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Does Metrologic offer a solution which will function with Terminals in Keyboardwedge emulation?
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Yes. This requires the MIC2. The MIC2 is a small box and its name is a abreviation for MULTI INTERFACE CONVERTER. It converts from different input standards into different output standards. The MIC2 connection list shows you if the teminal is supported. In fact there are about 250 terminal types which are supported and the number is increasing.
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Which Metrologic Barcode Scanners can be connected to the MIC2 Input?
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Actually all Metrologic scanners, because the MIC2 will accept RS232 Inputs. (Special comm cables required.)
However the most cost effective solution is to take an undecoded scanner, such as Metrologics MS941 (no RS232 comm cable required) and connect it to a MIC2 with the appropriate y-comm cable for the terminal which it will be attached to. The MIC 2 must be programmed to communicate with the terminal.
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How do I program the MIC2 when a Metrologic RS232 scanner is connected to it?
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A RS232 Scanner connected to the MIC2 makes programming the MIC2 more complicated, because the Scanner sends RS232 data to the MIC2 instead of a light pen signal of the programming barcodes. The MIC2 would normally try to pass them through to the host. To avoid this scan the RS232 ENTER/EXIT barcode in the MIC2 manual before and after a MIC2 programming session.
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How can I program the MIC2 with a RS232 Scanner if I don´t know the actual communication parameters of either the MIC2 or the scanner?
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In the MIC2 manual you will find a Barcode called AUTO RS232. If you read this Barcode within three seconds after powering up the MIC2 it will automatically lock onto the input communication parameters transmitted from the scanner.
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The RS232 scanner doesn´t read any of the Barcodes in the MIC2 programming Guide.
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Most of the MIC programming codes contain 1 or 2 characters only. The default settings of the Metrologic RS232 Scanners is 3 characters minimum length for security reasons. The scanner must be programmed to 1 character minimum length before starting to program the MIC2.
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