Baracoda BDRS01 User Manual
RS232
dongle Plug & Scan
User Guide
©Baracoda TM – August 2008
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SUMMARY
SUMMARYSUMMARY
SUMMARY
SUMMARY ................................................................... 2
REVISION HISTORY .......................................................... 3
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 4
2. TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION .............................................. 5
2.1. H
ARDWARE DESCRIPTION
.................................................. 5
2.2. S
CANNER STATUS - DONGLE LINK
........................................... 6
2.3. N
O DATA LOSS MODE
..................................................... 7
2.4. B
ATCH MODE
.......................................................... 7
H
OW TO USE WITH ROADRUNNERS
.................................................... 8
H
OW TO USE WITH PENCIL2 & ROADRUNNERS EVOLUTION
................................... 8
3. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR BARACODA BARCODE SCANNER ....................... 10
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR BARACODAPENCIL/PENCIL
2 ...................................... 10
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR
BC2604/BL2604/BLR2604.................................... 10
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR
BCM2604-L/BCM2604-F...................................... 11
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR
D-FLY .................................................... 11
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR ROADRUNNERS/ROADRUNNERS EVOLUTION
............................. 12
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR SCANWEAR
.................................................. 12
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR TOUGHRUNNERS
............................................... 12
4. HOW TO DISCONNECT YOUR PLUG & SCAN DONGLE .......................... 13
5. ADDITIONAL FEATURES ................................................ 14
P
REFIX
.................................................................... 14
S
UFFIX
.................................................................... 14
UART S
ETTINGS
............................................................. 15
O
NLY FOR
BC2604/BL2604/BLR2604
PRODUCTS
..................................... 16
P
RINT FIRMWARE VERSION
....................................................... 18
T
RANSPARENT MODE
............................................................ 18
6. COMPATIBILITY ...................................................... 19
LIMITED WARRANTY. ........................................................ 20
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Revision History
Revision HistoryRevision History
Revision History
Changes to the original manual are listed below.
Document Date Description
3.27.1 30 Jun 08 Initial release
3.27.2 08 Jul 08 added schemes and transparent mode description
3.27.3 06 Aug 08 added Hardware description section
3.27.4 14 Aug 08 Modify the Batch section
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1.
1.1.
1. Introduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
The RS232 Plug & Scan dongle is a connectivity solution and allows to simplify the connection between the
Baracoda scanners and all laptops, PCs , Tablet PCs, or all devices equipped with a RS232 COM port.
The Baracoda RS232 Plug & Scan dongle has the Bluetooth drivers and the Bluetooth application embedded in
the RS232 device. This configuration eliminates the installation of the drivers and the software for the end-
user.
The RS232 Plug & Scan solution allows users to have an acknowledgement beep, automatic reconnection, and
bufferisation of the incoming barcode data. Bufferisation of the barcode data allows the Baracoda scanner to
store incoming barcodes even when the scanner is not connected to the dongle (this is the ‘No data loss mode’)
Simply plug the RS232 Plug & Scan dongle in your computer, scan a “connect barcode” with a Baracoda
barcode scanner, and the Bluetooth connection will be automatically established.
NOTE:
Please note that the BaracodaManager software for PC does not work
with Plug & Scan solutions.
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2.
2.2.
2. Technical Introduction
Technical IntroductionTechnical Introduction
Technical Introduction
2.1.
2.1.2.1.
2.1. Hardware description
Hardware descriptionHardware description
Hardware description
Baracoda Serial Dongle has a 9-PIN SUB-D female (DCE) connector as shown in the Figure below.
Block diagram
Note: The 4 switchs available on the front casing are not used to configure the RS232 dongle adapter. So you
can let all switchs to OFF.
Baracoda RS232 dongle
Plug & Scan
2.2.
2.2.2.2.
2.2.
Scanner
Scanner Scanner
Scanner
The
Plug & Scan dongle is only able to establish point
connect simultaneously to more than one device.
The Plug & Scan dongle can have
three (
• Disconnected
: The dongle
your Baracoda scanner).
•
Paired and waiting for connection
switch on this scanner inside the Bluetooth range of the dongle
automatically established.
This mode allows other Baracoda scanners to connect to the
barcode, then the previous Baracoda scanner will disconnect and the new Baracoda scanner will
connect to the dongle.
• Connected: The
Plug & Scan
d
ata will be transmitted to the terminal
This mode allows other Baracoda scanners to connect to the dongle. Scan the “connect” barcode, then
the previous Baracoda scanner will disconnect and the new Baracoda scanner will connect to the
dongle.
Using the RS232 P&S dongle is quite simple. In three steps, it can be installed and ready to operate:
As shown in the above diagram, once the connection is done, the scanned data is
transmitted through the RS232 link.
emulation software which is compatible with the RS232 Plug&Scan solution. Using this,
each sca
nned data will appear on the PC as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1/ Plug the dongle
Plug the RS232
Plug&Scan dongle
in the host
terminal's RS232
COM Port and set it
up (9600bps...).
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Status
Status Status
Status ---- ddddongle link
ongle linkongle link
ongle link
-to-point connections.
This means that the dongle cannot
3) states:
can accept connections from any Baracoda scanner (see how to connect
: The dongle has already been paired to a Baracoda scanner. Just
and the connection will be
Plug & Scan
dongle. Scan the “connect”
dongle is connected to the Baracoda scanner. Just scan barcodes and the
.
Please note that Baracoda provides a keyboard
2/ Scan to connect
Scan the barcode
placed on the
dongle in order to
connect to it.
3/ work !
The scanner is
automatically
configured and the
scanned data arrive
in the host terminal
via the serial COM
port on which the
dongle is plugged.
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