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The overall idea behind a scanner is that it needs to get the barcode and related information input to the program that consumes that information. That means it needs to do those small extra little tasks that are critical to enabling the program to recognize it as a barcode. For HID, and Keyboard Wedge style interfaces the prefix and suffix are very important. Since the input is taken in just like someone typing the information you need a way to differentiate between normally typed text and a barcode scan. Control characters are the way this is done.
It may be necessary to ensure that the CTRL + B character is being properly sent to your application. The easiest test is to do a scan in the DOS command prompt. Open a DOS command line window and perform a scan “^B” is the character you are looking for. It shows as 2 characters, but it is really only one character. There are ways to test and ensure this.
A similar test can be done in the setup wizard of System Five. The barcode setup allows you to scan a barcode and you will see a “(2)” scanned at the start. This is how we display the HEX character 2 which is a CTRL + B character. If the (2) shows up when testing your scan, it is being scanned correctly.
The supported hardware list can be found here: supported equipment list. It may be more current than the information below. Please check this link for changes.
This is the beginning of the documentation of other models in use by customers. Conversely I also want to make note of any scanners that have been problems and do not work for one reason or another.
Use the Config Sheet in case we need to restore the factory settings of the scanner
config_sheet_ms9540.pdf
MS9540 ctrlkBprefix file is used for adding the preamble code
ms_9540_ctrlbprefix.pdf
Note: Skip step 2 “Load RS232 Defaults” if the scanner is using a USB cable. Only use it when using a serial cable.
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