Datalogic has renewed its winning 8000 series

Datalogic are pleased to inform you that the new DS8100A high performance laser scanner and the DX8200A omni-directional laser scanner are now available.

Datalogic DS8100A	Datalogic DX8200A

Datalogic has renewed its winning 8000 series of fixed position laser scanners with the introduction of these scanners with improved performance and superior technology. These two new fixed position scanners reinforce Datalogic’s leading position in the market for sorting applications, as they are ideal for use on conveyors transporting parcels and goods in distribution centres or express couriers, and in baggage handling systems in airports.

The DS8100A has the same mechanical design of the DS8100 scanner, with the same dimensions and footprint. It comes with a display and three-button keypad, so that it is possible to see if the scanner reads bar codes properly and see the data content of the bar code. Additionally, Datalogic has improved the reading performance of the DS8100A to reach a standard scan speed of 1000 scans/sec, compared to 800 scans/sec in the previous model. This results in a higher probability to read bar codes and greater tolerance in the tilt angle for code reconstruction. The DX8200A has the same optic structure (rotor, mirrors, internal distances) as the DX8200 model, but it is now fitted into a more compact case, which is half the size but with the same high performance as the previous model, making it easier to install the scanner.

The optic platforms of both scanners use an enhanced version of Astra technology with improved performance. In addition, the optic platform has enhanced laser beam efficiency to improve reading performance on bar codes with a plastic covering. The DS8100A is available with four optic resolutions: low, medium, high and very high, while the DX8200A has three optic resolutions: low/medium, high and very high.

Both scanners are equipped with a completely new decoder board based on an Intel Xscale® microprocessor, that runs at 400 MHz and offers reduced power consumption and benchmark performance. Also installed in the scanners is PackTrack, to identify a gap reduction between parcels or goods on the conveyor, without using an external measuring device.

Datalogic has improved the connectivity of both scanners with the introduction of built-in Ethernet with a fully implemented TCP-IP protocol, while built-in Profibus and DeviceNet connectivity is available in the DX8200A.

The software platform of the two new scanners is based on GENIUS configuration programme, so that they are fully compatible with the 6000 family of industrial laser scanners as well as the SC6000 industrial controller from Datalogic.