Content Manager 25.2 Content Manager

# Portable scanners

Your portable scanner must have an in-built clock and be capable of downloading to a serial port.

NOTE: For scanners that use the USB port, refer to the manufacturer's documentation for installing drivers that mimic a serial port.

Program the download function so that the scanner processes:

- On the first line its own ID
- On the second line the date and
- On the third line the time.
- The end of the download must be marked with an EOF

Each scanned barcode has to be written on its own line followed by a line feed and carriage return.

To keep the movement time accurate, it is advisable that if the time between scans exceeds five minutes, it will be written to the file again.

Barcode parameters

Maximum length of 30 characters. As a minimum, allow for a length of 15 characters.

If you are using barcodes printed from Content Manager, the length might be up to 15, regardless of the size of a record's number or title.

Content Manager's barcodes contain the record's URI (Unique Record Identifier) from the dataset.

If you are going to use foreign barcodes with Content Manager, adjust the maximum length to suit their requirements.

The following is an example download from an ASP portable scanner:

Sample | Comments
--- | ---
ASP PPBCR | Scanner identification: Maximum of 10 characters - used for reporting purposes
DATE960422 | Date: In format DATEYYMMDD
TIME120806 | Time: In format TIMEHHMMSS - Seconds are optional
S450000008 | Location barcode
R45000000U | Record barcode
R450000019 | Record barcode
S45000000H | Next Location barcode
R45000001L | Record barcode
R45000001M | Record barcode
DATE960422 | Date, dumped again due to long time span between scans
TIME121410 | Time, dumped again due to long time span between scans
S450000008 | Next Location barcode
R45000004H | Record barcode
R45000003E | Record barcode
S45000001C | Next Location barcode
R45000001L | Record barcode
R45000003C | Record barcode
DATE960422 | Date, dumped again due to long time span between scans
TIME121622 | Time, dumped again due to long time span between scans
EOF | End of file indicator

Ensure that after each line you insert a carriage return and a line feed.

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Product: Content Manager 25.2

Topic Title: Portable scanners