Pitch
Rotation of a code pattern about the
Position
The position of a scanner or light source in relation to the target of a receiving element.
Protocol
A formal set of conventions governing the formatting and relative timing of message exchange between two communicating systems.
Raster
The process of projecting the laser beam at varied angles spaced evenly from each other. Typically, the mirrored rotor surfaces are angled to create multiple scan lines instead of a single beam.
Resolution
The narrowest element dimension which can be distinguished by a particular reading device or printed with a particular device or method.
RS232
Interface between data terminal equipment and data communication equipment employing serial binary data interchange.
RS485
Interface that specifies the electrical characteristics of generators and receivers for use in balanced digital multipoint systems such as on a Multidrop line.
Scanner
A device that examines a printed pattern (barcode) and either passes the uninterpreted data to a decoder or decodes the data and passes it onto the Host system.
Serial Port
An I/O port used to connect a scanner to your computer, generally identifiable by a 9- pin or
Signal
An impulse or fluctuating electrical quantity (i.e.: a voltage or current) the variations of which represent changes in information.
Skew
Rotation about the
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