Barcode recognition

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Does the CF have integrated barcode recognition capability. If not, can
anyone recommend a good SDK that allows you to integrate barcode recognition
into an application. What I'd like to do is allow my users to scan a barcode
on a piece of equipment allowing them to view the maintenance tasks they are
supposed to do on the scanned equipment. Currently they are selecting the
equipment from a list. It's getting quite cumbersome because of the amount
of equipment.
 
Barcode recognition isn't something that you'd likely be doing at the level
of the .NET CF. Detecting the start of black and white strips, figuring out
the scan speed and recognizing the symbology being used is commonly done by
the laser gun, the swipe reader, etc., not by the application-level
software. Most devices output data in serial with the characters from the
code itself translated, or, in some cases, directly to USB or PS/2 ports,
again as the decoded data. Figure out what gun or reader you want to use
and you'll know what you need to do with it. There are also a few Compact
Flash or PCMCIA scanners where the scanner, a laser, is integral with the
plug-in card. Those things may have Pocket PC drivers for them.

Paul T.
 
Nick,

Both Symbol Technologies and Intermec make integrated barcode devices that
also have Compact Framework wrappers for reading barcodes. There are
probably other software/hardward solutions as well.
 
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