Baracoda RS232RS232 manual

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    RS232 RS232 dongle Plug & Sca n User Guide ©Baracoda TM – April 2009 Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion dongle Plug & Sca n[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 2 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY ................................................................... 2 REVISION HISTORY .......................................................... 3 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 3 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion Revision History Revision History Revision History Revision History Changes to the origin al man ual are listed belo w. Documen t Date Description 3.27.1 30 Jun 08 Initial release 3.27.2 08 Jul 08 added schem es and transpa rent mod e descripti[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 4 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction This docu ment con cerns the RS232 dongle Plug & Scan v3.28 (see “Print Firmwar e V ersion ” section for how to get the firmwar e version). The RS232 Plug & Scan dongle[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 5 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion 2. 2. 2. 2. Technical Introduction Technical Introduction Technical Introduction Technical Introduction 2.1. 2.1. 2.1. 2.1. H ardwar e desc riptio n Hard ware d escrip tion Hard ware d escrip tion Hard ware d escrip tion Baracoda Serial Don gle[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan 2.2. 2.2. 2.2. 2.2. Scan ner St atus Scan ner St atus Scan ner St atus Scan ner St atus The Plug & Scan dongle is only able to establi sh point connect simulta neously to mo re than one device. The Plug & Scan dongle can h ave three ( • Disconnected : The dongl e can a ccept connections from a ny Bara[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 7 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion 2.3. 2.3. 2.3. 2.3. N o data loss mode No d ata lo ss mod e No d ata lo ss mod e No d ata lo ss mod e The ‘ No data loss mod e’ is activated by default for all scanner s supporting the feat ure (RoadRunn ers, BaracodaPencil2, Road Runne rs [...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 8 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion How to How to How to How to use wi th use with use with use with RoadRu nners RoadRunne rs RoadRunne rs RoadRunne rs Enable batch mode When t his mode is set, all the scanners ( supporting th e function ality) working with th e don gle are in b[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 9 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion Note: UPLOAD M essages As keyboa rd emulat ion is u sed, the h ost ap plication has a limited acc ess to informati on on the scann er. To answer t his, the dongle can u se a me ssages system which can help the ho st app lication having a status[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 10 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion 3. 3. 3. 3. How to connect your Baracoda barcode scanner How to connect your Baracoda barcode scanner How to connect your Baracoda barcode scanner How to connect your Baracoda barcode scanner How to con nect y our Ba racoda Pencil /Penci l2 Ho[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 11 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion How to con nect y our BC M2604 How to con nect y our BC M2604 How to con nect y our BC M2604 How to con nect y our BC M2604 - - - - L/BCM2 604 L/BCM2604 L/BCM2604 L/BCM2604 - - - -F F F F 1. Reset the scanner b y taking out and replacing bot h[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 12 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion How to connec t your RoadRunn ers/Ro adRunn ers How t o connec t yo ur RoadR unners /RoadR unners How t o connec t yo ur RoadR unners /RoadR unners How t o connec t yo ur RoadR unners /RoadR unners Evoluti on Evoluti on Evoluti on Evol ution 1[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 13 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion How to con nect y our Du alRunn ers How to con nect y our Du alRunn ers How to con nect y our Du alRunn ers How to con nect y our Du alRunn ers 7. Reset the scanner (see DualR unners User Guide t o perform this operat ion). 8. Plug the do ngle[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 14 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion 4. 4. 4. 4. How to How to How to How to dis dis dis disconnect your connect your connect your connect your Plug & Scan Dongle Plug & Scan Dongle Plug & Scan Dongle Plug & Scan Dongle There are 3 differ ent ways to disconnect a [...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan 5. 5. 5. 5. Additional features Additional features Additional features Additional features Pref ix Pref ix Pref ix Pref ix Suff ix Suff ix Suff ix Suff ix Carriage Return (CR) Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – User Guide v3.2 8.2 Additional features Additional features Additional features Additional fe[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 16 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion UART Se ttings UART Se ttings UART Se ttings UART Se ttings The default setting s of the Bar acoda Serial dongle are 96 00 / 8 / 1 / None . Baud Rate selection 9600 bps [ default] 19200 bps 38400 bps 57600 bps 115200 bp s Stop bits 1 stop bit [...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan Only for B C2604/ BL2604 /B Only for B C2604/ BL2604 /B Only for B C2604/ BL2604 /B Only for B C2604/ BL2604 /B The Number of Beep s for ‘good scan ’ Warning: These settings are only possible with BC/BL disconnect the scanner (readin g the “ “Connect barco de.” Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan ?[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan The Number of Beep s for ‘ACK ’(in ‘no data loss mode ’) Warning: These settings are only possible with BC/BL disconnect the scanner (reading th e “D “Connect barco de.” Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – User Guide v3.2 8.2 The Number of Beep s for ‘ACK ’(in ‘no data loss mode ’) W[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 19 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion Prin t firm ware v ersion Prin t firm ware v ersion Prin t firm ware v ersion Prin t firm ware v ersion This barcode will display the fi rmware version o f your Plu g & Scan dongle: Print firmware version Transpa rent m ode Transpa rent m [...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 20 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion 6. 6. 6. 6. Compatibility Compatibility Compatibility Compatibility The RS232 Plug & Scan (v3.28 ) is only compat ible with the followin g Baracoda b arcode rea ders: • Baracod aPencil Minimum Bluetoo th version r equired 1.5 a nd minimu[...]

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    Baracoda RS232 dongle Plug & Scan – Us er Guide v3.28.2 - 21 - Data Capture for W orkforce in Motion Limite d War rant y. Limite d War rant y. Limite d War rant y. Limite d War rant y. Manufacturer warrants that t he prod uct will be free of de fects in mat erial and workman ship for one (1) year from the date of shipment. M anufacturer will,[...]