Serial scanner problem with TekWedge

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Y Yanis Dalabiras 3 years 6 months ago
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I have a DS3508-ER connected to COM1.  I have TekWedge configured to add "\000d" (carriage return) as a suffix.  When I scan a short barcode, it works fine.  When I scan a longer barcode, like a PDF417 barcode on a FedEx label, the data doesn't seem to all get to the VC80.  The data gets truncated.  The DS3508 will then act like it's frozen (won't trigger) and then a few seconds later gives a series of bad beeps.  It will then start scanning again.

When I perform the same test with a DS3578-ER connected to the VC80 via COM3 (BT port), everything works fine.  Scanning the large PDF417 barcode always gets all the data and the carriage return to the VC80.

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B Bruce McBurney

Ken, can you confirm what version of VC Control Panel you have installed in this VC80.
I know we ran into an issue like this a while ago, so I'm surprised you could see it in a 4.x version of the CPL.

Can you test with TekWedge in copy/paste mode?
The way the DS3508 behaves seems (no trigger, series of beeps) like serial COMs problems, but I want to be sure.

Can you send a photo pf the barcode?

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