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NCR RealScan 7802 Price Verifier User Guide
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Chapter 5 – Interfacing to the
Back Office Server
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Scanner
Controller
Display
RealScan 7802
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Host
Computer
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AS400*
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VAX
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WINTEL*
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NT*/2000/98
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Unix*
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Other
* = Most Popular
Product
Images
[Graphics Files]
Product
Price and
Description
[Graphics Files]
UPC Code
[Request] sent
from scanner
Image and/or text
returned by HOST
Relational Data Base
The API (Application Programming Interface) is a description of the ProductInfo protocol that enables
the host computer to communicate with the RealScan 7802. Is not a physical piece of hardware.
Both ends of the API are physically the same piece of software.
The RealScan 7802 only performs 3 functions.
1. Scan the product UPC (barcode) and send it to the HOST computer across the network.
2. Accept the response from the HOST and display the information appropriately.
3. Automatically download a slideshow from the HOST and play it.
Overview
A generic protocol called ‘ProductInfo’ has been created especially for interfacing price
verifier units such as the RealScan 7802 with the back office server that has the database
with item prices and descriptions. Implementations of ProductInfo directed at specific
hardware platforms, the RealScan 7802 in this case, are a subset of the full protocol. This
is one part of the API or Application Programming Interface for that specific device. The
other part of the API is concerned with configuration, control and setting modes. Both
parts are covered in detail in this Chapter.
The application that links the RealScan 7802 and the back office server’s data must
reside on the server. Almost any platform that runs a TCP/IP network can be used as a
server. Known hardware platforms in use include AS400, VAX and Wintel. Software
platforms include Windows NT, UNIX, Linux, and VMS running Oracle, SQL or other
databases.
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