Hi, I have problem with Zebex Z-3000 barcode scanner. It is connected to my PC via PS2 port. Does anybody knows about PS2 scanners. I had no problem with USB scanners but I ca't get PS2 scanners work. Do I have to listen PS2 port?
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PS/2 barcode scanners are "keyboard wedge" scanners that plug in between a PS/2 keyboard and a computer's PS/2 port. When a barcode is scanned, they send the data to the computer as if it were keyboard input.
There is a set of configuration barcodes that exist. Try to use those to get the scanner working if when you try scanning into Notepad, the scanner does not send any data.
idealmachine
2010-10-31 15:44:00
So it's exactly like USB type scanner? But why I can't read any data from it?
HasanGursoy
2010-10-31 15:46:31
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No, usually PS/2 scanners will simulate keypresses as if the barcode's value had been typed on the keyboard.
Is it recognising the barcode but not sending data, or not even beeping?
Scanners generally come with (or you can obtain) a set of configuration barcodes to control the types of codes it recognises and how the values are formatted (whether it appends a carriage-return, for example). You could try contacting the manufacturer or scour their website (now that it's working again) to find these.
SimonJ
2010-10-31 15:46:44
Barcode scanner works with one of installed programs but does not print data on any other place, like notepad or where the pointer is.
HasanGursoy
2010-10-31 16:02:11
Does it just happen on that PC? Is there a keyboard attached? Some kind of weird interaction with NumLock perhaps?
SimonJ
2010-10-31 16:15:56