Baracoda RS232RS232 User Manual
RS232
dongle Plug & Scan
Data Capture
User Guide
for Workforce
in Motion
©Baracoda TM – April 2009
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SUMMARY
SUMMARY
SUMMARYSUMMARY
SUMMARY ................................................................... 2
REVISION HISTORY .......................................................... 3
1.
INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 4
2.
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION .............................................. 5
2.1.
H
ARDWARE DESCRIPTION
2.2.
S
CANNER STATUS - DONGLE LINK
2.3.
N
O DATA LOSS MODE
2.4.
B
ATCH MODE
H
OW TO USE WITH ROADRUNNERS
H
OW TO USE WITH PENCIL2 & ROADRUNNERS EVOLUTION & DUALRUNNERS
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3.
HOW TO CONNECT YOUR BARACODA BARCODE SCANNER ....................... 10
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR BARACODAPENCIL/PENCIL
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR ROADRUNNERS/ROADRUNNERS EVOLUTION
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR SCANWEAR
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR TOUGHRUNNERS
H
OW TO CONNECT YOUR DUALRUNNERS
4.
HOW TO DISCONNECT YOUR PLUG & SCAN DONGLE .......................... 14
5.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES ................................................ 15
P
REFIX
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S
UFFIX
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UART S
O
P
T
6.
ETTINGS
NLY FOR
RINT FIRMWARE VERSION
RANSPARENT MODE
BC2604/BL2604/BLR2604
COMPATIBILITY ...................................................... 20
BC2604/BL2604/BLR2604.................................... 10
BCM2604-L/BCM2604-F...................................... 11
D-FLY .................................................... 11
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PRODUCTS
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LIMITED WARRANTY. ........................................................ 21
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Revision History
Revision History
Revision HistoryRevision 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
3.28 27 March 09 Add DualRunners
3.28.2 17 April 09 Modify “Hardware Description” section
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1.
1. Introduction
1.1.
This document concerns the RS232 dongle Plug & Scan v3.28 (see “Print Firmware Version” section for how to
get the firmware version).
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 avoids 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.
Introduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Please note that the BaracodaManager software for PC does not work
NOTE:
with Plug & Scan solutions.
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2.
2. Technical Introduction
2.2.
Baracoda Serial Dongle has a 9-PIN SUB-D female (DCE) connector as shown in the Figure below.
Technical Introduction
Technical IntroductionTechnical Introduction
2.1.
2.1. Hardware description
2.1.2.1.
Hardware description
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Block diagram
3 ways available to power on the RS232 dongle Plug&Scan:
- With its External Power Adaptor.
- On the PIN9 of the RS232 connector if the Terminal gives 5V on this PIN.
- With its USB Power Adapter (“option not included with the product, please contact our Sales
Department to buy this accessory).
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.
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Scanner Status
Scanner Status Scanner Status
Scanner Status
Plug & Scan dongle is only able to establish point
connect simultaneously to more than one device.
three (
: The dongle can accept connections from any Baracoda scanner (see how to connect
Paired and waiting for connection
switch on this scanner inside the Bluetooth range of the dongle and the connection will be
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
Plug & Scan
ransmitted 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
gle 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.
which is compatible with the RS232 Plug&Scan solution. Using this, each scanned data will
appear on the PC as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
COM Port and set it
This means that the dongle ca
: The dongle has already been paired to a Baracoda scanner. Just
ongle. Scan the “connect”
dongle is connected to the Baracoda scanner. Just scan barcodes and the
Please note that Baracoda provides a keyboard emulation s
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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2.2.
2.2.
2.2.2.2.
The
The Plug & Scan dongle can have
• Disconnected
your Baracoda scanner).
•
connect to the dongle.
• Connected: The
data will be t
3) states:
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ongle link
ongle linkongle link
-to-point connections.
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nnot
Plug & Scan d
dongle.
Using the RS232 P&S don
Plug the RS232
Plug&Scan dongle
in the host
terminal's RS232
up (9600bps...).
1/ Plug the dongle
Scan the barcode
placed on the
dongle in order to
connect to it.
2/ Scan to connect
3/ work !
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2.3.
2.3. No data loss mode
2.3.2.3.
The ‘No data loss mode’ is activated by default for all scanners supporting the feature (RoadRunners,
BaracodaPencil2, RoadRunners Evolution, D-fly, ScanWear, ToughRunners, DualRunners). When you leave the
connection zone, the ‘No data loss mode’ allows a bufferisation of scanned barcodes. All scans will be
automatically uploaded to the host when reconnected.
If your application is unable to handle all of the incoming barcode scans, disable this feature by scanning the
‘no data loss mode’ barcode. Your scanner and any future connected scanners will retain this configuration.
No data loss mode
No data loss modeNo data loss mode
Enable ‘no data loss mode’ (*)
Disable ‘no data loss mode’
Note : This feature is enabled by default.
2.4.
2.4. Batch
2.4.2.4.
The batch mode can be used with scanners supporting batch mode:
- RoadRunners Evolution (CPU firmware version 1.33 and newer)
- RoadRunners (CPU firmware version 3.20 and newer)
- BaracodaPencil2 (CPU firmware version 1.34 and newer)
- DualRunners (CPU firmware version 1.38 and newer)
This functionality is only available for Plug&Scan dongles with firmware version 3.27 and newer (see “Print
Firmware Version” section for how to get the firmware version).
NOTE: For an application requiring batch mode feature, please note that the RS232 Plug & Scan forces the
settings of the scanner to which it gets connected in the last configuration used by the RS232 dongle. So it’s
very important before to connect a new scanner using Batch mode (and with datas in its Batch memory) to
check that the RS232 Plug & Scan is already configured in Batch mode, and not in Real Time mode. So you have
to respect the following process:
1) Associate the scanner to the RS232 Plug &Scan FIRST (by scanning its CONNECT barcode).
2) Configure your scanner in Batch mode AFTER (by scanning the configuration barcodes available in this
document), and start your work.
The upload process consists of temporarily switching the scanner into Real time with “no data loss mode” ON
(all the barcodes or RFID Tag ID in memory will be sent using the no data loss protocol). Then the scanner
switches back to batch mode when all the barcodes are properly sent.
Batch mode
BatchBatch
mode
modemode
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