
Chapter 13: Scanners
Types Of Scanners
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Psion Mobile Devices Developers Guide
13.1 Types Of Scanners
The Mobile Devices SDK enables applications to use the Psion Scanner Services. Scanner Services supports
the following types of bar code scanner:
• Non-decoded Laser Scanners
• Decoded Laser Scanners
• 1D imagers
• 2D imagers (for legacy applications only, see Section below)
For a list of the scanners supported by your Psion computer, see the user manual for the computer.
Non-decoded Laser Scanners
Non-decoded laser scanners present unprocessed scan data to the computer. These scanners rely on
Scanner Services to do the decoding. The Mobile Devices SDK returns the scan data as a character string to
the calling program.
There is only one set of configuration parameters for non-decoded laser scanners on each computer. So, if
there is more than one non-decoded laser scanner in, or attached to, a computer, they all use the
same configuration.
Decoded Laser Scanners
Decoded laser scanners have built in decoders; they process the raw scan data themselves. The Mobile
Devices SDK returns the scan data as an undelimited character string.
Imagers
The Mobile Devices SDK supports bar code scanning by legacy imagers; however, the Mobile Devices SDK
must not be used for new applications involving recent imagers—the Imaging Services SDK supports the
current imager models.
For a list of Psion devices and the SDK to use to control the imagers see community.psion.com/knowl-
edge/w/knowledgebase/how-to-select-an-sdk-for-an-application-that-uses-an-imager-or-a-scanner.aspx
The Mobile Devices SDK does not support the capture of pictures on any imager. All picture capture must
be controlled through the Imaging Services SDK.
13.2 External Scanners
A Psion computer can have several external scanners. On the 753x, 8525, and 8530, models one of them
can be a non-decoded laser scanner. On all other Psion computers, they must all be decoded scanners.
The ports that the scanners are connected to can be on one of the following:
• Psion computer
•Docking station
• Snap module
The port can be:
•USB port
• Serial port
• Tether port
See the User Manual for your Psion computer for the availability and the location of tether ports, USB
ports, and serial ports.
13.2.1 Scanner connected to a USB port
This applies to decoded scanners only. These scanners must be externally configured by scanning configu-
ration bar codes. Bar code data is received by the Mobile Devices SDK as keyboard input.
Important: For all non-legacy imagers, the Imaging Services SDK must be used for all 2D imager
applications including reading bar codes.
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