JPS6354685A - Optical read method - Google Patents

Optical read method

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Publication number
JPS6354685A
JPS6354685A JP61198335A JP19833586A JPS6354685A JP S6354685 A JPS6354685 A JP S6354685A JP 61198335 A JP61198335 A JP 61198335A JP 19833586 A JP19833586 A JP 19833586A JP S6354685 A JPS6354685 A JP S6354685A
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light
different
amplifiers
codes
bias
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Inventor
Yoichi Hatano
畑野 陽一
Tei Hirashima
禎 平島
Susumu Nishimoto
進 西本
Hayashi Matsunaga
松永 速
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To decode codes whose reflection rate of light are different by converting a scanning reflected light into an electric signal with a light receiving element, amplifying the electric signals in plural amplifiers whose amplification degrees are different in parallel and comparing the levels of the electric signals. CONSTITUTION:The light beam of an LED 11 scans on the codes whose reflection rates of light are different and the light is converted into a voltage signal in a phototransistor 12. The DD component of the voltage signal is cut by a coupling condenser 13 and inputted in an operational amplifier 14. The output of the operational amplifier 14 is oscillated in a bias point set in a bias set part 16. And the signal is inputted two inverse amplifiers 15a and 15b whose amplification degrees are different to be amplified. At this time the outputs from the inverse amplifiers 15a and 15b make the amplification degrees different and adjust a variable resistance 17 so that the bias levels of two inverse amplifiers 15a and 15b are made different. Comparing the output signals in a voltage comparator 18 the codes whose reflection rate of light are different can be decoded considering the distance from the intersecting point to the next intersecting point of the waveform obtained by oscillation difference of two waveforms as the widths of the codes.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は、光の反射率の異なるコードを電気信号に変換
し、解読するための光学読取方法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical reading method for converting codes with different light reflectances into electrical signals and decoding them.

従来の技術 第3図は従来例を示している。第3図において、11は
発光素子であり、22は受光素子、23は電流−電圧変
換アンプで、24はスレッショルド設定部であり、25
は電圧比較器である。
Prior Art FIG. 3 shows a conventional example. In FIG. 3, 11 is a light emitting element, 22 is a light receiving element, 23 is a current-voltage conversion amplifier, 24 is a threshold setting section, and 25
is a voltage comparator.

次に上記従来例の動作について説明する。第3図におい
て、発光素子21と受光素子22を一体にしてコード上
を走査する。発光素子21の反射光の強さを受光素子2
2が受光し、電流に変換し、さらに電流−電圧変換アン
プ23により電圧変換する。この前記電圧変換された信
号は、電圧比較器25の入力に入り、前記スレッショル
ド設定部24で設定された電圧レベルと比較され、出力
にコードに対応した信号を得る。
Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be explained. In FIG. 3, a light emitting element 21 and a light receiving element 22 are integrated to scan a code. The intensity of the reflected light from the light emitting element 21 is determined by the light receiving element 2.
2 receives the light, converts it into a current, and further converts it into a voltage by a current-voltage conversion amplifier 23. This voltage-converted signal enters the input of a voltage comparator 25, and is compared with the voltage level set by the threshold setting section 24 to obtain a signal corresponding to the code as an output.

このように、上記従来の光学読取方法でも1、コード上
を走査し反射光により得られる電気信号レベルが前記ス
レッショルドを中心に限られたレベルで変化すると光の
反射率の異なるコードを解読することが出来る。
In this way, even in the above-mentioned conventional optical reading method, 1. If the electrical signal level obtained by scanning the code and reflected light changes at a limited level around the threshold, codes with different light reflectances can be decoded. I can do it.

発明が解決しようとする問題点 しかしながら、上記従来の光学読取方法では元の反射率
の異なるコードの幅が狭い場合、上記走査反射光の電圧
変換された信号の振幅が小さすぎるため、前記スレッシ
ョルド電圧を中心に変化せず、コードを読みとることが
できないという問題があった。また発光素子21からの
光量に変化があると、反射光の電圧変換された信号が変
化するのであるが、スレッショルド電圧が固定されであ
る為、光量の変化によってレベルを変えることができず
、コードを読みとることができないという問題があった
。本発明は、このような従来の問題を解決するものであ
り、光の反射率の異なるコードの幅が狭いものでも十分
に読取ることができ、発光素子の光量が多小変化しても
コードを検出できる光学読取方法を提供することを目的
とするものである。
Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional optical reading method, when the width of the original codes with different reflectances is narrow, the amplitude of the voltage-converted signal of the scanning reflected light is too small. There was a problem that the code did not change and the code could not be read. Also, if there is a change in the amount of light from the light emitting element 21, the voltage-converted signal of the reflected light will change, but since the threshold voltage is fixed, the level cannot be changed depending on the change in the amount of light, and the code The problem was that it could not be read. The present invention solves these conventional problems, and allows for sufficient reading of narrow codes with different light reflectances, and allows the codes to be read even if the light intensity of the light emitting element changes slightly. The object of the present invention is to provide an optical reading method that can detect.

