NACK protocol nor frame packing, power-off timeout = 4 hours, user-

friendly name = "Gryphon BTx00 ", beeper control for radio response =

good decode and good reception, Bluetooth®role = Slave, destination

address = 000000000000, auto-connection = enabled, auto-reconnection =

enabled.

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