Feedback is a huge issue with wireless scanners...most have a small lcd display, beeping and other tones, and a small keypad of sorts (arrow keys, etc.) to allow rudimentary control, but if it's just sending raw keystroke data back to the receiver/computer, there's nothing you can do remotely to "undo" what was just scanned. One approach I tried was to print some keystroke barcodes on a page that was enclosed in a plastic sleeve and kept on a clipboard that the scanning-person would carry with them. That way they could delete the last scan remotely by scanning a "delete" barcode. But, even then they were working blind and most users weren't comfortable with it.
Also tried sound feedback (warehouse setting) with speakers and various SFX...i.e., breaking glass if the scanned input was unrecognized, klaxon horn if successful, etc. Kind of made a weird environment and precluded any multiple-use scenarios. I have had exceptional support, and performance from the folks at Worthington Data in Santa Cruz CA. I think they recently changed their name to Worth Data (like 7 or 8 years ago.) www.barcodehq.com I've had one of their TriCoder scanners (rebuilt twice) since 1998 and it is still cranking out good scans. We added a couple of their newer units two years ago. Again, support is A++. With the data collection scanner you can scan, edit if needed, then upload and edit that before you actually process if needed. Takes a bit of getting used-to for the end user, but with smart phones most people are pretty gadget savvy. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Scanners and how to use them From: Garrett Fitzgerald <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 2/18/2012 2:45 PM On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 15:37, Mike Copeland<[email protected]> wrote: > It depends on what you're doing...if you are processing one item at a > time (1. scan item, 2. process scanned data, 3. scan next item, etc.) > then a wireless scanner using bluetooth will be pretty effective. But if > you are scanning several items at once, i.e., a semi-truck load, then I > would use a scanner that collects data then uploads a batch. It's halfway between those -- the clerks would be walking around the store scanning items for a wedding registry. :-) So, not quite a semi, but neither is it line-by-line. And I'd hate to walk all the way around the store and find out the input screen crapped out on the first scan.... Guess that answers my question. Any recommendations on decent store-and-upload scanners? [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
