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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: DennisCNC on May 20, 2009, 09:59:07 PM

Title: Bar code scanners?
Post by: DennisCNC on May 20, 2009, 09:59:07 PM

Do any 9 pin serial bar code scanners work with the bar code plugin?

Thanks

Title: Re: Bar code scanners?
Post by: DennisCNC on June 12, 2009, 10:55:07 PM

I bought a Symbol scanner on eBay with a serial connector and it works nice with the plug, FYI.  Thanks to Bryan for the plugin!

Title: Re: Bar code scanners?
Post by: Chaoticone on June 13, 2009, 08:27:31 AM

Thanks for letting us know Dennis. Do you have a any more info you can share on it? Model/partnumber/etc.?

Brett

Title: Re: Bar code scanners?
Post by: caladin on June 13, 2009, 05:38:03 PM

I used several symbol scanners at my last job,
the nicest one looked like a star trek phaser, but was called the cobra.
(they had on called the phaser, but it was portable and more expensive)

Ir plugged into a USBport, and it had a driver so you could set it up to emulate a keyboard.
You just click on the test box where you want the number to go and scan it, and the driver
types the keys to put the number in for you, no special software needed.

Caladin-

Title: Re: Bar code scanners?
Post by: DennisCNC on June 14, 2009, 10:19:28 PM

Here is a pic of it and its a Symbol - "Hotshot", Model LS2104-1000

It loads the program very fast in Mach, perfect if you have other people running same parts over and over on a machine.  I'm gana make a laminated folder with pictures of the parts and have bar codes next to them. 
Also it reads only UPC bar codes, I used Elfring UPC software to print the bars.

Title: Re: Bar code scanners?
Post by: Chaoticone on June 14, 2009, 11:25:09 PM

Thanks Dennis.

Brett

Title: Re: Bar code scanners?
Post by: XLR84x4 on June 27, 2009, 05:15:44 PM

I have a old USB bar code scanner kicking around.

Does anyone have a solution on how to convert it to the serial port or have it recognised as a com port??

I did think that there was some software available that could recognise a USB port as a virtual com port/

Thanks
Jason

Title: Re: Bar code scanners
Post by: rojomil on April 04, 2011, 11:14:54 AM

Hi, how to scan barcode without use mouse to click menu etc. etc. i need somthing like switch to activate barcode function