Using HyperTerminal to Troubleshoot the 4810 Barcode Scanner

The default configuration of a 4810 Barcode Scanner has it connect to your computer using USB COM port emulation.  If you have already followed these troubleshooting steps but you still cannot get data into your application, you can use other applications to test the connection further. This article walks you through using HyperTerminal to test …

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Backward Compatibility for OEM Designs

Everyone knows that advances in technology end up driving performance up and cost down over time.  In 1965, Gordon Moore observed that the number of transistors which could be placed on an integrated circuit had doubled every two years since 1958 and that the trend would continue for at least ten years. As it has become …

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Imagine the Possibilities of Buying Construction Software

So, you have entered the process of buying construction software for your company.  It can be an overwhelming task, especially when your industry expertise is in construction services and not computer software solutions.  Let’s break this job down into manageable tasks so that it becomes a more enjoyable process. First, it is important to imagine the …

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PCI Express: The New Standard for Industrial PCs

As Industrial PC configurations have evolved from Pentium 4 to Core 2 Duo and Core i3, i5 and i7 platforms, so have the expansion cards being utilized.  Although ISA, PCI, PCI-X, and AGP have been the universal choice for many, PCI Express (PCIe) has evolved into the standard for cost-sensitive and mission-critical applications. PCI Express …

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Stone Age Data Collection System IV – Why Bother Changing?

OK, I hope this series is not getting as tired as the Rocky or Rambo sequels, although there is a lot less bloodshed.  But, you may need one of these characters to gently prod you to start moving down the path to improving your data collection system. With the assistance of a trained professional, you have explored …

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OEM Application Solutions

Since forming the company, working with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) has been a vertical focus for L-Tron.  Helping engineers develop requirements which focus on successful implementation of embedded computing and barcode scanning platforms within their own designs has helped to keep our customers successful. Working early in the process helping develop the requirements, matching technologies, …

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Emergency Supplies Management Is Critical To Public Safety

The more I speak with healthcare professionals in both the public and private sectors, the more I understand how mandates and productivity improvements play a big role in the adoption of new technology solutions.  Emergency Supplies Management is an area where technology solutions can be the difference between life or death. In the aftermath of several …

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How To Select A Warehouse Handheld Computer

Trying to determine the right handheld computer for your warehouse workers?  Here are some questions you may want to ask. How rugged does the handheld computer need to be? Warehouses have dust, dirt, water, and concrete floors.  For this reason, devices are given an IP rating, or International Protection Rating.  IP ratings classify the degree of …

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Troubleshooting a 4810 Barcode Scanner

About once a month I receive a phone call from one of our Law Enforcement customers saying they just installed a brand new 4810 Barcode Scanner and it doesn’t work.  Our ensuing conversation follows a similar route of troubleshooting the installation.  There are two areas where the problem may exist – within the software (about …

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