Socket 7Ci User Manual page 6

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BOUT LUETOOTH
The CHS supports two kinds of Bluetooth connections (known as Bluetooth profiles): SPP (Serial
Port Profile) and HID (Human Interface Device), each with its advantages and disadvantages.
By default, the CHS is set to HID mode for Keyboard devices, which requires no
software installation.
For better performance, Socket highly recommends that you use SPP mode or
iOS mode (especially if scanning barcodes that contain a lot of data).
Feature
No software installation
required
Supports SocketScan 10
software with Socket EZ
Pair
Non-printable ASCII,
UNICODE support
International keyboard
support
Parsing / data checks (with
SocketScan 10 SDK)
Binary data (with SDK)
Scanner configuration
methods
Scanner configuration
options
Barcodes containing a lot
of data
To change modes, use the Command Barcodes in
To learn more about HID and SPP, please read our white paper:
http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/techbrief/socketscan-10-sdk_white-paper.pdf
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BOUT OCKET CAN
™
SocketScan 10 keyboard wedge software for Android, Windows and BlackBerry OS enters
scanned data directly into any program as if the data were manually typed. It includes a utility
for configuring Prefix/Suffixes, sounds, symbologies, and other settings for the CHS. Download
the latest software free from:
Software for Bluetooth SPP mode only. No software installation required for
HID mode.
SocketScan 10 keyboard wedge software is designed for scanning 7 bit ASCII data. For
Unicode, DoubleByte, Multibyte (e.g., for Japanese or Chinese) or binary data, use the
SocketScan 10 SDK to convert the data before it is sent to your application.
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HID SPP M
AND ODES
CHS with HID mode




French, German,

Spanish


Special barcodes
Limited configuration
options
Less efficient
communications may lead
to slower performance
10 S
OFTWARE
http://www.socketmobile.com/support/downloads/
CHS in SPP mode for Android,
Windows, BlackBerry



 
as supported by OS


Scanner Settings app or
special barcodes
Many configuration options
More efficient data
communications
Appendix E.
CHS in iOS mode




as supported by

OS


Scanner Settings app
or special barcodes
Many configuration
options
More efficient data
communications