Developers guide
Chapter 14: Scanners
Configuring Global Bar Code Options
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Control Panel:
These settings are changed through the Control Panel Scanner Properties as follows:
SDK:
These settings can be changed and queried through the SDK as follows:
14.3.2.7 Imager Advanced Options (Deprecated)
These settings apply to the internal imaging scanner only. An imaging scanner captures a bar code
as an image, then decodes the bar code from that image. The settings listed here only apply to the
imager in bar code scanning mode. There is a separate set of configuration parameters for the
image capture mode—these can only be set through the SDK.
Control Panel:
These settings are changed through the Control Panel Scanner Properties as follows:
•Tab
Barcodes
• Scanner:
Imager
• Menu Item
Options
Scanner Setting Key: Imager
Scanner Setting Name Minimum Maximum Default Control Panel Name
Te k Im ag er E n a bl ed 0 = off 1 = on 1 Te k I ma ge r E na b l e d
ContinuousScanMode 0 = off 1 = on 0 Continuous Scan Mode
OnlyDecodeCenter 0 = off 1 = on 0 Center Barcode Only
MaxNumberBarcodes 1 6 1 Max Number Barcodes
MinNumberBarcodes 1 6 1 Barcodes Must Decode
WindowWidth 128 1280 900 Window Width
WindowHeight 128 1024 500 Window Height
Dot Time 0 ms 3000 ms 0 ms Dot Time
AutoExposure 0 = off 1 = on 1 Auto Exposure
FastConverge 0 = off 1 = on 0 Fast Converge
MaxGain 357 7920 7680 Max Gain
MaxIntegration 0 0xFFFF 26170 Max Integration
MaxIllumination 0 7 7 Max Illumination
Important: New applications must use the Mobile Devices SDK for laser bar code scanners
only. The Imaging Services SDK must be used for all imaging scanner applica-
tions including reading bar codes
•Tab
Barcodes
• Scanner:
Imager
• Menu Item
Advanced Options