Data Collection Wedge; Introduction - LXE MX7 Tecton CE Reference Manual

Data Collection Wedge

Data Collection Wedge

Introduction

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Data Collection
This software component is the interface between data collection devices such as barcode scanners, or imagers, integrated
into your MX7 Tecton, barcode scanners externally connected to it's COM port or barcode 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
barcodes 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.
Barcode manipulation parameter settings on the
barcode scans received by the MX7 Tecton for processing. The successful barcode scan data may be sent by:
an integrated scanner in the endcap,
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a wireless Bluetooth Handheld Scanner,
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or a tethered serial scanner.
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Integrated scanner configuration can be changed using the Data Collection Control Panel or via the LXE 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 barcode reader to scan the Reset All (or equivalent) barcode (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.
Data Options tab
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are applied to the incoming data resulting from successful