Barcode Scanners
Barcode Scanners & 2D Barcode Scanners from Psion Honeywell Datalogic UK and Ireland
Barcode Scanners
The manufacturing industry has been an important component of World economiesand is large and competitive, because of these characteristics, manufacturers need to look for ways to differentiate themselves from competition. Datalogic Barcode Scanners believes that, being at the beginning of the supply chain, manufacturers can use AIDC technology to gain a competitive edge.
Handheld Barcode Scanner
With a handle and typically a trigger button for switching on the light source.
Pen Barcode Scanner (or wand scanner)
A pen-shaped scanner that is swiped.
Stationary scanner
Wall- or table-mounted scanners that the barcode is passed under or beside. These are commonly found at the checkout counters of supermarkets and other retailers.
Fixed-position scanner
An industrial barcode reader used to identify products during manufacture or logistics. Often used on conveyor tracks to identify cartons or pallets which need to be routed to another process or shipping location. Another application joins holographic scanners with a checkweigher to read bar codes of any orientation or placement, and weighs the package. Systems like this are used in factory and farm automation for quality management and shipping.
PDA scanner (or Auto-ID PDA)
A PDA with a built-in barcode reader or attached barcode scanner.
Cordless scanner (or Wireless scanner)
A cordless barcode scanner is operated by a re-chargeable battery fitted inside it and is not connected to the electricity mains.
Barcode Scanning
•Accurate and Efficient organization – bar code scanning allows products to be stored safely and fast.
•Money-saving inventory management – Datalogic bar code scanning keeps accurate and percise data about inventory levels, reducing stock-outs, overstocks, and emergency shipments.
•Increased efficiency – Datalogic Barcode Scanners have industry leading scan rates and excellent reading of poor quality labels which terminate hand-keying operations.
•Visible product tracking – technological advances such as 2D bar codes are empowering manufacturers to have greater control of their products and materials throughout the supply chain.
2D Barcode scanners
As barcodes evolved into rectangles, dots, hexagons and other geometric patterns, they become known as 2D or 2 dimensional codes such as CODE1, DATAMATRIX, QR CODES, MAXICODE, PDF 417.
A 2D Barcode Scanner can interpret 2D barcodes, which store data in two dimensions, rather than in just a series of black and white bars. 2D barcodes look like checkerboards or a series of traditional barcodes stacked atop one another. 2D Barcode Scanners use both CCD and Imaging technology to read barcodes. This means the code can hold a large amount of information one advantage over the linear barcode. The 2D barcode is also very small in size meaning it does not take up much room on a product leaving designers more space for decorating the products.
Data Matrix barcodes are a 2-D matrix code designed to pack a lot of information in a very small space. A Data Matrix symbol can store between one and 500 characters. The symbol is also scalable between a 1-mil square to a 14-inch square. The density will, of course, be limited by the resolution of the printing and reading technology used.
The code has several other interesting features. Since the information is encoded by absolute dot position rather relative dot position, it is not as susceptible to printing defects as is traditional bar code. The coding scheme has a high level of redundancy with the data "scattered" throughout the symbol. this allows the symbol to be read correctly even if part of it is missing. Each Datacode symbol has two adjacent sides printed as solid bars, while the remaining adjacent sides are printed as a series of equally spaced square dots. These patterns are used to indicate both orientation and printing density of the symbol.
PDF417 is a stacked symbology and PDF stands for Portable Data File, and the symbology consists of 17 modules each containing 4 bars and spaces (thus the number "417"). The code is in the public domain.
The structure of the code allows for between 1000 to 2000 characters per symbol with an information density of between 100 and 340 characters. Each symbol has a start and stop bar group that extends the height of the symbol.
A PDF417 symbol can be read with modified handheld laser or CCD scanners. High density printers (thermal transfer or laser) should be used to print the symbol
QR Code (Quick Response Code) QR Code symbols are square in shape and can easily be identified by their finder pattern of nested alternating dark and light squares at three corners of the symbol. Maximum symbol size is 177 modules square, capable of encoding 7366 numeric characters, or 4464 alpha numeric characters. The QR Code is designed for rapid reading using CCD array cameras and image processing technology because of the layout of the finder pattern.
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Datalogic Quickscan QD2500 Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3678-DPA Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Custom Scanmatic SM420 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3608-HP Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit XP 1990i XLR Rugged Handheld Scanner
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Custom KBR2D-C Kiosk Barcode Scanner
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Zebra CS60 Corded 1D/2D Companion Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1991i XR Ultra Rugged FlexRange Scanner
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Unitech MS352 2D Wireless Scanner
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Zebra DS4608-DPE Corded 1D/2D Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1980i Industrial Full Range Scanner
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Unitech MS842P DPM / ESD Wireless Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Xenon Ultra 1962 Handheld Scanner
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Unitech MS852B Plus 2D Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Voyager 1400g General Duty Scanner
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Unitech MS852 LR Ultra Long Range 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3678-DP Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Datalogic Quickscan QBT2500 Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3608-HD Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Custom P Scanranger SR500NM Presentation Scanner
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Zebra DS3608-SR Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1991i SR Ultra Rugged Standard Range Scanner
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Datalogic PowerScan PBT9600 Bluetooth Industrial Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS8178 Cordless Handheld 1D/2D Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1911i Industrial Scanner
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Unitech MS842 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS9308 1D/2D Presentation Scanner
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Unitech MS852B Plus ESD Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Voyager 1470g General Duty Scanner
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Unitech MS822B Wireless 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS9908R 1D/2D Hybrid Scanner
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Datalogic Quickscan QW2500 Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3608-ER Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Custom SM200 2D USB Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3678-HP Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit XP 1991i XLR Rugged Handheld Scanner
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Datalogic PowerScan PD9600 Industrial Barcode Scanner
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Zebra CS60 Cordless 1D/2D Companion Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1280i Industrial Full Range Scanner
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Unitech MS2825e 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS2208 Corded Handheld Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1981i Industrial Full Range Scanner
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Unitech MS842 DPM 2D Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Voyager 1350g 2D Area Imager Scanner
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Unitech MS852B 2D Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Voyager 1602g Pocket Scanner
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Unitech MS852 Handheld Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3608-DPA Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Custom SM425 1D/2D Wireless Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3678-HD Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Custom KBR2D Kiosk Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3678-SR Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1990i XR Ultra Rugged FlexRange Scanner
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Unitech M852B Plus (HD) 2D Bluetooth Scanner
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Zebra DS4608 Corded 1D/2D Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1920i Industrial DPM Area Imaging Scanner
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Unitech MS842R 2D Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Xenon Ultra 1960 Handheld Scanner
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Unitech MS852B LR 2D Long Range Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Voyager 1472g General Duty Scanner
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Unitech MS838B Wireless 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3608-DP Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Datalogic Quickscan QM2500 Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3678-ER Ultra Rugged Barcode Scanner
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Custom SM600 Presentation Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS3600-KD Ultra Rugged Cordless Barcode Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1990i SR Ultra Rugged Standard Range Scanner
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Datalogic PowerScan PM9600 Industrial Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS8108 Corded Handheld 1D/2D Scanner
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Honeywell Granit 1910i Industrial Scanner
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Unitech MS339 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS2278 Cordless Handheld Barcode Scanner
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Unitech MS852 Plus ESD Barcode Scanner
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Unitech MS852 Plus ESD 2D Scanner
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Honeywell Xenon XP 1950g General Duty Scanner
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Unitech MS842P Wireless 2D Barcode Scanner
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Zebra DS9908 1D/2D Hybrid Scanner