How Does The Fixed Barcode Scanner Scan?

Fixed barcode scanners are professional and highly automated barcode scanning devices.

The barcode scanner is a reading device used to read the information contained in the barcode. It uses the optical principle to decode the content of the barcode and transmit it to a computer, server or other equipment and device through a communication interface. Widely used in all walks of life. The structure of the fixed barcode scanner is the same as that of the ordinary barcode scanner: light source, receiving device, photoelectric conversion component, decoding circuit, communication interface.

Fixed barcode scanners differ from handheld barcode scanners in the following ways:

First,Application occasions:

Handheld barcode scanners are used in many fields. These barcode scanners are especially suitable for applications with various barcode sizes, complex reading occasions, and irregular barcode shapes.

The fixed barcode scanner does not need manual control when scanning, and is suitable for labor-saving and labor-intensive scanning settlement counters (supermarkets) and automatic identification applications for unmanned operations.

Second,the respective product characteristics:

1. The hand-held barcode scanner needs to manually align the barcode at a close distance for reading, and the speed is slow and the degree of automation is low. These shortcomings make it unable to meet the needs of industrial enterprises.

2. The fixed barcode scanner does not require manual operation. When the products or parts with barcodes pass through the effective scanning area of the scanner, the information in the barcode can be automatically read. For the items on the industrial conveyor belt, it can be fully automatic scanning without manual intervention; for the items carried by hand, it can also naturally pass through the effective scanning range of the fixed scanner on the moving route to complete the scanning action.

The main disadvantage of fixed barcode scanners is the high initial investment cost, but with the gradual development of industrial automation and the introduction of industrial Internet of Things technology, the cost of fixed barcode scanners will continue to decrease, which will promote fixed barcode scanning and the rapid increase of market share in the field of industrial barcode recognition and reading.