Many thanks to the useful replies from both of you!<br><br>I shall post a reply when we get cracking. It's for our uni group project, we're going to get to play with a USB reader.<br><br>Thanks!<br> Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2009/10/15 Marcel Hecko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcel@shmu.org.uk">marcel@shmu.org.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Chris,<br>
most of the scanners have both - pure serial rs232 interface and ps2<br>
interface emulating keyboard and are connected in between keyboard and pc<br>
or directly into ps2 port. i am not aware of many usb scanners.<br>
<br>
both technologies are very simple to integrate in linux - they are<br>
transparent to the system - emulating keyboard strokes as you have<br>
mentioned.<br>
<br>
I am actually interested in som more tests of the bar code scanners under<br>
linux - pleae keep us updated on your decision on what are you buying -<br>
would be great in combination with <a href="http://tracmor.com" target="_blank">tracmor.com</a><br>
<br>
marcel<br>
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<quote who="christopher wyllie"><br>
<div class="im">> Hello,<br>
><br>
> Can anyone tell me something about bar code scanners and how they work?<br>
> From<br>
> what I gather, some of them work as keyboards and decode the barcode on<br>
> the<br>
> scanner then output a string representing the number of the barcode. Is<br>
> this<br>
> accurate and how compatible is this with Linux? Are there alternatives?<br>
> I'm<br>
> looking for something to integrate with a web app so keyboard output<br>
> sounds<br>
> best unless there's a better alternative.<br>
><br>
> Also, does anybody know where I could get my hands on one suitable for use<br>
> with Linux for less than around £30?<br>
><br>
> Many thanks, I know it's a strange question =D<br>
><br>
> Chris<br>
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