C! Enterprise - Barcode scanner setup

Larry Goodwin

• March 18, 2020 03:44
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I am setting up barcode scanning in Capture One Enterprise and the White Paper said I need to add a prefix and suffix.

"The USB devices need to be configured with a prefix and suffix wrapping the data so every scan sends the following struct

<prefix><scan><suffix>

Documentation for set up can be found here."

There is no link to anywhere.

The scanner will let me select a Prefix and Suffix character(s) however, I don't know what character(s) to use.

Has anybody found this information? Thanks Larry

 

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  SFA

  • March 18, 2020 12:30

  Does this help?

   

  https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002675898-Configuring-the-Barcode-scanner

   

   

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  Jason Dour

  • April 15, 2020 14:20

  Each barcode scanner comes with its own way of programming how it operates.  Refer to the scanner user manual.

  Mine, for example, programs itself by scanning barcodes from the manual.  By default the prefix/suffix (preamble/postamble in my scanner's manual) was not set.  I set it to a period (".") and C1E worked fine.

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  Larry Goodwin

  • April 15, 2020 20:08

  Thanks for the info. Mine is setup by scanning barcodes also that are defined in the user guide. Once I found out what characters could be used for the prefix and suffix I was good. I set it to a period also. Works great.

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  Jason Dour

  • April 15, 2020 20:24
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  Glad to hear it!  :)

  For others who might be struggling with getting scanners setup, you can usually find the manual as a PDF online with some creative searching.  From there, you can usually figure out how to program the scanner.

  Also, if you are curious if your device is sending a prefix/suffix (or preamble/postamble), you can click on Configure Barcode Scanner in C1E, wait for the barcode window to open, and then switch focus to a text editor or other application ready to receive input. Scan the barcode given by C1E, and if your text editor shows you the number from the barcode without anything in at the beginning and end, then you aren't sending a prefix/suffix. :)

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