Honeywell MX7 Tecton, Reference Manual

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Data Collection Wedge
Introduction
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Data Collection
This software component is the interface between data collection devices such as bar code scanners, or imagers, integrated
into your MX7 Tecton, bar code scanners externally connected to it's COM port or bar code scanners wirelessly connected via
Bluetooth to your MX7 Tecton. This software component collects the data from the varied sources and presents it to
applications on your MX7 Tecton in a transparent manner.
Note: When a HID enabled USB scanner is connected to the MX7 Tecton the scanned data is transmitted to the active
window as keystroke messages. The data bypasses the data collection wedge. Any data handling to be applied to the
scanned data, for example strip leading or trailing characters, must be programmed into the scan engine via
configuration bar codes or handled by the application accepting the data.
Use the options on the control panels to set MX7 Tecton data collection keyboard wedge parameters, enable or disable allowed
symbologies, set the active scanner port, and assign scan key settings. Assign baud rate, parity, stop bits and data bits for
available COM ports. Parameters on the Main tab and the COM tab apply to this device only.
Bar code manipulation parameter settings on the Data Options tab are applied to the incoming data resulting from successful
bar code scans received by the MX7 Tecton for processing. The successful bar code scan data may be sent by:
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an integrated scanner in the endcap,
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a wireless Bluetooth Handheld Scanner,
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or a tethered serial scanner.
Integrated scanner configuration can be changed using the Data Collection Control Panel or via the Scanner API functions.
While the changed configuration is being stored, the Scanner LED is solid amber. The scanner is not operational during the
configuration update.
Note: The integrated scan engine begins scanning when the designated Scan key on the MX7 Tecton is activated.
When using any Symbol bar code reader to scan the Reset All (or equivalent) bar code (available in the Integrated Scanner
Programming Guide ) with the MX7 Tecton’s integrated scan engine, the next step is to open Data Collection on the MX7
Tecton, click the OK button and then close it. This action will synchronize all scanner formats for your device. Another option
you can use to reset the Data Collection panel is to scan the LXEReset bar code (for Symbol and Hand Held Products scan
engines) or the N43Reset bar code (for the Honeywell Laser Scanner N43XX) located in the
Integrated Scanner Programming
Guide .
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