(A 3 minute read…) An Overview of Serial Barcode Scanner Interfaces Connector Options and Standards There are three fundamental ways of connecting your barcode scanner to a computer: serial, keyboard wedge, and USB. Even though a serial interface is the most complicated of the three to configure, it offers the greatest control and flexibility of…
Railway applications present some of the most unique and challenging industrial automation solutions because the impact of harsh environmental factors and movability on the equipment must always be considered. The EN50155 is an international standard used to monitor these elements, as well as the electronic equipment’s humidity levels, temperature, vibration, shock, and other specifications for…
In our last blog, I discussed the world of the USB connection and a little bit of background on the various types of interfaces you may see. Moving forward, we take a look at one of the early types of connections but one still found commonly on printers and industrial computers, the Serial port. Disclaimer:…
In the world of computers, printers, barcode scanners, and basically anything electronic, there exists a wide range and ever-changing environment of interfaces (connections) used to transmit power and information. In this kind of environment, it is easy to get lost between the various interfaces and makes selecting the right one challenging, to say the least….
When you’re in the market for industrial computing equipment or rugged mobile computing devices, it can be daunting to browse through pages and pages of products to narrow down what you’re looking for. Then, when you click on the product specification page, it can be even more daunting to read technology terms, abbreviations, and acronyms…
If you happened to catch my recent blog about decoding business and data collection-related acronyms, you already know that I am pretty quick with the social media acronyms, but still learning when it comes to the technology acronyms. Case in point, I had to rely a bit (ok, fine…A LOT) on L-Tron’s industrial computer whiz,…
2D barcodes are leaving their mark on lots of industry applications – pun intended! So why has 2D barcode scanning become so prevalent? Smaller Size While 1D barcodes are small, 2D barcodes are (or at least can be) even smaller…less than ½ inch long x ½ inch wide! Why does smaller = better? Simply put,…
With hundreds of barcode scanners readily available on the market today, it’s become more difficult to select the best solution for your application. With so many models at your fingertips, one must navigate options such as hand held or presentation, corded (tethered) or wireless, 1D or 2D, near or far range, retail or industrial, etc….
Over the past few years, I have received hundreds of calls and have reviewed ten times as many customer orders in which the specified hardware required further scrutiny. The reason it’s important for me to engage the users that place these orders or call directly is because most software is hardware-specific and will only work…
Thanks for coming back to read Part III of my series on 10 Tips for Successful Industrial PC Configuration. In case you missed it, Part II covered Board Level I/O & Video, CPU/CPU Fan Selection and Memory Requirements. Part 1 covered PC Form Factor, Power Supply Options and ISA/PCI/PCIe Cards. Today, I will review Storage,…
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