Baracoda ToughRunners – User Guide v1.6
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The different ways to connect scanner to a Host
Baracoda proposes three (3) ways to simplify this process. Just choose the most appropriate one according to
your specific need.
For users: Plug & Scan hardware solutions
The easiest way to associate our scanners with a Host is by using Baracoda Plug and Scan solutions. Baracoda
offers the RS232 Plug&Scan or the USB Plug&Scan dongle. If you have one of these devices:
1.
Plug the dongle into the USB port or into the RS232 port of the computer.
2.
Wait 5 seconds for the host computer to recognize the Plug&Scan dongle.
3.
Scan the “Connect barcode” available on the Plug & Scan dongle just once.
4.
Within less than 20 seconds the LED on the scanner will start double flashing green: you are now
paired and connected!
If you have the USB dongle just open up the target application (such as Notepad, Excel and Word). Make sure
the active cursor is where the user wants the barcode information to be placed and start scanning barcodes.
If you have the RS232 Plug&Scan Dongle, your application will have to retrieve the information from the serial
port, download RS232 Kemul Software on the Baracoda Website
http://www.baracoda.com/
Please note that the scanner is set by the Baracoda Plug&Scan USB in “no data loss mode” ON by default.
This implies that the reader will bufferise barcodes if the barcodes are read out of range.
For users: software solutions
Two software used to simplify the day-to-day usage of Bluetooth barcode devices are:
•
K-Emul software lets you insert the scanned barcode value in the selected field. It also allows adding a
prefix and a suffix.
•
BaracodaManager software is a user-friendly, advanced software that, besides inserting the scanned
barcode in a field of your application (Kemul plug-in) or displaying it (Terminal plug-in), presents the
following features: very easy connection (one click connectivity), automatic reconnection,
bufferisation of the data and automatic re-transmission.
The Baracoda Manager software is the most advanced software of Baracoda. Please check compatibility for
some specific Hosts (see our Compatibility Table available on
http://www.baracoda.com/download
).
How to quickly verify that your scanner is working correctly, using the BaracodaManager software:
1.
Make sure that your host device (PC or PDA) is Bluetooth enabled. If not, please contact your reseller.
2.
Install
the
BaracodaManager
software
(updates
can
be
downloaded
from
http://www.baracoda.com/download
).
If your Bluetooth software is not compatible with the BaracodaManager software, you can test your scanner
with HyperTerminal or Kemul software. Refer to Communication Protocol documentation. (Download on
http://www.baracoda.com/download
)
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