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General Description
The new DS8100A is a top performing fixed position laser bar code reader, purposelydesigned to satisfy the needs of Sorting applications for the Transportation & Logisticsmarket. The DS8100A represents the evolution of a winning concept started in 1998
with the DS8100: the use of state-of-the-art- technology to design the best performingfixed position scanner on the market. The new DS8100A is based on an innovative 3-diode structure, that offers an unbeatable real time depth of field. As a result of
improved ASTRA™ technology that increases its already impressive performance, 3 laserdiodes can switch electronically from one to the other depending on the bar code dis-tance from the scanner. This means that the scanner is able to capture the bar code on
an object of any possible shape in any position, as the DS8100A focuses on the bar
code and not on the object profile. Translating this into a benefit for the customer, thenew ASTRA™ offers unbeatable reading performance over a fast moving
supplier of conveyor sys-tem, since two different objects present under the DS8100A laser line can be identified
simultaneously without any problem. Advanced ASTRA™ technology, moreover, per-mits the PackTrack™ function, reducing the min. object gap and increasing systemthroughput, to be fully exploited.The SW platform of the DS8100A, based on the GENIUS™ program, permits 100%control of scanner behavior via SW: the new DIGITECH™ signal processing technology
permits all the scanner parameters to be configured via GENIUS™. As a result, scannercustomization is made by simply downloading the right SW recipe into the scanner.The DS8100A is completely compatible with the DX8200A, the 6000 scanner family(DS6300, DS6400, DS6500) and the SC6000
industrial driver, making Datalogic’soffer more flexible and scalable, with numerous possibilities and solutions. Connectivity
has been improved with the introduction of built-in Ethernet connectivity with imple-mented TCP-IP, Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP and Profinet protocols.A practical display with keyboard increases the DS8100A’s ease of use by offering asimple and complete human interface without the need of a PC. The new ASR™
function permits completely automatic slave scanner replacement.The new DS8100A inherits the mechanical design of the DS8100, with exactly thesame dimensions and footprint.
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Reading performance benchmark
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ACR™-4 code reconstruction algorythm
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ASTRA™ technology for the electronic focusing system
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Digitech™ signal processing
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PACKTRACK™ to minimize the gap between objects and increase system productivity
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GENIUS™ multi-language SW for easy scanner configuration/setup
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Display and keyboard
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Built-in Ethernet TCP/IP connectivity on some versions
Applications
Features
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Parcel sorting system
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Postal applications
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Automatic baggage handling
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Cargo applications
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