問題点を解決するための手段 本発明は上記目的を達成するために、走査反射光を受光
素子で電気信号に変換した後、増幅度の異なる複数の増
幅器で前記電気信号をパラレルに増幅し、電気信号のレ
ベルを比較することにより光の反射率の異なるコードを
解読するようにしたものである。
Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention converts the scanning reflected light into an electrical signal using a light receiving element, and then amplifies the electrical signal in parallel using a plurality of amplifiers with different amplification degrees, Codes with different light reflectances can be deciphered by comparing the levels of electrical signals.

作用 したがって、本発明によれば、増幅度の異なる増幅器に
より増幅された電気信号のレベル比較を行うことてよっ
てコードの解読ができ、スレッショルドレベルを設定し
ていない為、コードの誤解読が少なくなるのである。
Therefore, according to the present invention, codes can be decoded by comparing the levels of electrical signals amplified by amplifiers with different amplification degrees, and since no threshold level is set, misreading of codes is reduced. It is.

実施例 第1図は本発明の一実施例の構成を示すものである。第
1図において、11は発光素子として用いたllCDで
あり、12は受光素子として用いたフォトトランジスタ
である。13は直流成分をカットするカップリングコン
デンサであシ、14はインピーダンス変換用オペアンプ
である。16a。
Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11 is an llCD used as a light emitting element, and 12 is a phototransistor used as a light receiving element. 13 is a coupling capacitor for cutting a DC component, and 14 is an operational amplifier for impedance conversion. 16a.

bは、前記オペアンプ14のオペアンプ出力を増幅する
反転増幅器で、可変抵抗17により反転増幅器1st、
bの増幅度とバイアス点に差が発生する。また16は基
憩バイアス設定部である。
b is an inverting amplifier that amplifies the operational amplifier output of the operational amplifier 14, and the inverting amplifier 1st,
A difference occurs between the amplification degree of b and the bias point. Further, 16 is a base bias setting section.

18は反転増幅器16&、bの電圧信号レベルを比較す
る電圧比較器である。
18 is a voltage comparator that compares the voltage signal levels of the inverting amplifiers 16&,b.

次に上記実施例の動作について説明する。上記実施例に
おいて光の反射率の異なるコード上をLEDllの光で
走査する。そして、その反射光をフォトトランジスター
2で受け、電圧信号に変換する。この電圧信号はカップ
リングコンデンサ13により直流成分がカットされ、オ
ペアンプ14に入力される。オペアンプ14の出力はバ
イアス設定部16で設定されたバイアス点で振れる。そ
してこの信号は2つの異なる増幅度の反転増幅器15a
、15bに入力され、そして増幅されるが、このとき、
反転増幅器1st、bの出力は、増幅度に差をつけると
同時に、2つの反転増幅器15&。
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. In the above embodiment, the light from the LED 11 is scanned over the codes having different light reflectances. The reflected light is then received by a phototransistor 2 and converted into a voltage signal. This voltage signal has its direct current component cut off by the coupling capacitor 13 and is input to the operational amplifier 14 . The output of the operational amplifier 14 swings at the bias point set by the bias setting section 16. This signal is passed through an inverting amplifier 15a with two different amplification degrees.
, 15b and is amplified, but at this time,
The outputs of the inverting amplifiers 1st and b have different amplification degrees, and at the same time, the outputs of the two inverting amplifiers 15&.

b(7)バイアスレベルに差をもたせるよう(増幅度の
大きい反転増幅器のバイアスレベルを他方より若干低く
なるように)可変抵抗17を調整する。
b (7) Adjust the variable resistor 17 so that there is a difference in bias level (so that the bias level of the inverting amplifier with a large amplification is slightly lower than that of the other).

