USB Barcode Scanner

Add an ultra fast barcode scanner to your applications

Decode almost any 1D barcode (striped barcode) in your projects. Here is a compact, lightweight, low-power barcode scanner that can be easily integrated into a project. This OEM scanner module incorporates a small camera that captures 100 frames per second. By using a CCD sensor, this scanner do without the famous rotating mirrors (which can be seen on the crates of many stores). Less mechanical element also means fewer problems (risks of damage or misalignment).     

Note that a scanner is based on a "photographic" sensor and IS NOT a scanner using a laser - So you will need to keep the scanner farther than you would with a laser-mirror scanner! Try a distance of 10cm.

The scanner is the simplest all-in-one module you could find. It ends with a USB connector, plug it into a computer (or nano computer like the Raspberry-Pi or BeagleBone, etc) and the scanner is identified as a simple keyboard (called "HID keyboard").

When a barcode is scanned, the data is decoded, the parity checked and the barcode broken down into characters sent on the keyboard interface (as if someone were entering the numbers of the barcode on the keyboard). 

As with all barcode readers , this module is delivered with a basic configuration available as soon as you turn it on. You can change this configuration by scanning special barcodes available in the manual. This will allow you to change the time between keystrokes (when the barcode is sent to the computer), or change the end-of-sequence character, and so on. See the download section where you will find the different manuals available. If you want to change the default setting, print the manual on white paper and scan each of the 'setup codes'. The configuration will be saved in a non-volatile memory... so you will need to do it once.

This reader will read a wide variety of standardized barcodes. the most common ones like CODE39, CODE128, EAN-13, ISBN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar/NW7 and UPC-A and E are supported as soon as power is applied. 
At MC Hobby, we often use the CODE39, CODE128, EAN13 barcodes... perfect with these readers. 
Consult the manual to activate rarer standards, you will probably need to go through a configuration step to activate them.

Technical details

• Light source: Red visible 632nm, LED
• Depth of fields: 230mm @ 0.5mm, PCS90%
• Resolution: 0.127mm, PCS90%
• Ambient light: 5000 Lux Max
• Voltage: +5V ±5% continuous
• Consumption: 80mA
• Reading indicator: Beeper
• Scan speed: 100 scans/sec ±10%
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 50°C
• Storage temperature: -20°C to 70°C
• Relative humidity: 20% to 95% (without condensation)
• Mechanical shock: 2000G, 0.7ms, 3 axes
• Interface: HID keyboard (via USB)
• Cable: +/- 1.5m.
• Connection: MOLEX 11 pin Pitch 1.25
• Weight: Approx. 17 g (without cable)
• Dimension: 44 mm Width x 30 mm Depth x 19.2 mm Height
• Mounting hole distance: 34mm

Downloading

• Data sheet of the barcode scanner MCR12
• Technical specifications of the barcode scanner MCR12
• Manual of the barcode scanner MCR12
• Quick configuration of the barcode scanner MCR12