A Sketch of Barcode Scanners

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With the technological advancement, there has been a tremendous improvement in the barcode scanner design. Choosing the right barcode scanners can be quite a task from the plethora of options available. You can invest in the right scanner on the basis of several factors such as barcode type, the frequency of use, application of the scanner etc. Once you decide the purpose you need the scanner for, you can invest in the right one according to your need.

The Different Types of Barcode Scanners
You can select a barcode scanner on the basis of the technology it uses, its housing design and its scan engine. The different types of scan engines to consider are as follows:


Based On Scan Engines:
  • Laser Readers: The high in demand scanners make use of the ‘laser’ scan engines. It uses the ‘red diode lasers’ for reading reflectance of black and white spaces in barcodes. These laser scanners can read out the ‘standard linear barcodes’. One of the best-selling ‘single-line’ laser barcode readers is Honeywell 1250G. This scanner helps in reading barcodes at least 23 inches away and lowers ‘reach-related’ stress. Automatic interface detection, extended ‘depth of field’ an ergonomic design is the other features of this scanner.
  • Linear Imager: The ‘linear imager’ readers read the 1D barcodes only.
  • 2D Area Imagers: These barcode readers can read all types of barcodes such as stacked, 1D and 2D.
Based On Technology Used:
  • CCD Readers or LED Scanners: The CCD readers make use of the ‘tine light sensors’ that line up in the reader’s head. Each of the sensors measures the light intensity in its front. It measures the given out ‘ambient light’ from a barcode.  The Cipherlab 1500 CCD reader is one of the top-selling products because of its high resolution, creative 3-way auto sense feature etc.
  • Omnidirectional Barcode Scanners: These readers produce beam patterns in various orientations permitting them to read the barcodes presented at various angles.
Based ON Housing:
  • Handheld Scanners:  The handheld scanners are available with a handle as well as trigger button for turning on the ‘light source’. The Motorola LS 2208 is a popular USB barcode reader that delivers high performance, is durable and has the feature of first time 1D barcode capture.
  • Cordless Scanner:  The cordless readers operate by means of a battery inside them. The  Nexa NL-1800 cordless barcode scanners have become high in demand readers because of its accurate and fast laser scan engines, 100-meter range, pistol grip etc.

With a good idea of the different barcode Scanner, you would be able to invest in the right one for your business.
Location: Prospect NSW 2148, Australia

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