Scanner Peripheral Panel  

Definition

The scanner peripheral panel can be divided in two areas: an input area and a state area. The input area contains a barcode record list of the selected data. The data list is under the scanner node in the project tree, otherwise, if the project tree is hidden, the list is in the input area above the barcode record list. The state area contains a scan history buffer, an active symbology list and a state buffer. These are further discussed below.

 

Structure

·        Data List - This list is displayed under the scanner node, in the project tree. A project may have more than one data (barcode) group for the scanner.

·        Input Area - It allows the user to prepare the barcode data that is going to be used in the scanning emulation. The data and barcodes are listed in this area.

¡        Data List - If the project tree is hidden, the list is displayed on top of the barcodes list.

¡        Barcode List - As indicated above, each data (group) has a list of barcodes. This list contains all barcode records that belong to the selected data. Each barcode has the following information:

§         Symbology - The symbology used by the barcode

§         Alias - An alias that helps identify each barcode. Since there can be several barcodes for a given symbology, the user can assign an appropriate identifier for each barcode.

§         Data - The data for the barcode. Depending on the symbology the data may include the check digit.

 

·        State Area - It displays several states of the emulated scanner.

¡        Scan History - All scanning results are recorded here, both successful and failed scans.

¡        Active Symbologies - It displays every active symbology.

If an active symbology tree is expanded, the window will display all of the active options under the symbology.

¡        State Buffer - It indicates the following settings on the scanner

§         Connection - Open or Closed.

§         Mode - Wedge or Scan Aware.

§         Armed - false or true. Indicates whether the scanner is ready to read or not.

§         Listener - Ready or Not Ready. Indicates if there is a client listener or not.

§         Trigger - On or Off. Indicates if the scanner’s beam is on or off

§         Wedge Window - Default or Application Title. Shows where the wedge result will go.

§         UPC Addon - Required or Not Required. Indicates whether to scan a UPC/EAN barcode with or without an add-on.

§         Addon 2 - Active or Inactive. Indicates whether the scanner will read the two digit add-on when it scans a UPC/EAN barcode.

§         Addon 5 - Active or Inactive. Indicates whether the scanner will read the five digit add-on when it scans a UPC/EAN barcode.

§         Beep - Describes the beeping behavior of the scanner. The possible values are:

·         Off

·         On Read

·         On Fail

·         On Scan

§         Pre-amble - This is a string that will be inserted in front of scanned barcode data.

§         Post-amble - This is a string that will be appended to the scanned barcode data.