Symbol Technologies DS 3408 User Manual
Wand Emulation Interface
10-3
Introduction
This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner with a wand emulation host when Wand Emulation communication is needed.
The digital scanner connects to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile computer or Point-of-Sale (POS)
terminal.
The digital scanner connects to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile computer or Point-of-Sale (POS)
terminal.
In this mode the digital scanner emulates the signal of a digital wand to make it "readable" by a wand decoder.
Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (
*
).
Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen. When scanning from the screen, be sure
to set the document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly, and bars and/or spaces are not
merging.
to set the document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly, and bars and/or spaces are not
merging.
Connecting Using Wand Emulation
To perform Wand Emulation, connect the digital scanner to a mobile computer, or a controller which collects the wand data and
interprets it for the host.
interprets it for the host.
Figure 10-1. Wand Emulation Connection
Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in
are examples
only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain
the same.
the same.
*
Transmit Unknown
Characters
Feature/Option
*
Indicates Default
Note
Wand Port
Interface Cable
Mobile Computer
Note