Barcode Scanners window
Scanners tab
The Scanners tab displays a list of all the barcode scanners in the system. To view the properties of the barcode scanners or to disable or delete a barcode scanner, select and right-click a barcode scanner from the list. On multiple selection, only the Delete… option is available.
To add a new barcode scanner manually, click New Barcode Scanner, on the right side of the Scanners tab. The system opens the New Barcode Scanner dialog.
Enter the required information:
- Name
- Enter a name for the new barcode scanner.
- IP
- Specify the IP address or the DNS name for the barcode scanner.
- Port
- Specify the port number for the barcode scanner.
- Test Connection
- Click Test Now to verify if the barcode scanner that you want to use is available.
- Job State
- Select a system defined state or a custom created state from the list.
- Location
- Select a value from the list of available custom locations.
- Status
- Click
, the Enabled button, or 
, the Disabled button, to switch between the two states. - Description
- Enter a short description for the new barcode scanner.
To create the new barcode scanner, click OK.
To close the New Barcode Scanner panel and discard the entered information, click Cancel.
To delete the barcode scanner, click Delete….
The network barcode scanner device used with TotalFlow BatchBuilder has the following specifications:
- Uses TCP as a transport protocol.
- Once connected, the barcode scanner sends the scans within the buffer, one scanning per line of text (ended with CR).
- The message received from the barcode scanner contains the message that was scanned, without any prefix or suffix.
- The implementation from TotalFlow BatchBuilder will react only if the message starts with Jxxx..x or Bxxx..x, where x is a hexadecimal digit ( 0..9, A..F).
- TotalFlow BatchBuilder connects directly to the barcode scanner base, via TCP/IP to the IP address or DNS name of the barcode scanner.