Appendix D — EA30 Imager
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EA30 Reading Distances
All distances are measured from the front of a non-integrated scan engine using
Grade A symbologies and an Intermec decoder. Scan rate is 30 frames/sec. An exit
window will reduce reading distances by about 4%.
Typical Reading Distances
These are typical reading distances measured in an office environment (250 lux).
EA30 Typical Reading Distances
Symbology Density Minimum Distance Maximum Distance
Code 39 0.1 mm / 4 mils 9.5 cm / 3.74 in 11.5 cm / 4.53 in
0.125 mm / 5 mils 8 cm / 3.15 in 14.5 cm / 5.71 in
0.5 mm / 20 mils 6.5 cm / 2.56 in 50 cm / 19.69 in
1 mm / 40 mils 9.5 cm / 3.74 in 75 cm / 29.53 in
EAN/UPC 100% 0.33 mm / 13 mils 6 cm / 2.36 in 34 cm / 13.39 in
DataMatrix 0.18 mm / 7 mils 7.5 cm / 2.95 in 16.5 cm / 6.5 in
0.25 mm / 10 mils 6 cm / 2.36 in 23 cm / 9.06 in
0.38 mm / 15 mils 5.5 cm / 2.17 in 34.5 cm / 13.58 in
PDF417 0.25 mm / 10 mils 5.5 cm / 2.17 in 26 cm / 10.24 in
0.38 mm / 15 mils 6.5 cm / 2.56 in 37 cm / 14.57 in
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8"
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4"
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12"
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PDF417 10 mils
0.5 mm / 20 mils
1 mm / 40 mils
Data Matrix 10 mils
in
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EAN/UPC
0.125mm/5 mils
10
0
10
20
20
30
30
Note: Minimum distances depend on the length of the bar code.