Velocity Micro MS-3 manual About Velocity11 user guides, About this topic, To open the online help

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide

About Velocity11 user guides

About this topic	This topic describes the different formats of Velocity11 user information
	and explains how to access the user information.

Formats available Velocity11 user information is provided to you as:

❑Online help

❑A PDF file

❑A printed book

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Where to find user information

Online help

The information in each format is the same but each format has different benefits.

Online help

The online help is added to your computer with the Velocity11 lab automation system software installation.

PDF file

The PDF file of the user guide is on the software CD that is supplied with the product.

Velocity11 website

You can search the online help or download the latest version of any PDF file from the Velocity11 website at www.velocity11.com.

Note: All Velocity11 user information can be searched from the website at www.velocity11.com.

The online help is the best format to use when you are working at the computer and when you want to perform fast or advanced searches for information.

To open the online help:

1.In the Velocity11 lab automation software, press F1. The online help window opens.

Main features

The online help window contains the following:

❑Navigation pane. Consists of four tabs. The Contents, Index, and Search tabs provide different ways to locate information. The Using tab contains information about using the help system.

❑Content pane. Displays the online help topics.

❑Navigation buttons. Enables you to navigate through the pages.The online help includes a navigation pane, content pane, and navigation buttons.

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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 Job roles Who should read this guideRelated topics To open the online help Where to find user information Online helpAbout Velocity11 user guides About this topicPrinting and searching More information What this guide does not cover What this guide coversAlso read Driver versionDevice defined About devicesDevice file defined About device drivers What functions do the device drivers provide? Related topics IWorks interfaceProcedure Installing device driversTo 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 About profiles Stored settingsProfiles defined Before you start Setting general properties Setting the properties for a deviceTo set the general properties for a device To set the barcode readers property Setting teachpointsSetting location properties To set the teachpoint propertiesSetting the Use linked location Sub Process task defined Adding a Sub Adding and linking Sub Process tasksTo 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 parametersAbout reader output files Plug-in defaultOutput 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 LaserBefore you start Creating a Microscan MS-3 Laser profileTo 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 Scanning a barcode To scan a barcode Operating the Microscan MS-3 Laser with diagnosticsTo initialize the Microscan MS-3 Laser Managing profiles To manage Microscan MS-3 Laser profiles Managing Microscan MS-3 Laser profilesRelated topics