Baracoda Computer Drive Product Description, Bluetooth Connnection, Features, terminals RS232

Data Capture

for Workforce

in Motion

2.Product Description

2.1 Bluetooth Connnection

The USB Plug & Scan dongle is only able to establish point-to-point Bluetooth connectionns. This means that the USB dongle cannot connect simultaneously to more than one device.

The USB Plug & Scan dongle can havve three (3) states:

•Disconnected: The dongle can accept connections from any Baracoda scanner (see how to connect your Baracoda scanner).

•Paired and waiting for connection: The dongle has already been paired to a Baracoda scanner. Just switch on this scanner inside the Bluetooth range of the USB dongle and the connection will be automatically established.

This mode allows other Barracoda scanners to connect to the USB dongle. Scan the “connect” barcode, then the previous Baracoda scanner will disconnect and the new Baracoda scannner will connect to the dongle.

•Connected: The USB dongle is connected to the Baracoda scanner. Just scan barcodes and the data will be transmitted to your active application.

This mode allows other Barracoda scanners to connect to the USB dongle. Scan the “connect” barcode, then the previous Baracoda scanner will disconnect and the new Baracoda scannner will connect to the dongle.

2.2 Features

Using the USB Plug&Scan dongle is quite simple. In three steps, it can be installed and reaady to operate:

1/ Plug the dongle

PlugPlugthetheRS232USB Plug&ScanPlug&Scandongle

indonglethe hostin the

host terminal

terminal's RS232

USB port

COM Port and set it up (9600bps...).

2/ Scan to connect

Scan the 'connected barcode' placed on the dongle in order

to connect to it.

3/ work !

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automatically

autommatically

configured and the

configgured and the

capturred data (*)

scanned data arrive

is dispplayed on the

in the host terminal

currennt application

(Keybvia theoardserial COM Emulaport ontion)which the

(*): barrcode, RFID Tag

dongle is plugged.

Note: the USB Plug & Scan forces thhe settings of the scanner to which it gets connected in the following configuration:

￿Restore scan engine defaullts

￿Enable default code ID

￿Set Slave Mode

￿Set output format: Baracodda Frame, enable acknowledgment (ie: no data loss m ode), no prefix/suffix

It may be problematic if you use thee same scanner in the above configuration with an appplication that does not give an acknowledgment back to the scanner.

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