この出力信号は第2図の通シニレベルのものとなり、電
圧比較器18により比較し、2波形の振幅差により波形
の交点から交点までをコードの幅として光の反射率の異
なるコードを解読する。なお第2図の小波形&を電圧比
較器18のマイナス側、し 犬波珍′をプラス側に入れるようになっており、電圧比
較器18の出力は下方の矩形波Cとなる。
This output signal is of the same level as shown in FIG. 2, and is compared by the voltage comparator 18, and codes with different light reflectances are decoded based on the amplitude difference between the two waveforms, with the width of the code being defined from the intersection of the waveforms to the intersection. Note that the small waveform & in FIG. 2 is placed on the negative side of the voltage comparator 18, and the small waveform 18 is placed on the positive side, so that the output of the voltage comparator 18 becomes a lower rectangular wave C.

このように、上記実施例てよればコードからの反射光の
強弱の波を若干のバイアス差をあたえた増幅度の異なる
反転増幅器15a、bで増幅し、その出力信号を電圧比
較器18で比較することによりコードの解読を行ってい
る。このため、固定スレッシ冒ルド設定方式で問題とな
る発光素子からの光量に変化がおきても増幅器の増幅度
を調整して設定しておけば、反転増幅器162L、bの
出力波形において十分な振幅差が与えられ、コードの正
確な解読を行うことができるという効果を有する。
In this way, according to the above embodiment, the waves of strong and weak reflected light from the code are amplified by the inverting amplifiers 15a and 15b with different amplification degrees given a slight bias difference, and the output signals thereof are compared by the voltage comparator 18. The code is deciphered by doing this. Therefore, even if the amount of light from the light emitting element changes, which is a problem with the fixed threshold threshold setting method, if the amplification degree of the amplifier is adjusted and set, the output waveform of the inverting amplifiers 162L and 162b can have sufficient amplitude. This has the effect that the difference is given and the code can be deciphered accurately.

発明の効果 本発明は上記実施例よシ明らかなように、以下に示す効
果を有する。
Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention has the following effects.

(1)スレッショルド電圧を設定しておらず、波形の振
幅差によるコード検出である為、反射光量がパラライた
としてもコードを正しく読取れる。
(1) Since no threshold voltage is set and the code is detected based on the amplitude difference of the waveform, the code can be read correctly even if the amount of reflected light is parallel.

(2)幅の狭いコードにおいても増幅器出力信号には、
振幅差が発生するので、コードの解読ができる0
(2) Even with a narrow code, the amplifier output signal has
Since an amplitude difference occurs, the code can be decoded.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の一実施例ておける光学読取方法を説明
するための要部回路図、第2図はその波形図、第3図は
従来の光学読取方法を説明するための要部回路図である
。 11・・・・・・LICD(発光素子)、12・・・・
・・フォトトランジスタ(受光素子)、13・・・・・
・カップリングコンデンサ、14・・・・・・インピー
ダンス変換用オペアンプ、15a、b・・・・・・反転
増幅部、16・・・・・・バイアス設定部、17・・・
・・・可変抵抗、18・・・・・・電圧比較器。 代理人の氏名 弁理士 中 尾 敏 男 ほか1名第2
図 第3図
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a main part for explaining an optical reading method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram thereof, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a main part for explaining a conventional optical reading method. It is a diagram. 11...LICD (light emitting device), 12...
...Phototransistor (light receiving element), 13...
- Coupling capacitor, 14... operational amplifier for impedance conversion, 15a, b... inverting amplifier section, 16... bias setting section, 17...
...Variable resistor, 18...Voltage comparator. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 2nd
Figure 3

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 光の反射率の異なるコード上を発光素子の光で走査し、
この走査反射光を受光できるように設けた受光素子を設
け、前記受光素子に複数の増幅器を並列に接続するとと
もに、これらの増幅器の増幅度を異ならせ、比較器で比
較することにより前記コードの解読を行う光学読取方法
The light from the light emitting element scans the code with different light reflectance,
A light receiving element is provided so as to be able to receive this scanning reflected light, a plurality of amplifiers are connected in parallel to the light receiving element, the amplification degrees of these amplifiers are made different, and the amplification degree of the above code is compared by a comparator. Optical reading method for decoding.
JP61198335A 1986-08-25 1986-08-25 Optical read method Pending JPS6354685A (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5621204A (en) * 1995-05-30 1997-04-15 Opticon Inc Low power bar code reader

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JPS5810270A (en) * 1981-07-13 1983-01-20 Mekano Kk Converting circuit for bar code reader reading signal

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5810270A (en) * 1981-07-13 1983-01-20 Mekano Kk Converting circuit for bar code reader reading signal

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5621204A (en) * 1995-05-30 1997-04-15 Opticon Inc Low power bar code reader

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