Barcode Scanner Engine Single PCB Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional barcode scanners require multiple Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) due to the large and bulky nature of components like image sensors, illumination light sources, and aimer light sources, leading to increased costs and risks of product failure from potential connection issues.
Innovation Solution
Integrating multiple components such as image sensors, illumination light sources, and aimer light sources onto a single common PCB, reducing the number of PCBs needed and minimizing connection risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If multiple components (image sensor, illumination light source, aimer light source) are integrated onto a single common PCB, then device complexity and manufacturing cost decrease, but the reliability of individual components may be compromised due to potential connection issues on a shared board
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the merging principle by integrating multiple previously separate components (image sensor, illumination light source, aimer light source) onto a single common PCB. This consolidation reduces the overall number of PCBs from multiple to one, simplifying the device structure and reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining functional performance.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple components are integrated onto a single common PCB, then manufacturing cost decreases, but the risk of product failure from connection issues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of multiple components onto a single common PCB reduces manufacturing cost by eliminating the need for multiple separate PCBs and their associated assembly processes. The single PCB architecture simplifies the manufacturing workflow and reduces material costs despite the increased connection density on the board.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for use in decoding a bar code symbol may include an image sensor integrated circuit having a plurality of pixels, timing and control circuitry for controlling an image sensor, gain circuitry for controlling gain, and analog to digital conversion circuitry for conversion of an analog signal to a digital signal. The apparatus may also include a printed circuit board for receiving the image sensor integrated circuit. The connection between the image sensor integrated circuit and the printed circuit board characterized by a plurality of conductive adhesive connectors disposed between a plurality of electrode pads and a plurality of contact pads, where the conductive adhesive connectors provide electrical input/output and mechanical connections between the image sensor integrated circuit and the printed circuit board. The apparatus may be operative for processing image signals generated by the image sensor integrated circuit for attempting to decode the bar code symbol.