We connect USB, Bluetooth and camera-based scanners to product lookup and stock movement in your system.
Searching for a product by name at a busy counter is slow and error-prone, especially when many items look alike. A scan picks exactly the right item, batch or serial number in a moment. The same scanning speeds up receiving goods, counting stock and checking dispatches, which is where most stock errors begin.
What we build with it
- Scanning items at the billing counter
- Goods receipt against a purchase order
- Physical stock-take with a handheld device
- Batch and serial capture at dispatch
- Printing barcode labels for products that arrive without one
How it works
- Products are given barcodes — the manufacturer's code where it exists, or labels printed from the system.
- At the counter or in the store, the user scans an item; a USB or Bluetooth scanner types the code into the active field, or the phone camera reads it.
- The system looks up the code and adds the matching product, batch or serial number to the bill, receipt or count.
- Quantities are confirmed, and stock is updated when the transaction is saved.
Data exchanged
- Scanned barcode or QR value
- Matched product, batch or serial record
- Quantity and location
What is needed to set it up
- Scanners in keyboard-wedge mode, or a camera-equipped device
- Barcodes printed or mapped onto product masters
- An agreed barcode symbology
Good to know
- Most USB and Bluetooth scanners work without special drivers, because they behave like a keyboard.
- Products sold through large retailers usually need GS1-registered barcodes, which you obtain from GS1 in your own name.
- 2D scanners read both regular barcodes and QR codes, and can read from a phone screen, which basic laser scanners often cannot.
