Version Differences for Windows - Opticon Technical Support Portal

==USB-VCP==

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USB-VCP is a different method for using a cabled barcode scanner with a Windows Computer. The "VCP" stands for Virtual COM Port, which is how a VCP device presents itself to the Windows computer. To do something useful with a barcode scanner presenting itself as a COM, or serial, port, you must have something listening to the serial port. This enables software to manage the incoming barcode data and ensure that data flow is controlled. A system that uses USB-VCP can also be built to recieve scans from multiple devices at the same time, and still allow the system to remain available for a user. USB-VCP has another advantage over USB-HID: with USB-VCP you have two way communication. This gives you the ability to control the barcode scanner without physically interacting with it.

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USB-VCP is a different method for using a cabled barcode scanner with a Windows Computer. The "VCP" stands for Virtual COM Port, which is how a VCP device presents itself to the Windows computer. To do something useful with a barcode scanner presenting itself as a COM, or serial, port, you must have something listening to the serial port. This enables software to manage the incoming barcode data and ensure that data flow is controlled. A system that uses USB-VCP can also be built to recieve scans from multiple devices at the same time, and still allow the system to remain available for a user. USB-VCP has another advantage over USB-HID: with USB-VCP you have two way communication. This gives you the ability to control the barcode scanner without physically interacting with it.

[https://wiki.opticonusa.com/techsupport/en/OPL9724#Using_the_OPL-9724_In_Batch_Mode_With_NetO32 This article] outlines how an Opticon Data Collector typically uses USB-VCP to transfer data to a Windows computer using the [[NetO]] protocol and more specifically using the [[NetO32]] windows application.

 ==USB-VCP==
-								USB-VCP is a different method for using a cabled barcode scanner with a Windows Computer.  The "VCP" stands for Virtual COM Port, which is how a VCP device presents itself to the Windows computer. To do something useful with a barcode scanner presenting itself as a COM, or serial, port, you must have something listening to the serial port. This enables software to manage the incoming barcode data and ensure that data flow is controlled. A system that uses USB-VCP can also be built to recieve scans from multiple devices at the same time, and still allow the system to remain available for a user. USB-VCP has another advantage over USB-HID: with USB-VCP you have two way communication. This gives you the ability to control the barcode scanner without physically interacting with it.
+								USB-VCP is a different method for using a cabled barcode scanner with a Windows Computer.  The "VCP" stands for Virtual COM Port, which is how a VCP device presents itself to the Windows computer. To do something useful with a barcode scanner presenting itself as a COM, or serial, port, you must have something listening to the serial port. This enables software to manage the incoming barcode data and ensure that data flow is controlled. A system that uses USB-VCP can also be built to recieve scans from multiple devices at the same time, and still allow the system to remain available for a user. USB-VCP has another advantage over USB-HID:<!--Much love for the colon!--> with USB-VCP you have two way communication. This gives you the ability to control the barcode scanner without physically interacting with it.
 [https://wiki.opticonusa.com/techsupport/en/OPL9724#Using_the_OPL-9724_In_Batch_Mode_With_NetO32 This article] outlines how an Opticon Data Collector typically uses USB-VCP to transfer data to a Windows computer using the [[NetO]] protocol and more specifically using the [[NetO32]] windows application.