At 11:23 AM -0500 2000/01/25, Brad Myers wrote:
>* Can the laser be turned on without the wiggle?
Nope. The electromagnets that control the mirror need a bit of settling time, as the
mirror isn't oriented directly forward when the laser is off.
>* How do you get the laser to go on from software. The following didn't
>work for me:
> // in StartApplication
> ScanOpenDecoder();
> ScanCmdScanEnable();
> ScanCmdAimOn();
> OrigLaserOnTime = ScanGetLaserOnTime();
> ScanSetLaserOnTime(80); //99 is max
> ScanSetAngle (SCAN_ANGLE_NARROW);
> ScanSetTriggeringModes(HOST);
> ...
> // when my soft-button is hit:
> ScanCmdStartDecode();
What happens when it doesn't go on? Does the laser not turn on at all, or does it
perform a normal barcode scan? Does it work the first time but then never again? Try
resetting the unit, to force the decoder cube to reset too -- same behavior?
>* Also, can I detect when the yellow buttons are pressed if the laser is
>NOT enabled? (Can I use the yellow buttons as generic buttons)? Can I
>differentiate which of the 3 different yellow buttons the user pressed?
>How about the two different sets of up-down buttons?
Do you receive any key events in your app's main event loop when they're pressed? If
so, you're off and running, but if not, then I guess the answer's no (...sorry, it's
been quite awhile since I reviewed the SPT17xx's key handling code).
Regards,
Jim Schram
3Com/Palm Computing
Partner Engineering
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