An architecture for automatically configuring equipment interfaced to a computer. The image processing apparatus performs gradation correction on the input image such that appropriate hue and saturation are achieved while emphasizing a main object. The connector housing incorporates compliant sections corresponding to the areas where the greatest deformation in the substrate is expected. A database, ERP system or other system in communication with the control system alerts the operator of the status of an incoming tote andor trays contained in the tote to increase processing efficiency and speed. The decoder selects the scan order from among multiple available scan orders and then reorders the coefficients back into a two-dimensional matrix using the selected scan order.