MATRIX 300N™ REFERENCE MANUAL 
 
6  READING FEATURES 
 
 
6.1  FOV CALCULATION 
 
Use  the  data  in  the  following  table  to  calculate  the  FOV  for  your  application,  referring  to 
Figure 68 and the formula below. 
 
 
The viewing angle has a tolerance of  1° depending on the reading distance. 
 
FOV
x
 = 2  (d + d
0
) tan (
x
/2) 
 
where: 
FOV
x
 = horizontal, vertical or diagonal FOV 
x
 = horizontal, vertical or diagonal viewing angles. 
d = reading distance (in mm) from window surface to code surface 
d
0
 = offset (in mm) from center of lens to external window surface 
 
 
Figure 68 – Reading Distance References 
 
Example: 
 
The FOV for a Matrix 300 412-0xx at a reading distance of 200 mm is: 
 
FOV
H
 = 2 [(200 mm + 14 mm) tan (40°/2)]  156 mm 
FOV
V
 = 2 [(200 mm + 14 mm) tan (32°/2)]  123 mm