Reading with OCR
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4-4 Reading with OCR
Character String Recognition
Character recognition is used to read characters in input images as character information based on font
information that is registered in the Sensor in advance. The characters that were read can be output to an
external device.
You can also verify the character string that was read to see if it matches a character string that was registered
in advance or the read result from a Bar Code
*1
, 2D-code
*1
, 2D-code (DPM)
*1
, or OCR inspection item that
was registered before the inspection item number currently being set.
*1 FQ2-S4 series only
*2 Up to 16 characters per line can be displayed in the result display.
Characters That Can Be Recognized
          *1 Any symbols other than those that are listed above cannot be recognized.
Item Description
Numbers
*1
Letters
*1
0 to 9
A to Z
*1
Symbols
*1
‘ (apostrophe)
- (hyphen)
. (period)
: (colon)
/ (slash)
() (parentheses)
You can also register a custom font for character recognition.
Set the custom dictionary before setting character recognition.
Registering a Custom Dictionary: p. 170
12.10.1
PQD/CE6800
Range in which characters can be rea
Vertical: 4 lines max.
Horizontal: 32 characters max.
Measurement region
Note