Thanks Steve! Pricy for some of my clients, but sounds good for others. Having a mini-HTML display (that presumably could display an image) is especially useful for some applications.
Cheers! Tony Pollard Another Dimension Ltd > On 30 Aug 2018, at 3:27 pm, Stephen J. Orth <s.o...@the-aquila-group.com> > wrote: > > Tony, <> > > Howdy! > > Recently we have been using the Zebra/Symbol MC9200 handheld scanner. This > is fully configurable in almost every way possible, including an imaging > engine. It also has an amazing scan range, up to 70 feet. Additionally, you > can chose your OS (Windows/Android) which we have used both but prefer > Android for working with the browser. Understand, it is not a cheap > solution, a bit over $2,000: > > > https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/mobile-computers/handheld/mc9200.html > <https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/mobile-computers/handheld/mc9200.html> > > Here is the actual product we ordered for our last project: > > ZEBRA MC92N0-G PREMIUM, WLAN 802.11 A/B/G/N, EXTENDED RANGE > 1D/2D > IMAGER (SE4850), COLOR VGA SCREEN, 1GB/2GB, 28 KEY, ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, > BLUETOOTH, IST; PART#MC92N0-GP0SYAAA6WR > > We have also been using the Zebra/Symbol hand held tablets, which we are > mounting on fork lifts: > > > https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/product/Tablets/et50-55-enterprise-tablet/spec-sheets/et50-et55-tablet-spec-sheet-en-us.pdf > > <https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/product/Tablets/et50-55-enterprise-tablet/spec-sheets/et50-et55-tablet-spec-sheet-en-us.pdf> > > > https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/product/Tablets/et50-55-enterprise-tablet/guide/et50-et55-configuration-accessories-guide-en-us.pdf > > <https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/product/Tablets/et50-55-enterprise-tablet/guide/et50-et55-configuration-accessories-guide-en-us.pdf> > > Here is the actual product we ordered: > > Zebra ET50 Android; WLAN 802.11 A/B/G/N, 10.1" DISPLAY, ANDROID 5.X LOLLIPOP, > NO GMS FRONT AND REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, 5900 MAH BATTERY, USA > ONLY; PART#ET50PT-L15E-00US > > We paired this tablet with the following cordless scanner: > > > https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/product/barcode-scanners/ultra-rugged-scanners/3600-series-ultra-rugged-industrial-scanners/ds36x8-er-ultra-rugged-long-range/spec-sheet/ds36x8-er-specification-sheet-en-us.pdf > > <https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/product/barcode-scanners/ultra-rugged-scanners/3600-series-ultra-rugged-industrial-scanners/ds36x8-er-ultra-rugged-long-range/spec-sheet/ds36x8-er-specification-sheet-en-us.pdf> > > All of these may be over-kill for your application, but we are implementing > in very nasty environments (manufacturing facilities) and we wanted systems > that don’t rely on communicating back to a base station at the PC. These are > complete, standalone PC’s for all practical purposes which use a specialized > browser for communicating both visually to the user, and via REST calls back > to our OEM system. > > Best, > > > Steve > <image001.png> > NOTE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and > confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering > this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. > > From: Tony Pollard [mailto:to...@neutral.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 6:11 AM > To: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Cc: s.o...@the-aquila-group.com > Subject: Re: How to tie 4D to barcode readers? > > Hi Kirk and Steve, > > Kirk: You can usually programme prefix codes to the readers so that you can > identify the reader (if there are several connected). If there is a > “context” needed for the bar code scanning then we either use a card of > custom bar codes, or there are “location" codes. You can also get the > scanner to provide info on what kind of code it is, which can help in 4D in > decoding the context. In the case of a warehouse there are custom barcodes > for the shelves and boxes (to keep track of where things are). I don’t use > wedge input. > > Steve: The IP-based wireless scanners sound good! Which ones are you using? > > Cheers! > > Tony > > Tony Pollard > Another Dimension Ltd ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
