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.NET compatible qr scanning devices

Does a scanning device exist which allows easy communication with the .NET framework?

The scanning device needs to be:

  1. Portable (so it should be able to store data within itself until connected to a pc)
  2. Should be able to scan QR Codes, and display appropriate options on the built in screen of the device
  3. Should have a programmable display which gives the user custom options after scanning in a QR code
  4. Once connected to a computer, it should automatically make any changes to a networked database, based on the temporary data saved on the device which will depend on which qr codes have been scanned and which options the user selected after scanning a qr code.

I have used a .NET tag, because it is the language used by the environment I will be working in.

Solution

  • Expensive, but the Cognex 9500 should do everything you want:

    http://www.cognex.com/DPM-mobile-computer.aspx

    It's basically a Windows PDA lashed to a barcode reader. You can write your own apps in .NET Compact Framework to run on the PDA, and there's a C# API if you want to use the scanner from a PC.