BAR CODE SCANNER BAR CODE SCANNER A.ANUSHA (06N61A0402)
Dec 26, 2015
What is bar code?What is bar code?
A barcode is a machine readable representation of information.
Barcode stores data in widths and spacing of printed parallel lines.
They also come in patterns of dots, concentric circles.
BAR CODE TECHNOLOGYBAR CODE TECHNOLOGY
It is an automatic identification technology Bar code is a predefined format of dark bars and white spaces Structured to contain a specific piece of information It allows real-time data to be collected accurately and rapidly Combination of barcode technology with computer and
application software improves performance, productivity and profitability
Barcode Terminology:Barcode Terminology:
Quiet zone: represents the right and left end of the bar code symbol.
Start/stop character: indicates start or end of the data.
Data (message): bar patterns of character representing data.
Check digit: a numeric value calculated for read error.
Types of barcode:Types of barcode:
1-D: contains 16 alphanumeric characters 2-D (QR,data matrix): stores up to 700
characters
Information stored on a barcodeInformation stored on a barcode
Product identificationSize/weight of a productWhere the product has come fromWho manufactured the product
Information not stored on a Information not stored on a barcodebarcode
Product name
Price of the product
What is Bar code scanner?What is Bar code scanner?
– Computers cannot read bar codes. For a computer to make use of the information contained in the barcode data must be captured and decoded into a data format that the computer can process. the device that reads the bar code data and sends it to the decoder is known as bar code reader
Types of barcode scannerTypes of barcode scanner
Pen based scanner:
CCD(charge coupling device) barcode scanner
Parts of barcode scannerParts of barcode scanner
A bar code reader consists of a scannerdecoder (either built in or externally )Cable (used to connect reader with a pc)
BAR CODE SCANNERSBAR CODE SCANNERSA device used to extract information optically from
a Bar Code
Bar Code symbol consists of series of vertical dark
bars separated by light spaces
When illuminated reflected light is detected by
electro optical sensor
The intensity of reflected light from the dark bars is
less than that of spaces
SCANNERS …SCANNERS …
Reflected light is converted into electrical
voltage signals
Analog voltages are digitized into raw data
The decoder converts this data into the character
data representation of the symbol’s code
TYPES OF SCANNERS (READERS)TYPES OF SCANNERS (READERS)
CONTACT READERS
– Must touch or come in close proximity of symbol
– Good where the label cannot be placed in an easy-
to-view position
– Normally hand-held/stationary units
– Common type is pen/wand reader
– A high-density resolution wand used to read a low-
density symbol might see an ink spot as bar or an
ink void as a space
CONTACT READERSCONTACT READERS … …
A low-resolution wand may not be able to
recognize a narrow bar of high-density
symbol
Positioned angle of wand to the surface and
movement speed across the symbol are key
parameters
NON-CONTACT READERSNON-CONTACT READERS
Reader need not come in contact with symbol
Scan distance may be from 6” to several feet depending upon symbol size and scanner design
Hand-held, fixed beam readers
Types of output interfacesTypes of output interfaces
Keyboard wedge: when one scan a barcode with a keyboard wedge scanner the data that is encoded in a barcode goes into the pc through the keyboard port.
RS-232:this means that you would connect the bar code scanner directly to an available RS232 serial port on the back of your pc.
USB output: they can work either as keyboard wedge or as RS232 serial output scanner
APPLICATIONSAPPLICATIONS … …RETAIL APPLICATIONS
– Super markets– Counter-mounted Bar Code scanners– Universal Product Code (UPC)– Price and description information
WARE HOUSINGHEALTH CARE APPLICATIONS
– Drugs, devices, instruments– Identification of expiry date– Blood banking
Blood groupExpiry dateDonor traceability
BENEFITS OF BAR CODINGBENEFITS OF BAR CODING
REPRESENT UNIQUE IDENTITY OF A PRODUCT
ACCURACY OF DATA INPUT (ERROR FREE)
AID EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
AND INVENTORIES
LABOUR SAVINGS BY AVOIDING MANUAL
SYSTEM
Future Future
Barcode future seems to be advancing technology towards a new technology called bokodes.
They can transmit information directly to cell phones about products,expiry date, quantity .