1. TC501 Product Reference Guide
  2. Applications
  3. Zebra Showcase App
  4. Available Demos
  5. Free-Form OCR
  6. Free-Form OCR Configurations
  • TC501 Product Reference Guide
Free-Form OCR Configurations

Free-Form OCR Configurations

This section describes the configurations available within Free-Form OCR.
  • Input Source
     - Specifies the input source for data capture:
    Imager
     or
    Camera
    .
  • Session Timeout
     - Specifies the timeout period in milliseconds. The value can range from 0 – 60000, in increments of 500. The default is 15000.
  • Script
     - Specifies the script language of the text being read. Supported languages include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Devanagari, and various Latin-based languages.
    • Latin
       (default)
    • Latin and Chinese
    • Latin and Japanese
    • Latin and Korean
    • Latin and Devanagari
  • Illumination
     - Enables or disables illumination during the scanning session.
  • Output Image
     - Specifies the output mode for the captured image:
    • Disable
       - No image is output.
    • Full
       - Outputs the entire image.
    • Cropped
       (default) - Outputs an image cropped to the Region of Interest (ROI). The user adjusts and sets the ROI in the preview screen during data capture.
  • Zoom
     - Specifies the camera zoom level, from 1 to 8. The default value is 1.
  • Report OCR Data Rules
     - Allows for the creation of Regular Expression (Regex) rules to validate OCR data. Note that Regex is applied at the block level.
  • Feedback Parameters
    :
    • Decode Audio Feedback
       - Selects an audio tone from the list to play upon a successful decode.
    • Decode Haptic Feedback
       - Enables or disables device vibration upon a successful decode.
    • Decode LED Notification
       - When enabled, the green LED flashes to indicate a successful decode.
    • Beep Volume Channel
       - Selects the volume channel to use for the decode audio feedback:
      • Ringer
         - Uses the Ringer volume setting.
      • Music and Media
         - Uses the Music and Media volume setting.
      • Alarms
         - Uses the Alarms volume setting.
      • Notification
         - Uses the Notification volume setting (default).
  • Region of Interest (ROI) Size
     - Configures the default size of the ROI bounding box:
    • Width - % of Screen
       - Sets the width of the ROI bounding box as a percentage of the screen. The default is 40.
    • Height - % of Screen
       - Sets the height of the ROI bounding box as a percentage of the screen. The default is 10.
  • Auto-Remember Resize
     - When enabled, the ROI retains its manually resized dimensions across sessions. By default, this is disabled, and the ROI reverts to its default size at the start of each session.