Re: HP h1945 with Socket in-hand Scanner

From: The Fat Controller (awdry_at_iom.com)
Date: 04/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 07:46:14 -0000

> I dont know about the peripherals you have in mind nor too much about the
> pocket PC, however on a normal PC there are basically 3 types of input.
>
> A keyboard wedge which simulates the key strokes from a key board, this
will
> probably not apply to a PDA.

That is *exactly* how the In-Hand works. See
http://www.socketcom.com/embedded/socketscan.asp

> A serial input which you can trap in a program. That is the program wakes
up
> when the serial port is activated and catches the input, thus it does not
> matter which program has focus, user could use excel while program works
in
> the background, or acts as an activex control.
>
> USB, which because of the standard microsoft HID drivers is really nothing
> more than keyboard emulation, ie it will go to the cursor position.
>
> You can get a USB to serial convertor, this is a driver and a little cable
> that makes a USB port think its a serial port, thus the scanner is a
serial
> scanner and a program can catch the data.
>
> We tried asking HP whether the station connector is a USB and can be used
in
> this way, whether its possible to get a serial port card, and use a normal
> handheld scanner, unfortunately they really dont seem to know their own
> product very well.
> I would suggest you look at Symbol PDA's which also support pocket PC,
they
> have a barcode scanner built in, at least they could provide you with
> answers.
>
>
> > I am preparing to set up barcode scanner with such combination. But
> > before I spend money to purchase, I like to gather some information
> > about such combination. Does anyone use such device? How does it work?
> > After the program is installed, how does it scan the barcode label? (By
> > tapping on an icon on the screen or some other steps) Thank for anyone
> > experiences. 

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