I have the barcode reader and software. When I first started using it I had the exact same problem you did. None of the drivers and demo applications seemed to work. The wand LED is very dim on mine. The first thing I did was print out some barcodes from a Google search. There are some websites that will create a barcode from data you enter on a web page. I attached an oscilloscope to the wand and saw that it actually does a great job of detecting light and dark transitions regardless of background illumination. I decided to accept that the software and hardware are working and find out if the problem was the way I was using the wand. As William suggested in his response, I had to practice a bit to find the correct speed. It's almost a "flick of the wrist" for me. After I got the hang of it, I was able to make the demonstration software beep almost every time. All of the bar codes and drivers worked for me once I figured out how to use the wand.
Jerry On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 8:19 PM Will Senn <[email protected]> wrote: > So, I bought a BCR on Ebay, unboxed it and hooked it up. Loaded the > driver, and the basic program to do the scans. But, when I scanned, the > light came on, but no joy on beep or numbers. It's a pretty dim light... > Any ideas to troubleshoot/fix? Supposedly, the only user serviceable > component is the cap and that's fine. That dim light is concerning - were > they usually a pretty bright light or were they always dim? > > Regards, > > Will >
