IDMVS: configuration software for Hikrobot code readers

Download IDMVS

The installers are hosted on the MVisionPro server; they are the manufacturer's own packages with an English interface. Next to each button you see the version number, the date it was checked and the file size; they update automatically when the manufacturer releases a new version, after the file passes an integrity check. The SHA-256 checksum of every file is listed in the downloads manifest.

Network connection, step by step

1. Install IDMVS and power the reader. Give the computer a fixed (static) IP address: the reader is found more reliably that way.
2. The reader and the computer must be in the same subnet. Open IDMVS: the reader appears in the device list. If it is listed but unreachable, open «Modify IP» and set an address in the computer's subnet — static, DHCP or LLA.
3. Connect by double-clicking the device in the list. Then set the image and decoding parameters, use the preview and the statistics.
4. The reader is not in the list? Check power and the network indicator, the cable and the subnet, and refresh the list manually. In the client settings (Settings → General) check automatic device discovery, the model filter and the protocol (Standard, Private or both). After changing the filter or the protocol, restart the client.

IDH handheld readers over USB

A handheld reader connected over USB for configuration shows up in IDMVS in the list of network (GigE) devices: the client talks to it through a USB network driver. If the device does not appear, open Windows Device Manager → Network adapters and check that the driver is installed; reinstall it from there if needed. The driver is part of IDMVS (IDH3000 needs IDMVS 2.3.0 or newer). This connection is for configuration; sending read codes in USB keyboard (HID) mode or through a virtual COM port is set up separately, following the model's manual.

Save and transfer settings

• Save on the device: Config Management → Save Settings → set UserSet1, UserSet2 or UserSet3. «Start Settings» selects the set loaded at power-on. Loading «Default» restores factory settings. Saving the current set and choosing the start set are two separate actions.
• Backup and transfer: File Access → User Set → export to an .mfa file and import from it. Import replaces the sets on the device. Settings can be transferred between identical models with identical firmware. The .mfa file is not an export of the read history and not a GenICam XML.
• Newer client versions offer additional user sets (up to eight, if the device supports them), save and load, auto-load at start, and export and import of all sets at once.

Sending read results

In «Communication» select a protocol your reader supports and set the receiver parameters: for TCP Client, for example, the address and port of the receiving program. The set of protocols and parameters depends on the model and firmware. «One By One» mode sends codes one at a time with a set interval (100 ms by default on ID3000). If you need a single packet with all codes from one trigger, send us the model, firmware and protocol — we will confirm the format from the documentation for your configuration.

Logs and diagnostics

The reader's own log opens after connection: Load Logs, filter by Error, Warning or Info, export to a folder. For client diagnostics there is the SDK Log Tool (64-bit) with filters and export to a text file, and «Log Collection», which gathers a diagnostics archive and opens its folder. If you see an error code on screen, save it in full together with the text, the operation and the versions of the client, SDK and firmware — with that set we sort the situation out quickly.

Reader will not connect or a code will not read — ask an engineer

We supply these readers and set them up on production lines. Describe the model, how the reader is connected and what you see on screen; first reply within one business day.