26 Jun
1998
26 Jun
'98
2:06 p.m.
On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Shawn Rutledge wrote:
There appear to be many different types. I think you can find wands that
plug directly into a PC serial port, but all of mine seem intended to plug
into specific "portable data terminals" (which I also have) from which I
can download the scanned data. There are also several different types of
barcodes, and not all wands/scanners can handle all barcode types.
-- Doug
might help
(yes, I'm really just trying to find a use for these cool laser
scanners and wands I have).
Me too! I picked up a couple of the stainless steel round wand type with a
red laser in the end. They have a 9-pin plug and were evidently intended to
plug directly into a serial port. But the laser didn't light up when I did
that; so I figure maybe the software would have to enable/disable a certain
combination of control lines, if the thing is really powered off the port.
Do you happen to know any more about how these work?