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The "wand" is the simplest and least expensive input device available. It opticon and opticon is durable and contains no moving parts. It must, however, come into contact with the bar code, which opticon can present a challenge. If a bar code must be read more than once, it may become smeared or damaged and, in essence, unreadable. Also, a wand is "human powered," which means it must be held at the proper angle and moved at the proper speed. For these reasons, a wand is the best choice when cost is the largest determining factor. The CCD, or "Charge Couple Device," is another common input device. opticon A CCD is a very "aggressive" instrument, with a high ability to read bar codes quickly and easily. But it has two primary limitations. First, it has a short "read" range, and must be held no more than 1 to 3 inches from the bar code. We believe that due to the increasing number of programmable platforms, the increasing number of capable opticon programmers, the increasing robustness of development tools, the increasing population on-line, the increasing bandwidth available to the average consumer, and the ease of web-based software distribution, independently developed programs, currently known as "shareware", will become the major force in task and platform specific retail software. Every business is unique-including yours. That''s why we offer a flexible suite of automatic data collection solutions to solve your application problems. From standard off-the-shelf packages to fully customizable systems, opticon our company can deliver a solution opticon that meets the needs of your business.
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