User`s guide

44 | PDF417 AND THE ISC-X

Example 2: Scanning Angle

CORRECT

INCORRECT

For best results, the scanner should be held at an angle of at least 15 degrees

from perpendicular to the surface of the bar code label.

Managing Data from a PDF417 Bar Code

PDF417 bar codes are almost always associated with a specific software

application and the standard SocketScan keyboard emulation is typically of

little use in a PDF417 application. The PDF417 symbol is created with data

that is formatted to match the format of the application. Application

developers wishing to use PDF417 technology and the Socket In-Hand Scan

Card-Xtreme should use the SocketScan Software Developer’s Kit (SDK)

to bypass keyboard emulation and manage the decoded serial data coming

from the CompactFlash communications port.

For more information about the SDK and to download the User Manual,

visit: www.socketcom.com/product/bar_scan_sdk.htm. To obtain the SDK,

complete and submit the Developer’s Survey found on this webpage and

you will be contacted.

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