Re: Serial Input HERO!

["Campbell Macdonald" <c.macd@xxxxxxx>]

Brilliant... I can now enter directly into Excel and word using the barcode
scanner.....:-) Every barcode I tried..PERFECT ! ...going to raid the
cupboard

Well done... I would never have even thought about trying that...

thanks
Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <lists.diyha@xxxxxxx>
To: "UKHA Discussion (E-mail)" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:01 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Serial Input


> Hi All,
>
> Following on to the Barcode thread, I have just tested my theory on
the
> "Accessability Options" in windows Control Panel.
>
> Under the "General" tab is an option for "SerialKey
Devices"
>
> I set this up for COM2 at 9600 baud and set up the laptop with
Hyperterminal
> at 9600.  Connected the laptop com port to the desktop com port and
was
able
> to type into whatever window was active on the PC from either the the
PC
> keyboard or the Keyboard on the laptop.
>
> This means that as long as the Barcode scanner sends normal ASCII text
as
> the barcodes all we will need to do is scan the item when the cursor
is in
> the correct place on the screen just as if it was a scanner with a
Keyboard
> Wedge.
>
> This also has implications in other areas of HA.
>
> If a Pronto or similar was programmed with the ASCII codes at say 300
baud
> then a simple TSOP 1838 and TTL/RS232 level converted would allow the
PC
to
> receive direct input from the Pronto. The codes could either be worked
out
> manually, or learnt from the PC by sending the ASCII codes out of the
COM
> port and using it to drive a 38kHz modulated IR LED
>
> I cant test the last theory as I dont have a Pronto but I dont see why
it
> wouldnt work.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
>
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