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by **Widell Syste** » Sat, 10 Jul 1999 04:00:00

I would like to hook up an ascii barcode scanner to a async port on one of
my 128 port concentrators and have the data transmitted by the scanner
captured into a file.
I am using AIX 3.2.5 on a 7012 powerstation (340 series). the scanner
transmits the ascii characters and a carriage return every time it properly
reads a bar code.

Thanks,
Doug Baker

by **LAIX Software Consultin** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

The simplest solution: cat /dev/tty## > /tmp/someFile

Regards,
Paul

> I would like to hook up an ascii barcode scanner to a async port on one of
> my 128 port concentrators and have the data transmitted by the scanner
> captured into a file.
> I am using AIX 3.2.5 on a 7012 powerstation (340 series). the scanner
> transmits the ascii characters and a carriage return every time it properly
> reads a bar code.

> Thanks,
> Doug Baker

by **Bob Mariot** » Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Depending on your app - you can read directly from the tty port. Be
sure that login=disable for the port. The cat will work but will not
terminate which may give trouble to reading the file. We use a 'C'
program to read from the port and deliver what it received to a perl
program for processing. Works great.

Quote:>I would like to hook up an ascii barcode scanner to a async port on one of
>my 128 port concentrators and have the data transmitted by the scanner
>captured into a file.
>I am using AIX 3.2.5 on a 7012 powerstation (340 series). the scanner
>transmits the ascii characters and a carriage return every time it properly
>reads a bar code.

>Thanks,
>Doug Baker

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Collecting data from async port

Collecting data from async port

Collecting data from async port

Collecting data from async port