Product Families

CCD Scanners

In contrast to wands and lasers, the CCD (Charged Coupled Device) scanner actually photographs the bar code, converting the optical image into an electrical image. As a result, the CCD provides a fast scan rate per second with exceptional read rates on high resolution or poorly printed dot matrix, laser thermal, and colored labels, and labels on curved or irregular surfaces. It will even read through glass and laminates. The maximum scanning distance is approximately one inch from the label (see also Barcode Scanning).

Cash Drawers

An electronically-activated cash drawer opens in response to an electrical signal. By definition, then, the cash drawer is only one of the necessary components at a POS work station.

Customer Displays

It allows you to communicate more effectivelly with your customer by customizing display information to meet the needs of your POS application. Basic information, such as product description, cost and change due can be displayed. In addition, it can be an effective advertising tool - post marketing messages or promotional notes. Greetings and appreciation messages will help enhance customer relations.

Decoders

A decoder is a device which translates raw bar code (see also barcode symbologies) input into data that a computer or portable data collector can recognize. It can be housed in an external box, in a card, or built into an input device such as a wand or laser.

A keyboard wedge is a decoder that is placed in line between the computer and the keyboard. The keyboard works normally, and the computer sees the bar code data as keyboard input. It is the easiest to install and needs no special software.

A serial wedge is connected to the serial port (RS-232) of the computer. This configuration usually needs special software to read the data coming into the port.

Keyboards

Keyboards with programming features and multi I/O facilities, such as magnetic stripe readers (see also MSR track specifications) and bar code interface, especially designed to be used with PC or terminal for the POS, banking and industrial environment.

Laser Scanners

Hand-held lasers offer a unique combination of advantages not found in any other scanning technology. They provide unsurpassed first read rates, accuracy, speed, and the ability to point and shoot. Lasers excel in reading curved and irregular surfaces, colored labels, laminated labels, and hard to reach labels. This type of non-contact scanner allows you to work at a comfortable distance.

Projection / In-Counter Laser Scanners are designed to attend industrial and commercial applications, such as supermarkets and high volume checkout operations (see also Barcode Scanning).

Magnetic Ink Check Readers - MICR

It reads the entire MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) line on the bottom of checks, printed within ANSI specifications. The format and encoding of the MICR line may vary, according with the country, and contains information about the bank, account, check number, and amount of the check after the clearing (see also MICR formats).

Magnetic Stripe Readers

The magnetic stripe reader provides a quick and easy way to get credit card data into your computer. Magnetic cards can contain up to three separate tracks of data. Major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) contain data on both track 1 and track 2. Track 3 is used for special applications that require changeable data (see also MSR tracks specifications).

Monitors - 9"

Monitors dedicated to POS systems on monochrome VGA or color VGA, for space saving and integration with cash drawers, POS printers and many other applications.

Portable Data Collectors

Portable data collectors are used to collect data in areas away from a computer or terminal. Input of data is made from key pad entry, bar code input device, touch button, or other input device. The data is transferred between the portable and the computer by, serial cable, keyboard wedge, modem, or RF (Radio Frequency) system.

Printers

LABEL PRINTERS:

Laser printers offer great speed and excellent print quality and can be used for other tasks in addition to label printing. But if you need one label at a time, or if you need a roll of labels to be automatically applied to boxes on a conveyer line, a Thermal Transfer printer is the solution. Using normal paper labels and general purpose ribbons, the label image can be easily scratch off; but with premium ribbons and/or special kimdura or polyester label stock, the label image can be very durable (see also Labels and Ribbons).

POS PRINTERS:

Mini printers to serve applications in automation of stores, banking, offices, distribution, factory, etc. You have a choice of thermal or dot matrix.
(see also Barcode Printing)

Signature Capture Devices

Typically a receipt or application form is placed on the signature terminal so that the signature line is presented to the customer. An attached pen, with a ball point ink cartridge is provided, allowing the signature to be captured electronically at the same time as it is written in ink. Thereafter the original is given to the customer who leaves with the only piece of paper in the system. Everything else has been captured electronically in a simple efficient format that can be stored with the associated document. This allows for later communication to a corporate host computer or acquiring bank and easy reproduction on a laser printer. There are 3 different technologies: electromagnetic, pressure sensitive, and LCD based technology.

Slot / ID Badge Readers

The slot reader is designated for scanning bar codes on identification cards, employee badges, tickets, or forms, with a high degree of accuracy and convenience.

Smart Cards

A smart card is a plastic card with an integrated circuit embedded in it. It is the size of a credit card, and is really a very small computer on a piece of plastic. In the way that a computer has an operating system such as DOS, a smart card also has an operating system (sometimes referred to as a "mask"). Just as computer's have application software such as word processors and spreadsheets, smart cards have applications such as managing health information or a frequent shopper program. And, just like a computer allows you to enter data on the keyboard and see data on the monitor, a smart card uses a "reader/writer" that can be connected to a PC or transaction terminal, or built into a transaction terminal.

Smart cards (often referred to as chip cards) communicate via "contact" or "contactless" technology. "Contact" cards are most likely to be prevalent in the POS automation world. A "contact" card comes in three basic models:

• Memory cards - Used in pay phones and other prepaid applications
• Microprocessor cards - Used in more complex application (i.e. frequent shopper, healthcare, EBT implementations), and typically includes encryption technology
• Super smart cards - Used in similar applications to microprocessor cards except that these also have a display and keypad.

Smart cards can also be hybrids, that is the card may also contain a magnetic stripe or a barcode (in addition to a chip).

The following standards are applicable to smart card technology:

ISO 7816

ISO 10536 (Contacless cards)

Software

LABEL SOFTWARE:

Label software allow you to print bar code fonts. It can be a TSR or menu driven software.
(see also Barcode Colors, Barcode Printing, and Barcode Quality)

POS SOFTWARE:

It is a sales management tool that replaces your cash register, and allows you to better control inventory, clients, vendors, accounts payable and receivable.

Touch Screen Monitors

Touch screen is a direct interaction with displayed information by touching. To accomplish this, a position sensor is placed in front of the displayed system which is linked to microprocessor to relate location and information on the display. The operator will then be able to communicate to a menu driven system by walking their finger across the display.

Wands

The hand-held wand features a rugged stainless steel or a polycarbonate case and a tampered ruby ball tip. The ruby tip glides smoothly across the label preventing wear on repeatedly read labels. The spring loaded tip withstands shock, pressure and wear assuring a long operational life.