Bar Code Production In Inventory Management Software!!

The type of data collection in Inventory Management Software you need depends primarily on your barcode scanner output. There are several popular types of output:

1) Keyboard Wedge output or USB output

If your barcode scanner has Keyboard Wedge output or USB output you will not need special data collection software. Both these outputs will dump the data right into the foreground application on your PC wherever the cursor is flashing, as if it were being typed in. You do not usually get much control except for the addition of a trailing keystroke, such as an ENTER key, to your data. But these methods are very simple and work fine for many people.

2) RS232 output (includes some RFID scanners)

RS232 output is characterized by either a 9 or 25 pin rectangular connector plug. It attaches to one of the COM ports on your PC. If you have this type of output you will need additional software in order to collect data from the barcode scanner directly into most Windows applications. For this purpose we developed BC-Wedge software (short for Bar Code Wedge). It inputs data directly into your Windows or DOS applications as if the data were being typed in - in many ways similar to a Keyboard or Keyboard Wedge. It is extremely easy to use and the perfect solution for most RS232 barcode users.

For those RS232 barcode users needing more options we have WinWedge 32 Std, WinWedge 32 Pro and DOS-Wedge Pro. These advanced versions offer sophisticated data parsing, filtering and formatting, date and time stamps, 2-way I/O (for RFID), keystroke macro insertion, data translation and much more.

3) TCP/IP output (includes some RFID scanners)

TCP/IP compatible devices typically connect to an Ethernet network. If you have this type of output you will need additional software in order to collect data from the bar code scanner directly into most Windows applications. TALtech developed TCP-Wedge to collect data from TCP/IP ports (i.e. a device connected to a TCP/IP port) directly into any Windows application. It has all the advanced data parsing, filtering, formatting, 2-way communications, etc. of WinWedge Pro and ships as part of the WinWedge 32 Pro package.