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How Can Data Be Written into a Text File from a DataMan Reader?

How can data be written into a text file from a DataMan reader?

31/10/2025

Question

How Can Data Be Written Into a Text File from a DataMan Reader?

Answer

  • Open the “DataMan Setup Tool” software : https://support.cognex.com/en/downloads/dataman/software-firmware
  • Navigate to the “Home” tab, then click on “Options”

  • In the “Data Logging” tab, specify a file path for “Result Code”: 

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  • Connect to the reader

  • In the “Result History” section, go to “Logging”, and select “Log all result codes to file system”:

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  • Present a readable code to the reader, and send a trigger :

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  • A new folder will automatically be created, using the name of the reader (e.g., “DM374-G”), containing a text file with the logged result codes:

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