Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

OCR License "Text-Genius" for SIMATIC MV440

Overview

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Description

The OCR license “Text-Genius” enhances the SIMATIC MV440 by the functionality of optical character recognition (OCR).

Fields of application of OCR can be found in the pharmaceutical industry (serialization / expiration date on packaging), the automotive / electronics industry (e.g., production number on printed circuit boards), the solar industry (serial number on thin-film modules) and the food & beverage industry (e.g., expiration date on packaging), among others.

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Benefits

Flexible reading of many fonts without tedious teaching-in
Quick and reliable reading (exceeding 1000 readings per minute) for high-speed applications
Simultaneous reading and comparison of plain text and machine-readable 1D/2D codes in one field of view
Automatic text locating without the use of predefined areas enables a capture even with deviating text positions
Automatic line recognition (up to 5 x 15 lines)
Flexible reading with character heights between 15 and 55 pixels
Up to five image regions with separate settings can be read
Reading of mirrored, rotated and inverted texts
A wide range of filter and comparison functions yield a solid reading result
Flexible retrofitting of the license onto the device via the Automation License Manager of SIMATIC

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Details

The license is provided as "Single License" on a USB stick and can be loaded onto the device via the SIMATIC Automation License Manager (ALM) using a plug-in. The license is executable on SIMATIC MV440 units with firmware version 3.0 or higher.

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