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Design of magnetic bar-code read head
Kadlčík, Libor ; Drexler, Petr (referee) ; Mikulka, Jan (advisor)
Magnetic bar-code is composed from ferromagnetic bars printed on a substrate. The amount of ferromagnetic material is low, therefore reading magnetic barcode requires sensitive methods. Principle of methods of sensing both low-intensity magnetic field (fluxgates) and detecting low concentration of ferromagnetic material (resonant circuit, differential sensor) will be described. There are sensors producing frequency-modulated signal, therefore we focus on frequency demodulators as well. Signal acquired by sensor suffers from convolution distortion, reconstruction methods will be introduced. The assembled device consists of sensing oscillator, frequency demodulator, amplifier and reconstructing circuit. Frequency demodulation is done by phase-locked loop or differential demodulator. Reconstruction is based on detection of inflection points, producing square signal (representing bars of barcode). Design of these blocks is described. The device is able to read magnetic barcodes and reconstruct convolutionary distorted acquired signal. The differential demodulator exhibits low noise and low temperature drift (contrary to phase-locked loop). Signal produced by reading 2 mm wide bars is reconstructed without any problems, bars of width less than 1 mm cause troubles in certain cases (due to high degree of convolution distortion).
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Design of magnetic bar-code read head
Kadlčík, Libor ; Drexler, Petr (referee) ; Mikulka, Jan (advisor)
Magnetic bar-code is composed from ferromagnetic bars printed on a substrate. The amount of ferromagnetic material is low, therefore reading magnetic barcode requires sensitive methods. Principle of methods of sensing both low-intensity magnetic field (fluxgates) and detecting low concentration of ferromagnetic material (resonant circuit, differential sensor) will be described. There are sensors producing frequency-modulated signal, therefore we focus on frequency demodulators as well. Signal acquired by sensor suffers from convolution distortion, reconstruction methods will be introduced. The assembled device consists of sensing oscillator, frequency demodulator, amplifier and reconstructing circuit. Frequency demodulation is done by phase-locked loop or differential demodulator. Reconstruction is based on detection of inflection points, producing square signal (representing bars of barcode). Design of these blocks is described. The device is able to read magnetic barcodes and reconstruct convolutionary distorted acquired signal. The differential demodulator exhibits low noise and low temperature drift (contrary to phase-locked loop). Signal produced by reading 2 mm wide bars is reconstructed without any problems, bars of width less than 1 mm cause troubles in certain cases (due to high degree of convolution distortion).
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