Symbol LS9100

codasco704 · Post by **codasco704** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:08 pm

I just got a symbol LS9100 serial scanner. I understand that serial scanners are not supported......I just need to find someone who is familiar with symbol scanners. Are there any drivers I need to connect this scanner to a PC, or do I just plug it into my serial port and go. Is there a piece of software or driver that can take the input from the serial port and put it into the keyboard buffer so I can use it with dhpos?.....if no one is familiar with symbol scanners, does anyone know of a forum where I can get help?

Dale Harris · Post by **Dale Harris** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:29 pm

codasco704,

You know, it is a really good thing that nowhere in the instructions for POS does it say that, "This software does not support internal combustion engines." Because if it did say that I am sure that I would be getting endless messages asking me how to hook up an internal combustion engine to a computer running POS.

Anyway, read this... http://keyhut.com/postip5.htm#scanner Especially the part about "Serial scanner setup."

codasco704 · Post by **codasco704** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:42 pm

Sorry bout that....didn't read the manual entirely......I could have sworn that somewhere within posconfig something said that serial scanners would not work......o well...thanks for the info

Dale Harris · Post by **Dale Harris** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:41 pm

codasco704,

Actually the instructions say that serial scanners will probably not work, and that it is a really bad idea, but that "keyboard wedge" or USB scanners will work with no problems.

I think that is why people then go out and get serial scanners, because they love the challenge or just want to drive me nuts.

codasco704 · Post by **codasco704** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:51 am

or $35 for a Symbol scanner was too good of a deal to pass up........

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:17 am

Interestingly enough, in the UK the vast majority of till equipment uses the serial port!! Keyboards, Scanners, Scales, Touchscreen, Reciept Printers, Slip printers.

I finally came across a generic LED type keyboard wedge scanner lying in a box!

IIRC can you not use Accessibity Options to accept serial input as text?

Alan

chilewillie · Post by **chilewillie** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:26 am

Dale,
I'm not very interested in hooking up an internal combustion engine to dhpos (the carbon emissions are bad for computer components) but thanks for offering. I am however very interested in a hydrogen fuel cell powered pos. Dale, please add this to the think-about-it-pile swirling about in your yard. This would come in very handy when I expand my chain of mom and pop convience store/sweat shops onto other planets. When you have it built, I will happily send you another $5.00 when I get around to it and will of course publicly tell everyone how great you are. Thanks for being such a swell guy and helping to make me a stinking rich millionare.

mad_professor_2002 · Post by **mad_professor_2002** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:57 pm

Little tip for getting serial Bar-code scanners to read and display in dos.
Microsoft made a program a long time back for Serial Keyboard, The program was called somthing like SerialKeys.
I think I have a copy of it at work, but I am not back until monday.

DHES

Symbol LS9100

Serial scanner.

Bad idea

hehe

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