Chapter 3 Data Capture; Introduction; Linear Scanning; Imaging - Motorola MC55A0 User Manual

CHAPTER 3 DATA CAPTURE

Introduction

The MC55 offers three types of data capture options:
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Linear scanning

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Imaging

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Digital camera.
NOTE To perform data capture a scanning enabled application must be installed on the MC55. A sample
scanning application can be downloaded from the Motorola Support site at http://support.symbol.com.
Linear Scanning
MC55 with an integrated linear scanner have the following features:
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Reading of a variety of bar code symbologies, including the most popular linear, postal, and 1-D code
types.
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Intuitive aiming for easy point-and-shoot operation.
Imaging
MC55 with an integrated imager have the following features:
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Omnidirectional reading of a variety of bar code symbologies, including the most popular linear, postal,
PDF417, and 2D matrix code types.
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The ability to capture and download images to a host for a variety of imaging applications.
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Advanced intuitive laser aiming cross-hair and dot aiming) for easy point-and-shoot operation.
The imager uses digital camera technology to take a digital picture of a bar code, stores the resulting image in
its memory, and executes state-of-the-art software decoding algorithms to extract the data from the image.