Velocity Micro manual Creating a Microscan MS-3 Laser profile, Before you start

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Chapter 2: Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner

Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide

Creating a Microscan MS-3 Laser profile

About this topic	This topic describes how to create a profile for the Microscan MS-3
	Laser.
	Read this topic if you are an administrator responsible for setting up
	devices in VWorks or BenchWorks software.
Before you start
	Before you create a profile, you need to have installed the device driver
	and added the Microscan MS-3 Laser to the device manager.
Procedure
	To create an Microscan MS-3 Laser profile:
	1.	Open the Microscan Bar Code Reader Diagnostics.
	2.	Click the Profiles tab.
	3.	Click Create a new profile, enter a name, and click OK.

4. In the Profile Settings area, set the following:

Setting	Comments

Serial port	The number of the COM port that is
	connected to the Microscan MS-3
	Laser.

Beep on decode	Select to have the Microscan MS-3
	Laser beep when a scanned barcode
	is decoded.

5.Click Update this profile.

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Contents July VWorks3 and BenchWorks Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User GuideCopyright 2007 Velocity11 Contents Table of Contents Introduction1 Who should read this guide Job rolesRelated topics About Velocity11 user guides Where to find user information Online helpAbout this topic To open the online helpPrinting and searching More information Also read What this guide coversDriver version What this guide does not coverAbout devices Device definedDevice file defined About device drivers What functions do the device drivers provide? Related topics IWorks interfaceInstalling device drivers ProcedureTo install device drivers To add devices to a device file Adding devicesBackground About diagnosticsTo open Diagnostics Opening diagnosticsIf you are using VWork3 or BenchWorks software Related topics Stored settings About profilesProfiles defined Setting the properties for a device Before you start Setting general propertiesTo set the general properties for a device Setting location properties Setting teachpointsTo set the teachpoint properties To set the barcode readers propertySetting the Use linked location Adding and linking Sub Process tasks Sub Process task defined Adding a SubTo link the Sub Process task to the correct sub-process To link a Sub Process task to a device Where scripts are written Using JavaScript to set task parametersPlug-in default About reader output filesOutput file Example Profile default output file name Filename suffixesOverriding output file names with tasks About device initialization Homing motors Setting profile parametersIntroduction Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner Workflow Workflow for configuring the Microscan MS-3 LaserCreating a Microscan MS-3 Laser profile Before you startTo create an Microscan MS-3 Laser profile About Microscan MS-3 Laser tasks Setting Microscan MS-3 Laser task parametersTo set the Scan bar code task parameters Operating the Microscan MS-3 Laser with diagnostics Scanning a barcode To scan a barcodeTo initialize the Microscan MS-3 Laser Managing profiles To manage Microscan MS-3 Laser profiles Managing Microscan MS-3 Laser profilesRelated topics