Sick Lector 65x camera-based code reader

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The Lector 65x matrix camera is part of Sick’s family of image-based code readers. The product comes with 2 or 4 megapixel camera resolution and wide angle for a large working field.

The camera identifies packages at belt speeds of up to 4 m/s and can identify poorly legible codes. It has dynamic focus with flexible height and depth and is supplied with integrated memory and MicroSD memory card.

According to the company, the product is the first camera-based code reader for logistics automation and gap-free tracking in factory automation.

There are two focal variants of the code reader. The Flex version with individually selectable illumination and lenses provides efficient solutions. A Dynamic Focus version is also available.

Both the Flex and Dynamic Focus versions offer integrated image capture with resolutions of 2 or 4 megapixels. The 4 megapixel resolution permits the reliable identification of a typical 1D code with a line width of 0.35 mm in a reading field of almost 500 x 500 mm. The product’s decoding algorithms can reliably detect and evaluate even weakly contrasting or partly destroyed codes.

Serial interfaces, I/Os, USB, CAN and Ethernet-based fieldbuses such as TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP (including function blocks) are already integrated in the code reader. Other fieldbuses, such as Profibus and Profinet, are available in the form of connection modules.

The code reader is typically used for intralogistics involving automated sorting processes, but can also be used to semi-automate manual handling and sorting processes.