Banner Engineering

Dec. 15, 2005
Cost-Effective Bar Code Sensor Touts Ease of Use
Banner Engineering's PresencePlusP4 2D and 1D bar code sensor reads advanced 2D and 1D bar codes — including Data Matrix ECC200 and PDF 417 — as well as linear codes. The P4 BCR with a lens and lighting is only $1995 — half the price of comparable bar code vision sensors, according to the company.The new sensor's features include:
  • A high-performance vision inspection solution that's the best value in vision sensing;

  • Compact self-contained vision solution in a package the size of a sensor;

  • Even with minimal knowledge of vision systems, you can quickly set up an inspection;

  • Available in nine lanuages, a single software supports all PresencePLUS sensors;

  • Simple, remote TEACH allows inspection changeovers without a PC;

  • Industrial protocols supported via Ethernet or Serial connection;

  • Choose right-angle or in-line optics with a wide variety of lighting and lensing options;

  • PresencePLUS P4 includes the GEO for 360° pattern matching, and the EDGE for high-speed measuring and positioning.