Scanner Control And Data Transfer; Automatic Data Collection Com Interfaces - Intermec 700 Series User Manual

Scanner Support

Scanner Control and Data Transfer

" NOTE:
To use the methods described below, enable Data Collection functionality on the 700 Com-
puter using the bootloader configuration menu. See Section 3, "Installing Applications and
Updating System Software" for more information.
The Data Server and associated software provide several ways to manipulate
scanner control and data transfer between the scanner subsystem and user ap-
plications:

Automatic Data Collection COM Interfaces

Data collection configuration and functionality cannot be accessed by any means
(including control panel applets or remote management applications) until after
the 700 Series Computer has completed initialization, which occurs during a
warm- or cold-boot or after a firmware upgrade.
When initialization is complete, the green LED on the 700 Series Computer
stops flashing. Changes made to configuration settings remain after a warm
boot. After a cold-boot, all configuration settings are reset to their defaults with
the exception of scanner configurations, which remain except for the Symbology
Identifier transmission option or the Preamble and Postamble strings. To reset
all configuration settings to the factory defaults, the S9C scanner firmware must
be reloaded.
The Automatic Data Collection (ADC) functions are accessed through custom
COM interfaces. These interfaces allow the application to receive bar code data
and configure and control the bar code reader engine. The COM interfaces in-
clude the following functions:
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Automatic Data Collection COM Interfaces:
These COM interfaces allow user applications to receive bar code data, and
configure and control the bar code reader engine.
ITCAxBarCodeReaderControl functions:
These ActiveX controls allow user applications to collect bar code data from
the scanner, to configure the scanner, and to configure audio and visual no-
tification when data arrives. For more information, see the SDK User's
Manual.
ITCAxReaderCommand functions:
Use these ActiveX controls to modify and retrieve configuration information
using the reader interface commands. For more information, see the SDK
User's Manual.
Scanning EasySet bar code labels:
You can use the EasySet bar code creation software from Intermec Technol-
ogies Corporation to print configuration labels. Scan the labels to change
the scanner configuration and data transfer settings.
IADC (starting on page 6-12)
IBarCodeReaderControl (starting on page 6-17)
IS9CConfig (starting on page 6-28)
IS9CConfig2 (starting on page 6-54)
IS9CConfig3 (starting on page 6-61)
IImage Interface (starting on page 6-65)
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