ID2000 Series Industrial Code Reader User Manual
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9.6 Signal Input Settings
In the signal input module, you can set the trigger related parameters. You can enable trigger
mode to let the acquisition of image data occur only when the trigger source is generated.
9.6.1 Set Trigger Mode
The device has 2 types of trigger mode: Internal trigger mode and external trigger mode.
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Internal Trigger Mode: The device acquires images via its internal signals.
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External Trigger Mode: The device acquires images via external signals like software
signal and hardware signal. The trigger source of external trigger mode includes software,
physical lines, counter, TCP, UDP, etc.
Note
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Type VII device supports software, physical lines (LineIn 1 and Line 2), response trigger
and self trigger.
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Regarding other device types, the device with USB data interface supports two trigger
sources (USB stat and software) only, and the device with fast Ethernet supports all trigger
sources apart from USB stat.
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For specific trigger sources, refer to the actual device you got.
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The device trigger via pressing trigger button is supported by default. You can go to
Feature Tree → Trigger and IO Control → TRIG Button Enable to disable it.
9.6.2 Enable Internal Trigger Mode
In the internal trigger mode, the device acquires images via its internal signals. You have 2
methods to enable the internal trigger mode:
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Click I/O Control Settings → Input → Trigger Mode, and select Off as Trigger Mode.
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In the live view page, click to enable the internal trigger mode.
9.6.3 Enable External Trigger Mode
In the external trigger mode, the device acquires images via external signals like software
signal and hardware signal. You have 2 methods to enable the external trigger mode:
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Click I/O Control Settings → Input → Trigger Mode, and select On as Trigger Mode.
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In the live view page, click to enable the external trigger mode.
Set and Execute Software Trigger Mode
In software trigger, the software sends trigger signal to the device via I/O interface to acquire
images.