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Motorola SYMBOL MINISCAN MSXX04 User Manual

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Installation

2 - 9

where:

D = Distance (in inches) from the front edge of the host housing to the bar code.

d = The host housing’s internal optical path from the edge of the housing to the front of the MiniScan scanner.

B = Internal optical path from the scan mirror to the front edge of the MiniScan scanner.

A = Scan angle in degrees.

Calculating the Usable Scan Length Method (Symbol MS954 Only)

Calculate usable scan length as follows (see

Figure 2-9 on page 2-9

):

L = 2.0 x (D+d+B) x Tan (A/2)

where:

D = Distance (in inches) from the front edge of the host housing to the bar code.

d = The host housing’s internal optical path from the edge of the housing to the front of the MiniScan scanner.

B = Internal optical path from the scan mirror to the front edge of the MiniScan scanner.

A = Scan angle in degrees.

Figure 2-9

Usable Scan Length Diagram

NOTE

Usable scan length is determined by this formula, or 90% of scan line at any working distance. This
formula is based on good quality symbols in the center of the working range and length of bar code.

Table 2-2

Symbol MS954 Calculation Constants

Constants

B

A

MS954

0.87

47°

MS954 (Narrow Mode)

0.87

35°

NOTE

The Symbol MS954 does not require margin on either side of the bar code to decode. The 47° scan line
provides identical scanning performance to older minscan devices (e.g., Symbol MS923) with a scan line
of 53°.

Consider the width of the scan line at any given distance when designing a system.

MiniScan

Host System

d

D

A

Bar

Code

B

1/2 L

1/2 L

L