Equipment: Barcode Scanner

	Display Name: Barcode Scanner Type Name: ATR

Description

The Barcode Scanner component is used to identify products travelling on transporting equipment (typically conveyors). When a product travels through the barcode scanner, the product may be identified according to the specified read rate.

Creation

From the Toolbox, simply drag and drop a barcode scanner into the simulation.

Access

From the Project Explorer > Equipment > Barcode Scanner.

Or directly in the simulation.

Properties

Name	Description
Connections/Source	Name of the conveyor or transporting equipment where the barcode scanner reads from.
Connections/Source Distance	The distance along the Source component where the readings occur.
Length	Length of the Barcode Scanner.
Width	Width of the Barcode Scanner.
Height	Height of the Barcode Scanner.
Scanning Time	Time taken to scan a product. (millisecond)
Read Mode	Three read mode to choose from: Use Barcode Scanner Read Rate: When in this mode, barcodes of all product transported across have the same chance(Good Read Rate) to be read. For each product, Sym3 generates a random number between 0 and 1. The scanner identifies the product if the random number is higher than the barcode read rate. Use Product Read Rate : In this mode, the percentage stored against the individual product is used to calculate the chance of a good barcode read. Use Combine Read Rate: In the Combine mode, the effective read rate is calculated by multiplying the Scanner read rate percentage with the product read rate percentage (for example, a 90% Scanner read rate with a 50% product read rate results in a 45% chance that the barcode is read).
Good Read Rate	Percentage of successful barcode reads; all other reads are ’no-reads'.
Last Read Successful	Display the status of last reading. Either true or false.