[mono-android] Android devices with Barcode-scanner Hardware

2014-03-11 Thread EaranMaleasi
Hey guys, I have to look around the web and gather informations about Barcode-scanner devices with Windows Mobile or Android as OS. While Microsoft has an example of how to implement an Barcode scanner in the msdn, i can't find anything for android. I looked up the Android Reference so far, but th

Re: [mono-android] Android devices with Barcode-scanner Hardware

2014-03-11 Thread Miljenko Cvjetko
Hi ZebraCrossing library uses device camera and it works really great. ZebraCrossing is on Component Store and free. Beware to use only devices with autofocus otherwise results are not great. regards Mel On 20140311 16:11 , EaranMaleasi wrote: Hey guys, I have to look around the web and

Re: [mono-android] Android devices with Barcode-scanner Hardware

2014-03-11 Thread EaranMaleasi
i already have a camera scanning system, but i want to use the physical scanner. Well might get an answer when i ask motorola about their device, but surely there are more devices from other manufacturers. I don't want to write code for each device existing. -- View this message in context: htt

Re: [mono-android] Android devices with Barcode-scanner Hardware

2014-03-11 Thread Agustin Gimenez
Hi Earan. This is a supposition, so may be completely wrong ;). Did you tryed to enumerate the COM ports from the device and read from them when you scan something? The most usual on devices with integrated hardware is to connect it through virtual COM ports, also, in the datasheet should be som

Re: [mono-android] Android devices with Barcode-scanner Hardware

2014-03-11 Thread Vladimir Dimitrov
In most cases barcode scanners emulate keyboard strokes. In this case you just have to handle the input an in some cases (depending on the model and settings) remove a suffix and/or prefix. Bluetooth scanners usually work the same (as a BT keybard) and in some cases they emulate serial pirt via blu