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USING THE HANDSCANNER

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OPERATING MODES

The Handscanner has two fundamental operating modes; Host Command Mode and Button Press mode. Both

modes may be combined in an actual deployed application.

Host Command Mode requires custom software to be developed and deployed to the host. All of the functionality

and features of the Handscanner can be remotely controlled in Host Command Mode. The full command set

is documented in the 'Handscanner Programming Guide'. To simplify custom application development an API

is available; this is documented in the 'Handscanner API' document. Both documents are available from the

Technology Solutions' website (www.tsl.uk.com/1062-downloads). Source code examples are provided in the

Software Development Kit available from Technology Solutions (1062-0x-BT-HSCAN-KIT).

In Button Press Mode the Handscanner is initially configured to operate in a particular way each time the

button is pressed. A PC application; Desktop Configuration is provided by Technology Solutions for configuring

Handscanners. An overview of the configurable features is given in 'Configurable features'.

Host Command Mode requires that the Handscanner has a Bluetooth

link to the host. Button Press Mode usually

operates with a Bluetooth

link, but it is possible to configure the Handscanner to store scan data locally and

download it later. This is Batch Mode and is described in 'Batch mode'.

The method of establishing the Bluetooth

link varies between different host platforms. The Handscanner appears

as a serial device ( Bluetooth

Serial Port Profile) and so in some cases will be accessed over a virtual comm.

port. The Handscanner establishes a secure Bluetooth

connection and therefore a PIN will be required during

the pairing process. The default PIN is '0000', but this can be changed using the Desktop Configuration software.

When discovering devices the Bluetooth

Friendly Name of the Handscanner is set to be the same as the serial

number printed on the side of the Handscanner. Again, this may be changed. Refer to the operating instructions of

the host platform for further information on establishing a Bluetooth

link.

1062 Handscanner User Guide V1.41

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