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Barcode Scanner Interfaces – Popularity Never Fails; Try USB Cables

Welcome back!  This is the last of my three-part series on physically connecting a barcode scanner to a computer. In the first blog, I outlined how to use a Serial Cable.  The second blog detailed the ins and outs of using a Keyboard Wedge.  For this final blog, I will explain a USB connection. Even though you …

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Barcode Scanner Interfaces – Keepin’ it Easy with a Keyboard Wedge

Welcome to Part 2 of my Barcode Scanner Interface blog series, in which I outline the three primary methods of physically connecting a barcode scanner to a computer: Serial, Keyboard Wedge, and USB.  If you missed Part 1 on using a serial interface, you can read it here. The keyboard wedge interface gets its name from …

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Spartan Race Automates Athlete Action Shots with RFID

Hi, my name is Tony Mai, and I am the Internet Marketing Manager here at L-Tron Corporation. I’ve been constantly asking my team to write more blogs, so it’s only fair that I write one, too. I recently signed up for the Spartan Race. For those of you that are not familiar with the Spartan …

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Ensure Bar Code Compliance…Or Else!

These days, if you place a unreadable bar code label on a carton, you may find a fine coming your way!  With the high volume of customers implementing automated receiving systems in their large distribution centers, bar code compliance is critical.  The bar code label needs to be readable, the right symbology, and in the right placement on the carton or …

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Barcode Scanner Interfaces – Let’s Get Serial

You have a barcode scanner. You have a computer. What’s next? There are three primary methods of physically connecting a barcode scanner to a computer: Serial, Keyboard Wedge, and USB. This is one in a series of three blogs to explain these interfaces, beginning with serial. A serial interface is the most complicated of the …

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iKey Medical Keyboards: User Feedback Matters!

Earlier this year, I received a request for quote for a large quantity of sealed, back-lit keyboards.  There was a list of requirements and an invitation to bid.  The request came from an unknown party, with no description of use or intent.  Based on the facts at hand, I decided this was a quest seeking …

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