Sick has launched IDpro,
a standardised software platform to
enable all Sick auto-ident devices to
communicate with each other.

The platform achieves seamless
connectivity between Sick’s laser
barcode scanners, 2D/3D vision
cameras and RFID interrogators. The
benefits are faster communication
and virtual elimination of errors in
data transfer between devices,
enabling factory automation and
logistics control networks to operate
more efficiently.

Tim Stokes, AutoIdent product
specialist for Sick (UK), comments:
“It’s the only complete connectivity
interface on the market. Previously,
devices have often been developed at
different times with different software
versions.

“The variation means they often
can’t talk directly to each other, so you
get bottlenecks and reading errors,
sometimes slowing down networks
and even causing crashes.”