5250 terminal and barcode scanner

[Stach Janczak]

Is it possible to connect to the 5250 terminal the barcode scanner by
printer port?

Any suggestions will be great.

thanks.

[Rolf Mittag]

Don't know. The "normal" way is to put the bar-code
reader between keyboard and terminal. (We done it that way
so far). The AS/400 normally is not aware of thar special device

Rolf

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"Stach Janczak" <sta...@box43.gnet.pl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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[Franco Broccardo]

No way.
Printer port is just for output data, because the printer is an input
device. Barcode Scanner, of course, is an output device, so it needs to be
connected to an input Port. This is why, normally, everybody connect Barcode
Scanner between keyboard and terminal. The keyboard is an output device (it
outputs keystrokes to the terminal)
Best regards
Franco Broccardo
CompuMaster Srl
www.compumaster.com

Stach Janczak <sta...@box43.gnet.pl> wrote in message

[Patrick Townsend]

We connect barcode scanners directly to the AS/400 over an Ethernet
connection in our Alliance SerialConnect product. More information here:
http://www.patownsend.com/SerialConnect.htm.

Patrick

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[George Barrowcliff]

You have an Ethernet connected bar code scanner??

Patrick Townsend <town...@patownsend.com> wrote in message
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[Stanley Kastal]

Typically, scanners are attached to terminal using a device, called a wedge,
between the keyboard plug and the terminal. All scanner do is they replace
keyboard entry. The wedge makes this painless. Buy Intermec, they cost
more but work forever and are a breeze to repair. Good Luck.

Stach Janczak wrote in message <3A154ACC...@box43.gnet.pl>...

[Patrick Townsend]

Yes. We connect Zebra, Elton, RJS and others to the AS/400 over
Ethernet. We do handheld scanners like Dolphin and Symbol, too. Let me
know if you are interested!

Patrick

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IBM AS/400 communications, FTP automation, and network security
software and consulting services.

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George Barrowcliff wrote:
>
> You have an Ethernet connected bar code scanner??
>
> Patrick Townsend <town...@patownsend.com> wrote in message
> news:3A160147...@patownsend.com...
> >

[Warren Block]

Stanley Kastal <s_kas...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> Typically, scanners are attached to terminal using a device, called a
> wedge, between the keyboard plug and the terminal. All scanner do is
> they replace keyboard entry. The wedge makes this painless. Buy
> Intermec, they cost more but work forever and are a breeze to repair.
> Good Luck.

Intermec has combined with a couple of other companies, including
Norand. In general, the PSC/Percon stuff I've seen has been better
designed and more user-friendly than the Intermec stuff, but this has
been mostly on pricey laser RF scanners, not keyboard wedges. The
Intermec ScanPlus 1800 wedge (CCD) seems okay.

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

[Earwax]

Can anyone suggest a source to get me started writing
a program (RPG) to accept barcoded input. I can't
find anything in the programming manuals.

Thanks.

[Paul Nicolay]

Hi,

Euh..., so far all barcode readers I've seen just simulate keyboard input
(and finally result in a number) and required no programming at all on the
host.

Regards,
Paul
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[Warren Block]

Earwax <godh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a source to get me started writing
> a program (RPG) to accept barcoded input. I can't
> find anything in the programming manuals.

Most barcode scanners merely enter the barcode value as if it were typed
on the keyboard. The program doesn't need to know that it's a scanner
doing the typing. This also allows users that don't have scanners to
run the same program and type in values by hand.

[Earwax]

>Most barcode scanners merely enter the barcode value as if it were typed
>on the keyboard. The program doesn't need to know that it's a scanner
>doing the typing. This also allows users that don't have scanners to
>run the same program and type in values by hand.

Thanks. Much easier than I thought it was going to be.