Sick OTC400-000

The OTS400 Omni Tracking System, which includes the OTC 400, combines the information supplied by the individual bar code scanners on the code content, and transfers this bar code information for each object to the host, together with any required additional information.

This system communicates using the CAN Bus/ CAN Open protocol. The OTS400/ OTC400 provides each bar code scanner with the beginning and the end of an object, which is assigned a fixed number.The current travel increment is continuously communicated to each bar code scanner. If the bar code scanner detects a bar code, it sends this information immediately to the OTS400/ OTC400. They then combine the results from the individual bar code scanners and sends these to the host at a defined output point.

The individual bar code scanners are also monitored by the OTC400 for possible system errors. In this way, the unit can notify the host and the plant operator, if maintenance is required.