Read Postal Code Identification Tool - Settings Tab

Displays whether or not the tool has been trained on a particular code/symbol; displays a 1 when the tool has been trained, and a 0 if it has not been trained.

Trains a model of the code/symbol read; trained information is retained until the Untrain button is pressed. To retrain a code/symbol, press the Untrain button, then press the Train button with the new code/symbol present. Training is used to help the speed and performance of the tool, by teaching the tool which type of code/symbol to decode. When using either the Read 1D Codes (1-20) Identification Tool or Read 2D Codes (1-20) Identification Tool and training, configure the region around a single code/symbol before pressing the Train button. Once the code/symbol has been trained, you can adjust the region to search more of the Field of View (FOV) for multiple codes/symbols. Training only works with a single code/symbol in the region; if you press the Train button with multiple codes/symbols in the region, there is no way to dictate which code/symbol will be trained. Before training, ensure that the correct code types are selected in the Postal tab.

Undoes the training of a trained model code/symbol. To retrain a symbol, press the Untrain button, then press the Train button with the new code present.

Defines the operational mode (Read or Match String; default = Read) of the tool.

• Read = Used when the information in the code/symbol is unknown. The tool will automatically decode the information contained in the code/symbol, and display the decoded information in the String parameter.
• Match String = Used to verify that a known code/symbol is present and readable. The tool will decode the information contained in codes/symbols and compare the decoded information against the information you entered in the Match String parameter.

Defines the expected string to be read (only enabled when the Mode parameter is set to Match String). Enter the information that you expect the tool to decode.

Defines whether or not all of the decoded codes/symbols in the region should match the string defined in the Match String parameter to pass. The Match String parameter must be configured to enable this option.

• All Match = All of the decoded codes/symbols must match the string defined in the Match String parameter.
• Any Match = At least one of the decoded codes/symbols must match the string defined in the Match String parameter.

Defines whether or not the print quality tests will be performed (by default, this setting is disabled). For more information, see ID.

Defines the amount of time, in milliseconds (0 - 30000;default = 0), that the tool will search for a valid code/symbol before execution is stopped and the tool results in a Fail.

Defines whether or not the tool will attempt to find the barcode using the omnidirectional mode (by default, this setting is disabled). This setting specifies the direction in which scan lines (for 1D symbols, the barcode is divided into a maximum of 10 equally spaced lines, referred to as scan lines, which run perpendicular to the direction of the bars) are projected within the region, in order to detect all of the elements in the barcode. At least one scan line must project across every element of the barcode for a successful decode. When disabled, the scan lines are projected in one direction to detect a barcode parallel to the region. When enabled, scan lines are projected at various angles to detect a barcode that is rotated, relative to the region.