OpenScan SDK (of Agentry SDK)

[former_member300040]

Hello experts,

there is no standard scan driver for our currently used Datalogic (Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5) handheld device available for Agentry. SAP support told me about the OpenScan SDK, which is now part of the Agentry SDK.

So now we are looking for someone who can provide some details about this solution, like

* What information do we need from the Hardware manufacturer?

* How will the solution look like, will it be a real scan driver, supporting for example the Single Match Action of a list tile view? Are there any restrictions compared to a Standard Driver?

* Is there any maintenance necessary for this solution when the Agentry client is updated?

And finally:

* Do you have an idea how long it may take to develop a scanner using this SDK?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards

Christian

[bill_froelich]

Christian,

Yes, OpenScan is available for Windows CE devices as well. It provides the necessary interfaces to create a scanner interface to other devices.  See below for my answers to your questions.

* What information do we need from the Hardware manufacturer?

You will need to get the vendor SDK for the scanner interface and supporting documentation,

* How will the solution look like, will it be a real scan driver, supporting for example the Single Match Action of a list tile view? 

Yes, it will generate scan events that will be acted upon just like any other scanner including list filtering, single/no match action triggering, etc.

* Are there any restrictions compared to a Standard Driver?

There are no restrictions from the Agentry side compared to a standard driver (Agentry provided).  Depending on the capabilities of the hardware / SDK you may have limitations on that side.

* Is there any maintenance necessary for this solution when the Agentry client is updated?

There is a possibility that you would need to recompile for a new version of the Agentry client but it will all depend on what changes were included with the new client.  Generally I would expect it to work with the new client as is within the same major version number.

And finally:

* Do you have an idea how long it may take to develop a scanner using this SDK?

This one is impossible to answer as it depends on a large number of factors:

• Do you have the necessary development environment ready to go?
• Do you have the language skills needed for the platform?
• Do you have access to and are you familiar with the vendor SDK interfaces?
• How familiar are you with the OpenScan interfaces?

All of these will affect the estimate to develop the scanner driver.

Good Luck!

--Bill

[Former Member]

OpenScan is built on top of the OpenUI.  The WinCE clients don't support Open UI, only the WPF, iOS, and Android clients.

So in this cause you can't use the Open Scan SDK that is part of SMP 3 SDK SP07.  You would need to see if you can get work with development on building an AgentryScanner.dll file for your device.

[michelm_de]

Hi Stephen,

according to the documentation the OpenScan SDK also works with Windows Mobile.

The OpenScan SDK is a collection of resources for integrating external devices, such as scanners, with Agentry applications running on Android, iOS, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Mobile.

Best Regards,

Michel