Technical information

AccuLazr™ AL5010 Product Line Manual Troubleshooting 119
Read Quality
The Read Quality indicators provide information regarding the bar code that
was read.
Read Quality Definitions
Read Quality Definition
Graph 0-100 The large percentage bar maps to the values
displayed on the reader bargraph. It is a measure of
“how well” the bar code was read.
Scans/Code Indicates how many passes of the laser (scan lines)
contributed to the reading of the code.
Code Position
(slider)
Indicates the bar code’s position in the AL5010’s scan
line (from zero to 4095).
Code Quality (QQ)
Laser 1 through 4
Indicates the QQ (code quality) value for each laser
that read the bar code.
Box Information
The availability of diagnostic information within these fields depends on
whether tracking is enabled or not. The first three are only available in
tracking and the last one only in triggered, non-tracking modes.
These items are only updated when a trigger occurs. To monitor belt speed
more accurately, it can also be viewed as part of the System Counters in the
log viewer.
Box Information Definitions
Box Information Definition
Belt Speed (FPM) Belt/conveyance speed in feet per minute
Box Length (inch) Box/package length in inches
Code Position (inch) Bar code position on the box in inches
Scans/Trigger Number of scans per trigger cycle
Messages
Diagnostic messages from the reader are displayed here. This is primarily
information on each bar code read.
Message Monitor
The message monitor can be used to monitor the messages being sent from
any of the reader host ports (either serial or network). As with messages,
options for clearing, starting, stopping and logging this information are made
available by right clicking.
Message Monitor Definitions
Message Monitor Definition
(Display Field) Displays the message transmitted
None
Com Port #1
Com Port #2
Net Host #1
Net Host #2
Select the port to be monitored.
The AL5010 will not attempt to send messages out
Net Host ports unless a connection is already
established.
Note: Nothing is displayed on Net Host #1 if
EtherNet/IP communications are being used.
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