Hello, I've seen the webcam barcode example, but that uses a "real" webcam, and that is not the correct solution for my project as the Symbol MC50 has a built in laser barcodereader. So that should be far more accurate to use ...
Any ideas on where to find more info on how to build and use the RTMP solution ? I guess I would have to build a .NET application for Windows Pocket PC to do the barcode reading and talk to that from the Flex application. Other question, any experience with flex app on Windows Pocket ? Thanks for any more suggestions ... Any one interested in doing the coding for this ? Best regards, Frank --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Clint Modien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like a fun little project... what programming language were you > thinking of using for interfacing with the Symbol scanner? > > I'm guessing you don't care about web security as this sounds like it's a > local application so you'll be able to create a socket connection to a > program listening on socket service running on the local pc. I believe if > you run the swf locally, execute it from file:c/// or http://localhost, > you'll be able to connect to a local service without further client side > configuration. > > There are actually a few ways to do this. > > 1. Binary Sockets > 2. XML Sockets > 3. A local RTMP service. > 4. AMF polling > > Option 3 is by far the best and for that there a few options for you. > > 1. Red5 - Java > 2. WebORB - .NET > 3. FDS Express - Java > > You could also technically use an AMF solution and polling but you'd > definately lose points on the "coolness" factor. I'd want the bi-di > communication that RTMP offers for interfacing with a device. My gut tells > me that it would be easier to program against an RTMP service than to use > AMF and polling. (You won't have to manage a stack in the service code.) > > You're probably locked into using symbol scanners... but I remembered Renaun > did some really kewl stuff with a webcam barcode reader you may also want to > have a peak @... as a kewl alternative... > > http://renaun.com/blog/?p=33 > > > > On 5/29/07, amigo_fd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, any ideas on how to communicate with the built in barcode > > scanner on a device like the Symbol MC50 ? > > > > I know the scanner returns just text, so that's ok, but how to > > start/stop the scanning ? > > > > best regards, > > Frank > > > > > > >
