Open Source Barcode Scanner

Basics

- An device for reading barcodes

Applications

Barcodes and Barcode Scanners are used for:

• Warehouse Inventory
• Data Entry
• Asset Management
• Point of Sale

Pairs well with

• Open Source Cash Register Conveyor Belt
• Open Source Staffed Cash Register + Conveyor Belt Combination Unit
• Open Source Un-Staffed Cash Register + Conveyor Belt Combination Unit

Industry Standards

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Existing Open Source Desings

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Minimum Viable Product

- Cheap

- Modular

- Wired or Wireless Use

- Tethered, or Standalone operation

- Fast + Reliable

- Can be handheld, wall mounted, or in a flush with the table surface enclosure

Basic Design

Scaning Module

- A laser scanner or an optical scanner

Processing Module

- 1x Single Board Computer

IO Module

- A touch screen for data feedback or for complex controls

- A button/trigger for scanning

- A USB C Port for tethering it to a cash register, or a computer of some sorts

Power Module

- Either a DC/AC in, A pair of hot swappable batteries, or both

- Also the associated circuitry

Case Module

- A 3D Printed Case for all the other modules

BOM

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See Also

- Open Source Cash Register Conveyor Belt

- Open Source Staffed Cash Register + Conveyor Belt Combination Unit

- Open Source Un-Staffed Cash Register + Conveyor Belt Combination Unit

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