In-Hand Scan Card-Imager™ Demo Application User’s Guide Application Version 3.
Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................... 3 2.0 Getting Started .................................................................................. 4 2.1 Launching the ISC-I Demo............................................................... 4 2.2 Suspend Mode................................................................................... 4 2.3 The Trigger Button ......................................................
1.0 Introduction The purpose of the ISC-Imager Demo Application is to demonstrate basic barcode scanning and image capture capabilities of the Socket In-Hand Scan Card-Imager (ISC-I). It also allows the user to configure the decoder, image capture, and image transfer capabilities of the ISC-I. The Demo Application was not designed to be a state-of-the-art image capture application and does not utilize the full configurability or feature set of the engine.
2.0 Getting Started 1. Install the software. The ISC-Imager Demo Application is automatically installed as part of the SocketScan installation process. Please follow the installation instructions in the In-Hand Scan Card User’s Guide located in the Documents section of the SocketScan Setup Center on the installation CD included with this product. It is generally a good idea to soft reset your Pocket PC immediately after any new software is installed. 2.
3.0 ISC-I Demo Views The main display screen in the ISC-Imager Demo Application provides two view modes: Text View and Image View. (See example above) • Text/Barcode Mode appears when the application starts. Text View displays scanned bar code data and all text information in the Application. During startup, connection confirmation, Firmware and Boot Code revisions and the Device ID are displayed on this screen. • Image Mode displays any images captured by the ISC-Imager.
3.2 Capturing an Image (Image View) In Image View, there are two methods of capturing a Grayscale VGA image with the ISC-Imager. Image Mode is optimized to capture images at short range. While in Image View, pressing the trigger or tapping the camera icon on the menu bar turns on the green aiming LEDs. A text prompt is displayed notifying the user to trigger again to start capture. The aiming LEDs remain on until a second trigger/icon tap or until six (6) seconds elapse, whichever comes first.
3.3 The Signature Capture Mode Tap the Signature Capture icon on the menu bar and aim the unit at the Code 39 bar code on the Signature Capture sample located on page 2 of Appendix B. Based on the location of the bar code, the software then transmits the area of the image that contains the signature block. The Signature Capture option allows you to capture both bar code data and a signature with the single press of a button.
4.0 Additional Menu Bar Options Besides the View Menu, explained previously, the menu bar contains two additional menu selections. The Imager Menu includes setup items that allow you to specify bar code decode/display options and image capture display options. The Tools Menu contains action menu items, such as Firmware Revision, Flash New Firmware, Low Power Idle, Recycle Connection, Send Command, and Save As Command.
Image Capture The Image Capture dialog box allows the user to select the Capture Mode (Photo Image, Barcode Image or Manual) as well as the use of illumination and aiming lights. Photo Image and Barcode Image both use automatic focus and exposure controls to optimize results. Capture Mode: Barcode Image (darker image with less noise), Photo Image (brighter image with longer capture times) or manual exposure.
Image Transfer The Image Transfer dialog box contains settings for the image data being transferred from the HHP imager engine to the ISCImager Demo Application and allows the user to select the image window size, the pixel sub-sample value and the transfer compression type. Image Window: The upper left and lower right X and Y coordinates define the size of the image to transmit (before sub-sampling). Default is VGA – 640 by 480 pixels.
Symbology Setup The Symbology Setup dialog box consists of a symbology drop down list plus four buttons. The four buttons work as follows: Default Symbol: Sets options/parameters for the indicated symbology to internal defaults. Default All Symbologies: Sets options & parameters for all symbologies to internal defaults. Enable All Symbologies: Enables all symbologies but does not change other symbol options or parameters.
Display Options Display Symbol Information: Enables/Disables display of decoded symbol information that includes the AIM id, extended ID & symbol modifier. Display No Decode Message: Enables/Disables display of message “No Decode” if no barcode symbol is decoded by timeout. Intelligent Imaging Explained Intelligent Imaging is a method to automatically send an image or part of an image related to a bar code to a host application.
4.2 Tools Menu The Tools Menu contains items that provide version information, affect imager functions and allow the user to save images. About ISC-Imager Demo Selecting this menu item displays the current application version number and Socket copyright. Firmware Revision When this item is selected, the current firmware version is displayed in the text window. Flash New Firmware This item allows new engine firmware to be installed into the imager.
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2D and stacked codes PDF417 (15 mil /4:1, 20 chars) Data Matrix (20 mil, 40 chars) Aztec (20 mil, 29 chars) QR Code (30 chars) Aztec (70 chars) Maxi Code (79 chars) Postal Codes US Postnet BPO 4 State Australian Postal Dutch Postal Japan Postal OCR-A (8 numeric characters) 12345678 ABCDEFGH Code 39 Signature Capture Sample © 2003 Socket Communications, Inc.
June 2003 Copyright Notice Copyright © 2003 Socket Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Socket Communications, Socket, the Socket Communications logo, In-Hand Scan Card-Imager, In-Hand Scan Card-Imager Demo, SocketScan and Mobility Friendly are registered trademarks or trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. Reproduction of the contents of this manual without the permission of Socket Communications is expressly prohibited.
