Barcode reader input into Lookout

[JMcC]

I'm currently developing a system which logs batch process data into excel using spreadsheet object. I'm using LookoutV4.5

Each job has a unique ID which is used for subsequent quality control archive.

This ID is keyed in manually by the machine operator via a textentry object which is used as the 'name' field in the spreadsheet object.

The customer is upgrading to barcode labelling for each batch.

I want to input batch ID into the spreadsheet object 'name' using the barcode and a reader, say a light pen.

Has anyone done this? can anyone suggest hardware/drivers etc?

thanks

[Greg Caesar]

Personally, I do not have any experience integrating barcode readers into development of systems. However, most of the barcode readers that I have seen send the data back through the keyboard driver. That is, when you scan a barcode, the computer handles it the same as if you typed the data, so really your Lookout Process may not have to change at all.

I did a search, and some of the best info I've seen is a discussion thread some time ago in the LabVIEW group. A search of the Developer Exchange for "barcode" will turn up that old discussion.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Greg

[JMcC]

Thanks for the information Greg; as you say, this seems to be more straightforward than I thought.

You've given me great help!

John

[Khalid]

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I had a client who was using Barcode with Lookout. And I recall him using the ASCII Object in Lookout and reading in the raw text from the Barcode reader via serial port.

I guess it depends on what kind of Barcode reader you have.


Rgds,

Khalid 🙂


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