Overview: Serial Barcode Scanner Interfaces

(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…

The Connection – The Serial Port: Part II

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:…