Data Collection Wedge Introduction - Honeywell MX9 Reference Manual

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Data Collection Wedge Introduction

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Data Collection
This software component is the interface between data collection devices such as bar code scanners, or imagers, integrated
into your MX9, bar code scanners externally connected to it's COM port or bar code scanners wirelessly connected via
Bluetooth to your MX9. This software component collects the data from the varied sources and presents it to applications on
your MX9 in a transparent manner.
Note:
When a HID enabled USB scanner is connected to the MX9 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 bar
codes or handled by the application accepting the data.
Use the options on the control panels to set MX9 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(s) apply to this device only.
Bar code manipulation parameter settings on the
bar code scans received by the MX9 for processing. The successful bar code 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 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 MX9 is activated.
When using any bar code reader to scan the Reset All (or equivalent) bar code (available in the Integrated Scanner
Programming Guide) with the MX9 integrated scan engine, the next step is to open the Data Collection panel on the MX9, click
the OK button and then close it. This action will synchronize all scanner formats.
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Data Options tab
are applied to the incoming data resulting from successful

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