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What barcode scanners are there on the market? What’s the difference?

 

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A barcode scanner is a device that used to read the information contained in the barcode. After decoding, it is transmitted to a computer or other database.

Which kinds of barcode scanners are there in the market? How to differentiate?
1. According to the type of barcode, there are 1D barcode scanners and 2D barcode scanners; 1D scanner cannot scan 2D barcodes, but 2D barcode scanners can scan 1D barcodes and 2D barcodes.
2. According to the scanning head, 1D scanning devices are divided into laser scanner and avision Scanner, and QR code scanners are image scanning; most barcode device support barcode scanning of various different code systems.
3. According to the appearance design, it can be divided into fixed barcode scanner, handheld barcode readers and mobile barcode scanner pda. Fixed barcode readers are platform type and are not easy to carry. They can be placed on a table or fixed on a terminal device,can quickly scan in all directions; hand held barcode readers can only support scan barcode,and usually connected to a PC or tablet via a USB interface or Bluetooth,then see the barcode information in the computer; mobile portable barcode terminal pda is similar to mobile phone and can scan and check information directly,and carried around at any time.
4. According to the application of industry, barcode scanner can be divided into retail barcode reader, logistics barcode reader scanner,warehouse handheld scanner, medical handheld terminals,industrial mobile terminals and so on. It can be widely used in commercial retail systems, logistics, pubilc service, hospital, factory and enterprise barcode detection, quality inspection, warehouse management, barcode application solutions, production process management and other fields.

The difference in appearance between portable mobile scanners and mobile phones is getting smaller and smaller. and now mobile phones can also scan codes for identification. So what is the difference between them?
1. Design and Decode
The barcode scanner has a dedicated barcode scanning engine, built-in dedicated decoding chip and camera, and the barcode QR code parsing speed is calculated in milliseconds.
Scanning a one-dimensional code or two-dimensional code with a mobile phone is to decode and output the captured photos based on the pictures captured by the camera, including the decoding success rate, supported barcode types, the calculation method of the decoding software and how to deploy the mobile phone hardware, etc., which requires secondary analysis, it will take longer to output.
2. Scanning way
The aiming method of the barcode scanner is called external aiming. When the key switch is activated, there will be an aiming line (frame, center point, etc.) to help you align the barcode.
The mobile phone needs to put the barcode in the correct position on the screen, which is very slow and inconvenient to operate, and the work efficiency is greatly reduced.
3. Data identification and transmission function
Compared to cell phones, barcode data collectors are actually personal mobile devices with efficient scanning engines. It has an Android system. After scanning and reading the barcode, the device will automatically transmit it to the background application software through the wireless network, such as supermarket cashier, manufacturer traceability system, logistics warehousing system, warehouse entry and exit system, etc. The mobile phone only has a simple scan and read function.

What’s more,the professional industrial barcode scanner pda will be much rugged,and not only support 4G/WIFI/bluetooth/GPS/GMS/sim sd card, but also the barcode scanner engine inside can integrate with enterprise’s own app/erp system.

Handheld-Wireless is a professional manufacturer of android barcode scanner terminal equipment in China. In addition to bar code scanning equipment, our terminal equipment also includes RFID, fingerprint, face recognition, ID card recognition and other functional modules, which can be freely selected to meet your needs, greatly improves work efficiency.


Post time: Nov-10-2022