Interface and method for controlling an optical reader having a scanning module
US6098877A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10851
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical interface for a scan engine includes a plurality of control pins including a range limiter mode pin, laser enable and scan enable pins, a signal output pin and a start-of scan indicator pin. Operation of the scan engine can thus be controlled to reduce power consumption and laser on-time as desired.
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